Southern Governors discuss party split over Truman civil rights bids
In Washington and Tallahassee, Southern leaders and lawmakers push to break from President Truman over civil rights proposals. Abernethy urges a showdown with party leaders as Wright and others weigh moves to withhold electoral votes or form a third candidate. Rep. Williams and Rep. Rankin criticize policies while the CIO UAW wins a certification at Victerroducts in Hagerstown.
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Washington
Truman
Tallahassee
Fla
Annapolis
Maryland
William Preston Lane, Jr
Abernethy Jd-Buss
Senator McGrath
Rhode Island
Abernethy
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Democratic Party
Congress
Wright
Deep South
Mr. Truman
Rep. Williams
D-Miss
House
Rankin
Europe
U. S
Communist Party
Dorn
D-Sc
Wallace
Heavy Ice Breaker Storis Ordered To Bay
The heavy icebreaker Storis, after repairs in Greenland, was ordered to duty in Chesapeake Bay to clear four foot ice as shipping risk persisted. Commander J F Kurcheski said the ship can crush a path through eight feet of ice before returning for overhauling and reassignment to Alaska.
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Baltimore
Storis
Greenland
Chesapeake Bay
Coast Guard
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Maryland
Alaska
J. F. Kurcheski
Local social notes from Gaithersburg and surrounding areas
Gaithersburg and nearby towns host a flurry of visits and hosting duties as residents welcome guests from Chicago Fredericksburg Hyattsville and Philadelphia. Weekly gatherings include showers birthdays and bridge evenings with mentions of travel moves and family ties among the Veaseys Miles Brathwaite Stubbs and Longs. A surprise 16th birthday party honors Earl Thomas Wolfe in Upperco with family friends in attendance. Baltimore Museum of Art secures a 1797 secretary on indefinite loan from John Shaw of Annapolis after an $11 000 auction sale.
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Betty Lou Miles
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
William, G. Miles
Darnestown
Jean Braithwaite
Winchester
Miles
Elizabeth Barber
Sir
Dallas Long
Hyattsville
Evelyn Darby
Foster
Darby
Sidney Thompson
Poolesville
Ernest Hartman
Dillsburg
Margaret A. C. Welsh
Rockville
Douglas M. Blandford
Miami
Jack Elgin
Charles Wolfe
Upperco
Earl Thomas
Gladys Abbott
Earl Thomas Wolfe
Maxine Wolfe
Roland Hale
Audrey Abbott
Edward Deitz
Patsy Wolfe
Leon Hale
Dorothy Abbott
Tommy Hasting
Doris Bollinger
Earl Nace
Nora Bollinger
Robert Fuller
Betty Ayers
William Deitz
Sarah Ayers
David Baer
Yvonne Wolfe
Glenn Cassell
Nancy Miller
Robert Cassell
Gene Wolfe
Vernon Bollinger
Robert Bollinger
Margaret Baer
Robert Payne
Airy
Baltimore
Baltimore Museum of Art
James W. Foster, Jr
Annapolis
John Shaw
Kiwanis Speaker Describes Naval Observatory Work
Commander Dudley M. Page ret USN outlines the U S Naval Observatory's history and functions in Washington D C He discusses Maury s pioneering data for navigation and the lab s relocation study He notes chronometer servicing wartime needs delivering 49000 miles of travel and the staff change from 500 to about 100 during peace time The talk also covers locating heavenly bodies for navigation and the Camp Detrick unit’s high IQ and local ties
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Kiwanis Club
Francia Scott Key Hotel
Dudley M. Page
USN
U. S. Naval Observatory
Washington, D.C
Matthew Fontaine Maury
Washington
Switzerland
Page
BR. W. Swanson
Camp Detrick
Naval Service
Frederick
Lieut
Swanson
Francis B. Sappington
J. Vernon
Move To Clear Two Ends In A Deadlock
Washington reports a Democratic move to clear Edwin W Pauley and Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham of any implication they used inside government information in commodity speculation ended in a deadlock. The 2 to 2 committee vote, with Knowland absent, left the motion stalled as Ferguson pressed for continued investigative work.
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Washington
Edwin W Pauley
Wallace H. Graham
Green
D-Ri
Senate Appropriations
Knowland
Calif
Ferguson
R-Mich
Tydings
Emin
Harold E. Stassen
Pauley
Stassen
Makers Of Men's Hats Unite On One Style
New York reports a coordinated release of the scoop hat by over 50 leading hat makers. The snap brim felt design with a 2.5 inch brim aims for a 30 percent narrower look and a universal fit, except for men with jowls.
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New York
Hat Research Foundation
Grodrian Named Acting General Manager of Baltimore Transit
Ralph E. Grodrian was appointed acting general manager of the Baltimore Transit Company and immediately took over operations. He succeeds President Claude M Gray, who died by suicide Sunday.
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Grodrian
Gray Baltimore
Ralph E. Grodrian
Baltimore Transit Company
Baltimore Transit System
Claude M Gray
Navy to Ship Diesel Fuel to Maryland for Distribution
Saltimore, Feb 30 The Navy has agreed to supply 64 000 gallons of diesel engine fuel to Maryland and arrange distribution there by Thursday. Governor Lane and emergency fuel coordinator Judge Emory H. Niles, with Senator O Conor in Washington, arranged the transfer in conjunction with the Navy.
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Saltimore
Navy
Maryland
Lane
Emory H. Niles
Sen. O'Conor
Washington
Norfolk Barque Ordered to Pick Up Fuel at Solomons Island
Governor Lane ordered a barge from Solomons Island to Norfolk to collect fuel as the state plans repayment by June. The diesel fuel is usable in some oil furnaces and the coordinator reports little change in the oil supply. Baltimore suffers the sharpest shortages with kerosene the hardest hit amid moderate emergencies.
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Norfolk
Lane
Solomons Island
Baltimore
County reports show scattered emergency call activity
Report from Carroll Talbot Coeff Wicomico and Dorchester counties notes Frederick county logged very few emergency calls reflecting uneven countywide demand for services.
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Carroll, Talbot
Coeff
Wicomico
Dorchester Counties
Frederick County
Talef Caught in Baltimore Drug Store Incident
Baltimore police said James Norwick was seen showing gem rings in a drug store and was detained as investigators pursued a diamond theft claim. No further details were provided on charges or outcomes.
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Talef
Baltimore
James Norwick
Norwick
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National Labor Relations Board
Cio-United Auto Workers
Victerroducts Company
Hagerstown
UAW
Gaithersburg
Wiliam Veasey
Chicago
Veasey
Fred Cushman
Cam
Clearwater
Naval Observatory
Kiwanis
America
Pba
Conoco
Lincoln Loan Service, Inc
West Patrick ST
Rosenour
North Market ST
Tove
Henry J. Taylor
Buick
Buicks
Sete Avai
SY Fisher
the Ideal Garage Co., Inc
East Patrick Street
Pennsylvani
Shamokin
Valentine
It& Be&st
P. F. Shipley
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