Frederick City Water Rent Collections Reach New High in 1947
Water rent receipts in Frederick climbed to about $123,584 for the calendar year 1947, the largest on record. A 25 percent rate increase boosted revenue by roughly $21,000, helped by a mid-year boundary expansion that reduced bills for some outside-city residents. Collector Harry C. Castle noted about $7,365 remained unpaid at year end, largely due to invoices just becoming due October 1. Ten-day shut-off notices were sent to 1% of residents, all paid within the period. Over the past decade, Frederick water rents nearly doubled, rising from $65,697 in 1936-37 to current levels, with consistent yearly totals near or above $100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
Harry C. Castle
Jr. Castle
Castle
Frederick
Connally Warns of Moscow Rejoicing Over State Control
Senator Connally says if Congress dumps State Department leadership of the European recovery program Moscow would tout the move as a Soviet victory over President Truman. He notes Russia would applaud shifting control and warns of boosted Soviet propaganda. Republicans push for a separate foreign aid agency while House Chairman Eaton questions constitutionality of the Herier proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Connally
D-Tex
Congress
Marshall
Moscow
Truman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Russia
Texas
Soviet Union
Secretary of State
Rep
Rier
R-Mass
House
Eaton
RNJ
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Messina Strikes Rise In General Labour Turmoil
Messina, a 20 000 city, faced a general strike called in sympathy with Barcelona workers. The unrest coincides with the Communist National Congress outlining an anti government program led by Palmiro Togliatti. A 60,000 bank workers strike left millions unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Messina
Barcelona
Communist National Congress
Alcide de Gasperi
Palmiro Togliatti
United States
Vatican
Chiang Kai-shek Threatens Purge Within Kuomintang
Chiang Kai-shek told the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee the party must purge disloyal elements to strengthen the government in its battle with the Chinese Communists. He warned against swerving from responsibilities as dissidents are removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nankng
Chiang Kai- Shek
Kuomintang
Chiang
Big Traders List Publicized by Agriculture Dept
A public list of 735 large traders in grains and other commodities shows who holds large contracts but not exact item amounts. It names entities including Brooklyn Chemical Works Baltimore, R. G. Brown Jr., Mt Airy Cooperative Mills, Alexander Freed, Heating Specialties Co., Smetkinson Bros. Corp., and Windsor Wright in Maryland and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Brooklyn Chemical Works
Baltimore
R. G. Brown, Jr
Mt Airy Cooperative Mills, Inc
Alexander Freed
Heating Specialties Co
Baltimor Smetkinson Bros. Corp
Windsor Wright
Federalsburg
Farm Bureau 3 Day Meet Opens as 6000 Attend Baltimore
The Farm Bureau convention in Baltimore draws more than 6000 farmers and families for a three day event with Maryland Crop Improvement Association and the 11th Maryland poultry products show. Governor Lane to address agricul ture matters including state finances highways health and schools. Allen Lien of Iowa Farm Bureau to speak on European farming lessons. A large hotel section houses chicken coops and egg displays for public viewing. The poultry show divides into Egg Department Chick Department and 4-H FFA exhibits with separate classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Farm Bureau
Maryland
Maryland Crop Improvement Association
Maryland Poultry Products
William P. Lane, Jr
Farm Bureau Day
Allen Line
American Farm Bureau Federation
Iowa Farm Bureau
Europe
Walter A. Spearin
Coe the Poultry Council
Hi Jcubs
Future Farmers of America
OPA Seizure Held Illegal in High Court Ruling
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that OPA investigators and a detective had no right to arrest and search Michael Dike of Buffalo after finding him in an automobile with a suspect of black market activity. Counterfeit gasoline ration coupons were found. he faced a year in jail and a $100 fine. Justice Jackson wrote for the majority, upholding the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches. Chief Justice Vinson and Justice Black dissented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
OPA
Michael Dike
Buffalo
Jackson
DiRe
Vinson
Black
Radford Va First Baptist Church Destroyed by Fire
A fire destroyed most of the First Baptist Church in Radford Virginia at the corner of Third and Douney streets. The brick walls remain with only church furniture salvaged. Estimated loss up to 80000 dollars. Fire chief said eight streams kept the blaze under control by 11 a.m. The 1920 building housed a 7500 dollar organ and stained glass windows. Rev B L Mozingo pastors the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redford
First Baptist Church
Third
Douney
Radford
B. L., Mozingo
First Baptist
Welfare Board open to outside inquiry in Frederick County
Charles S. Lane Jr of the Frederick County Welfare Board said the board welcomes any investigation desired by organizations. He noted legal limits on releasing detailed case information and outlined audits by state and federal agencies, current funding shares, and the looming replacement for director George H. Finck with resignation set for January 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Lane
Frederick County Welfare Board
Lane
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Welfare Board
State Committee On
Baltimore City
County Welfare Board
Social Security Board
Washington
State Department of Welfare
Frederick
George H. Finck
Thaw Brings Relief From New York Snow
Thaw eases New York City from a nine day snow siege as a 25.8 inch snowfall recedes. The Chicago Weather Bureau expects temperatures to rise above freezing across the midwest and melt most of the accumulation by nightfall. Readings fell to the 20s with 14 degrees at Rockford and Moline overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Midwest
New York City
Chicago Weather Bureau
Rockford
Moline
A M A Asked To Lead In Protecting Public Health
The U S Atomic Energy Commission asked the American Medical Association to assume responsibility for protecting the public from atomic bombs explosions and radioactivity. The request notes new medical problems from atomic energy and urges recognition and prevention of related diseases. Deeds recorded include the Buckerstown canning plant sale from Harry J. Koontz to Dr Randolph A. Nock for about 40000 and a property transfer at 31 East Sixth Street from Mae K Baker to Howard V Zimmerman for about 3500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
American Medical Association
Buckerstown
Harry J. Koontz
York County
Randolph A. Nock
Salisbury
Dr. Neck
Alton E. Neck
Baltimore
Koontz
Mae K. Baker
East Sixth Street
Howard V. Zimmerman
Favorites Edge Upward In Thin Trading Day
Individual favorites edged upward in New York today as leaders faltered after an active open. Gains of fractions to around a point persisted near midday, while declines of similar magnitudes were plentiful in quiet dealings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Compulsory military training faces tough path in 1948 Congress
The Nation Today examines universal military training UMT as a near certainty in debate this election year. Supporters include the American Legion and some educators while others oppose. A 1947 Truman commission urged UMT as an urgent military necessity, and House hearings last year advanced a bill that the full House may now debate or skip. The Senate may begin hearings, but timing risks action this session or a wait into next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
Congress
Friends
House
Senate
Russia
American Legion
lomMr
American Veterans Committee
Marshall
Eisenhower
Admiral King
UMT
UAT
Europe
Truman
House Armed Services Committee
Bih
Senate Armed Services Committee
Maryland Pressed for Federal Road Funds in DC Suburbs
Maryland officials led by Governor Lane and the State Roads Commission pressed for additional federal money for Washington area road construction. They scheduled meetings with Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming at 2 p.m. and with President Truman at 3:30 p.m. in Washington. The Highway Advisory Council urged new federal appropriations citing enormous expenditures needed for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maryland
Governor Lane
State Roads Commission
Philip B Fieming
Federal Works Agency
White House
Truman
State Highway Advisory Council
Missing After Blast In Jerusalem 16 Die
Rescuers searched the debris of the Semiramis Hotel for 16 missing after a bomb levelled the three story building. Three people were dead, 17 injured. Police blamed the Stern gang with Hagana denying responsibility, saying the hotel was an Arab headquarters. The attack followed a similar blast in Jaffa killing 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Semiramis
Manuel Salazar Travesedo
Jaffa
Palestine
United Nations
Middle East
Grain Trading Records Secured in Graham Probe
Senate appropriations subcommittee obtained records of grain trading by Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Graham personal physician to President Truman. Subpoena issued to Bache and Company via Sarah Herschel. records sent to Capitol for analysis alongside Edwin W. Pauley's grain speculation books. Senator Knowland called the move a mere formality amid firm resistance to book turnover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Wallace H. Graham
Truman
Grahams
Edward F. McGinnis
Sarah B Herschel
Bache and Company
New York
McGinnis
Senate Appropriations
Kimball Sanborn
Earl W. Cooper
Graham
Capitol
Knowland
R-Calif
Feguson
Edwin W. Pauley
Army
Royall
Price Controls If Rationing Returns Washington Jan 5
A senate report argues meat rationing needs price controls to work, warning the combination could stifle production. Senator Wherry of Nebraska comments on Flanders plan to authorize Agriculture Department to prepare for rationing, with actual implementation requiring another act. Also brief items report a $1,009 automobile damage suit by A Edwin Sparks against Frederick Junk Co partners, a UN meeting opening with Soviet bloc boycotts, and Bertie Hay posting $6.45 for operating without a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wherry
Nebras
Flanders
Act
Agriculture Department
Congress
A. Edwin Sparks
Effie ML
Ralph L
Roy F
Earl L. Gastley
Frederick Junk Company
Hagerstown
Mt Lena
H. Kieffer de Lauter
Schuman Is Given New Support In French Assembly Vote
Paris dispatch reports the French National Assembly rejected a fifth amendment to Premier Robert Schuman’s anti inflation bill by 308 to 272. Schuman warned of resignation if any changes passed. The measure aims to raise about 125 billion francs in revenue to fund reconstruction and curb inflation. De Gaulle urged reforms to curb unions, while Schuman seeks drastic tax levies to stabilize the economy amid ongoing strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
French National Assembly
Robert Schuman
Schuman
Assembly
Charles de Gaulle
St. Etienne
de Gaulle
French People’s Party
RPF
Icy Roads Slow Traffic Across Frederick County
An ice crust formed on Frederick County roads after a light snowfall of up to a quarter inch in sub freezing temperatures Sunday. Eight cinder trucks were sent to treat the highways, with Routes 26 31 and 40 east and parts of 40 west noted as slippery. Snow was deeper in the north, totaling 1 2 inches, while the southern areas had little ice. Temperatures rose above freezing this afternoon, forecast to stay cloudy tomorrow with milder temps. Bus service by Blue Ridge Lines remained near schedule despite the weather. Heaviest snow in the area the prior week occurred in the mountains with up to four inches at Gambrill Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
State Roads Commission
Thomas G. Mohler
Allegany County
Blue Ridge Lines
Pittsburgh
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Gambrill Park
Two Fined in Peoples Court for Drunkenness and Disorderly Conduct
Two colored men from the Urbana section were fined in Peoples Court this morning by Magistrate Alton Y. Bennett. Paul P. Johnson paid 310 and costs and Chester Spalding paid $5 and costs. Johnson faced drunkenness and Spalding a drunk and disorderly charge. Arrests were made by Sgt. W. W. Corbin and Trooper Richard Myers of the State Police. Harry S. Taylor of Washington forfeited $19 on a speeding charge preferred by Trooper Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Peoples Court
Alton Y. Bennett
Paul P. Johnson
Chester Spalding
Johnson
Spalding
W. W. Corbin
Richard Myers
State Police
Harry S. Taylor
Washington
Myers
Sweet Budget Time Is Here
NEA Washington correspondent Peter Edson surveys the 1948 federal budget battle. He notes likely requests near 40 billion dollars, partisan pressure for cuts, and the stubborn inflation of costs across military, veterans, aid to foreign nations, and domestic programs. He cites NAM projections of 31 billion and details proposed cuts across defense, veterans, international aid, agriculture, and commerce, with limited chance for major reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
NEA
Washington
Truman Wall
Congress
Senate
House
John “Taber
House Appropriations Committee
Styles Bridges
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Truman
Fuescay
Atomic Energy Comm
Austria
France
Italy
China
National Association of Manufacturers
Air Force
Dogs Guarded Body as Police Retrieve Koch in Shack
In Erie on January 5 twelve aggressive dogs protecting their master Fred Koch had to be slain by police and a dog catcher before officials could remove his body from the small shack. Neighbors, who reported Koch missing, were kept back by the dogs as the dog catcher forced entry and fires were exchanged. the dogs were said to be Kochs longtime strays and Koch died of a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Fred Koch
Koch
Mad Doctor Tokuda Given Death Sentence in War Crimes
Yokohama January 5 The so called mad doctor Hisakichi Tokuda was sentenced to death by a U.S. Eighth Army commission for the killing of four prisoners of war in medical experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Hisakichi Tokuda
U.S
Eighth Army
MacArthur Hints Candidacy For President Vote
Madison Wisconsin January statement from General Douglas MacArthur indicating openness to Republican nomination. Wisconsin Secretary of State Fred R Zimmerman quotes the general as valuing public service and trust. LaFollette and Zimmerman attended a meeting to enter pledged MacArthur delegates for the April presidential preference primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
United States
Wisconsin
Fred R. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Gen. MacArthur
Philip F. LaFollette
MacArthur
LaFollette
Thinks Moses Crossed Lake Of The Reeds
Cairo reports Wendell Phillips of the University of California African expedition says Moses likely fed the Israelites near an ancient Egyptian port by the Lake of Reeds north of the Red Sea. Prof Albright and Dr Field cite evidence placing the crossing at a northern water body, not the Red Sea, while the team seeks Sinai fossils and remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Wendell Phillips
University of Californias
Moses
Egypt
Lake of Reeds
Red Sea
Lake
Reeds
Phillips
W. F. Albright
Johns Hopkins University
Henry Field
Field Museum of Chicago
Abu Zeneima
Suez
Sinai Peninsula
President Harrison's Widow Dies At Age 89
Mrs Benjamin Harrison, widow of the 23rd president, died in New York at 89 after years in retirement. She was a niece of the first Mrs Harrison and mother of Mrs James Blaine Walker, living with her only child in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Benjamin Harrison
Freeman to Speak Washington State of the Union address
The White House said President Truman will deliver the state of the union in person to Congress. Press Secretary Charles G. Ross announced the joint session in the House chamber at 1 30 p m Wednesday, citing its extreme importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freman
Washington
White House
Truman
Congress
Charles G. Ross
Senate
House
Surveyor Edward Ball Jr. dies suddenly in Annapolis
Edward Ball Jr the Anne Arundel county surveyor for 26 years died at his home yesterday of a heart attack. He served the county in land measurement and public works.
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Annapolis
Edward Ball, Jr
Anne Arundel County
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New
Little Assembly
Bertie B. Hay
West Sixth Street
Haines
Lake of the Reeds
Harrison
Newsparre Rachives
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