Police Demonstrate Radar Speed Meter At State Barracks
A State Police radar demonstration unit from Pikesville tested a speed meter near Route 40 in Brunswick. Lt. May and Trooper Patrick ran tests for officials and the public, showing speeds up to 60 mph with a device that records speeds on paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Poice Barracks
Pikesville
Cpr
Amuel Conrad
Route 40
W. K. May
Patrick, Takem, Jr
Patrick Mchnauffer
Edwin J . Nikirk
Guy Anders
Apt
Charles W. Magaha
Tanley T. Wirts
Brunswick
Ofcer H. A. Painter
Fred Straley
Fredrick City
B. F. Koebus
Edward J. Smith
Fredrick
William J. Stoner
Thuront
Maryland State Pace
Lassing
Magnate
May
Free U S chair for Russian marshal a summer ad tease
The piece notes a Chicago summer home furnish show feature promising a free lounge chair for a Russian marshal and an American ad jolt claiming a chair priced at 89 with a line about a free item. A separate stock story reports a continued market rally with mixed small gains and occasional declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Josephlin
Theussian Marshal
Jef
America
Miss Frederick Off For State Contest In Baltimore
Miss E Jeannette Hatin of Mt Airy, chosen Miss Frederick 1950, leaves Frederick for Baltimore to compete for Miss Maryland. She is escorted by Mr and Mrs Charles E Ritchie and travels in a Estes Motors car. They stay at the Southern Hotel official pageant headquarters. A Baltimore parade is planned with the Miss Maryland selection tomorrow at the Lyric Theatre. The winner advances to Miss America in Atlantic City. The party returns Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Jeannette Hatin
Mt. Airy
Frederick
Baltimore
Maryland
Charles E. Ritchie
North Market Street
Estes Motors
James T. Estes
Miss Hahn
Southern Hotel
Lyric Theater
Atlantic City
N. J
Hahn
Ritchie
U S Security Tied In With Place In Asia
Defense Secretary Louis Johnson and Gen. Omar N. Bradley said the United States must back its Far East position to ensure security and world peace. They toured the Philippines, Japan, and Okinawa to gather facts for policy toward Japan before returning to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Defense
Louis Johnson
United States
America
Far East
Johnson
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Japan
Armed Forces
Department of Defense
Bradley
Anchorage
Alaska
Washington
General MacArthur
MacArthur
Pacific
Western
Johnson and Bradley
Philippines
Okinawa
Certificates For Countians Complete Four Year Course
Frederick county women received four year certificates at the University of Maryland Short Course in College Park with Dr H C Byrd awarding. An eight year attendance pin went to Mrs C E Bergstrom of Chicago. The presentations closed the 1950 week with a Washington sight seeing trip for 1260 homemakers and marked 1650 total recipients since 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
University of Maryland
College Park
H. C. Byrd
Paul Minnich Robinson
Church of the Brethren
Hagers
Town
Maryland
Washington
Hazel Holter
Bennett L. Lightbown
Frederick
E. Earl Remsberg
Buck
Boost Production Or Have $1 Coffee
Washington report states Rep. Burnside of West Virginia warned that coffee could reach one dollar per pound if production is not increased. He plans to seek an early hearing on a bill to boost coffee production in Southeast Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jura
Burnside
D-Wva
Southeast Asia
Jap Beetles Here and July Horde Set to Spread
The first reports of Japanese beetles in the city surface as barley binder cutting proceeds amid armyworm damage. Wheat harvest is two weeks away with expected limited storage at Baltimore terminals. Weather remains humid with warm temps and afternoon showers. Farmers expect heavy on-farm storage due to loan rules, moisture limits, and terminal space shortages. Prospects are for a generally good crop as barley and wheat activity accelerates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltinmore
Weather Bureau
Ballenger Creek
Middletown
Commodity Credit Corporation
Ioan
Joan
Commodity Credit Corp
Baltimore
Less Money Spent For Liquors In 1949 Across U S
Washington reports 1949 liquor outlays at 8.55 billion, down 1.09 billion from the post war peak in 1947 and the second straight year of decline. Distilled spirits led the cutback, beer dipped, wine rose, and taxes accounted for more than a third of the total. Federal, state, and local governments gathered about 3 billion in tax revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Deeds Recorded For Several Property Sales
Deeds were recorded in the clerk s office for multiple property transfers. Mr and Mrs Melvin Oden and others sold to Lieut and Mrs Truman W Moon a west Wilson Place property for about 10500. J C Lombard sold to Mr and Mrs Lamont Thurston four parcels in New Market district for around 7500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin
Extravaganza Of Superlatives At Baltimore Air Show
Baltimore on June 23 hosts a grand air show at Friendship International Airport featuring President Truman with a short script, U S military brass, and dignitaries including Baltimore Mayor D Alesandro who will fly if weather allows. Archbishop Keough to bless the airport and christen a DC 6 Star of Friendship as Second Army and Marine bands provide music. The event, a gala for airport dedication, begins at 8 a m and runs to about 2 p m drawing thousands.
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Baltimore
Hollywood
Friendship International
Truman
Eddie Rickenbacker
Washington
Ballimore
D'Alesandro
P'Alesandro
United States
Francis P. Keough
Synodical Officers Installed at Hood College Conference
Mrs. Willard G. Purdy of Wilmington Del was installed as president of the Women’s Synodical Society of the Presbyterian Synod of Baltimore at Hood College. New officers include vice presidents and secretaries for missionary education literature Westminster Fellowship and other duties. A prayer retreat closed the conference followed by Miss Gertrude Nyce’s India mission talk. Dr. John H. Gardner Jr. of Baltimore was elected moderator for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard G. Purdy
Wilmington
Del
Women's Synodical Society
Presbyterian Synod of Baltimore
Hood College
Purdy
James F. Turner
Baltimore
Ernif L. Rauschenbach
Hubert R. Snake
Chevy Chase
Agnes G. Murdoch
Hockessin
Thomas A. Stone
Washington
Sarah F. Scott
Marry D. Southard
Merritt A. Sassaman
Havre de Grace
Frank E. Wright
J. Harvey Dickey
Newark
Walter Knipp
Bruce H
McDonald
Gertrude Nyce
India
Asia
Nyce
Synod
John H. Gardner Jr
Stops Trip By 600 Students Stops Trip By 600 Students
Six hundred dejected college students were stranded in New York after the Coast Guard banned the 6800 ton Norwegian liner Svalbard for safety violations. The NSA charter to Europe was halted two hours before sailing, leaving students to wait in dormitories and hotels while officials seek an alternative vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Coast Guard
Europe
Svalbard
United States
National Student Association
Robert Kelly
St. Peter’s College
Jersey City
N. J
Rotterdam
Helen Bryan
Sarah Lawrence College
NSA
Columbia
City College
Citizenship For Aliens Who Enlist In Army
Washington June 22 congress held out a promise of citizenship to aliens who enlist in the U S Army. Under a House provision 2500 foreigners would be eligible to become Americans after five years service. Senate action totals 10000 with no time limit. A compromise must pass both houses before going to President Truman. Some lawmakers opposed fearing spies for or against the country and from iron curtain nations. The House added aliens serve in established units with citizen soldiers, not in separate organizations, to calm fears of a foreign legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
U.S
House
Senate
Truman
Russia
Howse
Vinson
D-Ga
The
Armed Services
United States
Foreign Legion
Frederick youths join Brunswick delegation to Fort Meade
Eight Frederick youths traveled by chartered bus from Frederick County to Fort Meade to attend Boys State sessions through July. Francis Scott Key Post American Legion sponsors organized local support from Rotary Cigarmen Elks Eagles Kiwanis and service clubs. Local officials witnessed the departure at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Brunswick
Fort Meade
Boys State
Frederick County
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Legion
C. William Bagent
Hamilton Avenue
Rotary Club
Robert Victor Mercer
East Eighth Street
Cigstan Club
Glenn E. Ness
East Second Street
Elks Lodge
Charles Luther Powell
Woodsboro
Austin T. Rhoads
Mt. Olivet Boulevard
Charles W. Ross
Council Street
Eagles Lodge
Rudolph C. Walch, Jr
Jefferson Street
Kiwanis Club
Bill Ward
Liberty
Alvie M. Norwood
H. Reese Shoemaker
Post
Appeals Placed On Circuit Court Record
Several appeals have been filed in Circuit Court from magistrate decisions. Herald Rice of Mountaindale appeals a $100 fine for unlawfully trespassing on land used for Game and Fish Department ponds. Bond $250. John Rhoderick of Frederick Route 1 appeals a six month sentence for operating a motor vehicle under the influence. Bond $2,000. Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr. is his attorney. Lester Isanogle appeals a $5 fine for letting his dog run at large on another’s property with game pursuit. Murray pal Fout is his attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald Rice
Mountaindale
E. Austin James
William J. Stonern
Thurmont
Game and Fish Department
Bond
John
Rhoderick
Frederick
Route 1
M. M. Weinberg
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Lester Isanogle
Stoner
Game
Murray Pal Fout
Contraband Fireworks Spark Maryland Crackdown
Police warn contraband fireworks from other states are sold in Feederset at inflated prices. Two youths were caught shooting firecrackers on East Third Street after being told by a helper on a distributing truck. Maryland law imposes fines up to 200 dollars for sellers and up to 50 dollars per offense for possessors and dischargers, with juveniles handled by authorities and adults in Police Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Serge
Bon Phebus
Ballenger Creek
Walkersville Fire Company
Lane Seeks Magistrates Meet To Curb Maryland Traffic
Annapolis June 23 Governor Lane urged all Maryland district magistrates to gather at the Department of Motor Vehicles Auditorium in Baltimore June 28 to discuss drastic action against highway accidents. About 125 magistrates were invited as May saw 45 fatalities and injury surges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Lane
Trian
Department of Motor Vehicles
Baltimore
Maryland Traffic Safety Commission
D. M. Murray
Howard County
Enkentt City
Murray
Imex
Washington-Baltimore Boulevard
Elkridge
Flush-Deck Carrier To Be Built By Navy
The Navy will begin building a flush deck aircraft carrier in 1951, about as large as the present giants. A high Navy official said the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary Johnson approved. The vessel will have a run way roughly 25 feet longer than the current largest carriers. Earlier plans for a 65,000-ton super carrier, with a keel laid, were halted by Johnson, triggering protests and a resignation threat from Secretary Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of Defense
Johnson
U. S
United States
John Tom Sullivan
Owen Fails To Get Dismissal Of Charge In Youth Case
Indianapolis report: Jerry Owen failed to secure dismissal of a count charging him with contributing to the delinquency of a 16 year old girl. His attorney argued the alleged intimacies did not occur in Maryland, Kentucky, or Baltimore, Maine. Prosecutors plan trial on charge he enticed the girl to travel from Indianapolis to Louisville for improper relations, while she was on probation in Juvenile Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Jerry Owen
Owen
Marlonenmutty
Owe
Lounisville
Kay
Baltimore
Louisville
Georgy 5
Dailey Sare Owen A
Sit
Ratlionore
Railroads to Halt Trains Sunday in Labor Strike Warning
Chicago June 23 Four of five large railroads plan to stop trains Sunday if a switchmen strike begins at 6 am local time. The AFL Switchmen Union seeks a 40 hour week with 48 hours pay, while presidents warn they will keep trains running where possible. No progress was made in federal talks, and looming walkouts by other crafts threaten broader disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
AFL Switchmen's Union of North Americ
National (Railway) Meehaninn Board
Brotherhood of
Order of Railway Conductors
Pullman Conductors’ Division
Na- Jayhis
Widow Files Answers To Two Damage Suits
Salisbury widow Mrs Lauda Woodward Moore answers two damage suits against the estate of her husband Russell C Moore a Philadelphia and Salisbury dairyman who shot himself and his other wife. The suits seek 75000 for Lyn More a five year old daughter of Moore and Marjorie Mahnke claiming permanent mental and physical harm from Moore keeping the child in the house after the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
PA West Collingswood
Wicomico County Circuit Court
Lauda Woodward Moore
Russell C. Moore
Philadelphia
Marilyn More
Moore
Marjorie Mae Mahnke
Manant
West Collingswood
West Collingswod
Committee Moves To Take Up New Tax Bill
Washington June 23 House Republican Leader Martin of Massachusetts called a policy committee huddle to map party strategy on a new tax measure described as shiny by supporters and political dynamite by critics. The bill would cut excise taxes by about 1.01 billion dollars on jewelry luggage cosmetics movie tickets travel tickets and many items and raise revenue by taxing large corporations. Rep Kean said the bill reduces the tax on nurseries and shifts the burden to necessities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Kean
Ways and Means
Gabrielson Backs Charge By McCarthy
Atlantic City June 23 Republican national chairman Guy Gabrielson opened a two day meeting of leaders from Maine to Florida to drum up votes for the fall. He said Americans broadly back Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin and his objectives while noting skepticism about McCarthy’s methods. He projected Republican gains, predicting six to nine Senate wins and 34 new House seats as a minimum, contingent on further surveys.
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Atlantic City
Guy Gabrielson
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
Gabrielson
Maine
Florida
McCarthy
State Department
GOP
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Rational Committee
Salt Lake City
Chicago
Congress
Connecticut
Tennsylvania
Illinois
Idaha
Utah
California
New York
Nevada
Gabrietson
Lausche Praises Truman After Ohio Governor Luncheon
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche, greeting President Truman at a Democratic Governors luncheon, voiced positive remarks about Truman and Secretary of State Acheson while noting his own leanings on the Ohio Senate race. He praised Acheson’s White Sulphur Springs conference address and said he hoped to meet Acheson again to express his admiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Truman
Acheson
Lausche
Robert A. Taft
Joseph T. Ferguson
Senate
House of Representatives
Taft
Ferguson
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Eight Men Of Downed Superfort Are Rescued
Eight of the eleven crew of a Superfort downed 140 miles off Guam were rescued by a crashboat. Three others are missing after a crash near dusk. The Far East Air Force said search continued as Navy units joined air and sea operations across the area.
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Tokyo
Guam
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Second Army Band
U.S. Marine Corps Band
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J. Marshall Staub
Staub
Fourth and Market Streets
Switchmen’s Union
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