Montevue improvement bids sought to curb fire risk
County Commissioners invite bids by May 31 for a major Montevue building upgrade including kalamein smoke screens concrete slab reinforcement and a full main building rewiring. Architect Charles F. Bowers says several bids expected and work aims to minimize inmate risk and disruption. Deeds recorded and FHA mortgage insurance hit April record.
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Satmrday Mornng
Montevue
Charles F. Bowers
Star Hall
Commissioners’ Office
Bowers
Aircraft Industry Ailing Says Senator Brewster
Senator Brewster of Maine warned the U S aircraft industry is ailing and needs quick government help. He told reporters that hemisphere defenses are weakening while Congress stalls and urged action to avoid dropping to a third place in air power behind Britain and Russia.
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Washington
Brewster
R-Me
Congress
Aviaen
Senate Commerce
Great Britain
United States
Russia
Removing Old Track Spur On Patrick Street
State improvements to Patrick street include removing an old spur of the Hagerstown and Frederick Railway extending from Carroll street toward East Patrick street. Another unused track east from Carroll is being removed and gutters will be filled with concrete level with the street. Patrick street closures from Carroll to the Square begin as repaving progresses, with nearby blocks on West Patrick and South Market also affected as blacktop surfacing begins.
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Hagerstown and Frederick Railway
Patrick Street
Carroll Street
Patrick
Carroll
Edward B. Maniz
Square
City Police
West Patrick Street
South Market Street
South Street
Union Calls Meeting Of Phone Operators
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company prepared to man Maryland switchboards with supervisory staff as a precaution against a possible strike tonight. Mrs Margaret C Weiss president of the American Telephone Traffic Union called a meeting here at 8 o clock for the operators. ATL members are expected to attend whether working or not. The union’s 30 day strike notice expired last night and operators could walk out tonight.
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Baltimore
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Maryland
Margaret C. Weiss
and Telephone Trafic
ATL
Hood Victory Sold at Portland Unclear Ownership Change
A contested ship formerly named Hood Victory, honoring Hood College, has been sold in Portland Oregon. President Henry Irvin Sie and college officials were notified that the vessel, previously titled as an American ship, was transferred and the ship’s flag altered. The fate and current command details remain unresolved.
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Henry Irvin Sie
Hood College
United States
Portland
Ore
Owen
Geer
Ken
U. S
Posal
Stahr
Henry J. Stahr
Department of Research and Evangelism
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
National Guard Far Short of U S Goal May 27
National Guard reports 37 of 682000 goal trained equipped and ready for emergency service. Maj. Gen. Butterberger announced compiled telegraphic reports from adjutants general of 48 states Puerto Rico and Hawaii. In April 15836 enlisted or commissioned, up from 14911 in March.
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Washington
National Guard
Butterberger
Puerto Rico
Territory of
Hawaii
A Naional Guard Bureau
Shief
Maryland Fruit Crop Damaged by Freezing Weather
May 17 report from University of Maryland horticulture head Dr I C Haut says all fruit crops were hard hit by a recent freeze. Raspberries 80 to 90 percent off, apples 20 percent of crop, peaches nearly wiped out on the Eastern Shore, strawberries 40 to 50 percent, grapes and cherries badly damaged, early vegetables with potatoes and beans lightly affected.
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College Park
Maryland
I. C. Haut
University of Mervland
Haut
jHaut
Maryland 4-H All Stars Gather for Heights Outing
4 H All Stars from across Maryland meet at Vindobona Brad dock Heights for a two day event. State agents Dorothy Emerson and Mylo Downey attend with Ed Aiten from the U S Department of Agriculture 4 H program. Miriam Leiter and Frederick County home demonstration aide will join from this section. Activities include business sessions a dinner dance an inspirational service and a Sunday luncheon.
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Maryland
Vindobona
Braddock Heights
Dorothy Emerson
Mylo Downey
Ed Aiten
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Miriam Leiter
Frederick County
All Day School For 4-H Leaders Held
An all day session for Girls 4 H Club leaders is underway at the Extension Service headquarters on East Church street. Miss Lou Davis and Miss Miriam Leiter assist with plans for upcoming clothing schools, demos cover pattern alterations and fabric handling, about 20 women attend, luncheon hosted in the Francis Scott Key hotel Blue and Grey room with Miss Nerson of College Park contributing.
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Extension Service
East Church Street
Lou Davis
Miriam Leiter
Miss Leiter
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Nerson
College Park
Marathon Bridge Record Claimant in Chicago Suburb
Tryave E. Meier, a Lom Bard resident, commuted 56 miles daily for 36 years to Chicago and claims a bridge playing record. President Truman appointed Lt Gen Geof ger Keyes as United States High Commissioner on the Allied Council for Austria, effective immediately.
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Chicago
Tryave E. Meier
Lombard
Justifiable death by own action ruling in Wegener case
In Columbus Ohio a nine story plunge by Edward Wegener, a hospital janitor, is ruled a justifiable death by own action. Gravis noted Wegener’s son died at Pearl Harbor and his daughter, an Army nurse, perished in Europe, plus Wegener’s wife died recently leaving no known relatives.
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Columbus. O
Edward Wegen
Old Hospital
Pearl Harbor
Europe
John B. Gravis
Wegener
Schoeneman Named Internal Revenue Commissioner
James Marlow reports George J. Schoeneman, 57, born in a lighthouse off Newport RI, will lead the Internal Revenue Service starting July 1 with about 60,000 employees and a salary of 10 000 a year. He has 36 years in government and previously served as Truman aide and deputy commissioner.
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James Marlow Washington
White House
George J. Schoeneman
Truman
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Bureau
Sam
Newport
BR. I
Post Office Department
Internal Revenue Bureau
Schoeneman
Joseph D. Nunan
Ijr
New Overseas Air Letter Sheets Offer Low Cost Mail Option
The Post Office introduces light blue air letter sheets for ten cents to send letters to countries with air mail routes. Unlike V mail, letters are written on the inner surface, folded, and sealed with no enclosures. Rates differ by region, and letters found with enclosures are voided as air mail.
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Post Office Department
United States
United Tes
China
Europe
Africa
Three for State Jaycee Head Consider Three For State Jaycee Head
The Maryland Junior Chamber of Commerce names three candidates for state president John Jacob David Kauffman and Karry Vollmer as Cumberland and Frostburg delegates back the votes. Delegates gathered in Hagerstown as committee meetings opened with officer elections set for tonight. Mayor Thomas S Post spoke at a keynote luncheon while J Glenn Beall addressed the convention banquet. A golf tournament and a Jaycee ladies luncheon completed the day. Charles Town hosts the West Virginia State Firemen meeting with Fire Director James Just and Fire Marshall Robert H Kidd addressing the 19th annual gathering.
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Cumberland
Maryland
J. Glenn Beallo
Aly Ghan Shrine Country Club
Charles Town
W. Va
James Just
West Virginia
Robert H. Kidd
West Virginia State Firemen’s Association
Bt Wad
State School Finals May 29 Graduation at Maryland School for the Deaf
Commencement Day set for May 29 at the Maryland State School for the Deaf with a morning semiannual Board of Visitors meeting and a 2 PM graduation exercise. Thirteen graduates, four boys and nine girls, will lead a program followed by a campus drill. Farewell exercises that evening precede students returning home May 30. The graduation sermon is Sunday May 25 at 3 PM by Rev. Dr. E H Sponseiler.
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Maryland State School For the Deaf
Schol
Board of Visitors
Phice
E. H. Sponseiler
Myersville
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Hood College
Old Battleship Oklahoma Sinks While Under Tow
The battleship Oklahoma listed badly and sank 549 miles from Honolulu at 4:35 a m Pacific standard time. It had been towed from Pearl Harbor to Oakland for scrapping, no crew aboard, with tug Hercules aiding then headed for Pearl Harbor.
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San Francisco
Coast Guard
Oklahoma
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Navy
Hercules
Oakland
Calif
Moore Drydock Co
Young Brothers, Ltd
Assailant Of Girl Sought In Montgomery County
A 12 year old Woodmoor girl was beaten near her home after leaving a bus. Detective Sergeant James Anderson said she has a possible skull fracture and facial injuries but could not recall the attack. One shoe was found about a block from her home and she is listed in fair condition at Sibley Hospital.
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Silver Spring
Montgomery County Police
Woodmoor
James
Anderson
Sibly Hospital
Argument Over Fees Triggers Shootings at Washington Court Building
Daniel Williams Jr., 40, a disbarred Mississippi lawyer, shot four men after a dispute over a $125 fee. Victims include Ray Devendorf, 65, and Hubert Estes, 51, with George Dalzell, 69, and Cecil Craig, 45, wounded. Williams claimed the money was to be returned after a disbarment discovery. He was questioned at Gallinger Hospital.
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Washington
Daniel Liams, Jr
Williams
Gallinger Hospital
Ray Devendorf
District Bar Association
Hubert Estes
George W. Dalzell
Cecil Craig
Sergi
Walter Perry
Dalzell
Estes
District of Columbia
Mississippi
Devendorf
Dalzcil
Boy Dies Sister In Serious Condition In Kitchen Fire
A three year old boy died and his 12 year old sister remained in serious condition at Washington County Hospital after a kitchen fire at their Pope avenue home in Hagerstown. The mother Mrs Vesta Weller 32 was treated for minor burns and wrist lacerations after breaking a kitchen window to rescue the children. Police explained the blaze started when Rosene was added to an oil stove during supper.
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Hagerstown
Box
Washington County Hospital
Wear
Pope Avenue
Jenda B Weller
Vesta Weller
Glenda
Rosene
Weller
Driver Pleads Guilty to Op ng After License Revocation
A driver, Marry Millard Jenrick Street, pleaded guilty in Peoples Court to op ing after his license had been revoked due to a prior driving offense. Magistrate Alton Y. Bennett fined him $205 and costs. State Troopers reported the incident occurred on April 27 near Urbana. Other defendants were fined or found guilty on related charges, including Calvin C. Jones and L. Marks, with various penalties for reckless driving and passing on a crest, as troopers James Stonesifer and A. D. Hasenbuhter reported.
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Calvin C. Jones
Redurick
Route 1
Liberty
Clarence F. Bailey
Baltimore
James Stonesifer
L. Marks
Pittsburgh
Marks
Rowe 40
Hagerstown- Frederick
Catoctin Country Club
A. D. Hasenbuhter
Howard Delauder
Lander
Joseph A. Demel
Washington
George E. Davis
Sjamsville
Otis E. Zinn
Frederick Davis
Arlington
Crest of Hill
Irving B. Swope
Motter Avenue
Stonesifer
McLane
Miss Roberta Morton Weds Harold Wiggins Evans Jr
Miss Roberta Elizabeth Morton and Harold Wiggins Evans Jr were married at the Evangelical Reformed church in a three o'clock ceremony. The bride wore a light blue dress with white accessories and an orchid corsage, with maid of honor Betty Morton and best man Kenneth Evans. Music by Miriam Rhoads accompanied the service. The couple, who will reside in Takoma Park, plan a summer return to the University of Maryland.
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Roberta Elizabeth Morton
William Dave Morton
Magnolia Avennue
Harold Wiggins Evans
Howard
Wiggins Evans
Takoma Park
Evangelical Reformed Church
Paul L. Althouse
Betty Morton
Evans
Kenneth Evans
Takoma Fark
Richard Price
Donald Price
Frank Campbell
Washington
William D. Morton, Jr
Miriam Rhoads
Barnby
Wagner
Mendelssohn
Francis Scott Key
Gude Avenue
University of Maryland
Friderick High School
School of Nursing
Ti. Evans
Central High School
College of Business
Americans Rally for St Andrews Victory in Walker Cup
American golfers sparked a 8 to 4 Walker Cup win over Britain at St Andrews. The U S team clinched six of the eight singles after a deadlock in the morning session, lifting the trophy with a commanding final-round effort.
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St Andrews
America
NAM and CIO News Clash Over Labor Reporting
The NAM and CIO News publish conflicting coverage of labor and inflation issues. Both criticize the administration, while warning against anti labor legislation and urging balanced reporting to help the public decide.
President Truman rushes to see ailing mother
President Truman flies from Washington to Grandview after learns his mother Mrs Martha E. Truman, 94, is gravely ill with a tired heart and bedfast since a broken hip. White House physician Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham reports the condition serious but says she rallied briefly.
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Grandstew
Truman
Wallace Graham
Gen. Graham
Washington
Grandview
Charles G. Ross
Matthew Connelly
Martha E. Truman
White House
Wallace H. Graham
Law Regulates Clubs In Securing Licenses
Frederick county clubs must prove non profit status or charter affiliation to obtain alcoholic beverage licenses. They must also secure an IRS exemption letter confirming non profit exemptions. Local exams of club records are deemed less satisfactory than IRS verification, though many clubs have not yet received exemption letters.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Congress
AFL Bus Workers Vote To Strike Over Wage Increase
About 225 drivers and mechanics from White Star and Penn Bus Tunes voted to quit their jobs in a fight for a raise from the current 1.10 dollars per hour. The White Star routes include Pittsburgh to Washington and several western Pennsylvania towns while Penn Bus covers Pittsburgh to Steubenville Canton and Cleveland. The strike threatens service in a tri state area with no public transit facilities in Charleroi Monessen and other points.
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APL
Portal
White Star
Penn
Blue Ridge
Pittsburgh
Washington
Axnesburg
Uniontown
Wheeling
Morgantown
Fairmont
Clarksburg
W. Va
Penn Bus
Steubenville
Canton
Cleveland
Ohio
New Wensington
Charleroi
Don
Jova Monessen
Tri-State
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Agnes E. Merer
New York City
Orville A. Wagaman
Sabiliasvile
Harris and Filler Company
Hazen B. Neal
East Street
Federal Housing Administration
Hood Victory
U. S. Gen
Nunan
New York
Clay Street
Point of Rocks
Sidney Hickman
Lee Bushong
Charles
Martha J Knode
Salbe C Weling
John W. Null
NAM and Cio News
Peter Evson
Neai
Nations Association of Maufacturers News
Congress of Industrial Organization News
Ann
Ats
Triad
Sars Cio News
Amerie
Ralph Helsten
OPA
NAM News
Bunting
NAM
Earl Bunting
CIO
CIO News
Phil Murray
Labor
Federation of Labor
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
AFL
Martha Truman
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