Voting rolls show 24 383 eligible in Frederick primaries
Official records report 24 383 potential voters in Frederick city and county for the Democratic and Republican primaries on Monday September 18. Ballots printed total about 31 700 with 17 300 Democratic and 13 400 Republican. Registration cut by 7 554 due to non voting and transfers. Democratic edge counted at 3 045 though changes expected before election day. Sixty nine candidates entered a busy campaigning weekend with 43 Democrats and 26 Republicans seeking nominations.
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Frederick
Board of Election Supervisors
Democratic Party
Congress May Be at Proposed Veto on McCarran Bill
Washington reports a bipartisan view that a presidential veto on the McCarran Communist registration bill could be overridden by Congress. Senators Kilgore Humphrey Magnuson expect a veto unlikely to hold, while Truman hinted at a possible veto though not explicit.
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Congress
Washington
Kilgore
D-Wv
Truman
Senate
McCarran
D-Nev
House
Humphrey
D-Minn
Magnuson
D-Wash
Truman To Talk About Control Powers Tonight
President Truman will broadcast at 9 30 p m to explain using the broadest economic control powers ever held by a U S president The authority took effect after Congress passed the control bill September 1 It gives Truman greater power than Roosevelt had in World War I A Federal Reserve Board order tightening credit terms for autos and other goods takes effect September 18 as one use of the new powers He says he does not plan to use the wage price and rationing powers imminently
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Washington
Truman
United States
Congress
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Board
Johnson On Way Out As Defense Head
Washington reports say Louis Johnson may resign as Secretary of Defense before the November elections amid congressional criticism and White House concerns. President Truman defends Johnson while aides note friction with Secretary of State Acheson. some Democrats urge change and Republicans muse about appointing a new defense leader.
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Washington
Truman
Louis Johnson
Johnson
White House
Defense Department
Congress
Rep. Tauriello
D-Ny
Defense
James Forrestal
Marine Corps League
State Acheson
Acheson
Mr. Truman
Achesor
Democratic National Committee
Wherry
Nebraska
GOP
Credit Curbs At A Glance
Washington report outlines new installment plan rules effective Sept 18. Minimum cash down payments and maximum payoff times apply to several articles including automobiles refrigerators freezers radios televisions stoves washers driers sewing machines vacuum cleaners air conditioners humidifiers furniture and rugs. Items under 100 dollars are exempt from down payments but subject to payoff limits.
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Washington
Bolivar Man John Miller Missing From Home
John Miller a 40 year old farmer near Bolivar west of Middletown has been missing from his home since August 29. State Police bulletin lists him as missing with foul play suspected. Neighbors report no trace of him and the home lies about two miles west of Middletown off Route 40. No description of Miller is available.
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John Miller
Bolivar
Middletown
Miller
Senior 4-H Council Takes $20 Prize at Timonium Parade
Frederick county Senior 4-H Council placed in the second group of awards earning a $20 prize in the very good division during the 4-H day parade at the Timonium fair. The float showed a Utopian state of plenty with green and white colors and featured products from Frederick farms. Representatives Shirley Geisbert Urbana and Paul Spurrier Libertytown wore club uniforms on the float. The float was organized by Regina Beachley Middletown Frances Darner Middletown Harold Roderick Walkersville and Gene Murphy Trampsville.
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Frederick County
Frederick Farms
Shirley Geisbert
Urbana
Paul Spurrier
Libertytown
Regina Beachley
Middletown
Frances Darner
Harold Roderick
Walkersville
Gene Murphy
Trampsville
Turner Wins Major School Construction Contract in Delaware
Frederick contractor R Patrick Turner signed a 457,626 contract to build two new schools in Seaford Delaware named Frederick Douglass and Seaford Central. Construction has begun and each school will include a gym. Turner's firm recently completed the Seaford Municipal Building featuring a fire house banquet hall and lounge areas.
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R. Patrick Turner
Frederick
Frederick Douglas
Seaford
Del
Turner
Truman Dines With AFL And CIO Officials
President Truman dined with about 50 AFL and CIO officials at a downtown hotel last night, with organizers saying no political discussion occurred. Reporters were not invited and Truman said he told them nothing. Democratic leader Boyle called it off the record as leaders pledged labor support for Korea and the anti Communist effort.
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Washington
Truman
AFL
CIO
Political Action Committee
Labor
League For Public Education
William Boyle
William Green
Philip Murray
Bridge Contract For New Highway Awarded
A Montgomery county bridge contract on the new Washington expressway was awarded to Baltimore Contractors, Inc., of Baltimore for 321,974. The exact bridge location was not stated but is believed near Camus road out of Hyattstown.
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Montgomery County
Baltimore Contractors, Inc
Baltimore
Hyattstown
UN body backs admitting Chinese Communist government
The political commission of the World Federation of United Nations Associations urged today that the Chinese Communist government be admitted to the United Nations, provided it fulfils obligations under article four of the UN Charter.
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Geneva
Pkthe
World Federation of United Nations Associations
United Nations
U. N
Red Breach On Korean Front Closed, Battle Mountain, Strategic Post, Lost To Foe Again
Washington reports that the Senate Republican Policy Committee refused to back Senator Schoeppel in charges of Communist activity in the Interior Department. The party distance criticism of his accusation that Secretary Chapman allies with the Soviet cause. Taft said the policy committee bears no responsibility for Schoeppel's claims.
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Battle Mountain
Washington
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Schoeppel
Chapman
Senate Interior Committee
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Taft
Dog License Compliance Efforts Reported Countywide
Sheriff Guy Anders said no warrants have been issued yet as dog owners secure county licenses after warnings. Treasury head James H. Falk cites about 5 150 licenses sold this fiscal year opening July 1, roughly matching last year. Deputy Murray Smith checks districts for unlicensed dogs with 200 plus notices issued and all affected owners have complied so far.
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Guy Anders
James H. Falk
Murray Smith
Maine Election To Be Held On Monday
Maine voters in three House seats vote Monday in the nation's first fall contest between champions and critics of the administration's Far Eastern policies. GOP incumbents attack U S handling of Korea Formosa and China while Democrats accuse them of obstructing the President's Asiatic program. A Republican governor faces a Democrat and a States Rights Democrat in a tight race. A loss for any incumbent would be a major GOP setback in Maine since 1934.
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Portland. Me
Maine
U.S
Korea
Formosa
China
GOP
Daynes Loses Custody Fight Then Takes Sedatives
Paris reports Gerald Daynes a Brooklyn schoolteacher who lost custody of his daughter Laurel to his wife Eunice after a four day French court battle. He was hospitalized with an overdose of sedatives and later regained consciousness and was not in a serious condition.
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Paris
Gerald Daynes
Brooklyn
N. Y
Daynes
Laurel
Eunice
Deed Recorded For 500 North Bentz Street Sale
A deed was recorded in the clerk's office transferring property at 500 North Bentz Street from Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Davis to Mr. and Mrs. Mehr L. Murphy for about $5,000, as indicated by revenue stamps.
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North Bentz Street
Harold E. Davis
Mehr L. Murphy
Weekend Weather Forecast For Mild Cloudy Weekend
The Weather Bureau reports a cloudy mild weekend with occasional showers across the region. Water in Fishing Creek dam remains below top, as level drops four inches. showers are expected in city and county areas with a chance of brief sunshine later.
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Weather Bureau
Frank Weddle
Fishing Creek
Weddle
Old Braddock
Frederick
Tydings Fee Visits Here Amid Campaign Talk
Baltimore lawyer Monaghan campaigned in Frederick City and County opposing Senator Millard Tydings for the Democratic nomination. He cited Tydings as Armed Services chair failing Korea policy and criticized his foreign relations and atomic energy committees actions.
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Monaghan
Baltimore
Millard Ko Tydings
Frederick
Maryland
District of Columbia Park
GOS Maritime
Misson Anc Wis
American Owl Company
Neveeral News
Tydings
Armed Services Committee
Senate
Korea
Chinese Communists Oppose U N Probe on Manchuria Attacks
In Peiping’s radio broadcast reported from San Francisco on September 9 the Chinese Communists said any United Nations inquiry must include Chinese participation. They labeled China as victim and accuser, insisting the Security Council invite China to discuss. Warren Austin had proposed a U N inquiry after Red China alleged American air attacks north of Korea. United States Air Force officials in Tokyo denied the charges.
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San Francisco
United Nations Commission
U. S
Manchuria
Peiping Radio
China
Security Council
Warren Austin
U. N
Red China
Korea
U. S. Air Force
Tokyo
Mrs. Madsen Loses Plea in German Murder Case
Charleston, Sept. 9. Mrs Yvette Madsen, convicted of murdering her soldier husband in Germany, had her bid for freedom denied by Federal Judge Ben Moore. She argued U S military tribunals lacked authority to try a US citizen. She serves a 15 year term set by an Allied High Commission. Her husband First Lt Andrew E Macsen was killed after a party at Rhine Main air base. She is held at Alderson Federal Prison for Women.
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Charleston
W. Va
Brunette Yvette Madsen
Germany
Ben Moore
West Virginia
U. S
United States
Madsen
Allied High Commission
Andrew E. Macsen
Rhine-Main
Rzen For Women
Alderson
Way
Property Sold at Public Sale on East Third Street
A three story frame dwelling with nine rooms and bath at 348 East Third street was sold at a public sale held at the Court House this morning to Mr. and Mrs. J Nevin Ports for 8000 dollars. Immediate possession is given. Alton Y. Bernett acted as trustee and attorney with John Ih Ponton as auctioneer.
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Court House
East Third Street
J. Nevin Ports
Alton Y. Bermnett
John Lh Ponton
Man Finds Seven $100 Bills Blown From Air In Cleveland
Charles W. McCarn, a Roanoke salesman, says seven brand new $100 bills blew from a window onto the street. He turned them to police, but a woman took three, another man took one, and McCarn waits for the owner or for serial numbers to prove ownership. Police suspect the bills came from a building window and seek the rightful owner.
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Cleveland
Charles W. McCarn
Roanoke
McCorn
Car Crash Injures Virgil W. Doub on Route 40
Virgil W. Doub of Middletown was slightly hurt when his car, spooked by a wet highway cat, struck a pole on Route 40 between Old Braddock and Braddock Heights. He suffered a head laceration and arm cut but returned to work in Frederick. Mrs. Doub reported the injuries after the mishap.
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Virgil W. Doub
Middletown
Route 40
Old Braddock
Braddock Heights
Condition Of Streams In Maryland Report
The report notes Monocacy and Buckeys Town Dam streams are cloudy while Potomac at Point of Rocks remains clear. Observers document conditions along waterways including Buckeys Town Dam and nearby locales, highlighting turbidity and water clarity differences.
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Buckeystown Dam
Potomac Clear al
Point of Rocks
Paris Strands 180 American Students and Teachers
About 180 American students and teachers are stranded in Paris after their round trip charter flights from a European tour were not paid for by the booking agency. Another 60 travelers are stranded in England for the same reason. The group had planned to fly home September 1 but were delayed as payment issues with Tiger Airlines surfaced.
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Paris
Lorin
Europe
Fraser Agency
England
New York
Student Travel Service Limited
Chicago
Paria
Tom Floyd
Tiger Airlines
China
Floyd
Orly Field
Sparrow Blamed For Death In Bathtub
Buffalo investigators blamed a sparrow for the death of 35 year old Mrs Corda Hillman found submerged in a bathtub. Medical examiner said she likely fainted from lack of oxygen after fighting a small gas heater for her bath. A sparrow’s nest clogged the heater flue and the bird was dead in the nest.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Corda Hillman
John P. Hylant
Apple In Throat Child Dies In River
Marshfield Mass Sept 97 a two year old girl Mary Lou Williams of Braintree died after falling into North River an apple lodged in her throat father pulled her out quickly inhalator failed Medical Examiner Herbert M Blanchard ruled death by suffocation due to the apple choking the child. Leg Fractured Mrs Spencer Loy injured slipping on wet lawn at her home between Purdum and Browningaville ambulance from Hyattstown Volunteer Fire Department to Boyer Clinic Damascus assisted by L W Burdette first aid specialist Wes ley Bud Rivera and Billy Shoemaker
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Marshfield
Mass
Mary Lou Williams
Braintree
North River
Herbert M. Blanchard
Spencer Loy
Purdum
Browningaville
Battlefront pivots as lines shift near Taegu and Yongchon
Allied troops closed a five mile breach east of Taegu by linking U. S. and South Korean forces between Yongchon and Kyongju while another front held firm near Taegu. Battle Mountain changed hands repeatedly as U. S. and Republic of Korea units repelled Red counterattacks.
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Tokyo
Taegu
Yongchon
Kyongju
U. N. Doughfoois
U.S
Battle Mountain
Haman
Pusan
U.S. 25Th Infantry
Bald Mountain
Masan
Korea
Leif Erickson
Kyongu
Naktong River
Yongsan
U. S
Naktong
Don Huth
Jack Macbeth
Pohang
Yoncchon
Kumhwa
First Cavalry Division
Chicago witnesses questioned by Senate crime probes
Senate crime investigators focused on Chicago today, interrogating three former Al Capone era gang members behind closed doors. Rudolph Halley, chief counsel, said they were ordered to bring back significant revelations despite not disclosing exact questions.
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Chicago
Washington
Senate
al Capone
Rudolph Halley
Crimea Committee
Slemg Theie
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Square Corner
Max A. Keyser
Thomas E. Linton
Floyd E. Morgan
Paul G. Harley
Charles F. Harley
Yellow Springs
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
E. Austin James
Harleys
Manuel M. Weinberg
Thomas S. Glass
Senator Taft
Ohio
Senator Lodge
Lodge
Russia
London
Britain
South Korea
U.S. Army
Nea-Acme Telephoto
U.N
Trygve Lie
Sparrow
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