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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1948
Page
1
Weather signs for Thanksgiving indicated fair and warmer conditions followed by possible rain on Thursday. Temperatures cooled to the low 30s after a 36 degree low, with rainfall near a quarter inch, bringing November rainfall past normal. Grocers expect busy days and turkey prices rise as banks close and the post office observes the holiday.
Belgrade reports indicate Tito may steer Yugoslavia toward Western trade despite unclear progress on talks. Moscow delays visa permits and months pass without progress as Yugoslavia negotiates a short term pact. Tito accuses Russia and its allies of harsher treatment than a previous split.
Official returns from the November 2 election place Okeyitesan of Mount Hope with 438,752 votes for the Democratic ticket and Herbert S. Boreman of Parkersburg with 329,309 for the Republican ticket. The two combined total is 767,061, representing 69.5 percent of 1,103,928 eligible voters. President Truman's and other party figures are noted but not fully tabulated.
Paris reports the United States delegation to the United Nations reaffirmed that the Security Council should find a solution to the Berlin crisis. The spokesman noted Western powers will fully cooperate with Council President Bramagna in seeking a resolution. In New York trading opened slowly with mixed, small gains and losses.
In the Suchow theater the Communists launched a new offensive east and south of Nanking as Nationalist defenses falter without full air support. Communist forces reportedly pressed Suchow and Paoting while Red troops threaten Peiping and Tientsin.
Norman Franklin Duvall of Route 1 paid a total fine and costs of 51.41 at Peoples Court after being convicted by Magistrate Alton Bennett of operating a motor vehicle with dead tags. He was arrested July 22 in Liberty by State Trooper Melvin A. Snyder. He was found not guilty of operating on a revoked license. Debits include collateral forfeitures for Norman B. Ream and Essmus Hall, with several fines listed for others.
Mrs. Lillian L. Becker, 33, from California, who was connected with Hood College thefts, became a mother about ten days before finishing a six month term at Maryland Reformatory for Women. She was brought to Baltimore to await trial, with the baby in a boarding home here where her husband works. Officials noted her pregnancy explained an urge to steal. She remains in a Montevue cell due to jail improvements.
The eastern half of the nation endured most of the bad weather with rain from Virginia to New England and New York. Temperatures ranged from the low 40s in the rain belt to below freezing in the Midwest with snow in the Missouri Valley and lower Michigan. Duluth reported 73 above, while Gaylord logged a 29 degree high. Skies cleared in the south central and western states.
King George III is reported ill with a circulatory ailment and will rest for at least six months. Affected tours to Australia and New Zealand are postponed. doctors note no blood clot but emphasize restraint from long travel for recovery.
A State Trade Commission report shows October 1987 deaths from automobile accidents, with 3,702 motorists arrested for traffic violations and 8,085 drivers warned. Deaths by county include Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George’s, St Mary's, Washington, and Worcester.
The U S Army said it has smashed a Czechostovak spy ring in Frankfurt testing data on American troops and installations. The operation was announced today and underscores ongoing counter espionage efforts.
Baltimore officials solicit bids on heating plumbing and electrical work for the county jail as demolition continues and prison labor aids the extensive remodel. The project includes a second floor dormitory with a steel cage, while basements and first floor receive major changes to house women and juveniles.
Approximately 500 Junior Red Cross gift boxes left Frederick this week bound for Washington to be shipped overseas for Christmas. Twenty four county schools participated, totaling boxes from New Market to Frederick High and Washington Street schools.
Barter Theater presents Shakespeare's Hamlet next Tuesday evening at the Frederick High School auditorium under the Frederick County Teachers Association winter series. Robert Breen directs and stars in the title role with a cast including Logan and Leo Cheizel, plus Broadway and film connections.
Tulare California reports Sam Rayburn, future House Speaker, returns a gavel loaned to Roy L. Biales after predicting that polls would favor him. Rayburn had once loaned the gavel during a 1948 election and stated he would reclaim it after that vote.
Boston, Nov. 23. Senate subcommittee under Sen. Charles Tobey questions why the Internal Revenue Service has taken no action on a $4.5 million charitable trust connected to National Democratic Chairman Howard McGrath. McGrath, a trustee earning $15,000 yearly, faces testimony as the panel probes revised back taxes from 11 years.
David M ilmore real estate broker sues J Melvin Mered Westminster over a sale in Hampstead Carroll County seeking 2500 as commission on a 25000 property. Case marked agreed settled and off on motion for change of venue. Parsons Newman represented plaintiff and William Storm defended.
Washington reports hint that inflation may have peaked or fallen past its high point. President Truman named Dr Edwin G Nourse to direct planning of the anti inflation program for Congress. Officials cite mixed price signals with declines in consumer costs and wholesale indices but metals rising and demand still firm.
Sheriff William Sands branded Bobby Breen’s weekend disappearance as a publicity gag. Breen, 21, and pilot Kenneth Thompson were found at the Northwestern Hotel in Glidden. The search, described as a travesty, involved hundreds in woods and eight hours of aerial effort by Les Schultis amid bad weather.
Paris November 23 authoritative sources said Britain would argue at a Five Powers meeting that a Western European parliament is not feasible at present. Belgium’s political crisis caused the session to be postponed until Friday as representatives from Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg plan to study steps toward greater European unity.
Deeds filed in the clerk's office show Charles G Geisbert and spouse selling a 230 acre farm on the Baker Valley road to Earle F Geisbert and spouse for about 19000. The M J Grove Lime Company sells property on Franklin street to Charles E Rausher and spouse for about 5000 pounds.
New York reports a stalled East Coast docking dispute as 65 000 ILA longshoremen reject a compromise welfare fund plan as too vague. ILA President Joseph P. Ryan said the employers offered no new concessions beyond their prior rejected proposal.
An appeal was made to fulfill pledged amounts for the Freedom Train fundraiser. The 2a fund target of 2500 dollars remains short as organizers urge donors to send remaining pledges to the Chamber of Commerce office in the Francis Scott Ney Hotel.
Police say a loud blast heard across Frederick shortly after noon yesterday likely originated from a quarry near Frederick. Calls flooded in as residents reported shaken windows rattling flower containers toppled and houses trembling.
An official said the United States would need about 5 billion dollars to aid Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government in China. The plan combines military and economic support to defeat the Communists and stabilize China’s currency. Some officials debate timing and budget impact, with estimates varying for yearly costs and total duration.
Nineteen teachers from six area junior and high schools will finish a two hour per session Red Cross first aid program at Frederick High School. Robert O. Earl directs. The course trains teachers to teach first aid, issue certificates, and certify students.
Berlin officials banned the citys new telephone book on November 23 arguing its offices were not sufficiently identified and ordered its withdrawal from the area by Soviet authorities.
Extended forecast calls for fair and slightly warmer conditions on Wednesday with little change until Sunday. Rain expected Thursday and again Saturday or Sunday totaling about 1.2 to 0.3 inches, with temperatures averaging roughly three degrees above seasonal normals.
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