Four Cars Damaged In Road Crash In Clarksburg
One youth was injured when four vehicles collided near Levis store in Clarksburg at 7 29 p m Thursday. John Kenneth Shipley 17 was hospitalized with chest and shoulder contusions. Police said Dorset Loyes driving a 1936 Chevrolet truck struck Howard Dosse’s 1948 Chevrolet which caused the chain collision. Vehicle damages ranged from 200 to 600 dollars with Do sse’s car costing about 35 dollars to repair. Investigators said no charges were filed.
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Clarksburg
Levis’ Store
Montgomery
Cpl
William Brochart
Joseph Stolz
Collision on Route 40 Near Ridgeville Involves Delivery Truck
A Dodge stake truck and a Baltimore-Pittsburgh Motor Express tractor-trailer collided on Route 40 at Death Curve about 515 this morning two miles west of Ridgeville. Driver Charles T. Dixon 40 Baltimore sustained a forehead cut and both vehicles suffered about 600 in damage. Trooper Richard A. Myers said Dixon was charged with failing to drive to the right of center. A separate Route 49 mishap near Haughs shop left Marvin M. Adcock uninjured after a left side rollover. he later paid 3.75 fine for license violations. Two cars on Route 340 near Petersville also collided. James H. Calhoun was charged with failing to drive to the right of center. Flood news from Tennessee and Louisiana reported 500 Nashville homeless as Cumberland river rose toward flood stage. Red Cross began evacuations with temperatures above normal.
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Ridgeville
Baltimore-Pittsburgh Motor Express
Baltimore
Charles T. Dixon
Richard A. Myers
Charles E. Schaffer
Myers
Diccon
Marvin M. Adcock
Haugh
Walter D. Cunningham
Hagerstown
Adcock
Maryland
Manuel M. Weinberg
Peoples Court
Petersville Road
Wilmer E. Jacobs, Jr
Knoxville
James H. Calhoun
East Potomac Street
Brunswick
Jacobs
Calhoun
Baltimore Frederick dual highway plans advance toward bids
Plans for another section of the Baltimore Frederick dual highway may be advertised in months. The route runs from West Friendship to Morgan's Station near Lisbon with possible extension toward Ridgeville. Contractor T. E. Ritter of Norfolk holds a $1,689,397 contract and expects progress in open weather. Petitions regarding a cloverleaf interchange at Urbana are under review by the State Roads Commission, with action anticipated within two weeks.
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Baltimore-Frederick
Lisbon
West Friendship
Morgan's Station
Ridgeville
Frederick
T. E. Ritter
Ritter
West Friendship- Sykesville
Sykesville
Fine Orchard
State Roads Commission
Urbana
Commission
14 year old from Coatesville arrested after stolen car crash
A 14 year old from Coatesville Pa was arrested near Rockville when a stolen 1944 Willys he drove collided with a Maryland state road truck at Nealsville. No injuries reported and about 250 dollars in damage. He was returned to his father Paul Di Pietrantonio. No charges were filed.
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Rockville
Coatesville
Luther Burdette
Montgomery County Police
Thomas J. di Pietrantonio
Burdette
Paul di Pietrantonio
Maryland
Nealsville
Willys
Jack F. Travey
Lincoln
Highway
Maple Grove
Lancaster
Montgomery County
Dr Purnell Sentenced for Income Tax Evasion
Dr Charles W Purnell a 71 year old optometrist and Ocean City hotel owner was sentenced to three months imprisonment and a $20000 fine for federal income tax evasion after a three day trial. He underreported income by about $42000 during 1943 48, totaling $20090 in evaded taxes according to U S District Attorney Bernard J Flynn.
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Baltimore
Charles W. Purnell
Ocean City
W. Calvin Chesnut
Purnell
U.S
Bernard J. Flynn
Nationalists Bomb Shanghai Targets Prompt U S Protest
The United States protested to the Chinese government over deliberate bombing attacks on American property in Shanghai. The protest, delivered by Robert C. Strong in Formosa, demanded prompt assurances against further attacks on American owned Shanghai Power Company and Standard Vacuum Oil installations tied to Nationalist air raids.
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Washington
United States
Shanghai
State Department
Formosa
Robert C. Strong
Shanghai Power Company
Standard Vacuum Oil Company
Grandstand Attractions Chosen for 1950 Frederick Fair
B Ward Beam to provide grandstand thrills replacing George Hamid Inc. Irish Horan thrill show returns for a second year with Saturday matinee and night performances. Midway show promoter may change at March managers meeting. Endy Bros. continue. Harness racing plans also on agenda for March decision.
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B. Ward Beam
Frederick
Beam
George Hamid
Endy Bros
Two U S Soldiers Admit Kidnapping for Soviet Ring
In Vienna two American MPs Sgt John Frankey and Corp Paul Abel confessed to abducting 39 year old Oswald Eder for a Soviet directed agency last November. They were paid 7000 shillings about 250 and said they acted after being approached by ring members in the Russian sector. Abel and Frankey face trial with charges to be completed by Col W K Liebel American Provost Marshal in Vienna.
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Vienna
Austria
U. S
John Frankey
Brockton
Mass
Corp
Paul Abel
Bolivar
Oswald Eder
Eder
Romania
Col
W. K. Liebel
Abel
Frankey
Five Day Forecast For Maryland and Delaware
Extended outlook shows Saturday with considerable cloudiness then slightly colder at night and on Sunday. Rain or snow possible Sunday night or Monday and may continue into Tuesday. Warmer by Wednesday. Period temperatures near normal with regional highs in the upper 80s to low 90s and lows around 37 in mountains and mid 20s to low 40s in Delaware and eastern Maryland.
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Maryland
Delaware
Voters Face Franchise Loss in Brunswick and Frederick City
Three thousand seven hundred fifteen voters face removal from rolls for five-year non voting, with 2 125 Democrats and 1 541 Republicans notified in Brunswick and Frederick city areas. Ballots due to re-register before the primary and general elections. new card index system plans discussed by the Board of Election Supervisors.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Court House
Brunswick
Frederick City
Frederick
Johnsville
Woodville
Singanore
Lewistown
Tuscarora
Burc Kittsville
Ballenger
Braddock
Grover C. Stewart
Neo
Penny post card may be on its way out
Washington reports the House voted to double postal rates to raise $130 million. The measure, awaiting Senate and President Truman approval, would increase second class mail and parcel post while exempting some first class items. new two cent post cards would add $36 million.
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Washington
House
Senate
Truman
Railroads Begin Deep Service Cuts Amid Coal Shortage
Pittsburgh February reports show coal burning railroads slashing service to meet ICC orders as coal stockpiles dwindle. Trains reduced, workers laid off, and potential wage effects feared across industries with strike impacts from miners in Pittsburgh area coverage.
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Pittsburgh
Interstate Commerce Commission
John L. Lewis
Allied Industries
Gam
Paul A. Dever
Massachusetts
Moe
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
New England
Boston and Maine Railroad
LCC
Indiana Fuel Commission
Henry F. Schricker
Washington
Truman
Nmiight
Kentucky
West Virginia
Columnist profits from Washington stamp deals in resignation case
Washington columnist Jerry Kluttz disclosed he invested 21,600 of his funds and friends to profit 825 in stamp transactions linked to the resignation of Harold F. Ambrose, a Post Office Department official. Kluttz and partners earned 2,875, while Ambrose faced scrutiny over a multi hundred thousand dollar stamp scheme.
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Washington
Jerry Kluttz
Washington, Post
Post Office Department
Kluttz
Harold F. Ambrose
Ambrose
Alcoves And Cubicles Called Bedrooms Debate In Senate
The Senate debated a bill on military housing costs, with figures for a three bedroom house ranging from 9 500 to 13 000 dollars. Senators Tydings and Douglas sparred over bedroom counts and sizes, ending without a vote but delivering a memorable quip about a tiny avenging angel.
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Senate
Arthur Edson Washington
Senator Tydings
D-Md
Senate Armed Services Commmites
Douglas
Ggures
Tydings
Army
Sid Douglas
Lydings
Ashhouse-Hunters
Senate approves 588 million aid plan for Korea and Formosa
The Senate moved a large foreign aid package to the White House to fund economic assistance for South Korea and Formosa. The plan allocates 60 million for Korea and 28 million for Formosa, with funds to be spent over five months and June 30 deadlines. House passage was 240 to 134, and a conference is expected to harmonize Senate and House versions.
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Washington
Senate
White House
South Korea
Formosa
Congress
House
Republic of Korea
Korea
Consally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
China
Truman
Airmen Rescued After Snowbound C47 Crash in Yukon Theatre
Ten airmen stranded on a Yuekon mountainside near Whitehorse Y T waited as six paratroopers dropped supplies and medical aid. A Royal Canadian Air Force Dakota then delivered tents and firewood while a ground team pressed to reach the crash site. Major S J Baczewski of Ladd Field treated leg and arm injuries among five US personnel and five Canadian soldiers.
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Whitehorse
Y. T
Yuekon
Royal Canadian Air Force
U. S
Ladd Field
Fairbanks
Alaska
S. J. Baczewski
Conshohocken, Pa
Maryland Ober Law reinstated delays enforcement
The Court of Appeals revived the 1949 Ober subversive activities act and delayed enforcement for about 60 days. Attorney General Hall Hammond may appoint a special assistant after the moratorium while awaiting a possible Supreme Court appeal. The law faces a referendum in next fall’s general election and challenges over its constitutionality.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Court of Appeals
Gener! Hall Hammond
Fedminister
Supreme Court of the
U.S
Joseph Sherban
Baltimore
Communist Party
Imne
Sherban
Frank B. Ober
Maryland Bar Association
Hammond
Bar Association
Association
Duke Avnet
High Court
Bond Withdrawal Leads to Jail for Williams
Charles W. Williams was picked up and jailed after his bondsman withdrew the $2,500 bail for a release on a criminal charge. He is one of three accused of breaking into a hardware store with a pistol taken from the showcase. arrest by Officer Boost under authorities directions. Joseph Brooks faced intoxication and disturbing the peace charges, held under bond and costs.
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Charles W. Williams
East Forth Street
Williams
Boost
Joseph Brooks
West Patrick Street
Sgt
Swomley
Trump
Fuchs Held For Trial In London
German born physicist Klaus Fuchs was ordered held for trial in London on charges of supplying atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. Prosecutor Christmas Humphreys labeled him a political fanatic on a foreign payroll and said he confessed to passing bomb data since 1942.
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London
Wlaus Fuchs
Russia
Christmas Humphreys
Fuchs
Berlin
Humphreys
England
United States
Botl
Oak Ridge
Skardou
New York
Los Manos
Communist Party
Pic
Harweil
Britain
America
Laurence Dusfine
Old Bailey Criminal Court
Central London
British
Security Service
Scott
Security
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Middle Tennessee
Louisiana
Nashville
Cumberland River
Red Cross
Fea
Spar
Boy
Dr. Purnell
Fair
Hamid
Johnstown
UMW
Cambria
CIO United Steelworkers
Klutts
Klurtz
Far East
Mundt
RSD
Cause of Freedom
Commonwealth
Senate Judiciary Committee
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