Apple buds face bloom risk amid price drop in 1947 season
Apple growers in Winchester Virginia and surrounding areas report buds advanced to bloom soon but a mild spell could trigger losses if late freezes occur. Prices for stored apples are 50 to 60 percent of last year with high costs for labor packaging and spray materials squeezing margins. In Baltimore County a fatal house fire claimed Mrs Mowbray while her husband survived after leaping from the porch in a blaze that consumed their home.
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Thisrea
Winchester
Virginia
Mainland
Pikesville
Edwin KE
Mowbray
Baltimore County
Baltimore
Jaie
Sre
Jmen
E. T. Mowbray
St. Petersburg
Fla
February Tax Payments Reach Record County Revenue
County tax receipts on the 1948 levy totaled 678 045.99 during February, the largest monthly revenue in county history. First two months of 1948 show 697 841.52 from county taxes, with state tax collections at 37 836.46. Delinquent county tax bills of 1947 brought 20 388.78 in February, plus 925.31 interest and 35.60 costs since January. A 2 percent discount saved residents 13 952.81. Twenty two properties will go to auction on Monday, April 12 if delinquent taxes remain unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Falk
Await Steel For Building At Frederic Airport
R Patrick Turner announces contract for the con administration building at Frederi airport will begin once steel for the structure is received. Ship date set for March 5 may move to mid April with a week for arrival and early preparatory work possible. Building expected to be erected within the contract period and completed in 1948. T Edgie Russell Company to resume runway paving and grading work after winter pause.
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Con Administration
Frederi Airport
R. Patrick Turner
T. Edgie Russell Company
Arnold Urges Democracies Unite to Halt Communism
In his Sonoma Index Tribune column General H. H. Hap Arnold urges a union of democracies backed by air, sea, and land power to stop Communist advances. He warns Russia seeks expansion and politics through force, and says a nuclear age alliance could draw a firm line Russia cannot cross.
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Sonoma
Calif
H. H
Hap
Arnold
Russia
Europe
Harrisburg Telegraph Suspends Publication
Harrisburg, Pa March 26 noon the Harrisburg Telegraph announced it would suspend publication effective tomorrow. Publisher Albert H Stackpole said the Telegraph name rights were acquired by Edwin F Russell last year and Russell named Stackpole executive editor of the Morning Patriot and Evening News.
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Isburg
Albert H. Stackpole
Telegraph
Edwin F. Russell
Russell
Stackpole
Morning Patriot
Evening News
S. I Newhouse
Nearky N. J. Star-Ledger
New Jersey
New York State
Iackpole
E. J. Stackpole
The
Maryland Six Congressmen Seek Re-election in 1948 Primaries
Baltimore reports the race for all six Maryland congressional seats as the April 1 filing deadline nears. Incumbents face varying opposition in districts one through six, with candidates including James O. Byrd Earl Bennett S. Peter Richardson in district one and Edward A. Garmatz George Fallon and J. Glenn Beall among others in districts two through six. Party dynamics and local political leaders shape the contests as voters head to the primaries.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Free State
Washington
Edward T. Miller
James O. Byrd
Snow Hill
Earl Bennett
Cambridge
Peter Richardson
Berlin
Hugh A. Meade
H. Streett Baldwin
Baltimore County
Congress
Meade
Wiliam P. Bolton
Baldwin
A. Paul Connor
Baltimore City
Richard F. Crook
Lawrence P. Borce
Giencoe
Walter Shipley
Carroll County
John W. Welter
Distri
Balti
Carroll
Harford
Edward A. Garmatz
Thomas D'Alesandro
Paul E. Burke
Stephen B. Peddicord
George H. Fallon
Wiliam Curran
Fallon
Leo H. McCormick
OPA
Philemon B. Coulter
Sidney R. Traub
Democratic Coalition
D'Alesandro
James W. Miller
Lansdale G. Sasscer
Upper Marlboro
Sasscer
Lasseer
C. Maurice Weidemyer
Annapolis
Edwin A. Glenn
Suitland
J. Glenn Beall
Frostburg
Beall
Thomas O'Connell
Silver Spring
Soviets Plan Korean Regime Despite U.S
Seoul reports Soviet sponsored government plans for Korea with Pyongyang radio broadcasting, inviting leaders from all parties to a conference on April 14 as UN approves May 9 elections in American-administered South Korea and even allows a UN commission into North Korea for preliminary talks.
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Seoul
Korea
Pyongyang
North Korea
Ami
United Nations
South Korea
Rumor of Plot Against King Mihai Reports Stir Romania
The State Department said it has reports of rumors about a plot against Mihai I, the 26 year old deposed king, amid security questions. FBI declined comment on precautions while Queen Helen and King Mihai remained at a hotel in Washington as officials awaited details.
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Washington
State Department
Minai
Romania
Ti Tg “Tak Jec
Wage talk by railroad executives in Cleveland Monday
Executives of the railroad brotherhoods will meet in Cleveland on Monday to discuss a new wage demand. Their decision may hinge on weekend developments in the wage cases of three other brotherhoods. Markets in New York and Canada were closed for Good Friday with limited activity in livestock trades.
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Cleveland
Railroad Brotherhood
New York
United States
Canada
Guns Guarded Path Where Christ Walked To Calvary
Arab gun guards patrolled the Way of Sorrows in Jerusalem as Arab Christians processed in prayer. Arab volunteers and tommy gun crews stood at stations while prayers were recited, amid tense, deadly Jordanian-Israeli clashes and Jewish celebrations of Purim. Msgr Mansoor Jallad entered the Holy Sepulchre after a Muslim guard left.
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Jerusalem
Christ
Old City
Calvary
Jaffa
Palestine
Holy Sepulchre
Msgr
Mansoor Jallad
Basilica
Cynagostie Agri
Haganah
Man Beaten To Death and Wife Dies Of Shock
A 72 year old retired railroader, William W. Nye, was fatally beaten near his York home while preparing Easter flowers. His wife, 70, died hours later of a heart attack from the shock, according to Coroner Lester J Sell. Police report no motive known. she offered no motive. The article also notes a separate remark on coal use in iron smelting and carbon brittleness.
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York
William W. Nye
Lester J Sell
Yugoslavs End Talks In Trieste Ailes Frigid Break
The Yugoslavs end talks on the Trieste Zone B dispute after a frigid reception, with no progress made. Officials say contact now relies on letters and calls, as meetings between the Allied powers and Yugoslavs fail to yield a date for the next session.
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Free City
Shipments Of Planes Halted By President
President Truman imposed strict export controls on airplanes and parts effective April 15, placing aircraft under munitions like small arms and fire control gear. The proclamation follows reports that some engines sold as war surplus reached Russia through private buyers.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Congress
Russia
Most Solemn Day Of Year Observances Across Churches
Special services in churches mark Good Friday observances as banks, offices, and schools close for a holiday. Weather shifts from cold to milder temperatures with forecasts of generally fair conditions for Easter Sunday. A large audience attended religious films and many churches planned three hour services this afternoon at Calvary Methodist and others observed Holy Communion.
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Tivali
Calvatehodist
Easter Sunday Outlook for Maryland Parade
Baltimore on Sunday looks cool but sunny for the Easter parade. Metrologist George N Brancato predicts mild to cool temperatures across Maryland with 49s in western mountains and lower elsewhere. He says Easter finery will need more than just outfits and expects Saturday showers to end by nightfall.
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Baltimore
Maryland
George N Brancato
Brancato
Jews Urge U N to Send Troops to Jerusalem
The Jewish Agency for Palestine urged the United Nations to rush troops to Jerusalem to prevent battle in the city as Britain plans to relinquish the Palestine mandate by May. It proposed possible help from about 10 000 Danish and Norwegian troops now in northern Germany to form an international city’s defense. A Jerusalem spokesman cautioned that the UN should decide and that Denmark and Norway might resist deployment.
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London
Jewish Agency For Palestine
United Nations
Jerusalem
Holy City
Germany
Denmark
Norway
Middle East
Britain
League of Nations
Palestine
U.S
Pine Agency
Oficial Organizati F
Open Hearings Set By Coal Strike Board On Pension Dispute
Washington announces open hearings on the miners pension dispute. Judge Sherman Minton chairs a three member board tasked with fast reporting to President Truman. The board will work through Easter to meet a April 5 deadline and may seek a court order under Taft Hartley. Thomas Kennedy of the University of Pennsylvania named secretary.
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Washington
Coal Strike Inquiry Board
Truman
John L. Lewis
Sherman Minton
Minton
Thomas Kennedy
University of Pennsylvania
County tax rate may exceed five cents for school funding
A formal opinion by the Attorney General says counties can levy more than five cents for school construction and still access the State school building incentive fund, with state participation capped to provide ten dollars per pupil per year. Frederick County already adds five cents and earmarks about $175,000 for building projects. A tornado in Oklahoma City killed at least 1% people last night.
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Atttorney-General’s
Charles W. Willis
Harford County
Frederick High School
Willis
Hall Hammond
Richard W. Case
Frederick County
Rent Control Law Expands Limits and Procedures
The rent bill, approved by Congress, would become law by April 1 and extend controls through March 3, 1939. Tenants may not face rent hikes before March 31, 1939, and landlords must meet six conditions to evict. The act details tenant protections, landlord rights, penalties for overcharges, and the role of area rent directors and a central housing expediter in Washington, Tighe E. Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow Washington
Congress
Truman
Washington
Tighe E. Woods
Hough
Woods
Safeway Fines Total $40,990 Settle Monopolize Case
Federal court in Kansas City settled charges against Safeway Stores Inc and six defendants for restraining and monopolizing trade. Fines totaling 40,990 were imposed on three firms and three individuals after they pleaded no defense. Subsidiaries’ charges were dismissed May 22. Relatives of two missing Baltimore brothers were located in Maryland and notified.
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Kansas City
Kas
Tores Inc
Eigh Sidh
Cen 3
Comio
Igds
Tee
Arthur J. Meloitt
Safeway Stores, Inc
Maryland
Reno
Nev
Sutter Pack Company
Palo Alto
Calif
Arizona Grocery Company
Phoenix
Ariz
L. A. Warren
Oakland
Safeway
A. G. Kirkland
So viet military pledges four power control for Germany
March 26 report says the Soviet military administration is ready to back four power control in parts of Germany but opposes using the Control Council as cover for unilateral Western actions. Lukjantschenko repeats Western plans to delay until a new meeting. Sokolovsky walked out last Saturday amid protests.
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Berlin
Germany
G. S. Lukjantschenko
Control Council
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
T. Central Counci
Council
Commandator
Thescouncil
Lukjantschenko
Marshal Sokolovsky
Coordinating Committee
Lukjanischenko
Bids Asked for First Section of New Washington Route
The State Roads Commission invites bids for the first section of a highway linking Alternate Route 40 with old Route 40 near Ellicott City. Bids for three miles of surfacing are due April 6. a bridge is under contract and the road will connect to Edmondson avenue extended and the Columbia pike to Washington.
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Washington
Ellicott City
State Roads Commission
Family loses home to blaze near Sabinsville
Mr and Mrs Sterling Benchoff of Thurmont return from a movie to find their home at Friends Creek near Sabinsville a smouldering ruin. The fire destroys the dwelling and contents including new appliances. Hahn reported seeing flames engulf the interior of the former frame school house after discovering the blaze about nine o'clock. the family has no insurance and lost only the clothes they wore.
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Wirs. Sterling Benchoff
Thurmont
Sabinasville
Benchoff
Hean
Blue Ridge Summit
Bencho
Gibbers
Hahn
Alreai
Oakland man held on murder charge after Deer Park shooting
Golden Kirk, 23, of Deer Park, is jailed in Garrett County on a murder charge for shooting his stepfather, Walter Messenger, 35, of Burgman, West Virginia, in Deer Park last night. Messenger died from three shotgun blasts. Sheriff J. S. Teats reported the incident.
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Oakland
Golden Kirk
Deer Park
Garrett County
Walter Messenger
Burgman
W. Va
J. S. Teats
Messenger
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E. R. Mowbray
Democratic Union
Harrisburg Telegraph
Mihai
Trieste
Americas
U.N
Jewish Agency
Coal Strike Board
Kells
Oklahoma
City
Aron
Emmitsburg
Kenneth Bond
Montevue
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