Frost Hits Apples and Other Fruit in Frederick County
Heavy killing frost dropped to 24 degrees last night damaging apples and affecting plums and cherries in Frederick County orchards. Some orchards report minimal impact on apples while others fear a reduced crop, with estimates pending. County Agent Henry Snoemaker confirms damage but says extent unknown. strawberries may see tiny injury. Meadows white with frost and ice covered fields as early blossoms risk loss.
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Thurmont
Frederick
Henry R. Snoemaker
Russia May Back Poland in Spain Dispute at UN
Russia was expected to support Poland in pressing Spain over alleged harboring of Nazi scientists and new warfare methods. The Polish charges, linked to Franco Spain, were brought to the Security Council, with Gromyko’s shift viewed as likely support. Also notes clock repairs in town. Catholic clock remains inactive.
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New York
Russia
Poland
United Nations
Spain
Security Council
Organization
Andrei A. Gromiyko
Moscow
Francisco Franco
Oscar Lange
Gromyko
Mackenzies Column on Russo Persian issue in the UN
DEWITT MACKENZIE argues the Security Council should keep the Russo Persian matter on its agenda. He says Persia’s strategic importance to Europe the Mediterranean and the Middle East makes the issue global not personal and notes Moscow’s troop withdrawal pledge by May 6 does not prove sincerity.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Moscow
Soviet Union
Persia
Security Council
Ipuneil
Little Persia
U. N
Council
United Nations
Geneva
League of Nations
Reece Demands Truth From Hannegan In Open Letter
Republican National Committee chair Caroll Reece calls for the administration to tell the public the truth about government operations in an open letter to Democratic chair Robert Hannegan. Reece cites party principles and asks for a clear policy stance on foreign and domestic issues.
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Washington
Caroll Reece
Robert E. Hannegan
GOP National Committee
Reece
Hannegan
Tennesseean
Congress
Chicago
Hannécen
Roosevelt Shrine Dedicated Tomorrow
President Truman will dedicate Franklin D. Roosevelt's home as a national shrine in Hyde Park tomorrow, marking the first anniversary of the late President's death. He will speak from the white-pillared stone porch where Roosevelt greeted torchlight processions on election nights.
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Hyde Park
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Market Hesitant as Leaders Move Within Narrow Limits
New York April 11 market activity shows hesitation with steels motors and rails neglected. Merchandising rubbers drew some support but overall pressure was lacking and dealings slowed after an active opening. Fractional changes dominated the session.
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New York
Hoover in Berlin on three day land survey trip
Herbert Hoover arrived in Berlin for a three day survey of land conditions in Germany. He was greeted by officials on his arrival and will tour affected areas to assess postwar recovery and food production.
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Hoover
Berlin
Herbert Hoover
Germany
Frost Causes Heavy Damage to Fruit Crops in Maryland West Virginia
Frost in the apple belt from Martinsburg West Virginia to Inwood and Hagerstown Maryland Threatens crops. Officials report 24 to 26 degree readings with a half inch of ice and spotty damage on buds and trees though full extent will take days to assess. Veteran growers report heavy damage to orchards and pear buds with peaches also at risk.
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Associated Press
Tistate
Martinsburg
W. Va
Inwood
Hagerstown
Frederick
Roy G. Reeder
Henry Shoemaker
Frederick County
E. C. Sherwood
West Virginia
M. M. Brown
H. W. Prettyman
World’s Fair Site Chosen for U.N. Interim HQ in New York
Mayor William O Dwyer announced Flushing Meadow as the interim meeting site for the United Nations and named the Sperry gyroscope plant at Lake Success Long Island as the U N headquarters, marking a relocation plan in April.
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New York
William O'Dwyer
Flushing Meadow
United Nations
Lake Success
Long Island
Maryland State Council to Hold Annual Convention in Frederick
Approximately 75 representatives from various Maryland Units are expected at the Maryland State Council annual convention of the Junior Order United American Mechanics. The event, hosted by Frederick Council No. 118 with Albert Smith as councilor, will be at the Francis Scott Key hotel on April 16 and 17. Business sessions run Tuesday and Wednesday, with a Tuesday banquet and entertainment in the Independent Hose Company banquet room.
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Maryland State Council
United American Mechanics
Francis Scott Key
Frederick Council
Wich
Albert Smith
Tor
Independent Hose Company
Bank elects officers of Fredericktown Savings Institution
Bank officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors for the coming year. New appointments include F. Ross Myers as president Alfred G. Zimmerman and Joseph T. Griffin as vice presidents Howard M. Albaugh as treasurer Carl W. Snook George T. Cramer and Gerald G. Renneberg as assistant treasurers Helen Margaret Gardner aka Franklin Krantz as teller staff Virginia Derr Barbara Fout Anna Krantz as bookkeepers Lois Brylant Holden Felton as clerk and Holden Felton as attorney.
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Fredericktown Savings Institution
F. Ross Myers
Alfred G. Zimmerman
Joseph T. Griffin
Howard M. Albaugh
Carl
Virginia C .Derr
Barbera L. Fout
Anna May Krantz
Lois M. Brylant
Holden
Felton
Tire Industry Probe and Public Unrest in Washington
Washington reports an investigation of the rubber tire industry for alleged antitrust violations. Also featured are Johnson’s nomination to the Tax Court, a fatal street collapse of Ruth Senft, a move to end wheat subsidies, Thurston named ambassador to Mexico, and Ickes criticizing the UMW health fund amid talks on national health insurance.
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Tire Industry
Washington
Tom Clark
iMarold L. Ickes
United Mine Workers
Senate
Kaltenbrunner Opens Defense at Nuremberg Trial
Tall, saber scarred Ernst Kaltenbrunner, chief of the Nazi security police, declared he accepts responsibility for acts under his control while denying knowledge of the Mauthausen execution. He claimed the world’s hatred targets him alone, and he cited peace efforts through Portugal, Switzerland, and the Vatican.
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Nuernberg
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
International Military Tribunal
Heinrich Himmler
Himmler
Gestapo
Kaltenbrunner
Mauthausen
Joseph Morton, Jr
Associated Press
Hitler
Portugal
Switzerland
Vatican
Kaitenbrunner
Heinrich Himmier
Vets Struggle to Buy Proper Clothing in April Report
Washington reports veterans cannot obtain suitable clothing hindering job opportunities. Maj. Gen. Graves B. Erskine of the Veterans Administration urges immediate action to raise clothing production, noting many qualified veterans must pass up roles demanding a presentable appearance. He spoke after meeting six government agencies coordinating a clothing output boost and received pledges of cooperation.
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Washington
Graves B. Erskine
Veterans
Erskine
Proceeding Deliberates on Church Construction Appeal
Associate Judge Patrick M.M. Sehnausler took under advisement a decision in the appeal over church construction at North Market and Thirteenth streets. After witness testimony the court said a ruling would await briefs from opposing counsel.
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Patrick MM. Sehnausler
North Market and
Thirteenth Streets
Labor Officials Step In To Salvage Coal Conference
U S labor leaders led by Secretary Schwenkbach move to salvage negotiations between operators and John L Lewis UMW. Assistant Jean Gibson and others meet separately with committees while no government seizure is planned. Lewis walks out after demanding bargaining end. In Birmingham Alabama 1000 AFL transport workers quit over 184 percent wage increase, threatening city transit with 231000 daily riders.
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Associated Press
Schwellenbach
Labor Department
Washington
Lewis
UMW
Birmingham
Ala
AFL
Birmingham Electric Company
AFL Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Westerly seismographs log two strong quakes near 4750 miles away
Weston Massachusetts seismologist Rev Daniel Linehan reports a severe quake at 9 03 25 p m believed to be centered about 4745 miles from Boston possibly northern Chile or near the Aleutians It lasted about three hours Fordham University seismologist Rev Joseph Lynch notes two severe shocks in New York about 4750 miles distant with indeterminate direction
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Weston
Mass
Weston College
Daniel Linehan
Father Linehan
Boston
Chile
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
New York City
Joseph Lynch
Fordham University
New York
Rep Burgin Dies From Heart Attack at 67
Washington reports Rep Burgin of North Carolina died from a coronary heart attack. 67, he planned retirement after a fourth term and had served in the NC House and Senate before arriving in Congress in 1939 on the Eighth District. He was a member of the Foreign Affairs committee. Deeds recorded note transfers in Wenner's Addition, Thurmont, and Lime Kiln with values around 4300 to 4000 dollars.
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Washington
Psi
Burgin
D-Nc
Congress
Doctors Hospital
North Carolina
House of Representatives
State Senate
Burfin
House
Charles T. Caverly
Addie M.harner
Front Street
Wenner
Brimswick
Guy A. Knott
John E. Moore
Frederick-Emmitsburg
Apple
Apple's Church In Thurmont
Alton L. Flanigan
Walter
Cecil
Intoxication Charge Filed Against Ridge Ly King
Ridge ly King was arrested today by Set Daniel Swomley in this city on intoxication charges and detained in jail in default of a five dollar bond.
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Ridgely King
Set Daniel Swomley
Roundup Army Newspaper Closes After Notable Run in CB-I Theater
The Last Roundup, a unique Army theater publication in the CB-I area, folds after over four years. General Stilwell praised its mission and influence, noting it stood alongside Stars and Stripes and reported on leaders from Ike to Marshall, with a history section tracing the China-Burma-India theater and its postwar successor.
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New Delhi
Ike Eisenhower
Newa
Joseph
Joe
Stilwer
China-Burma- India
Stilwell
Stars and Stripes
Gener
George C. Marshall
Baltimore Election Law ruling stirs last minute party changes
A Baltimore court ruled that the six month restriction on changing party affiliation before a primary may be unconstitutional for certain voters. The decision could affect the upcoming primary on June 24 as observers note many registered voters may switch affiliations at the last minute. County election officials report a rush of requests to transfer to voting places in residents’ precincts and warn notices will be sent before the primary. names may be stricken for noncompliance.
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Baltimore
Herman M. Moser
Rep
Jstrant
Court of Appeals
Westie
Board of Election Supervisors
Frederick
Spaniards Told Of Anti Franco Moves
Madrid readers learned that Britain France and the United States urged Spaniards to remove Generalissimo Franco in a New York dispatch. ABC and Ya carried the report, Arriba did not. The Tehran note spoke of potential talks among Kurdistan Azerbaijan and Iran’s central government near Karaj to pursue regional unity.
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Madrid
Britain
France
United States
Generalissimo Franco
ABC
New York
Efe
Arriba
Tehran
Kurdistan
Azerbaijan
Karaj
Trans National
Japanese Balloting Shows MacArthur Support Not Reported
In Tokyo on April 11 voters expressed strong support for General MacArthur in the prior day’s balloting but election officials refused to release the figures. One voter commented with a serious remark.
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Tokyo
General MacArthur
Ritchie May Be Made Into State Hospital
Annapolis reports that Camp Ritchie Army hospital could become a state chronic disease hospital within months after Army relinquishes it. A health department study notes the site has 228 beds, 26 single rooms, doctors quarters, barracks for 200 enlisted personnel, labs, dental clinics, an X ray department and two operating rooms. Sources say Governor O Connor has received assurances the transition will occur soon.
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Annapolis
O'Conor
Camp Ritchie Army Hospital
State Health Department
Yald
Camp Ritchie
Aereenerra
Never Can Tell Says McKeldin On Governor Plans
Baltimore April 1 Mayor Theodore R McKeldin refused to reveal whether he will seek the Republican nomination for Governor. Pundits have linked him to the race against Herman L Mills and Col D John Markey who have filed. The filing deadline is midnight Monday and McKeldin has a history of filing at the last moment.
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Baltimore
Theodore R. McKeldin
McKeldin
Herman L. Mills
Hagerstown
Col
D. John Markey
Frederick
McKelain
Johnson In Hospital For Ailing Left Arm
Washington April 11 Walter Johnson the famed pitcher was in a hospital today for observation on his ailing left arm. In 21 years with the Washington Senators he set a lifetime strikeout record of 3 497 and wins 414. Now age 59 he operates a farm near Germantown Maryland and a physician cites exhaustion and rising blood pressure from overwork.
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Washington
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Teague Hurley
Germantown
Kimmel Appeal Denied to View Pearl Harbor Files
Congressional investigators reported President Truman denied an appeal by Adm. Husband E. Kimmel to examine a so called super secret file on Roosevelt's messages. Ensign John Phelan testified that Truman said the committee alone has authority to look into such files.
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Washington
Truman
Adm
Husband E. Kimmel
Ferguson
R-eich
President Roosevelt
John Phelan
Pacific Fleet
Senate House
Pearl Harbor
Military Role Of U N Being Talked
New York daily reports discussions among about 20 experts forming the United Nations military staff committee. The body would advise the Security Council on military needs, armament regulation, and potential use of force to maintain world peace. Chiefs of staff from the five permanent members guide deliberations, with advisers across land, sea, and air units.
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New York
Tevet
United Nations
Security Council
Inenuers
U. N
Security Councils
Staf of the Big
United States
United Kingdom
Russia
France
China
Baltimore Fashion Designers Preview Bright War-Era Comeback
In Baltimore, fashion designers vow bold color for men after khaki and dark blue dominance during the war. Canary yellow dinner jackets and Yale blue tails are planned for daytime and evening wear, with bright blue formal outfits and pastel evening styles to lead a two year trend. The show by the Baltimore club of the National Association of Clothing Designers marks a shift away from traditional fabric and trim toward vivid sport and formal ensembles.
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Baltimore
National Association of ‘Clothing Designers
New York
Bridge Game at the White House Draws Guests
The White House hosts a major bridge session with Mrs. Harry Truman and 10 guests from Independence Missouri. The Truman household keeps a strict no-kibitzers rule as the ladies socialize after attending a Constitution Hall concert featuring Eugene List with the Philadelphia Symphony. In Shanghai the prosecution seeks the death penalty for Japanese officers linked to the Doolittle raid.
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Washington
White House
Harry Truman
Independence
Constitution Hall
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D-Va
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Walter Thurston
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Mexico
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