Four More Bodies On Way Home From North Africa War Dead
The Army announced remains of four area men killed in North Africa during World War I are aboard the transport Barney Hirschtaumch and due to dock in New York. Among 2,530 US servicemen returned, 26 from Maryland, with next of kin advised within weeks.
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New York
Barney Hirschtaumch
Department of the Army
Africa
Tansport
Maryland
Teorporary
North Africa
Riburn
American Graves Registration Service
Pic
William Franklin Shankle
Hazel V. Shankle
Shankle
Tater
Phc
Frederick
Clarence E.nusz
Bir
Guy E
Nusz
Yellow Springs
England
Air Force
Walter L. Hoke
New Windsor
Ai Force
Hoke
Rosalie Williar
Dr. Airy
Cpl Balfour E. Thomas
Buckeystown
Hatcher C. Thomas
Germantown
Cpl. Thomas
B-29 Crashes Near Dhahran. 13 Aboard Feared Dead
The United States Air Force reports a B 29 Superfortress crashed about 120 miles northwest of Dhahran Saudi Arabia. Thirteen people may have been killed four are missing and one survivor is reported no bodies have been found. Names withheld. The aircraft was returning from Dheiran to the Fuerstendfeld Bruch base in Germany after a training flight.
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Frankfurt
Germany
United States Air Force
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Wiesbaden
Air Force
Dhehran
U. S
Fuerstendfeld-Bruc
Cairo
Mat En Air Force
Veade
Malia
Jews Proclaim State Of Israel In Historic Declaration
In Tel Aviv on May 14 the Jewish National Council proclaimed Israel as a state asserting historic right to a Jewish national home. The declaration took effect at one minute after midnight as the British Mandate ends and officials depart Palestine. Washington notes Truman will attend Army Navy baseball and Navy Cornell races at Annapolis on May 29.
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Tel Aviv
Palestine
State of
Israel
National Council
Britain
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Annapolis
Washington
Truman
Navy- Cornell
Arnapolis
White House
State Meeting Draws 250 Women to Frederick Convention
About 250 women are to register tonight and tomorrow at the Francis Scott Key hotel for the Maryland Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs three day convention in Frederick. State officers include President Gladys Oliphant and Recording Secretary Mary A. Benson with Hazel Mel Cannon in charge of radio. The schedule features tours, a Frederick visit to Hood College, a tea with President Henry I Stahr, a Saturday banquet, and a Sunday legislative session with talks by MecQuarters and Washington representatives. Delegates come from Maryland clubs plus invited visitors from Pennsylvania and Delaware.
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Francis Scott Ker
Maryland Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Frederick
Airs
Gladys Oliphant
Salisbury
Mary A. Benson
Hazel Mel Canner
Hood College
Henry I Stahr
Maryland State School For the Deaf
Lioyd C. Culler
Stahr
Lecal Ser
Vera M. Binks
Era MecQuarters
Tion
Washinsion
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Louise Strine
Students Translate Letters From Germans
Fifteen Hood College German students in Claire Lanche’s class translated about 36 German letters for the Church World Service Center in Windsor Center over the past weeks. The letters range from requests for aid to thanks from Germans who received parcels. Names and locations of contributors appear in the readable fragments.
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Church World Service Center
New Windsor
Claire Lanche
Secon
Hood College
Ile. Lanche
J. Brennen
Afargaret Bross
Carolyn Lancaster
Lancaster
Westminster
Montclair
Elizabeth LePatourel
West Grove
Josephine Ronaco
Easton
Marilyn Peecock
Berwyn
Beryl Pfizer
Mountain Lakes
N. J
Catherine Russo
Connellsville
Madeleine Taylor
Uniontown
Nancy Taylor
Indianapolis
Ind
Eugenia Voyiatzis
Athens
Greece
Dorothy Wall
Schenectady
N.Y
Hospitals Heads Meet Next Week in Washington
Doctors and hospital officials gather for a two day program in Washington to discuss trusteeship fundraising and hospital collaborations. Key speakers include Miss Ethel Northam Frederick Memorial Hospital and Mayor Lloyd C. Cutter with sessions on The Trustee and Fund Raising The Federal Hospital System and Purchasing For The Nursing.
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Ethel Northam
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Lioyd C. Cutter
A. Gunter
Truss Hospital
Cumber A
Board of Trustees of
Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital General Building Fund
O G. Schmelzer
George Washington Univerty Hospital
Wagton
Washington Board of the
Greatenning
Peninsula General Hospital
American Hospital Association
Washington
Albert W. Whitehall
Washington Service Bureau
Page C. Jett
Prince Frederick
Butte Snowfall and Mixed Weather Across Regions
A May 1 weather report notes scattered rain in eastern and western sections, heavy snow in Butte, cooler temperatures there, and a broad belt of light showers stretching from the Dakotas to the Pacific. Temperatures rose to seasonal levels in many central areas while Florida and the far south stayed warm.
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Chicago
Butte
Afent
New England
New York State
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Dakotas
Pacific Coast
Tennessee
Newland
Florida
Truman Proposes Long Range Farm Legislation to Congress
President Truman urges Congress to pass a comprehensive farm program with a two price support system. The plan aims to guide production toward sufficiency and stabilize farmers' income across American agriculture.
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Ington. P
Congress Ito Gay
Stocks Rise on Heavy Buying Ticker Tape Delays
In New York on May 14 selected stocks advanced amid unusually heavy buying. The ticker tape ran a minute late briefly after the opening, then slowed with gains of fractions to midday.
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New York
Kennedy kin tragedy seals the end of a lineage
Lady Hartington daughter of Joseph P. Kennedy is found dead in a wrecked Skyways Dove plane crash near Privas France. Lord Fitzwilliam and two crew members also die in the storm chartered flight from Paris to Cannes. Kennedy family members include the late U S ambassador and a future political figure.
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Lions
France
Lady Hartington
Joseph PL Kennedy
Caiviera
Filawiham
Ham
Skyways, Ltd
Londan
London
Earl
Rice, Kennedy
Boston
U.S
Paris
ISIS
Hartington
Lord Fitzwilliam
Drummond Inglis
P. A. Townshend
A. F. Freeman
Skyways
Renadier Guards
U. S
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Marquis
Duke of Devonshire
Chelsea
Coldstream Guards
Kennedy
Navy Department
Joseph, Jr
Europe
Cannes
Saint Frazile
Privas
Rhone Valley
Marseille
Lyon
Unclear OCR fragment on county clerk records and votes
Fragment discusses a county clerk cost total of 4435 dollars with per person estimates near 212 dollars. Mentions judge, Belais, a 39 vote total, and sparse registrations on election day. notes a weak turnout and overall low voting in a prior period.
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Dilson
Conan
Amour
Belais
Enea
Mob attacks Cudahy packing plant in Newport Minnesota
Newport Minnesota May 14. The Minnesota National Guard was called out for duty at strikebound packing plants in Newport and South St. Paul after a mob of about 200 forces its way into the Cudahy & Co. plant at midnight. They damaged interiors freed hogs worth about 6000 dollars, and took 30 workers as hostages. Swenson, plant general manager, said 110 hogs were set free, several workers were hurt, and some were hospitalized. About 6 am all but 12 missing men had returned. investigation of damage was underway and operations were not seriously impaired.
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St Paul
Minn
Minnesota National Guard
Newport
South St. Paul
Cudahy & Co
R. J. Swenson
Cudahy
Swenson
Burt i
Sherif T Reuben Granquist
Zoning Pact Discussed At Cumberland Meeting On Road Survey
Representatives from the Confederation of Wi Taunities and State Roads officials plan a survey of Western Marsland roads to map a cooperative zoning agreement similar to the Frederick Hagerstown highway. The project aims to define tentative zones including restricted scenic and commercial areas.
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State Commission
Marsland
Frederick-Hagerstown
Ali Ghan Country Club
Cumberland
Confederation
Acios
Gambrill
Harves D Raker
Roger B. Welfe
Paul McAulife
Russell H McCain
Frederick
Steel Workers Bar Reds From Office
The Steel Workers union bars Communists from local and national offices. About 3,200 delegates approve changes to the constitution to exclude Communist members and prevent them from serving on any union committees. The move ties to the Taft Hartley era and questions about non Communist affidavits.
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Boston
iFi
CIO
Sges
Steel Workers
Philip Murray
Weekend Warm-Up Expected After Thunderstorm
The Weather Bureau predicts rising weekend temperatures after a recent storm. Cooler conditions gave way to a warmer forecast as the month’s rainfall nears completion and showers taper off.
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Weather Bureau
W. O
Senator John H. Overton Dies at 72 in Bethesda
Senator John H. Overton of Louisiana died at Bethesda Naval Hospital after abdominal surgery on May 3. A longtime critic of daylight saving time, he served in Congress since 1931 and chaired the Senate Public Works committee, with key role in Mississippi river navigation projects. He was born in Marksville and resided in Alexandria, leaving a wife Ruth Dismukes and three daughters.
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Washington
John H. Overton
Louisiana
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Overton
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Huey P. Long
Edwin S. Broussard
District of Columbia
Navy
Senate Public Works Committee
Appropriations Committee
Special Committee On Elections
Marksville
Alexandria
Ruth Dismukes
Edward G. Cailleteau
Ruth
Elbert C. Brazleton
North Korea Cuts Power Amid Negotiation Ultimatum
chaotic report describes North Korea cutting power in a dispute tied to a disputed bill. An American victory in Rimnday's election reportedly heightens tensions. Officials warned of noon cutoff unless a South Korean envoy negotiated, but U.S. authorities did not respond by radio.
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Rimnday
Korea
Pyong- Yang
Housing Authority Term For Frederik Mayor Reappoints
G Raymond Shipley qualified before the Circuit Court clerk on Thursday for a five year term on the Frederik Housing Authority ending in April 1952. He was reappointed last week by Mayor Culler.
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G. Raymond Shipley
Circuit Court
Housing Authority
City of
Frederik
Culler
Crippling the Communists bill outlines dangers and reach
The Nation Today outlines House action to cripple the Communist Party via an Un-American Activities bill. It explains the bill centers on a world conspiracy theory, requiring registration of party officers and members, with penalties for noncompliance and broad civil-liberties concerns.
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Art Mori Nest
James Marlow Kington
House
Iso
Bramall
Bart
Supreme Court
House Un-American Activites Committee
Communist Party
American Communist Party
Russia
Communists Party
Defies Clark To Prosecute Washington Incident
Rep. McDowell challenged Attorney General Clark to prosecute the cabinet officer over a disputed loyalty document. The House A U A chair accused Clark of foggy thinking as the Condon loyalty case inflames debate on a new disclosure bill. The FBI letter tied to Dr Edward Condon prompted the committee to seek full text from the Commerce Department. Clark spoke at a National Press Club luncheon, criticizing the seizure claim and questioning the idea of stealing and then asking to leak.
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Washington
Clark
Rep. McDowell
R-Pa
House Committee On UN
Edward A. Condon
Breau
Stand
American Activities Committee
Commerce Department
FBI
Condon
Atems
Commerce
Harriman
Sawyer
National Press Club
PBS
Isomeone
Peggheee H
Pravda Claims U S Truncated Talks With Moscow
Pravda says the United States backed out of bilateral talks after Russia agreed to 20 discussions. The Communist paper accuses the U S State Department of misquoting the Soviet reply and says the Western European alliance was approved by Britain France and the Benelux nations as a bloc against Communism.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Russia
Truman
U.S
George C. Marshall
Dispatch
New York
U. S. State Department
U. S
Walter Bedell Smi
United States
Pravda
Tass Dispatch
Penny
31 On Board Crashed Plane
A Sabena DC-4 carrying 31 persons is found wrecked in the Belgian Congo near Magazini about 20 miles from Libenge airfield. The airline reports 2525 passengers and crew of six account for casualties to be confirmed as rescue teams hurry to the site. The flight from Leopoldville to Brussels disappeared yesterday and searchers from Belgian, British and French forces converged on the crash area. The last radio message came in shortly before noon.
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Brussels
Belgium
gPi
Belgian Congo
Magazini
Libenge
Leopoldville
Congo
Libenge Air- Reid
Water agreement for fire protection recorded in New Market
The commissioners of New Market and George W Sponseller Jr record an agreement granting town use of a half acre lot north of the corporate limits to build and improve a pond for firefighting. The plan includes enlarging the pond, road work, a wire fence, and a gate, with a possible tax increase for funding. Signed by Mayor HL Bernard Selby and Mr Sponseler.
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Commissioners of
New Market
George W. Sponseller, Jr
Fr Hids
Ghway
HL Bernard Selby
Sponseler
Truman urges renewal of reciprocal trade program
President Truman declared that renewal of the reciprocal trade program is necessary for America to maintain its world economic position and urged renewal without crippling amendments.
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Washington
Truman
America
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