Four youths die in Route 15 crash near Emmitsburg
Funeral arrangements completed for four city and county youths killed when their car demolished after striking a 16 inch tree on Route 15 near Emmitsburg. Victims were Robert Staley 17 Joseph Cooper 16 Lewis Cooper 18 and James Lang 15. Another occupant Brinton Fox 14 was injured and Roger Gray Jr. 16 escaped with cuts. The car was owned by the Coopers.
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Route 15
Emmitsburg
Robert Brown Staley
Charles P. Staley
West 23Th Street
Joseph William Cooper
John C
Pina Williams Cooper
Thurmont
Lewis Shirley Cooper
James K. Lang
Franklin M
Carrie J. Grable Long
Creagerstown
Young Staley
Joseph Cooper
Long
Lewis
Warner Hospital
Gettysburg
Brinton S. Fox
Rocky Ridge
Fox
Roger Gray, Jr
Route 1
Louis Cooper
Curtis Topper
VFW
Cooper Brothers
Frederick High School
Ballenger
All Saints Episcopal Church
Charles P
Letitia Brown Staley
Paul Richard
USMC
Camp Lejeune
D. C
Charles Jesse
Armyir Force
Fort Lowry
Denver
Cola
A. B. Smith
I. Gainsville
East Church Street
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
M. R
Thurmont High School
Buford Per
Andrews Coper
Libertytown
John Cooper
USAF
Wyoming
William G. Lehr
Altimore
Taylor Willliams
Southeran
M. R. Etchison and Son
Cooper
Motter Avenue
Graceham Road
Young Long
Carrie Grable Long
Five girls graduate from Frederick Academy eighth grade
Sunday evening in the chapel of the Frederick Academy of the Visitation five eighth grade girls received diplomas. Rev. Fr. Hogan of St. John's Frederick assisted by Rev. Herbert Jordan presented the diplomas. Graduates Anne Kathleen Roberts Janet Lawson Margaret Mary Atlee Barbara Bentley Ensmann Guy Isabelle Patterson. Address by Rev. Daniel W. Baran. Graduates honored at alumnae luncheon earlier, wearing white dresses and carrying daisies. Benediction followed graduation.
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Frederick Academy of the Visitation
Fr. Hogan
St. John's Frederick
Herbert R. Jordan
St. John’s
Anne Kathleen Roberts
Washington
Margaret Mary Atlee
Janet Lawson
Frederick
Barbara Bentley Ensmann
Richmond
Guy Isabelle Patterson
New Bloomfield
Daniel W. Baran
Benedictine High School
Bran
Salemn
Father Hogan
Daniel F. Baran
Herbert FR. Jordan
Robert Bozel
Cities Can Bar Selling At Door
Washington report states the Supreme Court ruled cities may prohibit door-to-door sales by book agents, magazine vendors, and other peddlers. The decision reinforces municipal authority to curb aggressive itinerant selling practices.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Unauthorized use of auto leads to year in Maryland House of Correction
Lloyd Ransom Roberts of 811 Moster Avenue was sentenced to one year in the Maryland House of Correction after pleading guilty to unauthorized use of a motor vehicle before Magistrate H. Reese Shoemaker. The car, belonging to William E. Staley, was stolen from a parking lot on South Market Street and found in a ditch near Rock Creek on Route 40A west of Frederick.
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Lloyd Ransom Roberts
Moster Avenue
Maryland House of Correction
H. Reese Shoemaker
Peoples Court
Roberts
William E. Staley
South Market Street
West Patrick Street
Rock Creek
Frederick
James H. Rouzee
M. J. Whitney
Shoemaker
Staley
John Lewis Kaye
Bakertion
W. Va
Route 40
New Market
Kaye
Seven Sisters Hills
Franklin D. Hudson
Delmar
del. Hudson
Rource
Woodsboro
Paul W. Baker
Ladiesburg
John Eyler
Walkersville
H. P. O’brien
Ira Caldwell
Taneytown
Baler
Caldwell
Eyler
Baker
Edward Yokich
Chicago
James Schaeffer
Johnstown
Edward Beach, Jr
Minneapolis, Minn
Frank Ashbridge
Robert Lee Partlow
Columbus
Harold Linton
Washington
Richard C. Boone
West South Street
Austin L. Rollins
West All Saints Street
James A. Hupdad
Canton
George Williams
Baltimore
Franklin J. Smith
George Thomas
Merrifield
Whitney
D. A. Tucker
Price War Turns Baltimore Department Stores Against Each Other
A Baltimore price war erupted as Gutman’s ad titled price fixing out set off a promotional surge. The advertisement lists about 25 items with reduced prices including razors and union suits, promising more. Competing stores quickly instructed staff to meet rivals’ prices until stocks run out, breaking the prior not undersold policy.
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Baltimore
Gutman's
Gutman
Supreme Court Upholds Convictions of 11 Top Communists
The Supreme Court today reaffirmed the convictions of 11 leading Communist figures, ruling against appeals and preserving prior sentences. The decision, issued June 4, reinforces government actions against communist leadership amid postwar tensions.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
America
Jonkel Pleads Guilty in Maryland Campaign Fines
Chicago public relations man Jonkel, 35, was fined 5000 by Criminal Court Judge Joseph Sherbow for six Maryland election law violations tied to Senator Butler's statewide campaign. Indictments stemmed from Senate Elections subcommittee hearings on Tydings allegations. Jonkel claimed acts were inadvertent and nonmalicious.
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Baltimore
Ton M. Jonkel
Chicago
Maryland
Senator Butler
G. C. A. Anderson
Jonkes
Baker
Millard EB. Tydings
Tydings
Jonkel
Butler
Anderson
Sherbow
Senate Elections
Monroney D-Oklad
Cornelius P. Mundy
Allies Strike Main Enemy Line Amid Red Resistance
U N forces on the Horeau frontline report heavy fighting as Reds defend rough hills and dug-in bunkers. northward advances reach Yonchon to Chorwon corridor while plans focus on breaking the iron triangle around Chorwan Kumbwa and Pyongyang. Van Fleet signals ongoing pursuit to destroy North Korean military targets despite end of the pursuit phase.
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Yonehom
Kansong
North Korea
U. N
Iron Triangle
Chorwan
Kumbwa
Pyongyang
Yonchon
Chorwon
Hwachon
Kumbiwa
van Fleet
Eighth Army
Retail Price War Resumed Across New York Stores
New York retailers maintained a prolonged price war into its fifth day as state officials planned a public inquiry chaired by Irwin Steingut. Macy’s slashed thousands of fixed-price items following a high court ruling, with Gimbel’s and others matching cuts. Some items fell over 30 percent, including men’s cotton sunts once priced at 20.75 now at 12.63.
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New York
New York City
Irwin Steingut
Joint
Steingut
Assembly Democratic
Macy's
Gimbel's
Namm's
Brooklyn
Supreme Court Upholds Loyalty Oath Limits on Dismissals
Washington reports a 3-4 split ruling allowing cities to require loyalty oaths for workers but barring firing solely for past Communist Party membership. The decision clarifies limits on how past political affiliation can impact employment.
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Washington
Communist Party
Supreme Dart
Frederick County Board of Registry Opens for Business
Frederick county’s new Board of Registry opened this morning in the Office of the Board of Election Supervisors in the courthouse basement. The office will operate daily except Sunday for registrations and related election business, with changes planned to improve public access and no 25 cent fee for certain registration records. The board, consisting of Ruth Moberly and Russell L. House, will provide free information and will stay open through lunch hour.
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Frederick County
Board of Registry
Board of Election Supervisors
Court House
Pierce H. Gaver
Registry Board
Ruth Moberly
Frederick
Russell L. House
Broad Run
Mayor Urges Return Of Police Applications
Mayor Donald B. Rice urged prospective police volunteers to return completed applications and medical forms as a general examination nears. He noted some have not yet submitted, while others have already provided materials. Applications remain available at City Hall. The exam could lead to new hires as the eight hour day and paid vacation plus 30 day sick leave are cited for the department.
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Donald B. Rice
Police Commission
Rice
532 500 Women On Federal Payroll
The Civil Service Commission reported that 532 500 women occupied civilian jobs on the federal payroll as of April 1. The release noted shifts in employment levels and changes from previous periods, reflecting wartime hiring patterns and gender participation in government work.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Eighth Army Up To Full Strength For First Time
General Maxwell Taylor reports the Eighth Army is at full strength for the first time since Korea began. He cites improved training, manpower mobilization, and ongoing reinforcements as factors, while noting enemy Chinese forces are deteriorating but remain capable. He warns of possible Chinese mass withdrawals and stresses U S forces’ readiness and firing efficiency.
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Eighth Army
Washington
Dune
Korea
Maxwell 12
Taylor
Army Department
United Nations
U. S
Anen
Ath
Ute
Ara
United States
8Th
Rih
Hee
Japan
ATL
Amerigo
Cig
Exiumoyle
U. GS
Alent Re
Chiroanen
U.S
Open New Mail Route Between Frederick and Hagerstown
The Post Office seeks bids to establish a two daily round trip Imperial star route between Frederick and Hagerstown with stops at Braddock Heights Middletown Myersville Mapleville Boonsboro and Funkstown. Bids due June 1 with service to start by 1951 and run until June 1952.
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Post One
Frederick
Pagerstown
Pushnaster Dimes A. Grove
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Dlagers Towind
Braddock Heights
Middletown
Myersville
Mapleville
Boonsboro
Funkstown
Potomac Editorr Company
Dr Reddick Heads for India on Fulbright Lap One
Dr Oliver Reddick head of sociology and economics at Hood College plans to leave Frederick for New York City then Idlewild airport to begin a year as executive director of the Fulbright program in New Delhi. With her father, Walter J Reddick of St Petersburg Fla, she will fly via London Paris Cairo and Karachi for brief reviews of Fulbright administration.
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Oliver. Reddick
Hoad College
Frederick
India
New Delhi
Walter J. Reddick
St. Petersburg
Fla
New York City
Wild Airport
New York
London
Paris
Cairo
Karachi
Reddick
Hood
U. S. Office of Strategic Services
Russia and Western Powers Agree to July Conference
Paris reports Russia agrees to join a foreign ministers conference in Washington on July 23. The meeting hinges on discussing the North Atlantic pact and United States overseas bases. Major powers will attend to negotiate security and postwar arrangements.
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Paris
Russia
Washington
U. S
Hood Diplomas To Be Awarded Next Sunday at Hood College
Hood College prepares for a combined baccalaureate and commencement next Sunday morning. Six Muse students and six county lawns are among the graduates listed, with Miss McCain as class vice president and other peers shown for chemistry, mathematics, and education tracks. The ceremony at the auditorium will honor each graduate’s Bachelor of Arts curriculum and future teaching aims.
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Mreteriakd
Frome County
Willoughby McCarmieck Cote
Traddock
Donnan Joy Fogle
Walkersville
Elva Mahala Remsboro
Maddletavs
ATL
McCain
Ker
Athletic Association
Catoelin
Ruteselt
West Collope
Torpace
Way Streets
Woodland Way
Hagerstown
W. L. Davis Moberly
Monroe Street
My. Sontin
Fenvi- More High School
Fennimore
Wis
George W. Sexton
Camp Detrick
Sexton
Mili+ dary Rand
Day Students
Miss Cole
Cooperative Government Association
Major Ywca
8. J. Cole
Mr. Cole
Miss Fogle
Ernest Fogle
Fale
Blue and Grey
Cecilian Choir
Science Club
Hampstead Hill
Baltimore
Maurice F., Remsberg
YWCA
Art
Hood
A Bomb Not Sure At Time Of Yalta Pact
Senate hearings on General MacArthur's dismissal revealed Acheson stating the United States did not know if an atomic bomb existed at the time of Yalta. He summarized pressures over Russia entering the war, Chiang Kai Shek aid, and postwar Manchuria concerns, noting uncertain bomb status and the agreed postwar terms in Manchuria and Sakhalin.
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Washington
Acheson
United States
Yalta
Russia
Japan
Orient
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Henry A. Wallace
Chiang Kai Shek
Chiang
China
Manchuria
Jaams
Bpacite
E Neeting
Roosevelt
Churchill
Aritgin
Stalin
Far East
Sakhalin
Soulles
Port Arthur
Darren
Fire Harms Navy and AEC Defense Materials
A five alarm Baltimore blaze threatened about 540000 of defense materials for the Navy and Atomic Energy Commission. Heat and Power Corp owner John J. Zink Sr. warned the loss could total more than 500000 if salvage fails, with about 290000 in stainless steel forgings headed to the Navy. He declined to specify the exact defense work involved.
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Baltimore
Navy
Atomic Enemgy Commission
John J. Zink
The
Heat and Power Corp
Zink
AEC
May Get Another Draft Test Chance
Washington says college students who failed to attend the May 26 draft aptitude test will have another chance on June 16 and June 30. Brig. Gen. Lewis H. Renfrow urged those with tickets to write to the Selective Service Examining Center at Educational Testing Service in Princeton. If explanations are accepted, a new test ticket will be issued. The Bass Season Opens July 1. The Fish Commission notes bass seasons in non tidal waters begin July 2 and run to November 15, with some counties and Baltimore city already in early June.
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Washington
Lewis H. Renfrow
Selective Service
LBS
Selective Service Examining Center
Educational Testing Service
Princeton
N. J
Game and Inland Fish Commission
Frederick County
Tidewater
Baltimore City
Articles Filed for Catoctin Construction Company
Articles of Incorporation filed with the State Tax Commission for Catoctin Construction Company Frederici to engage in building. Capital stock 500 shares of no par value. Incorporators listed as Earl F Varcett Karajne C Hargett and We Marshall Elpoky all of Exederi Cie.
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State Tax Commission
Catoctin Construction Company
Frederici
Earl F. Varcett
Karajne C. Hargett
We Marshall Elpoky
Exederi Cie
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Montgomery County
Samuel H. Young
Opossum Town Pike
Mr. Young
John C. Garst
Ray C. Crum
County Roads Board
Frederick Fair Grounds
State Police
Pike
Park Mills
Roger H. Willard
Potomac Edison Company
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Mt. Airy
Potomac Edison
Pennsylvania
Telephone Company
Hansonville
Frederick Man
Mundy
Meney
Anselm Sodara
Grand
Tokyo
Horeau Battlefront
Frederick-Hagerstown
Dr. Reddick
Storer
Harpers Ferry
Storee College
Clarence Crantiend
Washwetan
Yalta Pact
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