Two children rescued from fire in Lincoln Apartments
Two young colored children, Alvie C. Davis Jr. and Thomas Davis, were rescued from a blaze in the Lincoln Apartments on Phobus Avenue. Firemen revived them with an inhalator. their mother had locked them inside. Local hero Chester Hamilton crawled through smoke to locate the boys. The apartment suffered heavy smoke and fire damage. estimated loss $350 to $400.
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Lincoln
Phobus Avenue
Alvie C. Davis, Jr
Thomas Davis
Alvie C. Davis
Chester Hamilton
Junior Fire Company
Hamilton
Thes
Wiliam Boost
Charles Hahn
Athough
A_ Gourne, Jr
Davenport
Incom
Davis
I. Nikirk
Jet planes burn 550 gallons per hour in fuel use
Washington reports jet aircraft consume as much as 550 gallons of fuel each hour. Air Force officials also announced a new radio telephone weather brief system to help pilots contact forecasters quickly, noting timely weather information at destination is crucial for safe landings and potential diversions.
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Washington
Air Force
New Cold Wave Grips County Amid Deep Ice and Snow
A sharp cold snap is forecast with temperatures dropping below 10 tonight and staying four degrees below normal for days. Snow remains above five inches in the region as ice thickens on rivers and basins. fuel coordinators urge conservation while responders report minimal hardship cases.
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Mercury
South Market Street
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Patrick Street
Jefferson Street
College Avenue
Potomac
Linganore
Guy Anders
Montevue
Henry BR. Shoemaker
Sky the limit rent increases proposed in Congress
A proposal to permit voluntary sky the limit rent boosts without ceiling was outlined by Senator Cain. The plan would allow long term leases while tenants could refuse increases but not demand protection beyond control expiration as Congress weighs extending rent controls. Meat rationing debate also moves to further testimony before the Banking subcommittee as Congress considers timing and authorization.
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Washington
Congress
Cain
R-Wash
Senate
Tighe Woods
Charles F. Srannan
Adi
Flanders Jr-Vito
Sweden’s Seyfarth Wins 40K Speed Race Against Norway
In St. Moritz Switzerland on February 3, Pr-Abe Seyfarth of Sweden broke Norway’s hold by winning the 40,000 meter speed skating race in 17 minutes 263 seconds, signaling a new Olympic domination shift.
Dynamite Suicide Shocks Roanoke Alley
Roanoke Virginia news reports William B Straightif age 31 placed a stick of dynamite in his belt and self detonated in a snow covered alley near his home. The event follows a dull market day in New York with modest stock advances offset by leaders retreating into losses.
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Dynamites Self
Roanoke
New York
Attorney General As Bar Association Speaker Named
Attorney General Hall Hammond will speak at the Frederick County Bar Association banquet in conjunction with the Montgomery County Bar Association. The event Monday February 16 at 6 30 p.m. at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Montgomery County Bar president Donald R. DeLashmutt is expected to attend. Frederick County Bar president Sherman P. Bowers and organizing committee members are listed.
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Hall Hammond Wul
Frederick County Bar Association
Montgomery County Bar Association
Francis Scott Key
Montgomery County Bar
Donald R. DeLashmutt
Rockville
Sherman P. Bowers
Charles McC. Mathias
Alton Y. Bennett
E. Austin James
Richard E. Zimmerman
Indonesia To Give Help To Marshall Plan
Queen Wilhelmina said the United States of Indonesia could contribute to the Marshall Plan by supplying oil rubber and timber. She spoke on a broadcast about the new federal interim government formed under Dutch sponsorship in the Netherlands East Indies and noted Indonesia's potential role in postwar recovery.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
East Indies
United States of Indonesia
United States
Indonesia
Holland
Netherlands East Indies
Surinam
Antilles
Asia
Europe
America
Riots Grip Shanghai as Officials Plan Evacuations
Foreign officials warn social unrest will worsen in Shanghai and rush plans to evacuate nationals. Police were ordered to shoot to kill if rioting flares again. A pitched battle at a cotton mill left three women dead and 110 injured, with 40 police among the injured.
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Shanghai
St Lawrence Seaway Project Faces Defeat Prediction
Senator Lodge says the St Lawrence seaway bill is beaten and urges a Senate vote before recess. He is confident of victory whether the vote comes this week or later and warns a delay will be felt as dawdling.
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St. Lawrence Seaway Project
Washington
Lodge
Mass
Lick
Senate
Local Maryland Weather Forecasts by AP
Easter Shore cloudy with temperatures in the mid 30s rising then falling in the afternoon. Fair and colder tonight with low 0 to 20. Wednesday stays mostly cloudy and cold. Southern Maryland and Central Maryland similar with tonight lows 12 to 18. Washington and Frederick counties expect the same with lows 8 to 13. Garrett and Allegany counties forecast considerable clouds with a few snow flurries and a colder afternoon. Temperatures mainly in the 20s. Partly cloudy and colder tonight with lows 8 to 18. Wednesday remains cloudy and cold with some snow in the afternoon.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Easter
Washington
Frederick
Garrett
Allegany
Millions Strike in Germany Over Food Shortages
About 2.6 to 3 million German workers in the American and British zones walked out for 24 hours to protest food shortages. In Württemberg-Baden General Clay said hunger strikes won’t yield more food from America as offices and shops in cities like Stuttgart Mannheim Ulm and Heidelberg shut down. He noted Germans had 500 million dollars for raw materials in 1948 despite exhausted inventories.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Wurttemberg-Baden
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
America
Clay
Hamburg
Mannheim
Ulm
Heidelberg
Damascus
Syria
Palestine
Fawzi Bey al Kaukh
Middle East
Ahmed Sharabati
Sharabati
United Nations
France
Cairo
Save Palestine” Fund
Dairymen Meet In Washington For Maryland Virginia Association
Several hundred Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association members from Frederick county attended the annual meeting and banquet at the Stetler Hotel Washington Monday. About 1100 people joined the banquet with retiring Vice-President J Homer Remberg honored. The toastmaster was Dr H C Byrd of the University of Maryland. Jesse M Burall of Monrovia was re elected Frederick county director.
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Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association
Frederick County
Stetler Hotel
Washington
Affternoon
J. Homer Remberg
Middletown
Frank S. Walker
Orange
Walker
H. C. Byrd
University of Maryland
Lions Club Quartet of
Hal LeRor
Dancing Star
Morgan Baers
Jesse M. Burall
Monrovia
Six Horses Perish In Baltimore Stable Fire
Baltimore report says six horses died in a stable fire that threatened nearby frame homes in the 800 block of Somerset Street. Owner Fred Henrahan awakened by neighing said the one story structure was fully engulfed before he could free them. Firemen evacuated residents as a precaution.
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Baltimore
Fred Henrahan
Somerset Street
Fire damages office as state papers saved by Goldstein brothers
Prince Frederick reports fire destroys a one story brick veneer building housing State Senator Louis L. Goldstein and his two brothers offices. Abe Goldstein estimates losses at $75,000 though valuable state and historical papers were saved from the smoke filled rooms.
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Prince Frederick
Louis L. Goldstein
Calvert County
Abe Goldstein
Goldstein
United States Charges Romania With Treaty Violations
The United States accuses Romania of denying human rights and fundamental freedoms in violation of the peace treaty that took effect last December. Secretary of State Marshall orders a formal protest through Rudolph E. Schoenfeld in Bucharest and signals possible talks re a peace pact with Austria. Britain may join in the action as Russia protests Western military moves elsewhere.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Romania
Marshall
Austria
Bucharest
Rudolph E. Schoenfeld
London
Britain
Mediterranean
Middle East
Orient
State Department
Department
Melisha
North Africa
Mobs Attack Gandhi Foes Across India After Assassination
New Delhi Feb 34 mobs attacked members of Mahasabha and RSS foes of Gandhi. Police arrested many, beatings and stoning reported. Nehru vowed lawful action, banned private armies, urged calm, while violence spread despite assurances.
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New Delhi
India
Tywe
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Mahasabha
RSS
Afanasabha
Great Organization
Moslem League
Rasthra Swayram Sevar- Ers
Volunteers
Pandit Jawahadlal Nehru
Nehru
Sardar Vallabhai
Wheeler to Direct New AFL Political League
AFL President William Green announced Burton Wheeler former Montana senator will direct the federation’s new political league for upcoming elections in Miami. Wheeler will lead the AFL effort in political action activities nationwide starting this year.
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Wheeler
AFL
Miami
Fla
William Green
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
New Political League
Farmer Charged With Cruelty Over Starving Herd
A Montgomery county farmer Cletus Randolph Payne face cruelty charges after a 33 head herd of cows was found underfed in a snowbound barn. Neighbors complained prompting police to seize the cattle. a Frederick credit company offered feed and a worker to care for the herd as authorities pursue action.
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Rockville
Darnestown
Montgomery County
Cletus Randolph Payne
Roy Bodrer
Frederick Credit Company
Bodmer
Icy Weather Grips Midwest With Freezing Temperatures
The Midwest endures another wave of icy conditions with snow and freezing rain. Temperatures plunge below zero in states including Minnesota and Montana as a Canadian air mass pushes south. Western Kansas and Missouri face impassable roads while New England braces for a new cold front and strong winds.
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Chicago
Midwest
East
New England
Montana
Canada
Arctic
Red River Valley
Mercury
International Falls
Minn
Pembina
Kansas
Missouri
Middle Atlantic
Gulf Region
Niemoeller Rebuked By American Commander in Germany
In Stuttgart on February 3, Gen Lucius D. Clay, U S military governor, rebuked Pastor Martin Niemoeller and the Evangelical church in Hesse for urging defiance of denazification. He called the letter unhelpful and warned action might follow.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
Martin Niemoeller
Hesse
U. S
Fetter
Sundar
Evangelical
Clay
Niemoeller
Bisheap
Hesse Union of Evangelical Churches
Arrests Listed by City Police
Two arrests were listed by city police yesterday and today. They include Paul H. Pickett of Mt. Airy for motor running unattended and Donald L. Lord of Martinsburg West Virginia for exceeding 30.
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Paul H. Pickett
Mt. Airy
Donald L. Lord
Martinsburg
W. Va
CIO Opposes Deep Cut In ERP Money
The CIO denounced any deep cut in the Marshall Plan starting cost of 6.8 billion dollars as "well-nigh criminal" and urged at least a four year program running through mid 1952. President Philip Murray criticized turning over 500 American ships and urged a strong U.S. merchant marine. Republicans explore cuts with figures ranging from 1.5 to 2.06 billion, while aiming to avoid sharper reductions.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Truman
Murray
CIC
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
State Department
Europe
United States
U.S
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Foreign Relations Committee
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Differences Show Up Again At U N Meet
United Nations Economic and Social Council opens second meeting amid clashes between Russia and the West. A. A. Arutinian sought to delete parts of the 45 item agenda, losing votes. Santa Cruz was elected vice president after Lange was dropped. Russia and White Russia abstained. Police raise $26 for March of Dimes as officers contribute.
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Lake Success
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Russia
West
A. A. Arutinian
Poland
Arutinian
Willard Thorp
Thorp
Hernan Santa Cruz
Chio
Oscar Lange
Lange
U. S
Santa Cruz
Meat Rationing Plan Rejected by Subcommittee
Washington February 3 a Senate Banking subcommittee voted three to two against authorizing government setup for meat rationing with Flanders and Sparkman voting for the measure. Capehart Buck and Willis Robertson opposed. The recommendation goes to the full Banking committee as administration presses for rent and price controls. Brannan said meat rationing requires broader food controls. Woods urged continued rent controls.
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Washington
Senate
Flanders
R-Vi
Agriculture Department
Sparkman
D-Ala
Capehart
R-Ind
Buck
Del
Willis Robertson
D-V
Congress
Capitol Hill
Charles F. Brannan
Senate Banking Committee
Brannan
Tighe E. Woods
House Banking Committee
Reade
Maryland Extended Weather Forecast For Week
Weather outlook for Maryland shows Wednesday cloudy and cold with snow developing late west, highs in the 30s and upper 20s in the Alleghenies. Wednesday night remains chilly with temperatures in the 20s spreading eastward. Thursday brings snow then rain in eastern and southern areas, ending by evening, with little temperature change from Wednesday. Friday turns colder, weekend generally fair and cold, with mountain snow flurries. Temperatures expected about 4 degrees below early February normals.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Allegheny Mountai
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Robert Castle
Fred Kemp
Richard Rudy
Linden Hills
Gandhi
Icio
U. N. Meet
Police
Fred Straley
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