Milk Price Drop Planned by Frederick Retailers
Frederick independent milk retailers announced a one cent per quart cut in retail milk price to take effect April 1 in Frederick. The move follows an informal retailers meeting and contrasts with no official Virginia Milk Commission action. Local wholesalers may drop prices before the retail cut, with Baltimore and regional markets also adjusting.
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Frederick
Virginia Milk Commission
Virginia-Maryland Milk Producers Association
Virginia Commission
Alexandria
Baltimore
Maryland
Philadelphia
Washington
Communists' Tour of U S Halted in Newark
Newark reports that a coast to coast tour by 18 World Peace Conference delegates from behind the Iron Curtain was halted less than 12 hours before the first rally. The State Department canceled their visas, valid only for last weekend's New York conference, and a conference spokesman said the delegates would not appear unless Secretary Acheson rescinds the order. The item also notes average 1948 holdup loot at over $700.
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Newark
N. J
State Department
Department
U. S
New York City
New York
Anniversaries and historical milestones compiled
Know America Today's Anniversaries lists notable births and deaths from 1825 to 1941. It highlights Samuel B. Maxey, John Fiske, Sir John Waldstein, De Wolf Hopper, Mary W. Calkins, plus key historical events like Crawford W. Long's ether anesthesia in 1842, Alaska sale in 1867, the 15th Amendment, 1884 Cincinnati riots, 1918 daylight savings, 1920 grain relief, and 1941 Axis shipping seizures.
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Samuel B. Maxey
Kentucky
Texas
U. S
Monroe County
John Fiske
Boston
Hartford
Conn
John Waldsteln
New York
de Wolf Hopper
Federal Grain Corp
Russia
World War II era notes and notable birthdays
Chronology brief covers 1942 to 1948 military events from Corregidor to Germany, plus a list of notable birthdays including Jo Davidson Floyd Odlum Leland Buckmaster Sidaney Souers Walter Short Harvey Bundy Erwin Panofsky and Maj. Gen. Frederick Uhl, highlighting birthplaces and ages.
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U. S. Howe
Heidelberg
Germany
U. S. Tth
John L. Lewis
Jo Davidson
New York
Floyd B. Odlum
Radio-Keith- Orpheum Corp
Union City
Mich
Leland S. Buckmaster
United Rubber Workers, Cio
Akron
Ohio
Geneva
Ind
Sidaney W. Souers
St. Loum
U.snr
Central Intelligence
Daston
Walter C. Short
Pearl Harbor
Fullmore
Ill
Harvey H Bundy
Boston
Grand Rapids
Erwin Panofsky
Institute For Advanced Study
Princeton
Instore
Art
Frederick E. Uhl
Horoscopy for Harold D. Born, Age 63
The reading notes strong self-confidence today may boost business but warns pride could block opportunity. Excessive self-satisfaction risks conceit and undermines prospects.
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Harold
Odd egg displayed at News-Post office wins curiosity
Albert Moxley of Mt. Airy Route 2 displayed a curved, hooked end egg at the News-Post office on Tuesday. The cylinder shaped egg, laid by a Rhode Island Red, resembled his Abners schmoo and was found by his son Bully.
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Albert Moxley
Mt. Airy
Route 2
News- Post
Rhode Island
Abners
Moxley
Bully
Mark Twain's 1873 Scrapbook Book Breaks Sales Records
In 1873 Mark Twain published a self pasting scrapbook that contained no IO words yet sold 25 000 copies. The book defied norms by offering a portable, pasteable collection, reflecting Twain's inventive publishing approach and surprising market appeal.
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Mark Twain
Preaching Mission At Local Church Details
The Frederick Church of the Brethren announces its annual Lenten Preaching Mission starting Wednesday March 30 led by Rev. Ivan L. Eikenberry from Day ton a Nigeria. He and his wife return from a three year Nigeria mission term where he heads the mission school for natives at Garkida. Services run nightly at 7 30 through Palm Sunday April 10.
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Frederick Church of the Brethren
Ivan L. Eikenberry
Dayton
Garkida
Nigeria
West Africa
Mr. Eikenberry
Church of the Brethren
Eikenberry
Sunday Services Planned With Special Music
The record notes two Sunday services scheduled for morning at 11 o clock and in the evening with special music arranged for each service.
Washington sales tax bill passed by House
The House approved and sent to the Senate a bill to levy a two percent retail sales tax in the nation’s capital. The roll call was 216 to 80. The bill would raise property taxes from $2 to $2.15 per $100 valuation and apply the District of Columbia income tax to all residents regardless of domicile, with Congress members, their secretaries, and certain officials exempt.
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Washington
House
Senate
District of Columbia
Congress
Lions At Emmitsburg To Give Card Party
The Emmitsburg Lions Club sponsors a card party on April 19 at Firemen's Hall to raise funds for the town playground. The event will feature an arm chair radio as a prize with hours supervised for children. Key committees include general activities by Robert E. Daugherty as chairman with John Hollinger Frank Fitzgerald and Herbert Roger assisting.
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John Hollinger
Frank Fitzgerald
Herbert Roger
Edward G. Stull
C. A. Elder
Guy A. Baker
Local meeting names officers and hosts for event
Ralph McDonnell Regis Miller and Philip Sharpe highlighted as chairs hosts include George Gingell chairman with Howard Carty and Carter W Linger named among active volunteers at the gathering refreshments prepared for attendees.
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Ralph McDonnell
Regis Miller
Philip Sharpe
George Gingell
Howard Carty
Carter W. Linger
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