Cold Wave From West Poises Maryland Tonight
A western cold wave is set to reach Maryland by tomorrow night with subfreezing temperatures expected. The Weather Bureau warns the cold spell may linger beyond Thanksgiving with little snow likely in Baltimore for several days.
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Iowa
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Midwest
Tiris
Thanksgiving Treat For Needy Children
About 120 needy city children will be entertained on Thanksgiving Day by Elks Lodge No. 684 in cooperation with the Salvation Army and the American Legion. The program opens with a ride on the 40 and 8 locomotive, then a Thanksgiving dinner at the Elks club at 11. Afterward the youngsters attend an afternoon show at the City Opera House. Plans also call for a similar event for Negro children around Christmas.
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Lodge of Elks No. 684
Salvation Army
American Legion
Elks Club
City Opera House
Canvass raises funds in church drive for budget goal
In a quiet parish effort about 50 members canvassed after a tented Holy Communion service as part of the New Plan for Canvass program. Under Rev. S S Johnston and campaign chairman Lee Kefauver, callers distributed cards and initiated solicitation, with 11 oclock service omitted. At 736 pm a total of 12106 was announced toward an 188 budget of 13925 and final returns were expected to meet the goal.
Thanksgiving Day Observances Shaped by Local Traditions
City and county observe Thanksgiving with limited public events while most businesses close Thursday. Banks and post office services pause, mail throughput rises, and Christmas clubs begin maturing. Merchants display holiday wares as schools take a four day break and churches plan services.
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State Health Department
H L Brittain Dies Suddenly At Catonsville
H L Brittain 46 a Frederick resident for 15 years died Saturday night near his Catonsville home after attempting to push a stalled car. He served in the Seabees during World War II and was survived by his wife Elizabeth and three children. Funeral arrangements were announced with burial at Mt Olivet.
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Catonsville
Harry Luck Brittain
Frederick
Mr. Brittain
Briarwood Road
Baltimore
Roya Arch
Cornell Universi
Elizabeth Ebert
Jean E
Harry L. B Iain, Jr
Diethh Samuel L. Brittain
J. E. LaRoe
Dexter
Mme
Eest Church Street
Mt. Olivet
M. R. Etchison and Son
Taft Presses for Renewal of Export Control Authority
Taft questions Truman export policy while outlining the 1947 Decontrol Act. He notes Congress aims to extend authority beyond February 29, 1948, and argues for stronger enforcement, tighter licensing, and price controls to curb outflow of scarce materials. He cites reduced items under control and budget limits impeding full administration.
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Feter Edson
NEA
Washington
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Truman
Congress
Taft
Department of Commerce
Office of Export Controls
St Louis
National Foreign Trade Council
U.S
U. S
timiHt
Russia
Britain Balks Palestine Settlement Charged at U N
Russia accused Britain today of blocking a Palestine settlement. Semen A. Tsarapkin told the U N Palestine committee that Britain's reservations show a decision to work against a settlement and deprive the United Nations of means to settle the problem.
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Lake Success
Russia
Britain
Semeni A. Tsarapkin
United Nations Assembly
Palestine Committee
Tsarapkin
U.N
Broad Power To Buy All Wheat Proposed by Administration
Washington officials urged Congress to grant broad power for the government to buy the nation’s entire wheat crop. They warned of higher meat prices and a smaller 1948 meat supply due to feeding reductions and export demand. Other recommendations included extending export controls and keeping transportation restrictions beyond February 29 to ensure grain and perishables move to canners, dairymen, and ports.
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Congress
Administration
Truman
Carl C. Farrington
Agriculture Department
Senate
House Economic Committee
Farrington
F. Marion Rhodes
Rhodes
Wi- Nar C. Crow
Man Struck By Automobile On East Third Street
William Specht a 63 year old from Yellow Springs was hit while walking on East Third street Saturday afternoon about four. He was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition with bruised left leg a right knee laceration and stomach pains. The driver Charles F Brown of Baltimore was cited for reckless driving after the incident near North Market Street intersection.
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East Third Street
William Specht
Yellow Springs
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Specht
Charles F. Brown
Baltimore
North Market Street
Charles Bell
Brown
Oficer
Third Street
Waynesboro S Ratted Out In War On Rats
In Waynesboro Pennsylvania on November 24 a mass rat kill campaign began with hundreds forming a line to using poison meat pellets as ammunition. County agent J H Knode led plans for the anti rat war estimating over a ton of meat needed and a potential two million loaves of bread saved next year in the five mile square farming area.
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Waynesboro
Pennsylvania
J. H. Knode
Knode
Truman Nominates Nearly 500 for Federal Posts
President Truman sent to the Senate for confirmation the names of nearly 500 individuals named to federal positions while Congress was adjourned. The action broadens executive appointments during the session gap.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Congress
Dr Robert E Speer Dies In Philadelphia
Dr Robert Elliott Speer aged 50 secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U S A for 46 years died last night at Bryn Mawr hospital He was a Huntingdon Pa native the first layman elected moderator of the General Assembly in 1927 and served as mission secretary until 1937 He visited nearly all church mission stations and was a former president of the Federal Council of Churches.
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Philadelphia
Robert Elliott Speer
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
U.S. A
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Speer
Huntingdon
General Assembly
Mission Board
Federal Council of Churches
Youth Admits Murder Of Two At Beckley
James Richardson of Crab Orchard admits in a signed statement to killing E Ray Bailey 30 and Mrs Kenneth Rand 39 in Beckley West Virginia during a robbery attempt. Authorities cite discrepancies with his account and ballistics showing .38 caliber slugs used and a 3 p.m. timing on November 4. The case remains under investigation with multiple jurisdictions involved.
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Cincinnati
West Virginia
Herbert DeCamp
Beckley
W. Va
S. Duckworth
James Richardson
E. Ray Bailey
K. K. Rand
Richardson
DeCamp
Lawrence Candler
Beckiey
Black Knight Country Club
Bailey
Mrs. Rand
Reid
Post Herald
Charleston
Cincinnati Police Department
Crab Orchard
E Ray Bailey
Kenneth K. Rand
Maj
F. C. Crawford
Char Jeston
Crawford
Regulation Change Urged for Installment Buying
Washington reports the Federal Reserve Board asked Congress for permanent authority to regulate consumer installment buying or set a three year restraint if permanent legislation fails. Board member R M Evans told the Senate Banking Committee this aligns with Truman cost of living efforts to restore consumer credit controls.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board Today
Congress
R. M. Evans
Board of Governors
Senate Banking Committee
Evans
Truman
Syndicate Eyes Cardin als Sale Reported for Cardinals
Reports in St Louis claim a syndicate has agreed to buy the St Louis Cardinals and three minor league properties for 3 1/2 million dollars. Names linked include the Skouras brothers Charles Spyros and George, Postmaster General Robert Hannegan, Edwin Pauley, and Sidney Salomon Jr. Breadon declined comment.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Sam Breadon
Breadon
Post-Dispatch
Cardinals
Columbus
Rochester
Houston
Charles, Spyros
George Skouras
St. Louis Brothers
Robert E. Hannegan
Edwin W. Pauley
California
Sidney Saloman, Jr
St. Louis Insurance
Corum
New York
Bill Corum
New York Journal-American
National Baseball League
Robert Hannegan
Skouras Brothers
St Louis
Hannegan
Styros Skouras
Twentieth Century-Fox
Charlie
George
Defendants Acquitted In Court Fight At Sportsman Inn
A Peoples Court heard a free for all fight at Sportsman Inn near Plane No. 4 on November 7. Three defendants were tried and acquitted by Magistrate Alton Bennett. five persons were fined or had collateral forfeited two weeks earlier. John Owens, inn operator, testified the trouble started with others not including the defendants. State Police brought charges. one group member, Samuel J. Miller, forfeited collateral. Other listed individuals faced fines or acquittals for related disturbances and traffic issues.
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Peoples Court
Sportsman's Inn
Plane No. 4
Alton ¥. Bennett
Melvin Summers
O. D. Summers
Lawrence Summers
John Owens
George L. Wirts
Brunswick
Charles A. Addins
Hagerstown
Ernest E. Shank
Myersville
Samuel J. Miller
Hagersio
M. McMillen
Washington
John F. Hancock
Sgt
W. W. Corbin
Richard Myers
W. A. Mutchner
Hawley to resign VA post before 57th birthday
General Paul R. Hawley announced his resignation as medical director of the Veterans Administration to take effect December 31. The move precedes General Omar Bradley’s retirement as Veterans Administrator, with Bradley to succeed Dwight D. Eisenhower as Army Chief of Staff and Eisenhower headed to Columbia University in 1948.
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Paul R. Hav
Veterans Administration
Omar Bradley
Bradley
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Soldiers killed as truck overturns between Marseille and Toulon
Twenty French soldiers died and sixteen were injured when a military truck overturned in a ditch between Marseille and Toulon today.
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Marseille
France
Toulon
Smallpox Reported in Egypt Amid Cholera Struggle
The Public Health Ministry announced the emergence of smallpox in Egypt as the country continues to fight a cholera epidemic. Experts warn of potential spread and call for vigilance and vaccination campaigns across major cities including Cairo.
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Egypt
Cairo
Public Health Ministry
Four Foreign Ministers meet in London on Germany Austria peace
James Marlow notes grim tone as US Britain France and Russia hold talks in London. He cites distrust, plans like the Marshall aid, and the Cominform as Germany and Europe face uncertain postwar reconstruction. He outlines zones and debates over government structure and reparations.
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Washington
London
United States
Russia
Britain
France
Germany
Austria
Marshall
U. S
Bevin
Bidauly
Alglotov
Moscow
Europe
Cominform
U.S
Annapolis Lunch Prices Rise Five Cents
Annapolis school lunches in Anne Arundel county rise five cents next Monday. Lee W. Adkins, cafeteria rector, cites reduced federal aid as cause. Full lunches cost 30 cents in 14 county schools. Annapolis High and other institutes set separate plans. Articles filed show Sportsman’s Building Association of Frederick County forming a pleasure club with capital stock.
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Anne Arundel County
Lee W. Adkins
Adkins
Annapolis High School
State Tax Commission
Sportsman's Building Association
Frederick County
William F. Suter
Richard A. Slicer
George W. Ogle
Frederick
Plan For Aid Threat To Food Supply
Senator Bridges warned that the administration’s emergency aid plan for Italy France and Austria could trigger a serious U S food shortage if grain crops are poor. Secretary Anderson testified in support of a 597 million dollar request while Bridges urged fiscal caution and demanded detailed justification before approving any appropriations.
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iPi
R-N.h
Italy
France
Aussia
United States
Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
Anderson
Truman
Congress
Europe
State Department
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Tax-cut bill may remove 6 million from tax rolls
Capitol Hill debates a mid December tax reform bill that could add a nationwide family income split and raise personal exemptions from 500 to 600 dollars. If enacted 6 million low income filers might be dropped from the tax rolls at a cost near 2 billion dollars.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Knutson
R-Minn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Truman
Minnesotan
Hypospray New Needleless Injection Technique
Baltimore reports the Southern Medical Association heard about a needleless injector called the Hypospray. Doctors Barnett and Figge of University Hospital said it causes much less pain than a 25 gauge needle and could aid pediatrics with various drugs injected under the skin or into muscles. A separate item notes a petition with 78 signatures asking hard surface improvement for Forest School road from Garfield to Wolfsville, to be considered by the Roads Board.
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Southern Medical Association
Donald J. Barnett
Frank Figge
University Hospital
Iit
The
Association
Forest School
Garfield
Wolfsville
Roads Board
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