Deaths Of Nearby Cows Linked To Arsenic Spraying
Arsenic poisoning established as the cause of death for at least one of 11 cows that died last weekend near Camp Detrick. Officials expect results from exams on all animals. Dairy milk from the area was withheld. some samples showed no arsenic and others contained trace amounts well below therapeutic levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Detrick
A. G. Wedum
Harry Free
H. W. K. Krantz
E. J Schantz
Baltimore
Schantz
Heavy Showers Bring Relief as Drought Lingers
Heavy morning showers provide relief to a long dry spell with continued rain forecast into tonight. Fishing Creek reservoir level has fallen 14 inches. some local corn canning plants have shut down or run with transfers to Gaithersburg. The Colt and Dixon plant ceased operations for the season. Adamstown plant closed last week. Jenkins Bros. continues limited operations. Migrant workers from Alabama returned home. rainfall measured .28 inch by 9:30 a.m. at the airport station. Temperatures 64 rising. low around 67 with possible light showers Friday. A three year lease to buy the Adamstown C O Cochnaver store transfers stock to Roger Plummer. Slick Willie dies in Philadelphia holdup. polio cases rise slightly in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Weddle
Fishing Creek
Colt and Dixon
Gaithersburg
Adamstown
Jenkins Bros
Alabama
Weather Bureau
Three Hurt In Auto Crash East Of Ridgeville Route 40
A mother and her two sons were injured, none seriously, in a multi vehicle crash east of Ridgeville on Route 40 near noon. State Police from Randallstown investigated. the Costello family were treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeville
Randallstown
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Costello
Army Chemical Center
Edgewood
Camp Detrick
Army
Theodore DeMasse
Detrick
Chemical Center
Truman pushes peace appeal as San Francisco opens treaty talks
In San Francisco President Truman frames the Japanese peace treaty as a path to peace while signaling a confrontation with the Soviet bloc. He stresses action over talk, warns Russia against blocking the pact, and argues the broader struggle with Communism remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
San Francisco
Korea
Democratic Party
California
Russia
State Department
Voice of America
America
Not Guilty In Gasoline Sign Case
Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield ruled not guilty in a case against two filling station operators who advertised gasoline prices on oversized signs. The decision, based on unconstitutionality of a city sign-size limit, followed admissions of using larger signs. The matter may be discussed at tonight's Aldermen meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Peoples Court
Roscoe H. Masser
East Second Street
East Patrick Street
Fred R. Brubsker
West Patrick Street
South Bentz Street
Sheffield
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Austin James
Frederick
North Carolina
William Luther Crouse
East South Street
Gale H. Frick
Durham
N. C
Frick
Crouse
Vonnie Gibbs
Gainesville
James H. Rouzee, Jr
William
Runkles
Brunswick
Bertha Runkles
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Patrick
DeGrange
Charles Magaha
Austin G. Gross
West South Street
Charles Myers
Winchester
Joseph D. Geisinger
Route 1
George Keichelberger
York
Charles William Simms
Mt. Airy
Paul E. Harmon
Ralph E. Miller
Newcomer
W. Va
Carroll G. Conger
Mt. Vernon
Clarence A. Welty
Thurmont
Hill
Lewis M. Cooper
McRoss
Charles Levirn
Oaklyn
N. J
Walter Allen
Jeromesville
Tichnell
H. P. O'Brien
Rebuild Planned for Burned First Methodist Church
In Clarksburg West Virginia on September 6 church officials chose to rebuild the First Methodist Church at the original site after a Tuesday fire. Architect to survey ruins. damage pegged at 750000 dollars with rebuild estimated around 1000000 dollars. Fire cause still unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
First Methodist Church
John E. Hanifan
J. J. Martin
Visual Filing Cabinets Improve Voter Records Access
The Board of Registry office receives fifteen new filing cabinets to implement a visual post index system. The system will be in operation in nine days, making each voter's card and voting record instantly available. Permanent registration allows residents to register at the Court House and change party affiliation anytime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Registry Office
Court House
Board of Election Supervisors
New York State
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Sailor Faces General Court Martial Over Food Gripes
Bruce S. Hopping Yeoman Third Class at a naval training center in Bainbridge faces a general court martial after distributing handbills denouncing base chow. He says meals are spoiled by processing and claims others fear to speak out. He was base arrested after handbills circulated on the base movie seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bainbridge
Naval Training Center
Bruce S. Hopping
Topping
Hopping
Chow
Truman's Gift Elephant Dies Aboard Its Ship
Oscar the young bull elephant sent by King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia to President Truman died aboard the ship docking at Capetown South Africa The animal had traveled from Indo China and received special care with warm air pumped into its box two tons of cane sugar aboard at Durban Oscar’s favorite food was cane sugar during the voyage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capetown
South Africa
Oscar
Cambodia
Truman
Noro‘dom Sianhouk Varmen
Indo-China
Washington
Durban
Specialist Scared Not Drunk Wins Manslaughter Case
A Muskogee judge acquitted Dr. Perry E. Hewitt Jr. of manslaughter, finding the brain specialist scared rather than drunk when treating Mrs. Shuler of Borger Texas who died after a disputed intracaine injection for a headache. The verdict followed claims Hewitt panicked and gave gin in an attempted revival, with death occurring less than 24 hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Perry E.hewitt, Jr
Texas
Hewitt
October Draft Call Is Raised To 44 600 Men
The Defense Department raised its October draft call from 41 000 to 44 600. An additional 3 600 will join the Marine Corps which has asked for 8 600 draftees. The remaining 36 000 go to the Army. For November the draft call is 33 700 with 28 000 for the Army and 4 700 for the Marine Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
Marine Corps
Army
Department
City Mail Service Expanded to Western Frederick Suburbs
Frederick city mail routes will extend on October 1 to Military Road Lee Place Wilson Place Grant Place Rosemont avenue and West Seventh Street up to Military Road. Rural Route 3 will be replaced with city service and residents must place house numbers and adjust rural boxes for city mail. Some areas remain unserved until paving completes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
James A. Grove
Military Road
Lee Place
Wilson Place
Grant Place
Rosemont Avenue
West Seventh Street
Grove
Post Office Department
City Hall
Rosemont
Fairview Avenue
Alert Finds Men Ready From 115th Infantry Regiment
Capt J Alfred Catsail praised a surprise alert sent at 5 p m to five companies of the 115th Infantry Regiment First Battalion in Frederick Hagerstown Cumberland and Frostburg. About 25 percent mustered in 35 minutes 50 percent in an hour and five minutes and 95 percent in an hour 47 minutes with combat gear and vehicles. Col Randolph Millholland said the response was very good and may lead to future alerts for national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
115Th Infantry Regiment
J. Alfred Catsail
Frederick
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Frostburg
Randolph Millholland
115Th
Col
Millholland
National Guard
West German Parcels Held Up by Reds
West Berlin reports reveal Communist blockade of parcel post destined for West Germany. Postal authorities say more than 60 railroad mail cars carrying packages to the west were halted or sent back as the Western Allied High Commission debates countermeasures to the Soviet road tax affecting lifeline traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
West
West German
Allied High Commission
West Berlin
West Germany
Carter Dies in Wellsburg Visit
H L Roy Carter 69 of Baltimore and president of Resinol Chemical Co died unexpectedly while visiting Wellsburg West Virginia on September 5 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. RB. Carter
Wellsburg
W. Va
H. L. Roy Carter
West University Parkway
Baltimore
Resinol Chemical Company
Russia Defeated in Treaty Meeting at San Francisco
Soviet representative Andrei Gromyko denounced the Japanese peace treaty backed by the United States and Britain, signaling Russia would not sign. Western delegates predicted the conference would proceed toward signing on Saturday despite Moscow’s opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Russia
United States
Britain
Andrei Gromyko
Far East
Moscow
Gromyko
Japan
Gromyke
Red China
Formosa
Fall Flower Show Opens at Francis Scott Key Hotel
The Garden Club of Frederick hosts its annual Fall Flower Show in the Key Hotel ballroom. Judging runs 11.30 a.m. to early afternoon with six judges from Maryland and West Virginia. Public viewing today 2 to 9 p.m. and Friday 2 to 6 p.m. Displays include fall flowers, potted plants, antique tables, and imitation flower bed arrangements. Deeds recorded list transfers in Frederick and New Market districts with prices around 16 000 and 3 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Garden Club of
Frederick
H. H. Marabel
Charles F. Peace
Baltimore
Pinkney Schley
Edward W. Johnson
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Elmer Funkhouser
Frederick County
Reno
Harp, Jr
Donald Jenkins
Emily A. Payne
East Second Street
Lulu R. Shepherd
Louie J. Brosius
Frederick-Baltimore Road
New Market District
Soviet Women Almost Missed Invitations
In San Francisco on September 6, Mrs. Paige Monteagle, head of the citizens' conference women’s division, finally reached Andrei Gromyko to relay invitations for five Russian women to luncheons tours and other entertainments for delegates to the Japanese peace conference. Gromyko accepted the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Paige Monteagle
Citizens’ Conference
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Truce Talks Must Be Held At New Spot
General Ridgway warned the Chinese Communist forces that armistice talks cannot resume at Kaesong as it lies within Communist lines. He urged talks to begin elsewhere while noting a heavy tank supported attack could presage a major offensive near Kaesong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
B. Ridgway
Reds
Korea
United Nations
Ridgway
Fron
Kaesong
U. N
Information Office
Enlistments Here Increase Across Air Force and Army
The recruiting office on West Patrick Street announced more Air Force and Army enlistments. Pfc. Ann Dennis from WAF will be here Friday to recruit for WAC WAF. Air Force enlistees include Marsden and Nikirk sent to Lackland Air Base. others from Thurmont, Rocky Ridge, and Samp son Air Base. Army enlistments for three years include Johnson of Damascus, Campbell of Brunswick, Brewer of Emmitsburg, Rice of Jefferson, all sent to Fort Meade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
West Patrick Street
Pfc
Ann Dennis
WAF
Wac-Waf
John P. Marsden
Rebecca Hagan
East Fifth Street
Welly E. Nikirk
Patricia Nikirk
Fhurmont
Robert L. Smith, Jr
R. L. Smith
East South Street
James E. Devilbiss
Ethel V. Degilbiss
Thurmont
Donald P. Shook
Leora O. Shook
East Second Street
Harry B. Kester
H. J. Kester
East Third Street
Sampson Air Force Base
Geneva
N. Y
Franklin Johnson
Damascus
Edna M. Bromwell
Pylesville
William A. Campbell
Robert L. Campbell
East H. Street
Brunswick
Charles A. Brewer
Samuel D. Brewer
Emmitsburg
Paul William Rice, Jr
Paul W. Rice
Jefferson
Fort Meade
Israel Bond Meeting Here September 13
Members of the Frederick Lodge B'nai B'rith and the Frederick Chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women will hold an Israel bond meeting at Beth Sholem Congregation social hall at 7 30 p m Thursday September 13. Moses Speert vice chairman of the Baltimore committee State of Israel Bonds will speak on the bond issue to support Israel's economic development program. Assisting are Abe Solar Mrs Herman Weener and committee members Benjamin Rosenstock Benjamin Rosenour Nathan Jacobson and Herman Weener. The Israel government is floating a 500000000 bond issue to fund industrial and agricultural expansion to absorb 600000 new immigrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Lodge
B'nai B'rith
Frederick
National Council of Jewish Women
Beth Sholem
Moses Speert
Baltimore
State of Israel
Abe Solar
B'nai Brith
Herman Weener
Solar
Weener
Frederick Israel Bond Committee
Benjamin Rosenstock
Benjamin Rosenour
Nathan Jacobson
Government of
Israel
United States
Trapped U N Troops Fight For 18 Hours
Thousands of tank supported Chinese troops surrounded an allied unit on the western front in a surprise attack. The United Nations force fought for 18 hours and killed more than 400 of the about 3,000 attackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. SS
8Th Army
Korea
United Nations
Korcart Reds
Punch Bowl
38Th Parallel
U. N
Pooterman
trans-Imjin
Seoul
Kaesong
Tokyo
Manchuria
Two Roads To Be Improved
The State Roads Commission invites bids by September 25 at noon for a major project on Route 26 from North Branch to Randallstown, 4.5 miles, including bituminous concrete widening and resurfacing and a new bridge at North Branch. A separate bid window covers 2.95 miles of U S Route 40 between Huyett and Wilson in Washington county for concrete widening and patching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
State Roads Commission
Baltimore
North Branch
Baltimore County
Randallstown
Eldersburg
Huyett and
Wilson
Hagerstown
Clear Spring
Washington County
Revolver Stolen Five Years Ago Recovered
A .38 Colt revolver stolen from the Everedy Company plant in 1946 reappeared at the home of Samuel Bates in Baltimore. Bates was jailed on larceny and receiving stolen goods charges after Baltimore police matched the serial number to the Everedy gun. Bates was brought to the city for grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everedy Company
Baltimore
Everedy
Samuel Bates
Sergt
Ralph Potts
Allen Bartgis
Harlan DeGrange
Bates
Price Cut At Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co
The Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co announced a 10 percent price reduction in its entire line of woolen carpets. The announcement was made today in Amsterdam New York on September 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
N. Y
Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co
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Roger Plummer
Carl O G. Cochnaver
C. O. Cochnaver General Merchandise Store
Plummer
P. L. Hargett and Company
South Market Street
Godnaver
Slick Willie
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Inquirer
William Sutton
Sutton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Jong
New York
National Foundation For
MR. Truman
By James Marlow
Board of Registry
Coresville
Knoxville
Northwestern
Alert
U.N
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