Storm Roars Through Frederick County Causing Wide Damage
A cyclonic windstorm plowed through Frederick County causing toppled trees damaged buildings and disrupted power and telegraph service for over 14 hours. Walkersville and Middletown areas suffered heavy damage including roofs torn off barns power lines down and blocked roads. Telegraph and telephone lines were out while trains and traffic slowly resumed as crews cleared debris. Local officials reported the storm the strongest in years with widespread damage across several towns and rural areas.
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Frederick
Frederick County
Walkersville
Glenn’ Trout
Claude Johnson
Edgar Rodetuck
Glede Valley Milling Company
Herbert Duvall
E. C
Mit Olivet
New Design
Ndian Springs
Seventh Street Pike
Yellow Springs
Rudell Putman
Middletown
Studebaker
Joseph Young
Weersville
Plane 4
Urbana
Locust Grove
Washington Counts
Boonsboro
John W. Morgan
Potomac Editson Company
Ridgeville
Pealesville
Harpers Ferry
Montgomery County
Trouj Dents
Wa Co
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Kiln
Weather Bureau
Frederics
Western Union
Thomas and Company
South
Wisner Streets
Ual
Donald Gearinger
Doubs
Gearinger
Smith's Mill
Brunswick
Blue Ridge Bus Lines
Frederick County Receives First 1943 Race Fund Payment
Frederick County gets its first 1943 payment from state race track funds, about 13 thousand less than the 1937 check. The total 1822,889.10 goes to the county general treasury with towns listed for distributions. Frederick City receives 6,035.24 of 9,695.63 remaining, and towns like Brunswick, Burkittsville, Emmitsburg, Middletown, New Market, Myersville, Thurmont, Walkersville, Woodsboro receive smaller shares. A second distribution is expected later this year after fall Maryland tracks races. funds are slated for school construction.
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Frederick County
Frederick City
Brunsch
Burkittsville
Emmitsburg
Middletown
New Market
Myersville
Thurmont
Walkersville
Woodsboro
BE. Airo
Mr. Airy
Carroll County
Frederick
Carroll
Maryland
Weather Clears for Louis Walcott title fight Tonight
The weatherman predicts fair skies for the Louis Walcott heavyweight title bout with scattered afternoon showers not enough to postpone. Gusty winds and a late storm caused damage in Frederick area but not enough to halt the fight.
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New York
Joe Louis
Jersey
Joe Walcott
CG. S. Weather Bureau
Delicate Berlin Situation Highlighted by Bevin
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told the House of Commons a delicate state of affairs exists in Russian blocked Berlin. He cited Soviet embargo on westbound road and rail shipments and power cuts, but noted Berliners remain calm and food stocks justify no immediate anxiety.
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Londor
Ernest Bevin
House of Commons
Berlin
Britain
Labor Party
Soviet blockade cuts off food to West Berlin
The Soviet Union ordered a halt to food shipments into the western sectors of Berlin, cutting a single rail line and leaving 2,000,000 residents reliant on air drops. Officials say Western stocks will prevent starvation for a month, while electricity also faced interruptions. American authorities report calm amid propaganda and exchange lines showing Deutsche mark triumphs over Eastern currency.
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Berlin
L. F. Steck
Central Food Board
U. S
Terrafte
Western
Bert
Weste
West
Frank L. Howley
Recruitment Halt Drives Guard Size Down
General orders stop recruiting National Guardsmen immediately as Congress shows reluctance to fund expanded guard strength. Budget sets a 341000 cap for next year, while enlistments risk raising total beyond 375000. Draft rules apply to those not in the guard by midnight. Major General William C. Lee, 53, former airborne commander, died at his North Carolina home.
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Ington
Army
Rovyail
Lee
Ead Dunn
N. C
William C. Lee
Airborne
County Clerk to Quit Post. Remsburg to Succeed
Paul J. Green of Walkersville resigns as chief clerk of the Board of County Commissioners effective July 1 to manage Farmers Supply Company of Walkersville. Miss Helen Remsburg is slated to become chief clerk, with Mrs Miriam W. Rohrer named assistant clerk. Farmers Supply, bought by Ephraim and Mrs Zimerman, will continue with feeds hardware and wheat and plans for farm machinery and a 2.5 ton mixer. Green is a Frederick High School 1939 graduate and former naval petty officer.
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Paul J. Green
Walkersville
Board of County Commissioners
Farmers Supply Company
Green
Helen Remsburg
Jefferson
Miriam W. Rohrer
Braddock
Farmers Supply Company of
Ephriam B. Zimmerman
Rohrer
Coal Union Reaches Wage Deal as Steel Mine Opposes
John L. Lewis and most soft coal operators sign a new contract offering a 2 31 daily wage increase and doubled welfare pension funds. Steel company mine interests stall the agreement with Harry M. Moses refusing to sign and opposing a union shop clause. Southerly operators also resist the shop provision, seeking a strict definition under Taft Hartley era rules.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Steel
Harry M. Moses
Lewis
Moses
Souther
Florida Motorist Is Sent To Jail
A Florida man was found guilty of operating a vehicle while intoxicated by State Trooper Charles D. McLane and held in jail in default of a $100.75 fine. Charles E. Bowers of Opalocka was arrested on Route 26 near Frederick after narrowly avoiding two accidents. James E. White of Hagerstown pleaded guilty for speeding 30 mph over limit at Point of Rocks on June 17 and paid $1 fine plus costs.
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Florida
Charles D. McLane
Hon ©. Bennett
Peoples Court
Charles E. Bowers
Opalocka
Fla
Frederick
James E. White
Hagerstown
Point of Rocks
Richard AL Myers
Clarksburg Girl Crowned Md Miss Fire Fighter at Convention
Miss Mary Ella Harmon, 17, from Clarksburg representing Montgomery County and the Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department, was named Miss Fire Fighter at Maryland State Firemen's Association events. Vernon Listman, 19, received the Carnegie Medal for heroism after aiding a 4 year old in a 30 foot well rescue, with U S Senator O Conor presenting the award.
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Ocean City
Vernon “Googie” Listman
Anne Arundel County
Maryland
Carnegie
Maryland State Firemen’s Association
E. Landon Walston
Preston
Charles R. Stallings, Jr
Pikesville
Mary Ella Harmon
Clarksburg
Blontgomery County
Hyattsville
Younig Listman
Henry Listman
Pasadena
Farleigh Heights
U. S
Herbert R. O'Conor
Carnegie Fund
Earleigh Heights
Stallings
Listman
William Hollins
Whitney's Landing
Walston
David S. Tuhoey
Cabin John Park
James Jarman
Vincent A. Stimmer
Cottage City
J.C. Raney
Kensington
John S. Prichard
Grantsville
R. Benson
III
Cockeysville
William A. Wilson
Midland
James W. Winter
Glyndon
Miss Harmon
Montgomery
Hyattstown
Rockville High School
Police Chief Braced as Ash Trays Fly in Peiping Council Row
Peiping city council members hurled ash trays and ink wells at Police Commissioner Tang Young Hsien during a briefing, accusing him of dictatorship and maladministra tion. Four councilors protected him as the assault ended. In Utah, the Borgstrom brothers honored in a military funeral after dying in 1944 battles, their bodies laid in flag draped caskets awaiting services with Gen. Mark Clark and LDS Church leaders present.
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Borgstrom Brothers
Ink Wells
Peiping
Tang Young- Hsien
Tang
Trementon
Utah
Borgstrom
Pacific
Germany
Alben Borgstrom
Marine Corps
Mark Clark
Sixth Army
Herbert B. Maw
George Albert Smith
The
Latter-Day Saints
Mormon
14 Degrees Conferred In King David Lodge
The King David Lodge held a regular meeting with 14 degrees conferred including past Grand and Grand Lodge degrees. Officers announced the year's work, noted visitors from Cumberland Baltimore Dundalk Mt Airy Manchester and Frederick City, and refreshments followed in the newly equipped social hall. The stock market opened higher then turned downward amid brisk initial trading.
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King David Lodge
Alt. Airy
R W. Young
Trac
Maxwell Kirschbaum
T MM. Jefferson
C. HH. Shull
WL. Grand Marshall
E. F. Dun
George Grand
TOOF
Cumberland
Baltimore
Dundalk
Mt. Airy
Manchester
Frederick City
Hager House Not For Sale Says Spokesman
The Hager House Inc operates as usual after the Loyal Order of Moose vote to purchase the building. officials say no Moose Lodge representative has approached them and the property is not for sale. A separate deed records a Spring Valley residence sale from Allen N. Sherman to John C. Wagner for about 12000 dollars.
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the News
Hagerston Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose
Hager House Inc
Hagerstown
Hager House
Moose Lodge
Spring Valley
Allen N. Sherman
John C. Wagner
Dewey Warren Ticket Confirmed At Philadelphia Convention
The 1948 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia nominated Thomas E. Dewey for president and Earl Warren for vice president by acclamation. Dewey, having defeated rivals last night, chose Warren after long consultations with party leaders, while Stassen withdrew his vice presidential bid.
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Philadelphia
Goy v
Earl Warren
California
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Warren
Arizona
Harold E. Stassen
Joseph Martin
New York
Stassen
John Foster Dulles
Robert J. Bradford
Massachusetts
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Bradford
Driscoll
G. Mason Owlett
Pennsylvania
GOP
Walter S. Haldanan
West Virginia
Vandenberg
Michigan
Leverett Saltonstall
Washington
Joe Martin
John W. Bricker i
Ohio
Baltimore judge urges statewide rule on crime news
Judge Joseph Sherbow urged a modified Rule 9 to restrict publications of crime news across Maryland. A Maryland Bar group opposed the rule as a free speech violation. He argued evidence before arrest can be published, but post arrest material should await magistrate or trial.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Maryland
Maryland Court of Appeals
Joseph Sherbow
State Bar Association
Atlantic City
Silver Hill
Prince Georges
Montgomery
Sherbow
Supreme Bench of
Gambler Fined and Sentenced in Maryland Court
Wilburn E. Morrow, 53 of Riverdale, was fined $1,000 and sentenced to one year in the Maryland House of Correction on gambling charges. Judge Charles W Woodward of Montgomery County Circuit Court imposed the maximum sentence and Morrow was released under $5,000 bond pending appeal.
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Rockville
Wilburn E. Morrow
Riverdale
Maryland House of Correction
Charles W Woodward
Montgomery County
Morrow
Four Candidates for Maryland VFW Commander Named
Maryland Veterans of Foreign Wars opened a three day convention in Hagerstown with about 3,000 delegates. Four World War I veterans announced their candidacy to succeed State Commander Charles F Buscher. proposals include the Tallender Wagner housing bill and a Veterans Administration hospital in Baltimore.
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Hagerstown
Maryland Veterans of Foreign Wars
Charles F. Buscher
Maryland
VEW
Joseph A. McLaughlin
Baltimore
Arthur P. Rainey
James A. Arther
J. Wiliam MccAvoy
Reginald H. Murphy Jr
Tallender-Wagner
Veterans Admiration
Swedish star defeats Parker at Wimbledon in upset
Swedish Davis Cup star Lennart Bergelin defeats top seed Frankie Parker of Los Angeles in the Wimbledon fourth round with set scores 5-7 7-5 9-7 0-6 10-8. Bergelin advances in a dramatic five setter on June 25.
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London
Lennart Bergelin
Frankie Parker
Los Angeles
Executions Reported in Athens This Morning
In Athens on June 259 twenty six persons were executed after convictions for treason sabotage or murder. The report notes the count and the nature of crimes cited by authorities.
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Athens
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Steel Company Mines Object
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Clyde E Borgstrom
Solomons
Elmer Leroy Borgstrom
Italy
91St
Rolon Borgstrom
England
Rulon Borgstrom
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