County considers jail and Montevue merger option
County Commissioners weighed merging the jail with Montevue Infirmary under state oversight. Engineer John Funk cautioned that absorbing all Montevue inmates into a state run facility would leave senile cases at almshouses. He advised seeking Legislative Council action for a 1949 amendment, while noting plan costs and fireproofing needs.
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John B. Funk
Funk
Bounty
Hoarce Jack
Department of
General Assembly
Montevue
Monterue
Board of Public Works
Woman Hurt in Auto Crash Near Jefferson
A Baltimore woman Mrs Leota Turner was injured when a car she rode in struck a pole and plunged down a 1500 foot ravine on Steiners hill southwest of Jefferson along Route 340. She was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital with cuts and head injuries. condition believed satisfactory. The driver escaped injury. Trooper W A Mutchner investigated.
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Baltimore
Steiners Hill
Jefferson
Capctin Creek
W. A. Mutchner
Auto Knocks Out Part Of Bridge Side
A car driven by Harry F. Minnick Jr. struck the East Patrick Street bridge wall at 3 a.m. causing partial collapse of the side wall and a sedan rollover. Minnick, 21, was found with S100 bond on an operating under liquor charge and narrowly escaped serious injury. The car owned by Maynard C. Rice suffered extensive damage. bridge engineers planned to inspect the damage.
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Carroll
Harry FL Minnick, Jr
East Fourth Street
Minnick
Pat T
Maynard C. Rice
East Second Street
Thomas G. Mohler
State Roads Cout
Frederick
Douglas Stup
Patrick Street
Minnick Proby
Stri Bridge
Fire destroys Lewis furniture building in Logan WV
A four story Lewis furniture building in downtown Logan collapsed its east wall sending bricks onto a two story structure, damaging Kroger, Sportsman’s Grill, and United Woolen Co. The fire originated on the top floor with records and some office equipment saved. no injuries reported though smoke and water damage expected.
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Logan
W. Va
Jme
Lewis Furniture
Midelburg
Stratton Street
United Woolen Co
Sportsman's Grill
Kroger
Marshall Field Sells NY Paper After Talks End
Marshall Field prepares to sell the New York paper after negotiations stall. Union and management dispute over terms for continuing operation of the afternoon tabloid. Field says he remains with Chicago Sun-Times as he exits New York publishing. One killed ten hurt in a bus automobile collision near Elkins West Virginia.
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New York
Marshal Field
PAI
Eosnerte
York City
CIO American Newspaper Guild
McKinnen
Guild
Gu PM
ANG
Yester Gay
Field
New York Herald Tribune
Chicago
Chicago Sun-Times
New
Elkins
W. Va
Crystal Springs
Here
Meet the Treasurer of the United States William A Julian
William A Julian serves as Treasurer of the United States since 1933, supervising 1600 staff with a $10000 salary. His signature appears on all paper money. his name has appeared on treasurer seals since 1933. his office under Secretary Snyder funds and receipts. Abbott Dead in Baltimore at 65. former Stewart & Co president, later deputy administrator War Assets Administration.
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James Marlow Washington
United States
William Alexander Julian
W. A
The
United
John W. Snyder
Treasury
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Julian
Snyder
Willam H. Woodm
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Fred A. ‘Vinson
Treasury Department
Fortune
Cincinnati
O. S
Anygels
Ohio
Roosevelt
America
God
Philadelphia
Julien
T. P. Abbott
Baltimore
Thomas P. Abbott
Dallas
Texas
Abbott
Stewart & Co
War Assets Administration
Benes Weeps At Funeral Of Masaryk
Prague reports President Eduard Benes showed visible distress at the funeral of Thomas G Masaryk. A children choir sang Plough Your Land My Son as Benes, flanked by officials, mourned Masaryk’s passing amid political tensions and tributes from Prague’s National Museum.
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Prague
Jan Masaryk
Eduard Benes
National Museum
Klement Gottwald
Masin
West
Masaryk
Republic
Czechoslovakia
Thomas G. Mas- Benes
Benes
Thomas G. Masaryk
Czernin Palace
Foreign Ministry
Masiaryk
Dr. Benes
Rom
Weekend Thermometer Rise Expected Across Nation
Weather forecasters predict warming from Pacific air will end the cold snap as sunshine returns. Temperatures are expected to rise to seasonal and above levels nationwide, though some eastern areas and southern regions will still see below normal readings with frigid air lingering in parts. The Midwest posts subzero and single digit lows, while the Gulf coast and Texas report freezing readings in spots.
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Chicago
Pacific
South
Texas
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Mississippi
Midwest
Atlantic
Omaha
Nebr
East
Binghamton
Burlington
Anderson to Seek Hatch's Senate Seat in 1942
Washington March 1942 Secretary of Agriculture Anderson announced he will run for the Democratic nomination for U S Senator from New Mexico. He will stay in President Truman's cabinet until Congress adjourns probably in July. Hatch will not seek re election to accept a possible appointment to the Federal District Court in New Mexico. The State Roads Commission awarded a 47000 contract to Bester Long Inc for 2.97 miles of concrete shoulders from Frederick to Landis Spring. work begins near Antietam Creek bridge. A Lewistown district sale at the court house sold a two story 17 room dwelling to Lester E Utterback for 7100.
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Washington
Anderson
U. S
New Mexico
Truman
Congress
Hatch
Federal District Court
State Roads Commission
Bester-Long, Inc
Hagerstown
Nate Bochte
Frederick
Antietam Creek
Washington County
Landis Spring Branch
Court House
Lewistown
Lester E. Utterback
Clarence H. Remsburg
Creagerstown
Wiliam M. Storm
Head Of Md. Undertakers Board Killed In Street Fight
Frank D. Hil, 30, president of the State Board of Undertakers and Embalmers, died after a scuffle with a soldier in front of a downtown hotel in Baltimore. Cpl. Richard P. Horan, 23, of Providence R. I., was arrested after a tavern pickup and charged with striking and causing Hill's death. The incident began with a tavern altercation involving four civilians and two soldiers, with Hill briefly in the washroom before a fatal punch. Hill's widow was notified as authorities prepared an autopsy at the morgue.
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Baltimore
Franklin D. Hil
State Board of Undertakers and Embalmers
Richard P. Horan
Providence
R.1
Hill
Mercy Hospital
Salisbury
Horan
James Cadden
Central Police Court
State’s Attorney's Office
Thomas Mooney
Charles E. Delosier
Ellicott City
Glenn S. Steel
Joseph Graham
Emerson Hotel
Mooney
Delosier
Hili
Louise Hill
Farm
Hampden-Sydney College
Frederick Days Planned By Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Preliminary plans for a Frederick day or days in September were discussed by the Frederick Chamber of Commerce retail division. A. Marshall named chairman to form a committee and coordinate sales volume charts to compare with last year. Plans include special merchandise offers, hours discussion, and a local business ethics survey, with updates in chamber bulletins.
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Frederick
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Catoctin Country Club
A. Marshall
George C. Slagie
Chamber of Commerce
Better Business
South Court Street P
Iide
Mi Weener
Uniform Accounting System For Counties Advances Work
The commission on uniform accounting opened an office as of March 7 1950 with authority from the 1947 General Assembly. Benjamin S Schilling Jr leads a field jury group to perform the preliminary work for counties towns and taxing districts adopting the system.
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Mary Towns
Accou
Commission On Uniform Accour
Benjamin S. Schilling, Jr
Tractor Trailer Plows Down Hill Killing Two in Bethlehem
In Bethlehem Pennsylvania a large tractor-trailer careened down a mile-long hill killing two people and injuring five before crashing into a group of buildings. Rescue workers and police responded to the scene as bystanders watched. Authorities investigated the cause of the crash and listed the injured, including several who were hospitalized.
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Bethlehem
Baltimore Washington Expressway Plans Move Forward
Bids will be called for an 11 million dollar section of the Baltimore Washington expressway as part of an 18 to 30 million dollar Maryland highway program for the spring. The plan aims to link Baltimore and Washington with dual highways and to speed traffic toward a Friendship City airport, with several grade eliminations and a Wilkens avenue extension in Baltimore already progressing.
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Baltimore
Baltimore-Washington
State Roads
Maryland
William F. Childs
Washington
Annapolis
Washingt
Frederick
Frederic
Childs
Balthmore
Baltmore-Frederick
Washington-Baltimore
Jessups Road
Hanover Road
Jessups
Friendship City
Cumberland
Frostburg- Eckhart
Halethorpe
Francis Avenue
Wilkens Avenue
Edmondson Avenue
Columbia Pike
U.S. 2
How ‘Ard County
Override Veto Of Senate Tax Cut Bill
Washington March 13 Senator Byrd D Virg said Congress could override any presidential veto of a Senate tax cut bill. He noted doubts about larger cuts but hopes the House accepts the Senate figure as differences are resolved. The House passed a $6.5 billion cut. the Senate plans a $4.7 billion measure.
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Washington
Byrd D-Vat
Congress
Senate
Virginian
Senate Finance Committee
House
Finance Committee
Byrd
Cold Wave Eases as Frederick Sees 17 Degree Low
The cold snap spared Frederick with a low of 17 as clouds limited the fall in temperature at the west Frederick station. The Weather Bureau expected harsher conditions, but sun and rising temps are forecast for today and tomorrow with a 24 degree minimum tonight. Ice formed briefly on Culler Lake and several county ponds.
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Frederick
Weather Bureau
Culler Lake
Act Now to Counter Soviet Threat, Byrnes Urges
James F. Byrnes, former Secretary of State, urged the United States to act against Soviet expansion if Greece, Turkey, Italy, or France are threatened. He called for reviving the wartime draft to rebuild military strength to 669,000, paired with greater air power, as part of a strong response.
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Charleston
S. C
James F. Byrnes
United States
Russia
Greece
Turkey
Italy
France
Moscow
Byrnes
Citadel Military College
Truman
Marshall
Seeds Of Cancer Placed In Very Young Mice
Evidence presented to the American Association for Cancer Research shows cancer seeds may be planted before birth. Researchers W E Smith and Peyton Rous at Rockefeller Institute injected urethane into mother mice, leading to cancers in many offspring and earlier onset in the young.
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Atlantic City
American Association For Cancer Research
W. E. Smith
Peyton Rous
Rockefeller Institute
New York
Local Weather Forecast For Washington Allegany Gar rett Areas
Local forecasts from the Associated Press predict mostly clear and warmer conditions across Washington Allegany and Garrett counties today tonight and Sunday. Highs in the forties, lows in the twenties, with moderate northwest to west winds. Other counties to provide similarly clear skies with highs in the forties and lows from 25 to 35. Moderate NW to W winds. CHARGE WITHDRAWN A charge of larceny of 9 dollars preferred against Howard V Mobley of Doubs by Robert Walters Doubs has been withdrawn and Mobley released from jail under 1500 bond Sheriff Guy Rn iders said today.
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Associated Press
Marrland
Washington
Allegany
Garrett
Howard V. Mobley
Doubs
Robert Walters
Mobley
Guy Rniders
Plane With 30 Missing Fire Seen Over Alaska
A chartered Northwest Airlines DC-4 vanished over Alaska with 30 aboard, fire spotted on Mt Sanford by Gulkana range station. Edmonton overdue report linked. 24 crew and passengers, oil company workers from Texas and California, on Shanghai to New York charter. Rescue units alerted and search planes dispatched from Seattle.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Northwest Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Mt. Sanford
Seattle
CAA
Edmonton
Alberta
Guikana Range
Guikana
Shanghai
Gulkana
Northway
Coast Guard
Air Forces
Orient
Northwest
New York
Edmonton St. Paul
Minn
Shangg Hai
Oil Company
Texas
California
Court Asked To Name Receiver For Baltimore Ave Property
William H Goodsell and wife seek the appointment of a receiver to manage and repair the 155 Baltimore and Ohio avenue property, pay taxes and liens, and prevent further waste. The suit claims the prior owners conveyed the property in 1936 with a life estate, and that since 1947 profits have gone to Baker heirs while the building deteriorates and taxes and water rents remain unpaid. An injunction is sought and Mrs Baker ordered to show cause by March 25.
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Baltimore and Ohio Avenue
Equity
William H. Goodsell
Frederick Junction
Jennie H. Baker
Old Braddock
W. Jerome Offutt
Hiy
Baker
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Lontevue
Donora
Bigze
Peoples Court
Jozeph Siski
Annaplis
Chary
Siski
C D. McLane
Rencess
London
Elena Victoria
Kingeorge VI
When Victoria
Lonon
Marshall Field
Kgmbros
Xalamata
G.eex
Ens
Bannina
Peloponnesus
Gottwald
MD. Undertakers Board
Franklin D. Hill
Stuttgart
Gertrude Scholtz-Klink
Filler
Berlin
Werner _Heizmeier
Hess
Clarence Redt Burman
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