Huge Gain In Clearings In Past Year
Bank clearings in Frederick for the year ending December 31 1947 reached 48 941 449 10, a record high and far above 1946 s 39 012 563 41 The rise reflects broader business prosperity with about 40 percent growth over 24 months and clearings doubling since 1940 September set a monthly high over 5 million dollars while all months beat 1946 figures The article notes authorities offered no comment on causes and provides monthly totals back to 1917
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Frederick
Frederick Clearing House Association
Clearing House
Turner Hall Fire Guts Cincinnati Landmark
Turner Hall a 100 year old Over the Rhine landmark in Cincinnati was gutted by fire. Fire Chief Barney J. Houston estimated damages at 100000 with roof attic and fourth floor destroyed and ten bowling alleys lost. Water flooded offices of unions and fraternal groups and 22 nearby families were displaced. Seventeen fire companies fought a four alarm blaze that sent flames high into the air before the fire was controlled in about an hour. authorities ordered an investigation into the cause.
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Cincinnati
Turner Hall
Mecca
Barney J. Houston
Sre
Houston
State House Dome Renovation Planned in Markland
The historic State House dome in Annapolis will be repaired with replacement timbers and a straightened brick wall plus a new paint job. State Engineer John B. Funk announced bids for the dome repairs will open January 14.
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Annapolis
Markland
State House
John B. Funk
Newspapers announce rate hike for Daily News and Frederick Post
Effective January 10 yearly subscriptions rise to 6.50 from 5.00 while monthly rates become 73 cents, 3 months 2 dollars, and 6 months 3.50. The Frederick papers claim to remain among the lowest in the region as costs for newsprint rise.
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Daily News
Frederick Post
Frederick
Missing Hood College Student Ann Lorenzo Reported Missing
Missing Hood College freshman Miss Ann Lorenzo of Newton New Jersey was reported at noon to authorities as still missing. She disappeared after checking in Tuesday morning and state police suggested checking marriage license bureaus for a trace of the girl.
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Ann Lorenzo
Hood College
Newton
N. J
Lorenzo
Frederick Iron and Steel Seeks European Scrap Deals
Congressman Beall reports Army plans to offer 230 000 to 275 000 tons of scrap metal for sale in Europe within 60 to 90 days. He notes hurdles in transport and rail access, and urges Frederick Iron and Steel Company and its workers to press for scrap return to the U.S. to ease domestic shortages.
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Department of the Army
Europe
J. Glenn Beall
Jacob Goldberg
Frederick Iron and Steel Company
Goldberg
Pacific
America
Beall
State Department
Commerce
Colt Poole
Army
War Department
Department
Congress Beall
Navy Department
Mir. Goldberg
Jiocal Company
Judgment Confessed in Auto Crash Case in Baltimore
Judgment for $20 confessed in Circuit Court in favor of Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Cook of 135 East Third Street. Their son Robert F. Cook was struck on East Third Street November 1 by a car driven by Harold Torr of Baltimore. Alien Bennett served as attorney for the Cooks and W. Jerome Offuts for the Torrs.
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Francis J. Cook
East Third Street
Robert F. Cook
Harold Torr
Elizabeth C. Torr
Baltimore
Torr
Bennett
Morgenthau Trading To Draw Probe
A Senate committee will probe Henry Morgenthau Jr. grain trading and possible ties to his cabinet tenure. Senator Ferguson said staff will seek details on Morgenthau's corn futures, with Anderson recalled and Brig. Gen. Graham to testify. A House panel also opens a secret inquiry into speculative grain trading.
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Washington
Senate
Henry Morgenthau
Ferguson CR Mich
Ferguson
Appropriations
Morgenthau
Anderson
New York
Edwin W. Pauley
Army
Royall
Paulev
Special House
August T. Andresen
R-Minn
House
Midwest
Andresen
Graham Dealer Is Questioned
A Senate committee probes speculation and has questioned Harry Brisker of Bache and Company and his wife Eva Brisker a Navy Department clerk. Brisker handled Brig Gen Wallace Graham Truman physician’s account as hearings follow Harold Stassen’s charge of insider trading. Morgenthau Jr also flags losses amid debate on legality and price impact.
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Washington
Senate
President Truman
Navy Department
Harry Brisker
Bache and Company
Eva M. Brisker
Brisker
Wallace
Dr. J. H. Hodges Dies At Martinsburg Home
Dr. Joseph Howard Hodges aged 65, medical relief director for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, died at his Martinsburg home after a heart attack. He served 30 years in the relief department with postings in Cumberland Maryland and Dayton Ohio, after private practice at Harpers Ferry and education at the University of Maryland and Shepherd College.
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Alartinsburg
W. Va
Joseph Howard Hodges
Martinsbug
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Osmanski Named Coach at Holy Cross College
Very Rev William J Healy announced that Bill Osmanski former Holy Cross star and Chicago Bears guard will coach Holy Cross football replacing resigning John Da Grosa. The decision was announced in Worcester Massachusetts on January 8.
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Oqosmanski
Worcester
Mass
William J. Healy
Holy Cross College
Bill Osmanski
Holy Cross
Chicago Bears
Osmanski
John DaGrosa
Leap Year Styles To Be Purely Feminine
New York designers preview the 1948 silhouette with feminine flirtation and demure elegance. The shirtwaist girl leads, with a Gibson girl lineage, a waistline cinched and a twirling skirt over a taffeta petticoat. Hemlines stabilize around twelve inches from the floor, ending below the calf for a practical look.
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New York
Eggs Drop On Local Market
Prices for eggs fell across Frederick stores from 80 cents a dozen to about 60 cents. Several shops cut to 71, 63, and 59 cents while last week’s highs ranged to 73 cents. A recent pile-up in supplies prompted the decline, with grocers noting the drop comes earlier than typical for late winter or early spring.
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Frederick
Frederick County Tuberculosis Seals Earn Record Yet Fall Short
At the Frederick County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association meeting William E. Hardy reported 6561.54 raised from Christmas Seals, a county all time high but below the 8500 goal. President Thomas E. Williams urged more fundraising to fund a county wide health drive including x rays for food handlers barbers beauticians teachers and school personnel.
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Frederick County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
William E. Hardy
Frederick County
Thomas E. Williams
Williams
Union Bridge Banking Elects Directors and Officers
Directors of the Union Bridge Banking and Trust Co were reelected at the annual meeting. Herbert V. Anders and others named join Thomas A. Sappington and Earl D. Young on the board. Guy S. LaForge becomes vice-president succeeding the late Preston M. Rinehart. Officers include Roy Gardner as vice-president Margarite B. Anders treasurer Nelson M. Pittinger as assistant treasurer and William H. Young as assistant treasurer at the Libertytown branch.
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Union Bridge Banking and Trust Company
Herbert V. Anders
W. Snader Baker
Earie L. Buck
Robert H. Dill
Roy Gardner
Harvey A. Grossnickle
Guy S. LaForge
Jesse M. Pittinger
Thomas A. Sappington
Carl M. Thomas
Earl D. Young
Mr. Young
Preston M
General Kuter Named To Succeed Landis On CAB Chair
General Laurence F. Kuter has been selected by President Truman to chair the Civil Aeronautics Board, succeeding James M. Landis. The decision was announced in Washington with Kuter noted as the new CAB leader. In Charleston West Virginia a railroad accident left Frank Smith from Roanoke Virginia with both feet lost after being run over by switching freight cars in the yards.
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Washington
Jan
Truman Iodar
Naj
Laurence F. Kuter
The
Civil Aeronautics Board
James M. Landis
Charleston
W. Va
Frank Smith
Roanoke
Emperor Hirohito Demonstrates Unusual Self Fan Trick
The Nippon Times reports on Emperor Hirohito’s efforts to humanize himself. It notes he can fan himself with a fan between his toes and perform this stunt while swimming, even while holding an umbrella in the rain.
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Tokyo
The
Nippon Times
Emperor Hirohito
U S Marine Murdered By Chinese Reds
A Chinese garrison commander said Chinese Communists killed one of five U S Marines who went missing during a Christmas Day hunting trip near Tsingtao China. Navy authorities withheld the Marines identities while four were reported missing and one AWOL. A jeep used by the party was abandoned and looted beyond government lines.
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Tsingtao
Chins
Jan
iChinese
U.S
North China
U. S. Navy
Marine
Counist
Chinese Official Said A Jeep Used By the Party of Four
Navy
Dvina Inland Rescue Hope Rises for Stranded Ship
Off northeast Japan the sailing ship Dvina with 780 passengers faced 50 foot waves as rescue ships gathered. Officials said the vessel’s condition improved and towing to shore could be possible while six nearby vessels and a rescue plane kept watch through the night.
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Tokyo
Japan
Lend Assist
Ance
Far East Air Force
Dvina
Open Social Room Friday at Francis Scott Key Post
The American Legion Francis Scott Key Post opens its redesigned social room and bar Friday evening with an open house from 7 30. Refreshments and an entertainment program are planned for Legion members and guests. Renovations began in August and feature blue walls cretonne curtains World War I poster displays. The stag bar serves members only with a blue and gold scheme. The floor carries an emblem and new equipment enables in house food service.
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Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Legion
The
Women’s Auxiliary
Drum and Bugle Corps
Legion Home
Stalin Dead Rumors Stir Swiss Paper Question
Bern based Der Bund reported a question mark headline on Stalin death with a note of serious background to rumors from Moscow. The paper, closely linked to the Swiss federal government, said the reports were the day’s topic in Moscow.
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Bern
Switzerland
der Bund
Stalin
Moscow
Allen Named Asst. Secretary of State
President Truman announced the appointment of George W. Allen, then ambassador to Iran, as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. Police fought with Communists in Rio de Janeiro as they attempted to publish their newspaper after Brazil’s congress moved to outlaw the party.
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Allen
Asst
Secretary of State
Washington
Truman
George W. Allen
Iran
Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian Communist Party
Albert Anglebower Dies of Heart Attack at Home
Albert Anglebower, 61, dropped dead this afternoon at his residence at 611 Chapel Avenue. City police and county authorities reported the death as due to a heart attack.
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Albert Anglebower
Chapel Allex
Vote Republican in 1948 save what's left slogan
Washington reports the Republican party adopted a 1948 victory slogan promising voters to "Vote Republican in 1948 save what's left" after their 1946 campaign used "had enough" to rally support. The line signals a sharp, humorous pivot in party messaging.
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Washington
Jan
Republican Party
Dems' Ex Publicity Head Charles Michelson Dies at 79
Charles Michelson former publicity director of the Democratic National Committee died at 79 after months ill. A veteran political writer he led Democratic press for 13 years after taking the post in 1923. He promoted FDR's 1940 third term. Born in Virginia City Nevada he started as a San Francisco Post reporter.
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Washington
Charles Michelson
Democratic National Committee
Michelson
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York World
Virginia City
Nev
San Francisco Post
West Coast
New York
Noted Singer Tauber Dies at 56 in London
Richard Tauber, renowned German speaking tenor, composer and conductor, died at a London nursing home at age 56. Born 1892 in Linz, he debuted in 1913, rose to fame at Dresden and Berlin operas, later singing in Munich Salzburg Vienna and New York. He became a British subject in 1940 and was survived by his wife Diana Napier.
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London
Richard Tauber
Tauber
Mozart
Munich
Salzburg
Linz
Austria
Dresden
Berlin Opera House
Franz Lehar
Diana, Napier
United States
New York
Town Hall
Vienna
Australia
Africa
England
Mild Weather Lifts U S Across Regions
A midwestern January thaw continues with above freezing in Indiana through Montana and highs around 63 in Rapid City and 71 in Dodge City. Snow fell in New England and parts of New York while rain affected flood areas in Oregon Washington and Idaho.
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Midwest
Indiana
Illinois
Montana
Rapid City
S. D
Omaha
Des Moines
Dodge City
Kans
Miami
Fla
New England
New York State
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
International Falls
Minn
Maryland
Weather Bureau
Fundamentals And Fog Of Marshall Plan
Washington residents discuss the Marshall Plan with four core questions on necessity affordability and potential outcomes. The piece weighs costs to the U S economy and risks of inaction while noting Soviet opposition and the risk of a renewed global conflict. Seventeen men die in a Manila battle between Philippine constabulary units and Hukbalahap insurgents near the capital.
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Manila
Philippine Constabulary
Marshall urges swift, adequate aid plan for Europe
Secretary Marshall tells Congress the United States must provide a $6.8 billion initial loan package to Western Europe, calling it an investment in peace. He rejects a new government corporation and urges a single administrator aligned with the State Department to run the program.
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Marshall
Congress
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Republican Congress
Europe
America
Ald
Truman
Soviet Union
Germany
Three new corporations file Articles of Incorporation
Three Articles of Incorporation were filed with the State Tax Commission. Rehne Furniture Company of Frederick will deal in furniture with capital stock of 126 shares. incorporators are Charles H Elia F and Robert C Rehne of Frederick. Southern Distributors of Frederik also formed to deal in alcoholic beverages with 240 shares par 100. Highway Liquors Inc of Urbana district to deal in alcoholic beverages with 1000 shares par 10. Incorporators: James R King Sarah W King Urbana district and Mary E Summers Frederick.
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State Tax Commission
Rehne Furniture Company
Frederick
Capital
Charles H. Elia F
Robert C. Rehne
Southern Distributors
Frederik
Highway Liquors, Inc
Urbana District
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Morgenthau Trading
Probe
Graham
J. H. Hodges
Martinsburg
Union Bridge Banking and Trust Co
Gen. Kuter
Landis
Peter Edson
NEA
Washington Correspondent
Trunton
House Foreign Affairs
ECA
Economic Co-operation Administration
U. S
Russia
Tope
Mididas
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