Two Accidents Hit Brunswick County In Morning Crash
A tractor trailer overturned on Route 340 near Bell's Mill injuring Cecil Carroll of Fairmont and causing about $2,000 in damage to Miller's confectionery store. In a separate Route 4 crash at Brunswick Point of Rocks, Jorge T. Pearl of Lander suffered leg injuries while the car owner received a fractured wrist. troopers say the car struck a pole and the investigation continues.
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Jorge T. Pearl
Lander
Ederick Memorial Hospital
Patrick Stakem
H. O’brien
Brunswick Point of Rocks
Bell's Mill
Brunswick
Troopis
Metal Delivery Transfer Couniny
Fairmont
W. Va
Knoxville
Miller's Confectinery
Richard Stallings
Brunswick Plunteer Company
Cecil Carroll
Setallings
Stallings
Iver
Salisbury man charged with taking bribe in truck scale case
Salisbury man Louis J. Parsons faced a $5,000 bond after being charged with accepting a bribe from Mrs. Audrey Hancock in an incident tied to truck weight checks. Prosecutor Hamil n P. Fox said Parsons sought to influence a Circuit jury for $50 per member and $250 in marked bills were recovered.
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Salisbury
Pj-m
Late Roads Commission
Feamica State
Hamiln P. Fox
Louis J. Parsons
Parsons
Aryland
Kvid Hancock
Stockton
Fox Id
Hancock
Fox
Circuit Jury
Luce
William J. Chatham
Sncock
Autumn chill hints at early fall in air
The Associated Press notes the fall season starts officially Sept. 23 but a fall-like nip is already felt nationwide. Early data show temperatures below normal in many areas while overall patterns point to near normal daytime highs with fair weather and scattered showers along the East and Gulf coasts.
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Associated Press
Father Bureau
Shawere
Gulf Coast
Death of Alvanley Johnston Former Locomotive Engineers Chief
Alvanley Johnston aged 76, long time grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, died today after a heart attack at his Shaker Heights home. He retired last year claiming his 30 year membership pin was his proudest possession. His successor is James P. Shields.
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Cleveland
Alvanley Johnston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Shaker Heights
Brotherhood
James P. Shields
False Statement Leads to 60-Day Jail Term in Frederick
Frederick county driver Norman Franklin Duvall received a 60 day jail term in default of a $100 fine after a magistrate found he lied on a driver's license application. Duvall, of Route 4 Mt. Airy, had earlier been denied a license for a drunken driving conviction and showed a 30 day permit to Trooper H P O Brien.
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Frederick County
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Peoples Court
Norman Franklin Duvall
Route 4
Mt. Airy
H. P. O Brien
Duvall
Department of Motor Vehicles
Joseph J. Coady
Motor Vehicles Department
Greyhound
Patrick A. Gaila
Richard R. Rossi
Pittsburgh
Washington
Braddock Mountain
Charles W. Magaha
l/e
H. L. Basore
Ruth Gross
Frederick
Sheffield
McKeldin
Oliver Smith
Smith
J. Boone
Robert Isaac
Madison
N. J
William Ricketts
Calvin Hess
Martinsburg
W. Va
Joseph D. Bostie
Norfolk
Earl R. Wiles
Route 1
O'Brien
Alton Twentey
More Money Sought for Hydrogen Bomb Project
President Truman asked Congress for an additional 484.24 million dollars for the Atomic Energy Commission Savannah River plant where H b o m b work will begin. The request lifts the total for the South Carolina project to 1.18 billion dollars.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Savannah River
South Carolina
Deeds Recorded For Several Property Sales In Area
Deeds were recorded in the Clerk's office for multiple property transfers. D. Edgar Bittle and D. R. Piper groups exchanged farms near Midletown totaling about 257 acres for around 35000 dollars. Oscar L. Myers sold Main Street Myersville property for about 9000 dollars to George C. Rice. William E. Boyer sold property on south side of U S Route 40 New Market to George L. Chaney for about 7500 dollars.
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D. Edgar Bittle
Mark H. Biser
Douglas R. Piper
Midletown
Myersville
Oscar L. Myers
George C. Rice
Main Street
William E. Boyer
George L. Chaney
New Market
State Plans Improve Route 71 From Carroll County Line to Keymar
The State Roads Commission outlined plans for Route 71 upgrades from Carroll County line near Keymar to New Midway, including widening to 20 22 feet resurfacing and easing curves. About three miles are scheduled with bids soon, aiding local and through traffic toward Philadelphia.
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State Roads Commission
Carroll County
New Midway
Woodsboro
Ceresville
Keymar
Philadelphia
Walkersville
Taneytown
Hanover
York
Chief Electrician Dies At Center Theater Control Board
Frank Joseph Elsner, 76, chief electrician at the Center Theater since 1932, collapsed of a heart attack backstage during Spike Jones show. With his body near the control board, four electricians kept the performance on air for about forty minutes as doctors and police attempted revival. The audience of 3,200 remained unaware of the tragedy.
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New York
Spike Jones
Frank Joseph Elsner
Elsner
Center Theater
Rockefeller Center
National Broadcasting Company
Boston
Jacksonville
Fla
Omaha
State School Classes To Resume Thursday
Students will return Wednesday as the Maryland State School for the Deaf begins its 84th session this week. Classes resume Thursday morning with 150 enrolled and no staff changes from last year. During summer painting upgraded the boys wing dormitories study hall and recreation room. A new refrigeration plant with deep freeze and dairy, vegetable and utility compartments was installed in the kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland State School For the Deaf
Cattle Rustlers Face Final Warning From Maryland Judge
Associate Judge Patrick M. Schnauffer warned the Frederick county grand jury at the September term opening that cattle rustling is a serious crime and serious penalties will follow. He noted recent sentences were insufficient and urged firm action, stating the county is generally peaceful but not crime free. Williams E. Williams led the grand jury as foreman, with witnesses to appear through Wednesday.
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Patrick M. Schnauffer
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Williams
Thomas E. Williams
Frederick
Grand Jury
Schnauffer
Anna K. Cantwell
Ralph F. Lewis
Charles E. Candon
George E. Hemp
Armatha Benchoff
John M. Crum
Charles M. Fry, Jr
Mary Jane Watson
Bessie Havener
Paul Wright
John S. Bowlus
Rebecca Jenkins
G. Henry Huffman
Lillian Clem
Samuel W. Maples, Jr
Harry §. Derr
Edwin L. Thomas
Richard L. Shoemaker
Lewis F. Durrow
Harvey A. Long
Melissa J. Barnhart
Alvin L
M. Elizabeth Kolb
William E. Haover
Virginia
Titus
Paul G. Harrison
Spencer T. Hill
Edwin H. England
David Snook
John G. Mackenzie
Herbert A. Grossnickle
Earl M. Davis
Fannie I. Kidwiler
John E. Crum
William Poole
Oscar F. Gaver
Ralph H. Bowers
L. Roy Remsburg
George Baker
Maurice J. Albaugh
Ira R. Mercer
Albert D. Flook
R. Monroe Feaga
Raymond E. Cashour
Russell C. Fisher
Thomas L. Cramer
Melvin M. Engle
Lewis H. Alexander
Eugene C. Mercer
Bloodmobile makes first Frederick visit at Calvary Methodist
The Red Cross bloodmobile from Baltimore arrives at Calvary Methodist church to collect blood donations for the Defense Department and Civil Defense. Mayor Donald B. Rice donates early, with volunteers from churches clubs and groups expected to contribute between 10 a m and 3 30 p m. The Defense Department seeks 300 000 pints monthly through next July after slim June and July totals.
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Red Cross
Baltimore
Frederick
Calvary Methodist Church
Defense Department
Armed Services
Civil Defense
Donald B. Rice
Washington
George C. Marshall
Defense
Maryland weighs parkway plans with Federal government
Annapolis reports that Maryland officials study a cooperative parkway along the old C and O canal. The Board of Natural Resources heard a joint state federal discussion and asked Interior to state its position. Maryland would own land for Federal development. critics fear wildlife loss and industrial access. A fishway at Little Falls dam could restore a 10 mile Potomac spawning area.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Board of Natural Resources
Harry T. Thompson
National Park Service
Secretary of the Interior
Chapman
Parkway
Potomac
Thompson
Planning Commission
Frederick
Washington County
Corps of Engineers
Little Falls
Ernest Vaughn
The
Game and Inland Fish Commission
Great Falls
Harriman Declines Role as Messenger in Oil Talks Crisis
An informed source says W Averell Harriman has refused to act as messenger for Iran’s demand to Britain to restart stalled oil talks. The move comes as tensions over the conflict between Iran and the Allied powers intensify during September.
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Tehran
Iran
U. 5
W. Averell
Harriman
Britain
Truman condemns loyalty attacks as contemptible politicking
President Truman denounced attacks on government workers as a contemptible way to gain votes and criticized large magazine publishers for subsidies that he says distort mail rates. He praised the postal service and urged Congress to raise second and third class rates to curb subsidies.
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Washington
Truman
McTruman
Constitution Hall
National Association of Postmasters
McCarthy
R-Wis
Congress
Senate
House
Child Saved From Alligator's Jaws
In Coral Gables Florida a nine year old girl was pulled from an alligator by her companion a ten year old boy. Jerry Gustafson suffered a broken arm and significant blood loss after the mauling. The pair were wading in a rock pit where the creature was raised when it grabbed the boy then submerged. The alligator has not been sighted since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coral Gables
Fla
George Tomlinson
Jerry Gustafson
Parker Stratt
Jerry
Frederick City to Issue $900000 Bond for Major Improvements
The Frederick city council schedules a Tuesday noon sale of a $900,000 bond issue to fund sewer, water, storm sewer, street, and property projects. Proceeds finance East South and West South streets, Catoctin area, Rosedale, Spring Valley, and traffic flow aims including South street extension and DeGrange Street widening.
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Frederick
Donald B. Rice
Frederick City
W. Raymond Walter
East South
West South
Biggs
Culler
Evergreen
Belmont
Catoctin
Willow
Pearl
Redwood
East Thirteenth
East Ninth
Montclair
Toll House Road
West Seventh Street
Twelfth
Beechwood
Pinewood
Adam Road
South Jeferson
West College Terrace
West Patrick
Linden
Walnut
Braddock
Chestnut
Poplar
Locust
Motter Avenue
East Patrick
Orchard Avenue
Key
Davis
Franklin Street
King
South Street
DeGrange Street
Rice
Showdown Near On Admission Of Two
Ottawa dispatch reports a decisive North Atlantic Treaty Council session to consider extending the Atlantic alliance to Greece and Turkey. U S officials voiced private optimism while Denmark and Norway remained cool and a single opposing union could block the plan. Dean Acheson met with Halvard Lange and Ole Bjorn Kraft in a final bid to win over the holdouts.
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Ottawa
Greece
Turkey
United States
Series Of Wild Attacks On Heartbreak Ridge In Korea
North Korean forces launched coordinated counter attacks against Allied troops on Heartbreak Ridge and East-Central front in Korea. The clash produced an all day battle with heavy rifle and machine gun fire, mortars and artillery, while Allied air strikes were limited by cold rain. No clear ground gains reported. weather hindered further action.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Heartbreak Ridge
George McArthur
Bloody Ridge
Fifth Air Force
Truman Calls Kremlin a Beast of Prey at Ceremony
President Truman likened the Kremlin to a beast of prey during a Library of Congress ceremony sealing the Constitution and Declaration of Independence in new protective cases. He warned Soviet rulers hold citizens in terror, while freedoms endure in the world outside the USSR. The 175 year old Declaration and 164 year old Constitution were encased in gas filled glass and bronze containers to endure for centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Kremlin
United States
Soviet Union
Library of Congress
Can Can fire tragedy claims fourteen in Mexico City cabaret
Flames triggered by fireworks tore through the Can Can cabaret crowd on Independence Day. Fourteen people died and about 90 were injured, including one American dealer Read A Goodridge of Baltimore. The venue housed roughly a thousand patrons, with many women hostesses among the deceased.
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Mexico City
U. S
Read A. Goodridge
Baltimore
Mexico
Ridgway Proposes Restart of Korean Armistice Talks
Gen. Matthew Ridgway offers to renew suspended cease-fire talks with North Korea and China. He suggests meeting at Pummunjom to discuss conditions for resuming negotiations, while noting Kaesong’s neutrality and rejecting most Red demands. The exchange follows Aug 23 talks break and Sept 10 strafing apology.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Red
Kaesong
Reds
United Nations
Ridgway
Rads
Pummunjom
Ted
Pummunjem
Kim I Sung
Peng Teh
Korea
U.N
Norman D. Edwards
Diamond
W. Va
U. N
Mungan
Edwards
Kim IL Sung
Peng Teh-Huai
Richard Underwood
Brooklyn
Peiping
New Traffic Control Installed at Square Corner
A new device lets an officer in the square center cut traffic signals during heavy flows. The officer will direct vehicles by hand signals to speed movement and protect pedestrians. Left turns at Court and Patrick are banned during a trial period. Repairing the Independent Hose Co. bell was underway and it rang frequently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street
Court and
Patrick Streets
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Rarhive
Russell H. McCain
Commission
Ridgeville
McCain
West Friendship
Morgan's Station
Lisbon
Morgan's Station Road
Baltimore-Frederick
Liberty
Eldersburg
Control Board
Bloodmobile
Mayor Rice
Postal Service
Crisfield
Somerset County
Frederick Junction
Independent Hose Co
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