Milk Truck Driver Dies In Accident Near Braddock Heights
Charles C. Grove a 30 year old Frederick milk truck driver was killed when he jumped from his vehicle into the path of an oncoming car on Route 40 east of Braddock Heights. Ebersole the car driver was unhurt and no charges will be filed. Grove resided at 13 Wisner Street and funeral services are set for Friday at 2 PM.
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Charles C. Grove
Frederick
Braddock Heights
James Stonesifer
Grove
Ford
Harold L. Ebersole
Boonsboro
Excelsior Sanitary Dairy
White House
Ebersole
Stonesifer
Washington
Bat
Wisner Street
Greenberry
Mamie Heffner Grove
St Paul's Lutheran Church
Jefferson
Clera Jeanine Carpenter Grove
Phoebe Marie
Priscilla Jean Carpenter
Richard Grove
Harold Grove
Buckeystown
Carroll Huffer
Middletown
East Church Street
Mt. Olivet
M. R. Etchison and Son
Final Action On S S Bill Seeks Expanded Social Security
Washington Aug 16 final House action looms on a bill vastly expanding social security coverage and boosting benefits. The compromise broadens coverage to about 45 million workers, raises family maximums, and increases benefits while altering payroll taxes over the next two decades as lawmakers debate provisions including an amendment opposed by the Administration.
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Washington
Truman
Knowland
Rcalif
Rep
Lynch
House
Ways and Means Committee
House- Senate
Social Security
Receivers Named for Imperial Theater in Brunswick
Equity Court appointed H Kieffer DeLauter Frederick attorney and Jack Wilen of Baltimore as co receivers for the Imperial Theater after Jules Girden defaulted on a mortgage securing $35 000. The plan keeps the moving picture house operating with average receipts about 750 dollars weekly while collecting income and paying wages rents and operating expenses. Receivers must post a 5000 dollar bond.
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Equity Court
Imperial Theater
Brunswick
Charles W. Woodward
H. Kieffer DeLauter
Frederick
Jack Wilen
Baltimore
Samuel R. Goldberg
Goldberg
Jules Girden
Moving Picture House
Girden
Long Island City
DeLauter
Reuben L. Uman
Wilen
Family Aid For Soldiers Moves To Quick Action
President Truman and Congress push to speed a family support allowance system for service men. Disagreement centers on payment levels and how costs are shared. House subcommittee heard witnesses. Truman proposes a $150 a month top allotment and early Sept. 1 payments, with potential discharge for those unable to support families.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
G. I
Senate
House Armed Services Committees
House
Budget Bureau
Tydings
Thai Troops Accepted for Korea UN Force
Washington August 16 Defense Secretary Johnson said the United States has accepted Thailand’s offer of 4000 troops for the United Nations force in Korea. He spoke during a conference with Thailand’s ambassador and noted Army arrangements are being made. The Thai ambassador said the troops would be in Korea soon.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Thailand
United Nations
Korea
Wan Waithayakon
150000 Troops Alleged in Korean War Pact Report
Chinese Nationalists report Soviet Russia and Communist China agreed to send 150,000 troops into Korea if North Korea is pushed to the 38th parallel. The unconfirmed tale also cites a Moscow Peiping pact to use infiltration rather than open invasion in Southeast Asia. Molotov’s Peiping visit allegedly influenced the plans.
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Taipei
Formosa
Russia
China
North
South Korea
Southeast Asia
Red China
Peiping
VM. Molotov
Orient
Molotov
Chou En-Lai
Stalin
Construction Set to Break Frederick Building Record in 1950
Frederick shows a rising construction surge with 1950 totals surpassing 1.6 million by August and potential to reach 2 million if no restrictions hit. Through July eight new dwellings started and eight more permits issued in August for dwellings and conversions, with City Engineer Walter supervising all plans under city regulations. A separate item reports William E Powers of Dickerson fined 275 for drunken driving and speeding.
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Frederick
W. Raymond Walter
Frank Cox
Culler Avenue
Edward Fox
Wilson Avenue
Norman A. Adams
Frederick Avenue
Elizabeth Bower
Magnolia Avenue
Carlton Brown
Biggs Avenue
Perry Trittipoe
Thomas Morgan
West South
Jefferson Streets
Robert K. Castle
Columbus Avenue
Earl F. Hargett
West Seventh Street
Taney and
Grant Streets
Cullier Avenue
Melvin P . Oden
Lee Place
Melvin P. Oden and Sons
Frederick Produce Company
East Fifth Street
Arthur R. Remsberg
West Patrick Street
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Legion
East Church Street
Farmers Cooperative Association
Wisner Street
Keedy
West Church Street
Hiltner and Roelke
Hansel Hurst
North Market Street
Lloyd Kimmel
Sherman Avenue
Thomas G. Mohler
Harry C. Fagan
East Fourth Street
Roger L. Myers
Key Avenue
Marion Carmack
Harvey Stockman
Ox Fibre Brush Company
Dickerson
Hagerstown
E. G. Miller
Boonsboro
William E. Powers
Robert Miller
Major quake ranks among earth's strongest ever recorded
Associated Press reports a vast undersea quake around 9 30 am yesterday, location uncertain but centered likely south of Manila in the South China Sea or Tibet Burma region. Seismologists say such a shock could spawn giant tidal waves though not all submarine quakes do.
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Associated Press
South Pacific Ocean
Burma
Philippines
Manila
South China Sea
Tibet
Himalayas
Germany
Geophysical Institute of the University of Goettingen
Messina
Italy
Boston College
University of Washington
South Pacific
University
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Washington
Creeping Price Increases Spread Across Goods
New York reports a broad wave of price hikes in the past 24 hours. Worthington Ball Co raises golf balls to $1.00, E R Squibb boosts toothpaste to 29 and 49 cents, Glidden Co lifts paints by about five percent, National Lead Co increases lead products by a penny per pound, while Monsanto cuts dye fixative price by 24 percent.
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New York
Worthington Ball Co
E. R. Squibb and Sons
Glidden Co
National Lead Co
Monsanto Chemical Co
Closed Frederick Iron and Steel Plant After Strike
The Frederick Iron and Steel plant is completely closed following a strike by Local 237 International Molders and Foundry Workers Union AFL. Picket lines were set up late last week and members of Lodge 667 International Association of Machinists refused to cross them. Management announced Monday that closure was unavoidable.
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Frederick Iron and Steel, Inc
International Molders and Foundry Workers Union
AFL
Lodge 667
International Association of Machinists
New Windsor Youth Dies Of Shot Wound
Ed gar Robertson McClellan Robertson, 19, was found with a shotgun wound in his chest at his home near New Windsor and died four hours later at a Baltimore hospital. Cpl. James M. Simmons of the Maryland State Police investigated. He was found in his room at 6 30 a.m. and lived with his mother Mrs. Mary Robertson on Route 1 near here.
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New Windsor
Edgar Russell McClellan Robertson
Here
Baltimore
James M. Simmons
Maryland State Police
Simmons
Young Robertson
Mary Robertson
Route 1
Where Do Reds Get Manpower
An analysis of Korean War manpower sources questions how communist forces sustain casualties and expand strength. It cites conscription in Korea, manpower from Manchuria and China, and potential undercounted initial forces, with Tokyo reports noting up to 150,000 around the front and possible division-to-formation expansions. It contrasts Soviet arms support with increasing U S and UN firepower and troop rotations, noting blackout on exact unit totals. It also records a local arrests docket for petty offenses and licenses.
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Washington
Red Army
North
South Korea
Manchuria
China
Far East Command
Pentagon
Korea
Tokyo
Korean Front
North Korea
United Nations
Russia
38Th Parallel
United States
United States Army
Target Area Turned Into Huge Smudge Pot By 980 Tons Bombs
MAL BOYLE reports from Waegwan Korea on August 16 as 988 28 bombers of the Fifth Air Force unleash a massive strike. The 21 square mile target is turned into a vast smudge pot with smoke, fire, and cratered ground. North Korean forces near Taegu unseen as American patrols cheer nearby.
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Mal Boyle
Waegwan
Korea
Here
Taegu
James R. Young
Denver
Colo
Naktong River
Playground Season Ends With City Events This Week
Final events of the City Recreation Commission summer season include two outdoor concerts at Mullinix Park on August 22 by the Colored Elks Hand at the direction of James Jefferson and a Labor Day wrap up at Baker Park by the Lyric band of Hanover Pennsylvania featuring an electric organ. The season ends officially August 28 at Staley Park Tiny Tot Town Harmon Field and Mullinix Park with supervision ending on the announced dates and pools staying open through Labor Day if weather permits. Civic groups donated prizes and neighborhood contests boosted public interest in the recreation program.
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City Recreation Commission
Robert J. Smith
Mullinix Park
Colored Elks
Hand
City Lodge No. 382
James Jefferson
Lewis E. Hill
Smith
Labor Day
Baker Park
Lyric Band
Hanover
Pennsylvania
Washington Street
McCurdy Field
East Third Street
Diggs Pool
Tiny Rain Chance Lingers Over Dry Spell
The Weather Bureau notes a slim chance of showers this afternoon or tonight amid a dry spell. A warm, humid day is expected tomorrow with possible light rain. A cold air mass from Canada may lower weekend temperatures. Frederick area water use remains high as reservoir levels dwindle. No heirs were found for Miss Alice V. Smith who died July 22. administration granted to H Kieffer DeLauter. estate valued around $650.
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Weather Bureau
Canada
Frederick
Fishing Creek
Linganore Creek
Alice V. Smith
East Fifth Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Register of Wills
Harry D. Radctif
H. Kieffer DeLauter
Miss Smith
DeLauter
Reverses In Korea Damage U.S. In Europe
Paris reports American officials urge Washington to send at least five more US divisions to Europe and appoint a unified commander. Britain is urged to send five divisions to Germany or northern France. Korea’s crisis has damaged US standing, raising French doubts about war will and reliance on atomic strength. The piece notes French mood favoring neutrality or cautious resistance amid renewed mobilization debates.
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Paris
France
Washington
Europe
U. S
United States
Britain
Germany
Korea
Atlantic
Russia
More Troops Reach Korea Fight In Southwest Sector
The first large scale reinforcements from the United States for Negro infantrymen have arrived at the battlefront in Korea. Elements of the U S 25th Division, manned by Negro troops, have fought fierce battles in the southwest sector and drove within a few miles of Chinju in the first American offensive of the war.
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United States
South Korea
U. S. 25Th Division
Chinju
New York Stock Market Quiet in Slow Trading
New York, Aug 18. Stock prices held steady in slow motion trade with changes generally under half a dollar per share. Some issues moved more on special developments, showing wider intraday swings.
Air Raid Strikes 98 B 29s Halt North Korean Advance
Ninety eight B 29s blasted a 60,000 man Red Korean buildup on the Naktong river front with 875 tons of bombs. Observers saw survivors flee and Reds dig fox holes as American troops crossed the river seeking to assess the raid's ground impact.
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Tokyo
Nakiang River
Idwan
United States
U. 5.8Th Army
Korea
West Bank
Hal Boyle
Wregwan
Irving S. Coryell
Atlanta
Willian Turner
Dallas
Barle E. Patridge
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Coryell
Turner
Leif Erickson
Naktong
Waegwan
Boyle
U. S
First Cavalry
Erickson
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E. R. McC. Robertson
William Payne
Frank Raymond
Burras
George E. Young
Route 5
Twertey
Austin Thomas
Klinehart's Alley
Carty
U.S
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