Weather Station to Close in Frederick on Oct 1
The U S Weather Bureau station at Frederick will discontinue operations on Monday October 1. Officials cited broader service cutbacks across Commerce weather stations and the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The station has served since 1933, moving from Detrick Field to Linden Hills before the current site, operating eight hours daily with two staff, providing weather observations and air traffic support.
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Frederick
U. S. Government Weather Bureau
Department of Commerce
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Linden Hills
Weather Bureau
Detrick Field
Call Currie and Welles as witnesses in U S Communist influence probe
Washington Aug 24 Senator Ferguson says Lauchlin Currie and Sumner Welles must be called as witnesses in a Senate investigation of Communist influence on U S foreign policy. Ferguson, on the Internal Security subcommittee, notes Currie and Welles were cited as key figures amid testimony about Budenz and the Daily Worker. Budenz tied Currie to a 1942 Daily Worker article and Browder’s claim of prior agreement, with links to the Institute of Pacific Relations alleged to advance Communist aims.
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Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
Lauchlin Currie
Sumner Welles
Senate
U. S
Internal Security Subcommittee
Currie
Roosevelt
Welles
Louis Budenz
Budenz
The
Daily Worker
State Department
Earl Browder
China
Browder
North Accepts Nazarene Call to Bel Air Church
Rev John E North pastor of Frederick Church of the Nazarene accepts a call to the Nazarene church in Bel Air ending eight years of service in Frederick. He will leave Sept 9 and begin duties Sept 16. He serves in county and city ministeriums and is treasurer of the city organization. The Norths have two children Patricia Ann a Frederick High junior and Ronald John a student at Elm Street School.
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John E. North
Frederick
North
Patricia Ann
Frederick High School
Ronald John
Elm Street School
Van Fleet: UN Forces Can Withstand New Communist Attack
General James A. Van Fleet, U N Eighth Army commander in Korea, asserts UN forces can repel any fresh Communist offensive even if the Reds deploy larger forces. He cautions a Kaesong failure could trigger a renewed war, but says they will fight with hate and eagerness. He cites training during the armistice and predicts air power and firepower will erode Communist strength within a week.
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U. N. Eighth Army
Korea
James A. van Fleet
United Nations
Kaesong
U. N
van Fleet
Tve
Beall Weighs Senate Run Amid Rising Political Talk
Rep. Beall of Maryland, in his fifth term representing Western Maryland's Sixth District, says he is seriously considering challenging Sen. O'Conor for the seat. Acknowledging interest from powerful quarters, Beall hints an official candidacy could come soon though he cites hot weather and summer apathy as factors.
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Washington
Beall
Senate
O'Conor D-Mdi
Maryland Republican
Times-Herald
O'Conor
Maryland
Sheila The Peeler Receives Two Day Term
Hyattsville August 24 Sheila The Peeler Ryan becomes the first striptease artiste in Prince Georges county to receive an unsuspended jail sentence for indecent exposure. Trial Magistrate Theodore L Maizga sentenced her to two days in the clinic and fined 25 dollars. Kim W Lee manager of the Quonset Inn got the same penalty for operating a disorderly house. They appealed and were released on 100 dollar bond each.
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Hyattsville
Sheila
Peeler
Ryan
Prince Georges County
Theodore L. Maizga
Quonget Inn
Kim W. Lee
Five Day Forecast for Maryland and Delaware
Cool again Saturday morning then fair and warmer through Monday. Expect showers Tuesday or Wednesday. Temperatures average 2 to 4 degrees above normals. Afternoon highs span from the upper 70s in the mountains to the low 80s in central Maryland and the Delmar Peninsula. Lows range from the low to mid 60s east of the mountains to the low 50s in Western Maryland.
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Maryland
Delaware
Delmar Peninsula
Dixon found guilty of drunken driving in Peoples Court
Sidney Eugene Dixon of West Patrick Street was found guilty of driving while intoxicated by Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr. in Peoples Court. The 30 day suspended sentence and $150 fine were appealed along with the verdict. Trooper Whitney testified to a zigzag drive and Dixon’s stumbling, while Dixon's witnesses argued he was sober when leaving the tavern.
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Sidney Eugene Dixon
West Partick Street
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Peoples Court
Dixon
West Patrick Street
M. J. Whitney
South Market Street
Sheffield
Charles A. Price
E. Austin James
Edwin F. Nikirk
John E. Gaffney
Baltimore
Floyd Moss
Adrian
Mich
Gordon Shiloh
Bart Flowers, Jr
Clarksburg
W. Va
Carmel Castra
Scranton
John Fuller, Jr
Hagerstown
Theodore Fleischer
Beaver Falls
Lawrence Roughan
Rosemont Avenue
Whitney
D. A. Tucker
Russia Says US Hopes To Use Japan Base For Aggression
Soviet controlled press in Berlin reports Moscow to press for a "really just" peace for Japan at San Francisco. US plans to dominate Japan as a base for aggression against China and the Soviet Union are condemned. Peking can claim opposition to the talks as excluded.
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Berlin
Soviet Union
San Francisco
Japan
China
National Zeitung
Peking
America
Far East
United States
Pacific
the Zeitung
West Germany
Europe
Col McCormick to Speak at Jefferson County Sesquicentennial
Col Robert R. McCormick editor of the Chicago Tribune will speak in Charles Town at the Jefferson county sesquicentennial observance September 17 to 22. He is slated to speak September 18 on breaking the British hold on the South during the Revolutionary War.
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Col. McCormick
Charles Town
W. Va
Robert BR. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
Jefferson County
South
Demand Rejected Over Radio Free Europe Broadcasts
United States today rejected a renewed demand by Communist Czechoslovakia that broadcasts of American operated Radio Free Europe be curbed.
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Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
Radio Free Europe
Young Marine backs Acheson on Korea policy
Inchon Aug 24 A Marine corporal from Camden New Jersey says he now believes Secretary of State Dean Acheson was right about why the U S fights in Korea He traveled to Inchon and plans to visit Washington to thank Acheson and urge him to stay in office He says the war has shown the Communists they will not win and credits Acheson for awakening Americans to the purpose of U S involvement.
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Inchon
Korea
PKA
Dean Acheson
U. S
John B. Moulette
Washington
Acheson
Camden
Secretary of State
Leatherneck
Port City
Seoul
Moulette
Camp Pendleton
Calif
United States
Moutette
States
United Nations
New York
Texas Co
Freeport
Mississippi
New Orleans
Frederick Junction
Potomac
Kuenville
Cold Snaps Close Trolley Wire in Baltimore
Baltimore observers report a sudden cool snap caused a trolley wire to contract and snap, halting western city streetcar service for two and a half hours. Official temperatures ranged from 39 in Frederick to 64 in Easton, with more cold air and near pleasant weather forecast for the weekend.
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Baltimore
Friendship Airport
Cumberland
Frederick
Waterloo
Land
Towson
Easton
County Man State Champ in Maryland Greener Pastures contest
George C. Stauffer of Walkersville, Frederick County, was named the 1951 Maryland Greener Pastures champion with 97 points. The yearly contest by the Maryland Production and Marketing Administration rates pasture programs. A second-place tie at 92 went to Tilghman Moyer farm in Queen Annes County and Benjamin Parran farm in St. Leonard's, Calvert County, with other top scorers listed from Garrett, Prince Georges, and Somerset counties.
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College Park
Pi George C. Stauffer
Walkersville
Frederick County
Maryland
Maryland Production and Marketing Administration
Stauffer
Tilghman Moyer
Morris Walbert
Queen Annes County
Benjamin Parran
St. Leonard's
Calvert County
Clark Schollsnagle
Friendville
Garrett County
Eugene Roberts
Bowie
Prince Georges County
Clarence Hartman
Westover
Somerset County
Congress Would End Czechoslovakian Trade
Congress backed suspending U S trade with Czechoslovakia until William W Oatis is freed. The House approved 362 to 1, the Senate 81 to 0. The measure expresses indignation over the arrest trial and conviction of AP correspondent Oatis, not binding on the government.
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Washington
Congress
U. S
Czechoslovakia
Associated Press
William W. Oatis
Senate
House
Rep
Wood
Idaho
United Nations
U. N. Senate
State Department
Truman
Qatis
Vladimir Prochazaka
Acheson
Prochazaka
Sign Change Reverses Through Street at Upper College Terrace
Workers on Thursday moved boulevard stop signs at the intersection of Upper College Terrace and West Second Street, designating West Second Street as the through street while Upper College Terrace is no longer the main through route.
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Boulevard
Upper College Terrace
West Second Street
Second Street
Legionnaires March Tonight in Baltimore Parade
Legionnaires from Maryland gear up for a downtown Baltimore convention parade with five bands 16 drum and bugle corps marching from the Fifth Regiment Armory to Memorial Plaza. Wacs from Fort Meade and units from the 2nd Army 29th Division Baltimore Colts Bainbridge Naval Training Center and Monumental City fife and drum corps join. Delegates discuss tomorrow's elections for State Commander with two Baltimoreans Benjamin L. Wolfson and J Nelson Tribby announcing bids.
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Baltimore
Maryland American Legionnaires
Fifth Regiment
Memorial Plaza
Maryland
Wacs
Fort Meade
2Nd Army
Baltimore Colts
Bainbridge Naval Training Center
Forty and Light
Legion
George Washington
Hague Oil Crisis Moves to International Court
Britain asks lawyers to take over Iran oil dispute after Richard Stokes departs for London. An Anglo Iranian Oil Co production remains in limbo as Iran defies court jurisdiction and Abadan refinery guards British staff. Atlee urges Iranian people to recognize government harm.
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London
Britain
Richard Stokes
International Court
L Hague
Netherlands
Iran
Abadan
Clement Atlee
Mohammed Mossadegh
Direct Controls Needed Says DiSalle to Democrats
French Lick Ind August 24 OPS Director Michael DiSalle warned a 15 state Democratic conference that without direct controls to balance the economy the nation will face the worst inflationary period in history. He said inflation has destroyed many countries and could ruin the United States if not imposed.
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French Lick
Ind
America
OPS
Michael DiSalle
Tiny ray of hope seen for peace talks
In Tokyo Aug 24 a faint glimmer of progress emerged as officials eyed a Communist message to Ridgway suggesting talks may proceed. North Korean Premier Kim Il Sung and Peng Teh Huai voiced hopes for a smooth armistice process while warning that actions by the Reds could delay or derail negotiations.
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Tokyon
United Nations
James A. van Fliet
Eighth Army
U.N
Tokyo
Kaesong
Kim 1
Sung
Peng Teh Huai
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
U. N
Truman
Ridgway
Kim
Peng
Ridgeway
Saith
Red Trucks Are Blasted In Korean Front Battles
Allied observers report increased Communist troop concentrations along the eastern half of the Korean front near Yanggu Kumhwa and Kansong with heavy fighting in rain. Allied jets destroyed lines of supply trucks while the Essex carrier joined battle forces. South Korean troops claim over 9 000 Red casualties as campaigns continue amid fog and rain.
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U. S
Korea
Yanggu
Kumhwa
8Th Army
Navy
Kansong
Communist Ecommuniques
WU. N
63 Year Old Seeds Grow Strange Corn at Fair
Columbus Ohio Aug 2 A filling station owner planted old corn seeds found in a blacksmith shop. Joe B Carpenter grew a state that is black where it should be green with corn silk on each kernel. Experts call it squaw maize or pod corn, an ancient variety once grown by Indians in Mexico and South America. Carpenter recalls seeds were in the shop as long as 63 years, origin unknown.
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Columbus
Prospect
Joe B Carpenter
Mexico
South America
Carpenter
Court action sought to obtain records in gambling probe
Washington summaries reveal the district grand jury may seek court orders to compel reluctant witnesses to disclose records tied to an alleged gambling operations network. Nelson and associates refused records citing possible self incrimination, while Beall detailed a $15 000 monthly bribe offer to open gambling venues.
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Ashington
District Grand
Washington
U.S
John W. Fihelly
Robert L. Nowland
Charles E. Nelson
Nelson
Ritchie
Senate
James L. Pumphrey
P, and
N, Amusement Co
Capitol Heights
Pumphrey
Amusement Company
Sam Beard
Neilson
Carleton G. Beall
Prince Georges County
Beard
Hinshaw to Address Poultry Science Assn at Tennessee Meet
W. R. Hinshaw of Camp Detrick and president of the Poultry Science Association will attend the organization’s 40th annual meeting at the University of Tennessee August 28 to 31. He will deliver the president’s address Tuesday morning, moderate Friday at a roundtable with N. B. McCullough of NIH and Ethel McNiel of Illinois, and preside over the Thursday business session. Also participating are four University of Maryland experts: H. L. Jones, G. F. Combs, C. E. Weakley III, and C. S. Shaffner.
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W. R. Hinshaw
Camp Detrick
Poultry Science Association
University of Tennessee
Dr. Hinshaw
N. B. McCullough
National Institute of Health, Bethesda
Ethel McNiel
University of Iineis
Firemen's Assn Names Three Marylanders to Posts
At the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association annual convention in Chambersburg Pennsylvania three Marylanders were elected to offices. Delegates from Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and West Virginia attended the event with a fire prevention and civil defense conference on the schedule. Charles F Athey Hagerstown was chosen first vice president George F Ridgley Funkstown treasurer and Rev Benjamin F Bilbaugh Baltimore named chaplain. Howard F Poper Waynesboro was elected president.
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Chambersburg
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Howard F. Poper
Waynesboro, Pa
Passengers And Crew Wiped Out In Oakland Crash
Forty eight people died when United Airlines Flight 615 from Boston to Chicago crashed in hills near Oakland California. The four engine airliner exploded on impact and scattered debris over two acres. Pilot Marion W Heddin First Officer George A Jewett Flight Engineer Mario A Durante and observers A Kesler along with Stewardesses Marilyn Murphy and La Verne Shores were named. Weather was not cited as cause though cloud build over scene and six miles visibility were noted.
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Oakland
Calif
United Airlines
Boston
Chicago
Roland Bendel
Decola
Oakland-San Jose
Priat
United Air Lines
Marion W. Heddin
Los Attos
George A. Jewett
Redwood City
Mario A. Durante
Sausalito
A. Kesler
Redwoodity
Ine
Marilyn Murphy
San Mateo
la Verne Shores
Palo Alto
Ten Die In Basel Calais Express Train Wreck
In Metz France the Basel Calais express rear ended a Frankfurt Paris train killing ten people including two Americans and injuring about forty, many U S soldiers. Americans Alphonse MacLaughlin and Everett J Whalen reported dead, others treated at Munich’s 8th General Hospital. French soldiers among the injured.
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Metz
France
U. S
Alphonse MacLaughlin
Durham
N. C
Everett J. Whalen
Norwich
Conn
U. S. Army
Munich
Germany
Frankfurt
Sanny- Sur-Nied
Basel
Switzerland
Orleans
Two Voting Machines To Be Displayed Here
Frederick's citizens will view two voting machines next week. An Automatic Voting Machine Company unit will be shown beside the Shoup Company machine in the election board office at the Courthouse basement. The Shoup unit has been on display a week with several residents trying it.
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Frederick’s
Automatic Voting Machine Company
Shoup Company
Election Board
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D.C
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Firemen’s Assn
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