OConor Pushes War Claim Bill to Frederick Payment
Senator Herbert R. OConor vows to speed through the Senate his bill to reimburse Frederick Maryland $200000 for Civil War expenses. The measure would authorize the Treasury to pay the city from unappropriated funds for costs incurred protecting government materials and Union supplies stored in Frederick on July 8 1864 against Jubal Early’s Confederate forces.
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Herbert R. O'Conor
U. S. Senate
Frederick
House
Donald B. Rice
O'Conor
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Maryland
United States
Jubal Early
Libertytown Man Injured In Accident
A Libertytown motorist, Paul Martin Key, received a lower lip laceration after a morning crash on Route 26 in Libertytown. He was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Key, eastbound, prepared to turn left toward the road to Johnsville when his car collided with a westbound 1938 Pontiac driven by William Thomas Nichols of Abingdon Virginia. Damage was about 350 dollars to Key’s 1947 Plymouth and 70 dollars to Nichols’s car. Trooper James Lewis said charges of improper turning may be filed against Key.
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Libertytown
Paul Martin Key
Key
Frederick Memorial Hospital
James Lewis
Johnsville
William Thomas Nichols
Abingdon
Nichols
Lewis
Red China Accused of Drug Warfare at United Nations
United Nations in New York hears from Harry J. Anslinger, U.S. narcotics commissioner, who claims Red China conducts drug warfare to fund Communist activities and weaken morale of U.S. and allied troops in the Far East. He will present fully documented cases to the U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs next week.
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United Nation
N. Y
America
Red China Today
U. N
Far East
Harry J. Anslinger
U. S
U. N. Commission
Anslinger
Two Given Terms For Evading Taxes
Baltimore reports 18 month sentences for Aaron and Harry Eisenberg on tax evasion charges tied to Southern Lacquer Co. Fines totaling 40000 accompany convictions for evading 125000 in 1944 and 1945 taxes. They also face personal tax evasion charges. case details indicate further investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Aaron
Harry Eisenberg
Southern Lacquer Co
Bernard J. Flynn
Strawberry Breakfast Honors May Queen At Hood College
Hood College students will honor Miss Strawberry and the May Queen at the Strawberry Breakfast on Sunday at nine. The Coblentz dining room will feature fresh flowers and a banquet for the Queen her Prince the Jester and the May Court. The Queen and Court will be secret until announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood College
Mr. Strawberry
Coblentz
Prince Hood
Hudson Outdoor Theatre
Janet Miller
Baltimore
Elizabeth van Blarcom
Franklin Lake
N. J
Minnesota Woman Hurt In Accident
Heavy rain caused a car crash at East Seventh and Maxwell streets injuring Mrs. N. K. Ricks of Minneapolis. Alvey V. Renn driving a 1952 Pontiac collided with Helen L. Murdock in a 1951 Buick. Renn and Murdock were unhurt. Ricks treated for bruises and released. City officer George Crouse investigated. no charges filed.
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Minnesota
N. K. Ricks
Minneapolis
East Seventh
Maxwell Streets
Alvey V. Renn
Maxwell Street
Helen L. Murdock
Ottawa
Seventh Street
Mr. Renn
Mehil Morgan
North Market Street
Murdock
Mra.Ricks
George Crouse
Eight Allied Planes Downed in Week and Far East Actions
Communist ground fire downed eight Allied warplanes in the week ending Friday, matching the Red MiG-15 toll in air combat. One Sabre was lost, three other Allied planes failed to return, and one downed plane was Australian. The Red tally listed eight MiG-15s destroyed, two probably destroyed, and eight damaged. U N air forces hit Red airfields in North Korea, destroying one 11 10 and two YAK S while damaging two YAKs. The U S Eighth Army reported 1 832 Red casualties April 15 21, including 879 killed and 817 wounded. The Iowa pounded east coast targets in its best day since arrival, destroying 17 buildings and two gun positions.
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Seoul
Far East
Air Force
U. N
Washington
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Navy
Governor Candidate In W. Va Withdraws From Race
Charleston April 26 Edward H. Greene, Cadell county prosecutor, withdrew as a Democratic candidate for governor to back Cyrax S. Kump of Elkins. Greene’s exit leaves Marland, Hedrick, and Everett Shafer as remaining aspirants, with Kump favored by some party factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Edward H. Greene
Cyrax S$. Kump
Elkins
Green
Cadell County
Kump
William C. Marland
Teravee
E. BR. Hedrick
Beckley
Rev Everett, Shafer
House of Delegates
Raleigh County
Apple Trees Near Full Bloom in Frederick County
Apple trees in Frederick county are nearing full bloom in a few days as warm, clear weather would aid fruit set. A cool wet spell risks reducing pollination activity and increasing scab disease, prompting expert warnings on spraying to protect clean fruit.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Rome
Deeds Recorded for Wilson Place and Westbrook Lot Transfers
Deeds recorded in the Clerk's office show Mr and Mrs Raymond J Ford purchasing two lots on Wilson Place from Mr and Mrs Melvin P Oden for about 3000 dollars. Mr and Mrs John A Wagoner sold to Mr and Mrs James F Zimmerman at Westbrook for around 2500 dollars.
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Raymond J. Ford
Melvin P. Oden
Wilson Place
John A. Waggoner
James F. Zimmerman
Jet
Westbrook
Chimney Fire Responded By Local Fire Crews
Firemen from United and Citizens Truck Companies answered a chimney blaze at 403 West South Street at about five twenty six this afternoon. No damage was reported.
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United and
Citizens Truck Companies
West South Street
Exchange calls Tokyo as wartime transition nears
Emperor Hirohito and General Ridgway, commander of the Allied occupation, engaged in brief formal courtesy calls today during the countdown to the transition to sovereign status. The exchanges occurred as officials prepared for the formal handover and the closing phase of Allied oversight.
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Tokyo
Empero Hirohito
Matthew
Ridgway
Traffic Law Cases Heard By Justice Shoemaker in Mt Pleasant
A $35 fine was imposed by Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker Jr in Mt Pleasant on Mrs Catherine R Flors for improper turn after an accident April 14. Joseph A Giardina of Baltimore was found not guilty of reckless driving. Remsburg fined $5 for one way street violation. Koons suspended 60 days jail for assault. Leipold $50 for passing on a curve and not guilty of excessive speed. Stop-sign citations issued to Hilderbrand Stem and Younkins. Troopers Crowther and Bond filed the arrests.
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H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Peoples Court
Mr. Pleasant
Catherine R. Flors
E. C. Crowther
Mt. Pleasant
Joseph
A. Giardina
Baltimore
Flora
Giardina
Flore
B. B. Rosenstock
Joseph Samuel Hemsburg
Middletown
James Stonesifer
Stonesifer
Remsburg
Bentz Street
Church
Second Street
Armory Hill
Shoemaker
Bentz
Market
Clarence Koons
Libertytown
Glen W. Fritz
Liberty
Fritz
Koons
Robert D. Leipold
Washington
Leipold
Set
Corbin
Robert. S. Stup
Frederick
Oscar David Hilderbrand
Union Bridge
Carlton W. Stem
Sykesville
Grace E. Younkins
Head Lacerations After Man Hit By Car in Thurmont
Howard Henry Brice, 47, of Route 1, Thurmont, sustained head lacerations when struck by a 1951 Dodge on North Market Street near the Arcade bowling alley shortly after midnight. He was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital by State Police ambulance in good condition and expected to be discharged soon. The driver, John H. Detroya of Rochester New York, an antique dealer, was traveling about 35 mph and could not stop. He was cited for failure to render assistance after the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Henry Brice
Thurmont
North Market Street
Brice
Frederick Memorial Hospital
James Lewis
Arcade
John H. Detroya
Rochester
Detroya
W. W. Corbin
Sgt
Corbin
Views of Son's Body Set to Identity in Court-Opened Casket
In Huntington West Virginia Mrs Newton Mitchell prepared to bury her son Pic Delford Mitchell 20 killed in a jeep accident in Korea. A sighting by a soldier raised doubt and led her to obtain a court order to open the sealed casket and verify the ashes. The mother exclaimed That's him as the lid was raised. The funeral proceeds the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W Va
Army
Newton Mitchell
Defense Department
Michells
Pic
Delford Mitchell
Korea
Delford
Nunan Ordered to Appear for May 4 Questioning
Washington reports that former Revenue Commissioner Joseph J. Nunan Jr. has been ordered to attend House Ways and Means probes by May 4 after medical clearance. Investigators focus on large unexplained funds traced to him from 1945 to 1950 and related tax inquiries.
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Washington
Joseph &. Nunan Jr
Nunan
Congress
House Ways and Means
Grav
George Schoeneman
New York
Special Treasury
Bold Move By U N Predicted In Korean Talks
MUNSAN Korea April 2014 The U N command planned a new and possibly bold move to break the truce stalemate as Communists agreed to a full dress meeting of armistice delegations Sunday. The five man U N delegation will meet at 11 am Sunday to discuss the armistice agreement. Brig Gen William P Nuckols said this is the only answer given to the Communists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
U. N
William P. Nuckols
Will Force Trend To Mass Transportation
Baltimore April 26. Harland Bartholomew planning consultant for St. Louis told the American Institute of Planners that rising costs in time and money, plus growing traffic hazards, will drive a shift back to mass transportation. He argued legal measures cannot prevent the trend, only higher costs and dangers can. He urged mass transit as a basic need, with private cars as supplementary.
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Baltimore
American Institute of Planners
Harland Bartholomew
Conssultant
City of
St. Louis
Bartholomew
GOP Headquarters Opens Monday for Primary Ballot Counting
Republican county chairman John A. Derr announced headquarters will open Monday at Hotel Frederick and stay open through the primary. District and precinct chairmen are to telephone returns, and tabulation will favor Republicans who control election machinery. Democratic and Republican ballots are simple this year, expediting results. Headquarters will reopen for the general election in late summer. Eight wife murder case in Greenburgh follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
John A. Derr
Derr
Chiarmen
Maryland
Set Your Clock Frederick Daylight Waving Time
Frederick prepares for clock changes as daylight saving begins this Sunday. Officials urge residents to set clocks forward one hour at 2 00 a m, with many choosing to adjust before bed.
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Frederick
Demolition Planned for Three Veteran Hous Units
The city to raze three unfit dwelling units from the postwar veteran housing project completed in 1946. Bids for the demolition and sale of plumbing and lighting fixtures will be opened at City Hall on Thursday May 1 at 8 p m. The three family units numbered 145 147 and 149 sit on Pennsylvania avenue west side. Buildings erected in 1946 used material from razed barracks at Logan Field Baltimore and are owned by Frederick with ground owned by M J Grove Lime Company.
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City Hall
Pennsylvania Avenue
Logan Field
Baltimore
City of
Frederick
The
Housing Authority
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Protest Over Handling Riot in Michigan Prison
Jackson and state officials faced sharp criticism over handling the Southern Michigan Prison riot that lasted four days, left one prisoner dead, dozens wounded, and caused about two million dollars in damage. Gov. Williams condemned Dr. Vernon Fox for congratulating rebel leaders as mutineers surrendered with eight guards freed.
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Jackson
Mich
Michigan
Ihs
G. Mennen Williams
Williams
Vernon Fox
Fox
Douglas criticizes over specifications and staff waste
Senator Paul Douglas accuses the Army of over specification citing ping pong ball rules as an example. He argues the Pentagon wastes manpower and time with excessive rules and that the Marine Corps delivers more firepower with fewer men. He also targets Agriculture State and the VA for excess staffing, noting 32,000 VA employees on insurance versus an expert suggestion of 8,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
Douglas
American Philosophical Society
Army
Marine Corps
Pentagon
Departments of Agriculture
State
Veterans Administration
Sufficient Spotters For 24 Hour Operation
The Air Force reports the volunteer civilian ground air spotter corps in 27 states has enough manpower to move from standby to 24 hour duty. The spokesman said the corps is fully mobilized for round the clock operation but there is no plan to alarm the public. Readiness remains subject to continuing training and potential war needs.
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Washington
Air Force
Tte
Maryland
Virgina
West Virginia
Rainfall Record May Be Toppled This April Rainfall Near 6.49 Inches
Rain is expected to push April’s total precipitation to within a half inch of the 30 year record of 6.49 inches set in 1928. If rain continues, the 1923 record will be equalled or surpassed. Forecasts also warn of more rain Tuesday or Wednesday, likely setting a new record.
Couple Married After Visiting Six Churches in Baltimore
A Marine PFC Fred E. Moser and his fiancée Betty Jean Hartman married in Baltimore after visiting six churches seeking a minister. Cigar shop owner Maurice Wallerstein guided them to Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church where Rev. Charles T. Campbell wed them. The couple, daughter of Maryland state treasurer Hooper S. Miles, planned a society wedding later that day.
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Baltimore
Maurice Wallerstein
PFC
Fred E. Moser
Hawley
Betty Jean Hartman
Washington
Wallerstein
Moser
Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church
Charles T. Campbell
Hooper S. Miles
Maryland
Maryland Girls To Be Blossom Princes in Apple Blossom Court
In Winchester Virginia April 26 a group of Maryland girls will serve as princesses in the Apple Blossom Festival court led by Queen Nina Warren. The lineup includes Virginia Harrington Truitt of Solomons and College Park granddaughter of former WWI governor Emerson C Harrington, plus Juanita June Blank Cumberland Anne Garrett Wenner Brunswick Lillian Bruce Janssen Bethesda and Mary H James Hagerstown.
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Winchester. Va
Maryland
Nina Warren
Virginia Harrington Truitt
Emerson C. Harrington
Mise Truitt
R. Truit
Solomons
College Park
Nina
California
Arrives Safely After Being Stranded 19 Days
A Navy P2V Neptune patrol bomber with 17 crew members reached Greenland after 19 days stranded on an ice island near the North Pole. An engine failed during takeoff from Tempt for a planned North Pole flight. Air Force sent a spare engine and seven technicians from Kodiak to repair the aircraft. The Navy and Air Force will study polar water and ice conditions. Fred gains were the rule to lay my quiet stock market.
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Washington
Navy
Greenland
North Pole
Air Force
Kodiak
Alaska
Delegates to be picked by five states
The Republican race shows Taft and Eisenhower leading in Arizona Arkansas Colorado Georgia and Utah where 59 delegates are on the line Gov John S Fine says it looks like a two horse race Harold Stassen agrees Taft and Eisenhower are front runners Taft leads in delegate tallies with about 300 of 1208 needed while Eisenhower has around 213 Democrats hold busy in Kansas Ohio and Florida with Kerr Keefauver and Russell campaigning Richards suggests Harriman could link foreign aid politics to his bid.
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Associated Press
Signa
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Georgia
Utah
Dwight Eisenhower
Robert Taft
John S. Fine
Pennsylvania
Moote Gop
Eisenhower
Taft
Harold Stassen
GOP
Cleveland
Sen
Gen
Ohioan
Hutchison
Kansas
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Attorney Speaks To Monocacy Club in Frederick Dinner
Parsons Newman, local attorney, addressed the Monocacy Club of the Evangelical Reformed Church at the regular dinner meeting Friday night. He highlighted Frederick city history, noted citizens who gained national prominence, and recalled the city's role in several wars. Officers for the coming year were elected: President Roger Willard, Vice President Elmer Wachter, Secretary Kirk Cramer, Treasurer C. Kenneth Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monocacy Club
Evangelical Reformed Church
Parsons Newman
Frederick
Newman
Roger Willard
Elmer E. Wachter
Kirk D. Cramer
C. Kenneth Henderson
Richard H. Best
Sam W. Maplea Jr
Thedak M. Biser
George C. Slagle
Frances Spurrier
Thaddeus M. Biser
Russell H. Hinds
Sam W. Maples, Jr
W. Dave Morton, Sr
Call Youths Under 20 For July Draft Quota
Baltimore April 26 Youths under 20 will be called to meet Maryland quota of 465 in the July draft Col Henry C Stanwood said The June quota of 150 will be filled largely by men over 20 The Defense Department announced calls of 10000 in June and 31000 in July Maryland college students lacking prior deferment tests set for May 22 In Martinsburg W Va Leonard S Whittington 48 dies from injuries after being struck by a Pennsylvania freight train engineer Connie Russell said the locomotive dragged the truck about 773 yards before stopping
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Henry C. Stanwood
Selective Service
Defense Department
Army
Martinsburg
W. Va
Leonard S Whittington
Connie Russell
Hagerstown
Whittington
Escapees Souget Elkins in West Virginia
State police pursued two prison escapees who fled from Medium Security Prison at Huntingtonville by climbing bedsheets. They fear the men may be hiding with food supplies as three of the accomplices have been recaptured.
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Elkins
W. Va
Huttoneville
Here
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Cumberland
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Jaxt
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Luxembourg
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Charlies Wessen
Mercy Hospital
Ari
Mitchell
U.N
Greenburgh
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Tommy Manwile
Penna Ave
Fred
Lewe
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