Tragic Hunting Death of 13YearOld Werking Near Urbana
James Carroll Werking aged 13 was found dead in a field near his home after a hunting accident. State Police and relatives searched through the night. the gun discharged while Werking pulled it through a fence. An accidental death verdict was returned. he attended Elm Street School and is survived by eight siblings and both parents. Funeral arrangements set for Friday at 10. Funeral home in Frederick.
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James Carroll Werking
Ijamsville
William Working
James Aontgomery
Elm Street
Young Weiking
WA. Mutchner
Arthur Rudy
3. A. Snyder
KR. A. Myers
Frederick
Young Werking
Lovelisville
Ella Rollison Werking
Frederick County
Tramsville
Werking
Loudoun County
Urbana
Philip Dover
Del
Roy Jr
Lovettsville
Thomas F
William W
Mary Lee
Evelyn E
Bobbie A A
Leslie R. Baker
Mineral
East Patrick Street
Lutheran Cemetery
C. EL Clix
Gireciore
Committee Lineups May Be Rebuilt
Washington November 2 A party leader said Democrats must rebuild committee lineups to push President Truman’s program through Congress. Rep Forand of Rhode Island suggested boosting the Rules committee from 12 to 15 to ensure Administration-friendly members control. Forand chairs the House Democrat caucus and sits on Ways and Means, shaping all Democratic assignments.
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Washington
House Democrats
Truman
Congress
Rep
Forand
D-Ri
Key Rules Committee
House Democrat Caucus
Objectionable Comic Books Ban Moves to Cities
Nearly 50 cities consider steps to ban sale of objectionable comic books. United States conference payvorts reports rising demands from church and civic leaders for city governments to act. An equity court decree grants Glenn G. Rhoderick an absolute divorce from Dorothy J. Rhoderick, 241 East Sixth Street. plaintiff to pay costs.
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Gton
United States Conference Payvorts
Becredl
Equity Court
Glenn G. Rhoderick
Mr. Pleasant
Dorothy J. Rhoderick
East Sixth Street
Walter E. Sinn
Rhoderick
E. D. Starm
Jones Cleared to Testify in Major Suit
New York November 24 A federal judge ruled Jesse Jones is well enough to be questioned as a witness in a $6,000,000 suit against the Arabian American Oil Co Inc. Judge Samuel H Kaufman rejected a health-based plea seeking to excuse him. Attorneys argued if a poker game with a $4,600 pot could be endured, Jones can withstand testimony. The request came from James A Moffett’s team, relating to the former Reconstruction Finance Corp head.
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New York
Jesse Jones
Samuel H. Kaufman
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Jones
James A. Moffett
Population Determination Hearing on Frederick District Licenses
County License Commissioner G Cleveland Trout will hold a hearing at 5 West Church Street next Tuesday at 10 p m to determine if Frederick district population supports an additional alcoholic beverage license. The move follows court guidance from a Braddock Heights case and uses the 1940 census baseline.
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Freder
G. Cleveland Trout
West Church Street
Frederick
Circuit Court
Braddoc Heights
Thanksgiving Turkey Prices Climb as Demand Holds Strong
Associated Press reports Thanksgiving turkey prices rise about 20 percent from last year with no drop in demand. Prices average 73 cents per pound for young hens and 65 cents for toms over 16 pounds. cranberries celery and citrus are plentiful. Some stores in New York Atlanta and San Francisco ask 85 to 88 cents for top-grade small turkeys.
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Associated Press
New York
Atlanta
San Francisco
O S
Turkey
Baltimore Strike To Cause More Lay Offs
Western Maryland faces impacts from the Baltimore port strike as the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad cuts about 1,500 workers in Cumberland division. Holiday weekend and coastal longshoremen’s strike contribute to reduced ore loading and earlier layoffs totaling around 600 workers since the start of the strike.
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Cumberland
Baltimore
Maryland
Ohio
Hroad
Sxo-Dar
AFL
R. A. J. Morrison
Bal Vity
Port Covington
Canton
Western Maryland Railroad
Stocks Yield Ground in Slow New York Trading
In slow trading on November 24, leading stocks eased slightly while some metal, alloy and electrical issues resisted the downtrend.
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New York
School Bus, Truck, Auto In Collision
A Frederick county morning crash involved a school bus a brick truck and a parked car on South Market Street Getzendanner's Alley. The bus driver James Warren Burger and the brick truck driver Lomax Fortney were uninjured. no charges were filed. Nearby a Maryland Tank Transportation truck ran over a storm sewer intake causing damage. the driver agreed to pay.
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Frederick County
South Market Street
Frederick
Allen Bartgis
Bobby Breen Apologizes And Pays $300 Costs
Sayward Wis November 24 singer Bobby Breen will pay about 300 dollars for 35 hours of search efforts after his chartered plane forced down. Dist Atty Winslow Davis says the bill is payable at once as Breen explains to Ashland and Sawyer County authorities why he did not report his whereabouts. Authorities will take no charges against the 21 year old former child star and Breen received a reprimand from Dist Atty Clarence Olson for failing to notify safety.
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Sayward
Wis
Bobby Breen
Mooney— Dist
Winslow Davis
Bill
Breen
Ashland
Sawyer County
Kenneth Thomason
Waukesha
Glidden
Mo Ster
Clarence Olson
Ashland County
Thompson
Davis
Army Draftee Selection More Careful This Time
Washington November 24 The Army is selecting draftees more carefully than during the war a selective service official said today Of 44 000 men examined since early November in 43 states 32000 have been rejected due to incomplete figures from location rate 33 8 per cent He cites clerical errors by Army doctors as a factor Most men examined are in the 22 year old range indicating many were screened for physical reasons during the war
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Washington
Selective Service
Trolley Track Hearing Before PSC In Baltimore
A noon hearing was held before the Public Service Commission on Potomac Edison Company’s plea to remove trolley tracks on several streets along Drock or East Patrick Street. No immediate action or approval status was learned by 1:45 p.m. Officials indicated the filing is generally regarded as a formality and whether approval was granted remained unclear.
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Public Service Commission
Baltimore
Potomac Edison Company
East Patrick Street
U S Aids China Further Could Cost Billions
Washington reports the Communist advance in China likely to force long costly foreign aid. If Truman and Marshall push a program, Congress may need hundreds of millions as a starter. Even with aid, Japan’s rebuild remains costly, and possible defense surges in the Pacific loom. Marshall and Truman held a second foreign affairs conference as China policy faces crisis.
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Washington
United States
Chiang Kai-Shek
Truman
Marshall
China
Congress
Japan
Western Pacific
U Nations
Paris
Chiang
Ike
Douglas MacArthur
Suie Ma Hl
White House
Wellington Koo
Will of Elizabeth Schildt Leaves Substantial Estate to Kin
The Orphans Court probated the will of Elizabeth Schildt of Rocky Ridge. Eleven children inherit the residue: Samuel G. Tressler Charles Tressler Joseph W. Tressler John W. Tressler Beulah Harman Riary Shaffer Ethel Pittinger Carrie Wassler Ruth Stead Edith Ecker Pansy Tressler. A codicil revokes a former trust benefiting two daughters and small sums are left to three other daughters and to other heirs. Calvin S. Lohr named executor. dated August 16, 1942 with a 1948 revocation.
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Elizabeth Schildt
James E. Schildt
Rocky Ridge
Orphans Court
Samuel G. Tressler
Charles {. Tressler
Joseph W. Tressler
John W. Tressler
Beulah V. Harman
Riary Shaffer
Ethel Pittinger
Carrie E. Wassler
Ruth Stead
Edith Ecker
Pansy Tressler
Beulah V. . Harman
Mary Shaffer
Margaret Miller
Charlotte Stite Iy
George Johnson
Minnie Johnson
Charles W. Tressler
Kathleen Aliler
Roy E. Tressler
Calvin S. Lohr
Newton O. Sharrer
Hessely B. Coran
John B. Pittinger
C. S. Lehr
Kindergarten Children Gift To Policeman On The Square
Frederick Free Kindergarten children presented a basket of fruit to Officer Marshall Murray for his watchful eye on them across the streets. Mrs Grayson E Bowers chairman of the board presented the gift on behalf of the children. A short entertainment with two songs was given and Officer Murray thanked the youngsters for their thoughtfulness.
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Frederick Free Kindergarten
Marshall Murray
Grayson E. Bowers
Officer Murray
Wild Ride Ends When Panel Truck Crashes
Eight Negro boys aged 8 to 30 were in a stolen panel truck that ran into a ditch yesterday. The rear door opened and the frightened youths were released. A 14 year old and another youngster offered the others a ride in the stolen vehicle, and the driver escaped pursuit after the truck halted.
Deeds Recorded Of City Properties Transfers Noted
Deeds were recorded in the clerk s office detailing transfers of city properties. Harry R Barnhorst and wife sold to Joan S Daveler the property at 3135 East Third Street for about 15000 dollars. Charles R Dudrear and wife of Anesheny County Pa sold to Edward B Measell and wife the property at 7 West Seventh Street for around 37000 dollars.
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Harry R. Barnhorst
Joan S. Daveler
East Third Street
Charles R. Dudrear
Anesheny County
Edward B. Measell
West Seventh Street
Wilson's Body Is Unclaimed in Baltimore
The body of Lewis Hack Wilson a former National League home run king lies unclaimed at City Hospital Morgue in Baltimore. Neighborhood friends plan to raise funeral funds with the NL Office in New York promising some aid. If no relative comes forward by Friday morning the body may be released to the State Anatomical Board.
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Baltimore
Lewis
Hack) Wilson
King
City Hospital
John O. Mitchell
Wilson
Hack
Mitchell
National League
New York
League
Jimmy Dougherty
Leiperville
Friends of
State Anatomical Board
Four Local Banks Begin Christmas Club Payouts
Three city banks Fredericks town Savings Institution Farmers and Mechanics National Bank and Western Maryland Trust Company start distributing annual Christmas Club funds totaling about 283 000 dollars. The payout is described as the largest Christmas season sum by these local banks.
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Frederickstown Savings Institution
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Western Maryland Trust Company
Frederick and
Thanksgiving Weather Forecast Shifts With Cloudy Outlook
Forecast for Thanksgiving day is mostly cloudy with light rain possible. Temperatures near 31 degrees minimum and little change expected. Good weather tomorrow may aid holiday travel and hunting turnout as crowds and traffic rise.
No Paper Thanksgiving Day Notice
The News will not be published on Thanksgiving Day. The business office will be closed the entire day. The News-Post editorial office will open after four p.m.
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News-Post
Airline Case Before PSC December 8 Schedule
The Public Service Commission set a December 5 hearing at 10 00 a m on AH American Airline Inc seeks authority to operate aircraft carrier service between Cumberland and multiple Maryland towns including Frederick Baltimore Easton Cambridge and Salisbury It could affect Frederick airport operations as leasing is pending with an as yet unnamed firm All American Aviation plans February 13 service from the local airport Weather delays push runway coat completion to next week while seal coat holds up in rain Monrovia hearing on December 7 at 10 00 a m probes discontinuance of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad agency there and similar Barnesville agency closing is also before the PSC next week
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Ah-American Airwa Inc
Rirerail
Cumberland
Raverstown
Frederick
Baltimore
Easton
Cambridge
Salisbury
Ah-American Iron, Inc
CAA
All-American Aviation
Monrovia
Public Service Commission
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
PSC
Baltimore and Ohio
Barnesville
Take Up Berlin Issue Again On Currency Standoff
Paris November 24 United Nations Security Council members resumed work on Berlin currency problems. Neutrals Argentina Belgium Canada China Colombia Syria review American British French and Russian answers to a currency questions questionnaire to seek a path to halting the cold war. Juan A Bramuglia of Argentina opened the process as president for November.
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Paris
United Nations Security Council
Berlin
Juan A. Bramuglia
Argentina
Security Council
Belgium
Canada
China
Colombia
Syria
Russia
Bramagna
Rededication Service At Trinity Church
Interior improvements costing over 3500 have been added to Trinity Methodist Church on East Second Street in recent months. A 150 improvement to test rooms and sewerage is underway and slated for completion early next year. Redecorating includes new carpet hangs and paint. A thanks service will be held at 7 30 pm as the reopening follows the improvements. Rev Morgan is the minister.
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Trinity Methodist Church
East Second Street
Morgan
Thanksgiving Holiday Begins Today At Hood College
Hood College students began their Thanksgiving recess this morning with a shortened schedule ending at 11 15. Buses waited to take students to Baltimore and Washington while others left by taxi or private car. The holiday recess ends Monday November 24 when the regular schedule resumes.
Labor unions favor Taft-Hartley change amid national debate
The Nation Today surveys AFL CIO leaders John L. Lewis and Philip Murray urging repeal of the Taft Hartley Act or replacement with Wagner, while cautioning against unchecked strikes that could threaten national welfare. AFL convention hints at support for limited machinery to curb large strikes without full repeal.
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Wasmngton
Vet
Congress
AFL
Dea
Briens
Organized Labor
John L. Lewis
Philip Murray
CIO
U. S. News and World Report
Lewis
Murray
Inis Junction
Cincinnati
Wrecked by Local 40 and 8 at Winchester Hall ceremony
Read as a fogged report detailing a Tuesday event at Winchester Hall where members of Frederick and nearby towns gathered. The piece mentions initiation, a council meeting, and plans to allocate a locomotive for state commemorations, plus a separate note on a confidence vote in Paris for Premier Henri Quatin.
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Winchester Hall
Kirk
Charles F Corbett
Taamas J. Mohar
Frederick
Herman Shao D. Kis
Mehrie T. Thurmont
W. Earl Winchy
Vathet
Westminster
King
Gransef de Gare
Thomas E. Wiliams
Grand Voiture
Maryland
Robert I Palmer
Voiture
Montcomery
France
Paris
Henri Quentin
Shanghai News on Reds Gains and War Fears
Shanghai and international observers weigh Communist advances near Suchow and Nienchuang amid conflicting reports. Britain sets safety zones for civilians while U.S. evacuations continue from Kuli ng and Hankow as air operations assist Nationalists.
Austrian government denies espionage claim against official
Vienna reports the Austrian government calls the Russian agency claim that Dr. Margarethe Ottilling used her ministry post to spy for the American Army completely untrue. It notes Austrian citizens on Austrian soil cannot be guilty of espionage under international law while occupation troops are present, and cases like Ottillinger’s fall under the allied council’s remit.
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Vienna
Margarethe Ottilling
Austria
Ottiilinger
Allied Council
Underprivileged To Get Treat Thursday
A large group of underprivileged guests will be treated Thursday by Local No. 155 and Elks Club. In the morning the youngsters will ride the 40 and 3 Iscamotive and enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner at the Elks Club. Afterward they will attend a movie at the Onera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Undo
Elks Club
Onera
Bargain Birth at Gimbels In Brooklyn Store
A Brooklyn housewife Stella Pangia 30 gave birth to a baby girl in Gimbels department store infirmary yesterday. Store officials announced a free layette for mother and child. Both are doing nicely in a Brooklyn hospital.
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New York
Pra Rooklyn
Gimbel's
Stella Pangia
Brooklyn
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James C. Werking
Ijamsyville
Army
U.S
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All-American Airways
Trinity Church
Hood
James Marlow
Shanghai
Happe
Ing
Nanking
Kuiling
Hankow
Suchow
Nienchuang
Red
Huang Po-Tao
Seventh
Peace Daily
Tahsuchia
Payichi
West Point
Moore
Arm
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Maxwell B. Taylor
Nias
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