Police Case Postponed To September
Dereliction of duty charges against Police Chief Frederick 3. Straley and Lieut. Reno Six postponed to a September date. The five member Police Commission, during a closed session, heard seven witnesses and adjourned. Chairman William M. Storm's vacation limits action this month. commission to continue testimony and refer recommendations to the Mayor and Aldermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Straley
Reno
William M. Storm
Storm
Dan Swomley
Inquiry Into Farm Fracas Under Scrutiny by Officials
Witnesses questioned by State's Attorney Edwin F. Nikirk and Sheriff Guy Anders as detectives probe a farm incident near Adamstown on Wednesday. A 15 month old child, James A Page Jr, was hospitalized with a broken leg after a car incident involving Clifton Bienrce Brown of Hope Hill. Brown was jailed, Page may face no charges yet as investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin F. Nikirk
Guy Anders
James A. Page
Adamstown
Frederick County
James A. Page, Jr
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Anders
Page
Clifton Bienrce Brown
Hopehill
Brown
Frederick
Investige
No Railroad Passes Even For Princes in Japan
In Tokyo on July 31 the prince Naruhiko Higashi Kuni, postwar premier in exile, sought a railroad pass from the Ministry of Transportation. The ministry refused, saying an imperial prince is now an ordinary citizen under the new constitution and cannot receive a pass. A diplomatic plane carrying the U.S. ambassador to Denmark, Josiah Marvel Jr., crashed at Oslo Field. no passenger was fatally injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Naruhiko Higashi-Kuni
Ministry of Transportation
Higashi- Kuni
Oslo
Norway
U. S
Denmark
Josiah Marvel, Jr
Lions Clubs Elect New International President
Heads Lions San Francisco July 31 Fred W Smith Ventura California is the new president of the International Association of Lions Clubs. He was advanced by unanimous vote from the first vice presidency at the 30th annual convention which closed today. Smith succeeds Clifford D Pierce of Memphis Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Fred, W. Smith
Ventura
California
International Association of Lions Clubs
Smith
Clifford D. Pierce
Aremphis
Tennessee
Congress prepares for a busy off season investigations and travel
Washington July 31 The Nation Today notes Congress will not reconvene until January 1947 and committees plan extensive travel to Europe Asia Latin America and across the United States for information. Senate and House panels will probe wartime contracts housing price trends Social Security taxes and military public works as groundwork for next year’s laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
Europe
Asia
Latin America
United States
House
Foreign Affairs
Congressional
Senate
Lear
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Hollywood
House Labor Committee
House Agriculture Committee
Senate Finance Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Congress
House Committee On the Armed Services and Public Works
Parking Meter Law Held To Be Valid
Annapolis Maryland July 31 court ruling upholds the city parking meter ordinance as valid under city charter powers. Judge James E Boylan Jr and Associate Judge James Clark state the Mayor Council and Aldermen may enact reasonable street parking regulations. Philadelphia diplomat Philip B Perlman sworn in as United States Solicitor General in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Anne Arundel County
James, E. Boylan, Jr
James Clark
Lightning blamed for deadly fire at women’s prison
Paris officials tentatively blamed a lightning strike on a chimney for a blaze in a fourth story room of a former Army barracks used as an annex to Pete Louette prison. The fire killed 22 inmates, asphyxiating them in a workroom with celluloid and acetone. About 380 women were housed in the building. most escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Juive
Pete Roouette
Mrs. Etchison Dies At Home After Illness
Mrs Josephine Pearce Etchison widow of W H B Etchison died at her home 6 East Church street at 12 20 this afternoon after seven and a half months of illness She was 85 though in good mind She was born September 25 1861 in Unionville educated at Frederick Female Seminary and a private school in Staunton Va She married 1881 and survived by two sons Marshall L Etchison and Carol L Etchison a daughter Josephine P Etchison plus several relatives including Mrs Violet Noel and Dr A Austin Pearre Funeral arrangements will be announced by M B Etchison and Son funeral directors.
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Josephine Pearce Etchison
W. H. B. Etchison
East Church Street
Etchison
James Warfield
Sarah Lindsay Pearte
Unionville
Pearte
Linganore
Frederick
Staunton
Mr. Etchison
William P. Etchison
Trinity Methodist Church
England
Italy
Switzerland
France
Marshall L. Etchison
Carol L Etchison
Josephine P. Etchison
Violet Noel
Baltimore
George Pearre
Howard County
Charles Pearre
W. Richard Etchison
Washington
Harold Schaden
Herbert Cox
Summit
N. J
A. Austin Pearre
M. BR. Etchison and Son
Bricker Steps Aside From Taft 1948 Presidential Bid
Ohio Senator John W. Bricker, Taft’s 1948 vice presidential running mate, withdraws from pursuit of the presidency. Bricker said he is not seeking any 1948 nomination as Taft prepares a likely favorite son campaign at an Ohio rally. The move aligns Bricker’s long rumored stance with Taft’s presidential hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Robert A Taft
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Taft
GO. P
New York
Thomas E. ‘Dewey
Franklin ‘D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Stocks Rally In Tepid New York Market
Selected stocks recovered slowly in New York trading. Early dealings were steady and gains of fractions to a point predominated by midday as leaders largely stayed indifferent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Artz Library Faces Further Service Curtailment Threat
Frederick's C Burr Artz Library asks Mayor Culler and the Board of Aldermen for additional aid to avoid further curtailment of public library service for 1947. Trustees cite reduced endowment income, rising operating costs since 1942, and a July 31 cash balance of 3194 with bills paid, noting state aid increases but insufficient to cover current expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilord C. Culler
C. Burr Artz Library
August T. Brust
Edward 5. Delaplaine
F. Ross Myers
Culler
Frederick
Hibrary
Hbrary
R. W. Baer
G. Frank Thomas
Gordon Strong
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Jacob Rohrbsch
Mabel L. Bishop
S. Katharine Quynn
P. E. Heimer
Margaret Thomas Artz
Margaret E. S. Hood
No Decontrol Of Rent Areas Is Scheduled
The Federal Rent Control office will not lift ceilings in the 614 areas under control. Policy will shift to local advisory boards under the new rent law. action will await local boards’ studies. Officials say no decontrol is pending, but evidence might be reviewed when boards begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal
Congress
Frank R. Creedon
Farmer saves wet wheat using improvised electric hay drier
In Hagerstown Maryland a farmer says he saved his entire 936 bushel wheat crop by running it through an improvised electric hay dryer. Washington County Farm Bureau President Herman Stockslager notes the method may solve drying bottlenecks as grain elevators refuse wet wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Herman Stockslager
Washington County Farm Bureau
Stockslager
Full Mine Output Kept Safe Says Coal Mines Chief
Washington July 31 Capt N H Collisson Coal Mines administrator said coal mines can reach top output without sacrificing safety. In a report to Secretary Krug on government operation of soft coal pits 1946 37 Collisson urged United Mine Workers lead miner safety compliance. He called for reform of habits and a revised federal safety code with continued safety experimentation and diesel use in early mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
N.H. Collisson
Secretary of the Interior Krug
Collisson
United Mine Works
John L. Lewis
Bureau of Mines
Garly
Collissean
Coal Mines Administration
Fears Of Sabotage Just False Alarm
In San Pedro on July 31 a possible saboteur scare interrupted a party aboard the H Kenya a 11000 ton British cruiser on goodwill tour. A small demolition charge was set off near the water as bubbles appeared Mystery bubbles traced to an auxiliary engine and the voyage continued. Earlier the British consulate reported two protest calls about the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Pedro
Calif
Jmi
John Stewart- Moore
Kenya
Greeks May Bring Charges Against Soviet Satellites
Lake Success July 31 The Greek government weighs charging Russia's Balkan satellites under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. Greece would seek UN action for aggression with U S support stated, though no UN troops are yet deployed. Officials note U S backing remains firm for Balkans stability amid vetoes and awaiting Gromyko explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Balkans
United Nations
Security Council
U. N
Herschel V. Johnson
State Department
Washington
Vsnich
Russia
Council
U.N
Andre
Britain to Consider Reducing U S Imports to Save Dollars
London reports high level talks between Britain's Board of Trade and U S officials as Cripps and Clayton discuss cutting imports from dollar areas. In austerity plans the government may curb American movies tobacco and some food imports while diverting industrial products to export markets. A state appeal urged longer working hours with a coal sector push led by the National Union of Mine Workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
United States
Board of Trade
Stafford Cripps
Paris
Willian L. Clayton
U. S
America
Attlee
Labor
Yorkshire Post
Anthony Eden
National Union of Mine Workers
Attorney General Clark Sues 900 Railroads Over War Freight Rates
Washington July 31 Attorney General Clark files a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission charging more than 900 railroads with unjust and unreasonable rates on wartime shipments of landing mats. The action seeks reparations for overcharges on mats moved from eastern points to Pacific coast ports between January 1 1942 and June 30 1946. Thousands of carloads were involved and the exact amount sought has not yet been ascertained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clack
ICC
Clark
Wild West Gunfight Ends in Self Destruction and Death in Basement
In Virginia City Nevada a gunfight left a bereaved scene as Rose Schwartz Harvey former wife of Tony Herver was found dead in a basement believed to be by her own hand after a long spell. Hauser a Nevada night life figure was found wounded upstairs and the case prompts coroner Matilda Pollard to open an inquiry next week. Sheriff Atto Tannehill identified the victim. Louis D. Barton a former New York auto plant tech was wounded in the melee. A wedding ring and gold cross were found, suggesting long concealment and illness of motive remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia City
Nev
Judy
Matilda Pollard
Atto
Tannehill
Rose Schwartz Harvey
Salinas
Calif
Tony Herver
Hauser
Nevada
Hearing Set In Attack Case At Berkley Spring
A preliminary hearing was scheduled today for a Negro charged with attempted rape. He had been moved from the Yaw Paw jail when a crowd gathered at the courthouse in Berketer Spring West Virginia. Joe Louis to meet Jersey Joe Walcott in a ten round non title fight at Madison Square Garden on November 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berketer Spring
W. Va
Yaw Paw
S. E. Stup Named Frederick Orphans Court Chief Judge
Spencer E. Stup of Charlesville qualified as chief judge of Frederick Orphans Court by Governor Lane's appointment. He will assume duties Monday, succeeding the late Dr. T Clyde Boutson. Bench includes Republicans J Welly Fahrney and William C Roderick. Stup, a retired farmer, was once Democratic candidate for the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer E. Stup
Charlesville
Frederick Orphans Court
Lane
Mr. Stup
T. Clyde Boutson
J. Welly Fahrney
William C. Roderick
Me. Stup
Ellis C. Wachter
Stup
Orphans Court
Democratic State Central Committee
Boutson
Booby Trap Kills Two British Sergeants Near Natanya
A concealed device blasted the bodies of two British sergeants hanging from a tree near Natanya, injuring one other and destroying AP photographer James Pringle's camera. Notes on the scene blamed Irgun Zvai Leumi for the killings, tied to tit-for-tat executions after British authorities executed Irgunists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Natanya
Irgun Zvai
Palestine
Associated Press
James Pringle
Pringle
Carter Davidson
Irgun
Dutch Claim Malang Has Been Captured
Batavia Java July 31 The Dutch Army announced capture of Malang a fire scarred resort city key to east central Java A Republican communiqué heard by unofficial monitor reported Indonesian troops Tuesday reoccupied Tangerang Serpong and Tumene near the Dutch colonial capital The Dutch called the claim nonsense No signs of Republican activity seen in central Bakavia area
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Java
Malang
Tangerang
Leaders Doubt Kaiser Hughes Flying Boat Plan
Washington July 31 reports that Hughes and publicity chief John Meyer will testify together in a Senate probe of Hughes Kaiser wartime contracts. Lovett, Patterson and War Department records reveal Joint Chiefs opposition to diverting material to a 200-ton flying boat project and WPB approval after questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Howard Hughes
Globe-Trotting
John Meyer
Hughes
Joint
Army-Navy) Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Hughes- Kaiser
Robert A. Lovett
Senate War Investigating Committee
Army
Navy
Robert P Patterson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lovett
Air
Patterson
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Henry J Kaiser
Almordoucer
Nelson
WPB
Kaiser-Hughes Company
Ferguson
R-Mich
War Department
Tokyo Flight To Washington Shows Long Distance Air Power
UP-Eight Superfortresses departed Tokyo for Washington with Anchorage as a stopover on a 31 hour, 7,086 mile mission. The flight trains crews in fast long range operations and is timed to reach the capital during Air Force Day. A jet escort from Andrews Field will meet them near Martinsburg with a projected 11 38 p.m. EST rendezvous Friday if all goes well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Washington
U. S
Army Air Force
Anchorage
Alaska
North Pacific
Canada
United States
Andrews Field
Martinsburg
W. Va
Auto strike and plant shutdowns idles 34000 workers
Detroit reports widespread impact as Ford Motor Co suspends 22000 workers amid a Murray Corp. of America parts shortage tied to a UAW CIO strike. Ford also plans 4500 layoffs and Murray workers press for civil liability protections under Taft Hartley. Chrysler warns 50 percent Dodge truck cutbacks, affecting 1200 employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Murray Corp. of America
Ford
Murray
Uaw-Cio
Chrysler Corp
Dodge
Hit Run Death In Frostburg kills farmer Elie Layman
Elie Francis Layman a 49 year old farmer from Shade Mills Garrett county died in a Frostburg hospital after being struck by a hit and run driver. He was found on the road near Happy Hills farm by three Boy Scouts from Webster Pennsylvania. A passing motorist had taken him to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frostburg
Elie Francis Layman
Shade Mills
Garrett County
Layman
Happy Hills Farm
Webster
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Bolt
Artz
U.S
S. E. Stup
New Orphans Court
Irgun Zrai Leumi
Palestine Underground Organization
Arthur Creech Jones
Holy Land
Germany
Africa
Port-De-Bovc
Kaiser
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