OConor and Lane Decline Baltimore and Ohio Offer
The Evening Sun reports Governor OConor and Willias Lane Jr rejected a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offer of vice president and general counsel with a salary near 49 000 a year. Sources say the bid aimed to ease Democratic tensions before Maryland primary races. Edwin H. Burgess named vice president and general counsel replacing John J. Cornwell in advisory capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Tas
Evening Sun
Oconor
Willias
Preston Lane, Jr
Bagersteine Publitrer
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Seasieant Lene
Baltamore
Ohio
P Conor
M. Lang
Evers
Sun
Lane
O'Conor
Senate
Fac
Marland
Edwin H. Burgess
Kansas
New York
John J. Cornwell
West Virginia
Litten Brothers Hurt In Route 40 Crash
William and Russell Litten, operators of Litten Bros garage at Brunswick, sustained injuries in a Route 40 crash between Boonsboro and Funkstown. They were treated for head wounds and cuts at Washington County Hospital. The brothers said a westbound car forced them off the road. the other vehicle fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William and
Russell Litten
Litten Bros
Brunswick
Washington County
Boonsboro
Funkstown
Cherrimane Cath
Cuyetas
Harvey Maugans
William Litten
Pure Oil Refinery Fire Kills Two at Newark Plant
A boiler explosion at Pure Oil Company's Newark refinery sparked a major blaze beginning at 7 40 p m and two workers were killed with a third injured. Firefighters under control after two hours the plant continued burning and two subsequent explosions rocked the facility. A gateman said two bodies were found but could not be removed as flames persisted. Leo Stiff was hospitalized in severe shock. Westminster March 22 campaign filings in Carroll county opened with three candidates entering Republican primaries for Register of Wills Orphans Court and Clerk of the Circuit Court, and one Democratic nominee for county surveyor.
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Newark. O
Pure Oil Company
Newark
Leo Stiff
Newark Hospital
Westminster
Carroll County
J. Walter Grumbine
Erman A. Shoe- Maker
Berrett
Register of Wills of the Orphans Court
Circuit Court
George Bucher John
New Windsor
Atomic Bomb Test Put Off For Six Weeks
Washington reports a six week postponement of the atom bomb tests planned for Bikini Atoll in May. President Truman cited Congress’s heavy schedule as the reason while White House press secretary Charles Ross emphasized the lack of another stated cause.
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Washington
Marea
Bikini Atoll
Pacific
Charles G. Ross
White House
Ross
Beyord
House
Orst
Navy
Rosas
Fay
Bikini
Los Alamos
N. M
To Be Tried For Not Connecting With Sewer
David E. Yinger of 310 East Third street has been summoned to appear at People’s Court Monday at 2 p.m. over failure to connect his property at 309 and North Market street to the public sanitary sewer. Plumber Edward St. Mobley, city inspector Dan Swormley served the summons Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David E. Yinger
East Third Street
Edward St. Mobley
Yinger
North Market Street
Dan Swormley
Guzenko Testifies on Canadian Soviet Espionage Ring
Igor Gouzenko, 26, testifies in police court that the Moscow directed espionage ring used Canadian friendship groups as a cover and that former Ottawa embassy attache Col. Nicholas Zabotin worked in Canada on intelligence tasks. He says he exposed the network to defend democracy and protect both nations.
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Fred Rose
Canada
Parlianent
San Carr
Labore Progressive Party
Ottawa
Igor Guizenko
Russia
Communist Party
SAS
Gowzenko
Rose
Gyuzenko
Espirites
Wetivitins
Candas
Nicholas Zabotin
Otawa
Hig Boss
George N. Zaroubin
Aid Of Local Groups For Vets Sought At Shenandoah Camp
The Shenandoah Camp and Hospital Council met at Baker Hospital Martinsburg WV to coordinate support for veterans. Local groups including Frederick County committees and high school leagues arranged entertaining activities, craft donations, bedside radios, and recreational equipment for patients, with clubs like Zonta and Bai Brith contributing and students building a ping pong table.
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Shenandoah
Nuwtenby
Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
Campana Hospital
Frederick
Warner L. Brittiti
Brittain
Youd Callope
Frederick High School
Zonta Club
Maryland State School For the Deaf
Paul S. Michael
W. Clinton McSherry
C. Cyril Klein
R. B. Wolfe
S’. Earth Shriner
Ten More From This Area Enlist in Army
Ten more men from Frederick County and Lovellsville Virginia join the Army after enlistment through local headquarters. Names include Volin Piteumnesttanwaldt Route 1 Knoxville Alvin William Low Glenn E King Taneytown and others with three year terms, various units and assignments in the European Theater of Operations. The Second Armored Division at Camp Hood seeks veterans for enlistment before April 7 1946 with guaranteed transfer to the division if desired. Braddock area club hosts a showing on bed making for a sick person and social games afterward.
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Frederick County
Lovellsville
Volin Piteumneis
Knoxville
Alvin William
Low
ETO
Leslie Coleman Harne
Maxwell Avenue
John Lester Stroum
Glenn E. King
Taneytown
Army Air Forces
George William Fulmer
South Market Street
George Linwood Gregg
Burkittsville
Winfield ‘Thomas Scott
Lincoln Apartments
Quartermaster Corps
John Richard Harrison
Middletown
Calvin Rodger Lee
Frederick
Uassi
Second Armored
Hell On Wheels Division
Camp Hood
Tex
War Department
Second Armored Division
Tawes Campaigns On State's Eastern Shore
Tawes travels the Eastern Shore to press his bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. He plans to confer with Democratic leaders in Caroline, Talbot and Wicomico Counties and from Baltimore headquarters announces he will educate the public on state government and its officials.
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Tawes
Scarcity of DAE polling places stirs City Board discussion
The City Board of Election Supervisors met Friday night facing a shortage of polling places within precinct boundaries for three additional sites. They foresee needing to manage two sets of registration books in several precincts after May 7 and plan frequent meetings through May 7. Registration runs May 7 8 14 15 with May 22 as revision day. only registrants on those dates can vote June 11. Delays in planting due to farm labor shortages and returning veterans were reported by Hagerstown agents.
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City Board of Election
Builder Asa Watkins Starts Mt Airy Housing Project
Asa TL Watkins, builder, began excavating foundations for 13 individual units on Park avenue Mt Airy to ease the postwar housing shortage. After several years of limited construction since the 1920s he plans a modern dwelling, with each unit not to be sold for more than 6750 dollars.
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Mt. N
Asa TL Watkins
Park Avenue
Mt. Airy
Walking
Veterans May Seek Offices In City Voting
A Frederick group of veterans plans to back young business leaders for the June city election. Dorsey F. Shipley is nearing a declaration for Alderman, with Melvin H. Derr G Raymond Shipley EL Paul Magaha and G flerton Peace named as possibilities. The group aims to set aside party lines to recruit capable local men to finance airport plans and critical street sewer and housing projects.
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Youdy Lusess Meh
Frederick
Aing
Dorsey F. Shipley
Melvin H. Derr
G. Raymond Pley
Paul Magaha
Flerton
Walter
Shipley
Spring and Summer Suits Gain in Availability
Baltimore retailers report spring and summer suits are more abundant than winter woolens but still scarce, especially gabardines. Shipments are rising as summer nears, with flightweight suits sold in winter to offset shortages. Tropical and gabardine fabrics expected in greater supply or limited by demand, while seersuckers may remain hard to obtain.
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Baltimore
Maron 22
Gabartines
Democrat Candidacy Rules In Primary Revealed
A discussion over party switching shows six month rule to change affiliations before the primary. A Republican seeks to run in the Democratic primary but cannot vote for himself in the GOP bid. Radcliff filed for Republican nomination for Register of Wills and is expected unopposed. Other names, including Strybe and Beard, are noted as potential Democratic nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Inquirer
Radcliff
Register of Wills
Harry D. Radcliff
Republican Nominations Register of Wills
Arthur Strybe
Usbana
Philip H. Beard
Walkersville
Mac Yuless
Licly
One Year Sentenced For Bicycle Larceny
Allen Baker of 155 B and O avenue received a one year term in the House of Correction after conviction before Magistrate Alton Y Bennett for larceny of a bicycle. John Henry Gray, Lime Kiln, remanded for drunkenness in default of $35. Testimony showed Baker stole the bicycle from Mrs Anna Coyle, hospitalizing her grandson, as he rode toward Florida to join a carnival. Baker’s prior record included weapons carrying, breaking and entering, and larceny of money. State's Attorney Edwin F Nikirk prosecuted. Brown, a repeater, also received a heavy sentence for drunkenness after a housewife testified to an attempted forced entry. City collaterals forfeited by Saunders and Falk for drunkenness. P T A meeting notes and school details follow.
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House of Correction
Allen ‘Baker
B, & O Avenue
Alton Y. Bennett
John Henry Gray
Anna Coyle
Oscar Coyle
West South Street
Baker
Bethesda
Florida
Edwin F. Nikirk
Gray
Franklin W. Saunders
Crawford Falk
Boonsboro High School Hosts Baby-Chick Project Report
Glenn Holder and Woodrow Wilson reported on the baby-chick project under the Vocational Agricultural Department at Boonsboro High School. Woodrow Shifler outlined department accomplishments since fall 1943, followed by a solo by Richard Haines.
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Burg
Vocational Agricultural Department
Glenn Holder
Woodrow Wilson
Boonsboro High School
Woodrow Shifler
Richard Haines
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Maren
Johnson, Jr
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Owen
Lloyd Cromwell
Maryland
Westminster Kiwanis Club
Dr. Cromwell
de. Cromwell
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Bernie's Arena
ASCAP
Army
Braddock
Tz Clus
Faye Conrad
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Miller
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Rohrersville
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Frice Vane
Miss Brisintine
Jthe
Gloria Mullendore
Janice Lumm
Kenneth Rams
Whip
John R. Fitzpatrick
Frederick Irok & Steel CO
Oriental Rugs
Mgr
Mooradian
E. Patrick St
United States
Frederick Tailoring Company
East Fourth Street
Frederick, Maryland
C.E. Cline & Son Funeral Directors
Socio Economic Research Foundation, Inc
W. Patrick Street
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