Youth Not In Robbery Sentencing Of Brightwell
Associate Judge Siedman Prescott sentenced Richard A. Brightwell, 19, of this city, to up to one year at the Maryland Reformatory for his role in the Nu Maid Products safe robbery at the plant in January. The court deferred previously and ruled against suspending the sentence, noting Brightwell’s effort and family support. The case also involved Thomas Clem and Calvin Barkier Jr. and a loot of about 400 dollars. the safe was dumped in the Monocacy river.
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Siedman Prescott
Richard A. Brightwell
Maryland
Brightwell
Prescott
Reformatory
Jacob Goldberg
Frederick Iron and Steel, Inc
John R. Fitzpatrick
Edwin F. Nikirk
Thomas M. Clem
Calvin S. Barkier, Jr
Frederick
Nu-Maid
Monocacy River
Keller Undergoes Spine Operation Remains Out For Year
Detroit July 18 Manager Bucky Harris said club president Larry MacPhail informed that outfielder Charles King Kong Keller had surgery to remove a disc from his spine yesterday. He led the Yankees in home runs before being sidelined on June 6 and will miss the rest of the season.
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Detroit
Bucky Harris
New York Yankees
Larry MacPhail
Charles
King Kong) Keller
Harris
Three Hurt in Gettysburg Area Car Crash Near York Springs
George Glessner, 19, of Frederick, injured in a two car collision at the York Springs intersection near Gettysburg. Bloom, 19, Harrisburg, also hurt as his car struck a utility pole after side swiping another vehicle. Glessner suffered head lacerations and chest contusions. Bloom was en route to Gettysburg to obtain a marriage license.
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Gettysburg
George Glessner
Frederick
York Springs
Glessner
Charles R. Bloom
Harrisburg
Bloom
Pennsylvania
Succession Bill Signed in Washington
President Truman signed the presidential succession bill placing Speaker Joseph Martin of Massachusetts in line to replace him if he cannot complete his term. The ceremony was brief with no plan to assign a Secret Service agent to Martin. Secretary of State Marshall had been next in line until the signing.
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House Appropriations Committee
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Germany
Japan
Korea
New J Mediation and Conciliation Service
Boards of Inquiry
Taft-Harley Law
Joseph Martin
R-Mass
White House
Charles G. Ross
Secret Service
Martin
Mr. Truman
Staite Mashall
56 Private Aircraft In Frederick County
Maryland aircraft registrations more than tripled in a year. Civil Aeronautics Administration Shores reported 1,468 aircraft registered in the state as of June 1, up from 474 on the previous year’s June 1. The tally excludes military planes. Frederick County shows 13 aircraft in 1946 and 5 in 1947.
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Army
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Marine Corps
Frederick County
Ana
Senate Plans Action on Veteran Bond Cashing and Tax Veto
Senate leaders outlined a rush to veto President Truman's second tax cut and pressed veterans benefit bills. Taft cited a tactic to finish work by July 26, with possible night sessions if needed, as they move to fast track legislation and probe Kansas City political links.
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Senate
Tojay
Taft
R-Ghic
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Kansas City Democratic PLC
Pu.k
Tait
S G Blythe Former Editor Dies At 79 In California
Monterey obituary notes Samuel G Blythe a former Cosmopolitan editor and writer for the Saturday Evening Post and the old New York World died at Sunset Hill Pebble Beach after a long illness He was 79 born May 19 1858 in Geneseo NY He chronicled every major party convention between 1896 and 1920 and aided China’s stance in 1916 17 He interviewed Woodrow Wilson and covered WWI from Manchuria to Europe with lifelong journalistic reach.
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Monterey
Calif
New York
Samuel G. Blythe
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Saturday Evening Post
Old New York World
Sunset Hill
Pebble Beach
Stuart
Grover Cleveland
T. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pacific Grove
Blythe
Geneseo
Japan
Manchuria
China
Europe
Birthe
Woodrow Wilson
U.S
Weather shifts as storms cool county and wheat markets
Storms last night lowered humidity and dropped temperatures to a 66 degree overnight low while afternoons near 90 return. Forecast calls for cooler Sunday with 60 percent sunshine and less humidity. In Emmitsburg a non heavy storm delayed wheat market activity as northern county shocks moved. Also, Ella W. Grimm sues Charles E Wirts for 1500 in a venue change request tied to board lodging and medical expenses from the estate of Annie B Reeser.
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Emmitsburg
Weather Bureau
Washington County
Ella W. Grimm
Charles E. Wirts
Annie B. Reeser
Three Causes Given For Fewer Flies
Fewer house flies this summer prompt debate on causes. DDT spraying, cold weather, and improved sewer systems are cited by experts. County Agent Schoemaker notes extensive DDT use at homes barns and shrubs may have reduced flies but harms honeybees. Beetle swarms persist with end of Japanese beetle plague in sight, ongoing spraying continues city and county wide.
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W. Raymond
Walter
Henry R. Schoemaker
High Ranking Nazis Moved to Spandau Prison
July 18 New York report notes Rudolf Hess and six other high Nazis moved secretly to Spandau Prison Berlin to serve sentences from 10 to life. They arrived by plane at Gatow airfield with heavy guards, after Nürnberg sentencing. Goering died by suicide. Others include Baldur von Schirach, Albert Speer, Constantin von Neurath, and Karl Doenitz. A market report followed.
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Berlin
Rudolf Hess
Nuernberg
Spandau Prison
Hie
Hess
Walther Funk
Erich Raeder
Iife
Gatow
Nuermberg
Hermann Goering
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Wilhelm Keitel
Alfred Jodl
Goering
Adolf Hitters
Spardau
Spandausen
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Russia
Great Britain
France
Funk
Raeder
Baldur von Schirach
Albert Speer
Sears
Baron Constantin von Neurath
Bohemia and Moravia
Adm
Karl Doenitz
Return of Billowing Pleated Skirts and Beaded Lace Gowns
New York fashion circles anticipate a revival of opulent tailoring as designers abandon wartime simplicity. Omar Kiam leads the trend at Ben Reis with ten yard skirts, beaded gowns, and dramatic caped cloaks using gold and silver, offering floor length formal wear and ankle length cocktail pieces in rich tones like aspen leaf, Spanish moss, coffee bean, and blue.
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Omar Kiam
House of
Ben Reis
Ruama
Colocs
Amvets Name Delegates Appointed for State Convention
Delegates named for the Maryland Amvets State convention at Cumberland August 30 and 31 include Nicholas W. Forte Mabel Morelock Bertha Knispel Hedwig Miller Richard S. Crabill G Horton Peace Melvin B M Seeger John Ferguson Alton Shaff G Maynard Summers Richard C. Sappington and Lewis Luler The fishing program at Culler Lake July 25 will teach youths with Maryland casters and Frederick County Fish and Game Protective Association assistance A-J Day picnic and national charter bill for Amvets were also noted. carnival proceeds and upcoming membership drive were reported
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Cumberland
Culler , Lake
Frederick Ainetts
Legion Home
Tydings and
O'Conor
Representative Beall
Nicholas W. Forte
Mabel Morelock
Bertha Knispel
Hedwig Miller
Richard S. Crabill
G. Horton Peace
Melvin BM. Seeger
John Ferguson
Alton Shaff
G. Maynard Summers
Richard C. Sappington
Lewis Luler
Maryland
Frederick County Fish and Game Protective Association
Aes Stadaeto
James Marrone
Amvets
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Senate
House
Post
Perlman Hearings End as Nomination Awaits Senate Action
The hearings on Philip B. Perlman of Baltimore for Solicitor General closed after 19 sessions and about 1500 pages of testimony. The Senate Judiciary subcommittee will report to the fall committee, with confirmation or rejection then up to the full Senate.
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Truman
Philip B. Perlman
Baltimore
Senate Judiciary
Ferguson
Fall
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Perlman
Dannell
Missouri
Automatic Voting Machine Co
Baltimo Transit Co
Baltimorean Ohio
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
U S
Connell
Deeds Recorded In Frederick District Transfers Alabama Farm Sale
Deeds recorded in the clerk's office show Claude C Trout and spouse selling to Austin D Trout a farm of about 142 acres with improvements in Frederick district for 25000 dollars. Ralph W Miller and spouse transfer property on Blue Ridge Avenue Thurmont to Russell L Fisher for about 5000 dollars per revenue stamps.
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Claude C. Trout
Mirs Austin D. Trout
Frederick
Ralph W. Miller
Russell L. Fisher
Blue Ridge Avenue
Thurmont
Women's Guild Meeting Urges Firm Stand On Divorce
Delegates at Hood College for the Evangelical and Reformed Church Women's Guild conference heard Mrs. Milton Lang of Baltimore call for a strong stance against divorce. She urged kindness in home life and noted most homes fail to speak the right word promptly. The forum also covered population trends, race relations, and foreign missions led by Dr A V Casselman.
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Women's Guild
Evangelical and Reformed
Hood College
Milton Lang
Baltimore
Guy Benschoff
Woadstock
Henry Tani
Fant
A.V Casselman
India
China
Germany
Margaret T. Applegarth
Herseelf
World Council of Churches
Applegarth
War Dept Approves Guard Training at Camp Ritchie
The War Department authorized field training for Maryland National Guard at Camp Ritchie next month. It approved the percentage of 1,700 troops to participate and set dates for the first post war maneuvers from August 17 onward. Second Army finance will pay the guardsmen on the camp’s closing day of the encampment.
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Maryland National Guard
Camp Ritchie
War Department
National Guard
Adsust
All& O
Second Army Finance Section
Suit Filed Over Route 25,000 Dollar Damages
Myrtle Smith of Alexandria Virginia files in Circuit Court against James H Hackney Arlington Virginia alleging injuries as a taxi passenger when Hackneys car collided with Bennett Creek bridge two miles south of Ur a on March 1 The suit cites serious injuries lost wages and financial hardship from the accident Two golfers killed by lightning at Knoxville municipal golf course Conrad Pifer 21 Navy veteran and Robert W Grant 19 from a prominent golfing family per reports from Tennessee July 18.
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Ura
Myrtle Smith
Alexandria
James H. Hackney
Arlington
the Plains
Hackney
Bennett's Creek
Knoxvillec. Tenn
Municipal Golf Course
Conrad Pifer
Robert W. Grant
British And Jews Battle Ship Taken Off Palestine Coast
A refugee ship identified as the President Warfield was boarded by British destroyers off the Palestine coast after a clash with British forces. Tear gas was used and casualties were claimed in a refugee ship broadcast. Haganah appealed to the UN to intervene for 4500 Jewish immigrants as Tel Aviv closed shops and crowds gathered in response to the situation.
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Jerusalem
Haganah
Organiz
United Nations Comision Todos
Palestine
U. N. Commission
Hagannah “High Command
Warfield
Haifa
Tel Aviv
Flood control plan spans nation under engineers and Congress
The Nation outlines flood control as a national program led by the U S Corps of Engineers with private contractors building dams levees floodways and revetments. For the lower Mississippi and Ohio basins the plan includes channels floodwalls and reforestation to capture rainwater. President Truman urges Congress to fund the effort for ten years to finish the 40 year project.
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James Marlow Washington
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Congress
Mississippi River
Cairo
Mississippi
Minnesota
Ohio
Missouri
Arkansas
Red
Sacramento
California
Connecticut
New England
Truman
Essary
Wrong Time Wrong Time Bill Truman Says
President Truman vetoed the Republican tax cut bill for a second time. The House override attempt failed with a 299 to 123 vote as Senate Republicans risked a veto sustain. Truman labeled the measure premature and faulty, citing international obligations and equity concerns as the clash over tax policy continues.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Cottee
Congress
Mr. Truman
Local Court Hears Minor Forfeitures Presided by Weinberg
Two minor cases heard by Magistrate Manuel M. Weinberg with Charles E. Black and Charles K. Beliz cited for reckless driving and speeding. Forfeitures recorded against Robert F. Duffy Calvin Wiles H. Stine B. Fout Frederick Route 5 and others for without tags license violations and failing to comply with traffic laws.
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Peoples Court
Manuel M. Weinberg
Charles E. Black
Union Bridge
SLC
Charles K. Beliz
Bethesda
C. D. McLane
Robert F. Duffy
Eccleston
Calvin FL
Wiles
Fred
H. Stine
Eas Fourth Street
B. Fout
Magnesia & Scie
Contour and Related Flood Control Methods Overview
The text defines flood control concepts including contour plowing to prevent topsoil erosion on slopes toward rivers. It notes riverside furrows and dam usage for irrigation, hydroelectric power, and recreation such as fishing, sailing, and swimming.
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