Births, deaths, and anniversaries mark national calendar
Today in History and anniversaries highlight notable figures born in Maryland Georgia Ohio and Mississippi. Roger Brooke Taney Moncure Conway Emily Sartain Charles F Brush Corr a May Harris Frank Buck and others are listed with birth and death details. Also notes on St Patrick day 1776 Boston evacuation 1898 Holland submarine Camp Fire Girls 1912 and later events. Birthdays include Turner Catledge Robert Jones John Pastore Herman Donovan Marquis Childs Louis Hacker. Licenses issued in Westminster include Dorsey Sier Marjorie Alice Tramsville Marvin Gartrell Erma Porter.
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Roger Brooke Taney
Maryland
U. S
Treasury
United States
Calvert Co
Moncure D. Conway
Stafford County
Emily Sartain
Philadephia
Philadelphia
Charles F. Brush
Cleveland
Euclid
Ohio
Corra May Harris
Georgia
Farm Hill
Frank Buck
Gainesville
Texas
St. Patrick
Boston
John P. Holland
Holland
New York
Camp Fire Girls
Andrew Mellon
National Gallery of Art
Washington
U. S. Third Army
Coblentz
Germany
la Follette Progressive Party
Wisconsin
Truman
Congress
Russia
Atomic Energy Commission
U. N
Korea
38Th Parallel
Turner Catledge
The
New York Times
Ackerman
Miss
Robert Tyre Jones
Atlanta
John Q. Pastore
Rhode Island
Providence
Herman L. Donovan
University of Kentucky
Maysville
Gas pains blamed on stomach gas and heart pain
An old Frederick advertisement touts a remedy for stomach gas that allegedly relieves pressure on the heart and eases bloating. It promotes CERTAIN with herbs and Vitamin B-1 as a meal before medicine, claiming faster digestion and stronger nerves.
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Frederick
Certa-Vin—Williamson's
Three Hurt As Car Hits Pole And Fire Hall
Three Spring Grove men were injured, one seriously, when a northbound car through Manchester Carroll County struck a pole and crashed into the Manchester fire hall. Driver James Borrer suffered a severe throat cut. passengers Joseph French and John Knickell endured facial and head wounds. All three were taken to Hanover General Hospital. Borrer listed in serious condition. State Trooper Holle said all three were intoxicated and Borrer will face drunken and reckless driving charges. Knickell was thrown onto the concrete when doors were knocked off. The incident blocked the fire hall entrance for hours.
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Spring Grove
Manchester
Carroll County
James Borrer
Joseph
Knickell
French Launch Heavy Attacks In Indochina
French Union forces renew heavy assaults in Indochina against Vietminh guerrillas in the Red River delta. About 14,000 rebel troops are reported in the Hanoi area as bombers artillery and parachute troops strike around Ly Nhan and Haiphong. Some 500 prisoners are claimed as heavy fighting develops, with a push toward a larger offensive anticipated.
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Saigon
Indochina
Red River
France
Hanoi
Haiphong
Ly Nhan
French Confidence Rises As Infiltrators Targeted
For three weeks officials expect success against enemy infiltrators as French forces press the campaign. The outlook emphasizes confidence in achieving the objective within a restricted timeframe.
Prisoners Take Advantage of Food and Treatment on Koje Island
In Tokyo on March 16 General James A Van Fleet quoted in Stars and Stripes says Communist war prisoners on Koje Island exploit food and care. Twelve NK prisoners were killed and 26 wounded after a rock fight between rival groups, followed by South Korean guards firing. Van Fleet warns that incidents breed more unless Communists behave. Also reported is the accidental shooting death of nine year old Norman D. Jores at a farmhouse in Darington.
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Tokyo
James A VanFleet
Stark and Stripes
Koye Island
Koje Island
van Fleet
Darington
Norman D. Jores
Gaithersburg Girl Reported Missing From Home
Maryland and District of Columbia police search for 16 year old Gaithersburg high school student Hilda Margaret Madine who disappeared from her home on Wednesday morning wearing her brother's clothes. She was seen boarding the 6:20 am Gaithersburg to Washington train and last spotted at Union Station at 7:20 am. She stood about 5 feet 6 inches, 130 pounds, with light brown hair and large brown eyes carrying approximately $160. Her parents live at 7 Walker Avenue Gaithersburg.
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Maryland
District of Columbia
Gaithersburg
Hilda Margaret Madine
John J. Madine
Walker Avenue
Madine
Washington
Union Station
Hilda
Charged Again Hong Kong on U S Plane Over Tsingtao
Hong Kong radio alleged that a United States plane flew over the outskirts of Tsingtao on the Central China coast and dropped something last night. The report cited unidentified sources and did not provide further details or confirmation.
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Hong Kong
U. S
Tsingtao
China Coast
Insect Protests Amid Red China Propaganda Claims
The broadcast quotes accuse China of spreading germ bearing insects across Manchuria and North Korea regions, noting sightings in Tsinsfng area of mass flies and other pests. Nihon Keizai reports Tokyo plans to abolish the sen as a monetary unit, a motive considered.
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Red China
Alted
China
Manchuria
North Korea
Tsins- Fng
SEN
Tokyo
Nihon Kezai
Japan
Dollar value slide drives aluminum price debate
The Frederick News notes that 36,000 dollars may be needed to buy aluminum equal to its metal value, highlighting concerns that the dollar is losing ground. Analysts weigh supply, demand, and currency strength as industry futures react to shifting prices.
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U. S
Soldier Electrocuted Near Takoma Park
March 16 report says Sgt. Edward Paul Riggle 23 of Avattsville died when his car hit a utility pole and a broken power line fell on the vehicle near Takoma Park. He was tied to Andrews Air Force Base. Charles Major and Jeremiah Dixon are credited with setting stones between 1763 and 1767.
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Takoma Park
Edward Paul Riggle
Avattsville
Riggle
Andrews Air Force Base
Galahad Jones at John Deere Day Farm Show
A feature film Galahad Jones followed by five shorts and farmer oriented programs. The John Deere Day show at Urbana Maryland invites farmers and families to attend on Tuesday March Usth at 7 PM with ticketed admission available from Knott Geisbert. Richard Crane stars with Marjorie Lord Elizabeth Patterson Jonathan Hale Ed Brophy and other Hollywood players. The program includes The Big Payoff Oddities in Farming What’s New for 52 The March of Harvest Time and Voices of Experience.
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Galahad Jones
Knott & Geishert
Urbana
Law Actions
Richard Crane
Marjorie Lord
Elizabeth Patterson
Jonathan Hale
Ed Brophy
Hollywood
Tom Gordon
Gordon Clan
John Deere Day
John Deere
Knott & Geisbert
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Know
America
Marquis W. Childs
Clinton
Iowa
Louis M. Hacker
Columbia
Westminster
Dorsey Sier
Marjorie Alice
Tramsville
Marvin Edward Gartrell
Erma Jane Porter
Woodbine
Imperial
Brunswick
Burt Lancaster
Celei
Technicolor
Lecme
Tel
Alder
Sidney Fribush
Lucy Alder
West Potomac Street
Pat Barnett
Joseph Barnett
Rexall
Fribush
Barnett
Alexandria
Snigger
E. Harp Gilbert Residential & Commercial
W. Fifth St. Frederick
United Nations
the Key Stamp CO
East Patrick ST Bours
Braddock Drive-In
Braddock
Frederick High School
Harry Tinney
Hamilton Ave
Jack Kennedy
West South St
Damascus
I Want
Dana Andrews
Farley Granger
Cuiep
the News
Frederick, Md
Charles Major
Jeremiah Dixon
Detour
Ralph Schildt
Western Maryland Dairy
Hillside Coal & Oil CO
Hillside Coal
Gene Ramsburg
Vias
Drip
Hamilton Homes, Inc
Second St
Nearel Ol
Pabalol
Ronald Reagan
Rhonda Fleming
Danny Chang
van Johnson
Dorothy McGuire
Ruth Roman
Louis ' Calhern - Sass - Rece
MGM
Mann
Rome
Gli
Pun Antone
Tne Gardner Ebertites
Crawford
Warne Fataiatiad
Cor
Ie Howard Fmughes
Provers
Jon Wayne
Robert Ryan
Flying
Leathernecks
Jon Hall
Hurricane Island
the Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
Federal Deposit Invurance Corporation
Marjoree Lord
Jonathan Nale
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