Seven Graduates This Year at Frederick County Highs
The smallest class ever to receive diplomas in Frederick County will total seven at joint graduation in the Frederick High School auditorium on Thursday evening June 9. One graduate, a Brunswick High pupil, attends Frederick ceremonies as Brunswick holds no separate commencement. The shift from 11 to 12 years of schooling eliminated senior classes. four boys and three girls are transfer students meeting diploma credits for 1949. Gerald Van Pool of the NEA will speak. the ceremony will be open to the public with usual music by glee club and orchestra, and graduates will wear cream gowns for girls and blue for boys. A combined senior and junior hop is set for May 27. Graduates: George William Baker Jr, Sabra Lee Chambers, Shirley Kathryn Taylor, Da Etta Mae Hawkins, Kenneth Lawrence Krantz, William David Wiles, Paul Wilson Smith.
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Frederick County
Frederick High School
Brunswick High
Frederick
Brunswick
Gerald van Pool
NEA
Glee Club
George William Baker, Jr
Sabra Lee Chambers
Shirley Kathryn Taylor
da Etta Mae Hawkins
Kenneth Lawrence Krantz
William David Wiles
Brunswick High School
Paul Wilson Smith
Pupils From Maryland School for the Deaf Take Rural Outing
About 200 pupils and staff from the Maryland State School for the Deaf joined a Rural-Urban Rotary Club excursion led by State Trooper L M Ridge touring Adamstown Urbana Frederick county. They visited Dan Wights farm to see Angus cattle and riding horses then Three Springs Fisheries Lilypons observed fish propagation and a dairy barn at E Earl Remsberg farm Buckeystown was shown milked by an electric milker. At Saleado Aust in P Renn farm ice cream and drinks followed by fly casting demonstration by Frank Bentz assisted by Clarence C Carty. Gary L Utterback demonstrated trap shooting and held a record of 150 straight clay pigeons. Ten cars from Rotary and ten from the school ferried participants. Renn arranged transport and refreshments were provided by Merritt Lockwood and Wight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
E. Earl Remsberg
Buckeystown
Clarence C. Carty
Gary L. Utterback
Utterback
Maryland
Rotary Club
Maryland School
Renn
Merritt Lockwood
Wight
Reorganization Bill Held Up In Senate
Washington May 6 President Truman seeks power to reorganize the government but faces a tight Senate race. If no bill is signed by June 1 there will be no federal shakeup this year unless a special session is called. The Senate has stalled since April 7 while the House has passed its version.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Congress
House
Bootleg Headache Tokyo May 6
Japanese government battles moonshiners by cutting alcohol prices to match illicit goods and by seizing bootleg products. Officials claim bootleg liquor contains impurities that discolor drinkers’ skin, aiming to deter purchases and outpace smugglers.
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Tokyo
The Nation Today on Berlin and Western Europe
James Marlow warns that changing tactics by Russia does not mean a change in aims. He reviews the Berlin blockade, Marshall Plan, and Atlantic Pact as Western responses, noting the overall goal of world domination remains. He predicts renewed talks on Berlin and Germany, but urges patience and caution.
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James Marlow
Washington
Russia
Berlin
Europe
Germany
Western Europe
United States
U. S
Britain
France
West
Open Parking Lot Planned on McCaffrey Property
Demolition progresses rapidly on the McCaffrey property at 107 West Patrick Street after its purchase by Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Warfield. Warfield, president of the Frederick Motor Company, says the land will be an open parking lot serving the adjacent garage repair shop and show rooms. City officials condemned the house last December for bulging outer walls though antiquities such as fine paneling are being removed with care for preservation.
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McCaffrey
West
Patrick Street
Robert L. Warfield
Warfield
Frederick Motor Company
Frederick
No Parley Renewal In Ford Strike Scheduled
Detroit May 6 Ford Rouge, a vast factory still idle on the second day of the CIO United Auto Workers walkout involving about 60,000 workers protesting a speed-up. No talks were scheduled to renew negotiations as the strike continued to halt automobile production at Ford. Charleston W Va May 6 Herb Royer of Marshall College named head football and basketball coach at West Virginia Tech by the State Board of Education.
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Detroit
Ford Rouge
Grant
America
CIO
United Auto Weers
Ford Motor Co
Charleston
W. Va
Herb Royer
Marshall College
West Virginia Tech
State Board of Education
Program For Convention Announced
Delegates to the 21st annual convention of the Independent Retail Food Distributors of Maryland meet in Frederick Sunday and Monday. About 600 to 700 attendees are expected with arrangements by a committee led by Joseph L. Manning. The program covers registration, luncheons, sessions at Frederick Armory, memorial service, demonstrations, a banquet and floor show, plus a completed grocery store setup for demonstration purposes at the armory.
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Independent Retail Food Distributors of
Maryland
Frederick
Frederick Association
Henry Falk
Joseph L. Manning
Baltimore
Mr. Falk
Harry Hamilton
W. W. Moore
James Simmons
Cambridge
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Western Maryland Dairy of
Frederick Armory
Charles S. Harrison
Riviera Beach
Lloyd C. Culler
The
Maryland Association
Harry W. Walker
Francis Scott Key
Shanghai Push Seen in Progress as Fronts Engage
Shanghai notes report a major Communist push toward the city with claims of southwest gains being held and northwest forces repelled. Reds deepen advances into central and southeast China while Shanghai front activity resumes after Hangchow seizure and isolation of Shanghai by sea.
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Shanghai
Central
China
Hangchow
Rent Complaints Rise in Allegany County After Controls Lifted
Cumberland Rent Control Office reports 75 complaints in the last month as rents climb outside Cumberland since April 6. Records show drastic increases, including one case from 6 to 28 dollars monthly, largely among Lonaconing Midland residents and furloughed workers, with Westernport next and Frostburg few.
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Cumberland
Allegany County
Cumberland Rent Control Office
Baltimore
Lonaconing
Midland
Westernport
Frostburg
Local Heat Wave Breaks as Temperatures Edge 90
An early May heat wave may end by Sunday as temperatures push into the 90s for the second straight day. The observer warned it may not reach Thursday’s 90 degree peak with light showers briefly cooling to 62. Warm and humid conditions are expected tomorrow before a cooler turn.
Governor Lane vetoes Alcoholics Commission bill in Annapolis
Governor Lane vetoed a bill to create a state Alcoholics Commission and a referendum on gambling devices for Worcester County. He also rejected a short form tax return measure, vetoed a Lavale sanitary district boundary change, and criticized spending controls while noting earlier tax limits.
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Annapolis
Lane
General Assembly
Worcester County
Allerany County
Lavale
Legislative Council
Withdrawal of Russian troops to be tough Paris issue
Washington May 6 amid Western doubt how to handle a possible Russian demand for withdrawal of all occupation troops from Germany. US Britain and France weigh options at the Big Four ministers conference opening May 23 in Paris, with a unified stance likely on most problems. A separate note from Frederick Court House reports a London letter to The Court's Library promoting a book on Cardinal Mindszenty, by Nicholas Boer, with a chapter by Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe.
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Washington
Russia
Germany
Paris
United States
Britain
France
State Department
Frederick
U.S. A
Court House
London
England
Cardinal Joseph Mindszenty
Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Nicholas Boer
David Maxwell-Fyfe
Derby Entry Marks Start of 75th Kentucky Derby
Louisville report states Halt from Woodvale Farm owned by Mrs Royce G Martin was the first horse entered for the 75th Diamond Jubilee Kentucky Derby held in Louisville May 6
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Louisville
Woodvale
Royce G. Martin
Good Fruit Crop Expected In Area
Growers in the four state commercial growing region report a likely good fruit season after surveying orchards at the end of frost danger. Apple bloom damage was limited and an average crop of about 4,500,000 bushels is anticipated. Peach outlook is especially strong with a full crop likely barring unforeseen damage. Cherries will be plentiful though some cold spots suffered damage.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Snow Stalls Wyoming Cars as Chill Moves East
A winter chill and fresh snow swept Wyoming and eastern Colorado as a warm spell broke. Snow drifted along U.S. Highway 30 for 60 miles east of Rock Springs, stalling nearly 300 vehicles. Temperatures dipped below freezing in the snow belt while Colorado Springs reported wet snow and 33 degrees. The national heat wave eased in the central U.S. as a mass of cool air moved in, with forecasts of cooler conditions spreading toward the north central states and possibly ending the eastern heat by Sunday.
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Associated Press
Wyoming
Colorado
U. S. Highway 30
Rock Springs
Wyo
Wamsutter
Colorado Springs
Mercury
Cheyenne
Wye
Midwest
Wisconsin
Iowa
Kansas
Oklahoma
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Coast
Gulf
Great Lakes
Chicago
Louisville
Reading
Phoenix
Ariz
Providence
R. I
Cleveland
Lansing
Mich
New York
Pittsburgh
Albany
N.Y. St. Louis
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Boston
Virginia Terminal On Ferry Service Set
The State Highway Commission and the Virginia Ferry Corporation settled a dispute over relocating the East ern Shore terminal for Chesapeake Bay service. They reached a compromise after Northampton Circuit Court approved moving the terminal from Cape Charles to Nottingham Beach. The parties agreed not to contest the ruling.
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Richmond
State Highway Commission
Virginia Ferry Corporation
Northampton
Cape Charles
Nottingham Beach
Mental Institution Publicity 'Dirty Trick' Criticized
Dr John H Messler of Joinsville called recent Maryland mental institution publicity a dirty trick aimed at boosting a large building appropriation. He urged focus on prevention and treatment, cited syphilis as a major cause, and urged home sex education and better nurse staffing. He praised Civitan for funding a nursing scholarship and noted hospital bed shortages amid checkups.
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John H. Messler
Joinsville
Civitan Club
Francis Scott Key
Charles W. Crum
Messler
Maryland
Four Miners Dead After 48-Hour Rescue Effort
Girardville Pa May 6 four miners were found dead after rescue workers battled 48 hours to reach them in an anthracite shaft filled with smoke and fumes from an underground fire. The bodies were 600 feet below the surface near a tunnel off the main shaft. The miners William Kelly Joseph Wowak Raymond Eye and William O'Brien died reportedly shortly after the fire began Tuesday night at Gilberton Coal Company No Five colliery.
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Girardville
John Cook
No. Five
Gilberton Coal Company
Joseph Kupulis
Fiveman
John Walsh
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
William Kelly
Joseph Wowak
Shenandoah
Raymond
W C T U Convention At Middletown May 25
The W C T U County convention will be an all day session at Christ Reformed Church Middletown on May 25 open to the public. A pageant by New Market Union titled The Crusades and a lunch by the Guild Social Service Committee are planned, with historical note on the WCTU’s origins in Fredonia New York in 1873.
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Christ’ Reformed Church
Middletown
New Market Union
Ivan Lawson
Fredonia
N. Y
Woman's Christian = Temperance Union
Truck Ts Fire-Swept In Spectacular Mishap
A 10 wheeler truck driven by Edward Nickle of Federalsburg caught fire after flaming gasoline leaked from damaged tanks on U S Route 13 near Pocomoke City. The vehicle overturned on a soft shoulder, two gas tanks exploded, and flames swept the area. Nickle escaped unharmed as traffic halted two hours. The truck and cargo including 250 cases of dog food and 20 crates of dressed chickens were destroyed.
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Salisbury
Pocomoke City
Edward Nickle
Federalsburg
Nickle
Maeterlinck Dies in Nice at Age 83
Belgian author Maurice Maeterlinck famed for The Blue Bird and Pelleas et Melisande died in Nice today, the French press agency reported. He won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1911 and his work is known for its fanciful beauty and lyrical symbolism.
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Maurice Maeterlinck
Paris
Nice
Maeterlinck
Must Accept Labor Bull Compromises Ashington
Ashington May 6 Congress reaction showed Truman will press for new labor legislation and push repeal of Taft Hartley this year. He hinted at a whistle stop campaign and pledged to inform reporters in time. Democrats offered no firm comment as Byrd warned the Lesinski bill faces slim odds and rival Senate option unlikely to pass.
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Ashington
Truman
Capitol Hill
Lesinski
D-Mic
House Labor Committee
House
Rayburn
D-Tex
Rep
Wood
Byrd D-Vit
Senate
Thomas
Utah
VA to close 42 offices amid budget cuts in 1950
The Veterans Administration ordered 8,000 employees dismissed and will close 42 offices in 23 states to meet the 1950 budget, starting July 1. Veterans Administrator Carl R. Gray Jr said essential medical services remain, with 30 days notice given to discharged workers. Separately, local court actions include appeals in traffic cases and a non support appeal by Bennett. President Truman nominated John Russell Young for another district commissioner term and W Bruce Matthews for another term as district U S marshal.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Carl R. Gray, Jr
Congress
Gray
Carl Toberg
East South Street
Alton
Bennett
House of Correction
Circuit Court
Edward J. Smith
Frederick
Leonard J. Jakubowski
Baltimore
Young
Truman
John Russell Young
District of
Columbian
Senate
W. Bruce Matthews
Hollywood Park Razed In Big Blaze
Inglewood Calif May 6 A $5 000 000 blaze razed Hollywood Park damaging the grandstand Turf Club and clubhouse but about 600 horses were spared The fast spreading fire prompted arson probes with two men and a boy detained then released It took about three hours to gain control and one fireman was seriously injured The meet scheduled to start May 17 was canceled and Santa Anita Park offered facilities for the season
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Inglewood
Calif
Hollywood Park
America
Turf Club
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Owas
Little Lakes
Jack MacKenzie
Santa Anita Park
Clifton Freeman
Centinela Hospital
Showdown Vote Likely Today
The U N Assembly special political committee nears a showdown vote on the diplomatic boycott of Franco Spain with Latin American and Slav bloc divisions. The United States and others sit on the sidelines as two proposals face the committee chair’s scheduled today vote. Brazil Peru Colombia and Bolivia seek lifting the 1946 top level ban while Poland urges stricter compliance and opposes any treaties with Franco.
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Belgium
Brazil
Peru
Colombia
Bolivia
U.N
U. N
Spain
Poland
Juliusz Katz-Suchy
U. N. Assembly
Franco
Mayors Back Administration Housing Bill At Capitol
The United States Conference of Mayors urged Congress to pass the administration housing bill, arguing public low rent housing is essential to housing low income families. Baltimore Mayor Thomas D Alesandro Jr and New York Mayor William O Dwyer testified that federal aid is needed to clear slums and build housing for veterans.
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Washington
United States Conference of Mayors
Congress
Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr
Baltimore
House Banking Committee
William O'Dwyer
New York
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Niewer
Moscow
Asia
Food Distributors of State
Towson
Baltimore County
Charles Coulbourne, Jr
Knox Street
Cumberland-Ridgeley
Alcoholics Commission
Bureau
Virginia
W. Jerome Offutt
Paul Wilson
Major Williams Burgess
H. Ring Malarky
William Cart
Maxton Lee
Bethesda
W.C.T.U
Crisfield
Manchester
Eng
Swank Race Track
Niewspaerr Hachlye
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