Army worm attacks corn in Frederick County fields
An entomologist reports the fall army worm has invaded Frederick County corn and sweet corn fields planted after July 1. Most corn is beyond the susceptible stage, but affected fields face 2 to 10 percent damage, with worms detected in several fields including near Braddock. The pest may be seasonal and originate from tropical moths, potentially returning next year.
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Frederick County
University of Maryland
Tropics
South America
Braddock
Daniel J. Thomas
Shooting Case Is Dismissed In Peeples Court
Charges in an assault and battery hearing were dismissed after evidence showed the weapon had discharged accidentally. Names and places appear in a long list of collateral forfeitures and unrelated notes from various towns and officials. The Sheriff’s sale reports a Braddock Heights property sold for 100 dollars to Herman Fischer. Market moves ahead with slight gains in New York.
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Edward J. Smith
Peeples Court
John Spencer. Jr
Mit
Airy
Alfred L. Snowden
Fountain Mills
Mit Ai
F. Sheffield. Jr
Snowden
Court House
Route 46
Braddock District
Herman Fischer
Braddock Heights
Anderson Gray
William G. Reeder
New York
Canadians betrayed by Soviet spies in Canada case study
James Marlow discusses how Canadians with high education and government roles joined a Soviet espionage ring. He cites the Can adian Royal Commission findings that money was not the primary motive, but belief in Communism as remedy for democracy failures led to betrayal. The piece frames the Canada case as warning for the U.S. and notes Churchill on information seeking among nations.
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James Marlow Washington
Governme
Soviet
Russia
Communist Party
Ent
Pari We
Canada
House of Commons
London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
AAA
BBB
Oif
Royal Canadian Commission
Plane Crash Fatal To Five Near Topeka Air Base
A United States Air Force trainer crashed two miles southeast of the Topeka base shortly after takeoff killing five crew and injuring two. Colonel Albert F. Kalberer said nine men were listed for the flight but only seven were aboard. The two survivors were hospitalized and officials withheld victim names pending next of kin notification.
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Topeka
Kas
Fames
Albert F. Kalberer
Kalberer
Envoys Call At Kremlin For Talks On Berlin Blockade
Three envoys Walter Be rench Yves Chatsigneau and Frank Roberts visited the Kremlin to meet Vyacheslav Molotov at 5 am in a bid to end the Soviet blockade of Berlin and resolve East West tensions. A London informant said Western leaders may seek Stalin’s personal intervention if talks proceed.
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Stalin
ANSE
Vyacheslav Molotov
Walter Brench
Yves Chatsigneau
Frank Roberts
Kremlin
Molotov
Berlin
Europe
London
Formant
Moscow
August Brings Sixth Consecutive Wet Month
August rainfall surpasses 4 inches as new showers exceed forecast. W. O. gauge records 0.58 inches by 8:30 am totaling 4.14 inches for the month, marking a third inch above normal and indicating a sixth wet month in a row. Muddy fields hinder farm work while Monocacy and Potomac conditions are noted.
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W. O
Textile workers vote for 15 cent wage increase at Celanese plant
The Cumberland union local of the CIO Textile Workers voted last night to accept a 15 cent hourly wage increase offered by the Celanese Corporation of America. Full ratification is expected today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
CIO Textile Workers
Ion
Celanese Corporation of America
Cool Heads Save 17 Aboard Plane
An airliner arriving at a reserve airport after a landing burst into flames but crew action and calm passengers prevented casualties. Stewardess Ruth Meyers guided passengers to safety while Steward Jack Inges assisted evacuees down the emergency ladder, with six crew and 11 passengers aboard.
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Montreal-to-Prestwick
Ada Air Lines
Mamnes
Reserve Airport
Ruth Meyers
Montresl
Jack Inges
Montreal
Babe Ruth Improves Amid Critical Condition in Hospital
Babe Ruth 53, famed former New York Yankee, rallies slightly as doctors call his condition pulmonary related and still critical. Hospital bulletin notes stronger pulse and improved condition while Ruth receives visits from wife, daughter, sister, and friends. Ruth’s full name George Herman Ruth and history include 1927 record 60 home runs and neck operation. latest illness undisclosed. A separate deed record notes a $4500 property transfer in New Market district and a lone arrest for loitering in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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New York
Babe Ruth
New York Yankee
Hayes Martin
Home Run
King's
Claire Ruth
Richard Flanders
North Conway
N. H
Wilbur Moberly
Baltimore
James P. Chapman
Ford Motor Company
Ruth
Chapman
Herm
Herman
Bebe
George Herman Ruth
Memorial Hospital Center For Cancer and Allied Diseases
Paul Carey
Babe Ruth Foundation
New Method Of Processing Sugar Corn Being Used Here
Frederick plant of the Monocacy Valley Canning Company adopts a new two stream corn processing method in its second year of commercial use. The whole grain and cream components are separated by a dividing belt then processed on two floors with new equipment and a silk removal stage. The system speeds packing by automating can handling, reducing 14 workers, and marks the first U S use of the technique after Wisconsin tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Monocacy Valley Canning Company
Wisconsin
Charlies W. Ross
Perjury Charges In Spy Probe Move
The House Un American Activities committee announced preliminary steps to prosecute spy hearing witnesses for perjury. Thomas JRNJ and Michael Ivanovitch Samarin, a former Russian school teacher, will be questioned in Washington instead of New York in executive session.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Witesses
Thomas Jrnj
Michael Ivanovitch Samarin
New York
Texas
George Morris Fay
United States
District of Columbia
Thomas
Fay
Justice’ Department
Rep
Mundt
RSD
Samarin
Moscow
Elizabeth T. Bentley
United States Offers Trade for Danubian Commission Seat
In Belgrade on August 12 the United States proposed exchanging its Danubian Control Commission seat for representation for Austria and Germany. The U.S. envoy Cavendish Cannon said Washington does not demand permanent membership and would yield if non riparian representation and German and Austrian inclusion are secured. The proposal accompanies Soviet backed plans to limit the commission to Danubian states and grants full and equal German membership once a peace treaty is in place or agreed upon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
United States
Europe
Germany
Week's Crop Report Issued
The U S Weather Bureau and State Extension Service report extreme rainfall in Southern Maryland for the week ending August 6 with a brief dry spell allowing excess moisture relief. Corn, oats, alfalfa, apples, peaches, potatoes, tomatoes, watermelons, and cantaloupes show varying conditions across regions including lower Eastern Shore and Western Maryland. Final assault announced in Greece as Athens reports forces ready today.
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College Park
Maryland
U. S. Weather Bureau
State Extension Service
Garrett County
Timothy
Wicomico
North Central
Mary Fa
Salisbury
Soviets Jam Voice of America Broadcasts
State Department reports Soviet jamming of Voice of America broadcasts into Europe as protests to Moscow continue. Washington plans expansion to 32 languages including Ukrainian and adds relay plants abroad, increasing foreign radio budgets and library programs.
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Washington
Russia
State Department
Radio Munity
Europe
Interfor
Rus
Moscow
Far East
Soviet Union
United States
Voice of America
Ukraine
Munich
Honolulu
Manila
Congress
Four Rescued As Wind And Rain Strike Bay
Four people were rescued and four remained missing during a Chesapeake Bay storm off Baltimore as heavy rain and high waves lashed the area. Rescues included Irvin Turner and Joseph Spacek, both of Baltimore, who clung to a capsized motorboat four miles off Miller’s Island. A boy, a man, and others reported injuries and exposure as authorities worked to account for all in Edgemere and New Shore areas.
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Baltimore
Upat
Chesapeake Bay
Weather Bureau
Fred Goler
Seneca Park
Edgemere
Irvin Turner
Joseph Spacek
Miller's Island
Walter Tiil
New Shore
Miller's
Mirs Rm
State's Future Farmers Meeting At University College Park
About 300 students and teachers of vocational agriculture attend the annual Maryland Future Farmers of America convention at the University of Maryland. Delegates from each chapter elect officers and plan next year activities after judging dairy cattle beef cattle swine and potatoes.
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College Park
Maryland
Future Farmers of America
University of Maryland
FFA
New Russian Look Branded By Thurmond Rally In Texas
A Houston audience of 8 000 to 9 000 heard Thurmond claim a states rights ticket would win over 108 electoral votes, arguing a return to constitutional government. Wright reinforced states rights as opposition to dictatorship, while Dewey Truman and Wallace faced sharp criticism.
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J Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Ed Ation
Teaas
South
Thurmond
Fielding Wright
pPpi
Accepton
States’ Rights
Prent Truman
Houston
Big Sam Houston
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Truman-Barkley
Thomas E. Dewey
Henry Wallace
America
Wright
Mystery clears over Popkins and Hopkins parole case
Sheriff learns West Virginia officials were replying about different people Robert Lee Popkins has been in custody since 1946 for a robbery charge in Farrelleville. The mixup involved Knott of the West Virginia Probation and Parole and Hopkins Knett, clarifying the confusion over who was being referred to in a letter. Authorities decide whether to revoke parole or send Popkins back for trial in Frederick.
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Guy Anders
West Virginia
Reobert Lee Popkins
Sheff
BR. MM. Knott
Knott
S. Hopkins
Anders
Ott
Hopkins
Jeter
Hops
Farelleville
Frederick
Jailed For Arrears In Alimony and Sheriff’s Sale Net
The report notes alimony arrears leading to a jail sentence for Knippie after she allegedly paid only 83 seven since December. It cites a weekly wage claim of 80 as a painter. A sheriff’s sale at the former Oland Aurist shop on North Market netted 34085 with Embert R Bowlus as auctioneer and Horace M Alexander as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kniber Wance
Jome Offuti
Knippie
Sheriff's Sale
Sheriffs
Oland Aurist
North Market Street
Embert R. Bowlus
Horace M Alexander
Court orders defied as Soviet consul defies court summon
In a tense exchange Washington protested to the United States over New York court orders demanding the Soviet consul produce two Russian teachers for questioning in a U S Moscow accused the FBI of kidnapping two Soviet teachers in Pravda labeling the actions gangster tactics The court action involved Mrs Oksana Stepanovna Kesenkina and Kail Ivanovitch Samarin in the espionage inquiry
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Washington
Russia
United States
New York
New York City
State Department
Thomas E. Berney
Aate
AM. Lomakin
Supreme Court
Oksana Stepanovna Kosek Ra
Alexandra Talstos
Tolstoy Foundation
Foom
Sue
Moscow
Pravda
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Oksana Stepanovna Kesenkina
Kail Ivanovitch Samarin
Robin Ray Injured in Lexington Auto Crash
C Robert Ray son of Mr and Mrs Ka Ray suffered severe head injuries in an automobile crash near Carroll Park Lexington North Carolina Wednesday night. He had just finished a baseball broadcast for WBLUY Lexington when his car hit an unlighted vehicle emerging from a sideroad. He required 32 stitches at Lexington hospital. One fellow ball player riding with him was also injured.
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Robert
Bob
Ray
Carroll Parkway
Lexington
N. C
WBLUY
Lexington Hospital
Mr. Ray
Berlin Bureau Split Threatens City Government Split
A third Berlin city bureau faces a split as Communist leadership in the Labor Department refuses to bow to a city decree. The anti Communist faction presses for separate control while police and food administration must navigate the dispute amid the factional rift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Pease
Trade Union Federation
Emed
Hungary Names Szakaszi Is as President Amid Resignation
Szakaszi, former deputy premier, becomes president of Hungary after Zoltan Tildy resigns following the arrest of his son in law on treason charges. The change is viewed as a Communist inspired switch shaping the country’s leadership.
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Szakasiis
Ailes
Haz
Hhingsury
Zoltan Tildy
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Paul J. Painter
Masburg
W. War
Richard D. Saxbdur
Millsboro
Pat Asbury Mullin
W. A. Muichner
Buckeystown Dam
Knoxville
Tel Aviv
Israel
Latrun
Jerusalem
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United Nations
Cool Heads
New Market District
Albert T. McCracken
Birs
Lillian C. Kefau
Melvin J. Briquiet
Green Bay
Wis
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Austria
Athens
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Albania
Soviets Jam
State's Future Farmers Meeting
University
THN
Franco
U.S
Lomakin
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Hungary
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