Contract Awarded for Jail Interior Steel Work
The County Commissioners awarded Van Dorn Iron Works of Cleveland Ohio a 2938 dollar contract for interior steel work at the remodel of Frederick county jail. Work includes cell backs partitions wall doors bunks and a visitors partition. Structural steel by Derrick Bros of Baltimore. general contractor Thomas J Crum. Delivery of built in doors to begin in four to five weeks.
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van Dorn Iron Works Company
Cleveland
Frederick County
Derrick Bros
Baltimore
Charles F. Bowers
Thomas J. Crum
William J. Senger
van Dorn
Dutch Cut Across Java Invasion Claims Reach Dutch Parliament
Dutch forces push across central Java seizing Toeban and Bodjonegoro while capturing Pati and Bojolali as air strikes reach Yogyakarta. Soekarno and top officials reportedly in Dutch custody as Parliament supports action with 38 to 5 vote. Also local incidents include a car collision on East Patrick and Carroll streets and trial postponement in a plane damage case.
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Batavia
Java
Toeban
Bodjonegore
Pati
Bojolali
Soer
ARS
East Patrick
Carroll Streets
Mark HB. Baker
East Church Street
Patrick Street
Reedy
Meinte Boersma
Freder
Route 1
Carroll Street
City Shares Its Christmas Joys With Its Neediest Folks
Frederick celebrates Advent season with church plans to aid the needy. The city and county agencies prepare 259 baskets of food for distribution on Christmas Eve. 172 baskets from the Frederick City Department and 87 from the Salvation Army.
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Joe Eisenhauer
Omiers
Frederick
Ehroughout
de Nor Sons
Senter
Isimas
Frederand
Sz Fian
Former State Dept Aide Dies In Fall
Laurente Duggan aged 43, a former State Department official, died after falling from a Manhattan office window. He had been named in secret testimony as one of six officials who allegedly passed confidential information to Red spies. Investigators said the death was under inquiry with foul play not yet ruled out. Duggan served 1930 to 1944 and was president of the Institute of International Education.
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New York
State Department
Laurente Duggan
Manhattan
Duggan
Mundt
R-Sd
Eting
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Washington
Francis 5. Sayre
Sarre
Institute of International Education
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Carnegie Foundation
Alger Hiss
Mundi
Cordell Hull
Isaac Don Levine
Talk
Congressional’ Committee
Federal Grand Jury
Three Power Statement On Berlin Due Today
Berlin reports that the United States Britain and France plan a three power government for Berlin without Russia participation. Official statements promised a separate military government with three power control and border arrangements while the Russian puppet regime remains in Eastern Berlin.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Berland
Est Ig
Stelpe
Russia
Steipe
T i
Seriin Nistratov
MacArthur To Stay In Japan Announcement
Spokesman says General MacArthur will remain in Japan. The note reiterates his stay and dismisses plans of a return home. In unrelated lines, Masonic officers are listed as Worshipful Master John S. Engle and others, with secretary John P. Engelbrecht and treasurer Harry Schroeder among the officers.
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MacArthur
Japan
A. F
John S. Engle
Ward Morgan
John P. Engelbrecht
Harry
Schroeder
Mer
Harry J
Fremke
Masonic Tean G
Hunter Bowers
O Schroeder
Frank W. Rothenhoefer
Christmas P O Records Fall At Frederic Post Office
Record Christmas mail volume hits Frederic as icy conditions hinder deliveries. Post office expects yearly totals to exceed 200 000 dollars with December stamps boosting sales. Weather improves later today with 38 degree low and ice melt, snowplows clear roads as trucks resume heavy dispatch.
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Fee
Culler Lake
Executions Near Tokyo For War Criminal Leaders
Allied observers report that executions of seven Japanese war crime leaders may be imminent near Tokyo. General MacArthur maintains strict secrecy as appeals were rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court, clearing the way for the hangings at Sugamo Prison with Lt General Walton Walker supervising.
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Tokyo
Doug ‘Arthur
Sugamo
MacArthur
Supreme Court of the
United S
Shinsho Hanarame
Walton H. Walker
Eighth Army
Supreme Court
Japan
Boston Yanks Draft Walker and Rauchi in NFL swap
Philadelphia announces Frank Burns Rutgers quarterback. Boston Yanks select Doak Walker SMU while Detroit Lions pick Johnny Rauch Georgia in a first big NFL draft deal. Packers draft Stan Heath. details tie to a November secret meeting. injuries sideline Notre Dame signals Brennan and Burns notes.
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Philadelphia
Boston Yanks
Doak Walker
Southern Methodist
Detroit Lions
Johnny Rauchi
Georgia
Philadelphia Eagies
Rutgers
Frank Burns
Notre Dame
Frank i
Terry Brennan
Halix
Eagies
Penn
Charley Bednar
Green Bay Packers
Stan Heath
Heather
Rauch
Fire Becomes Independent Nation in Planned Peace Move
An article notes a move toward independence with a repeal of an external relations act. The action loosens constitutional ties with Britain and the Commonwealth. Independence Day is expected to be proclaimed by Prime Minister John A. Costello's government in spring, with a delay to allow economic and political alignment.
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Bri
John A. Costello
Holiday Luncheon of Frederick County Bar Association
The Frederick County Bar Association held a Christmas program luncheon in the Francis Scott Key Hotel Blue and Grey room. President Bowers presided as State Senator Storm acted as toastmaster and accordionist, with Ric Zimmerman and Barbara Kelly, the Male Quartet directed by E Austin James, and readings by Parsons Newman.
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Frederick County Bar Association
Francis Scott Key
Sherman P. Bowers
Edward D. Storm
Ric Zimmerman
Barbara Kelly
E. Austin James
Doro
Amos
A. Holter
W. Jerome Ofuti
James McSherry
Richard E. Zimmerman
Archard E
Stable price footing in New York market report
The stock market showed a stable price footing with fractional gains and selling pressure from demand. In Berlin, Edward J. Lada, a 22 year old former paratrooper who broke through a Russian block to see a girl and escaped an Army stockade, was captured late today by American agents.
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New York
Steek
Lada
Berlin
Edward J. Lada
Girl
Tidelands Suit Filed by Washington AG Clerk
The Attorney General filed actions in the Supreme Court to obtain federal jurisdiction over oil-rich tidelands off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. The move aims to define control of mineral resources and offshore rights amid ongoing federal-state jurisdiction questions.
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Washington
New City
Peoples Court
William S.stanley
Frederick
Edgie Russell
Washington, Dee
Supreme Court
Texas
Louisiana
Reconstruction Aid To China Suspended By U S
Paul G. Hoffman announced that the United States has suspended ECA reconstruction projects in China. The halt covers engineering work and equipment for planned infrastructure aid as Congress previously authorized hundreds of millions in civilian and military assistance to China.
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China
U.S
Paul G. Hoffman
Joduas
Washington
Economile Coopers Recs
ECA
Pre Hoffman
Pcuhina
Hoffman
Ching
Congress
Winter Snow Hits Northeast After 19.5 Inches Fall
New York and Chicago report heavy snow and brisk cold as the storm dumps up to 19.5 inches in the northeast, closes passes in the Pacific Northwest, and disrupts travel. Dozens dead across several states as transportation slowly resumes.
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New York
Chicago
Omic
Canada
North Dakota
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountain States
Pacific Coast
Oregon
North Atlantic
Pacific Northwest
Washington Mountain
Montana
Fear over Dutch action risks Southeast Asia set back
Washington officials fear the Dutch police action in Indonesia could undermine efforts to curb Communism in Southeast Asia. An emergency United Nations appeal is expected as Indonesia condemns the move.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
Indonesia
Netherlands
Lovett
India
Australia
United Nations
Security Council
United States
Jogjakarta
D. Soemitro
State Department
Cans
Soemitro
Man Sentenced After Admitting Arson to Escape Wife
A man received four years in prison after Keller testified before the Adams county court that he burned his house on November 16 to get away from his wife and to settle debts, stating he set the fire to obtain money and relief from financial troubles.
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Keller
Adams Coun Court
Sheels
Accused Negro Asks For Change Of Venue
A man labeled as accused Negro requests a change of venue in the case. The report notes date and location references, with courtroom action and procedural context, set against other local notices.
North China War Intensifies Near Yangtze Front
Reported clashes north of the Yangtze show Chiang Kai-shek's forces under pressure as Communist units advance. Peiping and Tientsin face isolation while Nationalist troops retreat from rail towns near Tientsin and Manchuria corridors tighten, signaling a broader strategic shift.
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lpNa
Tien
Indus
North
China
Actio
Sun Fo
Chiang
P. Afanyi Nanking
Yangtze
Peiping
Tientsin
Manchuria
Two Die In Hotel Fire in Philadelphia
Two guests burned to death as flames swept Westminster Hotel at 2049 Chestnut Street near 20th Street in Midtown Philadelphia. Three others were injured and a man and woman escaped by climbing to a neighboring window on 203 Chestnut Street after crossing a narrow ice coated ledge. Names of the victims were not available and the blaze began on the second floor destroying much of the building.
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Philadelphia
Westminster Totel
Chestnut Street
20Th Street
Schuylkill River
B&o
Sam
Ames
Extradition Waiver Refused By Webb
Harrisonburg Va December 21 Baltimore authorities sent extradition papers to the Governor for John Edward Webb. Police report a passenger tied to an armed robbery case in Virginia and indicate at least 10 charges. Webb’s case centers on a store robbery linked to Dein Pearson and possessions seized by authorities.
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Harrisonburg
Paltimore
John Edward Webb
Extended Weather Forecast for Delaware and Pennsylvania
Windy through Wednesday with snow flurries in western counties and increasing cloudiness. Temperatures will fall steadily into Thursday and Friday with a slow rise over the weekend. Expect rain or snow late week and average temperatures about a degree below normal with around a quarter inch of precipitation.
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Pland
Delaware
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Theodore Roosevelt
Chinese National Airlines Corporation
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Mary C.K Gien Burnie
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Jacques DeMolay
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Edwin H. Sponseller
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