Voters To Pass On 9 Amendments
Nine constitutional amendments will appear on the November ballot including provisions for absentee voting and expanded home rule. The Secretary of State certified the amendments and candidate names for State and federal offices. The board will soon prepare the absentee ballot for armed service personnel.
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Secretary of State
Board of Election Supervisors
General Assembly
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Montgomery County
Sixth Circuit
Anne Arundel
Baltimore
Montgomery
Prince Georges
Blue Law Waived To Aid During Food Crisis
Governor Christian Herter issued an unprecedented executive order waiving Massachusetts blue laws to allow retail stores to stay open on Sunday and Labor Day. The move aims to ease shortages amid a growing food crisis after a hurricane battered New England Tuesday as crews work to restore power to about two million residents.
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Boston
Christian Herter
Massachusetts
New England
Joan Davis Co-Star Geraldine Carr Dies In Crash
In Hollywood Hills a fiery car crash killed Geraldine Carr 37, longtime Joan Davis TV neighbor Mahel. A New York newspaperman was critically injured and two others were less seriously hurt. Carr was known as Geral dine Carr in the TV films and appeared in about 26 Joan Davis shows.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood Hills
Joan Davis
Comedienne
New York
Geraldine Carneol
Geraldine Carr
Mahel
Sponseller Is Fined $25 In Court Case
William Eugene Sponseller of Grant Place was fined $25 and costs on a reckless driving charge after a red light collision in Frederick. He was found not guilty of driving under the influence. blood tests showed 15 percent alcohol in the bloodstream, with conflicting expert opinions on intoxication. Multiple cases were heard, including Louis W. Graves, who received $150 in fines for traffic violations, and a feud resolution leading to a not guilty verdict for Roscoe Gregg.
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Frederick
Peoples Court
H. Reese Shoemaker Jr
William Eugene Sponseller
Grant Place
B. ©. Thomas, Jr
Sponseller
Charles A. Price
Edwin F. Nikirk
Paul M. Brown
Baltimore
Brown
Price
Department of Motor Vehicles
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Louis W. Graves
Lorain
Braddock Mountain
Silver Spring
Graves
Sheffield
Roscoe Gregg
Johnsville
J. William Davis
Ridge Road
Union Bridge
Ralph L., Brashear
Monrovia
W. H. Otto
East Patrick Street
Brashear
Farmers Co-op
Curtis G. Jones
Adamstown
U.S
Jerry B. Hill
Thomas A. Williams
Hagerstown
Francis Richard
Flushing
N. Y
North Market Street
Carroll E. Bowman
Lexington Park
Mt. Pleasant
Otto
Sat. Cole
James H. Rouzee
R. C. Dishong
Banks Closed Saturday And Monday For Labor Day
Banks will be closed Saturday and Monday as legal holidays for Labor Day observance. The News-Post will also be closed on Monday. Streams report Monocacy muddy at Gas House Bridge and Potomac clear at Weverton.
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News-Post
Gas House Vike Bridge
Potomac
Weverton
World Series Opens Sept 29 in New York Parks
Commissioner Ford Frick announced the World Series will open on September 29 in the National League park with the same ticket prices as last year. The format is best four of seven with two NL games, three AL games, then possible return to NL. Ticket prices range from 2 to 10 dollars plus a 5 percent city sales tax on games in New York City.
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New York
Ford Frick
New York City
Man Charged With Murder Of His Wife
RALEIGH Mississippi 59-year-old Polkville filling station operator Ross Hawkins is jailed in Jackson charged with murder and arson in his wife Jessie Hawkins death and the car fire on August 22 Investigators link insurance policies to the case noting Hawkins claimed an auto accident killed his wife while details of the crime show signs inconsistent with his account including blood splatter near the car and an adhesive tape and pipe recovered at the scene. The sheriff also reopened a separate 1945 hunting death case involving Hawkins and his son after the arrest.
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Raleigh
Miss
Polkville
Jackson
A. E. Bounds
Smith County
Ross Hawkins
Hawkins
A. E. Harp
Morehouse Parish
Louisiana
Bastrop
Bounds
Sounds
Morton, Miss
Jessie
Light Rainfall And Early Morning Storm Report
An early thunderstorm brought light rainfall to the city with a forecast of more showers before cooler tonight. Forecaster expects partly cloudy, cooler weather Saturday and warm to Sunday afternoon. Airport observed 0.05 inch of precipitation with brief lightning and thunder. Temperature to reach the eighties this afternoon then fall to around 60 tonight. Fishing Creek reservoir reports a light shower and water level three and a half feet below the top. Monocacy waters muddy near the disposal plant with no signs of clearing for Labor Day weekend, while the Potomac is clear at Weverton.
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Fishing Creek Reservoir
Potomac
Weverton
Virginia Soldier to Testify in Tex. POW Case
Dickenson of Big Stone Gap Virginia who received ten years hard labor for collaborating with the enemy as a war prisoner is due in San Antonio Texas tomorrow to testify for the prosecution in the court martial of Cpl. Claude Batchelor a Kermit Texas ex POW charged in the same matter.
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Dickenson
San Antonio
Tex
Virginia
Cpl
Edward Dickenson
Big Stone Gap
Claude Batchelor
Kermit, Tex
New Voters Registered Across County Districts
Registration progress shows 13¢ total new voters this week as the County Board of Registry nears mid-tour. Democrats total 76 and Republicans 37 across nine districts with activity varying by location including Woodsboro and Emmitsburg where most registrations occurred.
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Board of Registry
Woodsboro
Petersville
Farmers
Picnic Woods Pavilion
Mt. Pleasant
Jefferson
Thurmont
Court House
Foxville
Hauvers 2
Wolfsville
Hauvers 1
New Market
Libertytown
Emmitsburg
Point of Rocks
Adamstown
Lewistown
Middletown
Brunswick
Soviets Declare Japan Defeated by Allied Forces
The Soviet press on the ninth anniversary of Japan’s capitulation noted Japan was defeated by the armed forces of the Soviet Union, China, and their allies. It criticized U.S. postwar policy, accusing America of turning Japan into a colony and blocking trade with non Western nations. Pravda called the United States a barrier to Japan’s democratic market access.
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Japan
Soviet Union
China
U.S
Missouri
America
Pravda
Jévestia
Red Star
United States
Asia
Russia
Red
Hurricane Dolly Skims Cape Race Then Veers to Sea
Hurricane Dolly passed about 60 miles south of Cape Race and moved east-northeast at high speed. It brought heavy rain and winds to Sable Island and Grand Banks before veering out to sea. Dolly follows Carol and caused damage on the New England coast earlier in the week. Separately, J Edward Walter of Cambridge, postmaster and former Maryland American Legion commander, was installed on the Legion's national executive committee.
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Halifax
Dolly
Cape Race
Nova Scotia
Atlantic
Sable Island
Grand Banks
Carol
New England
Washington
J. Edward
Walter
Cambridge
American Legion
Maryland
Legion
City Police Stay On Duty For Labor Day Traffic
Chief Charles V Main announced all officers will remain on duty through the Labor Day weekend. He urged motorists to drive safely, follow signs and speed limits, avoid drunk driving, and watch for pedestrians and children as heavy traffic is expected from city to countryside late today. City and county offices will close for the holiday.
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Trafffic
Charles V Main
Court House
Millions Flock To Roads For Labor Day Weekend
Chicago dispatch notes millions of Americans head to highways beaches and parks during the last long weekend of summer. Railroads airlines and bus lines add equipment for the holiday exodus while the National Safety Council warns of heavy traffic and an estimated three deaths in traffic mishaps over 76 hours from 6 pm today to midnight Monday.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Weather Outlook Promises Labor Day Calm in Baltimore
The Weather Bureau forecasts practically perfect weather for the Labor Day weekend in Baltimore with rain possible Friday evening. A cool air mass should keep temperatures below 80 on Saturday and Sunday, with nightly lows around 60. Monday may be slightly warmer.
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Baltimore
Weather Bureau
Five American technicians returned from Vietminh capture
The US Embassy announced the official return of five American military technicians captured near Tourane in Indochina by Vietminh. They will be flown tomorrow morning directly to Clark Field in the Philippines.
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Saigon
Indochina
Tourane
Clark Field
Philippines
Five Day Outlook Temperatures Rise With Weekend Showers
A five day forecast calls for generally fair and cooler conditions over the weekend followed by a moderating warm start to the week. Scattered showers are most likely on Labor Day and again on Wednesday. Average highs near 76 in the mountains and low 80s in eastern counties, with early lows from 50 in far western Maryland to 66 near the bay and ocean shores.
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Maryland
Bay
Ocean Shores
Youth Fares Out Atlantic Hurricane Aboard Freighter
Frederick youth William Anders Jr worked in the engine room of the Norwegian freighter Bomi Hills hitting Baltimore harbor after the third Atlantic hurricane of the year. The 21,000 ton iron ore carrier skirted the storm, faced rough seas, and docked at 8 PM Thursday after a three day delay and a six day hold in Santos. The ship had sailed from Liberia and traveled about 15,000 miles since May 13. Nearby, a New England family reported no word from relatives along the coast but a radio ham relayed they rode out the storm safely with hopes of higher ground as tides rose.
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Frederick
Atlantic
William Anders, Jr
W. H. B. Anders
Bomi Hills
Baltimore
Anders
Santos
Brazil
Liberia
New England
Raymond Brehaut
Frederick Gas Company
Stanley L. Winn
Portsmouth
N. H
Brekaut
Hospital Inquiry Launched by Frederick Jaycees
The Frederick Junior Chamber of Commerce public health committee, led by George B. Delaplaine Jr., launched an investigation into Frederick city and county hospital facilities. Focus is Emergency Hospital, ordered closed by the state board of health. Members have questioned health officials and local doctors and toured Emergency Hospital and Montevue. a report is expected in ten days.
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Frederick
Jaycees
Montevue
Roger Smith Hotel Guests Routed By Fire
Flames leaped three stories high at the Roger Smith Hotel routing 25 breakfast customers from the dining room and tying up Pennsylvania avenue traffic for a half hour. The blaze began in the paint storeroom. Three firemen suffered burns to hands and face with no immediate damage estimate. Slight stock market progress noted in early New York dealings.
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Washington
Roger Smith Hotel
Pennsylvania Avenue
Hearing Rehash Marks McCarthy Censure Sessions
Washington coverage notes the McCarthy censure hearings recycling old testimony with little new, possible end next week. Committee may present more evidence or McCarthy's defense could begin, as senators push a resolution to condemn conduct. In Baltimore, Paul R. Yoder dies from injuries sustained in a Monday collision.
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Washington
McCarthy
Seo
McCarthy R-Wis
Watkins
R-Stah
Edward Bennett Willams
Senate
Sen
Flanders
RVI
Morse
McCarthy Army
FBI
Baltimore
Paul &. Yoder
82 Of 100 On Log Train Are Killed
In Negros island Philippines a heavily loaded logging train carrying over 100 passengers on flat cars derailed on a bridge and fell into a gorge. At least 82 killed many injured as cranes work to recover bodies and investigators piece together details of the disaster. Engineer Pablo Villarete, 46, said runaway logs broke free on the grade near Fabrica and tumbled onto the bridge. The wreckage tore apart cars and left unidentified corpses along the right of way.
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Manila
Philippines
Negros Island
Pablo Villarete
Fabrica
Villarete
Fifteen Families Evacuated as West Fayette Street Fire Rages
A blaze swept three connected apartments on West Fayette Street in Baltimore injuring five people including a fireman. Harold Tillman and Lillian Tillman were in critical condition with third degree burns. Lt. Charles Laughlin was treated for facial cuts. Two others jumped to safety from the third floor. Firefighters brought the fire under control in 20 minutes. The four residents affected were Black. The dwelling was destroyed.
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Baltimore
West Fayette Street
Harold Tillman
Lillian Tillman
University Hospital
Charles E. Laughlin
Louise Joyce
George Brinkley
Nixon rivals clash over McCarthy Mitchell remarks
Washington reports show two differing Nixon quotes criticizing McCarthy and Mitchell in Cincinnati. A GOP source, speaking off the record, says Nixon noted no clear difference between McCarthy’s blasts and Mitchell’s insinuations. McCarthy and Mitchell disputed the comparison, while Mitchell framed Nixon’s remarks as pointing to Republican leadership strategies. A separate note from Taos suggests uncertainty over the McCarthy-Mitchell dynamic.
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Washington
Nixon
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Stephen A. Mitchell
Democratic National Committee
Mitchell
GOP National Committee
Cincinnati
Cleveland News Dispatch
Thomas Vail
Taos
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