Progress on New Rt. 240 Work Nears Completion
Multiple firms pursue the first section of the Washington expressway with several bridges and piers advancing. Empire Construction and Pecora Construction near finish on B and O railroad and Route 15 bridges while Conduit and Foundation advances the Monocacy river bridge. Grading, concrete, and pier work continue as steel deliveries influence final timing.
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Empire Construction Company
Monocacy River Bridge
Pecora Construction Company
Evergreen Point
Conduit and Foundation Corporation
Monocacy River
W. E. Graham Company
Urbana
Baker Valley
Graham
Washington
Frederick
Zerkel Construction Company
Heir To Property Enters Court Suit
Grace McCathran, now in Virginia, sues Frances Kelley as administratrix of Estelle Sweeneys estate for 2000, alleging life tenant neglected St Anthonys property from 1943 to 1949 causing major depreciation. The suit seeks restitution for the inheritance loss and names repair failures, water damage, and overgrowth as negligent acts. Also reports Charles Abernathy, 50, of Elk Garden W Va, killed when struck by a car on Washington Baltimore boulevard in Berwyn.
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St. Anthony's
Circuit Court
Grace Lois Wagner McCathran
Virginia
Frances Kelley
Pittsburgh
Estelle M. Sweeney
Elizabeth McMahon
Berwyn
Charles v Abernathy
Elk Garden
Washington-Baltimore Boulevard
Baruch pushes Congress toward price and wage controls
James Marlow reports that Bernard Baruch urged Congress to grant President Truman power to freeze prices and wages, shaping a new consensus. The article notes Truman’s preference for prepared but limited action, Taft’s opposition, and how Baruch’s input influenced lawmakers to back stand by authority while avoiding immediate hard freezes.
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James Marlow
Washington
Bernard Baruch
Congress
Truman
Baruch
DuPont to Work On Hydrogen Bomb Contract
Senator McMahon confirmed a contract is being negotiated with DuPont for work on the hydrogen bomb. He spoke after a closed Senate group meeting with Crawford Greenwalt, head of DuPont, and noted the Atomic Energy Commission had hinted negotiations were under way. A Moscow dispatch claimed 115,275,940 Soviet citizens signed a peace petition to outlaw the atom bomb.
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Washington
McMahon
D-Conn
DuPont Company
Wilmington
Del
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Crawford Greenwalt
DuPont Co
Moscow
Moscow Press
Stockholm
Army to Call For 62,000 Reservists in September October
The Army announced it will call 62,000 enlisted reservists not in units for 21 months of duty, using a pool of about 185,000. First group of 32,000 to camp by Sept 15, rest by mid Oct. Calls target National Guard and organized reserve strength. Priority by dependents.
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Washington
Army
Organized Reserve Corps
National Guard
Organized Reserve
First Army
New York
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Second Army
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
Delaware
Kentucky
Third Army
Georgia
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Fourth Army
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Fifth Army
Illlinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Sixth Army
California
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Nevada
Utah
Arizona
House Junked Price Curbs In United States Congress
The House rejected mandatory wage and price ceilings tied to a 3 percent rise and began anew on an economic control measure. President Truman denounced the bill as inviting a five percent increase. The ruling left a lighter controls bill giving the President standby powers and authority to requisition materials and grant loans, subject to potential wage-price amendments.
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Washington
House
Truman
Correction: Monroe Free arrest in Peoples Court notes
A correction states Monroe Free was arrested on Route 75 at New Market after forfeiting $11.45 for displaying fictitious tags. He was found parked in a private alley about 30 feet off Route 75, not operating the truck at the time.
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Peoples Court
Monroe Free
New Market
Free
Route 75
Stolen Buick Coupé Of Dr Edward Thomas Reported
State Police were notified about 8 this morning that the black Buick coupe owned by Dr. Edward P. Thomas was stolen from his Rockwell Terrace home during the night. License plates 370 000 had not yet been traced by mid morning.
Huge Refinery Is Destroyed
U S naval planes blasted a large North Korean refinery at Wonsan, a key fuel source for DPRK tanks. B 29s from FEAF and Seventh Fleet aircraft reported over Wonsan railway yards and the plant burned for four days after raiders set it ablaze. observers said the refinery was practically destroyed.
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Tokyo
Far East Air Force
Wonsan
38Th Parallel
MacArthur
Stockpiled Russian Arms Fuel North Korean Push
Washington reports a large prewar stockpile of arms and equipment built with Russian backing. Analysts say stockpiles left by the Soviet army after withdrawal helped North Korea sustain a five week offensive, with estimates rising from 96,000 troops and 150 tanks to about 200,000 soldiers and 300 Soviet made T34 and T70 tanks.
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Washington
Russia
Republic of
South Korea
United States
North Korea
Red Army
United Nations
Last Night Cool Air Ends Maryland Heat Wave
A strong cool air flow cooled Maryland overnight ending the week long heat wave. Maryland readings peaked around 94 with Western Maryland mountains near steady cool as the Cumberland State Police reported a low near 50s, Baltimore downtown hitting about 65. Forecasters expect continued cool weather through Sunday night before warming and rain return.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Cumberland
Baltimore
Ore
Condition Of Streams Clear At Frederick Junction
The Monocacy River flows clear at Frederick Junction while the Potomac River is clear at Point of Rocks according to the latest surface readings. Fisheries officials report stable clarity and no visible turbidity affecting nearby communities or water intakes.
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Frederick Junction
Potomac
Point of Rocks
US Forces Stop Red Units In All Out Drive To Capture Pusan
Weather and agriculture notes accompany reports of U S forces halting a large push toward Pusan as military action cooled. Forecasters predict pleasant conditions through Sunday with night temperatures dipping to mid fifties. DDT spray strategies for Japanese beetles on corn are examined, including spray volumes, equipment, and a three way mix targeting beetles, borers, and earworms.
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U. S
Pusan
Weather Bureau
Fishing Creek Reservoir
Decline Expected in Meat Prices This Fall
The Agriculture Department forecasts lower prices for meat, especially pork and high grade beef, in the fall. Meat output is at a yearly low but should rise in October through December, easing prices though not to prewar levels. Demand from defense programs may curb the seasonal drop.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Training Union Convention Opens at Hood College
Beginning this evening at Hood College the annual Training Union Convention of Baptist churches in the state opens. The Baptist Summer Assembly wrapped up at noon today, with about 140 additional attendees expected to register for the convention which closes Sunday evening. Opening speakers include Maines Rawles, young peoples director for the Southwide area of the Baptist church, and Rev. Charles B. Howard, professor of Bible at Collein belt College in Bules Creek.
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Hood College
Baptists
Maines Rawles
Young Peoples
The
Baptist Church
Charles B. Howard
Comnebelt College
Bules Creek
Rally and clash at Maryland Progressive party meeting
A Baltimore street corner Progressive rally was broken up after a veteran attacked a speaker condemning US intervention in Korea. Police asked for a permit and dispersed the crowd as a brief shower began. Chairman Harald Buchman said the event was largely incident free and police cooperated.
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Baltimore
Maryland Progressive Party
United States
Korra
Far East
Harald Buchman
The
State Progressives
Five Day Forecast for Maryland and Delaware
Mostly sunny and pleasantly cool over the weekend. Warmer Monday through Wednesday with showers likely late Monday or Tuesday. Temperatures for the period average near seasonal normals.
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Maryland
Delaware
Reece Trails In Comeback Bid In Tennessee GOP Primary
Nashville Aug 4 Reece leads in his bid for Congress from Tennessee s First District with 29 488 votes to 27 908 for incumbent Dayton Phillips as 27 of 295 precincts reported Reece an East Tennessee banker industrialist publisher held the seat for 24 years before 1946. In the Second District Democrat Baker leads Jennings with 24 768 to 11 309 as Browning gains Democratic nomination for governor with 197 614 to 158 674 for Clifford Allen. Tennessee party balance makes governor nomination effectively decisive in this era.
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Nashville
Tenn
Carroll Reece
Iead
Tennessee
Reece
Dayton Phillips
East Tennessee
John Jennings
Howard H. Baker
Baker
Jennings
Gordon Browning
Browning
Clifford Allen
Orchard Property In Linganore Sold
The Mr. Olive Orchards in Linganore district were sold by the East Central Fruit Growers Production Credit Association to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Wise of Bethesda for 16700 dollars. The sheriff’s sale occurred in June, and the 194 acre tract near New Windsor along State Route 31 includes farm wagons, tractors, equipment and four tenement houses, barn, packing shed, and more. Wise is said to be connected with the Veterans Administration in Washington.
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Linganore District
East Central Fruit Growers Production Credit Association
Gerald E. Wisé
Bethesda
Credit Association
Smader and Voxt
New Windsor
Wise
Veterans Administration
Washington
William F. Eyler
Richard P. Beckley
Frederick-Emmitsburg Pike
Gasoline bomb case ends in six murder counts conviction
Santa Monica California August 44 Aircraft engineer John Henry Grant was convicted on six counts of attempted murder for placing a gasoline bomb aboard a United Air Lines plane carrying his wife Betty and their two children Marie and Bobby among 13 passengers. The device in Mrs Grants luggage exploded prematurely before departure for San Diego on April 17. no injuries occurred.
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Santa Monica
Calif
John Henry Grant
United Air Lines
Betty
Marie
Bobby
Malik Shaken After Auto Crash in New York
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Jakob A. Malik was involved in a car accident last night in New York. A Soviet spokesman said Malik was not injured.
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New York
Jakob A. Malik
Reds Press in Korea as Pusan Breaks Loom
Reports from Tokyo say North Korean forces press toward Pusan while American counterattacks halt their advance near Chinju and Taejon. U S. forces claim 600 enemy dead on one front and destroy hundreds of tanks as reinforcements pour in from Manchuria and Soviet stations. Marine patrol contact yields first frontier clash in six weeks with casualties and shifting frontline positions along the Naktong river as paroled hopes fade for former Rep Andrew J May.
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Ancong
Naktong
Pusan
Chinju
Tokyo
Korea
U. S
MacArthur
Taejon
Wi. S
Peningota
Wabung
U.S. First Cavalry
Taegu
Naktong River
Pongam
Masan
Manchuria
Chongjin
North Korea
Marshalling Yard
25Th
Kumchong
24Th
Pian
Hamchang
Naktongs
Red
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Taft
Mr. Truman
DuPont
Lavale Barracks
Mercury
College Park
Jean Peron Magnon
Maurice Cosandier
Washington County
Ficenamle Cooperation Administration
Paul
Robeson
State Department
Archisis
Elgin Hemp
Cairo
Egypt
Arab News Agency
South Butler
N. Y
Delmar C. Stell
Auburn
Linganore
Malik
Meowapa
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