Thurmont Considers New Elementary School Plan
Thurmont boards urge a new six room elementary building with cafeteria on a distant site to replace overcrowded facilities. County Commissioners weigh partial federal funding of 99000 and study petitions for Burkittsville New Market improvements and Negro school renovations before a decision.
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Thurmont
Board of Education
Eugene W. Pruitt
Pruitt
Burk
Ittsville
New “Market
Fowble Dies At 67 In Union Bridge Community
George Erwin Fowble longtime Western Maryland Railway Shop foreman died at Frederick Memorial Hospital from a heart condition. He was 67, born February 14, 1885, and had 50 years with the railroad, 40 as shop foreman. He served in St James Lutheran, Masons, Shriners, Eastern Star, Knights of Pythias, and Lions. Surviving are two children and one grandchild. Services set at St James Lutheran Church with interment in Lutheran Cemetery Union Bridge. Burial conducted by D D Hartzler and Son.
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George Erwin Fowble
Western Maryland Railway
Union Bridge
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Fowble
Carrell County
John Albert
Sarah Jane Bowerson Fowble
Sadie Yingling Fowble
St. James Lutheran Church
Masons
Plymouth A. F
A. M. Union Bridge
Carroll Royal Arch
Westminster
Plymouth
Order of Eastern Star
Maryland
Ceianihe Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Gnion Bridge
Lions Club
Carl Mullinix
Pontiac
Mich
Kenneth Alling
Charles R
Wilbur R. Fowble
Clara Selby
Hagers
Bodies Of Children Found In Bear Creek
In Dundalk Maryland the bodies of two three year old cousins missing from Turner Station since yesterday were recovered from Bear Creek. Tiny footprints along the shore guided divers and a large search including local residents police and Fort Holabird soldiers as they retrieved the children from several feet of water near an old wharf.
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Dundalk
Turner Station
Bear Creek
Fort Holabird
Senator Ralph H. Cameron Dies at 89 in Phoenix
Ralph Henry Cameron longtime Arizona statesman who helped win statehood and later served as a U S senator died today in Phoenix at age 89 after suffering heart attack on a business trip. He was taken to Doctors Hospital and later contracted bronchial pneumonia. wife and daughter Catherine of Washington D C were at his bedside.
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Ralph H. Cameron Washington
Ralph Henry Cameron
Arizona
Phoenix
Territory
Doctors Hospital
Cameron
Catherine Cameron
Washington, D. C
South County Polio Drive Raises 550 for Charity
Southern county residents gathered for a community drive to aid the March of Dimes. Point of Rocks led with 211.61 raised from a dance and business collections, while Pleasant View Tuscarora and adjacent towns added hundreds more. Local groups including Homemakers Lions and Grange organized events and school donations pushed totals over 125 in Adamstown.
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March of Dimes
Point of Rocks
Tuscarola
Pleasant View
Adamstown
Buckeystown
Doubs
James Webb, Jr
James Webb
Tuscarora
Forest Grove
Dorothy White
Star
The
Grange
Womens Club
C. Lease Bussard
Norman Fairall
Carlos Spechi
Melvin Ringer
Earl Remsberg
Carroll Manor Grange
Woodruff Former Congressman Dies at 76 in Washington
Former Michigan Republican Roy G. Woodruff died at Walter Reed Hospital at age 76. He served 17 terms in the House and retired after the 32nd Congress ended last month citing failing health. Markets nationwide were closed for Lincoln's Birthday observances.
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Washington
Roy G. Woodruff
Republian
Michigan
Walter Reed Hospital
House of Representatives
Woodruff
Deciding Today on Decontrol of Selected Goods
A final decision on removing certain goods from price ceilings will be made today with a list tentatively slated for removal by Friday or Saturday. The 15 percent of consumer goods under the cost of living index includes milk butter cheese poultry eggs and other items, while controls remain on key industrial items and scarce materials. Brownlee says the administration favors a gradual phasing out of ceilings, aiming to finish by mid April before the controls law expires April 30.
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Wallington LP
Ems
James F Brownlee
New York
Defense
Arthur Flemming
Brownlee
Eisenhower
Sunday solicitation ban on TV and papers upheld in Baltimore
Baltimore judges rule it unlawful for dealers to solicit Sunday calls by television or in newspapers. Criminal Court Judge Herman M Moser fines three firms in the first ruling on the issue. Television Company of Maryland convicted in four cases, fined $100. Globe Home Improvement Co. and Stormco Co. fined $25 each for one case.
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Baltimore
Herman M Moser
Television Company of Maryland
S100
Moser
Globe Home Improvement Co
Stormco Co
Battlefront warmth aids patrol clashes on Korean front
Warmer weather persisted on the Korea front with raids and patrol clashes as temperatures rose above 49 across the 155 mile line. Rain swept the Western Front while Allied planes conducted fighter-bomber strikes. U S Sabre jets tangled with MiGs with no claimed damage and B 26 crews reported destroying 135 Red trucks last night.
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Seoul
Mercury
U. S
Korea
Eisenhower Pays Tribute To Lincoln At Memorial
President Eisenhower paused White House duties to honor Abraham Lincoln at a birthday memorial service at the Lincoln Memorial. Cabinet members were briefed, and Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, Lincoln’s great grandson, was listed among participants at the ceremony.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith
Michigan State In Mourning For Davey
EAST LANSING Mich The Michigan State College campus was in mourning as fans reflected on Chuck Daveys career once a four time NCAA champion at Michigan State His hoped for welterweight title shot against Kid Gavilan faded after a fourth round KO with Coach Biggie Munn commenting I am all for him anyway as he watched the fight on television
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East Lnsing
Mich
Michigan State College
MSC Rooters
Chuck Davey
Michigan State
Jose
Kid Gavilan
Ham
Biggie Munn
Lincoln Great Story Teller His Humor Still Stands Out
Lincoln's birthday tribute recalls his humor amid melancholy portraits. The piece cites Carl Sandburg's biography, noting stories told at the rostrum and quips about war and politics, highlighting Lincoln's enduring wit alongside his somber image.
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Lincoln
Terror Tale Aboard Ship Told by Captain Haliman
Capt Harold T Haliman recounts a terror filled voyage aboard the 438 foot Fairhope sailing from Los Angeles Jan 29 with 40 crew aboard. Steward Carl Thurmond disappeared after a fight in a craps game with blood found in his cabin and near a porthole. The ship grounded off Mexico and later towed to Los Angeles as FBI and Coast Guard investigated.
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Los Angeles
Harold T. Haliman
Ocean City
Carl Thurmond
Lib Jey
Hallman
Fairhope
Waterman Steamship Co
Mobile
Ala
Thurmond
Mexico
FBI
Coast Guard
Army
Los Angeles Harbor
Sentencing Set for Provero Provee on Treason Charge
Former Army man John David Provee faces a potential sentence from five years to death after a federal jury found him guilty of four treasonous acts during World War II. Judge Gregory F. Noonan set a sentencing hearing for next Tuesday. Provee was implicated in the death of fellow prisoner of war Captain Burton C. Thomson on Corregidor after reports to Japanese camp commandants.
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New York
Army
John David Provee
Wallis
Judice
Gregory F. Noonan
Federal House of Delinton
Pro Oo
Burton C Thomson
Swea Cits
Ja Thomson
Provoo
Armored Shorts Issued To Troops On Western Front
The U S Eighth Army issued armored shorts to a frontline infantry division in Korea. If practical they may become standard equipment. The shorts weigh four pounds and are made of 12 layers of basket weave nylon. They attach to armored vests already used in Korea for a year, protecting the hip area in addition to the stomach chest and back.
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Korea
U.S. Eighth Army
Civil War Veterans Remain Spry On Lincoln's Birthday
Seven surviving Civil War veterans, five in Confederate gray and two in Union blue, mark Lincoln's birthday with recitals of "I was there" battles. The aged men, over a century old, still charm both children and adults, recalling memories long consigned to history.
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Abraham Lincoln
Bar Trucks From Some Roads In Maryland Debate
Maryland House Ways and Means panel shifts from highway upgrades to roadside controls. Proposals seek state powers to regulate traffic and advertising along major roads, with trucks barred on the Baltimore Washington Expressway under construction. Debate includes roadside protection measures and tax-raising budget considerations as officials forecast fiscal figures.
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Annapolis i
State Roads Commission
Wil Als Dedake
Commission
Washington-Baltimore
del Logan
Caroline
Maryland
Garten
Automobile Clubs
del. Boone
Baltimore County
del. Robinson
D-Balto
Robinson
Generals Assembly
MecKeldin
Board of Revenue Estimates
30 Million Loan For Yugoslavia
The World Bank announced a loan of 3 million dollars to Yugoslavia. Funded in 10 European currencies, the money supports 27 projects across seven sectors over two years. Completion aims to raise overall industrial production by 30 percent by 1953 under Marshal Tito.
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Washington
World Bank
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Crash That Killed Four Investigated
GAITHERSBURG Md I A train auto collision in near freezing rain and fog last night killed four in the car, derailed the Baltimore and Ohio West Virginian, and injured about a dozen crewmen and passengers. The auto jammed a switch causing the derailment as the train traveled from the southeast to Parkersburg West Virginia. Leadership cited no immediate cause. The engineer RG Morgan and fireman P B Frye were hospitalized. Authorities reported no eyewitnesses and noted the crossing lacked flashing lights.
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B & O West
Gaithersburg
Baltimore and Ohio
West
Ai Highway Bridge
Baltimore
Thomas Harmond
Philadelphia General Hospital
Agreement on Sudan Is Made
Cairo Britain and Egypt signed an agreement on Sudan to outline its future status. The pact may set a process for eight million Sudanese to choose between Egyptian, Commonwealth, or Sudanese affiliation. Evacuation of British troops from the Suez Canal was agreed in principle.
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Cairo
Britain
Egypt
Sudan
Naguib
Suez Canal
Mohammed Naguib
Ralph Stevenson
Hartoum
Stevenson
British Commonwealth
Middle East
Upper Nile
Get Rid Of Chiang Ellender Suggests
Senator Ellender urged the Eisenhower administration to press Chinese Nationalists to depose Chiang Kai-shek and back a mainland Chinese leader more acceptable to the United States. He warned against coastal blockades or militant moves that could push China toward Russia. Also noted Delaware's repeal of witchcraft laws.
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Washington
Elsender
D-La
Eisenhower
Chiang Kai-shek
Louisiana
Russia
Chiang
Formosa
Ebiender
Fire on freighter President Pierce near Yokohama
Explosion aboard the American President Lines freighter President Pierce, carrying nine passengers and about 32 crew, sparked a fire that gutted three holds. The vessel, limping toward Yokohama escorted by two US Navy ships, was to reach port about 2 a.m. with several injured crewmen and service wives among the evacuees.
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Tokyo
Yokohama
President Lines
U. S. Military Sea Transport Service
Barrett
Navy
George Clymer
American President Line
San Francisco
Pierce
Japan
MacArthur Accused in Army Censorship Trial
Fort Meade reports Lt. Col. Melvin Voorhees testifies in a court martial over his uncensored Korea era book Korean Tales. Brig. Gen. Frank Dorn reads a letter alleging serious violations of Army censorship policy and accusing MacArthur of a security breach and misleading Congress.
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Fort Meade
Korea
MacArthur
Melvin B. Voorhees
Eighth Army
Congress
Frank Dorn
Army
Voorhees
Dorn
United Nations
Government Gold Is Being Checked at Fort Knox
At Fort Knox the U S bullion depository officials completed a 10 percent check of 12 000 tons of gold as part of a nationwide effort to verify the 23 036 000 000 dollars in gold listed in records Secretary of the Treasury George M Humphrey ordered the counting and weighing to ensure all holdings are accounted for R J Van Horne the vault chief clerk said the process is a first time measure and will continue at other government depots to cover the wartime asset.
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Fort Knox
U. S
George M. Humphrey
Indict Twelve For Arms Shipments In Dallas
A federal grand jury indicted twelve men in Dallas on a two page eleven count indictment for conspiracy to violate the Neutrality Act by shipping arms to Mexico. Two named defendants are Thomas D. Park and Thurman Randle of the Dallas based Thurman Randle & Co. which deals in arms.
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Dallas
Tex. G
Mexico
Thomas D. Park
Thurman Randle
Thurman Randle & Co
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Davey
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Ellender
Dover
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