Enemy pours troops into U N battle in Korea front
Tokyo reports a major Korean War push as Chinese and North Korean forces drive into the northwest front near Kusong and Yongun. U S units including the 25th Division retake strategic heights near Unsan while the eastern flank bears a heavy counterattack. Prisoners indicate a Chinese division dug in north of Yongun amid intensified air strikes.
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Tokyo
Korea
Kusong
Ninth Corps
Unsan
Chongju
U. S. First Corps
MacArthur
Yongun
Tokchon
Feeser School Bid Accepted for Emmitsburg Addition
The County Commissioners accepted the low base bid from Allen F. Feeser for the Emmitsburg school addition including an auditorium gymnasium cafeteria and one class room. Total project cost is 185740 dollars with Feeser handling general work plumbing and HVAC. Electrical work fixtures and installation go to C and M Appliance for 18500 dollars. Kitchen equipment is bid by Sheris Company at 5200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen F. Feeser Company
Emmitsburg
Feeser Company
Taneytown
C. and M. Appliance Company
Union Bridge
Sheris Company of
Washington
Deeds Recorded For Sales Of Properties
Deeds were recorded in the Clerk's office for several property sales. Courtney C Buck and Miss Aubrey Buck sold to Mr and Mrs Clyde D Main a five acre parcel near Monrovia for about 6500. Louisa C Baer sold to Mr and Mrs Calvin Eugene Weishaar a tract along Route 40 between Bartholows and Plane No 4 for about 4000. James P Brown sold to Mr and Mrs Raymond Parker Free Jr a lot on the south side of Fourteenth Street in Frederick for about 1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney C. Buck
Aubrey Buck
Clyde D. Main
Monrovia
Louisa C. Baer
Calvin Eugene Weishaar
Bartholows
Plane No. 4
James P. Brown
Raymond Parker Free, Jr
Wuth
Fourteenth Street
Frederick
Football Game At Rockville Postponed
Richard Montgomery High school in Rockville postponed a football game with Frederick High due to torrential rains flooding the Montgomery County school field. Principal Jarry O. Smith of Frederick High announced the game will be rescheduled for 2:00 PM Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Montgomery High School
Rockville
Todey
Frederick High
Montgomery County
Jarry O. Smith
Fredwick High
Slapped pastor at stormy church meeting in Downey
Robert G. Hartung, 30, pleads innocent in Downey as Rev. Robert J. Reynolds, 35, testifies he was struck by Hartung during a Gibson Park Christian and Missionary Alliance church board meeting in nearby Compton. Reynolds plans to quit the pulpit to pursue missionary work.
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Hartung
Robert J. Reynolds
Gibson Park
Arthur E Levy Dies At Home In Frederick
Arthur Engs Levy 65 of Frederick died suddenly at his home 107 West Third Street at 2 45 AM after recent heart attack treatment at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Clara Jane Brown Levy, daughter Mrs Edgar B Palmer, a sister Mrs Ernest Helfenstern, brothers William Levy, Walter Van Swearingen, Roger S Levy and three grandchildren. Funeral at 2 PM from his home with burial at Mount Olivet. Interment to be conducted by M R Etchison and Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Engs Levy
Frederick
West Third Street
Levy
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Charles van Swearingen Levy
Grace Strobel Levy
Old Frederick College
Central Hardware Company
U. S. Navy Department
Washington
All Saints Church
Columbia Lodge No
A. F. and
AA. Masons
Enoch Royal Arch
Enoch Council Royal and
Clara Jane Brown Levy
Edgar B. Palmer
Thurmont
Ernest Helfenstern
This City
William 5. Levy
Baltimore
Walter van Swearingen
Amarillo
Tex
Roger S. Levy
East Church Street
Mount Olivet
M. R. Etchison and Son
U S Studying New Uses Of Radio During War
The federal government discloses secret wartime radio research conducted by the FCC in cooperation with the Defense Department and the radio industry. Experiments explore new uses for radio in potential war conditions, with permits for certain experiments withheld from usual public notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Defense Department
Radio Industry
Hurricane Winds Strike New York City
Hurricane force winds lashed the metropolitan area with sea water invading inland at one location. Ten people were rescued from seaside homes on Staten Island as tides rose inland across five beaches. Idlewild Airport logged gusts to 76 mph and 60 mph on average while a motorist skidded on Route 26 with no injuries or investigation. Evacuations were ordered for nearby residents.
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New York
Tottenville
Staten Island
Idlewild
Pittsburgh Penn State game postponed by snow
Pittsburgh November 25 The annual football game between Penn State and the University of Pittsburgh was postponed for a week due to the heavy snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Penn State
University of Pittsburgh
Worst November snowstorm paralyzes West Virginia
West Virginia endures record snow with up to 30 inches in Clarksburg and 28 inches in Ritchie and Calhoun counties. Charleston reports 17 inches as roads close and travel slows. Rail and school systems suffer, Kanawha County schools cancel classes until next Wednesday. Temperatures drop to zero in Pocahontas County as Harpers Ferry reports rain.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Road Commission
Ray Cavendish
Ritchie
Calhoun
Grafton
Mountain
Marlinson
Pocahontas County
Harpers Ferry
Keyser
Kanawha
Red Feather Drop Aims To Boost Lite Nite Drive
A Civil Air Patrol plane will drop tiny red feathers over Frederick at four o clock Tuesday afternoon as 75 volunteers prepare for the final concentrated Lite Nite push to raise funds for the 1950 Community Chest. CAP leaders and Rotary Kiwanis Lions Civitan Optimist and Frontiers members organize the publicity drive with mobile two way comms and a special telephone system to route donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Air Patrol
Frederick
Robert E. Miller
Bruce A. Brachey
CAP
Bruchey
Chest
Community Chest
South Market Street
U P. Telephone Company
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions
Civitans
Optimists
Frontiers
W. Merval Weaver
WFMD
Steve Warner
Northwest Storm Warnings Shift Along Chesapeake Bay
The Weather Bureau issued a bulletin moving warnings from southeast to northwest along the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic coast from Virginia Capes to Cape May. Gales shift to west or northwest with rain turning to snow flurries and a much colder, poor visibility day forecast. Virginia storm center moves north, but Maryland east of the Blue Ridge and Delaware expect little to no snow accumulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Weather Bureau
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic
Virginia Capes
Cape May
Virginia
Maryland
Blue Ridge Mountains
Delaware
Open House Set by Frederick County Club Women
Frederick County club women plan a Christmas Open House November 29 30 and December 1 from 1030 a m to 5 p m at the old Church Street School building. Guests may view decorations sample sandwiches and cookies drink tea and meet hostesses from all county clubs.
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Church Street
Frederick County
Guy Stull
Lewistown
Beatrice Fehr
Evelyn Hutson
Charles Minarik
Walkersville
Glenn Lenhart
Woodsboro
Richard Hammond
Frederick City
Mary Ahalt
Mid-Valley
Carroll
Easterday
Miss Fehr
Devises New Way To Get Cat Out Of Tree
Riverside Calif Nov 25 Mike a Persian cat had been up a tree two days and two nights twenty six feet up His blind masters Mr and Mrs Ray Fruth couldn t get him down The fire department wouldn t answer the call because the Fruths live outside city limits A humane officer tried but his ladder was too short He got the cat down after photographer Val Chaney climbed the tree and took a picture
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Calif
Mike
Ray Fruth
Press-Enterprise City
Garland Griffin
Val Chaney
Chaney
Pilot Released By Russians After Detention
Berlin reports British military authorities say the Russians released an RAF pilot and a British soldier held since September. The two men returned to Allied control and were identified as previously captured personnel.
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Berlin
Pittsburgh Faces Its Worst Snow in History
Pittsburgh and nearby areas endured record snow, with more than 16 inches and 10 to 15 inches forecast. Transit crippled, factories idled, stores closed, and five deaths linked to drifts. Rail and bus service disrupted. several towns reported severe damage and widespread movement freeze. District plants planned shutdowns as weather paralyzes routes across Western Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
Greyhound
Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh Area
Aliquippa
Kroger
Pennsylvania
Butler
Meadville
Washington, Pa
Harmony Sport Line
Oil City
Weather Bureau
New York
Staten Island
Cleveland
Youngstown
Aceron
Canton
Warren
U. S. Steel Corp
Erie
Aleft
Alabama
Georgia
Gulf
Nashville
Tenn
Atlanta
Roanoke Va
Montgomery
Ala
Meridian
Miss
Bowling Green
Muskegon
Michigan
Midwest
Mid-Continent
Appalachian Mountains
Great Lakes Region
Cold Belt
U.N. Security Council Meets Over Korean and Formosan Issues
The United Nations Security Council convened at 3 p.m. as the Chinese Communist delegation arrived in New York to press charges of U S aggression. The session, ordered by Council President Ales Beber, will tackle the Korean and Formosan questions, signaling a linked dispute over Korea and Formosa. The Chinese claim U S aggression in both regions and insist on joint consideration with Gen. MacArthur's Korea charges.
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Ake
United Nations Security Council
Council
Ales Beber
Yugoslavia
U. N
Trygve Lie
New York
U. S
Formosa
Lake Success
Gen. MacArthur
Korea
United States
Captain of Unbeaten Army Team Is Killed
Memphis Tennessee reports Second Lt. John C. Trent captain of West Point’s unbeaten 1949 football squad has been killed in Korea. The 23-year-old officer died November 15 after landing with the Third Division’s 15th Infantry Regiment. His parents received a Defense Department telegram. He stands as the second Army football captain to die in Korea after Lt. Tom Lombardo who was killed September 24, 1944.
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Memphis
Tenn
John C. Trent
West Point
Korea
Defense Department
United States Military Academy
15Th
Trent
Tom Lombardo
Army
State Lashed By Winter Storm Across Large U.S. Regions
A major late November storm battered Maryland and spread across much of the United States. Winds up to 60 mph, heavy rain and snow caused impassable roads, flooded rivers, and outages. Cities from Baltimore to Pittsburgh reported severe disruption with multiple deaths and travel halted. utilities scaled back as plants shut in heavy snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Associated Press
Mildawest
Dart
High Water Closes Rt 26 and Ice Affects Roads
State Police report heavy flooding and ice causing closures on Route 26 Liberty Road at Israel's Creek and Unionville. Route 17 closed at Elferson after Middle Creek surge. Weather observer in Unionville records 2.95 inches of rain by 1 am. Alternate Route 40 to Hagerstown icy. trees ice coated on Route 340. windshield icing citywide. Telephone company reports about 200 lines serving 900 subscribers in Frederick county out of order. 50 lines affecting 200 on Frederick exchange. Crews working to restore service, aim for completion by Sunday.
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Liberty Road
Israel's Creek
Unionville
Elferson
Middle Creek
Hagerstown
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Frederick County
Frederick Exchange
Two Car Collision on Market at Ninth Street
Rainy Friday night traffic on Market Street near Ninth caused a two car collision injuring no one and totaling about $100 in damages. Eloise C. Main of 116 East Third Street skidded into R. C. Welty Jr.’s 1950 sedan from West Ninth as both cars traveled Market Street. Damages: roughly $50 to Main and over $50 to Welty’s car. Officer William Boost Jr. reported no charges.
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Market Street
Ninth Street
Eloise C. Main
East Third Street
West Ninth
R. C. Welty, Jr
New Market
William Boost, Jr
Wiity
Stock market settles into narrow range after tentative advance
In New York on November 25 the stock market traded in a narrow range with mixed trends after an early attempt to gain ahead. The report notes meteorites are not public property and, per court rulings, belong to the landowner where found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
City Misses Heavy Snow During Night
A night storm with 60 mph winds and heavy rain disrupted Frederick areas cutting power to about one third of the city. A feeder line burned near Fifth and East streets and another collapsed at Fifth and Market possibly from decorations. A third fell on East Fourth street as a tree limb toppled it. The Burckeystown line also failed briefly. Power remained unstable into morning.
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Potomac Edison Company
John W. Morgan
Frederick
Fifth
Morgan
Market Streets
East Fourth Street
Burckeystown
Mr. Morgan
Weather and power outages from Friday storm in Frederick area
Wind toppled trees and disrupted phone lines cutting electric blankets and power across Martinsburg to Uniontown. Monocacy river and streams topped banks, roads flooded, several bridges closed or threatened, Cumberland reports three to four inches of snow and sleet. State Police radio network knocked out temporarily as crews rush to repair damage and restore service. Financial and transport impacts spread from Hagerstown to Brunswick with limited bus travel beyond Cumberland under current conditions.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Washington County
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
Bayside
Blue Ridge
Hathawik
Cumberland
R. E. L. Putman
State Roads Commission
Garrett County
Oakland
Weather Bureau
Hagerstown
Leitersburg
Travis Knode
Keedysville
Ocean City
1Sth Street
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Ambassador
Capital Limited
Diplomat
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U.N
Feeser School
Stormy Church
Arthur E. Levy
New York City
Route 26
W. Virginia
Court House
Flora E. Zimmerman
West Fourth Street
Board
Amos A. Holter
Emmett R. Bowlus
Worman’s’ Mill
Roads Commission
Martinsburg
Poolesville
New Windsor
Uniontown
Co. and
Monocacy
Walkersville-Liberty
Carroll Creek
Fishing Creek
Muddy Run
Tuscarora Creek
Baughman
Brunswick
Parracks
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