Frederick cattleman W O Kolb dies at 75 in Washington hospital
William O Kolb lifelong Frederick resident prominent in cattle and meat trade dies at 9 15 am in Doctors Hospital Washington He would have turned 76 on August 2 He was active in Masonic orders and the Democratic party and served as a director of a local bank since 1908 His widow Helen Thomas survives with other relatives funeral arrangements to be announced by M R Etchison and Son funeral directors
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William O. Kolb
Frederick
Doctor's Hospital
Washington
Kolb
Mr. Kolb
William ‘A
Mary Jones Kolb
St John’s School
Candfather
William Kolb
David Denmead
North Market Street
Third
Fourth Street
Lynch Lodge
A. F
A. Masons
Jacques de Molay
Knights Templar
Enoch Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Enoch Council
Frederick Lodge of Perfection
Boumi Temple
Order of the Mystic Shrine
Frederickpies Club
R. Kolb
A Uaas and Mechanics National Bank
Paint
Democratic Party
Hattie Wilcoxon
Helen Thomas
Frederick County
East Third Street
East Church Street
M. R. Etchison and Son
Tane Routs the Birds in Frederick Bird Menace Solution
Residents reported a low flying airplane over St Eighth Street caused large numbers of birds to collapse from trees. The birds did not return after the plane departed and city leaders will discuss the menace when they meet this week. Stocks retreat in New York after an early recovery fades.
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Frederick
St. Eighth Street
Sires
Iscuss
Freeman Says May Help Asked Six Or Eight Times
May sought wartime favors for a munitions combine while Freeman, a Washington agent, testified he asked Rep. May for help six or eight times and waited up to a week for responses. The War Investigating committee weighs whether May intervened with the War Department to steer contracts totaling over seven million dollars. Freeman claimed May did not always cooperate and may testify under legal process while Mead insisted on controlled, fair proceedings for all witnesses.
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Washington
Tuly
Joseph
Reeman
Rep
May
D- Ky
Freeman
Senate War Investigating Committee
Mead
D-Ny
House Military Committee
War Department
Munitions Combine
Combine
Erie Basin
Batavia Metal Products Companies
Congressman May
Hat
Veto Right Being Abused by UN Security Council
Dr H er sert V Evatt Australian Foreign Minister condemns the UN Security Council veto system as undemocratic and unjust calling for no veto at the Paris peace conference. He cites three Russian vetoes on the Spanish issue, urges General Assembly review of veto practices and warns against future abuse.
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New York
Hersert
Evatt
United Nations Security Council
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Australia
Security Council
United Nations
Council of Eleven
General Assembly
Mackenzies Column on Byrnes and the Paris Peace Effort
Secretary of State Byrnes returned from the Big Four ministers meeting in Paris where officials hinted at progress toward a 21 nation peace conference opening July 29. The column notes concessions to avoid a clash with Moscow and highlights divisions over Germany with likely German partition and economic unity issues.
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Byrnes
Paris
Criuunars
Moscow
Hhe V. S
Italy
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Finland
Adriatic
Trieste
Germany
Russia
Marshal Stalin
America
England
American
Britain
France
Pravda
Soviet Union
Reich
United States
Scion Of Wealthy Biddle Collecting $20 A Week
Alexander William Biddle, 21, son of a Philadelphia Stock Exchange executive, collects $20 weekly veteran unemployment compensation under the GI Bill. A former radio announcer discharged last December, he seeks radio work while residing at his Main Line home with four children.
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Philadelphia
Alexander William Biddle
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Young Biddle
Army Medical Corns
Main Line
Biddie
Governor OConor to Announce Rent Control Today
Annapolis Md July 15 Governor OConor said he would likely issue an announcement this afternoon concerning rent control. He did not specify details but indicated the action would address housing costs and tenant protections.
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Annapolis
O’conor
Fighting Flares In North China
Fighting flared in Manchuria and North China as peace talks stuttered amid heat. Seven American Marines reported captured north of Chinwangtao. a band of 80 Chinese held them since Saturday. Communist forces attacked near Tientsin, Tsingtao, and Tsinan while Chiang Kai-shek fled Nanking for Kuling with Madame Chiang.
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Nanking
Mancharia
North China
American
Marine Corps
Peiping
Chinwangtao
Associated Press
Tom Masterson
Tientsin
Hopei
Tsingtao
Tsinan
Shangtung Peninsula
Peiping Press
Masinanchuang
Peiping-Mukden
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kuling
Madame Chiang
Chiang Ching-Kupo
Chiang
Marshall
U. S
Montana Senate Race Shapes Turbulent Primaries
In Montana July 15 Wheeler seeks renomination in a tight Democratic primary backed by Senator Burton Wheeler and President Truman against Lief Erickson. James Roosevelt and labor groups back Wheeler while Erickson campaigns via radio urging Erickson’s nomination as Wheeler denounces what he calls unfair propaganda. The Senate campaign committee probes propaganda disputes amid cross endorsements.
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Washington
Trumen
Montana
James Roosevelt
Burton K. Wheeler
Wheeler
Mr. Truman
Senate
Lief Erickson
Erickson
Husband gets 60 day jail term in drunken chair attack
Walter R Wachter of East Second Street received a 60 day jail term in Peoples Court on Magistrate Edward J Smith's docket. A $3500 peace bond was set after his wife described a chair and rug attack when intoxicated. The judge rejected denials as a frame up and noted Wachter's behavior and unemployment.
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Peoples Court
Edward J. Smith
Walter R. Wachter
East Second Street
Wachter
Higher Wheat Prices Here Reflect Grain Control Debate
Higher wheat prices reflect optimism in OPA policy and grain use. Local sources note $2.10 per bushel and a proposed bill that would remove feed grain from OPA control while keeping flour grain under regulation. Farmers hold back part of the crop for feed as Baltimore shipments from Farmers Cooperative Associa tion run 4,000 to 6,000 bushels daily. The crop is down 20 to 30 percent in quantity, though quality is good and much of the wheat is not yet harvested.
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OPA
Congress
Farmers Cooperative Association
Baltimore
Woman Burned As House Is Razed By Fire Near Gaithersburg
The Donald Snyder farm near Gaithersburg suffered major loss as a fire razed the house and furnishings early today. Firefighters arrived too late to save the home, while other farm buildings burned briefly but were controlled. Mrs. Gladys Duvall was rescued through an upstairs window and taken to Suburban Hospital in Bethesda with severe burns but a hopeful prognosis. Estimated damage stood around 6,000 pounds, with insurance status undetermined.
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Donald Snyder
Gaithersburg
Algie Hawkins
Washington Grove
Gladys Duvall
Hatara Arann Seine
Galthersburg
Bethesda
Farmers Told To By-Pass Three Cities
Farmers in nine eastern states are urged by the Food Producers Council to bypass the New York Newark and Philadelphia wholesale markets. Auctions at shipping points and cooperative shipments are suggested to reduce weekend waste and extend fresh produce into more days. The plan aims to curb losses, increase consumer supply, and address alleged Hobbs anti racketeering act violations near the three cities markets.
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Baltimore
New York
Newark
Philadelphia
Food Producers Council
Philip C. Turner
Assetos, Ad
Turner
F.o.b
Anderson
Council
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Tight Labor Situation Seen
Washington reports a rising manpower shortage forecast for fall from CPA officials and Census data showing 56,740,000 civilian workers in June. Factors include construction demand, retail and services expansion, and slow factory hiring. Some officials fear a severe shortage in certain industries. others predict a lighter labor market. Picketing of CIO ships in Baltimore harbor halted as AFL unions accept Labor Department arbitration terms.
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Washington
Civilian Production Administration
Census Bureau
Secretary of Commerce
Henry A. Wallace Ralls
CPA
U.S. Employment Service
Fane
Baltimore
AFL
Labor Department
Court OKs $500 Death Claim Settlement for Bruchey
The Orphans Court authorized Betty L. Bruchey to accept a $500 settlement from Harford Accident and Indemnity Company in the death of her husband John M. Bruchey. He died in an automobile crash at Fifth and Market streets on February 9. Mrs Bruchey acts as administratrix of the estate with Holden and Felton as counsel.
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Orphans Court
Betty L. Bruchey
Mihailovic and Ten Companions Sentenced to Die by Yugoslav Court
Yugoslav military court in Belgrade found Dra Mihailovic and ten co-defendants guilty of collaborating with the Germans. Mihailovic was sentenced to death by firing squad with an eight and a half hour window to appeal. Others received prison terms up to 18 months. several were sentenced in absentia. The trial began June 10 with protests over testimony from American flyers. The crowd included Partisans and officers, while some defendants were not present for the verdict.
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Belgrade
Drain Mikaliania Farman Mhrelyite Imad Tr
Mihailovic
Peter
London
Redoslav Rade Radich
Bratislav Chetnik
Milos Gusch
Chetnik
Oskar Pavlovich
Zagreb
Dragi Yovanovich
Tanasje-Tasa Dinich
Milan
Nedit
Fulavauvieu
Djuro Dokich
Commerce
Germany
Kosta Mustekl
Mary
Mladen Zureich
Paris
Konstantin Folich
United States
U.S
Yugoslavia
Fehters
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