Go Ahead On Housing For Detrick Approved
Camp Detrick officials were advised that their request for 225 Wherry Act family housing units has been approved by Army and FHA authorities in Baltimore. Private contractors will build the 26 one bedroom, 124 two bedroom and 75 three bedroom units, with rents from 68.50 to 90 dollars monthly. Construction should start by June 1 and occupancy is expected in about six months. units will be near the new brick family quarters and allocated to military and civilian personnel.
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Camp Detrick
Fred J. Delmore
Army
Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Baltimore
FHA
Robert F. Barrick
District Army
Barrick
Peace Group Duped By Reds
The House Un-American Activities committee reports that the Maryland Committee for Peace deceived sponsors and listed unauthorized names at Johns Hopkins University. It cites Victor Lowe and Jon Carstein among others who resigned or protested, urging those listed as sponsors to come forward for record corrections. The Maryland group is portrayed as a peace front used by Communists to hide true aims amid a broader market rally in railroad shares.
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Washington
Maryland Committee For Peace
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Communist Party
Un-American Activities Committee
Maryland
Victor Lowe
Johns Hopkins University
Jon Carstein
Johns Hopkins
Maryland Committee
Carstein
Carsteiu
Don Cameron Allen
Edgar F. Berman
H. Fairfield Butt
Albert BE. Day
W. F. Foster
Louis Friedlander
Frederick W. Helfer
Paul W. Kinsel
Norris A. Lineweaver
Sibyl Mandell
Ivan Naugle
J. Harold Passmore
Joseph N. Pedrick
Manuel M. Poliakoff
Fosecob F. Replogle
Abraham Shusterman
Aaron Sopher
Israel Tabak
Miles W. Conner
J. A. Oliver
Truman Lands Senate Vote on Troops for Europe
President Truman hailed the Senate resolution backing his plan to send four additional Army divisions to Western Europe. He called it evidence the country supports the North Atlantic Treaty while declining to answer questions about limits without further congressional authority.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Europe
Dr Perkins to Speak at Friday Meet in Frederick
Frederick County TB and Public Health Association hosts Dr Clifton T Perkins Commissioner of Mental Hygiene for Maryland as guest speaker at the annual meeting Friday at 8 pm in the YMCA. Dr Edwin Sponseller announces public attendance invites service clubs FTA health workers and law enforcement for a large audience. A brief business session precedes the general meeting to elect directors and officers. Dr and Mrs Perkins will dine with the association's executive committee at the Francis Scott Key Hotel prior to the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton T. Perkins
Maryland
Frederick County
TB and Public Health Association
Edwin H. Sponseller
FTA
Health Department
Sponseller
Dr. Sponseller
Perkins
Association
Francis Scott Key
70,000 Retail Stores Affected By New Order
Washington reports the government extended its retail margin type price control to about 76,000 more stores with $7 billion in annual consumer sales. Items now under percentage markups include musical instruments radios phonographs housewares notions luggage sporting goods and silverware. The order amends ceiling price regulation 7 and becomes effective April 10. OPS says the amendment moves these goods from the general price freeze to the pricing chart system.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Russian Reinforcements Sent To Manchuria
Taipei Formosa April 3 Gen Chang Yi Ting says Russia has steadily reinforced troops in Manchuria since the Korean war began. He cites combat troops and air squadrons but cannot estimate their strength. Washington April 5 Truman says Jonathan Daniels remains a welcome presidential visitor despite White House denouncement of his magazine article.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chang Yi-Ting
Russia
Manchuria
Chang
Defense Ministry
Washington
Truman
Jonathan Daniels
White House
McKeldin Likely Chooses GOP on Roads Board
Governor McKeldin faces a June 1 effective date for the county roads bill which will shape the County Roads Board. With three members from the same party prohibited, Republicans are favored for the five member board. The new Board of Registry and Election Supervisors will oversee appointments and is expected to name a Democratic member before June 1. The Republican appointee would be the election supervisors clerk.
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Theodore R. McKeldin
General Assembly
County Roads Board
Joan Messler
Roads Board
Maryland
McKeldin
Board of County Commissioners
GOP State Central Committee
Frederick
Board of Registry
Board of Election Supervisors
Allied drive drives deep into Red Korea near Parallel 38
An American task force advanced nearly eight miles inside Red Korea at the spearhead of a UN drive along the western and central fronts. The Eighth Army reported light resistance near Chal north of Parallel 38 as Ridgway joined the border crossing troops. Air and artillery supported the assault amid entrenched Reds and dugouts, with steep hills hindering progress over two days of heavy fighting.
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Tokyo
Red Korea
U. S
Eighth Army
Chai
Parallel 38
Uijong-bu-Kiumhwa
Chal
United Nations
Matthew
Ridgway
John Randolph
Red Northland
Chunchon
Circus Comes To Town Again At Madison Square Garden
New York April 5 The Great Ringling Bros Circus opened its 1941 season at Madison Square Garden with a benefit for the New York Heart Association. Lauritz Melchior led a parade with Gypsy Rose Lee amid a celebrity filled show featuring Durante and Jackson, Amache, Dempsey and others helping raise about 190 000 dollars.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera
Lauritz Melchior
Gypsy Rose Lee
Miss Lee
Madison Square Garden
Ringling Bros
Barnum and Bailey
New York Heart Association
Jimmy Durante
Eddie Jackson
Bil Bailey
Melchior
Heart Association Money Chest
Don Ameche
Buddy Rogers
Tony Martin
Bert Lahr
Jack Dempsey
Bob Hope
Frances Langford
Sid Caesar
Arthur Godfrey
Red Japs Mass With Chinese Mass On Korean Border
The New York Daily News, via Washington dispatch, reports Japanese troops merged with the Communist Chinese Manchurian army massing on the Korean border in Manchuria. Speaker Rayburn interrupted debate, implying troops other than Chinese massed in Manchuria, not naming them. Intelligence sources say he meant Japanese war prisoners indoctrinated by the Soviets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Daily News
Washington
Manchuria
Sam Rayburn
House
Rayburn
Men to be brought home from Korea in rotation plan
Washington April 5 The Army will start midmonth rotating men long in Korea combat. Fresh troops will replace veterans under Gen Douglas MacArthur policy. First sailors should sail within weeks. Pace says rotation depends on replacements and unit effectiveness. Early stages unspecific but goal 20 000 monthly by early summer.
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Washington
Korea
Pace
Douglas MacArthur
Potts Named Leader of Frederick Aerie 1067 Eagles
Ralph H. L. Potts was chosen to head Frederick Aerie 1067, Frater nal Order of Eagles, for the coming year at the annual election. He succeeds Harry D. Shildt. Officers named with Potts include Wilbur F. May as vice president, Carlton A. Barger as chaplain, Richard T. Bruchey as secretary, Robert H. Hartman as treasurer, Wilbur F. McBride as conductor, Walter A. Murphy inside guard, George C. Winebrewer outside guard, and Charles F. Bell as three-year trustee. Delegates elected to attend the Maryland state convention in Baltimore June 6 to 10 include Potts, Bruchey, George W. Devilbiss Sr., Charles B. Fleet, George E. Miller, Alby Crawford, Ralph H. Baer, Harry E. Routzahn, John F. Miller, and Wilbur F. May. Bell of the local aerie heads the state organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph H. J. Potts
Frederick Aerie
Order of Eagles
Harry D. Shildt
Mr. Potts
Wilbur F. May
Carlton A. Barger
Richard T. Brachey
Robert H. Hartman
Wilbur F. McBride
Walter A. Murphy
George C. Winebrewer
Hood College Convocation Committees Announced
Hood College announces the convocation committees for a three day April 2022 event led by general chairman R Paul Smith and associate chairman Clyde E Thomas The honorary chairman is James H Gambrill Sr. speakers include George C Marshall and Margaret Chase Smith.
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Hood College
R. Paul Smith
Hagerstown
Clarence Hodson
Orange
N. J
Andrew K. Coffman
Margaret Motter
William T. Delaplaine
William H. B. Anders
W. Clinton McSherry
G. Hunter Bowers
Edgar H. McBride
Frederick
Arthur P. Scott
Westminne
John C. Molier
York
iPay Boosts For Janitors Approved
The Board of Education approved pay raises for city and county school janitors, averaging $10 to $15 monthly and retroactive to January 3. About $7,000 was budgeted for raises and for janitors at buildings under construction, with action also on new Lincoln and Motier Avenue elementary school plans and related architectural work.
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Board of Education
Frederick
Eugene W. Pruitt
Lincoln School
Ross, Walton and Hofstetter
Baltimore
Paul Kea
Hyattsville
Boltye Smith
University of Maryland
Frederick County
Miss Smith
League of Crippled Children
Thurmont
Parent-Teacher Association
Deeds Recorded For Sales Of Properties In Thurmont And Braddock Heights
Deeds recorded in the clerk’s office show several property sales. Susie M Funk and others sold to Albert C Wiles at 275 West Fifth Street for about 10500 dollars. William E Poole sold to John W Sours Jr on Jefferson Boulevard Braddock Heights for about 10000 dollars. William E King sold to J Letton Martin and J Mathews a 116 acre farm in Woodville district for about 10000 dollars. Clarence H Harbaugh sold to Norma Alice Baxter a Blue Ridge avenue Thurmont property for about 6000 dollars. Norma Alice Baxter sold to Elwaad O Biffle a north side East Main Street Thurmont property for about 5500 dollars.
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Susie M. Funk
Albert C. Wiles
West Fifth Street
William E. Poole
John W. Sours, Jr
Jefferson Boulevard
Braddock Heights
New Fire Hall
Norma Alice Baxter
Elwaad
Biffle
East Main Street
Thurmont
Truman warns third world war danger remains high
President Truman told reporters today that the danger of a third world war is as great as ever, while expressing hope that a global conflict can be prevented. He declined to comment on Speaker Rayburn’s remarks about troop movements but said Rayburn is truthful.
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Washington
Truman
Rayburn
Manchuria
Mr. Truman
Truman Teases Nose Punches Policy and Family Safeguard
Washington rumors flare as President Truman denies changing congressional election rules while threats of retaliation surface over personal attacks on his family. Jonathan Daniels and Joseph Short dispute a Colliers Magazine piece noting a four year term overlap and a 12 year cap, with Daniels expressing regret over timing and a breach of confidence claim.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Congress
John Hersey
New Yorker
Senate
Paul Hume
Washington Post
Margaret Truman
Joseph H. Short
Jonathan Daniels
House
Daniels
North Carolina
Collists
J Toe Short
Miss Lie To Be Queen Of Blossom Festival
In Winchester Virginia on April 5 a blonde blue eyed Norwegian beauty will reign as queen of the 24th annual apple blossom festival. The 22 year old Guri Lie daughter of United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie will be presented with the scepter by miss Anne Carleton Hadley 1950 queen and daughter of Mrs Alben W Burkley.
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Winchester
Guri Lie
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Anne Carleton Hadley
Alben W. Burkley
Lie
Rosenbergs Lose Bid. Sentenced to Death in Espionage Case
In New York April, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death in federal court for atomic espionage. Co-defendant Morton Sobell received 30 years. Judge Irving Kaufman labeled the case a graver crime than murder and set executions for the week of May 21, noting the law allows death in wartime espionage. Sobell faces 2 p.m. sentencing tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Julius Rosenberg
Ethel
Morton So‘bell
Regenbergs
Irving R. Kaufman
U.S
Irving R. Saypol
Rosenbers
Rosenbergs
Marton Sobell
Russia
David Greenglass
Rosenberg
Los Alamos, N. M
Iuclan
Kaufman
Congress
Nathan Hale
Sobell
Jesser De‘gree
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Commissioner Mental Hygiene
TB Association
Richmond
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District of Columbia
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Falls Church
A. P. Hill Military Reservation
Fredericksburg
Cheltenham
Thomas W
Davis
Circus
Ralph H. L. Potts
Eagles
Adamstown
Thomas
Frederick Trading Company
Thomas and Company
P. L. Hargett and Co., Inc
Motters
McBride
Hood
Delaplaine
Frederick News-Post
Bowers
Anders
Citizens National Bank
Attoorney McSherry
Western Maryland Trust Company
Scott
Beacon Steel Products Company
Westminster
George F. Matter
Matter
York Chamber of Commerce
Hodson
Traciees
General Marshall
Senator Smith
Motter Ave
Miss Lie
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