One More Try and Christmas Dinner in Maryland News
A clipped report recounts a Navy air accident where 35 of 37 aboard survived after bailing into Pacific darkness and rafts, aided by other ships and a carrier. It also notes a December 26 Christmas dinner at the Moser home near Myersville and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad revenue gains for November 1947.
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Pacific
Pacife Military Establishment
Johnston Island
Honolulu
Mendova
Roger J. Moser
Myersville
Cora Mullendore
Grace Muliendore
Charles Clarke Haynes
Hagerstown
Stanley Hayner
Verlin
Max Haynes
Gapland
A. Lee Mulendore
Wayne Mullendore
Harold Lee Cash
Mary Holder
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Huge 555 Pound Pig On Exhibit As Local Item
Fifty years ago in Frederick a 555 pound pig owned by Mr James Crum of near Liberty was shown at the Buffalo and scheduled to be auctioned at noon Friday. The prior night featured a lunar eclipse visible across the area with Earth’s shadow covering the moon from east after moonrise. A carload of Canadian peas for the Nic Murray Packing Co arrived at the factory for canning, while Farmer Mr C Zahimmerman of Willie was noted as a recipient of costs for a...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Crum
Near Liberty
Buffalo
Frederick
Nic- Murray Packing Co
CA Zimmerman
Willie
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns Of The News
Dec 28 1928 notes prominent features including a towering 83 foot Christmas tree decorated with hundreds of electric lights and a star atop its summit. The Maryland State Poultry Association board, with Harry Bri an g and F Ross Uiyers as local members, will hold its annual greeting in this city likely around January 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the News
Fredtown
H. Himes
Frede
Maryland State Poultry Association
Harry H. Briang
F. Ross Uiyers
Dorothy Dix Advice on Love and Marital Balance
Dear Dorothy Dix outlines which partner should be more in love, notes men often cool after marriage while women stay linked to home, and stresses mutual affection. Readers ask about marriage problems and Dorothys practical guidance on budgeting and compromise follow.
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Dorothy Dix
Mar
Arould
Aiken plan falls as Brannan backs 90 percent parity
Washington notes shift in farm policy as the Aiken sixty percent price support is dropped. Secretary Brannan and farmers favor ninety percent parity payments amid Atlantic City Farm Bureau debates and Midwest agency reports. The Indonesian crisis and Dutch actions in the Indies also draw U N attention.
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Tris
Charles Brannan
Aken
American Farm Bureau Federation
Atlantice City
Department of Agriculture
Atlantic City
Federation
Allen Kitne
Aiken
Harry Wintxate
Georgia
Wingate
Midwest
Wangate
Brannan
Production and Marketing Administration
Landlords Move for Rent Adjustments Under New Rules
Rent Director Today announced landlords with rent increase leases expiring December 31 may file for rent adjustments under the new rules. Tenants whose leases end December 31 may also seek adjustments if services have declined. Landlords filing petitions can have increase orders dated January 1, 1948, after lease expiration.
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Waster
Tme
Wall
Weath
Communist Unions Control Key Factories Says Report
Washington reports a congressional committee found 20 CIO unions with strong Communist presence in 1944 and that some remain infiltrated. The piece notes factories making weapon parts are controlled by Communist unions and cites David Dubinsky on the dangers of collaboration with communists in labor movements.
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Washington
David Lawrence
CIO
America
U. S
American Labor Movement
Greater New York
Ci0 Council
House Committee
Foreign Affairs
Council of Foreign Relations
David Dubinsky
International Ladies ' Garment Workers Union
AFL
World Organization and Central Bureau
Profintern
Comintern
Cominform
Hame
League Against War
Stalin
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Jona L. Lewis
Philip Murray
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Yate
Sidney Hillman
Labor Party
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Lews
Hillman Ance
Dubinsky
Congo
World Federation of Trade Unions
Brit Union Congress
ACIU
World Federation
American Federation of Labor
AFG
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Es Air
United States
Auto thefts persist as Kefauver car remains missing
State Police report a new Lee G. Kefauver automobile stolen Christmas morning has not been recovered. Three other holiday thefts have been located nearby. Kefauver’s vehicle had dealer tags and under 1000 miles prior to theft while a Pontiac used by William Dixon in a jail break case was seized for return to West Virginia. Additionally two other stolen cars were found abandoned in the area.
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Lee G. Kefauver
East Third Street
Kefauver
Kefauvier
William Webster Dixon
Burkinsvile
Charles Town
West Virginia
Baltimore
Route 40
Mapleville Road
Ervin Wolf
Myerswile
Hammond
Frederick Street
State eyes sale of 675 acre Labrot tract at Sandy Point
A new 60 day option was taken from William H Labrot on December 27 for the Sandy Point property as part of the Bayside Park plan. The tract, initially optioned July 8 for 160000, remains delayed by title clearance and owner interest in a State purchase.
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Banimore
William H. Labrot
Sandy Point
Labrot
Bayside Park
Quiet December wedding in Vangelical Lutheran church
Margaret Elizabeth Yord and James were married on December 11 at 7 30 p.m. in the parsonage of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in this city. The bride wore white with red rose corsage. The groom worked at a local company and attended the wedding with his family. The couple received many gifts and celebrated the following day with a small reception at the bride’s home.
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Vangelical Lutheran Church
Margaret Elizabeth Yord
James
Ford
Garret
Mildred Murphy
Cnx
Woodsboro
W. L
Reid
K Tion's Inn
Frede
Murphy
North Market Street
Taney Apartments
Anniversaries of notable Americans from 1789 to 1959
A compact rundown of births and deaths of prominent figures including Catharine Sedgwick, Woodrow Wilson, and Frank Taussig, with notes on historic anniversaries and public events. Also covers local recognitions, door decoration winners, and a plant fire in Maryland.
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Catharine Maria Sedgwick
Stockbridge
Mass
Boston
Thomas Ewing
Ohio
Treasury
Harrison and Tyler
Ohio County
William T. Taliaferro
Virginia
Gloucester County
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
New Ger
Staunton
Frank W. Taussig
Harvard
Alexander R. Thomston
Florida
Iowa
Lyon
Fisher Body Co
Cleveland
Seabees
New Guinea
S. Third Army
Truman
Congress
Robert McElroy
Princeton
Perryville, Ky
Year 1948 seen as a hopeful windup to hope for peace
HAL BOYLE reflects on 1948 as a year of rising prosperity and hard lessons. The year brought joy from weddings and sports legends, sorrow from deaths like Babe Ruth, and renewed faith in a lasting peace as Europe rebuilds and Britain’s Elizabeth II shines as a symbol of era.
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Hal Boyle York
Bobo
Cinderella
Winthrop Rockfeller
Babe Ruth
Black Jack
Pershing
Fiddler
Mohandes K. Gandhi
Folke Bernadatte
Sweden
Buileis
India
Berlin
West
Munich
Europe
Elizabeth
Britain
Benny Prince
Mussouri
Harry S. Trunen
Local Notices and Visits From Harpers Ferry Scene
Bolivar and Roanoke visitors return home after two week stay with Mrs Leona Staubs in Harpers Ferry. Household news notes include Karen Lee Stoneburner birthday party at Harpers Ferry with many children. Garry Cummings home from Camp Hill and Isabel Dawson Noland home for holidays. Wedd named for government post in Washington.
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Karen Lee
Brr
O. G. Stoneburner
Harpers Ferry
Billy Gay
Barry Reed Hofman
Charleen
Jeve Crum
Judy
Joy Hoffmester
Billy Crum
Charles Staubs
Rosmery Delauter
Teddy
Butch Tfaulen
Jimmy Ainsworth
Ell
Junie Clem
Isabel Dawson Noland
U.S
Rhode Island
Luf burrow urges pursuit of progress and new ventures
The message from N. A. Lufburrow speaks against complacency with the status quo. It calls for invention and exploration of new opportunities, noting some improvements from the past but insisting perfection remains out of reach and work remains to be done.
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Ogress
Bond
N. A. Lufburrow
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Beli Srot Inc
Bethel
Arthur Lambert
Barbara
Margaret Christmas
Eterans
American Legion
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Washington Daybook
Sam
Republic
Indonesia
United Nations General Assembly
U. N
Soekarno
Jogjakarta
Hitler
State Department
ECA
Senate
Holland
Netherlands
Ahl
East Indies
Nehru
Jeaper
Ghandi
Southeast Asia
P_S
Republic of Indonesia
New Republic
Friepstadt
Globe Sind
Mr. and
Mrs. Mehrle L. Murphy
Know
Lloyd H. Fredenhald
Second Army
Cheyenne
Wio
Charles F. McCahill
N. Y
Warren H. Atherton
Stockton
Calif
San Francisco
Merle Crowell
Pleasantville
Orth Newport
Blaine
Quincy Wright
University of Chicago
Bom “Jiedford
Mast
Mi Airy
Chamber of Commerce
Mi. Airy Garden Club
Ethel Lox
Westminster Homemakers Club
Pasquale Denofrio
Carroll Gardens
Ist
Mckaig W. S.C
McRaig W. S.C
S. Joan Droneburg
Howard Schell
Ralph Lenhart
Rippeon
Schooal
Firmorr
Ionda
Muef
Claude Thorninlis
Interm Wacame Retson
Andreas Ana
Pion
F. H
Sausbury
Dee
PFA
Glaryland
Johnson Meat Products Company
Pocomoke City
Bolivar
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