270 Baskets Of Food To Be Given To Poor
270 baskets of food will be distributed to poor families in Frederick city and county by the Police Department and the Salvation Army. The effort relies on Christmas kettles and local donations with about 85 dollars in value per basket including a chicken or turkey and canned goods. Trucks will deliver early Saturday with officers accompanying each load.
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Frederick
Fred Straley
Curtis Frierson
Salvation Army
New Fight Over Hoover Proposals Splits Congress
Washington notes a sharp clash over former President Hoover s plan to militarize defense lines and arm the Navy and Air Force to the teeth. Senate leaders and lawmakers debate isolationist implications as Hoover warns against another Korea and urges early Western Europe defense. Republican leaders praise Hoover s dissent while Democrats urge caution amid Truman Acheson policy.
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Washington
Hoover
America
Pacific
Senate
Wherry
Nebraska
Truman
Congress
Lehman
Lving
United Nations U
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Acheson
Brussels
Tait
Ohio
Taft
New role for Santa in South Bend baby delivery
Patrolman Michael Santa assists in delivering a baby daughter for Mrs. Josephine Kotowska in a police ambulance in South Bend. The birth occurred en route to a hospital, with the ambulance still several blocks away.
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South Bend
Ind
Santa
Michael Santa
Josephine Kotowski
Two More Are Felled By Mystery Bullets
Philadelphia December 21 two more residents were struck by unknown bullets in separate incidents, four miles from the Oak Lane crime scene. George Haller Jr. sixteen was wounded while walking in Juanita Park, and Richard C Lavery fifty four a Republican committeeman and job printer was shot in South Philadelphia. Police doubt the same sniper is responsible for all sightings, discounting this latest as the “mad sniper” case.
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Philadelphia
Richard C. Lavery
Republican Division
Route 40 and Route 15 bid openings set for January 9
State Roads Commission will open noon bids January 9 for Route 40 improvements near the Ca pctin Country Club toward Middletown, including grading drainage widening and resurfacing. Two Route 15 sections north and south of the new bridge will also be bid the same day with grading drainage widening and resurfacing planned.
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State¢é Roads Commission
Capctin Country Club
Middletown
Washington National Pike
Frederick
State Roads Commission
Old White House
Braddock Heights
Commission
Braddock Springs
Braddock
Braddock Herstis
Route 15
Evergreen Point
Faces Questioning After Wife's Death
Cumberland December 21 William Darr aged 43 faced police questioning over his wife Mary Darr s death after she was crushed under the rear tractor of the vehicle he drove at their McMullen highway Rawlings home Five hours after the accident she died at Allegany Hospital and Darr said she slipped from the running board He was held overnight for review by the State s Attorney and the case was referred to authorities for action
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Cumberland
William Darr
Mary
McMullen
Rawlings
Carr
Fought Rear Guard Action To Hagaru
Letters from Korea detail Lt John R Fitzpatrick Jr of the 31st Regiment 7th Division escaping a Communist trap near the Changjin reservoir and reaching safety with his unit after a rear guard action to Hagaru. His father Mrs Fitzpatrick reports the platoon evacuated the wounded as the UN advance continued north. Also Lt James Ladd of the 7th Infantry Regiment Third Division is reported safe from the Hamhung area, dated December 10.
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John R. Fitzpatrick, Jr
7Th Division
Korea
John R. Fitzpatrick
Old Cemetery Road
Fitzpatrick
Changjin
Hambhung
Hagaru
Fizpatrick
United Nations
North Korea
Ladd
James Ladd
Margaret McAlpine
Rockwell Terrace
Reservoir
7Th Infantry
Ham-— Hung
Red line parking bans urged at intersections
Motorists warned to keep off red no parking lines at all intersections or face tickets. Parking along red lines blocks vision and pedestrian crossings and risks accidents, especially during the Christmas rush. Drivers must not block side streets by entering intersections on green lights unless they can clear the cross street.
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Fred Straley
Commissions Are Received for Two New Trial Magistrates
Gov W Preston Lare Jr announces commissions for two attorneys to become trial magistrates replacing retiring incumbents due to ill health Thomas Glass will serve Frederick succeeding Manuel Weinberg with commission dated December 23 and qualifying December 26 ahead of first session T West Clayfelt Jr covering Brunswick and Frederick will take over for Howard Marvin Jones around January 2 as Jones retires A third commission goes to Austin P Renn farmer near Adamstown to Frederick County Roads Board for a five year term from May 1 1950 The action comes as Congress moves quickly approving 1 6 billion in defense construction projects and the American Legion begins its annual Christmas toy drive December 26 nationwide
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Circuit Court
W. Preston Lare
Thomas
I Glass
Frederick
Manuel M. Weinberg
Glass
T. West Clayfelt, Jr
Brunswick
Claggett
Howard Marvin Jones
Jones
Austin P Renn
Adamstown
Frederick County Roads Board
Local Marines Reunite After Korean Retreat Ordeal
Two Frederck Marines who enlisted together in 1948 met during a retreat in Korea near Hagaru ri. Corp. William D Grove and Corp. Bernard L Rice, part of First Marine Division, recounted battles from Inchon to Hungnam and Chosin. Grove, home with Uncle and Aunt in Frederick, wrote of survival, a bullet hole in his canteen, and freezing temps as they endured a brutal night convoy attack.
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Frederck
Hagaru-ri
Korea
Corp
William D., Grove
First Marine Division
Bernard L. Rice
Grove
Edward F- Fout
West Seventh Street
Corp. Rice
Raymond Rice
Wilson Avenue
Corp. Grove
Hungnam
I Corp Rice
Hungnaam
Hagerstown
Agai
Grave
Kotori
Seventh Marines
Headquarters Battalion
Sant
Zere
Japan
Etter
Chosin Reservoir
Carp
Hambhung
Reds Salute Stalin On 71st Birthday
The Associated Press reports Communist states honor Joseph Stalin on his 71st birthday with lavish praise and symbolic gestures across Moscow East Berlin Prague Sofia Bucharest Budapest and Warsaw. From renaming streets to new ovens and banners extolling his leadership ceremonies emphasize peace while Western provocations fade from memory.
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Associated Pres
Joseph Stalin
Times of
Russia
Moscow
East Berlin
Prague
Sofia
Bucharest
Budapest
Warsaw
Kremlin
Stalin
Leningrad
Soviet
International Prospect
J. V. Stalin
Albania
Kuchevo
Czechoslovakia
Obrana Lida
Generalissimo Peace
Germany
Brandenburg Steel Works
Berlin
Taeglische Rundschau
Brussels
Soviet Union
Wilson Takes Over Defense Mobilization
Washington Dee 2 v Charles E Wilson took office today as Director of Defense Mobilisation and immediately appointed General Lucius Clay and banker Sidney Weinberg as his assistants. Clay and Weinberg will serve without compensation. Wilson, a former client of General Electric, said they will work to gather facts and continue current mobilization efforts. The oath was administered by Chief Justice Vinson in the White House.
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Washington
Charles E Wilson
Defense
Lucius Clay
Sidney Weinberg
Wilson
General Electric
White House
Truman
Clay
Weinberg
U. S
Berlin
Continental Can Co
Goldman, Sachs and Company
New York
War Production Board
Vinson
W. Stuart Symington
National Resources Board
Senate
Christmas Message From President Truman to Armed Forces
President Truman’s holiday message to the armed forces states their mission is to strengthen and give hope to all who seek peace on earth. The brief message, released last night, ends with a wish that the real spirit of Christmas abide with you and that in the new year all free peoples move closer to liberty, justice and freedom.
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Washington
Dec
Truman
Barrages Hold Up Reds At Hungnam Front
Allied forces blasted Hungnam as Reds launched a heavy attack on the perimeter. Chinese and Korean volunteer fighters lay dead in the snow while UN troops, supported by ships and aircraft, slowed the Communist advance and prepared for a withdrawal from the beachhead.
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Hungnam
Tokyo
Hungnam Bogebhead
United Nations
Fidel
Gravestreed
Japan
Eighth Army
Yonchon
Parallel 38
Fighth
U.S
10Th Corps
Jooo
U. S
Tom Lambert
Stan Swinton
Athough
Mailboxes Damaged in Western County Suspected Firecrackers
Sheriff's office and State Police probe a spree of mailbox destruction in the western county with reports of firecracker blasts and hammer blows. Investigators seek suspects buying and importing large firecrackers from Virginia into Maryland and warn penalties for tampering with mail.
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Petersville
Maryland
Virginia
Predicts 440 Deaths During Holiday Season
Chicago December 21 The National Safety Council forecasts the gravest Christmas for traffic fatalities with an estimate of 440 people dying in crashes during the three day holiday from 6 pm Friday to midnight Monday. President Ned H Dearborn says the grim figure reflects past holiday records and urges caution on the road.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Bergdoll Sentenced to Five Years for Draft Dodging
Alfred Bergdoll, son of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, was sentenced in New York to five years in prison for dodging the 1950 draft. The case centers on the famous World War I draft dodger family.
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Bergdoll
New York
Alfred Bergdoll
Grover Cleveland
Montreal Passenger Train Teeters On Bridge Edge
A Montreal passenger tram with about 80 passengers teetered over the St Lawrence River bridge near Dorion 35 miles west of Montreal today after a baggage car bearing cracked while crossing at top speed. Passengers were shaken but no injuries reported. The train was operated jointly by Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways.
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Vaudereai
Toronto
Montreal
St. Lawronge River
Montresl
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Dorion Bridge
Army Emergency Funds For Camp De trick And Related Projects
A partial list of Army emergency funds totaling about 420.164 million dollars covers Camp De trick and related facilities. Items include Aberdeen Proving Ground 3.9029 million, Army Chemical Centers 1.1616 million, Army Medical Center 7.8847 million, and projects in Maryland Virginia and Washington DC such as microwave relay stations and the Avy Receiving Station. Navy and Air Force totals are also cited with secrecy surrounding some undertakings.
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House
Senate
Armed Services
Army
Navy
Air Force
United States
Congress
Maryland
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Army Chemical Contos
Camp Detrick
Fehgtron
Avy
Ua Plaza
Virginia
Gurrank Mountain
Shenandoah National Park
Washington
Culler Lake Ice Not Thick Enough For Skating
Park officials fear unsafe skating conditions at Culler Lake as surface checks show ice only about two inches thick in places. Superintendent C Cyril Klein and Clarence Delphey conducted the inspection and plan another survey. Officials say four to four and a half inches are needed for safe skating.
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Ieran Culley
C. Cyril Klein
Klein
Clarence Delphey
Former Senator Hattie Caraway Dies at 72
Washington December 21 Mrs Hattie W Caraway of Arkansas 72 the first woman elected to the United States Senate died today at White Cat Sanitarium Falls Church She had been ill since January 11 and suffered a stroke January 18 leaving her partly paralyzed She was a Democrat who served a little over 13 years in the Roosevelt era and had been a member of the Federal Employees' Compensation Appeals Board at time of death.
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Washington
Hattie W- Caraway
Arkansas
United States
Senate
Whitecat Sanitarium
Falls Church
Caraway
Federal
Employes’ Compensaton Appeals Board
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thaddeus Caraway
Casualty totals from Korean War retreat cited by MacArthur HQ
General MacArthur's headquarters released figures showing American casualties in Korea's worst fortnight of retreat as 11,964 killed wounded and missing, with UN forces at 1,011. Total casualties since the war began listed as over 42,000 in the US and 12,975 overall in the period, excluding Korea.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Korea
United Nations
Republic of Korea
Iiol
U. S. Army
Second Infantry
Davistom
US First Marine Division
UWS Army
U.S. Army
First Cavalry Division
U.N
First Marine Division
Army Seventh Division
Changjin Reservoir
Koto
Hungnam
Sinanju
U. N
China
Temporary Office Building Destroyed in Urbana Incident
A temporary frame office built by Roberts Construction Company in Urbana at the Cloverleaf site on Washington Pike burned early morning, causing about 1200 dollars in loss. Stewart J. Johnson, on the project, was inside when kerosene from a stove ignited the door. Hyattstown Volunteer Fire Department, led by Assistant Chief L. W. Burdette, arrived and saved nearby structures and fuel tanks.
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Roberts Construction Company
Cockeysville
Washington Pike
Urbana
Stewart J. Johnson
Hyattstown Volunteer Fire Department
L. W. Burdette
Wreckage Found of Plane With 37 Aboard in Luzon
In central Luzon a charred U S C 54 transport crash site was located high on a 9324 foot mountain. Search pilots reported no life signs. Of the 37 aboard, at least three were U S citizens connected to Clark Air Base and one civilian U S government employee Far East Air Forces Tokyo notified relatives.
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Baguio
Philippines
Luzon
Iife
U. S. Clark Air Base
U. S
Far East
Air Forces
Tokyo
Clark Air Base
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Pai
Rosenberg
Anna M. Rosenberg
Konrad Cardinal von Preysing
East Germany
Senate Armed Services Committee
American Legion
Rice
Chosin
Hungnam Port
Carp Ries
Frederch
Chesin
Inchon
Seoul
Wonsan
William D. Grove
Reds
Defense Mobilization
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Awinton
Gars
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