09 Aug 1948
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1948
Page
1
Governor Lane and Comptroller James J. Lacy debated using Maryland’s 1948 surplus of 20 million to provide targeted relief. A radio address and letter urged quick revision of 1949 tax collection estimates with a plan to broaden exemptions and aid individuals while cautious on grants to subdivisions.
A Zittiestown housewife shares a moonlit tale of a fox chased by a hen in the yard. The article notes a third prize of 1.5 dollars awarded to a Fairview road housewife who relayed a mammoth anecdote.
In the Reporters' Notebooks column the Security resident who made an observation offered a speeding up traffic suggestion for the first block of East Washington street. The note was included among comments praising the new one way street system. Tips are accepted daily from 7 p.m. to 2 p.m. by the Daily Mail with cash awards for tip prizes.
The article notes Tobin Nium’s name submitted to the Senate with the fate of acceptance still under consideration. Senator Barkley urged quick confirmation while Taft argued no committee review rule existed for cabinet picks. Other nominees listed include Wene Blaisdell Jr and others for posts in agriculture commerce and diplomacy.
Samuel Edward Carpaugh 71 a retired Western Maryland Railway conductor died Friday evening at a daughter’s home in Hanover Pa after a heart attack He was born near Broadfording lived in Hagerstown until moving to Hanover He belonged to the First Brethren Church Order of Railway Conductors Brotherhood of Railway Trainsmen Western Maryland Relief and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics He is survived by daughters Mrs Susan Smead Hanover Pa Mrs Julia Kennedy Baltimore and Mrs Muriel Huff Fayetteville NC Services will be Tuesday at 2 p m at A K Coffman Funeral Home interment Rest Haven cemetery The note also lists Greencastle residents including several children and grandchildren with funeral arrangements and calling hours at Mimnich Funeral Home in Greencastle.
Soviet officials say Mrs Kosenkina who the House un American Activities Committee also would like to question has been rescued from a White Russian farm at Valley Cottage Rockland County New York She returned to New York because she was terrorized and had been held captive since July 30 The Countess Tolstoy operates the farm as a retreat for displaced Russians and denies the kidnapping claim Mrs Kosenkina and Samarin taught at a government school for children of diplomats in New York City and the project was abandoned The Soviet consul general says he plans to appeal to police to help free other Russians detained at the farm The story centers on a mystery witness who is ready to talk but remains hidden.
Congressional investigators press William Perlo under the first and fifth amendments as he repeatedly refuses to answer questions about his Communist Party past. The hearing also centers on Elizabeth Bentley and Oksana Kosenkina with potential subpoenas and diplomatic immunity debates in New York.
The Soviet Consul General said Samarin, listed as missing, was staying at a White Russian retreat in New Jersey. He is not in custody and steps will be taken to return him home. Mundt offered no date for Samarin's appearance before the un American Activities Committee as Senate investigators halted their loyalty program inquiry over secret data from President Truman.
State Police and sheriff urged cattle owners to brand or mark stock, count livestock, and report losses immediately. Citizens should note truck license numbers, descriptions, and colors of any cattle carriers. Residents are warned to be cautious buying beef from strangers due to potential theft.
Reports say Russians defend their western front with trenches and weapons while tightening interzonal travel. The Russian zone borders with the British American zone are near sealed for two months, halting interzonal traffic and rail movements from the west in retaliation to the Berlin blockade. A scant flow of German road and pedestrian traffic passes through remaining control points.
Congress clashed with President Truman over records from agencies on alleged Communist ties. Senator Ferguson charged an iron curtain between Congress and public business, while Senator Hoey defended Truman and noted no new findings. The session adjourned amid party-lines, with Dewey gaining only a UN loan bill credit.
James Marlow reports Elizabeth Bentley, once a Soviet agent, claims she knew little U.S. history though a Vassar and Columbia alumna. He cites a New York Times survey showing only 18 percent of 690 colleges required American history courses, urging schools to teach both American and world history to cultivate informed citizens.
New York August 2 The end of the special Congressional session failed to move the stock market from a narrow range. Most shares held fairly steady with little buying or selling vigor seen as traders kept to the sidelines.
In 1885 Canada began its national parks by reserving 10 square miles around Banff Alberta for public use marking the start of the system.
A small warehouse on West Lee street housing Howard's Feed Store supplies was destroyed by a Sunday morning fire. Firemen battled the blaze for two hours and were called back at night when the charred peat moss reignited.
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