Trailer Owners Challenge High Assessment Method
Trailer owners represented by Weinberg and Weinberg faced an appeals hearing before the County Commissioners over trailer assessments. They argued 100 percent valuation plus depreciation is discriminatory, urging an equitable basis similar to real estate and personal property exemptions. No decision was reached and officials discussed a fair, workable method and possible monthly payments.
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Weinberg and Weinberg
Mansel M. Weinberg
Weinberg
Jess
Waryland
Goodloe Byron
C. Burton Cannon
Lumen Norris
Manuel M. Weinberg
Davis S. Weinberg
Soldiers Hit By Bus Crash on New Jersey Turnpike
A bus carrying soldiers struck the rear of a southbound trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike in Hightstown. Twenty nine men were injured, none seriously, with many thrown from seats as they slept returning to duty after furloughs.
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Hightstown
New Jersey Turnpike
Dozsing
Furej
Cold Blasts Drive Mercury To The Low Twenties
Cold weekend temperatures dipped to the low twenties with a Sunday low of 21 and a Monday reading of 22 at the official airport station. Warmth is forecast but highs may stay in the forties with a 52 degree day expected. frost destroyed some plants and wells grow drier as precipitation remains scarce.
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Plane No. 4
Ambulance and Car Collision Reported in City Traffic
An ambulance en route to Frederick Memorial Hospital collided with two cars at South Market and South Street. The ambulance driven by Edward Hart Etchison continued to the hospital with a patient, while the other driver was Romaine W. Ross Bittner of Main Choice, Pa. No charges were filed and damages were minor.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
South Market
South Street
M. R. Etchison
Mains Choice
Bittner
J. Frank Main
Helen Christensen - Urbana
Market Street
West Church Street
Harvey Adam Crist
Pontiac
Mich
Guy M. Himes
Frederick County Retail Sales Tax Totals Reach $31 Million
The 12th annual Retail Sales Tax report shows Frederick County collected $996,467 in sales tax from local transactions for the year ending June 30, with total receipts including assessments reaching $1,007,616. Major contributors included lumber and building materials dealers, department stores, and farm implement dealers. county ranked ninth in the state for collections.
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Frederick County
Fredrick County
Frederick
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Baltimore County
Montgomery County
District of Columbia
Five Day Forecast Says Temperatures Run Above Normal
The Associated Press reports temperatures will average about 24 degrees above normal over the next five days with warmer conditions expected Tuesday and Wednesday and a drop in temperature thereafter to Brivard and Goturdarw Dasntnitn.
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Associated Press
Bridav
Goturdarw
Grove Lime Apparent Low In Street Bid
Three bids for street curb and gutter work on West Eighth through West Twelfth streets were opened at City Hall. M. J. Grove Lime Company appeared low with a bid of 17480.50. T. Edgie Russell firm bid 1721.75 and Richard F. Kline Inc. bid 24340.50. Bids will be tabulated by the City Engineer for mayor and Alder men action.
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College Estates
City Hall
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Grove
T. Edgie Russell i
Richard F
Kline Inc
West Eighth
West Ninth
West Tenth
yWest Eleventh
West Twelfth
jCity
Mayor and Board of Alderimen
First Steel Shipments Delivered After Strike Halt
Pittsburgh AP reports major steel producers moved the first shipments into delivery pipelines two days after an eight day Taft Hartley injunction ended the longest strike in steel history. Early shipments meet post strike demand but volumes remain limited while plants restart.
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Pittsburgh
Taft-Hartley
Liodar
Ins
U.S. Supreme Court
United Steelworkers
Early Christmas Card Mailing Urged by Postmaster
Postmaster James A. Grove urged timely Christmas mailing to ensure delivery by Christmas Eve. He emphasized stocking up on packing supplies, gathering complete addresses, using proper stamps, and choosing correct mail class to avoid delays, with public cooperation key to success.
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James A. Grove
Grove
Igch
Post Office Department
Seven Die In Wreck Of Three Trucks And Car
Seven persons die in a two-truck and car collision on U S Route 30 in northwestern Illinois. Six victims are from one family. two oil tankers and the car burn after the Saturday crash. Police describe a westbound parcel truck swiping an eastbound oil truck, sending it toward the shoulder and triggering the fatal sequence.
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Dixon
Illinois
UA Drive Nears Goal Amid Public Appeal Totals
The United Appeal campaign shows progress with funds totaling 98,080.77 in audited reports. Fort Detrick and area divisions boosted contributions, while Washington County surpassed its goal at 292,295, the county’s highest total. Other towns report slower gains as campaigns extend. A Minneapolis strike halted transit for the metropolitan area, affecting daily life.
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United Anreal
Fort Detrick
Fort Detrick i
Washington County
United Appeal
Waynesboro
Chambersburg
Baltimore
Reds Offer Armored Forces Withdrawal Bid To India
London AP reports China proposes both nations withdraw 12 miles from their disputed border. Premier Chou En-lai presented the plan in New Delhi to Nehru, who consulted cabinet and the army chief. Beijing urged talks and warned of possible clashes if no solution is found.
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London
China
India
New China News Agency
Peiping Radio
Chou En-lai
New Delhi
Nehru
Chou
Army
BK. S. Thimayya
Peipin
Indian Foreign Office
Red China
Chow
Iwo
City Employee Taken Ill at Building
Rodney Shankle, a young city light department worker, fell ill at the Eight department building this morning and was taken by ambulance to Frederick Memorial Hospital. He was treated and returned home. Garland Forrest of Brunswick was arrested for intoxication within city limits by Lt. Harry Quinn and Officer Martin Kanode.
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CITY
Rodney Shankle
City Light Department
Frederick Memorial Hospital
United Ambulance
Garland Forrest
Brunswick
Harry Quinn
Martin Kanode
Guilty Plea For Illegal Display Of Vehicle Tags
A Baltimore man received 30 days in jail or a 60 fine in Magistrates Court after being found guilty of displaying tags belonging to another car. He claimed one tag was found in a parking lot and the other made of cardboard. The defendant, Gerald P Hoover, said his mother was ill in Pennsylvania. He was sent to Frederick County Jail in default of the fine. Another defendant, Margaret Elizabeth Stribling, was found guilty of failing to stop at a stop sign on Route 40 east and fined 5 plus costs. Trooper J R Gallen filed charges on November 2 after observing the stop sign violation at Sycamore Flats. A separate assault and battery case against Thomas Andrews was postponed to a later time. Andrews’ attorney E Austin James indicated intent to speak with the state's attorney about the case.
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Baltimore
Byron W. Thompson
Gerald P. Hoover
Pennsylvania
Hoover
Frederick County
Margaret Elizabeth Stribling
Po Ileto
East Church Street
J. R. Gallen
Staite
Sycamore Flats
Thompson
Thomas Andrews
Andrew
E. Austin James
Beatnik Drug Bust Traps Five Detectives in Bearded Charade
A month long operation by five detectives posing as bearded beatniks led to over 100 arrests from Harlem to Greenwich Village. Narcotics valued at about one million dollars were confiscated. The sting featured coded aliases like Gorgeous George and Jamie the Quieter, and a final party at a Greenwich Village police station address revealed to guests as the venue.
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New Yorkr
Harlem
Greenwich Village
George
Sailor
Jamie the
Quetr
Amoco Virginia blaze claims eighth victim in Houston fire
A massive blaze aboard the tanker Amoco Virginia near Houston killed Captain R. R. Combs and injured 25 others as flames, reaching 200 feet high, raged for 19 hours. Firefighters from multiple agencies battled the fire that endangered the city’s oil refining center and storage tanks.
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Houston, Tex
Amoco Virginia
D. H. Chandler
Mation
R. K E. iCombs
Chandler
FBI
Coast Guard
theAmerican OW Co
Hess Terminal
American ‘Ol Co
Albany
Joseph R. Daley
Seattle
Lake Charles
Vaulk
R. R. Combs
Kill Deval Hill
N.C
Texas City
Texas State Guard
Galena
Gulf Coast
Daley
George Davis
Rudolph Ozol
Lebanon
Maine
Ozol
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