Funeral as Babe Ruth is laid to rest in New York
A vast crowd fills New York landmarks for Babe Ruth’s funeral service at St Patrick’s Cathedral. Cardinal Spellman presides, with dignitaries including Mayors O'Dwyer Curley and D'Alesandro. About 6,000 inside and 50,000 outside witness the solemn procession and silent tribute to the baseball icon.
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Memorial Hospital
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Manhattan
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Westchester County
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Jerusalem Crisis Opens Emergency UN Session
Aug. 19 United Nations Security Council to meet urgently over Palestine as Folke Bernadotte warns Jerusalem situation may worsen. Also report from Lake Success notes Bernadotte’s warning and potential general host restrictions after deterioration. Gilbert Hough, about twenty, admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital with a badly lacerated left hand from a Buckeye town canning factory incident. condition described as good.
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Gilbert Hough
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Buckeystown
Pavnck Siakem
Three Former New Deal Counsel Called by House Aches
In Washington the House Un American Activities Committee ordered three former New Deal lawyers to appear tomorrow. The panel also questioned a State Department official accused of prewar Red underground activity. Hiss denied under oath any Communist ties. President Truman criticized the committee for infringing the Bill of Rights while attacking its inquiry into alleged government subversion.
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House Un-American Aces Committee
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State Department
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Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
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Calves Stolen With Truck In West Virginia Heist
In Clarksburg West Virginia August 19 a 21 year old ex Marine Earl Lucky Brown Jr and his wife Hazel admitted taking part in a theft of 60 to 70 veal calves from a truck. The pair link to a 1946 Yokohama bank robbery in which 323000 was stolen. A second suspect John B Bigler of Tucker County is detained. Sixty one calves were found at a pasture near KRingrood and the livestock moved toward Pittsburgh markets aboard the hijacked truck with 116 sheep left aboard.
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W. Va
Yokohama
W. E. Murphy
Earl
Lucky) Brown
Hazel
Murphy
Brown
Kyo
Alurphy
W. L. Wood
John B. Bigler
Tucker County
Kringrood
Pittsburgh
Local Draft Boards Named in Statewide Plan
Col Henry . Stanwood state selective service director announced the state wide local draft boards. Frederick will have boards numbered 45 and 46 corresponding to the pattern. Board No 45 lists Parsons Newman William Bennett Charles Gross H Kiefer DeLaulter. Board No 46 lists Wilbur Baker John V Ndemus Herbert Schrosder. Members on the Appeals Board include John H Hi David Cordle Sr Dr Sieffer Elmer Reinhard and W Clinton McSherry.
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Stanwood
State Selective Service
Board of Rich
Enstate
Frederick
Board of Appeals
John H. Hi
David Cordle
Sieffer
Baltimore
Elmer Reinhard
Cambridge
W. Clinton McSherry
Frederick County
Parsons Newman
William B. Bennett
Charles A. Gross
H. Kiefer DeLauter
Wilbur W. Baker
John V. Ndemus
Herbert S. Schrosder
Sailboat Capsizes Two Youths Rescued in Baltimore
Baltimore August 19 Two youths Louis Hubbard 19 and John J Lambdin 15 were rescued from the Patapsco River after clinging to an overturned sailboat for over four hours. They were taken aboard the fireboat Torre and treated at city hospitals for exposure. The pair said they set out from Riviera Beach the previous day as a squall capsized their 16 foot craft.
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Patapsco
Louis Hubbard
John J. Lambdin
Pasadena
Torréy
Riviera Beach
Final Report on Maryland Conservation Field Day Airing Tonight
A final progress report on the Maryland Conservation Field Day was presented Wednesday afternoon between 4 and 4 30 and recorded by WFD. It will be broadcast tonight from 7 to 7 30 over the local station. Edward Wayne delivered the report, followed by impressions on the event’s success from Dr H C Byrd Dr Symons Jos Kaylor Elmer Esh Joeman Richard Shoemaker and others.
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Edward Wayne
Hh. C. Byrd
Symons
Jos. Kaylor
Elmer
Esh- Joeman
Richard Shoemaker
Soviet claim Western attitude shifts hinder Berlin talks
Soviet controlled German press accuses Western powers of obstruction in Moscow talks on Berlin and the German problem. Reports say Berlin’s anti Communist city government plans its own currency to disentangle the East West monetary tangle as four power talks near conclusion.
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U. S
Truman Backs Loyalty Probe
President Truman defended the loyalty review program as a complete success at a Washington news conference. He rejected criticism of the investigations into Communist rings and said hearings have yielded no new information beyond the FBI’s records. He charged the House Un-American Activities committee with infringing the Bill of Rights.
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Truman
Tration
Senate
House
House Un-American Activities Committee
Good Templars Hold Final Session Today
The 72nd annual rand-Virginia District session of the International Order of Good Templars meets at the Odd Fellows Temple in Mt. Airy for a second day. Led by Grand Chief Templar Raymond E. Hardy the group of about 30 Templars hears addresses by Rev. Frank Reid Isaac Dr. George W. Crabbe and Rev. Ralph Barrett. A memorial service honors three members who died in the past year.
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Codia
Grand Lodge
International Order of Good Templars
Odd Fellows
Baltimore
Ralph Barrett
Carpenter Shop Afire At Grove Lime Co
A city fire apparatus was dispatched to the M. J. Grove Lime Company on East South street this afternoon at two o clock as the fire extended. The report notes the Grove Lime facility and the incident occurred near Grove Street in the city. No further details were provided about casualties or the fire’s cause in the fragment.
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M. J. Grove Lime Company
East South Street
Thrasher Family Seeks To Return To Normal Life
Mrs Nellie V Thrasher owner of the 175 acre farm near Jefferson faced a season of intense media attention during the Maryland Conservation Field Day. After heavy rains and mud, the event ended with cleanup and the Thrasher family resuming their quiet life while she voiced a wish to avoid further interviews.
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Thrasher
Dewey Likely To Favor Farm Price Support
Washington August 19 Democratic farm vote challenge grows as Gov Thomas E Dewey likely pledges to back a strong price support program. Senator Barkley cites a choice in November between high prices under Democrats and low prices under Republicans as Dewey prepares across the nation to outline continued loan floor support for major crops.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Springfield
Earl Warren
California
Dewey
Congress
Truman Says Italian Colonies Question Cannot Be Politicized
Washington reports President Truman rejected Dewey s call for a United Nations trusteeship for Italy s former African colonies. He said the issue, under the Italian peace treaty, goes to four powers and possibly the General Assembly in Paris if no agreement is reached. The matter is a UN problem, not a U S political one.
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Thomas E Dewey
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Dewey
Albany
Accuses Tito murder of former chief and others
London report cites P Rader alleging Tito and top Yugoslav officials ordered Jovanovic’s murder. Rader accuses Rankovic Kardelj and Dulas of terror against loyal Yugoslavs, claiming Jovanovic died after attempting escape into Romania. Times of London notes their dramatic escape toward Romania.
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Jews Accused By Catholics In Palestine Row
In Jerusalem on August 19 the Latin patriarchate released a report by the Vicar General for Galilee accusing Jews of looting seven churches, convents, and hospices in Northern Palestine and seizing religious property. The document warns of potential widespread expropriation affecting Christians. A Greek Catholic pastor in Jaffa previously accused Jewish soldiers of entering a church and confiscating religious items, denouncing the act and defending Jewish leaders.
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Seck Oi Under Floor Of Pacific Ocean
In Santa Barbara California, three oil firms race to tap petroleum below the sea using deep earth explosions called 6B mitrocarbons. Costs run 2500 daily as October 1 pool of 13 companies plans a geophysical survey from Paloma Conception to Pont Esiera seeking new fuel sources under the open sea.
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America
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Nation Today Aviation Day history and observance shifts
James J. Sprebic reports that December 17 and September 18 are noted as aviation anniversaries. The piece traces early aviation milestones from ratifications to Air Force Day. It explains the 1907 aeronautic division and the 40 year path to independent status, with 1947 defense establishment sponsorship and upcoming dinners in Washington.
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Associated Press
Jamies Marlen
Warington
Sun
Ball Devil Hal
Washington
Aero Clubs
Air Force
Aeronauty Division
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National Defense Establishment
Air Force Association
The
Aero Club
Inch Of Rain Falls In City After Two Hour Storm
A rain event lasting about two and a half hours deposited .13 of an inch, boosting August totals to 5.17 inches and 1.36 inches above average. Most rain fell in the first hour. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and a low near 62 degrees with Friday fair and little change in temperature. Canning firms report steady operation but expect a one day delay due to rainfall. corn yields may be higher than last year. Four people forfeited collateral in Peoples Court at Corning. Eldridge Watts of Frederick, 17, was discharged from hospital after a bicycle accident with head lacerations.
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Nellie V. Thrasher
Maryland
Thrasher
Jefferson
Donald Heffner
Frederick County
Weather Bureau
Col. and Dixon
Jenkins Brothers Tac
Buckeysio Ss
Soviets To Get Strong U S Reply To Refugee Case
U S State Department issues formal note denying Soviet charges over Mrs Oksana Rosenkina a Russian teacher refugee who leapt from a Soviet consulate window in New York. Officials say the United States will present facts to show she chose to stay in the United States. Diplomatic stalemate with Moscow continues as Soviets refuse to modify their stance despite U S arguments.
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Hall
State Department
Oksana Panovna Rosenkina
Is. Rosenkina
New York
Kosenkina
Dar
Mikhail Lamarine
Russia
Moscow
Washington
United States
Stoppage at Los Alamos Mirrored by Atomic Work Threat
A work stoppage at Los Alamos jeopardizes United States atomic weapons programs. The AFL and leaders urge President Green to press contractors and workers to honor contracts and avoid further disruption.
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Los Alamos
Parking Puzzle: Two Jeeps In One Meter Draw Ticket
In a July 19 scene, patron Hugh McAlister found two pint-sized jeeps in a single metered space within tie lines and a nickel fee. One jeep was illegal. with keypad in hand he concluded the farthest from the meter gets a ticket.
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