Farm Wife Beaten During Burglary At Home
Mrs Mullinix was struck by an unknown man during a home invasion on the Kemptown Ridgeville road as he demanded money. She suffered head injuries but is in fairly good condition. the husband reported the assailant wore gloves and left after about five to ten minutes with nothing reportedly taken. Police were alerted and neighbors notified.
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Olice
Finnix
Mullinix
Kemptown-Hidgeville Road
Penn Shop
Secret Trial Opens In Berlin
In Berlin a secret trial opened with strict secrecy around testimony and an accused altering the Czech government. Brig. Gen. Jean L. Richée said verdicts would not be public and that the charge involves selling secret information to the Czech government. The proceedings, part of a broader Czech case, include public details in some stages while others remain private.
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Munich
Germany
Chaiman
Ich
Jean L. Richee
Nake
U.S
Buckerstown Property Sells at Public Auction
A large Buckey town crowd attended a public sale of J Arthur Cut's Buckerstown property headed toward Mill. The eight room frame house with garage and outbuildings sold for 55300 to Pace. Personal property brought over 2000 with glass and china fetching high prices. A 1936 Graham automobile sold for 315. Emmett R Bowlus was the auctioneer.
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Buckeytown
J. Arthur Cutroad
Buckerstown
Buckeystown
Ir. Cutson
Graham
Emmett R. Bowlus
Horace M. Alexander
Paul A Porter to Speak Here at County Bar Banquet
Former OPA administrator Paul A Porter will be the speaker at the Frederick County Bar Association annual banquet next Monday at 6 30 in the Francis Scott Key Hotel. The Montgomery County Bar Association will join in the event. Porter has held several government posts and served in the Rent Control and War Food administrations.
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Paul A. Porter
OPA
Washington
Frederick County Bar
Francis Scott Key
Montgomery County Bar Association
Sir. Porter,o
Eco
Son
Port Fore
Small Settlement Ends Suit In Court
A £2000 suit in Cir Court brought by Middleown C Brandenby was settled quietly. The plaintiff claimed Milk and dairy shipments were blocked for months by a milk house and cow stable issue. Defendants denied the charges and were represented by H Kieffer DeLauter with Edwin F Nikirk assisting the plaintiff.
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Middleown C
Soviet Mission Ordered Out Of U S Zone
A Soviet mission in the U S zone is ordered to leave the occupation area in Germany. The move requires repatriation and concludes by March 1. The mission will cease operations in the U S zone afterward.
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U.S. Zone
U. S
Germany
E. S
Brunswick Bridge To Be Repaired
The State Roads Commission invites bids by noon March 15 to repair the Potomac River bridge at Brunswick. Work includes truss joint repairs, beams, diagonals, decking, floor planks, and painting of the metal structure about 1,772 feet long. Community calls for a new bridge and safer Maryland approaches are noted amid traffic concerns and past accidents.
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State Roads Cam
Potomac River
Brunswick
Ion
Comrs
Potomac
Maryland
State Employment Service Office
Byrd Defends Maryland University Budget Detailing
President H C Byrd of the University of Marshland defends the institution’s method of presenting fund requests and argues no other state department shows expenditures in such detail. He criticizes a Baltimore Sun editorial as misrepresentation and asserts budgets should be itemized and available to the State Budget Director and Governor.
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Annapolis
H. C. Byrd
University of Marshland
State Department
Baltimore Sun
Ras
Ateans Cor i
Maryland
Byrd
The
Sun
Good Citizenship Pilgrim Selected
The Maryland State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution named Elesa Horigs bers of Annapolis as its Good Citizenship Pilgrim. A senior at high school, she was honored for service and citizenship.
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Mar J
Auto and Rubber Workers Idle Amid Parts Shortage
Detroit reports 17690 auto and rubber workers idle due to parts shortages. Hudson Motor Car Co sent 12000 workers home but expects to recall tomorrow. 16000 Hudson workers remain unaffected. The Ruover Co laid off 6000 workers after a 300 trucker strike.
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Detroit
Hudson Motor Car Co
Hudson
the & Ruover Co
Persecution Report Claims Bulgarian Protestants Targeted
A report delivered to the Associated Press alleges a January 1948 campaign of outright Protestant persecution in Bulgaria based on secret Communist orders. It cites 30 to 49 evangelical pastors arrested or imprisoned by November and describes church leaders pressured to align with government policy and propaganda.
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Estetis
Associated Press
Europe
Sahatios
Feso
York
Bulgaria
Communist Party
Sofia
Government Split Widens in Canton Crisis
Acting President Li Tsung Jen and Premier Sun Fo remain at odds as Sun denies offering to resign and rejects demands for cabinet resignations. Sun returns to Nanking to keep the government intact amid rumors of travel to Macao for a test voyage.
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Canton
Li Tsung- Jen
Sun Fo
Sun
Resis
Anl
Nanking
Lingte
TF. V. Soong
Rovangtung
Navy and Burns Die in Cumberland Fire Rescue Tragedy
A Cumberland blaze destroyed two houses and killed Navy and Burns when an oil stove exploded and flames spread. Firefighters fear the men were alone in a bar as the structure burned, one man injured leaving a broken window to reach Fulk. Fulk's father died in 1946 in a prior truck accident.
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Bars
Sremen
Sreman
Fulk
Bremen
Market Creeps Ahead in Creeping Rise
New York stock market moves forward in a cautious session as gains exceed a point overall though many shares advance only in small fractions. Several issues held steady or slipped slightly from the prior close.
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New York
Rites planned for T C Bittle longtime educator
Funeral services set for Friday for T C Bittle 55 a longtime educator and administrator who served as Emmitsburg High principal and California school superintendent. Born near Myersville in 1893 he taught across Maryland Pennsylvania and California before wartime work with Fairchild Aircraft and later roles with VA and OPA offices. He resided in Knoxville and was active in the Brunswick Lions Club American Legion and Masonic orders. Survivors include four children and several siblings. interment at Petersville.
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Myersville
J. Thomas Bittle
Ellerton
Martha Rowtzahna Bite
Myersville High School
Gettysburg College
Armed Forces
Camp Taylor
Emmitsburg
Bittle
Thomas
W. Va
California
Frederick County
Fairchild Aircraft Company
Hagerstown
Washington Counts
Baltimore
Maryland
Veterans Administration
Bit- 2
Ofice
Knoxville
Brunswick Lions Club
Steadman- Keenan _ post American Legion
Masonic Lodge
Burg
St John’s Church
Cramp
Thomasisburg
James
Bever
Call
Mary &E
Paul F
Orioles Reach Pact With Glen McQuillen
Baltimore reports on February 18 that the Orioles come to terms with Glen McQuillen, a key addition in the battering attack as the club moves to speed up its offense and strengthen lineup.
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Orioles
Glen McQuillen
Transit And Taxi Strikes Tie Up Philadelphia
Philadelphia workers entered a sixth day of a transit strike and a second day of a city walkout. Bus trolley subway and taxi service remained stopped as the wage dispute between Philadelphia Transportation Co. and the City Transit Workers Union persisted. Negotiations were planned but a settlement appeared distant.
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Philadelphia
Phila- Geighians
Ge To Transit
America
Philadelphia Transportation Co
Cio-Transit Workers Union
West Braces for Floods as Snowstorms Hit Midwest
Weather fears rise in Nebraska and surrounding states as fresh snow and thaw threaten floods. Officials warn flood potential depends on snowmelt. Arctic cold and rapid thaw could worsen river ice jams and overflow.
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West
February heat wave ends as showers push temperature down
A February heat wave ended with a cold front driving the city from a high of 75 yesterday to 41 this morning. The airport measured 80 degrees once this month, and forecast calls for 50 today and mid forties tomorrow as showers continue. Precipitation totals were light at 0.16 inches by 8:30 a.m.
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W. O
Ily
Yester
Permits For Seven New Homes In City Granted
Frederic city issued seven new home permits as part of January construction totals of 63 100 dollars. Permits included Harrell brick dwelling on West 14th Street for 15609 dollars, Dorrel venture on West East for 19009 dollars, and multiple other projects such as a third floor addition at 194 South Market Street, a two car garage on Water Street, and remodeling on Church Street with an in basement fuel oil tank installation.
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Davis
Linganore
Potormac Edison
Earl F. Har- Hell
14Th Street
William Dorre
West East
Leonard An. Appie
Aoence
P. and Company
Serf Club
Inter Gilmore
South Market Street
Stzimcar
Roger
Fulmer
Water Street
Lawrence B. Baldwin
Eas
Church Street
G. R. Creager
North Market Street
Perry H. Shorb
Roof Blows Off Plant in Beaver County
An explosion in Beaver Pa on February 16 blew off a 120 by 20 foot roof and a corrugated steel wall at the Koabuta plant of Koppers Pittsburgh Co. No injuries were reported and emergency crews responded to the scene.
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Beaver
Odtay
Koabuta
Koppers Pittsburgh Co
Renewal Of ERP Is Asked By Snyder
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder asked Congress to renew the European recovery program without a loan requirement, proposing total aid as an appropriation instead. He urged the ECA be authorized to set loan terms with input from the National Advisory Council, while noting questions over Marshall Plan installment levels and food price declines. He cited improving European finances but warned of ongoing international risks.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Congress
National Advisory Council
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Secretaries of State and Commerce
Federal Reserve Board and
Export-Import Bank
ECA
D. A. Fitzgerald
Food and Agriculture Division
Fitzgerald
House Foreign Affairs
Europe
Treasury
Errane
United Jave
Stand By Site For Fire House Meeting Report
An attended meeting of veer Fire and Water Company notes 75 to 80 members present. Discussion covered construction motes, parsonage reje tions, and standing at the stand by site across from a medical church school. New York report states James Moffett was awarded 1.15 million dollars in a suit over alleged influence with LA government officials to secure concessions for the Arabian American Oil Company.
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Med Church School
Or &0
E Ing
Rea Es
New York
James * Moffett
LA. S
Arabian American Oil Company
Acheson Presses North Atlantic Pact as Security Alliance
Secretary of State Acheson defended the proposed North Atlantic pact as an effective security alliance aligning with President Truman’s policy to resist armed attack. He said no real differences exist on objectives and a completed treaty text will be made public soon as discussions continue with Senate leaders and European partners.
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Jary
Acheson Vis
United States
Acheson
Truman
Senate
Cannafly
D-Tex
Vandenberg
State Department
Ten Most Perfect Features Selected by Art League
The Art ists' League of America names ten features and the women who embody them. Rita Hayworth leads lips, Linda Darnell tops legs, Margaret Truman ears, Candy Jones chin, Margaret Rose presides as forehead, Esther Williams tops thighs, with Jane Russell cheekbones and others noted. The poll reflects artists’ views of beauty among prominent women.
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New York
Artists’ League of America Today
Rita Hayworth
Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
Linda Darnell
Aliss Margaret Truman
Candy Jones
Princess Margaret Rose
Britain
Jane Russell
Margaret Phelan
Duchess of Wind- Sof
Esther Williams
Miss Hayworth
Ingrid Bergmen
Apple Growers Worry Over Ahead-Of-Schedule Bloom
In Winchester Virginia today fruit growers fret as a Weather Bureau forecast predicts temperatures up to 15 degrees above normal over the next five days. Orchard experts note peach and cherry buds swelling and apple buds emerging, with cautious optimism if March brings average warmth.
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Winchester
Weather Bureau
Winchester Research Lab
Houch
Ava
Lewistown Farms And Improvements Sold
A deed recorded in the clerk’s office shows Lewistown Farms and improvements transferred to new owners. The transaction lists George B. Stevens Sr. and George 3B. Stevens Jr. of Baltimore as parties, with stated sums and nearby property details.
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Glers
George B. Stevens
George
Democrats win New York special elections in two districts
Federal candidates capture seats in two normally Democratic areas in New York City to fill congressional and state assembly vacancies. Louis B. Heller, a 44-year-old lawyer and former State Senator, won by a wide margin in Brooklyn’s Seventh District.
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New York
New York City
Congress
State Assembly
Louis B. Heller
Brooklyn
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