Star Spangled Soprano Miss Lucy Monroe to visit Frederick
Miss Lucy Monroe known as The Star Spangled Soprano will attend ceremonies honoring Francis Scott Key and the fiftieth anniversary of the Key memorial unveiling at Mt Olivet on August 9. The Historical Society and Chamber of Commerce sponsor the program with a meeting tonight to plan details.
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Lucy Monroe
Frederick
Francis Scott Key
Mt. Olivet
Monroe
Charles F. Bowess
The
Historical Society
Chamber of Commerce
Post Office Department
Mt Olivet
Miss Monroe
Wind Power Experiment Puzzles Frederick Residents Near Gambrill Park
A U S Weather Bureau wind power test near Gambrill Park on Catoctin mountain draws interest as blades rotate and a generator operates. Officials say instruments record results while Weather Bureau reps periodically check findings. The site, two miles from the park, may be chosen for a police radio aerial, though no final decision exists. A separate deed records the sale of 185 acres in Urbana district from William J. Boteier to C A R Lindquist for about 88500.
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Weather Bureau
Gambrill Park
Comics Omitted. News Posts Delayed Until Friday
The newspaper notes that today’s comic releases are omitted and will be published Friday along with those for that day. Readers are informed no comics appear in this issue and the schedule shifts accordingly.
Executive Secretary Named As County T B A ssn Elects
Executive secretary named for county tuberculosis association with duties starting April 15. New officer is daughter of Walkersville residents and former Frederick High School secretary. Officers include Dr E H Sponseller president and Warren R Evans secretary with a large board of directors and rotating terms through 1951. The meeting was opened by Rev W Merval Weaver and held in Frederick.
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Charles H. Kerchner
Walkersville
Walkersville High School
Tthe University of Maryland
Hagerstown Business College
Frederick High School
Annabelle E. Troxell
Health Association
E. HK. Sponselfer
Florence Garner
Thomas E
Warren R. Evans
William E. Hardy
Edgar H. McBride
Donald J. Roop
Frederick
Joseph Harp
Myersville
Luther Remsburg
Jefferson Fellowing
Charles Conley
Chester Kemp
Eugene W. Pru
Weaver
Harp
Chester R. Hood
Father Stauble
Emmitsburg
Ray Gladhill
Middletown
Kent Nicodemus
William Gross
Brunswick
Williams
W. Merval Weaver
Associa
Frederick County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
Janet L. Kerchner
Drunken Driver Burke Fined and Jailed in City Court
William N Burke of Hagerstown convicted of operating a motor vehicle under the influence after colliding with Alderman Renns parked car. He faced a 30 day jail term when he could not pay a $100 fine and costs. Corum, driving for hire, was fined $250 after a separate intoxication finding.
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William N. Burke
Hagerstown
Edward J. Smith
Peoples Court
Burke
Rena O
Alvey V. Renn
Renn
Sixth Streets
North Market
John L. Mitchell
Artington
Thomas E. Lidie
South Carroll Street
Alty
Edward Bren
Neman
Hanover
Leo L. Sowers
Salisbury
Salvatore ¥ V. Lamantia
Indiana
Benjard
Silas C Schultz
LeGore
T F. Snyder
Mutcnner
W. W. Corbin
Meat Strike Report Submitted to President by Inquiry Board
The inquiry board led by Nathan P. Feinsinger reported to President Truman on the meat strike. The document states only issues under the national emergency provision of the Taft-Hartley act with no recommendations. It suggests a court order could halt the strike, noting 60,000 to 80,000 workers were on strike since March 18.
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Washington
Truman
Nathan P. Feinsinger
CIO
Feinsinger
Air Forces Seek 725 Million Dollar Expansion
Washington reports the President asked Congress for immediate funding of 725 million dollars to expand the Air Forces for the coming fiscal year. The House Appropriations Committee set a special session to consider the request and aims to report a bill next week. The package forms part of a 3 billion dollar defense appropriation, with 195 million cash and 530 million in contract authorizations. The Army Air Forces would get 335 million cash and the Naval Bureau of Aeronautics 60 million. The push for a larger air force sidelines universal military training plans.
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Washington
Fruman
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
House
Army Air Forces
Naval Bureau of Aeronautes
Couple Found Dead In Auto Near Greensboro
Raymen L Murphy 43 and Annie Murphy 49 were found shot to death in their car near Greensboro. Granville Williamson, a sawmill operator, discovered the bodies. State Police opened an investigation as neighbors reported the couple had not returned home after choir practice.
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Greensboro
Raymen L. Murphy
Caroline County
Granville Williamson
Annie
Easton
Parad
Jamson
Truman Nominates Wilson Retzel to Head Civil Aeronautics
President Truman names Deiis Wilson Retzel of Virginia to lead the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The nomination announced in Washington on April 8 designates Retzel as head of the agency overseeing aviation regulation and safety.
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CAA
Washington
Truman
Deiis Wilson Retzel
Virginia
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Court Ruling Links Hitler Orders to War Crimes Verdict
An American court ruled that soldiers who murder can be held liable even when orders come from superiors, in the Ein Satz commando case. The judges said obedience is not automaton behavior and upheld their authority to decide the international matter. Sentences will be handed down tomorrow. Meanwhile a Czech transport plane with 26 aboard landed in the American zone after mutiny and was split between those staying in Germany and those returning to Prague.
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Nuernberg
Germany
Russia
Michael A. Musmanno
Pittsburgh
Richard D. Dixon
Hitler
Otto Ohrendorf
Munich
U S
Czech National Air Lines
Munch
Prague
Sraislavia
Slovakia
Karel Dvorak
Royal Air Force
Thee
S. S. Air Forces
Neubiberg
Dvorak
Neubierg
Czechoslovakia
Wisconsin primary format shows mixed signals for MacArthur
Republican leaders split over General MacArthur's Wisconsin results. Some see a setback for his presidential bid while others call it a victory due to organization and funds. Maryland observers note his home-state showing weak, with some cautioning against overinterpreting early momentum. Harold Stassen gains chatter but local leaders demand more data before conclusions.
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Baltimore
Baryland
Wisconsin
Harold E. Stassen
Garen Tait
Republican State Central Committee
MacArthur
George Doub
Tim Bright
Eppcrn
York
Dewey
Ss Tass
Stassen
Maryland
Doub
Fair
Deeley K. Nice
Baltimore Republican Committee
ERP Director To Form Staff For European Recovery
Paul G Holiman takes the helm to build staff for the multi billion dollar European recovery program. He has 5000 or more applications and will seek key assistants from the State Department at the outset. Congress provided 5.3 billion to help 16 western European countries but mandated an agency independent of the State Department to run ERP. However the department has the largest pool of workers with Europe expertise and may lend or transfer personnel as allowed by ERP law.
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Washington
Paul G. Holiman
State Department
Congress
Europe
Hoffman
Rea Construction Submits Low Bid for Connecting Route
The Rea Construction Company of Charlotte submitted the lowest bid of 189 423 to the State Roads Commission for a connecting roadway between Alternate Route 40 Edmondson Avenue extended and Route 29. Plans include relocation, drainage, and surfacing work starting west of Rogers Avenue and extending toward Route 29, with additional drives and embankment work. No contract has been awarded yet.
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Rea Construction Company
Charlotte
N. C
State Roads Commission
Edmondson Avenue
Washington
Ellicost C
Rogers Avenue
Howard County
Montgomery
Diminutive Waitress Fends Off 75 Coal Pickets in West Virginia
Betty Rogers Sagan, a five foot waitress in Jane Lew, West Virginia, confronted more than 75 roving coal miners at a tavern on April 6. Armed with a .22 revolver, she ordered the miners to leave after they refused to be served and persisted in causing a disturbance. The melee prompted the tavern manager to intervene as the crowd reacted to the weapon. she cocked the revolver and the incident escalated before retreating to the back room.
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Jane Lew
W. Va
Betty Rogers Sagan
Tr Tavernantere
County barn destroyed by lightning near Jimtown
A small barn on Charles Haover’s farm near Jimtown burned in a morning thunderstorm. Thurmont Volunteer Fire Company sent two trucks at 11:20 to douse the blaze with a booster stream and well water, saving hay and a feed grinder but causing about 1500 dollars in damage.
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Charles Haover
Jimtown
Thurmont Volunteer Fire Company
John L Lewis coal dispute heads to Monday showdown
The Nation Today reports on the escalating John L Lewis case as government efforts move toward contempt proceedings and a possible 80 day no strike order under Taft Hartley. Truman’s fact finding board already found Lewis’s March 12 letter induced the stoppage.
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Washington
John L Lewis
Lewis
Truman
T. Alan Goldsborough
MacArthur Defeat Sparks Comment in Japan
Tokyo observers show surprise as Gen MacArthur placed second in the Wisconsin Presidential primary. They warn he may have lost face in Japan, noting US reputation differs from Japanese views. MacArthur later defended free speech and open opinion.
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Tokyo
General MacArthur
Wisconsin
Japan
United States
British Blamed for Berlin Plane Crash Move
Berlin April 8 15 people killed in a Soviet zone crash as Marshal Sokolovsky blames a traffic breach for the non Soviet collision. He rejects a four power inquiry and seeks a Soviet British commission while warning of stricter air traffic rules. Robertson returns from Duesseldorf weighing the Russian reply as Maurice Couve de Murville arrives seeking Western alliance talks.
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Berlin
Miershal Vas
Sokolovsky
Brian Robertson
Taegliche Ranschau
Robertson
Duesseldorf
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
Bizonia
Marshal Sokolovsky
Russia
On Spot Study Of Bird Life With Mr Crowder In Frederick
Orville Crowder, president of the Maryland Ornithological Society, will lead a city and county group in an on the spot bird life study in Frederick on Saturday April 17. Mrs Mabel J Hoyler of Elm Street School faculty arranged the visit. Adults are invited to attend and a local ornithological club may form after Crowder's visit. The group meets at 9 a.m. at Mrs George W McComas home 206 Rockwell Terrace. Cars will be provided to take bird lovers to observation spots and Crowder will give information on bird habits. Those with cars are asked to bring them.
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Orville Crowder
Baltimore
Maryland Ornithological Society
Frederick
Rowder
Mabel J. Hoyler
Elm Street
Crowder
George W. McComas
Rockwell Terrace
Bir. Crowder
Mystery Of Nurse Death Remains Unsolved In Florida
Jacksonville detectives probe the death of Mrs. Fred W. Lewis formerly Anna Radcliffe of St Michaels Md. Fire left a clothing covered body with a deep facial wound and kerosene used to start a blaze. Sheriff Rex Sweat reports no new developments as investigators question school officials and employees.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Bolles
Fred W. Lewis
Anna E. Radcliffe
St. Michaels
Rex Sweat
Panama City
Mac Lewis
Bessemer
Alabama
Atlanta, Ga
962000 Are Made Idle By Coal Strike
Washington reports 962000 idle as coal strike widens with 462000 idle miners and steel plants idling. John L Lewis and United Mine Workers face court actions amid violence and cutbacks affecting Barbour County West Virginia and Pittsburgh area plants.
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Pittsburgh
Suit
Barbour County
West Virgina
Hop Wiliams
Junior
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co
South
Birmingham
Big Fairfield
T. C
U. S. Steel Corp
Big Steel
National Tube Co
McKeesport
Bethlehem Steel
Lackawanna
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Reassessment In City Begun In Frederick
The city starts a new reassessment of all real and personal property led by Assessors Ernest C. Speaks and Thomas R. Saylor. They begin in the northern area and expect most of the year for completion. Personal property in stores and industries is no longer assessed. district reassessments wrap up with hearings set for April 13 after finishing the Ballenger district.
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Frederick
Ernest C. Speaks
Thomas R. Saylor
State Tax Commission
Ballenger
Greenbrier Hotel strike halts reopening
The Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia paused its reopening set for April 19 after a dispute between management and maintenance workers over wages. Other staff reportedly walked out in sympathy.
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White Sulphur Springs
Greenbrier
Weather Watcher Reports Quarter Inch Rainfall Then Clearing
A morning thunderstorm added about a quarter inch of rain to the total as possible showers fade and cooler air moves in tonight. Forecasters note radar shows heavy activity near the Washington area as the system progresses.
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Weather Bureau
Frederick
Washington Weather Bureau
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F. S. Key
U.S. Weather Bureau
EED
Urbana
William J. Boteier
C. A. R. Lindquis
Ipa
T. B. Assn
Mr. Matthews
Janet EL. Kerchner
Lizer
U.S
the Nation Today
By James Marlow
Steel Mills
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
Lewin
U. S
Lucius D. Clay
Condon
Martin J.-Mass
Commerce Harriman
Edward U. Condon
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