Today in History and notable birthdays and events
A jumble of historical notes, birth and death dates for figures such as George G. Meade and Tasker Bliss, plus events from 1775 to 1947, including Edison demonstrations and world treaty milestones, followed by today’s notable births, officials, and a cautious horoscope about humility and patient effort.
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George G. Meade
Gettysburg
Spain
James T. Fields
Boston
Portsmouth
N. H
Tasker H. Bliss
Brorn Lewisburg
Michael J. Kelley
Troy
N. Y
Menlo Park
Thomas A. Edison
Wilbur Wright
France
Navy
Hawaiian
Manila
Gen. Patton
Truman
Spe
Petrillo
Rea
George C. Marshall
Uniontown
Stanley Reed
U.S. Supreme Court
Mason City
Worth Winship
Macon
Colin G. Fink
Columbia University
Hoboken
N. J
Annabel Matthews
Board of Tax Appeals
Washington
Culloden
Ralph J. Watkins
Dun & Bradstreet
San Marcos
Tex
Leland Olds
Rochester
N.Y
Jerry Farnsworth
North Truro
Mass
Dalton
Twelve Men Rescued From Greenland Icecap After Harrowing Ordeal
Twelve men stranded on a Greenland icecap over Christmas endured three weeks’ cold and isolation. Five would be rescuers, seven trapped on the ice when a large plane forced down, glider rescues failing as ropes snapped in frigid air. Air drops, five helicopters, and Saipan carrier plane gears enabled their survival, marking aviation advances in extreme conditions.
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Greenland
Saipan
Price Of Victory Plans Four Year British Recovery
A four year economic recovery plan for the United Kingdom aims at a sel f supporting Britain with hard work and limited material comfort. It relies on aid from the United States for four years and acknowledges the goal may not be achieved, as Sir Stafford Cripps notes. The plan stems from wartime destruction and high war costs, with the price of victory seen as stark.
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United Kingdom
United States
Britain
Stafford Cripps
Great Britain
Paracanine troopers tested as Soviet parachute dogs
Soviet Russia trains dogs as parachute jumpers for the army. Animals are flown aloft, secured in boxes with parachutes, then dropped from planes as part of a military experiment.
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Soviet
Russia
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The News Columns
Fifty years ago local items recount EGESON'S AND COS presenting Uncle Tom's Cabin at the Opera House to a packed audience. Ensign Arthur L Willard, son of Mr and Mrs Lewis A Willard, earns a prize for Stars and Stripes on Cub ships. Barkas buys the Ma. Mii on the road from Creager town to Rocky Ridge and plans remodels with T. W. superintendent services.
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Egeson
S and Cos
Opera
Arthur L Willard
Airs
Lewis A. Willard
Middletown
Val
Der
Ensign Willard
St Bisnums the Stars and Stripes
Cubs
Barry Krise
Barkas
Creagertown
Rocky Ridge
Eas Protess
T. W
Twenty Years Ago Local Hems From The Columns
Twenty Years Ago notes from The News dated December 31 1928 report Alderman August T Brust convalescing at home after illness on West Fire alarm fire of undetermined origin damaged the Garber Baking Co roof and boiler room on West Fir Street last night with dense smoke. A race of autos blocked the Fishket and Fifth streets intersection. A thief appeared on Dill Avenue and Rockwell Terrace stealing Christmas light bulbs from Roy L Warfield and R. E. Town homes during the holiday season.
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August T Brust
West
Am Atiack
Garber Baking
West Fir
Fishket
Fifth Streets
Dill Avenue
Rockwell Terrace
Roy L. Warfield
R. E. Town
Miss Beckh Weds Wilbur Hammaker In Richmond Church
Miss Ruth Jacqueline Beckh and Wilbur Kiracofe Hammaker married Tuesday evening at St John s Evangelical Lutheran church in Richmond. The bride wore ivory satin with Duchess lace and carried a white orchid prayer book. Bridesmaids wore Nile green satin with red roses and white flowers. The ceremony drew family and friends as both partners were students and members of college fraternities.
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Ruth Jacqueline Beckh
Frederick Karl Beckh
Richmond
Wilbur Kiracofe Hammaker
Wilbur Foard Hammaker
Frederick
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Arthur W. Newell
Hilda Beckh
E. Wax
Jean Beexhan
Iiss
Ther
Allen Miler, Jr
Ard
Allen
Gardenus
Herod Cvilece
Aruraxer
Vwv Oe: More
Hapvama Fraternity
Print Letter Exchange Over Budapest Diplomatic Plot
Budapest reports a forged letter exchange allegedly between Cardinal Mindszenty and American envoys regarding changes in Hungary's communist leadership. The letters, said to be written by Mindszenty with Schoenfeld and Chapin, were found in a metal capsule buried in the Cardinal's palace cellar.
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Budapest
Hungary
Josef Cardinal
Truman eyes new foreign policy amid Marshall talks
Washington reports President Truman seeks a fresh model for U S diplomacy after conferring with Madame Chiang Kai Shek. He weighs Secretary of State options, with General Marshall ill and a short list including Fred Vinson Arthur Vandenberg W Averill Harriman and Eugene Millikin. Nehru declares an anti hegemonist doctrine against all outside control in Asia urging broad resistance.
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Tris Coffin
Washington
Harry Truman
Imousine
Truman
George Marshall
State Deent
General Marshall
Marshall
White House
Fred MM. Winson
Supreme Court
Franklin Roosevelt
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Capitol Hill
W. Averill Harriman
Mr. Truman
Averill
Roosevelt
Suet
Engagements and social notes from Frederick area society
Mrs. James H Harris of Brad dock Heights and New York announces the engagement of her daughter Margaret Wilson to Bar clay White Jr Lansdowne Pa. A dinner dance honors Miss Jouse G Thomas and Dr Denton A Cooley of Huston Tex who will wed in January. Multiple social events, visits, and club activities are listed with residents traveling, hosting, or attending in Frederick and surrounding towns.
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James H. Harris
Braddock Heights
New York City
Margaret Wilson
Barclay White, Jr
Lansdowne, Pa
Thomas
Joseph H. Himes
Prospect Hall
Jouse G. Thomas
Dentona A. Cooley
Huston
Tex
Edward P. Thomas
Rockwell Terrace
Charles McC. Mathias
Court Square
Miss Thomas
Dr. Cooley
Catoctin Club Inc
Francis Scott Key
Joe Stephens
Frederick
Richard 5. Bus
C_ Edward Smith
Howard M. Smith
Thomas J. Crum
James F. Messersmith
Robert Ritchie
Christmas Party At Calvary Methodist Church
The Bible Class of Calvary Methodist Church held its annual Christmas party and officer election in the church parlor. Leslie Dorsey presided as president with devotions by Miss and gifts arranged for officers and a special committee. Guests enjoyed carols, refreshments, and a prize package won by Mrs Earl Bowers.
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Murray Fox
Calvary Methodist Church School
Leslie Dorsey
Neers
Wrs
Green
Fandibraman
Te Brosion
Wes
Earl Bowers
Harry Sanders
Frank Grimes
Miss Wickham
Emmitsburg Christmas News and Local Notices
Emmitsburg reports Christmas visits as Johnny Hollinger stays with uncle Ralph Sperry in Florida and many families near town host relatives from Baltimore Towson and New Windsor. The fire company held a turkey raffle raising about 200, plus Lions and Women’s Club sponsored Christmas events with Santa oranges and candy. American Legion Post 121 formed a basketball team, while high school alumni plans and New Year events fill the community calendar.
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Emmitsburg
Johnny Hollinger
Ralph Sperry
Florida
Ida Goulden
Paul Goulden
Washington, D. C
Lawrence Goulden
Towson
Roger Goulden
Jimmie
Mary Ida
Rodney Sneeringer
Hanover
Francis Staley
Taneytown
Johnnie Koontz
New Windsor
Ernest Wetzel
Robert Gillelan
U. S
Great Lakes
Chas
Airs
Robert Rossel
Wilminging
John M
Roddy, Jr
James J. Kelly
Hubert Gilelan
N. Seton Avenue
Thomas Norris
Thomas J. Norris
Emmitsburg Lions Club
Women’s Club
Gem Theater
Mendorff
Santa Claus
Emmitsburg High School
William Sterbinsky
American Legion Post
No. 121
Legionnaires
Legion
Seton Avenue
Jack Rosensteel
Frank Weant
Harry Weant
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Weant
Johnny Glass
Paul Glass
Air Force
U. S. Army
Glenn Glass
U.S. Army
Vigilant Hose Co
Otto Hahn
St. Anthony's
Earl Rugier
Ann Timmerman
Victor Hodge
Phildelphia
Truman Bohn
Union Bridge
John Zacharias
Patricia McNulty
Baltimore
McNulty
Ivan Brown
Lutheran P. Hall
Lut's Stuff as the Old Year Ends
A New Year’s Eve reflection from W. A. Lufburrow urging readers to preserve their best efforts for personal and national progress as 1949 ends and 1945 memories linger.
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W. A. Lufburrow
Labor Law Dilemma Shapes Taft-Hartley Debate in Washington
Today in Washington the Administration weighs repeal of the Taft Hartley act and its possible substitutes. A minority of labor leaders and some managers favor scrapping both Wagner and Taft Hartley, while Truman is expected to veto any repeal. A broader substitute plan may emerge as Congress and the White House debate the future of labor relations.
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Washington
Truman
John ©. Lewis
Congress
Whem
Mr Truman
Mrr. Truman
Rd. U
Cour
Isbor
Dir
Kruman
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Merry Seton
Eugene Millikin
Senate Republican Caucus
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Militkin
Senate
Gene Millikin
Millikin
Nehru
Halland
England
Globe Sind
Ruth Dixon Thomas
C. Mierle Dixon
Elm Street
Watertown
Henry H. Willmott
Etchison
Julia Etchison
Frederick High School
Charles A. Lindbergh
Perszsion
Jessamyn West
Bookends Review Club
C Burr Artz
Melvin F. Broadwater
Upper College Terrace
Robert Ar ‘F. Broadwater
Jennie McFadyen
Fayettsville
Wilmington
N. C
John Hines McFadyen
H. Lavier Michael
Durham
Frances S. Grove
East Third Street
Alice Bowers
North Market Street
Kathleen Kempers
Mexico
Bowers
Miss Kempers
Swall
Northfeld School For Girls
East Northfield
E. Ken Hersperger
College Avenue
James E. Cadle
Jimmy
San Diego
Calif
Mr. Cadie
Annapolis
Mrs. Cadle
Pirs
Alta Main
Trail Avenue
Eric Hueting
Darwin A Hueting
Tommy
Franklin B. Musser, Sr
Harrisburg, Pa
Robert S. Tyson
East Church Street
Max M. Fisher
East Second Street
Carole Highlands
Takoma Park
Mr. Fisher
George Freeh
Linda
Port Clinton
al Philip Amorello
South Market Street
Diana Fare
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Amorello
Gwendolyn Orndorn
Ernest P. Ham Maker
Esther Mae
Lydia Hammaker
Thurmont
Emory Stettiemyer
Phoenix
Ariz
James
Jean Vollmer
Mhichasi, Tex
Ler. Broomfeld
Brust
Jona Young
Lawood Jones
Robert Fox
Samuel Fox
Wayne
Betty Fox
Harry C. Jones
Jerry
John Young
Hagerstown
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
California
Ohio
Theron Green
Clarence C. Carty
John S. Miller
Joseph Urner
Charles Ross
Dudley Page
Walter Day
Wolfsville
Eugene Day
Ingram
Burgh
Redmond S. Davis” and Sons
Fort Mayne
Day Herbert F
Richard Hoffman
Naval Base
Norfolk
Virginia
Mary H. Hoffman
Lulu Hartman
Charles Beachley
Arthur T. Leatherman
Germany
Fort Bliss
North Carolina
Annie Grossnickle
Elwood
Leatherman
Ellerton
Karl I. Warner
Myersville
Washington County Hospital
Glenn Stebbins
Miamis
Burg
Onno
Lester R. Ahalt
James Sioup
U.S. Merchant Marines
Ernest Ahalt
Ord Stroup
Edison Hariey
Armed Services
Camp Pickett
Virgini
Sir
Mrs. J. Willard Harley
Muddietown
Donald Boyer
Broad Fi
Samuel P. Grant
Marsha Miller
North Quietly
Las Angeles
SK Reg US Fat
CEF
David Lawrence
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