Ice Gorge Forms on Monocacy River Near Biggs Ford Bridge
A long ice gorge eight to ten feet high formed on the Monocacy River near the Biggs Ford bridge above Harang Grove, stretching about a mile to the Pennsylvan ia Railroad tracks. Middle Creek dammed by ice for a mile blocked Broad Run road, delaying clearance until a bulldozer arrives after a failed grader attempt. The Potomac receded, and local observers noted near-freezing to mild temperatures with a five day outlook predicting highs in the mid forties.
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Broad Run
Monotacy
Biggs Ford
Harang Grove
Potomac River
Jefferson
Middle Creek
Monocacy
Frederick
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mercury
Evacuation Sparks Crowding in Cincinnati Flood Alarm
About 1 000 people were moved from low areas in Cincinnati as the Ohio River rose toward a 55 foot crest. Red Cross and city workers evacuated homes and opened refugee centers while a barrier dam at Millcreek was activated. Flood dangers eased in nearby Huntington, West Virginia, after the crest reached 203 feet.
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East End
Ohio River
Almast
Red
Red Cross
Millcreek
Millcreek Valley
Huntington
W. Va
Tide of confusion slows talks after a rough start
Captain Kenneth Malkin, 46, was found dead in 18 feet of water off a Chesapeake Bay fishing center after an all night search for a capsized oyster boat near Tilghman on February 17. Senator Tobey of New Hampshire said the market price break will likely prompt bills to curb high living costs.
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Tilghman
Kenneth Malkin
Chesapeake Bay
Washington
Tobey
Margaret Truman Birth Front Page News
Kansas City February 17 The birth of Miss Margaret Truman was front page news here 24 years ago today. Judge Truman then a member of the Jackson County Court greeted by colleagues and the court proceeded after cigars were purchased for celebration. The weight of the new arrival is not given in the account.
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Kansas City
Margaret Truman
Jackson County
Truman
Elihu W. Hayes
H. F. Meeloy
Shortages Of Scarce Things Persist In Local Markets
Local department stores report no price cuts amid ongoing shortages as supply remains tight for cotton goods, iodens, and scarce items. Retailers cite a three to five month lag from factory to shelves with no hoarding, deliveries improving but prices unchanged.
Slingshot Staples Put Stripteasers Out Of Step
Los Angeles reports a theater stage director accusing striptease performers of off tempo dancing. Police entailed William C. Hiele, 23, in the eighth row with rubber slingshot peppering dancers with half inch steel staples. He was jailed on suspicion of attack with a deadly weapon.
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Los Angeles
William C. Hiele
Kiele
Dea
Japanese nurse charged in cannibalism case at mess
Tokyo February 17 a Japanese woman Shigako Tsutsui a former Army nurse faced tar charges for allegedly serving American airmen livers at officers mess. She and 27 co defendants are said to be implicated in medical experiments involving 329 subjects with cannibalism charges against five men.
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Tokyo
Shigako Tsutsui
Battalion Chief Dies After Fire At Gibson Furniture Co
Philadelphia February 17 Battalion Chief Howard A Stewart died last night after returning from a blaze at the Gibson Furniture Co where 107 firemen were felled by smoke and illuminating gas. He collapsed while changing clothes at his station. Six firemen were hospitalized and others treated on scene. The fire was in a sub basement 24 feet below the surface and gas workers shut off the supply.
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Philadelphia
Gibson, Furniture Co
Howard A. Stewart
Philadelphia Gas Works
Three Garbage Collections In Added Frederick Sections
The city will collect garbage three times a week in newly added Frederick sections south and southwest of Second Street Linden Hills on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday mornings. North of Second Street including the Wilson Avenue development will have Monday Wednesday and Friday collections.
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Frederick
Lloyd C. Culler
Second Street
Linden Hills
Wilson Avenue
Thomas Asks Committee To Close Incident
Senator Elmer Thomas demands the Senate Appropriations subcommittee close its inquiry into his commodity trading. He says investigators rallied against him and pressed for information or closure. The panel also voted to avoid probing E. T. Meynard’s trades after the market break.
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Washington
Elmer Thomas
Power of the purse urged to fight high cost of living
President Truman urged women to use household purse power to curb high living costs during a Labor Department meeting marking the 100th anniversary of the women’s rights movement. He called the power of the consumer a ready weapon not yet fully used.
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Washington
Truman
Labor Department
Department
Movement For Women’s Rights
Commodity Prices Slip As Meat and Wheat Move Anew
New York reports price declines in meat and grains while butter climbs. Safeway Stores cuts 105 meat items. railroads raise passenger fares. steel pipe and bulk goods costs rise as markets swell slightly toward week end.
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Porterhouse
Chicago
New York Exchange
Agriculture Department
Washington
Safeway Stores, Inc
Terstate Commerce Commission
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
National Supply Company
Jones and Laughlin
Grange Urges Curb on Gambling in Commodities
National Grange legislative counsel J. T. Sanders urged Congress to curb excessive gambling in grain and other food commodities before the Senate Agriculture Committee. He endorsed a bill granting the government power to limit or require down payments on commodity market dealings as part of a wider inquiry into market operations and speculation.
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Fed
National Grange
Congress
J. T. Sanders
Farm Organization
Senate Agriculture Committee
Moves For Dismissal Of Suit In Equity
Potomac Edison Company moves to dismiss an equity suit arguing questions belong in law. The filing, by attorney W Clinton McSherry, cites that title to real property is at stake and no irreparable damage would occur from delay for trial of the issues at law. The suit lists Mr and Mrs John L Rouizan of Middletown as plaintiffs.
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Potomac Edison Company
W. Clinton McSherry
I. John L. Rouizahn
Middletown
Wa Jn
Russian Contentions Called Absurd Amid Peace Talks
New York faxed dispatches report Britain calling Russian contentions absurd as government sought to open peace talks with Germany in September. A Foreign Office spokesman said allegations of that kind aim to arouse hard feeling in this country.
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New York
Britain
Germany
Lisbon
Foreign Office
Prisoners Captured After Escape From Michigan Prison
Three long term prisoners who fled the Southern Michigan prison were captured at Slam in Chelsea about twenty miles away. The men fled yesterday and were apprehended in Chelsea this morning.
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Jackson
Southern
Michigan
Slam
Chelsea
Alaska statehood gains early push in Congress
A House subcommittee urged full committee to back Alaska as a state, with hearings in Washington and Alaska. Alaska, population about 90,000, would gain two Senate seats and one House representative, while Hawaii moves ahead in statehood talks. Opponents cite small population and distance, but supporters argue Alaska’s resources and strategic value justify admission.
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Washington
Congress
Alaska
Texas
Hawaii
House
Senate
Imiouse
House Committee On Public Lands
Statehood
New York State
United States
Russia
Klondike
Territory
U. S
Alea
Renounces Citizenship and Remains in Germany
A 27 year old Harvard graduate Henry Noel of Princeton N J renounced U S citizenship to live as a laborer in Germany, employed by a German firm and living on German rations. One arrest was listed: George Anderson of Point of Recks posted 245 collateral for a reckless driving citation. Rep Eaton R New Jersey said he would accept a cut down Marshall Plan if needed to pass Congress.
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Germany
U. S
Harvard University
Henry Noel
Princeton
N. J
George Anderson
Point of Recks
Washington
Rep.Eaton
R-Njr
Congress
Eight Navy Men Lost Off French Coast
Eight sailors aboard the U S aircraft carrier Midway are unaccounted for after a Liberty launch sank off the Hyères coast near Toulon during a Riviera party return. French and London reports vary on missing bodies while officers conduct a roll call aboard the Midway.
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France
U.S
Midway
Riviera
Toulon
London
U. S. Navy
Forrest P. Sherman
U. S
Mediterranean
Richard L. Connally
Atlantic
Conally
Saillors
Riviéra
Hyeres Islands
Marseille
Cannes
United States
Hyéres
Navy Department
Washington
Philippine Sea
Naples
Ice Chokes Potomac as Flood Threat Persists
Ice blocks reaching 30 feet clog the Potomac river from here to Brookmont with officials warning families to move if needed. The 110 foot Coast Guard cutter Mohican broke up ice as far as Georgetown. Damages run in the thousands, including the memorial bridge.
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Potomac River
Here
Brookmont
Coast Guard
Mohican
Potomac
Georgetown
Chainridge
Robert L. Wadsworth
Army Engin
Irving J. Klein
Flood
Engineers Corps
Wallace third party aims to appeal to discontented groups
Washington dispute centers on Henry Wallace’s proposed Progressive platform. It targets underpaid workers, immigration, civil rights, labor, pacifism, anti-lynch laws, and anti militarism, while tracing a global policy line to end Truman aid to Greece and Turkey and curb Nationalist China.
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Washington
NEA
Henry Wallace
United States
Chicago
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Palestine
Greece
Turkey
China
Wallace
PCA
California
Pullman
Elmer Benson
Minnesota
Farmer-Labor
Father Coughlin
Gerald Smith
Tugwell
Rex Tugwell
New Deal
Puerto Rico
University of Chicago
Jin
Americans For Democratic Action
Wilson Wyatt Leon Henderson
Henderson
Philadelphia
ADA
Mr. Truman
Honey Wallace
Russia
Jon
Baltimore Crosstown Route Moves Toward Reality
Baltimore City Council passed an ordinance authorizing construction of the first link of a through highway called the crosstown expressway. The measure was advanced amid long-standing debate as residents push for the project. The February grand jury is expected to adjourn Wednesday after summoning nineteen witnesses, with reports to the Circuit Court and possible site visits to Montegue and the jail.
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Diocles
Circuit Court
Montegue
Ijai
Senate approves four year European recovery plan
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved by 13 to 9 a four year European recovery program. It authorizes 5.3 billion dollars for the first year with 3 billion financed from the 1948 budget. Most funds would be spent after July 1 with debate to continue March 1.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ficre
Truman
Vandenberg
R-Michi
Millikin
R-Cole
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Senate
Frederick County Bar Association banquet highlights and state tax talk
At the Frederick and Montgomery county bar association banquet in the Francis Scott Key hotel 85 lawyers and guests attended with judges Wachter Schnauffer and Prescott among others. Attorney General Hammond spoke on Maryland’s budget noting a biennial outlay of about 220 million dollars and how funds are allocated. The event featured accordion music by Edward Storm and group singing led by Richard Zimmerman. Deeds were recorded including a Carroll Park residence sale to Arthur V. Robinson and Melvin J. Berman and land transfers along State Road near Plane No 1 to Woodville with values around 9 000. A Soviet appointment announced Kostgin as Sister of Finance of the Soviet Union.
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Atlormaney-General Hall
Hammond i
Frederick County Bar Association
Montgomery County Bar Association
Francis Scott Key
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Stedman Prescott
Ellis C. Wachter
Sherman P. Bowers
Frederick Bar
Donald Delashmutt
Montgomery
Attommner
Hammond
Robert E. Clapp, Jr
Maryland
Edward D. Storm
Richard E. Zimmerman
Charles McC. Blathias
Alton ¥_ Bennett
E. Austin James
Mr. Zimmerman
C. Lease Bussard
Carroll Pari
West College Terrace
Arthur V. Robinson
Melvin J. Berman
Olney Acres
Thomas L. Morgan
J. Berna A Jones
Local Maryland Forecasts From AP
Central Maryland and Frederick expect mostly sunny skies with highs near 55 to 60 degrees and a night dip into the mid thirties. Tomorrow remains mostly sunny and mild with continued pleasant conditions. Washington Allegany and Garrett counties forecast mostly sunny this afternoon with highs around 60 and a cold night down to 30 to 35. Generally fair weather continues into tomorrow.
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Frederick
Morrow
Washington
Allegany
Garrest
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Chippy) Weiner
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