Tydings and Lodge Clash Over Ayer Appointment
In Washington on April 12 Senate inquiry head Sen Tydings blocked Frederick Ayer Jr from serving as assistant counsel to avoid political influence in the probe into Communist charges at the State Department. Sen Lodge defended Ayer noting his prior committee approval and questioned the move as discourteous. Tydings said Ayer should decline the post while campaigning for Massachusetts attorney general.
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Washington
Upa
State Department
Senate
Tydings
D-Md
Frederick Ayer
Ayer
Massachusetts
Committee
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Lodge
Senator Tydings
Mr. Ayer
Langer
Senate,Commerce Committee
R- ND
Johnson
D-Cole
iColleges Must Pay Md. Admissions Tax
Maryland Attorney General Hall Hammond affirms that intercollegiate athletic events are subject to the state admissions tax. Western Maryland College argued games fund physical education and should be exempt, but the opinion held the receipts from ticket sales do not fit an educational exemption. The ruling cites a Georgia case and notes the Legislature did not intend to exempt such gross receipts.
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Baltimore
Hall Hammond
Maryland
Western Maryland College At
Westminster
Iteams
J. Charles Judge
State Comptroller's Office
State Law Department
Georgia
FBI veteran Ayer linked to Polk murder probe in Greece
Lodge described Ayer as a man with an FBI record in war and peace highly vouched for by J Edgar Hoover. Ayer joined the FBI in 1941 and left in 1945 after strong assignments in Washington Cincinnati Boston and Europe. In 1946 he helped investigate George Polk’s murder in Greece. He was said to be related to General George Patton.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Lodge
Ayer
Harvard
Harvard Law School
Washington
Cincinnati
Boston
Europe
Associates
George Polk
Greece
Friends
George Patton
Byrd Fences With Truman On Socialism In Speech
Senator Byrd charged President Truman with endorsing socialism through deficit spending and programs like socialized medicine Brannan Plan housing and extended government benefits. He warned Congress against adopting what he calls the New Deal for fear of irreversibly entering a socialist state. He urged direct answers to why the president supports these measures while claiming opposition to socialism.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Byrd
Ud-Va
Truman
Southwest Electric Exchange
Congress
Virginian
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Easter Program Highlights Pythian Sisters Meeting
More than seventy Pythian Sisters attended the Monday meeting and Easter program chaired by Mrs. Myrtle Gittings. The program featured solos readings and a hat parade with judges naming Prettiest, Glamorous, and Comical hats, plus a cake prize for Mrs. LeRoy Blumenauer.
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Pythian Sisters
Myrtle Gittings
Betty Fulmer
Catherine Keaster
LeRoy Blumenauer
Maud Dittmar
Ela Fisher
Fulmer
Fern Etzler
Raymond Bowers
G. William Shipley
Lewis Putman
Mary Culler
Helen G. Wachter
Effie Ausherman
Mary Clem
Brunswick
Elizabeth M. Shipley
Estates Divided in Buckey and Ewing Wills
Wills of Mrs. Mary E. Buckey late of this city and Mrs. Anite E. Ewing of Brunswick were admitted to probate. Buckey estate valued at about 25,000 with real estate at 15,000 and personal worth 10,000. William Slemmer named executor and reported assets. Bequests include 200 to Joseph Griffin and 1,000 to Slemmer among multiple gifts to nieces and several 500 sums. Ewing estate consists of a Brunswick residence with explicit share allocations to her children. A trust provision lists several Federline heirs and others in the distribution plan.
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Mary E. Buckes
Anite i E. Ewing
Brunswick
Buckey
Ewing
William Slemmer
Burkey
Joseph Griffin
Sallie Dressler
Tate
Baltimore
Mildred Nelson
Magdalene Sellman
Rebecca Koontz
Olei
Federline
Thor Thelejoy Federline
Albert Eddie Federsling
Richard Gilmore Federline
Calvin Walter Federline
Mel
Will of Ewing directs trust and estate division among relatives
The will names executors John P A Ewing and Mrs Shilling and provides a trust termination at age thirty for a beneficiary via Miler Pedertine. It directs sale of real estate at 220 East Potomic Street Brumowick to repay hospital and domestic care debts and allocates specific bequests to Ann V Shilling Berount Wo Ewing and John A Ewing. Remander divided among nine surviving children share and share alike. Executed December 1947 witnessed by J.
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Miler Pedertine
Sina Ta
Amba Federline Finnacon
Eddie
Geerne Mederhate
William JM. Storm
Sliss Hettye al Lian
Ewing
East Potomic Street
Brumowick
Addaughter
Ann
AMVETS Practice Session for Civic Softball League
Frederick AMVETS announces a tryout and practice session at Baker Park lower diamond this evening starting at Guyvlack Mertiger. Left Warrenfeltz seeks roster for the men’s softball squad as AMVETS tenns open to World War II veterans. Cy Yong chairs the sports committee. The group declined joining the Fast City League on April 13 1950 to play with the Civic League at Staley Park sponsored by the North End Civic Association.
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Frederick Amvets
Tryou
Baki Park
Guyvlack
Mertiger
Warrenfeltz
Tassdiens
Fast City League
Civic League
North End iCivic Association
Staley Park
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Frederick, MD
Mars
Filbert
Cou
Rogers
Aere
Continental
Rock of Ages
U. A. Lough
South Market St
North Market
East Sean Indian River
Porterhouse
Kraft’s
Morrell
Brookside Poultry
Grocery Dept
Varme Rou Popounn
Heinz Sfra
del Monte
Hornmel
Crisco
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