Munshower steps down as Frederick mayor to lead state police
Col Elmer F Munshower resigns as Frederick City Mayor to accept appointment as Superintendent of the Maryland State Police. Donald B Rice becomes new mayor, with Rear Admiral Allen G Quynn appointed Alderman. Munshower pledges ongoing city support and offers unofficial consulting for Frederick Police reorganization.
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Maryland State Police
Col
Elmer F. Munshower
Frederick
Col. Munshower
Board of Aldermen
Donald B. Rice
Mr. Rice
Allen G. Quynn
USN
Col. Manshowers
Frederick City
Admiral Quynn
Frank Keefer
Alien G Quyan
Ellis C. Wachter
Rice
Board of Aldemen
Methodists Seek End to Korean War and Food Aid Plan
Westminster May 31 A Methodist Commission urged President Truman and the State Department to pursue all means to end hostilities in Korea and establish peace. They also endorsed sending surplus food to India and other needy nations. The report to the 167th annual conference at Western Maryland College notes declines in world service benevolences and growth in church schools and new buildings while praising women’s service and college work.
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Westminster
Truman
State Department
Korea
Commission On World Peace
Baltimore
Methodist Church
India
Robert L. Bartlett
Western Maryland College
Maryland
Washington
D. C
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Charles Wesley Flint
World Service
Womens’ Society of Christian Service
Flint
Lowell §. Ensor
Western Maryland
Eugene C. Woodward
Westminster Methodist Church
J. Milton Rogers
Norman Strott
B. Langvall
William F. Wright
Hagerstown
F.C. Reynolds
John C. Millian
D. Stewart Patterson
Jayman
J. T. Daegar
Woodlawn
J. F. Waas
Frederick
R. K. Nevill
J. W. Merchant
Friendship
James E. Perry
Lanham
Ralph Barrett
Susquehanna
Harold Bell Wright
Laytonsville
Milton
Christ
Ralph ©. John
American University
Washington, D. C
Edward Franklin Shrader
Bolivar Camp Hill
Charles E. Read
Asbury
Donald E. Lewis
Pleasant Hall
R. R. Hively
Robert T. Milzel
Annapolis
Ralph T Barrett
Aberdeen
Theodore Mattheiss
Finksburg
Divorce Filing in Gable Case Highlights Mental Cruelty
Santa Monica May 31 Clark Gable was sued for divorce by his wife Lady Sylvia Ashley widow of Douglas Fairbanks Sr. The suit cites mental cruelty as the cause, with no specific instances given.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Clark Gable
Sylvia Ashley
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr
Gable
Vietminh press Hanoi front as Haiphong stakes loom
French forces report Vietminh efforts to seize harvests along the Red River delta between Hanoi and Haiphong. Parachute drops near Ninhbinh and marine units rushed into the threatened sector as the conflict intensifies in the region.
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Aprong
Mee
Red River
Hanoi
Haiphong
Ninhbinh
French Block Red Offensive Foiled in Indochina Front
French Army sources say Indochina front near Hanoi remains stabilized after Vietminh forces, estimated at around 45 000, launch a heavy attack from the west of the Duy River toward Ninbink and Phyly. French losses are reported as serious, with a commando unit sustaining 30 of 80 men killed.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Hana
Duy
Ninbink
Hanes
Phyly
Ho Chi Minh
Apri 6
D Ho
Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Visit Belfast
Three thousand police were alerted to guard against anti royal outbreaks during a four day visit by Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret to Belfast. The queen and her daughter will reach tomorrow aboard the Royal Navy cruiser Sheffield King George VI, recovering from influenza and had cancelled plans yesterday to make the trip.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Queen Elizabeth
Margaret
Sheffield
George VI
Price War in Big Stores Is Continued
In New York on May 31 big stores competed laws penny for penny in a price-cutting blitz. Price tags dropped hour by hour with some items down over 40 percent. Shoppers flooded counters waving cash to grab merchandise far below advertised prices. Electrical appliances summer weight suits cosmetics novels sheets nylon hose girdles among items cut. Housewares sections were packed as clerks scrambled to quote latest prices.
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New York
Macy's
Macy's Price War Draws Crowds in Appliance Push
Roped lines formed as customers queued to buy appliances during a Macy's price cut event. One-way traffic reduced confusion while as many as 100 shoppers waited to pay. Reductions included Lewyt vacuum $62.39, Mixmaster $29.64, Toastmaster $14.72, Palm Beach suits $19.38, Springweave $30.17. Customer hailed the cuts as overdue.
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Lewyt
Palm Beach
Macy's
Fair trade price rules and UN population yearbook note
A Tuesday report describes reductions of nearly 000 items once price fixed under fair trade laws and a Supreme Court ruling limiting manufacturers price controls. It also cites a UN Demographic Yearbook estimating world population at 2,400,000,006.
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United States Supreme Court
United Nations
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