Hood College to Graduate Ninety-Three Women
Ninety three Hood College candidates for BA and BS receive diplomas June 4 with Governor Alfred E Driscoll delivering the commencement address at six p m in Hudson outdoor theater. Rev Horace H Underwood will preach the baccalaureate in the same venue at nine a m.
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Hood College
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Hudson
Horace H. Underwood
Chosun Christian College
Seonl
Korea
Grace
Hudson Theater
Hood
Brodbeck Hall
Sophoores
Hood College Alumnae Association
Await Report Of Donovan In Amerasia Case
Washington May 25 Senators investigating the Amerasia case awaited a confidential report from William J Donovan head of the OSS. McCarthy prepared to publicize material on his anti Communism charges against Owen Lattimore at a Catholic editors convention in Rochester. Edward P. Morgan disclosed staff questioned Donovan and Archbald Van Beuren in New York and will move the material to committee for study. The Amerasia affair began with an OSS raid in 1945 exposing secret documents and led to indictments and later acquittals or pleas. Decrees signed in Equity Court granted two divorces. Anna Mary McCleary and Mary Whipp McKenzie receive custody of children and court costs.
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Washington
Amerasia
William J
Wild Bill) Donovan
Office of Strategic Services
OSS
McCarthy
R-Wis
Owen Lattimore
Far East
Rochester
Edward FP. Morgan
Senate
Ameralla
FBE
Donovan
New York
Morgan
Archbald van Beuren
van Beuren
Amerasia Magazine
Frank Bielaski
FBI
State Department
John S. Service
Emmanuel Larsen
Philip Jaffe
Jaffe
Larsen
Jaffé
Service
Equity
Anna Mary McCleary
Frederick
Ernest A. McCleary
Muskegon
Mich
Edwin Fr. Nikirk
Mary Whipp McKenzie
Albert John McKenzie
DePew
Nikirk
McKenzie
H Bomb Warning on Atomic Material Use
Dr. Robert F. Bacher warned at a national conference that large scale hydrogen bomb production would deplete scarce fissionable materials used in atomic power projects. He cautioned that even a more powerful bomb may not boost military power and highlighted tritium’s self destruction and material loss. He urged public discussion and timely decision beyond military circles.
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Long Beach
Calif
U.S
Robert F. Bacher
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
California Institute of Technology
Dr. Bacher
Taxing Co-Ops Faces House Committee Review
Washington May 25 co op tax plan dominates Ways and Means debate as Rep Mason proposes a system taxing undistributed net earnings of farmer and consumer co-ops to align with corporate rates and apply 10 percent withholding to patronage dividends. The measure aims to raise about 600 million yearly while preserving co op operations.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Doughton
Rep
Mason
R-Hil
Uncle Sam
Justice Department
For
WRI
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Not Too Sure Lie Optimism Not Too Sure Lie Optimism
Washington May 25 Officials from President Truman downward voiced caution about Trygve Lie's hope that cold war talks can succeed. Truman said he knows nothing of Lie's efforts and will comment after speaking with Secretary Acheson. Lie returned from Europe after meetings with Stalin and British and French officials and will visit Washington soon.
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Washington
Truman
Trygve Lie
U. N
United States
Britain
France
Russia
United Nations
Lie
New York
Europe
Stalin
Acheson
Washington Businessmen urged to back fair plan
President Truman told reporters that local Washington businessmen must support a freedom fair. He endorsed the idea but said he cannot campaign on the streets himself, insisting it is time for local leaders to back the event to ensure its success.
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Washington
Truman
Begin Work On Damaged County Road
County road crews began repairs on Reno's Monument road near South Mountain after a heavy hail and rain storm. An abutment washed from a bridge near Bolivar. repairs will restore traffic soon. Weather showers continue with possible storms, temps near 64. Grain prospects and a planned grain elevator project are uncertain pending a new farm bill.
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Reno
Monument
South Mountain
Roger H. Willard
Willard
Bolivar
Weather Bureau
Harley
Man And Wife Are Found Shot In Florida
In Fort Lauderdale a Pennsylvania coal mine operator Pearson B. Brown aged 57 and his wife Blannie 51 were found shot twice in the abdomen with the same weapon. Mrs Brown shot herself after notes in her handwriting directed disposal of the house and to notify relatives. Brown, a retired Army colonel, had been in Florida about two months and planned to return to Somerset County.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Pennsylvania
Broward General Hospital
J. Lester Holt
Pearson B. Brown
Blannie
Somerset
Brown
Holi
Florida
Somerset County
Deeds Recorded For Sales Of Properties Includ e Tuscarora District Acreage
Deeds were recorded in the clerk's office for several property sales. Clayton E. Kemp sold 101.8 acres with improvements in the Tuscarora district to Austin E. Hemp for about 14000 dollars. Joseph N. Blum sold 8 East Ninth Street to Robert William Garrett for around 9000 dollars. William I. Bohrer sold property on the north side of B street Brunswick to Marion F. Garrett for about 3500 dollars.
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Clayton E. Kemp
Austin E. Hemp
Tuscarora
Joseph N. Blum
Robert William Garrett
East Ninth Street
William I. Bohrer
Marion F. Garrett
B Street
Brunswick
Petition for Immediate Trial in Circuit Court
Calvin Harold Ziegler formerly of Montgomery county files a petition in Circuit Court seeking an immediate trial on the breaking and entering charge at J C Lombard’s dwelling in Fountain Mills. He requests trial upon filing of a criminal information and waives grand jury action by State's Attorney Edwin F Nikirk.
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Frial
Calvin Harold Ziegler
Montgomery County
Ja‘l
J. C. Lombard
Fountain Mills
Edwin F. Nikirk
High Food Prices May Continue To Autumn Says Commissioner
Food price trends remain uneven with pockets of declines in pork butchers. Beef veal and lamb steady, eggs and dairy show minor changes. Some stores cut picnic ham prices ahead of Decoration Day. Spring vegetables reach markets with lower prices for radishes rhubarb spinach and lettuce while peppers peas cucumbers rise slightly. Forecasters expect continued high prices into Auburn due to weather both here and abroad. Wholesale food price index hits record highs for 1948 despite a small weekly rise.
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New York
Florida
Louisiana
Virginia
Kentucky
Missouri
California
Maryland
Ewan Clague
Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics
Auburn
State Labor Department
Dun & Bradstreet
Agriculture Department
Damage Suits Taken Up Here Before A Jury
The case in Circuit Court involves Allen B. Seibert of Clear Spring suing Keilhaltz Motors for damages claiming his wife’s death was accelerated by a Route 40 crash near Frederick. Seibert, a former Washington County commissioner, seeks up to 5500,000 after a 25,000 suit by his wife. both sides present conflicting views on contributory factors and prior illnesses. co-defendant Mrs Perry also has a pending suit.
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Frederick
Washington County
Allen B. Seibert
Clear Spring
Keilhaltz Motors, Inc
E. A. Perry
Bridgeport
Conn
Baltimore
Linden Avenue
Linden Hills Addition
Seibert
Indochina Economic Aid Plan Announced From Saigon
The United States outlined an aid program for Indochina with an initial allocation near 23.5 million dollars. The plan aims to support France and the Vietnam Cambodia Laos governments while preserving their primary responsibility for stabilization and governance. An American Economic Cooperation mission will run the program from Saigon, led by Robert Blum.
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Saigon
Indochina
United States
Frange
Edmund Guillion
U.S. Legation
Southeast Asia
Allen Griffin
France
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Ho Chin Minh
Viet Minh
Robert Blum
Overseas Territories
ECA
Arrests Foil Korean Plot Seeks to Influence Election
Seoul authorities announce over 200 arrests of Communist sympathizers tied to a plot to overthrow the republics government and influence the national election. Among those detained were 112 individuals including a National Assembly candidate and several high ranking army officers. Police report a complex Farmers and Laborers Unification Democratic Battle Front network taking orders from Kim Il Sung.
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Seoul
North Korea
National Assembly
Republican Army
Kim Tai Sun
Farmers and Laborers Unification Democratic Battle Front
North Kovean
Kim
Kim Tl Sung
GE Workers Vote in Baltimore Union Election
Thousands of General Electric employees in 57 plants cast ballots to choose between the CIO affiliated group and the rival CIO expelled last year. About 95,000 workers were eligible, with the Baltimore regional National Labor Relations Board office supervising the vote.
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Baltimore
General Electric
CIO
National Labor Relations Board
Damascus Man Struck by Truck Near Roadside
Donald Rodney Lindsey, 27, was struck by a truck along the Damascus Woodfield road near his home. Jason Robert Hughes, 22, of Gaithersburg, faces a reckless driving charge after Lindsey, a bricklayer, sustained a fractured skull and was rushed to Montgomery County Hospital in very serious condition. Weather conditions were foggy and the driver said to have failed to see the pedestrian.
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Donald Rodney Lindsey
Damascus
Damascus- Woodfield
Donald R. Wade
Jason Robert Hughes
Gaithersburg
Lindsey
Montomery County Hospital
Molesworth
Wade
Hughes
Longer Work Weeks Boost Factory Earnings Record
Washington reports that longer weeks raised average weekly earnings for 11.6 million manufacturing workers to a record 568 dollars in April. The gain, eight dollars from a year earlier, mainly reflects extended hours in durable goods like metal, machinery, autos, and building materials, while nondurable hours stayed steady. Weekly earnings in durable goods hit 61.04 dollars, about four dollars higher than April last year.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Maccly
Injunction Sought Over Right of Way in Johnsville District
David E Grimes and wife seek an injunction in Equity Court to stop William J Strine and wife from interfering with their historic right of way across Strine land. The four-acre Johnsville district property has used the path for over 50 years, and the plaintiffs cite a recent posts placement and alleged assault. The show cause deadline is June 10.
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William J. Strine
David E Grimes
Equity Court
Strine
Johnsville
Thomas S. Glass
Bucker Hill Road
David Grimes
One Hook Nets 14 Sharks In Brielle Catch
Sigmund Schart of New Brunswick hauled a six foot shark off Brielle. Onboard the boat the big fish gave birth to 13 more sharks each about four feet long, creating the season’s oddest catch with a single hook.
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Brielle
Sigmund Schart
New Brunswick
Rate Increase Denied for Baltimore Transit Co.
Baltimore Public Service Commission denied a fare increase proposed by the Baltimore Transit Company. The unanimous vote kept the current 1d fare and token scheme, citing financial troubles and possible city takeover if bankruptcy loomed.
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Baltimore Transit Co
Baltimore
Maryland
Publi Service Commission
Baltimore Transit Company
Transt
Ballinore
Baltimore Transit
Clay Heckled and Picketed in New York Rally
Senator Henry Clay faced heckling and pickets at a New York anti Communist rally sponsored by Common Cause. Police dispersed protesters outside the theater after a disruptive heckler questioned Mrs. Koch and Buch enwald crimes. Clay urged Berliners to resist a Soviet youth demonstration with moral courage and warned against assuming American patience equals indifference.
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New York
Tleckted
Poketed
Tupius D. Chay
Berlin
Germany
Ao Jone Heckler
LAO Chariteme
Townett
Buehenwald
Clay
Bertin
Heckler
Hiex
Buchenwald
Koch
Common Cause, Inc
Reds
American Jewish Labor Council
Awards Given Dairy Herd Supervisors
Five supervisors of the Maryland Dairy Herd Improvement Association received awards at Braddock Heights for 1949 work. Berlin Shank of Carrott County No. 2 won top prize 50 dollars and a bronze plaque. other honorees were Richard Betts Baltimore County No. 2 Association Russell Poole Howard No. 1 Desmond Dean Frederick No. 2 and Obe Lewis Garrett No. 1. Dr. T B Symons noted the association now serves dairymen with 25 000 cows.
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Maryland Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Braddock Heights
Berlin Shank
Carrott County No. 2
Richard Betts
Baltimore County
Russell Poole
Howard
Desmond Dean
Frederick
Obe Lewis
Garrett
Symons
University of Maryland Extension Service
West To Give Middle East Nations Arms
The United States Britain and France reached a three power accord at Sandau to supply arms to the Middle East for defense only. The plan allows arms to Arab states and Israel if they pledge not to use them for aggression, aiming to boost confidence and security in the Near East amid ongoing disputes over Palestine.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Middle East
Yroman
Sandau
Israel
Palestine
Peturan
Near East
London
Paris
Two Years To Ready Defense Plan Across States
Washington May 25 government expert says it will take two years before states and cities install a permanent civil defense program. NSRB plans a permanent framework by September and a temporary emergency plan soon to guide use of present resources. States with laws and appointees vary. many still without laws, while the stock market drifts lower on profit taking.
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Washington
Civilian Defense Office
National Security Resources Board
NSRB
Sittes
Florida
Idaho
Kansas
South Dakota
Goverors
NLRB
Told Wrong Story Amesbury Mass Fire Alarm Blunder
Alexander Waskiewicz told his two young sons a fish was left in a red box up the street. The boys searched until one pulled the alarm box knob, triggering a false fire alarm. Fire Chief George A. McDougall urged better luck or a new tale.
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Amesbury
Mass
Alexander Waskiewicz
Waskiewiccz
George A. MecDougall
Waskiewicz
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Associated Press
Here
Donald R. Lindsey
Kansas City
Charles Binaggio
Walter L. Rainey
Samuel
Jen Baby
Commission On National Security
West
Middle East Nations
General Motors
United Auto Workers
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