Local Jury Awards Three Thousand Dollars in Damages
A Frederick court awarded $3,000 in damages to Mrs. Giswell in a personal injury case from an accident on Route 40 east of Frederick in 1947. The jury also ruled for $586.41 for car damage and $975.50 for loss of services in a separate suit against Abs. Mary Jane Robertson and Mervin Robertson, with Dr. Frank D. Worthington confirming a permanent arm disability.
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Frederick
Patrick M. Schnaufer
Earl
Joseph FP. Cressy
Giswell
Frank D. Worthington
Alion
Bennett
Atierner
Sew
Dorothy R. Carty
Betty P. Beck
Bourne
Clarkson C. H. Mantz
Singieton Zeiler
Elizabeth Lundgren
William R. Seiss
Catherine R. Brabeker
Bess Jane L. Feiser
Edgar G. Blair
Electoral College Vote Cast Across States Today
Washington reports 531 electors meet in capitals to cast ballots for President Truman. The ceremony precedes a joint session of Congress on January 6 to declare results. Thurmond and Thurmond supporters may prompt one elector switch in Tennessee amid the long-standing electors system. A stray hunting note adds a buck sighting in Grayson Florida.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Congress
Pressis
Slaters
Conx Aix
Thomas E
Strom Thurmond
Tennessee
Thurmond
Rebels Thrown Back in Karditsa Action
From Larisa reports 2,500 to 3,000 rebels were hurled back in a violent bid to capture Karditsa in north central Greece. Athens dispatch notes the clash occurred December 13 as forces resisted the assault.
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Athens
Larisa
Karditsa
Greece
Peron's Friends Arrested in Major Fraud Case
Buenos Aires reports police uncover a fraud loss possibly exceeding 12 100 000 pesos about 2.4 million dollars. Those taken into custody include Lt. Col. Juan Carlos Basso, Herminio Fas, Horacio Colombo Romallo, and other associates tied to President Juan Peron.
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Buenos Aires
Juan Peron
Juan Carlos Basso
Herminio Antonio Fas
Horacio Colombo Romallo
Banco Credito Industrial
Two Accidents at Carroll Parkway and College Avenue Intersection
Saturday crashes on Carroll Parkway and College Avenue caused damage over 1700 to four cars including Sheriff Guy Anders car. no injuries reported. A third crash on East Patrick Street damaged two cars. no injuries. Sechrist charged with failing to stop at a stop sign. December 28 hearing set. other drivers faced stop sign violations.
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Carroll Parkway
College Avenue
Guy Anders
East Patrick Street
Carroll
Percy B. Sechrist
York, Pa
J . H. Rouzee
Sechrist
Warren FE. Young
Carroll Street
Roy F. Cave
Martinsburg
W. Va
Young
Cave
Harry Phillips
Patrick Street
Wisner Street
Courtney C. Buck
Monrovia
Patrick
Bernard E. King
West Sixth Street
Daniel Swomley
News-Post Christmas Dinner Acknowledges Group at Hotel Frederick
The News and The Post held their annual Christmas dinner Saturday at Hotel Frederick with about 60 staff members attending. Post-dinner entertainment featured a color Chicago Tribune sound picture titled From Trees to Tribunes showing pulp wood harvesting and paper production. Lawrence E. Thrasher, a member of the organization, died during the year.
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News and
the Post
Hotel Frederick
Chicago Tribune
Tribunes
United Nations’ Mofone
Jefferson
Treasury
No Sharp Drop In Farm Price Supports
Atlantic City reports that the Agriculture Department signals the Truman administration may oppose steep cuts in farm price supports. Woolley of the marketing administration warned at an American Farm Bureau Federation convention that low supports could cause wasteful overproduction and discourage conservation of farm programs.
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Atlantic City
Agricultural Department
Truman Administration
KR. Woolley
Department
Tion
American Farm Bureau Federation
Frederick County Sales Tax Revenue Tops Half Million Yearly
Frederick city and county have collected 776 934 75 from the state sales tax over 16 months since the act began. The 1947-48 period saw 562 520 95 in 11 months. Four months into the new fiscal year total 214 413 80, with general merchandise 27-29 percent and food and beverage about 21 percent. Local officials seek state aid growth for school construction.
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Frederick
State Comptroller's Office
Frederick County
Collateral Forfeited In Local Peoples Court
In Peoples Court Magistrate Manuel Weinberg oversees a string of forfeitures. Marvin Eugene Frye of Monrovia paid 101.45 after a DUI arrest near Frederick on Route 26. Other forfeitures include John P. Jacobs Jr., George F. Moffett, Frank J. Maurey, and more for speeding, reckless driving, license issues, and parking infractions in various locations. ARRESTS DOCKETED include Clarence Harler and Hart Laxe facing charges. Hart Laxe held on 250 bail.
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Manuel M. Weinberg
Peoples Court
Marvin Eugene Frye
Monrovie
Statte
Charles D. McLane
Frye
Frederick
John P. Jacobs, Jr
Phoenixville
George F. Moffett
Elizabethon
Tenn
Frank J. Maurey
Washington
Leo F. Maur
Thomas M. Hill
North Beniz Street
Thomas C. Gardner
East Third Street
John C. Young, Jr
Camp Detrick
Thomas H. Hill
Charles L. Stull
Willie F. Bowen
Norfolk
Arnie Ro Moler
Brunswick
Albert E. Baus
Pekin
Henry J. Carroll
Baltimore
Herbert C
Ron
Arlington
John G. Whitbred
Harold A. Twentey
North Market Street
Alvin H. Crawford
Rockwell Terrace
Joan W. Ramel
Chicago
Douglas F. Monger
Garrett Park
Charles H. DeWitt
Patrick Stakem, Jr
H. J. Brown
McLane
Clarence P. Harler
Twenter
Hart Laxe
East Th Street
Acers Carty and
Shook
Washington Race Inequality Exposed In 1946 Study
A 1946 Washington study outlines systemic racial discrimination across government departments schools and employment. It notes segregated facilities and lower funding for Negro schools, underrepresentation in professions, and disproportionate illness and arrest rates among Black residents. The report cites segregated wards, limited job advancement, and exclusion from medical societies and unions.
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Washington
Truman
Issetti
State
Justice
Howard University
District of Columbia
District Medical Socre
American Meds Association
Mild Weather And Market Action Across Nation
Weather across the eastern half shows higher seasonal temperatures with a cold pocket near the Canadian border. In New York trading, the market is moderately active with Magnavox reaching new yearly highs. President Truman proposes raising cabinet salaries from 15000 to 35000 dollars and boosting top official pay.
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Internaoneal Fa Minn
New York
Radius
Magnavox
Washington
Truman Daw
Chiang Mission Seen Failing to Alter U S Stand on Yangtze
In Washington Mme Chiang Kai-shek’s mission to appeal to Secretary Marshall and President Truman appears not to shift American stance against the Communist threat. Officials see little change in policy as Europe and Atlantic security moves dominate talks and aid focus shifts to Western defense.
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Washington
United States
China
Europe
Chiang Kai-Shek
Marshall
Truan
Generalissimo
Chiang
Mme. Chiang
Canada
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Western
U. S
State Department
Bucharest
London
Hood College Christmas Vesper Draws Hundreds in Brodbeck Hall
Hundreds of students, faculty, and guests filled Brodbeck Hall for Hood College’s Christmas Vesper in the chapel decorated with greens and lights. President Andrew G. Trumbel led the Christmas Story as the choir sang carols under Paul B. Beck, with art decorations by Alise Kathryn Royer and student helpers.
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Brodbeck Hall
Hood College
Candies
Andrew G. Trumal
Bethlehem
Xune Dimitus
Paul B. Beckhelm
Alise Kathryn Royer
Gerstant
Costa Rica Appeals Under Rio Pact as Invasion Contained
Costa Rica seeks inter American aid under the Rio Pact to repel an invasion said launched from Nicaragua with Communist support. Foreign Ministers meet to decide on possible emergency session under mutual defense, while authorities report the incursion limited to 200 300 men near the northwest border.
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Washington
Rica
Nicaragua
San Jose
Costa Rica
Truman Receives 40-Pound Turkey for Christmas Dinner
President Truman was presented with a 40 pound turkey described as a "Tom that got into the White House" by the Poultry and Egg National Board and the National Turkey Federation. A second 12 pound bird was also given by the same group, delivered during a ceremony at the White House.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Poultry and Egg National Board
National Turkey Federation
McCulley
Maple Plain
Truinto
Stockpile Pressures Cloud Lewis Contract Talks
Operators weigh negotiating leverage as a soft coal stockpile dwindles and the timing of a potential shutdown looms. The Thananam mine remains ready while miners face uncertain terms ahead of the current pre‑agreement expiry in June.
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Bargai Por
Lewis
U S Aid Would Continue If New China Preserves Freedoms
Economic Cooperation Administration chief Paul Hoffmann stated that aid to China could continue under a new government if it preserves freedom of expression assembly and press. He indicated existing rehabilitation projects would proceed but no new long term programs would be added unless freedoms are safeguarded.
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Shanghai
Paul Hoffman
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
China
Hoffman
ECA Ard
Cor Mshs
Chiang Kai-Sheh
Kuomintang
Jon
Reopened East Patrick Street After Track Removal
East Patrick street reopened this afternoon at three after Potomac Edison workers removed trolley tracks and filled the area. The State Roads Commission said resurfacing would begin soon on about two and a half blocks, with rails sold to the Frederick Tron and Steel Co and some kept for PE siding.
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Patrick Street
State Roads Commission
T. B. Gatch
Baltimore
Potomac Edison Company
East South
Franklin Streets
Carroll
East Streets
Frederick Tron
Middletown
Pretty Girl Victim Of Rapists On Guam
Ruth Farns, a 27 year old San Francisco woman, was found unconscious and nude in dense bushes behind a Guam curio shop after disappearing Saturday night. She was hospitalized in critical condition as authorities pursued the assailants offering a reward for their arrest.
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Guam
Ruth Farnswith
San Francisco
Sim
Morth
Farnsworks Mens Hospital
Sworth
Mons Church
Letters Granted In Orphans Court Administration Ranked
Letters of administration granted in Orphans Court to Charles L Utterbach Route to a son as admin of Emma W. Utterbachs estate. Heirs listed include four sons and three daughters. About $3 500 reported personal estate. Richard E Zimmerman local attorney qualified as administrator of Walter Snowden Frede ricks estate. The widow listed as the only heir with about $650 personal estate.
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Orphans Court
Charles L Utterba
Airs
Emma W. Uterbach
Richard E. Zimmerman
Walter Snowden
Frederick Cunt
Hiss Resigns Carnegie Foundation Post Tacked by Leave of Absence
Alger Wiss, a principal in the Soviet spy probe, submitted his resignation from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, but trustees tabled it and granted two three month leaves. The House Un American Activities Committee probes a typewriter linked to Whittaker Chambers and missing papers in a high profile political drama.
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New York
Alger Wiss
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
eGhot
T Saater
House Un-American Committee
E Capriot
Mundt
Whittaker Chambers
Robert E. Stripling
House
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Philadelphia
Bulletin
Alger Hiss
Hiss
State Department
Chambers
Ihss
Nixon
Justice Department
Hood College and Naval Academy rehearse Handel Messiah
Capacity audience fills Brodbeck Hall as Hood College and United States Naval Academy choirs rehearse the Christmas portions of Handel s Messiah. William Sprigg plays organ, midshipmen orchestra performs, and Donald C Gay conducts the Annapolis performances with Paul Beckhelm directing Hood College choir.
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Brodbeck Hall
Hood College
United States Naval Academy
Academy
William Sprigg
Academy Opel
Annapolis
Donald C Gay
Annapol
Paul B Beckhelm
Hood College Choir
Halielujan
Annapo
Hood College Christian 3
Plu Aun Academy
Mirls
Robbery Reported at Giant Food Store
Washington police continued a report of a robbery at a Giant Food Store where Albert Murphy, 37, the store manager, said two men forced him back to the closed premises to surrender $8,000 in repairs and $2,000 in checks, totaling $10,000.
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Washington
Inv
Albert Murphy
Ramer
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Americans For Democratic Action
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