Former Frederick teacher murdered near Dover
Miss Ruth H. Reinecke fifty, former Frederick High School history head, was shot to death in her car on a Dover area farm. Thomas Griffith fifty surrendered at a police station and admitted the slaying, with authorities classifying the case as first degree murder awaiting arraignment. Griffith’s family issues and welfare board actions are noted as context.
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Ruth H. Reinecke
Frederick High School
Tuseder
Dover
Del
Miss Reinecke
Delaware State Welfare Board
Thomas Griffith
Henry Ridgely
Delaware
Middletown
Prost
Bln Street
Columbia University
New York
Reinecke
Western Maryland College
John Reinecke
Westminster
St. John's
Pennsylvania
Williamsport
Weston
W. Va
Smithsburg
Sparks
Shane
White Hall
Maryland
Frederick
Frederick High
Griffith
Ridgely
State Welfare Board
Surprise raids uncover Nazi hidden diamonds and metals
Reports from Frankfurt indicate surprise raids in the American and British zones recovered diamonds, gold, silver, and platinum valued in the millions. The material had been hidden by the Reich for future use and may have funded nationalist movements. Also listed are recent city building permits issued by the city engineer for various structures and renovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
United States Army
Reichsstelle Fuer Edelmetalle
Reich Agenery
Detrick Plans 86 New Homes At Camp Detrick In 1947
Col Lloyd E Fellenz announces 86 housing units for Camp Detrick to ease civilian and military housing shortages. Construction will begin next spring with 45 acres on Maples farm and former Free property. Homes priced 6000 to 10600 dollars with possible duplexes and one half acre plots, built by civilian contractor under Army Engineer supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Detrick
Lloyd E. Fellenz
Detrick
War Department
Col. Fellenz
Congress
Maples Farm
Harry M. Free
Bright
Uns
Army Engineer Corps
Foreign policy issue looms in upcoming elections
The Associated Press reports signs that foreign policy will be a major campaign issue in fall congressional races. Secretary of Commerce Wallace plans to press the topic in New York, discussing Republican proposals for peace after World War I and a possible future policy. Missouri Republicans denounce Communism and criticize Truman, while Democrats in Jefferson City praise his leadership toward a peace economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wallace
New York
Styles Bridges
R-Nh
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tité
Carroll Reece
Detroit
Missouri
Jefferson City
Truman
Roosevelt
Property Held Jointly in Kline Estate Not in Court
An official source said the estate of the late Ralph G. Kline, Frederick businessman, will not be administered in Orphans Court. The court will handle only property valued at about 8900 dollars.
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Ralph G. Kline
Frederick
Orphans Court
Much Cooler Weather Arrives After Heat Wave
A brief September heat wave faded as cooler air spread across the county. A ten minute shower hit north county with strong winds while the city saw brief drops and gusts. Temperatures fell to 64 overnight and remained well below 90 as cooler conditions are expected.
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North County
Miss Bertha Grabill Retired Educator Dies in Walkersville
Bertha M Grabill 68 longtime Walkersville teacher and principal of Walkersville High from 1914 to 1922 died Tuesday night at her home. Born February 11 1878 she helped plan the current high school site and taught for over four decades. Funeral arrangements made by G C Barton call for Friday service at St Pauls Lutheran Church and Mt Olivet cemetery interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha M. Grabill
Walkersville
Frank and
Ida Barrick Grabill
Bertha
Miss Grabill
Tater
Millersville State Normal School
Hood College
Johns Hopkins University
Mt. Pleasant
Lloyd G. Palmer
John D. Nicodemus
Walkersville High
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Pride of Walkersville Council
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
St. Paul's Church
Mt. Olivet
G. C. Barton
Three Die As Home Burns Near Naval Academy
Gembrids Sept 12. Alva Gott, 32, truck driver, and two small children perished when fire swept the Gott home on Millersville Odenton road near the U S Naval Academy dairy farm. Mrs Gott, 29, survived with severe burns. two others escaped from second floor rooms. Neighbor Mrs Gladys V Sillaman reported fire at 1 30 a m as most of the bungalow type dwelling burned. The bodies of Alva Gott and children Thomas Richard eight and Sharon Lee three were recovered from the rubble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Richard
Sharon Lee
Waterfront workers face broader strike as Marine Firemen union plans walkout
Baltimore, September 11. About 25,000 waterfront workers are idle due to a strike by two AFL maritime unions. The independent Marine Firemen's Union prepared to order its members to strike, escalating labor action at key port facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
AFL
Independent Marine Firemen’s Union
Brunswick installs new regime with eight officials named
At the first meeting of the new Brunswick administration, 4 key town posts and several committees were appointed. Mayor Stanley Virts presided as outgoing Mayor E E Bowers Sr handed over duties. Appointments include Auditor J Elvin Unger and Attorney William M Storm, with officers for clerk treasurer tax collector and chief of police among others.
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Brunswick
E. E. Bowers, Sr
Stanley T. Viris
Jewry
J. Elvin Unger
Hagerstown
John B. Fank
William M. Storm
Frederick
J. J. Eshbaugh
Glen J. Cooper
Walter C Wheeler
Riser
J. Luther Malone
John H. Moore
Messrs
Malone
Moore
Cooper
Wheeler
Eshbaugh
Loyalty Chapter 52 Bids Silver Anniversary Dinner
Loyalty Chapter No. 52 Maryland Eastern Star held its silver anniversary with a banquet at the Vindobona Braddock Heights attended by about 135 including Hazel Dillehunt and Robert Hughes of Baltimore. Dr. H C Byrd University of Maryland president gave the address. Phyllis Ann Justice sang. Ten Hills Hillbilly Band performed. Virgil W. Doub served as toastmaster. Guests came from Baltimore Washington and Frederick areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Order of the Eastern Star
Vindobona
Braddock Heights
Grand Chapter of
Maryland
Hazel ‘Dillehunt
Robert Hughes
Baltimore
H. C. Byrd
University of Maryland
Phyllis Ann Justice
Washington
Ten Hills Hillbilly Band
Virgil W. Doub
Loyalty Chapter
Mary G. Pyles
Washiedias
Pure
Frederick City
Eviction Notice Served On 1000 Squatters In London
A process server in a dark coat served eviction papers to about 1,000 squatters inside Duchess of Bedford House in London's West End. Stanley Henderson, squatters committee secretary, said he faces a court appearance next Tuesday and vows the dispute with the Ministry of Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Duchess of Bedford
West End
Stanley Henderson
Ministry of Works
Labor
Late Arrests Report From Police Beat
Late Tuesday night arrests reported include Dominic Avaie and Thomas Spencer on drunken and peace disturbance charges. Officers Ellis Carty and Phebus listed related offenses with fines noted.
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Dominic’ Avaie
Frederick Junction
Phebus
Thomas Spencer
Ice Street
Ellis Carty
Charles Hackey
Carty
No New Demands in UMW Negotiations to End Shutdown
John L. Lewis resumed talks with soft coal operators in Washington without setting fresh demands to return mines from government control to private operation. Paris dispatch notes the United States renounced reparations claims from Italy, citing international stability, while offering no plan to fund Italy if reparations are redirected.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Paris
United States
Ialy
Italy
Ditch Saves Countian From Shotgun Blast
Bernard Gladkill a Kemptown farmer escaped a shotgun blast after dashing into a roadside ditch during a hog dispute with Adam Smith. The blast struck a worker, Harold Roderick, causing injuries not deemed serious. Smith, found near Kemp town, faces assault charges with a $2000 bond after being jailed by deputies.
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Bernard Gladkill
Kemptown
Adam Smith
Gladhill
Harold Roderick
Smith
Frederick
Guy Anders
Innis Trupi
Proposal For Truce Spurned
The Communists rejected Chiang Kai-shek's latest truce proposal as unsatisfactory and insisted on an unconditional ceasefire. General Marshall, U.S. envoy, relayed undisclosed terms during a conference with Chou En-Lai while Communist spokesmen called for immediate armistice and dismissed the Stuart committee.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai- Shek
China
Marshal
U. S
Missimo
Chou En-Lai
Wang Ping-Nan
Stuart Committee of Five
Stuart
Generalissimo
Leaders Stage Partial Stock Market Recovery
New York traders saw a tentative rally after recent losses as leaders regained one to six points amid heavy early bidding. Brokers viewed the move as short covering and bargain hunting, with a delayed ticker and gains led by Steele, motors, rails, rubbers, oils, coppers, mail orders, and utilities.
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New York
Steele
Fase
Strikes, wage demands surge in national maritime dispute
CIO NMU leader Joseph Curran warns a full industry pay increase is needed as AFL seamen press for higher wages. Wage Stabilization Board weighs AFL CIO demands while New York harbor resumes tug operations to avert hardships for 7.5 million residents amid the broad maritime strike.
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Washington
Joseph Curran
CIO National Maritime Union
AFL
WSB
Associated Press
Joint Strike Committee
William Green
The
APL
Philip Murray
CIO
Wage Stabilization Board
New York Harbor
Lue Wage Oidvilization Board
W. Willard Wirtz
Joseph FP. Ryan
AFL International Longshoremen's Association
New York City
Ida Stover Eisenhower dies in Abilene Kansas
Ida Stover Eisenhower 44 mother of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower died after a heart attack in Abilene Kansas. Milton S Eisenhower announced funeral plans and said Dwight Eisenhower, then in Washington, would fly to Fort Riley and drive to Abilene. Survived by three other sons Arthur B Eisenhower Edgar Eisenhower and Earl D Eisenhower. Private services at home Friday with burial in Abilene cemetery.
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Abilene. Kas
Ida Stover Eisenhower
Dwight B. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
oTtonie Ty
Trula B. Robinson
Milton & Eisenhower
Kansas State College
Manhattan
General Eisenhower
Washington
Abilene
Fort Riley
Milton Eisenhower
Arthur B. Eisenhower
Commerce Trust Company of
Kansas City
Edgar 4. Eisenhower
Tacoma, Wash
Earl D. Eisenhower
Charleroi
End of Balkan monarchies marks shift in world politics
The decline of Bulgaria Romania Yugoslavia Albania and other Balkan monarchies signals a broader change in global power dynamics. Monarchies faded as Moscow aided communist regimes leaving no lasting shock for the world, with republics and people’s states shaping the postwar order.
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Simeon
Bulgaria
George
Greece
Walian
Fatherland Front
Togana
Vittorio Emanuele of
Aly
Egypt
Europe
MupYeLu
Jay Fel
Peter
Yugoslavia
Albania
Ve Slamp
Moscow
fHow
Mihai
Romania
Petru Groza
Ottoman Empire
Weicht Is Given Term In Death Of Elderly Patient
James E. Weicht a 24 year old Army veteran and hospital aide was sentenced to an indeterminate term not to exceed four years for manslaughter in the death of 88 year old J Franklin Miller of Hagerstown. Miller died after a scuffle over a safety pin at Springfield State Hospital. The judge cited excessive force and rejected a new trial plea.
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Westminster
James E. Weicht
Springfield State Hospital
James E. Boylan, Jr
Weicht
J. Franklin Miller
Hagerstown
Miller
Tobin Urged to Control Truck Strike in New York
Mayor Wil liam O'Dwyer pleaded for Daniel J. Tobin to take command of the 25 000 truck drivers strike in New York and New Jersey urging an end to walkouts while Tobin sent telegrams insisting locals honor existing signed contracts. The dispute disrupted deliveries and commerce across the city as officials warned of possible violence and economic harm.
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New York
Indianapolis
Daniel J. Tobin
International Brotherhood of Meamsters Iafta
New Jersey
807
Joint Council 16
Incal
Tobin
William O'Dwyer
New York City
International Union
O'Dwyer
New Yorke
International Brotherhoods
Tindon
AFL Teamsters Union
Sterling
International Brotherhood
International
McMayor
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Truman
John R. Steelman
al Ready
Herbert F. Pfatt
The
Solid Fuels Administration
Nurse Slain In Hospital In Indianapolis Attack
Miss Alberta Green twenty of Mt Carmel ill was killed at Robert W Long Hospital when a man broke in early Friday. Nurse Betty Overdeer twenty of Indianapolis was badly hurt and Ozella Allen thirty a maid saw the assailant described as a Negro as he fled. Green died two hours after the blow and Overdeer remained in critical condition.
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Indianapolis
Alberta Green
Mt. Carmel
Robert W. Long Hospital
Betty Overdeer
John D. van Nuys
Ozella Allen
Miss Green
Miss Overdeer
Snyder Sees American Business Sunlit Despite Markets
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder declined at a news conference to discuss recent stock market fluctuations but said the American business situation looks fine.
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Snyder
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
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Curtis W. Thomas
Park Avenue
Catoctin Park
Paul L. Crum
West Patrick Street
Farmers and Me
Ehanics National Bank
Marcus Simmons
North Market Street
D. Chester Kemp
West Third Street
Robert L. Grove
All Saints
South Market Street
Bertha M. Grabiil
New Regime
QO. E. S
Bulletins
Ditch
Countian
U.S
Seamen’s Committee
Earl Eisenhower
Dynasty’s End
GLEXN
Babiap
Coburg
Chim
Russia
Turkey
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