Motorist Pays Fines In Multiple Road Charge Hearings
In Peoples Court today several motorists faced charges. Walter E. Franklin of Limestone Sr paid 115 dollars in fines and costs for drunken driving and related offenses. Onzo E. Snoots of Petersville had a driving drunk case postponed to Sept 11 with bail set at 1000 dollars. William H. Grove of Martinsburg forfeited 101.45 dollars for exceeding 70 miles per hour. A panel truck operated by Franklin was wrecked near New Market on Route 40 with minor damage and no injuries. Other cases and collateral forfeitures were noted for speeding and reckless driving, with outcomes pending further dates.
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Peoples Court
Walter E. Franklin
Limestone, Sr
Franklin
New Market Run
Albert M. Guyton
Everett
Theodore F. Snyder
Onzo E. Snoots
Petersville
Snoots
Frederick
Clyde $. Tucker
William H. Grove
Martinsburg
Bruce Brachey
Hagistown-Frederick Road
George H. Sigler
Middletown
Bruce Metz
Braddock Heights
R. F. Stone
Igler
Colin R. Lee
Cletta P. Smith
Fifth Street
Francis E. Larrimore
Inthicum Heights
Rudolph J. Stevens
Later Street
Charles H. Klipp
Church Street
James D. Harrison, Jr
C. H. DeWitt
James Stonesifer
More Beer Now Burro Figures Show
The Internal Revenue Bureau reports higher beer stocks and consumption. By start of August stock totaled 9,33,126 barrels, up 1,512,393 barrels from 1946. July withdrawals reached 876,048 barrels, 525,276 more than July last year. Premises consumption at breweries rose to 22,678 barrels in August from 21,552 in July.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Tomato shortage grounds Maryland plant strike halts canning
Salisbury reports Marylands stem shore farmers face rotting tomatoes as the Amphoell Soup Co plant, employing 700, closes amid a gate strike. Manager WW Parvin said the plant cannot operate and an open shop prevails though no strike vote was announced. Wholesale butter and egg prices rise as trains cut output.
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Salisbury
Maryland
Amphoell Soup Company
Hich
WW. L. Parvin
Parvin
Heat grips Southwest as Midwest cools with storms
Temperatures above 100 linger in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas and Texas while cooler air and thundershowers reach the Midwest. Okla readings peak at 108 in McAlester and 107 in Tulsa as storms spread from Missouri and Ohio valleys to the Great Lakes. Forecasters warn warm, humid conditions may persist through Sunday with a gradual cool-down later.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Texas Panhandle
Mercury
McAlester
Okla
Jap To Die On Gallows On Truk Atoll Murders
Capt. Hiroshi Iwanami, a Japanese medical officer, is sentenced to die by gallows for atrocity murders of 19 American airmen on Truk atoll in 1944. Lt Shinji Sakegami receives a life term for strangling two prisoners after a failed dynamite release. Eighteen subordinates receive 10 years to life.
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Guam
Hiroshi Iwanami
Truk Atoll
Shinji Sakegami
Iwanami
Broadened Greek Government Thought by Liberal Leader
Athens reports liberal party head Themistokles Sophoulis age 86 expected to form a broader government with Premier Constantin Tsaidaris and his Populist Royalist party. The move would end a 37 year feud and mirror United States aid practices as Washington distributes 300 million dollars to Greece.
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Athens
Liberal Party
Themistokles Sophoulis
Constantin Tsaidaris
Sephoulis
Tsaidaris
United States
Greece
KR Serum Trial Aims at Cancer Treatment In New York
A New York scientist announced plans to test the Russian KR serum on three terminal cancer patients this fall after promising mice results. He cautioned there is no expectation of human success. A peer reported only modest or no benefits from ER in mice over two years. Separately, Roanoke women will march in protest against skirt lengthening led by the LBKC group.
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St -Louis
New York
Roanoke
LBKC
Little
Virginia City
Civil Service Dept Reports July Federal Employment Drop
Washington civil service figures show civilian employees in the executive branch fell from 2,128,648 at end of June to 2,088,986 at end of July per the Civil Service Commission.
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Washington
Sept
Civil Service Commission
Radio voices shape 1948 Republican contest says poll
Washington based survey of radio experts ranks Dewey as best radio voice, with Bricker Taft Stassen and Vandenberg also noted for public appeal. Pepper and Anderson praised among Democrats while Truman’s improved technique is highlighted. A motorcycle crash on West Patrick Street left two injured.
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Douglas Larsen
NEA
Washington
John L. Lewis
George H. Bender
Ohio
John L
Lewis
Dewey
Tom Dewey
Lowell Thomas
Thomas
Sen
John Bricker
Bricker
Taft
Stassen
Harold Stassen
Vandenberg
General MacArthur
Pepper
Clinton Anderson
Truman
Three Arrests Listed by City Police Overnight
Three arrests were listed by city police overnight. Albert Finne of Chicago faced operating without a license with $10 and costs posted. James A Jefferson, described as colored, on West All Saints street for disturbing the peace posted $5 collateral. An unknown intoxicated man was lodged in jail in default of $250 and costs. Ben Phebus, Dan Swomley, and Officers Alton Twentey and Martin Kanode made the arrests.
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Albert Finne
Chicago
James A. Jefferson
West All Saints Street
Ben Phebus
Dan Swomley
Alton Twentey
Martin Kanode
Local Roads Eligible in Md. Program for Reconstruction
Maryland roads with daily traffic of 3 000 or more between Washington and Frederick Route 240 and Baltimore Route 40 may be rebuilt under a 100 million bond issue. Route 15 north to Lewistown could join plans. exact projects require Governor Lane approval. Start dates unclear as superhighway program faces funding and completion timing constraints.
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Frederick
Washington
Baltimore
Lewistown
Robert Reindollar
State Roads Commission
Lane
Middlebrook
Gaithersburg
Hagerstown-Frederick
Maryland road program totals twelve million dollars and more
Maryland advances a 12.2 million dollar highway program covering 150 miles with an additional 5.296 million for 38 miles as the Public Roads Administration reports. Construction now under way amounts to 93.6 miles costing 59,226,000 with federal parity of about 3.72 million. Maryland ranked 36th in annual construction spend and 31st in highway building under way. Bishop Ernest G. Richardson, 73, Meth odist leader in Wisconsin, died at Methodist Hospital of virus pneumonia and a stroke.
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Washington
Maryland
Public Roads Administration
Free State
Richardson
Philadelphia
Ernest G. Richardson
Wisconsin
Methodist Hospital
Express Co Workers Get Boost In Pay
George Harrison of the AFL Brotherhood of Railway Clerks announced that Railway Express Agency agreed to a 15 cent hourly raise for 63 000 employees, effective Sept 1. The deal mirrors a prior railroad wage increase and averts a threatened strike by satisfying workers’ arbitration backed demands.
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Washington
George Harrison
AFL Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Railway Express Agency
Harrison
10000 Planes For U S Air Defense Demanded
Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer urged a regular air force ready for battle comprising 10,000 modern aircraft and 400,000 trained men. Speaking at the Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment in Cleveland he called for a 70 group program with a strong reserve and a well equipped national guard to back the regular striking force.
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Cleveland
U. S. Air Defense Command
George E. Stratemeyer
Veterans of Foreign Wars
New Harness Race Track Planned for Anne Arundel County
Plans for a 750000 dollar luxury harness raceway to be built between Washington and Baltimore were announced by Anne Arundel county sportsmen pending Maryland Racing Commission licensing. State Senator Wilbur Dilin filed drawings for a 389 acre site one mile north of Laurel.
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Baltimore
Washington
Anne Arundel ‘County
Maryland Racing Commission
Laurel
Wilbur Dilin
Anne Arundel County
Severn Downs
McLean S. Welch
Annapolis
S. Leland Leitch
James J. Stehle
William M. Travers
John F. McNulty
House of Delegates
Vandenberg Says No Need for Special Session Now
Senator Vandenberg chairing the Foreign Relations Committee said there is no current need for a special session to address the European crisis. He noted no official White House or State Department plan and that a session would likely not occur before October 15 amid lawmakers abroad.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Congress
Truman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Petropolis
Brazil
Robert Lovett
United States
State Department
White House
Hone
England
Senate
Martin
House
Ramadier Wins Vote in National Assembly
Premier Paul Ramadier secured a confidence vote in the National Assembly by 292 to 243. The measure approved subsidies worth 4.55 billion francs to stabilize coal prices, amid opposition from Communists and some Right and Centrist deputies. Labor unrest over the cost of living persisted despite the vote.
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Paris
Paul Ramadier
National Assembly
Ramadier
Ask Compulsory Vote on State Sales Tax in Annapolis
Four taxpayers petitioned the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court for a mandamus writ to compel Secretary of State Beiram L. Boone to refer the Maryland state sales tax to a vote of the people. The filing names Carroll H. Albaugh and others, cites 24 36 signatures, and notes Boone reportedly declined guidance from Attorney General Hall Hammond.
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Annapolis
Anne Arundel County
Beiram L. Boone
Maryland
Carroll H. Albaugh
Robert Black
Alfred T. Truitt
Herman L. Mills
Harry J. Starr
Secretary Boone
Boone
Black
Maryland Economic Council
Hall Hammond
Miners Evacuated From Richwood Mine in West Virginia
Fears of underground danger eased as 23 miners were safely evacuated from the Richwood Sewell Coal Company mine located 12 miles from Richwood, West Virginia, yesterday after a potential incident.
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Richwood
W. Va
Richwood-Sewell Coal Company
Stock Leaders Hold Ground Amid Modest Declines
Moderately lower prices characterized trading in New York on Friday as major indexes eased while most leaders remained near the day’s lower levels. Traders watched notable declines across several sectors, with the market showing selective resilience enough to prevent larger losses.
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New York
The Nation Today on a record hot August across the U S
The piece reports an unusually hot August across the nation with many areas hitting or exceeding 90 and 100 degrees. It notes widespread effects on agriculture including corn and cotton damage, flooded rivers, and lingering heat into September, with specific city readings from Kansas City Chicago and Bangor and a Death Valley record baseline.
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Max Hall
James Marlow
Washington
Weather Bureau
Iiness
Columbus
Armerica J
Tecorn
Wheat
Mississippi
Missouri
Des Moines
Raccoon
Platte
Grand
Blue
Midwest
Kansas City
Chicago
Pierre
S.C
United States
Death Valley
California
Maine
Bangor
Boston
Montana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
No Pari-Mutuel At Local Fair
Harness racing with pari mutuel betting may be authorized in parts of Maryland but Frederick Fair is excluded by law. Officials say one license per county, and Frederick, Carroll, Dorchester, Montgomery and Wicomico counties are barred. No appetite or funds to equip the local track for betting exists, and managers show little interest. The Racing Commission may hold hearings on permits, with only two formal applications reported.
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Maryland
State Racing Commission
Frederick Fair
Frederick County
Baltimore City
Carroll
Dorchester
Frederick
Montgomery
Wicomico
Frederick County Agricultural Society
Deed Recorded for Hansonville Property Transfer
A deed was recorded in the clerk’s office transferring a 0.37 acre eastern Route 15 Hansonville property from John L. Bergling to Mr and Mrs Lindsey F Myers. The former Cameron Hill property changes hands for about $7 000 in revenue stamps.
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Route 15
Hansonville
John L. Bergling
Lindsey F. Myers
Cameron Hill
Truman urges Brazil US unity for peace and UN support
President Truman tells the Brazilian Congress that Brazil and the United States must cooperate with Western Hemisphere nations to build a strong force for mankind. He calls the UN a permanent partnership and says difficulties will not deter the drive for peace and global well being.
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Rio de Janeiro
Truman
Brazil
United States
Western Hemisphere
Quitandinas
United Nations
Air Truman
Excellent Rating Given To Detrick
Camp Detrick received an excellent rating after its annual inspection by Lt. Col William L. Kopp Capt Edward W. Bowers and others. Inspections grade installations as satisfactory very satisfactory excellent or superior with superior the rare top tier. The camp aims for superior next year.
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Camp Detrick
William L. Kopp
Edward W. Bowers
Cwe
George Bock
70 Members Attend Frederick Bnai Brith Dinner Meeting
About 70 members and guests attended the September Frederick Bnai Brith meeting at the Catoctin Country Club. A I Ellin received a pen and pencil set for services as president. Benjamin B Rosenstock presided as president. A certificate from the Washington office of the Jewish Welfare Board honored the lodge for aiding armed forces in World War II. Miss Betty Ellin sang, Sperry Storm accompanied, and Henry Serepca organized arrangements. A Berlin report notes Dr Rudolf Paul, ex minister president of Thuringia, is missing.
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Frederick B
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West Patrick Street
Lilburn Waters
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Rhodes
Sideswi
U.S. Air Defense
Posita
Kitty
Senator Vandenberg
Detrick
Bnai B'rith
Berlin
Socialist Unity Party
SED
Rudolf Paul
Thuringia
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