W A Smith Dies After Sudden Illness at 61
W A Smith a longtime Republican committee chair in Jackson district and retired farmer died after being stricken at his East South Street home. He was 61 and had worked at Jenkins Brothers canning factory and lived with Mrs Elsie Elworthy. Survived by wife Reta, son Atlee, daughter Mrs J Howard Sark, two grandchildren, and sister, with funeral planned in Myersville United Brethren Cemetery under Rev H SpenseHer. Interment at Myersville cemetery.
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Nan
Republican Party
Jackson
Myersville
Wheeler A. Smith
Yen
Elsie Elworthy
East South
Fred Ral
Smith
Strickes
Jenkins Brothers Canning
Auto Burns On Route 40 East of City
Four Baltimore occupants escaped unharmed when a 1936 Dodge caught fire near Route 40 about six this morning. Firemen said brake housing caused sparks from a front wheel that ignited gasoline after a tire ran off. The blaze spread quickly. water brought it under control and the car was a total loss valued at 1940 dollars.
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Route 40
Lomakin Stripped of Credentials On Stockholm Departure
New York August 23 Jacob M. Lomakin the Soviet consul general here was stripped of credentials. He guarded the liner Stockholm at 10 10 a m as it prepared to sail for Goteborg Sweden with his two children aboard. Lomakin had hinted he might not sail and newsmen saw him enter the consulate. Attaches said he was not there today. He was a central figure in events that led to a break in Soviet American consular relations. He was asked if he would be aboard when the Stockholm sailed.
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New York
Jacob ML. Lomakin
Stockholm
Russia
Goteborg
Sweden
Lomakin
State Department
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Chambers
Hiss
Davis
House Committee
Local Milk Price To Go Up Sept 1
Representatives of all the fairies in Frederick met Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Crum to set new milk prices. Milk rises to 21 cents per quart, coffee cream 22½ cents, and heavy cream 4 cents per half pint. The hike, due to higher shipper costs from out of town dairies and shortages elsewhere, takes effect September 1 with a two cent rise overall.
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Frederick
Roy L. Crum
New York
Pennsylvania
Washington
Frede Dairies
Russians Stage Wild Ride Through Berlin Sector
Four armed Russians led by a red-bearded lieutenant colonel drove through the American sector of Berlin last night pursued by U.S. MPs after running down an American military policeman. The amphibious jeep was chased for seven miles across streets and road blocks, crossing into the Soviet sector before the Russians escaped. The incident prompted a formal protest from the Russian commandant and accusations of violations of jurisdiction. Two American soldiers were later arrested by Russians near Berlin’s borders, reportedly intoxicated and causing a disturbance, with negotiations under way for their release.
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Berlin
U. S
Potsdamer Platz
U.S
Komtmandatura
Plane Crash Near Tel Aviv Kills Three In UN Aircraft
In Tel Aviv on August 28 three people were killed when a United Nations plane crashed behind Egyptian lines in Southern Palestine. Two French officers died and an American air force officer was injured. Early reports claimed the craft was shot down by Egyptian aircraft, but UN officials did not confirm. A Jewish source alleged the plane was downed over Arab lines due to misidentification.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
United Nations
Enes
Palestine
U. W
U. N
Heat Wave To Persist Across Nation With No Relief In Sight
Chicago Aug 28 reports show a persistent heat wave sweeping the nation from the Dakotas to New England. Forecasters say cool air remains blocked in northwest Canada, yielding temperatures from 90 to over 100 with high humidity. The heat has caused numerous deaths and prostrations as thousands seek relief at beaches and parks. Cities like Trenton Cleveland Cincinnati Boston New York Philadelphia Detroit and Baltimore recorded very high readings while Michigan and several states tally heat related fatalities.
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Chicago
Canada
Federal Weather Bureau
Dakotas
New England
Midwest
Ohio
Trenton
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
Boston
New York
Washington
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Detroit
Baltimore
Michigan
Tinois
Connecticut
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Rhode Island
West Virginia
Maryland
Maine
Hotels In Baltimore Won't Feed Wallaceites
New York August 28 Progressive presidential candidate Henry A Wallace protested to Maryland Governor Harri S. Lane that major Baltimore hotels denied facilities for a Wallace dinner claiming an admitted policy of racial discrimination. Wallace said several hundred Baltimore citizens were refused reservations because hotels do not permit Negroes at political functions. Civil service exams will be held in Baltimore Cambridge and Hagerstown September 16 to prepare eligible lists for junior case workers.
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New York
Henry A
Wallace
Wil .Harri Preston Lane
Maryland
Baltimore
Fester Gay
Progressive Party
Cambridge
Hagerstown
International Control of Antarctic Area
The United States says talks are open with seven nations toward some form of internationalization for Antarctica to resolve conflicting territorial claims. Argentina, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom, and Argentina have engaged informally, with Britain reportedly agreeing in principle. No international conference is planned while talks continue.
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Washington
State Department
Lmited
Antarctic
Argenlia
Chile
France
New Zealand
Norway
United Kingdom
London Dispatches
Britain
Argentina
The Nation Today hurricane season of 1948 overview
Washington reports the 1948 hurricane season began late with ten tropical storms in the Atlantic and Caribbean, eight hitting the continental U S. and four rated hurricanes. The Bahama hurricane peaked at 160 mph near Hopetown, Florida saw 155 mph at Hillsborough Light, and storms tracked from Texas to Georgia with one near Bermuda.
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Max Hall
James Marlow
Washington
Miner
South Atlantic
Florida
Weather Bureau
Bahama Islands
Miami
Gulf
New Orleans
Atlantic
Caribbean
United States
Hich
Texas
Brownsville
Tampico
Mexico
Galveston
Grand Isle
Gulf Coast
Mobile
Ala
Miss
Hopetown
Bahamas
U. S
Hillsborough Light
Tampa
Picnic truck overturns injuring seventeen near Bixton
State Police report a 2 ton truck carrying seventeen people including thirteen children overturned on Route 40 near Bixton while en route from Baltimore to Chesapeake City for a picnic. The vehicle blew a tire and rolled onto the grass plot between the divided highway.
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Bixton
Union Hospital
Route 40
Here
Baltimore
Chesapeake City
Navy Flying Boat Sets New Record
Detroit records show the Caro line Mars four engined flying boat breaking a Navy distance mark on a Honolulu Chicago leg. The craft passed Ann Arbor at 1031 a m and turned back to land in Detroit after 24 hours 17 minutes and about 4 748 miles. No reason given for the turn back at Amber.
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Detroit
Caroline Mars
Ann Arbor
Mich
Detroitaval
Grosse Isle
Chicago
Amber
Jesse W. Brown Dies At Home At 73 In Frederick
Jesse Wilbur Brown a longtime Frederick resident died at his home 112 South Market street Friday evening after a nine month illness. He was 73 and had worked 36 years for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad retiring as a conductor in 1938. Survived by wife Frances Ann Hobbs Brown and children Wilbur F Waynesboro Forrest Cumberland C J E Brown Mrs Charles P Staley Mrs Chalice Baker Carl E Brown Miss Cora G Brown Stewart H Brown 11 grandchildren 3 great grandchildren two sisters Eva M Brown Florence A Brown all of Washington. Funeral at his late home Monday 2 30 p m with burial at Mt Olivet cemetery. Mr Bitchison and Son funeral directors.
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Jesse Wilbur Brown
South Market Street
Amelia Kennedy Brown
Order of
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
United Steam Fire Company
Frances Ann Hobbs
East Church Street
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Bitchison and Son
Evaded by Kotikov in Berlin City Hall clash
Aug 2017 Berlin report says Maj. Gen. Alexander Kotikov avoided pledging police protection for City Halls in the Soviet sector as rioters forced assembly cancellations. He replied with questions and urged the Council to seek German police support, amid two days of invasions by demonstrators and prior Soviet assaults on Cornelius chambers.
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Berlin
Alexander Kotikov
Kotikov
Otto Suhr
Cornel Chambers
One Predicts Dewey Other Says Truman
Senator Bricker predicts a huge Dewey victory in November while Governor Turner of Oklahoma forecasts a Truman win. Bricker, Dewey’s 1944 running mate, says the race is set and Truman’s campaign needs decisive hard work to mount a comeback. Turner says his Truman-Barkley clubs will drive the needed campaign effort.
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Washington
Bricker
Ohiot
Thomas E. Dewey
Turner
Oklahoma
Truman
Dewey
Roosevelt
Dewe
Ohio
Firemen Fined for Gambling at Preston Carnival
Three Preston volunteer firemen were fined 50 dollars and costs each for running a gambling game at the Preston department carnival last Saturday. Officials labeled them as instruments of the department. The incident occurred in Federalsburg on August 28.
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Federalsburg
Preston
Court may clear dispute between Chambers and Hiss
Washington August 28 The bitter dispute between Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss over alleged Communist ties may move to court. Chambers challenged Hiss to publicly repeat charges without congressional immunity, while Hiss's lawyer weighs a possible libel suit.
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Washington
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hassover
Chambers
Hiss
Time Magazine
John F. Davis
Slew Partner Killed Self In Princeton Area Mystery
Henry M. Brooks, a financier, killed himself in a Asbury Park hotel bathroom. Letters reportedly confess to killing his former partner Joseph R. Watkins, whose body was found in a Princeton Inn car. Ballistics pending comparison. Brooks had pressured to overturn a $72,000 judgment Watkins held against him. Prosecutors see Brooks as the killer in a case tied to Princeton and Newark matters.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Henry M. Brooks
Mercer County Prosecutor's Office
Brooks
Joseph R. Watkins
Mercer County
Mario Volpe
Watkins
Princeton Inn
Volpe
Monmouth County
Princeton Mess
Charles Frankel
Newark
Princeton
Attorney General's
New York
Overnight Arrest in Knoxville for Intoxication
City police detained William J. Burns of Knoxville overnight. Arrested by Lt. Dorsey, he was jailed in default of collateral.
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William J. Burns
Knoxville
Dorsey
Regulation W and inflation fears in economic policy
Washington discusses Treasury and Federal Reserve actions, mortgage and credit controls, and the impact on inflation. It notes limits on installment buying, penalties for violations, and the narrow reach of Regulation W to durable goods. It argues housing policy and cost of living remain decisive factors.
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Peter Edson
XEA
Washington
NEA
Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
McCarthy-Wolcott
Howe
Consumer Credit
300 Army Vehicles On Overnight Stop At Fair Grounds
About three hundred Pennsylvania National Guard vehicles with a skeleton crew are due to arrive this evening around 5 30 at the fair grounds and camp overnight. They passed through August 14 en route to Virginia and will break camp Sunday morning to head to various parts of Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania National Guard
Virginia
Fair Grounds
Camp Pendleton
Pennsylvania
Draft Registration to Begin Monday in Greenville S C
Americas Selective Service outlines a nationwide registration to deter war and defend the nation. Men 18 to 25 register by age group starting Monday through Sept 18 with classifications I A to V. In Maryland, about 108000 youths will register at 91 points as oldest first, with hours 8 to 5 daily until Sept 18. exemptions include active duty and diplomats.
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Greenville
S C
Americas
Lewis Ro Hershey
Washington
NBC
United States
Viershey
Hershey
Baltimore
Henry C. Stanwood
Selective Service
Stanwood
National Guard
Armed Forces Reserve Corps
Deeds Recorded For Sales Of Properties In Frederick
Deeds recorded in the clerk office show several property sales. James L Parsons and wife sold Health Center Bowling Alleys on North Market street to Charles E Hudson for 350000. Dr and Mrs Kay Brandfield sold their West Second Street residence to James McSherry and wife for 301000. Susan Thomas and husband sold 3 West Seventh Street residence to Jack P Emmett and wife for about 8009. Florence A Shook sold a Madison Street house to Warren G Dorsey and wife for 4000.
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Frederick
James L. Parsons
Chevy Chase Lake
Charles E. Hudson
North Market Street
Health Center
Kay Brandfield
West Second Street
James McSherry
Susan Thomas
West Seventh Street
Jack P. Emmett
Florence A. Shook
Madison Street
Warren G. Dorsey
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Reds
U.S. Sector
Pacific Coast
Census Bureau
Bureau
District of Columbia
Nivenspapee Arehive
International Control of Antarctic Area
Georgia
Brunswick
Ai Zone
Cuba
Atlantic Ocean
Palm Beach
Savannah
Puerto Rico
Bermuda
Navy Flying Boat
Mrs Hiss
House Un-American Activities Committee
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