Robbery targets Ridgeville and Libertytown shops
Burglars entered two area businesses overnight, stealing 300 to 400 dollars in Ridgeville from Raymond Brown Jr.s Goodie Shop and a cash register from Paul E. Stutley s Libertytown general store. A truck was abandoned a mile from Libertytown on New Market Road. State Police investigated, noting possible separate perpetrators and door entry through a rear opening.
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Ridgeville
Librytown
Ame
Raymond Brown, Jr
Carroll County
Iown
John M. Worgan
Otbers
Route 40
Aul E. Sttely
Libertytown
Sutely
New Market Road
Ssately
iPass The Buck With Military Phraseology
Washington March 19 The article outlines a circulating glossary of stilted military language used in Army Navy and Air Force paperwork and conversations. It quotes examples and explains the humorous misunderstandings and poor phrasing seen in routine documentation. Also reports on a minor injury incident at Frederick Memorial Hospital involving Richard Betson and a fatal fire in Columbus Ohio caused by a cigarette.
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Washington
Navy
Air Force
Pentaton
Columbus
Snow carpet covers eastern U S as spring arrives
The Weather Bureau reports a snowy blast over the eastern and Middle Atlantic states with up to six inches in Hartford and four inches in New York and Boston. Snow fell from New York to southern Maine and extended into Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Ohio. Spring is expected to bring little warming as the calendar turns.
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Chicago
Middle Atlantic
Rockies
Atlantic
South
Weather Bureau
New York
Maine
Pennsylvania
Dr Compton To Speak Here Monday Night
Dr Karl T Compton head of the National Military Establishment Research and Development Board will lecture at Camp Detrick Sigma Xi Club on Scientists in Warfare at 8 p m The talk is co sponsored by the Officers Club and post theater audiences include Sigma Xi and guests and reserve and National Guard officers.
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Karl T. Compton
Chergman
Research and Development Board
National Military Establishment
Camp Detrick
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Compton
Office of Scientific Research and Development
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Truman
National Military Establishment Research and Development Board
Sigma Xi
Officers Club
National Guard
All four in car drown after river plunge near Pottsville
A car plunged into the Schuylkill River three miles east of Pottsville today, drowning all four passengers. The accident occurred this afternoon and authorities are investigating the circumstances.
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Pottsville, Pa
Schuylkill River
Here
Last Day Of Winter Sees 14 Low In City
Severe mid March cold dropped the thermometer to 14 degrees in the city last night icing lakes and ponds and freezing the ground. Snowfall, drifts up to two feet on some mountain roads, yet major highways remained open. Forest Supervisor Herman Toms noted six inches on the ground and good skiing at New Germany in Garrett County. Cold returns tonight with a forecast below 20. Orchardists expect some bloom loss but heavy blooms possible. no clear sign of peach damage yet. Lake Culler iced over and ponds frozen as astronomy spring nears.
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Herman Toms
New Germany
Garrett County
Culler Lake
Eagles To Hold State Meeting Here In June
Fraternal Order of Eagles plans the 44th Maryland convention in this city on June 13 to 15 with several hundred attendees from across the state. State officers and Frederick Aerie members will host the event, and a State Board meeting is set for Frederick on April 3 to finalize plans. Delegates from Eastern and Western shores and Baltimore expected.
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Maryland
Fraternal Order of Eagles
State Board of the Eagles
Frederick
Harry G. Curry
Frederick Aerie
The
Eagles
John F. Miller
C. Bernard Smith
Charles F. Bell
Aerie
Baltimore City
Senator Storm introduces bill to repeal obsolete Frederick laws
State Senator Edward D. Storm introduced a Senate bill to repeal Frederick county local laws that would become obsolete if a home-rule bill passes. The measure awaits committee action, contingent on the fate of the companion home-rule bills for municipalities and county commissioners. A separate Storm bill on state scholarships not affecting school or university control passed the House after Senate consideration.
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Edward D. Storm
Senate
Frederick County
Storm
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Berlin Reds Adopt Own Government
The Communist controlled Peoples Council in eastern Germany and Berlin’s Russian sector approved a new constitution for 20 million Germans under Soviet rule. The unanimous vote formalizes a partition supporting the East German state while challenging Bonn’s western government and the Atlantic alliance. Wilhelm Pieck warned of a tense political climate as the move seeks broad parliamentary sanction.
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Berlin
Peoples Council
Germany
Bonn
Hermann Kastner
Wilhelm Pieck
Communist Social Unity
SED
Pieck
People’s Congress
Christian Democrats
Social Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Leesburg Hospital Bid Exceeds Fund Raised
Leesburg Virginia March 19 a new hospital building for Leesburg has been assured after the construction bid of 39712637 dollars from W N Hall and Son Middleburg was accepted The Hall bid is 115000 more than the Hospital Fund Committee had raised To meet the gap friends of the hospital agreed to underwrite 65000 after notice that Paul Mellon of Upperville added 50000 to the fund Mellon through his Old Dominion Foundation had previously given 30500
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Leesburg
W. N. Hall and Son
Middleburg
Friends of the Hospital
Paul Mellon
Upperville
Mr. Mellon
Old Dominion Foundation
Move B. and O. Work At Keyser To Cumberland
Cumberland March 19 4 All operations of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad terminal at Keyser West Virginia will transfer to Cumberland tonight as 1200 more workers begin an indefinite furlough due to the two week memorial holiday for coal miners and business downturn. R A J Morrison Cumberland division superintendent said only a few helper engines will be serviced at Keyser and the transfer becomes effective at midnight.
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Cumberland
Mar
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Keyser
W. Va
R. A. J. Morrison
Secondary Roads Closed By Snow in Preston County
Snowfall continued across Preston County with two to four inches reported and drifting winds reducing the effectiveness of cinders. Primary routes stayed open thanks to plows, while Elkins area and southern counties saw one to two inches.
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Charleston
W. Va
Preston County
West Virgi
Road Commission
Preston
Elkins
West Virginia
Assessor Exam Set For Wednesday In Frederick County
The State Tax Commission will hold exams Wednesday for three Frederick county Democrats named by the County Commissioners for the county assessor vacancy. The three applicants’ names remain undisclosed. Grades will be returned to the commissioners who will appoint by April 1 based on a nonbinding scoring system. The present assessor, Thomas R. Saylor of Walkersville, retires for health reasons. Two county men and one city man are on the list.
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State Tax Commission
Frederick County
Tax Commission
Democratic State Central Committee
Thomas R. Saylor
Walkersville
Sykesville six room school unit contract awarded
Carroll County Board of Education awarded John K Ruff and Sons of Baltimore a 96800 contract for a six room elementary unit at Sykesville. Bids on additional improvements ranged from 444347 to 566688 but were deferred pending financial clarity.
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Carroll County Board of Education
Sykesville
John K. Ruff and Sons
Baltimore
Allen F. Feeser
Taneytown
White Sox affiliate Charleston to give farm system ten clubs
Chicago announces a new affiliation with Charleston South Carolina of the South Atlantic League Class A. The move expands the Pale Hose farm system to ten clubs across the organization.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Charleston
S. C
Pale Hose
United Nations observers shot in Sumatra incident
United Nations investigators were dispatched to Batavia to pursue the shooting of two U N military observers in southern Sumatra on March 19. The inquiry aims to determine suspects and motives while detailing the incident and its aftermath for the international body.
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U. S
Batavia
Java
Gp— United Nations
U. N
Sumatra
Lower Monthly Payments Hold No Room To Automobile Sales
Detroit reports show that easing credit has not yet spurred substantial new and used car buying. Industry officials expect benefits mainly as the seasonal buying surge arrives, with June to be a peak. Used car demand remains far below 1948 levels, as auctions show prices slipping from 1940s models to 1949 stock. Sales executives remain confident aggressive selling can lift 1949 deliveries above 1948 levels.
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Detroit
Automotive News
Sarfter
Fair Group To Meet On 7th Of May
At a Frederick County Agricultural Society board session it was announced that May 7 will host a life members meeting to vote on resolutions from January. Proposals would restrict life memberships to county residents and limit each member to one certificate, aligning with legislation on pari mutuel racing at Frederick Fair Grounds. Senator Edward D. Storm attended. the measure, with a referendum, is in the Senate after House approval. A second possible agenda item would move the annual meeting date to the second Saturday in December.
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Frederick County Agricultural Society
Hfe
General Assembly
Frederick Fair Grounds
Frederick
Edward D. Storm
Senate
House of Delegates
Atlantic pact moves toward Western military alliance
The Nation Today reports on the Atlantic pact linking Canada Britain France Belgium Luxembourg Netherlands with Norway Ireland Portugal Italy invited, promising mutual aid and possible armed force. It notes U S spending to arm allies, Russia’s massive military buildup, and Western Europe’s stance while warning of a global balance if the pact fails.
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James Marlow
Washington
Senate
Canada
Britain
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Tceland
Portugal
Italy
Russia
Truman Administration
Congress
Europe
U. S
United States
Mexico
Iron Curtain
Denmark
Iceland
Red Army
Air Force
Navy
MVD
Poland
Hungary
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Alebania
Czechoslovakia
Commons
Germany
Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Train Derailment Near Columbus
A 75 car Pennsylvania Railroad freight train derailed near Hilliard about 10 miles west of Columbus on March 19. Thirty-one cars derailed, causing roughly $500,000 in damage. No injuries were reported as merchandise including meats gasoline wine and other goods scattered up to 300 yards along the right of way. Residents collected some of the spillage with buckets and baskets.
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Columbus
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hilliard
Pact Making U N Stronger Sees Truman Pact Strengthen UN
President Truman said the Atlantic pact will strengthen and support the United Nations and be in harmony with the constitution. He prepared to return to Washington from Florida after a vacation and ordered the Independence warmed up for an 11 a.m. takeoff from Boca Chica. He planned to attend the White House Photographers Association dinner as a cabinet meeting was planned and leaders were invited to review the legislative session.
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Key West
Fla
Washington
Independence
Boca Chica
White House
Truman
Ten Trucks Are Burned In Baltimore Fire
A fire destroyed nine trailer trucks and a wrecking truck at the Associated Transfer Co repair shop on Washington boulevard. Damage was pegged at $100,000 by manager Charles Lubar. Oil and alcohol drums exploded as 26 fire apparatus fought the blaze. Mechanic Eugene F. Thackara, welding during the incident, felt heat on his legs and saw the floor aflame while he and ten workers tried unsuccessfully to extinguish the fire before calling the fire department.
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Baltimore
Washington Boulevard
Associated Transfer Co
Charles Lubar
Eugene F. Thackara
Thackara
Mystery Train Accident Near Berwick Spain Test Run
A Pennsylvania motorist, Dr P H Jamison of Nescopeck, was seriously injured when his car was struck by a mystery train built by American Car and Foundry Co for Spain's National Railways. The test train, reportedly shorter with two rear wheels and a single front coupling, allegedly uses lightweight aluminum and a low center of gravity to enable high speed stability. Deeds recorded include a 190-acre Buckeystown farm sale for about 12000 dollars and a sale of a lot near Point of Rocks by Jehovah's Witnesses. The Frederick Chapter DAR will meet Monday at 2 pm at the Frederick County Historical Society.
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Berwick
Mare
Spain
American Car and Foundry Co
Spanish National Railways
P. H. Jamison
Nescopeck
ACF
Clinton H. Wright
William G. Dixon
Doubs
Buckeystown
Point of Rocks Company of Jehovah's Witnesses
Point of Rocks-Frederick Road
Point of Rocks
Eulice Williams
West East Armed Forces Strengths Compared in NATO Pact Debate
Analysis estimates show NATO pact nations may total about 5.5 million armed personnel versus roughly 5.17 million in Russia and satellites, with Western air power potentially stronger and bombers more capable. US leads with 1.668 million, UK about 1.79, France 655 thousand, and smaller nations making up the rest.
Call For Meet Stirs New York
New York Citys Democratic Congressional delegation called to an extraordinary meeting amid a city wiretapping probe. Rep Emanuel Celler says the House group will confer with Mayor William O'Dwyer to get information and see if action is warranted. Speculation grows of a possible congressional inquiry. Mayor ODwyer declined comment on Clendenin J. Ryans latest reform push.
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New York
New York City
Emanuel Celler
D-N Y
House
William O'Dwyer
O'Dwyer
Clendenin J. Ryan
Alumni Day Observed At Maryland School For the Deaf
Alumni Day being observed at the Maryland State School for the Deaf brings more than one hundred former students to campus. An 7 p.m. program precedes 8 p.m. basketball games featuring alumni boys and girls teams and school varsities in a lively homecoming event.
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Maryland State School For the Deaf
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