Induction in U S Service Leaves for Baltimore draft call
Eighteen city and county residents including four volunteers depart by bus for Baltimore for induction in the April draft. Registrants from Draft Board 45 and 6, ages about 21 to 22, traveled or will travel by chartered or scheduled buses. Rural boards continue to classify and hear complaints as offices switch to daylight saving time, opening 8:15 to 5:15 weekdays.
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Baltimore
Armed Services
Selective Service Boards
Draft Board 45
Tennessee
Draft Board #6
Paul Eugene Herrell
Germantown
Thomas Frost Essex
Frederick
Robert Kenneth Moler
Ninth Avenue
Brunswick
William ‘Edward Littles
Phobus Avenue
Charles Thomas Wirls
Draft Board
Churchill Cancels Trip To United States
London April 27 Winston Churchill cancelled a planned trip to the United States today citing the British government crisis in a letter to Harold E Stassen president of the University of Pennsylvania He avoided speaking at the university in May due to upheaval in the Labor cabinet and potential general election while not mentioning the crisis directly
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London
Winston Churchill
United States
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Churchill
High Speed Chase Ends When Auto Cracks Up
Towson recounts a high speed chase ending when a Sunfire taxi rigged for two men rammed the Sparrows Point toll bridge. Police fired six shots as Harry Willey, 23, and Raymond Marsh, 26, fled after forcing driver Elmer Carter into the trunk. Carter escaped, the suspects were unharmed, and police pursued through Sparrows Point.
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Towson
Norman Mitchell
Elmer Carter
Carter
Sparrows Point
Sparrows Point Toll Bridge
Harry Wilburg Willey
Raymond Marsh
No Malaya Rubber For Russians And Chinese
James Currie British commercial counselor in Washington says Singapore rubber exports to Communist nations will be blocked by April 9 licenses. Currie calls it a modified embargo and warns a complete ban would amount to an economic war, with the British government withholding licenses to Reds.
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Los Angeles
China
Russia
Singapore
James Currie
Washington
Currie
Malaya
Large Industrial Area Threatened By Flames
An explosion sparked a fire at a 72,000 gallon gasoline bulk station in Troy Ohio early today threatening a three block industrial area. Firefighters saved an adjacent Shell bulk station with five tanks holding about 61,000 gallons. Sinclair Company lost four 15,000 gallon tanks and one 12,000 gallon tank. a residence and several outbuildings were destroyed. No injuries reported.
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Troy
Sinclair Company
Valor as U S units break from Red trap in Korea
West Central Front Korea April 26. Three US battalions, two infantry and one artillery, fought through an encirclement while defending a withdrawal along a dusty road. An artillery crewman and a captain both earned praise for battlefield resilience as a relief column battled through Chinese fire.
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West Central Front
Korea
U. S
Bernard Combs
Elgood
W. Va
Nicola D. Ferrina
Pittsburgh
Ferrina
Combs
Haywood Thomas
Pasadena
Calif
Cpl
Joseph Frazier
Long Beach
Pvt
Norman Duty
Columbus
Black Market In Meat Reports Investigated
Baltimore April 27 The Maryland regional Office of Price Stabilization investigated reports of a black market in meat. Hugo R Hoffman OPS director said reports came as shortages hit beef lamb and veal. Packers say they lose money buying livestock at free prices then processing and selling under OPS ceilings. Hoffman urged Congress to consider livestock price ceilings warning the purchaser can be as guilty as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Price Stabilization Today
Hugo R. Hoffman
Hoffman
Congress
Truman Proclaims Mother's Day May 13
President Truman officially proclaims Sunday May 13 as Mothers Day. The proclamation directs that the flag be displayed on all public buildings in recognition of the day.
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Washington
Truman
Five Day Forecast for Maryland and Delaware
Five day forecast calls for scattered showers Sunday afternoon and again Wednesday. Mostly fair and warm weather will prevail with a very warm weekend, cooler Monday, and warmer Tuesday. Period temperatures are expected to run 10 to 12 degrees above seasonal norms. Normal highs range 65 to 70 and lows from near 40 in western Maryland to near 50 in eastern and southern Maryland and the Delmar Peninsula.
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Maryland
Delaware
Wester Maryland
Delmar Peninsula
Grumbine land takings grant new trial in roads case
Associate Judge Patrick M Schnauffer granted Mr and Mrs Frank A Grumbine a new trial in the condemnation by the State Roads Commission for seven acres of land plus easements on the Unionville by pass. The 1763 award to the Grumbines was set aside as against the evidence. Tenants Clarence Smith awarded 552. The court noted prejudicial testimony from appraisers and questioned the jury verdict method. The Roads Commission argued the verdict valid under Maryland law.
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Patrick M Schnauffer
Frank A. Grumbine
Unionville
State Roads Commission
Grumbine
Clarence Smith
Liberty
Thomas §. Glass
Manuel M. Weinberg
Glass
Robert EF. Clapp, Jr
The
Roads Commission
Maryland
Grumbines
Weinberg
Firemen Monkeys And Raccoons Casualties
A three alarm blaze beside a Baltimore fire station injured two firemen and five animals, three monkeys and two raccoons, plus three store dummies. Firemen suffered a smoke explosion while animals recovered. The dress shop and two other businesses were damaged. Cause undetermined.
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Baltimore
House of Engine Co. No
Russia Got Aid From Her Former Allies
Washington reports that Russia received crucial aid from Britain and the United States to modernize its arsenal. The aid came during wartime alliances and afterward, including through espionage and British designed jet engines. U.S. Representative Clarence Brown cited jet engine use in MIG 15s in Korea and noted 50 British engines supplied to Russia in 1946 and 1947, including Rolls Royce Nene variants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
Britain
United States
U. S
Clarence Brown
R-Ohle
The
House
Korea
Great Britain
Camps For Political Prisoners Consider Camps For Political Prisoners
Washington April 27 Congress weighs a plan to prep four detention camps for 14 000 political prisoners in case of a general war. Prison director Bennett urged 4 0 0 0 for four abandoned camps to house suspected subversives during national emergency. Hoover and Mel_inerney backed the 14 000 as threats to internal security. Bennett said political prisoners must be kept separate from criminals.
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Washington
Congress
James V. Bennett
House Appropriations Committee
Bennett
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Altorney
James M. MelInerney
Justice Department
Watch Resumed For Return Of Vogeler
Russians allow six Austrian journalists to monitor the border for the return of American businessman Robert A. Vogeler from a Hungarian prison. No sign of Vogeler or an announced release. Journalists linger at Nikelsdorf near Vienna’s Soviet zone, fearing a border crossing may have occurred during their absence.
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Vienna
Robert A. Vogeler
Vogeler
Hungary
Nikelsdorf
Austria
Proposal For Parity Freeze Faces Congressional Opposition
Washington April 27 President Truman proposes freezing farm parity through the year to tighten food price controls. He faces strong opposition from farm states in Congress while Senator Anderson former Secretary of Agriculture supports the plan, calling it workable for farmers.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Anderson
D-Nm
Study Of Problem To Be Continued In Frederick
National Institute of Municipal Law Officers will continue review on whether an alderman can succeed to the mayoralty during his term after resigning from the board. Frederick City Attorney E Austin James said a three page letter from NIMLO general counsel Charles S Rhyne asked for more information and cautioned no final conclusion. The issue arose as Alderman Donald B Rice was chosen to succeed Mayor Elmer F Munshower upon his resignation to become State Police superintendent.
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National Institute of Municipal Law Officers
Frederick City
E. Austin James
Charles S. Rhyne
Jeral
NIMLO
Donald B. Rice
Elmer F. Munshower
James
Rhyne
Mimlo
Frederick
Seniors Take Staff Places at Frederick High on Senior Day
Frederick High School marks Senior Day with seniors replacing faculty and staff in classes and activities. Student leadership includes president James Baker and secretary Mary Reed with Louise Weagly as sponsor. Baker chosen as substitute principal in place of Harry Smith, while numerous seniors assume roles across offices, classrooms, and support staff.
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Frederick High School
Louise Weagley
James Baker
Edward Rice
Mary Reed
Rudolph Walch
Nancy Meintzer
Reyburn Browning
Marlene Barnes
Dick Shipley
Edna Powell
Jean Wastler
Ronald Tyeryar
Marybelle Remsyburg
Eugene Dorsey
Betty Wastler
Barbara Luhn
Charles Ecker
Harry ©. Smith
Mary C. Adams
Betty Fox
Florence Byrd Allen
Patsy Oland
Mary R. Allen
Violet Miller
Ruby Arneson
Janet Chapman
Eleanor Barnhart
Betty Hann
Dorothy Beachley
Connie Boone
Kathleen Moore
Ethel Beachley
Peggy Geisler
Katharine Biehl
Rendell Rhoderick
Richard Shipley
Helma Bowers
Jane Spangler
Homer Brooks
Ronnie Tyeryar
Flossie Cain
Joyce Wisner
Jean Young
Navid College
Bruce Douglas
Heisley Corum
Betty Brown
Virginia Creed
Dorothy Wachter
Helen Decker
Joyce Wiles
Perry Darner
Talbott Himes
Louise Doty
Betty Englar
Barbara Boyer
Julia Etchison
Richard Mercer
Jane Derry
Margaret Stup
Arnold Fleagie
Glenn Summers
Paul E. Fogle
Doris Miller
James Fraser
Richard Sweadner
Tex L. Harvey
Ann White
Lloyd Hoover
Marghbelle Remsburg
R. Eugene Hummell
Nancy Strobel
Russell McKelvey
Paul Mills
Eugene Zimmerman
Stephen Mester
Roland Hahn
Franklin Raines
Edward Oldaker
Patricia Seitz
Natalie Parton
Arianne Schrodel
Audrey Pressler
Ernestine Page
Harvey L. Price
Franklin Plunkard
Robert Frye
Dorothy Ranck
Nancy Jones
Mary E. Rioads
Nancy Siup
Frances L. Shores
Janet Hahn
Louise Talley
Robert C. Tarr
Carol Haller
Louise Weagly
James Fpf
Zimmerman
Bernard Wiles
Cobientz
Lois James
Morgan
Mary Sue Reed
Jack Crum
Mr. Lightner
Eugene Rinehart
Carmail
Jean Lippy
Nancy Hammaker
J. Kanode
Thos. Younkins
Extension of 30 MPH Speed Limit on West Patrick Street
Signs extend the 30 mph limit from Narva Avenue to Goodman Place west of Baughman’s Lane, replacing the former 50 mph zone. The Lindenills area, now within the city since 1947, also falls under the reduced speed limit after recent collisions.
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Patrick Street
Narva Avenue
Goodman Place
Baughman
Lindenills
Foreign Aid Test as MacArthur Controversy Lingers
Washington report notes Truman era foreign policy hinges on next year’s aid package. Debates focus on ECA permanence, agency control, and cost estimates running up to 13 billion dollars. congressional scrutiny targets military and economic assistance amid inflation and supply questions.
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Preredson
NEA
Washington
NEAS
MacArthur
Truman Administration
MacArthur Fring
ECA
Economic Cooperation Administration
White House
State Department
Department of Defense
Congress
Appropriations Committees
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Truman
Europe
North Atlantic
General Eisenhower
Mary
Laly
U. S
U.S
India
Yugoslavia
Palestine
Spain
Tim
Defense
Red Cross To Move Offices In Frederick County
The Frederick County Chapter of the American Red Cross will relocate its headquarters to 5 West Second Street, effective April 40, with most services moved except Home Nursing and Production, which stay at Winchester Hall and the Federated Charities building. The move, from 37 North Court Street, expands from five rooms to five rooms, retains staff, and adds a regional blood defense program alongside Social Welfare, Junior Red Cross, Motor Corps, and Staff Aid.
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Frederick County
American Red Cross
West Second Street
Peters Building
North Court Street
Charles A. Price
Red Cross
Winchester Hall
Federated Charities
L. R. Schoolman
Frederick
Emily Bittle
Two Weeks Extension Granted For Mark Ups
Washington reports a two week extension from April 30 to May 14 for retail and wholesale food dealers to adopt the new percentage mark up system. The Office of Price Stabilization notes no further extension beyond tomorrow for filing store classifications with district offices. The orders, issued March 28, cover about 60 percent of grocers shelves and $20 billion in annual business.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
ODS
Richmond Fire Ravages Warehouse Bulk Loss Seen
A rapidly spreading fire in a large Richmond department store warehouse leased by Miller & Rhoads destroyed furniture, rugs, mattresses and televisions. Officials estimate damages exceed 1 million dollars after sprinklers triggered shortly before 8 a.m. multiple sections of the one story brick building were damaged.
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Richmond
Millier & Rhoads
Miss Truman Praised and Criticized in Radio Debut
Hollywood gossip notes Miss Truman’s radio debut as the wife of James Stewart in the film Jaeckpot. Critics called her performance competent but not outstanding while co stars praised her promise and James Stewart predicted a future in acting. The same day a Royal Navy munitions ship Badenham exploded at Gibraltar, causing six deaths and injuries.
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Hollywood
Margaret Truman
Maise
Miss Truman
President Truman
Jaeckpot
James Stewart
Jack Helhman
Daily Variety
Zuma Palmer
Hollywween Citizen-News
Walter Ames
The
Los Angeles Times
Bill Carn
London
Admiralty
Gibraltar
U N Troops Continue To Fall Back In Korea Front
U N forces withdraw on both ends of the 10 mile Korean front near Uijongbu and Yangyu as the Chinese push toward Seoul. Van Fleet says withdrawals preserve units and inflict heavy enemy losses while civilians flee Seoul in large numbers. Allied forces counter with delaying actions as Red divisions close on the capital, with 15 000 enemy killed in four days and a vast no man’s land forming in the east central sector.
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Tokyo
Natons
Ney
U. S. Eighth Army
Han River
Han
Seoul
van Fleet
8Th Army
U. N
Uijongbu
Munsan-Seoul
Ve N
U.N
Royal Gloucestershire
Tom Gradshaw
Mae Reincarnation Of St Paul Hoover Says
New York April 27 ex president Hoover compares MacArthur to a reincarnation of St Paul during an unscheduled remark at the American Newspaper Publishers Association dinner. He derides the great debate and recalls Kaiser Wilhelm Mussolini Hitler and Tojo as misreading U.S. family discussions. Stocks push ahead in a steady advance in New York.
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New York
Werbert Hoovers
Douglas MacArthur
St. Paul
East
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Samuel H. Kauffmann
Washington Evening Star
Koover
U. S
Joe
Hoover
Kaiser Wilhelm
Mussolini
Hitler
Tojo
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Haas
Schnauffer
Frederick County Roads Board
Annapolis Road
Mt. Pleasant
New London
Mae
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