Proctor Estate Probate And Gravediggers Strike
The estate of Laura V. Proctor near Dickerson valued about 30 600 was probated in Orphans Court with two 500 bequests to Montevue Hospital for colored patients and multiple bequests to churches and relatives. Admins appointed for Cain Koontz Warner and Fisher. Also a Pittsburgh AFL gravediggers strike seeking wage hikes and at least a 1.00 per hour minimum for laborers at Allegheny cemetery.
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Sontevue Hospital
Orphans Court
Laura V. Proctor
Dickerson
William J. Cain
Plane No. 4
Elizabeth Koontz
George Clarence Warner
Creagers
Georgeioom
Washington
Near East Relief For
Baltimore
St. Mary's Seminary of
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Barnesville
Firust
Testatrix
Proctor
Mt. Ephraim
Walter Proctor
Marthe Proctor
John Proctor
Rachel V. Proctor
Roger Proctor
William Proctor
Rockville
George Proctor
Frank Proctor
Augustus Proctor
Agnes Posey
Augustus C. Proctor
Doubs
Goldie Dorsey
Adamston
Dorothy Procter
Martha Ambush
Catholic Church
Idue
George A. Pearre
John W. Proctor
William B. Bilton
Ezra L. Cramer
Jessie S. Cramer
Joseph E. Cain
Cain
William R. Koontz
Madison Street
Pitsburgh
AFL
Allegheny Cemetery
Maryland and Washington Area Forecast Brightens to 80s
Local forecasts from the Associated Press note cloudy morning turning sunny by noon with highs 78 to 82 across Montgomery Howard Carroll Frederick and 80s in Washington Allegany Garrett. Tonight generally fair and warmer with lows 55 to 63. Tuesday continues fair and warm throughout the region.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Montgomery
Howard
Carroll
Frederick
Washington
Allegany
Garrett
Powder Stick Found At Lake Water Works
Lake, April 26. A powder stick found wrapped in burned paper at the lake water works drew town and state authorities. Police Chief Joseph Wilks said it resembled sticks found last Friday at West End Paper Company. Town Commissioner Edward Duckworth noted the Lake control shed and two broken locks. The pressed powder was a coal mine type and lacked the firing cap to cause a blaze if the paper burned out.
Butter-Oleo Fight Moves To House Floor
The butter oleo tax fight shifts to the House as a repeal petition gathers support. Republicans split between city and country factions while Taft backs repeal and Jassen opposes. A broad farm block rift forms over dairy versus cotton and peanut oil uses in oleo.
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Washington
Congress
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Jassen
House
Martin
R-Mass
Some Stupid Act May Start A War
General Dwight D. Eisenhower warned the danger of a Stupid act sparking a war during a Kansas Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Wichita. He urged citizens to prioritize national welfare and said his January letter denying a presidential aspiration remained final.
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Wichita
East
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Isemhower
Kansas Junior Chamber of Commerce
E. J. Smith
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Quadruplet Birth for Ford Auto Worker’s Wife in Detroit
Mrs. Anna Borg, 30, wife of a Ford Motor Co. auto worker, gave birth to a set of quadruplets in Detroit. One boy and three girls arrived today, marking the couple’s first children. Dr. Edward D. King reported the babies are doing fine.
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Detroit
Anna Borg
Ford Motor Co
Edward D. King
Frederick to host eleventh annual Garden Club Pilgrimage
Hundreds are expected Monday May 3 as Frederick opens nineteen historic homes and gardens for the Maryland Federation of Garden Clubs pilgrimage. Local clubs will staff houses with hostesses. flower arrangements and garden blossoms will be displayed. route markers and pamphlets assist visitors.
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Frederick
Maryland Federation of Garden Clubs
Francis Scow Key Hotel
City
Tanev
Annage
Helena Stauffer
Virginia Miller
Maryland
Garden Club
Chamber of Commerce
News-Post
State Federation
Incentives for Volunteers in Washington Politics
April 26 report notes Wherry JR Neb says Congress may pursue military manpower by promoting volunteers with incentives. Farley states no political engagement and urges business leaders to back public service. Wherry, Senate Republican leader, blames budget issues on secret deals at wartime conferences and appeasement of Russia.
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Washington
Edstor Wherry
Jr-Neb
Congress
Pilus
States Chamber
James A. Farley
Sai Lest
Woman Visitor Parks Self In Wrong Car
Four women from Indiana, Pa. inebriated and misled entered Investigator Allen Barigis’s private car parked at Market Space. The astonished officer confirmed the incident and learned the visitor’s identity after telephoning headquarters. she claimed she was in the right vehicle and knew him, while her husband waited nearby.
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Indiana
Sundar
Allen Barigis
Cty
Traffic Counters Placed for City Survey
Automatic traffic counters are being installed across Frederick streets by the State Roads Commission as the first step in a citywide traffic survey. About 20 counters across main routes will record volumes while interviewers will query drivers at high-traffic points to map origins and destinations. Results may influence final alternate routes to ease main street congestion. six routes are tentatively approved, with similar surveys requested in Cumberland and Hagestown.
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State Roads Commston
Avas
Convision
Frederick
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Peace Returns To Pits As Miners Return To Work
Washington April 26 peace returned to the coal pits as thousands of miners resumed work ending six weeks of shutdowns. John L Lewis and operators clashed over pensions in a separate dispute with a court challenge by Ezra Van Horn. The pension plan pushed by Lewis and Senator Bridges would pay 100 dollars monthly at age 62 after 20 years’ service, while the current 10 cent per ton royalty fund covers far less. Van Horn seeks to hold operators liable for pension payments and questions Taft Hartley act compliance. The ten cent royalty fund totals about 33 million dollars to date.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Pension Fund
Ezra van Horn
Senator Bridges
R-Nh
van Horn
Welfare Fund
Philadelphia
Lewis and Bridges
United Mine
Morett
Vorath
County Appeals Hearing on Ballenger District Assessments
County Commissioners held a hearing on assessments recently placed on Ballenger district property. By noon only a few protesters had appeared to contest the valuations.
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Ballenger District
Body sighted in Patapsco River prompts Coast Guard crash inquiry
A body was sighted in the Patapsco River triggering an official investigation into whether it is one of four airmen killed in a Coast Guard plane crash on January 30. The report notes Canada’s shift from agriculture as its population industrializes.
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Baltimore
Patapsco
Coast Guard
Canada
King and Queen Mark Wedding Anniversary in London
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary with domestic appeals winning praise from Britons and empire-wide rejoicing. Massive royal pageantry filled London as thousands awaited the royal procession from Buckingham Palace to St Paul’s Cathedral for a national thanksgiving service.
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London
George VI
Elizabeth
Philip
Earely
Buckingham Palace
St. Paul's
Fisas
City Adapts To Fast Time In Frederick
Frederick residents adjust to daylight saving time causing mix ups with schedules for schools buses and mails. Most schools opened at 9 30 daylight time with half hour later hours. few rural towns kept standard time. Mail trains and star routes ran on standard time causing delayed deliveries.
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Frederick
Brunswick
Stassen Bids Openly For Jersey Delegates
Harold E. Stassen travels from Ohio to seek New Jersey GOP unpledged delegates ahead of the national convention. Senator H Alexander Smith says the visit aims to engage all presidential possibilities in talks with delegates. Taft may visit New Jersey in May. Smith notes Arthur Vandenberg declined a similar bid. Dewey visit not yet arranged. Stassen will speak at Princeton University Wednesday.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
New Jersey
H. Alexander Smith
Stassen
Taft
Smith
Arthur Vandenberg
Mich
Gov. Thomas ©. Dewey
New York
Princeton University
Local Frederick Teams Compete At National Duck Pin Bowling Meet
Two Frederick teams joined the 1948 National Duck Pin Bowling Congress tournament in New Haven Conn on a weekend run. Participants included Jack Crampton William Flair Donald Beacht Shelton Miller James Schultz and Jack Landis on Julius Jacobson s squad with Abner Miller Charles May and Floird Grove on Cramers team Grove placed high in the men s singles with 429 points while Jacobson s team finished next in the Recreation division behind Baltimore s 60xK squad.
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Frederick
New Haven
Julius Jacopson
Jack Crampton
William Flair
Donald Beacht
Shelton Miller
James Schultz
Jack Landis
Abner Miler
Charles May
Flord Grove
Cramer
Terre Haute Church Welcomes New Pastor Harvey S Shue
Harvey S Shue, pastor of Messiah Evangelical and Reformed Church in Woodin Baltimore, announced Sunday he accepted a call to Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church of Terre Haute Indiana. He will assume duties July 1 after completing a six and a half year pastorate at Messiah and a prior posting at Manor charge in this county.
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Harvey S Shue
Messiah Evangelical and Reformed Church
Woodin Baltimore
Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church
Terre Haute
Ind
Air. Shue
Woodlawn
Mr. Shue
Messiah Church
Manor
Vthis County
Inter-Church Bowling League Holds Annual Banquet
The Inter-Church Bowling League will hold its annual banquet Tuesday evening at seven o'clock at the Evangelical Reformed church. President Robert L. Shipley has arranged the program.
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Evangelical Reformed Church
Robert L. Shipley
Communists Run Fourth in Bavarian and Hesse Elections
In the German states of Bavaria and Hesse, the Communist party placed fourth in yesterday's local elections. Vote results show modest support amid postwar political shifts. No further details on vote counts or participating parties were provided in the readable text.
Uninstructed Delegations Likely in Maryland Primaries
Baltimore voters face April 2 primaries with likely uninstructed delegations to national conventions. MacArthur supporters seek GOP slate control in Maryland, while Democrats and Republicans alike see intra party clashes in Baltimore and the Eastern Shore as incumbents face opposition and candidates tour counties for handshakes and interviews.
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Baltimore
Linos
Maryland
Dov Mathur
MacArthur
Tim Bright
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Meade
Fallon
Garmatz
Lasseer
Miller
Beall
Earl Bennett
Dorchester County
S. Scott . Beck, Jr
Somerset County
Harold L. Loreman, Jr
Wicomico County
E. Peter Richardson
Worcester County
Bennettt
General Assembly
Beck
Loveman
Washington
Congress
Baltimore County
William P. Bolton
H. Street Baldwin
Jack Pollack
Democratic Organization
Pollack
OPA
Leo H. MicCormick
McCormick
Failon
Willam Curran
Pennsylvania Primary Set For Tuesday in 194#
Philadelphia reports that Pennsylvania’s primary will be held Tuesday with no candidate set to gain pre convention influence. Voters may cast write in votes for presidential preference due to a blank GOP ballot, while contenders like Dewey Taft York and Martin are not campaigning in this race.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
York and Taft
Ohio
Thomas E
Legionnaires repair toys at the Legion home for Christmas
Francis Scott Key post notes ongoing reconditioning of toys by the American Legion volunteers. Legionnaires meet every Friday evening in the shop room to repair and restore toys, with a formal collection in the jail and a home drop-off option. As spring cleaning begins, discarded toys may be gathered and prepared for distribution by Christmas.
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Francis Scott Key
American Legion
Legionnaires
Legion Home
Price Cuts Surge as Major Firms Trim Rates
Review of postwar price actions shows General Electric and U.S. Steel leading a pattern of cuts to curb living costs. GE slashed $50 million in January and added $10 million more. U.S. Steel trimmed $25 million while Westinghouse cut about $3.1 million. CIO unions pressed for raises, but Fairless argued wage increases would raise prices elsewhere.
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James Marlow
Apak
General Electric Corporation
Jamudis
US Steel Corporation
Qoom
U.S. Steel
Benjamin F. Fairless
GC. S. Steel
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Department of Justice
Congressional Committee
Fairless
General Electric
U. S. Steel
Westinghouse
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
U. S. Stec
aeteIks i
CIO Electrical Workers Union
Military Backing For Anti-Communist Group
Washington reports a final stage plan for military backing of anti-Communist Western Europe allies. Secretary Marshall, back from Bogota, will lead a White House review aligning with Western European union aims and defense cooperation.
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Washington
Europe
Tate Marshall
Bogota
Marshall
White House
United States
Nations
Sniper Attack on American Plane Reported
Seoul April 26 two snipers fired on an American courier C47 aircraft of the Troop Carrier Command during takeoff from Cheju Island airstrip off southern Korea. The U S Army headquarters reported the incident saying the attack occurred Saturday.
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Seoul
Cheju Island
Korea
U. S. Army
C47
Troop Carrier Command
U N Moves To Protect Holy City
The United Nations Assembly moved for immediate action to safeguard Jerusalem by 46 to 0 in an emergency session. It urged the Trusteeship Council to devise urgent plans to protect the Holy City and its inhabitants amid mounting reports of clashes and tension.
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Lake Success
United Nations Assembly
Jerusalem
Trusteeship Council
Holy
Ple
Russia
Ukraine
Palestine
Jem. 2
Faris el Khoury
Haifa
Mediterranean
Heavy Mortar Fire Strikes Tel Aviv amid Jaffa Attack
Heavy mortar fire from no man's land toward Arab Jaffa shook Tel Aviv at 11 a.m. despite no official progress reports. Irgun Zvai Leumi led about 1,000 men in the operation, aiming at Arab Jaffa from nearby Tel Aviv, with reports indicating Arab defenders may have fallen back into Jaffa and Manshieih quarter news.
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Tel Aviv
Palestine
No Man’s Land
Irgun
Igun
Jaffa
Mansheih
Final Arguments In Senate Probe Held
Washington April 26 final arguments were heard in the Maryland senatorial election contest against Senator O Conor. Counsel for D Joan Markey told reporters the closed session was to hear further arguments and offered no timetable for completion. The proceedings are the final step in the investigation of alleged irregularities and charges brought by Markey.
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Washington
D. Joan Markey
Maryland
O'Conor
Jenner R Ind
Senate Rules Subcommittee
Mar
Leaders Back Away From Highs in Narrow Markets
New York April 26 British forces faced rough conditions in today’s stock market as leaders from last week’s rapid rallies stepped back from yearly highs. Price changes were modest, with fractions in a quieter trading session.
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New York
Power lines revised in Middletown area brief outage
Potomac Edison Company reported power in the Middletown area interrupted for about two and a half hours Sunday evening while line changes were made to improve voltage conditions. Advance notice was given of the temporary service interruption. Washington April 26 Secretary Forrestal said a 66 group air force would provide the United States the best military results if the budget is to be saved. He added he has decided military spending should be limited.
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Potomac Edison Company
Middletown Loc
Washington
Forrestal
United States
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