Stepping Up Work On New Route 240
Construction on the first section of the Frederick Washington boulevard has accelerated with three contractors active. A fourth firm, Frank Pecora Construction, Baltimore, will start around March 15 on a bridge over Route 15. W. E. Graham Company advances grading on the 4.6 mile segment while concrete footings are poured for the Monocacy river pier. Empire Construction may begin concrete work on the Frederick side pier near the B and O Railroad. No contracts yet for an overpass or underpass connections. Unionville bypass work remains halted pending weather. some crews pour concrete on a new bridge east of Unionville and grading nears completion in prep for surfacing.
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Frederick-Washington Boulevard
Frank Pecora Construction Company
Baltimore
Route 15
W. E. Graham Company
Evergreen Point
Amelung Glass Works
Monocacy River
New Road
Conduit and Foundation Corporation of
Philadelphia
Frederick Junction River
Empire Construction Company
Frederick
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
New River Bridge
Empire
Unionville
Liberty Road
T. Edgie Russell
Russell
Sweden accuses Russia of seizing Swedish fishing ships
Stockholm reports Sweden accusing Russia of boarding and forcing Swedish trawlers Marion and Larex to a Russian harbor about 30 nautical miles outside Russian-held waters. Foreign Minister Unden calls the act an extremely serious matter and will press for talks on territorial waters extension. A fire at Frederick Brick Works prompted a morning gas pump blaze, extinguished with chemicals and little damage.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Russia
Oesten Unden
Marion
Larex
Pistol Point
Elof Hallstrom
Anden
Uniteds and Citizens Truck Company
Frederick
County Club Women Meet Here On 25th
The Frederick County Council of Homemakers Clubs holds its annual meeting March 25 at Frederick High School with a morning session at 10 o clock and luncheon in the cafeteria. Dr. T B Symons heads a distinguished guest list including Miss Venia Mellor and Miss Ardath Martin. Edward Holler and county officials attend as speakers and officers are elected after reports from county committee chairmen. Miss Kellar discusses Europe as I Saw It detailing her experiences abroad.
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Frederick County
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Miriam Lester Fries
Washington County
Walter Bromley
Smithsburg
Maryland State Council of Homemakers Clubs
Mahlon Grimm
State Council
Albert Hauck
Carroll County Council
Beulah Meyers
Washington County Council
Ardath Martin
Edward Holler
Maryland Grange
U. Grant Hooper
Board of County Commissioners
Robert Rhoderick
Samuel H. Young
Harry QO. Smith
Frederick High School
Lee Patton Dies Unexpectedly in Morgantown
Lee Patton, 45, WVU basketball coach and multi sport mentor, died from complications after auto accident injuries. He had been hospitalized after a February crash near Bedford, later returning home, then died at 5:30 a.m. Survived by wife and two daughters. Patton had led Mountaineers to strong seasons including 22 win start and NIT appearances.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Lee Patton
West Virginia University
Princeton
Patton
St. Valentine's Day
Bedford
Forrest Crane
University
Crane
Nick Cavallaro
State College
Penn State
Madison Square Garden
the Garden
Mountaineers
New York
Ann Patton
Laralee Patton
Morgantown High School
Price supports hurting American food supplies, Brannan says
Denver March 7 Farm price supports are pricing eggs and milk out of reach of many Americans said Secretary Brannan at the National Farmers Union. He urged fair prices or cessation of production and touted a plan to replace price supports with direct payments. He cited government milk and egg stocks as examples and noted opposition from Farm Bureau and National Grange leaders while farmers back his proposal.
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Denver
Agriculure Brannan
National Famers Union
Farmers Union
Brannan
Farm Bureau
National Grange
Auto Crashes Into Camp Detrick Fence on Seventh Street
State Police report a motorist named Glenn Spielman, 18, of Walkersville drifted asleep at the wheel about 12:20 a.m. and struck the north fence bordering Camp Detrick along Seventh street. The car ran off the road 350 feet west of the Military Road intersection, causing $150 damage to the vehicle. no injuries and no charges were filed.
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Camp Detrick
Seventh Street Pike
Richard A. Myers
Glenn Spielman
Walkersville
Spielman
Military Road
Seventh Street
Myers
B and O Restores 4100 Jobs After Coal Strike
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announced the return to work of about 4,100 employees including most shop mechanics and clerical workers after the coal strike. Remaining furloughs and counts are detailed by shop location with Cumberland Keyser Glenwood and Mount Clare among others. Train crews will resume automatically as traffic improves and the line reports 3,587 coal cars loaded yesterday signaling a normal traffic day. Western Maryland Railroad reports 450 coal cars moved and mines along its lines order 600 cars loading today.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cumberland
Keyser
W. Va
Brunswick
Glenwood
Dubois
Lorain
Painesville
Chillecothe, O
Cincinnati
Washington, Ind
Mount Clare
Western Maryland Railroad
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Western Maryland
Normal R. R. Freight Service Likely Soon
Washington March 7 An early resumption of normal railroad freight service is indicated but coal burning passenger trains remain cut for now. The Interstate Commerce Commission asked for data on coal mining resumption and canvassed railroads and coal producers. A late conference could set a date to restore schedules. The Association of American Railroads asked the commission to rescind the 25 percent cut in coal burning freight trains. No similar request yet for the 50 percent reduction in coal burning passenger service until coal supplies near normal.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Association of American Railroads
Train resumes over burned bridge after Havoc in Huntington
Huntington March 7 the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway resumed service on one track of a burned bridge delaying the George Washington passenger train for four hours. The bridge spans the Big Sandy River between Ke Union and Catlettsburg Ky. Fire destroyed 100 feet of track and four bridge timbers. Repairs continue for double track service later today.
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Huntington
W. Va
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
George Washington
Cincinnati
Washington
Big Sandy River
Kenova
Catlellsboro
Strike-Off Notices Sent To 7054 Voters
Strike-off notices to 7054 voters in the city and county will go out Friday. The notices warn registrants that they have not voted at least once in five years and may be stricken from the rolls unless they show cause. Registrants may need to reregister later in the year.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Grass Fires Extinguished Across County Areas
District Forester Herman Toms reported two grass fires on Monday that required firefighting by Mt. Airy volunteers and forest guards. One blaze near Mt. Airy burned fields and threatened woodland, fought about two hours with hand tools, while a second near Myersville burned fields and fence rows, fought about three hours. Nearby residents received burning violation tickets as conditions remained dangerous with dry ground and high winds. About half an inch of rain fell in the city over three weeks.
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Herman Toms
Mt. Airy
Toms
French Carrier To Get American Planes
Washington reports a French aircraft carrier will join the Western European rearmament program arriving in Norfolk Virginia to receive about 40 navy fighters and bombers. The Dixmude, a former American escort carrier, will load its first cargo amid a Communist campaign opposing U S aid shipments. Victor Kravchenko, author of I Chose Freedom, was summoned to testify to House spy hunters about Russia’s use of diplomatic mail privileges during the war.
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Washington
Norfolk
Maion
Europe
Dixmude
France
Kravchenko
Victor Kravchenko
House
Russia
Fires and Dust Hit Plains States Area
AP reports a double threat to farmland as fires and dust storms sweep wide plains. High winds create dust plumes and zero visibility near Garden City Kansas. Texas panhandle fires burn thousands of acres, with burns and injuries in Dumas and Sunray. Nebraska and Kansas report grass fires, cattle losses, and haystack destruction amid blizzards forecasts.
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Associated Press
Plains
Texas
New Mexico
Kansas
Garden City
Nebraska
North Central States
Dakotas
Minnesota
New England
Plains States
Mississippi Valley
Iowa
Central Plains States
Missouri Valley
Atantic
East Gulf States
Tennessee
Kentucky
Texas Panhandle
Dumas
Leroy Ditte
Sunray Fire Department
Frank Carter
Angora
Ellinwood
Hutchinson
Air injection not cause of death in Sander trial
Harvard pathologist testifies that 40 cubic centimeters of air could not have killed Mrs Abbie Borretto while trial over alleged air embolism continues. Dr Ford estimates 200 to 300 ccs could be fatal, based on dog data. Prosecution witnesses say death from air embolism. defense argues 25 to 28 ccs injected and victim already dead.
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Manchester
N. H
Harvard
Hermann N. Sander
Abbie Borreto
Sander
Richard Ford
Department of Legal Medicine
Ford
Borrota
Malph E. Langdell
William L. Phinney
Charges Report Aims To Fix Price Paid For Steel
Washington March 7 Senator Taft R Ohio led a fight against an Administration move he said aimed at government price fixing for steel. He said he and other Republicans are ready to challenge the committees report while Senator O Mahoney D Wye said there is nothing in it suggesting price controls for steel.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
House Economic Committee
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Ateel
Shipkov Confesses As Spy For America In Peoples Court
Sofia report says former Bulgarian translator at the U S legation admitted spying for the United States under former Minister Donald R Heath. Shipkov and four co defendants pleaded guilty and cited affidavits detailing coercive police methods used to obtain confessions.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Michhael Shipkov
U. S
Peoples Court
America
Donald R. Heath
U. S. State Department
Shipkov
Kivka Rindova
Legation
Stefan Kentukov
Indla Tzanov
Vassil Nalchev
Heath
U.S
United States
Shipkow
Shipkoy
Washington
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Robert Vogeler
Ife
Leiby Goes On Trial For Life In Florida
Former Frederick barber Fy Merlin J Leiby goes on trial in Everglades Florida for the first degree murder of Baltimore pharmacist Leonard Applebaum. Opening day focused on jury selection and testimony about Applebaum body found with six bullet holes under a Collier County bridge. Prosecution has about 20 witnesses. Leiby claims self defense after Applebaum reached for a pistol during a gambling debt dispute.
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Everglades
Fla
Merlin J. Leiby
Frederick, Md
Barber
Leonard Applebaum
Baltimore
Leiby
Donald McKay
Ochopee
Sherif Lewis J. Thorp
Applebaum
Collier County
Jacksonville
Miami
Civil Suit Over Tractor Accident Goes To Jury
A Circuit Court jury heard the $10,000 case of Eugene McAlister against Andrew and Mrs Maught and Roy and Mrs Maught over a tractor that overturned on a hill, injuring McAlister. Plaintiff says improper harrow attachment caused the roll. defendants argue McAlister’s own negligence and that the operation was safe when done correctly. Judge Patrick M. Schnauffer presided as witnesses were to be called.
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Carroll Eugene McAlister
Burkittsville
Andrew C. Maught
Roy A. Maught
Sherman P. Bowers
H. Kieffer DeLauter
Andrew Maught
Young McAlister
Maughis
MacAlister
Harrow
Edwin F. Nikirk
MecAlister
Government Bookkeeping Reform Urged by Hoover
Former President Herbert Hoover called for a vast reform of government bookkeeping in a Senate briefing. He supported creating an accountant general in the Treasury and overhauling accounting procedures, while acknowledging method disagreements but unity on the need for change.
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Kington
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Truman
Senate Executives Expenditures
Treasury Department
Congress
Commission
Citizens Committee
Frank Weitzel
Senate
Expenditures Committee
Robert L Johnson
Citizens Group
Budget
Treasury Secretary
Weitzel
Cumberland Man Sent To Jail For 60 Days
George R. Bradbeck a 46 year old Cumberland man pleaded guilty to drunken driving before Magistrate Manuel M. Weinberg in Peoples Court this morning and was sentenced to sixty days in jail with a 100.75 dollar fine and costs. He was arrested Monday on Route 40 near the city limits by State Trooper James H. Rouzee Jr. Collateral was forfeited by Thomas Hickey Perth Amboy New Jersey totaling 11.45 dollars and Ernest F. Fritz Route 4 Mt. Airy 11.45 dollars.
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George R. Bradbeck
Cumberland
Manuel M. Weinberg
Peoples Court
James H. Rouzee
Thomas Hickey
Perth Amboy
N. J
Ernest F. Fritz
Mt. Airy
Rouzee
Five Day Forecast For Maryland Delaware Weather
A five day outlook shows windy conditions with rain ending Wednesday morning in Western Maryland and late Wednesday in Delaware and Eastern Maryland. Colder then clearing at night, with snow squalls or flurries in the mountains Wednesday night and Thursday. Temperatures fall below seasonal norms Thursday and Friday. Warmer by Saturday and Sunday with rain likely again on Sunday.
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Maryland
Delaware
Coplon And Gubitchev Are Guilty
New York march 7 tudith Coplon and Valentin A Gubitchev were found guilty of conspiracy and attempted espionage by a federal court jury. Coplon 28 and Gubitchev 33 were convicted on conspiracy to remove classified documents and defraud the U S. government of Coplons impartial services. Sentencing set for Thursday with Coplon facing up to 25 years and 10,000 dollars fine and Gubitchev up to 15 years and 20,000 dollars fine.
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New York
Tudith Coplon
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Soviet Russia
Miss Coplon
Gubitchev
United States
Gubilchey
Washington
D.C
U.S
Coplon
Russia
Soviet Declaration
U. S
Moscow
Abraham L. Pomerantz
Mutual Aid Pact Proposed by CIO and UMW Leader
John L. Lewis urged a mutual aid pact between the United Mine Workers and the CIO United Steel Workers in a letter to CIO President Philip Murray. Other unions might join as miners offered to lend funds. A $500,000 check to Murray remained uncashed after the coal strike, while miners had offered $1,000,000 to the CIO Automobile Workers Union amid a Chrysler plant strike.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
CIO
United Steel Workers
UMW
Philip Murray
Murray
Lewis
CIO Automobile Workers Union
Chrysler
New Drugs Help To Cut State Death Rate
Maryland Health Department credits penicillin and streptomycin for a drop in the 1949 death rate from 10.7 to 10.4 per 1 000. The favorable 1948 health picture continued into 1949 though infant mortality rose amid economic strain, especially among Negroes. Prices decline as stock market opens with cautious selling.
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Baltimore
State Health Department
Maryland
New York
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