Three From Here On List Of Wounded
Three local men have been wounded in Korea, with Corporal Burr W Trail seriously, Sergeant First Class Ira Victor Miss Jr lightly, and Private Charles E Garver lightly. Trail travels to San Francisco aboard a hospital ship, while Miss remains in Korea with the 26th Division and Garver was injured November 28 in the right leg and is in Japan. All are from Buckeye, Petersville, and Taylorsville areas, with prior work in farming and bricklaying, and family ties to local residents and employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corp
Burr W. Trail
Clarence A.jail
Petersville
Ira Victor Miss, Jr
Ira V. Miss
Buckeysown
Charles E. Garver
Newell Harvey
Taylorsville
Corp. Trail
San Francisco
A. Draftee. Corp
Japan
Korea
Farvice
Isa
Boyer Transportation Company
Sergt
Miss
Hosital
Fort Worth
Wash
Byons Company
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Phc
Garver
Wriier
Pfc
Fort Nox
New Windsor
Santa Visit Tragedy Kills Mother and Son in Ferndale
In Ferndale a young mother Bertha Brown 23 and her three year old son Ronald were struck and killed by a car returning from Baltimore after a trip to see Santa Claus. Driver Leroy Ammons 27 of Brooklyn was arrested on charges including drunken driving and manslaughter. Police guarded the suspect as angry residents gathered near the Ferndale station. Brown was pregnant with another child and the five year old remained with grandparents in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferndale
Baltimore
Santa Claus
Bertha Brown
William Brown
Friendship International Airport
Ronald Brown
Leroy =. Ammons
Brooklyn
Ammons
Annapolis Road
Ferndale Xiice
Brown
Guilty of Assaulting Deputy Game Warden
Claude T Selby age 23 was convicted by a Garrett County jury of assaulting and shooting a deputy game warden with intent to disable. The shooting occurred near Condall on Oct 8 as the warden Theodore Koerg pursued a suspect. Sentence deferred for background review. Jury recommended leniency. Charges of assault with intent to kill and hunting during a closed season were dropped. Also notes city police alert to vandalism of outdoor Christmas light bulbs and potential criminal penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Claude T. Selby
Garett County
Sevon
Selby
Theerng
City Police Cruiser Damaged In West Patrick Crash
A city police cruiser was damaged while officers investigated a three car crash on West Patrick street near North Bentz street. The incident involved Murray Franklin Fox Carl Francis Easton and Murray Calvin Zimmerman with damage over 50 dollars to Foxs car and lighter damage to the others. A passing westbound bus was blamed for striking the cruiser but did not stop before investigators continued the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Patrick Street
North Bentz Street
Murray Franklin Fox
Frederick
Carl Francis Easton
South Street
Murray Calvin Zimmerman
Jefferson Street
Ben Phebus
Easton
West Fatrick Street
Fox
Zimmerman
Sergi. Phobus
Allen Bartgis
Bartgis
Patrick
Congress May Rise Against Sending Men
Washington reports opposition grows to rapid deployment of U S ground troops to Europe. Congress seeks detailed pledges from nations backing the plan and assurances the United States will not deplete domestic military reserves. Senators push reports from Acheson and Pace after Brussels talks.
Censorship Ordered for Korea War Dispatches in Tokyo Memorandum
Col. M. P. Echols issued a memorandum to correspondents detailing security screening for Korean war dispatches. Effective immediately all press stories radio broadcasts magazine articles and photography from Japan must be submitted to the press advisory division for clearance before transmission. Military operations include supply transportation evacuation administration casualties and replacements. News from Korea cleared through Army-controlled channels need not be cleared unless rewritten. Stories from Korea via Army facilities will be screened in Korea under new procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
M. P. Echols
Japan
Korea
Coronel
Hoover Sets New Plan On Non Expansion Of Troops
Former President Herbert Hoover urged no new American land forces be sent to Europe until the public and Congress review the issue. He planned a major radio speech titled Our National Policies in This Crisis, outlining future U S policy toward free nations resisting Communism. His remarks contrasted with President Truman on Western Europe defense and followed Eisenhower being named supreme Allied commander. The address aired on Mutual at 8 p.m. and NBC rebroadcast at 10:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Congress
Hoover
United States
Brussels
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mutual Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Company
Could Be White For Christmas Could Be White
Baltimore forecast says a white Christmas is possible though not guaranteed. Cold, persistent conditions expected, with a low pressure system from the Great Plains possibly bringing snow by Saturday or Sunday. Maryland noting its coldest morning of the season, light snow possible with trace accumulations, while roads stay open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Rockies
Maryland
Work for Settlement in Washington Ends After Nightlong Talks
Negotiators pressed a third allnight session in Washington to reach a settlement on the railroad labor dispute. White House aides kept lights burning until 4 30 this morning as talks continued with key leaders from the railroad unions and management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nec
White House
Assessment Hearing Set For Jan 2 In Frederick
Public hearing scheduled for Tuesday January 2 at Winchester Hall 7 30 p m on an ordinance to assess abutting property or cover proportionate costs for grading and paving new streets. City officials argue the policy reactivation is in line with the charter and measures fairness by sharing street project costs with benefiting property owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Hall
Elmer Fo Munshower
Board of Aldermen
City Hall
Frederick City
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Frederick
Munshower
The
Star
Emmert R. Banjus
Clyde M. Roney
Donald B. Rice
Henry F. Falk
Dorsey
Mail Boxes Damaged By Explosives In Middletown Area
Sheriff's office and State Police investigate a spree of mail box damage and destruction by explosives across Middletown and surrounding routes. Five boxes damaged or blown from their posts, with several owners named including Nelson Hoffman Jack Kussmaunl Austin Coblentz Vernon Remsburg and P D Thayer. Authorities suspect a western county swing and remind that tampering with mail is unlawful under postal regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherrff
Inp
Earl Nikirk
Middletown
Nikirk
Sheriff's Office
Nelson Hoffman
Butterfly Lane
Jack Kussmaunl
Burkitsville
Austin Coblentz
Vernon Remsburg
P. D. Thayer
FBI locates Anna Rosenberg term to clear Defense post
Washington reports the FBI found an Anna Rosenberg linked to New York John Reed Club in the early 1930s, a key step as the Senate weighs Anna M Rosenberg's nomination as Assistant Secretary of Defense. Senator Byrd said a vote could come around 5 p.m. after Armed Services panel found no evidence of Communist ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
Anna Rosenberg
Senate
Anna M Rosenberg
Byrd
Vas
Rosenberg
New York City
Armed Services Committee
Ralph de Sola
John Reed Club
New York
de Sola
Wrecked Auto Found By State Policeman
State Police investigated a found wrecked 1940 coupe along Route 77 near Thurmont. Trooper Kenneth D. Bond located the abandoned car in a ditch four miles west of the town. Owner James Ferguson of Taneytown contacted a Thurmont garage to tow the vehicle. Bond planned to question Ferguson.
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Route
Foxville Road
Thurmont
Kenneth D. Bond
James Ferguson
Rouwle 2
Taneytown
Ferguson
Bond
Fire destroys Somerset stores and shops in Christmas blaze
In Somerset Kentucky on December 20 a major fire swept two large department stores, a barber shop, and a restaurant, gutting the buildings and destroying Christmas merchandise. Unofficial damage estimates reached about 1 million dollars. The Somerset department store and the Hughes department store were among the losses, along with Weddle's barber shop and Spencers restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Somerset Department
Hughes Department Store
Weddle’s
Spencers
City Prepares for Yule Holiday Amid Cold Snap
The city endures a ten day chill with a 10 degree low and a chance of light snow this afternoon or tonight. Schools will close for Christmas from Friday to January 3. Public offices observe Christmas Day and the following Monday. Postal service faces delays on the Thurmont line due to a snapped trolley wire, but mail volume remains high as rush peak passes. Forecasts expect a gradual warmup and only a trace of new snow tonight. December records show the coldest spell in years, with morning readings near 15 and highs around 30 to 32.
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Yule
Commts
Childeen
Christy
Baltimore
Thurmont
Haaperstown and Frederick
Lewistown
Virginia
North Carolina
West Virginia
Costs of county elections rise with long ballots in 1949
The 1949 general and primary elections cost the county about 20,000 dollars, with the total around 19,995 including primary expenses. Overtime for judges and clerks, long ballots, and a card index registration upgrade drove the bill, while payroll and rents accounted for 10,055.69 dollars. Earlier years show rising costs in presidential cycles, and Western Maryland reports record cold with subzero readings in Oakland Frostburg and Cumberland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Election Supervisors
West Germans Press for Sharper Deal in Western Army Pact
West Germany signaled to the Big Three that they want more than offered in exchange for joining an international military force to defend the Western world. The Atlantic Council decision tops the agenda as the German government is poised to receive results from allied talks and Konrad Adenauer may be briefed by the high commissioners tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
West Gerpans
Atlantic Council
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Chanvelley C
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Indict Brehm For Kieckbacks Involving Contributions
Washington reports Rep. Walter F. Brehm indicted by a federal grand jury on seven counts of taking political contributions from two former aides. The charges total 1280 from Clara Soliday and Emma Craven intended for his reelection campaign. Brehm maintains innocence, facing possible penalties up to two years and $3000 per count, though actual sentences vary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter FE
Arehim Rechlot
Brehm
Clara Soliday
Emma
Craven
Brehiny
United States
Acheson Return to Congress Amid Defense Pact Debate
Washington reports Secretary of State Acheson returns from Brussels to answer Congress about the Atlantic pact plan. President Truman defends Acheson, praising his anti Communism efforts while GOP factions split on unity in foreign policy. Democratic support solidifies behind the secretary as Republicans press for his ouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Acheson
Brussels
Western
Europe
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Wherry
Nebraska
State Department
GOP
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Morse
Oregon
Aiken
Vermont
Valentine Property Sold To Washingtonians
Mr and Mrs Robert E Dalley of Washington bought the former Ellsworth Valentine residence at 1201 North Market Street from Jesse N Smith for about 28500. The Board of Aldermen rejected their plan to open a funeral home there, deeming spot zoning invalid. The Dalleys reportedly seek a downtown undertaking site in Frederick. Easton Star-Democrat to resume weekly publication, dropping Tuesday edition due to personnel and newsprint shortages amid wartime pressures. Frederick lacks skating yet as Culler Lake ice must thicken with continued freezing weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Dalley
Washington
Ellsworth Valentine
North Market Street
Jesse N. Smith
Easton
Easton Star-Democrat
Frederick
Culler Lake
Red Forces Hold Beachhead in Korea Amid Heavy Fire
Along the Hungnam beachhead in northeast Korea US forces and allied units held back pressing Red troops with artillery and naval gunfire. Maj Gen Edward Almond praised his troops as Marine air and navy pilots claimed heavy enemy casualties. In the west, Eighth Army battled North Korean forces near Chunchon and Hwachon with no major shifts reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W U. S. 1Th
Hungnam Port
Korea
Ilangnam Harbor
10Th Corps
Edwar M. Almond
Marine
Jane Navy
Yonpn
Eighth Army
Chunchon
Seoul
MacArthur
Hwachon
Europe Reds Plan Protest Against West German Rearmament
Communists in Western Europe announce mass protests to block West German rearmament approved by the Atlantic pact nations. Izvestia and L Humanite claim U S pressure and Acheson influence on the alliance and call for a nationwide protest on January 28 led by Fighters for Peace in West Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Europe
Germany
Soviet Union
North Atlantic Council
Lzvestia
International
Washington
Frances Communist Party
West Germany
Frankfurt
Moscow
Izvestia
Atlantic Council
U. S
Dean Acheson
Car Hits House Porch After Intersection Crash
A collision at College and Fleming avenues caused damage to a residence at 105 College avenue and to two vehicles. Wastler faced excessive speed charges while Keefer was charged with failing to signal. A hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Peoples Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College and
Fleming Avenues
Ernest Berger
College Avenue
Chester L. Wastler
Route 3
Frederick
Frank J. Keefer
West Second Street
Benjamin 2. Phebus, Jr
Wastler
Keefer
Peoples Court
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Buckeystown
Department of Defense
Santa
Tealing
Ars
Atlantic
Secretary of the Army
Pace
George D-Gal
Foreign Relations Committee
George
H. Alexander Smith
Rep. Crawford
R-Mich
House
Fisenhower
Eisenhower
Martin R-Pa
People
U.S
Board of Education
IR51
Frostburg
Town Hill
Cumber
Kieckbacks
Valentine
Washingtonians
Red
U.N
Reds
L'Humanite
France
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