Attlee Aides Rally as Royals Get 200000 Year
In London the House of Commons approved an annual 59 000 pounds raise for Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip after a six hour debate amid austerity. Bevin criticized Soviet propaganda at the Big Four talks, while Marshall flew home to Washington and Democrats blocked a Truman price plan.
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London
House of Commons
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Stafford Cripps
Ernest Bevin
Russia
Big Four
Foreign Minist Council
Reyd
County Rejects Thurmont High School Additions Bids
The County Commissioners call off all bids on additions to Thurmont High School amid concerns prices are too high. The Board of Education favored awarding the contract but faces crowding at Thurmont with a planned 1949 12 year program. A potential resumption of construction may occur if costs drop and funds become available.
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Board of County
Board of Education
Thurmont High School
Emmitsburg
Norman E. Earley
Eugene W. Pruitt
Thurmount
Board of County Commissioners
Thurmor High School
Blast Rocks Silver Spring Store
An explosion at Silver Pharmacy shattered a show window and blew in a door, caused by a faulty mixture in an offender. No injuries reported. Assistant manager Leon Rosenberg estimated damage at $200. Police Sergeant Charlies E. Peter provided the preliminary assessment.
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Silver Spring
Charlies E. Peter
Leon Rosenberg
Pre-Christmas Killings Mark Jerusalem Violence
In Jerusalem on December 18 Arabs trapped and killed a 30 year old Jew attempting to pass into the Hebrew quarter near Jaffa Gate. Hours later a 16 year old Arab youth was shot dead by unidentified assailants near St Stephen's Gate. The toll in Holy Land violence now stands at 266 since the outbreak 17 days ago after the UN partition decision. A new Arab vow to wage war against the partition plan looms over Palestine before Christmas.
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Jaffa
Old City
Hebrew Quarter
St Stephen's Gate
Holy Land
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Palestine
Middletown Railway Right of Way Dispute Continues
Potomac Edison Company argues its rights on the Middletown Frederick line persist despite discontinuing operations. The utility says electric energy is transmitted over the former trolley line and rails and wires remain for other uses. A minor collision at West All Saints and Ice streets involved Frederick Ward and Mary Woerner. damage under $50 per vehicle and no charges.
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Potomac Edison Company
Equity
John TL. Routzahn
Middletown
Routzahn
Centon McSherry
Thurmont
Anischer
Fred
Ssuccessor Corporation
Potomac Edison
Compans
Mir
Routzahns
All Saits Street
Ice Street
Frederick Wei
Robert
South Bentz Street
Saints Street
Mary W. Woerner
West South Street
No Candles Tonight at Frederick Goes Caroling
The Frederick Recreation Commission sponsors Frederick Goes Caroling in front of the Evangelical Reformed Church on West Church Street. Children are asked not to carry lighted candles due to fire hazards. candles in a massed group should be handled by adults to prevent a tragedy at Christmas time.
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Frederick Recreation Commission
Schley Will Case Heard Again In Frederick Circuit Court
In Frederick, the Schley will contest resumed in circuit court before Judge Woodward and Judge Prescott. Testimony centered on Mrs. Schley’s capacity and the will’s writing by her daughter Mrs. Rhoads with no prompting. Witnesses described a January 1932 signing after a card game and ongoing concerns by caveators led by Wilson Schley. defense counsel included Stern, Rosenstock, Zimmerman, with Fr. Sauer and a doctor present.
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Gilmer Schley
Frederick
Circuit Court
Charles W. Woodward
Stedman Prescott
Orphans Court
Nan Wilson
Sehler
Louise R. Loy
Schley
Paul B. Rhoads
Inj
William MM. Stern
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Alton
Henry E. Zimmerman
Estate of Cincinnati streetcar man tops $153000
Harold F. Weisman a 86 year old widower and longtime streetcar motor man died November 22 leaving an estate appraised at 153 764 with no will. His attorney said he saved from meager earnings and built a fortune by pyramiding savings into a house and later into his estate. The only known relative is his brother Justus Weisman in a Parkersburg hospital.
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Cincinnati
Harold F. Weisman
Weisman
Fred Bader, Jr
Bader
Justus Weisman
Parkersburg
W. Vo
Popcorn Barometer Signals Christmas Travel Surge
Kansas City's union station reports rising popcorn sales as a travel gauge for holiday season. Chief ticket seer George Mack notes aromas mark crowds, with weekday volume around 500 boxes and yesterday's sales at about zero, while next week forecast to reach 1,200 boxes daily.
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Kansas City
Union Station
George Mack
Snow Possible Here On Friday
The Weather Bureau expects snow Friday with a shift to colder temperatures after a mild day. Evening winds may pick up during the temperature swing from near 50 this afternoon to chilly conditions tonight and tomorrow.
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Culler Lake
Funeral Services Held For T'5 Ira Leslie Moore
Funeral services for T 5 Ira Leslie Moore were held at St John’s Catholic church with a Low Mass of Requiem. Interment followed at Mount Olivet cemetery under C E Cline & Son. Moore served in the U S Army from January 14, 1941, and was killed in France on July 14, 1944, honored in a eulogy by Fr Herbert R. Jordan.
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St John's Catholic Church
Herbert R. Jordan
Edgar K. Moore II
Lloyd M. Fogie
David Oland
Lawrence Stone
William L. Gaver
Charles Esworthy
Mount Olivet
C. E. Cline & Son
T. Moore
News-Post
France
Fr. Jordan
T/5 Moore
24-Year High For Philadelphia Butter
Wholesale and retail prices rise to a 24 year high in the Philadelphia area. Reading Terminal and major markets report 93 score grade AA butter wholesale at 92.75 cents per pound and retail around 95 cents per pound. Grade A butter sells at 90.75 cents wholesale and 93 to 96 cents retail.
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Philadelphia
Reading Terminal
Comics Omitted for Friday Publication
The News reports today's comics are omitted and will be published Friday along with the comics for that date.
Brighter Hope for Austria As Big Four Seek Peace Pact
Austrian Minister Gruber said real hope exists for a peace and independence accord with the Big Four. A British Foreign Office spokesman called ministerial discussions encouraging as deputies prepare counter proposals to a French plan on German assets in Austria.
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Gruber
Foreign Office
Austria
Russia
H. K. Koktomoy
France
Germany
Zisterdorf
Koktomov
V. M. Molotov
Foreign Ministers
Pravda Blames State Dept Plans for London Talks
Pravda in Moscow accuses the U S State Department of foiling imperialistic aims at the London four power council meeting. It says Marshall shifted to aggressive tactics after realizing the council could not serve US policy and criticizes the bourgeois press for distorting events.
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Pravda
Council of Foreign Ministers
London
U. S. State Department
State Department
George Marshall
Council
Six Pages Of Docket To List Alleged Thefts In Baltimore
A six page Central police docket itemizes 14 larceny charges against Robert Spriggs. The docket lists more than 20 dozen shirts plus multiple coats pants and other clothing valued at about 3000 dollars. Spriggs faces a hearing scheduled for today.
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Baltimore
Central Police Station
Robert Spriggs
Spriggs
Promise and promises in Japan’s cabinet lineup
The Asahi notes new Agriculture Minister Kanae Hatano pledges food and fuel relief while Commerce Minister and other officials also promise coal supply lower prices and a brighter future. The paper questions what such promises have delivered.
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Fukye
Japan
Asahi
Kanae Hatano
Navy tests zipper bag for weatherproof aircraft protection
The Navy announced it is developing a plastic coated fiberglass zipper bag to enclose airplanes during rain. Fitting, removing, and readying an aircraft takes 30 man hours.
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Washington
Navy
Tax Cuts For 7 400 000 In Kuutson Bill
Washington reports a proposed Knutson bill to cut income taxes by 5.6 billion dollars retroactive to January 1, removing about 7.4 million low income and elderly from tax rolls. The plan raises exemptions, expands community property reporting, and boosts elderly and blind exemptions, costing Treasury hundreds of millions. The measure aims to reduce revenues by more than 1.6 billion beyond prior proposals and targets March or January action by Congress with refunds for overpayments.
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Washington
Hewick
Ren. Knutson
R-Minn
Knutson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Truman
Treasury
Farmers' cash earnings reach 30.3 billion in 1937 year
Agriculture Department reports cash receipts from farm products at about 30.3 billion dollars, up 19 percent from last year. Government soil conservation payments totaled around 240 million, down 60 percent from the prior year. Gross income about 24.6 billion, production expenses 16.6 billion, net income near 13.0 billion, with livestock receipts rising 23 percent and crop receipts up 20 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Wounded grocer locked in store by attacker
Baltimore reports a young man sought for attacking a year old grocer named George Lehr who was left unconscious in the rear of the store and later found in critical condition behind crates. An eight year old boy located Lehr on a vacant lot leading to the investigation. The incident prompted a police inquiry as investigators piece together the assault.
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Baltimore
George Lehr
Lehrs US
Group studies political philosophy in adult education effort
A Washington study group of twelve men aged over thirty meets weekly to read Thucydides, Plato and Aristotle under a St. John's College professor. They discuss government, justice, and the idea of perfect justice, aiming to improve understanding amid calls for broader adult education as urged by the President's Commission on Higher Education.
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James Marlow
Washington
AMD
St. John’s College
Annapolis
Thucydides
Athens
Plato
Hitler
Aristotle
Nazi Germany
Commission On
Freighter Simon Benson Breaks Up in Pacific Waters
In mid Pacific heavy seas the freighter Simon Benson breaks up near Honolulu with about 45 crew aboard. Four ships speed to aid including Liberty ship Henry Austin hospital ship Comfort Coast Guard cutter Iraction and Navy tug Tekesta.
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Honolulu
Simon Benson
Benson
Comfort
Coast Guard
Iraction
Navy
Tekesta
Henry Austin
Anderson Refuses Public Release of Traders List
Senate inquiry into government insiders profiting from wheat and commodity trades hears from Secretary Anderson. He pled discretion over releasing trader names and addresses, citing law. proposes a joint resolution to compel disclosure. Transcript shows two secret sessions totaling over two hours with further votes and limited data thresholds.
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Senate
Anderson
Congress
Harold E. Stassen
Senate House
Committee of Congress xxx
Ferguson
R-Mich
Bridges
R-Nh
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Saltonstall
Rmass
Agriculture Department
Commodity Exchange Authority
Elliott Selling 15-Ft Christmas Trees For $1
Poughkeepsie N Y Dec 18 Elliott Roosevelt son of the late president is selling Christmas trees on his Hyde Park estate seedling stock from the family farm He plans to offer trees from three to 15 feet tall at a dollar each after visiting New York where dealers were asking up to 35 for five foot trees Roosevelt says he aims to make Christmas trees affordable and to curb high prices in the season context.
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Poughkeepsie
Eliott Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
New York
Carillon Concert Precedes Community Christmas Carols
A Baker Park carillon concert of Christmas music will be performed by H. Davia Hagan from evening until 7 20. It precedes community caroling on the steps of Evan gelical Reformed church with groups from local schools and organizations marching to the caroling. In New York the general stock market direction stayed upward with some exceptions.
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Baker Park Cation
H. Davia Hagan
Evangelical Reformed Church
New York
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