Record shows 1948 safety gains despite airline losses
National Safety Council reports 1948 saw the lowest overall accident deaths since records began, with declines in all fatal accidents except those at home. Motor vehicle deaths fell 2 percent, despite 1 percent more miles driven, and airline fatalities rose. Total cost of accidents reached 7.2 billion dollars, about half the next fiscal year’s defense budget, underscoring ongoing civilization’s high toll.
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National Safety Council
Tne
Big Feet Trend Signals Shifts In Women's Footwear
The New York Times notes women's shoe sizes expanding from 4–7 to 5–9 before and after the war, with gloves sizes rising similarly. The change may normalize varied foot sizes, reducing emphasis on dainty feet and misfit footwear. A related item reports a stolen 1947 Key Chevrolet model recovered by police near East Patrick Street after church attendance. Kenneth Henderson, a local salesman, was the owner.
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New York Times
Kenneth Henderson
Henderson
East Patrick Street
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The News May 9 1899
Fifty years ago items note a large basket of homing pigeons released in Frederick from Shamokin Pa for a flight home at 9 am. Workmen begin improving the bicycle track at Athletic Park with a June opening planned. The Harley residence near Burkittsville burned, furniture lost while the family escaped. A large barn on Willie Rhoderick’s farm opposite Margaret Hood’s farm was struck by lightning. the cupola damaged but the barn did not burn.
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Frederick
Shamokin
East Third Street
Athletic Park
Brish
Josephus Harley
Burkittsville
Willie Rhoderick
Margaret Hood
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The News May 9 1925
Rev J Frank Fife a 1925 Lutheran Seminary graduate has accepted a call to Woodsboro Lutheran. Kiwanis Club granted permission to plant cherry trees in Baker Park. Frederick opened Ridge League with a 10 4 loss to Hagerstown before 2000 fans. Joe Vosmik, new outfielder, went hitless in five at bats. Miss Harriet Kemp Frederick will succeed Miss Helen Miller as secretary at the Hagerstown Boy Scout office on May 20.
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J. Frank Fife
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Gettysburg
Woodsboro
Harriet Kemp
Frederick
Helen Miller
Hagerstown
Dorothy Dix on choosing a husband like buying a dress
Dorothy Dix answers readers on marriage beyond romance, arguing there is no perfect husband and that love matters most. She warns against plans to assemble a mate from traits of different men and stresses enduring affection as the true safeguard of marriage.
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Miss Dix
Louise
John
Mary
Jove
Picking Mother's Day Flowers Youth Shot in Detroit Yard
In Detroit on Mother's Day, 15 year old Donald Walsh was shot in a weed grown yard as he and seven other teens gathered bouquets. An 88 year old woman Miss Emma Arnold was jailed as police investigated the incident. Walsh remained in critical condition at a local hospital.
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Detroit
Emma Arnold
Donald Walsh
Miss Arnold
Young Walsh
Despondent Man Dead by Own Action in Montgomery County
In Silver Spring on May 9 the medical examiner announced the death of Clarence Thomas Grimes, 38, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police stated he was shot in the chest with a .22 rifle. Mrs. Grimes cited a heart condition causing despondency.
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Silver Spring
Montgomery County
F. J. Broschart
Clarence Thomas Grimes
Grimes
Washington Daybook shows unemployment fears and welfare debate
Joe Martin in Massachusetts reports voters worry about job loss and savings as unemployment lingers, while concerns over foreign spending and welfare costs shape Republican views. In Washington, the Atlantic Pact hearing features Acheson and Vandenberg with tense questions and photo-ready scrutiny, amid the Senate Foreign Relations Committee showcase. A Missouri case notes a 12-year-old admits strangling his bride, reported May 9.
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Tris Coffin
Washington
Joe Martin
Massachusetts
North Attleboro
Martin Democrats
Joe
New
Martin
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dean Acheson
Lavo
Warren Austin
U. N
Austin
Louis Johnson
Secretary of Defense
Tom Connally
Arthur Vandenberg
Tom
Vandenberg
Statesman
Forrest Donnell
Donnell
Globe Lynd
Farmington
Missouri Highway Patrol
Railroads seek higher mail rates amid subsidy clash
A Washington feature notes railroads seek a rise in mail pay as airlines receive most air mail revenue. Senate moves to study mail rate disparities while Post Office budget strains. Railroads argue three-cent stamps underpay costs, prompting calls to coordinate parcel post and express rates to avoid subsidizing government services.
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Washington
Malta
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Post Office Department
Langer
North Dakota
Commission
Draftees And Vets Guide Answers Reader Questions
MAJOR THOMAS M. NIAS answers reader inquiries on GI Bill schooling for Navy draftees, housing loan rules, and nonchargeable dividends, plus guidance on lost discharge papers, training for veterans’ spouses, and pension filing. Also notes a Q&A on jewelry at the American Museum of Natural History.
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Thomas M. Nias
Washington
Navy
Armed Forces
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
J. Pierpont Morgan
Europe Recovery Study Will Probe U S Funding Needs
Washington May 9 The chairman of a House subcommittee on appropriations for European recovery said his panel will examine a United Nations report indicating Europe will depend on American capital for many years. Rep Gary of West Virginia said the inquiry would cover that aspect and that they are gathering all available information.
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Washington
House
United Nations
Europe
Gary
D-Wva
Economic Cooperation Administration
Historic 1919 Air Flight Is Retraced
Lisbon marks a commemorative flight retracing the NC-4 Atlantic crossing. The Navy bomber landed at 12:07 p m after a 16 hour 50 minute flight from Floyd Bennett Field New York via Newfoundland and the Azores. The 1919 journey took 19 days, underscoring progress in aviation.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Atlantic
Floyd Bennet Field
New York
Newfoundland
Azores
Used Trench Knife To Kill Three Men
Cleveland reports 26 year old laborer John Hrehov admitted fatally stabbing three men in a street fight with a trench knife, claiming self defense. Detective Lieut. Kerr notes the weapon a souvenir of his war service used during the incident.
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Cleveland
John Hrehov
David E. Kerr
Kerr
Hrehov
Air Force
Genealogist Halston Goldsborough Dies at 69 in Frederick
Halston Goldsborough longtime Frederick resident historian and genealogist died at the county home Saturday afternoon at one. He was 69 and the last of his immediate family. Educated at Mercersburg Academy and Lehigh University he was an authority on local Indian lore and artifacts and wrote for Frederick's bicentennial in 1945. Services Tuesday at 2 pm at the funeral home with interment in Mt Olivet Cemetery.
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Halston Goldsborough
Edward Yerburg Goldsborough
Amy Ralston Auld
Mr. Goldsborough
Salmon P. Chase
United States Supreme Court
Goldsborough
Mercersburg Academy
Lehigh University
Maryland State School For the Deaf
Frederick County
Frederick
WPA
Episcopal Church
East
Patrick Street
Mt. Olivet
C. E. Cline
R. Sourin
Dutrow
Markgsi Dutrow
Mr. Pleasant
W. DeWitt Dickey
Walkersville Methodist Church
Elmer Wiles
Edward Cramer
Thomas Dutrow
Guy Albaugh
Harry Routzahn
Eugene Dutrow
Harry E. Cart Company
Deaths of Mrs. John H. Shirk and others in region
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs. John H. Shirk of Taneytown at 1 a.m. after a brief illness, and Wesley M. Glass of Littlestown at Springfield State Hospital after years of poor health. Also listed are Mrs. Lulu E. Cooper of Hagerstown, Mrs. Fannie R. McDevitt of Mt. Pleasant, and relatives, funeral arrangements, call times, and church affiliations.
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Wesley MM
Glass Wesley M. Glass
Littlestown
Springfield State Hospital
Charles Glass
Taneytown
Agnes Monday Glass
George Hunichen
Camp Gordon
Leonard Weaver
Kenneth Carr
Westminster
Wesley Glass, Jr
Nelson Bell
Clyde Bacon
Rose Hill
Henry Trent
Sneedsville
Tenn
Curtis
Ellis Glass
van Huss Grove Baptist Church
Harold Myers
Keysville
Fuss and Son
Irs
Fannie R. McDevitt
Fannie Rebecca McDevitt
Cornelius I. McDevitt
Mt. Pleasant
Edwin C. McDevitt
Jacob and
Mary Baer Sponseller
Mount Olivet and local cemeteries fill with services
A long list of funeral services and survivors follows for residents of Mt. Pleasant and nearby towns. The notices name deceased individuals, their survivors, service times, and funeral directors, with interment at Mount Olivet or local cemeteries.
Funeral services for Mrs Sarah Pfeifer in Burkittsville
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Addie Pfeifer of Burkittsville were held Wednesday at 41 oclock in St. Pauls Lutheran Church with Rev. Martin L Zirkle officiating. The church choir sang In the Garden and Ivory Palaces. Interment was in Burkittsville Union Cemetery. Pallbearers were Clark Routzahn O L Pry Edward Norris Claude Ahalt Edgar Magaha Ira J Young. Funeral directors C H Feete and Bro. Also noted is the funeral of Lt Miller B Cassell Jr killed in Germany April 22 1845 with services from 106 East Church Street.
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Charles Peter Haley
Park Avenue
Brunswick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Agnes Wheeler
Esther Rose Wheeler
Patricia Haley
Jane Haley
Charles Edward Haley
Baltimore
St. Francis Catholic Church
Paul Daugherty
St. Mary's Cemetery
Petersville
Sarah Frances Whiten
Divine Street
Buckeystown
I. P. Blackman
Choi
James E. Bowens
Edwards Fisher
Addison Layer
George A. Bowens
Melvin Naylor
John J. Proctor
Hope Hill Cemetery
M. R. Etchison and Son
Sarah Addie Pfeifer
Burkittsville
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Martin L. Zirkle
Clark
Routzahn
O. L. Pry
Edward Norris
Claude Ahalt
Edgar Magaha
Ira J. Young
Burkittsville Union Cemetery
C. H. Feete and
Bro
Miller B. Cassell, Jr
West South Street
Germany
East Church Street
Gardens Amid Squalor by a City Priest and a Seized Raid
Strength For Today narrates Earl L Douglass praising a minister who endures poverty while cherishing beautiful gardens in imagination. The tale contrasts squalor outside with cultivated inner landscapes. In a separate brief, Ocean City reports a raid on Rick's Raft gambling venue, 30 patrons detained, $57 seized, and a hearing scheduled. Also noted, Potomac Electric Power Co issued $10 million of first mortgage bonds at 101.0 for 2% coupon.
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Earl L. Douglass
D. D
Babson Newspaper
Ocean City
Rick
Worcester County
Vinscent Brittingham
Brittingham
New York
Potomacs Electric Power Co
Halsey, Stuart and Co
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John Q. Taxpayer
David Lawrence
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Chattanooga
F. C
Kansas City
Adjutant General's Office
Department of the Army
D. C
R. A
Miami
Alnav
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Department of the Navy
J. O.R
Lawrence, Mass
Ireland
Veterans Administration
U. S
Shanghay
Shanghai
Kaiting
White Sulphur Springs
W. Vz
Ronald Balcom
New York and
Palm Beach
Greenbrier
Dayton
CIO
United Electrical Workers’ Union
John H. Shirk
Mary Belle Shirk
Albert
Eliza Koons
Mt. Union Lutheran Church
Edna Langanyi
Buffalo
N. Y
Ralph Shirk
Bruce St. Shirk
M. L. Koons
Haddonfield
N. J
Ella Crumpacker
S. Franklin Koons
Union Bridge
Charles S. Owen
Andrew Theisz
Mt. Union Cemetery
C. O. Fuss and Son
Lulu E. Cooper
Lulu F. Cooper
Carroll G. Cooper Sr
Porterstown
William H
Virginia Moore Lapole
Nina
Murray
Lancaster
Claudene
Carroll Cooper
Snyders Landing
Lina Crummett
Katie Pearl
Martha Lynch
Nellie Eichelberger
Joshua Lapole
Jefferson
Charles
Frank
William
Lapole
Gapland
Harry C. Gonso
Rose Hill Cemetery
Ste
Ralph Bowers
Edwin Zimmerman
W. DeWitt
Dickey
D. D. Hartzler and Sons
Margaret O. Hammett
Margaret Osler Hammett
Charles Edward Hammett
Brewster
Blue Ridge Cemetery
Thurmont
M. L. Creaser and Son
Hammett
van Buren
Mary Elizabeth Rouzer Osler
Clifford B. Tuttle
van B. Hosier Hammett
Newtown Square
Emma V. Stone
Emma
Virginia Stone
Lewis D. Stone
Yellow Springs
Parkway Church of God
Raymond H. Stone
Norman R. Stone
Hagers Town
L. Sherwood Stone
Harriet Hargett Blank
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Maurice E. Himes
Angie Ellen Himes
Middlepoint
Myersville
Ritchie State Hospital
Cascade
Garfield
Daniel W
Armanda Dubel Forrest
Beatrice Medlar
Morris
Lee Doyle
Beaver Creek
Harry Himes
Paul Himes
Mercersburg
Lottie Morgan
This City
William Kendall
Keedysville
Theodore Forrest
Lantz
William Lewis
Mt. Bethel Methodist Church
Paul F. Bittle
Edwin H. Sponseller
John H. Ness
J. H. Schmitt
Maryland National Guard Co. A. 115Th Infantry
Joseph Holdcraft
J. A. Cutsail
James Doub
C. W. Ox
William C. Nelson
Robert Hooper
Mount Olivet
Florenc May Zimmerman
Floyd E. Zimmerman
Trail Avenue
William C. Royal
First Baptist Church
John D. Shorrow
Cletus E. Barnes
John M. Barnes
Raymond H. Barnes
Charles W. Barnes
William E. Poole
Kenneth D. Poole
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