First Sales Tax Hearing Held Here
In the first sales tax violation case in Western Maryland Charles Fellow of Keyser West Virginia pleaded guilty to delivering coal without a state license and failing to collect and return retail tax. Magistrate Manuel Weinberg suspended fine and costs after recommendation for leniency. Fellow paid taxes due and sought a transport permit. Also listed are minor collateral fines for various traffic offenses and arrests by state troopers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Charles Fellow
Keyser
W. Va
Manuel M. Weinberg
People Court
Fellow
Philip H. Beard
Maryland
Beard
Hail Hammond
Edrwin F. Nikirk
Comptroller
State Comptroller's Office
Trving J. Cowan
Eggertsville
N. Y
Wilford Goldman
Baltimore
Elmert J. Delauter
Smithsburg
Welter K. McPherson
Ort Hill
James Wleene
U. S. Marine Corps Barracks
Washington
David T. Gregg
Poolesville
Harry W. Browning
Jefferson
Cecil H. Woodward
Tuscarora
James H. Ker
Walkersville
Ephraim B. Zimmerman
Clyde C. Weddle
East Street
Paul A. Smith
Ridge
W. M. Kearney
Shamokin
Francis V. Crowell Rushford
Wayne C. Grover
Silver Spring
James Stonesifer
C. HL Dewitt
Blelvin A. Snyder
M. Ridge C. D. McLane
W. W. Corbin
Fuel Oil Rises Two Cents To 124 Cents A Gallon
Fuel oil jumped Friday to about 124 cents per gallon after a two cent increase. Local dealers say prices were sub normal for some time and that transportation difficulties pushed costs upward. Distributors warn supplies are limited though no acute shortage exists, and they fear a bleak outlook for cold homes in Frederick if weather worsens.
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Frederick
Minister and son escape injury in ice wreck near Brunswick
Rev C E Ebersole and his son were unhurt after their car skidded on ice and rolled down an embankment east of town. The car was demolished and Rev Ebersole treated for a lacerated ear while Clair, the driver, suffered minor bruises. Rev Ebersole leads the Brunswick and Locust Valley Churches of God.
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Lon
C. E. Ebersole
Cizir, Jr
Middletown
Route 1
Thietown
Sir. Ebersole
Clair
Ebersole
Brunswick and
Locust Valley
Churches of God
Marshall Plan Outlined to Rebuild Europe and Halt Communism
In three installments James Marlow explains the Marshall Plan’s origin, aims, and scope. Franklin D Roosevelt Truman officials led talks with 16 Western European nations meeting in Paris to outline aid totaling about 17 billion dollars over 1948 to 1951, conditional on European self help.
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Congress
Truman
Europe
Most Insurance Rates Rising in Maryland
Maryland state schedules show premium rates on new life policies issued after December 31 will average about five percent higher than existing policies. Some companies keep current schedules. A compass executive cited lower returns on invested assets as the cause of the increases.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Tate
State Insurance Commissioner
Compas
Reds Near Mukden Nanking
Artillery fire was heard in besieged Mukden as a Communist force penetrated within 12 miles of the Manchurian city. Hsin Min Pao reported one of the strongest frontal attacks of the campaign.
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Mukden
Nanking
Manchurian
Hsin Min Pao
White Jan 1 Possible To Be Holiday In 10 Day Forecast
Weather outlook for Frederick City hints at a white New Year with clear streets and few travel-impeding snow. Highs near 36, lows around 20, with snow or rain possible Wednesday after a quiet holiday period. City business and offices observe extended New Year break, while churches plan watchnight services and bells may ring at midnight.
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Frederick City
State Police
State Roads Commission
Court House
Drastic Loyalty Rules Justified by Federal Officials
Washington reports that Rep. Bloom and Rep. Jonkman endorsed the Loyalty Review board rules, saying doubtful cases should favor the government and secrecy is essential. Seth Richardson said cases will be handled in strict secrecy with no public hearings to protect FBI sources.
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Washington
Congress
Bloom
D-Ny
Jonkman
H-Mich
Seth W. Richardson
Richardson
FBI
Tojo's Tale Accepted By Many Japanese
Tokyo crowd reacts to Tojo's war crime defense as censorship limps through editorials and public opinion. An affidavit is read in court while many Japanese support a self defense narrative despite mixed views among older citizens and former servicemen.
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Tojo
Tokyo
Hidek
Japan
Fighting in Palestine Kills 15 at Damascus Gate
Jerusalem report details at least 12 Arabs two British constables and one Jew killed in Jerusalem at Damascus gate after a grenade and machinegun attack on an Arab bus. Arabs chased the taxi, killed a Jewish passenger, two constables die trying to quell riot. other violence in Bethlehem and Tel Aviv. The total Palestine Middle East toll reaches 545 with broader agency splits over Soviet ties.
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Jerusalem
Damascus
Nablus
Damascus Gate
Tel Litwinsky
Tel Aviv
Bethlehem
Church of the Nativity
Palestine
United Nations
Middle East
Jewish Agency
Moshe Sneh
Sneh
Two Buildings Destroyed by Fire in Baltimore
In Brooklyn section Baltimore a blaze destroyed a paint and hardware store and a department store forcing evacuations. Firefighters fought dense smoke and two explosions were heard as Edgar C. Gast owner valued damage at 190000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Brooklyn
Edgar C. Gast
Helicopter Crashes in Naples Killing Two Naval Officers
A U S Navy helicopter from the carrier Midway crashed in Naples harbor after losing a wing and a rotor blade. It exploded midair and fell near a dock enclosure, killing two crewmen and seriously injuring a third. Port workers rushed the three to Pellegrini hospital. the dead were Naval Officers Robert Lamm and Jack Peter.
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Naples
Italy
U. S
Midway
Bremen
Pellegrini Hospital
Robert Lamm
Jack Peter
Weather Hinders Rescue Of Four B 29 Survivors
In Alaska near Nome heavy fog gale winds and sub zero temperatures hampered rescue attempts for four of seven men from a B 29 crash 95 miles north of Nome. Five rescuers were returned to Nome while two stayed to ready the glider for today. Medical teams aided by paratroopers faced broken radio links delaying word on survivors and crew.
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Name
Alaska
Air Force
Sundar
Nome
Fea
Turkey
Aiken Mays
Nome Air Base
Quake Follows Typhoon In Philippines
Earthquake on Luzon after a devastating typhoon adds to casualties as ships search for 33 missing aboard the Danish motorship Kina sunk off Semir Island. Rescue efforts report 29 saved and the engineer presumed dead. towns report severe damage and losses approaching ten million dollars.
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Manila
Kina
Semar
Philippines
Engiineer
Luzon
Mauban
San Francisco
Clark Field
U. S. Air Base
Catbalogan
Samar
American woman preserves lost French archives in World War II rescue
Dr. Dorothy Mackay Quynn of Goucher College copied and saved unique Orleans city records after the Loire front bombing. She and husband William Quynn presented microfilm reproductions to the French government at a Washington embassy event, earning official gratitude.
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Dorothy Mackay Quynn
Goucher College
Baltimore
William Quynn
D. Hauer Quynn
Amelung
Parks Mills
Quynn
San Francisco
University of Paris
Orleans
University of Orleans
France
Greek Army Relieves Konitsa, Suppresses Guerrilla Siege
Government sources say a Greek relief column broke through siege lines and reached Konitsa near the Albanian frontier. About 4,000 guerrillas faced a major offensive as 44,000 refugees had fled the city. Rockets from Spitfire aircraft aided the attack, knocking out two 66 millimeter guns and inflicting heavy casualties.
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Athens
Konitsa
Markos Visindes
Konitsa-Kalpaki
Ioannina
Communist Party
Wallace May Be Candidate
Washington December 29 Henry A Wallace weighs a third party bid with Democrats hoping he will attack Truman in a radio speech from Chicago at 10 30 p m He may call for a peace ticket and a new policy toward Soviet Russia while Republicans expect Wallace to draw left wing votes away from Truman.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Truman
Wallace
Chicago
Soviet Russia
Jealous Man Shoots Four and Self at West Montrose
Police reported aging Walter Pattetson killed four family members at the Hugh Letson home near West Montrose on Saturday night and held captive 19 year old Zicanor Springer before shooting himself near dusk Sunday. The sequence began when Miss Springer and Wilson Letson plus Hugh Letson and Percy Letson returned to the home from Kitchener 12 miles south.
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Folmira
Ant
Walter Pattetson
West Montrose
Zicanor Springer
Miss Springer
Wilson Letson
Hugh Letson
Percy
Kitchener
Peace on earth in Washington as love spreads
Peter Edson writes that Moral Re-Armament ideas imagine Congress embracing love, with sponsors from many states and figures like Speaker Martin, Rep. Taber, Sen. Taft, and others reacting in hopeful or skeptical ways to a world where loving one another becomes policy. The piece treats the notion as a pleasant dream with a deliberate punchline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
Washington
XEAI
Congress
Joe Martin
Brazilla Carroll Reece
White House
Margaret
John Taber
House Appropriations Committee
Europe
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Charlie and
Jesse
Charlie Halleck
Indiana
House Banking and Currency Committee
Jesse Walcott
Michigan
Truman
Rankin
FEPC
Mississippi
Tom Dewey
New York
Republican Party
Morris Sayre
National Association of Manufacturers
Phil Murray
Bill Green
John L. Lewis
Thomas
J. Parnell Thomas
New Jersey
House Un-American Activities Committee
Presidents Committee
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Atomic Energy _ Commission
David Lilienthal
Hke
Owen Brewster
Maine
Howard Hughes
Hollywood
Ed Pauley
U. 5
Texas
Pappy O'Daniel
Radio
End of Mild Weather Amid Cold Wave Threat
The Weather Bureau predicts a sharp end to mild conditions in the northern Plains and Upper Mississippi valley as a new cold wave looms, with lows expected to drop to zero or below in Minnesota and surrounding areas. New York City fights record snowfall under Mayor O'Dwyer and disaster officials as eight states tally storm deaths. Authorities note a continued drift of cold air from the Midwest toward the Northeast.
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Associated Press
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Weather Bureau
North Atlantic
New York
New England
New York State
William O'Dwyer
Disaster Control Board
New York City
99 Grain Speculators Named by Agriculture Dept
Washington Dec 29 Secretary of Agriculture Anderson named 99 public officials as grain speculators in September including Brig Gen Wallace H Graham and Gov H B Maw. The list shows 80 federal employees and others from state or local governments. Graham held 30000 bushels long 20000 bushels short on Sept 17 and sold 10000 on Sept 19. Maw held 5000 bushels long Sept 17 and sold 5000 on Sept 18.
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Washington
Wallace H. Graham
Truman
H. B. Maw
Utah
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Graham
Maw
Department
Truman eyes Congress push to avert spring European crisis
Washington December 29 President Truman may urge Congress in his state of the union to speed up the Marshall plan to avoid a spring crisis in Europe The stop gap relief law expires March 31 with commitments limited to France Italy and Austria and money for other nations hinges on winter spending Greece reported moving toward civil war despite the 17 billion aid plan proposed for April 1 to prevent a gap between programs
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James Marlow
Washington
Congress
Germany
Europe
Marshall
Truman
Russia
Austria
Belgium
Britain
Denmark
Ireland
France
Greece
Iceland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Sweden
Switerland
Turkey
Paris
Capitol Hill
Armed Services Free Mail Ends Free Mail Privilege Period
Washington reports that after midnight Wednesday armed services personnel must pay first class postage again. Since March 27 1942 service members could mark free and include name serial number and address but the law expires as 197 passengers disembark. A bill to extend the exemption for two years is before the House Armed Services committee. Pirates Sink Ship Off Canton Canton reports 30 passengers and crew were killed when gunmen attacked the motor ship Chow Lung in the East River, which was sunk.
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Washington
Armed Services
Rep
Clason
R-Mass
House
Armed Services Committee
Hong Kong
Sing Tao Jih Po
Canton
Chow Lung
East River
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N. J
Jersey
William Satterwhite
Cperts
Las
WeKeesport
Lewis J. Davison
First United Presbterian Church
Karachi
Pakistan
Bombay
Leonard Bryant
Johnstown
Miami
Fla
Pélice
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
L. L. Means
Minnesota
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