City Plans for Frederick Plant Upgrade Ahead
Plans and specifications for adding secondary treatment at Frederick disposal plant are being prepared by Whitman Reavardt and Associates of Baltimore. City Engineer W Ray mond Walter said bids will be sought once ready, with work slated to begin next year.
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Frederick
Whitman, Reavardt and Associates
Baltimore
W. Raymond Walter
Lee
T. Edgie Russell Company
Elmer St. C. Maxwell
Andrew Kanecht
Wilson Avenue
First Day's Sales Reach $508.35 in 1947 Christmas Seal Drive
Frederick County Christmas Seal Sale began Monday to fund the tuberculosis control program of the Frederick County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association. William E. Hardy, seal sale chairman, said first day returns include contributions acknowledged by return mail and reflect strong public support for healthier 1948 community projects.
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William E. Hardy
Frederick County
Frederick County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
Hardy
Below Zero In Midwest
Temperatures fell to below zero across the Midwest with lows reaching seven below in Grand Forks North Dakota and six below in Pembina as cool air persisted. Readings varied with Minnesota and parts of the east coast moderating but overall harsh weather continued across the region.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Grand Forks
NW. D
Pembina
Minnesota
Chicagos
Florida
Texas
West Plains
Pacifi
Three State Police Members Injured In Salisbury Crash
Three Maryland State Police members were injured when their car struck an electric light pole in Salisbury on November 26. Trooper Garland R. Walters suffered a fractured rib and bruises, Clerk Charles L. Adams had possible right inward thigh fractures, and Clerk Howard Travers had a possible left ankle fracture. The car, Walters’ personally owned, swerved off South Division Street near Bowie Highway after steering gear failure.
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Salisbury
State Police Department
Peninsula General Hospital
Garland R. Walters
Charles L. Adams
Howard Travers
South Division Street
Bowie H3
Rev Dr Richard L Shipley Dies Suddenly in Baltimore
Baltimore notices the sudden death of Rev Dr Richard L Shipley 68 pastor of West Baltimore Methodist church for seven years and editor of the Methodist Protestant Recorder for eight. Born June 10 1879 in Anne Arundel county he graduated from Western Maryland College and Westminster Theological Seminary. Survived by wife Cora Belle Roberts Shipley and two daughters Mary Louise and Roberta Cecelia Shipley. Funeral services set for Thursday.
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Baltimore
Richard L. Shipley
West Baltimore
Methodist Protestant Recorder
Forest Park Heights Avenue
Shipley
United States
Theodore Alexander Shipley
Cecelia Shipley
Anne Arundel County
Harman
Western Maryland College
West Minster Theological Seminary
Ater
Buckeystown Methodist Church
Christian Advocate
American Mechanics
Cora Belle Roberts Shipley
Mary Louise Shipley
Roberta Cecelia Shipley
Paroled Juveniles Held For Theft and Holdup
Two boys and a 17 year old girl from Rockville and nearby areas admitted holding up a District taxi driver in Prince George's county on November 8, driving the cab to West Third Street where it was abandoned. The group, arrested in Richmond Virginia, also held up near Andrews Field at gunpoint, stealing $32. Authorities say the youths are on parole from Maryland Training School.
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Prince George’s County
West Third Street
Richmond
Trey
Andrews Field
Prince George's County
Frederick
Rockville
Montrose
Senese
Washington
Maryland Training
Borys
Loch Raven
Levants Reconcile After Separate Maintenance Suit
Mrs. Levant filed for separate maintenance against Oscar Levant, charging cruelty and seeking income, community property, and custody of three daughters. A day or two later their lawyer said they were reconciling and may dismiss the suit.
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Los Angeles
Oscar Levants
Levant
June Gaic
Max Fink
Negress Killed by Automobile Near Ridgeville
A 27 year old colored woman Helen Itene Cook of Mt Airy died after being struck by a 1937 Oldsmobile driven by Paul William Dorsey Route 5 Mt Airy. Dorsey charged with manslaughter and reckless driving. hearing set for December 4. Surviving husband George Cook in Maryland Penitentiary. Funeral arrangements planned with Mt Zion church service.
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Ridgeville
Helen Itene Cook
RF. D
Mt Airy
Paul William Dorsey
Westminster
Raymond L. Benson
Charles A. Disney
Randallstown Barracks
John A. Worgan
Myrtle E. Rose
Airy
Parrsville
Sylvester Dorsey
ME Airy
James T. Marsh
Carroll Country
George Ellsworth Cookie
Maryland
Cook
Carroll County
James E. Boylan, Jr
Leo Thomas
Arthur Clay
Dorsestown
Frederick
Horace
Lucy HL Johnston
Mt. Airy
Mt. Zion Church
Carpenter
C. A. Waltz
Thanksgiving Dinner for 40 and 8 Unit at Legion Home
More than 75 members of Voiture No. 155 Frederick 40 and 8 shared a Thanksgiving dinner at the American Legion home served by the Legion Auxiliary. Afterward a business meeting heard Voyageur D. John Markey discuss U.S. cemeteries in Europe and plans to consolidate many small graves into a few permanent sites. Gen. Markey, a Battle Monuments Commission member, recently returned from Europe. Guests included Bernie B. Cassell and Ray Burke. Organizers were George S. Rodock and J. Earl Gilbert.
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Frederick
American Legion
Legion Auxilary
D. John Markey
U. S
Europe
Gen
Markey
U. S. Battle Monuments Commission
U.S
Bernie B. Cassell
Saux Chemin de Fer
Ray Burke
Grand Commissaire Intendent
Grand Voiture No
Maryland
George S. Rodock
J. Earl Gilbert
Youth Charged With Auto Theft Amid Beckley Shooting Confusion
A 21 year old Raleigh County youth James Richardson waived preliminary steps on auto theft charges after giving a story that did not match the evidence in the fatal shooting of Mrs Nenie Mae Rand and E Ray Bailey in Beckley West Virginia. Police say Richardson had no link to the killings. He remains in custody awaiting grand jury action.
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Beckley
W.va
Raleigh County
G. ©. Ailis
James Richardson
Crab Orchard
Bond
Anthony Scalise
State Police
Richardson
NeNie Mae Rand
Beckley Deniist
E Ray Bailey
Controls On Steel Asked By Harriman
Secretary of Commerce Harriman testified before the Senate House Economic Committee urging limited priority and allocation powers to direct steel to essential programs. He supported price controls on export goods to curb inflation and aid foreign aid, signaling steel controls as needed and noting ongoing plans for broader proposals. Republican senators predicted some anti inflation measures could pass before Christmas.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Harriman
Congress
Commerce Department
Senate House Economic Committee
Truman
Tage
Ohio
Millikin
Colorado
Christimas
Voters Prepare Card Index for County Registry
Grover C. Stewart, board president, said a card index for about 29 000 voters is nearly ready and will cover every registered voter. Thirty two of sixty precincts are indexed. cards list registrants precincts and book locations for quick removal lists, including deceased and relocated voters.
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Aame
Board of Election Supervisors
Grover C. Stewart
Stewart
Department of Health
Health Department
Tramis
Thanksgiving Day To Be Cold
One of the coldest Thanksgiving Days in years with temperatures not rising above 40 degrees and no snow expected. Forecaster said the cold spell may extend into the weekend with light precipitation later. A 30 degree low last night and 25 degree near dawn tomorrow. Last minute shopping for family dinners underway as turkeys fly off the shelves and several church services will be held for the observance.
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Mercury
Undercover Girl by Peter Edson revisits OSS exploits
Elizabeth MacDonald quits the NEA Service to join OSS and roam Asia in disguise. Her memoir details morale operations and black propaganda, including forged letters and fake broadcasts, with humorous failures and wartime lessons.
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Washington
NEA
Elizabeth P. MacDonald
Ofice
Col
Wild Bill Donovan
Cloak and Daguerrotype
OSS
Office of Strategic Services
Cops and Robbers
China
India
Elizabeth
Hawai
Japan
Gotto India
High Command
U.S
Erp
U. S
Long Island Sound
Mrs. MacDonald
CSS
Jon
Paroled Maryland Man Berge Faces Theft Charge
Archie K. Berge, 21, once at Camp Detrick, among 32 Maryland inmates paroled by Governor Lane before Thanksgiving. He received not more than one year in the State Reformatory for two counts of stealing a $75 coat from Mrs. Charles W. Ross II in this city after a circuit court trial on May 7.
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Archie K. Berge
Camp Detrick
Maryland
Lane
Associated Press
Berge
State Reformatory
Charles W. Ross IIi
Russia Cuts Benefits For Mothers In New Ruble Policy
Moscow radio said the ruble’s strengthened buying power leads to halving state benefits for both married and unmarried mothers starting January 1, with details announced today in London.
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Russia
London
Moscow Radio
France Expels 319 Russians Amid Labor Unrest in Lyon
Paris reports say France expelled 319 Russians for interference in French affairs during the labor crisis. In Lyon police clashed with strikers estimated at 20,000, tear gas used, and injuries reported as CGT led protests. Paris reinforced guards at rail stations as strikes continued. Eugene Thomas blamed Communist intimidation aimed at undermining anti strike unity.
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Paris
Ministry of the Interior
France
Lyon
Soviet Patriotic Union
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
National Federation of Railroad Workers
Eugene Thomas
Postal Workers’ Union
Thomas
Record enrollment hits 2.38 million for 1947-48
Federal Security Agency reports college enrollment for 1947-48 reached 2,382,226, up nearly 269,000 from a year ago. Veterans total 1,122,738 with 24,091 women, making up 48 percent of all students. New York leads states with 2 8, California 178,662, Illinois 163,725, Pennsylvania 142,590.
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Washington
Federal Security Agency
New Yor
California
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Texas
John W. Studebaker
U. S Commissioner of Education
Maryland
Wiri
West Viistrict of
Columbia
Maryland union votes to stay independent
Baltimore November 26 The Maryland Federation of Telephone Workers votes to remain independent after final ballot tabulation of 2260 Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co employees. President Harry Foster announced last night.
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Baltimore
Maryland Federation of Telephone Workers
Harry Foster
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Jerusalem Surges as UN Palestine Partition Vote Wins
Arabs denounce the U N Palestine committee decision in strong terms while Jews celebrate the favorable partition vote in Jerusalem. Demonstrations reflect deep-seated tensions as the plan faces regional scrutiny and public reaction.
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Jerusalem
U. N. Palestine Committee
Holy Land
Government price and wage controls debate tests free enterprise
The Nation Today examines the wartime to peacetime shift in economic controls. Truman seeks authority to reimpose rationing while Taft argues peacetime power risks a planned economy. The piece traces price rises since OPA’s demise and compares free market limits with New Deal interventions amid interlocked national economy concerns. It ends by asking if a new system is needed to manage rising costs or if free enterprise can endure.
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Washington
New
Truman
Congress
OPA
Taft
Ohio
Senate
America
Roosevelt
New Deal
Securities and Exchange Commission
Vrastiy Complex
Compromise Seen At London Big Four Austria Talks
London talks by the Big Four began a second session amid signs they will quickly settle the Austria dispute. Major figures Marshall Bevin and Bidault prepared their delegation for a possible early German discussion while Molotov pressed for priority on Germany and peace treaty issues.
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London
Big Four
Austria
Lanentes _House
United States
Great Britain
France
Molotov
Germany
Marsha
Ernest Bevin
Georges Bidault
Marshall
Meyers Case Jurors Recess in Grand Jury Investigation
Washington November 26 The Justice Department began round up witnesses for a grand jury probing retired Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers. The 23 jurors recessed until Monday after reviewing a Senate War Investigating subcommittee record alleging Meyers ran an aircraft parts factory while deputy chief of air force purchasing. The Air Force plans a court martial after grand jury action. pension is already discontinued. secretary Symington noted Meyers would need to sue the Treasury for further funds.
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Washington
Justice Department
Bennett E. Meyers
Senate
Meyers
Air Force Purchasing
George Morris Fay
T. Vincent Quinn
Justice Departments Criminal Investigation Division
Air Force
Merers
Symington
Treasury
Manchuria Frozen No-man's Land Amid Civil Struggles
Reports from Changchun say winter has frozen Manchuria into a no-man's land where survival overrides fighting as National forces brace for a harsh season. Temperatures drop to 20 below zero and coal and fuels run scarce while Communist forces isolate Changchun and Kirin. Meanwhile Senators Taylor and Buck propose subsidies for landlords in place of further rent increases.
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Nanking
No-Man’s Land
Changchun
Kirin
Washington
Taylor
D-T
Idaho
Buck
R-Del
No Paper Thursday Notice
The News will not be published on Thanksgiving Day. The business office will be closed that day while the editorial office remains open after 4 p.m.
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Alaska
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Clarksdale Victor
Hispa Island
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President Truman
James M. Curley
Boston
Danbury
Conn
New York
Caaer
Walters
R.l.shipley
Levants
Commerce Dept
Peter Edson
Washington Correspondent
By James Marlow
Shanghai
Manchuria
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