Induction Notices For Five More From Frederick County
Five men from Frederick County Board 46 are summoned for induction August 29, the first draft call since Korea. Eight were sent by Board 45, totaling 13 to leave for induction. Recruits are aged 18 to 26, mostly from rural areas. list includes Winpigler, Standoff, Ricketts, Keyser, Hewitt, and other locals. Official notes cite misinterpretations of registration rules requiring 18th birthday and five day window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Harry D. Winpigler
Dimitri J. Standoff
Joseph M. Ricketts
Kenneth R. Keyser
Charles C. Hewitt
Thurmont
Board 46
Board 45
Frederick City
Army and Air Force
Winchester Hall
Martinsburg
Air Force
San Antonio Tex
Army
Fort Knox
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Engineers Corps
John C. White, Jr
John c. White
Jefferson
Charles J. Gorman
Clifford D. Eyler
Earl C. Eyler
Emmitsburg
Transportation Corps
Harry E. Lee, Jr
Pauline Hale
South Market Street
Sentenced To Die In Chair For F. M. Slaying
Edward L. Gibbs, a 25-year-old Franklin and Marshall College senior from Pitman New Jersey, was ordered put to death in the electric chair for the murder of Marian Louise Baker, a 21-year-old secretary at the college. Judge Wissler set the execution date to be fixed by the governor. Gibbs plans to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Edward L. Gibbs
Franklin and Marshall College
Joseph EB. Wissler
Commonwealth
Gibbs
Pitman
N. J
Marian Louise Baker
W. Hensel Brown
State Supreme Court
New Jersey
Five Day Forecast for Maryland and Delaware
Mostly cloudy and cooler with showers or thunderstorms likely Saturday. Becoming mostly fair but continued cool Sunday through Tuesday. Warmer again about Wednesday. Temperatures average about 2 to 4 degrees below normal during the period.
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Maryland
Delaware
Colored Cards For Local Home Repairs Sign System Adopted
Frederick city officials authorize a color coded card system to indicate permit types for building plumbing sewerage and heating work. Cards to be posted where work occurs to inform police and public and ensure permits have been secured. Also notes a traffic meeting next Thursday and a review of a high bid for a Market House roof with possible only south side replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer F. Munshower
Board of Aldermen
Frederick City
Annapolis
City Hall
Munshower
Market House
W. Raymond Walter
Frederick Iron and Steel Work Resumes After Negotiations
Frederick Iron and Steel Inc resumed operations at its Frederick plant this afternoon after a weeklong strike ended with a new contract. President Jacob Goldberg announced an across the board raise of seven and one half cents per hour. Signing were Frank Jennette, John Hayes, and Local No 237 representatives George Devilbiss, George Layman, Richard Delaughter, Edward Esterly, and Delmas Layman, with management aides Rosenstock Leichert Bowers and Slummer. The agreement follows negotiations begun August 1 and aims to improve labor relations at the Frederick County plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Iron and Steel, Inc
International Molders and Foundry Workers Union
AFL
Jacob Goldberg
Goldberg
Frank Jennette
International Union
John Hayes
Frederick County
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Louis A. Leichert
Raymond E. Bowers
Elwood Slummer
Former Tenants Seek Separate Damages in Condemnation Case
The former tenants, Clarence L. Smith and wife, claim damages to their tenancy on the Frank S. Grumbine farm at Unionville should be separately assessed from those of Mr. and Mrs. Grumbine. They allege losses linked to Unionville relocation road work and consent to the ongoing condemnation proceedings to obtain separate appraisal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank S. Grumbine
Unionville
Grumbine
Clarence L. Smith
State Roads Commission
W. Jerome Offutt
Liberty Road
Medical Technicians Wanted For 90 Days
The U S Army and Air Force seek two enlisted reservists qualified as medical technicians for 90 days of service in Martinsburg West Virginia. Maryland residents only may apply at the Winchester Hall recruiting station Room 47 East Wing. Regular pay plus rations and quarters allowances offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army
Air Force
Martinsburg
W. Va
Maryland
East Wing
Winchester Hall
Western Europe Must Work To Aid Its Defense
Washington reports that Western Europe must boost its own defense before the United States commits more troops. Officials say France presses for a U S supreme commander and additional divisions, while American leaders insist on European military effort and shared responsibility.
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Washington
Western Europe
United States
Atlantic
Department of Defense
France
U. S
U.S
Europe
Korea
U S Vulnerable To Air Attack
Washington reports that an aerial Pearl Harbor strike could hit almost any U S location today. Radar and fighters likely cannot detect or destroy all approaching bombers. Experts say halting attacks requires striking bomber bases and industrial centers. long range B 29s and B 50s are part of planned retaliatory operations.
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Washington
United States
Polar
Air Force
U. S
Injury To Jefferson Man Fatal
Samuel Melvin Hill 57 of near Jefferson died at Frederick Memorial Hospital from injuries after being struck by a vehicle on Route 340 near Routes 58 intersection Sunday evening. Driver Ralph Charles Snoots of Brunswick identified. no charges filed. Hill, a World War I veteran and farm worker, left a wife Lona Wood Hill and several children. Body at 106 East Church street funeral home. arrangements pending.
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Samuel Melvin Hill
Jefferson
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Hill
James H. Rouzee, Jr
Ralph Charles Snoots
Brunswick
Virginia
John Hill
Lona Wood Hill
Fred Allen
Washington
Charles S. Hill
New Market
Marion L. Hill
Burkittsville
Clark
Early Action On Anti Red Bill Sparks Senate Clash
Washington discussions show Senate leaders resisting GOP attempts to dictate which anti-Communist bill will be considered. Mundt and Ferguson push to attach their bill to a home front mobilization measure, while Myers and Democrats pledge swift action on internal security and related measures. The day also notes a tightening trend in anti-Communist legislation and a transit of market and highway funding news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Myers
D-Pa
Mundt
RSD
Ferguson
R-Mich
Mundt-Ferguson
Truman
Senate Judiciary Committee
McCarran
D-Ney
Administration
Temperature May Cool Off Here Soon
A tropical disturbance off Melbourne Florida may bring showers to the region this weekend. Forecasters expect cooler, cloudy weather with possible rain and a high near 62 after a warm day reaching 88. A Canadian air mass is moving in and could lower temperatures further. Farmers report drought impacts on parched sugar corn though no widespread harvesting in silos is observed yet. Water use remains high at over 3.2 million gallons daily. Fishing Creek reservoir level fell about one foot. The region has seen roughly a third of an inch of rain this month versus a normal four inches.
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Atlantic
Melbourne
Fla
Carolinas
Canada
Great Lakes
Drouth
Fishing Creek
Sasscer Calls for Johnson and Matthews Ouster
Washington Md Congressman Rep Sasscer a senior member of the House Armed Services committee urges firing Defense Secretary Johnson and Navy Secretary Matthews. He threatens to warn Russia with atomic retaliation if Communist aggression widens. He calls for a balanced three-service defense and replacement of Johnson and Matthews with a trusted successor.
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Washington
Pia
Maryland
Defense
Johnson
Navy
Matthews
Rep
Sasscer
D-Md
House Armed Services Committee
Korea
Russia
Defense Johnson
Congress
John L. Sullivan
X x. Johnson
Longshoremen Refuse Unload Russian Furs
New York aug longshoremen from AFL Local 824 refuse to unload Russian furs aboard the Mauretania and vow not to handle Russian goods in the future. Furs valued at 138000 dollars likely to be sent back to England after earlier refusals on crab meat shipments. War veteran workers echo stance as tensions with Russia rise.
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New York
Mauretania
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
Russia
England
George Arney
Another Is Held In FBI Spy Inquiry
Washington Aug 1816 The Justice Department announced the arrest of Morton Sobel a 33 year old New York electrical engineer on charges of flying national defense secrets to Russia FBI agents took him into custody at Laredo Texas He is the eighth person in a roundup of Americans accused of passing atom bomb data to a Soviet spy ring Sobell fled to avoid arrest in June He was deported from Mexico back to the United States He worked on restricted Navy projects at General Electric in Schenectady NY from 1942 to 1947 He is charged with espionage conspiracy and faces possible death penalty if convicted
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Washington
Justice Department
U. S
Russia
Morton Sobel
New York
Laredo
Tex
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Sobell
United States
Jume
Mexico
U. S. Navy
General Electric
Schenectady
N. Y
Legion convention calls for expulsion of Soviet Russia
Donald R. Wilson, a World War I veteran and Maryland Legion candidate for National Commander, urged at the Maryland American Legion convention that the Soviet Union be expelled from the United Nations even if it risks war. The session featured a parade, drum and bugle corps contest, and officer elections with an unopposed Auxiliary slate headed by Mrs. James A. Rooney of Elkton.
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Baltinware
Legionnnaires
Iast Imight
Russia
United Nations
Maryland Legion
Donald R. Wilson
Wilson
Clarksburg
W. Va
American Legion
Soviet Union
Sesson
Downstown
Clifton Park
Legion Auxiliary
James A. Rooney
Elkton
Letitia Barker
Baltimore
Earl Gilbert
Frederick
A. Isaac Mervis
Russian Planes Reported Flown Over Shanghai Area
Nationalist China spokesman said Russian Air Force planes fly daily in the Shanghai area. Lt. Gen. Chang Yi-Ting cited intelligence placing a Soviet Twelfth Wing with possibly 75 fighters 50 light bombers and some heavy bombers. He also said three Chinese Communist divisions moved through Menchau toward Indochina. Mengtzu lies about 50 miles from Indochina by air.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
Shanghai
Chang Yi-Ting
Defense Ministry
Chang
Menchau
Indochina
Mengtzu
Leaders To Go To Tokyo
General J Lawton Collins and Admiral Forrest Sherman, top Army and Navy leaders, will depart Washington by air Saturday for Tokyo. An Army spokesman said the trip aims to determine needs and observe conditions, noting it follows the standard practice of field visits. No request from General MacArthur prompted the trip.
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Washington
J Lawton Collins
Forrest P. Sherman
Army
Navy
Tokyo
MacArthur
Collins
Sherman
Bodies Of 36 Victims Of Atrocity In Korea
US First Cavalry, Korea Aug 184 recovered the bodies of 36 American soldiers killed by Red forces after being bound and tortured. Survivors identify two Red prisoners among those who bound and executed 22 mortar men, with a third captive suspected. Seven tank crew were also killed as U S cavalry recovered remains near two wrecked machines. Details include guards’ brutality and survivor accounts of executions.
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US First Cavalry
Korea
U S
Pie. Robey
B. Maura
Revere
Mass
Pie Fllis R. Barner
Paris
Tex
Barner
Watch Thefts End In Death Watch Thefts End In Death
In Princeton West Virginia and South Charleston two burglars looted a jewelry store and 18 watches were taken. Deputy Sheriff W Calvin Dotson 56 was killed after jumping from a patrol car to arrest three suspects. Officers wounded Charles Adrian Clements 26 and Charles H Wright Jr 20. Robert Clements 28 was jailed. Wright hospitalized in Bluefield and Clements hospitalized locally. Police said injuries to the two wounded prisoners were not critical. Officials described the case as ongoing with no charges immediately. Also Marine recruiting news notes Lt Garrett son of Dr and Mrs W W Garrett of Frederick called to active duty with a Philadelphia unit.
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Princeton
W. Va
Shermil
South Charleston
W. Calvin Dotson
Charles Adrian Clements
Charles H. Wright, Jr
Wright
Jay Pettry
Robert Clements
Charles Clements
Bluefield
Robert Garrett
Drexel Hill
W. W. Garrett
Frederick
Marine Corps
Garrett
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Camp Pendleton
San Diego
Calif
Harrison McAlpine
Rockwell Terrace
Taegu battles: U S troops repel Red advance in Naktong bend
In the Naktong river bulge southwest of Taegu, Maj. Gen. John H. Church reported a severe Red defeat with Marines and Doughboys driving back 12,000 North Korean infantry. Allied forces held the river crossing at Changnyong as Pershing tanks aided counterattacks. Pohang and Kigye were recaptured. Taegu braces amid mass civilian evacuations and refugee flows.
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Tokyo
U. S
Naktong
River Bulge
Benjamin Schofield
Des Moines
Sehofield
Ganks
Maine
U. S. 24Th Infantry Division
Naktong Bend
Changnyong
Taegu
U. S. 27Th Regiment
Pohang
Kigye
U. S. 25Th Infantry Division
Chinju
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West Patrick Street
College Avenue
Frances Louise Smith Webster
Orangeburg
Patrick
Rafford R. Curlee
Norman Trump
Curlee
Patrick Street
Spa
West Europe
Samuel M. Hill
Turkey
Soviet Russia
Calvin F. Wiles
Mountaindale
George Z. Best
Huntington
Harry BE. Watkins
First National Bank
Kenova
Church
Red
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