Ice harms travel as Frederick area braces for thaw
Ice glaze snarls roads in Frederick and Carroll counties as temperatures rise to 37 degrees. Schools closed, mail and bus service delayed, and numerous accidents reported. Police warn motorists to stay off dangerous slick highways while cinder trucks battle ice on hills and curves.
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Frederick
Carroll
West Friendship Hill
Route 40
Baltimore
Star
Thurmont
Hagerstorm
New Windsor
Blue Hidge Lines
Greyhound
Washington
Middletown-Frederick
Eugene W. Pruitt
Burges
Market Street
Blarket
Weather Bureau
West South
Center Streets
West South Street
James Edward Gaver
Center Street
Statehood for Hawaii hinges on Senate approval this year
The Nation Today notes Hawaii statehood depends on Senate action with House approval already secured. Alaska faces tougher odds. Hawaii population of about 500000 includes 163000 Japanese and 173000 whites, with 67 percent voting for statehood in 1940. Debate cites frontier expansion and potential corporate influence.
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Washington
Hawaii
Senate
Congress
House
Alaska
Pacific
Delaware
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Rep. Sabath
Diinois Democrat
U. S
States
United States
Islands
Heavy Ice Plagues Shipping Across Chesapeake Bay
Heavy ice conditions hamper navigation in the Chesapeake Bay area including the upper bay and Potomac River with ice up to 16 inches. Coast Guard cutters escort ships as crews break channels and limit navigation while about 2,000 oyster boats are immobilized in harbors. Churchill grandfather news reports a 614 pound son born to Mrs. Christopher Soames, marking Winston Churchill’s fourth grandchild.
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Norfolk
Chesapeake and Deia
Ware Canal
Chesapeake Bay i
Potomac River
Coast Guard
Upper
Bay
Xiviers
Churchill
London
Christopher Soames
Mary Churchill
Winslton Churchill
Baltimore Fashion Group Names Best Dressed Women
The Baltimore fashion group released its second annual list of the citys few best dressed women. Miss Lydia Todd protested I havent a thing to wear while the named honorees included Mrs. George P. Mahoney Mrs. Richard Riggs III Mrs. H Irvine Keyser II Mrs. W Wallace Lanahan Mrs. Bernard Freuderdaal Mrs. William S. Formwall Mrs. Sidney S. Zell and Mrs. J. Fred Roming.
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Baltimore
Fashion Group of
Lydia Todd
George P. Mahoney
Richard Riggs
H. Irvine Keyser
W. Wallace Lanahan
Bernard Freuderdaal
William S. Formwall
Sidney S. Zell
J. Fred Roming
Snowslide Destroys Train Route In Colorado Gorge
A massive snowslide swept a five car Denver and Rio Grande Western passenger train near the Colorado New Mexico border in the Cumbres mountains. Eleven passengers and crew survived unharmed but two crew members were hospitalized with injuries. Conductor Morgan rode a locomotive to summon help. The wreck reduced two passenger cars to debris while the engines and baggage cars remained upright.
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Alamosa
Colo
Denver and Rio Grande Western
George Ottoway
Railroad Express
Victor Ingle
Ottoway
Ingle
Mr. Morgan
Cumbres
Colorado-New Mexico
Here
George Dodge
Denver
Los Pines
Morgan
Stanly
Dodge
Sublette
Osier
Durango
Chama
N. M
B and C Freight Train Wreck In Cherry Run West Virginia
A Baltimore and Ohio freight train was sideswiped by a Western Maryland switch engine in Cherry Run at 9 11. Three trainmen from Cumberland Maryland suffered only scratches and bruises and were treated and released. Fifteen of the 69 cars derailed but stayed upright as crews prepared to clear the wreckage and restore interchange at North Branch temporarily.
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Cherry Run
W. Va
Baltimore Land Ohio
Western Maryland
C. H. Largent
J. M. Breighimer
More
Jang
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Maryland
North Branch
Cherry Bus
Schools Closed Across Several Maryland Counties
Weather and road conditions forced school closures in Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Montgomery, Frederick, Calvert and Carroll counties as ice and fog made bus routes unsafe. The Weather Bureau predicted gradual improvement with possible snow in the north and west, while temperatures rose to the upper 30s and 40s in Cumberland and Salisbury.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Weather Bureau
Baltimore
Anne Arundel
Montgomery
Frederick
Calvert
Carroll
Tate
Cumberland
Salisbury
Cinders End Sledding On Getzen Danner Hill
City crews cindered Getzen Danner’s hill on South Market street to curb slippery conditions after motorist complaints. Juvenile sledders, enjoying a school holiday and good ice, found the hill unsafe and complained. Police kept watch to prevent injuries while officials noted the ice would melt with rising temperatures.
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Getzendanner’s Hill
South Market Street
Winter Brings Cold Rain Sleet Snow Across Regions
Chicago reports a four ply winter punch from the Rockies to the eastern seaboard with sub zero readings in Colorado Montana the Dakotas Nebraska Minnesota Wisconsin and parts of Iowa. Kansas to Texas panhandle areas faced school closures and impassable highways as freezing rain and snow hit the region. Ohio River watch continues as engineers monitor a mile long ice jam near Moscow and Neville 27 miles upstream from Cincinnati.
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Chicago
Rockies
Seaboard
Kansas-Oklahoma- Texas Panhandle
Mountain States
Gulf Region
North Central
New England
Colorado
Montana
Dakotas
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan
Ilinois
Indiana
Aberdeer
Sioux Falls
Panhandle
Kansas
New Mexico
Texas
Ohio River
Cincinnati
U. S. Engineers
Moscow
Neville
Ohio
Three Committees Vie For Maynard Probe
Washington reports that E. T. S Maynard of Chicago may be asked to explain how he turned a grain market slump into profits topping $200 000. The Senate Agriculture Committee and two congressional panels lead the race to interview him as investigations into speculation loom.
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Washington
E. T. S Maynard
Chicago
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate Appropriations
House
Anderson
Maynard
Knowland R-Calif
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Young
R-Nd
Agriculture Committee
English Girl Marry Disgraced Virginia Negro Case Returns
Miss Margaret Goosey, 42, arrived in Britain after an attempt to marry Virginia Negro ex-GI Thomas Henry Jackson 26 led to her imprisonment for violating a virginial anti miscegenation law. She was pardoned on condition she returns to England and resume work as a shoe factory worker. Foreign Secretary Bevin said no diplomatic protest was planned.
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Southampton
Eng
Margaret Goosey
Britain
Virginia
U. S
Washington
Miss Goosey
England
Northamptonshire
Thomas Henry Jackson
Jackson
Bevin
Commons
Fire, Police Save Visiting Engineer At Frederick Plant
Quick response by firemen police and rescue squads saved visiting engineering official Harold L. Scherer after he collapsed in the Frederick Iron and Steel Company machine shop. He was rushed to hospital in a coma but remained in serious condition with hope for recovery as his wife was ill in Rockford Michigan.
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Frederick Iron and Steel Company
Harold L. Scherer
Rockford
Borg-Warner Company
Jacob Goldberg
Goldberg
Citizens Truck Company
United Rescue Truck
BR. O
Scherer
Alton E. Shaft
Ray Steele
Joseph O. Hooper
Unions Face Double Trouble in 1948 Elections
Washington faces two hurdles for labor politics as a grand jury indictment targets the CIO and its president Philip Murray under Taft Hartley. AFL and CIO members show divided loyalties, complicating unified campaign spending plans. CIO argues constitutional challenges await Supreme Court review before summer recess.
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Washington
Organized Labor
AFL
CIO
Ohe
Philip Murray
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Too Much Sugar Main Cause Of Tooth Decay
Dr Robert G Kesel of Illinois Dental Society warned at the 83rd mid winter Chicago dental meeting that Americans' teeth decay six times faster than they can be filled. He said nine in ten children have dental caries and that the average person consumes roughly body weight in sugar each year.
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Chicago
University of Ilinois
Robert G. Kesel
Illinois
Illinois State Dental Society
Chicago Dental Society
United States
Taft Sees Dip in Commodities Aiding Inflation Cure
Sen Taft of Ohio said a recent price dip may solve the price wage spiral and allow inflation to straighten out. He spoke at a news conference in St Paul amid a foreign policy speech, stressing that faltering prices do not indicate a general low mood.
Willis praises Ohio as mother of Presidents at Gary meeting
Former Senator Raymond E. Willis of Indiana introduced Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio at a Gary service clubs gathering. He quipped Ohio is mother of Presidents and may be in a family way again.
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Gary, Tad
Raymond E. Willis
Ind
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Gary
Mother's parlor holds Pvt. Sawyers body in winter
In Farmington Maine Pvt. Earl E Sawyers body has rested in a sealed casket in his mother's parlor since November 15 because she cannot bear to see him in a cold vault. Mrs Rita Brown says the home burial will occur when warm weather returns after his death in the Battle of the Bulge.
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Farmington
Earl E
Battle of the Bulge
Gandhi Ashes Immersed In Sacred Rivers
Gandhi’s mortal remains were immersed in the Ganges Jumna and Saraswati at the Triveni Sangham Allahabad with tens of thousands watching. Nehru the prime minister attended along with central government members and local ministers. The urn arrived by special train at 9 am and was carried to the river for the final ceremony amid cannon salutes and conch horns.
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Allzhabad
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Ganges
Jumna
Saraswati
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
United Provinces
Gandjhi
Allahabad
M. Nehru
Triveni Sangham
Gandhi
Costa Rican Plot Foiled Overthrow Bid Uncovered
Costa Rica halted a coup attempt to oust the government and reinstall former President Rafael Calderon Guardia after violence and shootings. Calderon trails by about 10,600 votes in the presidential race and accuses fraud while Ulate Blanco and others deny involvement.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Rafael Calderon Guardia
Republicano Nacional
Vanguardia Popular
Communist
Calderon
Otilio Ulate Blanco
Union Nacional Part
Ulate
Teodoro Picado Michalski
Fisheries Commission Torn By Differences
Annapolis February 12 The Tidewater Fisheries Commission postponed its meeting due to illness of Commissioner Allan A Sellers. Governor Lane, vacationing in Florida, urged the panel to focus on conservation rather than internal strife. The dispute centers on Chairman John E Clark and Captain Amos S Creighton with work at a standstill. The meeting is rescheduled for next week, likely Wednesday.
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Annapolis
Tidewater Fisheries Commission
Lane
Allan A. Sellers
Florida
David H. Wallace
Soilers
Benedict
John E. Clark
Threeman Fisheries Group
Amoss. Creighton
Creighton
Clark
Sellers
George T. Harrison
Taft challenge to Stassen roils Minnesota GOP scene
Washington reports a new phase in the Republican presidential contest as Taft and Stassen vie for Minnesota support. Taft plans a St. Paul speech while Baldwin of Connecticut promotes a progressive slate. The Minnesota event factions align with Stassen and Taft backing opposing lines.
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Washington
Stassen VE
Stassen
Raymond E. Baldwin
Connecticut
Baldwin
Taft
Mississippi River
St. Paul
Minnesota
Stassen Taft
GOP
Stasse
Tatt
Lincoln Republican Club
Ramsey County
Roy E. Dunn
Chris Carlson
Bernhard Levander
Rose Spencer
Levander
Luther W. Youngdah
Edward J. Thye
Hennepin County
Dana Stone
Stassenbackers
Minneapolis
Senate
Old Guard
I l
Republican Old Guard Hus
Fassen
Stasisen
Vandenberg
Austin
Lodge
Eaton
Herter
John Foster Dulles
Tom Dewer
Jrame
Senator Taft
Soap Giants Cut Wholesale Price In 5 Percent Move
Proctor & Gamble Lever Brothers and Colgate-Palmolive-Peet said they would reduce wholesale soap prices by five percent effective immediately. The cut follows a downward trend in fat and oil costs. Separate market notes show no wheat price at the elevator and a barrel of forma down by 75 cents to about 10 dollars.
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New York
Proctor & Gamble Co
Lever Brothers and
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Today
Farmers Co-Operative Association, Inc
Market Breather After Weeklong Price Slump
New York observes Lincoln’s Birthday as markets pause after a week of declines. Prices for grains and cotton led the slide while retail food costs eased with drops in flour lard and bread. Pork chops fell to 39 cents a pound in Minneapolis. wholesale bacon and beef cuts also declined across major markets.
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New York
United States
Lincoln
Manila
Copenhagen
Sydney
Toronto
London
British Exchange
Associated Press
New York Stock Exchange
A. W. Zelemek
International Statistical Bureau
Zelemek
Chary
Anderso
AFL
CIO
AFL Meat Cutters Union
Chicago
Lucas
Ill
Minneapolis
Durkee Famous Foods Division
Gudden Company
American Meat Institute of Chicago
Plane With 21 Aboard Crashes in Germany
A Danish Air Lines plane with 21 aboard including four crew crashed today near Ulrichstein about 30 miles north of Frankfurt while en route from Copenhagen to the United States. None of the occupants were American and ambulances were sent from the U S Army 97th General Hospital.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Danish Air Lines
Ulrichstein
Copenhagen
U. S. Army
97Th General Hospital
Lincoln Birthday Observance Marks 139th Anniversary
In Springfield on February 12, m many gathered at Lincoln's tomb in Oak Ridge cemetery and the old Wabash Railroad depot where he bade Springfield farewell in 1863. The American Legion hosted the 14th annual wreath laying and pilgrimage, while a Friendship Train bearing Lincoln's name carried food for Europe and Asia.
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Springfeld
Abraham Lincoln
Oak Ridge
Wabbash
American Legion
Lincoln
Springfield
Europe
Asia
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State Roads Commission
Barbourville
Knox
J. B. Johnson
Wilton
Urspa
By James Marlow
East Seaboard
Hell
Son
Anglican Cathedral of All Saints
Fisheries Commission
Peter Edson
NEA
Washington Correspondent
American Meat Institute
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