Housing units planned at Camp Detrick project
Forty housing units for construction at Camp Detrick are listed on the Army Engineers military construction projects schedule. The $594000 residential project, at the biological warfare center, awaits work start. Maj. Harold Isbell said no further details were available, though Congress has approved funding and a site plan.
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Camp Detrick
Army Engineers
Army
Biological Warfare Center
Harold Isbell
Detrick
Congress
Chester Kemp
U. S. District Court
Baltimore
Minister To Retire From Taneytown Pastorate After Nov 1
Rev. Guy Pearce Bready of the Taneytown Charge announces resignation and retirement from the Christian ministry after November 1. He and his wife will move to 511 North School Lane, Lancaster PA, on November 3. Born March 23 1882 in Adamstown he is Carroll counties oldest pastor in continuous service. He studied at Mercersburg Franklin and Marshall and Get tysburg College among others and was ordained June 17 1906.
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Guy Pearce Bready
Frederick County
Taneytown
The
Reformed Church
Bready
Mary Ellen
North School Lane
Lancaster
Carroll County
Tanertown
Thurmont
Walkersville
Shepherdstown
West Virginia
Fromm
Mr. Sready
Adamstown
Tobias
Mary Thomas (Hays) Bready
Mercersburg Academy
Franklin and Marshall College
Eastern Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church
Western Maryland College
Johns Hopkins University
Itysburg College
Gettysburg College
Mr. Bready
Trinity Reformed Church
Isaac M. Riotter
Aaron M. Gluck
Bliss Bessie Schuler
Anna Leh Kidd
Burning Ship Steams Toward Norfolk Port
A Venezuela freighter Ciudad De Caracas battled flames as winds hit 30 to 35 knots and steamed toward Norfolk at 12 knots. US Coast Guard cutters Cherokee Jonquil Agassiz and a patrol plane assisted. ship radioed it was afire after departing New York for La Guaira. A separate Norfolk and Western rail passenger station expansion tank explosion caused damage at Shenandoah Junction.
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Norfolk
Venezuela
Ciudad de Caracas
Coast Greed
Cherokee
Coast Guard
Elizabeth Ci N. C
New York
la Suaira
Jonquil
Agassiz
China Leaders Press Resignation as War Tide Rises
In Nanking on October 23 legislators urged Premier Wong Wen Hao to resign if China cannot stem the worsening economy and military crisis. A proposal suggested Chiang Kai-Shek take a years holiday in the United States, provoking strong pushback from peers. Other calls urged wealthy families to aid war expenditures as Kaifeng and nearby Chenghsien were ordered evacuated to shorten defense lines and reroute troops toward the Peiping Hankow railroad corridor.
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Nanking
Wong Wen Hao
China
le Fu
Chabar
Chiang Kai-Shek
United States
Chiang
Mukden
Peiping
Kuomintang
Huang
Schaoku
Government Information Office
Associated Press
Huang Chien-Chung
Soongs
Kings
Kaifeng Nanking
Kaifeng
Henan
Chenghsien
Red
Li Po-Sheng
Central China
Peiping-Hankow
Chang Cheng
Truman Appeals To Miners In Scranton Speech
President Truman urged Pennsylvania coal miners to block GOP plans to crush organized labor. He praised John Mitchell’s labor leadership, cited wage gains under Democrats, and warned the Taft Hartley act as a first step in curbing workers rights. He asked miners to back Democrat Harry O’Neill for Congress.
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John S. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Scranton
United Mine Workers
Pittsburgh
Washington
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
New York
St. Louis
John Mitchell
Bir
Mitchell
Harry O'Neill
Congress
Republican Party
Commissioners To Visit New Schools
County Commissioners accepted an invitation from Superintendent Eugene W. Pruitt to inspect several new Western Shore schools next Friday. Sites include Glendarnmie and Reisterstown, aiming to gather first hand details on ongoing construction and future projects.
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Eugene W. Pruitt
Glendarnmie
Reisterstown
Criminal Court Term Ends With Pending Motions And Docket
The present term of the criminal court has closed except for a few cases likely to be heard soon. A key motion for a new trial in John Graves’s murder case awaits Judge Woodward’s return. Other docket items include welfare fraud charges against Beiva Hyler, pre-sentencing results for several defendants, and various larceny and burglary cases.
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Neartyre
John Graves
Graves
Baltimore
Charles W. Woodward
M Mid-West
Woodward
Patrick AL Schnaufer
Beiva J Hyler
Burkittsville
Welfare Board
Joseph Stanton
Frederick
Kennard Smith
Foxville
Theodore E. Reynolds
New Windsor
State Department of Mental Hygiene
John Wesler Pearcy
Thurmont
Pearer
Calvin Lidie, Jr
E. C. Valentine
Lilien M. Kefauver
Cis i
Weather summary and river conditions report
Weather data shows no precipitation in the last 24 hours while October totals reach 3.59 inches. October 1947 showed 1.24 inches, with 1948 rainfall to Oct 1 at 1.80 inches. Temperatures ranged from a high of 53 to a low of 41 yesterday, with moon and sun times listed. Rivers Monocacy is clear at Ceresville and Potomac is clear at Knoxville.
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Monocacy
Ceresville
Potomat
Knoxville
Palestine Problem Off For 1 Week
United Nations talks pause Palestine debate for one week after an Arab motion passes in the political committee with US support. Britain abstains as Moscow and allies push against delay while the Berlin crisis plan faces Soviet review and Greek questions surface. Pope Pius XII urges internationalization of Jerusalem in a public encyclical.
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United Nations
Palestine
United States
Great Britain
Security Council
Moscow
Berlin
Australia
Holy Land
Paul-Henri Spiek
Belgium
Yugoslavia
Markos Vallades
U. N
Greece
Andrei Y. Vwishinsky
Kremlin
Plaa
Argenttine
Juan Bramuglia
Germany
Vatican City
Pius XII
Jerusalem
College of Cardinals
Bennett found guilty on drunken driving charge in Woodsboro
Louis Edward Bennett of Balti more faced two charges after an accident on Route 71 in Woodsboro. Magistrate Manuel Weinberg convicted him of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence and dismissed the other count. A total fine and costs of 101.35 were paid. State Trooper Arthur M. Rudy testified Bennett was head ed toward Frederick when his car hit Denver Brandenburg of Le Gore, pushing Brandenburg into two parked cars. Bennett, represented by Austin James, had pleaded not guilty.
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Woodsboro
Louis Edward Bennett
Baltimore
Manuel
Weinberg
Peoples Court
Arthur M. Rudy
Bennett
Frederick
Denver Brandenburg
le Gore
Brandenburg
Rudy
Charles A. Flohr
Rocky Ridge
Siruck
Austin James
Discussion Of Proposed Gag Rule Is Postponed
The Court of Appeals rules committee postponed discussion of a statewide contempt by publication and broadcast rule. The deferment followed a citation against five radio stations and a radio news editor. A separate item notes Henry Sealock, 27, found dead in his wrecked cab on the Washington Baltimore boulevard in Laurel early today.
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Baltimore
Court of Appeals Committee On Rules of Practice
Laurel
Henry Sealock
Washington-Baltimore Boulevard
United States and Canada to back Brussels alliance plan
Paris reports say Washington and Ottawa will draft a North Atlantic pact pledging full aid to Britain France and Benelux with a unified command under an American chief. Allies aim to extend the framework to other Western European powers and ready the treaty by mid 1949.
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Paris
United States
Canada
Brussels Alliance
U. S
Britain
France
Washington
War Department
Fife
Iceland
Portugal
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Greece
Turkey
Italy
Ernest Bevin
Brussels
India
Pakistan
Ceylon
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
North Atlantic Alliance
Brussels Powers
Marshal Montgomery
Hinks
Haly
Spain
Iran
Europe
Abandons Effort For Football Loop Peace
Philadelphia October 22 Own of the Phil Eagles said he is quitting to bring peace to pro footballs in two warring major leagues Thompson wealthy young New has begun carrying on a personal crusade to bring the National Football League and the rival All American Conference to a working agreement It s hopeless Thompson said yesterday The leagues never will get together From now on Thompson said he is joining the other NFL club owners in a fight to drive the All American out of the picture The Eagles owner said he had been interested in trying to bring the two leagues together because he thought that was what the fans wanted Farm Withdrawn The 125 acre farm of William Russell Green Graceham offered at a public sale on the premises Friday was withdrawn at a bid considered insufficient by the owner who plans to sell the farm privately Continuous text mixed multiple items.
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Phil- Eagles
Gant
Thompson
New
NFL
Eagles
William Russell Green
Graceham
Homecoming Today At Western Maryland College
Western Maryland College observes homecoming with the football game against Randolph Macon. Homecoming Queen Betty Staley of Silver Spring and her court honor the college president. Attendants include Helen Lindbal Martha Sheffer Jinx Engle and Jean Dixon. A homecoming ball is set for this evening.
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Westminster
Western Maryland College
Randolph Macon
Betty Staley
Silver Spring
Lowell - Ensor
Miss Staley
Helen Lindbal
Sweden
Martha Sheffer
Jinx Engle
Arlington
Jean Dixon
Flushing
Ncy
Dewey Bids For Support Of Democrats
Albany shows Dewey courting Democratic voters as he outlines a unity campaign. He plans four major speeches and urges GOP backers to avoid bitterness, aiming for a peaceful, lasting victory four years ahead without provoking Democrats or independents. He warns of opposition fear tactics and vows not to retaliate.
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Albany
N. Y
Truman
Dewey
Peacetime Draft Call Is Received
The peacetime draft call has been received at the Local Draft Board in the old Church Street school building. It covers a very small number of men for the first week in November. About 16 registrants were sent to the AK processing center at Hagerstown for pre induction examinations. Only single non father non veteran registrants are being taken at this time. Serial numbers are being assigned under a national formula, and questionnaires have ceased for the moment. Some registrants in the first age groups have received draft classifications.
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Draft Board Oees
Churchtreet School
Novembe
AK Processing Center
Hagerstown
Payroll Scrutiny Hits Rep J Parnell Thomas
Washington October 23 grand jury scrutiny focused on payrolls in the office of Rep J Parnell Thomas ID R New Jersey chairman of the House Un American Activities Committee Justice Department said the probe followed a 17 lawyer petition from his home district alleging payroll irregularities and Pearson column charges Clark said evidence was insufficient
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Washington
Rep. J. Parnell Thomas
Justice Department
District of Columbia
New Jersey
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Clark
Department
Thomas Home District
Drew Pearson
Thomas
Capitol Hill
Campaign Trains and Washington Jest on Lead Stories
NEA Washington correspondent reports a campaign train incident sparking reporters with a sharp joke about lead stories. Meanwhile, notes on a stalled court case involving ex congressman May and the Garsson brothers, Ickes Truman support, labor power doubts, bread price debate, and Detroit cooperative retail warehouse plans.
Iron Curtain Crisis Warning From ECSEQ Report
London. The Inter national committee for the Study of European Questions says a central crisis behind the iron curtain endangers Soviet control of Eastern Europe. It cites purges, resistance to land socialization, and fears in Moscow of uprisings in Hungary and Poland as signs Russia may be losing grip while Yugoslavia’s stance complicates Soviet aims. The group notes two paths: compromise or forceful expansion, with the Politburo choosing the latter.
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London
Internanal Committee For the Study of European Questions
ECSEQ
Russia
Europe
Lord Vansiffart
Britain
Lord Brabazon
Moscow
Tito
Hungary
Poland
Lenin
Yugoslavia
Germany
Albania
Frederick Concert Association Announces Four 1948 29 Season
Members receive enrollment cards through secretary Charles Bretty Jr confirming four concerts for the 1948 29 season. Cards list subscriber name and season dates. tickets will be sold at the box office. All events start at 8:30 p.m. in the High School auditorium. Columbia Operatic November 3, Jesus Maria Sanrema pianist January 26, Edmund Kurtz cellist February 23, National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hans Kuenndier March 1.
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Frederick Com
Charles Bretty
Paul B
Columbia Operatic
Jesus Maria Sanrema
Edmund Kurtz
National Symphony Orchestra
Hans Keuindier
Marchid
Family Of Six Wanted To See County Jail
A family of six visited city police headquarters seeking to view the county jail. Chief Fred Shaley explained there was no jail, only a lock-up, which satisfied the visitors. The mother carried a small child as three other young children and the husband accompanied her.
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Fred Shaley
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