Frederick city bonds set record low interest costs
Frederick city completed an $800000 bond sale with rates near 1.0 to 1.6 percent cost, the lowest in the city’s history, enabling substantial taxpayer savings through long term debt. Proceeds will fund sewer, water, street and airport projects and be invested temporarily in government securities to further reduce carrying costs.
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Frederick City
Bal
Marylan
Tony
Cambridge
Centreville
Alex. Brown and Sons
Baltimore
Baker, Watts and Co. Mercantile Trust Company
Stein Brothers and Boyce
Aterest
Baker, Watts and Associates
Lloyd C. Culler
Byrd Seen Likely To Retire From Senate In 1953
Washington dispatch notes circulation of reports that Senator Byrd of Washington state will not seek re election when his term ends in 1953. It cites remarks at an Aug 30 Berryville picnic as implying retirement unless conditions change. Byrd, in the Senate since 1933, previously served as Virginia governor from 1926 to 1930.
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Washington
Jevening Star
Byrd
D-Wa
Alex R. Preston
Virginia
Maryland
Berryville
Railroads Sued By U S Over War Shipments
The Justice Department filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission a multi million dollar suit against railroads overcharges on wartime explosives and ammunition shipments. Officials estimate the claim could reach between 30 and 49 million dollars. Gandhi's Hunger Strike Weakens as He Lives on Water Only.
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Washington
Overstate Commerce Commission
Justice Department
Banks Are Stronger Than Ever Says FDIC Report
FDIC chair Maple Hart reports the agency has erased substandard assets since 1934 and that no insured bank has failed since May 1947. Bank profits rose 15 percent last year to 1.1 billion, with the reserve fund near 1 billion. Most accounts under 5,000 remain insured and savings total about 50.3 billion, boosting consumer cushions against recession.
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Douglas Larsen
NEA
Washington
Neajj
Truman
U. S
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
U.S
Maple T. Hart
America
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance
Judgment For 293 36 In Death Of Child
Judgment in the amount of 293 36 with costs was confessed in circuit court in a 300 suit entered by Air and Mrs Claude Lenhart Lime Kiln against Richard Anglelberger. The August 18 accident left the plaintiffs son dead after being struck near a public highway to the M J Grove Lime Company plant at Lime Kiln. Negligence by the driver was alleged and funeral expenses cited. Richard E Zimmerman represented the defendant. Watermelon Theif Charged. Accused of stealing a watermelon from Carmack's grocery Charles G Cann colored 427 Mid ale Alter jailed in default of 25 dollars and costs for a Police Court hearing tomorrow night. Cann was picked up with the melon at Market and Fourth Street. James Bradley charged with intoxication held under 10 dollars and costs. British Strike Spreads. Wildcat strike in British coal mines spreads to two more pits, leaving nearly 60 000 men idle and worsening the fuel shortage.
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Claude Lenhart
Richard Angleberger
Richard Lenhart
The
Plaintifs
Walter E. Sinn
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Lime
Angleberger
Richard E. Zimmerman
Carmack
Charles G. Cann
Midale Alter
Frank Dorsey
Carl Rentzeil
Cann
Market
Fourth Street
James Bradley
Rentzell
London
Bottle Blow Costs Negro His Left Eye
A Sykesville colored farm laborer was sentenced to 18 months in the House of Correction by Magistrate Alton Y. Bennett after testimony showed he hurled a bottle in a Ridgeville tavern, striking a bystander and costing him his left eye. Clarence E. Lewis, scene memory of a drunken tap dance, admitted the act. Edward King testified he lost an eye. Herman King and others described the tavern incident and pursuit. The magistrate called the act intolerable. A separate case fined Maxine Davis Gosnell Braddock Heights $1 and costs for failing to dim headlights at a Hagerstown Frederick road intersection on Labor Day.
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Sykesville
House of Correction
Alton Y. Bennett
Pepples
Ridgeville
Clarence E. Lewis
Herman King
Sa. W. W. Corbin
King
Lewis
Foxication
Maxine Davis
Temperatures Rise in Late August Forecast
The Weather Bureau predicted a late August warm spell with a high near 92 degrees and a slight moderation in September. Expected continuation of heat tomorrow with cooler Friday night after scattered showers and possible late-day showers today. Observers noted unstable conditions at the Frederick station with a few drops under heavy clouds after a 63 degree minimum and 86 degree maximum Wednesday.
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W. O
Weather Bureau
Frederick
Stolen Safe Found Near Route 32 in Howard County
A 300 pound safe stolen from the West Friendship post office area was found along Route 32 between Sykesville and the nearby town yesterday. Police also recovered a cash register taken in the burglary from the general store adjacent to the post office.
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West Friendship
Howard County
Sykesville
Secretary General Lie Nears Critical UN Term
Trygve Lie, secretary-general of the United Nations, speaks ahead of the 55 nation General Assembly in Lake Success. He hopes for a breakthrough with the West, notes support for the Marshall Plan, and defends his impartial stance amid Western and Communist criticisms. Lie has traveled to 22 countries and values American trade leadership for global aid.
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Trygver Lie
United Nations
General Assembly
Lie
United States
Russia
Associated Press
U. N
Moscow
Italy
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
Finland
Europe
Peace Agency
Realty Boards Plead Innocent in Anti Trust Indictment
The National Association of Real Estate Boards and Washington Real Estate Board pleaded innocent to a federal indictment charging conspiracy to fix commission rates in the District of Columbia. William E. Leahy and Roger J. Whiteford were granted permission to withdraw the plea and seek another motion by Oct. 35.
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Washington
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Washington Real Estate Board
District of Columbia
William E. Leahy
Washington Board
Roger J. Whiteford
NAREB
Jennings Bailey
Short Life For New Heat Wave Short Life For New Heat Wave
The nation’s heat belt, centered in the southwest and extending to Texas, began cooling as a mass of cool air moved eastward. Temperatures yesterday reached 109 in Kansas and Missouri, with 117 in Manhattan Kans and 112 in Concordia Kans as records fell before a shift to near normal readings expected tomorrow. Scattered thundershowers were seen from the northern Rockies across the Dakotas and Nebraska. eastern states and the west coast were near normal. Elizabeth Gruden, 3, of Jefferson, was treated for minor injuries after falling from a car her father drove and then returned home. In Los Angeles, Upton Close, 54, accused in a divorce filing of carrying on an open affair with his secretary Wilma Dean Henry, 24, faced action by his wife Julia Close, 42.
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Texas
Rockies
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Ohios
Manhattan
Kans
Weather Bureau
Concordia
Nebraska
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Elizabeth Gruden
Jefferson
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Upton Close
Los Angeles
Wilma Dean Henry
Julia Close
Kieffer Inauguration Set For October 25 at St Johns College
Annapolis Sept 4 John S Kieffer president of St John s College since January 1 will be formally inaugurated during alumni homecoming day activities on October 25 the ceremony marks another milestone in the college s history and sets the stage for forthcoming programs including alumni events and campus initiatives.
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Annapolis
John S. Kieffer
St. John’s College
Frederick city issues permits total 115965 in August
Frederick city issued construction and remodeling permits aggregating 115965 in August raising the 1947 total to 717410. Sixteen new buildings were included in August, among them brick dwellings and garages. Several firms and residents received permits for alterations, additions, and signs with costs listed or noted as unspecified.
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Frederick City
Edward Winpigler
East Fourth Street
Melvin Oden and Son
Detrick Avenue
Lee M. Jacobs
Linden Hills
Frederick Tailoring Company
Grace Nicodemus
Worth Market Street
George F. Abrecht
West Patrick Street
Seeger and Company
South Market Street
Frederick County Products
Francis E. Riddlemoser
Trail Avenue
Robert D. Kirby
Master C. Thomas
Bernard SM. Simmons
North Market Street
East Patrick Street
Philip Mastrino
West South Street
Carl Deater
Deeds Recorded For Sales Of Properties
Deeds were recorded in the clerk s office for the sale of several properties. Shen 2nd Mrs. Gur Anders sold their residence on Wilson avenue to John William Obenderger Jr for about 17000. Earl S. Ausherman sold to Arthur K Bird a property on Fairview avenue for about 11500. Harlan A. Schildknecht sold 156 acre farm west of Middletown along Sharpsburg road to Charles L. Mendel for about 10000. Millard H. Bostian sold 229 acre farm in Liberty district to Clarence M. Bostian for about 3000.
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Gur Anders
Wilson Avenue
John William Obenderger, Jr
Earl S. Ausherman
Arthur K Bird
Fairview Avenue
Harlan A. Schildknecht
Charles L. Mendel
Middletown
Sharpsburg Road
Millard H. Bostian
Clarence M. Bostian
Liberty District
Open State School Reopens Sept 22 With New Staff
The Maryland School for the Deaf prepares for its eightieth session starting September 22, with four new teachers joining the staff. Dr. Ignatius Bjorlee expects record student registration as classes begin September 22 with student reception on September 21. New staff include Thelma Schoppert from Piedmont, W Va. Mervin D. Garretson, a Gallaudet graduate teaching manual arts. Mrs. Garretson in the academic department. Lorraine Ihlefeldt, Hood College graduate. Dora Jenkins returning after illness. Joseph W. Stevenson continues vocational training and Boy Scout work. Glenn Knode fills the gardener vacancy. Repairs, fencing paint, and new equipment like a motor planer and cabinet shop saw are noted.
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Maryland School For the Deaf
Ignatius Bjorlee
Thelma Schoppert
School For the Deaf
Mervin D. Garretson
Gallaudet College
Garretson
Gallaudet
Lorraine Ihlefeldt
Hood College
Maryland
Dora Jenkins
Joseph W. Stevenson
Stevenson
Byron Zimmerman
Glenn Knode
Hagerstown
Switch Identification: Girl's Slayer Sought
Pittsburgh police renewed the hunt for a slayer after reclassifying the corpse found in a lovers lane. Coroner McClelland confirmed Julia Fesko age 22 of McKeesport as the victim, not Betty Jane Yocobet, 14, of McKeesport previously identified. Relatives had planned a funeral Mass for Yocobet. Detectives lack clues in the Fesko killing and believe the body was dumped there.
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Pittsburgh
William D. McClelland
Julia Fesko
McKeesport
Johnstown
Betty Jane Yocobet
Miss Fesko
Yocobet
Fesko
Burned furniture tied to Brish in Washington county
The load of furniture and household goods destroyed when a truck burned near Liberty town on Tuesday belonged to William M. Brish, current superintendent of Washington county schools and former Elm Street School principal. Some items had already been moved to Hagerstown. Brish previously headed a county school system in Kent before transferring to Washington this year.
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Libertytown
William M. Brish
Washington County
Brish
Hagerstown
Elm Street
Kent County
Nail in skull operation for Bataan survivor at Fort Logan
Virgil Gomez 27 of Cerro, New Mexico, a survivor of the Bataan death march, is scheduled for surgery at Fort Logan Veterans Hospital today to remove a two inch nail embedded in his skull.
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Virgil Gomez
Cerro
N. M
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Fort Logan Veterans Hospital
Rain Thwarts Truman Mountain Hike Plans
Rio de Janeiro dispatch reports rain blocked President Truman from attempting another mountain hike on September 4, delaying his outdoor engagement and prompting adjustments to his travel itinerary.
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Rio de Janeiro
Truman
The Nations largest gold stack at Fort Knox in play
The piece explains Bevin's proposal to redistribute Fort Knox gold and outlines how the U S gold reserve totals about 38 billion dollars with 12 5 billion in Fort Knox 892 000 bricks weighing 27 pounds each The article notes the vaults two story structure the huge door and that no single person knows the full combination It discusses why gold backs currency and how it came to be in U S hands and questions the efficacy of redistributing it versus supplying dollars directly
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James Marlow
Washington
Ernest Bevin
United States
Fort Knox
Bevin
Southport
England
Kentucky
Levs
Louisville
America
U.S
U. S
Bureau of the Mint
Treasury
Nurses' Training Class Enrolls Twenty-Two at Frederick Memorial
Twenty-two students enrolled in the 1950 nurses training class at Frederick Memorial Hospital with classroom instruction beginning Tuesday. Most Marylanders, only two from outside Frederick county. Final six weeks focus on preclinical study, with limited hospital practice. Six graduates from the class of 1947 join the hospital staff. Separately, Annapolis reports 2000 laid off workers added to unemployment rolls and $186,598 in total benefits paid last week.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Bernice Crowl
Bruns
Wick
Betty Mae Eyler
Union
Bridge
Janet Flanagan
Walkersville
Evalyn Hurley
Monrovia
Betty Thomas
Adamstown
Fannie Young
Mt. Airy
Annapolis
Russell S. Davis
Department of Employment Security
Lane Davis
Bevin Proposes Gold Redistribution Tied to Marshall Plan
An American source reports Foreign Secretary Bevin linked his plan to redistribute Fort Knox gold with the Marshall plan for European recovery. Bevin spoke informally with U S Ambassador Douglas before addressing the Trades Union Congress and later explained details to U S Congressmen, noting Britain’s backing, while stressing multilateral access to gold and warning against reliance on endless U S loans.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Fort Knox
Bevin
U.S
Lewis W. Douglas
Trade Union Congress
Southport
Britain
Europe
U. S
United States
Douglas
Foreign Office
U. S. State Department
Washington
Trades Union Congress
Empire Customs Union
St John's Literary Institute Sees Record Enrollment Rise
St John's Literary Institute opened its school year with a record enrollment of 282 students, up 30 from last year. Rev. James Hogan supervised adding classrooms and equipment, converting the former science lab into an eighth grade room, and planning a new laboratory. Two new teachers, Sister M. Lueila and Sister Genevieve Marie, joined the faculty along with existing staff.
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St John’s Literary Institute
James Hogan
M. Lueila
Genevieve Marie
This Friendly Robin Makes Itself At Home
A Chicago woman recalls a robin perched on her head while she washed clothes. The bird refused to depart after being fed and placed at a window, becoming an unusual pet for Phil Mick and his wife. Nearby, Sugamo prison reveals a death by self strangulation of a war crime suspect.
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Chicago
Phil Mick
Mick
Tobin
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