Fire at Camp Ritchie Nurses' Quarters Causes Loss
Flames gutted a two story barracks at Camp Ritchie housing nurses aides near the state chronic disease hospital. About 100 onlookers watched as firefighters from Thurmont Waynesboro Fountain Dale and others fought the blaze in near freezing weather. Miss Docis Brown suffered severe facial and arm burns while warning other occupants. Fire damage estimated around $20,000 with seven or more women unaccounted for until later clarified. building roof collapsed as rapid fire spread.
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Camptechie
Docis Brown
Sabillasile
Leland T. Reckord
Camptcie
Thelma Snod
Miss Brown
Julia|asley
Waynesboro
Becky Gardy
Frederick
Thurmontolunteer
Fountaindale
Ridge Summit
Campuchie
Nietam Company
Hagerson
Lake Roger
Sro
James A. McCallum
McCallum
Maryland
Usung
Weekend Weather Dims With Snow and Frost Ahead
Snow and rain likely tonight into Sunday forecast as a wintry weekend looms. Temperatures drop to around 26 with a 35 high today and a heavy frost blanketing the ground.
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Weather Bureau
Maginot Line for Rent Near Thionville Regions
The French government has offered for rent sections of land where the Maginot Line was built. The land lies near Thionville Aumetz Audun le Tiche and Bouzonville. Fortifications remain visible along the highway as German panzer advances are recalled.
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Paris
Thionville
Aumetz
Audun-le- Tiche
Bouzonville
Freedom of speech in radio debated by FCC hearings
Washington hearings on whether radio stations may editorialize and back candidates proceed as FCC weighs non partisan policy. Witnesses from networks and local stations, labor unions, and civil groups argue for or against broader editorial freedom while Mayflower precedent and nonpartisan rules shape the debate.
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Neajj
Federal Communications Commission
Imo
IBE
American Civil Liberties Union
PAC
Federal Communications Conisioners
Wayne Coy
FCC
Justin Miller
National Assn. of Broadcasters
Yankee Network
WAAB
Boston
Mayflower Broadcasting Corp
Yankee
John Shepard Ili
Massachusetts
Shepard
ECC
NAB
Chicago
Charles R. Denny, Jr
Denny
Commission
Plane Search Continues for Coast Guard Plane Missing
A combined State Police and ground effort searched the Catoc tin and South mountains near Lewistown for the Coast Guard plane missing since the January 24 snow storm. Two planes from Stevens Airport criss cross the area for several hours without locating wreckage or bodies. Ground teams led by Col. Leland T. Reckord also looked near Lantz and Camp Ritchie but found nothing. experts warn wreckage could be scattered or hidden in ravines making detection difficult.
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Stevens
Lewistown
Catoctin
South Mountains
W. W. Corbin
Irving Swope
Stevens Field
W. A. Mutchner
Charles Grimes
Col
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Camp Ritchie
Kenneth D. Bond
Lantz
Warnesboro
Newark
Washington
Wolfsville
Keedysville
Explosive Fire Hits Charles Town Bakery Blaming Sewer Fault
A boiler room explosion wrecked Charles Town's only bakery, injuring no one and delaying operations. Manager F B Gregory said $10,000 won t cover damages, with the furnace room and adjacent area damaged. The company, Select Baking, owned by A L Bruynel of Fairmont, faced a similar fire last night at a nearby frame house occupied by C P Miley. A trustee was named in the Frederick Appliance bankruptcy case in Baltimore, with Charles Mc C Mathias appointed and bond set at 4,000.
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Charles Town
W. Va
F. B. Gregory
Gregory
Select Baking Company
A. L. Bruynel
Fairmont W. Va
C. P. Miley
Paul R. Kach
Baltimore
Charles McC. Mathias
Autorney
Frederick Appliance Company, Inc
Attack on Yingkow Reported by Peiping Warships and Planes
Peiping reports national warships and planes attack Yingkow on March 6 as a preliminary amphibious assault on the South Manchurian port. The action follows earlier hostilities and signals intensified wartime operations in the region.
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Xyingkow
Peiping
Yingkow
Manchurian
36 Nation Wheat Pact Sets Ceiling At $2
Washington reports a 36 nation two year wheat pact fixing a 2.00 dollar ceiling price for US Canada and Australia exports. The agreement sets a minimum price of 1.50 in 1948 49 dropping to 1.10 by 1952 with price movements tied to market conditions. It requires importing countries to buy 300 million bushels from exporters including Canada and Australia.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Australia
International Wheat Council
U.S
Phosphorus Poisoning Killed Bush River Ducks
The death of more than 100 wild ducks in the Bush River is blamed on phosphorus poisoning. Maryland Water Pollution Commission Secretary Paul W. McKee announced the finding, while Patuxent Wildlife Research Refuge, which identified the cause, did not indicate the phosphorus source.
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Annapolis
Bush River
Paul W. McKee
Maryland Water Pollution Comision
U.S. Wildlife Research Refuge
Patuxent
Germans use Psalm 109 in pantry law response
In Hamburg on March 6, German respondents cited Psalm 109 verse 24 in reply to a survey on private food stocks required by the recent pantry law. The verse reads I am weak with fasting and my body wastes away.
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Hamburg
Germany
Check Report That Hitler Made Getaway
U S Army officials checked a former German pilot's claim that Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun escaped from Germany. The signed statement by Arthur Friedrich Rene von Angelotte-Mackensen said the couple flew to Denmark in a Junkers 52 transport shortly before surrender in May 1945.
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Munich
Germany
U. S. Army
Adolf Hitler
Eva Braun
Arthur Friedrich Rene von Angelotte-Mackensen
Denmark
Ban On Truck Weight Lifted In This County
Frederick county and neighboring counties lifted temporary weight restrictions on all highways today. District Maintenance Engineer Robert E. L. Puttman said frost conditions improved and most roads are clear. Some frost boil repairs remain, but heavy freight may resume. Interstate routes including Route 40 and Route 20 are now unrestricted.
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State Roadsommission
Frederick County
Robert E. L. Puttman
Allegany County
Garrett County
Washington County
Baltimore
Washington
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Knoxville
Walkersville
Woodsboro
Hagerstaven
West Virginia Line
State Roads’ Commission
Putman
County-Wide Chest X-Ray Program Discussed
Frederick County Health and Tuberculosis Association executives discussed a county-wide chest x-ray program planned April 26 to May 25. The effort targets college and high school students and employed groups with cooperation from industrial leaders. An annual meeting April 7 will elect officers and directors, with a nominating committee led by Mrs. Odgay H. McBride. The executive committee will hire an executive secretary, salary starting at 1800, rising after a 53 week TB training course in New York.
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Frederick County Health and Tuberculosis Association
Thomas E. Williams
Maryland Tuberculosis Association
Frederick
Focal Health Group
Odgay H. McBride
Apri
M. Co. A
Williams
National Headquarters
New York City
Breeches Buoy Saves Ship's Crew at Nauset Cape Cod
Five men crossed 100 yards of roaring surf in a breeches buoy to reach safety as the 2 foot scallop dragger Cape Ann sank near Nauset Light. Coast Guard crews on shore and a buoy line hauled the crew from deck to shore while others were rescued by lifeboats and cutters unable to reach closer. All aboard reached safety. one crewman reported no danger to the rest.
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Cape Cod
Mass
Coast Guard
Cape Ann
New Bedford
Nouset Light
Leon T. Dobson
General Greene
Quickly Acquitted Of Reckless Driving In Court
Charles F Brown of Baltimore was quickly acquitted in Peoples Court this morning of reckless driving after William Specht admitted fault for the East Third street crash. Specht testified intoxication caused the collision and later walked away from parked cars. Separately Gen G Enz died in Denver at age 47, a noted planner of the Ploesti bombing raid.
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Baltimore
Peoples Court
East Third Street
William Specht
Yellow Springs
Alton Y. Bennett
Specht
Charles Hell
Ent
Denver
G. Eni
U. S
Ploesti
Not much influence seen in Congress galleries
The Nation Today recalls a 1948 scene as Senators and Representatives pepper a long Marshall Plan speech by Senator Vandenberg with interruptions and debate. It notes galleries, committee work, and the odd influential address shaping legislation amid heavy partisanship.
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Michigan
Europe
Senate
Vanden
Foreign Relations
Congress
House
Charlie Keller In Wreck Auto Is Demolished
New York March 6 Charlie Keller of the Yankees who has been on the mend in Florida had a narrow escape in a car crash at Bartow where he had been teaching on the faculty of the George Strmweiss Baseball School Keller was driving with his young son when a motorist ran a red light The youngster was shaken and out for more than an hour Keller was also injured and the car demolished
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Charlie Keller
Yankees
Florida
Bartow
George Strmweiss
Keller
Kelier
Boeing report claims Russia built 11 passenger plane
In Seattle on March 6 the Boeing Aircraft Company magazine states Russia produced an 11 passenger plane copied from the interned B 29 Superforts.
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Seattle
Boeing
Compa Magazine
Russia
Big 3 Agree On Control Of The Ruhr
London reports the United States Britain and France agreed on international control of the Ruhr and Western Germany’s assets for the Marshall Plan. They backed a federal form of government, preserving state rights while enabling central authority. Talks also touched on merger plans and participation of Russia. Additional decisions to guide the 16 nation Marshall Plan conference were postponed for review. Benelux nations joined discussions begun Feb. 23.
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London
United States
Britain
France
Ruhr
Germany
Russia
Paris
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Winter Storm Covers East and Midwest With Heavy Snow
Rain snow and sleet spread across the U S east and Midwest with record snow in Lincoln Nebraska and heavy totals in New Orleans. Albany and Syracuse report subzero readings while New York City and Boston stay above freezing. An indict ment against five Baker brothers for non support was delayed. they agreed to weekly payments and a home for their mother. A deed records sale of the Stier property in New Market from Storm to Griffith for 3326.
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N.Y
New England States
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Red River Valley
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Minnesota
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Neb
Weather Bureau
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George W
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Roy E. Baker
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Baltimore
Thomas S. Glass
Roy
Charles
George W Baker
KH O
Zmer Acksah L. Stier
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Wiliam M. Storm
Dorsey J. Griffith
King George VI to visit Australia and New Zealand in 1949
King George VI plans a royal journey to Australia and New Zealand in early 1949 with Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret accompanying. Slow market dealings in New York persisted as investors held back from many leaders, while some stocks showed tepid interest.
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King George VI
Australia
New Zealand
Queen Elizabeth
Princess Margaret
New York
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