One Way Street Signs Erected Ahead of Market Beniz Opening
City and State Roads crews rapidly install one way signs and route markers ahead of Monday one way traffic on Market and Beniz streets. Lights on Beniz and Market will sync for a 60 second cycle with mostly green signals for through traffic.
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State Roads Commission
Market
Beniz
Max Kehne
Beniz Street
Frederick
Silas Kuhn
Kehne
Bentz Street
Bentz
Market and
Bentz Streets
Square Corner
Bentz and
Patrick Street
Market and Ninth Streets
West Ninth Street
South Market Street
South Street
S A Seeking Help For Tornado Area
The Frederick Salvation Army requests bed clothing and kitchen utensils for Judsonia Arkansas residents left homeless by last week’s tornado. Captain Curtiss Frierson canvasses the community for bed sheets pillow cases blankets dishes pots and pans to be shipped soon. The area headquarters says no clothing is needed and urges local donations of bedding and kitchen items.
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Frederick
Capt. Frierson
Army
Salvation Army
Thousands more U S uniforms expected for new recruits
Washington April 3 manpower officials say an extra 110000 soldiers are needed for the coming year starting July 1, bringing about 1200000 new men to don uniforms mainly to replace those exiting active service. Anna Rosenberg testified before the House Appropriations committee that most new recruits will replace those relieved from duty. Minor accident report follows with two drivers named Earl Graviey of Poolesville and John Suns, colored, also of Poolesville. no charges filed and about 75 dollars damage.
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Washington
Anna Rosenberg
Defense
Borg
House Appropriations Committee
West All Saints Street
Ice Street
Earl C. Graviey
Pooleswille
John J. Suns
Poolesville
Sims
City clashing plan to widen Bentz Street faces historic park limits
City seeks 7 to 8 foot frontage expansion in front of the State Armory to widen Bentz Street, but a binding 1926 park donation from Mr and Mrs Baker restricts use of land south of the Armory. The deed mandates unobstructed park view for the Home for the Aged and demolition of buildings with no new construction on the area.
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Bentz
Armory
State
Lloyd C. Culler
Joseph D. Baker
Mr. Culler
Donald B. Rice
Bentz Street
Board of Aldermen
Baker
Reifsnider
Elated friends of Kefauver and Taft view primaries as victory path
Washington April 3 Elated supporters of Taft and Kefauver hailed Tuesday's Nebraska and Wisconsin primaries as evidence of rising strength. GOP backers of Taft claimed a top ticket spot while Kefauver backers argued for Democratic nomination. Senate voices offered mixed bets on Eisenhower and Russell, highlighting regional delegate dynamics and party splits.
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Washington
Sen. Taft
Sen
Kefauver
Taft
Ohio
Tennessee
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Schoeppel
R-Kan
Morse
R-Ore
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Priest D-Tenid
Maybank
D-Sc
Russell
Georgia
Sen. Lodge
Eisenhower
Lodge
Break May Be Near In Exchange Deadlock
MUNSAN April 3 Rumors of a possible break in the prison exchange deadlock cropped up today when top Allied brass arrived shortly after UN truce negotiators postponed secret prison parley. An Allied spokesman said prisoner talks were postponed 24 hours for constructive purposes. There was no announcement as to why Gen Ridgway Gen Van Fleet and other generals came for conferences with the Marriash ee delegation. An official spokesman said it was not a foregone conclusion that an important development was imminent.
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Munsan
U. N
Matthew B. Ridgway
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Marraishee
Peak Prices To Be Paid For Sweet Corn In Frederick County
Frederick county canners announce record sweet corn prices with sugar corn at 25 dollars per ton and white corn at 23 dollars per ton, about two dollars higher than last year. Free seed worth about one dollar per ton will be provided, a first for the county. Planting begins late April to early May amid wet weather. Key plants include Thomas and Company in Frederick and nearby Adams and Gaithersburg locations, Jenkins Bros. in Frederick, Buckeystown Canning, and George W. McComas in Monrovia.
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Frederick County
Thomas and Company
Adamstown
Gaithersburg
Jenkins Bros
Buckeystown Canning Company
George W. McComas and Company
Monrovia
Saks Store Robbed of 67000 Jewelry
New York police report a theft of 67 000 dollars in jewelry from Saks Fifth Avenue. Trays of watches brooches pins and other pieces were pried from a showcase Tuesday, near an exit, with no trace left by the thieves.
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Saks
New York
Saks Fifth Avenue
Morris Is Discharged By Mc Grath
Washington April 3 Attorney General J Howard Mc Grath fired Newbold Morris the administration corruption sleuth The letter to Morris was released at the Justice Department and reporters were briefed Mc Grath avoided questions about presidential approval The firing followed talks with President Truman amid a dispute over a government officials financial questionnaire Morris had been appointed Feb 1 to expose corruption and Mc Grath later said he would not reappoint him if given the choice
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Washington
J. Howard McGrath
Newbold Morris
New York Republican
McGrath
Justice Department
Truman
Morris
New York City
Dr Davens To Speak Friday At Public TB Meeting
Dr Edward Davens chief of the bureau of child hygiene State Department of Health will be principal speaker Friday evening at the fourth annual meeting of the Frederick County TB and Public Health Association. The session at 3 p m in the Y M C A is open to the public. Dr Sponseller association president will preside and an election of officers will precede the talk. The group promotes tuberculosis control and mass x ray projects with free chest films for residents and broader public health work in cooperation with health departments.
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Edward Davens
Bureau of Child Hygiene
State Department of Health
Frederick County TB and Public Health Association
Y.mlc
Davens
Edwin H. Sponseller
Association
TB Association
Frederick
Sponselier
U S Germ Carriers Only Harmless Insects
New York April 3 The New York Times reports conclusive evidence disproving Communist charges of U S germ warfare in North Korea and China The article cites American experts who say photos printed by Peiping’s People's Daily show harmless insects not deadly vectors and notes the bomb identified as a germ carrier is actually an MiG21 used for dropping psychological warfare leaflets
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New York
New York Times Today
United States
North Korea
China
Peiping People's Daily
U. 5
U. S
Imes
Times
Watkins Acres Mothers Plan Easter Activities
A committee formed by the mothers at Watkins Acres plans Easter afternoon activities for children living in the apartment building. Activities begin about 2:30 on the main lawn after naps with an Easter egg hunt as the main event and games. Prizes will be awarded for most eggs and for the four winners of the games.
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Watkins Acres
Long Term Financing Plan For North Frederick School
Representatives of the North Market Street School PTA urged the Board of Education to pursue long term financing for the new North Frederick elementary school. A state loan pool could allow completion by September 1953, while pay as you go would delay construction beyond 1954. Brunk and Grove outlined available funds and argued for a 15 year loan to ease tax burden and accelerate building for students currently in need.
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Board of Education
North Market Street
PTA
North Frederick
Board of County Commissioners
Niemann A. Brunk
James A. Grove
Wilson Cook
W. W. Corbin
John Shorrow
Brunk
Joseph Vona
Frederick County Council of
Walter Feaga
Civic Club
William E. Hardy
Chamber of Commerce
Hardy
Pears Sound
Thurmont School
Thurmont
Rachel Remsburs
Arts Bacner
Middletown High School
Lloyd Hoover
George C. Rhoderick
George Martin
John N. Howie
J Joseph Rhoderick
Eugene W. Prustt
Pruitt
Queen Mother To Stay At Buckingham Palace
London April 3 Britain's Queen Mother Elizabeth will remain at Buckingham Palace as her family moves in after Easter. The decision by Queen Elizabeth II upholds royal tradition that widowed queens occupy shared quarters rather than separate royal residences.
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Queen Mother
Buckingham Palace
London
Britain
Elizabeth
Beall Favored for Maryland Senate Nomination
Gov. McKeldin voiced confidence that Rep. J. Glenn Beall would win the Republican senatorial nomination and be elected in November. He named several GOP hopefuls and said Byrnes should be nominated by both parties to avoid a contest. He noted Democratic contenders Lansdale Lasseer George Mahoney and Stephen Peddicord. The governor and Mrs. McKeldin depart for a three week trip abroad but will return for the May 5 primary.
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Annapolis
McKeldin
J. Glenn Beall
Joseph R. Byrnes
Baltimore
Study of Testimony to Probe Perjury Risk urged by O Conor
Washington April 3 Sen O Conor Md said he will recommend a Justice Department study of conflicting testimony by Owen Lattimore and another witness for possible perjury action He will make the recommendation to the Senate Judiciary committee The move follows questioning by the Internal Security subcommittee about Lattimore notes connected with the Institute of Pacific Relations IPR and Budenz testimony Jones noted Lattimore’s statement on one point as not the precise truth but not a willful lie He attributed the discrepancy to memory failure and said the notes were taken at Mrs Lattimore’s request and used in reply to Budenz’s testimony The exchange touched on whether the IPR wielded subversive influence on U S Far Eastern policy and on Lattimore’s role as IPR trustee and Johns Hopkins professor
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Washington
Sen
O'Conor
Justice Department
Owen
Lattimore
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Catesby T. Jones
Johns Hopkins
Internal Security Subcommittee
Judiciary Committee
Jones
Institute of Pacific Relations
IPR
U. S
Louis Budenz
Budenz
Ferguson
O Conor
Art Houtteman’s Child Killed, Wife Injured
Cleveland Tenn April 34 Pitcher Art Houtteman’s seven months-old daughter Cheryl was killed and his wife injured in an auto accident near here as the Detroit Tigers family returned from Florida. Houtteman was not with them and had been injured in a previous accident during Tigers training at Lakeland two years ago.
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Cleveland. Tenn
Art Houtteman
Cheryl
Detroit Tiger
Florida
Tigers
Lakeland
Fla
April Box Score Of Red Jets Is Now 40
In Seoul on April 3 American Sabre pilots shot down or damaged eight Communist jets, pushing their April tally to 40 in three days. The action spanned Northwest Korea in three engagements over Rivtory, lasting about 45 minutes, as eighteen Sabres faced sixty Russians in the longest fight of the stretch.
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Seoul
Korea
Rivtory
Camp Detrick to add 529 acres for expansion
Col. M. T. Moree announced a plan to acquire 529 acres northeast of Camp Detrick to house new buildings and facilities as the post grows. The land, approved by the Secretary of the Army and Congress, will raise total acreage to 1,227 as part of an expansion tied to security and national defense needs.
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Washington District Engineers
Camp Detrick
M. T. Moree
Secretary of the Army
Congress
Army Chemical Corps
Army Corps of Engineers
Washington, D. C
Moree
Frederick
Frederick-Camp Detrick
Morea
Army District Engineer
Washington
Western States Hit By Floods
Hundreds of residents across six states were left homeless by spring floods. Havre Montana faced the worst overflow as Milk River broke banks, prompting martial law in the northern city zone to curb looting. Property damage tops $300, with about ten blocks flooded in Pierre South Dakota. Flooding extended to North Dakota Minnesota and Iowa, though damage there was not severe.
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Midwest
Havre Mont
Pierre
S D
Missouri
North Dakota
Minnesota
Refuses to Testify In Washington Plea Cited
A person identified as Daniel A Bolich pleads that answering questions could incriminate him and declines to testify. The remarks came during a day focused on testimony about large spending and other activities, tied to a former top official.
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Washington
Daniel A Bolich
Itermal
Leoewe Baron
Western Union Strike Strands Telegraph System
A nationwide strike hit Western Union’s telegraph network with disruptions in New York City and San Antonio. Federal mediators intervened. San Antonio action was postponed 24 hours amid military installations nearby. Frederick Union office operated but could not forward messages due to the outage. Manager Stanley Staley remained cautiously hopeful for afternoon resolution.
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Washington
Western Union
New Yor City
San Antonio
Tex
Adolphy Brungs
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
New York City
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