Storms Kn blacken power and phones across Frederick county
A series of severe thunderstorms last night caused heavy rain of 1.22 inches, knocking out 100 Frederick city phones and a Taneytown power line. Fires sparked by lightning. a Monroe Mount barn destroyed near Kemptown and the Oden home struck. Crews work to restore service as rainfall totals for August reach 3.58 inches.
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Fred- Werick County
Taneytown
Frederick City
Earl Oden
Frederick
Monroe Mount Farm
Kemptown
Frederick County
Woodsboro
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Ceresville
Israel's
Fishing Creek
Frank Weddle
Buckeystown
Rocky Springs
Potomac Edison Company
Power Company
Camp Detrick
Anti Inflation Bill Nears Final Details
Washington reports a Senate House conference committee aims to finish a broad anti inflation bill. It would grant President Truman expanded powers to mobilize the home front and economy for Korea. Truman indicated he would seek $60 million to start administering these new powers.
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Washington
Senate House
Truman
Congress
Weather star at 40 stories shows green in rain
Signals Mixed New York reports the Mutual Life Insurance Company’s new electric weather star, installed 40 stories above Broadway and 55th Street, flashed green instead of orange during rain. The device, meant to reflect Weather Bureau forecasts, misread cloudy skies as sunny, then misted in the rain, leaving viewers puzzled by its green beacon.
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New York
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Broadway
55Th Street
Weather Bureau
Creek Used As Sewer Bill Seeks End To Open Creek Use
Lawrence F. Rudy sues Middletown town three businesses and 30 individuals in Equity Court claiming Tanner s Branch through Middletown is used as an open sewer. The bill alleges discharge of human waste and garbage, creating a public health nuisance and threatening livestock and milk supply. Defendants must show cause by September 23 why a permanent injunction should not be granted.
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Middletown
Equity
Lawrence F. Rudy
John R. Fitzpatrick
Rudy
Burgess
Commissioners of
Leslie Schaffer
L. C. Leighter
Edgar Castle
John Kefauver
Roy Bussard
Charles Bussard
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Break Seen In Greek Romance Amid Crete Feud
Break rumored within 48 hours as Mount Ida feud over missing couple Costa Kephaloyannis and Tassoula Petraeogeorgu flares. They vanished after abduction amid noble families’ bad blood with Archbishop Spyridon and Premier Venizelos seeking safe transport to Athens. No marriage confirmation. Western Europe aid bill advances in Senate after Acheson and Johnson urge rapid rearmament against Communist threat.
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Herakleion
Crete
Mount Ida
Constantine Kephaloyannis
Tassoula Petraeogeorgu
Athens
Spyridon
Sophocles Venizelos
Costa
Emmanuel Samuel
Tassoula
Unsanitary Conditions Spur Call For Code Revision in Frederick
Frederick city officials urge a tightening of the housing and sanitary codes after inspection of an 31 South Bentz street premises deemed unbelievably dirty. Mayor Munshower, Police Chief Straley, and Health Officer Dr Carroll Easterday back a Baltimore style clean up ordinance with a dedicated council of fire, police, engineering, plumbing, and health departments. They argue tenants must share responsibility with landlords to fix and maintain properties to prevent fires and disease.
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South Bentz Street
Frederick
Elmer F. Munshower
Fred Straley
Carroll E. Easterday
Baltimore
Salisbury
Cumberland
Munshower
Monumental
Identify Flyer Killed In Jet Plane Crash
A Washington Air National Guard flyer Second Lt. Michael E. Alkire 22 died when his F 64 jet crashed and exploded in a corn field three miles east of Emmitsburg on the Taneytown road. He and First Lt. William L. Hall were on a weather flight. Hall said they were at 5000 feet when a storm and cloud formation ended with debris scattered widely.
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Washington Air National Guard
Emmitsburg
Taneytown Road
Michael E. Alkire
Washington
D. C
Associated Press
Carr H. Alkire
Far East Air Force
Japan
Barracks
W. W. Corbin
Kenneth D. Bond
Air Force Base
Young Flyer
William L. Hall
Hall
House To Approve Compromise GI Bill
The House ready to approve a compromise GI allotment bill designed to aid families of enlisted servicemen. The plan funds $85 to $165 monthly with $40 to $80 deducted from the serviceman’s pay, the government providing the rest. Broadly tied to Korea era hardship, it follows Senate and House versions merged by a joint committee. Maj. Gen. Hershey derided military draft selection as too selective, noting about 40 percent of conscripts are rejected as unfit.
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Washington
House
Senate House
Korea
Lewis B. Hershey
Armed Services
Selective Service
Uses Technicality To Get In Marines
Philadelphia Aug 31 Ernest L Craven 22 of Williamsport Pa enlisted in the Marine Reserves to take his brothers place killed in Korea He had two children and was previously turned down because of dependents A new policy allowed married men with dependents to enlist in the Marines and be assigned to active duty Also reported a separate incident Istanbul Turkey Mrs Aldine De Silva fell from a yacht and disappeared in the Marmara Sea
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Philadelphia
Ernest L. Craven
Williamsport
Marine Corps
Korea
Craven
Chester
Marine
Marine Corps Rezara
Istanbul
Turkey
Aldine de Silva
Conml
Magmare
Trains Move In Canada As Strike Ends
Ottawa reports Canada’s trains running and telegraph lines active as a nine day nationwide strike ends. The back-to-work bill became law, ending the stoppage 19 minutes after it passed. Rail traffic will normalize over 24 days, with arbitration possible in 30 days.
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Ottawa
Canada
Frank H. Hall
A. R. Mosher
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railway
Hall
Mosher
House of Commons
Train Derailed Near Lampasas Injures Dozens
A Santa Fe passenger train derailed about 12 miles west of Lampasas Texas injuring between 25 and 30 persons. Deputy Sheriff Henry Cunningham reported the wreck and said the locomotive remained on the track. Lampasas lies in central Texas about 75 miles north of Austin.
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Lampasas
Tex
Santa Fe
Here
Henry Cunningham
Texas
Austin
Body Of Man Found Floating In Potomac
Washington reports the body of a 38 year old Veterans Administration clerk tentatively identified as Richard E. Hagan was found floating in the Potomac. Death appears to be drowning. Identification came from papers in his pockets. Hagan's wife was returning from Japan. the couple had been separated for some time.
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Washington
Richard E. Hagan
Veterans’ Administration
Potomac River
Hagan
Japan
Mary Maykrantz
Bethesda
Hagans
Hurricane Inland New Storm Rises Near Gulf Coast
New Orleans Weather Bureau reports a Gulf hurricane moved inland about 30 miles northeast of Mobile Alabama last night. Tornadoes near Apalachicola Florida injured two and wrecked a dozen homes. Remnant storm moving northward over western Alabama. winds and rain squalls expected to spread to northern Mississippi and Alabama.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Weather Bureau
Mobile
Ala
Apalachicola
Fla
Weather Bureau
Alabama
Bureau
Birmingham
Mississippi
Florida
Pensacola
Tallahassee
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Antigua
Cuba
Gulf of Mexico
Werther Bureau
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf Coast
Heavy Storm Reported Near Baltimore North District
A violent electrical storm swept a wide area north of Baltimore between Frederick and Conowingo last night. Up to 1.5 inches of rain caused flash floods, felled trees, and damaged barns as power and telephone lines were down four hours after the winds struck. State Police cleared roadblocks, and Baltimore County also reported closures. The Weather Bureau warned that the dying hurricane from the Gulf Coast could bring more heavy rain later Thursday.
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Prea
Baltimore
Frederick
Conowingo
Baltimore County
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Peace treaty agreement reached amid Berlin tensions
Die Welt reports Germany and Soviet zone leaders reached a peace treaty terms to pressure Western Allies from Berlin. Separately, Frederick canneries warn of shutdowns within two weeks as Tale and golden corn keep canning at reduced capacity.
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Berlin
Die Welt
West Berlin
Frederick Canning
Tale
Golden Cdrn
Canning
How to figure social security pensions in plain terms
The Nation Today by James Marlow explains changes to the Social Security pension rules as of Sept 1 and July 1 1952. It walks through a sample case of a man named Jones to illustrate how quarters of coverage, average earnings, and the new conversion table affect monthly benefits. The piece uses concrete numbers and dates to show how pension amounts are calculated and the benefits of waiting or qualifying under updated tax and coverage limits.
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James Marlow Washington
Jones
Jonez
Body Found In Ocean City Surf
The body of a man about 32 was pulled from Ocean City surf near here. State Police investigate identity. he may have lived locally or at Fenwick Island, no missing person reports. Medical examiner says drowning, in water at least six hours.
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Ocean City
Fenwick Island
N. E. Sartorius
Worcester County
Plane Crash Near Cairo Kills 55 on Trans World Airliner
A Trans World Airlines Constellation carrying 55 people including 23 Americans crashed and burned north of Cairo today. Officials said at least 49 were dead with no survivors found. wreckage was spotted in the Nile Delta 40 miles north of Cairo. Among the victims were Americans from San Antonio and Lake City, plus a noted Egyptian star, with crew members listed and the flight from Bombay to Rome.
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Trans World Airlines
Behalla
Star of
Bombay
India
Rome
United Nations
Paris
Liliaane Cohen
Camelia
Lana Turner
Middle East
Aubrey William Schofield
San Antonio
Tex
New York
Eastern Hemisphere
Gulf Oil Company
Kuwait Oil Company
William C. Gist
Sustie Frvin Gist
Lake City
Paul EF
Rome Ave
TWA
Tanta
Alexandria
Northwest Airlines
Lake Michigan
Cardiff
Wales
Jail prisoners entertained women and smuggled goods at Cook County Jail
Chicago August 31. State's Attorney John S Boyle describes Cook County Jail as rotten from top to bottom after receiving a report from investigator James Condon. He says prisoners paid to obtain women liquor narcotics and fine food while a grand jury will probe the shocking conditions. Jail warden Col Chester L Fordney denies drugs knives and needles are smuggled but admits some items pass. Sheriff Elmer Walsh says politics motivate the charge. Arlington Virginia August 31. Police aim to question a 23 year old Ecuadorian girl for a better description of the man who beat and raped her Tuesday.
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Chicago
Cook County
John S. Boyle
Boyle
Fordney
Elmer Michael Walsh
Queston
Arlington, Va
Tuessey
Bombers Strike North Korea Blitz Targets Across City Ports
Tokyo reports B 29s dropped over 600 tons on Chinnampo and Pyongyang industrial sites while other U S forces said tanks advanced north of Pohang and South Korean troops seized key heights. Allied naval and air actions slowed the Red drive toward Pohang as fighting intensified along the southeastern front.
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Korea
Chinnampo
Pyongyang
Pohang
Az Road
Ray Turnbull
Miami Beach
Fls
U.S
Pohang-Taegu
Sea of Japan
Air Force Stone
United Nations
MacArthur
U. S
Kigye
Kigve
Waerwan
Changnyong
Taegu
Don Huth
U. S. 8Th Army
Pusan
Frederick's ORC Unit Shines at Fort Belvoir Summer Camp
Frederick's Organized Reserve Corps unit the 797th Engineer Panel Bridge Company led by Lt. H. Brice Hopkins earned praise at the ORC Summer Camp at Fort Belvoir Virginia. The unit exceeded prior records in Bailey Bridge speed and its marksmanship level reached high with many shooters. The camp covered map reading bridges explosives water purification and field problems followed by a three day firing demonstration. A Friday review was planned with camp ending Saturday morning.
Condition Of Streams Near Cercaville And Potomac
The report notes Monocacy slightly muddy as it approaches Cercaville and the Potomac River less turbid further downstream, indicating minor sedimentation likely from upstream activity. Observers warn of continued runoff after rain and advise monitoring for changes in flow and clarity.
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Cercaville
Potomac
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