Towboat Natchez sinks on Mississippi River with crew missing
March 5 Greenville Mississippi reports four to twenty crewmen were left or missing after the 80 foot towboat Natchez capsized and sank near a bridge. Capt William A Howell of the Sohio Latonia led survivors ashore saying the disaster was the worst in twelve years on the river.
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Greenville
Miss
Natchez
William A. Howell
Sohio-Latonia
Lotelier Thetehez
Walter Haas
Stois
John Browinr
St Louis
Federal Barge Lines
Standard Oil Comany of
Ohio
Mayersville
Fiss
St. Louis
Ark
Owell
Osswise
Stormy the Dancer Causes Stir at LSU Campus Event
A stripper known as Stormy, real name Jacke Lawrence, from New Orleans performed for LSU students in Baton Rouge. Her act included nudity and improvised lectures, provoking a reaction from muscular students, the marching band, and campus police as the piano was smashed and the show ended amid chaos.
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Baton Rouge
Stormy
Jacke Lawrence
New Orleans
Louisiana State University
LSU
Beeee
Tormy
Footsi Squad
Lawrence
Truman seeks end of War Assets Administration by June 30
President Truman asked Congress to wind up the War Assets Administration by June 30 and transfer disposal of remaining domestic surplus war property to the Federal Works Agency. About 400 million of the original 40 billion dollars in surplus property will stay to be closed or sold.
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Washington
Presimi Truman
Congresses
War Assets Adinistration
Federal Works, Ency
Commandery Inspection Held By Jacques DeMolay No 4
About 100 Knights Templar attended the annual inspection and review of Jacques DeMolay Commandery No 4 at the Masonic Temple last night after a fourth floor dinner. Amos H. Elliott presided as Eminent Commander with Francis B. Sappington as recorder. Attendees included Grand Commandery officers, members from Cumberland Hagerstown Rockville Allentown Pa and Chambersburg Pa, and Vernon Eddy Past Grand Commander of Virginia representing the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar U S A. Maryland officers present included J Edward Collins Robert Jones John C Weiss George S Yost Alvin F Storey Charles N J Gwinn Alisn Cleaveland William F Prettyman Grant A Wiebel Knut Nilsson Percy W Jones Samuel F Farmer Richard E Tuolow and Harry B Shaw also listed from Washington and St Elmo Commandery.
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Knights Templar
Jacques DeMolay
Masonic Temple
Amos H. Elliott
Francis B. Sappington
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Rockville
Allentown
Chambersburg
Vernon Eddy
Commonwealth of Virginia
Knights Templer
U.S. A
Maryland
J. Edward Collins
Robert Jones
John C. Weiss
George S. Yost
Alvin F. Storey
Guard
Charles N. J. Gwinn
Alisn Clea
NAM backs cut in taxes for economy and jobs
National Association of Manufacturers praised Congress for income tax cuts while NAM spokesman Don G. Mitchell warned that without thorough reform overtaxation will curb jobs and growth. Mitchell, president of Sylvania Electric, called the House bill of 6.5 billion dollars the best possible now and cautioned Senate limits may fall short of economy needs.
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Washington
Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
Don G. Mitchel
NAM
Priess
Mitchell
Sen
Millikin
R-Cole
Economic Club
New York
House
Ways and Means
Sylvania Electric Products
Temperatures Fall To Midwinter Marks
Temperatures dropped to midwinter levels across the nation from Colorado to Maine with readings below zero in New England and the Great Lakes region. Cadillac Michigan seen 25 degrees while western states faced rain sleet and snow from the Gulf Coast to Kansas Nebraska and up into Montana and New Mexico. Western Kansas wheat growers praised the heavy snow as beneficial to their crop. A man named William Burke was jailed in Peppies Court on a non support charge after a bond default.
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Chicago
Colorado
Maine
Cadillac
Mitch
New England
Great Lakes
North Dakota
Continental Divide
Montana
New Mexico
Gulf Coast
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Eilis
Dodge City
Runaway Howard Dowling Held for Questioning in Baltimore
Relatives in Baltimore say Howard E. Dowling, runaway from home, was picked up last night and would be brought to town today. Dowling appeared at Police Headquarters and was held for investigation with no charges filed.
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Howard E. Dowling
Baltimore
Young Dowling
GOP Won't Enter Civil Rights Fight
Washington March 5 The GOP led House Appropriations committee blocked a bid to withhold federal funds for hospital building and vocational education from states denying Negroes equal education and job opportunities. The subcommittee headed by Rep Keefe proposed the anti discrimination clause in a $1,037,851,000 Labor and FHA bill. The full committee overturned the subcommittee 25 to ?. A vote to restore the provision will come next week. Over $170 million in funds would be affected, including $135 million for hospital construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Keefe
R-Wis
Limited Divorce Granted To Mrs. Lee
Thelma L. Lee wife of E Brooke Lee a long time Democrat leader in Montgomery county was granted a limited divorce on grounds of desertion Judge Stedman Prescott signed the decree awarding custody of one minor son Bruce and ordering Lee to pay for his maintenance and support Attorneys said Mrs Lee will continue to live at the Lee estate near Norwood Lee serves as vice chairman of the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
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Rockville
Thelma L. Lee
E. Brooke Lee
Democrat Party
Montgomery County
Stedman Prescott
Lee
Bruce
Lee Estate
Norwood
Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
New York School for the Deaf Advances in Eastern States Meet
In the 46th annual Eastern States deaf schools basketball championships, the New York School for the Deaf of White Plains defeated the Pennsylvania School of Philadelphia 70 to 52. The tourney features 11 teams and ends tomorrow night, with Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf of Pittsburgh routing Maryland School for the Deaf of Frederick, 55 to 35.
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Trenton
New York School For the Deaf
White Plains
N. Y
Pennsylvania School
Philadelphia
New York
Western Pennsylvania School For the Deaf
Pittsburgh
Maryland School of
Women Work Because They Find It Necessary
Washington March 20 Most of the 18 090 000 women now at work in this country are holding down work because they have to Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach says Gone are the days when women worked to have something to do or to get pin money Now 82 out of every 1900 women must work to support themselves or others.
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Washington
Labor
Schwellenbach
Congress
Former CIO Officer Sentenced in Milwaukee Case
Harold Christoffel, a former CIO union officer in Milwaukee, was sentenced by Federal District Judge Edward A. Curran to two to six years in prison for denying under cash he was a Communist. Curran rejected a request by defense counsel John Rogge for a new trial.
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Washington
Harold Christoffel
CIO
Milwaukee
Christoffel
Edward AM. Curran
John Rogge
MacVeagh Named As Envoy To Portugal
Washington reports Lincoln MacVeagh of Connecticut, now ambassador to Greece, was nominated by President Truman to be ambassador to Portugal. He would succeed John C. Wiley at Lisbon. MacVeagh recently was transferred to Iran.
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Washington
Lincoln MacVeagh
Connecticut
Greece
Truman
Portugal
John C. Wiley
Libson
Wey
Iran
Duck Sparks City Trouble Lands Woman in Jail
A live duck caused a disturbance on West Patrick street prompting Officer Norman Dietz to intervene with Marian L. Bowie. Bowie allegedly clawed the officer and struck him, earning charges of disturbing the peace and resisting arrest. She posted $25 collateral and was released pending a hearing.
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Bessie Brooks
West Patrick Street
Marian L. Bowie
Norman Dietz
Bowie
Dietz
Vets Over 35 Trouble Finding Jobs In Maryland
Baltimore report shows many veterans over 35 face hiring bias as companies limit older workers. State Veterans Employment Service works with civic groups to place them, noting Cumberland’s 1,000 unemployed and Savage River dam project potential. Maryland total unemployed veterans exceed 11,000 with 1,993 handicapped among 16,488 placements statewide.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Veterans Employment Service
Grafton Lee Brown
State Veterans Employment
Brown
State
Veterans Service
Cumberland
Savage River
Connecticut
Deeds Recorded for Sales of Properties in Frederick Area
Deeds were recorded in the clerk's office for several property transfers. George T. Broscoe sold to Horace B. Boyd and wife a property in the Catoctin Park addition southwest Frederick for about 6600. William L. Zepps sold to Florence M. Blizzard about 32 acres with improvements in Woodsville district for around 6000. Wilbur Toms sold to Carrie M. Wastier and Leo B. Lewis a property at Water street and Park avenue in Thurmont for about 4500.
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George T. Broscoe
Horace B. Boyd
Catoctin
Park
Frederick
William L. Zepps
Florence M. Blizzard
Woodsville
Wilbur Toms
Carrie M. Wastier
Leo B. Lewis
Waterstreet and
Park Avenue
Thurmont
Local Maryland Weather Forecasts for Counties
Frederick county reports sunny and cold with highs 30 to 35 degrees and a night low of 10 to 15. Saturday brings increasing cloudiness and rising temperatures then snow possibly mixed with rain at night. Washington Allegany counties forecast sunny and cold with highs in the upper 20s, clear tonight to 8 to 15, then cloudy with snow late Saturday. Garrett county mirrors the pattern with today’s high in the mid-20s and tonight’s low 5 to 12.
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Maryland
Frederick County
Washington
Allegany
Garrett County
Minority Parties Resist Treaty Move in Finland
Helsinki March 5 two minority parties the Conservatives and the Liberals oppose entering a military alliance with Russia while negotiations open with the Soviet Union on a mutual assistance pact. Parliament may ratify any treaty after talks. President Paasikivi faces guidance from parties totaling 101 of 200 seats with other blocs urging negotiations. The Social Democrats and Swedish Party back delegation talks, while the Popular Front pushes for an full pact.
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Helsinki
Finland
Res‘Sia
Soviet Union
Stalin
Russia
Juho Paasikivi
Parliam
Social Democrats
Paasikivi
Popular Front
Agrarians
Woman injured as car crashes into cemetery wall
A driver Edsel D. Walker Monrovia faced a liquor operation charge after a crash at 301 East Third Street. A woman Virginia Lake East Sixth Street received cuts but no hospitalization. Damages to the coupe were about 200 dollars. Walker pleaded guilty and paid a 100 fine and costs. The incident occurred around 2 AM near St John’s cemetery.
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East Third Street
St. John’s Cemetery
Edsel D. Walker
Monrovia
Alston Y. Bennett
Walker
East Street
Virginia Lake
East Sixth Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Carl Reni
Lillian Rhoderick
National Congress Nominations Made in Cleveland Meet
Nominations for five offices of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers were announced by the nominating committee and will be presented at the annual convention in Cleveland May 24 to 26. Regional vice presidential nominees include Mrs. A J Nicely of Erie, Pa, to succeed Albert L Gardner of Ford s N J Region Two covers New Jersey Delaware DC Maryland Pennsylvania West Virginia and Virginia.
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Chicago
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Congress
Cleveland
A. J. Nicely
Erie
Albert L. Gardner
Fords, N
New Jersey
Delaware
District of Columbia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Virginia
Chase And Tow Clash In Errant Town Tale
State Agent Ray McCarthy joined a street pursuit of a gunman but returned to find his car towed for illegal parking. Police thanked McCarthy for his help, while the judge scolded him. The gunman reportedly outran the pursuing officers.
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San Sesnessee
Ray McCarthy
McCarthy
Small Cabin Damaged By Fire On Wilson Place
A small frame cabin behind G. Elmer Brengle’s property on Wilson Place was extensively damaged by a fire that may have started from short circuit near the porch. Tenants Lee Cramer were at home. booster streams extinguished the blaze. No other cabins endangered. Insurance status unclear. Fire crews from Juniors and Citizens assisted. About an hour later, a chimney fire on West Patrick street drew multiple companies with little damage.
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G. Elmer Brengle
Wilson Place
Lee Cramer
Brengle
Independents
Citizens
Uniteds Teseue
West Patrick Street
Repair Roads And Streets In City After Severe Winter
City forces repair unimproved streets with temporary fills as winter damaged bottoms and holes appear. Work delays the removal of rails from South street and patching continues across improved streets. State and county crews also patch roads, with frost boils addressed by digging and sealing.
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W. Raymond Walter
Hagerstown and Frederick
South Street
Trucker Forfeitures Hit $175 In Collateral Costs
Collateral of $25 per case and total fines were imposed in Peoples Court as truckers failed to appear to answer charges of weights over limits and related infractions. Names include Ermeark Guignard Minton Van Fleet Small McCarren Everett Greighton Winternitz Gaver Miller Kidd Snook Main Strube and others with offenses from exceeding weight limits to running without lights and reckless driving. State Troopers Snyder Tucker Ridge filed the charges.
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Peoples Court
Alexander J. Ermeark
Lewis B. Guignard
Alfred G. Minton
Earl van Fleet
Howard R. Small
Clarence EB. McCarren
Morgan R. Everett
Millterton
T. F. Snyder
C. B. Tucker
Edward G.greighton
Sparrows Point
William W. Winternitz
Edgewood Arsenal
Willie M. L. Gaver
Linden Hills
Jacob E. Miller
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Sid
Stanley R. Kidd
Frederick
William E. Snook
Braddock Heights
John A. Main
Middletown
Carlton L. Strube
L. M. Ridge and
Snyder
Defendants Ordered To Make Payments In Bastardy Cases
Three defendants in bastardy cases were ordered to pay monthly sums for child support at trials before Associate Judge Patrick M. Schnauf. Leon Gochenour of Baltimore, formerly of Emmitsburg, was to pay 20 dollars monthly and release on 5090 personal bond. Oscar Weedon of Sunnyside was to pay 12 dollars monthly and release on 500 dollar personal bond. Herman J. Dobson, colored near Frederick, to pay 10 dollars monthly and release on 500 dollar personal bond. State's Attorney Edwin F. Nikirk prosecuted.
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Patrick M. Schnauffer
Leon Gochenour
Baltimore
Emmitsburg
E. Austin - James
Oscar Weedon
Sunnyside
Richard E. Zimmerman
Herman J. Dobson
Frederick
Edwin F. Nikirk
Princess Yoshiko Kawashima Seeks Private Execution
Private execution candidate Yoshiko Kawashima known as the Mata Hari of Asia said she would be greatly embarrassed by a public death. She requested a private shooting without fanfare in Peiping, noting the Bridge of Heaven plaza is reserved for real traitors and criminals. Execution date not announced.
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Peiping
Yoshiko Kawashima
Mata Hari
Asia
Bridge of Heaven
Heaven
Explaining Parity and Farm Price Support in 1930s Policy
Washington explains farm parity and price support to farmers, detailing base period 1909-14, parity calculations, and government actions when prices fall below parity. It covers CCC buying or lending on wheat, and lists basic commodities and other supported items with wartime boosts ending Dec. 31 unless extended by Congress.
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Washington
Congress
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Arct ic chill grips Frederick as March temps dip
A sharp Arctic air surge dropped temperatures to 12 above zero in Frederick with further cooling expected through the day and possibly to 10 or lower. Clearing skies late Thursday followed snow flurries, delaying earlier snow forecasts and suggesting a cold March day with a high near 28 to 30 degrees and a 12 degree morning low comparable to last year. The coldest March day on record in Frederick was 70 degrees in 1896.
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Frederick
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Benes Denial Keeps Presidency In Limbo Amid Illness
Prague March 5 The Communist Premier Klement Gottwald's office denied Eduard Benes faces ouster, stating the president is exhausted and illness unclear. No replacement considered, any step would follow the constitution. Benes, elected 1956 for seven years, may trigger deputy president if six months work is unavailable. Necasek said Benes cannot speak at Sokolov celebration. cabinet consolidates power while keeping coalition facade. nuevo bread rations rise 2.2 pounds in March per Food Minister Ludmila Jankova Eva. News says nationalizing industry may follow Polish model. Slovakia sees semi-autonomous changes. Felix Uni, ex Catholic People's Party official, arrested for espionage.
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Prague
Maren 5
Klement Goald
Eduard Benes
Iness
Frantisek Necasek
Presa
Sokolov
Red Army
Czechoslovakia
Ludnila Jankoveeva
Zdnek Fierlinger
Slovakia
Felix Uni
Catholic People's Path
Constitutional Aid For Merit System Is Asked
Baltimore March 5 OP The State Classified Edition reports calls for merit system reform in state civil service. John S Shriver chairs the legislative committee stating support for an amendment. Testimony includes Reuben Oppenheim and department heads opposing blanket merit constraints and proposing selective hires outside the merit system while keeping others within after proven worth. W Lee Elgin proposes a general superintendent and executive secretary outside the merit system.
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Baltimore
John S. Shriver
Association
Legislative Council
State Civil Service
Reuben Oppenheim
Merit Roberter
Correction
Enal Institutions
Clapp
State Roads Commission
Commission
W. Lee Elgin
Howard County Suit Sent Here For Trial
Fire Service Realty Company of Baltimore sues Mary V Renaliata in circuit court alleging failure to pay a 3 percent commission on a $23 000 sale of a family property on Arlington Boulevard. The case was moved from Howard County on a venue change and placed on the trials docket. no trial date set. The defendant denies the allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard County
Fire Service Realty Company, Inc
Baltimore
Mary
Husband's writing affair leads to divorce in court
Mrs. Mary Packard testified in Superior Court that her husband Jack C. Packard pursued other women despite their January 1945 marriage after meeting through a matrimonial bureau. The judge granted the divorce.
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Los Angeles
Mary Packard
Superior Court
Jack C. Packard
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