Traffic Slowed as Icy Roads Plague Jey Highways
Icy roads slowed traffic across the city as temperatures fell to 11 above zero at the airport weather station after a late Sunday snowfall ranging from three quarters to an inch. State and county crews worked 23 trucks and snow plows to clear main roads. many routes required chains. Trains ran three to five hours late into Brunswick, with freight movement west slowed, while Route 40 remained open through Maryland and buses were mostly on time.
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State Roads Commission
County Roads Board
Blue Ridge Lines
Uniontown
Cumberland
Maryland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Brunswick
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Baltimore
Garrett County
Allegany
Washington
Frederick
Hagerstown
U.S. 40
Conowinge
Benson
Randallstown
Waldorf
Rockville
Waterloo
Salisbury
Easton
Pikesville
Walter Shafer
Rohrersville
Washington County
Deal Island
Cambridge
Crisfield
Potomac
Williamsport
Sharpsburg
Indian Springs
Sandy Point
Matapeake
Kent Island Narrows Bridge
High Court Rejects Plea From Roberts in Habeas Case
The Court of Appeals refused leave to appeal for David F. Roberts Jr. after his habeas corpus petition challenged car-related drunken driving sentences. Judge Collins noted Roberts claimed an accomplice drove, demanded testimony, and disputed concurrent versus consecutive sentences. The court found the matter is not suitable for habeas corpus and rejected the arguments, citing a concurrent 18 month term for a separate charge.
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Court of Appeals
David F. Roberts, Jr
Collins
Roberts
Frederick County
Baltimore
Baltiimore
House of Correction
Manley
Jareeny
Nazi Salute By Brown Shirted Germans At Memorial
Hamburg Germany November 27 a group in brown shirts gave the Nazi salute at a memorial for German war dead observers tied them to the Fatherland Union a rightwing group led by Karl Feitenhansi recently banned for neo Nazism The event marked memorial Sunday with wreath laying at graves of war dead
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Hamburg
Germany
Fatherland Union
Karl Feitenhansi
Hitler
Western Md. Is Snow Bound Early Today
The far west corner of Maryland remains snow bound while the rest of the state clears. Temperatures rise near 40 though mountains stay chilly with lows below freezing. Three fatalities occurred over the weekend amid the winter siege as roads freeze and ferry service is disrupted.
Nine Catholic Churchmen On Trial In Prague
Nine Roman Catholic churchmen faced trial in Prague on charges they conspired with the Vatican to overthrow Czechoslovakia’s socialist order. Bishop Stanislav Zela and eight others were accused of high treason espionage and related offenses as the case opened. The report also notes County Commissioners began a three day Board of Estimates session to review county department appropriations for the new year with education and health budgets anticipated.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Vatican
Stanislav Zela
Olmutz
Moravia
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Education and Health Department
GOP Spent $7 136 In Campaign And Returns
The Republican party spent 1138.06 in city and county campaigns before the early month general election, yielding a sweeping GOP victory. A treasurer report shows 188 contributors totaling 37327.26 with a 191.20 balance. Expenditures favored auto hire, watchers, runners, and judges at precincts. city costs 2375 and county 2891.
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Gail L. Catshall
Circuit Court
Charles R. Anders
Guy Anders
Horace Alexander
Samuel Ausherman
Richard Baumgardner
Fadl Buhrman
Marjorie D. Bowlus
Nevin Baker
William Browning
Eric €. Biser
Melvin H. Derr
Raymond Day
Lewis R. Derizbaugh
John A. Derr
William A. Darner
A. H. Derr
Grace Duvall
I. Robert Edwards
Mary Jane Edwards
A. I. Ellin
Elmer Eshleman
Murray H. Fout
D. Charles Flook, Jr
Holden Felton
Frederick City
G. O. P. Club
Pierce H. Gaver
Frederick County
U. Grant Hooper
Fenton Harris
R. I. Hyndman
Joseph R. Harp
Roger G. Harley
Carroll Hendrickson
R. Ames Hendrickson
William S. Hood
Albert Y. Boileau
Mehr Hooper
W. ©. Jones
Austin James
Harry James
Roy E. Leatherman
Merritt Lockwood
Calvin Lohr
Arthur H. Lambert
Miller and Frank
Ruth Moberly
Modern Lighting Company
Edward Mantz, Jr
Mathias and Mathias
D. John Markey
Austin Murray
Keeferin
Mary L. McCabe
A. A. Nicodemus
Robert Nicodemus
Claude O'Toole
Charles A. Price
Joseph B. Payne
Robert R. Rhoderick
H. R. Radcliff
R. R. Radcliff
Paul B. Rhoads
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Martha K. Reynolds
Helen A. Remsburg
Miriam W. Rohrer
Robert Remsberg
Charles Reid
Frank W. Rothenhoefer
Naomi D. Remsberg
A. R. Remsberg
B. Rosenour, Jr
Ethel B. Renn
Republican State Committee
District of Columbia
Clyde Roney
Gerald Remsberg
G. Oscar Rhoads
George C. Rhoderick, Jr
Harper Rankin
Frank C. Shook
Jesse Shaver
Alfred Sharpe
Melville Stockwell
Ernest C. Speaks
Walter E. Sinn
Charles P. Staley
Nan Young Smith
Mr. Schroeder
Jesse Smith
Rev. W. J. Snowden
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Ross W. Smith
Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Ellis C. Wachter
Mehrl F. Wachter
Mary C. E. Wolfe
Frederick Fair
Burlington Couple Name Baby During Gale Storm
Mr and Mrs Donald Quirin chose a name for their baby girl amid the height of the gale storm in Burlington Vermont on November 27. The scene captures a resilient community moment as weather raged outside and a newborn entered the world with a distinctive name.
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Burlington, Vt
Donald Quirin
Boudreau To Join Red Sox
Boston announces Lou Boudreau former Indians manager will join the Red Sox as a player. To make room for him pitcher Gordon Muller’s contract is sold outright to Louisville farm team of the American Association.
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Boston
Boston Red Sox
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Boudreau
Indians
al Lopez
Sox
Joe Cronin
Gordon Mueller
Louisville
American Association
Pittsburgh Blizzard Paralyzes City with Deep Snow
Pittsburgh endures a record 27 inch snowstorm that lasts 60 hours causing 14 deaths in the city and six more in nearby counties. Mayor Lawrence declares a state of emergency as 2,600 workers clear arteries and state guards offer trucks. Schools close and auto travel remains hazardous. Major employers urge stay at home.
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Pittsburgh
David L. Lawrence
State Guard
Steel Capital
Allegheny
Monongahela
Ohio
U. S. Steel Corporation
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
H. J. Heinz Company
West Virginia Devastated by Severe Snowstorm Toll
West Virginia faced a deadly blizzard with 12 confirmed deaths and a missing 13th in Preston county. Wheeling and Clarksburg lacked milk deliveries as emergency milk and medical supplies were flown to Grafton. Roofs collapsed in Clarksburg Wheeling and Morgantown while primary routes remained blocked and one way traffic used on others. Clarksburg reported 36 inches of snow with Doddridge county mountains possibly up to 46 inches.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Preston County
Wheeling
Clarksburg
Grafton
Ray Cavendish
Morgantown
Doddridge County
Supreme Court Allows British Lawyer to Argue Communist Leaders Appeal
The Supreme Court today agreed to let an acknowledged left-wing British lawyer argue the appeal of 11 convicted Communist leaders. It refused to grant him extra time to appear.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Lame Duck Session Moves Alaska and Hawaii Statehood
Washington reports a brief lame duck session reconvenes at President Truman's urging to extend rent controls and push Alaska and Hawaii statehood. Leaders plan Alaska first with Hawaii next, but Republicans resist, urging focus on tax bills and emergency funding ahead of the new Congress.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Alaska
Hawaii
Frankl
Trujan
Statehood
Senate
Lucas
Mil
White House
O'Mahoney
Hneb
Bogged Tanker Halts Traffic Near New Market
State Police report a loaded gasoline tanker skidded into a ditch two miles west of New Market, halting Route 40 traffic for about 90 minutes while a wrecking crew freed the vehicle. The driver, Lester F. Coyle, 125 West South Street, was not injured. Three people were hurt when their car struck a steel traffic light pole at Routes 26 and 15 in Worman's Mill. the Gardiners, Lewis senior 54, his wife Lurline, and son Lewis Jr., were treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital with knee, throat, nose, and abrasion injuries.
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New Market
Worman’s Mill
Donald A. Tucker
Lester F. Coyle
West South Street
Conner H. Gross
Hillside Apartments
Coyle
Lewis W. Gardiner
Frederick
Lurline Gardiner
Lewis, Jr
Gardiner
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Deer outsmarts hunter in Manistique Michigan
In Manistique on November 27, Harry G. Thompson and Charles F. Massey of Grand Rapids hunted north of the city. Massey shot a buck, Thompson tried to kill the deer with the gun on its antlers, but the buck charged away into the woods with the rifle in its jaws.
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Manistique
Mich
Harry G. Thompson
Charles F. Massey
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Massey
Thompson
East Digging Out From Its Worst Storm
Eastern states recover two days after the Appalachian cyclone wrought death and destruction from South Carolina to Maine. Property losses near 100 million in the northeast. power and telephones largely restored, but many areas remain cut off and cold. Damages include eight bridges lost to floods near Pine Hill. New York records 31 deaths, New Jersey 28, plus smaller totals in Connecticut and other states. The center of the storm moved northwest, with gusts up to 108 mph and a 25 day water supply poured into New York City reservoirs.
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New York
Seaboard
Appalachian
South Carolina
Maine
Lucy
Enouggh
Treasey
Ohio
Agai
Lake Turon
Weather Bureau
Mississipp River
New York City
Nat Pine Hi
Fires Take Heavy Toll Across Eight States
The Associated Press reports fires in eight states killed at least 12 people and damaged over 3.6 million dollars. Fatal blazes struck a Minneapolis hotel, a Hyannis lodging house, Alabama State Prison bar racks, three blocks in Moultrie Georgia, and other sites including Pennsylvania homes and a Virginia church. Three hundred inmates escaped unhurt from Montgomery area prison burnings, while North Carolina college dormitories also suffered substantial damage.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Hyannis, Mass
Arizona State Hospital For Insane
Hyannis
Alabama State
Montgomery
Moultrie
Cotton
Peanut Center
Pennsylvania
Butler
Frank Miller
Pennsylvania State College
Virginia
Nellie Atherton
Chesterfield County
Richmond
Monument Methodist Church
North Carolina
St. Augustine College
Raleigh
Weather Closes Virginia Schools Across Counties
Virginia school children welcomed weather that shut down classes today in numerous counties as secondary roads froze under four to nearly twenty inches of snow. Closures covered Rona noke Botetourt Floyd Craig Montgomery Bath Wise Lee Wythe Russell Tazewell Smyth Dickenson Onehanan Scott and Page with most districts not extending into Washington county.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Ronanoke
Botetourt
Floyd
Craigg
Montgomery
Bath
Wise, Lee
Wythe
Russell
Tazewell
Smyth Dickenson
Onehanan
Scott
Page
Washington County
Huge Mills Are Idled By Storm
Ohio endures a three day blizzard that paralyzed industry and travel. Columbus and Cleveland faced heavy snow with up to 20 inches. Mills, rubber plants, and electrical works shut down. 47 deaths linked to heart issues and hypothermia. Roads clogged, buses scarce, and widespread closures persisted despite brief sunlight and rising temperatures.
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Columbus. O
Ohio
Youngstown
Cleveland
Akron
Dayton
Auto
State Highway Department
Weather Bureau
Browder Indicted With Five Others for Contempt of Congress
Earl Browder former head of the American Communist movement and five others were indicted on contempt of Congress charges. The six allegedly refused to answer questions from congressional committees. Frederick Vanderbilt Field and Philip J. Jaffe were named for disrespecting Senate inquiries on Communist in government charges. Edward A. Rumely and two others faced separate indictments for withholding information from a House lobby investigation.
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Washington
Earl Browder
Congress
Browder
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Philip J. Jaffe
Senate
Edward A. Rumely
Committee For Constitutional Government
House Lobby
Long Island Railroad Avoids Major Wreck Near Patchogue
A passing motorist alerted police as an 18 inch rail fragment broke off ahead of a Montauk bound train near East Patchogue. Emergency crews repaired the rail before the next train. Last week a New York City LI Railroad wreck killed 77 and injured 332.
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Patchogue
N. Y
Long Island
Brookhaven
Gene Sullivan
South Country Road
East Patchogue
Manhattan
New York City
Americans Forced Back By Commies
United Nations forces faced a major setback on the northwest Korean front as heavy Chinese Red Army assaults rolled through positions near Chongju and Yongbyon. U.S. 25th and 5th Divisions, along with ROK troops, fought tenaciously while reserves from Britain and Turkey were rushed to stabilize a widening 30 mile easterly sector.
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Tokyo
United Nations
U.S. 2Sth
Chongju
Chongjin
U.S
Changijin Reservoir
Yudam
Changju
Republic of Korea
ROK
Taechon
U. S
U.S. First Corps
Yith
Majon
Yongbyon
Don White
U. N
Yellow Sea
Hom
Troop Train Wreck In Screven Georgia
A troop train carrying about 200 soldiers collided with a stationary freight at a Screven depot. Three injured but no fatalities reported as burning fuel set depot and cars ablaze. Soldiers accounted for. injuries minor to moderate.
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Screven
Savannah
Here
Camp Rucker
Ala
W. Collins
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