Godsey to Succeed Haas at Calvary Church
Rev Edward A Godsey will replace Rev Dr J Franklin Haas as minister of Calvary Methodist Church. Haas retires after seven years. Godsey, pastor of St Johns of Hamilton for about nine years, plans to preach his first Calvary sermon on June 10. Haas and Mrs Haas will move to Baltimore June 7.
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Edward A. Godsey
St. John’s of Hamilton Church
Baltimore
J. Franklin Haas
Alvary Methodist Church
Westminster
Godsey
Calvary
4Aas
Haas
Heas
Blackourn Court
Homeland
St. Johns of Hamilton Church
State School Graduation Set at Maryland State School
Eight students will graduate from the Maryland State School this year at commencement exercises Thursday afternoon in the gymnasium at 2 oclock. Notable graduates include Edna Play Furlong of Odenton and Betty Lorint Johns of Simpsonville. The program features presentations by Dr. Ignatius Bijerlee, Miss Leitch, and Charles McC Mathias Sr. plus a valedictory by Donald R. Leitch. Artwork, domestic science, and manual training exhibits accompany the event with a three oclock military drill review by Mayor Elmer Munshower and refreshments by the domestic science department.
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Maryland
Edna Play Furlong
Odenton
Betty Lorint Johns
Simpsonville
Charles Eugene Ager
Hyattsville
Edward Alexander Johnson
Cumerland
Nathan Henry Kambarn
Donald Richard Leitcn
Dorony Mauri
Donald R. Leitch
Elmer
Munshower
Cience Department
Divorcee's Body Found Near Bowdoin Campus
Brunswick Maine May 30 The body of Shirley Coolen 24 a divorced mother of a five year old girl was found in a secluded area near Bowdoin College campus authorities say she was raped and strangled last weekend A red scarf was tied around her neck and her clothing was disarranged Police Chief Lebel called it a criminal assault and murder Investigators planned to question Mrs Coolen's former husband in Boston
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Brunswick
Garea
Bowdoin College
Shirley Coolen
Sejarels
Joel Pebel
Farewell Gift Presented To Munshower At City Picnic
A city employees picnic at Fishing Creek turned into a farewell for Mayor Elmer F. Munshower who retires Friday to become state police superintendent. City Engineer W Raymond Walter presented a leather overnight bag and praised benefits won under his administration. Munshower credited a united Board of Aldermen and touted a forthcoming merit system. He noted incoming Mayor Donald B. Rice and core city staff will keep city operations steady. The event included remarks by Aldermen Allen G. Qusan and Henry F. Falk, and City Attorney-designate W. Jerome Offutt. About 90 employees attended. the gift was funded by the employees. Munshower is to be sworn in June 1 at 10:30 AM in the Circuit Court office.
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Fishing Creek
Elmer F. Munshower
W. Raymond Walter
Munshower
Donald B. Rice
Board of Aldermen
Allen G. Qus‘an
Henry F. Falk
W. Jerome Offutt
Circuit Court
Permanent Registration Begins Monday in Frederick County
Frederick county registers voters starting Monday at 9 o'clock when the new Board of Registry opens in the Court House basement. The Registry Board and the new Board of Election Supervisors take office that day, with Ruth Moberly and Russell L. House named to the Registry Board. Hours are 9 am to 4 pm weekdays and 9 am to noon Saturday, matching other offices.
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Frederick County
Board of Registry
Board of Election Supervisors
Court House
Registry Board
Tthe
Ruth Moberly
Frederick
Russell L. House
Broad Run
The
Pierre H. Gaver
Elections Board
Gaver
Seventeen Key Post Honor Recipients at Testimonial Dinner
Seventeen members of Francis Scott Key Post No 11, American Legion, were honored at a testimonial dinner Tuesday for leadership in the annual membership drive. State and regional officials attended. Key Post membership now 818, the highest in its history. Five members earned Cocke Ot The Walk pins for top new applications: Raymond Hummer, Charles W. Stull, Alvey M. Norwood, Richard W. Graham, and Joseph S. Kennedy.
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Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Frederick
Hueabets
Legionnaires
S Jr
Raymond Hummer
Charles W. Stull
Alvey M. Norwood
Richard W. Graham
Joseph S. Kennedy
Graham
G. Ernest Lipps
Carmi Reeder
George S. Rodock, Jr
Roger R. Carpenter
Charles O. Routzahn
Carroll L. Eicholtz
Wilbur W. Baker
David M. Kemp
George D. Stull
J. Earl Gilbert, Sr
Joseph H. Holdcraft
Charles M. Bierley
H. Q. Miller
Daniel H. Burkhardt
Baltimore
Richard E. Bowers
Brunswick
Maryland
J. Alfred Catsail
Key Post
Oil Company Agent Is Due In Tehran Today
Tehran May 30 an Anglo Iranian Oil Company observer arrives for the first time at Iran Nationalization Board deliberations on liquidating Britain's stake in the firm The observer N R Seddon will listen in and report back to London but cannot vote or intervene in the process
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Tehran
Iran
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Britain
AIOC
N. R. Seddon
Tran
Buit
Hsien
London
McKeldin Attacks Vultures of Crime in Memorial Day Speech
Gettysburg Pennsylvania May 30 Governor Theodore R McKeldin of Maryland denounced vultures of crime and immorality blighting the Federal government in a Memorial Day address at Gettysburg National Cemetery. He charged RFC loan favoritism and government contract rackets while urging a moral reawakening and demands for public officials to show true honesty.
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Gettysburg
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
Lincoln
MccKeldin
Gettysburg National Cemetery
McKeldin
Marland
Korea
Disease attacking flowering dogwood spreads northward
A blighting fungus called spot anthracnose is spreading from southern states into Maryland, observed 25 miles north of last year’s infected trees. Drs Jehle and Jenkins study the spread, noting wind and human activity as possible vectors while cautiously assessing control options. The disease darkens blooms and may resemble frostbite but is not expected to destroy the tree.
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College Park
R. A. Jehle
University of Maryland
Maryland
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Jehle
Anna Jenkins
Li. S. Department of Agriculture
Memorial Day Rites Held Today in Frederick
Sunny Memorial Day opened a quiet day across Frederick as residents stayed home or drove countryside. The Francis Scott Key post American Legion sponsored ceremonies at Key’s grave in Mt Olivet cemetery with a march from the Legion Home.
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Frederick
Mts. Olivet
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Francis Scott Key
Legion
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Frederick Lions Club
Ait Olivet
United States
Key
Seattle
Washington
J. Alfred Catsail
Francis Scott Key Post 11
Uniformed Color Guard
Jesse C. Ramsburg
Key's
Memorial Day
Barrarks
Outsider Prince Wins 172nd Epsom Derby
Joe McGrath trained Arctic Prince upset to win the Epsom Derby in England on May 30. An outsider led a field of contenders, with a photo finish determining second and third.
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Epsom
England
Joe McGrath
Theyre Off Indianapolis 500 Opens May 30
Fourteen cars with immense power line up at the starting line for the Sanh 500 mile race amid the opener day ceremonies. The event features high horsepower cars and marks the start of the racing season in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Blockade Of China By U S Held Foolish
Admiral Forvast P Sherman testified in Washington that an effective United Nations led commercial and naval blockade against Red China is desirable but should not be pursued unilaterally by the United States. He warned Russia might oppose a solo blockade and may respect one under UN backing. Sherman noted U S forces have swept thousands of Russian mines in Korean waters and expressed doubt about Chinese forces using Russian mines as a supply link from Vladivostok.
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Washington
Forvast
P. Sherman
United Nations
Red China
United States
Sherman
Naval Opera
Hong
Russia
U.N
Senate
Doughs MacArthur
China
Russell
D-Ga
Combined Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
U. S
Russell D-Gal
Joint Committees
Vladivostok
Legion Head Urges Unity in Memorial Day Address
Norfolk May 30 A Memorial Day address by American Legion National Commander Cocke Jr urged unity to settle the current policy debate and focus on building a strong defense within a sound economy. He warned against partisan politics and stressed action to avoid wider conflict while honoring Confederate veterans among the living and dead. Russian T34 tanks reportedly reached Mukden on May 17 and were handed to Chinese forces, per the Ching Union press.
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Norfolk
Wwf
Trie Cocke, Jr
American Legion
United Confederate Veterans
Elmwood Cemetery
Legion
William D. Townsend
Olla
William Bush
Fitzgerald, Ga
Cocke
General MacArthur
Formosa
Ching Union
Mukden
Manchuria
Ridgway Sets Precedent by Holding News Conference
Tokyo May 20 er Con Matthew B Ridgway, new commander, held a formal news conference. He followed a pattern MacArthur never adopted in five years as top Army and occupation chief, who spoke at a luncheon and accompanied reporters to Korea but never held a press conference.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Gen. MacArthur
MacArthur
Automobile Demolished In Collision Near Frederick
A head on crash on Route 40 west of Frederick left Warren R. Lawson 27 with severe head injuries and his car destroyed. Charles Franklin Ray 20 and Lawson were in the Bartonsville car. James Gaines Nixon 45 of Covington Kentucky drove the west bound truck. Ray faces charges for failure to drive on the right side as authorities hold him pending Lawson’s injury prognosis. Wilson Freight Company operated the truck.
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Bartonsvidle
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Warren R. Lawson
Lawson
Charles Franklin Ray
Bartonsville
Snt
Richard Stallings
James Gaines Nixon
Covington
Wilson Freight Company
Set
Stallings
Ray
$8 Too Much For One Lunch, Ferguson Says
Senator Ferguson of Michigan criticized President Truman's budget showing the State Department plans to spend $9,565 for 75 luncheons for 14 people and $15,500 for 100 luncheons for 18 people. He cited per meal costs of $38.93 and $8.61 respectively and questioned the necessity of State Department emissaries at such meals while noting the danger of communism without foreign visitors.
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Washington
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
Truman
State Department
Department
Ferraron
Bill Aims Blow At Interstate Race Wires
Washington May 20 The Senate Crime investigating committee introduced two bills aimed at stopping interstate race wires the alleged lifeblood of illegal gambling operations The measures would bar sending race information by wire or radio without a Federal Communications Commission license with newspapers news services and radio stations exempted and final approval required from Senate House and the President
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Washington
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Senate
House
Federal Communications Commission
Western Md Exceeds Goal In Baltimore
Western Maryland College surpassed its $500000 goal in the Baltimore area with a dinner marking the campaign’s close. The Westminster college has raised $1012122 statewide toward a mid century drive for a million and a half for new buildings and endowment.
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Baltimore
Western Maryland College
Balttimore
Harford
Anne Arundel
Howard
Westminster
Resistance Of Red Army Increasing In Korea Fronts
Headlines report heavy rains and determined Red Army resistance slowing Allied spearheads in central and east Korea. United Nations troops push near Kumhwa and Inje as weather favors communists. American and Canadian units seize key crossroads and hills but endure fierce artillery and minefield pressure amid mud and rain. AP journalist Stan Carter files from Eighth Army HQ.
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Tokyo
Korea
Telde
United Nations
Kumwha
Inje
US N
Inje- Hyon
North Korea
Stan Carter
Eighth Army
May Rainfall Deficit Cuts Growth Prospects In 1951
The May total at Frederick Airport was 1.52 inches with little forecasted rain through May’s end. May precipitation misses normal by nearly two inches, making it the driest since 1939 and nearing 1936’s driest May. Some county areas may have seen showers, but gardens remain dry as forecasters predict fair, warming weather through Friday.
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Weather Bureau
Frederick
Eva Peron Tribute To President On Buenos Aires Visit
Senora Eva Peron praised her husband President Juan D Peron as God for Argentina and the sun and life of the country. The tribute came during a reception for members of Buenos Aires Japanese colony.
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Buenos Aires
Eva Peron
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Buenos Air
No End In Sight In Korea Ridgeway Says After Front Visit
General Matthew Ridgway announced allied forces had killed or captured about ten thousand North Korean and Chinese troops since April 22 and warned the war would continue. He cited prisoner reports on desertion and outlined three likely invasion routes toward Seoul while stressing Communists show no sign of compromise and no end to fighting. The supreme Allied commander, back in Tokyo from Korea, warned only intensified pressure or policy change in Peiping or Moscow could end the war.
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Tokyo
Matthew Fi Ridgeway
Korea
Riduwary
U. S
Recs
Eighth Army
North Korea
Ridgway
MacArthur
Chomwon-Seoul
Kumhwa-Seoul
Peiping
Moscow
Maryland Memorial Day Observance Cites Korean War Losses
Governor McKeldin led Maryland Memorial Day services in Baltimore at National Cemetery. He spoke of sorrow as young Americans die in Korea and noted the war as part of America's constant struggle for freedom. He warned of the dangers of international stupidity and recalled Civil War origins of the cemetery.
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Associated Press
McKeldin
Maryland
America
Baltimore
National Cemetery
Maryland National Guard
Baltimore National Cemetery
Sex and nudity on British stage alarm council
The Public Morality Council, a coalition of church and welfare leaders, charged that sex and nudity are running wild on British stages and that indecent magazines posing as American imports flood the country. The group urged a radical change in official policy toward obscene plays and publications.
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London
Public Morality Council
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Om Ladd
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New Election Board
Byrd Committee
Los Angeles
al Jolson
Mt. Olivet
U.S
Admiral Sherman
Legion Head
Bill
Western
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Company
Big Range
Wage Stabilization Board
Red Army
May
Reds
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