Schools To Reopen On September 6 In Frederick
Frederick city and county public schools will reopen Wednesday September 6 marking the new scholastic year Superintendent Eugene W. Pruitt announced. First graders and their parents are invited to register on September 5 at Parkway Washington Street and North Market schools with cafeteria lunch options available.
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Eugene W. Pruitt
Parkway
Washington Street
North Market Street
Pruitt
Liberty Junior High School
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Ceounty
Emmitsburg
Liberty
Middletown
Thurmont
Walkersville
Carnival stand operator held on fugitive warrant
George Murphy Stegall 26 of Arkansas is in Adams County jail Gettysburg Pa on a fugitive warrant for grand larceny after absconding from Thurmont Guardian Hose Company carnival He refused extradition to Maryland and authorities will seek delivery from Pennsylvania A parole violation from Arkansas was admitted and an extradition hearing is planned in Harrisburg Pa Stegall operated a nail game at the Thurmont event and vanished without accounting for funds traced from Blue Ridge Summit to Fairfield before arrest
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Adams County
Gettysburg
Guardian Hose Company
Thurmont
Edwin F. Nikirk
George Murphy Stegall
Arkansas
Maryland
Lane
Pennsylvania
Bond
Blue Ridge Summit
Fairfield
Stegall
Mt. Airy
Nikitk
Harrisbure Nimwepa
Naadhive
Baltimore Milk Price Advances Half A Cent
Baltimore Aug 7 The price of milk rose by half a cent per quart in Baltimore and surrounding areas. New prices are 20.4 cents for standard milk 21 for homogenized 23 for high butter fat 24 4 for chocolate and 20 1 for buttermilk. Dalries said the rise was needed as all purchases except raw milk have risen. Last change was in February when prices were lowered a cent.
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Baltimore
Dalries
Worst Dreath Echoes 1930 County Weather History
Frederick residents face a repeat drought as crops suffer and water restrictions echo the 1930 crisis. Over 17 days only .17 inch fell, corn stands stalled, beetles attack fields, and drought conditions grip most areas while a river belt around Point of Rocks Brunsw ick shows more rain and healthier vegetation.
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Frederick
Potomac River
Point of Rocks
Brunswick
Health Office
Expressway plan stressed by Fallon for defense needs
Representative Fallon of Baltimore emphasizes the Frederick Washington expressway to support national defense at Camp Ritchie and to handle Washington traffic and West Virginia Pennsylvania streams. He urges completion of Frederick Washington and Washington Annapolis routes, sending letters to Governor Lane and State Roads Commission chair Reindollar. Lane refers to the request. Reindollar says the commission will act as needed. MARINES MARK ANNIVERSARY Units of the U S First Marine Brigade go on the offensive in Korea on the eight anniversary of the First Marine Division landing at Guskarnaee in the Second World War.
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Baltimore
Frederick-Washington
Camp Ritchie
House
Maryland
Washington
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Frederick- Washington
Washington- Annapolis
Rep. Fallon
W. Preston Lane
Robert M. Reindollar
State Roads Commission
Lane
Reindolar
Tokyo
U. S
First Marine Brigade
Korea
Guskarnaee
Second World
Army Reports 2,616 Korean War Casualties Total
The Army announced casualties today through August 6 totaled 2,616 for Army personnel with 153 killed, 1,390 wounded and 873 missing. Other services’ losses were lighter. Officials stressed careful, dignified notifying of families and noted the front in Korea is stabilized. A columnist had claimed higher totals, but Army sources said those numbers do not match the released lists. The Adjutant General handles casualty reports.
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Far East
Korea
Drew Pearson
Army
Pearson
Pushes Siren Man Falls Dead
Gaithersburg August 71 The emergency siren at the Gaithersburg fire house shrieked in the morning hours yesterday. William H Mobley custodian of the Gaithersburg Washington Grove Fire Department had pushed the button to summon aid. A neighbor and about 20 firemen rushed to the fire house but Mobley was pronounced dead of a heart attack and lung hemorrhage by County Coroner Frank J Broschart. Mobley joined the department in 1927 and had been custodian since 1933 the only paid job.
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Gaithersburg
William H. Mobley
Washington Grove
Mobley
Frank J. Broschart
Manpower Limits Amphibious Korea Invasion Plans
Washington reports lack of manpower and transport blocks a large scale landing behind the Korean lines. Marines landed quietly at a South Korean port and joined front line troops. Naval and air support remain substantial, but a division-scale assault is deemed unlikely soon.
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Red Army
Korea
Europe
Pacific Islands
1St Marine Division
Far East
U. S. Navy
New Barn For 4-H Club Use Erected at Frederick Fair Grounds
Construction begins on a 120 by 36 foot livestock barn at the Frederick Fair Grounds for exclusive use by 4-H Club members. The Frederick County Agricultural Society will oversee the project with materials partly donated by 4-H. The barn will house steers and dairy cattle and be ready for the upcoming fair from October 4 to 7. Nearby wash stands and a new toilet are also planned.
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Frederick Fair Grounds
John L. Shaw
Board of Managers
Frederick County Agricultural Society
Shaw
Condition Of Streams Clear At Frederick Junction
The Monocacy River is clear at Frederick Junction while the Potomac River shows clear water at Point of Rocks indicating good stream conditions in the region.
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Frederick Junction
Potomac
Point of Rocks
Reservists In Air Force Get Notices
Air Force reservists in the area received telegrams ordering reporting for active duty and Army reservists answered questionnaires as part of a 62000 man national call. Air Force men report first to Winchester Hall for arrangements, then Langley Field Va. for processing. Sgt Robert L Lane and Sgt Bidwell Sherman on duty at the station, with several men sent to Martinsburg for exams and a new Navy recruiting station opening in Frederick. Injured in fall Charles C Grable Mt Airy is in Eugene Leland Memorial Hospital Riverdale after scaffold collapse caused multiple injuries. Mayor Munshower and Aldermen touring city property at Fishing Creek reservoir. Mercury fell to 61 at Baltimore just before sunrise.
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Army
Winchester Hall
Robert L. Lane
Lane
Bidwell Sherman
Langley Field
Martinsburg
W. Va
Navy
Frederick
Veterans Administration Office
Clarence O. Bowers
Charles C. Grable
Mt. Airy
Eugene Leland Memorial Hospital
Riverdale
Pyongyang Struck by B 29 Bombers in Major Korean War Raid
U S Far East Air Forces reports B 29s plastered Pyongyang and Wonsan with more than 540 tons of bombs in the heaviest Korean war strike to date. The raid, aided by radar bombing, hit rail yards and an oil refinery while facing some flak. Bombers returned safely as ground actions continued along the southern battlefront.
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Pyongyang
Wonsan
Far East
United States
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U.S
Ex-Guitarist Candidate In Idaho Primary
A sweeping primary preview centers on Idaho where ex guitarist candidate Glen Taylor battles ahead of the state’s two Senate seats election. Nebraska Arkansas and Kentucky voters also cast primaries with Fulbright White and Dworshak tied to closely watched contests.
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Henry A. Wallace
Progressive
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Senate
Nebraska
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D. Worth Clark
Truman
U. S
Russia
South Korea
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Dworshak
Bert H. Miller
Miller
C. A. Robins
Compton I. White
Taylor and Clark
Robins
Hex
John Sanborn
Herman Walker
J. William Fulbright
Val Peterson
Ernest Adams
Omaha
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Earle Clements
Charles J. Dawson
Reds Fire On British Ship Near Hongkong
Chinese Communist shore batteries shelled the 14,000 ton British freighter Hangsang about 14 miles south of Hongkong. Two British officers were wounded by fragmentation and evacuated to hospital in fair condition. Earlier, five small shells were fired at the American freighter Steel Rover in the same area.
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Fair Condithot
Philippines Offers Troops For Korea
Manila reports the Philippines government offers to send 5900 combat infantry to Korea immediately at its own expense. President Quirino announced the move after Congress approved dispatching troops. He said more volunteers could be trained if needed and outside funds are required.
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Kremlin
Multiple Sunday Crashes Damage Several Cars In City
Two city accidents Sunday left several cars damaged but no injuries. At 11 22 a m on West Patrick Street a collision occurred when Raymond G. Ziegler Baltimore left of center and struck Laurence H Walsh 442 West Patrick Street head on. Ziegler faced a charge for failing to keep to the right. A 3 17 p m incident on South Market Street involved Ethel A Jacoby Gettysburg Pa Route 1, Mary E Fazekas Silver Spring, and a truck driven by Merkle C Wise Frederick Route 8. All cars were hardbound and Jacoby's coupe sustained the most damage.
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West Patrick Street
Jefferson Street
Raymond G. Ziegler
Baltimore
Laurence H. Walsh
George Hoffman
Ziegler
Walsh
South Market Street
Sergt. Ben Phebus
Ethel A. Jacoby
Gettysburg
Mary E. Fazekas
Silver Spring
Merkle C. Wise
Frederick
Jacoby
Speeding fines and a fatal fall reported in Baltimore
Micky M Keeney of Woodsboro paid a fine and costs of 15.75 before Magistrate Manuel Weinberg after being found guilty of exceeding 50 mph. Trooper Stonesifer said Keeney reached 70 mph near Mt Pleasant on Route 26 July 30. Paul H Main, Woodsboro, was convicted for failing to stop at a boulevard stop sign and paid 15.75. Collateral of 51.45 was forfeited by Glen D Reisinger for exceeding 50 mph. Stonesifer reported speeds up to 70 mph near Routes 26 and 71 on July 30. In Baltimore a 45 year old painter Moseph J Sitwick died from injuries after falling from a scaffold two weeks earlier while painting a house.
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Micky M. Keeney
Woodsboro
Manuel M. Weinberg
Peoples Court
James Stonesifer
Mt. Pleasant
Paul H. Main
Stonesifer
Glen D. Reisinger
Dover
Baltimore
Moseph J. Sitwick
Marines And Army Break Korean Line In Major Offense
US Marines and Army infantry launched a 20 mile front assault in southeastern Korea, striking the Sixth Division and its Red First Division back about two miles. About 9,000 Americans and South Korean commandos led the attack as B 29 bombers hit Pyongyang and Wonsan. Averell Harriman visited a front line post, reporting optimism among American and South Korean leaders. The drive began with heavy artillery and air support, advancing about 3,000 yards on the first day, with heavy combat and replacements pouring in to sustain the push.
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Truman
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MacArthur
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UW. S 24Th Division
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Pusan
United Nations
Yechon
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First Marine
U. N
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Chinju
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