Spanish War Vets Elect Officers at 29th Scampment meeting
Officers were elected at the 29th annual Scampment of the Spanish War Veterans held at the Francis Scott Key hotel in Baltimore. John G. Geiglein of Baltic was named department commander, with Fulton Nagle of Preston as senior vice commander and Harry E. Williams of Baltimore as junior vice commander. Rev. Walter K. Lloyd was chosen chaplain, with J. J. O'Donovan as historian and Dr. William F. Morrill as surgeon. About 60 delegates from seven camps attended, joining the Department Auxiliary for its own elections.
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Depa
Maryland
Aed
Francis Scott Key
John G. Geiglein
Baltic
Department
Nelson A. Hope
Towson
Geiglein
Fulton Nagle
Preston
Harry E. Williams
Baltimore
Walter K. Lloyd
George A. Frederiick
J. J . O'Donovan
William F. Morrill
Joseph E. Watt
Baltiimore
Lewis Mulligan
J. J. O'Donovan
Wil E. Lank
Milford
Del
Thomas E. Brown
Seaford
Frederick
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Annapolis
Salisbury
William A. Dawkins
Brooklyn
John White
Noisy birds return to Frederick crowds and noise protests
Frederick residents cope with loud grackles peaking this summer as gardeners report depleted peas and seek remedies. Police hint at noise methods. past Independence Day celebrations blamed smoke and birds leaving Baker Park after fireworks. Local crime brief notes a guilty verdict for Belderes in Tampa and a car crash near Braddock with injuries. Moscow dispatches describe 30 000 peasants in dugouts awaiting cabins by November and a Dresden death of Dr Rudolf Friedrichs in Saxony.
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Frederick
Thor
Baker Park
Debate over extending wartime price controls after WWII
The Nation Today reports James Marlow on President Truman wanting continued price and credit controls, arguing shortages justify keeping wartime rules. Rep. Wolcott counters that controls burden savers and buyers, with rising consumer credit since 1941. If Congress fails to act, Truman threatens to end controls despite adviser wishes.
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James Marlow
Washington
Truman
Rep
Welecott
Michigan
House
Consumers Credit
Roosevelt
Congress
Wolcott
Banking
Baltimore Bond Issue Talk Delayed Until Aldermen Meet
Mayor Lloyd Culler and City officials conferred with Baltimore bankers Baker Watts and Company on bond advisability. Legislature authorized up to 300,990 in bonds for water, airport, and general improvements. It was unclear if all or part would be issued.
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Lloyd ©. Culler
Gay
Baltimore
Yester Gay
Board of Aldermen
Richard E. Zimmer
City Register
A. A. Nico- Liz
Baker, Watts and Company
Dr Angus McLean To Discuss Eve Bank Here
Zonta Club invites Lions Civitan and Opti groups and the public to a 6 30 p m dinner June 23 at Francis Scott hotel to hear Dr Angus L McLean of Baltimore discuss the establishment and conduct of an Eve Bank. Dr McLean on the Hogkins Hospital staff is a leading ophthalmologist. Proceeds from the dinner benefit the Chamber of Commerce.
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Lions, Civitan and Opti Ie
Frederick County Medical Society
Zonta Club
Francis Scott Hotel
Angus L. MccLean
Baltimore
McLean
Hogkins Hospital
Sta
Chamber of Commerce
Nagy says Hungary not for United Nations case
Hungarian premier Ferenc Nagy doubts his country's troubles are a United Nations matter but hopes democratic powers will assist. A preliminary hearing before Magistrate William J. Stoner was set for James Wills of Emmitsburg, charged with stealing $35 worth of meat from Charles Miller. Wills is held on $300 bond.
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Shennon
Eric
Hungary
William J. Stoner
James Wills
Emmitsburg
Charles Miller
Wills
Scrub Growth Almost Hides Capital Airlines Plane Crash
Leesburg based reporter recounts a Capital Airlines four engine plane wreck on Blue Ridge mountain. The burned debris spans 200 yards, 50 acres scorched, with 47 passengers and 3 crew presumed dead. AP photographer Henry Griffin and Morris of Arlington observe the scene as rain tightens the search.
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Leesburg
Blue Ridge Mountain
Capital Airlines
Morris
Arlington
Associated Press
Henry Griffin
Farnes i Franklin
Bill would halve local low housing aid under federal bill
An appropriations measure before the House would cut the annual in lieu of taxes received by Frederick city and county for low rent housing projects from about 7.2 million to 2.209 million, with larger cuts to the Federal Public Housing Authority. Local projects Roger Brooke Taney white and Lincoln Apartments colored would see individual payments drop to roughly 600 dollars a year, altering maintenance and bond assurances tied to the 1937 Quality Act. The impact on contracts and local finances remains unclear as officials note potential contract violations and administrative cost savings.
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House of Representatives
House Appropriations Committee
Federal Public Housing Authority
Frederick
Lincoln Apartments
John L. Shative
EPHA
New New Jersey
Major Civilian Plane Disasters Across Years
A concise list of civilian plane crashes across multiple years and cities including Bogot s and Caracas. Entries mention dates such as July 24 1938 and March 3 1946 with various locations in the United States and abroad. The compiled notes reflect a decade of notable aviation accidents worldwide.
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New York
Colon
Walkersville High School Holds Graduation Exercises
Thirty three graduates including two veterans received diplomas at Walkersville High School. Former Baltimore mayor Theodore R. McKeldin spoke on Philosophy Of Life touching on five nations: combination, determination, resignation, imagination and coronation. Diplomas were presented by Mrs Kent C. Whicodemus and remarks by Eugene W. Pruitt. Benediction by Fer DeWitt Dickey. Music directed by Vir Rogers and C. T. Stull.
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Theodore R. Meckeldin
Baltimore
Walkersville High School
Edgar F. Hoffmeier
Grade Evangelical and Reformed Church
McKeldin
Kent C. Whicodemus
Frederick County
Night Rain Delays Barley Harvest Across County
Overnight showers dumped about a half inch of rain and kept intermittent precipitation into morning. The Weather Bureau forecast warm, humid conditions tonight with cooler temperatures Sunday. The storm may delay barley cutting as growers report grain near ready, with minor damage and light hail noted west of the county.
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Eathier Bureau
Frederick
Henry FR. Shoemaker
LMS
WFEMD
Ofere
Gerstorms
State Police Hunt Plane Over Potomac River Reach
Maryland State Police from Frederick area spent the night seeking a downed airliner in the Potomac river corridor from Harpers Ferry West Virginia to Point of Rocks. Troopers concentrated on the Maryland riverbank as search efforts continued.
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Maryland
Frederick
Coast to coast strike looms in maritime industry
The Associated Press reports a likely coast to coast strike by CIO unions representing about 200 000 maritime workers as contracts expire. Foremen disputes slow Ford plants and Chrysler Remington Rand plant in Syracuse sheds 1400 CIO workers. Public transit strikes disrupt St Louis and Oakland affecting over a million riders.
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Associated Press
CIO
Isborne
Ford Motor Co
Philip Murray
New York
National Maritime Union
St. Louis
AFL
St. Louis Public Service Company
Oakland
Calif
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Foremen’s Association of America
de Low
Chrysler Corporation
Ford
Continental Motors Corp
Automobile Indus
Mrs. Winsor Weds Rev. B. H. Hanson in Lexington
Mrs Elizabeth Donner Winsor formerly Elliott Roosevelt marries Rev Benedict Henry Hanson of Baltimore. Ceremony June 11 at Church of the Good Shepherd Lexington conducted by Rt Rev William R Moody. Hanson, linked to Maryland family, expected to become Lexington’s archdeacon. wedding noted with several relatives present.
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Maryland
Lexington
Hanbrother
Robert Donner
Hanson
Laura Hanson Carey
Rev
Baltimore
Lexing
Declared Legal Holiday Across Maryland on July Fifth
Governor Lane proclaims Saturday July 5 a legal holiday to align with the July Fourth observance. The order affects banks normally open on Saturdays and many business places statewide.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Lane
Capital Airlines DC-4 crash found on Blue Ridge spur
The wreckage of a Capital Airlines four engine DC-4 was found on a Blue Ridge mountain spur northwest of Leesburg Virginia. Fifty aboard were feared dead after the Chicago to Washington flight disappeared last night. Rescue teams faced rugged terrain as investigators noted possible tail assembly failure in related crashes. The crew included pilot Captain Horace Stark and co pilot Robert Creekmore.
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Leesburg
Capital Airlines
James Franklin
Franklin
Chicago
Washington
Martinsburg
Wy Va
Virginia-West Virginia
Winchester
la Guardia Field
Port Deposit Md
Port Deposit
Army
Navy
Courtney Smith
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Cleveland
David P. Godwin
U. S Forest Service
Joseph H. Marko
Margaret Kueppers
St. Paul
Horace Stark
Robert N. Creekmore
Arlington
Margaret Wall
Creekmore
Wolfe
Tex
Army Air Service
Transport Command
Miss Wall
Gunterville
Ala
Blue Ridge Mountains
Shenandoah Valley
Chicago-Washington
Pennsylva Central
Ernest Lundeen
Minnesota
Burgh
Heartime
Virginia Horse Country
Lght
Capitaliner
Baltimore
Wrecked Plane Passenger List From June Flight Crash
A passenger list from a Chicago to Washington airliner crash in Virginia, released by Capital Airlines and checked at multiple boarding points, shows travelers including Cecil Eaton of Pittsburgh and J M McIntosh Jr of Pittsburgh. The roster includes numerous individuals from Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and other cities, with varied occupations from engineers to Red Cross workers and Navy veterans.
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Washington
Virginia
Chicago
Capital Airlines
Pittsburgh
Cecil L. Eaton
American Associated Consultants
J. M. McIntosh, Jr
Navy Leutenant
Pittsburgh University
G. H. McAfferty
Allison Street
Mt. Rainier
Atd
Mary J. Altman
Uniontown
Fox
Cramer
Wooster
Ohio
Price
Akron
Terry
C. A. Ludlow
Kansas Street
Pittsburg
Kans
E. Peppiatt
Philadelphia
20Th Century Fox Films
Sam Gross
20Th Century Fox
Walter D. Hodson
Hodson Corp
Norfolk
Marjorie Southerland
Mary Bryan
Indianapolis
Katherine Webster
Logan A.webster
U. S
Mary Logan
Navy Yard
Cleveland
Courtney Smith
Silver Spring
American Red Cross
Georger
Arthur Pollard
Robena McLean
Raleigh
Dorothy Ann Hosford
Aliss Minnie Harman
Brentwood
Red Cross
Allen Coe
Toledo
I.E. Goldberg
Milwaukee
AFL
Edward C. Daoust
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Joseph H. Marke
Margaret J. Smoleny
The
Ohio Sign Co
Clery
Seat
D. Peters
Robert K. Garretson
Seati Wash
David P. Godwin
D. C
Fie
US 5
Forest Service
Julian Kaufman
Margaret Kueppers
St. Paul
Edmund J. Stone
Arlington
Federal Housing Authority
Truman to Act Monday on Tax Reduction Bill
Washington June 14 The White House announced that President Truman would act some time Monday on the tax reduction bill. The development comes as Congress nears final action on the measure affecting individuals and businesses.
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Washington
White House
Truman
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