Dry spell tightens fire risk across county pastures
The region endures a long dry spell with pasture shortages and rising fire danger. Forecasts hint at scattered showers but rainfall has been minimal, leaving creeks and reservoirs low. Officials report hay feeding pressures, dry ground, and water shortages affecting towns, with fire lookout towers opening as forest officials urge hunters not to start fires.
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Uesday
Henry R. Shoenker
Eince
Fishing Creek
Linganore Creek
Ultrafon
North County
Thurmont
Emmitsburge
Brunswick
Middletown
Foxville
Lamb‘s Knoll
Herman Toms
Toms
Jessup Defends Loyalty Against McCarthy Accusations
Ambassador Philip C. Jessup testified before a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee denying McCarthy’s charge that he was allied with six Communist fronts. He said there is no doubt about his loyalty per the Civil Service Loyalty Review Board. He promised to present evidence refuting the senator and faulting McCarthy for distortions and falsehoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philip C. Jessup
McCarthy
R-Wis
Jessup
Senate Foreign Relations
Truman
United Nations
Civil Service Loyalty Review Board
Hiram Bingham
Loyalty Board
Acheson
Wisconsin
Two Washington men jailed for brick theft at Buckeystown
A Washington colored man received 18 months in the Maryland House of Correction after being found guilty of larceny of 4,700 bricks from Hudson Supply in Buckeystown. A second suspect was acquitted, while another admitted involvement. all relate to $140 brick losses from Washington Brick Company.
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Washington
Hudson Supply, Company
Buckeystown
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Maryland House of Correction
Schnauffer
Willie Blue
Eugene Lancaster
Prince Georges County
Washington Brick Company
Nelson Keller
A. D. Hasenbuhler
Tully J. Sullivan
Chapel Oaks
Sullivan
Lancaster
Gaines
Blue
Charles AJ
Price
Two Convicted Of Driving Same Car While Under Influence
Two Baltimore men, Roscoe Holmes and Paul S. Fowler, were found guilty of drunken driving in Peoples Court by Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr. Holmes received 60 days in jail for nonpayment of fines after being fined 150 dollars and 50 dollars for reckless driving. Fowler, found guilty of drunken driving reckless driving and operating without a license, was fined 150 dollars for drunken driving 50 dollars for reckless driving and 10 dollars for no license. State Police later located Fowler near Jug Bridge on Route 40.
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Baltimore
Peoples Court
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Roscoe Holmes
H. P. O'Brien
East Patrick Street
Paul S. Fowler
Holmes
Fowler
Jug Bridge
Route 40
Third Banker Arrested For Embezzlement
NEW KENSINGTON Pa Oct 3 FBI agents arrested a third banker in this town on embezzlement charges. Otto R Grotefend 51 a teller at First National Bank employed since 1933 is accused of embezzling 316000. He signed a statement taking full responsibility and allegedly used bank funds for slot machines. The case stems from the Smeltzer investigation. Smeltzer was arrested Sept 13 and held on 50000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Kensington
FBI
Pennsylvania
First National Bank of
West Virginia
Otto R. Grotefend
First National Bank
Fred Hallford
Pittsburgh
Grotefend
William P. Smeltzer
Hallford
Smeltzer
Careful Pilot For Royalty's Airplane
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh will use Capt Oscar Philip Jones to pilot their trans Atlantic flight from London to start their North American tour. Jones, 53, dean of pilots at British Overseas Airways, has logged 3,000,000 miles since 1917, about 120 trips around the world. He says the Montreal crossing will be an ordinary flight, with him noting every detail as usual.
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London
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Britain
Oscar Philip) Jones
America
English Channel
Capt. Jones
British Overseas Airways Corporation
Jones
Montreal
Shakes Hands With Corpse Ring Gone at Funeral
Attendants at a Fort Wayne funeral home were startled when a mourner shook hands with the deceased. Later police found a $150 lodge ring missing from the dead man’s finger.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
De Gasperi urges West to craft youth democracy push
Italy's prime minister Alcide De Gasperi backs a Western plan to lead in selling democracy to Europe's restless youth. He urged Acheson to switch from defensive to offensive, proposing bigger rallies and events to counter Moscow's youth campaigns, but State Department plans remain uncertain and fragmented. The idea faces potential delays due to other NATO Council tasks and internal disagreements.
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John Scali
James Marlow
Washington
Italy
Alcide Be Gasperi
Rome
Acheson
de Gasperi
United States
Europe
West
Moscow
State Department
North Atlantic Pact Council
Ottawa
Six Locations For Checking Truck Weights
The Maryland State Roads Commission plans six new heavy-duty platform scales along major highways to boost weight-limit enforcement. Two sites will use rapid three-section scales weighing front, center, and rear axles with printed records. four others will use single-unit scales to speed processing. Additional portable ladometers remain for mobile crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
State Roads Commission
Commission
Russell H. McCain
Pulaski Highway
Susquehanna River Bridge
Baltimore-Washington Expressway
Dorsey
Jessups Roads
McCain
Marlboro Bypass
Delmar
Wicomico County
New Kent Narrows Bridge
Fine Orchard
Howard County
Marlboro
Big scale plan seeded with Atlantic pact group backing
The article argues that programs should be drafted and started quickly, then adapted by the Atlantic pact group. It cites the Soviet Union’s August youth festival in Soviet Berlin where over a million youths paraded to promote communism. A State Department report warns of communist mass influence and hypnotic appeal, noting the festival’s impressive turnout compared with Nazi Nuremberg displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Berlin
Berlin
State Department
Wednesday's Fair Draws Large Crowd
The Frederick Fair attracted a sizable Wednesday crowd with clear skies and warm temperatures. Officials reported Tuesday’s receipts near last year’s and anticipated the day’s grandstand attendance to rise, noting the day’s weather and the repeated Brandstand acts. Joe Reeder won top premiums in the farm and garden display with a $20 prize, while John F. Masser and Mrs. Lester Boyer earned $80 and $70 respectively. Vocational agriculture and FFA judging will draw many high school teams from several counties, with judging by noted experts and university staff. The midway lacks wheels of chance but features a busy midway, revues, and several kiddie rides as the fair continues toward Farmers Day. The weather may bring a possible shower by Friday.
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Frederick Fair
Weather Bureau
Joe Reeder
Braddock
Reeder
John F. Masser
Lester Boyer
Warren P. B. Smith
Frederick
Washington
Montgomery
Carroll
Howard
Ray H. Smith
Frederick County
James B. Outhouse
M. £. Gannon
University of Maryland Animal Husbandry Department
Russell H. Hinds
Maryland Extension Service
Mercury
Jefferson Grange
Follower Of Fair Accused In Hit And Run Case
A New Orleans truck driver tied to a Frederick Fair concession is jailed on hit and run, reckless driving, and no operator's license charges after damaging a State Police car and another vehicle late Tuesday. The incident on Route 40 near Jug Bridge involved Sgt. Richard Stallings and Trooper Patrick Stakem. damage estimates total about $645. The driver, 39-year-old Carl William Copelin, faces Megistrate’s court tonight.
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New Orleans
Frederick Fair
Thetate
Carl William Copelin
Richard E. Stallings
Jug Bridge
Patrick Staken
Stallings
Noten Clark Cassell
Daniels
Stakem
Cassell
Frederick
Megistrate
Abadan Oil Refinary Seized as British Leave Iran
Iran takes control of Abadan refinery after British withdrawal. British cruiser Mauritius carries about 275 Anglo-Iranian Oil Company staff to Basra with plans for further flights to Britain. Iran’s nationalization moves include 2,500 vehicles and housing once built by AIOC.
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Abapran
Iran
Abadan
Mauritius
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Shatt-el-Arab
Basra
Iraq
Britain
AIOC
Tran
K. B. Ross
AOC
Storm Signals Up Bankers Informed at ABA Convention
Cornell University president Deane W. Malott urged about 7,000 bankers at the 77th American Bankers Association convention to lead the country from looming dangers at home and abroad. He warned against inflation and wasteful government, noting rapid civilian employment growth and widespread federal support. In Baltimore, the Bar Association moved to disbar any lawyer linked to the Communist party or intent on overthrow by force. London reports King George’s condition improving after a lung operation.
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Chicago
Ccv
Cornell University
Deane W. Malott
American Bankers Association
C. Francis Cocke
Roanoke
James E. Shelton
Los Angeles
W. Harold Brenton
Cornell
Baltimore
Bar Association of
Baltimore City
Communist Party
French Quit Binhlu as Reds Open Drive
In Indo China at Saigon dated Oct 3, French headquarters announced evacuation of Binhlu while Vietminh forces pushed 30 miles from Laichau toward Nghialo and NW toward the Red River region. The Vietminh break toward Tanol region. Plans for foreign intervention rise.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Binhlu
Laichau
Nghialo
Red River Valley
Tanol
Plains
Taipeh
Formosa
Orel
3 PI
Neowr
General Practitioners Meet In Maryland Assembly
Maryland general practitioners gather in Baltimore for their third annual statewide assembly. More than 500 doctors from every county are expected to attend to support young physicians, defend practitioner rights, and uphold high standards in general medicine and surgery. Lead poisoning deaths among Baltimore children rise, with 9 fatalities this year and 57 cases reported. experts cite chewing on painted toys and surfaces as the main exposure route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Maryland Academy of General Practice
Charles F. O'Donnell
Towson
Baltimore City
Allies Lay Down Heavy Barrage Amid Korean War Front
Allied artillery roared along the western front as UN forces tried to disrupt the biggest Red supply push since the last offensive. F-80 jets claimed two MIG-1Ls destroyed while pilots reported 4,455 Red trucks moving toward the front in a single night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YU. S
8Th Army
Korea
United Nations
America
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
U. N
North Korea
Far East Air Forces
FEAF
Kaesong
Bradley Sees Top Leaders In Tokyo Visit Ends
Gen. Omar Bradley left Tokyo after a foreshortened trip that included a two day tour of the Korean front. Just before leaving he held a secret conference with Army Air and Navy leaders as hopes for a negotiated truce in Korea faded. Bradley called the trip very interesting and very helpful. War clouds grew darker as Red leaders ignored a UN proposal to reopen armistice talks at a new no man’s land site.
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Tokyo
Omar Bradley
Washington
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Korea
Bradley
United Nations
No-Man's-Land
City Park Modernization Underway With Shelters Courts
Parks Superintendent C Cyril Klein reports upgrades across Staley and Baker Parks. A 30 by 40 ft shelter at Staley Park will match Harmon Field design, funded by North End Civic Association. timber from city watershed, concrete posts, all concrete floor, open sides. serves playground use in summers. Bowling-on-the-green courts in Baker Park sized 40 by 110 ft, with 1 inch fall, graded and seeded for spring use, equipment to be supplied by players. Tennis courts west of the bath house are rebuilt with 75 tons of cinders, five inches deep over crushed greenstone surface for fast-drying play. Rebuilding to widen courts and ready by next spring. Plus pool bath house painting, fence upkeep, shrubbery replacement, and new drinking fountains funded via Parks and Water Departments.
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Staley Park
Baker Park
C. Cyril Klein
Harmon Field
North End
Klein
Carroll Creek
Culler Lake
Kent
Bath House
Parks Department
Water Department
Ig ‘Ibe
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Alowera
House “of Correction
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Monkton
Albert Simon
Housing Authority of
Society of Friends
Mercersburg
York
the Nation
Scarborough
England
Herbert Morrison
Labor Party
Nurnberg
King
King George's
New York
Hugh A. Drum
John J. Pershing
Reds
Vietminh
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