Weather Station to Cease Local Operations at Linden Hills
The U S Weather Bureau marks the Linden Hills station’s closing after 1953 service. Two staff will transfer to other government stations as a new police barracks and municipal airport planning unfold nearby. Nearby major weather sites at Baltimore Annapolis and Snow Hill remain active.
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Government Weather Bureau
Linden Hills
Maryland State Police
Baltimore
Annapolis
Snow Hill
Army
Camp Detrick
Detrick Field
Civil Aeronautics Authority
CAA
No Hearing On Bridge In Maryland Project
Baltimore September 2 The Army Engineers will seek written comments on changes to a Chesapeake Bay bridge plan. Public hearings were not held and comments must be submitted soon. The design shift adds a cantilever-suspension span with artificial islands for anchor cables amid objections from the Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Army Engineers
Chesapeake Bay
W. W. Wannamaker
Department of Army
Sandy Point
Kent Island
Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore
State Roads Commission
STA
Isotopes and the promise they hold for science
The Nation Today explains isotopes, their natural and artificial forms, and how radio isotopes serve as tracers in medicine and industry. It notes their production by the Atomic Energy Commission and their use in diagnosing thyroid diseases and tracking fertilizer movement. A second Berlin meeting reports on crisis talks as the blockade nears seventy three days.
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Max Hall
James Marlow Washington
Japan
Whithey
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Berlin
Germany
Judge Orders Sheriff to Halt Prisoner Private Jobs
A county dispute centers on prisoners used for private contracting by the sheriff's office. Former inmates testified to work on private jobs for the sheriff's son and county staff. State’s Attorney Ingram said the affidavits are true and that prior sheriffs engaged in similar practices, though not lawful. Judge Mish ordered no repetition and will comment later. County Commissioners chair Shank called it a probable legal violation but not a vicious crime.
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Sher
Washington County
Winston F. Burhans
Baker
Donald Baker
Washington
Martin L. Ingram
Washingtonounty State
I. Keller Shank
Movie Hero Robert Mitchum Booked In Reefer Case
Hollywood arrest details Robert Mitchum and three others in a narcotics raid at a Hollywood home. Robin Ford, Lila Leeds, and Vickie Evans were booked on state and federal narcotics charges. Officers found marijuana cigarets and a larger stash. the case closes after more than six months of investigation with Federal Narcotics help.
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Hollywood
Robert Mitchum
Mitchui
Mitchum
Robin Ford
Lila Leeds
Vickie Evans
Ford
A. M. Bare
I. McKinnon
Los Angeles
Tcum
Barr
Leeds
Sgt
Reid
Miss Leeds
Jack B. Little
Registration For Draft Reaches 417 Mark
Local draft boards report 417 registrants by 8 am on the final day for those born in 1923. Ruth Dixon Thomas named permanent secretary with Helen Plunkard as assistant. Eight volunteer clerks on duty, steady flow since morning. officials seek more volunteers to speed registration.
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Draft Board
Frederick
Thomasa
George C. Slegie
Chamber of Commerce
Ofice
Ting
Thomas
Charles Beard 73 Historian Dies in New Haven Hospital
Charles A. Beard, 73, noted historian and author of about 30 books on American history, died at Grace-New Haven Community Hospital. He had been hospitalized since August 2. Death attributed to aplastic anemia per Dr Marion Howard and Dr Ashley W Oughterseon.
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New Haven
Charles A. Beard
Grace-New Haven Community Hospital
Marion Howard
Ashley W. Oughterseon
Truck Strike Expands Across New York Area
A broad truck stoppage grows in New York with Union Brotherhood of longshoremen claiming 13,900 members. Labor authorities plan coalition efforts as commercial activity falters. questions remain if the strike spreads to New Jersey and other localities amid wage talks.
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IPA
New York
Abcrestel OT
Neral Cargo
Laval
Brotherhood of
Meanwhil Division of Labor Rity
Nedisiors
New York Commercial Activ
Focals
New Jersey Union
Werke
New Jersey
Air rights spark secrecy in China Russia aviation deal
China secretly aired foreign airplanes over its western border provinces, granting the Soviets exclusive rights for 10 years. Government spokesman Hollington Tong said no decision was made on the agreement, while another official disputed the statement. Reports also note lingering uncertainty and notes about stock market steadiness in New York.
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China
UCS
Hollington Tong
Aboscov Eaty
Chandler to Crack Down on Tigers Report
The Detroit News reported that baseball commissioner Albert B. Chandler would crack down within a month on minor league deals involving the Detroit Tasers. It said Chandler viewed arrangements between Detroit and Dallas teams as improper and tied to a broader cover up in the league.
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Detroit
Sept
Detroit News
Baseball
Albert B. Chandler
Dallas
Radar Signal Saves Captain From Death Solomons
A boat captain clung to a fragment of his swamped vessel for more than eight hours until a radar signal guided the rescue about 50 miles south of Annapolis. Richard Christy, 23, was exhausted but saved after the 55 foot freight C. A. Christy sank while carrying slag from Crisfield to Baltimore and veered near the rescue area.
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Solomons
S. S&s
Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Annapolis
Richard Christy
Christi
C. A. Christy
Crisfield
Requests For Funds Reach Budget Bureau
Annapolis Sept 1 Heads of state departments file two year budget requests totaling 1040 020 in general funds and 799 226 in special funds with the Budget Bureau The coming referendum on annual legislature sessions could shift the state to a yearly budget basis. Baltimore Sept 7 Parnell Pierson a or Negro man was killed by Patrolman Ed Cook during an encounter to stop Pierson's alleged attack.
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Annapolis
Budget Bureau
Gross
Baltimore
Parnell Pierson
Ed Cook
Pierson
Scholarships To State Schools Announced In Frederick County
Frederick County announces holders of senatorial and House of Delegates scholarships valued around 3.51 million dollars for 1948 49. Recipients include Charles L Crum Edward D Drenning and Grace Creeger among others with awards at Johns Hopkins University St Johns College Washington College Maryland Institute and Mary land Institute. Several scholars receive stipends through the Senator Storm and county delegation with appointments noted and terms expiring in 1951 and 1952.
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Frederick County
House of Delegates
Storm
Johns Hopeniversity
Charles L. Crum
West Patrick Street
Rmer
John B. Funk
Pires
John
Woodsboro
Edward D. Er
West South
Seneier St Wihan
Drenning
Robert Shewbridge Brunewick
St. John's College
Les Vaide
Stanley E Sweene
Thurmont
Saad
Washington College
Senator Storm
University of Maryland
Grace Creeger
John A. Holter
Jefferson
Frank Russell Young
Frederick
Marrh
Tis
Sunry
Betty Lee Ellin
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Marianna Derr
Harold Frushour
Marjorie A. Winebrewer
Walkers
Gary Utterback
James P. Zimmermanille
Richard E Zimmerman
Robert Lambdin
Maryland Institute
Elizabeth V. Rattle
Fun 7
Charlotte Hall
West Soxworth
Maryland College
Princess Anne
West al
Hexland
Madison Ect
Gant
Virginia
Johns College
Taco Davis
Ontgomery
Frede Count
Healion
St Mary's Fele
Surinr College
Mar City
Schacht Freed On Nazi Charge by German Court
Former German financial chief Hjalmar Schacht is acquitted by an appeals court in Nuernberg and ordered freed after serving an eight year denazification term. The court ruled his resistance activities outweighed earlier support for Hitler, prompting cheers in court and stunned reactions from American officials. Schacht plans to relocate with his family to the Tyrol and avoid politics.
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Juligart
Germany
Hialmar Schacht
Stuttgart
Schacht
Nuernberg
Hermann Goering
Joachim Vor Ribbentrop
Adolf Hitler
Charles M. Friedman
Wuerttemberg
Baden
Charles BM. LaFollette
Tyrol
Blast Which Killed Three Still Mystery
Fort Jackson South Carolina September 1 Army officers after about twenty hours of inquiry remained baffled over the explosion that killed three soldiers and wounded 23 more Capt Anderson P Neely public relations officer called the accident a big mystery The four platoons of eighty men each were marching to witness a machine gun demonstration yesterday when the lead platoon was struck by the blast All the men were recruits undergoing basic training Three of the injured remained in critical condition.
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Fort Jackson
S. C
Anderson P. Neely
Neely
Mercury Drops To 43 In City
A sharp weather shift returns cool air as temperatures fall to 43 degrees. Furnaces are lit in some homes and heavy blankets come out as the heat from the past week ends. The observer predicts continued cool weather through Thursday.
F. H. S. Alumni Dance Set For September 15
Frederick High School Alumni Association announced final arrangements for the fall dance to be held at Braddock Heights pavilion from nine until midnight on September 15. Dick Harp and his orchestra will provide music with informal dress. No advance tickets will be sold.
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Frederick High School
Braddock Heights
Dick Harp
Cite Horse In Divorce Suit: Couple Wed Here
A divorce filing references a horse associated with the couple who wed locally. The document lists names and details from state court proceedings, noting the animal's involvement in the marital dispute and referencing related witnesses and dates.
Local Designer McCardell to Receive Neiman Marcus Award
Miss McCardell, renowned New York designer and daughter of Mrs. A LeRoy McCardell, will receive a Neiman Marcus award at the Dallas fashion exposition. Other honorees include Mme Henri Bonnet and General Julius Ochs Adler. Kennedy era notes follow as Judge Kennon leads in New Orleans Democratic primary results with 210314 to Long 204849.
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Miss McCardell
Irving D. Harris
New York
A. LeRoy McCardell
Rockwell
Terrace
McCardell
Neiman-Marcus
Dallas
Tex
Mme
Henri Bonnet
United States
Julius Ochs Adler
The
New York Times
Antonio Canovas del Castillo
Elizabeth Arden
American Fashion Critics Award
Long Trails
New Orleans
Robert Kennon
Kennon
Long
Embargo on Freight to Coast Likely
Kington September 2 Railroad leaders prepared to impose an embargo on most freight bound for West Coast ports in case a maritime work stoppage occurs there. Arthur H. Gass of the AAR Car Service Division announced the measure as a precaution. exemptions include grain soybeans flax seed malt and rice in bulk with permits, certain tank cars, Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps Coast Guard cargo, and shipments with space or special permits. In San Francisco talks were tense as negotiators sought to avert a Pacific Coast shutdown by midnight, with prospects slim for a timely settlement between employers and five unions.
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Kington
Sept
West Coast
Arthur H. Gass
Car Service Division
The
Association of American Railroads
Gass
Western
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
A. R
San Francisco
NLRB Rules Striking Workers Lose Voting Rights in Elections
Washington Sept 1 The National Labor Relations Board ruled that workers who strike for higher pay cannot vote in collective bargaining elections held during the walkout if their jobs have been filled The decision under Taft Hartley reverses a Wagner era stance and sets two conditions replacements vote while strikes over not unfair labor practices. Fire Alarm at 128 South Market Street The United Fire Company responded to an 1133 morning alarm reporting a fire at the Market Street home residents had built a furnace fire smoke poured from a crack in it Smoke from the cellar wind caused the alarm to be turned in
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Lsbor
United Fire Company
South Market Street
Found Woman Sought Through Voice in Choir
After a fruitless search in Heidelberg the Frederick area learns Miss Sffaret Weller a medical secretary with the American Red Cross in Mann attended a local choir service and sang in German The encounter linked Weller with longtime Frederick residents and Miss Eleanor Reynolds in Berryville Through prior ties and wartime memories Rose Hill Manor and nearby families are recalled as the community notes the unexpected reunion amid farm demonstrations drawing 30 090 spectators and 500 volunteers transforming a Jefferson County farm into an efficient model in a one day effort
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Heidelberg
Germany
Frederick Persons
Sffaret Weller
American Red Cross
Mann
Weller
Eleanor
Agnes Rice Gsion
Agnes Rice
Frederick
Berryville
Rosenor
FL Kingston
Canada
Snow
Jane
Clair Reynal
Rose Hill Manor
Eleanor Reynolds
Schlosshauer
Berlin
Lewistown
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Hanover
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Appeals Court
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Tower Wales
H. and
Zanesvie
Jones
Mas Jones
Claire McCardell
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