Heavy rains flood Frederick area as reservoirs rise
Heavy rains boosted Fishing Creek and local reservoirs to near spill level with the Potomac and Monocacy remaining steady. One inch fell in Frederick in 24 hours, bringing the month to about two and a half inches as cooler air moves in and fall begins with wet weather.
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Fishing Creek
Potomac
Monocacy River
Jug Bridge
Catoctin Furnace
Carroll Creek
Lewistown
State Roads I Commission
Linganore Creek
Plane Wreck at Shannon Sends Passengers Shocked
A Pan American Constellation crashed after landing at Shannon airport, breaking in two. Twenty six passengers, including Paula Sanchez of Sunngvale California, were shocked but none seriously hurt. The flight was New York to Lisbon on its first Atlantic crossing since recent grounding. Airport crews extricated passengers. Sanchez was hospitalized for shock.
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Rineanne
Eire
Shannon
New York
Lisbon
Paula Sanchez
Sunngvale
Calif
Truman Surprise Appointments Stir London Ambassadorship Guessing
Washington reports President Truman spurting surprise choices to key posts fuels a guessing game over who will succeed Harriman as ambassador to Great Britain. Past examples include Krug for Interior and Vinson becoming Chief Justice, with speculation weighing pocketbook, stature, health and record.
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Washington
Truman
Great Britain
W. Averell Harriman
Henry A. Wallace
Interior
Fred M. Vinson
the Treasury
Harriman
London
Pontifical Mass Opens Centennial Visitation Celebration
Friends and alumnae gathered in Frederick for two day centennial events of Visitation Academy and the alumnae association Golden anniversary rites began with a Pontifical High Mass in a chapel altar adorned with lilies and palms The ceremony was led by Bishop Laurence J Shehan with Rev Daniel L McDermott and Rev Charles Mith Battimore among the clergy A Woodstock College octet and the Jesuit master of ceremonies Eugene Lineham S J supported the service The Very Rev Francis Tucker delivered the sermon and a Benediction preceded a tea in the distribution hall served by alumnae
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Visitation Academy
Laurence J. Shehan
Baltimore
Washington
Sisters of the Visitation
Maryland
Shehan
Daniel
McDermott
Phila
Delphia
Geacon
Charles
Mith Battimore
Ewas Eugene Lineham
Woodstock College
Woodstock
Francis Tucker
Oblate Fathers
St. Francis de Sales
Real Estate of Late Paul M Little Sold in Thurmont
Estate of the late Paul M Little drew 26 640 at public sale in front of Thurmont Bank. Gilmore R Flautt Jr bought the 107 acre farm with improvements for 10 800 and new properties in Thurmont for 3 405 and 4 615. Twenty two undeveloped lots on Apples Church road sold to Flautt and other buyers. Auctioneer Emmett R Bowlus conducted the sale with attorney Manuel M Weinberg.
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County jJoicerve
Paul M. Little
Thurmont Bank
Thurmont
Rocky Ridge Road
Gilmore R. Flautt, Jr
West Main Street
Fiautt
Route 5
Town Hall
Apples Church Road
Thurmont A
Flautt
Ernest Hammaker
Ralph Miller
Albert Zentz
Wilbur R. Freeze
Agnee L. Little
Manuel M. Weinberg
Emmett R. Bowlus
Pittsburgh Power Strike Halts Steel Mills and Transit
A three fuel power walkout by Duquesne Light Co employees cripples Pittsburgh affecting 1.5 million residents. Pittsburgh Railways cuts trolleys 50 percent as power to industrial users is severely limited. US Steel units close plants and lay about 2,500 workers while injunction hearings unfold.
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Pittsburgh
Duquesne Light Company
Pittsburgh Railways Co
Light Company
U. S. Steel Corporation
T Ie American Bridge Company
Ambridge
McKees Rocks
McKeesport
Clairton
Duquesne Light Co
Ducuesne Light Co
Associated Companies
Common Pléas Court
Pe Ee
Gally
Local Churches Aid Relief Through New Windsor Center
Frederick churches and individuals provided food and clothing to the Church World Service Center at New Windsor for overseas shipment. A recent batch included 7 boxes of food weighing 284 pounds and 26 boxes of shoes and clothing weighing 494 pounds. The Church of the Brethren parsonage hosted sorting by its women, with G. Elmer Brengle coordinating. The center ships to countries across the Atlantic and Pacific, and donations include beading and canned goods. The Heifer Project sent 330 heifers and one purebred bull to Baltimore for shipment to Czechoslovakia, the second shipment after a January group. The center, supported by several denominations, handles large weekly consignments of clothing, books, canned food, medicines, and toys.
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Frederick
Church World Service Center
New Windsor
Church of the Brethren
G. Elmer Brengle
Wilson Place
Atlantic
Pacific
Baltimore
Cyrus W
Czechoslovakia
Heifer Project Committee
Brethren Service Committee
Cattle Roams Fields Yet Beef Remains Scarce at Tables
U S agriculture officials report near record numbers of cattle on western ranges but beef supplies stay tight as marketings lag. Uncertainty over prices and tax timing, plus competition from corn belt feeders, delays slaughter and fattening. Secretary Anderson to discuss livestock policy on radio.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Clinton P. Anderson
Miewk Bye Daty
Ant al
Tiesc Ate
Kaiser Asks Time To Study Questions
Henry J. Kaiser, west coast shipbuilder, says he cannot answer many detailed questions about five years of Kaiser Company transactions. He notes the inquiry into wartime shipbuilding profits will require a staff to respond. The hearing followed claims Kaiser Enterprises earned 19.5 million in profits on a 2.51 million investment and similar figures for another firm triggering calls for a full investigation.
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Washington
Henry J. Kaiser
Kaiser Company, Inc
Merchant Marine Committee
ALC Die
Bae
Kaiser
Kaiser Shipbuilding Enterprises
Hove
Fred Bradley
ReMich
Alvin Weichel
R-Ohio
Tyler Kent Buys Peters Farms Near Frederick
Tyler Kent of Washington acquired the two Peters Farms south of Frederick on New Design and Buckeystown roads totaling about 284 acres. The sale includes the Peters mansion and farm buildings with possession in 60 days subject to tenants rights. Purchase price reported around 67500 dollars, broker Ned S. Zeiler of Frederick coordinated the deal.
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Gerrit Peters
Frederick
Buckeystown
New Design Roads
Tyler Kent
Washington
U. S. Diplomatic Service
New Design Road
Buckeystown Pike
Kent
Montgomery County
Real Estate Prices Face Buyer Resistance Across Cities
AP reports rising buyer resistance to top asking prices and slower home turnover in major cities. In nine metros buyers resisted in some form, with notable price slumps. only Washington DC and San Francisco showed steady demand and no price declines. Deeds recorded include Tuscarora district parcels and Baltimore area homes. murder case: Howard Elmer Clayton held on murder charge in Sadie Jackson stabbing.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
San Francisco
Corlett Wagner
Los Angeles
Baltimore
C. Philip Pitt
Washington
Howard Elmer Clayton
Sadie Jackson
Bud. W. Va
Stalin Sees No Big Danger Of Real War
Stalin says no real danger of a new war ahead and envisions possible long term cooperation with the western democracies despite ideological differences. He notes US monopoly on atomic weapons could not last and warns China troop presence threatens peace. He blames military agents for war talk and calls for demilitarization of Germany to secure lasting peace.
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Moscow
Stalin
Soviet Union
United States
China
Alexander Werth
Mastow
Germany
Werth
Associated Press
Eddy Gilmore
United Nations
Gilmore
Soviet Monitor
London
Russia
West
U.S. R
Wallace
DP Crisis in UNRRA Debates as War Refugees Stir Russia
Mackenzies column notes UNRRA budget of 258 million to aid about 900000 displaced people in American British and French zones. Russia and Latin American nations oppose. Feonov accuses US Britain of political handling while Yugoslavia and Poland allege propaganda in DP camps. LaGuardia cites military authorities as fueling propaganda, with disputes over repatriation and camp oversight.
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United Nations Economic and Social Council
Europe
Russia
Ds Anea
Nikolai Feonov
United States
Britain
Yugoslavia
Poland
F. H. LaGuardia
UNRRA
Economic and Social Council
LaGuardia
Moscow
U. S
England
Rev. R. S. Harp Jr Installed As Rector In Richmond
Rev. R. S. Harp Jr son of Mrs Reno Harp of this city was installed as the fifth rector of St. Stephen s Episcopal church Richmond Virginia The service was led by Bishop Frederick D Goodwin with parish representatives presenting keys to the new incumbent Harp a Johns Hopkins and Union Theological Seminary graduate came to Richmond in May after leading Trinity Protestant Episcopal church Washington His wife mother and son Renee O Harp II attended the event at the Westhampton rectory death of a Marine veteran in Clifton Forge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Harp, Jr
Harp
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Richmond
Frederick DB. Goodwin
Virginia
Dens
J. Randolph Tucker
Douglas VanderHoof
Stalin Echoes Confidence in Soviet Western Ties
In a dialogue with Wallace, Stalin dismissed the idea of Western powers deliberately encircling the Soviet Union. He called claims Moscow dictated Western Communist parties absurd and rejected the notion of a capitalist encirclement while affirming possible friendly ties with Britain.
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Wallace
Stalin
United States
Britain
Russia
Soviet Union
Hitler
Goebbels
Moscow
Europe
Defortify Border: Greece Bulgaria Frontier Demilitarized
The peace conference military commission voted 11 to seven to demilitarize Bulgaria's 180 mile frontier with Greece to the same extent as Italy's with Yugoslavia. Three delegates were absent. The move faced only Brazil and Slav delegates in opposition. Attacks by Col Hodgson of Australia criticized Big Four ministers for jointly steering Libya Eritrea and Italian Somaliland talks.
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Paris
Peace Conference Military Commission
Southeas
Europe
Bulgaria
Foreign Ministers Council
Greece
Italy
Yugoslavia
Brazil
Big Four
W. R. Hodgson
Australia
Hodgson
Russia
United States
Great Britain
France
Libya
Eritrea
Gladwyn Jebb
Stalin and Eden Voices Spark Foreign Policy Debate
Former Secretary Henry A Wallace praised Stalin and Eden for peace urging remarks that sparked global hope. Eden urged a new approach toward the Soviet Union amid fears of war, while Stalin dismissed a capitalist encirclement and warned that the atomic bomb secrecy cannot last. Will Clayton said no current need for a new approach to Russia. Paris papers led with Stalin’s international remarks, and L Osservatore Romano ran the interview on its front page without comment.
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The
Associated Press
Henry A. Wallace
Stalin
Anthony Eden
Eden
London
Soviet Union
Great Britain
United States
Britain
Russia
Washington
Will Clayton
Clayton
Retary
United Nations Security Council
China
Brazil
Iceland
Panama
Vatican
Vatican City
L'Osservatore Romano
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National Association Bank Auditors and Comptrollers
Taney Inn
Taneytown
John McC. Mowbray
Roland Fark Company
Edgar E. Thomas
Western Maryland Trust Co
Rederick
Rank A. Conaway
First National Bank
Mr. Airy
L. Rayhu Specht
Farmer and Mechanics National Bank
Copenhagen
Arvee Islands Lagting
Laging
Calcutta
Terminal Bay
Cumberland
State of
Niel
Rosa H. Jacobs
Albert E. Facey
Tuscarora
Warren
H. Turner
Frederick Avenue
Elmer L. Driver
Carrall A. Rager
Robert L. Easterday
Jefferson Street
Vonsiger
Mackenzie
Dewitt MacKenzie
R. S. Harp, Jr
Clifton Forge
JFR
Clark F. Berkner
Mavis
Robert F. Craft
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