Freeze Social Security Tax At 1 Percent
Washington August 1 United Press. A House Senate conference committee agreed to a compromise bill freezing the old age insurance tax at one percent and granting larger Federal grants for needy persons in all States. Beginning October 1 the program raises maximum monthly benefits for aged and blind recipients to 45 dollars, expands child allowances, and keeps the 1 percent Social Security tax for another year. If stalled, the tax would rise to 2.8 percent January 4, increasing payroll taxes by about 2 billion dollars annually.
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Marathon Hour Recreation Day at Harmon Field
A community event at Harmon Field features prizes for children from parks in events such as Happy Hooligan Race and Ping-pong races. Winners include Jack Miller and Eddie Tracey in various divisions, with multiple firsts listed for girls and boys and several little tots. Other races include the One-Jeg and Marble races with winners named from Harmon Field and Baker Park.
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Harmon Field
Jackie Tobery
Jack Miller
Baker Park
Eddie Tracey
Ethel Hiltner
Johnnie Haines
Harmon
Mary Tyergar
Sonny White
Patsy White
Doris Whisner
Washington Street
Robert Smith
Barbara Stone
Marble
Lorraine Tobery
Hannon Field
Peter Tobery
Dash
Casper Herding
Little Tots
Shirley Mills
Planned Funeral For Wrong Person
Washington reports a misidentification halted funeral plans for a drowning victim in Inwood West Virginia. Fingerprint confirmation revealed the body was Carl Cecil of Blue City Tennessee, not Richard Barrow, the cab driver relatives expected to bury.
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Inwood
W. Va
Potomac River
Richard Barrow
Carl Cecil
Blu City
Tenn
Cecil
Harry Barrow
Charles Barrow
Joseph F. Doyle
Mary Dolores Shoemaker
Truman vetoes tideland oil bill in stalemate
President Truman vetoed a bill to give states clear title to tideland areas including oil lands. The House postponed decision on overriding the veto. Speaker Rayburn announced further reading would be postponed due to low attendance. The measure sought to renounce U S ownership of lands beneath tidewaters. The Supreme Court case on tideland ownership loomed, with discussions about three miles seaward and the matter not being within tideland jurisdiction per the President.
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Rayburn
Texas
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Supreme Court
Congress
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United Nations Schedules September General Assembly Agenda
The United Nations announced its September General Assembly agenda to be held September 23 at the World’s Fair site in Flushing. Key issues include the Spanish question and the veto by the Big Five, with Egypt and Iraq pushing for discussion on Jewish immigration to Palestine. A Security Council report will cover Franco, Iran, and related matters as Albania and others seek membership.
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Herbert V. Evatt
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Western Europe
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Tthe International Labor Organization
U. S
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Lebanon
Greece
Yaroslavia
Atysve Lie
Larious
Schools To Open On September 3
Baltimore Aug 1 Children in several counties will return to classes starting September 3 with openings staggered through September 16. Doors open September 3 in Charles Frederick Kent Wicomico Worcester counties. September 4 in Calvert Caroline Carroll Harford Queen Annes Somerset Washington. September 5 in Baltimore City Allegany Talbot. September 9 in Anne Arundel Baltimore Cecil Howard Prince Georges St Marys. September 16 in Montgomery counties. Garrett connie has not yet reported its date. Dr Thomas G Pullen says elementary teacher shortages persist though high schools are in better shape.
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Frederick
Kent
Wicomico
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Carrol
Harford
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Somerset
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Baltimore City
Allegany
Talbot
Anne Arundel
Cecil, Howard
Prince George's
St. Mary's
Montgomery
Garrett Connie
Thomas G. Pullen
Governor O Conor Reviews Maryland Guards at Camp Ritchie
At Camp Ritchie an estimated fifteen hundred Maryland State Guardsmen were inspected by Governor Herbert R. O'Conor on his annual visit. The program included a theater show and a reception for the governor’s party while rain postponed firing orientation for small arms. William Preston Lane Jr., former guard commander and Democratic nominee for governor, attended.
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Camp Ritchie
Maryland
Blue Rider Mountain
Herbert R. O'Conor
National Guard
William Preston Lane, Jr
Hagerstown
Guard
Ted Is Loting
UNRRA Supplies In Trieste Area Stolen
UNRRA director general Fiorello LaGuardia cabled Allied headquarters in Caserta stating that millions of dollars of UNRRA supplies are being pilfered in the Trieste area. He demanded authority to deploy armed guards and warned he would seek higher-level intervention if not granted.
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Fiorello
LaGuardia
UNRRA
Caserta
Italy
Trieste
Adriatic
United States
Britain
John C. H. Lee
Mediterranean
Court News Equity and Local Real Estate Transfers
Equity actions list names for an absolute divorce, with Joseph W. Smith and Edna M. Smith, James J. R. Lightner, 22, and Charlotte J. Hagan, 19, plus Meredith S. Pax, 23, and Jacqueline J. Shankle, 18. Property deeds record numerous transfers by Noah Hess to Stella Lawson, Rudolph Ray to Raymond Speaks, Ned Zeiler to Harry Axline, Welty Rice to Joseph Kohnen, J Thomas Bittle to Mary Harshman, Charles Staley to Sinnett Cavender, Oliver Miller to James Lindsay, and Bussard to Walton Sheip.
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Joseph W. Smith
Edna M. Smith
James J. R. Lightner
North Market Street
Charlotte J. Hagan
Gapland
Meredith S. Pax
Bad Fifth Street
Jacqueline J. Shankle
Grant Street
Noah
Hess
Stella M. Lawson
Rudolph M. Ray
Raymond Speaks
Ned S. Zeiler
Harry D. Axline
Welty W. Rice
Joseph F. Kohnen, Sr
J. Thomas Bittle
Mary E. Harshman
Charles Paul Staley
Sinnett Wilson Cavender, Jr
Oliver E. Miller
James E. Lindsay
Clarence A. Bussard
PF. Walton Sheip
Three-Ring Circus Heads to Frederick August 25
King Brothers Circus with three rings and a wild animal menagerie will perform at Frederick’s fairgrounds on Monday August 25 after arriving Sunday night from Newburg via Pennsylvania Railroad. The 26-car show, first railroad circus here in years, features Cristiani Troupe Hedrick's and Albert Powell and Company, formerly with Ringling Brothers Barnum Bailey.
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A. C. Bradley
Big Top
Newburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
King Brothers
Cristiani
Hedrick’s
Albert Powell and Company
Ringling Brothers Barnum Bailey Circus
Yugoslavia Rejects Trieste Plan at Peace Talks
Yugoslav Vice-Premier Edward Kardelj denounced the French proposed Trieste settlement as a betrayal of his people, rejecting international control and warning that large sections of Yugoslavia would be oppressed by Italy. Dutch and other small-nation delegates pressed against great-power dictates as Trygve Lie urged speed in treaty negotiations.
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Yugoslavia
Trieste
Netherlands
Edward Kardelj
Italy
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Foreign Ministers Council
Kardelj
Baron van Boetzelaer
Lie
Trygve Lie
United Nations
Lions Club Weekly Meeting Highlights International Delegates
The local Lions Club held its regular weekly luncheon at the Francis Scott Key hotel with Lion president Clifford Yinger presiding. Delegates William H. Bartgis Charles B. Fleet and Howard Stup reported on the Philadelphia convention, praising the flag ceremony parade and activities promoting fellowship. China was the only missing country. Guests included Charles C. Clas Faugn Robert Mobler Lieutenant William G. Roessler Dr. Allen Hister and William A. Renn. Also noted: Twenty five Bahamian farm workers arrive at Smithsburg Labor Camp. total workers 39 to harvest beans vegetables and fruit in Hancock and Smithsburg areas.
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Lions Club
Francis Scott Key
Lion
Clifford Yinger
Philadelphia
William H. Bartgis
Charles B. Fleet
Howard
Stup
Allen Hister
William A. Renn
Lion ‘Alvey Rean
Conference urged to finish work before U N session opens
The notice to the conference stresses finishing its work by September 23 for the General Assembly start. If Paris fails to complete by then, it could hamper efforts. The talks proceed slowly as smaller nations join Australia in pushing for a stronger voice, while the Netherlands opposes monopoly of wisdom and Norway calls for dialogue between big and small nations.
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U. N. General Assembly
Lie
Na“jong
Australia
Netherlands
Norway
Montgomery County Junior College Opens With 200 Planned
Bethesda Maryland August 1 The Montgomery County Junior College the first in Maryland under a County Board of Education will open September 16 with about 200 students Classes will run weekdays from 1 to 10 p m at Bethesda High School and limited to 30 students Price Dean Hugh G Price notes personal contact rather than public address system Tuition is 156 per county student The college accredited by the State Board of Education will offer liberal arts and terminal courses for transfer or employment with eight teachers appointed and part time vocational experts also hired The program includes freshman English history mathematics languages and sciences with plans for courses in hotel resturant management merchandising and laboratory techs The Washington County Board of Education considers a similar junior college at Hagerstown and Baltimore area discussions continue with local officials Nevada’s state flower noted at end of piece
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Montgomery County
Maryland
County Board of Education
Hugh G. Price
Price
Morgan Park
Chicago
State Board of Education
Washington County Board of Education
Hagerstown
Baltimore
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Montgomery County College
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