Graduation at M S S D Highlights 1949 Exercises
Sixteen students receive diplomas at the Maryland State School for the Deaf in Hagerstown with commencement by Dr. Ignatius Bjorlee. Dr. Leonard Elstad of Gallaudet will give the address as students perform rhythm demos and crafts exhibits. Board of Visitors meets at 10.30 am. prizes awarded by Judge Moylan. open to the public.
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Maryland State School For the Deaf
Leonard M. Elstad
Gallaudet College
Washington
Elmer F. Munshower
Sherwood
Guy Anders
Frederick
Board of Visitors
America
Ignatius Bjorlee
James Madison Flaharty
Martha Mildred Sprainis
Chas. Moylan
Baltimore
William Louis Heaps
Harford County
Thelma Agnes Clark
Lonaconing
Gretchen Wenonah Crabtree
Cumberland
Charles Alfred Curry
Havre de Grace
Doris Evelyn Fansler
Port Deposit
William Edward Hudson
Salisbury
Jack Givon Miller
Hagerstown
Joan Marie Reid
Milton William Sahm
Fern Irene Spencer
Finksburg
Donald Edward Tress
Loretta Angela Wich
Margaret Ann Xander
Baltimore; College Preparatory
Albert Joseph Bevard
Baldwin
Martha Mildred Sprains
Catonsville
Passage of Bill Sees Military Pay Increase
Washington May 24 Backers renewed efforts to push a bill boosting the nation’s military payroll by more than 400 million dollars a year. Rep Kilday predicted approval before nightfall though amendments may be needed. The plan would raise pay for all uniformed services by about 14 percent, with brigadier generals and rear admirals gaining around 50 percent and the next to lowest enlisted grade just over three percent. Critics from both parties argued officers would gain too much relative to lower ranks given existing privileges.
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Washington
Kilday
D-Tex
Uniformed Services
New Commie Probe Is Underway Today
The House Un-American Activities committee opened a three way investigation into Communist activities with hearings on a new case. Two witnesses testified behind closed doors as the panel weighs reports that Communist influence may reach United Nations agencies. The probe follows a security concern about a former government worker and two UN employees connected to him who allegedly attempted exit via the Polish liner Batory where Gerhart Eisler once stowed away. Taxpayers in Burkittsville attended morning assessment hearings before county officials, with sparse, scattered appearances.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
United Nations
U. N
Ten Bidders On Route 40 Dual Road Extension
Unusual bidder interest filled the State Roads Commission room as bids opened for a major highway project in Maryland. Ten bids were received for the dual U.S. Route 40 extension from Pine Orchard to West Friendship in Howard County, part of a $2,675,000 program. Other bids were tabulated, delaying the low bid announcement to late today.
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Baltimore
State Roads Commission
Pine Orchard
West Friendship
Howard County
Roads Commission
Commission
Army Navy Air Force merger urged in defense procurement
Senator Morse urges a unified buying approach for Army Navy and Air Force to close a procurement loophole in a pending armed service bill. He proposes joint purchases and civilian assistant secretaries of defense to reduce service authority, noting potential greater savings under certain conditions.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Morse
R-Ore
Senate
Armed Service Committee
Tydings
Cmd
Secretary of Defense
Louis Johnson
Johnson
Oregon
Defense
Postoffice Bill Is Approved By House
Washington May 24 A Senate House committee finished details on a bill to ward a postoffice or its equivalent in each of the 435 districts. The House approved it late yesterday amid scattered opposition calling it boondoggling. The measure authorizes site acquisition and planning for Federal building projects plus a 30000000 repair and renovation program for present buildings.
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Washington
Senate
House
Georgetown Professor Injured In Accident
Beltsville May 24 Four persons including a Georgetown University professor and his wife were injured in a head on collision on the Baltimore Washington boulevard. Dr Stefan T Possony 36 political science teacher in Georgetown Graduate School was driving one car and the wife suffered broken legs. Their five year old daughter escaped injury. The other driver Willard Mullins 23 of Jessups was cut severely and has a broken knee cap. Riding with him was Robert Kinsley 18 also of Jessups who has a broken jaw severe cuts and a possible concussion.
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Beltsville
Georgetown University
Baltimore- Washington Boulevard
Stefan T. Possony
Georgetown Graduate School
Willard Mullins
Jessups
Robert Kinsley
Another Democrat Asks Labor Bill Amendments
Washington May 24 The Senate Labor Committee faced further Democratic dissension as Senator Humphrey Minnesota urged at least four amendments to the Truman labor bill. One would grant the president limited power to seize struck plants or industries if all other efforts to settle a dispute fail.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Humphrey
Minn
Communists Reach Shanghai Wooden Fence In Heavy Battle
In Shanghai on May 24, Communists smashed toward the city as Nationalist defenses held. Reds pierced the southwestern line at the famed 35 mile wooden fence while ships were sunk in the Whangpoo and the Yangtze channel considered blocked. Evacuation signals mounted as Nationalist troops moved toward Woosung and defenses along Hungjao road remained intact amid crowded scenes and rumors of Reds inside the city.
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Fred Hampson
Shanghai
Yangtze
Woosung
Canton
Lungwha
Hungjao Road
Lungwhai
Jobless total in Frederick county edges lower
Unemployment in Frederick county shows a gradual decline with 530 people unemployed. In the city and county, the three week drop totaled 148 as seasonal work slowly picks up while construction resumes. Factory part time work and upcoming farm labor are cited as factors affecting the county’s jobless figure.
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Maryland Department of Employment Security
Frederick County
Frederick
Eisler Extradition Hearing Delayed in London
London May 24 an extradition hearing for fugitive Gerhart Eisler was postponed to Friday at the US request. Home Secretary Chuter Ede sent the US requisition to Bow Street Court with an order to proceed, amid questions whether Eisler is a political refugee under the 1879 Anglo American treaty. Ede had indicated he might halt proceedings if Eisler’s refugee status were confirmed.
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London
Gerhart Eisler
United States
Home
Chuter Ede
U. S
Eisler
Bow Street Court
Home Office
Ede
Hisler
Britain
House of Commons
Maryland Income Tax Division to Move to Baltimore
Annapolis sources say the Maryland Income Tax Division will transfer from the State Office Building to Baltimore. About 85 employees work in Annapolis. housing arrangements at the Miller Building on Hopkins Place between Redwood and Lombard streets are being made. In Cumberland a four year old girl wandered through a hole in a fence to a private reservoir near her home and died.
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Baltimore
Annapolis
Maryland Income Tax Division
State Office
Miller Building
Hopkins Place
Redwood and
Lombard Streets
Cinlyd Prowns
Cumberland
Manya Rand
Excommunication Threat in Czech Church State Clash
Prague reports Archbishop Josef Beran threatened to excommunicate Catholics collaborating with Czechoslovakia's Communist government. He accused Alois Petr and the Catholic Peoples party of sins and of distorting press coverage as church-state tensions rise.
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Prague
Josef Beran
Czechoslovakia
Rome
Alois Petr
Catholic Peoples Party
Petr
People's Party
President of URW Fired After Trial
The CIO United Rubber Workers announce L S Buckmaster has been fired as international president after a trial board heard charges from April 25 to May 20. Buckmaster’s removal follows a narrow reelection last fall and he is replaced by H R Lloyd of Akron. Additionally, Harry George Jr., 37, of Brunswick, was admitted for a fracture of the upper right arm after an early morning incident.
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Philadelphia
CIO
United Rubber Workers Union
L.S. Buckmaster
Robert Cruden
Cruden
Buckmaster
URW
Pottstown
H. R. Lloyd
Akron
Lloyd
Harry George, Jr
West Potomac Street
Brunswick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Truman Health Program Dead For Prescent
Senate Democratic Leader Lucas said after a White House conference today that Congress cannot act on President Truman's health program this session. He expressed uncertainty about civil rights measures and said Truman is satisfied with progress on the administrative program. Lucas projected a possible adjournment by July 31 and a "pretty good record" by then.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
White House
Congress
Truman
Costly To Taxpayers Costly To Taxpayers
Washington May 24 The armed forces non profit grocery stores cost taxpayers more than 4.8 million dollars last year The House Armed Services committee said in a study released at hearings on the militarys multi million dollar retail operation The report notes over 4 800 000 in government funds paid for store salaries in 1948 not counting light heat trucking or other services provided free by the government Chairman Vinson said a six to seven percent markup on all groceries would put the stores on their own He said this margin matches prices in comparable civilian chains
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
Fort Worth Flood Leaves Bowers Family Homeless
Mrs. G Hunter Bowers and her infant son survived a devastating Fort Worth flood then traveled by air to Frederick. Their rental unit and many nearby homes were destroyed as the river breached levees, leaving them stranded and awaiting repairs for months. Red Cross and veterans groups aided the homeless while the city worked to restore water, electricity, and medical services.
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Ft. Worth
Texas
G. Hunter Bowers
Rockwell Terrace
James H. Gambrill, II
Frederick
Dallas
Washington
Red Cross
Southwest
Bowers
UAW Raises Arbitration Offer In Ford Strike
The UAW-CIO proposed genuine arbitration to end the Ford speed up strike with 106000 workers idle. The five page document signed by Walter Reuther asks an arbitrator to decide if Ford can require workers to exceed 100 percent production standards and to make up losses from factors beyond worker control. Ford had not yet commented pending receipt of the proposal.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
Uaw-Cio
Ford Dolt
UAW
Walter Reuther
John S. Bugas
Reuther
Routher
Referendum Likely on Frederick High School Land Condemnation
School Board checks petition signers to gauge support for a referendum on condemning Frederick High School land for Carroll Parkway extension. State measure empowered the city to condemn the land. petitions count 2,500 to 3,000 city and county signers, with 1,800 county supporters. Checks ongoing. no city petitions yet. timing unclear.
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Frederick High
Carroll Parkway
General Assembly
Man Decapitated In Baltimore Streetcar Crash
Baltimore May 24 John Schmidt drove up behind a street car at an intersection today another trolley struck his car from behind and he was crushed to death. The accident tied up traffic for almost an hour on North Avenue at Fulton Street in the northwest section. Schmidt a Baltimore resident was decapitated when his car was telescoped between the two trolleys. Firemen and wrecker crews worked half an hour to recover his body from the car which was jammed to half its normal length.
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Baltimore
John Schmidt
North Avenue
Fulton Street
Schmidt
Stocks Dip Again at Market Open in May Decline
New York May 24 stock prices fell briefly at the opening, then steadied with fractional losses across many key issues. The drop extends a weeklong downtrend, bringing the overall market near the February 28 low and within sight of the 1949 bottom.
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New York
Animals In Exchange For Aid Suggested
Washington May 24 Frank J Mulkern says the United States should get at least a monkey for the ten billion dollars it spends in foreign aid. As a national director of the Izaak Walton League he told the Mouse Appropriations Committee that aid spending has curtailed home programs. He cited Washington Zoo cuts from 15000 to 3100 and noted many European nations have large colonies of wild animals. He said he has written ministers of Britain Belgium and France proposing they send animals in exchange for U S aid.
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Washington
Frank J Mulkern
United States
Mulkern
Izaak Walton League
Mouse Appropriations Committee
Washington Zoo
Great Britain
Beldim
France
VU. S
Antique Show Opens At Armory By Civitan Club
The Civitan Club sponsored second annual antique show opens Wednesday at the Armory with exhibits by collectors and dealers, runs through Saturday daily 12 30 PM to 9 PM. Proceeds aid the club’s charity fund with past contributions to local hospitals, Red Cross, and youth programs. Notables include Michael J. Croghan, Helen L. Smith, the Kirk Cramer pad collection, and rugs by C E Cline and Son.
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Civitan Club
Armory
Frederick County E Historical Society
Michael J. Croghan
Helen L. Smith
Braddock
Kirk Cramer
Restoration of ECA CutSought
Speaker Sam Rayburn urged quick action to restore a $629.73 million second year cut in ECA foreign aid. He plans to appeal to the House to override the appropriations committee’s $3.568 billion level, far below the $4.198 billion requested by President Truman.
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Washington
Itouse
Sam Rayburn
Vna
Rayburn
House
Appropriations Committee
Truman
Paul S. Hoffman
The
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Congress
Hieffman
Acheson
Paris
Final Arguments In Dennis Case Tomorrow
A 20th Air Force Court Martial will hear final arguments tomorrow in the trial of Pvt. Calvin Dennis, a Negro airman, accused in the rape murder of Miss Ruth Farnsworth of San Francisco. FBI Agent Roy McDanieels identified hairs on Dennis raincoat as belonging to the white ace.
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Guam
20Th Air Force
Calvin Dennis
Ruth Farnsworth
San Francisco
FBI
Roy McDanieels
Dennis
Extended Maryland Delaware Weather Outlook
Wednesday mostly sunny and cool. Thursday and Friday warmer with showers likely in western Maryland Friday and in Delaware and eastern Maryland Friday. Then fair and slightly cooler weekend. Temperatures near normal and rainfall around 0.4 to 1.34 inches across the area.
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Maryland
Delaware
Uranium Theft and Isotope Exports Debate
Washington May 24 The Atomic Energy Commission officials disclosed that two bars of uranium were stolen from the Sanford Washington atomic plant and kept for months. At a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing AEC Chairman Lilienthal testified that four of five commissioners favored exporting isotopes to foreign countries despite objections led by Lewis Strauss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Sanford, Wash, Atomic Plant
Russia
Senate Appropriations
AEC
David E. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
Lewis Strauss
Strauss
Norway
Sweden
Australia
Canada
State Department
Finland
Howley Issues Ultimatum Over Berlin Rail Guards
In Berlin on May 24 Brig. Gen. Frank J. Howley demanded the withdrawal of Soviet employed railway police from all Allied sector stations and ordered West Berlin police to restore order after deadly rioting. British and French officials rejected expulsion plans citing four power agreement. The move aimed to blunt a strike and force western control of stations amid Soviet railway dominance.
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Berlin
U. S
Frank J. Howley
Howley
West Berlin
West Parks
Mowley
Virginia Operators Withdrawing From Coal Pact Talks
Bluefield West Virginia May 24 Virginia operators withdrew from the pending talks for a new soft coal contract with the United Mine Workers. Southern Coal Producers Association President Joseph E Moody said the Virginia group pulled out due to unwillingness to accept the association's general policy. Virginia Association President George H Esser said the conference was not the proper approach to making a new contract.
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Bluefield
W. Va
PIA
Southern Coal Producers Association
United Mine Workers
Virginia
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers
Virginia Association
George H. Esser
Cooler Weather Sweeps Nation After Storms
The nation faces cooler conditions as storms and tornadoes leave 47 dead across Missouri Indiana Illinois Pennsylvania Kentucky. Heavy property damage is reported in Maryland Iowa Tennessee Texas and West Virginia. The Red Cross allocates 500000 for storm relief. Pembina North Dakota records 23.0°F. In Los Angeles an English dancer sues Sabu alleging paternity for her eight month old daughter filed May 24.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Indiana
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Maryland
Iowa
Tennessee
Texas
West Virginia
American Red Cross
Pembina
N. Dak
3ABU
Los Angeles
Sabu
Elephant Boy
Frank Catlin
Brenda Marian Juliet
London
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Commie
Burkittsville
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Board of County Commissioners
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Bill
Georgetown
L. S. Buckmaster
Union Board
Truman Health Program
Fort Worth
Ford Strike
Civitan
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