Two tractor trailers crash on West Patrick Street
Two tractor trailers and a car crashed on West Patrick Street near Linden Hills causing about 6000 dollars in damage. Two men, Lloyd Foot and Howard Foot, escaped with non life threatening injuries after their Tractor trailer loaded with propane jackknifed on icy road. Police reported the incident due to ice, no charges filed.
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West Patrick Street
Linden Hills
Bcials
Trafic
Cub
BR. QO
Arry Phillips
Lloydouglas Foot
Everett
Howard
Baltimore
Clevend
Agerstown
Inden Hills
Foot
Earl Jine
Scott Nicholson
Somerset
Edward W. Bicker
Brooke Matlock, Inc
Spieker
Nicholson
Fredick Memorial Hospital
Fred Kepley
Grayson Barthlow
Howard Foot
Fredrick County Past Masters Elect New Officers at Annual Meeting
The Frederick County Past Masters Association held its annual meeting at the Masonic Temple on Friday night. New officers were elected: John P. Engelbrecht president, Richard C. Dutrow first vice president, Lucian K. Falconer second vice president, Holden Selton secretary, and Paul D. Simpson treasurer. Past masters Charles Main, Francis S. Gaither, Clyde S. Bell, and Harry Schamel were recognized as members. A postmeeting dinner followed.
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Fredrick County
Past Masters Association
John P. Engelbrecht
Presient
Richard C. Dutrow
Lucian K. Falconer
Econd
Holden 5Selton
Paul D. Simpon
Temple
Frederick
Allen W. Nicodemus
Diring
Associaton
Frank W. Rothenhoefer
No Paper Monday: New Year's Day Closed Notices
The News will not be published on New Year's Day. The business office will be closed all day. The editorial office will reopen after 4 p.m.
Major Changes in Social Security Tax and Coverage
James Marlow explains new social security provisions under the law. Key points: tax rises to 3 percent on the first $3,000 to $3,600 in 1950, affecting about 10 million people newly covered. Groups A to H now largely under coverage with employer costs shared, and optional coverage for some employers remains depending on agreements.
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James Marlow Washington
Jones
Dr.w
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Social Security Office
Red Cross
Asked To Save Other Son From Korea Battle Detroit
Detroit dispatch reports Mr and Mrs Peter Migala asked the Marine Corps to remove their surviving son Gabriel 23 from the Korean front after learning their other son Jerome 21 was killed in Korea on Nov 27 The two brothers served together in the same Marine company Gabriel is described as the sole surviving male to carry on the family name Also in New Haven Connecticut a Greyhound bus crash in Boston to New York route injured 38 passengers and the driver though none were critically hurt.
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Detroit
Peter Migala
Marine Corps
Gabriel
Jerome
Korea
New Haven
Conn
Boston
New York
Greyhound
Travel Is Hazardous Once More
A frosty morning with heavy fog made roads slick as ice gripped streets and highways across the city and county. State officials warned motorists and urged extra caution as ice persisted despite rising temperatures and cinders being spread. Skids into ditches multiplied while pedestrians struggled on slippery sidewalks. a new freeze lingered into the afternoon, with rain or snow forecast for New Year’s Eve and partial clearing expected for New Year’s Day.
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State Roads Commission
Weather Bureau
Commission
Middletown
Frederick
Outlook Dismal For U. S Pravda Declares
Pravda editorial frames 1950 in review and predicts a gloomy year for the United States while portraying the Soviet Union as confident. The foreign affairs page centers on a survey titled The United States on the Threshold of the New Year, alleging Americans face alarm and nervousness.
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Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
United States
Russia
Price Changes Limited on Wall Street as Market Pauses
New York stock market shows a quiet day with price changes limited to under a dollar per share. Gains and losses balance, a wide range of shares fluctuates, but overall movement remains modest.
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New York
Miners Rescued After Smuggler Mine Fire
Six gold miners were rescued in Silver Plume Colorado after three hours trapped by smoke and flames in the historic Smuggler mine. The incident occurred yesterday as crews fought to free the workers and ensure their safety with no injuries reported.
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Colo
Closed on Monday for New Year holiday exchanges
New York Dec 30 financial and commodity exchanges across the United States will be closed Monday for New Year Day observance.
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New York
United States
Five Hurt In 2 Accidents Near City
Two icy road crashes on Route 40 at Jug Bridge and Route 15 at Hansonville left five people hurt. George Edward Tucker, 21, of Baltimore, was pinned in a wreck and treated for a skull injury and a fractured leg. Three Big Pool residents, James Murray, 20, Robert Ridenour, 15, and Edgar Murray, 20, were injured with concussion and facial wounds. Archie Fogle, 52, of Lewistown, a gasoline truck driver, suffered a fractured hip when struck by a northbound sedan driven by James C. Reeves, Hyattsville, near Hansonville. Police and motorists aided victims. Corbin and Whitney assisted Tucker.
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Jug Bridge
Hansonville
George Edward Tucker
Baltimore
Tucker
Woodrow W. Corbin
M. J. Whitney
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Big Pool
Washington County
James Murray
Robert Ridenour
Edgar Murray
Whitney
Archie Fogle
Lewistowrm
Gasolline
White Cottage Inn
Ogie
Corbin
Fogle
James C. Reeves
Hyattsville
Whea
Harold L. Rohrer
Thurmont
DB. A. Tucker
Foreign Policy Debate Asked
Washington December 36 4 Senator Sparkman proposed a full scale Senate debate on foreign policy to settle the Western defense controversy. He urged the debate be conducted without name calling to compare Truman Acheson and Dulles with Hoover. Hoover calls for a Western Hemisphere Gibraltar and no more Europe until Europe must defend itself. Dulles urges strengthening the free world to counter Soviet influence. GOP advisers say counter-attack capacity is essential. Taft warns of a 10 percent living standard cut due to defense spending.
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Washington
Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate
United Nations
John Foster Dulles
United States
Europe
Truman
Acheson and Dulles
Hoover
U.S
Western Hemisphere
Dulles
New York
Free World
State Department
Soviet Union
Tait
Ohio
Cincinnati
Wherry
Nebraska
GOP
Taft
Truman Works On State of the Union Aboard Williamsburg
President Truman spent the morning on his yacht Williamsburg preparing the State of the Union message. He rose at 6 a.m. and reviewed official papers through 7:30 a.m., according to the White House report.
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Washington
Truman
Williamsburg
Powels
Whitt House
1950 Traffic Death Toll To Reach 35000 In US
The National Safety Council estimates 1950 traffic deaths will total about 35,000, the highest since 1940s and the sixth worst in motor travel history. About 330 persons were predicted to die in the final 78 hours of the year, with 31,230 deaths in the first 11 months, near 1948 totals. Five states reported single deaths today. Brookline, Mass. had no traffic fatalities this year.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
From & P.m
Ned H. Dearborn
Dearborn
Colorado
Idaho
Missouri
New Hampshire
Ohio
District of Columbia
Neal Tever
Brookline
Mass
Ann
Three Months For Assaults In Frederick
Edward Schroyer of Frederick received three months in the House of Correction after being found guilty on two counts of assault and battery by Magistrate Thomas Glass. The trials stemmed from Friday night incidents involving his wife Bettie Schroyer and Ben Kintz, with Kintz driving Schroyer when attacked. A separate case saw Richmond opera singer Greenhow Johnston fined for speeding 59 miles over the limit, paying 25 dollars and related costs after showing travelers checks.
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Edward Schroyer
Frederick
House of Correction
Thomas
Glass
Schroyer
Bettie Schroyver
Braddock Heights
Ben Kintz
Kintz
Schrover
Tavern
Jones WH. Routes, Jr
Patrick Stakem
Jann W. Montgomery
Ijamsville
Walter K. May
Million Increases In Rents In 1950
Washington reports that landlords received about a million rent increases in 1930 and controls were lifted on 4,000,000 dwelling units. Federal ceilings still apply to 7,500,000 rentals. Housing Expeditor Tighe Woods notes average boosts of 18.2 percent for over 85 percent of petitioning landlords and outlines powers to remove controls where housing demand is met.
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Washington
Landi Dords
Tighe E. Woods
Woods
Frederick County Delegation to Meet On Prospective Legislation
Frederick county delegation to the General Assembly plans a near term meeting with city and county officials about possible legislation for the upcoming session which opens Wednesday. The House delegation will elect a chairman early in the week and no specific measures have been announced yet.
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Frederick County
General Assembly
House
Copper For Civilian Use Is Banned
The National Production Authority bans non essential copper in civilian products effective March. The order aims to conserve copper for defense and defense-supporting needs. It lists many items off limits from pots and hardware to jewelry, autos, and household appliances, with limited exceptions for functional parts and existing processes through April 30.
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Washington
National Production Authority
Willigate
Harrison
NPA
Stavrismn
Legion Plans Aid For Quadriplegic
The Pennsylvania Department of the American Legion launches a nationwide drive to fund raise for Pfc. Robert L. Smith, a quadriplegic from Middleburg, with letters sent to department commanders and posts in Germany, France, Italy, and Hawaii. Funds formed in Dauphin and Jacksonville, Florida, include a $500 Buffalo Evening News contribution and a half-brother’s drive in Johnstown.
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Harrisburg
Deeau Uli
Pennsylvania Department of the American Legion
Pte
Robert L. Smith
Middleburg
Korea
Joseph 5
McCracken
United Tps
Germany
France
Italy
Hawai
Robert
Dolingtown
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Jalingtown
Arthur
Johnstown
Tax Rate To Remain At $1.34 for County
The Board of County Commissioners announced late this morning that the county tax rate will be retained at $1.34 per $100 for the fifth consecutive year. Commissioners, still in conference on other phases, indicated plans to discuss departmental budgets with heads of departments before any final action. A spokesman said it was worth noting no change in the rate and that the rate would stay at $1.34 since 1947.
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Vie Board of County Comriseepers
Theas
Acaion
Hie
Six Years Of Planning Is Out Of Joust
Six years of Air Force planning for mobilization was upended by President Truman’s national emergency declaration. The shift moved aircraft production oversight to automobile plants, risking layoffs as civilian output shrank and defense needs rose. D. Richards, longtime Washington newspaperman and Sears advertising director, dies at 61.
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Washington
Truman
Eamel
Air Force Legan
Expansioan Gtau
Air Force
Trinman
Defense
Secretary of Defense
Marshall
D. A. Richards
Richards
Sears Roebuck & Co
Sabre jets clash with MIGs near Manchurian border
Fifteen Sabres engage forty Red MIGs in the largest Korean War air battle near the Manchurian border. Two MiGs damaged. all American planes returned safely. Earlier, Sabres claimed another MiG kill and one damaged near Sinuiju. Ground forces report heavy Communist activity as UN lines face intensified pressure along parallel 38.
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Takso
Dew
Manchurian
Manchuriam
Korea
Amperican
Soul Kore
U. Ss
Khelth
All Lighth Army
Gate United Nations
Sea of Japan
Nas Tshawnereastim
Willinglvness
South Korea
MacArthur
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
Jinc
Seoul
Iaijin
A. BP
William Barnard
Eighth Army
Cuid
Ife
U. N
Communist China’s Korea move feared as world war risk
Belgrade reports Yugoslav Foreign Minister Kardelj condemns China’s crossing of the 38th Parallel with troops as a step toward a new world war. He warns the government and its supporters bear responsibility before history and urges all mankind to act to preserve peace.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Edvard Kardelj
China
Korea
Prayer And Revelry To Mark End Of Old Beginning Of New
Americans will bid farewell to the old year and welcome 1951 with prayer or revelry. Churches across the U S A plan day of prayer while New Year’s Eve features bowl games, Times Square crowds, and parties in clubs. Some enter quiet reflection, others celebrate with food and festivities as social tensions and world anxieties loom.
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Associated Press
America
National Council of Churches of Christ
U.S. A
California
Pasadena
New York
Times Square
Gene Leone
Leone’s
West 48Th Street
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Marshall J. Geatherman
Robert D. Leatherman
Lewistown
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William J. Stoner
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