Peace ballot dispute ties to two churches in Maryland
The Frederick Church of the Brethren and Thurmont United Brethren Church deny any permission or endorsement for use of their names on the so-called peace ballots circulated by the Maryland Committee for Peace. Rev. Paul W. Kinsel and Rev. Iven G. Naugle assert no official church backing and request removal of the church names from the ballots. Meanwhile a preliminary hearing was set for 16 year old Arthur Swann over voluntary manslaughter in a Laurel area mental institution death, with possible postponement pending a mental competency ruling.
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Frederick
Maryland Committee For Peace
St. Paul Street
Stockholm
Committee of the
World Peace Congress
Church of the Brethren
Mr. Kinsel
America
Brethren Service Committee
World Service Affairs
Thurmonty United Brethren
Thurmont Evangelical United Brethren Church
Baltimore
Arthur Swann
Laurel
Swann
U. S
Norman P. Ramsey
W. Calvin Chesnut
Raymond Thorne
Washington
Housewives Win Fight Over Cement Dust on Wash Lines
Reading Pennsylvania July 20 a band of broom wielding housewives halted work on the turnpike extension to protest loose cement dust spread over a neighborhood. They blocked unloading at Reading Company rail yards after appealing to City Council. Council instructed the Baltimore contractor to relocate. highway work near Morgantown paused with no cement.
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Reading
Reading Company
C. 5. Langenfelder
Baltimore
Morgantown
Elbow Crushed As Two Autos Meet Sidewise
Leo Francis Hough of Monrovia, 24, sustained a compound fracture and crushed elbow when his car side swiped Preston R. Geisler’s vehicle on East Patrick Street Wednesday night. Both cars suffered substantial damage, with Hough’s at about 200 and Geisler’s around 400, as police investigate led by Sgt. Daniel Swomley. no charges filed yet.
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Leo Francis Hough
Monrovia
East Patrick Street
Hough
Preston R. Geisler
Third Street
Geisler
Patrick Street
Hich
Race Track Barriers Must Go Court Says
The Maryland Court of Appeals orders removal of barricades at Bowie by pass road near the racetrack asserting a prescriptive easement of passage for Anne Arundel farmers. The decision upholds a Prince George’s decree, requiring the track to tear down barriers and allow farm traffic to Bowie via the river route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Bowie
Court of Appeals
Patuxent River
Prince Georges County
Anne Arundel County
Ageals
William L. Henderson
Charles Marbury
Prince George’s County Court
Found Spouse and Other Woman in Same Shower
In Los Angeles on July 20, Phyllis Beardsley testified in a divorce case against Paul R. Beardsley, a television producer actor, after she caught him with another woman in a shower. She sought custody of their three year old daughter, $10,000 cash, and $432 monthly support. The couple wed in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Phyllis Beardsley
Paul R. Beardsley
Leopold II Restored to Belgian Throne After Vote
In Brussels a joint session of Parliament voted 198 in favor of Leopold II return, ending his exile in Switzerland. The move ends the regency of Prince Charles as Socialists and others opposed his return, with abstentions by Liberals and Communists. Protesters marched outside the chamber.
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Brussels
Leospold II
Switzerland
Belgium
Leopold
Charles
Paul-Henri Saak
Royal
Prince Charles
Church Wins Court Case Over Orndorff Property Sale
Annapolis July 20 The Court of Appeals upholds Carroll County decree allowing St Pauls Reformed Church to sell the Orndorff property at Main and Carroll streets. Grandchildren argued the land should revert to them. court may decree absolute ownership and disposition rights to the church consistory. The sale to Mr and Mrs Sterling Young and Mr and Mrs Bankert was approved for $42 500.
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Annapolis
St. Pauls Reformed Church
Orndorff
Westminster
Court of Appeals
Main
Carroll Streets
Carroll County
John T. Orndorff
D. Sterling Young
John 4. Bankert
Man Fined For Assault In Peoples Court
Charles Titlow of the 240 block East Fifth Street was convicted of assault and battery on Mrs. G Naomi Hahn and paid fines and costs totaling 11 45 in a morning hearing before Substitute Magistrate Edward J Smith in Peoples Court The arrest followed a July 19 incident County Constable Paul B Rnoads coordinated the arrest Collateral forfeitures by listed individuals across multiple locations for various traffic and related offenses including reckless driving passing on double white lines and muffler violations totaling dozens of cases and amounts per person
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Charles Titlow
East Fifth Street
G. Naomi Hahn
Edward J. Smith
Peoples Court
Paul B. Rnoads
Fred A. Shipley
Monrovia
Lorimer T. Gates
Washington
James R. Harmon
Frederick
Ell
John F. Schilling
Hagheestown
James R. Waugh
Baltimore
Richard A. Paul
Buchanan
W. Va
Norman H. Stine
W. B. Byrd
Richland
Knoll
Marion A. Smith
Ralph A. Shelfiler
Funkstown
Hill
Albert Chang
Hanth
Hawaii
Alex Eckstein
Martins Farry
Claude A. Maddux
Cincinnati
Jay Schrock
Somerset
Robert W. Ferguson
Arlington
W. W. Corbin
Maynard J. Whitney
Patrick Stakem
RF. Stone
Food Prices Jump as War Scare Boosts Demand Across Goods
Retail prices for many foods rose again this week amid war scare buying and strong demand from stores and wholesalers. Coffee sugar and canned meats led increases, with pork and beef mostly steady though some cuts gained. Sugar hit new highs as the Dow Jones index tracks wholesale price rises, while government price controls and rationing debates resurfaced amid calls from grocers and labor groups.
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Associated Press
Busang
Congress
Washington
Truman
Irea
Bastan
New York
Herman B. Glaser
Retail Food Merchants Association
Agriculture Department
Cuba
Lettnes
Tomaines
U S In Better Condition For Mobilization
Washington dispatch says the U S is in far better shape for mobilization than before World War II. Robert C Goodwin of the Labor Department cites skilled workers, housing, and raw materials as key factors while a spot survey assesses civilian skills of National Guardsmen and reserves in select plants. The study, at the request of the National Security Resources Board, also weighs deferring certain workers from military service to avoid bottlenecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert C Goodwin
Labor Departments Bureau of Employment Security
Thei
Labor Department
Hartford
Ind
Birmingham
Ala
York
National Security Resources Board
Goodwin
Enmiry
Western Europe Hails U.S. Mobilization Call
Western Europe hailed President Truman's mobilization call as a historic move in the fight against aggression. Many praised the sweep of the program while some West German newspapers warned it may not be enough.
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London
Western
Europe
Truman
New Bazooka Seizes Early Battle Edge in Korea
In Taejon area reports say a new 35 inch ground rocket launcher, a larger shoulder-fired bazooka, knocked out at least seven Communist tanks in its 61st battlefield test. The weapon, faster and more accurate than the WWII version, weighs slightly more and uses a shaped charge warhead to penetrate armor. A Washington conference, led by President Truman, examined how the program affects the home front.
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Fokvo
MacArchurs
United States
Taejon
Grealer Narmar
Washington
Truman
White House
All-Out War Or Peace Is Up To Soviet
Diplomatic authorities warn the world faces a choice between all-out war or peaceful settlement as Moscow presses for strength. United States and allies rush to boost conventional and atomic defense while weighing use of German industry for non combat needs. Western powers seek rapid buildup, with Truman signaling broader arms production and draft efficiency, amid Soviet calls for UN Security Council talks on Korean forces and China role.
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Washington
Trump
Rissa
Moscow
Kremlin
Russia
United States
BION
Attec
Truman
State
Defense Department
Truman Sant
Congress
West
Germany
China
Ait Seard
United Nations Security Council
Oullinerdt
David Kelly
Andrei A. Grosmyko
Ford Guilty Of Operating Vehicle Under Influence Jail Term Given
Magistrate Edward J. Smith found Raymond H. Ford 87 B O avenue guilty of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and fined him 159 and costs. Ford served 40 days in jail, saying he would have paid 100 but preferred the State support for his wife and children. Arrest was by Officer Norman Trump after a slight evening accident. In the same session Oliver Smith and Raymond White, both 429 Klincharte alley and 429 Middle alley respectively, were jailed for ten days in default of 10 fines for peace disturbance. Martin Joseph Riley of Brunswick received a five day suspended sentence for drunkenness. Two collateral forfeitures included Oliver Clayton Stevens and Joseph L. Myers. A deed recorded via the clerk's office records the sale of property on the Thurmont Graceham road to Mr and Mrs John Hoffman for about 4500.
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Edward J. Smith
Raymond H. Ford
B. & O, Avenue
Ford
Norman Trump
Oliver Smith
Klincharte Alley
Raymond White
Middle Alley
Haugh
Twentey
Carty
Martin Joseph Riley
Brunswick
Oliver Clayton Stevens
Adamstown
Sergi
Phobus
Joseph L. Myers
Knoxville
Officer McKeldin
Unreported whereabouts of Gen Dean in Korea
Gen William F. Dean, leader of the 24th Division, had his location unknown after Taejon withdrawal. A spokesman said Dean is not missing and had been at the front all day, seen with a tank destroyer unit. His ground forces reportedly destroyed eight of ten North Korean tanks with rocket launchers as American units withdrew in an orderly fashion.
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Korea
William F. Dean
Taejon
Dean
Sait
Tucson
Tokyo
Taijan
Front Fine
24Th
Tarjon
MacArthur
Eighth Army
Tae- Jon
U. S
Chonju
Korean Peninsula
Kumije
Kumje
Chonu-Kumje
Kum River
John P. McCann
Jacksonville
Ifta
McCann
Duane Biteman
Seattle
Kum
Associated Press
Leif Erickson
Tasson
First Cavalry
25Th Infantry
Morale Deteriorates In New North Korean Divisions
Tokyo reports a headquarters communique noting startlingly low morale and training among newly organized North Korean divisions. Captured soldiers said draftees received minimal rifle practice before joining frontline combat near the Han river on July 4.
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Tokyo
Vath
Moat
Youns Democratic Training School
Edo
Sth
South Korea
Ith
Han River
Wen
Hanks
Marine Corps Readies Call Up Nationwide Units
Washington on July 20 selected Marine Corps units around the country were notified they will be called to active duty within 100 days. A Marine Corps spokesman said a statement on extended duty calls may come later. Notifications came after Truman authorized reservists to be called to meet the Korea situation. Col. John Griebel in New York said all organized Marine Reserve units were alerted.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Truman
Korea
John Griebel
Third
Marine Corps Reserve District
New York
Marine Reserve
New York-New Jersey
Condition Of Streams Morocacy Cloudy At Buckeys Town
Potomac remains slightly cloudy with about two feet of shove, on the Maryland and Virginia sides near Paint Rock. Dam near Buckeys town shows altered water color and flow, indicating continued sediment from upstream. local observers note cloudiness extending downstream toward Paint Rock.
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Buckeystown Dam
Potomac
Maryland
Virginia
Fall of Taejon Nears as U S and Reds Battle
General MacArthur announced the 24th Infantry Division holds firm in the Taejon area amid intensified North Korean pressure. Front-line dispatches report withdrawals and ongoing fighting as American and South Korean forces contest a key rail and highway junction.
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Yokyo
MacArthur
U.S
Taejon
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Ispapri
Church
Western Europe
Ada Lewis
John Hoffman
Thurmont-Graceham Road
Gen. Dean
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