State Aids Schools Rise by 507 856 in 1945 Plan
State aid to Frederick County schools for fiscal 1945 will rise 597 856 over 1927 level, equating to 67 cents added to Frederick County tax rate. Governor Lane’s administration reports first quarterly payments reflect increased appropriations, with Frederick receiving 217 477, up 126 964 from 1947. Superintendent Eugene W. Pruitt notes salaries rise enable hiring more teachers, while most funds support materials, instruction and a new construction fund with about 13 000 per quarter. The program increases annual state aid by 12 325 752, part of broader sales tax gains and anticipated tax relief.
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Frederick County
Annapolis
Lane
Frederick Star
Eugene W. Pruitt
Maryland
Dizzy Driver in Dunlo Faces Fine and Jail for DUI
Charlies R Boyle, a Dunlo crene operator, admitted drinking Friday with his four children aged two to six in the car, the only occupants. Magistrate Edward J Smith fined him 100 dollars plus costs and ordered 30 days in jail in default. Trooper L M Ridge testified to the recklessness from Hagerstown toward Frederic, with Boyle stopping near the city limits visibly intoxicated. Collateral for other cases was noted. bond posted for a separate theft case pending grand jury action.
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Dunlo. Pa
Crene
Peoples Court
Edward J. Smith
L. M. Ridge
Charlies R. Boyle
Ridge
Hagerstown
Frederi
Boyle
Cpi
Charles D. Mades
Gren
Washington
Erma Davis
Baltimore
Harold J. Siees
Misfflinburg
Millard
Richard A. Myers
Truman Plea Sends Market Prices Down
Prices in grain markets fell after President Truman's radio address failed to outline concrete inflation measures. Wheat led declines with December futures near 3% lower, while cotton futures in New York rose, and livestock stayed largely steady. News of a 60 day distillery shutdown added to concerns over unemployment and supply controls.
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Associated Press
Chicago Board of Trade
Congress
New York Futures Exchange
Truman
Agriculture Department
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
One Steel Company
Joseph O'Neill
AFL Distillery Workers International Union
Maryland Women’s Guild Meets Here
The Maryland Women’s Guild held its fall meeting at Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church on Wednesday starting at 9:30 am. Mrs. William D. Powell of Walkersville presided. the theme was The Church Woman and the World Community. Mrs. Od K. Zimmerman led the morning worship. Mrs. Clair V. Rhodes of Philadelphia, guest speaker. Workshops filled the afternoon with departmental conferences on education missionary service social work and spiritual life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Women’s Guild
Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church
Wiliam D. Powell
Walkersville
Od K. Zimmerman
Clair V. Rhodes
Philadelphia
County Audit For 1946 Is Completed In Frederick County
Frederick county's unappropriated surplus declined from 136 34321 to 388 53594 as Auditor Robert C. Trister released the 1946 annual report. The document covers general funds, Montevue and Emergency Hospital, dog license, Sheriff, Board of Education, and Roads Board for 1946. Total assets listed at 4,520,932.68, funded debt at 1,022,000, and detailed road construction and maintenance costs.
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Frederick County
Robert C. Triester
Montevue
Sheriffs Office
Board of Education
Roads Board
Court House
Montevue and Emergency Hospital
Winchester Hall
Mar Cadam
the Roads Board
War Dead Return Home From Europe for Burial
A man named Manzo Yenn, a retired farmer near Winfield, died after tripping on a yard wire. In New York City, a ceremony for the first U S war dead returning from Europe will honor 6200 soldiers, with a caisson procession to Central Park and a full military memorial featuring West Point buglers, a firing squad, and multiple service branches.
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Manzo Yenn
Winfield
Merle Yobn
Winfeld
James T. Marsh
Carroll County
New York
New York City
Europe
Joseph V. Connolly
Antwerp
Cofin
Central Park
Madison Square
West Point
Navy
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Army
Air
82Nd Airborne Division
Moscow Radio Attacks Hollywood Probe On un American Activities
London reports a Soviet radio commentator denounces the U S House committee hearing on film notables as an attempt to compromise Progressive producers and actors. He cites two wartime Hollywood films to question accusations against Communists and denies Soviet citizens in films were distortions.
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London
Moscow
U. S. House Un-American Activities Committee
United States
Spirit of America
Hollywood
Russia
Fairly Good Apple Crop Harvested in Frederick County
Frederick county orchardists report finishing a fairly good harvest hampered by labor shortages and the hot dry October. Unseasonable weather caused heavy fruit drop with some orchards nearly bare while others salvaged much of the crop. Second crops were rumored due to defoliation by Japanese beetles. Apple Week opens as Halloween is marked Apple Day. Deeds recorded show property sales in Mount Airy and at 243 East Sixth Street.
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Frederick County
Hancock
Washington County
Jesse M. Smith
East Eighth Street
William N. Droneburg
Frederick
Quynn
McCain Orchards
Hallowe'en
Russell C. Hawes
Uni Maryland
Second Crop Of Apples Picture At East Eighth Street
Photo shows Frank Keefer and Jesse N. Smith picking a second 1947 crop of yellow transparent apples on East Eighth Street. Trees bore twice due to Japanese beetle defoliation, producing good sized fruit for a second crop.
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Frank Keefer
Jesse N. Smith
Frederick Dray- Man
East Eighth Street
Killed On Way Home To Receive Discharge
Luther G. Francis of Eastport a Navy mail clerk was among 52 killed when United Air Lines DC-6 crashed near Bryce Canyon Utah. He enlisted in 1944 and earned an Annapolis High School diploma after service. Francis had just arrived on the west coast from Japan and was en route home with Christmas presents.
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Annapolis
Eastport
Navy
United Air Lines
Bryce Canyon
Utah
Bertha B. Francis
Francis
Japan
San Diego
Calif
N. A. Wicker
B. C. Robinson
Eisenhower Sees Peace Hard to Win Without Strength
General Eisenhower in Manhattan Kansas warns Americans that peace among men is difficult when force looms globally. He calls for strong defense to deter outside conquerors while urging unity at home to execute policy and aid famine relief. He argues democracy can coexist with other systems but must be secure and capable of defense.
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Manhattan
Eas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
United States
Eisenhower
Kansas State College of Agriculture
Milton
America
Shingle Plant Razed By Fire
A spectacular fire at a shingle factory and lumber yard in Cleveland's southeast section left at least one dead, another missing, and three firemen seriously burned. A charred body was recovered. officials said the deceased may be one of five missing men. Fire destroyed oils and shinges, and an explosion hurled burning timber into the air. Damage was estimated at $250,000.
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Cleveland
Perma Stain Co
Reds Spurn Aid Of Chile And Brazil
Pravda charged Brazil and Chile with fascist adventurism and anti Soviet stances as they severed relations with the Soviet Union. Tass reported delays in visa exits for Brazilian diplomats, amid protests and security concerns at the Rio embassy.
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Reds
Chile
Brazil
Moscow
Pravda
Russia
Communnist Party
Soviet Union
Tass
Rio de Janeiro
Lev Slavin
Dutra
Literary Gazette
Brazill
Hitler
Slavin
Truman
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Microfilm expert dies in Rochester at 66 see note
Rev. Samuel Hopkins a 66 year old designing engineer who perfected microfilming processes forming the basis of wartime V mail died last night in Rochester. He was noted for pioneering work in preserving documents and improving wartime communications through microphotography methods.
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Rochester, N
Samuel Hopkins
Truman’s stopgap aid to France and Italy sparks session
President Truman calls Congress into a special session to approve short term aid for France and Italy amid winter shortages of coal wheat and oil. The plan contrasts with the broader Marshall Plan, which would fund European recovery over four to five years totaling about 16 billion dollars across 16 nations including France and Italy.
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James Marlow
Washington
Truman
Congress
France
Ialy
Italy
Haly
Europe
Harvard University
I Marshall
Marshall
Paris
Ous
Eight Negroes Hurt In Wreck Near Emmitsburg Route 15
Eight of ten occupants of a 1937 Ford truck were injured when the vehicle failed to negotiate a curve south of Emmitsburg on Route 15. Injured: Willey Wright 7 and his wife Elizabeth, Margaret Wright 27, all of Jacksonville Florida. W Eder 20 of Moultrie Georgia. Lewis Peel 45. Ida Mae Graham 45. Randolph Brooks, all of Jacksonville. All had possible internal injuries or fractured legs. Transfer to Gettysburg Hospital by State Police and M L Creager ambulances. No charges. Also report of a Texas train wreck near Jefferson with one death and at least 30 injured.
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Emmitsburg
Gettysburg Hospital
Willey Wright
Elizabeth
Margaret . Wright
Jacksonville
Fla. Ic
W. Eder
Moultrie
Lewis Peel
Ida Mae Graham
Randolph Brooks
M. L. ‘Creager
Kenneth D. Bond
T. M. Snyder
U S Hurries Relief For Maine Area
President Truman declared Maine a disaster area after forest fires. Maj. Gen. Philip Fleming said Gov. Horace Hildreth and Senator White contacted him seeking statewide aid from surplus property. Relief from war surplus stocks includes blankets clothing and medical supplies with trucks and bulldozers lent as needed.
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Washington
Truman
Maine
Federal Works Agency
Philip Fleming
Federal Works Administrator
Horace Hildreth
Senator White
Fleming
Hildreth
White
Bar Harbor
Boston
Works Agency
Texas City
Tex
Gulf Coast
County Officials Push Law For Senile Patient Admissions
Members of the Board of County Commissioners want a General Assembly law to allow senile inmates to be sent to new eastern and western shore hospitals for the chronically ill. They say without this, Montevue Almshouse must stay open and costs stay high. They plan to inform Senator Edward D. Storm and seek further action. Senile cases include infirmities of old age and may account for a large portion of almshouse populations.
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Board of County Commissioners
General Assembly
Montevue
Western Shore
Washington County
Tate
Edward D. Storm
Pennsylvanian Held In Housing Swindle Case
Otto C. Westfield, 62, of Wilkes-Barre, a man with a long criminal record, was held for arraignment in New York on an alleged housing swindle that, with another man, reportedly reaped over 230000. A warrant from the Middle District of Pennsylvania followed an indictment accusing him of using the mails to defraud.
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New York
Wilkes- Barre
Otto C. Westfield
Wilkes-Barre
Times Square
Oma
Middle District Federal Court
Scranton
Weekend Temperatures Forecast Slightly Higher Across Nation
The Associated Press reports near normal or slightly above weekend temperatures with occasional showers in parts of the Midwest, Southeast, Oklahoma, and Texas. Cool air moving from the Midwest and North Atlantic states will spread today into the South Atlantic states, bringing a mix of warm and unsettled conditions.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Southeast
Oklahoma
Texas
North Atlantic States
South Atlantic States
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Dizzy Driver
Pennsylvania
Alton ¥. Bennett
Robert J. Raw
Farmers Supply Inc
W. K. May
Voscow
Annie EK. Browning
William L. Merrick
Mt . Airy
Mirs
Calvin R. Kolb
Lewis F. Fagan, Jr
East Sixth Street
U.S
Sourg
W. Va
Berkeley Springs
C. C. Dyche
Richard M. Moore
Here
Athens
Greece
Egypt
WOODS
Liberty Road
Mt Pleasant
Harold Barker
San Francisco
Tere
Manx Fisher
Sparrows Point
San Francisco Bay
L’humanite
Communist Party
Council Street
Independent Hose Company
Citizens Truck Company
Texas & Pacific
Jefferson, Tex
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