Magistrates Name Davis as Clerk for Frederick County
Walter J. Davis, former Frederick store operator, named clerk to the new magistrates of Frederick and to take office the first Monday in May. Appointments were made by H Reese Shoemaker Jr and Wilbur F Sheffield Jr, replacing Alton Y Bennett and Thomas S Glass, confirmed by the State Senate. Davis, a Pittsburgh native who moved to Frederick about 20 years ago, has varied business roots and will train with the office this coming month.
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Walter J. Davis
Frederick
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Alton Y. Bennett
Thomas S. Glass
McKeldin
State Senate
Mr. Davis
George Best
Best
Davis
Pittsburgh
Brown University
Hearst
West Fourth and
Bentz Streets
Board of Permanent Registry
Fredericks County
Board of Elections Supervisors
Rebuilt Emmitsburg Church Rededicated On Easter Evening
An overflow Easter Sunday service marked the dedication of the Emmitsburg Reformed Church of the Incarnation after a February 1950 fire left only walls. Rev. Edmund P. Welker led the service with Rev. Paul L. Althouse assisting, and Rev. Gottlieb Siegenthaler of St. Matthew's Baltimore delivered the sermon. The project, funded to about 20,682 dollars with a 2,129 dollar deficit noted in March 1951, features new oak pews for 180, a pine floor, wine carpet, white panel ceiling, baseboard heat, and a Spanish mission tower housing a 704-pound bell from Feagaville.
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Emmitsburg Reformed Church of the Incarnation
Edmund P. Welker
Paul L. Althouse
Frederick
Emmitsburg
Potormac
E. Lewis Higbee
Feagaville
Siegenthaler
Ehrics
Guzik Defies Senate Panel on Fifth Amendment Refusal
Washington reported Jake Guzik of the Capone mob refused most questions before the Kefauver crime committee citing the Fifth Amendment. The panel moved to cite him for contempt, risking a federal trial and potential penalties if convicted. The discussion covered when a witness may invoke the Fifth and how state crimes affect immunity.
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Guzik
James Marlow
Washington
Jake Guzik
Capone Mob
Senate
Kefauver Crime Committee
F All Senate
Congress
Congressional Committee
Zuzik
Harry
Kefauver Committee
Frank Erickson
New York
Fie
Senator Ramsburg backs last-resort road funds bill
State Senator Ramsburg indicated support for a bill diverting roads funds to the State Police Department for operating expenses as a last resort, a move opposed by Frederick County Commissioners. President Hooper urged Western Maryland boards to weigh in, noting counties would see little net loss and that revenue could remain above estimates. Ramsburg warned any loss would be offset by county receipts, while two bond measures for Woodsboro and Walkersville water projects also move forward with referendums.
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Jacob R. Ramssburg
State Police Department
Fred+erick County
U. Grant Hooper
Western Shore Commissioners Association
Maryland
Senate
Annapolis
House l
Ramsburg
Baltimore City
Hooper
Woodsboro
Walkersville
Walkersville Water Company
Secret Agents Among Reds
FBI chief J Edgar Hoover disclosed in U S News interview that secret FBI agents are among a group of American Communists now underground for possible action. He put the total below 45 thousand, noting a decline as the party purges doubtful members and stops issuing figures.
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Washington
jEdgar Hoover
FBI
U. S
News and World Report
Communist Party
U.S
Hoover
Maryland Day Observed Across State With Ceremonies
Maryland marked the 317th anniversary of its founding as state offices, schools, and banks closed. Governor McKed in Senator O Conor and Mayor D Alesandro led ceremonies at Court House plaza with wreaths and dedications by the Maryland Colonial Society. weeklong events included former pastors night, community night, and a music program by Oliver Spangler and Western Maryland College vocalists.
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Baltimore
Maryland
McKeidin
O'Conor
D’alesandro
Court House Plaza
Maryland Colonial Society
Cecil Calvert
Lord
Aaron M. Gluck
D. D
Oliver Spangler
Western Maryland College
Walter A. Simpson
George J. Martin
Glenn B. Springer
E. L. Higbee
Mr. Welker
Simpson
Martin
Fred Wolfe
Glenn Springer
Henry Springer
Donald Crouse
Henry G. Hoke
Charles McNair
Crime Committee May Start Maryland Probe
Baltimore, March 26. Senator O Conor says the Senate Crime investigating committee may study Maryland if renewed. The term expires next Saturday at midnight amid calls to extend. He notes information on narcotics traffic in Baltimore and a list of telephone numbers tied to a Bowie area bookmaking operation in St Louis records.
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Baltimore
O’conor
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Maryland
O'Conor
Bowie
St. Louis
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Florist Industry Exempted From Price Control
Washington on March 26 1950 the government exempted florists from price control. The order goes into effect tomorrow leaving florist shops free to set prices without regulatory limits.
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Washington
Dispute At New Fever Heat Over Korea War Policy
Washington warming to MacArthur clash as pressures grow to limit his remarks on broad foreign policy. MacArthur, returning toward Korea’s 38th Parallel, urged peace talks with the Communists while warning of possible Chinese collapse if UN forces strike their bases. U S leaders fear extending the war could fracture allied coalition and widen the conflict.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Trainin
State Department
White House
Tokyo
MacArthur
38Th Parallel
Korea
United Nations
North Korea
Truman
State Acheson
U. N
China
Far East
Acheson
Europe
Chicago
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Formosa
Western Pacific
Manchuria
Britain
Russia
Delegation seeks road surfacing on Grossnickle Church Harp Hill
A county delegation asked the Commissioners to hard surface about one and a half miles of the Grossnickle Church Harp Hill road in the county’s northwest. The request was referred to the Roads Board for consideration.
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County Commissioners
Grossnickle Church- Harp Hill
Dirk Road
Roads Board
Easter Chill Tops Kiwanis Egg Hunt At Baker Park
Sunny cool Easter week end marked by the Kiwanis egg hunt at Baker Park drawing many children. The Weather Bureau noted no rain and a cooling trend with Easter Monday expected milder by Tuesday. Maryland Day closed banks and courts while public school kids ended a five day vacation.
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Baker Park
Weather Bureau
Airport
Court House
Maryland
Two Face Charges After Collision Near Mt Lena
Two Frederick county motorists face charges after a collision on Alternate Route 40 at the Mt Lena intersection, west of South Mountain, about 12:10 Sunday morning. Sergt. W. W. Corbin said Robert B. Long Thurmont, traveling west, slowed to turn left, while Charles Nelson Reeder, 405 North Market Street, also westbound, tried to pass. Both cars suffered about $150 damage. no injuries. Long charged with failing to signal. Reeder charged with improper passing. They were summoned to a hearing in Boonsboro Saturday.
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Frederick County
Mt. Lena
Washington County
South Mountain
Sergt. W. W. Corbin
State Police
Robert B. Long Thurmont
Charles Nelson Reeder
North Market Street
Long
Reeder
Boonsboro
Life Hope Of Finding Missing Airmen Alive
A U S Navy carrier Coral Sea and two destroyers raced from Norfolk to join the air sea search for a missing U S Air Force Globemaster near Shannon Ireland 630 miles southwest of there where the plane went down Good Friday but officials expressed little hope any of the 53 airmen would be found alive.
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Shannon Airport
Ireland
Coral Sea
Norfolk
U. S. Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Shannon
Grand Jury Probe Sets Stage For RFC Investigation
Washington reports that the grand jury probe into the Reconstruction Finance Corporation will determine the scope and possible indictments. The inquiry may focus on perjury or income tax violations, while noting broad laxities among RFC directors and staff in accepting gifts and hospitality.
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Peler Edson
NEA
Washington
Arkansas
J. William Fulbeight
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Grand Jury
Uey
Senate
Trads
RFC
White House
Donald Dawson
AEC
Hilton W. Robertson
Saxony
Miami Beach
Fla
Fulbright Committee
Stat
Sorrento Telels
Congress
Fulbright
REC
Truman Faces Opposition If He Seeks New Term
Washington March 204P. Signs show any Truman bid for another term may meet party opposition. Critics cite low popularity from exposure of influence rackets and a negative reaction to the Korean War. Southern Democrats and Gov. James F. Byrnes of South Carolina indicate plans to oppose. The prevailing view is that Truman does not intend to seek a further term, though this could change if he campaigns publicly.
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Washington
Truman
White House
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Byrnes
Have Stolen Articles Reported by City Police
Police report three items taken from an automobile may belong to owners who should identify them at Police Headquarters. Items include binoculars a red and blue scarf of Mexican design and a pair of vise grip pliers. The articles were found on a man arrested on weekend charges.
Latin America Military Aid Debate Quietly Grows
The Truman Admin weighs an 80 million dollar military aid program for Latin America ahead of an Inter-American Foreign Ministers conference. President Truman likely to urge hemispheric unity against the Soviet threat while Latin American nations seek US help to expand defenses. A tentative plan would require White House approval and Congress to decide. In separate police notes, a 1940 green Studebaker owned by Charles Baumgardner was reported stolen from Sixth and Bentz streets last night, with sightings of it in the area earlier.
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Washington
Truman
Latin America
Dean Acheson
U. S
White House
Western
Europe
Congress
Panama Canal
South Atlantic
Studebaker
Charles Baumgardner
North
Bentz Street
Sixth
Bentz Streets
Second assassination shocks Tehran under martial law
Tehran reports a second assassination death in the terror-threatened capital under martial law. Dr Abdul Hamid Zanganeh, former Education Minister, died from a student’s bullet fired last Monday.
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Tehran
Abdul Hamid Zanganeh
Iran
U N Line Solidified In Korea
U N troops pressed a western front link up near the 38th parallel and moved rapidly northward. American divisions advanced from Munsan toward Uijongbu, while a central front unit neared North Korea. South Korean patrols crossed the line on the east, and a Wolsa peninsula raid killed about 100 Reds. Heavy Chinese and North Korean forces hovered near Yonchon and Hwachon as the UN line closed in.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Munsan
Uijongbu
North
South Korea
North Korea
Far East Naval Headquarters
Wolsa Peninsula
Taedong
Chinnampo
Pyongyang
Jim Becker
U. S
26Th Army Corps
Seoul
Aith Lanis
Ulpongbu
Ullongbu
Yonchon
Hwachon
Campaign In Its Final Week
Several hundred volunteers in Frederick push the Red Cross fund drive toward the Frederick chapter goal of 13000 with the campaign ending March 31. General Chairman Charles V. Main urges intensified efforts as national defense needs rise and E Roland Marriman notes a new minimum goal of 85 million for defense support. Local totals lag behind last year as chairmen are urged to report promptly to 22 South Market Street.
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Red Cross
Frederick
Charles V. Main
Mr. Main
E. Roland Marriman
Main
South Market Street
Woman Used As Decoy in Boulevard Holdup
Waterloo report says a Baltimore man, Jack Tippett, was flagged down by a woman on Washington Baltimore boulevard for car trouble then robbed by three men. He lost $30 and a $600 diamond ring. Investigators quoted Tippett as the car was north of Laurel. A second note mentions a narrow stock market range on March 28.
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Waterloo
Baltimore
Washington- Baltimore Boulevard
Jack Tippett
Laurel
Tippett
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Crime Committee
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McGrath
Moran
Frankie Costello
Senate Crimes Investigating Committee
Italy
Department of Justice
James J. Moran
New Yor City
Walter
Louis Weber
Brooklyn Numbers
William O'Dwyer
Weber
Bill Jones
Fle
Ric
Guy George Gabrielson
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Boston Common
John R. Steelman
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
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Baltimore Democrat
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