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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1947
Page
11
CIO President Philip Murray ordered 3006 United Steel Workers locals to forgo strikes for the next two years. He called two-year contracts a major gain and urged strict adherence to the collective bargaining agreement and arbitration for any disputes during the period.
Unclear wording notes a change of command at a naval center with references to personnel and leadership shifts. Details are fragmented, but indicate a reorganizing event involving a Detrick naval unit and a new executive or command structure.
James H Belcher of Fort Lewis is in the Army with Second Battalion 23rd Infantry Fort Lewis Washington. Church groups at Evangelical Lutheran and Rocky Hill Sunday School held meetings with elected officers and programs. Water main break floods a drug firm basement in Philadelphia with $80,600 in drugs lost including $30,000 streptomycin.
Congressman Lawrence H. Smith warned in Washington that Russia eyes Alaska and could threaten Pearl Harbor. He urged defense planning and cited Russian activity near the Canal Zone as a precursor. In Carroll County, ministers met at Poe Creek near Uniontown with Rev Willis Brenneman presiding and Rev Samuel Harley presenting on church trends followed by a chicken luncheon.
Fragmentary OCR recalls a wedding notice involving Elizabeth and a Mr John Howard with family ties to Route The document hints at an early fall ceremony and household names but details are incomplete.
After the lunch hour the group continued its meeting and voted in favor of the proposed Veterans Memorial Medical Center, sponsored by the Carroll County Medical Society and veterans associations, including a maternity hospital and care rooms.
The health center group announced new officers for the coming year. President Rev S Earl Mitchell of Westminster Church of the Brethren leads the slate, with Vice President Rev Arthur C Day of Calvary Methodist Church Mt Airy, Secretary Rev Andrew F Theisz of Woodbine Lutheran Parish, and Treasurer Hey Palmer Sienker of United Brethren Manchester.
John A Rich, 31, received a four year sentence after confessing to stealing automobiles. He obtained papers to move cars and then used an instance of car theft to complete the crimes. Judge Joseph Sherban presided as testimony outlined his plan and timing.
A body believed to be Alton Mann, a Baltimore taxicab driver who vanished exactly a month ago, was found today at Cella by two mall race keepers cleaning trash from Union Dam. Catonsville police said William G Lowe and Frank Hamson discovered the body.
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