Three Hurt When Auto Hits Bridge on Route 340
Early today three of six riding in a Willys sedan were injured when the car struck the bridge side over Middle Creek at Stein ers Hill near Jefferson. Warrick Taylor of Baltimore suffered head injuries. Richard Bartgis and Eugene Virts, both 24 and Brunswick soldiers, had head and leg injuries. Driver John Mertz of Baltimore and two hitchhikers escaped injury. The accident occurred about 2:30 am. damage was estimated at 300 dollars.
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Middle Creek
Steiners Hill
Route 340
Jefferson
Warrick Taylor
Baltimore
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Richard Bartgis
Eugene Virts
Brunswick
Bartgis
Virts
Theodore Snyder
John Mertz
Lawrence Robins
Eugene Jones
Sot
Willys
Snyder
Mertz
Viris
Taylor
Barigis
W. A. Mutchner
Clarksburg
Ellicott City
War Surplus Bought by Foreign Governments in Two-Day Sale
Foreign buyers from Norway Austria and Finland purchased locomotives wire cable and construction gear from the War Assets Administration in a two day sale accounting for about half of 765 666 in deals. The insured surplus originally cost the government 5 938 065 with the WAA aiming to maximize market price for taxpayers while deferring international policy matters to other agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
War Assets Administration
Norway
Austria
Finland
WAA
International Polik
Cat Job at County Lab Sparks Mouse Escape Scene
An incident at the Cat taraugus county laboratory describes a cat job gone wrong as about 50 mice escaped from cages into a basement after volunteers released them the other night.
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Cattaraugus County Laboratory
Fast Time Set as Nation Shifts Clocks Ahead
About 68 million of the 145 million Americans will observe daylight saving time starting at 2:00 a.m. tomorrow. The clock forward one hour affects major cities in the northeast, while rural areas largely ignore the change. Railways and airlines usually continue on standard time.
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New York
SOS Aboard French Steamship Prompt Cuban Search
Two U.S. Navy destroyers, the Putnam and Keith, raced to a position ten miles off Kingston Jamaica after a French steamship signaled distress from St Dominique. The 3159 gross ton vessel radioed abandonment and sinking before going silent as coast guard and Miami officers issued a general Caribbean distress alert.
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Miami
Fla
Kingston
Jamaica
St. Dominique
Coast Guard
Caribbean Sea
Navy
Putnam
Keith
U S Plans to Allot Newsprint to Britain
The United States considers ERP funded newsprint for the United Kingdom with an initial $20 million value. Treasury cautions details are pending while British newspapers face page limits and paper shortages. Newsprint Supply Co. expresses cautious optimism about American aid and interest in Britain’s press.
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London
Britain
Marshall Aid
United Kingdom
Treasury
R. B P. Bishop
Newsprint Supply Co., Ltd
Lease Recorded for Alternate Rt. 40 Cabins Site
A lease filed in the clerk’s office shows George W. Ogle, operator of a local service station, leasing about four acres from Charles Wertheimer and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Wertheimer along Alternate Route 40 near the Route 26 intersection. The ten year agreement begins April 3, 1948 for 6000 dollars with renewal options totaling three five year terms at 3900 dollars each. Ogle may purchase the land for 12000 dollars during any renewal period. Prohibits a filling station on the site and requires a 50 foot highway setback.
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George W. Ogle
Charles Wertheimer
Philip Wertheimer
Ogle
Begin Inquiry Into Packinghouse Fight
The article reports an inquiry ordered by Mayor Clark Tucker into police actions at a packinghouse strike in Kansas City Kansas. A large police force routed pickets from the United Packinghouse Workers of America meeting near the plant, injuring many. 11 taken to hospitals, with 160 injured less severely, amid union denouncements.
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Kansas City
Kas
Clark Tucker
Packinghouse
Cudahr
United Packinghouse Workers of America
CIO
Ralph M. Baker
Republican Women In Maryland to Meet in Hagerstown
The Federation of Republican Women of Maryland will hold its April meeting in Hagerstown on Monday with Mrs Addison Green of Holyoke Mass president of the National Federation as guest speaker. Frederick women will attend and luncheon occurs at Hotel Alexander. Frederick county group led by Mrs Francis B Sappington plans a large May meeting with date to be announced.
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Federation of Republican Women of Maryland
Hagerstown
Addison Green
Holyoke
Mass
National Federation
Frederick
Hotel Alexander
Frederick County
Francis B. Sappington
Moves To Halt Sale Of U S War Plants
Senator Henry J. Gurney announces a bill to halt the sale of surplus government war plants and equipment, citing a possible future emergency. The White House orders a 30 day study by experts, and the Munitions Board proposes 146 plants to own or lease with 28 held in standby and many others under a security clause.
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Washington
Gurney
Senate Armed Services Committee
Munitions Board
National Military Establishment
White House
War Assets Administration
John R. Steelman
Senate Committee
Secretary Schwellenbach in Fort Jay Hospital New York
Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach is hospitalized at Fort Jay Regional Hospital Governors Island with an upper respiratory infection. An Army spokesman says he is “doing as well as could be expected” after arrival on Wednesday aboard the Cristobal from a trip to Panama. President Truman’s physician Brig. Gen. Wallace H Graham visited the secretary at the hospital.
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New York
Lewis Schwellenbach
Fort Jay
Governors Island
Army
Schwellenbach
Frederick's Company A Leaves for Spanish American War
Fifty years ago tomorrow Frederick's Company A the Frederick Rifles departed for Arlington Virginia and likely action in the Spanish American War. Crowds cheered with bells steam whistles and waving flags as officers and families said farewell at the East Second street armory and Pennsylvania Railroad depot.
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Frederick
Frederick Rittemen
Arlington
Vas
Congress
Market Street
Beckley
Market
Church Streets
Tobey Probes RCA And FM In Senate Commerce Inquiry
Senate Commerce Committee opened an inquiry led by Acting Chairman Tobey to examine alleged collusion and efforts by large interests to hamper radio progress. Focus will include RCA NBC relations and policies on television and FM broadcasting amid debates on a proposed ban on super power stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Tobey
Radio Corporation of America
RCA
Senator Johnson
D-Cal
Raymond Guy
National Broadcasting Company
NBC
Johnson
FAI Broadcasting
Guy
Houses Collapse in Metz Killing Six
Six people were killed today in Metz France when a building collapses according to the French News Agency. Local emergency services rushed to the scene and suspected collapse caused by structural failure. Officials opened an investigation into the incident.
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Metz
France
Condon Report Withheld by Commerce Chief
Washington April 24 Acting Secretary of Commerce William C Foster refused to release an FBI loyalty report on Dr Edward A Condon. He cited President Truman's order for secrecy. The House had demanded the report in a 300 to 29 vote. Foster said he would refer the matter to the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William C. Foster
Secretary of Commerce
House
FBI
Edward A. Condon
Truman
Foster
Commerce Department
John Andrews
Monk Fraser Dies Of Gunshot Wound
Ralph E. Fraser 53 a former pro baseball player died from a gunshot wound in his home bathroom found by his wife. Coroner says death by own action. Fraser once outfielder for the New York Giants in the 1920s and also played in Hartford Eastern League and Syracuse International League.
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Washington
Ralph E
Monk) Fraser
A. M. McDonald
Fraser
Uul
New York Giants
Hartford
Syracuse
Scandinavian film show honors kindnesses for Frederick youth
Three color and sound films will tour Frederick High School students and Rotary Club guests to celebrate Scandinavian beauty and modernization. Egil Tresselt of Scandinavian Airlines will direct the show, with a Swedish photographer aboard. The event follows generous Frederick arrangements that provided gifts to visiting Scandinavian students. Next year twenty one American youths are planned to visit the Scandinavian countries.
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Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Frederick High School
Rotary Club
Egil Tresselt
Scandinavian Air Lines System, Inc
Frederick
Hollywood
Scandinavian Countries
Scandinavia
Tresselt
C. Walter Kleist
Grove Boulevard
The
Lms
Firk High School
Francis Scott Key
Scandinavian Air Lines
Air Lines
Taft Fights Long Terms On USAEC
Senator Taft opposed five year terms for the U S Atomic Energy Commission and favored appointments by the next president. Taft warned the move would tie government hands as Lilienthal and four others were renominated by Truman. Stassen urged UN charter changes to curb Soviet aggression and argued for a new convention to end veto power and expand international justice.
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Cleveland
Robert A Taft
U.S Atomic Energy Commission
Totiuay
Harvid E. Stassen
Ohio
Taft
David Lilienthal
Atomic Commission
Commission
Truman
Senate
Lilienthal
Stassen
Chicago
Dayton
United States
United Nations
Soviet Union
Russia
America
U. N
Goat Woman Disrupts Macfadden Wedding in Miami Beach
The 79 year old fitness crusader SBernarr Macfadden wed a 42 year old New York decorator at a Lincoln Road church. A performer known as The Goat Woman ran behind the altar shouting about illegality and tobacco. Police escorted her out as ushers and bellhops kept the ceremony going.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Ilegal
Macfadden
John Yenches
King After Sun Nanking Arrest Bid Amid Mob Destruction
Publisher Kung Teh Po seeks arrest of China's Vice President Sun Fo over alleged conspiracy in yesterday's mob attack on his newspaper plant. The incident follows tensions surrounding political control and press freedom in Nanking.
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King
Sun Nanking
Kung Teh-Po
China
Sun Fo
Hoffman Leads ECA as Marshall Plan Overseer in Washington
James Marlow reports from Washington on Paul G. Hoffman who heads the Economic Cooperation Administration tasked with marshaling Marshall Plan aid. The briefing noted Hoffman's tempered demeanor, Fitzgerald directing food, Bissell handling nonfood issues, and W Averell Harriman named roving ambassador. The vast program faces early hurdles and congressional scrutiny as Hoffman's deputy and key aides are sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow Waston
Paul G. Hoffman
Studebaker Corporation
Washington
ECA Economic Cooperation Administrion
Europe
Holman
W. Averell
Harriman
ECA
Hoffman
Fitzgerald
Bissell
Congress
George C. Marshall
Capitol
Congressional
Fire at Standard Oil El Segundo Refinery Explodes
An explosion and spectacular fire struck the Standard Oil Company El Segundo refinery early today. Firefighters battled a huge pillar of flame and smoke seen ten miles away as company spokesmen reported the blaze under control after forty five minutes.
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el Segundo
Calif
Standard Oil Company
Arinor
Farmer Injured In Tractor Accident Near Adamstown
Farmer Farry B. Kanode of Adamstown was reported in satisfactory condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital with a fractured shoulder after a Thursday noon tractor fall. He toppled from the tractor when his son steering made a sudden turn, was jolted and thrown to the ground, with x rays showing only the shoulder injury.
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Farry B. Kanode
Adamstown
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Kanade
Deeds Recorded For Sales Of Properties
Deeds were recorded in the clerk office for several property sales. Mr and Mrs Fisher sold to Mr and Mrs R Donald Long about 29 acres along Thurment town road in Thurment district for roughly 5010 dollars. Russell K Summers sold to Mr and Mrs Albert Lesler Jr in Lime Kin for about 4500 dollars.
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Fisher
Donald Long
Thurment Town Road
Thurment
Russell K. Summers
Albert Lesler Jr
Lime Kin
Opportunity Knocks Anadarko Doorstep Welcome
A man in Anadarko, Fred Adkins, opened his door to a fat quart which had rammed his house in flight just before suppertime, illustrating a bizarre encounter with a surprising visitor.
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Anadarko Okia
Fred Adkins
Marshall Returns From Bogota Inter-American Conference
Secretary of State Marshall flies back to Washington after an overnight trip from Bogota. He says important events required his departure and expects the conference to wind up next week with progress on the organic pact and other fundamental questions. William M. Martin and Marshall S. Carter accompanied him. Armour takes over the delegation chair with Donnelly and Pawley noted in the support team.
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Washington
Marshall
Bogota
William McChesney Martin
Export-import Bank
Marshall S. Carter
Martin
Armour
Walter Donnelly
William Pawley
Paul Daniels
State Department
Donnelly
Venezuela
Pawley
Brazil
Frederick County High School Concerts Set Dates
The ninth annual high school glee clubs concert by the All Frederick County chorus will be at Frederick High School auditorium on Wednesday May 12 at 830 PM. The seventeenth annual All Frederick County high school band concert will follow on Thursday May 28 at 830 PM in the Baker Park band shell. Band directors Sperry L. Storm and Charles C. T. Stull will lead both events.
Maryland music clubs hold 23rd annual meeting in Baltimore
The Maryland State Federation of Music Clubs hosted a three day session in Baltimore with Mrs. Robert E. Clapp as president and Mrs. Ignatus Bjorlee as corresponding secretary. Activities included a Park Plaza Hotel dinner board meeting officer reports a banquet with James M Hepbrow and a nine o clock concert. Election of officers was planned for 1130 with a 1 o clock luncheon.
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Robert E. Clapp
Maryland State Federation of Music Clubs
Ignatus Bjorlee
Baltimore
James M. Hepbrow
The
Criminal Justice Commission
Naomi Margaret Thomas
Meet
Robin Rescue Sparks City Fire Dept Debate
April 24 report from NW recalls a safety patrol alarm over a robin tangled in string in a tree. Fire department officials previously rescue cats from trees, prompting questions about bird rescues and patrol priorities.
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S, NW
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Steiner's Hill
Italy
Rome
Popular Front
Christian Democrats
Palmiro Tog Ratti
Randolfo Pacciardi
Modena
Foggia
Appenine
Venice
Tokyo
Allied
Japan
U.S
Secy. Schwellenbach
Tlan Hospital
William J. Dugery
Camden
Boone
Richard. Whiting
Sweet
Lieut
Dorsey
Oficer
Joshua N. Monath
Brookview Road
Osso
Trondheim
Addressenvisen
Todar
Central Normal
Aring
Stars and Stripes
Philippines
Elpidio
Aoove
Quirino
Roxas
Frederick’s Co
Capt. Beckley
Charles B. Tyson
Wm. H. Shipley
John J. White
M. Clarke
D. A. Freshour
Harry Crum
Levi Dixon
James H. Crum
Sam Shilling
Ernest Moberly
Levi Moberly
Lloyd Miller
Baylor Crist
Chas. Lease
Geo
Lewis H . Engle
C. Wm. Ebberts
Arthur Fogle
Thor. H. Gressner
Han Glessner
Harry H. Gideon
Chas. T. Green
Chas. F. Greaser
Arthur, Hamilton
EL L. Higbee
Chas. Lay ’Man
Edgar Lugenbeel
Lewis AL Moberly
George Morgan
Wm. Morgan
Wm. Matheny
BENES
Prague
Georgi Dimitrov
Eduard Benes
Sezimove Usti
Adi
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Monk Fraser
Winthrop Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
Barbara Paul Sears
Palm Beach
Park Avenue
Carroll County
John E. Harman
Pleasant Valley Community Fire Compeny, Inc
Levi D. Maus, Jr
Westminster
Harman
Carrol County On Motor
Bethel Church
Foxville
Garfield
R. Paul Buhrman
Opportunity Knocks
Federon of Music Clubs
Nanking
Li Tsung-Jen
Chiang Kai-Shek
National Assembly
Ipwera
Prre
Achlye
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