Rockson Enterprises Buys Tyrconnell Farms 700 Acres
Col and Mrs Lewis B Rock of Dayton Ohio purchase Tyrconnell Farms a 700 acre historic Frederick County land parcel known as Tyrconnell Farms. The property along South Mountain near Harper's Ferry Gap includes three parcels Weller Covington and Tyrconnell. They plan Tyrconnell as their permanent home and took possession March 15.
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Betty Sullivan
Frederick County
Merryland Treet
Rockson Enterprises
Lewis B. Rock
Dayton, C
Tyrcornnell
Clarence Dilton
New York
Daniel B. Wight
Frederick
Weller
Covington
Tyrconnell
Tyrconnell Farms
Col
Mus. Rock
Harper's Ferry Gap
Washington
Gapland
George Alfred Townsend
Crumb
Gas Tank Blast Sends 180 Coeds Flee Nightgowns
A natural gas tank explosion near a dormitory at Northwest Missouri State College in Maryville forced 180 coeds to flee in nightgowns and pajamas. Thirty injured or burned, 17 detained. one wall collapsed and a fire spread across the business district but there were no fatalities. Rescue efforts by local volunteers and fire crews, aided by teams from Clarinda and St Joseph, subdued the blaze in two hours.
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Maryville
Colege
Sue Hood
Northwest Missouri State College
Missouri
Annie Meadows
Clarinda
St. Joseph
Wage board overhaul to curb inflation in wage controls
President Truman creates a new wage board to stabilize wages for about 60 million workers after the old board collapsed in February amid labor walkouts. The new board will have six industry and six labor members plus a public member, with power to recommend settlement terms in labor disputes and to set rules for living-cost adjustments and benefits within wage limits.
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Norman Walker
James Marien
Washington
Truman
Organized Labor
Sewell Avery
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
U. S
War Labor Board
Wage Stabilization Board
George W. Taylor
University of Pennsylvania
Trima
Bers
Taylor
Eric Johnston
Johnston
White House
Oid
CIO
Hooper To Head New Md Assn Of County Commissioners
Frederick county County Commissioner A Grant Hooper to be nominated as first president of the new State Association of County Commissioners at a summer Ocean City meeting in August. Widdowson of Wicomico named vice president and Kathryn Lawlor of Montgomery County Council chosen secretary-treasurer. Six trustees from both shores slated. by laws revised. governor’s action on assessment bill unclear.
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A. Grant Hooper
Frederick County
State Association of County Commissioners
Ocean City
Annapolis
Association
Easrn
Maryland
Hooper
Paul M. Widdowson
Wicomico County
Kathryn Lawlor
Montgomery
Western Shore
Walter Bennett
Carroll County
Old Western Shore Association
Clarence Tyler
Anne Arundel
William H. Lemmert
Allegany County
Eastern Shore
Thomas Nelson Kay
Cecil
William C. Ford
Somerset
Julian W. Hurtt
Kent
Ansessgys Atoud
McKeldin
Peace Center Leaders Challenge U S Act
Five leaders of the Peace Information Center indicted under the foreign agents registration act challenge the constitutionality of the act. The center, based in New York, faced charges over failure to register and its link to the Stockholm Peace Appeal promoted by Communist parties. The organization closed last October.
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Washington
Peace Information Center
W. E. B. Dubois
Elizabeth Mons
William W. Remington
Remington
New York
Stockholm
Maryland Private Tains With UK Forces For Joint Training
Private Hubert M. Lutz of Middletown Maryland is presently stationed in the United Kingdom with the 44th Operations Detachment, 32nd AAA Brigade. He engages in joint training with the United States Army, Royal Air Force, and the British Army.
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United Kingdom
Hubert M. Lutz
Middletown
Maryland
44Th Operations
32Nd Aaa Brigade
United States Armoree
Royal Air Farm
British Army
City Goes On Fast Time Sunday in Maryland County
Daylight saving time will begin at 2 a.m. Sunday turning clocks to 3 a.m. in Frederick County and most nearby towns. Most towns will observe fast time with Baltimore and Washington centers. Brunswick and Peanut of Rocks stay on standard time. Public services, schools, and post office operations shift to DST though some local schedules may vary.
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Brunswick
Peanut of Rocks
Baltiore
Washington
Blue Ridge Lines
Frederick
Fined 150 After Wreck Magistrate Bennett Convicts Costley
Charles Edward Costley of Route 2 Frederick is found guilty of drunk driving after a wreck on Araby Road near Route 240. He must pay a $150 fine. Trooper Tucker filed charges. Sgt Don Edwards, later warned for exceeding 50, was broke and headed to Fort Meade. he was released. A separate non-support order requires $25 weekly to Mrs. Gladys Staley for seven children. Several motorists face fines for motor vehicle violations, including inadequate indicators and traffic offenses.
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Alton ¥. Bennett
Peoples Court
Charles Edward Costley
Route 2
Frederick
Costley
Thomas Bradley
Araby Road
Route 240
Donald A. Tucker
Bradley
Pennsylvania
Don Edwards
Philipsboro
Edwards
Orlock
Richard Stallings
Ft. Meade
William Edgar Staley
South Market Street
Gladys Elizabeth Staley
Thurmont
Edward LG. Storm
Philip M. Newman
Doubs
Claude Ecker
Poplar Springs
Robert Hampton
Titusville
James E. Walter
Silver Spring
Elwood Thompson
Washington
Fred M. Rudolph
Dundalk
Merle
S. Shankle
West Patrick Street
Hill
Ann T. Sherman
Linea
Kan
Congressmen Free Weekend in New York Sightseeing Tour
A large group of 159 Senators Representatives and their families arrived in New York by train for a sponsored weekend of sightseeing and entertainment. The trip to New York was sponsored by several local business firms and city agencies as part of a bipartisan congressional excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Congress
Violence at Wake Forest strike sparks deadly mill clash
In Wake Forest North Carolina April 28 gunfire followed a dynamite blast at the Royal cotton mill during a seven state strike by CID textile workers. Three people were injured including a newspaper reporter as dynamite was thrown from a mill window and across a fence initiating the exchange of gunfire.
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Wake Forest
N. C
Royal Cotton Mill
Aail
CID
Southern
Ban River
Danville
North Carolina
Iran in Turmoil Over Oil Policy and Premier Pick
Tehran April 28 The Majlis Lower House urged Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi to appoint Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh, age 78, as Premier after forcing the resignation of Hussein Ala. Debates over immediate nationalization of Anglo Iranian Oil Co ignite a national crisis with fears of Russian influence as strikes and riots unsettle southern oil fields. The Shah faces pressure to act as rumors swirl about possible dissolution of parliament and a bid to install Seyed Zia Eddin Tabatabaineh as premier, a move seen as pro British and anti Russian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iraq
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Mohammed Mossadegh
Iran
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Hussein Ala
Mossadegh
Ala
Majlis
Parliamentary
Oil Commission
Russia
Reza Hekmat
Shah Mohammed Reza Fahlevi
Seyed Zia Eddin Tabatahine
Shah
Seyed Zia
Syed Zia
Ohio State student held for writing threatening letters
Columbus, April 28. Ohio State University graduate student Robert T. Gaudlitz, 22, of Columbus, was charged with writing obscene and threatening letters to President Truman after MacArthur’s firing. He was arraigned before a U S commissioner and held in City Hall in $2,000 bond. Secret Service said they arrested him within hours after the post office turned over two letters.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Gen. MacArthur
Truman
Robert T. Gaudlitz
U. S
Secret Service
Gaudlitz
Uijongbu Falls on Road to Seoul and Front News
Tokyo reports April 28 that Communist troops captured Uijongbu within miles of Seoul as Allied forces withdraw on the western front. UN forces trade fire with Reds in Seoul and front lines while Pyongyang claims reserves poured in. British and American units move to bolster defenses, civilian flight increases, and heavy fighting continues along central and eastern fronts with limited gains for either side.
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Tokyo
Ujongbu
Seoul
U.S
Uilongbu
United Nations
Pyongyang
South Korea
Uag
Kimpo
Japan
Ree
Yangan
Nosman's-Land
Hwachon
McFarland Defends Truman Korea Policy Amid Republican Criticism
Senator McFarland of Arizona rebutted GOP charges that Truman era policy risks stalemate or appeasement in Korea. He denied advocating appeasement and said U.S. would not be fighting Korea if appeasement were the aim. Senator Wherry denounced Democratic claims of political capital over MacArthur's removal.
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Washington
Senator McFarland
D-Ariz
Truman
Wherry
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
McFarland
Senate
Tafl
Korea
Acelson
China
William M. Boyle, Jr
Vogeler Seeks Time For Interview After Strainful Trial
Vienna April 28 International Telephone and Telegraph executive Robert A Vogeler faced a Hungarian court and said he was sorry he did not live up to the American tradition under pressure The gentle plea came as he posed with his family in his garden and he noted he has no news during his 37 months in prison He admitted guilt to the court’s charges and hinted at further interview when he is able to speak again
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Frederick
United States District Court
Washington
Margaret Bowers
Zimmerman
Edward W. Garreit
U. S
District Court
Fran
Paul Bowman
Russel Zimmerman
Vienna
Austria
Robert A. Vogeler
International Telephone and Telegraph Company
Vogeler
Mr. Vogeler
Dick Tracy
J. Edgar Hoover
Edgar Sanders
Voweler
Todlay
Ruth
Stassen Seeks Reconciliation With MacArthur Letter Reveals Plea
Washington April 2 White House confirms receipt of a Stassen letter urging reconciliation between President Truman and General MacArthur. Stassen, president of the University of Pennsylvania, suggested inviting MacArthur to meet with the President and conveyed messages to Nathal Connelly and Mrs Truman’s secretary. The missive urged a mutual approach for the country ahead of any public action.
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Washington
Tedder Ehiveld
Stassen
Tramian Tolly
Dougas Mage Avian
Gen. MacArthur
University of Pennsylvania
Pias
Mrr.Truman
Staessen
Mia Actht
New York
MacArthur
Truman
CO Bial
MacArthur Reviews Loyalty Day Parade in New York
General Douglas MacArthur will lead the Fifth Avenue Loyalty Day parade from starting point on 23rd Street to the reviewing stand at Fifty-ninth Street. He will be honored by VFW leaders and Charles Kalts. Cardin al Spellman planned to ride, then plans changed after Protestant protests. The event features 40 bands and numerous nationality groups amid war veteran and civic delegations.
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New York
Cer
Douglas May Arthurn
Titan
Phanic
Chicago
Mudlweniken
Hapa Fifth Avenue
Alos Mobile
Ollie Celal
Gtsleed
Charlos C. Kalts
Form Wars
VIFW
Chisego
MacArthur
Formosa
Truyann
Hoa
New York Times
Protestant Episcopal Church
Times
Courtney Whitney
J. Joseph Smith
New York County Council
VFW
Cardinal Speliman
VEW
Smith
Democrats Meet Here At Maryland Young Democrats Conference
The Young Democrats of Maryland held an all day conference at the Francis Scott Key Hotel with Senator Herbert R. O Conor concluding his address in the early afternoon. George F. Mahoney and other speakers were listed among attendees as the conference planned a dinner to close the event. In New York the stock market started active but softened as prices moved higher after a lively opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Herbert R. O Conor
George F. Mahoney
New York
Nicola Elected Senate President After Bonomi's Death
Rome reports Enrico De Nivola former president of all was elected today president of the Senate. The vote follows the death of Ivanoe Bonomi who died April 20.
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Nicola
Rome
Enrico de Nivola
All
Senate
Ivanoe Bonomi
Vogeler Freed After Spying Trial Release in Vienna
American businessman Robert A. Vogeler was freed by the Hungarian government and returned to Vienna. His reunion with wife Lucille and family drew tears and crowds as Austrian police guarded the home. Vogeler, 3e year-old, spoke of feeling good and facing future plans after a 15-year sentence for espionage.
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Viennna
Robert A. Vogeler
Swift
la Rosenieneve
Tam
Nickelsdorf
Yi Ones
Vienms
Bland White
Lucille
Pia
Eurapest
Paul Foe Vogeler
Freedomn
United States
New York
Cleveland
Traungary
Voice of Angrica
U. S
Nagle
Fronk
Lenge
Bobby
Billy
Vlng
Voreler
U.S
Vogeler
Frontier
Nickelstorf
Arthur Shower
Vienna
Hilvor Eckern
Legation
Edgar Sanders
Sanders
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
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Sydney
Australia
Robert G. Menzies
Labor
House of Representatives
Elm Street
West Fifth Street
Sadie E. Mehrling
Nellie L. Mehrling
Ethlyn M. Etzler
Mrs. Rock
Ling
Gath
Aivn
Hearst
Dayton
Marine Corps
Col. Rock
MD. Assn
Peace Center
U. 5. Act
Uijongbu
Seoul Falls
Sih
U.N
Hungary
Robert A. Vozeler
St. Stefan
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