Harriman Promoted Rumor Sways Washington Power Plays
Speculation swirled that W. Averell Harriman, Marshall Plan envoy, could head the ECA or even become Secretary of State if Marshall resigns. Reported shifts tied to Truman’s term and Hoffman’s leadership amid debates on grain export policy.
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Washington
W. Averell Harriman
Marshall Plan
Truman
Economic Cooperation Administration
Harriman
Paul G. Hoffman
ECA
Europe
George C Marshall
State Department
Capitol Hill
Recefor
Hoffman
Charles F. Brannan
Stawart
Small voter turnout marks election surprise
The article notes that less than 52 percent of Americans of voting age cast ballots, the lowest since 1924. Fruman captured just under half of votes, with historical trends showing rises after 1924 and wartime slumps. It attributes current low turnout to good economic times reducing perceived choice and opposition party calls for change.
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Fruman
Berlin Faces Economic Strain From Russian Blockade
General Lucius D. Clay reports Western Berlin suffers sharp production drops and rising unemployment. USA sector at 20 percent, British at 45 to 50 percent. 370,000 Berliners lose pensions as city funds frozen. Many workers borrow or sell possessions to survive. Airlift aids but full normal commerce unlikely soon.
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Lucius D. Clay
Berlin
Heb
United States
Clay
Anne Arundel Jury Takes Up Murder Case
Anne Arundel jurors convened a special session to hear testimony in the murder charge against Thomas A. Edwards, a 23 year old sugar plant worker accused of killing John Mahilan and Mary Kine in Glen Burnie two months earlier. Police report a confession. grand jury includes one Negro and two women among 23 members.
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Thomas A. Edwards
Glen Burnie
Anne Arundel Cour
John H. Souers
Br State
James C. Morton
J. Edwards
John KR. Mahilan
Mary C. Kine
Marley Negro
Lane
Q and A on Frost Damage and Everest Climb
A reader asks how frost kills a pliant and learns water in cells freezes and bursts them. Another query notes Mount Everest has not been climbed yet, claiming no one has reached the summit.
Local Man Is Under Arrest At Hagerstown
Hagerstown report says Constable W. O. Lum arrested Frederick resident Earl Shilling at the Appalachian Inn for being drunk. In a tussle Shilling escaped, then was recaptured after grabbing for his car. Lum took Shilling to the jail where the charge was upgraded to drunk and disorderly.
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Hagerstown
W. O. Lum
Frederick
Earl Shilling
Appalachian Inn
Berker
Lum
Shilling
Sum
Tsaldaris Accused of Worsening Greek Government Crisis
Sop hon Venizelos accuses Nov 15 leader Tsaldaris of creating a government crisis and distributing cabinet seats as merchandise. He calls for Tsaldaris to quit efforts to form a new government to allow others to act and resolve the crisis.
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Tsaldaris
Constantin Tsaldaris
Sophocles Venizelos
Liberal Party
Admiral Schley to Visit Frederick Next Weekend Amid Events
Fifty years ago the columns note that Admiral Winfield Scott Schley will visit Frederick next Friday and stay through Sunday, with locals preparing a warm reunion. The M C A opens a winter lecture series at City Opera House featuring the Boston Ladies Military Band. J W Harbaugh sells Mahoney property on East South Street for $1,600. The Male High School Belief Lettres Society debated whether Brutus justified Caesar’s murder, the negative side prevailing.
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E. ¥. Goldsborough
Winfield Scott Schley
Santiago
Frederick
Admiral Schley
City Opera House
Boston Ladies Military Band
J. W. 5. Harbaugh
Washington
Mahoney
East South Street
A. Obenderfer
Belief Lettres Literary Society
Brutus
Caesar
G Sanner
C. Pade
E Wood
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns Of The News
Local miscellany from November 16, 1928 notes the death of Joseph Algire 25 son of Harry C Brunswick after a fall in the Bail road yards at Brunswick. Tivoli theater to show Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer November 12 with $35,000 installed apparatus. Brunswick fire department funds withheld until disbursement schedules are submitted. Radio fans report mixed results after recent wavelength reallocations with signals from WRC and WJZ deteriorating in some cases.
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Joseph Algire
Harry C. Brunswick
Bail Road
Brunswick
Tivoli Theater
al Jolson
Brunswick Fire Department
WRC
WJZ
Bible Thoughts Jesus Answered Them Questioning Faith
Fragmentary note cites Jesus asking a probing question about belief. Text references John 26 31 and a brief dialogue about faith and doubt. Limited legible content remains to identify full context or verses.
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Jesus
Letter to the Prince of Edinburgh An Almost Kingly Future
James Marlow writes a personal New York dispatch about the newborn prince, noting the delayed ascent to the throne for England’s royal family. He reflects on kingship, luck, and changing public attitudes toward monarchy, contrasting past grandeur with modern scrutiny.
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Prince of Edinburgh
Edward
Wallis Warfield Simpson
George V
New York City
J. Forest Walker
Gaithersburg
Harry McCabe
Rochester
Washington
Russell E. Litten
Robert Coates
Petersville
Edna O'Connor
Brunswick
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
Struggle for Africa's Uranium Ties Revealed
In a Washington Daybook column, TRIS COFFIN surveys Africa’s uranium stakes centered in the Belgian Congo. He outlines four power blocs—Britain and Belgium’s moderates, Afrikaners, Communists, and about 30 million native Africans—each shaping a volatile colonial future.
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Tris Coffin
Washington
Africa
Belgian Congo
Congo Basin
Leopoldville
Cape of Good
Hope
Great Britain
Belgium
South
Europe
Union of South Africa
England
London
Britain
Union
Commie
Predictions on 1948 election and postwar economics
A reprint of a 1947 dispatch analyzes factors shaping 1948 politics. It argues Republicans face tough odds regardless of nominee, due to inflation, cost of living and public mood, with Democrats likely retaining Congress. notes misreading farm vote and urban protest patterns.
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Washington
A. L. Sayre
Newark
N. J
Truman
Dorothy Dix on choosing a wife for brains and charm
Dorothy Dix urges men to value brains and character over looks when choosing a wife. She warns that a brilliant man can be trapped by a wife who is still mentally a child and stresses the need for sensible, enduring companionship over superficial allure.
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England
Deer Puss Dix
Daniel
Nincompoop
Miss Dix
Bell Send Inc
Anything Can Happen In China And Probably Will Too Late
Washington correspondent outlines possible postwar paths for China as Chiang Kai-shek falls. If the Communists gain power in the north or split the country, scenarios include unified front with Communist dominance or regional warlord divisions. U.S. policy debates focus on backing liberals, with Congress limiting aid and no direct military underwriting of Chiang's government.
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China
Peter Edson
NEA
Washington
Chiang Kai- Shek
Mao Tse-tung
South China
Yellow River
North China
Commuunists
Chiang
Ers
Wiliam C. Bullitt
Truman
Marshall
Stalin
Mao
Chungking
Pat Hurley
Chiang Kai-shek
Bothes
United States
80Th
Congress
Hen
Arthur Vandenberg
U. S
Last Man Leaves Montgomery Alms House
George Peters age 70, the last resident, was persuaded by welfare and health officials to leave the Rockville alms house which had been ordered closed. He signed removal papers and was moved to Ritchie State Hospital near Blue Ridge Summit.
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Montgomery County
Fnally
George Peters
Rockville
Peters
Ritchie State Hospital
Blue Ridge
Summit
Catholic Leaders Gather in Baltimore for 100th St Charles College Mass
Baltimore hosts a large Catholic hierarchy gathering as Cardinal Edward Mooney prepares to preside at a solemn high mass marking the 100th anniversary of St Charles College. Archbishops Keough and Rummel, Apostolic Delegate Cicognani, and multiple bishops from across the United States attend.
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United States
St Charles College
Edward Cardinal Mooney
Detroit
Mt. Savage
Amleto G. Ciccognani
Francis Keough
Jaseph F. Rummel
New Orleans
William O. Brady
Sioux Falls
M. D
James L Connolly
Fall River
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Russell J. McVinney
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R. T
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Dallas
Tex
John J. Swint
Wheeling
Lawrence J. Sheehan
Baltimora
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