Graduation Dates Set By Frederick County School Board
The Frederick County Board of Education approved graduation dates for eight high schools, elected officers including George C. Niedsridhx as president and George J. Mardin as vice president, and named staff roles. Commencement dates: Frederick High June 12, Middletown June 11, Emmitsburg June 7, Brunswick June 7, Walkersville June 14, Lincoln June 7, with Frederick High's exercises in the morning and others in the evening. Governor Meherdin has not yet named a new board member. Dr. Paul B. Kallaway remains until successor. The Republican committee recommended Joseph F. Rhoderick for appointment.
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Frederick
Tourmont High
Brunswick High
Walkersville High
Lincoln High
Wrederck High School
Meherdin
Paul B. Kallaway
Kallaway
Republican State Central Committee
Joseph F. Rhoderick
Frederick and Braddock Heights
County Farm Brings $65,000 to Daniels at Tramsville estate sale
The 474 acre Poke Essy Farm near Tramsville, once owned by Col. Richard W. Walker, sold for $65,000 to Dr. and Mrs. George E. Daniel of Poulesville. The property, described as a showplace with a stone mansion built in 1769, includes multiple dwellings, a dairy barn with 40 stanchions, two silos, garages, and extensive outbuildings. Dr. Daniel, in government service in Washington, plans to make Poke Easy their home and continue operations, with the sale arranged by Noah E. Cramer and Son.
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Richard W. Walker
Tramsville
George E. Daniel
Eve Bren
Poulesville
Yaere
And
Daniel
Molesworth Farm
Harold Welter
Alice Patton Walker
Col. Walker
Washington
Noah E. Cramer
Cordell Hull In Precarious Health At Bethesda Naval Center
Washington May 8 Cordell Hull secretary of state in the Roosevelt administration is critically ill and has been a patient since Saturday at the Navy Medical Center Bethesda Maryland where his condition was described as precarious He is 79 years old last October 2 He served as secretary of state from 1933 until 1943 resigning shortly before the United Nations Charter signing Truman 67 today Washington May 7 President Truman marks his 67th birthday as he plans a normal workday according to White House press secretary Short Varennes
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Navy Medical Center
Bethesda
Hull
Roosevelt
Truman
White House
Joseph H. Short
Varennes
Pentagon
Marshall-MacArthur
Marshall
John J. Pershing
MacArthur
Ngaun
Congress
May Day Ceremony Draws Hood Campus Crowd Saturday
The Hood College May Day weekend features Cinderella pageant with Miss Diane Bruhner of Jama sca as Cinderella and Miss Betsy McCain of Frederick as Prince Charming. Betsy Feldman of Brooklyn plays the Jester Gus Gus, with Queen crowned by May Queen Diane Bruhner. The event includes a reception, Cinderella Ball, and multiple performances and dances.
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Ood Cottage
Cinderella
Prince Hood
Betsy McCain
Frederick
Prince Charming
Diane Bruhner
Jamasca
N. Y
Hood Notetic
Ruth Jackson
Jamaica
Ruth Matthews
Cambridge
Barbara Coleman
Wynecte
Linda Willard
Aberdeen
Joanis Dickerson
Snow Hill
Hudson Garden
Doris Dreller
Alexandria
Gambrill Gymnasium
Bob Hessenauer
Batty Bittick
Francine Doncherstine
Joan Kellogg
Longmeadow
Mass
Barbara Feuer
Neponsit
Mary Annvert
Emmaus
Retre Aments
Ann Ovholm
Esopus
Noree Durgrom
Gloamfeld
Hood
Rhythmic
Miriam Rankin Apple
Joseph Henry Apple
Broddeck Hall
Miss Apple
Katharine FE. Dutrow
Friends of the Library
Riding Club
Fathers of Hood
Mother's Club of Hood
Coblentz Dinving Hall
Andrew G. Truxal
Father's Club S
Frencis Scott Key
Stolen Station Wagon With Deadly Germs In London
Scotland Yard broadcast nationwide alarms for three thieves loaded with deadly tetanus germs after stealing a station wagon from a veterinarian. The vehicle carried infected lambs and was to be disinfected. The car later found abandoned and broadcasts warned that upholstery and clothing carried bacilli. They were urged to surrender for anti tetanus injections. CEASE FIRE UP TODAY in Palestine debate mentions Syria and Israel.
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London
Scotland Yard
Spurn Russ Treaty Plan Rejected by United States
The United States rejected Russia’s proposal to hand drafting of a Japanese peace treaty to four Pacific powers including Communist China. The State Department said the U S will continue preparations without Russian participation and aims to have a draft ready for signing within a few weeks after consulting 15 nations. Russia proposed a foreign ministers council of the United States, Russia, Britain and Red China to meet in June or July to draft a treaty.
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Waenington
United States
China
State Department
Department
U. S
Russia
Alan G. iSirk
Moscow
Britain
Red China
How Schools Operate Told At Meet Here
Frederick County PTA sponsored a school study program at Elm Street School auditorium. Speakers included Eugene W. Pruitt and William W. Lush discussing state and county roles, budget factors, and equalization grants. The next talk, “Where do we go from here?,” will feature Dr. Clarence A. Newell at Frederick High School on May 24.
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Frederick County
PTA
Elm Street
Eugene W. Pruitt
William W. Lush
Washington County
Evelyn L. Mudge
Hood College
Leona Pollack
FTA
Brish
Pilus
Pruitt
Maryland
Clarence A. Newell
University of Maryland
Elizabeth Eckhart May
Frederick High School
Five Day Forecast for Maryland and Delaware
Five day forecast shows fair weather for Maryland and Delaware with a murder mention on Wednesday and Thursday. Showers possible Thursday night or Friday. Cooler by Saturday followed by showers Sunday. Temperatures for the period average near normal.
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Maryland
Delaware
Fair and Murder
Visiting Wyandotte Students Explore Frederick
Twenty three students from Theodore Roosevelt High School Wyandotte Michigan are mid tour in Frederick as part of a student exchange. They arrived by train Saturday and will visit Baltimore and Annapolis with Governor McKeldin to be interviewed.
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Theodore Roosevelt High School
Wyandotte
Mich
Frederick
Harpers Ferry
Michigan
Baltimore
Annapolis
McKeldin
Frederick Hich
Mid-West
Frederick High School
Elmer F. Mubshower
Barbara Whelan
Wyantdotte
Parsons Newman
Eldridge Mason
Mason
Committee On
Harry ©. Smith
Eugene W. Pruitt
Edward C. Hartmann
Chamber of Commerce
Warren C. Smith
Junior Chamber of Commerce
William Hardy
Rotary Club
Alvey Renn
Charles Main
Lions Club
Isaac Stevens
Civitan
Carl Hardwicke
Lyle Lyons
Reyburn Browning
Newton Exchange Group
Fred Delimore
Camp Detrick
Harrison McAlpine
Junior Red Cross
Mary Sue Reed
High School League
Louise Doty
Hood College
Hudson
Coblentz
Williams Observatory
Leah Allen
Lyon
Hardwicke
Allied Army Probes North in Korean Front
Allied forces pushed north along both ends of the 100 mile front for a second day. Patrols hunted for vanishing Red troops while reports of Communist build-ups appeared in far north Korea. Fifth Air Force flew 500 sorties as U N troops held a cautious line from Kimpo to Chuncheon with armored columns probing toward key hubs.
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Tokyo
Hed Korea
U. N
Kimpo
Seoul
Han River
Uijongbu
Inje
Fifth Air Force
James A. van Flee
Eighth Army
Western Front
U. S
Gloucestershire Regiment
John Randolph
Soviet Union
Randolph
Red
North Korea
Manchuria
Yalu River
Autopsy Performed On Body Of A Cow
Sheriff Guy Anders announced an autopsy on Norton Fogle’s cow found dead Sunday near Walkersville and Woodsboro did not establish a cause of death. A stomach hole suggested possible gunshot but no bullet was found. Fogle asked commissioners about payment for the case, but no law authorizes such payments.
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Guy Anders
Norton Fogle
Walkersville
Woodsboro
Fogle
Foyle
Posts Bond Posted by Marlin Y Fraley on Bastardy Charge
Marlin Y Fraley, charged with bastardy, posted a $500 bond and was released pending grand jury action after an arrest on a warrant by County Constable Raymond Haugh.
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Marlin Y. Fraley
Thormont
Raymond Haugh
Marshall And MacArthur Have Had Much In Common
Two aging generals, George Marshall and Douglas MacArthur, share war laurels and later roles in policy. The political clash over China policy and war priorities pits Marshall’s support of Truman against MacArthur’s Asia emphasis, while both eyed a global effort to prevent another world war.
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Washington
May
George Catlett Marshall
Virginia
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Marshall
Japan
Truman
Bataan
Europe
Asia
Two Are Given Terms In Jail For Assault
Two county men with lengthy records were accused of assaulting jail turnkey Mathias B. Miller Sr. in February. Miller testified the men entered the jail, provoked a scuffle near the switchboard, and left after he drew his gun. Herschel Himes previously had a three year sentence for assault and battery. Clayton Himes faced 30 days unless $40 and costs are paid. Other locals faced assorted charges, including a burglary case, drunkenness, and traffic offenses, with bond or fines set. State officials weighed possible action on a Sunday blue law violation involving the Braddock Drive-In Theater.
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Mathias B. Miller, Sr
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Peoples Court
Merschel Jesse Himes
Burkittsville
Samuel Clayton Himes
Miller
Herschel Himes
Glenn R Weddle
Frederick
Route 4
Tucker
Brown
Albert C. Detweiler
Braddock Drive-In
Edwin F. Nikirk
Detweiler
Tam
Inheater
McGee Executed After White Housewife Assault
Willie McGee, an 87 year old Black man, was executed early today for raping a white housewife in her bedroom in Laurel Mississippi. The case drew national attention and raised debates over crime and justice in the Jim Crow era.
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Mecgee
Laurel
Mies
May
Willie McGee
Procery Wuck Driver
Armed Forces Day Parade Plans In Frederick
Final plans for Frederick's Armed Forces Day parade Sunday set for 7 30 p.m. at the Francis Scott Key Hotel with Army Navy Air Force and veterans units. Cramp Detachment National Guard Reserve Corps American Legion VFW DAV AMVETS bands and drums. floats. parade forms on 12th 10th 16th streets and marches to All Saints Street then Market Street. Parade grand marshal Alton Y Bennett urged flag display. Armed Forces Week ends with Camp Detrick open house Saturday from 1 to 4 30 p.m.
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Frederick
Citizens’ Armed Forces
Friencis Scott Key
Army
Navy
Air Force and
Veterans
National Guard
Cramp Detrick
Reserve Corps
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Amvets
Market Street
All Saints Street
Uolts
Alton Y. Bennett
Armed Forces
Camp Detrick
Moscow Ignores Allies In Claims Of Victory
Washington accuses Moscow of downplaying allied contributions on the anniversary of V E Day. It recalls Stalin statements from 1945 and 1946 about Soviet and allied roles, noting shifts in Moscow’s public stance from joint victory to self reliance.
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Moscow
Washington
State Department
Stalin
Germany
Voice of America
Russia
Bulldozer Wrecks Cable Halts TV and Phone Lines
A bulldozer on a Swan's Creek road work site damaged a conduit carrying 14 coaxial cables yesterday. TV programs were off the air from about 1 to 7 p.m. along the Atlantic seaboard and telephone service was disrupted, forcing calls between New York and southern points to route via Pittsburgh, Chicago, or other western cities.
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Aberdeen
Swan’s Creek Road
Here
Atlantic Seaboard
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Destruction Of Armies Is An Objective
A May 8 Washington dispatch reports Secretary of Defense Marshall asserting the UN aims to win the Korean War by inflicting terrific casualties on Chinese forces and breaking their morale. He criticizes Gen Douglas MacArthur for escalating casualties and testifies on Korea border restraints and possible retaliation limits involving Manchuria. The inquiry examines MacArthur’s dismissal, with mentions of Ridgway and NSC discussions, plus notes on border proximity to the Soviet Union and allied caution.
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Washington
May
Marshall
United Nations
Defense Marshall
Douglas Macs Arthur
Koreas
Senate
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Manchuria
Matthew B. Ridgway
Pacific
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Rashin
Najin
Siberia
Manchurian
China
Russell
Joint Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chiefs of Staff
National Security Council
Council
Truman
Barkley
Acheson
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Security Council
U. N
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G. C. Rhoderick
Lake Success
Syria
Israel
Palestine
W. W. Brish
Baltimore and Annapolis
Herman Phillips
East South Street
Uniteds
Florida
Paterick M. Schnauffer
Miami
Fla
John Kee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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