Remains of 8 Area Area Home from Italy Victory Transport
Remains of eight local service members from Frederick County and nearby areas arrived in the United States aboard the US Army transport Lawrence Victory. The dead include two Frederick city residents, two Air Force personnel, and several Army units. Next of kin had been notified in advance and again after arrival at regional distribution centers. Names: Sgt. Richard W. Huntzberry of Frederick and Pvt. Norman J. Wachter of Frederick, with others from Brunswick, Gaithersburg, Thurmont, and Williamsport. Battles cited include Italy and Anzio, with Bronze Star and Purple Heart awards noted for some.
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Italy
VU. IS
Lawrence Victory
Department of the Army
Maryland
Frederick City
Countiers
Army
American Graves Registration Service
Richard W. Huntzben
Water Street
Norman JL Wachter
East Second Street
Frederick Boys
Sgt
Huntzberry
Acion
Januy
Williamsport
Washire
Erm
Williamspooort
Africa
Go- Ran
Pri
Wachter
Anzio
Pvt
Frederick High School
G. L. Baking Company
Bethlehem Fairfield
Baltimore
Air Force
Wesley D. Dolan
Camstown
Route 1
Dolan
France
Corsica
Brunswick
Air Corps
Wiles
Austria
Tinent
Frederick
Glenn L Jarin Company
East South Street
Mervin D. Lox
Fort Jackson
S. C
Thurmont High School
Duncan
Allen Creager
Thurmont Florist
Alfred B. Duvall
Gaithersburg
Local group approves about 30 displaced persons applications
Approximately 30 applications for displaced persons for Freder ick county farm labor have been approved by a special committee serving as a clearing house for DPs arriving from overseas. The panel includes County Agent Henry R. Shoemaker, Mayetta Hershberger, Merhi H. Ramsburg, Edward F. Holser, and Morris A. Zentz. None have arrived yet as meetings continue and more applications come in at Winchester Hall Employment Service.
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Frederick County
Henry R. Shoemaker
Mayetta Hershberger
Jerick
Fred Employment Service
Merhi H. Ramsburg
Ctien
Edward F. Holser
Middletown
Morris A. Zentz
Emmitsburg
Winchester Hall
Ukraine
Revision Of Cut In Income Tax Is Likely
Washington dispatch reports Rep Eberharter says he will press for revising the 1923 income tax cut to send more savings to low income groups by raising taxes on higher brackets. He predicts Truman may revive excess profits tax proposals, while some oppose it for business impact.
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Washington
Eberharter
D-Pa
Irmiman
Tax Framing House
Truman
Congress
White House
Conviction Of Myers Upheld By Court Of Appeals
The U S Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of Myers a former Air Force chief purchasing officer during the war The ruling follows a lengthy Senate investigation into Air Force contracts and related matters Myers now retired faces a five year sentence imposed after a one to five year term in U S District Court
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Circuit Court of
Weather figures and river conditions for region today
The report notes no precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8:30 a m. November precipitation to date is 1.32 inches, with normal November at 2.62 inches. November 1947 saw 0.2 inches. year-to-date excess is 7.45 inches through November 1 7. Daily highs were 69 yesterday and 61 a year ago, lows 29 and 33. Sunset 5 03 p m sunrise 6 47 a m. Moonrise 2 04 p m. Rivers Monocacy at Ceresville and Potomac at Knoxville are muddy.
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Ceresville
Potomac
Knoxville
Congress Weary Of Price Controls Yet Back Marshall Plan
A Washington survey finds 27 Senators and 235 Representatives backing the Marshall Plan and farm price supports while wary of standby price control and rationing powers. Voters split on Taft Hartley repeal with strong Democratic and Republican support but notable opposition. The poll gauges Congress attitudes as views may shift with changing circumstances.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
William Lemker
Thomas E. Dewey
Soviet Military Plane Crashes In Greenland
Berlingske Tidende quotes London dispatch claiming a Russian military aircraft crashed in northern Greenland during a routine Greenland west coast base flight. A Soviet red star is visible on the fuselage. crew fate unknown. An American reconnaissance plane observed the wreckage from above with no sign of life nearby.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Tne
Berlingske Tidende
Greenland
London
U. S
Berlingskie Tidende
Chest Fund Passes Local Goal in Seven-Week Drive
The Red Feather Chest Fund surpasses its $27 950 target as Edward Hartmann and committee members report generous community support. Final reports will follow, with donations and pledges already matching the quota and many contributors awaiting signed pledge cards. Each extra dollar funds the seven Chest agencies providing welfare and recreational services.
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Red Feather
Nest
Gambrill
Hartmann
Frederick
Mr. Hartmann
Seven Chest
Toy Collection Successful At Fredericksburg Legion Drive
Mary land State School for the Deaf and Cub Pack 1 supplied 43 boys helping eight trucks from the Francis Scott Key Post IL American Legion collect toys on Saturday. Wilbur W. Baker announced the drive was highly successful and will distribute gifts to underprivileged city children at Christmas. Trucks were loaned by Fredericksburg businesses and donations are welcome at the Legion home for later pickup.
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Maryland
State School For the Deaf
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Wilbur W. Baker
Legion
Frederi
Valentine Farm Sold to Mr and Mrs Hahn
The 225 acre Valentine Farm at the Liberty and Walkersville roads in Ceress was sold to Mr and Mrs A Walter J Mo Hahn for about 70500 dollars per revenue stamps. Also transfers include L Ignatius Kennedy to Robert O Lambert near Shaokstown road and James Wachier to Daniel C Jacobs on Maxwell Ave for about 8090 dollars. Stup and AL F Lambert sold 142 Maxwell Ave to Robert F Cannon for about 3000 dollars.
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Ellsworth C. Valentine
Liberty
Walkersville
Ceress
Walter J. Mo Hahn
Air
Second Victim of Bridge Crash Dies
In November 1983 Mrs. Lera Phillips of Radford Virginia died from injuries after an auto accident that killed her husband Amos Earl Phillips 28. The car crashed into the side of the Potomac River bridge at Hancock and caught fire on the way from Bridgeport Pennsylvania to Radford.
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Hagerstown
Lera Phillips
Radford
Hancock
Potomac River
Amos Earl Phillips
Washington County
Bridgeport
Marshall May See President in New Administration
Marshall likely to brief President Truman on the Paris United Nations meeting and discuss how long he will stay in the cabinet after January 20. Officials expect a decision on his tenure, with possible continued service to help push a Western Europe military alliance and other foreign policy moves.
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Washington
Nov. S .P
Marshall
Wilmgton
Truman
United Nations
Paris
Senate
Western
Europe
North Atlantic
Russia
Molotov
Moscow
Thomas E. Dewey
Berlin
Canada
Britain
France
Low Countries
Brunswick Man Held By Police In Gunfight
A Brunswick man held on a $10,009 bail faces assault and armed robbery charges after a gunfight with officers in southwest Baltimore. Identified as William J. er 47, he was arraigned yesterday. a wounded partner was left at scene. Officers sought answers to two drugstore robberies earlier.
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Baltimore
William J. Er
Brunswick
Rinker
Baltimore County
Thousands Of Ducks Die In Oil Coated Lake
Montreal reports a mass die-off of about 20 000 ducks on Lake St Peter from oil contamination. The birds, including blacks blue bills and whistlers, were grounding in polluted waters after a tanker leaked oil. Officials warn ninety five percent of the flock perished and say recovery chances are nil.
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Montreal
St Lawrence River
Lake St. Peter
Oliver Hewitt
Dominion Wild Life Service
Frost and ice hug the region after warm weekend
A 45 degree drop left the city at 29 degrees this morning with frost and ice forming after a week of 77 degree highs. A late Saturday rain storm added .83 inches to the month as rivers Monocacy and Potomac ran muddy and flush.
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The
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Potomac
Three Slav Nations Condemned by UN Committee
The United Nations political committee voted 47 to 0 to condemn Albania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia for aiding Greek guerrillas in Greece. It approved a paragraph in a four power resolution stating such aid endangers Balkan peace and violates UN charter principles. The decision followed tense wrangling as the Law bloc tried to stall.
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Paris
United Nations Political Committee
Albania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Greece
U. N. Assembly
Balkans
United Nations
Law Bloc
Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgium
Maryland Chiropractic Association Elects Maryland Chiropractors
The Maryland Chiropractic Association adopted a resolution protesting potential discrimination if chiropractic students are not deferred from the peacetime draft. It objects to a memo omitting chiropractic students from deferral recommendations for healing arts students. Dr. Adam Baer of Frostburg was elected president. other officers include Henry Page of Annapolis, Harold L. Sharpes of Hynding, and O. Winter of Harve de Grace.
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Baltimore
Maryland Chiropractic Association
Selective Service
Healing Arts Educational Advisory Committee
Adam Baer
Frostburg
Recovery In Stock Market Continues Rise Amid Railroads Lead
New York reports a continued stock market recovery with prices advancing about a point. Railroads drove gains while steels and motors contributed, with only occasional declines in chemicals retail, stores and tobaccos. A traffic survey report by the State Roads Traffic Division was received at City Hall, with final release pending. Annapolis hosts Maryland League of Women Voters delegates from five counties and Baltimore City for the biennial legislative conference starting November 15.
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New York
State Roads Ion
City Hall
Annapolis
Baltimore
Cvty
Maryland League of Women Voters
John Sich
Twday
Armistice Day Ceremonies Planned and Nearby Indictment
Armistice Day observances in Memorial Ground and Court House Park will be led by Francis Scott Key post with Rev William Fox speaking. Wreaths will be placed, color guards and firing squads will honor the dead, open houses and public attendance allowed, banks and post offices closed. In a separate matter a New Jersey congressman faces a conspiracy fraud indictment with potential penalties up to $30,000 fine and five years in prison.
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Curenies
Court House Park
Court House
Francis Scott Key
Can Legion
Ska. m
William #. Fox
Middletown
Air Force
Haly
Mr. Fox
Mississippi
Legionnaires
Soldiers’ Monument
Memorial Ground
Francis Scott Key Post
Legion Home
PME Es House
Evon Union Activ
Seer Charne
United States ‘Ofoney and Property Court
New Jerseys
Vandalism Destroys 150 Glass Panes at Farm Outbuildings
Police investigate vandalism at the former Albert C. Mercer farm on the city’s western fringe now owned by Richard F. Kline. Double rows of barn windows, the dairy and chicken houses suffered shattered panes, likely from rocks or bricks. the house was spared. Estimated damage involves many panes, with suspicion on local youths.
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Albert C. Mercer
Richard F. Kline
Disabled American Veterans Forget-Me-Not Week Proclaimed
Mayor Lloyd C. Culler proclaims this week as Disabled American Veterans Forget-Me-Not Week. Funds raised will aid disabled veterans and dependents in the community through the DAV chapter. Saturday events encourage contributions to support veterans’ counseling rehabilitation and government benefits access.
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Lloyd C. Culler
WWE
Spon“Rington
Lee
D. A.V
Denis
America
Textile Workers Union to seek ten-cent wage rise
The CIO Textile Workers Union plans to demand a ten-cent per hour wage increase for about 120,199 members in cotton and rayon mills across England and the Middle Atlantic States.
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Aension. No
CIO Textile Workers Union
England
Middle Atlantic States
Wins Tournament at Fort Meade Officers Club Golf Final
Fort Meade reports Maj Gen Robert B. Rickclaire, Second Army Chief of Staff, won a 36 hole final of the officers' club golf tournament. Capt Glen Willoughby presented the trophy in a close championship match.
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Fort Meade
Robert B. RicClare
Second Army
Tsurels Vesterd
Glen Willoushbhs
Officers’ Club
Gandhi Slayer Reads 93 Page Statement in Court
Narayan Vinayak Godse collapsed in New Delhi court while reading his extended explanation for the Gandhi assassination. After an hour he slumped, was lifted by guards, and pressed for the maximum death sentence as the four month trial continued with his 35 year old Brahmin co defendants.
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New Delhi
India
Narayan Vinayak Godse
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Godse
Ement
Gand
Supreme Court to rule on Taft-Hariley affidavit issue
The Supreme Court agreed to rule on the constitutionality of the Taft-Hariley affidavits that ban non-Communist affiliations for state employment. The CIO American Federation decried the requirement as discriminatory, arguing it curbs civil liberties while the decision nears.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Taft- Hariley
Union Offed
Adiavits
Thews Board
CIO American
Dulles to Remain as U.S. Delegate
The U.S. delegation in Paris appears set to keep John Foster Dulles in place after the President’s election, despite rumors he might depart. Officials note he thanked Paris for the work of the delegation and will continue his role amid partisan representation.
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Dulles
U.S
Paris
Dualies
Ec Clan Affairs
United States
San Francisco
Thomas E. Dewey
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Myers
Valentine
Mrs. Hahn
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Alion
Bennett
Peoples Court
Urbana
William B. Moore
Kensington
Norman KR. Shronk
Patrick Stakem, Jr
Richard A. Myers
Columbus. O
Ralph J. Paul
CIO
American Zinc Oxide Ca
Paul
Public Service Commission
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Barnesville
North Pacific
Thomas
Banks
P. O
Un-American Activities Committee
Fncrea
Gandhi
Rachive
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