Sub-zero readings and heavy ice grip Frederick area
The Frederick area recorded minus three early this morning marking the second sub-zero reading this week as forecasts warned of another zero or below tonight. Roads crews opened drifted county streets and rivers iced over while ice moving efforts used dynamite to clear blocks. Gasoline supplies remained tight but available. forecasts Call for a near thirty degree high tomorrow with continued frigid air.
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Frederick City
Unionville
McKaig- Pleasant
Thurston
West Patrick Street
Bentz
Jefferson Street
Church Street
East Street
Bentz Street
Carroll Creek
Mountain City Mills
Potomac
Potomac River
Brunswick
Monocacy
Culler Lake
Weather Bureau
Here
State Roads Commission Seeks Bids by Feb 10
Baltimore Jan 28 The State Roads Commission invites sealed bids by noon Feb 10 on highway projects in Allegany County for asphaltic concrete surfacing of 6.41 miles on state route 36 from Frostburg to Midland and from Frostburg to Ward Morgantown, and 0.615 miles on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring from the DC line to East West Highway.
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Baltimore
State Roads Commission
Allegany County
Frostburg
Midland
GU. S. 49
Morgantown
Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring
District of Columbia
Local Maryland Weather Forecasts and Indictment News
Local weather notes from Frederick County and Washington Allegany Counties forecast sunny spells and cold nights with highs near 45 in some areas and lows around minus 6 as clouds gather Thursday. In Kansas City, 64 indictments for vote fraud in the 1946 primary are likely to be dismissed, per County Prosecutor James G. Kimbrell.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Frederick
Washington
Allegany
Kansas City
James G. Kimbrell
Twenty one women drawn for February circuit court jury
Twenty one women from city and county were drawn for grand and petit juries for the February term. The run includes six of nine from Frederick district, with 48 jurors total. The drawing occurred in the courtroom under Clerk Ellis C. Wachter and Associate Judge Patrick M. Schnauffer.
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Frederick
Middletown
Creagerstown
Petersville
Mr. Pleasant
Jefferson
Ballenger
Braddock
Ellis C. Wachter
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Bronday
Edith H. Shank
Ruth T. Yinger
Hilda B. Croghan
Marie Dixon Young
E Eugene Thomas
Ralph L. Gasiley
Fern M. Jenness
Alice M. Ramsburg
Lewis M. Sponseller
Buckeystown
Lena D. Kenn
Robert A. Ranneberger
Briddietown
Abby Remsbers
Anna L. Dinterman
Rhoda Schildt
Emmitsburg
Hubert L. Joy
Joseph D. Adelsberger
Catoctin
Paul K. Hays
Urbana
Edgar Diggs
Catharine E. Biser
Liberty
Charlies P. Riordan
New Market
Miel W. Linthicum
Annie Burgess
Hanvers
Paul C. Fry
Edgar B. Wachter
Woodsboro
Richard B. Keeney
John R. Crum
Ruth E. Ferrell
Mt. Pleasant
Bertie Lindsay
Eva Remsburg
Jane Thomas
Fhurmont
Louise McPherson
Samuel A. Long
Jackson
J. Emmett Shepley
George R. Leatherman
Johnsville
Clinton E. Nusbaum
Earle F. Keefer
Woodville
John D. Gaver
Charles H. Wilson
Singapore
Murray D. Nicode- Tas
Lewistown
Ernest E. Utterback
Tuscarora
Ahen Harper
Burkittsville
J. G. McCollister
Marie H. Culler
Mamie Zimmerman
Brunswick
Bessie L. Cummings
Harvey E. Cannon
Walkersville
Lillian Rippeon
J. Harold Hooper
Retrial Of Assault Case Is Stetted
Retrial of an assault and battery appeal by Max Wagenberg was stetted after the jury could not reach a verdict last fall. The case was abandoned in Circuit Court this week on motion by State's Attorney Edwin F. Nikirk. Wagenberg also faced a $50,000 damage suit by Mose Whitney, who claims to have been assaulted in the related case. Other stetted appeals included Alton D. Bowie Lime Kim and Harold Lydard Frederick challenging six month sentences for assault and battery. A non-support appeal by Joan R. Long was seized.
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Max Wagenberg
Woodsboron
Edwin F. Nikirk Wagenberg
Mose Whitney
Wagenberg
Alton D. Bowie
Lime Kim
Harold Lydard
Frederick
House of Correction
Joan R. Long
Starling Trap Idea Prompts Simple Testing Suggestion
Brunswick resident B B Beck urged trying a starling eliminator using a dipnet setup when snow covers the ground. He proposed cleaning a snowy area the size of the net, propping the frame with a stick, and pulling a string to release garbage beneath the net to attract and trap starlings. Beck also called it worth a try since it costs nothing.
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B. B. Beck
Brunswick
Beck
New Hampshire Primary To Be A Two Man Fight
Exeter New Hampshire January 28 The New Hampshire presidential primary shapes up as a two man race on the Republican side with Governor Thomas E Dewey of New York and Harold E Stassen prominent contenders. A Taft spokesman said Senator Robert A Taft would not seek Pre convention support here. Ohio Jan 28 Taft will do little campaigning to stop Stassen in Ohio focusing instead on improving out of state delegate strength while counting on the state organization to deliver Ohio delegates.
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Exeter
N. H
New Hampshire
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold E Stassen
Gaig
Robert A. Taft
R-Obio
Taft
Ohio
Columbus
Harold Stassen
Ohio Gop
Sen
11 Billions Can Be Paid On Debt Taxes Cut
Washington reports Republican members of the House Ways and Means committee say a $6.3 billion tax cut is affordable while the government could still pay $11 billion on the national debt over the next two fiscal years. The GOP claim follows approval of Rep Knutson’s tax-slashing bill and a projected $7 billion cut in President Truman’s budget. Democrats warn of deficit risk and threats to solvency and national security. House debate on the tax battle begins tomorrow with a vote set for Monday.
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Washington
House
Wars and Means Committee
GOP
Rep
Knutson
Truman
Jam Marlow Washington
Congress
Mr. Truman
Senate
Degrees To Be Awarded At Mount St Mary's College
At the close of the current semester on January 30 Mount St Mary's College will confer degrees on 14 eighth semester students in education, business, social science and physical sciences. Names include William Aten York PA Joseph Boyle Easton PA John Coffey Jamaica NY Charles Colligan New York Leo Desmond Bridgeport CT Francis Dolan East Rockaway NY Francis Gardner Washington DC Beier Grandell Wilmington DE William Maguire Wilmington DE Joseph MacGlynn Philadelphia Hector Rivas Fajardo PR Jose Rivera Morovis PR Stephen Sergios Adena OH William Walter Emmitsburg. Diplomas will be presented at June commencement. second semester starts February 3. Exams for the current semester began last Monday and end Friday.
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Mount St Mary's College
Emmitsburg
William Bernard Aten
York
Joseph Francis Boyle
Easton
John Lawrence Coffey
Jamaica
N. Y
Charles Augustus Colligan
Hol L L
New York
Leo Joseph Desmond
Bridgeport
Bradley Confirmed As Chief Of Staff
Gen Omar Bradley was confirmed by the Senate as Army Chief of Staff to succeed Gen Dwight D Eisenhower, taking the post this spring. The report also notes local brief items including a larceny arrest in Braddock and a Vatican audience with Pope Pius XII for Orson Welles. Palestine violence continues with UN partition toll rising to 994.
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Washington
Omar Bradley
Army
Senate
Jerusalem
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
Pope
Welles
Vatican City
Pius
Orson
Man Dies Of Burns Near Sandy Hook
A 63 year old retired Virginian, G. D. Conard, died from severe burns after a mattress fire in a second floor room at his home near the Sandy Hook bridge over the Potomac. Brunswick volunteers responded, finding him alive but overcome by smoke, and he died a short time later. Conard, a former Harpers Ferry mail carrier, was reportedly smoking in bed when the mattress ignited. State Police were notified.
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New Sandy Hook
Potomac River
Brunswick Volunteeer
G. D. Conard
Conard
Brunswick Fire Department
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Lutheran Minister Mumford Dies in Gettysburg at 70
Rev. Carl Mumford former pastor emeritus of First Lutheran Ellicott City died at his sister in law's home in Gettysburg after a two week illness. He was 70 and had served multiple pastorates including Trenton Littlestown Mountain Union and Baltimore. Survived by three sons Rev Karl Mumford Rev John Mumford and Rev Paul Mumford and two daughters Lois and Mary Ruth Mumford. Funeral at Middletown Lutheran cemetery conducted by Dr. Charles J. Hines with interment at Middletown.
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First Lutheran Church
Ellicott City
Gettysburg
Lester S
Trenton
N. J
Littlestown
Mountain Union
Baltimore
Mumford
Columbia Lodge
A. F. and
A. Masons
Frederick
Milton Strobel
Charles Mahoney
Braddock Heights
Roy Mumford
Stanley Mumford
Middletown
Charles J. Hines
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Middletown Lutheran Cemetery
R. Etchison and Son
Marshall Plan With Safeguards Leaders Debate Aid
Washington says the National Association of Manufacturers backs the Marshall Plan if proper safeguards are included. NAM official Herbert H. Schell says there is no alternative to the European recovery program. Below zero reports note record cold across West Virginia. A US Air Force C-47 is missing on a flight from Istres to Udine. Bolivia proclaims a state of siege after uncovering a revolutionary plot. George P. Baker declines Harvard Transportation Board chairmanship in Washington.</s>
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National Association of Manufacturers
Herbert H. Schell
NAM International Relations Committee
Frankfurt
Germany
Unite States Air Forces
Istres
France
Udine
Italy
Air Force
Wiesbaden
New Store Building to Cost About $40,000
A permit for erecting a modern store at 14 16 North Market street, about $40,000, has been issued to the Diana Store Corporation of New York. The ladies clothing firm leases the old Central Restaurant site from James N. Carros and associates. The one story building will cover 30 feet three inches in width by 120 feet four inches in depth.
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North Market Street
Neer
Diana Store Corporation
New York
Diana Corporation
James N. Carros
Gas shortage idles 200000 Detroit workers
Detroit and surrounding industries halt operations as Michigan Consolidated Gas cuts fuel deliveries for at least a week amid record cold. Big Three automakers General Motors Chrysler and Ford face production slowdowns while Briggs Manufacturing and numerous suppliers also feel the impact.
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Detroit
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
Ford Motor Co
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Henry Fink
Pittsburgh
Ford
River Rouge
Highland Park
Lincoln
Liquor License Hearing Set For February 11
A hearing is scheduled for Wednesday February 11 at 10 am in the Court House courtroom before County License Commissioner G Cleveland Trout for James R King Sarah W King and Mary E Summers trading as Highway Liquors Inc seeking a Class A off sale beer wine and liquor license. The site would be along Route 240 in Urbana district close to the Montgomery county line at Hyattstown. About 175 signers object to the license arguing the establishment is not necessary for public accommodation.
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Court House
G. Cleveland Trout
James R. King
Sarah W. King
Mary E. Summers
Highway Liquors, Inc
Route 240
Urbana
Montgomery County
Hyattstown
Clouds Breathe Like Lungs In Thunderstorm Study
More than 1 200 daring flights through thunderstorms show that these clouds act as giant lungs breathing air in from the sides and pushing it out the bottom. Army Air Force pilots over Florida reported to Horace R Byers R F Braham and Harry Moses of the U S Weather Bureau. DECREE SIGNED A Court decree grants James Coale Sappington 3rd an absolute divorce and custody of an adopted son with joint property questions reserved for later orders. TEAMS MATCHED Switzerland opens Olympic hockey against the Amateur Hockey Association of America with the U S team in St Woritz.
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Florida
Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences Today
Horace R. Byers
R. F. Braham
Harry Moses
U. S. Weather Bureau
MY. Schnauffer
James Coale Sappington
State Department
London
Libertytown
Anne G. D. Sappington
Robert E. Ciapp
Sappington
M. Storm
George R
St. Woritz
Switzerland
International Ice Hockey Federation
Amateur Hockey Association of America
Cold wave claims ten lives in Hong Kong drop to 38
A cold wave in Hong Kong on January 28 caused ten deaths as temperatures dipped to 38 degrees, tying the 1917 record for the coldest day in the tropical colony.
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Hong Kong
Hongkong
France's Cabinet May Fall Over Gold Proposal
Paris January 28 The French cabinet faces collapse if the National Assembly votes down Premier Robert Schuman's gold proposal. Socialist deputies oppose free trade in gold, risking defection from the coalition as the devaluation and money market measures already take effect. Parliament must approve the bill, with the finance commission yesterday disapproving it.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
Tihe National Assembly
Governmment
Schuman
Socialist Party
France
Pierre Abelin
Georges Bidault
Rene Mayer
Assembly
Finance Commission
Siege Of Cold Grips Nation With Snow and Job Losses
Winter's siege continues with snow and ice halting business and forcing layoffs. About 160 deaths reported across the east south and midwest as a third cold wave grips from Rockies to Atlantic. Snow blankets Tennessee four to sixteen inches while Arkansas and deep south see three to six inches. Ice cripples transit and schools. gas shortages hit Pittsburgh area with a 190 percent cut in industrial supply. Buffalo firms announce large layoffs and shift changes amid shortages.
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Woman Found Dead In Home Airs
Mary Ruth Haines an 80 year old Uniontown resident was found dead on her home steps by a neighbor delivering mail. Carroll County medical examiner cites acute myocardial death believed to have occurred Tuesday. Survivors include two sons four sisters a brother eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services set for Saturday afternoon at 1:30 at the funeral home with Rev J H Hoch officiating. Interment in Church of God cemetery Uniontown. Fuss and Son funeral directors.
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Unionitom
Carroll County
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Jemimah Hamburg
Thomas E
Westminster
Craft H. Baltimore
Clara Crouse
Uniontown
Maude Pearl
Cora Graham
Florence Minnick
Baltimore
Orville
J H. Hoch
Church of God
C. Fuss and Son
Republicans Push 1948 Income Tax Cut Plan
The Nation Today reports that Republicans prepare to push a 1948 income tax cut, aiming to reduce taxes for the lowest 20 percent and total about 6.3 billion dollars, with Truman set to veto. The House votes next week, Senate debate may lag, and Democrats may cross to pass a smaller cut if needed.
600 Plants Affected By Ohio Gas Shortage
East Ohio Gas Co. announced a 100 percent curtailment of gas supply to about 600 northern Ohio industries effective immediately. Some plants will receive limited gas for maintenance but manufacturing or processing will halt until the cold snap ends. Residential customers are unaffected.
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Cleveland
East Ohio Gas Co
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Ohio
Tobey Deplores Demotion of Eccles
Senator Tobey denounces the removal of Marriner Eccles as Federal Reserve Board chairman and vows to identify the forces that pressured the President. The report notes Washington reporting on the incident dated January 28.
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New Strike Threat Looms Over Germany Amid Unrest
A fresh strike threat involving up to 4 million workers surfaced in Germany as economic unrest grows over food shortages. The warning appeared to gain momentum today, signaling potential nationwide disruption and heightened tension.
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Frankfurt
Germany
CIO Steel Men Open Wage Drive in Pittsburgh
The CIO United Steel Workers announce a plan to press for a third postwar wage boost. A 770 man wage policy committee is to meet February 18 to draft a program for the steel industry. The international executive board meets February 16 in Pittsburgh for a preliminary session.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steel Workers
Steel Labor
Truman
Charge Filed Against GM With Unfair Labor Practice
Washington January 28 Robert N Denham general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board charged General Motors with an unfair labor practice under the Taft Hartley law He alleged GM refused to bargain with the CIO Auto Workers Union on an insurance plan A hearing was set for February 10 The complaint paves the way for a court order to stop the practice Denham charged two counts refusal to bargain on a union proposal for insurance and attempting to compel 256000 workers to accept a company arranged plan The CIO UAW has sought for years an insurance plan covering sickness accident medical or surgical treatment hospitalization or death
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Washington
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
General Motors
CIO Auto Workers Union
Denham
NLRB
Ciouaw
Two Children Hurt Jumping From Flames
A Baltimore blaze forced eight family members to flee a second story window. May Chenoweth, 13, and Rose Chenoweth, 11, were treated at Union Memorial Hospital with May suffering a fractured leg before discharge. Separately, three rowhouses burned leaving James Bowkers, 40, and Isabelle Wilson, 18, hospitalized at Johns Hopkins for burns.
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May Chenoweth
Rose
Union Memorial Hospital
May
James Bowkers
Isabelle Wilson
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Colorado's 46 Below Overtaxes Thermometer
Alamosa Colorado reports a record cold start with the thermometer likely dropping below 46 below zero. The station’s mercury froze and broke the thermometer amid the extreme cold felt as the nation’s coldest area. Early reports indicate harsher temperatures than recorded.
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Alamosa
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