Action Soon On Budget For Schools
The Board of Education plans a special meeting next Wednesday to discuss final action on the 1952 operating budget for presentation to the County Commission later this month. Bids will be opened for standard furniture for new and existing schools including Liberty and Brunswick. The board authorized plumbing upgrades and stage curtains at several schools and considered playground asphalt. Donald Taylor, Frederick High core teacher, inducted into the armed services. Jeanne E. Vaughn to replace him. Joan Ross Hankey appointed to Buckeystown elementary school due to enrollment rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
County Commission
Liberty
Woodsboro
Emmitsburg
Brunswick
Middletown High
Eugene W. Fruitt
Pruitt
North Market Street
Sabillasville
Brunswick High School
Frederick High School
Liberty Junior High
Walkersville
Donald Taylor
Armed Services
Jeanne E. Vaughn
Pennsylvania
Joan Ross Hankey
Buckeystown
Government approves new meat price ceilings
Washington reports OPS approved new ceilings to raise wholesale prices for lamb, yearling lamb, and mutton with weekly retail adjustments to reflect wholesale changes. Veal remains under general freeze. officials expect slight regional price boosts and possible decreases at some counters.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Mrs. Tydings To Preside At Democratic Dinner
In Baltimore on November 8 Philip B. Perlman U S Solicitor General will headline the annual banquet of the United Democratic Women's Club of Maryland Other speakers include Senator O Conor Representatives Fallon Garmatz and Lasseer State Comptroller J Millard Tawes and Baltimore Mayor D Alesandro Mrs Millard E Tydings wife of the former Maryland senator will act as toastmaster and declared the Tydingses have not been beaten and will work to help Democratic candidates in next year’s elections
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Baltimore
Philip B. Perlman
U. S
United Democratic Women’s Club of Maryland
O’conor
Fallon
Garmatz
Lasseer
J. Millard Tawes
D'Alesandro
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
Freeze On New Cars Is Imposed
Washington announces an internal freeze on introducing new models by auto makers and major durable goods producers. Effective February 1, orders reserve machine tools for defense, preventing civilian retooling while directing output to munitions and aircraft programs. 1952 model autos not affected. 1952 redesigns mostly cosmetic. potential severe handicaps for constrained industries.
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Washington
NPA
Swan Bergstrom
NPR
Open Bridge Bids For Comus Road Over Frederick Washington Expressway
The State Roads Commission invites bids by November 27 at noon to build a four span bridge nearly 200 feet long to carry the Comus road over the Frederick Washington expressway one mile north of Clarksburg. The steel I beam bridge with a 26 foot roadway sits on two concrete piers and abutments. End spans are 38 feet each. middle spans 66 feet each. A detour road about 600 feet long will also be built.
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State Roads Commission
Clarksburg
Hyattstown
Yogi Berra Voted Most Valuable Player 1951
Yogi Berra was named American League MVP for 1951 in a close finish alongside Ned Garver and Allie Reynolds. Berra led the New York Yankees with 68 RBIs and 27 homers, finishing with 18 and a half points from first to tenth place votes.
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New York
Yogi Berra
New York Yankee
Jman
Baseball Writers Association of America
Berra
Ned Garver
St. Louis
Allie Reynolds
The
Yanks
Four County Men Enlist in Navy Through Local Office
Four county men recently enlisted in the Navy via the Winchester Hall recruiting office and were sent to training stations. Two Middletown men Guy Franklin Alexander and Floyd Calvin Schreyer enlisted for four years to Bainbridge. Two others enlist until 21st birthdays and were sent to Great Lakes. Walter Ronnie Harrison of Knoxville and Charles Francis Whims of Burkittsville were the paired 21st birthday entrants. Pre induction physicals keep eligibility for enlistment through the local office.
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Navy
Winchester Hall
Clarence Bowers
Middletown
Guy Franklin Alexander
Floyd Calvin Schreyer
Bainbridge
Great Lakes
Ill
Walter Ronnie Harrison
Knoxville
Charles Francis Whims
Burkittsville
Bowers
Six More Survivors Rescued From George Walton Fire
Coast Guard revised figures show 20 survivors, one dead, and five missing from the 36 crew of the American freighter George Walton after a North Pacific fire and explosion. The rescue occurred early today with remaining crew unaccounted for.
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Seattle, Now
George Walton
North Pacific
Coast Guard
Illness Among U N Troops In Korea Baffles Doctors
In Korea a strange fever and headache illness breaks out among United Nations forces. Brig Gen Shambara reports rapid onset with blood disorders and kidney involvement in some cases. Sulfa and antibiotics fail. blood transfusions from recovered patients seem to help. The disease resembles a 1939 Japanese illness and may be linked to a virus carried by field mice and mites.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgeway
William E. Shambora
Far East Command
Shambara
Man
Shambora
Truman Denies Making Offer To Eisenhower
President Truman denies a New York Times report that he offered to back Dwight D. Eisenhower for president next year. The Times said Eisenhower did not accept or reject. Truman calls the claim untrue and notes Eisenhower’s aides also dismissed it as fiction.
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Washington
Truman
New York Times
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Times
Arthur Krock
Eisenhower
Krock
Times’ Washington
Mr. Truman
Key West
Fla
Walter Winchell
Walter Trohan
Jock
Blair House
Paris
Potsdam
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Road Official Parsons Bribery Convicted and Sentenced
Salisbury reports Louis J. Parsons former State Roads Commission official received a three year sentence in the Maryland house of correction after being found guilty of accepting a $250 bribe from Mrs. David Hancock. Judge Levin C. Bailey urged the accused to uphold public trust as he noted the jury’s verdict. Parsons, 37, was truck weighing crew chief and had overseen a driver appealing a $2,000 weight fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Louis J. Parsons
State Roads Commission
Maryland House of Correction
Levin C. Bailey
Caesar
Parsons
Maryland to dedicate Blue Star Memorial Highway
Maryland plans a Blue Star Memorial Highway honoring war dead. The route from Virginia to the Delaware line would include highways 301 and 450, titled Blue Star Memorial Highway, announced by Gov. McKeldin in a Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland talk.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware Line
McKeldin
Federated Garden Clubs of
Car And Truck Crash Causes Major Damage On Route 40
A 1941 LaSalle driven by Cyrus G. Brandenburg collided with a farm truck operated by Rayner I. Montgomery on Route 40 east of Frederick causing extensive rear damage to the truck but no injuries. Montgomery was cited for failure to stay right. Earlier, on Route 340 near Feagaville, Oswald E. Utterback and Stanley Foster Boyer were involved in a passing mishap with about 450 dollars total damage and Utterback charged with improper passing.
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Frederick
LaSalle
Cyrus G. Brandenburg
Rayner I. Montgomery
Tramsville
M. J. Whitney
Whitney
Brandenburg
Hagerstown
Montgomery
Feagaville
Oswald E. Utterback
Harpers Ferry
Stanley Foster Boyer
Route 4
Utterback
Boyer
Veendam Arrival Stirs Baltimore Port Amid Strike
The Holland America liner Veendam docked in Baltimore due to a New York strike, unloading 612 passengers and a 1,000 ton cargo of bulbs and goods. Carpenters prepared gangways, New York inspectors screened baggage, and extra immigration and health officials supported the harbor. Special trains ferried passengers to New York and Chicago, with taxis and buses available for transit.
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Baltimore
Queens
New York
Rotterdam
le Havre
Southampton
Customs Service
Chicago
Money To Flow Like Water Next Campaign
In New York a CIO official warned that political money will be flowing like water in the 1952 campaigns as attempts to buy victory intensify. Jack Kroll of Cincinnati, head of the CIO Political Action committee, called the coming year the era of the most brazen buyouts of public office ever seen.
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New York
CIO
Jack Kroll
Cincinnati
Induction Run Sends Eight Men From City and County
Eight men left the local draft office on Church Street for Baltimore for induction into the armed forces. Six hailed from Board No 46 and two from No 48, with no pre induction physical exams noted. Inductees from Board 46 included David P. Sayler, Rocky Ridge, George N. Stevens Jr Frederick, Paul A. Welfe, Lantz, John M. Fuss Jr Route 2 Emmitsburg, Frank T Murphy Route 1 Frederick, Myron T. Draper Route 2 Myersville.
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Baltimore
Selective Service
Armed Services
Church Street
Army
James M. Lloyd
Martinsburg
W. Va
David HH Walfe
Route 2
Thurmont
David P. Sayler
Rocky Ridge
George N. Stevens
Frederick
Paul A. Welfe
Lantz
John M. Fuss, Jr
Emmitsburg
Frank Tt. Murphy
Myron T. Draper
Myersville
Three Area Men Wounded in Korea
Three local men have been wounded in action in Korea, the Department of Defense announced in a Maryland casualty list. Corporal Ralph W. Wetzel, 22, lightly wounded in one leg and likely back in action. Private John S. Giles Jr., reportedly more seriously wounded with a broken leg and hospitalized in Virginia. Private Albert L. Smith, also reported wounded, with the Elmsburg area cited. Wetzel served since last November, went to Korea in April after basic training at Camp Pickett. Giles has been in service nearly a year.
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Korea
Department of Defense
Maryland
Pfe
Ralph W. Wetzel
Florence M. Tobery
East Sixth Street
John S. Giles, Jr
Grace Weedon
Knoxville
Pic
Albert L. Smith
Lester Smith
Smithsburg
Wetzel
Camp Pickett
North Market Street
Elm Street
Rodeck Coal Company
Pvt
Giles
Mayor to ask Board on cannon removal at North Bentz park
Mayor Donald R. Rice said he would ask the Board of Aldermen at next Thursday night’s meeting to act on moving the old cannon from North Bentz street park to the Maryland State School for the Deaf. Dr Ignatius Bjorles urges its return to school grounds, where it was taken years ago. The Mayor added no position is yet voiced and noted opposition to the one way street plan may also be raised at the meeting. Fire chiefs from Frederick’s four companies seek a conference with the board at 8.00 p.m. and business groups opposing the street plan were invited to attend.
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Donald BR. Rice
Board of Aldermen
North
Bentz Street Park
Maryland State School For the Deaf
Ignatius Bjorles
Frederick
Made Jigsaw Puzzle Out Of Maryland Navy Game Tickets
Eight year old Richard Cook found torn Maryland Navy game tickets in his second grade class. He traded pieces with classmates and recovered 48 tickets as teachers sought to reunite the slips with rightful owners. An insurance official later reclaimed tickets destined for company agents. The children await their prizes.
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Maryland-Navy
Baltimore
Richard Cook
Josephine Mines
Maryland Navy
Johnny Anderson
Richard
Wayne Snyder
Johnny
Wayne
Mines
Baltimore Sun
Donald F. Cronin
Insurance Company
Cronin
University of Maryland
Vishinsky Laughs at Western Disarmament Plan
In Paris on November 8 Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Y. Vishinsky dismissed the western disarmament proposal as trifling and spurious. He ridiculed the plan, saying the publicity was sensational yet the plan was a dead misuse, and accused the U.S. of starting Korea war. Acheson urged steps toward peace and a broader, verifiable disarmament framework under U.N. oversight.
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Paris
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
U.S
State Acheson
General Assembly
United States
U. S
U. N
Dean Acheson
Andrei Y. Wishinsky
Acheson
United Nations Assembly
Korea
Germany
Austria
Britain
France
Italy
United Nations
Soviet Union
Truman
Washington
Combat Air Power To Be Increased
General Omar Bradley stated the Joint Chiefs of Staff agree to greatly increase combat air power across all services. He cited the airplane as key to projecting nuclear power, urged broader air force strength from 87 wings toward 4140, and noted recent atomic tests and Europe’s defense push as context for an accelerated air buildup now.
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Chicago
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Bradley
American Petroleum Institute
Truman
Washington
Nevada
Dwight Eisenhower
Three Traffic Cases Heard In Peoples Court
Three traffic cases were heard by Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker Jr in Peoples Court this morning, with verdicts of guilty for all. Roy Baugher of Route 5 Frederick was fined $5 for failure to grant right of way, arrested by Trooper M J Whitney on November 2. Charles Krantz of Route 5 Frederick fined $10 for exceeding 30 on West Patrick Street, arrested by Sgt Daniel Swomley on Sunday. Laurence Brightful, colored, of New Market, fined $15 and costs for exceeding 30 in a separate speeding case on North Market Street, arrested by Chief W W Corbin. Additional collateral forfeitures and fines listed for Edward Barron, John Krantz Jr, Howard White Jr, and Joseph Hagan.
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H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Peoples Court
Roy Edward Baugher
Frederick
M. J. Whitney
Charles L. Krantz
Route 5
West Patrick Street
Daniel Swomley
Laurence R. Brightful
New Market
North Market Street
Brightful
W. W. Corbin
Edward A. Barron
Baltimore
John E. Krantz, Jr
Howard
W. ‘White
Joseph L. Hagan
Brownsville
Whitney
Sgt. Swomley
Cold Weather Across Nation Strikes Midwest and Coast
The Associated Press reports a cold wave grips the central states with snow in the Midwest, while a storm that hit the mid-Atlantic moves offshore. Gusts, rain and gale warnings affect shipping along the coast as warmth fades and temperatures drop to freezing in Chicago and St. Louis.
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Associated Press
mid-Atlantic States
Atlantic
New England
North Carolina
Maryland
Midwest
Mid- West
Lower Lakes Region
Ohio Valley
Chi’cago
St. Louis
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Crime Detection Teacher Is Held In Santa Barbara
Dr. Gwyane Nettler a 38 year old sociology professor at Santa Barbara College is jailed on burglary charges in Santa Barbara and Montecito. He allegedly carried a concealed pistol in his car and denied the accusations. Nettler known as the best dressed prof taught a crime detection class and had warned that many people commit crimes weekly amid social disintegration.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Gwyane Nettler
Montecito
Nettler
Santa Barbara College
Red Buffer Proposal Rejected by UN Command in Korea
MUNSAN Korea Nov 8 negotiators rejected a Red buffer zone proposal saying it would remove Communist pressure to reach broader armistice terms. UN Command said the plan would create an immediate irrevocable demarcation with no later change allowed. Jets clashed across Korea on the anniversary of the first jet kill, with MIG-15s downed and several damaged while American losses were reported none.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
William P. Nuckols
United Nations Command Cunc
Red
UNC
Reds
U. S
U. N. Aves
Center
Wires Crossed By High Winds Cause City Blackout Surges
High winds struck the city’s western section causing a Potomac Edison high voltage wire to contact a city light wire. The fuse blew and the city line burned, plunging several blocks into darkness for about 40 minutes. PE reported no other outages despite the storm. Water levels rose in Fishing Creek reservoir after heavy rain, while temperatures set to dip below freezing with a chance of late snow flurries.
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Potomac Edison Company
Frank Weddle
Fishing Creek
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U.N
Jenkins Canning Company
South Street
Sergt. Swomley
Commerce
Charleston
Road Commission
West Virginia
Bureau of Highway Information
Grafton
Morgantown
Planets
Poland
State Department
Voice of America
Soiet
Haghi
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