Grand Jury Announces Special Session on Frederick Gambling
Associate Judge Patrick M Schnauffer charged the February grand jury in a special session to investigate any illegal gambling in Frederick county. State's Attorney Charles A Price said investigations begin June 1 and violators will be prosecuted. The judge stressed no time limit and full court cooperation, noting that illegal gambling may lead to serious offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Frederick County
Charles A. Price
Price
Grand Jury
Maryland
Kefauver Committee
City Construction Down Over $600 000 in Frederick
City construction in Frederick during January to April 1951 totaled 593 540 dollars, well below the 1 338 875 dollars for the same months in 1950. April 1951 reached 47 015 dollars versus 193 725 dollars in April 1950, with a large proposed expense for a food market on East All Saints Street not yet started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
Maryland
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
All Saints Street
Hood College to hold single baccalaureate and commencement
Hood College merges its baccalaureate service and commencement into one program on Sunday morning June 10 at 9 a.m. with Theodore A Distler delivering the address. The four day graduation events center on 88 degree candidates and include alumnae activities, class day, a senior reception, a class dance, and Moving Up Day activities across campus.
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Hood College
Theodore August Distler
Franklin and Marshall College
Alumnae Association
Truxal
Joez
Broddeck Hall
Coblentz Hall
Rural Carriers Name Officers At Walkersville Banquet
The Spring meeting and banquet of the Frederick and Montgomery County Rural Letter Carriers Association and Auxiliary was held in the Walkersville Methodist Church. President Mansfield W. Daniel welcomed members and visitors, with talks by Charles Ashcraft, Kenneth Taylor, and Nathan E. Webb. Officers elected for the coming year: Daniel president, Holdcraft vice president, Dawson secretary, Routzahn treasurer. A fall meeting committee was named: Day, Browning, and Hershey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick and
Montgomery County
Rural Letter Carriers Association
Walkersville
Mansfield W. Daniel
W. DeWitt Dickey
Charles Ashcraft
Kenneth Taylor
National Rural Letter Carriers Association
Ashcraft
Taylor
Nathan E. Webb
Maryland
Dickerson
Joseph Holdcraft
Henry A. Dawson, Jr
Samuel Routzahn
Clarence D. Day
Clarksburg
R. C. Browning
Germantown
Charlies Hershey
Gaithersburg
Wrong Man Statements in Equity Bill Noted by The News
A report in The News Saturday refutes a mistaken claim about Clifford J. Sheets in a Braddock Building and Development Co suit. The bill accuses Theodore Proctor of operating a tractor on an alley and making abusive remarks, not Sheets. The paper notes the error and clarifies the proper defendant. Also included is a non-support arrest of Richard Charles Kline in Wolffsville and a note that President Truman said the 1949 presidential run season is still open.
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News Saturday
Equity Court
Braddock Building and Development Company
Clifford J. Sheets
Sheets
Theodore Proctor
Richard Charles Kline
Wolffsville
Waynesboro
Frederick County
Raymond A. Haugh
Kline
W. F. Gillan
Casualties Double Official Korea Toll Said by Senator Bridges
Senator Bridges said in Washington that total U S casualties in Korea greatly exceed double the official figure, including non battle deaths. He cited frozen limbs and amputations among those not publicly announced, as Gen Bradley testified on General MacArthur's firing.
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Washington
Bridges
R-Nh
United States
Korea
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Douglas MacArihny
Parkway PTA Endorses One Annual Campaign
The Parkway School Parent-Teacher Association approves a single yearly drive to fund three city and county campaigns in human welfare. The drive, held the first full week in January, funds the March of Dimes Junior Red Cross and Crippled Children campaigns with anonymous student donations.
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Parkway School Parent- Teacher Association
Junior Red Cross
PTA
FTA
Red Cross
Samuel S. Johnston
Keith Lewis
Melvin H. Derr
Lincoln D. Engelbrecht
L. R. Schoolman
Joseph F. Rhoderick
Mary E. M. Smith
Nettie Miller
Joseph Vona
Rhoderick
Western Maryland Plans Busy Commencement Weekend
Westminster May 24 Western Maryland College centers on a three day commencement festival from May 26 to May 28 for students and alumni. The main commencement occurs Monday May 28 at 10 am in Alumni Hall with Dr. Richard G. Stone delivering the address. Dr. Lowell S. Ensor will give the baccalaureate sermon Sunday at 10 30 am in Alumni Hall.
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Westminster
Western Maryland College
Alumni Hall
Richard G. Stone
St. Mary's School and Junior College of
Raleigh
N. C
Lowell S. Ensor
Western Maryland
Stocks Lower In A Fast Paced May Market
New York stocks fell sharply as trading opened with a rush and prices drifted lower through the session. Traders cited stronger selling in early trades and quick moves across key indices.
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New York
Restoration Of Character Is His Plea
Dr Hush Ivan Evans retiring moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America urged his 880 commissioners to restore character in civic life. He warned against corruption and social evils, stressing ethical values and racial and national harmony as the 63rd General Assembly opened in Cincinnati. The assembly also began nominating a successor to Evans and considering a new stated clerk after Dr William Barrow Pugh’s death.
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Cincinnati
Hush Ivan Evans
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
Charase
Dayton, O
Kefauver Committee
Dr. Evans
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Dayton
Evans
General Assembly
Order of Business
Harrison Ray Anderson
Fourth Prebyterian Church of
Chicago
Allan Maclachlan Frew
First Presbyterian Church
Ardinate
Anderson
Presbytery of
Frew
State School Officers Named At Deaf School Board Meeting
Officers of the Maryland State School for the Deaf were re elected by the Board of Visitors in a morning session. Charles E Moylan of Baltimore was named president with Dr Charles H Conley of Frederick as vice president and William M Storm of Frederick as secretary. Charles McMathias Sr was treasurer. Ignatius Bjorlee was re appointed superintendent. The year saw repairs and improvements totaling 13260 17 with new equipment including a hearing aid and classroom furniture. The report covered health records athletics community involvement pupil excursions and scouting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland State School For the Deaf
Board of Visitors
Charles E. Moylan
Baltimore
Charles H. Conley
Frederick
William M. Storm
Charles Mct. Mathias
Reb't E. Delaplaine
D. John Markey
Walkersville
Bjorjee
NATO Not Able Now To Stop Russia
Washington May 24 Gen Omar Bradley told the Senate inquiry into MacArthur's dismissal that NATO nations do not have the capability to stop an aggression by Russia at the moment He warned the Russians might move first in Iran and urged building up NATO defenses while recognizing limits on military commitments to match diplomatic ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Omar Bradley
Russia
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staffs
Alo
Iran
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
North Atlantic
Sen. Wiley
R-Wis
Korea
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Wiley
Courage of H. T. lauded by Western Democrats
Denver May 24 Western Democrats prepared an endorsement praising President Truman and Secretary of State Acheson for courageous efforts to win world peace. A resolutions committee backed the President and Acheson, reaffirming civilian control of the military in a move direct at General MacArthur’s Korean war proposals. Harriman, filling in for Acheson, suggested the Administration believes Russia seeks an end to the Korean war, while Truman drew applause at a banquet where Senator Kerr attacked Republican foreign policy.
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Denver
i/Pi
Truman
Acheson
Douglas MacArthur
W. Averell Harriman
Russia
Kremlin
Harriman
Senator Kerr
D-Okla
Temporary Stability Of Food Prices Seen
Washington May 24 The sharp ten month living cost spurt is fading and a government export forecast predicts at least temporary price stability. The index for mid April barely rose from mid March and may have held steady, Commissioner Ewan Clague of the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. outlook suggests stable costs until new crops enter. President Truman said military commanders in Korea have had absolute control over tactics and strategy and always have had.
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Washington
Korea
Ewan Clague
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Clague
Truman
Extensive Reorganization of State Health Dept Announced
Baltimore May 24 A sweeping reorganization of the Maryland State Department of Health will take effect July 2 with new eight unit structure and widespread appointments and title changes. The plan follows a study by the State Fiscal Research Bureau and legislation guiding the bureau's recommendations.
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Baltimore
Maryland State Department of Health
State Board of Health
Bureau of Laboratories
Bureau of Preventive Medicine
Bureau of Tuberculosis
Bureau of Medical Services and Hospitals
Bureau of Environmental Hygiene
Bureau of Management
Retiring J C Head Honored At Dinner Meet
Members of the Frederick Junior Chamber of Commerce and guests honored Joseph D. Baker president of the organization for the past year at a dinner meeting at the Calootin Country Chair. State Senator Jacob R Ramsbury spoke on democracy in action and discussed bills from the last session. Dr Edwin H Sponseller, new president, outlined a program including government study while past president Baker received a pin and announced plans for Maryland Jaycees. Attendees included Mayor-elect Donald Rice and Mrs Rice, and long-time member Ernest C Berger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Ramsbury
C. and O. Canal
Ramsburg
Jaycees
Edwin H. Sponseller
Sponseller
Baker
Maryland Jaycees
James McSherry
Donald Rice
Temperature Dip After Showers Across County
A showered, cooler day cooled county weather with under a quarter inch of rain totaling .18 to .22 inches at key stations. Forecasters expect temperatures to dip to about 40 tonight, with a high roughly ten degrees below yesterday’s. Showers eased a lengthy dry spell and slightly refreshed gardens and lawns.
Hopeful for Peace Aims to Avert World War, Truman Says
President Truman expressed strong belief today that his peace program will prevent a new world war and lead to a safer international order. He urged continued public support as negotiations proceed.
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Washington
Truman
Truman Asks $8.5 Billions In Foreign Aid
President Truman asked Congress to approve a foreign aid program totaling 8.5 billion dollars to curb Soviet expansion. About 8.25 billion would fund defenses for free nations, with 6.89 billion aimed at Western Europe and 1.64 billion for Asia and other regions. The plan targets military and economic aid to about 30 allied countries and includes 930 million for Asiatic nations including Formosa.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Russia
Capitol HI
Free World
Kremsin
Soviet Union
Far East
South
Southeast Asia
Near
Middle East
Latin America
Formosa
Grasshopper Purge Under Way In West
In Warner Springs California on May 24 a major grasshopper purge with private capital begins. Sam Smith of the Federal division of grasshopper ventral Denver says a new poison, a mix of orange pilp bran and chloradane, shows promise for western agriculture. The poison was developed in Lancaster California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Springs
Calif
Sam Smith
Federal Division of Grasshopper Ventral
Denver
Lancaster
Catif
Americans Drive Deep in Korea Across Parallel 38
Allied forces push across the 38th parallel in a 13 mile advance into North Korea. U S troops recapture Chunchon and move toward the border as Almond and Van Fleet command large east central thrusts. Chunchan and Kapyong area reports of heavy fighting with Reds.
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Tokyo
Korea
Chunchon
Eighth Army
James van Fleet
Edward M. Almond
Willam C. Barnard
Almond
Choyang River
North Korea
Chunchan
Seoul
Kapyong
Hwachen
Red Kaorea
Navy Launch Capsizes in Newport Harbor Mystery Death Toll
A Navy motor launch capsized in Newport harbor during a heavy rain storm while returning a liberty party to destroyers. Between 120 and 150 men were aboard. One dead is confirmed with 15 known stretcher cases and 24 hospital patients. Rescue teams from Coast Guard and Navy vessels, plus a helicopter, joined the effort.
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Newport
Newpork Harbor
Navy Yard Tt
First Naval District
Bostow
Long Wharf
Public Information Office
Third Naval District
New York
Coast Guard
Navy
McKeldin Names Davis to Public Service Commission
Governor McKeldin will appoint former State Senator Wilmer Fell Davis of Federalsburg to the Public Service Commission and Baltimore attorney Joseph Alien as people’s counsel. Both Republicans, they join Eastern Shore and Baltimore area members and will be in office by next month to participate in rate hearing deliberations for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. Davis, a three-term senator from Caroline county, will serve a six-year term, replacing Olin Higgins. the PSC oversees utility operations and rate schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
McKeldin
Wilmer Fell Davis
Federalsburgh
Public Service Commission
State House
Joseph Alien
Baltimore
PSC
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Davis
Caroline County
Olin Higgins
Dorchester County
Eastern Shore
John H. Hessey
Frank Warper
Hash Contaminated Fort Meade Sickens 384 Recruits
Army investigators report contaminated hash caused nausea and stomach upset among 384 new soldiers at Fort Meade on May 16. Two or more pans produced the outbreak, with officials noting the incident and continuing inquiries into the contamination.
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Fort Meade
Chinese youth jailed for pasting Communist posters
A Chinese youth was sentenced to three years in jail for pasting Communist posters on billboards. As he was led away, he spoke to the judge, who warned he would sentence him to seven or eight years very soon.
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Singapore
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Schnauffer
NATO
U.S
H. T
State Health Dept
Vital Records
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Bureate
Bureau of Chemistry
Maternal and Child Health
Dental Health
Tuberculosis Services
Home Medical Care
Hospital Services
Trive
Bureau of Medical Services
Bureau of Sanitary Engineering
Food Control
Bureau of Food and Drugs
C. A. Perry
Edward Davens
Lion H. Hotherington
Mark V. Zieg=ler
Bureau Medical Services and Hospitals
Clemens
J. C. Head
J.D. Baker
State
West
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