Lane Wins With 84 Convention Votes in Maryland Primary
Unofficial returns from 60 precincts show Governor William Preston Lane Jr winning the county by 1,690 over George P Mahoney. Millard E Tydings led in the U S Senate race with dominant support, while 12 House of Delegates seats featured Virts atop the field and Hazel W Lewis second in a notable showing for the only woman candidate.
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Willam Preston Lane, Jr
George P. Mahoney
Mahoney
Lane
Buckeystown
Emmitsburg
Liberty
Johnsville
Brunswick
Han
Washington County
Allen
Hartle
House of Delegates
C. Clifton Virts
Frederick
Virts
Malcolm R. Baer
Hazel W. Lewis
Gary L. Utterback
James McSherry
William E. Hauver
Hauver
William B. Burall
Burail
Lumen F. Norris
James S
William T. Staley
Petersville
Maurice C. Smith
Woodsboro
Claude R. Crum
Walkersville
Smith
Crum
Daniel J. Thomas
Harmony Grove
Nikirk
Edwin F. Nikirk
W. Jerome Offutt
Offutt
Denver J. Shook
Alfred Clinton Dean
Orphans Court
Spencer E. Stup
Charlesville
Mary Hancock Gregory
Edgar W. Feaster
Albert M. Coblentz
J. Tyson Lee
Urbana
James L. Nester
Herbert W. Larrabee
Anne Arundel County
Harry Kemper
Baltimore City
Republicans Choose Winners In Maryland Primary Returns
Unofficial results from 57 of 60 precincts show decisive Republican victories across most races. Gen D John Markey carried the Senate nomination over John Marshall Butler, with William A Gunter defeating Helen Elizabeth Brown for Attorney General, and Charles A Price winning the State's Attorney post. Roy Hyndman and Walter Jones contested for Orphans Court, while three incumbents were renominated to the House of Delegates. Turnout reached about 44 percent, with three precincts still unsettled pending official canvass.
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Orphans Court
D. John Markey
Walkersville
John Marshall Butler
Baltimore
William A. Gunter
Allegany County
Helen Elizabeth Brown
Charles A. Price
Frederick
Downing Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Buckeystown
Brunswick
Price
Sheffield
Guy Andera
Paul B. Rhoads
Anders
Rhoads
Old Board
Old Board of County Commissioners
A. Grant Hooper
Samuel H
Samuel Q. Ausherman
Burkittsville
Walter C. Jones
Mr. Hyndman
House of Delegates
Melvin H. Derr
Horace M. Alexander
S. Fenton Harris
Frederick High School
Joseph B. Payne
Richard B. Baumgardner
Urbana
M. Holmes Fout
Roger G. Harley
Fout
Harry C. E. Wolff
Board of Election Supervisors
Thursay
Lane Bas 84 in Convention Wins Maryland Democratic Nomination
Official returns from 1,289 of 1,429 polling places in Maryland's Democratic governor primary show Lane leading Mahoney with 153,534 votes to 161,852. Lane secures nomination with at least 84 unit votes while Mahoney gains a 57 vote edge in unsettled counties.
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Lane
Baltimore
Mahoney
Kemper
Larrabee
Peddicord
Harriman Urges Taft Defeat Before AFL
Harriman, special assistant to President Truman, told the AFL that the administration can no longer afford Taft in high office. He said Communist objectives would have been advanced if Taft’s advice had been followed, as AFL President Green predicted Taft’s defeat in November.
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Houston
American Federation of Labor Today
Robert Taft
Ohio
W. Averell Harriman
Truman
Harriman
Taft
AFL
Willam Green
A Democratic Lead Seen in Unofficial Maryland Primary Returns
Stephen B. Peddicord of Baltimore is mentioned with unofficial results showing the Democrat around 56 percent of the registered vote in the 2 primary. Returns were late and inconclusive on county races, with counts continuing at polling places as of six this morning.
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Baltimore
Congress
Boston
Boucher
Kennedy
Allen
Hartle
Stephen B. Peddicord
Ritter and Shoe Company Head Dies at 77
William Ernest Ritter president of Littonian Shoe Company Littlestown Pa died at his Taneytown home at 6 30 this morning from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 77 and had recently improved after paralysis while visiting his son in law and daughter. Survived by wife Emma Waybright Ritter four children and nine grandchildren. services Friday at 10 30 at Keysville Lutheran Church with Rev Poffenbarger and Rev Stahl. Interment in Lutheran cemetery. C O Fuss and Son Taneytown funeral director.
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William Ernest Ritter
Littonian Shoe Company
Littlestown
Taneytown
Mr. Ritter
Herman C. Baile
New Windsor
Peter
Deranda Ritter
Emma Waybright Ritter
Lloyd B. Wilhide
Keymar
Luther W Ritter
Charles E. Ritter
Keysville Lutheran Church
Reese S. Poffenbarger
Glen Stahl
Trinity Church
C. O. Fuss and Son
County Man Polio Victim in Frederick County
Frederick county reports its first definite polio case from Baltimore City Hospital. Patient is Harlan Hagan a 25 year old married farmer near Burkittsville. Doctors say infection is mild with excellent recovery prospects and a second neighboring patient Meredith Shafer is hospitalized with similar symptoms but not yet diagnosed. Health officials note polio here follows the state pattern of late outbreak and cannot explain the delay.
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Frederick County
Baltimore City
Harlan Hagan
Burkittsville
Baltimore
Hagan
Meredith Shafer
Shafer
Fire damages City store. $2000 loss at Firestone, Patrick St
A morning blaze at the Firestone store 30 East Patrick St. caused about $2000 damage. The oil burner sparked the fire, wiring and sub-flooring burned, and smoke reached an upstairs apartment. Six fire companies fought flames with lines and pumps. traffic on Patrick St was detoured for over two hours. Insurance coverage was reported.
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Firestone
East Patrick St
Patrick Street
William E. Zimmerman
William H. Bartgis
Harry Shildt
Frederick Companies
Independent County
Hove
United Rescue
Turner Smith
oceHar
Shildt
Howard M. Stroup
Won't Stop At 38th Parallel Progress Aims in Korea
President Syngman Rhee declares South Korea will advance through North Korea to the Manchurian border and will not stop at the 38th parallel. He predicts United Nations forces will continue advancing, calls for nationwide cooperation to uproot Red remnants and clear hidden explosives as Korean armed forces grow strong enough to safeguard the country.
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Pusan
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Republic of Korea
North Korea
Republican
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
United Nations
Rhee
Five Day Forecast for Maryland and Delaware
A five day outlook notes some clouds and cool spell on Wednesday. Thursday turns partly cloudy and warmer. Showers likely Thursday night or Friday. Saturday and Sunday look mild with additional showers. Temperatures overall near seasonal normals.
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Maryland
Delaware
Allied Forces Strive To Bridge Han River For Seoul
Allied forces rush river crossing gear to span the Han at Seoul before Communist reinforcements close in. Marines lead a 40,000-man push across a half mile Han barrier as Seventh Division troops move from Inchon toward Seoul. Waegwan and Kasan fall, Pohangport reached, and Kimpo airfield secured with heavy airlift aiding frontline progress.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Han
Second Front
Seventh Division
Inchon
Yongdongpo
Waegwan
Kasan
Naktong
Masan
Pohang
Missouri
Reda
Kimpo
Johnson ousts Howard as Munitions Board head
Washington Sept 194-Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson is dismissed from his civilian post and President Truman replaces him with Gen. George C. Marshall. Howard was abruptly removed as Munitions Board chairman after serving about a year amid criticism of material stockpiles. Howard praised Johnson as a great administrator while the White House cited his desire for expeditious action.
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Washington
Louis Johnson
Truman
George C. Marshall
Johnson
Pentagon
Navy Air Force
Armed Services
Munitions Board
Hubert E. Howard
Howard
White House
High Munitions Board
Congress
Korea
United States
Defense
Paul H. Griffith
Griffith
American Legion
Condition Of Streams Across Counties Reported
Monocacy at Frederick Junction shows cloudy water while Potomac at Knoxville remains muddy indicating varying stream conditions across this region.
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Frederick Junction
Potomac
Knoxville
City Gangs Run Crime Kefauver Says in Senate Report
Senator Kefauver declared a 15 billion illegal rambling industry run by big city gangs across the United States. He warned organized crime threatens law enforcement and the government, citing Costello, Capone, and Purple gangs as continuing operators. Attorney General McGrath and Gov. Stevenson urged reforms, with ABA moving to assist in prosecutorial modernization. Additional speakers noted widespread corruption among lawyers and police, while troops arrived in Korea to reinforce UN forces.
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Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate
American Bar Association
ABA
United States
Costello
New York
Capone
Chicago
Purple
Detroit
McGrath
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Western Allies Move to End War With Germany
London reports defense ministers from the United States, Britain, and France agreed to end the war state with Germany. They urge rapid formation of a central western army and outline steps including mobile police units, lifting restrictions on German industry and shipbuilding, and expanding steel production to aid defense.
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London
New York
Frankfurt
Germany
United States
Huntria
France
West
Lane Clinches Maryland Democratic Nomination for Governor
Governor Lane won the Democratic nomination for a second term without leading in the popular vote as Maryland’s unit system produced mixed results. U S Senator Millard E Tydings secured the party’s renomination, while D John Markey and John Marshall Butler contended for the Republican Senate nod.
Markey and Butler in tight Republican Senate race
In Baltimore on Sept 19 John Markey led in popular votes 29024 to 26382 while John Marshall Butler held a convention edge with 49 Baltimore city and county unit votes vs Markey’s 35. No returns yet from Baltimore and Worcester counties and Cecil reported lightly. final results awaited official tabulation.
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Baltimore
M—D
John Markey
John Marshall Butler
Butler
Markey
Baltimore City
Worcester
Cecil County
Gunter Named For Attorney General Nomination
William A. Gunter, former Allegany county State Senator, appears to have secured enough county convention votes to win the Republican nomination for Attorney General. Helen Elizabeth Brown carried Baltimore and some counties but trails in overall convention tally, with Gunter leading in 11 counties and ahead in 17 more. In the statewide popular vote with most precincts counted, Gunter leads 30,180 to 18,231 for Brown.
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Baltimore
William A. Gunter
Allegany County
Helen Elizabeth Brown
Harford County
Gunter
Cecil
Worcester
Miss Brown
Russian Guns To Be Used Against Reds In Korea
Russian made artillery captured by U N forces in Korea will be turned on North Korean troops. Ordnance teams work around the clock after a survey found at least 74 guns and mortars abandoned by retreating Reds along the Naktong river. A special unit is to be formed to operate the captured weapons.
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U. S
Korea
Naktong River
McKeldin Sees Democratic Split As Victory Hint
Baltimore report says Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin, Republican candidate, hails Democrats’ bitterness and predicts a close race with Governor Lane and George P. Mahoney. He expects Mahoney to win the popular vote but lose the nomination by unit votes as Lane is repudiated. Washington notice adds 9,568 officers called up, bringing reserve company grade summons to 17,427 since the Korean outbreak.
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Baltimore
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin
McKeldin
Mahoney
Lane
Washington
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Harrignan
W. E. Ritter
Shoe Company
Concern
Littlestown, Pa
Han River
Drops Howard
8Th Army
Philippines
Millard E. Tydings
Allegany
Caroline
Harford
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General Assembly
Hugh J. Monaghan
John A. Meyer
Monaghan End Myer
State Racing Commission
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