Feete Brunswick funeral director dies at 80
Charles E. Feete of Brunswick longtime community booster and funeral director died at Frederick Memorial Hospital at 80. He served on a wartime Selective Service Board and was honored by the Frederick Lions Club. Survived by two sons, one sister, a brother, and several grandchildren. Funeral planned for Wednesday in Middletown.
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Charles E. Feete
Brunswick
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Feete
Maryland
Virginia
Selective Service
C. Floyd Feete
B. Lee Feete
Carrie KI Leatherman
Harmony
J. Marshall Feete
Baltimore
Feese
Brunswhich
William Feete
Berlin
B Street
Petersville Road
Potomac
Bransw Rotary Club
Knights Prthias
LORM
Boosters’ Committee
Frederick County Taxpayers’ Association
Middletown
Freight Rate Decision By L C C Upheld
Washington May 12 The Supreme Court upheld an Interstate Commerce Commission order altering freight rates with a 10 percent rise in the north and east and a 10 percent fall in the south and west. The ruling, 7 to 2 with Justice Douglas ill, aimed to end regional price disparities in manufactured goods.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Douglas
Burton
Jackson
Frankfurter
Fire Damages Sandy Point Ferry Slip Delays Cross-Bay Service
A fire at the Sandy Point terminal along the Chesapeake Bay damaged the slip pilings and suspended operations as five Anne Arundel fire departments battled flames on creosote treated pilings. An attendant noted the blaze began around 9 20 am with the inbound ferry unable to dock, while traffic queued for the toll booth. Firefighters gained control by 11 30 am and officials hoped to resume service soon, with the Sandy Point terminal serving as the sole vehicular cross-bay crossing.
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Sandy Point
Chesapeake Bay
Anne Arundel County
Matapeake
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Baltimore
Red Star Motor Coaches, Inc
Salisbury
Cambridge
Sr. Margaret Mary Williams 74 Dies at Visitation Convent
Sr Margaret Mary Williams died this morning at the Visitation Convent after months of illness. Born June 21 1873 in Frederick she was the daughter of the late James and Augusta E Palmer Williams and granddaughter of Joseph B Palmer. She entered the Visitation in 1392 and marked a golden jubilee in 1945. Funeral Wednesday at 6 45 am in the Visitation chapel with interment in the convent cemetery conducted by Harry E Carty funeral directors.
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Margaret Mary Williams
Visitation Convent
James
Augusta E. Palmer Williams
Margaret Mary
Frederick
Joseph B. Palmer
Visitation
Visitation Chapel
Harry E. Carty
Visitation Academy Graduation Set for June 3
The one hundred and first graduation at Visitation Academy is scheduled for June 3 at 10:39 a.m. The class of 16 will be among the largest, with exercises at the school. St Joan’s parochial school sets its graduation for June 10 at 8:15 p.m. Speakers have not yet been announced.
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Nesdar
St. Joan’s Parochial
Railroad man hurt in Baltimore and Ohio yard collision
Charles Carter of Brunswick, 37, suffered injuries to his left leg and right arm when two yard locomotives collided near U Station in Washington Sunday. Carter resides on Maple Avenue in Brunswick. details of the accident were not learned.
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Charles Carter
Brunswick
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
U Station
Waington
Carter
Maple Avenue
Foremen Plan Walkout at Ford in Detroit
Detroit May 12 backed by a strike vote the Foremen's Association of America moved forward with plans for a walkout at Ford Motor Co probably within a week or two.
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Detroit
Foremen’s Association of America
Ford Motor Co
Censorship Bill Vetoed By Governor
Governor Lane vetoed the bill to require special censorship for Saturday matinees in Frederick County. The Maryland State Board of Censors criticized the measure and warned it could bar films, while proponents suggested using a child-friendly film library as an alternative. The film library, tested by schoolchildren, aims to identify sequences to omit.
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Ich
Frederick County
Lane
Horace M
Maryland
Alexander
Board of Censors
Helen C. Tingler
Johnson Office
Focal
Taft Urges Budget Cuts Before Senate Action
Senator Taft of Ohio called for trimming the Senate budget ahead of next week's action on the 4 000 900 000 outlay. The House had earlier cut 36 000 069 000, while Taft aims to push further spending reductions. Some Republicans and rivals requested totals before voting on taxes amid party splits. Selected stocks gained modestly in New York trading.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
House
Taft Bothdes
Truman
Aixen
Wilson
Iowa
Cold Weather Pounds Local Orchards Worst Frost Hits Peaches
Frost and freezing temperatures across the county damaged apple and peach orchards with many peach blooms killed and strawberries lost. Local growers reported heavy losses in Thurmont and near Frederick as temperatures fell into the upper twenties and thirties, with lingering frost warnings and anticipated minimal crops.
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Coates
Freder
Thurmont
C. H. Staley
Wasi County
Catillo
Hancoc’p Oratory
Graham
Frederick County
Syria Defiance on Holy Land Problem Sparks Debate
The article notes Syria rejecting an independent line state while pressing for changes in U N Palestine matters. Delegates resume talks. Musa Sheriok and others introduce wartime records of Jerusalem's exiled Grand Mufti. Meanwhile, the May term Circuit Court opens with Judge Patrick T. Schnauffer presiding.
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Lake Lace
Syria
Holy Land
Ei Khouryan Delecates Committee
U. N. Palestine
Jey Palestine
M. Dar
Maqui Co I
Moshe Sheriok
Appen Agency
Grand Muft
Jerusalem
Palestine
Tms
Circuit Court
Patrick ™. Schnauffer
Emal Dackete Wee
Labor Bill Fallout Shapes 1948 Politics and Strikes
The Nation Today analyzes how a sweeping Republican labor bill could trigger a coal strike if vetoed or not enacted. A government seizure scenario and potential public anger toward Truman’s Democrats loom ahead of the 1948 elections, with unions and organized labor in dispute over the bill.
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James Marlow
Pruman
Kadar Hou
House
Senate
Truman
Congress
John 5
Mr. Truman
Ir. Truman
Mr Truman
Winnie Ruth Judd Flees From State Hospital
Winnie Ruth Judd escaped from the State Hospital for the Insane in 1931 after fleeing a second floor cell. Dr. John A. Larson, the superintendent, called it her third escape and noted the use of conspiracies as she vanished in early hours. The 41 year old described as a murderess had previously hidden bodies in a trunk in Los Angeles, and authorities reported the latest escape during a routine check at 12:36 a.m.
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Los Angeles
State Hospital For the Insane
John A. Larson
E. Insane
Larson
Two Arrests Listed in City Police Overnight
Police report two overnight arrests in Klinehart's Alley. John J. Bel and Bertie Gowins, both colored, face charges related to distorting the peace. Bel is held on $5 and costs, Gowins on $19 and costs for hearsuredistorting the peace.
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John J. Bel
Bertie Gowins
Klinehart
Bell W. 5
L «Ac
Lines Of Business Face Trouble In Labor Story
Washington May 2 reports show wage increases won by factory workers without strikes while several sectors face looming conflicts. Coal eyes July 1 bargaining. maritime contracts expire June 15 with key unions pending. railroads see unified bargaining but legal steps delay strikes. construction wage disputes grow as contracts near expiry. local strikes already occur with community impact.
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Washington
L. Coat
Mary
Railrow
MUO RenMent
America
John L. Lewis
Maritime
CIO
Joe Curran
National Maritime Union
Harry Bridges
AFL
Armed Forces Merger Backed By Marshall
Marshall supports armed forces unification as essential despite diplomatic status. Senate Armed Services Committee weighs compromise amid opposition from Chairman Gurney and public uncertainty over timing and votes.
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Marshall
Washington
Lary
Gurney
R-Sdi
Senate Armed Fces
Senate
Wesk
Mither
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Army
Jim
Navy
Secretary of State
Rum Plan to Miss Another War Surplus Era
Washington correspondent reports on Peter Edson’s summary of Rums plan urging three main changes: stronger farm drive for meatless days, expanded vocational guidance and job creation, and tax cuts funded by peace bonds to reduce spending and curb inflation. Secretary of Agriculture Anderson cautions surplus danger and warns eating less won t cure surpluses.
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Peter Edson
Washington
Sean
New York
Treasury
Afr
Rumi
Department of Agricult
Department of Labor
The
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Labor Department
Congress
Lewis Schwellenbach
U. S. Employment Service
Snyder
Rumis
U. S
Senate Finance Committee
Secretarier
Acheson Out Lovett Named As Successor
President Truman announces under secretary Acheson resigns. Lovett of New York is named as his successor effective July 1 with a six month transition. The White House releases a letter praising Acheson for public service and states Lovett will join duties after a brief familiarization period.
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Lovett
Mltz
Dean Eon
A. Lovett
New York
White House
Truman
Acheron
Charles Ross
Aches
Hon
Senate
AES
Presin
George Marshall
Phone Strike In Sixth Week Grips Nation
The coast to coast telephone strike enters its sixth week with about 185000 NFTW aligned workers on strike. Some unions cross picket lines while CIO A CTA members in San Francisco return to work, and St Louis talks with Southwestern Bell linger over wage and contract demands. Maryland service is returning to normal as Baltimore switchboard operators resume work and cross picket lines if needed to reach their boards.
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New York
Gpi
National Federation of Telephone Workers
San Francisco
CIO American Communications Association
NFTW
California
Nevada
St Louis
Southwestern Ebell Telephone Company
Southwestern Telephone Workers Union
Tnd
Alowances
Maryland
Baltimore
Walter Petry
Western Electric
Chesapeake and Potomac
Tornadoes injure 18 across Texas and Oklahoma
A string of small tornadoes in Texas and Oklahoma injured 18 people and caused crop and property damage. The storms touched Lenoreh and nearby towns, damaging a school and a store while affecting cotton areas near the western Texas border.
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Texas and
Oklahoma
Leonorah
Texas
de Woodward
Oxia
North Cowden
Lenoreh
Ackeriy
Tahoma
Jater
Greek government launches second phase in guerrilla offensive
Military sources report that about 20 069 government troops have begun a new offensive against guerrilla bands in northwest Thessaly and western Macedonia in northern Greece. Officials confirm a substantial operational push continues.
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Athens
Greece
Thessaly
Macedonia
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