Highway Post Office to Serve Area from Frederick to Lancaster
The highway post office will begin January 17 with a 35 foot bus operating Lancaster to Washington via Silver Spring Kensington Rockville Gaithersburg Frederick Woodsboro Walkersville Ladiesburg New Aid way Kermar and others. The route will speed mail delivery, stop at small offices, and carry up to 160 sacks of parcel post per trip. Special cadets and collectors will handle cancellations.
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Frederick
Washington
Lancaster
Highway Post Office
Silver Spring
Kensington
Rockville
Gaithersburg
Woodsboro
Keymar
Maryland
Littlestown
Hanover
Wrightsville
Columbia
Caster
Pennsylvania
Walkersville
Ladiesburg
New Aidway
Kermar
Tr Cam
Pennsylvania Railroad
Star
Washington, D. C
Arthur C. Boost
Joseph W. Sparks
Baltimore
William D. Coreil
HPO
Berard C Barnhart
Otho Harrison
Egypt Names New Premier Amid Cabinet Readjustment
Dec 29 report notes the new premier Forahim Ab del Hadi Pasha, a lawyer and former minister, replacing the assassinated Mahmoud Fat Noxra. He aims to follow policy toward Israel similar to Nokrashy Pasha, with Saadist party influence in the Chamber. The piece mentions a political amnesty earlier in life and the Saadist party rise.
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Egypt
Mahmoud Fat Noxrashy Pasha
Palestine
Forahim Abdel Hadi Pasha
Israel
Nokrashy Pasha
Hadi Pasha
Saadist
Chamber of Deputies
Hated Girls. Mother Beats Baby to Death in Durand
Mrs Domingo Rios, wife of a railroad section head, confessed she beat her three week old daughter Dolores to death saying she hated little girls and never wanted or cared for the child. Prosecutor McClear awaiting autopsy results before pursuing a warrant.
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Durand
Mich
Tse
Domingo Rios
Gerald McClear
Extension Of Street Before Board Tonight
The Board of Aldermen plans to pass an ordinance to extend Carroll Parkway by acquiring ground from Frederick High School via a court declaratory judgment sought by the Board of Education. City officials say court action will not block the ordinance this evening. Property owners petitioned for Watkins Acres street opening. appraisers will assess damages if the ordinance passes.
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Board of Aldermen
Board of Education
Carroll Parkway
Equity Court
Frederick High School
Watkins Acres
Spy Committee Jobs Begging
Washington December 29 The new House Democrats and many veterans avoid seeking seats on the Un American Activities Committee. A veteran says leadership may draft the 11th member when the committee majority switches next week. Rayburn has letters from 101 new members and 50 plus current members but none volunteered for the spy hunting panel. The committee will reverse its 9 member split with four Democrats remaining and five Republicans departing. Returning Democrats include Wood Rankin and Hebert. three Republicans will not return. Parnell Thomas and Nixon retire as chairmen.
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Washington
House
Un-American Activities Committee
Rayburn
Tex
New Democratic House
Congress
Florida
Hebert
Louisiana
Rep
Mundh
South Dakota
Senate
McDowell
Pennsylvania
Vail
Winds
D. Parnell Thomas
New Jersey
Nixon
California
Embezzler Surrenders After Watching Movie
Los Angeles reports a man named Charles H Moore, a former Alabama cashier, surrendering after saying he was wanted for embezzling 2809 dollars. He cited a movie detective as influence and waited at a depot before turning himself in. In Baltimore, a murder trial for Thomas Edwards is tentatively set for January 17 with Judge Robert France presiding.
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Los Angeles
Charles H. Mioore
Tuscumbia
Ala
Moore
Alabama
Sit
State Li Control Board
O'Connell
TN Daltimore Md
Thomas Edwards
Glen Burnie
James C. Morton
William J. McWilliams
Robert France
Baltimore City Criminal Court
Icy Roads Halt Traffic After Freezing Rain
State Police report ice covered most roads around 1 30 this morning slowing travel to five to ten mph. By 6 00 warmer temps broke the ice making travel safer. A truck rollover on Braddock Mountain occurred about 2 00 am. Weather and road crews worked to clear conditions as rainfall totals for the month reached 4 0 inches.
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Rai
Braddock Mountain
Tate
East Patrick Eet
Plane missing over 1200 mile route from San Juan to Miami
Miami Fla Dec 29 Howe joined a search for 30 persons aboard a charter plane that vanished on a flight from San Juan Puerto Rico to Miami. Air Force Navy and Coast Guard planes swept the route at dawn and a Navy blimp based near Boca Raton prepared to scour the Everglades Gulf and adjacent waters.
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Miami
Fla
Howe
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Air Force
Navy
Coast Guard
Florida Peninsula
Eestern Gulf of Mexico
Boca Crca Naval Air Station
Ker
Leesburg Hospital Bequest Noted in Elizabeth H Wilson Will
Five organizations receive $1960 each from the late Elizabeth H. Wilson of Washington and Purcellville, Va. Probate in District Court lists property valued at $86,509. Beneficiaries include American Friends Board of Missions Richmond Ind Friends Service Committee Philadelphia Purcellville public library Loudoun County Hospital Leesburg Va and a Baltimore area contact.
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Wasion
Elizabeth H. Wilson
Washington
Purcellville
Stocks Rally Slightly After Month's Big Drop
New York December 29 stock market showed slight gains after yesterday's large decline. Analysts noted a late rally suggesting a temporary resistance level, following the biggest drop of the month.
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New York
U S Bonds in County Reach 18 Million Invested
Frederici county residents show $789,512 in United States Savings Bonds investments for eleven months in 1938, averaging over 5 000 monthly per person, while Maryland names Joseph P. Healy as State Chairman of the U S Savings Bonds Committee, stressing personal security and national economy.
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Rederick
United States Savings
Clinton
McSherry
Frederici
Healy
Baltimore
Joseph P. Healy
U. S. Savings Bonds Committee
Maryland
Treasury
John W. Snyder
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Swift and Co
U. S
Death by own action raids by Tomo in Java
Indonesian Republican sources report Maj. Gen. U Tomo leading nightly raids in interior Java against Dutch posts. His forces reportedly fought around Madioen and raided Kodjoker, Kederi and Malang as Dutch police action loosens. Soerakarta buildings demolished before Dutch entry, per Aneta.
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Batavia
Java
U Tomo
Republic
Tomo
Madioen
Kodjokerto
Kederi
Malang
Repubic
Netherlands East Indies
Dutch News Agency
Aneta
Soerakarta
Half Of Wrecked Ships Towed To Baltimore
Half of the Argentine tanker El Capitan broke in two off North Carolina and reached its destination under tow. The 125 foot forward section was drawn into the Chesapeake Bay after heavy seas. A separate item notes a fatal crash near Madison with a car hitting a near by vehicle, killing the driver and injuring a passenger.
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Baltimore
el Capitanich
North Carolina
Bethlehem Heys
Cap
B. S. Lupton Woloca
Chesapeake Ba
Truman Confers With CIO Amid New Congress Prep
President Truman planned a White House meeting with CIO leaders on December 29 to discuss labor and fiber proposals before Congress. He postponed another schedule and prepared to confer with Vice President-elect Alben Barkley and Rep. Rayburn regarding the new administration’s agenda.
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Congress
CIO
Alben Barkley
Ian Rayburn
Snlik
Barkley
Europe
Tunnel Lift Operator Charged In Maryland Tragedy
Pikesville December 29 a tunnel lift operator Paul Bev 38 of South Baltimore was charged with operating the lift in a grossly negligent manner after a fatal accident in the Patapsco river tunnel near Randallstown. David Yourison 20 died and seven others were injured when the lift plunged 30 feet. Six men were hurt three seriously. Bev was arrested near midnight and released on $500 bond after a hearing was set.
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Pikesville
Paul Bev
South Baltimore
David Yourison
Sykesville
Yourison
New Patapsco
Randallstown
William Cuivard
U S Allies To Get Billions In Arms
Washington reports the United States likely to arm Western European allies next year with 72 billion to 3 billion dollars in equipment. Much already exists in military storehouses and can be shipped cheaply. President Truman may request about 1 billion dollars for the European rearmament program starting next fiscal year. Debts recorded show several local property transfers, including Maple Avenue Brunswick and West Fifth Street deals.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Truman
Congress
J.P. Karn, Inc
Marshall
Maple Avenue
Brunswick
John
Haill
Tuscarora
Rescue Of Stranded Airmen Cost Government Half Million
The rescue of stranded airmen cost the government about half a million dollars. Estimates cover transport costs, end supplies, fuel, and support across the North Atlantic. Officials note rescues are pursued regardless of expense and precise totals are rarely tracked.
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Armed Services
UN Orders Palestine War End and Cease Fire
UN Security Council backed a British drafted cease fire in southern Palestine and called for Israel and Egypt to halt hostilities. The Netherlands promised to end Indonesian hostilities at midnight Friday and to release Sudarno and cabinet members. The council also urged a Lake Success supervision committee and a three power conciliation body led by France Turkey and the U.S. to shape a Holy Land settlement. Reports from Tel Aviv Haifa and Jerusalem said the Negev battle was virtually halted with all quiet noted by observers.
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Paris
Netherlands
United Nations Security Council
Indonesia
Jan Herman van Keven
Sudarno
Indonesi
United Nations Aed
Nefer
Palestine
Security Council
Israel
Egypt
United States
Russia
Soviet
Ukraine
Seven Power Imke Supervision Committee
Lake Success
France
Turkey
U. S
Tel Aviv
United Nations
The
Negev
AU. N
Haifa
Gaza
Reno Shaken by Series of Earthquakes
Reno Nevada reports a sequence of seven earthquakes Monday night and another shock early today rattling windows across a wide area from the Sierra into northern California. The tremors disrupted power and telephone lines, caused minor highway slides, and were felt as far south as Fresno and as far west as San Francisco, with seismographs at the University of Nevada registering the activity.
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Reno
Nev
Sierra
California
San Francisco
Fresno
San Joaquin Valley
University of Nevada
Sierra Nevada
Sacramentovalle
Marysville
Nine Japanese Officials Sentenced to Death in Mass Trial
In Yokohama on December 29, nine Japanese officials including three generals received death sentences for the beheadings of 35 teenagers during wartime actions. Sixteen others were given life to five years in prison as part of the mass trial overseen by the US Seventh Army. Witnesses reported the executions of airmen and others tied to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki amid the proceedings.
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Yokohama
Niceliite
Yetahanion
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Warlords Gather in Nanking for Chiang Conference
Nationalist leaders streamed into Nanking to discuss war or peace with Chiang Kai Shek as calls for his resignation rose. A government source said Red underground activity neared the capital while Chen Cheng was named Formosa governor. Navy and Air Force units moved to the island, signaling possible government retreat if Nanking falls.
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Nanking
China
Chiang Kai- Shek
Red
Chiang
Chen Cheng
Army
Formosa
Executive Yuan
Peiping
Tientsin
Tu Li-Ming
Suchow
Uranium Power Unit for Navy Ships Project Starts
Westinghouse Electric will build the world’s first atomic power unit for transportation under a government commission from the Atomic Energy Commission. The uranium furnace will propel U S Navy ships via a nuclear reactor. Contract terms await finalization as work begins within months.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Atomic Energy Commission
U. S. Navy
Chicago
Commission
Charles H. Weaver
Westinghouse
Atomic Power Division
German Leaders Rap New Ruhr Proposal
Western Germany's political leaders denounced the Western Allies six nation Ruhr plan after a night of reading and digesting the text. They criticized the Ruhr Authority proposal to control Germany's coal and industrial basin, calling it a harsh Allied imposition.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Ruhr
Extended Forecast for Maryiend County and Nearby Areas
The forecast calls for increasing southerly winds today with highs in the mid 40s. Tonight will be partly clear and colder with lows 32 to 37. Thursday remains partly cloudy, windy and colder with a mix of rain developing later. The report notes a tense mood among soldiers riding a rickety trolley and a fatal vehicle collision in Howard County with a man named Robert L King, age 67, among the deceased.
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Maryiend
Kem
Cecil Harford
Baltimore
Carroth
Frederic
Blue Ridge Bus Fire Kills Two In Western Maryland
A Blue Ridge Transport bus carrying twenty passengers crashed on an ice covered highway between Clear Spring and Hancock Maryland and burst into flames after hitting a guard rail. Two women died and several others, including the driver Charles Redmond Sr, were injured. Fire destroyed the bus and all baggage aboard.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Hagerstown
Hancock
Bruce M. Fisher
Bedford
Dorothy Fisher
Dorothy
James Fisher
Bruce Fishers
Berkeley Springs
Bruce Fisher
Bruce, Jr
Charles Redmond, Sr
Cumberland
Frances Bechtel
Philadelphia
Redmond
Bechtel
Blue Ridge Transportation Company
Clear Spring
Harold Basore
Closed Shop Expected To Be Legalized
Washington observers forecast that the upcoming Congress will likely restore the closed shop. Labor leaders expect broader contracts requiring union membership to hold jobs while Taft signals possible changes and a substitute “closed union” concept may be explored.
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Washington
Bist Congress
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Taft
Ohio
Taft Alsc
Congress
Westminster Man Is Critically Injured
Westminster man Danner was struck while crossing a street by a car driven by Clarence Dorm while a Blue Ridge Bus operator John Wagner failed to notice the traffic light. Danner suffered fractures and internal injuries and was taken to University Hospital Baltimore in Westminster Fire Department ambulance. Officer Gunther filed charges of reckless driving and speeding unreasonable for conditions against Dorm.
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Harry Criticalyan
Westminster
Danner
John Wagner
Opa
Blue Ridge
Clarence Dorm
Victor Weybright
University Hospital
Baltimore
Westminster Fire Department
George Gunther
Senator OConor Pushes Postal Workers’ Better Conditions Bill
Baltimore December 29 Senator OConor Md said he will introduce legislation in the new Congress to improve pay and working conditions for United States Postal Service employees.
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Baltimore
Oconor
U. S. J Postal Service
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