D J Thomas Named Beetle Drive Supervisor
The Frederick County Insect Control Committee elected Daniel J. Thomas as supervisor for the beetle drive and corn borer control plan. He will work from the County Agent’s offices, with a Monday Friday schedule starting April 23. Equipment funding was approved and a May 3 meeting for commercial operators was set.
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Frederick County
Daniel J. Thomas
Thomas
G. Frank Thomas
George Langford
Henry R. Shoemaker
A. Grant Hooper
Mehrl H. Ramsburg
County Farm Bureau
Austin P Renn
Herman A. Hunter
Daniel E. Wight
Pomona Grange
L. H Crickenberger
Need For New Defense Plans Pointed Up
Worsening world politics and Capitol Hill sentiment push toward a fresh look at U S defense planning. Universal military training may be replaced by a permanent draft opposed by many. Postwar policy linked to UMT as a foundation may shift as Congress debates peacetime conscription and training timelines.
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Peter Edson
NEA
Washington
Capitol Hill
U.S Defense
Armed Services
U.S
UMT
Congress
Robert P. Patterson
Teese Am
Navy
Air Force
Three Men Sentenced for Thefts in Frederick County
Three Lantz men aged 19 to 30 pleaded guilty to petty larceny for stealing a bicycle and a radio. Magistrate William J. Stoner sentenced George Alfred Wolfe, Otha Stottilemver, and Kennard Stehrle Smith to one year in the Maryland House of Corrections with sentences to run concurrently. Smith posted $500 bond after appealing the case. all three were arrested Friday morning as state police concluded an investigation of thefts in Frederick, Hagerstown and Was nesboro. Items stolen were often automobile accessories later found in owners’ homes.
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William J. Stoner
Thurmoes
Lantz
Maryland House of Correcien
George Alfred Wolfe
Otha Stottilemver
Kennard Stehrle Smith
Ish M Ridge
Kenneth Bord
Frederck
I Counses
Stoner
Smith
Frederick
Hagerstean
Wasnesboro
Making of a Good Soldier Military training hours cited
Congressional notes warn that voluntary enlistment cannot sustain peacetime forces. General staff studies show 3000 hours needed to train a capable soldier or sailor, with 1000 hours for basic and 500 600 more for reserve drill. The article argues longer initial training is needed and questions current military planning.
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Congress
U.S
Army Navy Air Force
Fort Knox
Naval Guard
Peacetime draft policy debated amid UMT costs and polls
Congress leaders and public opinion shift on military manpower with a push for peacetime conscription. A new draft plan proposes 350000 registrations in two years as an emergency measure while cost comparisons show UMT at about 2500 dollars per man annually versus $2000 for direct drafting.
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Congress
Walter G Andrews
House Armed Services Committee
SAS
Rat Campaign Continues After Public Rally at City Hall
Mayor C. Cubler resumed public duties with a visit to City Hall after a recent indisposition and then inspected the municipal dump. Officials report the East South Street dump has seen a heavy decline in rats though overall rodent levels remain high, especially near veterans development. Citizens note waning interest as the campaign enters its second week and urge sanitation work on vacant lots between the development and East South Street.
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Iexyd C. Cubler
Alavor Culler
East South Street
Veerans
Frederick
Guided Missile With Atomic Warhead Test Report
Washington April 19 A atomic weapon test was announced as conducted at the Eniwetok atoll in the Marshall Islands under strict security. Unofficial notes suggest a guided missile with an atomic warhead might have been tested, with observers limited to U S officials and an Army Navy Air Force task force aiding the Atomic Energy Commission.
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Pacific
Atomic Energy Commission
E ‘Commission
Eniwetokato
Marshall Islands
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Congress
Pacific Atoll
Com Oin
Associated Press
United States
Army
Navy
Air Force
Proving Ground
Bikini Atoll
New Mexico
Hiroshima
Besaki
Eniwetok
Honolulu
Eniwetok Atoll
Mount McKinley
Bikini
Pearl Harbor
John E. Hull
Joint Task Force
Defense
Forestal
Traffic Survey Released For Hagerstown Report
The State Roads Commission announced an extensive traffic survey of Hagerstown will be sent to the mayor and city council around May 15. G N Lewis Jr, director, said a preliminary draft is finished and final changes are needed before approval. Field work began last August, requested by city officials to help allocate federal and urban funds effectively.
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Baltimore
State Roads Commission
Hagerstown
G. N. Lewis, Jr
Lewis
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