Snow drifts opened after heavy buildup on county roads
Weather predicts a new cold front bringing gusts and possible light sleet or snow. State and County Roads crews opened drifts, with some road sections still intermittently affected. In Frederick, a tunnel under ice near Carroll Creek was dynamited open as officials anticipate a slow snow melt and continued street clearing through Third and Fourth streets. Temperatures fell to nine above, with forecasts of a warmer Sunday afternoon and Monday, then colder by Tuesday. Snow potential returns Tuesday.
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Weather Bureau
State Roads Commission
County Roads Board
Quirauk
Sabillasville
Frederick
Carroll Creek
Mountain City Mills
W. Raymond Walter
Second
Two Runaway Girls Caught Near Brunswick
Two 14 year old girls from Manhattan on their way to Florida to marry juvenile companions were intercepted near Brunswick. They stopped at an aunt’s home, notified police, and were sent home. The four youths had fled their homes Wednesday and had been traveling by bus using money from jewelry and belongings. Names of all minors not disclosed. A separate record notes a sale of a department house at 129-24 North ers street from Louise Gaders to Mr and Mrs Crum for about 18500.
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Manhattan
New York City
Florida
Brunswick
State Polce
Montevues
New York
Lerk
Northers Street
Louise G. Aders
Thomas . Crum
County Forecasts For Maryland Snow Likely This Weekend
The Associated Press Local Maryland forecast warns for the Lower Eastern Shore, Anne Arundel, and Montgomery counties of considerable cloudiness today and tonight with snow possibly mixed with sleet starting early Sunday. Highs in the mid 20s, lows 15 to 20. North to northeast winds shift in. Frederick county expects cloudiness and snow Saturday morning with highs 23 to 28 and lows 13 to 18. Washington and Allegany counties face snow and possibly sleet early Saturday, with highs under 20 and lows 0 to 15.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Lower Eastern Shore
Amerundel
Montgomery Counies
Mid‘s
Inds
Frederick County
Ighest
Washington and
Allegany Counies
Visiting Scandinavians Share Views At Frederick High
Three teen Scandinavian students Martti Soisalo Finland Brynjulf Oimes Norway and Sten Stroemhold Sweden visited Frederick High School for an assembly and panel discussion. They described education systems, discussed the Marshall Plan and Jewish aid, noted gender roles, and contrasted Nordic and American schooling.
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Frederick High School
Martti Soigalo
Finland
Brynjulf Oimes
Norway
Sten Stroemhold
Sweden
Frederick
Tom Fenton
Baltimore
Lford C. Culter
America
High School League
Patricia Hammer
Evelyn Summers
George Baker
John Cartee
Dorothy Snyder
Marshall van
Europe
United States
Martti Soisalo
One Army Plane Crashes While Searching For Another
U S Air Force headquarters reported sighting wreckage of a DC-3 transport in the lower French Alps after it disappeared en route from France to Italy. A second plane, likely a B-17 in the rescue party, crashed about 20 miles east of the first wreckage. The DC-3 carried three American women and five children, dependents of U S soldiers in Trieste. A pilot in the search party saw the second plane explode in a suspected Flying Fortress crash.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S. Air Force
French Alps
France
Italy
U. S
Trieste
Digne
Air Force
Wiesbaden
Herb Pennock Dies Suddenly in New York
Herb Pennock, general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, died in a New York hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage after collapsing in the Waldorf Astoria lobby on the way to a league meeting. In related Masonic news, Enoch R. A. Chapter No. 23 installed officers for 1948 at Masonic Temple with P H P Harry O Schroeder and P H P John H Lentz assisting in a formal ceremony.
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New York
Herb ‘Pennock
Philadelphia Phillies
Waldorf, Astoria
Enoch R. A
Masonic Temple
Harry O. Schroeder
John H. Lentz
M. E
Russell L. Michael
C. Leslie Blentlinger
George Black
Lawrence E. Bentz
Gandhi pays tribute to reporter Mills at death
The last person Gandhi spoke with before Poona jail in 1932 was James A Mills, an Associated Press reporter. The first to greet him upon release in 1933 was Mills. Gandhi said if he died he would expect Mills at heaven's gates. Mills died in 1942, and Gandhi paid special tribute to him.
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New Delhi
Mohandas KE. Gandhi
Poona
James A Mills
Associated Press
Mills
Gandhi
Virginians Acquitted In Bank Misapplication Case
Richmond Va January 30 Two Virginia bank presidents Clarence L Robey and Joseph E Proffitt were acquitted of charges they aided and abetted in misapplication of funds of a Fredericksburg bank.
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Richmond
Virginia Bank
Clarence L. Robey
Joseph E. Proffit
Fredericks Purg Bank
Sokolovsky Claims 206 Russians Held in U S Zone
Soviet military governor Marshal V. D. Sokolovsky published letter charging that 206 Soviet citizens are imprisoned in the U S zone of Germany and demanding their immediate release. Also tax bills for 1948 to be mailed by county treasurer Falk. two per cent discount through Feb 28 and one per cent in March. Decree in Equity Court grants Harry W Eyler absolute divorce from Marian Cogan Eyler. Eyler to pay costs.
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Berlin
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
U. S
Germany
James H. Falk
Equity Court
Patrick ™. Schnauffer
Harry W. Evler
Walkersville
Marian Cogan Eyler
Honerbrook
Eyler
Edward D. Storm
Wright's Condition Deteriorates at Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton Ohio January 39 percent Miami Valley Hospital reports Orville Wright seventy six year old aviation pioneer in worse condition after a night of deterioration now listed as critical.
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Wright
Dayton
Miami Valley Hospital
Orville’ Wright
British Air Hero Arthur Coningham Believed Lost
London January 30 Sir Arthur Coningham famed WWII British air hero is believed missing with 28 others after a BSAA Tudor IV en route to Bermuda reportedly crashed 440 miles northeast of Bermuda after departing London Tuesday with stops at Lisbon and the Azores Severe weather delayed the Azores leg and seven search planes comb the area. most passengers were British and 23 passengers plus six crew were aboard.
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London
Arthur Coningham
Bermuda
British South American Airways
Lisbon
Azores
Sir Arthur
Eighth Army
North Africa
French North Africa
Brisbane
Australia
BSAA
Fire at Jesse Welden Inn Leaves Four Missing and Ten Hurt
At St. Albans Vermont on January 30 a swift hotel fire sent nearly 100 guests fleeing or being carried from the Jesse Welden Inn. Four remain missing and ten injured as investigators, hindered by burned hotel records, assess the toll. Fire chief R H Sweeny estimates losses between 200000 and 500000 with replacement costs higher. cause undetermined.
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St. Albans
Jesse Welden
R.H. Sweeny
George E. St. Laurent
Charles Town Bribery Case Ends With $1000 Fine
Charles Town West Virginia January 30 Peter Del Pozzo of New York and Baltimore pleaded guilty in Jefferson County Circuit Court to attempting to drive a jockey in a race two years ago and was fined $1000. Jockey Patrick Connolly indicted on the same charge last fall did not enter a plea and is slated for trial February 9. An accident at West Patrick and Bentz streets Thursday around 3:45 p.m. involved Robert H. Wilson of Emmitsburg Route 1, who swerved to avoid a school bus and collided with a westbound Ford sedan that fled the scene. no charges filed. Eddie Miller, 31, a shortstop, is available to any National League club after talking himself out of a job with the Cincinnati Reds. The House Appropriations committee, in Washington, cut 2 6 per cent from President Truman’s spending estimates in the first big money bill of the 1948 session.
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Charles Town
W_ Va
Peter del Pozzo
New York
Baltimore
Jefferson County
Patrick Connolly
del Pozzo
Patrick Street
Bentz Streets
Robert H. Wilson
Emmitsburg
Patrick
Herman J. Main
Frederick
Bentz
Wilson
Norman Dietz
Eddie Miller
Slick
Cincinnati Reds
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Duke of Aosta Prince Aimone Dies in Buenos Aires
Prince Aimone of Savoy, Duke of Aosta, once granted a kingdom by Mussolini, died last night in a Buenos Aires hotel room at age 48. The report notes his friendship with Duce as part of his prominence in prewar Italian royalty.
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Duce
Buenos Aires
uPi
Prince Aimone of
Savoy
Aosta
Benito Mussolini
Reds Charge Violation Of Peace Treaty Reds Charge Violation Of Peace Treaty London
Moscow radio reports Russia formally charged the United States with violating the Italian peace treaty by sending U S warships to Italian ports. Ambassador Panyushkin filed protests with Secretary Marshall and notified France. The broadcast said ships, including the carrier Midway and several cruisers and destroyers, are part of a Mediterranean fleet anchored at Naples and Taranto.
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London
Moscow
Russia
United States
U. S
Alexander
Panyushkin
Washington
George C. Marshall
Italy
Britain
Mellaha
North Africa
Alcide de Gasperi
Midway
Naples
Taranto
No Exemption From State Sales Tax For Mt Olivet Cemetery
Maryland Attorney General rulings state Mt Olivet Cemetery in this city cannot claim state sales tax exemption. Opinion notes no specific exemption in 1852 and 1943 general property exemption applies only to property taxes. It argues cemetery operates neither charitable nor religious, though conflicts exist with states like Colorado and Connecticut. An Ohio approach is favored for Maryland. An appeal is noted in Mackie v Bennett case.
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Mt. Olivet
Hall Hammond
Richard W. Case
Walter E. Kennedy
Maryland
Olive
Olivet Cemetery
Colorado
Connecticut
Ohio Tax Commission
Ohio
Would Be Worse If Moslem Slew Gandhi
A government official in London reacted to Mohandas K. Gandhi's death saying nearly any outcome in the Indian subcontinent could occur. He added, "Thank God the assassin was not Moslem, or all hell certainly would break loose," noting authorities must act quickly to stabilize the situation.
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Gandhi
London
Indian Subcontinent
Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
Cab Driver Injured In Early Morning South Mountain Crash
Frederick taxi driver Jacob Drury was hurt when his eastbound cab on Route 40 collided with a tractor trailer atop South Mountain. He was treated at Washington County Hospital then moved to Frederick Memorial. Tractor driver Maynard Barnhart of Weirton, Pa., was cited for failing to yield. The cab suffered heavy damage. Also, Ralph Dorsey was fined for parking on a hill on Route 75 at Fountain Mills after a minor collision involving James McKenzie. Dorsey left the scene and faced ice and visibility issues. Collateral forfeitures were levied on several motorists for various violations. Kermit Smallwood was jailed after arrest for assault on his wife.
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Jacob Drury
Frederick
South Mountain
Drury
Washington County
Hagerstown
Frederick Memorial Hospital
W. A. Mutchner
Maynard Barnhart
Watfordsburg
Barnhart
Ralph S. Dorsey
Mt Airy
Peoples Court
Manuel M. Weinberg
Theodore F. Snyder
James Leo McKenzie
Monrovia
Dorsey
McKenzie
Charles R. Shipe
Sherwood
Grayson G. Smith
Middletown
James H. Hil
Snyder
Kermit Smallwood
West South Street
Paul B. Rhoads
Gandhi Murdered in India BBC Reporter Observes
London January 30 BBC correspondent Robert Stimson witnessed the assassination of Mohandas Gandhi. He cabled impressions describing faint gunfire, Gandhi falling, entourage grappling with a heavy woman, blood on a conspirator, Gandhi carried to Birla House, crowd grief, and Gandhi looking sprightlier moments before the shooting.
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London
Robert Stimson
BBC
Mohandas iGandhi
iGandhi
Gandhi
Birla House
Stimson
Navy Sells 73000 Lbs of Old Butter in Oakland
Oakland California January 30 The Navy sold 73000 pounds of butter today at 18 2 cents a pound. The butter was over two years old and labeled by the Department of Agriculture as unfit for human consumption after return from Saipan. The Peterson Tallow Company of Oakland bought it.
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Oakland
Calif
Navy
Saipan
Department of Agriculture
Peterson Tallow Company of
Derailed Crack Train At Ogallala Injures 25
A Union Pacific City of Francisco streamliner derailed on a straight stretch near Ogallala Nebraska injuring 25. Five cars were on their sides and a power unit broken wheel likely caused the crash. Ambulances sent from North Platte, a special to Omaha carried uninjured passengers home.
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Ogallala
Neb
Union Pacific
Robison
North Platte
Farm Leaders Back ERP Aid to Europe, Farm Leaders Say
Washington January 30 leaders of two large farm groups voiced support for the Marshall Plan to aid Europe while telling a Senate committee they back the idea. Republicans discounted Truman's request for 6.8 billion dollars to begin the program. Senator Taft of Ohio warned of potential cuts. Avan B. Kline of the American Farm Bureau Federation and J. T. Sanders of the National Grange represented their organizations.
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Washington
Europe
Senate
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Avan B. Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
J. T. Sanders
National Grange
Sheriff Named County Fuel Of Coordinator
The State Fuel Coordinator's office announced the appointment of Sheriff Guy Anders as fuel coordinator for Frederick county. Alver V. Renn was named earlier this week as coordinator for Frederick city. The coordinators will seek fuel for hardship cases. Renn reported one aid request so far from a county resident.
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Guy Anders
Frederick County
Associated Press
Alver V. Renn
Frederick City
Anders
Renn
Assassination For Political Reasons In Delhi
Jan 30 officials said Mohar das K Gandhi was slain for political reasons as some opposed his anti violence appeals. Woodsboro Savings Bank elects officers for the coming year including Dr J G F Smith president Gail L Catshall VP and secretary M J Albaugh cashier George W Smith assistant cashier Miss Margaret de Hahn bookkeeper. New York market shows limited progress as stocks rise modestly amid light selling.
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Delhi
Mohardas K. Gandhi
Woodsboro Bank
Woodsboro Savings Bank
J. G. F. Smith
Gail L. Catshall
M. J. Albaugh
George W. Smith
Margaret de Hahn
New York
Gandhi Shot To Death At Prayer Meet In New Delhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, 78, was shot dead at his prayer meeting at Birla House in New Delhi. A Hindu assailant from Poona was arrested. Gandhi led India to independence and advocated nonviolence despite partition violence between Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs.
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New Delhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Birla Mansion
Gandhi
Poona
Birle House
Perssons
Birla House
Great Britain
Injai
India
Pakistan
Birla
London
South Africa
Ahmadabad
Dandi
Gulf of Cambay
Thousand Replacements To Be Moved By Navy Dispatch
Norfolk officials say about 1,000 United States Marines will be sent shortly to the Mediterranean fifth naval district headquarters. The Marines are described as replacements and will not increase the total number in the Mediterranean area.
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Norfolk
United States
Mediterranean Fifth Naval District
Mediterra-nean
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