Cap'n Bowen recounts giant Mississippi catfish tale
ED CREAGH portrays Cap'n Mort Bowen at Solomons Island sharing a fishing yarn about a 175 pound Mississippi catfish. The tale includes a grapnel hooked to a pine, a long boat chase, and Bowen's famed honesty about never stretching the truth. Also notes a church class meeting at Walkersville Tauberan church school and a quip about the doctor patient exchange.
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ED Creagh
Hal Boyle
Solomons Island
Cap’n Mortimmer Bowen
Chesapeake Bay
Patuxent River
Mississippi
Cap'n Bowen
Patuxent
Cap
Bawjen
Scientists urge peace over atomic war after bomb era fears
Prominent scientists who helped develop the first atomic bombs warn against using them in war and urge nations to pursue peace. They fear world destruction, advocate disarmament, and call for constructive living to prevent humanity's vanishing. The Kremlin plots remain oblivious to their warnings.
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Alamogordo
New Mexico
Truman
Japan
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
America
Kremlin
Analyzing the 22nd Amendment's presidential term limits
The piece notes that only two of 33 presidents would be barred by the 22nd Amendment, both Roosevelts. Theodore could not run again after multiple terms, Franklin would be barred from third and fourth bids, while Coolidge might have faced a limit and Harding would qualify for another run. Truman is exempted, able to be nominated indefinitely, placing the burden on him to act.
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The
United States
Calvin Coolidge
New England
Warren
Harding
Harry Truman
Red Cross launches $85 million annual fund drive
In a wartime effort the American Red Cross has already mobilized blood collection, training, meal and shelter preparation, and communications between civilians and armed forces. The national drive, starting yesterday, aims to raise 85 million dollars to support home and overseas relief and preparedness programs.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
United States
Secon
Man Docketed as AWOL Man From Fort Meade
Manuel J. Bergeron of Pawtucket R1 was docketed early today as AWOL from Fort Meade by city police Officers Shooks and Twertey who picked him up on South Court Street and turned him over to Camp Watrick MA.
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Manuel J. Bergeron
Pawtucket
City
R. 1
Fort Meade
Shooks
Twertey
South Court Street
Camp Watrick
Taskers Chance earns honors at national flower show
At the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore the Tasker's Chance Garden Club won three arrangement prizes. Mrs. E D McCain and Mrs. Parsons Newman earned first and third for sun room and coffee table displays featuring mixed Florida flowers and anemones camellias and leaves. Mrs. T Stuart Haller received a special Hills of Western Maryland award for a woodland scene. The club was invited to present a 15 minute TV program and Mrs Haller will judge later in the week.
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Fifth Regiment
Baltimore
Tasker
Chance
E. D. McCain
Parsons Newman
McCain
Florida
Maryland
Newman
T. Stuart Haller
Frederick County
Haller
Tasker's Chance Club
J. D. Dave
John A. G. Smith
Wbal-Tv
Molly Martin
Pilgrimage Opens Baltimore House and Garden Tours
Maryland hosts the 13 day House and Garden Pilgrimage starting April 27 in Annapolis with tours of 200 pre Revolutionary dwellings. Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland organizes with 2 800 members. dates span Anne Arundel to Montgomery counties across the Eastern Shore and Baltimore environs.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Union
Old Port
Annapolis
Anne Arundel County
George Washington
Continental Army
Blanchard Randall
Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland
National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc
Charles Coun
Fifty Years Ago Local Hems From The Columns Of The News
Local items from the March 6 1901 issue note a leading breeding estate in Middleburg Carroll county Bowling Brook 1500 acres owned by Wyndham Walden. Joseph E Chew appointed janitor at Democratic headquarters and a school exam record by Master George D Siggs. John O Hays Wolffsville marks 50 years as teacher with three generations of pupils present. A cold morning followed a storm with rain hail and snow.
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United States
Middleburg
Carroll County
Bowling Brook
Wyndham Walden
Joseph E. Chew
Democratic
Dixon's
George D. Siggs
North Market Street
Bettie Eppiey
John O. Hays
Wolfsville
Fire Damages Harpers Ferry Bridge in 1931 Incident
Twenty years ago a Baltimore and Ohio bridge over the Potomac at Harpers Ferry was burned, with damage close to a quarter of a million dollars. Thirteen Charles Town firemen were injured when their truck rolled en route to the blaze. Mrs Carroll Hendrickson hosted a card club where prizes went to Mrs R F E Delaplaine and Mrs W Clinton McSherry. Frederick County was among ten counties excluded from a bill repealing Maryland Blue Laws.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Potomac River
Harpers Ferry
Charles Town
Carroll H. Hendrickson
R. F E. Delaplaine
W. Clinton McSherry
Frederick
Maryland
Senator McCarthy may be invited to testify in Tydings case
Washington March 6 Senate Elections subcommittee chaired by Monroney may invite Senator McCarthy to testify on charges tied to the 1950 Maryland senatorial campaign. Jon M Jonkel Butler campaign manager recalled for further questioning. McCarthy office claims file strength in loyalty investigations and communist influence questions. Col Edgar Fell dead at 86 in Mt Alto Veterans Hospital. former Annapolis Baltimore associate to St Johns College president father.
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Washington, March
Monroney
Okla
Senate Elections Subcommittee
McCarthy
R-Wis
Monroney Subcommittee
Millard EB. Tydings
Maryland
John Marshall Butler
R-Md
Butler
Tydings
Subcommittee
Jon M. Jonkel
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations
Wisconsin
Col. Fell
Washington
Edgar Trumlett Feil
Annapolis
Baltimore
Mt. Alto Veterans Hospital
Thomas Fell
St. John's College At
Trimmer Calls Move to Scrap Agency in Maryland
Annapolis March 6 Director John P. Trimmer of the State Department of Information charged that officials who know nothing about his agency seek to scrap it He appealed to the House Ways and Means committee to keep the office as an independent agency delivering value to Maryland He opposed a bill to transfer the information department to a reorganized State Planning Commission confirming it would create separate offices for research and planning commerce and economic development and information services I Alvin Pasarew Commission Director said the instrument would be to perform a better job Trimmer contends most directives are emotional and misread by Chambers of Commerce David Kaufman chairs the steering committee for Alegany county economic development backed the measure and said Trimmer would not be ousted Kaufman said Trimmer would still work within the commission and supported the measure with Pasarew The statement asserted no gains from dissolving the department
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Annapolis
John P. Trimmer
State Department of Information
House Ways and Means
Maryland
Trimmer
Information Department
State Planning Commission
Commission
Alvin Pasarew
Chambers of Commerce
David Kaufman
Alegany County
Kaufman
Pasarow
County Enlistees Off For Naval Training
Two Frederick county men enlisted for four years in the U S Navy and left yesterday for recruit training at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes Indiana. They joined through the Frederick Naval Recruiting Office. One Frederick naval reservist was recalled to active service and departed this morning for the Naval Receiving Station.
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Frederick County
U. S. Navy
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Frederick
Naval Receiving
Sales Tax Suit Settled Out Of Court
Maryland state suit to collect 5766.94 in sales tax settled out of court against Mt. Jerry's Place traders Charles H. Clarke Jr and Sr of Thurmont. An attachment was dismissed. Also two accident suits had default judgments settled against Carlisle, Pennsylvania defendants Reginald Dunkinson and Clarence Swartz for 1000 dollars each regarding the Emmitsburg road incident. Aut alt S:
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Maryland
Charles H. Clarke, Jr
Charles H. Clarke, Sr
Mt. Jerry's Place
Thurmont
Hall Hammond
J. G. Hisky
Richard E. Zimmerman
Byron W. Thompson
Reginald J. Dunkinson
Clarence M. Swartz
Carlisle
Earl M. Glass
Allen M. Morgan
Emmitsburg
Route 2
Weddings Wiles-Eaton at Mountaindale Home
Elder Joshua A L Rice solemnized the quiet wedding of Bettie Cather ine Eaton and John R Wiles at his Mountaindale area home Saturday evening. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Eaton, wore navy and red rosebud corsage. The groom, of Frederick Route 3, serves in the Army Hospital Corps at Camp Dening Ga. A separate wedding, Patricia Falk and Welty C Nikirk, occurred Saturday at Calvary Methodist church parsonage with Rev. Dr J Franklin Haas presiding. bride wore grey with navy accessories. They will reside with the bride’s family.
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Wiles—Eaton
Joshua A. L. Rice
Mountaindale
Bettie Catherine Eaton
Robert Eaton
Frederick
Route 3
John R. Wiles
Bertha Wiles
Vernon Wiles
Army Hospital Corps
Camp Dening
Nikirk—Falk
Patricia Falk
Dorothy E. Falk
North Bentz Street
Welty C. Nikirk
Travis Nikirk
West Fifth Street
Calvary Methodist Church
J. Franklin Haas
Alonzo Fox
Miss Rockwell Attends Junior High Conference in New York
Miss Mary Rockwell of Brunswick, supervisor of Howard county high schools, returned from the 24th annual Junior High School conference at New York University. The theme was Youth Education in Troubled Times, focusing on better adapting junior high schools to youths needs. Mrs Nellie Rockwell accompanied her daughter. First Lieut and Mrs Albert M Powell Jr announce the birth of Michael Albert Powell at Langley Field February 25. Lt Audrey E Ohler traveled to Taneytown for her mother Helen Ohlers funeral in Baltimore. The Broadrup and Perry families of Cumberland visited Harvey Wachter in Frederick. Harold Roderick of Frederick announces the birth of Pamela Sue.
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Mary Rockwell
Brunswick
Howard County
New York City
New York University
Rockwell
Nellie Rockwell
Albert M. Powell, Jr
Michael Albert
Army Air Force Base
Langley Field
Powell
Albert M. Power
Lewistown
Audrey E. Ohler
Waval Air Base
San Diego
Cal
Washington
Taneytown
Helen Ohler
Baltimore
Earl Broadrup
Perry
Cumberland
Harvey Wachter
East Eighth Street
Harold Roderick
Frederick
Pamela Sue
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Ill and Recovering Residents in Frederick Area
Among the sick Mrs. John K Main Frederick is able to receive visitors at her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs C Edward Hoffman Pleasant where she is convalescing Mrs Main and her husband recently celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary Mr John M Blumenauer 31 East Seventh Street underwent a major operation Monday at Frederick Memorial Hospital and is reported in satisfactory condition Mrs Joseph H Himes Prospect Hall returned home Sunday after noon from Frederick Memorial Hospital where she had undergone an operation Mrs May Kemp was removed from her home near Rocky Springs to Frederick Memorial Hospital on Monday afternoon Transfer was made in the ambulance of Mr Etchison and Son Mr William C Richenlaut a railroad brakeman who suffered a concussion last Tuesday in a fall from a locomotive at Mt Airy was transferred Saturday afternoon from Frederick Memorial Hospital to University Hospital Baltimore Removal was in the M R Etchison and Son ambulance Mr Eichen laut resides at 3211 Rosaline Road Baltimore Mr Frank W James East Fifth Street has entered Frederick Memorial Hospital for observation and treatment
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John K. Main
Frederick
C. Edward Hoffman
Pleasant
Main
John M. Blumenauer
East Seventh Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Joseph H
University Hospital
Baltimore
M. R. Etchison and Son
Eichenlaut
Rosaline Road
Frank W. James
East Fifth Street
Gotham Quintet at Hood College College program review
Five young Gotham Quintet members aged 125 years combined showcased maturity on Hood College public events night in Brodbeck Hill. Joel Rosen the pianist and Helen Bullis the cellist explained pieces before each number as Isidore Cohen Frank Seocozza and Carolyn Voigt performed Mozart Beethoven and Schumann works. Voigt and Bullis previously played with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington. Judith Snyder's sixth birthday party followed at the Airy home with gifts games and refreshments for family and friends.
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Gotham Quintet
Brodbeck Hill
Hood College
United States
Joel Rosen
Helen Bullis
Isidore Cohen
Frank Seocoz~za
Carolyn Voigt
Miss Voigt
Miss Bullis
National Symphony Orchestra
Washington
Mozart
Beethoven
Schumann
Blizzard Sweeps West Pack, Kills Four in Canada and Montana
A new blizzard and cold wave drench the upper Midwest and West. The storm cut visibility to zero across Montana and the Dakotas, trapping 35 passengers in three buses in Alberta and freezing a woman found near a midnight bus in British Columbia. At least four deaths in Canada and Montana, with other cold warnings across Minnesota Iowa Nebraska and Kansas and temperatures plunging to 30 below in northern Montana and 70 mph winds in Nevada.
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Upper
Midwest
Canada
Montana
Wyoming
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Alberta
British Columbia
North Dakota
Nevada
Taneytown community club reports February meetings
Taneytown Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society met at Mrs Bankard’s home for devotions, a quiz, and songs. The Quantum Libel Needlework guild finished two quilts for nurse’s aid work with 11 members present. The Key Club weekly meeting featured Samuel Jenness, with Andrew Alexander assigning tasks. Taney Lodge hosted I C O F events with Rev Garvin, and entertainment by Mrs Welty, Charles Conover, and others followed by a talk by Rev Garver on the Washington message. A skit led by several members and tap dancing by Doris Martin capped the gathering with refreshments.
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Taneytown
Paul O. Bankard
Taneytown Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society
Bankard
George Ingram
Charles& Owen
Wilbur Shorb
Quantum Libel
Ralph Hess
Key Club
Samuel Jennesz
Carroll County
Jenness
Andrew Alexander
Carrell County I. C. 0. F
Taney Lodge
Birnie Staley
A. W. Garvin
Norman S. Devilbiss
Clark Taylor
Manchester Lodge
Walter Hilterbrick
Harry Welty
Charles Conover
Mervin Conover
Garver
Oda
George Washington
Isabelle Motter
Janet Flickinger
Barbara Haines
Dorothy Morelock
Mildred Robertson
Mary Simpson
Doris Ingram
Homer Myers
Doris Jean Martin
Carrie Weishaar
Yugoslavia May Get U S British Planes
The United States and Britain are reported ready to lift a two year ban on selling military and civilian aircraft to Yugoslavia. State Department officials say principles are agreed and final details are being worked out with Britain in London to allow Yugoslavia to add modern jet and propeller driven fighters to its arsenal.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Russia
Balkan
State Department
London
Red Cross drive at Camp Detrick names Delmore honorary chairman
Mrs. Fred J. Delmore, wife of the post commanding officer, is honored as chairwoman for Camp Detrick Red Cross fund raising. She works with 1st Lt. Franklin R. Olson and 48 unit chairmen to push a Frederick County drive aiming for 13 000 in a month. Interim collections reach 290 in three days.
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RED Cross
Fred J. Delmore
Camp Detrick Red Cross
Frankli R. Olson
Delmore
Camp Detrick
Frederick County
Forrest Pauli
Navy
Ancil B. Smith
Raymond K. Nichol
Cpl
George Nichols
Betty Shaw
Odette Kehn
Frances Meyers
Alice Dunn
Charlotte Dunn
James Willard
Geor Winebrenner
Harriet ‘William
Lawrence Horne
Glen Pryor
William Sanders
Alex Bryan
Thomas Bailey
Randolph Stull
Victor Palmer
Katherine Keys
Deeds Recorded For Sales Of Properties
Deeds were recorded in the clerk's office for multiple property sales. Purchasers include Mr and Mrs Francis W Reese for a former 11034 acre Johnsville farm on the Johnsville New Midway road in Johnsville district. Mr and Mrs Ma B Wilcox bought a residence at 14 We 13th street for about $12,500. Mr and Mrs Edward L Bender acquired about 17 acres and improvements in Braddoe district for around $9,000. Mr and Mrs Hazel R Staley bought property on Map 1 avenue Walkersville for about $6,500. Mr and Mrs Lelani Nusbaum purchased 6.11 acres with improvements on the road from Rout 340 to the Jefferson-Middleton road in Ballenger district for around $4,000. VISIT AT BELTSVILLE The Hood College cookery program toured the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, with 27 Turkish agricultural extension workers joining due to a small group size. Attendees included Sally Foss of Detroit, Barbara Hickman of Lovettsville, Emma Jones of Pittsfield, Elizabeth Dowling of Livingston, and instructors Mrs Marjorie Wormeck and Mrs Mary E. Mather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hichman
Johnsville
New Midway Road
Francis W. Reese
Albert C. Falm
We 13Th Street
Ma B. Wilcox
Lelani Nusbaum
Jefferson-Middleton Road
Ballenger District
Beltsville
Hood College
Bureau of Huma
Elizabeth Dowling
Livingston
Marjorie Wormeck
Mary E. Mather
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