January Cold Sets Record In Frederick City
A brutal January ends with Arctic air sending Frederick readings to as low as 15 below zero unofficially and 8 below official, the coldest in five years. Snow totals approach 10.5 inches with ice on rivers and widespread frost, as forecasts warn of light snow tonight.
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Camptrick
Unionville
Frederick
Weather Bureau
Potomac
Ceresville
Iver
C. S. Birely
Ormal
New Ears
Cullerake
War surplus sales in Washington slow as costs rise
Washington January 31 The cost of selling war surplus is about half the receipts. War Assets Administration head Jess Larson said the disposal costs total 7 472 000 000 dollars to date and that the job should be completed by June 30. Disposal costs rose from 25.7 percent of receipts in 1947 to 49 percent in the final quarter as stocks dwindle and remaining items become less desirable.
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Washington
War Assets Administration
Jess Larsen
Meress
Larson
Frederick County Save Bonds Totals Reach 1.78 Million
State Director Richard H. W. Dixon Jr. of the U S savings bonds division announced Frederick county sales for 1947 totaled 1 781 765 dollars. Maryland's statewide 1947 savings bonds reached 86 284 344 dollars, down from 96 787 576 the prior year, with E bonds limited to individuals and aimed at curbing inflation while promoting thrift.
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U. S. Savings
Frederick County
Richard H W. Dixon, Jr
U. S. Savings Bonds Division
Treasury Department
Maryland
Dixon
Begin Work On Local End Of New Power Line
Potomac Edison Company has started clearing work on the Frederick County end of a new 66 000 volt power line from the R Paul Smith plant at Williamsport. Twelve to fifteen men under Superintendent John W Morgan clear a 100 foot right of way south of Gambrill Park as a larger substation and line are planned to meet Frederick's future demand.
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Potomac Edison Company
Frederick County
R. Paul Smith
Williamsport
John W. Morgan
Gambrill Park
Frederick
Washington County
Fifth and
East Streets
Pennsylvania Railroad
Archbishop Keough to be installed in Baltimore
Relocation of archbishopric in Baltimore announced for February 24 with Most Rev. Francis P. Keough to be installed as Archbishop. Monsignor Nelligan coordinating. apostolic delegate Cicognani to pontificate. Keough currently serves as Bishop of Providence, succeeding Archbishop Curley. ceremony marks final separation of Baltimore and Washington dioceses under one head. Washington Archbishop A OBoyle installed January 21.
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Baltimore
Joseph M. Nelligan
Francis P. Keough
America
Amlio Giovanni
Cicognani
Keough
Providence
Michael J. Curley
Washington
Patrick A .O'Boyle
30 Planes Hunt For Airliner
In Bermuda on January 31 a massive search of the Atlantic around Bermuda involved about 36 planes seeking the missing Star Tiger with 29 aboard including a British WWII hero Sir Arthur Coningham. Rescue efforts covered over 68,000 square miles and continued after the plane was last heard 440 miles northeast of Bermuda. The ship carried 23 passengers and six crew. the pilot was Capt. David Colby of England.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
British South American Airways
L A.m
Kindler
Sir Arthur Coningham
David Colby
England
Greek Army Leader Relieved Of Duties
Lt. Gen. Constantine Ventris was relieved today as commander in chief of the Greek armed forces battling guerrillas in northern Greece.
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Athens
Shortage Of Coal Strains Frederick Households
Frederick residents face a severe coal shortage with supplies dwindling to near vanish ing points at local yards. Dealers report shortages across bituminous and anthracite grades, with some seeking coal from others. No relief in sight as cold weather boosts demand and shipping irregularities persist.
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Frederick
Danuary
Taft Urges Fiscal Restraint Before Lancaster Group
Senator Robert A. Taft addressed the Manufacturers Association of Lancaster warning that government spending fuels inflation. He linked Eccles’s Federal Reserve Board demotion to a push for economy and urged Truman to curb spending rather than promote lavish overseas aid. Taft, a Republican candidate, criticized continued high federal outlays in Europe.
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Lancaster
U_ S
Robert A. Taft
Robio
Martiner
Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Taft
Manufacturers’ Association of Lancaster
Truman
Qchican
Stassen Concludes Week-Long Campaign Tour
Harold E. Stassen wrapped up a week-long tour of Vermont New Hampshire and Maine in Brunswick Maine and spoke at Bowdoin College on foreign policy. He warned against appeasement and reliance on Soviet leaders insisting U S policy be open with full airing of all agreements.
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Brunswick
Harold E. Stassen
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Bowdoin College
Minnesota
Deeds Recorded For Sales Of Properties
Deeds were recorded in the clerk s office for sales of several properties. Mr and Mrs R Patrick Turner sold to Mr and Mrs Allen N Sherman a new residence on Oakwood Drive in Spring Valley subdivision northwest Frederick for about 11500. George L Withide executor of Joan E Rosensteel sold property on Last Main Street Emmitsburg to Mr and Mrs Carl V Angeli for 3600. Philip Murray says CIO opposes a third party in the 1948 presidential campaign.
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R. Patrick Turner
Allen N. Sherman
Oakwood Drive
Spring Valley
Frederick
George L. Withide
Joan E. Rosensteel
Last Main Street
Emmitsburg
Carl V. Angeli
County Forecasts For Maryland Weather Briefing
Southern Maryland including Anne Arundel and Montgomery counties show increasing cloudiness with light snow Sunday. Highs 20 to 25, tonight lows around 15, tomorrow highs in the upper 20s. Howard Harford Baltimore and Carroll counties expect similar cloudiness and light snow with today’s highs near 20 and tonight’s lows 10 to 15, tomorrow in the upper 20s. Frederick Washington Allegany and Garrett counties expect increasing cloudiness with light snow tonight and Sunday, highs below 15, and temperatures dropping to zero tonight.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Anne Arundel
Montgomery
Howard
Harford
Baltimore
Carroll
Frederick
Washington
Allegany
Garrett
Exchange Of Students Seen As Bettering Nations Relations
Three young Scandinavians visiting Frederick to study American education and living discuss how student exchange reduces prejudice and strengthens ties. Brynjulf Otnes from Norway, Sten Stroemholm from Sweden, and Martti Soisalo from Finland share insights on impressions, language, and hopes to foster closer cross Atlantic friendship.
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Frederick
Brynjulf Otnes
Norway
Fredrikssad
Sten Stroemholm
Uppsals
Sweden
Marti Soisalo
Helsinki
Finland
America
Martti
Sten
Brynjulf
Martii
United States
Merchant Marine
Frederick Launches Part Time Recreation Program Attendance Surges
More than 200 participants sign up in two weeks for Frederick’s year-round part-time recreation program coordinated by the Frederick Recreation Commission. Hood College and Hood College aid in activities with 42 Hood girls volunteering for teen dances and basketball. Schedule covers youth crafts, teen dances, adults crafts, and various school gym activities. Officials note good turnout despite bad weather and plan possible expansion including hiking and bicycling in spring.
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Frederick
Frederick Recreation Commission
Hood College
M.C. A
Hood
Frederick High School
Elm Street School
North Market ‘Street
Com
Farm Fire At Kent Farm In Dairy House
A blowtorch thawing water pipes at the T G Kent dairy on New Design road caused straw in the dairy loft to ignite. Firefighters from Independent Hose Company arrived within three minutes in zero weather and used booster streams to prevent broader damage. A roof section and the ventilator must be replaced. total damage several hundred dollars. The pond was frozen and the fire did not reach the barn.
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Kent Farm
Frederick i
New Design Road
Oelock
Kent Place
Gsremen
Rioting in Shanghai wrecks Social Affairs building
Rioting Chinese cabaret girls and their male friends damaged the Municipal Social Affairs bureau building in Shanghai and injured around 20 police officers. The clash erupted after a dispute, with chaos spreading through the area as authorities attempted to quell the disturbance.
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Shanghai
Municipal Social Affairs Bureau
U S Rejects Red Protest Over Mediteranean Movements
Washington reports Secretary of State Marshall rejected two Soviet protests against U S Air Force and naval activity in the Mediterranean. Moscow argued Libya airfield reopenings and U S port calls violated the Italy peace treaty, but U S officials said Britain controls Libya pending final decision and such wartime port calls are traditional with permission from friendly states. France begins 5000 franc note phase and Paris notes currency reform. U S stock market shows mixed early tendencies.
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Washington
Marshall
U.S
Mediterranean
Moscow
State Department
Soviet Union
Libya
Italy
Britain
United States
Severe cold grips eastern half of United States
A severe cold wave grips a broad eastern region from the Midwest to New England with subzero temps. Freezing rain and sleet hit the southeast while fuel shortages prompt government export cuts. About 270000 workers idle as coal and fuel supplies tighten. NY and PA cities report record lows.
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Detroit
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New York State
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Albany
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Tennessee
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21 Dead In Two Wrecks In Southern France
Discovery of 12 bodies in the wreckage of an Air Force C-47 brought total deaths to 21 in two crashes near Digne France. A second plane, a B-17, exploded during a search. one crewman survived. Victims include three American women five children and four crewmen. Crashes occurred within 20 miles of Digne as planes headed from Istres to Undine Halk to take women and children to Trieste to join servicemen. Pilots named Lt Earl Baskin and Lt Vel Trexler.
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Digne
France
United States
French Alps
Marseille
Istres
Undine Halk
Trieste
L. S. Air Force
Earl E. Baskin
Florence, S. C
Terrvel H. Trexler
Dunn
N.C
Mirror honors first nine women jurors in Frederick County
A mirror placed in the new ladies rest room opening of the grand jury room lists the first nine women to serve on a Frederick County jury for the September 7 grand jury. The mirror was donated by the women jurors. New rest rooms for both sexes on the court house second floor near completion. The petit jury room now houses Clerk of the Circuit Court records. Fire door work at the almshouse began yesterday in Montevue to reduce fire danger.
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Court House
Frederick County
Circuit Court
Petit Jury
Grand Jury
Montevue
Ferry Aground All Night in Bay State
A state ferry boat named the Governor Herbert R. O'Conor ran aground last night in Chesapeake Bay after a steerage cable broke in ice. It stayed fast for about 13 hours in near freezing temperatures before floating free with the high tide and docking at Sandy Point ferry slip. Passengers reported missed appointments but overall comfort during the night.
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State Ferry
Sandy Poin
Chesapeake Bay
Herbert R. O'Conor
Sandy Point Ferry Slip
Walker to Quit As Dairy Assn Head in Maryland Virginia
Frank Walker of Orange Virginia, longtime president of the Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association, will retire next week and not seek renomination. J Homer Remsberg of Middletown is vice president as the annual meeting at the Statler Hotel in Washington schedules 10 am sessions and a noon luncheon. Jesse M Burall near Monrovia is renominated to be reelected, with other Frederick county terms unchanged. A new president may be chosen by directors later in the week.
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Frank Walker
Orange
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association
Walker
Frederick County
J. Homer Remsberg
Middletown
Statler
Washington
Jesse M. Burall
Monrovia
No Serious Meat Shortage Declared by Meat Institute
Washington January 31 The American Meat Institute told a Senate subcommittee there is no serious meat shortage looming. R J Eggert said per person supply next spring and summer will be about half an ounce less than last year but more meat per person than before the war. The Agriculture Department warns shortages could grow into spring and summer. He urged voluntary restraint over rationing and warned rationing would backfire.
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Washington
American Meat Institute
R. J. Eggert
Senate
Agriculture Department
Flanders
R-Vi
Congress
Exgert
Cold Weather Saves Meters From Violations
City motorists with meters benefit from sub zero conditions as frost inside meters can stop the clock mechanism. When the meter clock freezes and stops, the remaining time on the display can extend beyond the paid period, reducing tickets. Authorities note there is no remedy or action to fix the fault during cold snaps.
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Elgin Hemp
Tobey Probes Demotion of Eccles in Federal Reserve Row
Senator Tobey of New Hampshire says he can show President Truman demoted Marriner S. Eccles for political reasons. Heclaims a hot lead supports the charge and will seek answers at the banking committee hearing he chairs.
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Washington
Tobey
Truman
Marriner S. Eccles
Utah
Federal Reserve
Banking Committee
Gandhi Funeral Pyre Sparks Massive Procession In India
New Delhi Jan 31 Mohandas K Gandhi's youngest son lit the funeral pyre for the Mahatma. Tens of thousands paraded to the Jumna river as ash remains to be scattered in the Ganges. Rioting in Bombay and Poona followed the assassination, with police actions and arrests as Nehru helped rescue a woman in the crush.
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India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Devadas Gandhi
Jumna
Ganges
Gandhi
Bombay
Poona
Sulien- Poona
Tilak
Narayan Vinayak Gadse
Poone
Assassi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Bire Ja House
Mahatma
Birla House
Jong
Relativi i
Iindia
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