Twenty four students depart Harpers Ferry for Wyandotte exchange
Twenty four Frederick High School students board the Ambassador at Harpers Ferry for a week in Wyandotte Michigan. They travel with a railroad representative to Detroit and stay with hosts. Sponsors Arnold Fleagle and Miss Frances Shores accompany, expenses total 1200 dollars raised by students and parents. They plan church services tours of Ford and Great Lakes Steel plants radio studios and discussions on industrial city problems. The group returns to Harpers Ferry on April 15 and is met by parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpers Ferry
Wyandotte
Michigan
Hood
Harry 0. Smith
Detroit
Frederick Group
Arnold Fleagle
Frances Shores
Frederick High School
Frederick
Ford Automobile
Great Lakes
Red Cross
Maryland
Appropriations Cut Passed by House Committee
Washington April 6 The House Appropriations committee voted a 43 percent cut in President Truman s emergency request totaling 8 439 463 569. It approved 479 136 368 for the remaining months of the fiscal year ending June 30. Major reductions hit Voice of America 9 533 939 of 97 500 000 and non military defense agencies 224 750 000 of 454 000 000. The recommendations go to the House floor next week as the Senate panels and Senate weigh the final totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Voice of America
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Exterior repairs to Winchester Hall progress reported
Work on Winchester Hall exterior repairs continues after Board of County Commissioners approval months ago. Floyd Culler’s crew covers and renews woodwork and sash, replaces spouting, points brick, and installs a new porch floor. Interior updates include door replacements and stair repairs. Baltimore civil defense training center planned at Longwood School with condemnation lease set at 15587.50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Hall
Board of County Commissioners
Floyd Culler
Baltimore
Washington
United States
Longwood
Olney
Montgomery County
U S May Get Out Of Its Part In War On Jap Beetles
Washington officials debate shifting beetle control from federal to local levels after a long federal role regulating interstate movement of host materials and applying chemical treatments. State officials warn of a patchwork of varying quarantines if federal withdrawal occurs. The scarab pest has infested 50 000 square miles since 1926, damaging lawns, forests, and crops, with DDT spraying and soil treatments used for control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Washington
Sam
Agriculture Department
Hiverton
N. J
First District Clubs Set 1921 Anniversary Meeting In Frederick
The thirtieth anniversary of the First District of the Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs will be observed April 25 in Frederick with about 150 women from across the state. Registration starts 9:30 a.m. in All Saints Chapel, session at 10, luncheon at 1, and election and installation of officers to follow at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Mrs. Ray Brown of Woodbine is district president. Frederick Senior Civic Club hosts with Junior Women's Club assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Federation of Women’s Clubs
Frederick
Hiram Cole Houghton
General Federation of Women's Clubs
All Saints Chapel
Francis Scott Key
Ray Brown
Woodbine
Civil Suits Record To Court Of Appeals
The record of two civil suits with appeals to the Court of Appeals has been prepared for transmission. Standard Lime and Stone Company and American Bitumals Company sue Ellsworth C. Valentine for unpaid charges on materials. judgments were $20,923.11 and $4,147.78. Hamburger, trustee in bankruptcy, moved to strike the judgments. motions denied. Attorneys are listed for Standard, American, and Hamburger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Annapolis
Standard Lime and Stone Company
Baltimore
American Bitumals Company
Delaware Corporation
Ellsworth C. Valentine
Frederick
Valentiine
American
Nathan Hamburger
Valentine
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Parsons Newman
Standard Lime and Stone
Alton ¥. Bennett
Robert FE. Clapp, Jr
Louis J. Sagner
Hamburger
Counterfeit Ten Dollar Bills Circulated in Baltimore
The Secret Service warned that a new series of counterfeit ten dollar bills is circulating in Baltimore. Images show the Treasury building with a floating flagpole, and two notes bear imprints of the Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Secret Service
Treasury Building
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Blinker Light Erected At West Third And Bentz Corners
City light forces install a blinker at the West Third and North Bentz intersection as a safety feature. Red blink on Third Street and Rockwell Terrace with stop signs, yellow on Bentz where motorists have right of way. Control reinstalled from former East Patrick and Wisner site now with a traffic light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Third
North Bentz Streets
Lght
Third Street
Rockweil ‘Terrace
Bentz Street
East Patrick
Wisner Streets
Four-County PTA Conference Draws 64 Attendees Here
Representatives from Howard Carroll Washington and Frederick counties attended a full day education conference at Frederick High School. Dean Elizabeth Eckhardt May Hood College brought students and Sisters of Charity attended. Mrs. George Crampton led sessions and urged more father involvement and parent teacher conferences to aid juvenile issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Carroll
Washington
Frederick
Frederick High School
County Council
PTA
Elizabeth Eckhardt May
Hood College
Sisters of Charity
St. Joseph's College
Emmitsburg
George ©. Crampton
Washington State
United States
P. L. Heath
New Bedford
Mass
Crampton
PFA Council
New York
Board of Education
Emily Smith
PTA Council
W. M. Weaver
Shirley Braungart
Elm Street
Eugene W. Pruitt
Weekend Showers Predicted For Frederick Forecast
The Weather Bureau forecast a warm rain weekend with sunny skies easing temperatures to near the month's high. Highs may reach upper sixties to 70 this afternoon, with Thursday’s max 56. Showers arrive in Frederick by Saturday afternoon and may last into Sunday. Cooler by Monday. Morning read 30 with possible frost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Frederick
Observer
Spectator Arrested After Demand for Action in Knoxville Court
In Knoxville Tennessee, a judge convened court yesterday as a spectator demanded action. After repeated calls, a deputy sheriff escorted the man to jail where he was charged with drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
H. ©. Pollard
Reds Quit Suddenly Retreat On Front North Of Parallel 38
April 6 dispatch reports a surprise Chinese withdrawal creating a no mans land north of Parallel 38. UN forces, including American, Greek, Thai troops, advanced slowly across a 40 mile front amid heavy fighting and fortified Chinese positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
United Nations
South Korea
Haggye-Inje
Chunchon
Imjin River
Japan Sea
North Korea
U. S
Frederick county starts 1935 Cancer Crusade drive
Frederick county launched the 1935 Cancer Crusade with a $5,000 goal under Thomas S. Glass. The campaign, tied to Cancer Control Month, uses a Winchester Hall detection center and the American Cancer Society to fund research and education, with local leaders James McSherry and others steering industrial and commercial canvasses. Camp Detrick opened fundraising with a $623 contribution from the Post Combined Charity Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Thomas S. Glass
Maryland
Winchester Hall
Frederick
Cured Cancer Club
Congress
McKeldin
American Cancer Society
Frederick W. Weitzel
Industrial
Henry Serepca
American Legion
Camp Detrick
James McSherry
Cancer Committee
Sale Stopped As Bid For Place Reaches 13000
Lee's Diner and Tourist Court near Frederick on Route 340 was offered at public sale and withdrawn mid bidding after reaching 13000 dollars. The package included a 40 by 44 foot restaurant with dining equipment, a three room apartment, a 10 room home, six rooms of furniture, and four cabins. Owned by Enos and Mary E. Carnes, the property had operated around 24 hours daily. Personal property was settled by the auctioneers Null and Null. John L. Shaw served as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Mary E. Carnes
Null
John L. Shaw
Steele Named Mt. Airy Postmaster Nominee
President Truman nominated John O. Jack Steele for Mt. Airy postmaster. Steele has acted as postmaster since last June after succeeding Ralph Sellman and has 13 years in Mt. Airy postal service including wartime overseas duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O
Jack” Steele
Mt. Airy
Truman
Associated Press
Steele
Ralph Sellman
Senate
West Virginia
Ragnard
Post Office
High School Band Debuts New Uniforms In Concert
Crowded auditorium watches the high school band in its annual concert and first public appearance in new gold and black uniforms with Sam Brown and garrison belts. Director Sperry L. Stern and Principal Harry Smith praise support. fund drives and square dances fund instrument purchases. A varied program includes marching tunes, Tschaikowsky selections, vocal and glee club numbers, with intermission and solo performances. The event highlights community backing for band improvements and upcoming Armed Services day parade plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Sam Brown
Sperry L. Stern
Harry ©. Smith
Camp Catrick
King Catton March
William Krantz
Charles Powell
Robert Fry
James Taylor
Janiele Faust
New Orleans
Johnny Hipkins
Talbott Himes
Eugene Dorsey
Heister Coran
Glee Club
America
Mr. Storm
Barbara Remsburg
Joyce Simpson
Bruce Douglass
Five Day Maryland Forecast Inches Toward Coastal Showers
The forecast calls for Saturday to turn cloudy and warm with showers in western Maryland spreading east to the coast by night, then clearing to fair and cooler Sunday into Monday. Showers resume Tuesday and end by Wednesday with improving conditions. Temperatures average 3 to 5 degrees above seasonal norms. highs near 60 in many areas and early mornings near freezing in the mountains to the low 40s along the Eastern Shore and Delmarva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Delmar Peninsula
Resolution Blocks Plan For RFC in Senate Vote
The Senate Expenditures committee approved a Capehart resolution 7 to 6 to thwart President Truman’s plan to abolish five RFC directors and appoint a one man administrator. Senators Robertson McCarthy Mundt Smith Schoeppel Dworshak and Nixon backed the measure while Hoey OConor Humphrey Monroney Underwood and McClellan opposed. The full Senate will consider next week amid broad opposition to the RFC reorganization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Expenditures Committee
Truman
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Robertson
Virsinka
Capehart
Senate
Congress
McCarthy
R-Wis
Mundt
RSD
Smith
Wme
Schoeppel
R-Kans
Dworshak
R-Fdaho
Nixon
R-Calif
Hoey
D-Nc
O'Conor
DeMd
Humphrey
D-Minn
Monroney
Rokla
Underwood
D-Ky
McCleNan
D-Ark
McClelan
McKeldin undecided on three year assessment plan
Gov Theodore KR McKeldin has not decided whether to sign the General Assembly measure changing Maryland’s rotation from a five year to a three year assessment cycle. Frederick County Commissioners favor the five year plan, Baltimore City supports the DUE, and counties’ views vary. The change would delay reassessments until all valuations can be entered, with conversion set for 1954 after the current five year cycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore KR. McKeldin
General Assembly
Frederick County
Baltimore City
McKeldin
Attorney-General
Deed Recorded For 56 Hargett Addition Lots
A deed was recorded in the clerk’s office transferring 56 building lots in Har kett’s Addition off South Jefferson Street from Mr and Mrs Wilbur C Hargett to Mr and Mrs Louis J Glass with consideration around 15000 indicated by revenue stamps. The deed covers rights in streets roadways walkways and related areas. A lien notice was filed by Deputy U S Collector George Hofferbert against State Theater Fhurmont for amusement tax due of 20665. An arrest was recorded as David Baumgardner of North Bentz Street faced charges of intoxication and disturbing the peace by city officers and was held on 5 dollars bond plus costs pending a hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harkett
Jefferson Street
Wilbur C. Hargett
Louis J. Glass
Internal Revenue Laws
U. S
George Hofferbert
State Theater
Fhurmont
David Baumgardner
North Bentz Street
Trump and
McKeldin
Governor McKeldin Confined by Grippe in Mansion
An April 6 report says Governor McKeldin was ill yesterday and confined to the executive mansion with grippe. No other officials or dates are provided in the readable fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Has Grippe
Annapolis
McKeldin
Grippe
Parking Meter Income In Frederick Rises In 1951
Frederick city parking meters grossed 5971.62 for January through March 1951, up from 514,648 in the same period in 1950. Each month showed gains, with March leading at 2,064.90 versus 1,704.26 in March 1950. January and February also rose over the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
Elgin Hemp
Iron Curtain Beef Supplying U S Army in Germany
In Frankfurt and West Germany, the U S Army has bought prime Hungarian beef for occupation personnel. A shipment of 36,000 pounds was delivered by a German slaughterhouse, cattle inspected by Army veterinarians, and wholesalers reported prices as low as four cents per pound. The program aims at meat quality and delivery specs, with no specified supply sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Hungary
U. S
Poland
West Germany
Europe
J. §. Department
Army Quartermaster Headquarters
Heidelberg
Ivestock
Frederick attendees at Maryland Utilities Association conference
Frederick participants joined the Maryland Utilities Association annual conference at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore. Sessions opened at 2 pm with a six o'clock dinner featuring U S Senator Herbert H. R A. O Conor as speaker. Frederick figures include Glenn T. Swisher and Raymond C. Brehaut along with several Potomac Edison staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Maryland Utilities Association
Lord Baltimore
Baltimore
U.S
Herbert RA. O'Conor
Glenn T. Swisher
Potomac Edison Company
Raymond C. Brehaut
Frederick Gas Company
A. C. Oliphant
Tom
John F. Childs
New York
George W. Taylor
Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
University of Pennsylvania
Messrs
Swisher
Brehaut
Congressmen Call for Bombing Manchuria Bases
United States Representatives W. J. Dorn and K. Armstrong urged allowing air strikes on Chinese bases in Manchuria aiding the Reds’ Korean war effort. In a joint statement after a Korea visit they argued war aims require action inside enemy territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
United States
Manchuria
W. J. Bryan Dorn
D-Sc
K. Armstrong
R-Mi
Korea
Compromise Seen For Church State Clash In Yugoslavia
Lepoglava April 6 Archbishop Alojzije Stepinac, imprisoned spiritual leader of Yugoslavia's 7 000 000 Catholics, says a compromise solution of differences between the church and the Communist government could be worked out in the interests of both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lepoglava
Yugoslavia
Alojzije Stepinac
Collazo Sentenced to Die in Chair for Assault on President Truman
Oscar Collazo, 37, was sentenced to die in the electric chair on Oct. 26 for the attempted assassination of President Truman and the murder of a presidential guard. He shouted about Puerto Rico's independence from the courtroom, while his wife expressed resolve to stay by his side. The verdict followed a jury finding him guilty of first degree murder and attempted murder in the Blair House attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oscar Collazo
Truman
Collazo
Rico
T. A' Borough
Collaze
Collaza
Tory
U.S. Britain Split On Arms Over Korea Peace Efforts
Washington and London reportedly diverge on Korea peace approach with Britain favoring Chinese participation in talks. The U S prefers pressuring the Chinese and seeks to keep doors open, while a Truman statement was likely abandoned in favor of an early State Department speech by Secretary of State Acheson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brisk
United States
Truman
Trumim
Achison
London
Britain
U. S
U. N
Effect Settlement Out Of Court In Damages Suit
Settlement of a $35 000 damage suit brought by John Van Acare of this city against Truman M. Conner of Brunswick was effected out of court. Van Acare claimed serious injuries as a car passenger after a collision with Conner’s vehicle. settlement amount undisclosed. Attorneys were William M. Storm and H Reese Shoemaker for the plaintiff and McSherry and McSherry for the defendant. In a separate matter in Circuit Court, Middletown Savings Bank sues Nellie M Harwood, alleged absconder, claiming $309 with a writ of attachment. The bank says Harwood, formerly of Burkittsville, delivered a check drawn by A T Talbert payable to Lee C Harwood on a Hagerstown bank for $308, endorsed by Lee Harwood, which was paid and later returned unpaid. Talbert is said to be nonexistent. Robert Clapp Jr represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John van Acare
Truman MM. Conner
Brunswick
van Acare
Conner
William M. Storm
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Plainiff
McSherry
Hagerstown
Lee Harwood
Talbert
Robert ©. Clapp, Jr
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Wyandotte, Mich
General Federation
Hears County
Reds
Virginia
GOP
McKaig
Gas House Pike
Independent Hose Company
George Poole
U.S. Army
Utilities Conference
RARHA
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