Researchers discuss Fischer Tropsch process and fuel potential
James Ro Latta and Leo Walker of Stanolind Oil and Gas Co Tulsa explain how two added steps to the German Fischer Tropsch method could yield liquid fuels from coal and gas at reasonable cost. They note US and Allied researchers have improved the process, potentially solving motor fuel problems. the discussion covers wartime and postwar developments and the nation’s vast coal gas resources.
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Acuacu
James Ro Latta
Leo, Walker
Stanolind O* Gas Co
Tulsa
Oblast
United States
Knt
Latta
Walker
Fischer-Tropsché Snyder
Jion
J. É
Orphans’ Court
Register of Wills
Ell Howe
Auto Glass
Frederick Paint & Glass
North Market St
Armistice Day Ceremonies Held in Downpour at Memorial Grounds
In drenching rain a small crowd gathered at Memorial Ground and the Baker Park Honor Roll for Armistice Day observances. Reverend Paul L. Althouse urged citizens to study history and work for peace, noting hunger as a restless force and reflecting on World Wars I and II. Wreaths were placed, a Maryland National Guard firing squad fired volleys, taps sounded, and a color guard stood by as banks and offices closed for the holiday. The rain reduced attendance, with forecasts predicting continued showers and colder weather, no snow expected.
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Memorial Ground
Baker Park
Paul L. Althouse
Evangelical Reformed Church
United States
Mr. Althouse
Europe
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Ray Spurrier
Mr Althouse
Philip EH. Winebrewer
Robert E.clapp, Jr
Company A
Maryland National Guard
AP Begins Television Newsreel Operation in Washington
The Associated Press starts television newsreel service in Washington as part of its global coverage. Cameramen editors and technicians will cover the Washington scene for integration with participating stations films. A London unit will operate in time to cover the Princess Elisabeth wedding and foreign minister meetings.
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Washington
Associated Press
Associated Press Bureau
London
Elisabeth
United Kingdom
New Delivery Truck Damaged In Accident Near Market Street
A panel delivery truck owned by Alfred G. Zimmerman of York was wrecked on North Market Street as it skidded on a wet highway. Driver Gienna Oland escaped injury. Trafic not blocked. State Trooper Ridge investigated with no charges filed. Also identified is Eugene Hardesty, 41, of New Brighton, as the man found dead on a country road near York.
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LO. O
North Market Street
Alfred G. Zimmerman
Gienna
Oland
Lime Kim
Trafic
L. M. Ridge
York
Here
Eugene Hardesty
New Brighton
Soviet Publicity Ignores Marshall Address To Congress
Moscow reports that neither the Soviet press nor radio carried U S Secretary of State Marshall address to Congress on European aid nor President Truman’s Greece Turkey aid report. The omission of official Soviet coverage highlighted a silence on U S policy debates.
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Moscow
U.S
State Marshall
Congress
Europe
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Russians test atom bomb sample claim from Moscow dispatch
Paris reports from Prague quote L Intransigeant claiming Russia tested small bombs at a Siberian site called Atomgrad with 280 observers including Sergei Vavilov. Griggs says production belts are not yet ready and Russians feel five years behind the United States in bomb production.
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Paris
L'Intransigeant
Prague
Russia
Siberia
Moscow
John Griggs
Proving Ground
Amur
Irkutsk
V. M. Molotov
Stalin
United States
Sergei Vavilov
Soviet
Nuclear Research Service
Vavilov
Russian Academy of Sciences
Academy
Griggs
Atomgrad
America
Uzbek Soviet Republic
Urals
Karelian Isthmus
Lake
Bakpukh
Temperature Nose-Dives Across Midwest and New England
The Associated Press reports a sharp cold spell across the mid continent and New England with temperatures dropping to zero in Minnesota and below freezing in the Texas panhandle. Snow fell in the Midwest, Rockford saw five inches, and Duluth posted the day’s coldest reading as forecasters anticipate a week of continued cool air.
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Associated Press
Mercury
Mid-Continent
New England
Minnesota
Texas Panhandle
Midwest
Rockford
Federal
Chicago
Duluth
Minn
International Falls
Canadian
Texas
Brownsville
San Antonio
Complaints Filed In Two UFW Cases
The National Labor Relations Board filed two complaints against the Hagerstown local of the United Furniture Workers of America CIO. One suit, by Colonial Hardwood Flooring Co, cites a strike after a contract expired on Oct 15. The other, by Danzer Metal Works Co, charges the local with participating in a secondary boycott.
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Baltimore
National Labor Relations Board
Hagerstown
United Furniture Workers of America
CIO
Ross A. Madden
NLRB
Colonial Hardwood
Madden
Danzer Metal Works Company
President Truman Leads War Dead Tribute Across Nation
President Truman led observances marking Armistice Day and the WWI end anniversary with wreaths at Arlington and ceremonies nationwide. Leaders urged preparedness to secure peace, with speakers in Philadelphia Cincinnati Scranton and Paris noting allied sacrifices. A Friendship Train effort collected six cars of food for Europe as Americans prepare more shipments.
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Associated Press
Truman
United States
Arlington National Cemetery
Army
Navy
Marines
American Legion
John L. Sullivan
James F. O'Neil
Lee W. Hutton
Excelsior, Minn
The
Legion Auxiliary
Kenneth JC. Royall
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Robert L. Eichelberger
Occupation Army
Japan
Cincinnati
Oswald 5
Collough
Scranton
Chester W. Wimitz
Paris
Europe
Communist Party
France
Vincent Auriol
United States Army
St. Germain Isle
Seine River
American Graves Registration Command
New York
Mall
Central Park
Madison Square
Union Square
Green River
Wyo
Utah
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Cheyenne
Stalin Health Not Good, Diplomat Says
Merio de Pimentel Brandao, former Brazilian ambassador to Russia, told reporters in Stockholm that Stalin’s health has doctors concerned. He said Stalin, upcoming 68 on December 21, was advised to take it easy and had spent time at Sochi and other Black Sea resorts, missing last week’s Bolshevik revolution anniversary in Moscow. Brandao noted unrest in Ukraine but doubted imminent revolution, asserting Stalin’s prestige remains strong.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Brazil
Russia
Stalin
Merio de Pimentel Brandao
Moscow
Sochi
Black Sea
Soviet Union
Ukraine
Building Permits Issued for Two South Magnolia Homes
The city engineer issued permits for two new residences on South Magnolia Avenue. Carroll C. Stansbury received a brick dwelling permit at 208 South Magnolia Avenue costing about $10,000. Nevin T. R. Waskey received a similar permit at 206 Magnolia Avenue with a comparable cost.
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Magnolia Avenue
Carroll C. Stansbury
Ito
Nevin T. R. Waskey
Tax Gains To Pay Much Of Foreign Aid
Washington reports a tax windfall may offset part of Europe aid costs for the current fiscal year. Revenue so far exceeds the Budget Bureau forecast, with July to October collections ahead by about 200 million dollars. Individual income taxes, boosted by high prices, rise, while corporate taxes and miscellaneous receipts also show strength. customs and surplus property sales lag.
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Washington
Europe
Marshall
Budget Bureau
Panama Canal Zone
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Fulton Lewis Jr Faces Dismissal by Southern States
About 2000 former members of the Southern States Cooperative meet in Richmond to decide today whether Fulton Lewis Jr a Mutual network radio commentator will be expelled from membership. Lewis was dropped October 3 by the board which alleges he misinformed the public and misrepresented facts about his experience as a patron and member.
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Richmond
Southern States Cooperative
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Mutual Network
Lewis
Southern States Board of Directors
Association
W. G. Wysor
Maryland
Draining Basin Woodlands Survey Under Way
On November 11 the Maryland Potomac river drainage woodlands west of Hancock are being surveyed by the Department of State Forests and Parks. District forester William A. Parr said the effort, requested by the U S Forest Service, aims to reduce local flood hazards. Initial studies focus on Big Savage in Allegany and Garrett counties before extending to Washington County.
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Cumberland
Maryland
Potomac River
Hancock
Department of State Forests and Parks
William A. Parr
U. S. Forest Service
Big Savage
Allegany
Garrett
Washington County
Martin Deliberates on Contempt Moves Against Hollywood Figures
Washington November 11 Speaker Martin of Massachusetts reviewed a request to drop contempt of Congress actions against ten Hollywood writers, directors, and producers. The matter centers on potential defiance of congressional inquiries into industry practices.
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Washington
Martin
Mass
Congress
Met Opens With Diamonds and Drama at Opening Night
New York November 14 reports the Metropolitan Opera’s 63rd season opening overshadowed by fashion and spectacle. A glittering Diamond Horseshoe audience featured notable figures from Broadway and Park Avenue, including Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and Oscar Ivanissevich, while Ermine and mink cloaks dazzled amid paparazzi. The Masked Ball performance itself was a spectacle but the event’s glamour eclipsed the music as guests posed and promoted New York society.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera
Verdi
Manhattan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Hot Springs
Ark
Broadway
Park Avenue
Duchess of Talleyrand
Oscar Ivanissevich
Walter Chrysler
Thomas J. Watson
Watson
Warren Aus
Tin
U. S
United Nations
Opera J
Gladys Swarthout
Dorothy Kirsten
Frank Si
Onatra
Slo
Dasha Psreizkin
Saci
George Washington Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh
Brooklyn
Opera Palace
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Hughes Denies Trying To Have A Red Ban Remove
Washington November 11. Howard Hughes denied offering $100,000 to Bennett Meyers to influence a New York ban on displaying The Outlaw. Meyers testified he spoke with Mayor O’Dwyer about allowing the film, which had been banned as too sexy. Hughes insisted he did not employ Meyers or ask him to act, while accusing Senator Ferguson of pressuring him during the War Investigating subcommittee hearing.
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Washington
Howard Hughes
Bennett E. Meyers
New York City
Weer
Meyers
O'Dwyer
Hughes
New York
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate War Investigating Subcommittee
Maryland Enacts Higher Sales Tax on Non-Exempt Items
The new law raises taxable price to 14 cents from nine, with an 13 cent exemption. coal now taxed. food bought for outside-home consumption taxed, while food for home use remains untaxed. Comptroller Lacy expects about 1.5 million dollars in annual revenue loss from the raised minimum.
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Maryland
James J. Lacy
Lacy
Confidences Betrayed For Dollars Sparks Trade in Watchdog Feud
Topeka dispatch reports former Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring accusing Roosevelt aides of trading in statements for money. He urged that long tenure breeds authoritarian error, rebutting claims by Morgenthau and Louis Johnson. He defended Roosevelt’s record and criticized others’ actions while noting defense budgets and wartime prep. A separate item notes a deed in Burkittsville, and a Philippines election as independence marks the first general poll.
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Topeka
Kas
Harry H. Woodring
Roosevelt
Woodring
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Louis Johnson
Morgenthau
State Department
War Department
Congress
Frances Perkins
Brehon H. Somervell
U. S. Army
Johnson
Miss Perkins
Somervell
Washington
Marshall urges Germany economy to aid European recovery
Secretary of State Marshall testifies that Germany must be restored to self support to aid Europe's economy. He warns against propaganda fears that rebuilding Germany would threaten France and Italy, and notes $2.657 billion in foreign aid for 1948, including China. He calls for a Europe wide recovery with no re‑armament potential.
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Washington
Marshall
Germany
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
France
Italy
United States
China
Vandenberg
Russia
Brewster
R-Me
Forest Service offers free timber management aid in Maryland
Joseph W. Frescoii assistant district forester announced a no charge program aiding woodland owners in marketing timber and managing forest land under forestry principles. Covering Frederick Carroll Washington Hagerstown northern Montgomery and part of Howard counties the service provides ground surveys written plans and sale recommendations through the Department of State Forests and Parks aiming to maximize revenue without hurting future productivity.
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Joseph W. Frescoii
Frescoii
Frederick
Carroll
Washington County
Hagerstown
Mont-gomery
Howard County
Department of State Forests and Parks
Fresegin
Department of Parks
Maryland
Thurmont High School bids postponed to next Wednesday
The opening of bids for proposed additions to Thurmont High School has been postponed from Wednesday at two p.m. to the following Wednesday at the same time. The delay follows bidders request for extra time to prepare estimates, though several firms are expected to submit bids.
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Thurmont High School
Board of Education
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