Senator Douglas Sees Military Waste In Ping Pong Ball Specs
Senator Paul Douglas cites 54 pages of ping pong ball specifications as an example of government excess. He accuses the Army of over staffing and waste while urging economy across departments including Agriculture, State, Veterans Affairs, and the Post Office. He notes Marine Corps efficiency and questions VA personnel needs and postal deficits amid high service costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Philadelphia
Paul Douglas
American Philosophical Society
Army
Marine Corps
Pentagon
Agriculture
State
Veterans Administration
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans Admin
Satvation
State Department
Postoffice Department
Dirksen and Taft Ally Press Ike for Specific Views
Senator Dirksen urged General Eisenhower to be reasonably specific on campaign issues upon return from Europe. Ben Lodge, backing Taft for the GOP nomination, said Ike will discuss issues publicly around June 1 and be frank, while Taft supporters circulate petitions asking Eisenhower to state positions on 21 matters.
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Dirksen
Taft Backer
Ike
Washington
Sen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Ben Lodge
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Europe
Marblehead, Marr
Lodge
Columbia University
Picayune
Taft
Hisenhower
Portrait Painter Hesselius Linked to Philadelphia and Annapolis
The article traces John Hesselius active in Philadelphia and Annapolis, noting his earliest dated work in 1750 and his burial at Bellefield on the Severn River. It mentions his marriage to a Marylander, his death in 1778, and his influence on American provincial art through cross currents from Dutch and British styles. A Hesselius portrait of Mrs. Gough was bought by the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts last month as part of its growing American painter collection. State's Attorney Robert H. Archer Jr. states the case will go to the May term grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John Hesselius
Annapolis
Bellefield
Severn River
John
Christian Brinton
Clothing Firm Is Restrained From FLSA Violations
A federal court in Baltimore entered a judgment restraining Union Bridge Clothing Company of Union Bridge Maryland from further Fair Labor Standards Act violations. The firm underpaid workers, failed to keep records, used homeworkers, employed minors illegally, and moved goods in interstate commerce. Damages totaled 790 dollars, plus Walsh Healey penalties.
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Carrol County
Baltimore
William Harga ‘Dine, Jr
U. & Department of Labor
William C. Coleman
Hargadine
Union Bridge Clothing Company
Union Bridge, Md
FLSA
Ilegally
Minore
Walsh-Healey
Obituary notices and funeral plans in Hagerstown area
Obituary notices from the Hagerstown region report deaths of multiple residents including W. Vale Barney 68 of Hagerstown later of Fort Worth Texas and Clarence Franklin Sowers 80 of Washington along with Mrs Lilie Mae Bragunier and Linton Norman Mears. Funeral arrangements list A. K. Coffman Funeral Home services led by Rev. Dr. F Berry and Rev. Charles F. Phillips plus interments at Rose Hill and Rest Haven Cemeteries with details on church affiliations and surviving relatives.
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Gamoetown
W. Vale
Hagerstown
Ele
Algernon and
Lena (Gaines) Barney
St. Pauls BE
Ada Steiner
Berkeley Springs
Boyd
Pierre
S. D
Howard
Buffalo
N. Y
A. K. Coffman Funeral Home
Plominer
Rose Hill Cemetery
Clarence F. Sowers
Clarence Franklin Sowers
Washington
J. C
Fiartle
Williamsport
London ‘County
Jathn Sowers
Francis Asbury Methodist Church
J. D. Bahner
Arlington
San
C. Palmer Sowers
William B
Salvation Army
Seabring
Fla
Francis Ashbury Methodist Church
Charles F. Phillips
Glenwood Cemetery
Lilie Mae Bragunier
Ned F. Bragunier
Conococheague
Washington County Hospital
Wilsons
Isaac and
Mary Brathwaiter Clark
Wilson’s
Trinity Lutheran Church
Edna M
Linton Norman Mears
Willard Street
Baltimore
Lawrence Mears
Mary Annie (Grooms
Mears
Fairchild Aircraft Division
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Lovat
Caw-Cio
Garnetta
Mia
Thelma Henderson
Mamie Halley
Geraldine Fields
Marcus Mears
Richmond
Suter
Suter Funeral
J. Turnbull Spicknall
D.D
Rest Haven Cemetery
Patrol Bomber Rescued After 19 Days Stranded
A Navy patrol bomber with 17 crew members arrived safely in Greenland after 19 days stranded on an ice island 600 miles from the North Pole. An engine failed on takeoff from a planned flight north, and a spare engine plus seven repair crew from Kodiak Alaska were brought in. Navy and Air Force teams are analyzing polar water and ice conditions.
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Washington
Navy
Greenland
North Pole
Air Force
Kodiak
Alaska
Polar
Radium Found Hidden by Schoolchildren in Yard Exchange
About 200 thousand dollars worth of radium, stored in four pellets, was recovered after a schoolroom clue led Army investigators to a cracked sidewalk near a residence. Two boys aged 10 and 12 directed police to the site. authorities say the youngsters likely intended to use the pellets as fishing weights and were briefly examined for radiation exposure.
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Carteret
Ned
Foster Wheeling Corp
George Sheridan
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Grammar School
Nicholas Novusis
Sheridan
Potice
Pelista
JA. R. Cacilll
Cacill
Foster- Wheeler
Local Stocks From Cohn & Co Quotations Report
Quotations furnished by Cohn and Co members of the New York Stock Exchange list price data for securities as of 1951. The report notes listings from 19 North Jonathan Street in Hagerstown Maryland with division details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohn & Co
New York Stock ‘Exchange
Jonathan ‘Street
Hagerstown
Maryland
Former Seaman and Woman Face Murder Charge
Lloyd Douglas George a 30 year old former seaman and Mrs Della Blanche Poulsen 24 were charged with murder in the fatal stabbing and slaying of Mrs Ann Mary Finnegan 38 whose nearly nude body was found by a family on an Easter egg hunt near Glen Burnie on April 13 State's Attorney Ansel Sadaro said Finnegan was slain in a West Baltimore rooming house on or about March 26 with George charged as an accessory before and after the fact The two were arrested Tuesday in Greenfield Ohio and the grand jury will hear the case Monday
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Baltimore
Lloyd Douglas George
Della Blanche Poulsen
Ann Mary Finnegan
Glen Burnlei
Ansel Sadara
Finnegan
Poulsen
George
Utah Republicans Clash Over 14 Convention Delegates
In Salt Lake City on April 26 the Utah Republican convention saw a Taft Eisenhower tug of war with 14 national convention votes at stake. The Taft faction announced a slate of 14 delegates and 14 alternates, while Eisenhower supporters reported caucuses statewide selecting probable delegates and planning a formal slate. Leaders from both camps predicted victory.
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Salt Lake City
Taft Eisenhower
Utah
Ohio
Dwleht
Eisenhower
Service News: Training and Assignments for Armed Forces Veterans
The report covers basic and air force training completions at Camp Roberts California Lackland Air Force Base Texas and Korean front service. Pvt Fanrose B Taylor Jr completed basic training and is home ten days with wife present. Pvt Leroy B Fletcher finished airman indoctrination at Lackland Gateway to the Air Force. Pvt Guy E Eichelberger serves with 24th Infantry Division in Korea on the eastern front with 26th Infantry Division and Turk ish brigade. He joined the Army in September 194? and is an ammunition bearer in Company G 27th Infantry Regiment arriving in Korea last March.
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Fanrose B. Taylor, Jr
Camp Roberts
California
Big Spring
Fonrove Taylor
Mra
Alice Hart
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Leroy B. Fletcher
Florence Fletcher
South Foundry St
Haperatown, Md
Air Force
24Th Infantry Div
Korea
Guy E. Eichelberger
Leo Eichelberger
Williamaport
26Th Infantry Division
Unk
Keichelberger
27Th Infantry Regiment
Candidates Data Sent To Pastors In Maryland Delaware
Background data on May 5 primaries and candidate views were sent to county church pastors for possible distribution. Information includes education professional and civic experience and responses to a 18 item church concern questionnaire. Respondents include H Grady Gore Thomas Hankinson William Prescott Allen and Frank Raymond Long.
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Department of Christian ‘Social Relations
Maryland
Delaware Council of Churches
iLeague of Women Voters
United Christian Citizens Organization
Europe
Universal m
Vatican
H. Grady Gore
Thomas Hankinson
Congress
William Prescott Allen
Frank Raymond Long
Barbara Payton Loses Alimony Bid in First Joust with Tone
Barbara Payton's request for $1,400 monthly alimony was dismissed by Superior Judge Mildred Lillie after she failed to meet assets and expenses from her affidavit. Tone's lawyer plans a new affidavit. Tone seeks to amend the divorce complaint to add adultery accusations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Barbara Payton
Franchot Tone
Mildred Lillie
Tone
Stanley Gleis
Legal Journal
Lillie
Tom Neal
May
Miss Payton
Five Marylanders To Be Princesses at Apple Blossom Festival
A group of Maryland girls, including the granddaughter of former governor Emerson C. Harrington, will serve as princesses in the Apple Blossom Festival court at Winchester, Virginia, next week. Miss Virginia Flattington Truitt is among the honorees.
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Winchester
Maryland
Prin‘cesses
Ning Warren
Virginia Flat- Tington Truitt
Emerson C.harrington
Misa Troitt
Sleep Or Fun Youll Lose An Hour Tonight
Nightly clocks jump forward in Daylight Saving Time as 65 million Americans move their watches ahead at 2 am. People are urged to set clocks one hour forward before bed or evening activities to regain the hour in September when Standard Time returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Record Vote In Primaries Seen
A summary of a local primaries survey shows 61 prefer the current system with seven local delegates to the state convention. 243 favor direct presidential votes, with Estes Kefauver winning in the May 4 Maryland primary. Eisenhower leads Taft among those voting for a candidate. Students note broad approval of voting machines and reflect on voter engagement and attitudes.
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Washington County
Estes Kefauver
Maryland
Eisenhower
Taft
MacArthur
Warren
Stassen
Kefauver
Truman
Stevenson
Russell
Byrd
Douglas
Haverstown
Arrest Youth For Attack On Woman
Bernard T. Schroyer a 21 year old plumber of Frederick is held on charges of rape and assault after forcing a 31 year old mother of two into his car near Frederick. He was captured at his Union Bridge workplace after the assault which occurred as she walked near a park following coffee. The victim identified him. the case ties to Solomons and College Park.
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Bernard T. Schroyer
Frederick
Schroyer
Union Bridge
Maryland Fielded Volunteer Ground Air Spotter Corps
Washington reports that 160000 volunteers are enrolled in 88 states for the civilian observer corps. Maryland Virginia and West Virginia are included as the Air Force states the corps is fully mobilized for 24 hour duty and training continues while regular forces prepare for possible war.
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Washington
Air Force Aayg Ite
Air Force
Corpa
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Civilian Observer Corps
Young Driver Fined and Jailed for Perjury Case
A 17 year old girl testified that Gray was driving the car at excess speed on Keedysville Mt Briar Road. Gray admitted knowledge of the unmarried status, paid 250 in fines, and faced 15 days of jail after prior driving violations. Magistrate Ottinger rejected delay and noted prior revocations.
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Myers
Gray
Mt. Briar Road
Oltinger
Ottinger
Democratic Women Endorse a Slate at Dinner
Over 400 attendees heard the Women's Democratic Organization introduce officers led by Mrs Lynn K Brugh Jr. Speakers included Mrs Mary Duvall chair of the United Democratic Women's Club of Maryland and Mrs Stella Werner endorsed for Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Democratic Organization
Lynn, K. Brugh, Jr
Winslow Burhans
Mary ‘Duvall
United Democratic Wooren
Chiba
Maryland
Alice Canoles
Eskimo vocabulary exceeds 10,000 words says Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica notes the Eskimo vocabulary surpasses ten thousand terms far beyond the everyday lexicon of a typical American businessman. This highlights linguistic richness in Arctic languages and the breadth of Inuit expression.
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Robert H. Archer,Jr
Blanche L. Coulter
Church of the Brethren
Brownsville
Eakle
Washington Se
America
Montgomery County
Silver Boring
Montgomery County Real Fetata
Maryland Real Estate
Weblirhad
Marberi T. Yeagar
Roy M. Coffman
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Natl Bank Lad
Nivod. No. Bank
Vag. Trust Co
Fotemac
Potomac Edison
W. F. Prior
Victor Pro, Corp
Ats ‘Fair
Landis Machine
Landis
Barbara Loser
Franchot
R. V. Truitt
Solomons
College Park
Nina
Juanta Jane Blank
Cumberland
Anne Garrett Wenner
Briunawick
Lilian Brince Janssen
Bethesda
Mary H. James
Wilson Freight Forwarding Co. Ph
South Street
Evarett, Pa
Farmall
Bn” Tractor
Leiter’s Hardware & Implements Greenca
Tle
Penna
Cor
Summit Ave
Howard St
W. Lee Elgin
W. Howard St
Mr. Herring
Ringer Electric
Frederick Street
Kendall and Pennzoil
Fleigh Motor Corp
H. B. Mongan
A. G. Crankleton Electric Co., Inc
Center Square
Greencastle
Pennsylvania
East Lee Street
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