Resigning Minister Henry L G Kieffer Leaves Evangelical Reformed Church
Rev Dr Henry L G Kieffer resigns as pastor of the Evangelical Reformed church citing ill health. The resignation takes effect May 1, with a congregational meeting set for April 28 to fill the vacancy. He notes 35 years of service and hopes for future work in the Lord's Kingdom. Third pastor in 110 years.
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Henry L. G. Kieffer
Evangelical Reformed Church
Alfred G. Zimmerman
Kieffer
Zimmerman
Brethren
G. Niesler
Daniel Zacharias
Trinity Chapel
E. R. Eschbach
Eschbach
Head College
Tast
Se Rotary Club
Mackenzies Column Franco Spain crisis for United Nations
Mackenzie argues Spain under Franco may become an early UN Security Council crisis. Russia on one side and Western Allies on the other press for action. Poland and Romania sever relations with Madrid, while the Spanish republic awaits support. The piece frames three core questions for the UN: whether Franco’s regime threatens peace, what action is warranted, and how far the United States may dictate Spain’s government.
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Spain
United Nations Security Council
Alergence Ofy
Russia
Council
Generalissimon
Franco
Europe
France
United States
Britain
Poland
Romania
London
Security Council
United Nations
Madrid
Jose Giral
Crazed Printer Murders Four in Des Moines
A printer killed four people including a mother, grandmother, and two children in Des Moines. A gun battle wounded him and a neighbor’s child. the printer was captured and said God ordered him to kill his family. One officer was also shot. the gunfight left the printer in custody and the crime remains under investigation. The victims were Edith Irwin, 38. Marty Alice Irwin, 64. John Irwin, 8. and Irwin, 5. The son William Jr., 11, was at school. A Ford belonging to Dr William Meredith Smith was found abandoned after being stolen. Dr Smith, born in Hagerstown, was a former minister with a career spanning Mercersburg Academy and Franklin and Marshall College.
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Des Moines
William C. Irwin
Irwin
Edith Irwin
Marty Alice Irwin
John Irwin
William, Jr
William Meredith Smith
Upper College Terrace
East Church Street
Broadway
Lynch Lodge
Hagerstown
J. Spangler Kieffer
Kieffer
Washington County
Franklin and Marshall College
Mercersburg Academy
the Reformed Church
Lancaster
Trinity Reformed Church
Mercersburg
Frederick
Frankin and Marshall College
Many Cars Damaged In Four County Sunday Crashes
A Sunday spate of four city and county accidents left one person with minor injuries and several vehicles damaged. One driver vanished after police directed him to the headquarters. In Frederick County an armada of wrecks occurred on Washington Road and Route 240 with reckless driving and DUI charges filed against Freddie Foley. A Libertytown sideswipe damaged both cars and a Martinsburg man and a Hagerstown resident faced reckless driving. An Ohio Valley man and a Virginian with a peg leg were noted as involved in separate city incidents as officers pursued charges and settlements.
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Frederick
Washington Road
Freddie T. Foley
Washington
Foley
John Osoling
Patuxent
Theodore B. Wolfe
Silver Spring
Richard Myers
Osoling
Wolfe
Libertytown
Irven Thomas Long
Airy
Francis Leo Sappington
Long
Sappington
Struper Iyers
Kenneth Edward Mensing
Martinsburg
W. Va
Cyrus G. Ramer
Hagerstown
Jefferson
Mensing
Ramer
Myers
Oliver E. Cole
Bakerton
South Street
James Marks
Officer Marks
Cale
Court
Patrick Streets
Private Secretary To Hitler Arrested In Germany
Frankfurt April reports say Marie Thekla Weichelt Adolf Hitlers private secretary was arrested in Wurzburg area by American investigators. Dana news agency says she helped draft speeches and remained close to Hitler until surrender, though served as secretary from 1934 to 1938. She was captured near Wuerzburg and sent to counter intelligence authorities.
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Frankfurt
Dana
Frau Marie-Thekla Weichelt
Adolf
Uettingen
Wuerzburg
Counter-Intelligence Corps
Cold Showers Follow Low Of 29 Degrees
The weekly weather brought temperatures down to 29 degrees with showers and sleet expected. Fruit orchards show tiny peaches forming while apples, delayed by the cold, are forecast to bloom in days.
No Decision On Withdrawal Of Iranian Case
Tehran reports no final policy decision on dropping the Iranian case from the United Nations Security Council. Premier Ahmed Qavam let slip privately that strong Persia Russia ties might yield agreement, as Russia and Iran align on a joint oil venture with Russia majority for 25 years.
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Tehran
United Nations Security Council
Firouz
Ahmed Qavam
Andrei Gromyko
New York
Russia
Iran
Newsjukar Yoochuay Shediusia Woud
Azerbaijan
Sausage prices to rise two cents a pound under OPA order
Washington says ceiling prices for about 84 percent of sausage products will be increased one or two cents per pound effective Thursday. OPA notes this will lift general prices for such products by about 144 cents per pound on average.
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Washington
OPA
Funk Among Those Who Filed Today
Annapolis April 8 Two Democrats and one Republican filed today for Comptroller nomination while two Democrats and a Republican filed for the Second Congressional District seat. lead filings include John B Funk Bromswick Frederick County and Charles H Roloson Jr Baltimore for Democratic Comptroller, Edwin C Hook Hagestown Republican Comptroller, and William B Collins Herbert L Grymes Baltimore plus David G Marty Pylesville Harford County for Republican and Democratic Second District respectively.
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Annapolis
Comptroller
John B. Funk
Bromswick
Frederick County
Charles H. Roloson, Jr
Baltimore
Edwin C. Hook
Hagerstown
William B. Collins
Herbert L. Grymes
David G
Marty
Pylesville
Harford County
Rep
H. Streett Baldwin
Trend Edges Lower as Market Mixed on April 8
In New York trading, several stocks extended recent gains while the broader market drifted unevenly lower. Investors weighed mixed economic signals as leadership rotated among technology and financial names.
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New York
New Strike Threat By Ship Workers
A new strike threat emerged as 72,000 CIO shipyard workers prepared 20 day notices in 17 yards over an 18 cent hourly raise refused by the shipbuilding wage conference. Meanwhile, 1,700 Yale and Towne Philadelphia plant workers ended a 149 day walkout with 1.24 dollar hourly raise.
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Associated Press
CIO
John Green
CIO Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Labor Department
John L. Lewis
AFL
United Mine Workers
Yale and Towne Manufacturing Company
Philadelphia
AL Machinists Union
Akron
Charles E. Slusser
Detroit
APL Transit
Cincinnati Area
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Gas
Saginaw
Mich
Scranton, Pa
Fire Destroys Part of Brooder House Near Emmitsburg
Early morning blaze at Morris Zentz property about a mile west of Emmitsburg destroyed much of a large brooder house and cost about 400 young chickens. Emmitsburg Volunteer Fire Company arrived within five minutes, kept flames from reaching adjacent buildings and a residence. oil heater suspected as the origin.
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Morris Zentz
Emmitsburg
Eisenhower pleads for one year Selective Service extension
General Dwight D. Eisenhower told the Senate Military Committee that the Army faces large shortages if the draft expires May 15. He cited Hershey and Paul estimates ranging from 40,400 to 185,000, urging a one year extension to maintain manpower for pledged tasks and national security.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Army
Stat
Senate
Eisenhower
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
W. S. Paul
Gen. Tannen
Qplen
United States
Dredge To Recover Cache Of Japanese Metals In Tokyo Bay
Army engineers in Tokyo Bay plan to dredge a slip between two piers after a tip from a geisha and laborer led to finding ingots buried in mud. First Cavalry Division will oversee dredging from the pier where the cache was dumped to a nearby pier, with platinum ingot recovered and identified, signaling a large metal cache valued at about two billion dollars.
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Tokyo
Occupation Army
Tokyo Bay
Li. B.V. Nielsen
Stamford
Nielsen
Aides
First Cavalry Division
Toles
Deeds Recorded For Sales Of Properties In County
Deeds were recorded in the clerk's office for multiple property transfers. Harry B R C Arnold and wife sold 83 acres with improvements in Lewis Town district to Frank M Browning and wife for about 8700. Roy T Guyton and wife sold property in Burkittsville to William Herbert Kennedy for about 8000. Harry D Shankle and wife sold east side Main street Buckeystown to Major and Mrs Dante Ready for about 7800. Harrison J Dixon and wife sold 700 Trail Avenue residence to John P Miller for about 6700. Arnold files: County Commissioner George V Arnold of Burkitsville filed candidacy for re‑election.
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Harry BR. C. Arnold
Frank M. Browning
Lewistown
Roy T. Guyton J
William Herbert Kennedy
Burkittsville
Harry D. Shankle
Major
Dante
Main Street
Buckeystown
Harrison J. Dixon
John P. Miller
Trail Venue
Penrose Jones
Lens
Mr. Harrington
Harvey Sheets
Hens
Raymond C. Gaver
Emmitsburg
Harry Poriner
Walter Bowman
Urbana
Amelia Ross
New Market
William G. Stultz
Lucinda
Mary Spriggs
Joseph Spriggs
Dison L. Linton
Hauvers
John T. Carey, Sr
Petersville
Harrington
Laura Fox
George W. Henderson
J. A. Butler
Delinquent IProperties Sold at Frederick Tax Sale
Frederick County conducted its annual tax sale with only fifteen delinquent properties offered. Bids surged at times, sending some parcels well above assessed taxes, while Harvey A. Harrington Jr. emerged as the largest buyer, purchasing seven properties. No sales occurred in Frederick and Brunswick districts. Brunswicks offered none for the first time in years.
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Frederick County
James H. Falk
Glenn Trout
McCort
Harvey A. Harrington
Joseph W. Hanes
Petersville
Mr. Harrington
Nicholas Jackson
Lens
Robert Coates
John Rankin
Thomas E. Grams
Burkittsville
Ellis G
Mary K. Grams
Lulu Younkins
Keny
Elmer C
Elsie N. Younkins
Frederick
Brunswick
Mr. Falk
Amos A. Holter
Sala
Panic After Huge Blast Rocks Saigon Area
A massive French ammunition dump explosion near Saigon prompted barricades and mass evacuation. Motorists fled as hospitals admitted over 60 wounded within 30 minutes of the 10 30 a m blast. Refugees described demolished houses and a city in near panic as the sky darkened with smoke.
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Saigon
British Army Signal Cocps
Hailstorm Leaves Anniston City Drenched in Debris
In Anniston Alabama a massive hailstorm caused extensive damage across Calhoun County. Debris blocked streets as tens of thousands of dollars in damage were reported. Eighteen people were injured in a half hour of pounding hail that produced pieces up to half a dollar in size.
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Alliniston
Ala
Calhoun County
Aar
Ed Brinkley
The
Anniston Star
Cumberland Man Must Support Wife, Child
Cumberland man charged with non support of his wife Mrs Bernadine Farbeck Brunswick and one child Zara Farbeck Cumberland was ordered to pay 31250 a week toward their support for three years at a Peoples Court hearing before Magistrate Edward J Smith this morning A25 fine was suspended There were three collateral forma feilures Troy D McMichael Washington forfeited 5 and costs on a charge of operating without a license Raymond F W Becker Cleveland forfeited 5 and costs on a charge of exceeding 25 and Allie L Runkles Mt Airy Houte 1 forfeited 5 and costs on a charge of passing at an intersection Set W W Corbin of the State Police preferred the charges
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Bernadine Farbeck
Brunswick
Zara F. Farbeck
Cumberland
Peoples Court
Edward J. Smith
Troy D. McMichael
Washington
Raymond F. W. Becker
Cleveland
Allie L. Runkles
Mt. Airy
Houte 1
Set. W. W. Corbin
State Police
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Brooder House
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Omcer Hoffman
Chester West
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Martin Kanode
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Samsville
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Centerville
Leosta
U.S. Occupation
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J. S. Benning
Ting
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Anniston
Arthur Axmann
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