Culler And Kefauver Wedding in Frederick
Mayor Alard C. Culler and Miss Julia O. Kefauver wed in a quiet 8:30 a.m. ceremony at Christchurch. Pastor Warren C. Breisch officiated. Attendants included Dr. Noah Kefauver and Dr. E. C. Kefauver. The couple will reside on South Merkes Street and spend time in Atlantic City and Florida.
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Amt
Julia O
Sherman P. Bowers
E. C. Kefauver
Frederick County
North Market
Culler
Camp Detrick
State Board of Health Laboratory
Winchester Hall
South Merkes Street
Rremors
Eagles Favored To Defeat Steelers In Eastern Title Playoff
The Philadelphia Eagles were installed three point favorites over the Pittsburgh Steelers for tomorrow's NFL Eastern title playoff. About 40,000 will attend in near freezing weather with potential light rain or snow. The winner advances to face the Chicago Cardinals for the league championship on December 22 in Chicago. Both teams seek their first divisional crown and the winner will claim a pennant tie with the Cardinals for the season.
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Buttsburgh
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
Chicago Cardinals
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Thousands of Mallards Invade Peanut Fields in Texas
Denison Texas December 20 thousands of mallards swarm the northwest Grayson county peanut crop with peanuts at three dollars a bushel farmers fear losses and have invited hunters to shoot ducks from Lake Texhoma area Oklahoma the U S Fish and Wildlife Service estimates about sixty five thousand mallards in the region a conservative figure to cope with the invasion
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Denison
Tex
Grayson County
Lake Texhoma
Oklahoma
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Thief Steals Penny Banks. Community Rebounds With Gift
A Frederick Sunday School reports a thief stole the children’s pennies saved for a White Gift Service. A local businessman donated 25 dollars via The News to allow the 50 plus children under six to continue their Christmas program. The kids hope the thief will return the banks shaped like a white church with a green roof and steeple.
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Frederick
Glade Valley Lions Hold Christmas Dinner
Glade Valley Lions held their annual Christmas dinner at the Glade Reformed Church Walk ersville on December 28 at 6 30 p m. A turkey dinner fed over 100 people including members families and guests. Frank R Cussumano of the Balpres Civic Opera Company and Doz Carlos Opera Co of New York were guest soloists. Mr Cussumano was accompanied at the piano by Frank Toms. H David Hagan and Joseph Stephens provided carols and music on accordion and violin. James F Messersmith of Frederick showed Christmas movies.
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Glade Reformed Church
Walkersville
Frank R. Cussumano
Balpres Civic Opera Company
Doz Carlos Opera Co
New York
Mr. Cussumano
Frank Toms
H. David Ha[gan
Joseph Stephens
James F. Messersmith
Frederick
Rites Held Today For Rev. Frank R. Isaac
Rites held today for Rev. Frank Reid Isaac longtime pastor of Mt Airy Methodist and Clivary Methodist in Bi Atry now aged 86. He died Thursday in Baltimore’s Methodist Home for the Aged where he resided. Burial in Olivet cemetery follows at First Methodist Church in Baltimore. Isaac served in multiple Maryland towns and in Martinsburg and Berkeley Springs WVa with his last post at Arbutus.
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Mt. Airy Methodist Church
Methodist Home For the
Baltimore
First Methodist Church
Olivet
Mr. Isaac
Clivary Methodist Church
Bi Atry
Maryland
Maertinsburg
Berkeley Springs
W.va
Arbutus
Misses Crash But Sets Hotel Afire in Exton
A bus swerved after a minor collision and crashed into the Exton Lodge hotel in Exton Pennsylvania today. The impact sparked a fire that forced evacuation of about 30 guests and damaged the heating system leaving the building cold.
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Exton
Exton Lodge
Selective Advances Boost Stocks Amid Oil and Special Issues
New York traders pushed stock prices higher with gains led by oil shares and special issues. Many readers remained unable to secure gains as the market extended its advance amid cautious trading patterns.
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New York
Four Dead In Private Plane Crash Near Terre Haute
Four bodies were removed from a four-passenger private airplane wrecked on a farm southeast of Terre Haute Indiana. The crash occurred today, with recovery teams removing all four victims from the sunken craft. Authorities did not release identifications pending next of kin notification.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Fire destroys block on Gretna Green Main Street in Elkton
The Gretna Green Main Street fire in Elkton Maryland destroyed six adjoining business buildings including two hotels. Four firefighters were hospitalized and more than a hundred guests in nightclothes were evacuated. Volunteers from nearby towns aided as the blaze burned through early morning with water freezing and live wires causing injuries. No fatalities reported.
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Gretna Green
Maryland
Wilmington
Del
Aberdeen
William Binder
Binder
Chesapeake City
Perryville
Port Deposit
Newark
Wew Central
Hiquor
Fie
Ritz
James Mackey
Elkton Department
Austin Conway
Admits Attack On Aged Grocer In Baltimore
Howard Andrew Fram 31 was arrested in Enion for a hatchet assault robbery of a Baltimore grocer. He pleaded guilty at a quick preliminary hearing and signed a confession admitting striking the storekeeper twice with a hatchet and stealing $40 plus cigarettes.George Lehr, 59, underwent surgery and was unconscious in critical condition at West Baltimore General. Fram, a Alexandria native and father of two, reportedly waited on other customers before striking Lehr and dragging him behind the counter. Bail was denied. next hearing set for January 19.
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Howard Andrew Fram
Enion
Gay
James Boyle
Julius Romano
Fram
George Lehr
West Baltimore General Hospital
Friendship Food Arrives In Paris
Paris welcomed the first shipment of Friendship Train food today. A 26 car freight train drawn by an American locomotive arrived from Le Havre and was met by Transport Minister Christian Pineau, U S Ambassador Jefferson Caffery, and other officials. The train will distribute food donated by Americans to eight regions of France and depart for Marseille tomorrow night with stops at Dijon Lyons Valence and Avignon.
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le Havre
Christian Pineau
U. S
Jefferson Caffery
France
Marseille
Dijon
Lyons
Valence
Avignon
The Marshall Plan Explained For a Nation Today
The Nation Today outlines President Truman’s proposal for a four year Marshall Plan to aid Europe, supported by Secretary of State Marshall. It details funding estimates, administration by a new Economic Cooperation Administration, and congressional hurdles with Democrats and Republicans debating cost and duration. It notes sixteen European nations agreed on a self help and aid plan, while Russia and its bloc refused participation. Congress recently approved aid for France, Austria, Italy and China, separate from the Marshall Plan.
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ABC
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Europe
Marshall
Truman
Mr. Truman
Economic Cooperation Administration
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Austria
Italy
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Weill
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Hatch
New Mexico
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Arends
Ill
House
Mich
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Ball
R-Minn
Byrd
D-Va
Presidential puppy to join White House as top dog
Succeeds Fala Washington December 201 P A five weeks old puppy named Feller, a silver buff cocker spaniel, was slated to move into the White House tool shed once occupied by Fala. Gift from Mrs. Peter J. Marsden of Galena Illinois, the pup travels by air freight to the capital. Brig General Wallace H. Graham, Truman’s physician, takes on the task of raising the pup.
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White House
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Roosevelt
Peter J. Marsden
Galena
Marsden
Truman
Martha E. Truman
Wallace H. Graham
Post Office Receipts to Break Record This Christmas
Christmas mail volume surged with early mailing helping officials contend with a heavy Saturday rush. Over half a million one cent stamps and cards sold in December, with postal receipts well above 1946, and a peak expected on Monday from weekend mail. The weather turned cold with lows around 10 to 12 above zero, and stores reported brisk greens and trees sales as crowds packed windows and counter service extended to 5 pm.
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Uit
Culler Lake
Christmas food drive at Tivrl theater draws crowd
About 700 people attended the annual Christmas movie treat at the Tivrl Theater this morning at 10 30. Admission was non perishable food items. Lewis C. Forney said attendance beat last year as Junior Chamber of Commerce members and Captain Weber C Wolfe of the Salvation Army supervised food collection for 41 Christmas baskets to be distributed the day before Christmas.
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Tivrli
Lewis C. Forney
Bion
Chamber of Commerce
Weber C. Wolfe
Salvation Army
Ready to Strike Washington Threat on Telegraph Workers
Washington December 20 reports three individuals may lead a threat against Western Union Telegraph Company employees, signaling possible action at any moment. The item notes tension over labor in the telegraph sector and warns of impending disruption.
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Washington
Western Union Telegraph Company
Bantamweight Crown Retained By Ortiz
Manuel Ortiz, a lettuce farmer from El Centro California, retained his world bantamweight title with a decision over Ti del Rosario a Manila University student in a twelve round bout. Ortiz led most rounds, scored a knockdown in the third, and earned a nine count for the fourth.
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Manuel Ortiz
el Centro
Calif
Farmer
Ti del
Fis
Fined $110 On Two Charges At New Market Court
Pol D Hood of New Market was fined $110 and costs by Magistrate Manuel M. Weinberg for drive and disturbance in a tavern along Route 40. Hood pled guilty claiming an empty whiskey bottle in the car was not his. He was warned to stay away from the tavern. a judge warned of jail on return.
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Pol D. Hood
New Market
Manuel M. Weinberg
Peoples Court
Hood
W. W. Corbin
Melvin Snyder
Corbin
Snyder
Henry Foreman
Bartonsville
Class Hatred Threatens Nations Pope Declares
Vatican report of a Christmas message by Pope Pius XII warns that class hatred threatens to undermine and overthrow the foundations of nations. The 1,100-word encyclical titled Opiatissima Pax urges Catholics worldwide to pray for peace and condemns social class strife as a cause of turmoil and suffering across devastated nations.
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Pius XII
Stumbling Block On Peace Path
Washington correspondent Peter Edson argues the peace process after World War I stalled over reparations and divisions among Allies. The article contrasts wartime and postwar diplomacy, notes the Versailles reparations failure, and warns that future peace hinges on resolving reparations before broad settlement.
Tough Fight For Marshall Plan Ahead
Washington battles as Congress returns to tackle the four year 1900 plan for European recovery. Taft favors a one year pledge with annual reviews, while Truman seeks 6.8 billion for 15 months. Hatch supports proceeding, Vandenberg warns of global risk, Byrd urges budget trimming.
Frigid Temperatures In Up-State New York
The Weather Bureau reported readings of 10 below at Rome 9 below at Canton 7 below at Utica and 5 below at Oneonta indicating a slow temperature rise. In Fort Smith Arkansas three children playing with matches perished in a two story home fire overnight.
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Utica
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Fort Smith
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