Chemistry In War Role of chemical support in modern combat
General Anthony C. McAuliffe outlines how the Chemical Corps backs fronts in Korea with mortar and aircraft fuel, napalm, smoke screens, flame throwers, decon, and maintenance. He notes chemical processes power weapons and vehicles and details corps activities in defense operations. Bids opened for Silver Spring storm sewer and Washington County road resurfacing projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony C. McAuliffe
Bastogne
Department of the Army
McAuliffe
Korea
Chemical Corps
Air Force
Navy
Inchon
Chemical Corps Laboratory
Fiow
Baltimore
Wilmoth Paving Company
Washington
Iaw
Silver Spring
State Roads Commission
Wilmoth
Georgia Avenue
Woodside Parkway
Washington County
Bester Long, Inc
Hagerstown
Leitersburg
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The News Columns
Fifty years ago on September 27 1906 Frederick items note hospital funding with a $5000 state appropriation to Frederick City Hospital Association. Judge McSherry ruled a grand jury limit unconstitutional, shielding a prisoner whose indictment exceeded ten days. Sheriff Troxell led a jury to Monrovia to condemn property for B&O Railroad bed improvements. J A Chapman of railway mail service planned four year star route bids starting July 1 1901 and added box delivery on routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. BR. Yeakle
Frederick City
Monrovia
Jesse M. Burall
B. and O
J. A. Chapman
Frederick
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The News Column
Twenty years ago on Sept 27 1930 a fire aided by high winds and water shortage destroyed a large bank barn owned by Mrs John P Hickman two miles southwest of Doubs. Loss estimated 6000 to 7000 dollars. High winds from the north west ended a heat wave raising the day’s high to 59. Democratic county central committee held a preelection meeting in Win Hall with harmony reported. C Barrick chaired and Allen M dreuwnanimously chosen candidate for county offices. Brillian t wed at Weabrey Fall season pen at Calvary church when Min
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Hickman
Doubs
Democratic County Central Presuttee
Win- Hall
C. Barrick
Allen M
Calvary
Road to Seoul Crowds and Rushing Troops in Korea
A veteran reporter describes the crowded front in Korea as American and South Korean forces push toward Seoul. Tanks jeeps and supply trucks jam the road while officials and troops push to link with Marines and airborne units. A visiting VIP sees the harsh reality of war, including dead enemies and grim logistics, and remarks that it isn’t as rough as some say.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
New York
Frank W. Allen
Washington, D. C
Flest Cavalry Division
Korea
Ike
Army
Two Frederick youths enlist in armed services here
Two local youths from Frederick County enlisted through Winchester Hall Army and Air Force recruiting stations this past week. Harry W. Barrick Jr. 23, of Woodsboro, joined the Engineer Corps for three years and trained at Fort Meade. Wayne E. Hill, 17, of Brunswick, joined the Air Force for four years and began basic training at Lakland San Antonio, Texas. Navy recruiting chief Clarence O. Bowers announced a Waves enlistment drive with eligibility including high school graduation, unmarried status, ages 29 to 26, and passing exams. Waves work in administration, communications, supply, aviation and hospital duties.
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Frederick County
Army
Air Force
Winchester Hall
Robert L. Lane
Bidwell Sherman
Harry W. Barrick
Woodsboro
Engineer Corps
Fort George G. Meade
Wayne £. Hill
Flossie I. Hill
Ninth Avenue
Brunswick
Hill
Larkland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Clarence O. Bowers
Navy
Bowers
Waves
Mayor outlines planned off street parking in Frederick
Mayor Elmer F. Munshower told Zonta Club members that off street parking areas show promise to ease traffic but not cure all problems. He promised near term city action, with meters on lots as a first step, and a study of overall traffic to improve the city. He noted water system specifics, fire protection, and praised volunteer firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Elmer F. Munshower
Zonta Club
Vindobona
Braddock Heights
Munshower
Seventh Street
Shank and Etzler
Rhoda Kallaway
Mary Condon Hodgson
Zontians
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Brassiere Brigade Faces Prosecution in Coin theft case
Miami officials said they will prosecute members of the "brassiere brigade" accused of smuggling thousands of dollars in coins from a Southern Bell counting room. More than 150 people were questioned in the long running thefts. police estimate over $100,000 stolen over years. Those held were released after an habeas corpus hearing. company plans to press charges against those involved directly or indirectly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Brassiere Brigade
Dade County
Robert T. Taylor
J. M. Phillips
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Taylor
Phillips
George E. Holt
Fuss to Address Brotherhood Meeting in Cedar Rapids
M C Fuss of Taneytown former president of the Brotherhood of the Maryland Synod ULCA will address the 1st biennial convention of the Brotherhood of the United Lutheran Church in America in Cedar Rapids Iowa October 19. Delegates from 22 states and nearly 10000 members will attend the meeting with Fuss serving as official delegate for Trinity Lutheran Taneytown and the Maryland Synod Brotherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merwen,c. Fuss
Taneytown
Brotherhood of the Maryland Synod
ULCA
Brotherhood of the United Lutheran Church In America
Cedar Rapids
Fuss
Men's Auxiliary of
The
USCA
Connecticut
California
Minnesota
Texas
Brotherhood of Trinity Lutheran Church
Wholesale Price Index Declines For Week In Food
New York September 27 The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index fell this week marking the largest weekly drop of the year and the first decline since the Korean War began. The index slipped to 6.61 from 6.67 last week though it remains 16.4 percent above the year ago level. Cocoa coffee lard hams beef led declines with flour rye oats cottonseed oil currants hogs and lambs also lower. Wheat corn bellies butter cheese eggs raisins and prunes rose. Also reported were docketed arrests by city police including William T Gue James Nelson Ernest Elstow and others for intoxication and related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Congressional mood on autumn elections amid war fear
Washington observers note voters face a tense 1950s landscape as Korea and fear of another world war shape choices. The Democratic Party bears credit or blame for administration leadership while labor unions mobilize funding and mobilize into campaign activity under Taft-Hartley and related acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Korea
Truman
White House
United Lutheran meetings boost family life in Taneytown
A three day county series sponsored by the United Lutheran Church of America gathered pastors and representatives from 28 Taneytown area churches at Trinity church. Rev. Glenn L. Stahl led Wednesday devotions, Rev. George B. Ammon spoke on Home-Church cooperation, and several local families were noted for visits and gatherings. The Fried Green Turkey dinner at the high school was also announced for today from 4 to 8 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taneytown
United Lutheran Church of America
Trinity Church
Trinity
Glenn L. Stahl
Richard Bollinger
George B. Ammon
Parish
Philadelphia
Morgan Andreas
Harry Hahn
Charles Hahn
Carroll Garber
Ida Bloom
Bene&t
The
Fire Company
Harry J Reindolar
Donald Mueller
Canadaigua
N.Y
George Herting
Baltimore
Walter Brower
Ernest Fream
John Fream
Rose Walmer
Paoli
Valley Forge
Earl Bowers
Truman Bowers
Jacob Fisher
Braddock Heights
William Bedinger
Greeley, Cole
William A. Copenhaver
Joyce Owen
Charles Owen
University of Maryland
Robert Harner
George Harner
Woodstock
Massanutten Military School
Roland
Maxine Garvin
A. W. Garvin
Lebanon College
Maxine
Shenandoah College
Kiwanis Club
Europe
Philip Royer
Westminster
Crumpacker
al Baldwin
Wallace Reindollar
Estella Yingling
Jere Shaefer
Carel E. Frock
Z. C. Fiscus
Picnic Lunch At Flook Home In Feagaville
A Sunday picnic was hosted at the home of Mr and Mrs Marshall Flook Feagaville. Refreshments were served in the afternoon. Attendees included numerous Flook relatives and family friends such as Walter Bidle Jr Arthur Flook Elvin Flook Charles Willard Earl Hargett Ronald Miss Ellsworth Wiles Merkle Flook P E Flook Grayson Flook Kenneth Wiles Margretta Flook Willie Shaff Joanna Bidle Ruth Shaff Gloria Bidle Evelyn Hildebrand Grace Bidle Jane Flook Mary Elizabeth Wiles Darlene Flook Lillian Flook Foster Burdette William Lindsey Charles Green Walter Bidle III Grayson Bidle Ronald Bidie Grayson E Flook Drexel Bidle William Bidle Vern on Flook Earl Hargett Jr Arthur Kay Bidle Witmer Flook Charles Willard Jr James Flook Johnny Wiles William Miss Kenneth Wiles Jr William Flook Thomas Bidle Jerry Bidle Robert Miss
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Flook
Feagaville
Walter Bidle, Jr
Arthur Flook
Elvin Flook
Charles Willard
Earl Hargett
Ronald Miss
Ellsworth Wiles
Merkle Flook
P. E Flook
Grayson Flook
Kenneth Wiles
Margretta Flook
Willie Shaff
Joanna Bidle
Ruth Shaff
Gloria Bidle
Evelyn Hildebrand
Margretta G. Flook
Grace Bidle
Jane Flook
Mary Elizabeth Wiles
Gloria Miss
Darlene Flook
Lillian Flook
Messrs
Foster Burdette
William Lindsey
Charles Green
Walter Bidle III
Grayson Bidle
Ronald Bidie
Grayson E. Flook
Drexel Bidle
William Bidle
Vernon Flook
Arthur Kay Bidle
Witmer Flook
James Flook
Johnny Wiles
William Miss
William Flook
Thomas Bidle
Jerry Bidle
Robert Miss
Market Prices Include Wheat Corn Barley Prices
Market prices listed show wheat and corn figures alongside barley in bushel and barrel units. The line also notes a seas price reading of 825 dollars though details are fragmentary and unclear.
Truman veto sparks clash over defense plant law
President Truman argues the anti Communist bill would force publication of a public log of defense plants and facilities vital to national defense. Supporters say the measure targets covert Communist entry while government checks could suffice in some cases. The split highlights legal anxieties and potential constitutional questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow Wash
Truman
Congress
Secretary of Defense
Defense
Moscow
Mass Murder of 12 U S Soldiers at Chinju
General MacArthur's headquarters said 12 American soldiers with arms bound were found murdered at Chinju by the U S 25th Division on Tuesday. Two other men were alive and wounded. An eye witness reported North Korean forces tied the men, marched them into a ravine, and used machine guns. A North Korean body was found among the Americans. The wounded Americans lacked food and water for five days. one survivor described the mass killing despite being shot five times. Survivors were flown to a Japanese hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
MacArthur
Chinju
U. S
Japan
Stan Swinton
Swinton
Welfare Planning debate stirs Kiwanis talk by Godwin
Earl Godwin, noted newsman and commentator, warned Urbana Kiwanis on a ladies night that welfare planning and federal bureaucracy threaten American freedom. He argued government schemes foster dependency and echo Europe’s oppressions, urging self-reliance and restraint in spending while praising Byrd and Rich for fiscally conservative efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Europe
Maryland
Washington
Earl Godwin
Kiwanis Club
Peter Pan Inn
Urbana
Godwin
Erwanians
Children's Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Maryland Medical Faculty Meet In Braddock Heights
The semi annual meeting of the Maryland Medical and Chirurgical Faculty is set for Braddock Heights on the eleventh anniversary of the last county gathering. September 28, 1939 featured Dr. Victor Cullen as acting president in Frederick. The late Dr. Thomas B Johnson, once a president elect, is noted for 1925 election but died before assuming office. Separate notes report four more primary election expenditure certificates filed by candidates including S Fenton Harris, Edward D Storm, Mary H Gregory, and Roy I Hyndman with various amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Medical and Chirurgical
Vindobona
Braddock Heights
State Medical Society
Victor Cullen
Johnson
S. Fenton Harris
House of Delegates
Edward D. Storm
Mary H. Gregory
Orphans Court
Roy I. Hyndman
Orphana Court
Medical And Chirurgical Ledford Beall Reunion Held
Faculty and friends gathered Thursday for a Ledford Beall reunion at Airy and Mt. Airy areas. Attendees included Harry L. Beall of Yellow Springs and Doug Beall of Reisterstown along with numerous Musgroves Ledford Garh Penn Shoemaker Welty and Wetzel family members. Refreshments and a Ledford Reunion lettered cake were served by Harry J. Beall and collaborators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beall and Ledford
A Mra
Harry L. Beall
Yell Springs
Doug Beall
Reisterstown
Ni Musgrove
Near Long
Stanley Musgrove
Curtiss
James and
Lyn
Long Corner
Car G. Ledford
Ja L
Charles R
Grace L
Edna David A
Betty D
Joseph M
Mark E
Barbara R
Marga V
Robert W
Paul A
Airy
Lillian L. Lawsenson
Lee L
Jefferson
Robert W. Grabill
da Tera
Patricia E
Shirley
Mt. Airy
Melvin Penn
Wall Springs
Richard Horton
Rich Kramer
Geni Wetzel
Ledford
Harry J. Beal
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Evan-gelical Lutheran Church
Thomas Mootesworth
Glenn Keitholtz
Norman Stonesifer
Edwin Nikirk
Keilholtz
Michael Mulcahy
Gherman Haines
Herschel Gibbs
Hallowe'en
James Garrett
Mulcahy
Ralph Betson
Louis
William Banks
M. C. Fuss
William T. Gue
James Nelson
Ernest Elstow
Clarksburg
Cers Kanode
Carty
Burras
David Lawrence
Ohio
AFL
CIO
Ruth Fowler
Anna M. Otto
Mabel Smith
Betty Morrison
Dorothy Myerly
Catherine Shank
Alice Hartsock
Mary Little
Hershburger
Boonsboro
Frederick County Fish and Game Protective Association
Walter Reed Hospital
Camp Kanawha
Point of Rocks
Charles QV. Magaha
WES. U
U.S
Byrd
Rich
Erland
British Isles
Ameria
J. Milton Brunk
Thomas McGill
Pgram
M Godwin
H. David Hagan
Roy Williams
Commun Concert Association
Joseph Thorning
Near
Buckeystown
God
William M. Holzapfel
A. Pearre
Florence Schroed
Norvell Belt
Cefield Himes
A. H. Etchison
Joseph F. Thoring
John R. Flatrick
Clyde Roney
Robert Rozahn
Middletown
Edward P. Thomas
William H. Bartgis
R. Patrick Turner
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