Public Drive For Hospital Opens Aug 6 in Frederick
A 16 day public campaign to raise 600000 for Frederick Memorial Hospital enlargement begins August 6 and runs through August 21. Over 800 volunteers will visit residents across Frederick, Carroll and Montgomery counties, with 320 members already enrolled in city teams led by Dorothy McBride and James Gambrill. Opening dinner July 6 at Hood College.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Charles F. Bowers
Bowers
Frederick
Carroll
Montgomery
Hood College
Public Campaign
Francis Scott Key
Frederick City
Dorothy F. McBride
James HE. Gambrill
John A. G. Smith
William H. B. Anders
Herman Weener
Helen Eader Johnson
William F. Bartgis
W. Jarboe Grove
EF. Nailin
Emmett Bowlus
Charles Lane
W. Dare Morton
John E. Schell
Virginia Miller
Howard W. Ash
Dorothy Morgan
C. Cyril Klein
Daisy May Baumgardner
H. Ross Walker
Harry H. Reid
Roscoe Murray
Mirs
F. Walton Sheip
J. Richard Ramsburg
Emma Thompson
Manuel Weinberg
Walter Worthington
M. P. Staley
Thomas H. Quill
Katherine Dutrow
Francis Perrott
Carroll H. Hendrickson
Wilbur M. Seeger
Otho J. Keller
Casper E. Cline
William C. Royal
Otho Jr Keller
Irving A
Elias B. Ramsburg, Jr
Cyrus Gambrill
Alvin G. Quinn
Clyde ML Roney
Walter G. Crowther, Jr
Frank H. Lewis
George H. Finck
A L Eilin
Louis V. Keyser
James H. Falk
Melvin M. Engle
Meredith H. Mackley
William S.lambdin
Manuel M. Weinberg
Irving E. Staley
Howard A. Smith
Charles B. Fleet
Ernest Helfenstein, Jr
W. Jerome Offutt
William Dave Morton
Lincoln D. Englebrecht
Warher L. Brittain
G. Harris Stauffer
Ralph W. Boyer
Alise Clarence C. Carry
Melvin H. Derr
William B. Burall
L. Barghu Specht
Roland W. Harbaugh
Carlton Molesworth
Carlton L. Baumgardner
Edward D. Storm
Marlowe Cline
EF. Austin James
Mine Disaster in Illinois Claims 27 Miners
Twenty seven miners died in a blast at a southern Illinois coal mine near West Frankfort. About 201 workers were present. 20 remain missing. Rescue efforts faced toxic gas and coal debris as authorities investigated the cause and prepared an emergency morgue.
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West Frankfort
Ilinois F
Old Ben Coal Company
Farold L. Walker
Illinois
Mimes and Minerals
Specifications to be filed this afternoon
Specifications of charges against Chief of Police Frederick M Suraley and Lieut R O Six are to be filed with the Police Commission this afternoon. Manuel M Weinberg attorney for Sgt Daniel Swomley who has preferred the charges said the specifications were being prepared this morning and would be signed by Swomley before presentation to the commission. They were not disclosed. A hearing is set for Tuesday next before the commission.
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Frederick M Suraley
R. O
Manuel M. Weinberg
Set
Daniel Swomley
Sgt Swomley
Perlman Not Qualified, Ferguson Says
Senator Ferguson released a minority report alleging Philip B. Perlman is not qualified to be Solicitor General. He cites alleged misrepresentation of tax records, conflicts of interest, and behind the scenes influence with Baltimore and Jamestown interests. The nomination has not yet cleared the Senate, with adjournment promised tomorrow.
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Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
Philip B. Perlman
Baltimore
Perlman
J. Perlman
Subcommittee
City of Baltimore
Maryland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore Transit Company
Reconstruction Finance Corp
BIC
BITC
Mina‘ie
Jamestown, N
Vegas
Baltimore City
Mrr
Ferlman
Post-War Marriage Boom Reaches Peak Noted Decline
Washington reports 427,319 marriage licenses issued in Q1 1947, down 20 percent from Q1 1946. Officials attribute the earlier surge to GI romances, with divorce to marriage ratios improving from 1945 to 1946 as marriages rose.
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Washington
National Office of Vital Statistics
Remanded To Jail After Carnival Assault Conviction
Charles Edward Piehler, 24, a Springfield State Hospital attendant, was remanded to jail without bond pending sentencing Monday after conviction on an assault involving a seven year old girl at the Middletown carnival. The girl testified Piehler offered ice cream and ten cents, then enticed her into a tent, showed a lewd picture, and molested her. Deputy Sheriff George Crouse found the pictures in his wallet. Piehler claimed he was elsewhere and denied advances. State's Attorney Edwin F. Nikirk sought witnesses for character. sentence deferred.
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Middletown
Charles Edward Piehler
Springfield State Hospital
Sykesville
Alton Y. Bennett
Peoples Court
Piebler i
Sherif George Crouse
Piehler
H. A. Snyder
Ridgeville
Snyder
Edwin F. Nikirk
Piebler
E. Austin James
John Brightwell
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Frederick
Allen Bartgis
James H. Grove
Brightwell
George E. LeMaster
Baltimore
Braddock Mountain
LeMaster
LeRoy C. Koogle
Charles D. Klane
Koogle
Guerilla Attack Near Grevena Reported by War Ministry
The War Ministry said 1200 to 1500 guerrillas launched a strong attack on Grevena about 50 miles from the Albanian frontier and east of Konitsa. The attackers, well equipped, reportedly forced back guard posts and are linked to earlier actions at Konitsa near the Pindus foothills.
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Athens
War Ministry
Grevena
Albania
Konitsa
Grevenia
A.m
Pindus Mountains
More Added To Unemployment Rolls
Annapolis July 250 Another 800 persons were added to the State Unemployment Compensation rolls last week because of temporary layoff resulting from lack of work. R S Davis, chairman of the Department of Employment security, reported to Governor Lane today the new unemployed were laid off by 12 firms. SCHLEY HOME SOLD The three story nine room brick dwelling of the late Miss Agnes Schley located at 117 East Patrick street was sold at public sale at the Court House this morning to Mrs. Margaret Golibart this city for 11200. J Marshall Miller conducted the sale as executor with Holden Felton attorney and Emmett R Bowlus auctioneer.
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Annapolis
R .S. Davis
Department of Employment Security
Lane
Name Plates For Streets On Order For Past Six Months
City has 30 street name plates on order since January 17 but delivery has been delayed. Visitors General and Mrs George Marshall missed Rockwell Terrace due to no marker at Rockwell Terrace and College Avenue. Engineer W Raymond Walter will seek urgent dispatch of plates and regrets to Gen Marshall. Most plates replace missing markers, some for new streets.
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W. Raymond Walter
George C. Marshall
Dill Avenue
Upper College Terrace
North College Parkway
Rock-well Terrace
College Avenue
Walter
Marshall
Gen. Marshall
May And Two Garssons Get Prison Terms
Ex congressman Andrew J May was sentenced to eight months to two years for accepting 536,634.07 in bribes while he chaired the House Military Affairs committee. Munitions makers Murray and Henry Garsson also received eight months to two years. Judge Schweinhaut warned of possible harsher penalties. May and the Garssons appealed for mercy. May proclaimed his innocence, while defense lawyers prepared to take the case to the Supreme Court.
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Washington
Andrew J. May
House
May
Murray
Henry Garsson
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Kentucky
Joe
Schweinhaut
Garseon Brothers
Garssons
Congress
Supreme Court
Armed Services Unification Bill Sent to White House
The House completed action on a measure to unify the armed services and sent the bill to President Truman for quick approval by voice vote. The move clears a hurdle before adjournment and precedes a dispute over extending wool support prices, with chairman Goftman urging elimination of duplication and waste.
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Washington
House
Armed Services
Truman
Congressional Committees
Senate
Goftman
House Expenditures Committee
Cide
Woman Fined After Wreck Near State Sanatorium
Mrs. Bessie R. Porter of Baltimore was fined 10 dollars and costs for reckless driving after a collision on Route 81 near the State Sanatorium at Sa billasville on June 17 that injured four people. The truck driver, Herbert Biser, and two passengers were hospitalized. Biser was fined 5 dollars and costs for lacking a license. State Trooper Kenneth Bond led the investigation and attorney Benjamin Rosenstock represented Biser.
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Sabillasville
Bessie R. Porter
Baltimore
William J. Stoner
Tourmont
Waynesboro
Roger
Biser
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Joseph G. Finnerty
Porter
Kenneth D. Bond
Bishop Manning Attacks Roosevelt Marriages in Episcopalian Church
New York July 25 Bishop William T Manning condemns remarriage of Elliott Roosevelt's first wife to Rev Benedict Henry Hanson and of St Pauls Detroit dean Kirk O Ferrall to Isabelle Morrill Both marriages involve Episcopal dioceses Lexington Ky and Michigan with confirmed confirmations from Canon Sparks and diocesan heads Creighton and Moacdy The third marriage occurred June 11 in Lexington at the Good Shepherd church
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New York
William T. Manning
Living Church
Elliott Roosevelt
Mary
Protestant Episcopal Church
Kirk B. O’ferrall
St. Paul's Cathedral
Detroit
Manning
Michigan
Lexington
Thomas A. Sparks
Cathedral of
St John the
Frank W. Creighton
Diocese of
Elizabeth Denner
Protestant Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
Wiliam H. Denner
Palm Beach
Indonesians enter Semarang in Java campaign
Semarang, a north Java coastal city, reported seized by Indonesian Republican forces with large support from locals. Dutch operations aim to cut off central Java from east and west rice belts, while Republican leaders foresee guerrilla resistance as Dutch advance continues toward Jogjakarta. Dutch communiques claim advances past six west Java towns and mopping up in east Java, with Sumatra activity and casualty tallies listed.
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Batavia
Java
East
West
Jogjakarta
Semarang
Sialang
East Java
Lawang
Tegal
Cheribon
Poerwakarta
Poerwakerta
Netherlands Army
West Java
Sumatra
Bindjai
Medan
Deutch
Universal military training bill advances in committee
The House Armed Services committee backed a universal training proposal by 20 to 8. Chairman Walter G. Andrews said no immediate House vote this year. bill becomes part of the calendar and could be ready for early next year. The plan requires six months of basic training after age 18 with options for further training through National Guard ROTC or reserve units under a lighter discipline Commission.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Toam
Walter G. Andrews
Congress
Truman
National Guard
ROTC
Why Congress rushes to quit by end of July in 1947
The Nation Today explains the 1946 reorganization act that set a July deadline for full Congress to quit each year. Since then committees may keep working, and this year lawmakers rush bills through to end the year while full Congress plans to close by tomorrow night.
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Washington
Congress
Reorganization of Congress
Congressional
Bank Loans and Deposits Rise Across Frederick Area
Five Frederick city banks report a total loan and discount increase of 2.70 million dollars for the year ending June 30, while county banks add about 1.04 million. Time deposits climb by 2.21 million, savings rise, and demand deposits fall by about 2.33 million. Total resources edge higher though city deposits dip, signaling a generally healthy banking sector with several named county banks included.
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Frederick
Frederick City
Carroll County
Walkersville Bank
Union Bridge Banking and Trust Company
Peoples Bank of
Senate ends 13 hour session amid defeat in probe push
Washington reports GOP leaders concede defeat in demanding an inquiry into Attorney General Clark's handling of Kansas City voter fraud charges. After a 13 hour session, Republicans agreed to adjourn for the year, laying aside the Kem resolution while moving on to an appropriation bill. McCarran preserved right to oppose future vote. Taft outlined other legislation, limiting chances for further action.
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Washington
Senate
Clark
Kansas City
Kem
R-Mmo
Congress
Wherry
Neb
New
Taft
Ohio
Train telephone service to debut on two Northeast trains
The Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads announce a joint trial of the first U S train telephone service. Starting August 35 passengers on the Congressional Limited and the Royal Blue between Washington and New York can call home or office while in motion, using radio links to the nearest Bell station.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
U. S
Washington
New York
Bell Telephone
Congressional Limited
Committee Votes To Confirm Three To NLRB
The Senate Labor Committee approved nine to three the nomination of former Democratic Senator Abe Murdock of Utah to the National Labor Relations Board. Taft said it was doubtful Aiurdeck and two others would reach a Senate vote before adjournment. The panel also approved J Copeland Gray of Buffalo to the board and Denham of Missouri to be general counsel in a 12-0 vote.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee Today
Abe Murdock
Utah
National Labor Relations Board
Taft
Ohio
Aiurdeck
NLRB
Senate
Congress
J. Jcopeland Gray
Bufalo
Picnic Draws 300 for Frederick Optimists Club
Approximately three hundred persons attended the first annual picnic and lawn party of the Frederick Optimists Club on C. Lease Bussard’s farm near Frederick. Bingo offered 200 prizes. An automatic electric broiler went to James C. Grimes and a draw prize to Mrs. Claude Hahn. Proceeds support the Junior Optimists Club boys’ work with guests from Hagerstown and nearby clubs.
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Frederick
Optimists Club
C. Lease Bussard
James C. Grimes
Claude Hahn
Optimists
Hagerstown
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