Hardy Case Hearing Set For April 2
A hearing was set today for April 2 at 10 a.m. in Circuit Court on the Frederick County Board of Education to dissolve a temporary injunction regarding Joseph Hardy a Motown High School teacher and coach. The board filed a motion and an answer claiming Hardy was not suspended in violation of law and that the board sought to give him a hearing on written charges. The board asserts no arbitrary action occurred and requests rescission of the court order and dissolution of the injunction, arguing Hardy has not been suspended nor deprived of salary seniority or other rights.
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Frederick County Board of Education
Joseph Hardy
Motown
Patrick M
Schnauffer
Parsons Newman
Zouardy
Maryland
Eugene W. Pruitt
Hardy
Jj Board
Board of Education
Aester
Hoard of Education
Middletown
Many Offices To Close 2 Days
Virtually all Court House offices will take a two day mid week holiday on Thursday Maryland Day and Friday Good Friday when all city and county banks will also be closed. The holiday will extend to offices such as the Clerk's Register of Wills County Commissioners and County Treasurer. Some Winchester Hall offices and others will also close over the double holiday. Public schools will begin a five day Easter holiday starting Thursday.
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Court House
Maryland
Clerk's
Register of Wills
Winchester Hall
Funeral services today for Dr. E. T. Mowbray
Funeral services are held today in Baltimore for Rev. Dr. Edwin T. Mowbray 85 longtime Methodist minister who died Saturday in St Petersburg Florida. Native of Denton he pastored at McKendree Washington St Pauls Hagerstown and several Baltimore churches and once led the Frederick district 1924 to 1929. Survivors include his wife seven grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Baltimore
Edwin T. Mowbray
Baltimore Conference of Methodist Ministers
St Petersburg
Fia
Denton
McKendree Church
Washington
St Pauls
Hagerstown
Piedmont
W.va
Frederick
Mowbray
Western Maryland College
Langenfelder Low Bidder For State Job
The State Roads Commission announced C. J. Langenfelder and Son Inc Baltimore was the low bidder on a highway surfacing project on the National Pike between Allegany Grove west of Cumberland and Frostburg The bid for the four and a half mile job totaled 1 583 658 dollars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
State Roads Commission
C. J. Langenfelder and Son, Inc
Allegany Grove
Cumberland
Frostburg
Langenfelder
House Committee Backs Senate Tax Cut Bill
The House Ways and Means committee voted 18 to 105 to accept the $4.6 billion income tax cut passed by the Senate. The panel’s action moves the bill toward Senate approval and a proposed White House decision without further House changes.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
White House
White Slavery Charge Against Ten Is Filed
A Federal grand jury indicted ten individuals in Maryland for alleged white slavery violations tied to a four-state ring. The Mann Act charges accuse transporting girls across state lines for prostitution and debauchery with Hagerstown as a center. FBI arrests followed a December roundup. cases slated for Federal Court in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Indiana
Hagerstown
Trafic
Fred Halliard
Beibel Street
British Tanks Fight Arab Jewish Forces in Palestine
March 23 reports British armor and artillery pouring into the Judean hills to break the fiercest Arab Jewish clashes in Palestine in recent times. The four day battle saw 140 killed in a ferreting offensive with dawns quieting after tense hours. Hartus and Areb Sishwa were key targets as tanks patrolled dirt roads in the conflict. A related docket in Hagerstown involves a $315,000 damages suit over a pedestrian death, moved from Allegany County, naming Emma Bott as plaintiff against Donald A. Smith for a 1946 accident.
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Jerusalem
Judean
Palestine
Areb Sishwa
Ferre-Ighting
Hagerstown
Chrevet Court
Allegany County
Emma C. Bott
K. J. C. Bott
Donald A. Smith
Hegerstown
Ahegan County
Venus
Fight erupts in French Assembly over Joliot Curie row
Fist fights broke out in the French National Assembly after accusations that the atomic organization led by Joliot Curie was Communist honeycombing. The Communist press named him a Party member. U S immigration detained Joliot Curie’s wife Irene in New York upon arrival under Joint Anti Fascist Refugee Committee auspices.
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French National Assembly
Frederick Joliet-Curie
L’humenite
Commu
Ds Gaullists
Joliot-Curie
U.S
Irene
New York
Aime
Irene Johnf-Curie
Ellis Island
Clark
Europe
Joint
Clars
Frederick County Faces Daylight Time Plans and Hospital Wing
Most Frederick County towns likely to adopt daylight time this summer with April action. Brunswick may stay on standard time. Emmitsburg Thurmont and others expected to switch. Preliminary plans for Frederick Memorial Hospital wing nearly complete. bids after final drawings approved. funding drive well underway with $339,665 paid toward $636,326.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul S. Michael
Board of
Lady Managers
Francis Scott Key
Emma M. Lewis
Michael
William i. Storm
W. Clinton McSherry
C. Frederick Bowers
Samuel H. Rosenstock
E. P. Thomas
Frank D. Worthington
Board of Managers
Harry O. Schroeder
Ethel Northam
Mild Weather Persists Amid March Warmth and Showers
A three day March heat wave rivaled warmest periods for the month, then a cool spell with mild days continuing through Wednesday. Temperatures linger near the sixties, with rain totaling near three inches by 8:30 am and forecasters predicting near normal precipitation. Forsythia, maples, and willows show early signs of spring as vegetation advances ahead of typical year.
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Mercury
Peeved Reds Continue Boycott In Berlin
The Russians pressed a boycott of Germany's four power government with seven Allied Control Authority meetings canceled by Soviet chairmen. They also walked out of the Allied Control Council, while the western powers held firm awaiting whether the action signals a total break.
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Germany
Allied Control Authority
Berlin
Allied Control Council
Adm
Fire hazard ends as showers ease danger in district
Forest district reports showers reduce risk after days of smoke from brush fires. Supervisor Herman Toms and aides chased smoke during yesterday with no fires found and no damage reported.
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Herman Toms
Land law upheld by Supreme Court on delinquent land option
The Supreme Court upheld all but one provision of the delinquent land option as determined by Judge W. The decision concerns a one year station on the redemption of delinquent tracks for infants and mentally incompetent persons. The ruling centers on a consul decision in Charleston West Virginia dated March 23.
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Charleston
W. Va
Leaked Agriculture Department Talks Fuel Rumor Market
Report claims a leak from the Agriculture Department caused several individuals to earn substantial sums by speculating in fairs and livestock. The wording notes impropriety around information access and financial gain without detailing names or dates.
Diversionists blamed for Belgrade coal mine blast
The Yugoslav Interior Ministry blamed a diversionist group for a March 1 explosion at the Rada coal mine near Belgrade that killed 71 workers. Officials said the blast was caused by deliberate acts and announced ongoing investigations.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Interior Ministry
Rada
College Spring Recess Starts Wednesday At Head College
Spring recess begins for Head College students Wednesday at 11 15 a.m. and runs through March 31. Classes resume Thursday morning after Easter observances in Brodbeck Hall Tuesday night with Henry Irvin Stahr administering the sacrament and Colleen Crowhurst and Jean Herman performing. Louise Hendrickson will play the organ. Bus lines will run to Washington and 3 local hubs with return shuttles to campus.
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Head College
Brodbeck Hall
Henry Irvin Stahr
Edvim H. Sponselier
Colleen Crowhurst
Nutley
N. J
Jean Herman
Conover
N.C
Louise Hendrickson
R. Ames Hendrickson
Blue Ridge
Washington
Pennsylvania Isroad
Baltimore
Many Leaders Restrained On Market Upswing
New York report notes stocks largely softened as profit taking reined in leaders while favorites showed slight gains amid the recent upswing.
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New York
Contest Report To Be Made March 30
Washington March 23 A Senate Rules subcommittee investigating the 1946 election contest between Senator OConor Md and D John Markey Walkersville Republican met but took no action. Chairman Jenner Ind said the next meeting will be March 30 and that investigators’ documents are voluminous. He added the summary will guide the report to the full committee and that the panel will weigh the summary before proceeding. An official recount showed OConor the winner by less than 2000 votes.
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Washington
Senate Rules
O'Conor
Senate
Marykey
Sale Of Farm Before Court
Circuit Court heard competing readings of the will of the late Charles An ers of Buckerstown regarding his 202 acre home farm at EvTow Place. Edward J. Smith urged sale and distribution of proceeds, arguing the option for heirs to buy at 25 was void. Benjamin B. Rosen said the widow held a life interest, James A. Rogers electing to buy at $100 an acre. D. Princeton Buckey supported Thomas Hartley Rogers, contending the widow’s life estate ends with her death and that his client could exercise the option. A third child, Margaret Rogers, filed to purchase. The court noted conflicts on exercise of the option and potential estoppel, with land in Texas mentioned and value appraisal to be made.
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Charles Aners
Buckerstown
Evtow Place
Edward J. Smith
Rogers
James A. Rogers
D. Princeton Buckey
Thomas Hartley Rogers
Patrick M. Schnauffer
James Rogers
Margaret Rogers
Baltimore
Equity Court
Ir. Smith
Arunah Rogers
Texas
Roge
Aftor Emme
Bucktown
Bidault To Visit U.S. For Talks
Foreign Minister Georges Bidault will travel to Washington to confer with U S Secretary of State Marshall and British Foreign Secretary Bevin on European recovery and Marshall Plan implementation. Officials say a date is undecided pending Marshall's return from Bogota.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
Bidault
Washington
Marshall
Nest Bevin
London
Bevin
U. S
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
European Recovery Organization
Marshall Plan Administration
Germany
Trieste
Italy
United States
Bogota
Colombia
Britain
Flood Waters Cover Thousands Of Acres
Flood waters from many rivers and streams spilled over thousands of acres in several east and midwest states today. Hardest hit were sections of Pennsylvania and communities along the Susquehanna and Chenango rivers in south central New York. Local floods also occurred in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan, Iowa, Ohio and Vermont as showers and thundershowers moved across the region.
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Chicago
Midwest
Pennsylvana
Susquehanna
Chenango
New York
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Michigan
Iowa
Ohio
Vermont
Ilinois
Atlantic
Kentucky
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Pacific
Out of Jail Then Back In On Probation Night
Sammy Thompson, a local colored man, was released on probation but returned to jail within hours on a drunkenness charge. Magistrate Mario Weinberg had given a suspended sentence of 160 dollars or 90 days. Police report he had taken over a Fifth Street grocery, blocking entry and exit. Another arrest noted: John Ho Gresham of Davis, West Virginia, charged with intoxication and held on 250 dollars bond.
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Sammy Thompson
Poiice
Thompson
Mario Weinberg
Fra Dorrey
Fifth Street
Kiinhart's Alley
John HO Gresham. Davis
W. Va
Alton Twentey
Miners Reject Plan to End Coal Strike Amid Taft Hartley Debate
United Mine Workers reject a government proposal to end the coal strike as Taft Hartley considerations arise. White House officials discuss invoking a board to investigate the dispute and potential court injunction under the act with labor leaders and lawmakers weighing national safety concerns.
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Gall «R-Mann
Senate
Fire damages dairy house on Burkittsville road farm
Middletown volunteers fought a blaze at the Hiram Remsberg farm dairy house three miles from town on the Burkittsville road last night. The concrete block building and milking equipment were damaged after a kerosene burner fire started inside. Fire crews kept the fire from reaching the barn nearby and responded to a separate brush fire call along Locust Valley road earlier.
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Burkittsville
Tate
Middletown Volunteer Fire Company
Hiram Remsberg
Faoise
Locust Valley
Indigent share dominates county medical program costs
Baltimore reports a 1947 county medical program total of 284,821.63 with 28 percent for indigent patients. Indigent cases rose above 50 percent in Harford and Montgomery, 60 percent in Calvert and Howard, and as low as 1 percent in Garrett. Dental costs 26,139 with 37 percent indigent.
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Baltimore
Allegany
Frederick
Montgomery
Washington
War Anxiety Sparks Debate Over Draft And Policy
Washington witnesses before the Senate Armed Services Committee argued whether America must prepare for possible conflict or pursue nonwar means. Voorhees of the American Farm Bureau Federation pressed for clarity on imminent actions and emphasized national readiness as a priority.
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Washington
Concrese
America
W. Voorhees
Voorhees
American Farm Bureau Federation
Senate Armed Services
Fire Claims Five In Rest Home Tragedy
Five elderly residents died when a fire swept a rest home in Smaha early this morning. The blaze caused heavy damage as authorities investigate the cause and assess casualties.
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Smaha
Italy Refuses Trieste Gorizia Swap Standoff Escalates
Western allies proposed returning Trieste to Italy last Saturday. Yugoslavia countered with a swap offer trading Trieste for Gorizia, causing a sharp Italian rebuff. Riots erupted in Milan amid clashes between Communists and government supporters as orders tried to quell the unrest.
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Pokesman i
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Gorizia
Italy
Rieste
Viva
Alci de Gasperi
Carlo Sforza
Rome
de Gasperi
Sforza
Turin
Georges Bidault
Alcide de Gasperi
Russia
Moscow
Britain
France
United States
Marshal Tito
Milan
Finns Promise Free Elections Next July
President Juho K. Paasikivi pledged that Finland’s July parliamentary elections will be free with the will of the people as the deciding factor. The aging statesman projected no war in the near future and spoke confidently of a possible long cold period, while discussing the Rus Finnish friendship pact with four American reporters.
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Helsinki
Juho K. Paasikivi
Finland
Paasi
Trieste not for trade as territory not owned by Yuge la
Diplomatic officials state the free territory of Trieste does not belong to Yuge la thus cannot be exchanged. Western powers remain wary of Soviet influence as authorities consider the implications for ongoing regime opinions and bargaining.
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Trieste
Yugela
Soviet Union
Lee
No Easter Sunrise Service In Baker Park This Year
No sunrise service will be held in Baker Park this Sunday due to weather. The annual event was previously sponsored jointly by the County Council of Religious Education and the Society of Christian Endeavor.
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Baker Park
County Council of Religious Education and
Society of Christian Endeavor
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E. T. Mowbray
Tonto
Frederick County
Urvey
Brunswick
Baltimore and Ohio
West Virginia
Emmitsburg
Thurmont
Rriddletown
Mt. Airy
Walkersville
Gettysburg
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Vienna
T. H. Rogers
State Department
Dairy House
Tsong
Cecil B. DeMe
Shansha
Bichive
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