Tobery Denied Extradition In Maryland Case
Annapolis Md Feb 27 Governor Lane refused to extradite Cari Tobery a Frederick taxi river to Charlotte North Carolina on a larceny charge. Papers lacked an affidavit from prosecuting witness Mrs Jace Roberts or a statement Tobery was in North Carolina when the crime occurred. Tobery’s attorney Wilbur F Sheffield said Tobery made a statement and Charlotte police noted the supposed amount of money involved was about 1600 dollars.
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Annapolis
Overnor Lane
Tobery
Frederick
Charlotte
N. C
Armey
Joseph Buscher
Buscher
Jace D. Roberts
North Olina
Grace Roberts, Jr
Housing Plan Introduced Aimed at 1.5 Million Homes a Year
Washington reports a housing program seeking about 1 billion dollars over five years. Senator McCarthy leads the draft bill for the House Senate Housing Committee. The plan targets 1.5 million new homes annually with rent geared to low income families. Investors receive guaranteed profits and tax incentives to build in large and smaller cities with local aid.
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Washington
House
Congressional
McCarthy
R-Wis
House-Senate Housing Committee
Extended Markland Weather Forecast
Extended forecast indicates Saturday with occasional rain and near 60. Saturday night colder with clear to considerable cloudiness in the Allegheny mountains and lows upper 20s to near 40. Sunday and Monday fair and mild with rising temps Tuesday and Wednesday with snow in the mountains and rain or snow in central and eastern areas. Through Wednesday average temps about two degrees above normal with precipitation around half an inch.
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Markland
Ailegneny
Nermal
Jolson quip sparks NBC radio incident
In Palm Springs California on February 27 Al Jolson’s offhand radio quip to the state audience drew laughter and a scolding remark from NBC officials who called the incident recitable. The remark occurred during a pre show warmup as the program went on air.
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Palm Springs
Calf
al’ Pison
Jolson
National Broadcasting Comany
Fair Groups Hold Annual Joint Meet
The Hagerstown and Frederick Fair Associations held a joint meeting Wednesday evening at the Hager House in Hagerstown to discuss fall fair plans. Frederick members included EC Lanner, Frank Stauffer, John L Shaw, Irving E Staley, Mayor Lloyd C Culler, Irvin Renn, Clyde W Smith, Alvey D Young, plus secretary Guy K Motter, treasurer Lewis R Dertzbaugh, and Dr Princeton Buckey as counsel.
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Hagerstown
Frederick
Hager
EC. Lanner
Frank Stauffer
John L. Shaw
Irving E. Staley
Lloyd C. Culler
Irvin Renn
Clyde W. Smith
Alvey D. Young
Guy
King of Kings to be shown at Tivoli during Holy Week
Frederick City Ministry announces a 10 am screening of Cecil B. DeMille's King of Kings at the Tivoli Theater Thursday through Saturday of Holy Week. The feature, revised with updated titles and music, remains a long established film and has toured 137 cities nationwide aided by a 125 member ministers and lay leaders committee across 38 states.
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Tivoli
Frederick City
Cecil B. DeMille
Christ
United States
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Houston
George Sees Shakeup Of Party Coming
Senator George of Georgia predicts a Democratic shakeup after the 1948 campaign as Southern opponents of civil rights plans gain momentum in Dixie states. He says some Southerners care little if Truman loses, eyeing a 1952 split between conservative and liberal wings and a possible minority party shift toward sound principles.
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George
D-Ga
Truman
Mr. Fruman
Congress
Mrr
Trumar
Democratic Party
Georgia
Editor and Reporter Sentenced for Contempt in Newburgh
Newburgh News editor Douglas W. Clarke and reporter Charles L. Leonard were fined 160 each and jailed ten days for contempt after refusing to reveal sources for reproduced lottery numbers cited in the paper. They argued disclosure would violate journalistic confidence, a sacred practice in the newspaper trade.
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Newburgh
N. Y
The
Newburgh News
Orange County
Douglas W. Clarke
Charles L. Leonard
Local Maryland forecast with warm highs and possible rain
Associated Press forecast for North Central Maryland including Frederick County shows increasing cloudiness this afternoon with highs near 92 degrees and a low around 35 to 45 tonight. Expect rain late tonight or Saturday as conditions stay cloudy and mild.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Frederick County
Fuel Truck Drivers Are Acquitted In Court
Operators of fuel trucks charged with violating Maryland weight limits on highways were acquitted or given suspended sentences in Peoples Court. Thomas C. Brown of Baltimore was found not guilty on weight charges and fined one dollar plus costs for an expired chauffeur license. Other drivers faced mixed outcomes with fines or acquittals. several witnesses failed to appear.
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V.ing
Maryland
Peoples Court
Amagistrate Mannberg
Thomas C. Brown
Baltimore
iStonesifer
Brown
Shipley
Shipley-Baker, Inc
Reisterstown
Lcense
Walter G. Crowther
Shell Oil Company
Ralph G. Kanade
Stonesifer
James R. Hahn
New Market
Carl Raymond Zirkle
Rockville
T. F. Snyder
John W. Nikhols
Westminster
Demurrer Argued In Dorsey Suit
The case involves Charles W. Roelke, a Frederick photographer, suing Lt Frank Docser of the police force for 32000 damages over an arrest Sept 28 1947 after he photographed a fatal accident on East Patrick Street. Attorneys argued over wording such as illegally arrested and unlawful actions. judge Patrick M Schnauffer presided and sustained demurrers to three counts with amended pleading anticipated.
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Charles W. Revelke
Frank Docser
Frederick
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Richard E. Zimmerman
Parsons Newman
C. Clifton Wirts
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Roelke
Ma. Rosenstock
Li Dorsey
East Patrick Street
Thtings
Bill Provides Cuts In Appropriations
Washington reports Congress received a bill cutting appropriations across the State Justice and Commerce Departments and Federal courts. The plan targets a 37 percent reduction from Truman’s request for the coming fiscal year starting July 1, with Commerce 28 percent cut and Justice under 1 percent. The House Appropriations Committee will consider the measure next week.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
State, Justice and Commerce
House
Appropriations Committee
Commerce Department
Justice Department
Two Die in Plane Crash Near Gatesville, N C
Elizabeth City report says two men were killed in a morning plane crash near Gatesville. The victims, believed from Cambridge Maryland, were the only occupants and their identities were not immediately established.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Gatesville
Cambridge
Prisoners lauded for work at Frederick jail and road projects
Sheriff Guy Anders said prisoners at the Frederick county jail were employed over four months last summer on road work, corn crop harvesting, jail cleaning and wall whitewashing. Board of Corrections criticized maintenance focus, while county officials plan remodeling and possible jail consolidation with Montevue as repairs await material and labor.
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Frederick County
Guy Anders
Board of Correction
Afontevue
Anders
Board of County Commissioners
A_ Grant Hooper
Hooper
Sheriffs Ofice
Lee
Department of Public
Montevue
Frederick Cour
U.S. Department of Prisons
Hopkins Glee Club At Hood Saturday
The Johns Hopkins University Glee club performs a varied program Saturday at 3 p m in Brodbeck Hall Mood College. Sponsored by the Cecilian choir it marks the first male chorus recital this year. After the concert Hood College Cecilian choir members host an informal dance with Hopkins music.
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Johns Hopkins University Glee Club
Brodbeck Hall
Mood College
Cecilian Choir
Hopkins Club
Hood College Cecilian
Hopkins Musical Club
Meyran
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
Joseph H. Stephens
Joseph S. Stephens
Glee Club
Robert
Charles Nicodesons
Robert Codemus
Walkersville
Tucks Ballot Bill Approved In Committee
Richmond Virginia February 27 governor William M Tuck bill to keep President Truman name off Virginia ballot if nominated by Democrats won unanimous House committee support The measure amended to allow minor parties to gain ballot access via ten other states and to have electors instructed only by the state party convention, not the state committee
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Richmond
William M. Tuck
Truman
Virginia
House
Henry A. Wallace
Red Cross Campaign To Open Monday
Frederick County Red Cross launches a fund drive Monday with a target of 14100 and expected oversubscription of 1947 levels. Chapter chairman Mrs. Richard F. Nallin and fund chair Daniel J Thomas note broad local support including ministers, service clubs, advertisers, and merchants. The drive runs through the county, with a city kickoff and district canvassing, highlighting local relief funding and national blood bank and disaster programs.
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Frederick County
American Red Cross
Richard F. Nallin
Daniel J Thomas
Frederick
Red Cross
Frederick City
Nevin “T
RL Waskey
Robert L. Smith
Thomas
Snow and Cold Weather Headed for Central States
Chicago reports a warming trend with mild temperatures elsewhere but a broad front of rain snow and colder air moving into the central states. Nationwide regions show scattered rain and snow with Elk City Oklahoma recording two inches in the last 12 hours as the western plains system moves east and forecasts call for rain in the north central area over the weekend accompanied by a temperature drop.
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Chicago
Central States
Plains
Southern Plains
Elk City
Okla
Western Plains
North Central
Taft and Bridges Back China Aid Funds Debate
Senators Taft of Ohio and Bridges of New Hampshire said they would urge Congress to find funds to support Chiang Kai-shek's government in China once the Greek Turkish proposal reaches the Senate. They backed Secretary of State Marshall's request for 275 million.
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Washington
Congress
China
Marshall
Greece
Turkey
Taft
Ohio
Bridges
Senate
Chiang Kai-Shek
New Finnish Pact Sought By Russians
Helsinki reports from February 27 say the Soviet government has proposed a pact with Finland. Finnish officials discuss a possible new development in Russian Finnish relations with unclear terms, while rumors spread after Communist gains in Czechoslovakia.
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Helsinki
Finland
Formgn
Russia
Foreign Ministry
Juho E. Paasikivi
Soviet Union
Rjoa J Leino
No Change In Policy About Appointments
Top White House advisers said the South has no reason to fear a drastic policy shift on appointments. Officials doubted widespread patronage for Negroes and noted the president will continue to consider each appointment individually. No immediate appointments were indicated that could raise sectional tensions over civil rights proposals.
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Key West
Fla
TruMan
South
Tru- Man
United States
White House
Former Auto Dealer Wins $1,236,000 Against GM
Fred Emich, ex automobile dealer, won a federal court jury verdict against General Motors for $1,236,000 in trebled damages under the Sherman Act. The four month civil trial ended after 34 hours of deliberation with 1,100 exhibits reviewed. Emich, 49, claimed GM canceled his Oak Park and Rogers Park franchises for not using GMAC.
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Chicago
Fred Emich
General Motors Corporation
Emich
Agence
Oak Park
Rogers Park
General Motors
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
Pennock and Traynor Enter Baseball Hall of Fame
New York February 27 The late Herb Pennock and Harold Pie Traynor were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association. Their names join 46 inductees honored in earlier years at Cooperstown shrine.
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New York
Herb Pennock
Harold
Pie )Traynor
Baseball Writers Association
Cooperstown
How to fill long form tax return for $5000 plus incomes
James Marlow outlines steps for residents with 5000 or more income to file the 1030 long form. He explains needing the instruction sheet, standard deductions, itemizing, exemptions, and a worked example with an $9000 total income, showing calculations from exemptions to final tax due and payment deadlines.
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Washington
Mus
Internal Revenue Collector
Benes Bows To Gottwald Government
Prague reports Premier Gottwald assured President Eduard Benes the new Communist dominated cabinet would be constitutional democratic and parliamentary. Benes, not resigning per secretary, discussed dissolution of the crisis and urged democratic paths while noting his acceptance was difficult.
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Prague
Kiement Gottwald
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Benes
Gottwald
Hradcany Palace
Interior Ministry
Munich
Benea
Boy Scouts
Revolutionary “Action Committee
Boy Scout and
Girl Guide
Piamar
Viasta ‘Joscova
London Daily Graphic
Hitler
UAW Attacks Ban on Political Spending in Federal Suit
The CIO United Auto Workers filed a federal court suit challenging the Taft-Hartley act ban on union political spending. The complaint seeks an injunction to bar the Justice Department from prosecuting alleged violations and marks the second court challenge to the provision prohibiting union expenditures in federal elections.
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Washington
CIO
United Auto Workers Sled
Justice Department
CFO
Anti Poll Tax Bill Approved In Committee
The Senate Rules subcommittee approved a bill to allow voters to ballot in federal elections regardless of state poll tax payments. It aligns with President Truman’s civil rights program and rejected a demand for hearings from southern senators.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
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