Objection to County Budget Cuts for Education in 1949
The Frederick County Board of Education protested a 527000 reduction in current expenses and a boosted school building fund in the 1949 levy. The board argued the moves preserved last year’s tax rate but harmed essential school operations and driver training plans. They asked for reconsideration and warned of delayed education programs.
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Frederick News and Post
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Clyde
Roney
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Escaped Convict Brought To Hagerstown For Hearing
Claude Ross, an escaped Virginia convict, was captured Wednesday after abandoning a stolen car. He is jailed at Washington County Jail in Maryland for a preliminary hearing on a Dyer Act violation. Ross faces trial in Baltimore’s District Court. Virginia authorities seek extradition.
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Washington County
Jerstown
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Ross
Virgi
Staunton
Rass
Weather map shows generally fair conditions nationwide
The Weather Bureau notes moderating temperatures and mostly fair conditions across the country with only scattered precipitation. Light rain fell along the coast and in the mountains, while New England reported some snow and rain in a few areas.
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Weather Bureau
New England
New State
Harbor Talks In New York Are Off
Negotiations seeking harbor strike were extended to midnight tonight. Joseph E. O Grairector of the labor relations division said the union representing 3,500 harbor crewmen declared actions terminated to comply with a trade union rule that no strike can start during negotiations. A bomb exploded in Cairo killing one or two people and injuring at least 15 in a city square.
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Joeph E. O
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Egypt
New Autos Burn In Waynesboro Fire
A one story brick automobile sales building burned in Waynesboro Pennsylvania destroying a Pontiac car dealership and ten autos including seven new models. Firefighters battled the blaze as damage was estimated at about 100000 dollars with owners Sam Stoner Jr and Harry Wallace named in early reports.
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Waynesboro
Sam Stoner
Harry Wallace
Frederick city tops year for new homes and major remodels
Permits show 81 new homes started in the past year in Frederick. Estimated construction costs reach about 1.47 million with final figures possibly near 2.75 million due to city engineer backed estimates. Watkins Acres apartments and new Muse Tailoring facility are notable projects.
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Watkins Acres
New Muse Tailoring Company
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Jar
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British Envoy To See Truman Amid Middle East Tensions
London reports Sir Oliver Franks will meet President Truman to explain Britain's stance on Palestine and the postwar settlement. An informed source says Franks was instructed to stress Britain’s hope for cooperation and to outline security interests in the Red Sea and eastern Mediterranean.
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Fire claimed 23 harness horses at Saratoga Raceway
Twenty three harness racing horses perished in a fire that destroyed a stable at the Saratoga Raceway in Saratoga Springs New York. Only one horse housed in the wooden structure escaped. The cause of the fire was not determined.
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N. Yo
Saratoga Raceway
Detters Ree
Highway P C Hospital Plans Delayed By Architect Shortfall
Freighted by a stalled North Wing project the Frederick Memorial Hospital faces delays as architect James R. Edmunds struggles with plans and specifications. Community leaders criticize the hold up while beds remain scarce and a fifth pledge payment deadline nears January 15 with many accounts unpaid.
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James R. Edmunds
Bathmore
Frederick
Basil Lewis
Paul S. Michael
Hospital Board of Managers
Stadium Use Rules Face Court Challenge in Baltimore
A Baltimore case questions stadium use conditions for Balto Municipal Stadium, citing lighting, parking and paving issues. The suit seeks to oust the International League team from the venue, with the matter sent back on appeal while market headlines note slow trading and marginal losses.
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Baltimore
Bancre Municipal Stadium
County Bills Introduced in Annapolis
Jan 13 legislative routine lists Senate Bills in Frederick county. Storm Davis Stromberg introduce SB9S to repeal lawyer fees for court-appointed attorneys. SB10G to repeal assistant state counsel duties. SB101s to raise Frederick Circuit Court clerk salary to 7500. SB102 to add two party affiliated assessors.
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Senate
Frederick County
Storm
Davis
Kromberg
Stromberg
Construction Needs At Schools For Frederick City
Patrons from Frederick city schools planned a meeting this afternoon in the Board of Education office to outline needed facilities. Four or five representatives were expected to attend to gain a first hand view before a county wide conference next Monday afternoon.
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Cla Gaithesburg
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Court rules ambiguous auto insurance clauses favor insured
The Maryland Court of Appeals held that ambiguous language in auto insurance policies must be construed against the insurer and in favor of the insured. The ruling was issued in Annapolis on January 3.
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Maryland Court of Appeals
Hoover Urges Change To Overhaul Government
On January 13 Herbert Hoover urged Congress to grant the President broad power to overhaul the government, arguing that current disorder is empowering the nation’s enemies and undermining the war effort.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Truman
Communist peace terms demand Chiang removal for talks
Peiping dispatch reports Chinese Communists require Chiang Kai-Shek and Li Tsung Jen ousted to start national peace talks. Terms include a mutual cease fire, coalition government with major Communist representation, and a possible Formosa resignation by Chiang.
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Li Tsung-Jen
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Comnm
Chiang
Three Escape Death As Boat Capsizes Near Lander
Fredericktonitas Bernard V. Kreh and Theodore C. Kreh along with Donald Houff nearly drowned when their duck hunting boat capsized in the Potomac near Lander. The two Kreh brothers, aided by Wolfsville hunters Philip Warrenfeltz and Marshall Harshman, clung to a tree until rescue and warmth at a neighbor’s home.
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Harold Cross
Potomac
Acheson Defends Friendship With Alger Hiss at Hearing
Senator Connally led questioning as James Acheson nominee for Secretary of State testified he and Alger Hiss remained friends. He said Hiss worked in other departments and did not report to him until 1946, noting loyalty and aid to the country and UN relations.
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Dr Brameld to Speak on UNESCO at Frederick High
Dr Theo dore Brameld, professor of Educational Philosophy at New York University, will address Frederick High School auditorium tonight at eight. This is the third Frederick County Teachers' Association winter program in the series.
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Middletown Board Selects Site for New Junior Senior High
The Middletown Board of Education approved purchasing 25.2 acres near Route 40 for a new junior-senior high school to house 350 students with potential expansion to 550. The land, bought from Mr. and Mrs. Routzahn at 800 dollars per acre, lies north of Route 40 behind new homes and has dual access. The project includes a modern, fireproof building with auditorium, cafeteria, library, and labs, while the current elementary building will be repurposed. State Superintendent Thomas Pullen Jr approved the site after careful review.
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John L. Routzahn
Thomas Pullen, Jr
Middletown Valley
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Verday
Paul Rea
Hyattsville
Prince Georges County
Landover Hills
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Baltimore
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Anne
Garrett County
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Alurray
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Principe
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Liberty
Way To Open Mediation Sought In China Crisis
Washington reports say the United States weighs mediation with Britain France and possibly Russia to end China’s civil war. Chiang Kai-shek’s government sent a communication but details remain undisclosed. Western powers seek “good offices” without forcing U.S. responsibility.
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United States
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France
China
Lovett
Nanking
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London
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Moscow
Generalissimo Chiang
Chiang
China Faces Bankruptcy Amid Military Collapse
The article reports China’s national government moving toward financial and military bankruptcy as Nanking loses control to provincial leaders. It notes funds shortages, emigration of officials, and the shifting of governance to provincial counties as Chiang Kai-shek’s forces falter near Suchow and the Yangtze.
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George C. Marshall
Nanking
Possum Rides Fredrick County Sweeper Toward Jail
A possum found in a police patrol car rode in a city street sweeper for two nights and headed toward the Frederick County jail this morning when the sweeper operator opened the refuse receptacle. The new inmate was discovered in the county owned institution vicinity.
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Frederick County
Harry Wiles
Stituton
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