24 Aug 1950
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1950
Page
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President Truman said the nationwide railroad strike was called within an hour of assurances there would be no walkout and that he had not been dealt with fairly. He declined to say whether seizure would occur as unions and managers faced a deadlock affecting 300000 members on 131 lines.
Raymond Luther Marsden, 47, a poultry dealer, died suddenly of coronary thrombosis at his home on Center Street. He was found by his granddaughter around 6:30 AM. Survived by his wife Mabel and several siblings and a granddaughter. Funeral planned Saturday at 2 PM at Mt. Olivet cemetery with burial at Mt. Olivet. body remains at 106 East Church Street funeral home.
Distress report from the 113 ton motorship Rosa Victoria in the Caribbean Sea. Help was en route to the vessel which carried 18 passengers and 12 crewmen aboard.
Washington Aug 24 A 16 771 084 479 emergency bill funds 5333 new war planes and weapons for the United States and allied nations amid the Korea war. It carries 4 billion for arms to foreign nations and includes 260 million for atomic weapons work and 598 637 370 for stockpiling strategic materials. The House Appropriations Committee endorses the measure as part of a larger 334 billion general package, with defense items adding to 50 billion in the fiscal year total.
Churchill, son of Winston Churchill, was wounded by a mortar burst during a river crossing into enemy territory with a U S petrol unit near Nak Tong. Army medics reported a hole in his leg and that he was not seriously hurt. Fellow correspondent Frank Emery of INS was hit three times. An American soldier near the same site was badly wounded and left behind after failed rescue attempts. Rail stocks fell slightly in New York amid strike fears.
Washington officials say no confirmation yet of reports that Chinese Communist forces invaded Tibet. They noted long running threats from Red Chinese leaders and that Tibet has limited armed forces and would offer little resistance if attacked.
Police investigate an overnight break in at Joe's Cleaners at 48 South Market Street. Thirty items of clothing were found in the rear, including twenty two pants five shirts and three coats. Entry was through a ground floor window with a bent fan blade. Authorities suspect a loot scheme ending in street sales for liquor.
A three car collision at South Market Street and Clarke Place prompted several court actions in Frederick’s Peoples Court before Magistrate Manuel M. Weinberg. Convictions and collateral forfeitures were issued to drivers including Isabel Garner and Luke Nicholson Jr, with fines and suspensions noted. Additional hearings covered speeding, license issues, and assault, with multiple defendants facing collateral payments or sentences. Local troopers arrested several individuals, including Vernon Parham and John Covell Jr, amid ongoing traffic and public safety cases.
Philadelphia reporters describe Ann Victoria Barrett a 23 year old Navy Wave listed as unmarried but known as a war widow who disappeared Monday after leaving a tavern with Navy Women’s Reserve friends. Her bruised body was found in Canoe Lake Lagoon near League Island Park with bloodstained handkerchiefs and wounds, and Coroner’s Detective John Fenton notes details from a group account. The case follows her Navy service and a night of tavern visiting before she vanished.
Ottawa authorities gained power to mobilize and ration passenger traffic and dispatch commercial planes across Canada for emergencies as a three day old rail walkout idled thousands of workers and disrupted mail and telegraph services. Parliament plans emergency session while some lawmakers travel by airlift.
Senator Tydings foresees a Senate vote on universal military training within two weeks. He expects the Armed Services Committee to approve a bill next week and to bring it to the Senate the following week. House action appears unlikely as manpower demands from the Korean conflict shape the pace of military policy.
In Wray Colorado a propane laden truck overturned and erupted into a giant fire killing Earl Collins and injuring four others. The truck driver L F Channell of Lamar escaped with minor injuries after brakes failed on a hill turning the truck on its side and destroying a nearby house.
President Truman named Walter J. Donnelly as minister and high commissioner for Austria and moved him from ambassador to Venezuela. The announcement came at a news conference attended by Austrian newspaperwomen.
Philadelphia Aug 24 600 pound sun fish is hauled from Sea side Park N J to the Philadelphia Aquarium where Bob Volk a 24 year old nature rover attempts artificial respiration in a five foot deep tank Volk who works at Publicker Alcohol Co volunteers to drive the fish to the aquarium and continues CPR in the tank until the creature dies after 2 hours and 20 minutes then 20 more minutes of renewed attempts. The fish had traveled from the sea but lacked deep water during the trip according to superintendent Harry R Lindaman. 400 witnesses watched the improvised rescue.
President Truman announced a United Nations delegation including three Republicans Warren Austin Lodge Mass and John Foster Dulles and two Democrats Sparkman Aln aid Eleanor Roosevelt. The picks followed consultation with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Secretary of State Acheson will likely lead the delegation with alternates to be named.
A morning fire at Adamstown badly damaged two rooms of the old community hall now used as a residence. Miss Nethe Specht lived there with her sister Mrs Legore Mattingly who was burned, and Mattingly's son Robert was injured. Neighbors aided by forming a bucket brigade and furniture was moved to safety before firemen from the Indep endent Hose Company extinguished the blaze starting from a kerosene stove. Estimated damage reached $1,000.
A collision on Route 40 near Plane No 4 at about 1 am caused heavy damage to two vehicles but no injuries. Joseph Silver and Wilson Crouse faced Peoples Court on September 20 for charges by State Trooper Donald A. Tucker. Silver, 39, Baltimore, and Crouse, 24, Gore, were involved after a 1947 Buick was struck from behind by a tractor trailer. The car sustained $300 rear damage while the truck incurred about $150 in damage. Silver was accused of failing to signal and Crouse of excessive speed.
Dover England Aug. 24 5 Philip Mickman an 11 year old English school boy swam toward the English Channel from England to France in the hard way for three hours battling heavy seas off the French coast. Exhausted he was pulled into a boat after coming within sight of land. Mickman who swam France to England last year nearly finished this attempt before a misannouncement corrected by his pilot Captain John Burwell.
Annapolis Aug 24 Gov Lane declined Delegate Preston's plea for a special General Assembly session to pass civil defense legislation. Lane cited no need for new authority, saying state needs no added legislative steps now and that Maryland officials and Red Cross work on plasma and blood supplies.
Ten thousand British and American troops are prepared in Trieste to act if Yugoslavia faces a communist assault. They guard a five mile by twenty mile strip on the Yugoslavian Italian border, relying on Italian aid and on strong Titoist Yugoslav troops to withstand a broader Soviet move.
The House Appropriations Committee approved 170,927,398 for 80 military construction projects, part of President Truman’s request for an extra 10.5 billion to fund the Korean war and strengthen U S defense. The bill moves to the House. Army project Camp Detrick Md includes a civilian dormitory and related facilities with a 1,544,500 allocation.
An explosion of a Norfolk and Western freight locomotive near Williamsburg in Clermont county last night killed engineer Carl D. Clark of Portsmouth Ohio and fireman R D Aldred, both of Portsmouth. Windows in nearby homes shattered and tracks ripped up as bodies were found after about an hour of rescue work.
U S planes bombed Red columns marching east from Chinju toward Masan on the Taegu front. North Korean Seventh Division massed 50 000 troops to threaten Pusan and Sobuk Ridge as American and South Korean forces held lines. Reds suffered heavy casualties in the prior 72 hours.
Washington Aug 24 Estim ated annual revenue from the new tax bill was cut from 5 0 billion to about 4 508 billion as the measure faced Senate debate. The Finance Committee outlined increases from individuals corporations charitable trusts and other sources and noted a potential added corporate excess profits tax as a major point of contention.
Aug 24 in Springwater Livingston County, J Nichol uncovered a lightning sparked field patch where vines withered overnight. He dug up the potatoes and found the spuds cooked in the ground, soft and ready.
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