Frederick Building Permits Reach Near Million in 1947
Building permits issued in 1947 totaled about $976 110, the highest in at least twenty years, as city limits expanded mid year boosting dwelling starts to 57 for the year. The Hood College gymnasium was the largest single permit at roughly $200 000.
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W. Raymond Walter
Frederick
W. Osborne Schade
Fairview Avenue
Maynard Summers
WestPatrick Street
Enterprise Printing Company
Hood College
Flying Saucers Blamed For Pilot’s Death In Kentucky
Reports of luminous sky objects described as flying saucers led to the crash death of Capt. Thomas F. Mantell Jr. of Louisville after his plane exploded midair near Franklin Kentucky. Officials said Mantell may have flown too high pursuing the object as an investigation began.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Thomas F. Mantel, Jr
Army Air Forces
Franklin
Kentucky Air National Guard
Mantell
R. L Trier
Oficer
Tyler
Sky Rover
Bandits Hold Up New Orleans Bank for 114000
Four unmasked armed men robbed the Hibernia National Bank midcity branch in New Orleans as 25 employees and a night janitor were gathered. The robbers forced the vault, escaping in a waiting car after taking about 114000 in cash and valuables. Police, led by Superintendent Watters, questioned witnesses. exact amount pending.
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New Orleans
Utts
A. jImahom
Joseph Tardo
Joseph S. Thomas
Peirce
Thomas
The
Hibernia National Bank
Carroliina
Canal Streets
A A Watters
Watters
Beer License Hearing Scheduled for Jan 19
A hearing is set for Monday January 19 at 10 am in the court room of the Court House on Edward C Hem ler's application for an off sale beer wine and liquor license at his property in New Market district along Route 30 opposite the old honey stand west side of New Market County License Commissioner G Cleveland Trout ordered the date after a petition with about 100 objectors who claim the license is unnecessary for public accommodation and the property unsuitable. Alten Bennett is attorney for Hemler and C Clifton Wirts represents the objectors.
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Court House
Edward C. Hem
New Market District
Route 30
Alten
Bennett
Hemler
C. Clifton Wirts
Truman Nominates Officials and Local Deed Records
President Truman announced nominations including George W. Allen for Assistant Secretary of State and FCC members Wayne Coy and George E. Sterling. Also named were Tighe Woods and Jess Larson for housing and war assets roles, with Paul L. Mather and others for assets posts. Deeds recorded note property transfers in Lewistown and Woodsville areas. Diphtheria claims rise in Allegany County with one death and four new cases recorded yesterday.
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Washington
Truman
George W. Allen
Iran
Wayne Coy
Federal Communications Comission
George E. Sterling
FCC
Tighe W. Woods
Llinois
Jess Larson
Oklahoma
Paul L. Mather
J. Alston Adams
New Jersey
William K. Divers
Ohio
Home Loan Bank Board
Marx Edwin Andrews
Navi
Cumberland
Republicans strike at New Deal image in 1948 race
In Washington and New York political figures sharpen the 1948 contest. Senator Taft assails Truman and Roosevelt while Governor Dewey hints at policy flaws and inflation ties to wartime controls. Former Senator Neely files for Democratic Senate nomination in Charleston West Virginia.
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Neely
Charleston. W. Va
MS M. Neely
Fairmont
Secretary of State
Hollywood Manner Man Struck by Car in Bus Rush
Alred Schrier, 21, was hit by an automobile while hurrying to a bus. He lay on the pavement as a crowd formed and was restrained until help arrived. He was taken to Hollywood Receiving Hospital and diagnosed with a sprained thumb.
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Hollywood
Alred Schrier
Vernon Cassell elected commander of Frederick Amvets post
Vernon Cassell was elected commander of Frederick Amvets post at the annual election in the American Legion Home. New officers include Mabel Morelock as first vice commander and Guy Anders as second vice commander. Fire officers to be installed January 2 with State Commander Robert Beachler to conduct ceremonies.
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Vernon Cassell
Frederick Amvets
American Legion
G. Horton Peace
Mabel Morelock
Guy Anders
Horace Opel
Edward D. Storm
Melvin Seeger
Thomas Glass
Middletown
Peace
Post
Air. Peace
Amvers
Marshall States He Will Stay On If Plan Fails
Secretary of State Marshall rejected as wholly incorrect the notion that he would resign if Congress does not enact the European recovery program as he proposes. He spoke at a news conference after testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and noted no intention to alter or withdraw his recommendations.
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Washington
Marshall
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Leesburg
Europe
Lodge To Mark Anniversary At West Seventh Street Temple
The fiftieth anniversary of King David Lodge No. 50 L O O F will be observed on Tuesday evening at 6 15 with a banquet in the temple on West Seventh Street. Maryland Grand Lodge officers are expected including Sovereign Grand Master Dr. Arthur C. Tiemeyer Grand Master Charles V Tracey Deputy Grand Master Robert W. Young Grand Warden Earl B Hoppman and Grand Secretary Thomas Jefferson. Fred Jenner of Baltimore publisher of the Maryland Gold Fellow is also expected. Locally honored are Elmer Brown of W and Maurice Ramsburg Noble Grand of Frederick City Lodge No 100. An accord ion solo will be rendered by Edward D Storm with readings by Mrs R Paul Buhrman Richard E Zimmerman will present a solo with Mrs Pauline Roontz at the piano Rev William C Royal will give the invocation.
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King David Lodge No
Temple
West Seventh Street
Maryland Grand Lodge
Arthur C. Tiemeyer
Charles V. Tracey
Robert W. Young
Earl B. Hoppman
Thomas 47. Jefferson
Fred Jenner
Baltimore
Maryland Gold Fellow
Elmer Brown
Maurice Ramsburg
Noble Grand
Frederick City
Edward D. Storm
Daniels Condition Grave After Bronchitis Illness
Josephus Daniels, 85, publisher and former Secretary of the Navy and ambassador to Mexico, remained in grave condition at his Raleigh home after a bronchitis illness. Family said there was no overnight change as physicians continued oxygen tent support.
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Raleigh
N. C
Josephus Daniels
Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Mexico
Farm Bureau Backs Taft Hartley Law
Maryland Farm Bureau ends three day convention by endorsing the Taft Hartley act and backing Hobbs anti racketeering bill. Leaders Howard Leaverton and Wilson Heaps re elected president and VP as 25 proposals on prices, credit, roads, fairs, insurance, and welfare are approved.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Farm Bureau Federation
Howard S. Leaverton
Chestertown
Wilson A. Heaps
Pylesville
Bureau
Heaps
Farm Credit Administration
Lane Administration
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore City
Welfare Board
Cooperative State
Federal Department of Agricultural Economics and Marketing
Gains Somewhat At New York Stock Market
New York January 9 selective progress noted in the stock market as leaders tumbled on light offerings. The session opened briskly and midday trading showed fractions up to about 4 points amid a fairly active start.
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New York
Joder
Palestine partition commission calls for immediate talks
Lake Success January 9 The United Nations Palestine Partition Commission urged Britain the Jewish Agency for Palestine and the Arab higher committee to begin immediate consultations on the escalating crisis in the Holy Land.
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Lake Success
United Nations Palestine Partition Commission
Britain
Jewish Agency For Palestine
Arab Higher Committee
Holy Land
Stassen Alleges Insiders Gained 4 Million in War Trading
Harold E. Stassen testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee alleging about 4 million dollars in profits by insiders from wartime commodity trading. He accused Edwin W. Pauley of undisclosed profits and urged full investigation. He also called Brig. Gen. Graham for clarification of wheat market dealings.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Senate Appropriations
Edwin W. Pauley
Secretary of the Army
Pauley
Wallace H. Graham
Truman
Cold Weather Forecast Tells of Snow and Freezing Temperatures
The article notes milder morning temperatures but warns of an imminent cold snap over the weekend. Winds shift west-northwest bringing lower readings to 25 tonight and possibly below 20 by Saturday night. Snow or rain potential returns Monday with mountain snow possible tonight.
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Weather Bureau
USO Wins Honorary Discharge From Wartime Service
President Truman awarded the USO an honorary discharge for seven years of entertainment and comfort to U.S. armed forces and allies. The organization, spanning Protestant Catholic and Jewish faiths, reported total contributions of 236.21 million dollars from February 1941 to last month in its final report.
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Washington
Truman
United Service Organizations
USO
U.S
White House
Fingers Frostbitten In Cooling Device
Eight year old Donald Neil of Philadelphia was frostbitten after his hand got stuck in a soda dispensing machine at a church recreation center. Police and firemen freed him by prying off the top, and he received treatment at Germantown Hospital for frostbitten fingers.
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Philadelphia
Donald Neil
Donald
Germantown Hospital
Parhon Named Presiding President in Romanian Republic
In Bucharest on January 9 Professor Constantin Parhon aged 84 was chosen as president of the five member presidium forming the new Romanian republic and becomes interim chief of state.
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Presidium
Bercharest
Constantin Parhon
Baltimore Extended Weather Forecast Details
Maryland forecasts show a Saturday of colder conditions with snow flurries in the mountains and coastal warmth. Overnight lows range from around ten to the upper twenties in Garrett and inland areas. Sunday will rise to near forty five along the eastern regions. Monday turns warmer with mountain snow and rain elsewhere. Tuesday and Wednesday turn colder with more mountain snow.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Jes
Garrett County
Delmar
Wednesda
Big Store Heist in Cambridge Harvard Square
Two gunmen robbed a Cambridge department store run by the Harvard Cooperative Society on January 9. They escaped with an estimated 30 000 to 50 000 dollars after tossing smoke bombs to cover the getaway from a delivery by an armored car. About 200 shoppers fled in panic outside Harvard Yard as the suspects fled with a third man at the wheel of the getaway vehicle.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Cooperative Society
Harvard Square
Harvard Yard
Safety device for wife's plunging dress in Oklahoma City
George H Willis improvised a fixation for a plunging neckline using adhesive tape after finding no local underpinnings. his crude clamp-like device secures fabric at the back and chest. A St Louis corset firm may market the invention.
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Oklahoma City
Paris
George H. Willis
Willis
Willis Gros
St Louis
Frm
Harlow Resigns As Harvard Grid Coach
Cambridge Massachusetts January 9 Richard C Haw resigns as Harvard University football coach on advice of his physician William J Bingham director of athletics announced today The report notes the move follows medical guidance and signals ongoing adjustments at Harvard football leadership.
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Harlow
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Richard C. Haw
Harvard University
William J. Bingham
Where Is Brink Known As Henderson's Corner
Gov Lane spoke on Route 240 modernization from the old Ridgeville road to Washington. Henderson's Corner is the Brink intersection with a concrete path toward Frederick. Federal action on Maryland’s $56 million funding request is awaited. an aerial survey had been done.
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Brink
Henderson’s Corner
Gov. Lane
U. S
Ington
Henderson's Corner
Frederick
Washington
Rmacadam
Maryland
Taft Rejects Truman Plan Emphasizes Tax Cuts
Senator Taft told a radio audience that President Truman's legislative program would cause national bankruptcy and a totalitarian state. He pledged a GOP controlled Congress will pursue its own program focusing on cutting government expenses and taxes. Taft, GOP presidential hopeful, criticized the president as Santa Claus proposing nothing for nothing.
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Washington
Taft H-Ohios
Truman
G. O. P.-controlled
Congress
Taft
Republcans
Republlican
Br. Truman
Senator Hatch
Senate
Hatch
Sew Church Organist Ira Wales Appointed at All Saints
Ira L. Wales of Glyndon is named organist and choir director at All Saints Episcopal Church succeeding the late Walter H. McDaniel. He has served 25 years as organist and choir director at All Saints Reis Reisterstown and leads the diocesan church music commission. He will commute between Glyndon and Frederick.
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Sew
Ira L. Wales
Glyndon
AL Saints Episcopal Church
Walter H. McDaniel
All Saints Church
Reisterstown
Diocesan Commission On Church Music
Frederick
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