Urge Naming Of Health Officer Here
Frederick county officials consider appointing a full time health officer after five months vacant since Dr Don I J Roop resigned. A local delegation urged action and explored budget options with possible increases for the salary and city funds. The board favors a local resident and will review 1949 requests, including the education budget.
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Fredss County
Frederick County
Don
I. J. Roop
Baltimore County Ealth
Robert H. Riley
Ptas
Iley
Thomas E. Williams
Edgar E. Hoffmeier
Kenneth L. Metcalf Ther
Health Department
Frederick City
Board of Education
School’ Board
Communists Establish Split Berlin Government in Soviet Sector
Russian backed Berlin Communists set up a separate city government opposing the elected anti Communist administration. They elected Friedrich Ebert as mayor and called for decisive measures to unite Berlin, while Western sectors prepare for elections and boycott the vote in the Soviet zone.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Democratic Bloc
Ebert
Christian Democratic Union
Social Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Rails Removal Commences on East Patrick Street
Potomac Edison workers began removing tie trolley rails on East Patrick Street, possibly taking 19 days. Crews used air compressors to dig around rail ties while traffic between Carroll and East streets was cut off. Simultaneous removal of old B&O rails on East All Saints Street began, with rails sold to Frederick Junk Company. Sanitary sewer work on Wilson Avenue restricts southern Wilson Avenue traffic. Fourth Street Pike remains one-way.
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Potomac Edison Company
East Patrick Street
Trafic
Carroll
East Streets
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
East All Saints Street
Frederick Junk Company
Wilson Avenue
Fourth Street
Truman Wants Lobby Probe
President Truman backs a thorough Congressional investigation into lobbying, calling it salutary and stating willingness to see such an inquiry. He wrote to Eric Peterson of the International Association of Machinists after Peterson urged a probe by the 66th Congress.
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Washington
Truman
Eric Peterson
International Ass 1
Peterson
Peterson's Union
Congress
Wet records loom as 1948 nears storm finale
The 1948 year trends toward being the wettest in two decades with 50 inches of precipitation possible. November total reached 3.03 inches against a 12 month norm of 40.82. Measurable rain occurred on 20 of November’s 30 days. Fishing season ends with rivers Monocacy and Potomac muddy and cloudy.
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Jocal
Potomac
Ice Clad Car Sparks North Pole Gaze at Gambrill Park
District Forest Supervisor Herman Toms recalls driving into the city Monday when his auto attracted stares. The car was frozen under about half an inch of ice from sleet and rain at Gambrill Park Sunday night, giving observers the impression of a polar arrival.
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District Forest
Herman Toms
City
North Pole
Gembrill Park
Firemen Rescue Boy Locked in Apartment on East Patrick Street
A two year old boy was found locked inside an apartment at 11 East Patrick Street. Firemen from Citizens Truck Company promptly responded and used a hoist to reach the window. The boy was brought to safety as onlookers watched anxiously. He indicated he might have preferred to stay on the ladder but was unharmed.
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The
Citizens Truck Company
Patrick Street
Steele
January Draft Call Is Cut to 10 000 Men
Washington, Nov. 30. The Army cut half its proposed January draft call for 20 000 men, citing lack of money. The February call was reduced to 5 000 men as budget limits constrain defense spending for fiscal 1950. Navy and Air Force reported no inductions under the Selective Service Act. The Army’s strength is about 645,000.
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Washington
Rovail
Navy
Air Force
Congress
Army
Roy
Defense
Truman
Charter Hearing At Rockville Clarifies County Election
In Rockville on December 9 the Circuit Court will hear four constitutional questions about Montgomery County’s January 6 special council election. Judges Woodward and Prescott set the date, paving Maryland court review of the new charter form of government. Four County Commissioners seek an injunction to bar election by the boards of election supervisors, contending it violates the state constitution, while charter backers and the election sponsors filed a demurrer denying the questions.
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Rockville
Montgomery County Council
Charles W. Woodward
Stedman Prescott
Maryland
New Airport Plays Key Role In Maryland Air Service Battle
Maryland moves toward approving All American Airways routes as Chesapeake Airways presses for Wilmington and Washington service. The new airport's construction advances with a rotating beacon, runway lights, and a 75 foot administration building. Public Service Commission hearings continue on whether All American can start interstate passenger flights by February, with operators eyeing freight and passenger service to link Baltimore, Washington, and Delaware shores.
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American Airways
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Public Service Commission
Chesapeake Airways
Baltimore
Easton
Salsbury
Washington
Wilmington
Delaware
Delmarva Peninsula
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All-American Airways
AllAmerican
Maryland Public Service Commission
Chesapeake
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All-American
Dover
Rehoboth
Georgetown
Del
Ocean City
Salisbury
Cape May
N. J
Pittsburgh
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Frederick
Connellsville
Eis
Whe
All- American
Clus
Shore
Civ Aeronautics Authority
Bia
Contir
FOA Ad Hips Betmore
Eastern Shore
Second county girl wins 200 scholarship at Chicago
Ellen Ifert of Middletown is named one of six national 4-H food preparation scholars, receiving a $200 award in Chicago as part of the National 4-H Club Congress. Mary Louise Young of Middletown also wins a $260 frozen foods scholarship. both girls are noted for extensive club work and preparations in home economics.
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Ruin Ellen Kert
Middletown
Chicago
Congress
Stevens
Fred
Mary Louise Young
Mrr
Ay Fra D. Fert
Middletown Progressive Girls
Middletown High School
Miss Ifert
Comesis
Focal Exhib
Miss Hiert
Thankoffering Service Of Women's Guild Held
Raubenhold of York attended a Thankoffering service at the Women's Evangelical Reformed church with a Sunday evening gathering and reception in the church parlors. The guest speaker, a General Synod representative and executive board member of the Cleveland men's Guild, spoke as Roger Wilard and Henry H. Abbott gave readings. The reception committee included Mrs Harry Herbet, Mrs Paul TD Althouse, and Mrs Abbott, with Mrs Thomas Safrit presiding as Guild president.
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Raubenhold
York
Women's
Evangelical Reformed Church
General Synod
The
Reformed c' Ch
Men's Guild
Cleve Com
Roger Wilard
Henry H. Abbott
Harry Herbert
Paul TD. Althouse
Abbott
Thomas Safrit
Guild
County Girl Enlists in Regular Army at 18
Miss Eileen Etzler, 18, daughter of Mrs. Oscar Rice, Thurmont Route 1, sworn in at Hagerstown for two years to join the Regular Army in basic training at Camp Lee Virginia. Frederick County’s first enlistee under the September rule integrating women into regular service. Previously a Frederick High School graduate and Os Fibre Brush Co clerk-typist.
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Eileen Etzler
Oscar Rice
Thurmiont
Route 1
Caimp Lee
Bliss Etzler
Frederick County
Pnstead
Hagerstown
Frederick High School
Miss Wilsids
Os Fibre Brush Co
Lynch Lodge Anniversary Celebrated by Lynch Lodge No 163
Lynch Lodge No 163 A F and A M observed its fifth anniversary at Masonica Temple with a special communication. Dr Thomas S Eader Philip Seeger and Joseph W Carty were among the oldest living members present. Holden S Felton Haymond H Bussard and Ray Munshowee addressed the gathering as music and a commemorative display on Masonry were shown.
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Masonica Temple
Lynch Lodge No. 163
A. F
A. Masons
Temple
Lynch Lodge
Thomas S. Eader
Philip Seeger
Joseph W. &. Carty
Eader
Cold Weather In Flood Areas Across the South and Nation
The November 30 weather report notes continued cold conditions in flood zones from Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee where readings dropped to the 30s and 20s, with Mississippi at two below and a belt of extreme cold stretching from the Rockies to the North Central region. Snow and snowflakes were reported in northern Minnesota and some eastern areas, while the Washington coast faced blustery conditions.
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Southland
Teda
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Miss
Rockies
North
Butte
Bent
Eagie
Cole
Texas
Minnesota
Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
Holiday Schedule Confusion Prompted by Incomplete Text
A garbled notice outlines a one day party or holiday schedule with dates including Wednesday April 22 and Wednesday April 73, mentions end of a regular session, resuming classes on Tuesday April 19, and references Memorial Day next year. The text is fragmented and unclear about exact events or institutions involved.
Frederick High Students Attend Navy Film Showing
Frederick High School students attended a morning screening of the Navy film The Secret Land at the City Opera House. The event was sponsored by Frederick Amvets Post No 4 and presented by local organizers.
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Attenpo
Frederick High School
City Opéra House
Frederick Amvets
Nationalists Abandon Suchow as Communists Close In
Nov 30 report says government troops move south from Suchow to break encirclement of the 12th Army as Communist forces threaten the central front. Garrison at Suchow may head to rescue but shows reluctance to leave fortified positions. U S Marines at Tsingtao rise to 4,800 as evacuation plans for Americans proceed.
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Nanking
Suchow
Twelfth Arms Group
Shorny
China
Manila
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shekh
12Th
Yangtze River
Ja Town
Central Daily News
Kuomintang
Government Economists See Bright Prospects for U.S. Industry
Washington reports economists found good omens from industrial surveys showing October production records, fewer strikes in 1948, and an 11 percent drop in farm prices since January. Fed notes output at 95 percent of the 1935-39 average, with durable goods 130 percent and non-durables 79 percent above prewar. Prices easing cheer households but worry some, while a cautious forecast cites no postwar collapse. Labor Department wholesale index up 0.4 percent for week ending November 23, 32.2 percent higher than a year ago.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Ewan Clague
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Eastern Association of College and University Business Officers
Labor Department
Britain Withdraws Negev Demand At UN Vote
Paris November 30 Britain withdrew its demand at the United Nations 58 nation political committee to remove the Negev desert from Israel and uphold Count Folke Bernadotte's plan. Harold Beeley said Britain would abandon its blanket endorsement of the Bernadotte plan which would cede the Negev to Jordan and leave the Galilee to Israel. The Jews control the western Galilee areas under 1937 boundary claims.
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Paris
Britain
United Nations
Palestine
Israel
Harold Beeley
Folke Bernadotte
Bernadotte
Negev
Esrael
Galilee
Two Dickerson Safes Cracked and Loot Recovered
Nieves car yesterday sawed through three iron bars and cracked two safes to steal. The CG OW Barton store and the post office under Roy W. Swank were broken into before September 3. About 5700 was stolen along with 224 in cash and stamps from the post office safe and over 560 from the store safe. An electro tool opened one safe and a crowbar the other.
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Nieves
CG. OW
Sterday
Extended Forecast for Maryland and Delaware
Weather outlook shows no temperature change Wednesday. Cooler Thursday warmer Friday and colder Saturday. Rain likely Friday with snow in the mountains.
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Maryland
Delaware
Bonded Indebtedness May Be Increased Rockvine
Rockvine November 30 An in w Honess pro charter is among legislative Board proposals outlined yesterday to the county’s relocation to the Merrland General As School Board Chairman H Stanley Shine said no formal requests by passage ere made but all taken in were desired rea t of the county out of the as. Stine said county bonds already exceed that amount so unless the limit is raised any school building program will be Blocked The board also proposed abolition of the school census law and allocation of state school funds according to birth records. StockS Try For Stand New York Nov 30 The stock market dug in for a stand today after retreating to the lowest level since mid March yesterday A substantial number of issues slipped fractionally but buying support appeared immediately on slight declines and many stocks managed to post small gains.
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Rockvine
Merrland General
H. Stanley Shine
Stine
New York
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West Zone
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George Guild Strott, Jr
Tsingtao
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Admiral Badger
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S. Denmead Kolb
David Denmead Kolb
East Third Street
Newspai
Pphiyeo
Gambrill Park Auto
Enterprise Electric Company
Weather Bureau
State Aviation Commission
Richard Emerman
All- American Airways, Inc
PSC
Suin
Ellen Hert
Women’s Guild
Mer
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Ermck Oo
James E
Aury
Camp Pickett
Val
Ulysses Mo Davis
Barton. le
Harry £ Dorsey
George J. Peach
Bartholows
Fort Dix
Chiang
I Government Party
Rouanchen
Monster
Yangtze
Guam
Bayfield
Moosa
Peiping
Chiang Kai-Shek
U.S
Dickerson
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