Draft May Affect 5 000 Here in Frederick County
War II like peacetime draft clears 18 to 25 year olds to register nationwide with selectivity by age. In Frederick County plans call for one or two draft boards under Gov. Lane with new offices. Inductions likely begin late September after a 90 day wait following signing.
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Frederick City
Congress
Truman
Lane
Winchester Hall
Baltimore
Associated Press
National Guard
Army
National
Hail Storm Wrecks Crops and Planes Across Maryland
A weekend hail storm struck Maryland with tennis ball sized hail damaging tobacco fields in Southern Maryland and crops in Baltimore County and the Eastern Shore. Airports around Washington reported 148 planes damaged as wind and hail wrecked airfield aircraft. Rounding out the day, rationing of meat and clothing was announced to end tomorrow by Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Anne Arundel
Washington
Maryland
Baltimore County
Especian Kent
Queen Anne
Bolling Field
Canberra
Australia
Joseph B. Chieffey
Spotted fever cases rise as insect warning issued
A new Rocky Mountain spotted fever case is reported in Frederick County as Dr. Roop notes immunity shots will wane by August and 1,000 people have been inoculated. A patient, Mrs. Annie Grossnickle, recovers after tick bite using a new drug. John Engle dies earlier from the fever. Aphids and tree health concerns also persist with elm disease and potential spraying advised.
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Rocky Mountain
New York
Frederick
Maryland
Donald J. Roop
Frede Memorial Hospital
Annie Grossnickle
Reel’s Mhl
Thomas W. Cartman
Utica
Henry R. Shoe
Talks to open on Western Europe defense alliance link
Washington reports that Western European nations and the United States will soon begin military talks in Washington. Representatives plan to discuss defense alliances and the Senate backed European recovery program along with expanded US armed forces to match global commitments.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Vandenberg
Rmich
Senate
State Department
State Marshall
Defense
Forrestal
Too Many From State At G. O. P. Convention
Maryland delegation at the Republican National Convention proposes that eight delegates at large and twelve district delegates share sixteen votes. The plan to split each at large vote in half was rejected by the National committee. Delegation chairman Robert O. Bonnell indicated the fate of the Maryland votes remains uncertain with possible division among Dewey Taft and Vandenberg. Market section notes railroad issues nudging ahead in a generally improved stock market with carriers leading gains around a point.
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Philadelphia
Maryland
Robert O. Bonnell
Baltimore
Bonnell
Deeies XK
Nice
D. Eldn _Ringhart
Hagerstown
Theodore Richerdin
Arthur ‘J. Payne
E. Dale ‘Adkins
Easton
Harvey D.kline
Thomas E. Latimer
Glenndale
Penn-Sheraton
New York
Mencken
Dever
Arthur Vandenberg
Vandenbergs
Grand Rapids
Vandenberg
Nat Man
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Arthur A. Vandenberg
Pleads Guilty in Traffic Case in Easton Lantz and others
A Clarksburg case reports Easton L Lantz convicted of operating while intoxicated and without a license, sentenced to 30 days in jail with fines and costs of 100 75. Other drivers across towns faced assorted traffic penalties including intoxication and license violations with various fines. Roadside arrests were made by Troopers Myers Bond and others.
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Easton L. Lantz
Clarksburg
Peoples Court
Alton ¥. Bennet
Laniz
Richard A. Myers
East Sixth Street
Noah E. Kefauver, Sr
Middletown
Kenneth Bond
Oran J L. Bancroft
Adamstown
M. C. Digman
New Kensington
Albert S. Mac
Braddock
Heights
John E. Curouse
Baltimore
Chester L. Redmond
North Market Street
Anthon J. Wilbrowski
Detroit
Mich
Albert W. Crabbe
Benson
W. Va
Raymond J. Haines
Levi Watson
Deed of Assignment Filed for Imperial Theater Property
A deed was filed for record in Brunswick's clerk's office transferring the Imperial Theater property on Potomac street from Samuel K Goldberg to Jules Garden of Long Island City New York. The deal includes the theater building equipment and a lease for the lot valued around 550 000 with a 15 year lease from July 1 1948 at 300 dollars annually and renewal options. Havermale owner of land had leased the lot.
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Imperial Theater
Potomac Street
Brunswick
Samuel K Goldberg
Jules Garden
Long Island City
N. Y
Most Federal Workers Will Get Higher Pay
Washington reports most federal employees will receive pay raises effective July 1 if President Truman approves. About 480,000 postal workers would gain $459 yearly, and 350,000 civil service staff would gain $330 yearly. Congress sent the bill to Truman after resolving differences.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Americans In China Grow Bitter Amid Aid Disputes
Shanghai reports rising anti American sentiment among Chinese intelligentsia and Americans in China. Protests target U S aid to Japan and China’s leadership questions. Businessmen cite discriminatory monopolies and expulsion from operation despite ongoing U S assistance.
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Shanghai
China
Japan
United States
U. S
America
Asia
Nanking
Radar Treatment Promises Relief For Rheumatism
At the American Medical Association meeting in Chicago doctors Wakim and Erickson display a teacup sized device that emits radar waves to heat swollen tissue. The five minute treatment increases blood flow and can relieve bursitis and rheumatic joint pains by warming internal tissues for about 20 minutes afterwards.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
Maro Clinic
K. G. Wakim
D. J. Erickson
Sela
Senior Conference Opens At Hood College With 159 Youth
The Westminster Fellowship senior conference of the Presbyterian Church is set to begin this evening on Hood College campus. About 159 young people from Delaware, Maryland, and China will attend 2 chapel meetings and an opening session at 8 p m. The Synod’s water Dr S Z Venable of West Nottingham will lead. Rev Fronter of Youth at Chevy Chase Presbyterian church will participate as the faculty arrives to support the project.
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Westminster Fellowship
The
Presbyterian Church
Hood College
Sred
New
Delaware
Was and
China
S. Z. Venable
West Nottingha
Franter
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
Fire Reveals Hidden Communist Explosives In Lavino
Bologna dispatches report that Communist party offices in Lavino burned yesterday as explosions from hand grenades and cartridges stored inside caused a rapid blaze. Crowds stood at a safe distance as the fiery chaos unfolded and unable responders fought the flames.
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Rome
Communist Party
Lavino
Bologna
Used Car Lot Appeal Targets Zoning Board Decision
An appeal from Frederick seeks reversal of a zoning denial for a used car lot on North Market Street. The case names the Zoning Board members, city officials, and the city engineer, with attorney Edwin F. Nikirk arguing due process and equal protection violations and that the land was purchased for business use.
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North Market Street
Board of Zoning Appeals of
Frederick
Jues
Patrick M. Schnawer
Per Shorb
Parsons! Newman
Richard F. Kline
T. Edgie
Russell
Robert B
Edwin F.nikirk
Shorb
Zoning Board
U. S
Alaryland
Coal Strike Impending Amid Pension Dispute In Washington
A three man presidential inquiry board questions John L Lewis and coal operators over the pension tied contract dispute. A Wednesday report to the White House could trigger Taft Hartley court action while miners plan a ten day vacation starting this Saturday before a July 6 contract expiry. Judge Goldsborough to rule on welfare fund issues may clear a path to a quick agreement. New marks authorization for Western Germany noted.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
White House
Truman
T. Alan Goldsborough
Miners’ Welfare Fund
Lewis
Goldsborough
Welfare Fund
Food outlook improves for four months says Allied HQ
An Allied headquarters spokesman stated the food outlook for the next four months is more promising than it has been since the surrender, signaling easing shortages and improved supply expectations for Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Allied
Pen
Belegate Lost Chicago June 71
The South GOP delegation reported a missing delegate during the convention. A 77 year old Indian chief named William Spotted Crow did not board the delegation train that left Chicago Saturday morning. The Bureau of Missing Persons received a call from Philadelphia yesterday via Joseph Bottum Pennington County State's Attorney confirming the baggage’s arrival but the chief was not aboard.
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Chicago
GOP
Bureau of Missing Persons
Philadelphia
William
Crow
Joseph Bottum
Pennington County
D. Bottum
Mencken Backs Hoover Landon Ticket at Convention
Philadelphia dispatch reports Henry Louis Mencken endorsing a Hoover for President and Landon for Vice President ticket as a surprise compromise. Mencken calls the duo a potential path to victory while noting his own neutral stance and recalling past conventions. He also observes the lobby atmosphere and previews possible nominees such as Arthur Vandenberg amid convention chatter.
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Hal Boyle
Philadelphia
Ucket
Henry Louis Mencken
Herbert Hoover
A. AW Landon
Baltimore
Hoover
Landon
Mencken
Ford Offers 11-14 Cents Wage Boost
Ford Motor Co offers an 11 to 14 cent hourly wage increase for about 110000 CIO United Auto Workers. The proposal includes a 14 cent boost to 1.50 or more per hour, with existing raises around 30 cents, and aims to settle current wage disputes. The plan shifts workers toward higher pay levels amid labor negotiations.
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Ford
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
United Auto
Platform Ties GOP to International Policy in 1948 Draft
The Philadelphia platform committee finished a draft pledging bipartisanship on international cooperation and anti-communist aid, with Taft faction splits over housing policy. Key figures like Senator Vandenberg and Rep Wolcott influence provisions on labor, lynching, and public housing, while timing aims for ratification at the convention.
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Philadelphia
Truman
Republican Party
Caker Joseph W. Marving
Bath
Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Organized Labor
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Senate
Rep
Wolcott
Michigan
House Banking Committee
Pickup Truck Collides With Tractor on South Market Street
A pickup truck collided with a parked tractor on South Market Street. Thomas W. Delauter drove the truck northbound. Francis Wagner operated the tractor. No injuries or deaths were reported. police noted minor damage to the truck and no damage to the tractor. The incident prompted an investigation by local authorities. Firefighters later reported a separate blaze at the Phillips Packing Company home in Cambridge caused by an electric panel. Playgrounds opened for the summer with a band concert at the Baker Park bandshell.
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South Market Street
Thomas W. Delauter
Lander
Set
Daniel Swam
Francis Wagner
Damag
Cambridge
Cal
Albanus Phillips
Philips Packing Companiay
Baker Park
Convention Opens With Fanfare in Philadelphia Hall
The Republican convention opened in Philadelphia with speeches and crowd energy as Dewey Taft and Stassen vie for the nomination. Key delegations from Illinois and Pennsylvania loom large as balloting begins after debates and platform talks. Arrests in the city accompany the news as reporters cover the crowded hall.
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GOP
Carroll Reece
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ilinois
Dwight Green
Edward Martin
Stassen
Randahl
North Dakota
Jassen
Arizona
Montana
Tait
Dewey
Taft
Massachusetts
Reece
Republican Party
Communist Party
Congress
Truman
Colleacus
Washington
Brewster
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Belegate
London Ticket
Westter
Theodore E. Woodward
Westminster Wa
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Green Streets
Noah L. Schaeffer
John R. Woodward
Dr. Woodward
Mr. Woodward
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John W. Reaver
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Johnnie Thompson
Lieut
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Frank A. Piling
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