Two Baltimore Men Freed After Commutation Over Unionville Deaths
Governor W. Preston Lane Jr commuted the sentences of Joseph Parks and Carl Seifert in the Unionville electrocution deaths, ordering immediate release. Parks faced two years, Seifert 18 months for roles in blasting that toppled a high tension line, causing two deaths.
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W. Preston Lane, Jr
Baltimore
Unionville
Ellis C. Wachter
Joseph Parks
House of Correction
Carl W. Seifert
Charles W. Woodward
Woodward
Seifert
Potomac Edison Company
Merton B. Gorsuch
Gorsuch
John D. Wilt
Parks
F. Murray Benson
Division of Parole and Probation
Final Budget Action Delayed by Road Delegations
County Commissioners postponed final action on a 1951 budget as three delegations urged road improvements. Requests covered Paint Rock road to Wolfsville, Pleasant Walk to the Hagerstown Frederick highway, and Hemp's Barn toward Lander road in Steiner's Hill. Deliberations to be folded into 1951 road plans with a possible session tomorrow to finalize allocations.
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Paint Rock Road
Wolfsville
Pleasant Walk
Hagerstown -Frederick
Hemp’s
Pennsylvania Miner Fined in Drunken Driving Case
Grant Myers of Phillipsburg was found guilty of drunken driving by Magistrate Thomas S. Glass. He received a $100 fine plus costs and a suspended jail sentence after a 12:50 p.m. New Year’s Eve arrest following a property damage collision at Jefferson and West Patrick streets. Walter Diggs of Hope Hill was convicted of assault and battery on Havery Kelter of Buckeystown. he paid a $10 fine and costs. Charles Marino near Frederick was found not guilty of indecent exposure due to insufficient evidence. Atomic Commission Chairman Gordon Dean said Russia does save the atomic bomb.
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Pennsylvania
Grant Myers
Phillipsburg
Thomass. Glass
Peoples Court
Myers
Arnold Simmons
Jefferson and
West Patrick Streets
Walter Diggs
Hope Hill
Havery Kelter
Buckeystown
Diggs
Keller
Charles Maririo
Near Frederick
Rose Marino
Soviets Agree To Conference On Four-Power Talks
London reports the Soviet Union accepts a preliminary conference of Big Four representatives to draft an agenda for a four-power Foreign Ministers meeting. The move follows a Dec 22 U S Britain and France proposal to prepare ministerial talks aimed at eliminating global international tensions. Moscow had previously called for a Big Four conference limited to German demilitarization.
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London
Soviet Union
Moscow
U. S
Britain
France
Lake Success
Russia
Germany
Appeals By 7 Turned Down
The Supreme Court refused to hear seven Martinsville Virginia Negroes sentenced to die for raping a white woman. Convictions were affirmed by the Virginia Supreme Court. Governor Battle stayed executions awaiting high court action. Defense claimed death for rape reserved for Negroes and noted prior denials.
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Washington
Jan
Supreme Court
Martinsville
Virginia Supreme Court
Battle
Virginia
Zhukov Directing Chinese Army in Korea Report
A high official states Soviet Marshal Grigori Zhukov leads Chinese forces in Korea from Mukden Manchuria with joint Russian Chinese command. Lin Piao is named as Zhukov’s deputy, and the claim notes prior American intelligence reports.
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Tokyo
Grigori K. Zhukov
Berlin
Korea
Mukden
Manchuria
Zhukov
Lin Piao
Russia
Moscow
Pravda Hits MacArthur Call for Japan Rearmament
Pravda in Moscow criticizes General MacArthur's New Year message to Japan as urging rearmament. It claims Japan already has a 75,000‑strong police reserve equipped with heavy arms and commanded by former war criminals, signaling a foundation for rearmament.
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Moscow
Pravda
MacArthur
Japan
Communist Party
Rainfall for 1950 Tops Normal in Year of Mild Weather
The 12 month precipitation totaled 41.15 inches versus a 40.82 normal as September's 7.16 inches led the gain. The year featured light snowfall under five inches and a warm summer with a high of 95 in August, while December froze to 4 degrees above zero. New Year started cold, then mild, with forecasts calling for more above freezing temps and light rain midweek.
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Burreau
Mercury
Culler Lake
Sheriff's Deputy Held As A Drunken Driver
Baltimore January 2 a Baltimore sheriff s deputy was captured by state troopers and charged with drunken driving after his car ran through a fatal accident scene. Samuel Cortez 29 identified himself and was released in 147 collateral. Cortez sped through the scene failed to stop and forced bystanders to scatter before a trooper stopped him about a mile and a half away. He will have a hearing next Tuesday.
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Baltimore
Waterloo
Samuel Cortez
Cortez
Savage
Robert Wollord
Fredericktonians urged to save Christmas trees for Twelfth Night burn
Boy Scouts appeal to residents to hold discarded trees for a Saturday convoy to the Sis ters Hill quarry. The event features a 7 pm bonfire lit by Mayor Munshower, with Cub and Senior Scouts assisting, police directing traffic, and a large audience expected for the Epiphany rite and a brief history of Twelfth Night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericktonian
Elmer F. Munshower
Sisters’ Hill
Second
Tym
Munshower
Norman Dietz
Pay Overtime In Bonds, Not Cash Idea Suggested
Washington January 2 Senator Douglas proposed paying workers overtime in government bonds instead of cash to curb inflation. He said there is no need now but such a plan could have advantages when inflation pressures grow and overtime at time and a half could be issued in bonds not cashable until the emergency ends.
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Washington
Douglas
D-l
Illinois
Grove Named Frederick Postmaster After Holiday Transfer
James A Grove, longtime local mail carrier, becomes acting postmaster replacing Guy K Moster. An official Post Office inspector witnessed the handover. Grove is expected to be confirmed as full postmaster by presidential appointment once the new Senate acts. No other personnel changes reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Grove
Frederick
Grove
Guy K. Moster
Post Office Department
Senate
Truman
Sharp Drop In Traffic Toll During New Year Holiday
The Associated Press reports a New Year holiday toll of nearly 400, a sharp drop from the Christmas total of more than 70. Over the two long weekend, more than 1,100 people died in violent accidents, with over 800 in traffic crashes. The National Safety Council estimates 35,000 traffic fatalities for 1950, with 285 traffic deaths during the New Year period.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Public Hearing On Assessments Tonight
Tonight at 7 30 Mayor and Aldermen hold a public hearing at Winchester Hall on a proposed ordinance to assess abutting property for proportional costs of grading and paving new streets. A Citizens Committee urges attendance and claims the cost per 50 foot lot would be about 90 dollars and that some improved streets have not been charged.
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Winchester Hall
Austin Arnold Faces Loitering Charge After New Year Arrest
Austin Arnold of South Market street was arrested early today on a loitering charge by Officer Kanade. He is held under $2.50 and costs pending a hearing at Police Headquarters.
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Austin Arnold
South Market Street
Arnold
Kanade
Mayor and Governor meet city cyclist in Christmas chat
A Christmas bicycle incident in Baltimore had a child nearly collide with two pedestrians on a sidewalk. The boy's exchange with the adults drew smiles as Mayor Thomas D Alesandro and Maryland Governor-elect McKeldin introduced themselves, confirming roles with humor.
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Baltimore
Thomas D'Alesandro
Maryland
McKeldin
Britain Faces Fuel Shortage and Extreme Cold
News reports from Lendon detail a severe fuel and power crisis as freezing weather and heavy snow grip the British Isles. Prime Minister Attlee meets with coal mine union leaders to discuss higher output and new workers, while the state electricity system urges nationwide power conservation. Power cuts reach about 1 percent in much of the country, with warnings of industrial disruption if motorists do not cooperate. Snowfalls up to a foot drift to six feet in places paralyze traffic. Widnes reports flu cases near 19,000 and chemical factories face worker shortages. Some northern stations have only two weeks of coal despite a six week safety margin, and villages become cut off by drifts as milk collection falters. Mayor Thomas D Alesandro announces he will seek re nomination and reelection in Baltimore.
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Lendon
British Isles
Attlee
Daily Mirror
Widnes
Tancasiure
England
Five Day Maryland Delaware Forecast and Local Officials Appointed
Five day forecast for Maryland and Delaware shows milder weather continuing with a weekly shift to colder conditions by week end. Rain is likely Wednesday and intermittently through the period with temperatures above normal for the season. In local government, Charles A. Price was sworn in as State's Attorney of Frederick County succeeding Edwin F. Nikirk, who left to serve in the armed forces. John B. Funk of Brunswick qualified in the Clerk's office for the State Planning Commission, and T. West Claggett Jr of Frederick and Brunswick became a rial magistrate at Brunswick, succeeding Howard Marvin Jones. the longtime jailer retired due to ill health.
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Maryland
Delaware
New
Charles A. Price
Frederick
Frederick Cotunty
Edwin F. Nikirk
Price
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Nikirk
Armed Services
John B. Funk
Brunswick
State Planning Commission
Lane
Funk
T. West Claggett, Jr
Rial
Howard Marvin Jones
Tawes Calls Democrats To Party Powwow in Baltimore
Baltimore meeting of party leaders outlines aims to regroup Democrats after losses. Key figures from Baltimore and nearby counties discuss leadership for the General Assembly, with McKeldin a Republican governor-elect. Contenders for speaker and president appear, while some veterans are omitted from invitations amid factional realignments. The session looms contentious as pre-legislative caucuses approach.
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Baltimore
Dan
J. Millard
Pawes
General Assembly
McKeldin
Senate
Kewincen George W. Della
Baltiemores
Nasteic
John Grason Turnbull
Baltimore County
John Luber
Baltimores
A. Gordon Boone
George Pumphrey
Prince Georges
Jack Pollack
Baltymore
Walbur & Dulin
Anne Arundel County
State Racing Comuyster
Roane
Tawes
Hi Street
Baldwin
Robert B Kimble
Allegany
Anders R. Lofstrand
Montgomery County
Lofstrand
Montgomery
Rey Taren Davis
MeKeldin
Joan Ro Reeves
GOP
Lime
Wide Rain and Snow Hit Large U.S. Regions
A weather system delivered rain from the central Gulf states to the Midwest and Northeast with snow and freezing rain affecting the central Plains. Some coastal rain occurred in the Pacific states while Montana and North Dakota saw snow. Temperatures fell sharply with Aberdeen at minus 6 and Duluth at minus 2.
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Associated Press
Gulf States
Mississippi Valley
Tower Michigan
Pacific States
Central Plains
Iowa
Wisconsin
Montana
North Dakota
Texas
Gulf Coast
Great Lakes
Central Plains States
Upper
New England
Aberdeen
S. D
Duluth
Minn
City Plans To Grade 8th St Extension
The city will grade the East street extension from English street to North Market street this year with both state and federal aid. It is unsure how much paving can be done in 1980, but at least one block is expected to be surfaced, extending the paving north to Ninth street at minimum.
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W. Merval Weaver
Alvey V. Renn
Don C €. Simpson
Elm Street Glee Club
Frederick City Boy Scouts
Julius 1
Bethlehem
England
English Street
North Market Street
Ninth Street
Richard J H Krebs dies author of Jan Valtin tale
Chestertown Jan 2 Richard J H Krebs who wrote under the alias Jan Valtin died last night of lobar pneumonia. His sensational 1940 book portrayed him as a Nazi and Russian spy and sparked wide debate about espionage and wartime loyalties.
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San Valtin
Chestertown
Richard J. H. Krebs
Jan Valtin
Self employed face social security tax rules in 1951 plan
The Nation Today explains social security coverage for self employed individuals starting Jan 1 1951. It details tax rates on the first 3606 of income, eligibility limits, required social security numbers, and who is excluded such as farmowners and certain professionals. It notes benefits after age 65 and potential family benefits on death.
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James Marlow Wasington
Social Security
Holidays End as Frederick Schools Resume After Break
Frederick area students return to classrooms this week with St. John's and county schools resuming on Wednesday at nine o clock. Hood's 500 students begin arriving this afternoon while many faculty already are back. The Maryland School for the Deaf resumes Thursday morning, and Visitation Academy girls restart classes Sunday with the year set to begin in 1951. Separately, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by 21 people seeking $1,000,000 in a suit against Baltimore officials over racial segregation in public park athletic events.
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Frederick
St. John’s School
Hood
College
Maryland School For the Deaf
The
Visitation Academy
Washington, Jan
Supreme Court
Baltimore City
Enemy Uses Bodies To Fire Mines
Western Korea sees six Chinese armies carving a salient 17 air miles from Seoul as UN forces retreat under zero weather. MacArthur reports deepest penetration six miles south of Tongduchon, with Reds five miles from Urjongbu and within 20 miles of Seoul. Allied air and naval strikes inflict heavy Red casualties. the New Year offensive pushes toward Seoul amid a major enemy pullback.
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Tokyo
Korea
Seoul
United Nations
MacArithur
Tongduchon
Urjongbu
MacArthur
North Korea
Grount
Korangpo
Navy
U. S
Valley Forge
Tavachon
A. P
John Randolph
South Korea
Feed Warehouse To Be Erected Here
A modern feed warehouse will rise on East All Saints street on land bought from the Baltimore Ohio Railroad for 6090 dollars. Mr. and Mrs. Bussard own the land and will operate the Farmers Feed and Supply Company. The one story all steel building, 100 by 70 feet, will house grinding and mixing equipment and open by May or June. The business will include hardware feed baby chicks custom grinding seed cleaning and a concrete car road platform with macadamized driveways.
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All Saints Street
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Clease Bussard
Railroad Company
Farmers Feed and Supply Company
Bussard
South Carroll Street
Supreme Court Refuses Hearing for Lonely Hearts Singers
The Supreme Court refused a hearing today on the case of Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, the New York lonley hearts singers, with no further action announced. The request was denied as the justices declined to review lower court rulings in this matter.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
New York
Lonely Hearts” Singers
Raymond Fernandez
Martha Beck
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Gordon Dean
Soviets
Fredericktonians
Thomas D'Alesandrn
Comptroller
U.S
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