Injured on Sunday Motor Accident Claims One Life
A Baltimore youth, John V Murphy age 23, died at Frederick Memorial Hospital early today from injuries suffered in a Sunday wreck on Alternate Route 40 west of Frederick. Four others were injured, with Herman Blickenstaff of Myersville hospitalized. A Ford sedan and a Ford truck collided eight miles west of Frederick. No charges had been filed.
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John V. Murphy
Baltimore
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick
Murphy
George A. Burns
Rock Creek
Burns
William Muichner
Herman Wade Blickenstal
Myersville
Route 1
Jean C. Sud
George Luck
Maynard Gaver
Aurome
Ruby Marsh
Middletown
John Joseph Schill
Blickenstaff
C. H. DeWitt
Mrs J P Wantz Dies and Rites Saturday
Mrs J P Wantz of Carroll County died after a stroke suffered Monday during a banquet honoring her husband J Pearre Wantz upon his 39 years of service. The funeral will be held at the West Street home and burial at Ensor Cemetery. Dignitaries and local groups include D A R, PTA and community leaders.
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Carroll County
Frederick Aremoria
J. Pearre Wantz
Dank
Midni Sue
Ehart Taviora Jr
Tt Ensor
3Dena Caijeze
Eugene C. Woodward
Ferment Tiders Cemetery
Che Kies
Jean BR. Brers
Jury awards $17,500 to Cumberland man in B&O case
A Washington County Circuit Court jury ordered the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to pay Robert G. Leasure of Cumberland $17,500 in damages after he lost a foot last December when run over by a yard engine at a Cumberland crossing. He had sued for $25,900.
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Hagerstoun
Washington County
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Robert G. Leasure
Cumberland
Leasure
Cumberland Crossing
Ford Wage Hike Averts Strike
Detroit July 22 Ford Motor Company reached a wage agreement with the CIO United Auto Workers ending a national strike threat. The 116000 production workers gain seven tenths of a cent per hour plus fringe benefits including premium pay vacation improvements and a group life insurance plan revision. Ford projects annual costs at 32 million under the new contract set to expire July 15 1949.
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Detroit
CIO
Ford Motor Company
CSO
United Auto Workers
Uaw-Cio
Ford
Youth Enlistment Surge Across Armed Services
Recruit offices in major cities report a sharp rise in activity with enrollments up about 50 percent and Navy and Army programs filling quotas quickly. Chief Earl D Underwood notes a one year enlistment option under the 18 year old plan and immediate filling of Baltimore City quota. Frederick County youths join Navy High School Graduate program while Air Force offers three year terms for graduates or non graduates weekly. Maryland sets 66 peacetime selective service draft boards under Col Henry C Stanford.
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Army and Navy
Earl D. Underwood
Navy
Baltimore City
Inactive
Naval Reserve
Organized Naval Reserve
Frederick County
Army
Sez O. C. Smfilier
Air Force
Besset
Miner
United States
Frederick Suffered Heavy Rains Amid Heat and Humidity
Frederick county recorded widespread rain on Wednesday afternoon with about a third of an inch in some areas and a late thunderstorm. Officials forecast slightly cooler conditions tonight with scattered showers and a high near 90. Humidity remained high, reaching around 96 early mornings, easing later as temperatures climbed.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Weather Bureau
City
Cominform Is Accused Belgrade Yugoslavia July 22
Marshal Tito charges the Russian led Cominform with fomenting civil war in Yugoslavia and purges two former Communist leaders. He asserts control of the situation in an eight hour speech to 2300 delegates and outlines Yugoslavia's stance toward Moscow and peace with non bloc nations. Rankovic continues with talk on party organization and security.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Cominftom
Tito
Statenj Ujovic
Andrrija Hebrang
Planning Commission
Communist Party
Moscow
Cominfrom
Communist International Information Bureau
Yugoslav Communist Party
Ing
Tnterior
Alexander Rankovic
Rankovic
Udba Tsécurcty Police
Negro Youth Returned To Cheltenham School
A colored juvenile identified as Philip Stanton, 15, was returned to Cheltenham School for Boys yesterday after probation release. He had been committed in December 1945 following a juvenile court hearing. Authorities allege he and an older man were involved in robberies at Sears Roebuck Holander s and Par Fons stores in the city.
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Cheltenham School
Philip Stanton
William C. Roderick
Tanton
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Holander's
Par Fons
City of Flags Program Set for August 9 in Frederick
Frederick declares August 9 Francis Scott Key Day to mark first day of the commemorative Key stamp issue. Mayor Culler urges store windows lit with flags and displays on main streets as lamps along the avenues honor the National Anthem. Historians and philatelists attend a dual program including a fifty year monument rededication at Mt Olivet and a Star Spangled Banner performance with Miss Lucy Monroe broadcast from New York.
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Frederick
Francis Scott Key
Lloyd C. Culler
Key
U.S. Post Office Department
Ft. McHenry
Baltimore
Mt. Olivet
Lucy Monroe
New York
Reader Quantico
Baltimore Broadcasters Face Contempt Fight Over Murder Case
July 22 Baltimore stations WITH WFBR WCBM WBAL and WSID Essex cited for contempt of court. NAB and Maryland press associations offer legal aid. Don Petty meets operators. Hearing postponed to October 1. Supreme Bench outlines penalties and suspends action amid ongoing trial delays.
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Baltimore
National Association of Broadcasters
Maryland County Press Associant
Justin Muller
Don Petty
Miller
Washington
Congress
Broadcasters of America
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
WFBR
WCBM
WBAL
WSID
Essex
James P. Connolly
WITH
Supreme Bench
James Tial
Georges
Weather data and early July precipitation report
Weather summary notes 24 hour precipitation of .38 inches ending 8 a.m. today with July total at 2.00 inches and July normal at 3.97 inches. Excess to July 1 stands at 3.41 inches for 1948. Yesterday high 81, year ago 75, low last night 70. Road conditions show mud at Buckerstown Dam and clear conditions at Knoxville.
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Buckerstown Dam
Knoxville
Crops Report Baltimore area July weather outlook
The U.S. Weather Bureau, U.S. Department of Agriculture and University of Maryland Extension foresee another spell of afternoon and evening thunderstorms through Thursday to Sunday, with normal temps and rain for Maryland and the Eastern Shore. Crops vary in development with corn growing well but uneven, oats generally good, soybeans planted, wheat harvest delayed by showers, hay and pastures mostly good, cantaloupes and cucumbers progressing, tomatoes being canned, potatoes near weekend harvest, apples and peaches showing disease and pest effects, and tobacco growth variable due to planting date differences.
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College Park
Maryland
Delaware
U.S. Weather Bureau
U. S. Department of Agricure
University of Maryland Extension Service
Shore
del- Mar
Few U S Dependents Leave Berlin
Berlin July 22 U S Army headquarters reports only 300 American dependents have left Berlin in six months for reasons other than redeployment or transfer. About 100 families, making 862 occupation and military government families and 1 627 dependents total, remain. Departures largely reflect reductions in military government staff and transfers to Western Germany. air travel is now the only exit method.
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Berlin
U. S. Army
Army
Germany
New York
Mrs Greene Hopes To Return Home Here Soon
Mrs Hilda Greene a Frederick school teacher beaten in a Chicago hotel room earlier this week hopes to return home here in a few days She was discharged from Cook County Hospital after treatment for forehead injuries and shock She had been on a west coast tour and came to Chicago last Saturday The hotel had been recommended by a travelers aid association Officials say she would leave Chicago after viewing about 55 Black suspects today No other Frederick teachers were on the tour
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Hilda Greene
Frederick
Chicago
Greene
Cook County Hospital
Travelers Aid Association
Wallace Party Seen as Communists Tool in Philly
Philadelphia July 22 Wallace’s presidential bid is denounced as a Communist tool by the American Democratic Action. It accuses Henry Wallace’s Wallace party of guiding policies with Communist influence while he defends his candidacy amid a grand jury indictment of 12 Communists in New York.
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Philadelphia
Amercans
Democratic Acion
Henry Wallace
Wallace
New York
ADA
James Loeb Jr
Henry A Wallace
Western powers consider wider four power talks on Berlin
Reports out of London say Britain France and the United States tentatively agreed to broaden four power discussions on Berlin to include more German issues. The note to Moscow may await Paris on German policy and a new French government. Military activity rises as RAF exercises intensify and U S air forces join training over Britain amid heightened Berlin tensions.
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France
Berlin
Washington
Remai
State Department
Moscow
London
Ishoff
Paris
Germany
Russia
Warsaw
Reds Can't Launch A Blitz Says Reds Can't Launch A Blitz
Berlin July 22 The Der Rurner claims Russia could not launch a blitz against western Germany even if she wished. Dismantled rail lines east of the Elbe and damaged bridges would hinder motorized columns. Soviet supply trains harassed by guerrillas in former Polish Ukraine. Der Kurier quotes returning German prisoners about deserters. Soviet press cites Gen Luci and criticizes American policy in Bern.
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Berlin
der Rurner
Russia
Germany
Elbe
Ukraine
der Kurier
Luci
Bern
Ciav
Washington
Woman released on bond after picnic assault charges
Mary Biggus a colored woman from near New London was released on a 2000 bond on charges of assault and battery on Special Deputies William S Cosgrave and George W Layman during a Manor Woods picnic. The case will be reviewed by the September grand jury.
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Mary Biggus
New London
William S. Cosgrave
George W. Layman
Manor Woods
Ducket
Bond
Maniuck
Weinberg
Draft clock ticks as youths face uncertain roll calls
The Nation Today discusses draft timing for 18 to 26 year olds, deferments, and enlistment options amid delays. It notes August 30 to September 18 registration for veterans, National Guard, and reservists under 26, with October 1 potential start for drafting and Hershey’s vague stance on whether 15 year olds will be called.
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Waslangtvs
Alugis
Gian
Heve
Ls Atse
Regiusterang
C Rress
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
National Guard
Excellent Chance For World Peace V2
President Truman asserts excellent odds for world peace and supports Secretary Marshall’s pledge to use all diplomacy to secure a peaceful settlement in Berlin. He confirms agreement with Marshall on pursuing every possible measure toward peace and future cooperation.
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Pe Presi
Te Marstail
United States
Berlin
Congress
COR UN
Mr. Truman
Marshall
Truman
Flash Flood Strikes Lancaster Ohio Damaging Homes
A west Lancaster flash flood menaced about 7900 homes in central Ohio causing estimated damage near 900000. No fatalities were reported as residents fled by boat while Hunters Run overflowed into the Hocking river. Red Cross disaster chairman Kenneth Kerr noted tentative damage across industrial, residential buildings and belongings.
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Lancaster
Ohio City
Hunters Run
Hocking River
Kenneth Kerr
Red Cross Disaster
Deadline Near For Brunswick Election
Brunswick voters face an August 3 election with no definite candidates filed by the late deadline. Mayor Stanley Ty Vitts seeks re election against Carl Hahne while a third mayoral petition circulates. Council seats in wards one two and three show varied candidacies with several names circulating petitions.
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Brunswick Council
W. Claude Lutman
Brunswick
Stanley Ty Vitts
Carl Hahne
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Walter C. Wheeler
Glenn L Cooper
Jerry J. Ashbaugh
W. Charles Wenner
William D. Johnson
J. Luther Malone
Albert G. Danner
Mackiey Appeals After 30 Day Sentence
Ed Mackiey was sentenced to thirty days in jail and filed an appeal. bond set at $500. He faces a separate charge of false pretense tied to a bad check. Also noted, Joseph E. Shorb of Thurmont was found guilty of non support of a child and ordered to pay back payments to his wife Ethel E. Shorb.
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Gail
Bennett
Ed Mackiey
Mackiey
Joseph E. Shorb
Thurmont
Nor Child
Warta
Ethel E. Shorb
Taneytown Road Work Is Proposed
The Siste Roads Commission announced bids will be accepted until noon August 3 for extensive improvements to State Routes 32 and 7L in Taneytown. The project covers macadam widening drainage installations renewal and replacement of roadway sections and resurfacing across 1.575 miles.
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Siste Roads Commission
Taneytown
Macadan
Tanertown
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J. P. Wantz
WPA
Maryhland
Henry C. Stansford
Stephen J. Haas
Cairo
Cominform
Flags
NAB
U. S
Mrs. Greene
Britain
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
England
Raf
By James Marlow
Con
Kathryn Haas
Haas
WEN Mines Folnrins
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