Worker Found Dead In Greenhut Home In Upper College Terrace
Charles M. Moxley a 24 year old Cob yentz Contracting employee was found dead this morning in the Greenhut home room where he was removing wallpaper with a gasoline heater. An autopsy scheduled to determine cause as authorities cite possible carbon monoxide poisoning or natural causes.
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Charles M. Moxley
Cobyentz Contracting Company
Reby
Arthur A. Greenhut
Upper College Terrace
Moxley
Greenhut
Citizens Truck Company
Iremen
Middletown
M. R. Etchison and Son Funeral
East Church Street
R. O. Six
B. F. Phebus
Sherif George F. Crouse
Farm Conditions Worst Since 1930s Low Mood Warned
The American Dairy Association leader Bryce Landt warned in Chicago that dairy and farm commodity price collapses threaten milk supply and the wider economy. He cited high production costs and falling farmer incomes, noting hundreds left the dairy business as butter cheese and dry milk prices dropped below production cost. The loss in dairy income was estimated at a quarter of a billion dollars in three months, with nationwide economic impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Dairy Association
America
ADA
Bryce L.andt
Wisconsin Dells
Wis
Landt
Hheir
Owen M. Richards
Richards
Savage River Dam funding move seeks 1.6 million
Maryland official John J. McMullen handed over 200000 from Upper Potomac River Commission to the federal government as the balance of funds originally raised for the Garrett County Savage River dam project. Rep Beall and Army engineers indicate plans to seek 1.6 million more from a House Appropriations panel after allocating an 800000 contract for the dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam
Savage River
John J. McMulen
Upper Potomac Hiver Commission
Garrett County
McMullen
Rep
Beall
Rmd
House
Three Injured In Auto Crash At Route 40 Intersection
A collision near the State Police barracks at Route 40 and Baughman’s Lane injured three people. A Keilholtz panel truck driven by Homer Floyd Horn and a 1948 Chrysler sedan owned by Allen Seibert collided. Seibert’s party included two uninjured passengers. The truck was pushed into a hedge. the sedan’s front and windshield were damaged. Injured were transported to Frederick Memorial Hospital. extent of injuries not learned. State Police investigated. no charges yet. A second, minor Route 15 crash near Thurmont caused no injuries.
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Janey
Baughman
Keilholtz Motor, Inc
Homer Floyd Horn
Point of Rocks
Allen Seibert
Clear Springs
Linden Hills
Frederick
Chrysler
Frederick Memorial Hospital
W. W. Corbin
Clyde B. Tucker
Patrick Stakem, Jr
Seibert
Route 15
Thurmont
H. J. Brown
Kenneth Bond
Beamon Walters
Marietta
N. C
Frank P. Thomas
Shangri-La
J. T. Hill
Fairmont
Watkins Acres Occupancy Begins For 52-Unit Project
Tenants start moving into seventeen units across four buildings in the western Watkins Acres development amid icy conditions. Initial tenants include multiple families in Buildings 4 5 9 and 10 with most arrivals today and more planned by mid March and early April. Several units remain unfinished with completion due May 15 to June 1 and basic services like mail and telephone still pending.
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Watkins Acres
Milton A. Tulis
Earl D. Osborne, Jr
John P. Quinn
Thomas F. McGill
Raymond B. Pool
Herbert M. Decker
Bruce W. Bigoney
William A. Drews
Raymond £. Horne
Meyer Chertoff
Maxwell Turner
Louis L. Funk
Albert J. Nierman
Gene W. Sehnell
Morris Guggenheim
James E. Fasolas
Ronald A. Bishop
Camp Detrick
Arlington
Tilghman Found Dead Near Salisbury Railroad Tracks
William Henry Tilghman, 60, a member of an Eastern Shore pioneer family, was found dead yesterday along railroad tracks two miles from Salisbury. Police reported no immediate cause and no identifying signs were visible at the scene. The death is under investigation by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WH. Tilghman
Salisbury
William Henry Tilghman
Eastern Shore
Giant Palomar Telescope Reaches Unprecedented Depth
Long Beach California March 1 The 200 inch giant eye telescope has photographed nebulae from billions of years ago, reaching twice as far as the 100 inch telescope at Mount Wilson. Scientists at the California Institute of Technology say Palomar is at least as powerful as hoped, though not yet perfect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Palomar Mountain
California Institute and Technology
Mount Wilson
Soviet Mission May Get Escort To The Border
Frankfurt March 1 The U S Army said a Russian mission ordered out of the American zone of Germany has until midnight to leave or will probably be escorted to the border An Army spokesman cited a misunderstanding about when the eight man mission handling repatriation should depart The letter from Gen Lucius D Clay said the mission would no longer be accredited effective March 1 Russian officials denied comment and protests from Moscow followed Clay's order claiming the commission was indispensable
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Lucius D. Clay
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Clay
Washington
Reds To Stand Together Against Own Countries Reds To Stand Together Against Own Countries
Communist leaders in France, Italy, Germany and Britain reject conciliatory war talks and declare in effect that an invading Soviet army would be welcomed and aided. Harry Pollitt, general secretary, says British Communists would sabotage imperialist war and organize strikes and councils of action if war against the USSR occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
France
Italy
Germany
Britain
Harry Pollitt
Communist Party
Communist Daily Worker
Russia
Tendency Is Upward New York March 14
Stock prices tended upward in a restrained session as gains slightly outweighed losses. Changes were about a point or less, with the railroad group performing on par with other equities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maryland Unemployment Benefits Weighed in 1948 Records
Frederick county welfare figures show $147,671 paid in unemployment benefits in 1948 with an average weekly check of 16.22. Statewide benefits totaled $10,130,000, and initial claims rose 22.3 percent with continued claims near 9,078. Readjustment act payments to vets fell 46 percent from 1947 to 1948, while non agricultural job placements rose 11 percent. Frederick Employment Service recorded 2,451 new registrations and 2,655 non agricultural hires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Department of Employment Security
Maryland Employment Security Board
Lane
Frederick County
Maryland
Eisenhower opens Red Cross Campaign in Chicago
General Eisenhower formally opens the 1949 American Red Cross drive at Medinah Temple with about 5000 volunteers present. President Truman joins the nationwide kickoff from Washington urging over subscription of the 60 million dollar goal as the drive begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dwight DD. Eisenhower
American Red Cross
Truman
Washington
America
Gen. Eisenhower
Red Cross
Medinah Temple
High Winds Pile Drifts In County
Spotty drifting reported across the county as 50 mph winds battered area. A tree fell on Route 40 near Old Braddock, with plows clearing roads and drifting easing after Monday snow, wet in nature. Weather predicts continued northeast winds, cold temps, and additional drifting risks. 250 telephone stations briefly lost service after heavy power line icing.
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Route 40
Old Braddock
State Roads Commission
Opossumtown Pike
County Roads Board
Cherry Lane
Jefferson Boulevard
Braddock Heights
Jefferson Road
Route 15
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Frederick County
Louis Resigns Heavyweight World Title
Joe Louis resigns as heavyweight boxing champion and backs a 15 round Chicago bout in June to crown a new champion between Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott. The International Boxing Club will stage the match and offices will be in New York and Chicago. Two prisoners and three guards were wounded in a separate Oklahoma reformatory riot.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Joe Louis
National Boxing Association
Ezzard Charles
Jersey Joe Walcott
Chicago
Louis
NBA
Abe J. Greene
Flatman
B. Adae
Harry Mendel
Brown
Arthur B. Wirtz
James D. Norris
International Boxing Club
New York
Walcott
Charles
Lee Savold
Gus Lesnevich
Reformatory
Granite
Okla
Oklahoma State Reformatory
Confessions Withdrawn in Mindszenty Black Market Case
Five of fourteen men on trial in Budapest for Mindszenty related black market dealings withdrew their pre trial confessions. They accuse police of intimidation and claim coercion influenced their earlier statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Deed Recorded for Winchester Street Property Transfer
A deed was recorded in the clerk's office documenting the sale of a property on the east side of Winchester Street from Mr and Mrs John W Shank to Richard S Hane. The stated consideration is about $7500 per revenue stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Street
John W. Shank
Richard S. Hane
Fire destroys girls dormitory at West Virginia Training School
A fire at the West Virginia Training School near St Mary, W Va, destroyed the girls dormitory early today causing no injuries or loss of life. 40 occupants were moved to the boys dormitory as furnishings were salvaged. State Board of Control official Terrell attributed the blaze to a defective furnace flue and noted the institution houses mentally defective children aged seven and up.
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St Mary
W. Va
West Virginia Training School
Here
J. 2.Terrell
State Board of Control
Charleston
Terrell
Cold Weather Extends Into Southland
Freezing weather hit parts of the southland threatening damage to the peach crop in Georgia and South Carolina. The chill extended into Alabama Mississippi Tennessee and North Carolina while the northeast dug out from heavy snowfall with up to 12 inches in parts of New England and New York City. Driving was hazardous rail and highway traffic slowed by snow and ice. Weather warnings extended into Dixie states as temperatures dropped below freezing.
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Southland
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York City
Rhode Island
East Tennessee
Maine
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mercury
Augusta
Columbia
S. C
Charleston
S.C
Florida
Jacksonville
Miami
Weather Bureau
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Manhattan
Nooseneek Hill Road
Kingston
R. J
First Big Snowfall Halts Berlin Airlift Briefly
Berlin reports its first major snowfall of the season delaying airlift operations to the Soviet bloc city due to poor visibility. Planes resumed landing as weather improved, ending eight straight days of 8000 ton daily deliveries while citizens faced colder temperatures and coal shortages. A separate Europe-wide storm killed at least 25 people, with Germany, Britain, and Italy reporting deaths from wind damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
London
Europe
Britain
Germany
Cologne
Rome
Yorkshire
Eng
Snow Drifts Close West Virginia Mountain Roads
High winds drifted fresh snow to depths up to eleven inches on Webster County roads and blocked U S Route 60 at Alta in Greenbrier County and State Route 39 at Nettle and Craigsville in Nicholas County. Roads crews worked to clear the drifts but officials warned driving remains dangerous.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Alta
Greenbrier
Nettle
Craigsville
Nicholas County
Roads Commission
Webster
Funds For 1 500 More Approved
Washington March 1 funds to hire 1 500 new tax enforcing workers were approved today by the House Appropriations committee. The Treasury asked for 7 000 for enforcement, but the committee cut back noting diminishing returns. The panel projected 1 500 would bring total IRS staff to about 0 000. They also urged higher postage for publications under second class permits within a 3 072 817 9028 bill for direct appropriations to July 1 next year. The bill includes permanent Treasury and other uncontrollable items totaling about 8 260 009 683 with interest on the national debt at 5 450 000 000. The package moves to debate with Senate action unsure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Internal Revenue Bureau
Post Office
Treasury Department
Congress
Senate
Jury Deadlock Ends Hamiet Rape Trial Discharged
A Montgomery County Circuit Court jury declared hopelessly deadlocked after over six hours deliberation in the case of David Allen Hamlet 28 charged with raping an 8 year old girl He was discharged by Judge Prescott and likely to face trial again in about two months Hamlet a Silver Spring laborer said he is innocent The girl testified the assault occurred in her home while her siblings slept Hamlet's lawyer denied venereal disease claims and noted lack of such evidence by the prosecution
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville
Montgomery County
David Allen Hamiet
Prescott
Walter W. Dawson
Hamlet
Silver Spring
Tamlet
Thomas R. Huxtable, Jr
Washington Sanitarium
Harold Smith
Voting Machines Win Committee Report
Annapolis March 1 The Senate Elections committee voted a favorable report on a Maryland bill to require voting machines in 11 new counties and authorize county commissioners to decide in nine exempted counties. Baltimore city Montgomery Howard and Anne Arundel already use machines. Separate item: Chicago March 1 Railroad and union reps drafted proposals to settle a wage and hours dispute risking a strike by 1,000,000 non-operating workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Senate Elections Committee
Maryland
Washington
Allegany
Garrett
Wicomico
Lorchester
Queen Anne's
Charles
St. Mary's
Boards of Election Supervisors
Baltimore City
Montgomery
Howard
Anne Arundel
Chicago
Defendants Put Blame On Superiors In Bulgarian Treason Trial
In Sofia on March 1 the 15 Bulgarian Protestant churchmen on treason trial confessed, each accepting guilt and blaming superiors. Mitko Dimitrov accused Baptist leader Nikola Naumov of praising Stalin as a bloodsucker and predicting a new war to defeat Communism. One Pentecostal defendant Ladin Popov confessed illegal currency dealings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofa
Bulgaria
Stalin
Mitko Dimitrov
Nikola Naumov
Baptist Church
United States
Britain
Naumov
Ladin Popov
Popov
Georgi Dimitrov
Nimov
Zdravko Be+zlov
Sofia
New Lows Are Likely Tonight in Maryland Cold Snap
Maryland faces one of its coldest spells with forecasts for additional subzero lows. Allegany and Garrett counties plunged to single digits as Frostburg and Big Savage reached 10 and 8 degrees, while other towns reported near 20. State Police urged chains in western counties as wind sweeping snow creates slick roads. Wednesday foresees a slight warmup and clearing skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Maryland
Weather Bureau
Frederick
Washington County
Allegany
Garrett
Cumberland
Frostburg
Big Savage
Garrett Counties
Washington
Central Maryland
Fastern
Conewingo
Benson
Pikesville
Randallstown
Towson
Easton
Rockville
Waldorf
Salisbury
Waterloo
Baltimore
School buses delayed by drifts in Utica Lewistown area
Drifts prevented some buses from running routes this morning but attendance remained largely steady. Tractors were employed to clear back roads in the Utica Lewistown section, restoring travel access gradually.
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Utica
Lewistown
Fire alarm at 307 West Patrick Street chimney blaze
Fire units from Uniteds Independent and Citizens responded to a chimney fire at about 1 20 p m. at 307 West Patrick Street. A booster stream was used to control the blaze.
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Uniteds, Independent and
Citizens Fire Companies
West Patrick Street
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Long Beach
Reds
Unemployment Security Board
Eisenhower
Forms Group
Jersey
Joe Walcott
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