Board considers 70000 budget cut and hires supervisor
The Board of Education acts to confer with County Commissioners on applying a $70,000 county budget cut. It also seeks approval to appoint a transportation supervisor amid a strong school bus operation and to award contracts for the Woodsboro and Walkersville building projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
County Council of
Parent-Teacher Associations
Woodsboro
Walkersville
George C. Rhoderick, Jr
Paul Kallaway
Robert E
Frederick Construction
Feneral
A. E. Fisher
Frederick
B.C. Grabill and Son
Libertytown
Conway Valley Electric
Philip R. Souder
Damascus
Grabill
George L. Harner
Taneytown
Thurmont and Liberty School
Liberty Addition
Wolfsville
Warren R. Evans
Adamstown
Buckeystown
Lewistown
Brunswick
Liberty
Hopeland
Philip's Delight
Urbana
Doubs
Armed Services
Donald Koons
Frederick High School
Koons
Herbert Quick
Thurmont
Armed Forces
Dolores Passerit
Wilkes Barre
Construction boom in Frederick tops two million in 1950
Frederick city records show 1950 permits totaling about 2 056 716, a new high fueled by 97 new residences and conversions to multi unit homes. Major projects include additions at Frederick Memorial Hospital about 620 000 and improvements at Fredericktown Savings Institution. PMID
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
W. Raymond Walter
Westbrook
Richard F. Kline
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Fredericktown Savings Institution
Frederick Produce Company
East Fiftl Street
Union Manufacturing Company
Clyde E. Thomas
West Second Street
Chevrolet
East Patrick Street
Ox Fibre Brush Company
East All Saints Street
Winchester Hall
Grove Lime Company
East South Street
Mt. Olivet
Watkins Construction Company
Kline
Amvets Post No. 2, Inc
East Street
Early Ice Slows City Traffic
A thin ice crust formed on roads and streets as temperatures dipped below freezing, slowing traffic to 10 to 15 mph before conditions eased. One car reportedly skidded into a fence with the driver escaping injury. State crews spread cinders and salt. by late morning ice had largely disappeared except in mountains. Temperatures rose to 36 degrees with light rain and warnings of a cold snap to 20s overnight. Snow was reported in Ohio and northern Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Roads Commission
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Eyler Eyler War Memoir From Camp Pickett Convalescent
Harry B Byler 24 of Thurmont Route 1 convalesces at Camp Pickett Va from Korean War wounds suffered in November after a four month reenlistment. He recalls front line withdrawal fights with the Ninth Division and mortar wounds, describes extreme cold and hardship, and traces his hospital journey from Pyongyang to Japan Hawaii and finally Camp Pickett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pie
Harry B Byler
Newton
Eiler
Thurmont
Route 1
Camp Pickett
Eyler
Pfe. Fyler
Eyier
Shalf
Byler
Euler
Pyongyang
Seoul
Japan
Midway Islands
Hawaii
Lackland Base
Texas
Bolling Field
Eilers
T/Spt
Harvey Filer
Air Force
States
Jack Filer
Puerto Rico
Truman Plans National Manpower Mobilization Policy
Washington January 11 Mrs Anna Rosenberg said President Truman plans to issue a new national manpower mobilization policy within the next few days. The measure would ask industry agriculture military and civilian groups to conserve manpower and align their needs with overall mobilization. She added the order will require groups to do their job and do it right without giving reporters details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anna Rosenberg
Truman
Defense
Rosenberg
Defense Department
Senate
Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services
Armed Services
Secretary of Defense
Marshall
Prosecution Possible for Rosenberg Smear Accusers
The Senate Armed Services Committee debated moving to court showdown over charges against Mrs. Anna M. Rosenberg, Assistant Secretary of Defense. Senators Cain and Morse urged perjury prosecutions if DOJ finds grounds, while the panel denounced the accusations as false and weighed next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Anna M. Rosenberg
Senate Armed Services Committee
Cain
Morse
Rosenberg
Russell D-Ga
Florida
Damascus Man Guilty After Alcohol Charge and Collision
Damascus man Stanley King was found guilty in Mt. Airy of operating a vehicle under the influence and failing to keep right after a Route 40 crash near Ridgeville last November. He paid 250 dollars fine suspended, costs of 1.45, and forfeited 26.45, despite pleading not guilty. State Trooper John W. Worgan investigated the incident involving James Crawford of Frederick and passengers with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. £. Burman
Mt. Airy
Stanley King
Damascus
Ridgeville
King
James ©. Crawford
Frederick
Crawford
Casper F. Betson
West Fifth Street
Casper, Jr
John W. Worgan
Randallstown Barracks
Deeds Recorded In Frederick Transfers To Hargetts and Others
Deeds filed in the Clerk's office show several Frederick property transfers. Earl T. and wife and Harvey G. Kemp sold two lots on West Seventh Street in Rosedale for about $1,000. Gilmore R. Flautt Jr. sold a lot on Fairview Avenue in Rosemont for about $1,590. Lawrence Willard sold four Frederick Avenue lots to the Hargetts for around $3,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Earl T. Hargett
Harvey G. Kemp
West Seventh Street
Rosedale
Hargett
Gilmore R. Flautt, Jr
Fairview Avenue
Rosemont
Hargest
Lawrence €. Willard
Frederick Avenue
Hargetts
McKeldin's First Day Brings Greenbag Appointments
Annapolis January 11. Governor McKeldin began his first full day in office as lawmakers awaited his initial nominations to state posts. He announced a Tidewater Fisheries Commission vacancy and the motor vehicles post, planned to reorganize the State Roads Commission, and quickly swore in John M. Reeves as Secretary of State. Police estimated about 15,000 attended the inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
McKeldin
Keldin
Maryland
State Senate
Tidewater Fisheries Commission
William Mason Shehan
Talbot County
Arthur H. Brice
State Roads Commission
Russell H. McCain
Frederict
Robert H. Reindollar
Avery Hall
Salisbury
Eastern Shore
Baltimore
John M. Reeves
House of Delegates
Montgomery County
Reeves
Army Reactivates Two WWII Corps With Two Top Generals
Washington reports the Army reactivates VE corps at Camp Atterbury Indiana and VII corps at Fort Meade Maryland. Maj Gen Withers A Burress will command VE corps and Maj Gen Brandl F Moore will command VII corps. Moore moves to West Point to be replaced by Maj Gen Frederick A Irving, reassigned from San Francisco. Milton B Halsey will move from Fort Monroe to San Francisco to fill Irving’s post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
Withers A. Burress
Fort Benning
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Brandl F. Moore
Military Academy
West Point
VII Corps
Fort Meade
MD. Moore
Frederick A. Irving
Sixth Army
San Francisco
Milton B. Halsey
Army Field Forces Headquarters
Fort Monroe
Irving
Information Sought On Drafting 18-Year-Olds
A Senate committee asked for more information on administration proposals to draft 18-year-olds and to create universal military training. Mrs Anna Rosenberg and Secretary Marshall presented the plan, with Truman backing it. Some senators favored lowering the draft age to 18 years and six months, while others worried about frequent amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Armed Services
Anna M. Rosenberg
Defense
Senate Preparedness
Marshall
Defense Department
Congress
Truman
Rosenberg
Pope Bars Catholic Clergy From Rotary Clubs
Vatican decree in L Osservatore Romano forbids Catholic clergy from joining Rotary clubs or attending meetings. The Holy Office ruling, issued Dec 20, urges clergy to follow canon law 684 and warn lay members about secret or seditious associations, while not explicitly forbidding lay participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office
Vatican
L'Osservatore Romano
Jaymen
Snewer
Rotary A
Judge Moser Seeks Parole Files Over Cox Commutation
Baltimore judge Herman M. Moser, who sentenced Richard Cox to death in 1941 for the Richman house killing, urges the Parole Department to include his commutation letter in Cox’s file. Moser argues Cox’s time in the death house and prior criminal history influenced the governor’s decision to commute the sentence to life imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Jan
Herman M. Moser
Richard Cox
Lane
Cox
FL. Murray Benson
Parate Department
William Hacheman
Richman
Young Richman
Thie
Coxox
Soecules Gathver Trou
Cheltenhan
Appointment of six House members to enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee
Washington January reports list six House members including Carroll Reeve former chairman of the Republican National Committee for assignment to the enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee. The staffing move broadens diplomatic oversight within Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
Sicily
Frankk Jin Delano Roosevelt
Carroll Reeve
Republican National Committee
House
Enlarged Foreign Affairs Committee
High Level Meeting Proposed Between US and Red China
Sources report a British Commonwealth-led push for a high level meeting under United Nations auspices to discuss a Korean War settlement. The plan aims to shape a new UN draft resolution, likely unacceptable to both the United States and Red China, while seeking broader Western backing and avoiding open war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dan I .P
British Commonwealth
United States
Reel
Pew
United Nations
Beijao
Bereta
China
Commonwealth
Ming Inten
Korea
Red
Restate
Raven Polit
Perevin Se Gay Benet Bevan
Dadar
Nela Last Viccay
Verdict For Defendant In Damage Sail Here
A verdict for the defendant Mrs Mary Boyle of Avetsburg in a damage suit arising from a June 2 accident on a curve near Rowe 5 south of Thinmoant Phe velnele. Alvarez, driving the opposite vehicle, contends the car swerved and struck the left side of his vehicle. Bethy Nair and Trooper Kenneth Bond testified for the defense and prosecution respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary TO Boyle
Avetsburg
Rowe
Boyle
Streck
Alvarez
Bethy Nair
Washington
Alvares
Kenneth ™ Bond
Prices Hold Steady Across Retail Meat Market
Retail meat prices show little change from a week ago with scattered cheaper chicken and slight egg declines. Putter rises modestly while produce prices trend mixed. Wholesale meat costs remain upward, with the Dun and Bradstreet index at 7.92, and officials warn of future price controls amid producer opposition. Apple crop outlook remains favorable with substantial storage gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
Alan Valentine
Loren Bamert
American Live Stock Association
San Francisco
Aiken
Republican
Senate Agriculture Committee
Holding Line Holds City Front Near Wonju Korea
Elements of U S Second Division held ground one and a half miles south of Wonju while North Korean sixth and tenth divisions pressed the flank from the north and east. Allied forces repelled a major push south of Wonju after a seven hour fight that left thousands on both sides dead or wounded. Snow blanketed the hills as air power and ground attacks shaped a tense central Korean front amid a wider Red offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Korea
Jan
IL Ut
Wonju
Tokyo
Jan JL
Tox
Wondu
Wonje
Olostage
Chonrju
Recs
AMS
Chungja
Reigh
Foudal
Seon
Woonju
North Korea
Enger
Pyongyang
Red Capital
Eighth Army
Icy Roads Halt Cars Across Baltimore Area
Icy conditions blanketed Baltimore and surrounding roads with many vehicles stranded or in ditches on US 40 and Ritchie Highway. Temperatures ranged from 23 to 32 degrees across the region as police noted ice and slick spots from Towson to Easton. In a separate note, the Red Cross announced a regional blood center will be established in Baltimore to collect plasma from Maryland Delaware and nearby Pennsylvania counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
San
White Marsh
Ritchie Highway
Conawings
Pennsylvania Line
Conner
Rockville
Washington
Benson
Salisbury
Cumberland
Waterloo
Towson
Pikesville
Frederick
Randallstown
Easton and
Waldorf
Ley
The
Red Cross
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
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BANK
Citizens National Bank
W. H. B. Anders
Parsons Newman
Lewis M. Sponseller
W. Bartgis Storm
D. Ralph Zimmerman
David M. Kemp
Joseph D. Baker
I. and
Nevin & Baker
New York
Dan
Lary
Lea Hygan
Edison
Albert Biffle
Biffle
Franklinville
St. Anthony's Parochial School
Marion Rice
Mountaindale
Farm Bureau
of Defense
Important State Roads Commission
Pope
Rotary
U.S
Michael V. DiSalle
Chungju
Osan
West
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