Truman era critique letter targets labor leaders and policy
In a January 31 1951 issue of The News Frederick the writer argues labor leaders curry favor with the Truman administration while rank and file distrust grows. The letter accuses administration vacillation over Korea and urges protests be directed at current policy rather than the purpose of the Korean commitment. Dorothy Wagner Nelson signs from 204 East Church Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the News
Frederick
Truman
Sanday Sethe
Great Southern Ptg. & Mfg.co
North Court St
Korea
Dorothy Wagner Nelson
Fast Church St
Dan
Confusion Reigns Over New Federal Price and Wage Policy
The public and officials wrestle with a hastily crafted price and wage order. Agencies struggle to implement vague directives amid constant interpretation changes. Exemptions proliferate, leaving businesses and consumers unsure of obligations. The plan aims as a stopgap until more flexible controls emerge, but enforcement is seen as chaotic and undercut by weak staffing and cross agency assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The Other Fellow and War Tally in Global Strain
An extended opinion observes a war era proverb about fear and notes U S tax policy plans. It discusses Truman proposing a 16 billion dollar tax rise to fund defense and criticizes Russian and Chinese support to the Korean conflict via the Trans Siberian route, framing war costs as shared burdens.
Letter to the Editor Warns Open War Debate on Korea Policy
A mother criticizes a reader’s anti intervention stance and argues that U S policy in Asia has historically involved interference from Commodore Perry to open door diplomacy. She defends Korea involvement as a shared duty with the USSR and notes that drafts and labor mobilization cannot be forced in a free society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Korea
Tregret
Strong
Awae
Evennig
Asia
Japan
China
Pearl Harbor
Palipine Islands
Commodore Perry
Ussr
New York
Lee In Dok Faces War’s Personal Tragedy In Korea
William C Barnard portrays Lee In Dok a 48 year old South Korean houseboy who, educated and intelligent, endures displacement and loss as American forces advance. The face of his hardship—reflected in a haunted, restrained dignity—shows the war’s private toll on a man who once worked in a fine house and now sleeps on a cot in a captured schoolhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Barnard
Hal Boyle
Korea
Lee
Dok
Lis Steel
Tibet
Oman
Leela Duk
Hos
Berna Bailey
Waterton
Wash
Penny Davis
Salt Lake City
Crawford G. Downer
Parkland
Bailey
Coyier
Sean
Jim
Lee Tn
Willy
Caynor
Lee Fe Dok
Fifty Years Ago Local News Columns Jan 31 101
Fifty Years Ago Local News columns recount theft at the Store of William Hood as burglars break a plate glass storefront. a thin cash loss and valuables missing. A sleigh incident on West Fourth Street ends with a horse running to Rams Horse Nursery after hitting a fire plug. no further damage reported. The Masonic Bazaar draws crowds with prizes awarded to locals. An old fox hunt near Liberty Town is noted. A will grants 70,000 bequests to charitable groups in Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hood
Burg
Sadie Ringle
West Fourth Street
Brengle
Rele
East Fourth Street
Ramshores Nursery
Masonic Temple
Will Mailsoy
Jaca Tyson
Roger B.land
Thomas H. Haller
AJ Kemp Keefer
Frank Holmes
Nannie Mantes
Libertytown
Alass
Maria K. Wrestling
Grover L Michael Named Potentate Of Ali Ghan Temple
Twenty years ago local items note Grover L Michael elected Tlustrious Potentate of Ali Ghan Temple Mystic Shrine Western Maryland. Milk prices drop two cents a quart with retail 10 to 11 cents. Walter E Burall New Market and twelve farmers from four states win Master Farmers award at a dinner honoring 180 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover L. Michael
Ali Ghan
Mystic Shrine
Maryland
Walter E. Burall
New Market
Mama
Government price and wage controls under new law
James Marlow explains the Defense Production Act of 1980 and the OPS and WSB. He notes the law grants power to control defense material flow and prices, the temporary Friday freeze, and potential adjustments as agencies interpret the act. Parity pricing for farm goods may limit broad cuts, causing continued price pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
Congress
Teig
Truman
OPS
Office of Price Stabilization
WSB
Hke
Tahar
Jour Ops
Ite
Puse
Peter Bui
Constitution Bill To Be Reported Soon
Annapolis January 31 The Judiciary committee prepared to weigh arguments on whether Maryland should issue a constitutional convention call. Chair Dempsey said the panel may report the bill to the House within a day. Noted lawyers argued the General Assembly has no right to seal a convention. backers claim a mandated duty to provide one. Voters approved a convention in a November refer endum but not by a majority of gubernatorial voters. Letters of administration granted Nellie V. Mahoney estate. A Owen Mercer named executor with heirs listed. The Burns will leaves estate to husband Richart H. Burns dated November 1947 witnessed by Clyn S. Lohe and Ross Fiear. no value set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
General Assembly
Dempsey
D-Balto
House
Fane
Senate
Maryland
Nellie V. Mahoney
Clifton
State Incentive Fund Suggested As Aid In Building Co. Roads
A Maryland study titled Local Rural Road Problems in Maryland by W P Walker and P R Poffenberger proposes a state incentive fund to aid county road improvement. It details Frederick county roads as of 1950 19 miles earth 26 miles other surface 962 miles total with state highway user revenues about 432 900 yearly. The report outlines funding scales by road type and estimates county and state shares under an incentive program, noting potential increases in real estate values and reduced vehicle costs.
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Marytind
W. P. Walker
P. R. Poffenberger
Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station
Frederick County
Baltanere
Carroll County
Montgomery
Ewo
Frederick
Coonts
No Compromise With Aggression Says Truman Pleven
Washington reports that President Truman and French Prime Minister Rene Pleven ended two days of talks with a pledge not to compromise with aggression by Soviet Russia or Communist China. They stressed an honorable Korea settlement and no appeasement of the menace, vowing to seek genuine opportunities to settle disputes. The White House communique noted eye to eye views on current European and Atlantic issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aan
Truman
Rene Pleven
Thay
Soviet
Russia
China
France
Germany
Korea
United States
Nesolalorys
Meven
White House
U. S
Europe
Odds And Ends Newspaper Woman Turns Novelist
Louise H. Howell, Maryland journalist turned novelist, has published Chrysalis with Exposition Press. She edited the St. Michaels Comet from 1935 to 1943 in Talbot county, covered World War II with her husband away in the South Pacific, moved to Wilmington, was a Morning News reporter, and now resides in Aiken South Carolina. Born in Riverside, she published Tomorrow's Vintage in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Louise H. Howell
Exposition Press
New York
Collateral forfeited in Peo plex Court
Collateral was forfeited in Peo plex Court this morning by Vaughn Fletcher Akron Ohio for exceeding 40 dollars and others including Charles Stroble Massillon Ohio exceeding 50 dollars John Bottenfield Washington ex ceeding 59 dollars and additional fines for traffic violations. Arrests were made by Trooper W A Mutebner.
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Peoplex Court
Vaughn Fletcher
Akron
Charles Stroble
Massillon
John Bottenfield
Washington
lGevad Borduin
Grand Ranters
Mich
Elmer L. Schotzberger
Liganier
Frank A. Winebrenner
Woodsboro
Darius McGahee
Springfield
N. J
James W. Spurlock
Mt. Airy
Donald Miller
Eltenit City
W. A. Mutebner
Lovettsville Bride Weds Fort Myer Officer at Fort Myer
Miss Lita Lee Smallwood daughter of Mrs Vera E Smallwood of Tacoma Park formerly Lovettsville Va became the bride of Lt Robert J Watson son of Mr and Mrs Theron Watson of Watertown N Y at Fort Myer Va Chapel on January 2 4 pm Pastor Father Finnigan officiated before palms ferns carnations and roses The couple left for a wedding trip to Philadelphia New York Niagara Falls and Canada after a brief reception at Fort Myer Officers Club The bride’s mother wore pink lace while the groom’s mother wore a blue lace gown The groom recently returned from Korea and also served in World War II in Europe Also noted Margaret Spring engaged to John A Wood of Altoona Pa. No date set for wedding.
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Algon—Pimallwood
Fort Myer Chapel
Fort Myer
Lita Lee Smallwood
Vera E. Smallwood
Tacoma Park
Lovettsville
Robert J. Watson
Theron Watson
Watertown
N. Y
Finnigan
Richard Williamson
Marlene Bishop
Lovellsville
Beth Donahoe
Shirley Pumphrey
Hildegard Mann
Laura Sanie
Barbara Acorn
Diane Acorn
Silver Spring
Washington
Frederick Kuhn
United States
Joseph Donahue
Richard Turck
Harold Mahair
Edgar Shaeffer
Prever Sweet
Robert Chaney
Philadelphia
New York
Niagara Falls
Canada
Lovettsville High School
Korea
Europe
Jeffers—-Davis
St. Ignatius Loyola
Urbana
Betty
Robert E Davis
Robert Leslie Davis
Monrovia
Mark PL Jeers
Mark DP. Jeffers
Barnesville
Joseph F. Thorning
Mother Biser
Lohengrin
Mendelssohn
Rabserl Windser
Aubrey G. Davis
George Stup
Doyie Lewis
Dixon
Donald
Paul Jeffers
Patrick Warner
New Market
Virginia
Mrs.Teffers
Korean driver in Walker jeep crash jailed in Korea
Vice Defense Minister Chang Kyung Keun said Pak Kyung Wai, 27, was sentenced to three years in prison for the jeep accident that killed Lt Gen Walton H Walker. Other Koreans in the truck were acquitted. Chang denied reports that four Koreans were executed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pusan
Korea
Dan
Chang Kyung Keun
Thas
Walton H Walker
Chang
Pak Kyung Wai
Pak
Birthday Surprise For James R King At Zimmerman Home
A surprise party honoring James R. King of Clarksburg was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Zimmerman at their Jefferson Street home Saturday night. Attendees listed include Mr. and Mrs. James McCormick Lovettsville VA, Mr. and Mrs. Reymond Ran Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Blank near Jefferson, Mrs. Kitty Conor Jefferson, John Tyson Brunswick, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Kreh Frederick, and Mr. and Mrs. King. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard D. Zimmerman
Jeferson Street
James R. King
Clarksburg
James McCormick
Lovettsville
Reymond Ran
Washington
Carroll Blank
Jefferson
Kitty Conor
John Tyson
Brunswick
Floyd Kreh
Frederick
King
Continued Progress Reported By Atomic Energy Commission
The Atomic Energy Commission reported continued progress in atomic weapons development and said facilities are operating at full capacity. It noted new sources of atomic materials, expanded manufacturing plans, and ongoing full scale weapons tests. Details of hydrogen bomb work remain secret. about 1,600 people were denied access or left under investigation over four years. The report cites tests at Nevada and Eniwetok, with secrecy on specifics and safety, plus advances in medicine and radiation research.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Truman
Atomic Energy Art
F. B
Commission
Pnd Ia Eniwetolk
Pacific Ocean
Las Vegas, Nev
Eniwetok
Nevada
Gordory Dean
Dean
Neva
Oal Ridge, Tenn
New Books At Ariz Library
The library adds several new titles including THE FAR SIDE OF PARADISE by Arthur Mizener, a Fitzgerald biography with notes on Zelda and key life events. Also available are THE OXFORD BOOK OF AMERICAN VERSE, THE PAINTERS QUESTION AND ANSWER BOX, COMPLETE BOOK OF FURNITURE REPAIR AND REFINISHING, and THE PAINTERS QUESTION AND ANSWER BOX with expert input on painting techniques.
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Arthur Mizener
Francis Scott Key
Ftzgerald
Fitzgerald
Zelda
F. O. Matthiessen
Frederic Taubes
Jfrom
Thomas Hart Benton
Ing
Ralph Parsons Kinney
20 Pensioners Perish In Fire Hoquiam Wa Jan 31
Twenty elderly residents perished in a flash blaze at a rambling frame home in Hoquiam Washington yesterday with two men near death. Fourteen were trapped as smoke and flames spread from basement to second floor. Rescued residents were saved by firemen and volunteers. several later died from burns or a heart attack. Witnesses described a sudden blast and smoke filled rooms as survivors clung to a gutter until rescued.
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Hoquiam
Wash
C. A. Poller
Glenn W.W. Hane
McClary Sake Valescent Home
Harrie McClary
Eni
Henry Haywood
Ivan
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