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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1947
Page
6
Maryland hosts a regional baseball tournament July 22 to 27 with teams from Virginia and other regions. Officials discuss entries, travel allowances, and prizes. winners advance to state and national levels under the Baseball Congress.
The City Softball League schedule lists Coca Cola versus Dr Pepper at Harmon Field with away team notes and player mentions including KR Whitmore M King R B Jim Brachey and D Spec Marsden. Other names cited include L Be and S Hilde with several players noted for Harmon Field roster and Friday games.
Yesterday in the National League New York defeated St Louis 9 to 4 and Philadelphia 13 to 2. Boston won 6 to 5 over Chicago. A game between Brooklyn and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia was listed with details unclear due to damaged text.
Reported sports notice covers a faulty fragment about a state league game and a local match. It mentions names and places with unclear details, referencing a player retirement and a brief event summary amid garbled OCR text.
The Frederick theaters present a busy next week program. Tivoli shows Cheyenne with Dennis Morgan and Jane Wyman Sunday to Tuesday, plus Love My Husband and Mash Up as midweek features, then Alexander's Ragtime Bard on Universal, and The Imperfect Lads and Parttime Pals on Saturday. City Opera House offers Dark Delusion with Lionel Barrymore Sunday and Monday, a comedy Joke Son on Tuesday, Captain Far Bram Aherne and American Album on Wednesday, and Trailing Danger with Johnny Mack Brown on Friday and Saturday, plus Lash LaRue in Border Feud and Son of the Guardsman chapter six. Frederick items list cartoons and novelties throughout.
Two workers died when an 18 foot ditch for a new water line collapsed burying them. Identified as Charles Santulli age 65 and Joseph Russo age 64 of a local contracting firm. Twenty-one colleagues escaped unharmed as rescue teams spent three hours recovering Russo and attempting to revive Santulli.
A preliminary report by Frederick City Dispos al Plant Superintendent Robert Hart man indicates less water is being wasted. For the first half of 1947, water through the plant fell about 61 million gallons from the prior year, due to repaired leaks and storm-water diversions. daily city draw runs about 3.5 million gallons, and sludge output remains near normal, implying proper operation and ample supply despite expansion.
Lt General A C Wedemeyer departs Washington for China and Korea to conduct a government funded fact finding mission. He serves as special representative of the President during this overseas assignment. He will assess conditions and report back with strategic recommendations.
The announcement places the new ambassador in charge of evaluating the overall situation in the two nations with a small expert group. Mark Watson of the Baltimore Sun will join as public relations adviser to the mission. The report notes frequent references to a fruiting plant in Hawaii, describing a giant plant that dies after bearing fruit and regrows from shoots.
Executor under Newton A Fulton will offers six parcels at the Frederick County Court House on July 16 1947 at 10 30 A M for cash payment with deposits of 1500 for parcel 1 250 for parcel 2 3500 for parcel 3 2000 for parcel 4 160 for parcel 5 and 150 for parcel 6 rights of tenant in possession on parcels 3 4 and 5 and 50 50 crop share on those farms with inspection by appointment and title references to prior deeds in land records.
Brick building center of town on Train Street ideal for apartment and home use. Excellent heating plant and overall good condition. Lot measures 50 by 175 at Linden Hills facing Frederick with water on site. Sacrifice price. Also new eight room house on town edge. Second floor apartment rentable. First floor shop with living quarters. Large lot and bargain prices. Extensive list of building lots and homes, new and old.
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