Emmitsburg Youths Injured In Bridge Crash
A 10 year old Emmitsburg boy Harry Adams was gravely injured when a car struck four local youths crossing the Flat Run bridge on Seligsburg road. Adams suffered multiple fractures and serious trauma and was taken to Gettysburg hospital. The other injured youth Woody Stoner had burns and a lacerated hip. Stephen Ellis and David Adams escaped unhurt. The driver, an instructor from State College, was not charged after state police inquiry.
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Harry Adams
Emmmitsburg
Woody Stoner
Flat Run Creek
Emmitsburg
Seligsburg Road
Adams
Anaig Warner
Gettysburg
Spa
Emmitsbury
Stephen Elis
Donald Stoner
Young Ellis
Young Adams
Norman Adams
DePaul Street
Young Stoner
David Adams
State College
Ellis
Stoner
Mrs. Tydings to Speak Here at Federation Meet
Mrs Millard E Tydings will be the luncheon speaker at the First Northern District Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in the Evangelical Lutheran Sunday School room on Wednesday April 24. The twenty fifth anniversary of the district will be celebrated with invitations extended by Hampstead and the Cumberland Woman's Civic Club coordinating the event.
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Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
North College Parkway
Frederick
Womans Club
Sykesville
Arthur C. Brown
John M. deLashmutt
George K. Mather
Charles O. Clemson
Wom*an‘s Club of
Westminster
Ober S. Herr
Mackenzie's Column From Gander on UN Security Council Hope
DEWITT MACKENZIE writes from Gander Newfoundland about radio gremlins and ice delaying flights from Paris to New York. travelers discuss international problems including the United Nations Security Council and the lessons of the League of Nations in facing threats to peace.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Gander
Newfoundland
New York
Paris
United Nations ‘Security Council
Peace League
UNO
League of Nations
Old League
Japan
Manchuria
Mussolini
Hitler
League
Lytton
Far East
Mortinn
Ethiopia
United Nations
International Committee
Security Council
Snowstorm marks fourth anniversary with historic totals
On Palm Sunday March 29, 1942 Frederick County recorded its greatest snow, 17 inches in Frederick and 35 at Camp Ritchie, with up to an inch west of Hagerstown. The 1942 storm disrupted roads, schools, and power, and threatened floods during thaw. Also in brief, Lt Gen Walter Bedell Smith became US ambassador to the USSR in Moscow, as Russian evacuations moved through Mazanderan.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Camp Ritchie
Hagerstown
Jitterbugging Fatal at Manheim High School Party
Fifteen year old Melvin T Shank died during a jitterbug dance at a school gymnasium party in Manheim Pennsylvania Test night. School physician Dr Butt M Brennan reported a heart attack as the cause.
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Manheim
Melvin T. Shank
Dr. Butt
M. Brennan
Almshouse Question Up At Meeting
Discussion at the Western Shore County Commissioners Association meeting in Hagerstown about a 1947 bill to include in the new state hospitals inmates from county almshouses. President A Grant Hooper of Frederick urges amending the bill to remove almshouse residents unplaced by welfare boards, including senile cases, to allow counties to close almshouses as hospitals expand. Other topics on the agenda include Western Maryland roads, schools, juvenile jail segregation, and tax exemptions on household furniture.
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Western Shore “County Commissioners Association
Hagerstown
A. Grant Hooper
Frederick County
Alexander
Maryland
Legislative Council
Private construed bank hoax nets Japanese bank collapse
Private Earall L. Brown of Clarksville West Virginia allegedly forged an authorization to inspect funds, seized the bank’s assets, and closed the institution after deceiving the bank president and fleeing with 387800 yen. Military police trapped him at a resort hotel and he admitted the hoax.
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Yokohama
Mar
Otis J. Carter
Criminal Investigation Division
Pie. Ear
L. Brown
Clarksburg
W. Va
Carter
Brown
Milk price hearing urged for Maryland and Virginia dairy men
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association was notified of a federal hearing on its request to raise milk prices in the Washington area. The session opens Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the South Agriculture Building, with producers urged to attend Monday if possible to testify. Official estimates place Frederick County subsidies at about one million dollars annually. Subside levels vary seasonally and range from five to ten cents per gallon, with the open hearing intended to discuss replacing subsidies with higher producer-paid prices.
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Maryland and
Virginia Milk Producers Association
South Agriculture Building
Independence Avenue
12Th and
14Th Streets
Washington
1Ig
Maryland
Frederick County
Inrederick County
Baltimore
Frederick
Many Seek Office But Very Few Have Yet Filed For Primaries
Baltimore report notes filing for the June 24 primaries closes April 15. Democrats list multiple governor candidates with no Comptroller contenders, while Republicans show no congressional filings in any district. Key figures include Funk Baldwin McKeldin Roe Harrington Hanley Fallon and D’Alesandro. The scene centers on anticipated candidate announcements and party strategies.
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James E. Hague
Baltimore
Maryland
Secretary of State
Moerdar
John B. Funk
Dfred
Rep. H. Streett Baldwin
Congress
J. Glenn Beall
Theodore R. McKetchin
Republiican
Paul Robertson
Baltimore City
Republican Committee
Senate
McKeldin
Markey
Stephen B. Peddicord
W. Preston
Lane, Jr
Baldwin, Compirosier
J. Millard
John Markey
Frederick
Herman L. Mills
Hagerstown
U. S
George L. Radcliffe
O Conor
Robertson
John E. la Veck
Lawrence B. Fenneman
Joan S. White
Prince Georges
Eastern Shore
Dudley G. Roe
Emerson C. Harrington, Jr
Harford
Carroll
Balltimore City
Claude A. Hanley
Thomas D‘alesandro, Jr
George H. Fallon
Richard =. Lee
Dawson J. Horiie
Arch McDonald
Peddicord
Baldwin
Hanley
Lasseer
Unusually Warm And Clear Weather Ahead
Unusually warm and clear weather is forecast for most of the United States after days of southeast rain. Temperatures rise toward summertime levels with sunshine widely expected from Texas to New York. Readings include 99 degrees at Brownsville and 83 in Mowbridge, while South Dakota tops near 40 degrees above normal.
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North Carolina
Tennessee
Pightion
Texas
South Dakota
Ohio Valley
New York
Pennsylvania
Brownsville
Ter
Mowbridge
M. D
Canada
United States
Wages Raised Meat Prices Go Up Too
Washington reports OPA raises for pork and a third of beef cuts starting Monday. Increases stem from higher packing costs used to offset an 18 cent per hour wage rise. Some beef cuts see one to four cent hikes. liver and briskets up two cents. four cent jumps only for bulk dried beef and Canadian bacon. Posters will display new ceilings. survey finds housewives have low odds of buying at legal prices.
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Washington
OPA
GPA
American Meat Institute
One Killed In Raid Riot In Stuttgart Germany
A displaced Jew was killed and five wounded as rioting erupted after a black market raid on a displaced persons camp on Stuttgart’s outskirts. An American soldier and several German policemen were injured. U S armored cars ended the riot after German and American forces moved in with a large police presence.
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Stuttgart
Germany
U. S
U_ 5
Capehart Backs House Price Ceilings Move
Washington March 2947 The administration won unexpected Republican backing for emergency housing legislation. Senator Capehart of Indiana, Banking Committee member, said he would go along with ceilings on existing house prices, calling it a gesture but signaling support amid a tense debate.
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Washington
Capehart
R-Ind
Banking Committee
Education And Health Meet Held In Maryland
State Department of Education and State Department of Health hosted a joint meeting at the Maryland State School for the Deaf led by State Superintendent Dr. Thomas G. Pullen. Attendees included R C Thompson and M L Breitstein among others from education and health, with guests from Baltimore and Paris, focusing on deaf education and upcoming surveys of hearing children.
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State Department of Education
State Department of Health
Maryland
State
Thomas G. Pullen
R. C. Thompson
Raymond Attyson
Carroll
Miss Irey L. Adler
G. Ramey
Attegiuwy
Wor C. Diehl
Wilbur Phillips
Board of Education
Washington County
K. G. Stoner
Edward Divens
Dean Roberts
J. A. McCallum
Harry Fu Aishin
Baltimore City
Ignatius Bjorlee
Maryland State School For
Bjorlee
M. L. Breitstein
Pressure charged as CIO delegates pressured at Atlantic City
March 29 reports say retiring CIO United Auto Workers president R J Thomas alleges gangsters and hoodlums are pressuring delegates to the union convention. Also noted, Price Administrator Porter vows ceilings will adjust to spur production and end inflation when safe. An audit of sheriff Leroy Breington’s books is sought by the State Board of Correction. Five smallpox deaths are recorded in Seattle with Philadelphia vaccine aid arriving, and Senator Huffman proposes canceling Bikini tests this summer. Selective demand remains high in New York as inventories hold, with leaders seeking stronger support for preferred stocks.
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Atlantic City
N. J
R J. Thomas
CIO
United Auto Workers
Washington
Paul Porter
Congress
Seattle
Philadelphia
Orient
Russ Refused Landing To American Plane
Seoul reports an American source says Soviet authorities blocked a request for an American plane to land at Pyongyang the northern Korea capital. The message was intended for Lt Gen J M Chistinkov commander of Soviet forces in the area and may relate to talks of a joint commission on Korea.
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Seoul
Marcy
Hefjo
Korea
1 M. Chistinkov
Scaviet
Jobat
Wvivt
Kares
Johnny Viner
Karea
Emmitsburg Man Nunemaker Dies at 66 in Washington
Bromitsburg resident and former town official Guy Ninemaker Nunemaker died at Mt. Alto Hospital Washington after a lengthy illness at age 66. A Spanish American War veteran and former Burgess, he served as town commissioner and town clerk. Born October 2 1879 in Zora Pa he pursued electrical engineering studies at Union College and General Electric works. He enlisted in the 43rd Infantry in 1898 and served in the Philippine Islands including Luzon Samar and Leyte, aiding in the protection of Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s father during a visit to southern outposts. Continued on Page Three.
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Guy §. Ninemaker
Bromitsburg
Mt. Alto Hospital
Washington
Mr. Nunemaker
Philippine Islands
Emmitsburg
Zora
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Union College
Schenectady
N. Y
General Electro Works
Schnenectady
Nunemaker
43Rd Infantry
Manila
GlabroHar
Malta
Port Said
Alexandria
Cairo
Aden
Arabia
Singapore
Luzon
Samar
Leyte
Belle
Douglas MacArthur
Virginia drafts Vepco workers in unorganized militia
Governor Tuck drafted about 1,500 Virginia Electric and Power Company workers into the state’s unorganized militia under military law, subject to court martial for striking. State Guard members began serving draft orders at 9 a.m. Copies were given at emergency meetings in armories and schools across the state. President Green said the AFL will never acquiesce to Virginia authorities’ draft of power workers amid the strike threat.
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Richmond
Tuck
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Commonwealth
Virginia State Guard
State Guard
Vepco
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Virginia
No Hope Of Record To Avert Strike
Washington reports no prospect of an agreement in time to avert a strike by 400,000 coal miners led by United Mine Workers president John L Lewis. The National Coal Association and its secretary John D Battle accuse Lewis of stalling talks to push for a royalty levy on every ton of coal, with government efforts intensifying to prevent a work stoppage.
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Washington
Blue
National Coal Association
Join CL
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Coal Association
John D. Battle
Battle
Leis
Petrillo
Musicians’ Union
Tke Petrillo
LaGuardia Urges Fast Ships and Wheat for World Relief
UNRRA director general Vioriclo LaGuardia told delegates from 48 nations in Atlantic City that he would seek food wherever possible including Argentina. He called for bread not advice, pushing for ploughs and fast ships, and extending greetings to President Peron to show Argentina’s cooperation.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Viorclo LaGuardia
UNRRA
New York
LaGuardia
Col. Peron
Argentina
Nikirk Files For State's Attorney Re Election
Edwin F Nikirk filed today to seek re election as State s Attorney. He says seven months of prior service interrupted by military duty and asks Frederick County employers to grant benefits of the Gi Bill to resume his practice and serve a full four year term.
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Edwin F. Nikirk
Board of Election Supervisors
Nikirk
Frederick County
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Buenos Aires
Col- Juan PD
Peron
Eremor
Martinez
Caiiff
Contra Costa County
Mackenzie
ARES
Tehran
Interior Ministry
Mazanderan
Firuzkai
Cashen Sea
Babul
Gilan
Hooper
Western Shore Assn
Ma.Va
Berlin
J Lucius D. Clay
State Departments
MD. State School
Bulletins
Salisbury
Wicomico County
Leroy H. Breington
Huffman
D-Obia
Ay Bikini Dloij
American Plaine
Emmitsbure
Guy
Ninemaker
Philippines
Guy S. Nunemaker
Rancalit
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