Progress on Frederic Washington expressway contracts reported
The State Roads Commission has announced notices to proceed for three of the first four contracts on the Frederic Washington expressway section. Equipment has moved into the county for the Monocacy river bridge and related structures. Major work to start next week, with two more contracts pending and negotiations ongoing with several landowners. A petition from Urbana residents about the cloverleaf intersection has not yet been formally received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Oads Commission
Monocacy River
Baltimore and Hio
Frederick
Moocacy River
Philadelphia
FE. Graham Company
Northarolina
Neat Rbana
Commission
Eadway
Baker Valley
Elung Glass Works
Uture
Roads Commission
Onerstood
Robbery at Sanitary Laundry on East Patrick Street
Robbers forced entry into the Sanitary Laundry at 308 East Patrick Street by a window Thursday night or Friday morning. Only a few shirts and overalls were taken along with a few pennies from a cash drawer. Vending machines were targeted but not opened. The break is under investigation by Officers Haugh, Trump, and Investigator Bartgis, with possible link to a 1935 Ford coach stolen from Union Manufacturing on Water Street around 12:20 a.m.
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East Patrick Street
Haugh and
Trump
Bartgis
Franklin J. Tyergar
West South Street
Union Manufacturing Company
Water Street
Stoops To Tie Shoe Recovers Eyesight
Johnstown Pennsylvania man Foster M. Wilson, 41, credits stooping to tie his shoestring with restoring his sight after 12 years of total blindness. He describes a beam of light, fog, then a haze, followed by near 20 20 vision with thick lenses. He and his doctors attribute the gain to joint movement that reattached detached eye tissue.
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Johnstown
Foster M. Wilson
Wilson
Fire Hits Charleston Business District In One Hour
A fast moving blaze in Charleston West Virginia caused about 85 000 in damage in an hour. Nu Tread Tire Company suffered roughly 50000 in losses while the remaining damage, including the building housing Nu Tread, was around 35000 officials said.
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Charleston
W. Va
Nu Tread Tire Company
O. E. Boggess
Nu Tread
Frederick County Road Jobs Cost Six Million In Three Years
Maryland accelerated highway program funded Frederick County with 16 projects covering 46 miles at a total cost of 6,257,836 from Jan 1 1947 to Dec 31 1949. Major works include 5 mile Washington National Pike section and 3.7 mile MD 26 relocation, with further 1949 contracts and Western Maryland totals across Allegany Washington and Garrett counties.
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Maryland
Frederick County
State Roads Commission
Myersville Road
Frederick
Patrick Street
Carroll
Jefferson Street
Emmitsburg
Pennsylvania State Line
Brunswick Bridge
Potomac
Washington Road
Washington
Monocacy River
U. S. 15
Ter
Unionville
Point of Rocks
Carroll County
Mt. Pleasant
Allegany County
Washington County
Garrett County
Freight Charge Fear Hits Maryland School Lunches
Maryland state officials warn freight charges on surplus commodities will drive up costs and reduce nutritious meals for school children. Potatoes dried milk dried eggs and dried beans moved to schools now incur transport fees, risking lower allocations and meal quality.
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Baltimore
Department of Agriculture
Maryland
Thomas G. Pullen, Jr
Gertrude Bowie
Department of Education
Local CROP Drive Launched January 22
General chairman John L Shaw announced the campaign to gather foodstuffs from Frederick county farmers for the CROP Friendship Food Train for overseas relief will be launched January 22 A meeting of district chairmen with county committee members will be held Sunday afternoon at two oclock in the office of County Agent Henry R Shoemaker East Church street Plans will be made to carry the project to every part of the county CROP is sponsored by Church World Service the National Catholic Rural Life Association and Lutheran World Relief Gifts are distributed through church agencies to the hungry overseas and reach where the ECA and the Marshall Plan do not
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John L. Shaw
Frederick County
Friendship
Henry R. Shoemaker
East Church Street
CROP
Church World Service
National Catholic Rural Life Association
Lutheran World Relief
Holober Sentenced To Die For Wife's Murder
Fairfax Va Jan 13 Charles Francis Holober was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to die in the electric chair for the slaying of his wife at a nudist camp. The 41 year old former Washington cab driver received the sentence from Judge Paul Brown after a five hour prior deliberation and a brief court delay.
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Fairfax
Charles Francis Holober
Toiday
Fairfax County
Gircuit
George Mason Hotel
Alexandria
Paul Brown
Washington
Virginia State Penitentiary
Richmond
T. Brooks Howard
Holaker
Floyd A. Brialey
Five Youths Held For Grand Jury Action
Five youths from Washington and Colmar Manor were ordered held for action by Montgomery county grand jury on car theft robbery and larceny charges after a preliminary hearing in Rockville. James Kowmas 42 Mt Airy owner awaiting hearing on receiving stolen goods in Damascus court postponed to January 24. Kowmas allegedly received stolen goods from Eckloff 16 Colmar Manor. a battered safe with 390 cash and 20060 in notes was found buried on Kowmas farm. other stolen items found in a pig pen. Bond remained at 2000.
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Rockville
Montgomiery County
Damascus Motor Company
Damascus
James Kowrhas
Prospect Road
Mt. Airy
Manuel M. Weinberg
Kowmas
Donald R. Wade
Walter Williams
Nolan Burgess
Robert Mardres
George Carper
Washington
Wiliam Eckloff
Colmar Manor
Eckloff
King Farouk romance rumor hits Cairo and Rome
The Egyptian economist Zaki Hashem, 27, flying from Cairo to New York via Shannon, refused comment on King Farouk allegedly ordering him to cancel his marriage to Narriman Sadek, 16. Rumors say Hashem may gain a diplomatic post to keep him abroad for years.
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Shannon
Ireland
vPi
Egypt
United States
Zaki Hashem
Cairo
United Nations Secretariat
Farouk
Hashem
Dee
Narriman Sadel
Rome
Jealous husband kills bride over 15 minute delay
New York report says 21 year old bride Ann Taylor was killed by husband Thomas Harmon 28 after she arrived 15 minutes late home from visiting her foster mother. He surrendered and was booked on homicide claiming jealousy and belief she was late due to slow trolleys. Also mentions Harmon seeking immediate trial on larceny charge and a separate note from Formosa about Russian advisers aiding Nationalist China against the Chusan islands.
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New York
Ann Taylor
Thomas
Brooklyn
Enumerators For Census To Be Named In 1950
The 1950 Federal census will name enumerators likely by late March. About 70 may be chosen for Frederick area with April start and a goal to complete soon. Applicants need high school education and good health, with car often required. Veterans favored. pay per name or farm enumerated.
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Langdon B. Backus
Frederick
Backus
Hagerstown
Democratic State Central Committee
Edward D. Storm
Bureau of the Census
Bureau of
Census
Washington
Census Bureau
Flying Arrow Reaches Tsingtao After Gunboat Shelling
The Flying Arrow steamed into the Communist port of Tsingtao after farewell with U S destroyer escort eight miles out. The American freighter will stay for at least a week to repair damage from a Chinese Nationalist gunboat shelling on the Yangtze voyage toward Shanghai. Captain Jones thanked Commander Jones of the Roussell for assistance during the 350 mile transfer. Nationalists claim port closure extends to all Communist ports but report limited northern reach.
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Flying Arrow
Tsingtao
U. S
Yangtze
Shanghai
Roussell
David Jones
Jones
Severe Break In Stock Market Continues
New York on January 13 reports a continued severe stock market break with prices slipping to more than a dollar per share. The tape was two minutes late after heavy selling overwhelmed reporting facilities, though some leading issues opened unchanged or higher. Overall, the trend remained clearly down as high volumes pushed most stocks lower.
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New York
Johnson and Bradley to testify on Formosa defense
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to invite Secretary of Defense Johnson and General Omar Bradley to testify January 26 on the strategic importance of Formosa. The move, supported by Republicans and opposed by Connally, seeks views on keeping Formosa out of Chinese Communist hands amid a U.S. hands-off policy toward the island. Acheson spent two hours briefing the panel behind closed doors on Formosa and Far East policy.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Omar Bradley
Mosa
Connally
D-Tex
Joint Chiefs of Star
Formosa
Truman
Johnson and Bradley
State Acheson
Far East
Youth Injured In Car Crash Near Jug Bridge
An eighteen year old Hagerstown man, Charles Lester Beach, was injured when his Lincoln Zephyr ran off Route 40 near Jug Bridge and hit a tree. He was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital for possible leg fractures chest injuries and facial lacerations in satisfactory condition. Police say he fell asleep at the wheel. charges of operating without a license were noted.
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Hagerstown
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick
Jug Bridge
Barracks B
Charles Lester Beach
Route 2
Beach
James H. Hoazee, Jr
Acth Stops Leukemia Supports Hope for Cure
Five patients with acute leukemia showed dramatic improvement after daily Acth injections at Sloan Kettering and Memorial Hospital. Doctors O H Pearson L P Eliel and T R Talbot Jr report one relapse but subsequent recovery. others remain well one day to five weeks post treatment. Result uncertain long term. Acth offers best response yet seen in leukemia, with relapses possible.
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New York
Acth
Pearson
New York Academy of Medicine
Tenants Occupying New Detrick Quarters
Possession of the 32 unit housing project at Camp Detrick was taken Thursday morning marking contractor completion. Tenants began moving in this afternoon with most apartments to be occupied within days. Occupancy split between military and civilian families at the camp.
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Camp Detrick
Roads Free Of Sleet On Friday the 13th
Major roads were reported free of ice as temperatures rose above freezing and mild melting began after a freezing rain hit Thursday. The Weather Bureau forecast 46 degrees with possible rain tonight and Saturday, noting earlier predictions were off. State and county crews treated icy spots, and some ice lingered in higher terrain. The Friday the 13th superstition is mentioned alongside the weather note.
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Weather Bureau
State Roads Commission
Thomas G. Mohler
Commission
Braddock
South Mountains
Braddock Heights
Roads Commission
Thurmont
Foxville
Herman Toms
Gambril Park
Appeals Court Upholds Death Sentence for Edward Grear
Annapolis January 13 the state Court of Appeals upheld the death sentence for Edward L Grear a 34 year old Negro for the December 1948 murder of Patrolman John W Arnold in Baltimore Grear shot two officers after they investigated shots in an alley and died 18 days later The court rejected his confession as impossible citing alleged police torture and noted the only remaining option is governor clemency
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Annapolis
State Court of Appeals
Edward L. Grear
Grear
John W. Arnold
Baltimore
Biddle Street
Arnold
Norman Mike
Northwestern
Charles Markell
Markel
Demand Fur Coats But Find They Were Pawned
Chicago court hears 32 women demand fur coats entrusted for storage last spring. Oksner links financial reverses to pawning or using them as collateral, admitting he was intoxicated. Judge orders police to locate furs by visiting pawn shops. charges include larceny. Also notes articles of incorporation filed for Spinning Wheel Publishers Inc in Taneytown with 60,000 shares.
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Chicago
Steve Oksner
Oksner
Charles
Dougherty
State Tax Commission
Spinning Wheel Publishers, Inc
Taneytown
Marjorie M. Smith
Robert W. Smith
David H. Taylor
Westminster
Shortage of Coal Described as Critical by Chamber
The U S Chamber of Commerce reported a critical coal shortage in 30 cities amid President Truman's denial of an immediate coal emergency. The survey covered 10 coal states with under seven days of supply in many dealers' hands and warned shortages could be hours away in some areas.
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Washington
U. S. Chamber of Commerce Today
Truman
Chamber
John ZL. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Chambers of Commerce
Chisago
American Retail Coal Association
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
al Slong
Moody
Mr. Truman
Second Corps
Interior Department
Secretary of Interior
Chapman
Schildt Held Fined After Drunken Driving Hearing
Leslie C Schildt of Route 1 Frederick was fined 101.45 after a drunken driving charge. Magistrate Manuel M. Weinberg heard the case with two witnesses, Vernon Rippeon and George Barker. A reckless driving charge was dismissed. bond set at 1000. State Troopers Stonesifer Basore and Myers arrested Schildt near Routes 26 and Walkersville road.
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Leslie C. Schildt
Route 1
Frederick
Manuel M. Weinberg
Peoples Court
Murray Fout
Vernon R. Rippeon
Ceresville
George EB. Barker
James Stonesifer
Schildt
Walkersville Road
Failty
Rippcon
Barker
Mt. Pleasant
Edwin F. Nikirk
George F. Larman
Boyds
William <A. ‘Faylor
Sharpsville
Sally H. Kelly
Sharon
Preston McNeill
Takoma Park
Emma L. B. Wachter
Ijamsville
Melvin D. Beall
Germantown
Walter G. Sewell
West All Saints Street
Reginald B. Davis
Tramsville
Eugene H. Beach
Havre DeGrace
Harold L. Basore
R. A. Myers
New State Fishing and Hunting Licenses Issued in 1950
A supply of 1950 state fishing and hunting licenses has arrived at the Clerk of the Circuit Court Ellis C. Wachter office. Licenses are available to the public at the same charges as last year, with a few fishing licenses already issued.
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Ellis C. Wachter
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New Washington Highway
Chathamn
Eng
Chatham
C. B. Middleton
Chatham Navy Yard
Thames
Admiralty
Royal Air Force
Scotland
Holober
Motor Co
King
Charles Henry Harmon
Circuit Court
Harmon
Floyd HW. Altman
Frederick Junction
Harry Fouche
Pleasant
Russia
Taipei
Defense Ministry
Chusan Islands
Johnson and
Bradley
Appeals Court
U. S. Chamber, of Commerce
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