What About Sneezeit Debated Over Soviet Agent Exit
Representative Velde of the House Committee on Un-American Activities calls for an explanation to the American people on how Soviet agent Andrei Schevchenko left the United States. Schevchenko, tied to Bell Aircraft in Buffalo during WWII, allegedly sought jet tech data from three American workers, with doctored FBI-assembled information. FBI checked baggage but State Department and Justice disagree on prosecution.
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Velde
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Truman
Andrei—kerchoo
Shevchenko
Scevchenko
Bell Aircraft
Buffalo
N. Y
Russia
FBI
Schevchenko
State Department
James F. Byrnes
Department of Justice
Walter
Schevzhenko
Dorothy Dix Q&A on wedding costs and marital trust
Dorothy Dix counsels resisting excessive wedding splurges to avoid family debt and humiliation. A second letter questions ongoing deceit in marriage, urging withdrawal if trust cannot be rebuilt. Also brief local crime note notes stolen auto parts worth 750 dollars blamed on "Hot Tools" in Hyattsville.
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VEO
Hyattsville
Hot Tools
Recreation Of Value To Negro Population Letter
A letter to the editor from Co. Henson, Principal and County Supervisor, extols Frederick city summer recreation for the Negro youth. It highlights parks as avenues to leisure, sport, leadership, sportsmanship, and democracy, plus arts, crafts, sewing, and nature study as essential for a well balanced, healthy American youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the News
Frederick City
Henson
Novel saving design inspires for Frederick hospital drive
Fifty years ago in Frederick a novel plan by the Frederick City Hospital Association sought funds through dime savings banks with recall dates set for April 3 1960 or earlier contributions. Also notes describe P Frank Pampel escaping injury as his horse spooked by children with toy pistols, and a Ridgeville postmaster Jesse King opening a general store. House burglary at Steiner Brothers Milling Co. partner George Steiner Er, his wife, yielding government bonds and bank certificates around ten thousand dollars. Mrs WM Bowers fractured a wrist in a yard fall.
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Frederick City Hospital Association
Dime Savings Banks
P. Frank Pampel
Jesse King
Ridgeville
George T. Steiner
Messrs. Steiner Brothers Milling Company
Jefferson
Frederick
WM. D. Bowers
East Patrick Street
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The News
Rev F A Schwallenberg transferred from St Johns Catholic to Our Lady of Good Counsel Baltimore. Rev A J Coolahans moved from St Marys Rockville to St Johns. About 45 business leaders formed Brunswick Chamber of Commerce with Howard Marvin Jones as president. Master William B Bennett Jr celebrated his fifth birthday at a party with games and refreshments. Miss Margaret Besant will depart tonight from New York on the S S Minnesota for a summer abroad in Europe.
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F. A. Schwallenberg
St. John’s Catholic Church
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Baltimore
A. J. Coolahan
St. Mary's
Rockville
St. John’s
Brunswick
Chamber of Commerce
Howard Marvin Jones
Friends OF
William B. Bennett, Jr
Margaret Besant
New York
S. S. Minnesota
Pee
Europe
Hrchive
Truman Worried Over Shovel-Leaning Jobs to Ease Slump
Washington observers report a private White House briefing on a WPA style program to quickly inventory local projects and provide federal grants for emergency work. A. F. Whitney and several senators back the plan as a rapid jobs fix amid renewed unemployment and stalled public works funding.
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TRI8
Coffin Washington
Truman
White House
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad
Congress
Whitney
Public Affairs Institute
Dewey Anderson
Anderson
Robert Nathan
Roosevelt
Joe Martin
Nathan
Johnson faces split panel over Navy carrier modernization
Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson weighs a pivotal choice as Generals Bradley and Vandenberg oppose Admiral Denfeld's plan to spend about 45 million dollars to modernize existing aircraft carriers. The piece argues for returning the issue to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, citing Key West and Newport accords and a proposed joint evaluation board to ensure weapons fit missions across services.
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Pentagon
Navy
Army
Joint Chiefs-of-Staff
Congress
Geneeral Omar Bradley
Vultee
Defense
Louis’Johnson
Washington
Secretary of Defense
Louis Johnson
Bradley
Vandenberg
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Denfeld
Naval Operations
United States
Armed Services
Johnson
Secretary Johnson
Joint Chiefs
Key West
Newport
Ruling On Other Law Likely To Be Delayed
Baltimore June 14 A Maryland circuit court hearing over demurrers to suits seeks to determine if the new anti subversive law is valid and enforceable The judge said he cannot rule for some time due to other trial work and asked for additional briefs The suits include one by the Communist party of Maryland and another by ten individuals including seven college professors The law progressively criminalizes continued membership in a subversive group
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Baltimore
Joseph Sherbow
Maryland
Elrcuit
Sherbow
Communist Party of Maryland
Two Arrests Reported By City Police Overnight
Two arrests were reported by city police overnight. Suspects were James Toms of West South Street and Thomas W. Dawson of Brunswick. Toms faced loitering charges and a hearing summons while Dawson was charged with intoxication on the street and posted a $5 bond. Officers Shook and Twenty made the arrests.
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City Voolice
James Toms
West South Street
Thomas W. Dawson
Brunswick
Toms
Dawson
Twentey
Social Situation: proper response to new acquaintance
A new acquaintance says they are glad to have met you. The best reply is brief and polite. Say "Thank you" and express hope to see them again.
Mt Pleasant Church Work Is Completed
Mt Pleasant Evangelical and Reformed Church held a dedication service for renovations costing over 5000 dollars. Rev. George K. Ely and Rev. E. Hoffmeier preached as the church, built in 1870, showcased a rebuilt chancel, new choir pews, wiring, flooring, and restored interiors. Architect Elwood F. DeLong presented plans, contractor Floyd Culler completed work by Christmas 1948 without debt.
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Mt. Pleasant Evangelical
Elwood F. DeLong
Philadelphia
Floyd Culler
Glenn Nikirk Company
Modern Lighting Company
Mt. Pleasant
A. R. Kramer
Missionary Society of the Church
Roosevelt Takes Oath In The House
Roosevelt Jr. of New York receives his oath as a member of the House of Representatives. He won a special election after Sol Bloom’s death, ran with a splinter party, but will sit as a Democrat. He declared he is not a candidate for mayor.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
D-Ny
House of Representatives
Mfe
New York
Rayburn
D-Tex
Roosevelt
Sol Bloom
New York City
Israel
American Labor Party
House
William O'Dwyer
More Workers Seeking City Jobs He Reports
Baltimore June 14 Signs of the times more workers are seeking city posts says J Carl Opper executive secretary of the Baltimore City Service Commission. He recalls that two years ago the commission begged for clerks stenographers and draftsmen now unemployment drives many to apply.
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Baltimore
J. Carl Opper
Baltimore City Service Commission
Opper
Commission
83 year old man flies over home in Frederick area
Cal Shreve, aged 83, requested an air view of his neighborhood at the municipal airport on Sunday. Pilot Herschel Gibbs flew him over Frederick and parts of Montgomery County. Despite ten years without flying, Shreve enjoyed the trip and was pleased by the bird's eye view of his home in Dickerson.
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Dickerson
Cal Shreve
Herschel Gibbs
Frederick
Montgomery County
Luf's Stuff On Graduation Knowledge Use
The text reflects on graduation days in schools and colleges as a sign of vast knowledge. It underscores knowledge as a vital force and warns that people can misuse it, emphasizing the importance of learning how to use knowledge responsibly.
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Luf
Five Places in U S Fl ags Flown 24 Hours
The article notes five locations in the United States where the national flag may fly 24 hours a day. It cites Washington’s National Capitol fronts as always displaying the flag, with replacements when worn, per Presidential proclamation. It also mentions honoring Francis Scott Key with continuous flag display.
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United States
National Capitol
Washington
Congress
Francis Scott Key
Flag flying sites honored on independence day across towns
The article lists locations where flags fly day and night in memory of war dead or national moments. Fort McHenry in Baltimore and World War Memorial in Worcester are cited, with references to Taos Plaza and a 1948 presidential proclamation. It notes Frederick Maryland’s monument unveiled in 1898 and mentions a 1961 dissension event in Taos.
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Mt. Olivet
Frederick
Maryland
Frederick News
Ft. McHenry
Baltimore
Key
Worcester
Mass
Taos
N. M
U. S
Taos Plaza
Anniversaries and births mark Today in History recap
Know America Today lists anniversaries of notable figures across centuries with birth and death dates for Stowe Mitchell La Follette Bowes McCormack and others. It also notes historical milestones from flag adoption to World War I troop movements and key birthdays including Bourke-White and Miller. The page includes today’s birthdays and a horoscope warning that grand ideas require practical channels.
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Marriet
Beecher Stowe
Litchfield
Conn
Margaret Julia
Maggie
Mitchell
New York
Robert M. la Follette
Wiconsin
Dane Co. Wis
Edward Bowes
San Francisco
John McCormack
Ireland
Leonard Norcross
Maine
Congress
California
U. S
Guatanamo Bay
France
Europe
John Alcock
Arthur W., Brown
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Insull
United States
Women’s Army Corps
Wacs
U. S. Supreme Court
Italy
Rumania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Truman
Margaret Bourke-White
Luther D. Miller
Army
Pennsylvania
Henry G. Harmon
Drake University
Des Moines
Iowa
St. Paul
Minn
Louis Finkelstein
Jewish Theological Seminary
Cincinnati
Albert N. Williams
Westinghouse Airbrake
Denver
Colo
Paul B. Magnuson
Chicago
The
Veterans Administration
Frederick M. Feiker
George Washington University School of Engineering
Washington
Northampton
Mass
Robert H. Seahore
Northwestern University
Iowa City
Extended Forecast for Maryland and Delaware
Warm and humid conditions with scattered showers or storms Wednesday and Thursday, ending by Friday. Cooler, drier air expected Sunday. Period temperatures near normal with about one inch rainfall, variably distributed. Western Maryland highs near 80, eastern areas mid 80s. lows upper fifties to mid sixties. Note mentions highway grade crossing safety as key prevention.
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Maryland
Delaware
Peninsula
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Dorothy Dix
C. EL
Tor Far
Maity
Bell Synd. Inc
Washington Daybook
David Lawrence
Compnsel
Stars and Stripes
Taosenos
Jnl
Smi . Simpson
Pascual Martinez
Margaret Gusdorf
Smith Simpson
John de Later
la Chesnaye
Marion
Estergreen
Taos Chamber
America
Frrhive
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