Congressional spy hearings end for year in Washington
The House Un-American Activities Committee faces changes with at least four new members in the incoming 1949 session. Proposals to reform its operation failed on a tie vote, while Mundt and Nixon push for hearings before reports, private witness questioning, and limiting subcommittee reports until full committee approval. The panel prepares reports on spy hearings, Communism in government, and a review of 1947 48 actions.
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Washington
Congressional
Congress
House Un-American Activities Committee
Mundt
R-Sd
Nixon R-Califf
McDowell
R-Pa
Rankin
D‘wmiss
Aiready
Xmas Dance at LO, O.F. Hall in Round Square
Round and square dancing at LO, O.F. Hall 111 S. Potomac with Potomac Orchestra. Admission 50c plus tax. Prizes listed. Also ad for North American Red and Gay Club event Sunday Dec 26 at 1 PM with turkeys hams geese chickens prizes. Liquor store open till midnight Christmas Eve at Corner Church and Prospect.
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O.F. Hall
S. Potomac
Potomac Orch
Adv
Stattzman
Prospect
Startzman
Ady
Local Obituaries and Funeral Notices Across Maryland
Multiple obituaries from Hagerstown and nearby towns note deaths of Mrs. Lou Midred Cox aged 80 at 620 West Church Street with service slated at A K Coffman funeral home and burial in Rose Hill. Also mourning Mary Grace Forsythe age unknown, with services at St Pauls Lutheran Church Clearspring and interment there. Other notices list Martha Catherine Brewer of Ottanna and relatives, with services in Fairfield and Biglerville, plus survivors and calling hours.
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Lou
Reel
Cox
Tate
Benjamin
Weet Church Street
Hancock
Lafayette
Isabelle
Lewis) Eichelberger
Hagerstown
George Luther
A. K. Coffman Funeral Home
Rev. G. I Rider
Rose Hill Cemetery
Martha Catherine Brewer
Ottanna
Washington County
Gettysburg Hospital
Charles A. Brewer
Cyrus and
Catherine
Givler) Dennis
Urah Brewer
Fairfield
Walter Tressler
Edward J. Brewer
Waynesboro
Samuel D. Brewer
Union Bridge
Glenn Rider
Biglerville
Mary Grace Forsythe
Grover C. Forsythe
Spicklers
Western Pike
Clearspring
James
Anna V. Hull
Laura Masting
Baltimore
Grant Huffman
Alvey Bussard
Lloyd Hull
Paul Hull
Sons and Daughters of Liberty Lodge
Clearspring Fire Company
Ladies Auxiliary
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
St. Paul’s Church
Stanley L. Whitson
J. Wade Huffman
St. Paul's Cemetery
Kraiss
New Year Reservations at Hi-Hat Tavern
An advertisement urges reservations for New Year’s Eve at the Hi-Hat Tavern on the Dual Highway. It promotes Tortuga fine food under the 5080-TORTUGA Fine Restaurant-Fine Food Adv line and provides a contact phone 891-W-12.
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Tortuga
Adv
Hagerstown Police Costs Lower Than Most Cities
Hagerstown maintains a small police force with 44 full time employees, about 1.14 per 1000 residents, below the national average for larger cities. Per capita maintenance cost is $3.26 versus $6.17 nationwide, while starting salaries for patrolmen run around $2,310 compared with $2,375 in similar cities.
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Hagerstown
International City Managers Association
Local Boy Photog School Graduate in New Haven
Vernon Schlotterbeck, son of Mrs. W. A. Smeadsey of Hagerstown, graduated yesterday from the Progressive School of Photography in New Haven Conn He captained the school baseball team which won two gold trophies and was a member of the basketball team He served on the student council and is a veteran of six years in the U S Navy He earned his diploma after completing courses in portrait commercial and direct color photography
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Vernon Schlotterbeck
W. A. Smeadsey
Hagerstown
Progressive School of Photography
New Haven
Conn
Schlotterbeck
Schiortterbeck
U. S. Navy
Chanukkah Festival Begins Sunday Night at Synagogue
Chanukkah will begin Sunday December 26 and run eight days. Jewish people celebrate the victories of Judah Maccabee over the Syrians who tried to deny religious freedom. Services start Sunday night at 8 o clock at the synagogue on East Baltimore Street with Hebrew School pupils assisting and Rabbi Ernst J. Conrad delivering the sermon Tyrants Disappearing.
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Chanukkah
Judah Maccabee
Jerusalem
Hebrew School
Ernst J. Conrad
Baltimore Street
Why Not Make It The Year Around
Police in Galveston Texas left special Christmas tickets on more than 100 cars today. The notes read Season greetings The patrol man on this beat notes that you violated the parking meter ordinance Do not worry about it We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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Galveston
Tex
Dance Christmas Night with Silvertone Melody Boys
Mr Lena La Sallea Manger hosts a Christmas Night dance featuring the Silvertone Melody Boys and Washboard Speedy. Sandwiches fried chicken and french fries are a specialty. Event runs late into the night with no set closing hour announced.
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Lena la Sallea
Silvertone Melody Boys
APPLES Golden Delicious. Please bring baskets. Phares.
Horst, Para mount. Adv. DID YOU KNOW That GODLOVE'S just got license to sell Beer, Wine and Liquor? Call 2783-W-4 for free delivery. 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. daily. Adv. STARTZMAN SAYS:
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Phares
Horst
Paramount
Adv
Godlove’s
Notre Dame Coach Leahy Home for Christmas in LA
Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy and his family return to Los Angeles for Christmas after a quick Hawaii trip. They flew Pan American to Hawaii then to Chicago, following a weeklong grid clinic at the University of Hawaii with wife and children Frank Jr aged 12 Sue 10 and Flossie eight.
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Los Angeles
Notre Dame
Frank Leahy
Hawaii
Leahy
Frank
Sue
Flossie
Christmas Eve Dance Promises Prize Spot Dances
On December 24 at Mt. Lena La Salle A Manger the Pete Gowers Blue Sky Boys with Dot Red Leggett and Henry perform. Prizes every 30 minutes for spot dancing, with fried chicken a featured item. Advance notices summarize a lively community event.
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Mt. Lena la Salle
Pete Gowers
Blue Sky Boys
Dot
Red Leggett
Henry
Playing at Swiss Cottage Stan the Piano Man
Stan the Piano Man performs at Swiss Cottage on Christmas Day open from 6 to 12 with a seasonal piano solo program in a festive venue setting.
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Stan the Piano Man
Stan
Christmastime Dinner at Knotty Pine Inn in Fiddlersburg
Godlove's advertises free delivery 10 am to 10 pm and free parking while inviting patrons to Merry Christmas at the Knotty Pine Inn on U S Route 49 West. Offers a Christmas dinner for you and your family with Owen serving 5 pm to unknown end time.
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Knotty Pine Inn
U.S. Route 49
Owen
Truman to broadcast Merry Christmas radio address
President Truman plans a 5 16 p m EST radio greeting from his Missouri home to spark the lighting of the White House giant living tree. A 35 foot fir was decorated as Washington prepares an annual Christmas Eve ceremony with the Marine Band. Weather snow covered the area as Truman enjoyed his holiday visit, speaking by long distance with Acting Secretary Lovett and sharing time with friends between events.
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Independence
Truman
Missouri
White House
Washington
Marine Band
Harry
Lovett
Kansas City
Muehlebach
Grandview
Mary Jane Trumen
Christmas Greeting and Local Advertisements
A compact 1920s style notice advertises Luncheons and Dinners at Tortuga bar and lounge 111 E Baltimore St. Also promotes a late night dance at Old Mill Tavern with the Old Home Harmony Boys offering fried chicken fries and sandwiches. Dr and Mrs Constant Gylberts send festive wishes.
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Old Mill Tavern
Old Home Harmony Boys
Godlove's Finest Restaurant Ad Reveals Liquor Prices
Beer, wine and liquor advertised with minimum prices. Includes phone contact 2783-W-4 for Godlove's in Hagerstown, described as the city's finest restaurant.
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Hagerstown
Godlove
Carol Singing At South End Tree
The Mens Choir of Samuel Evangelical Church directed by Simon Snyder will sing carols at the South End Christmas tree at Wilson Boulevard and South Potomac Street tonight at 7 30 p m Public is invited by Paul Dullahan of Municipal Electric Light Plant to attend.
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Samanuel Evangelical Church
Simon Snyder
South End
Wilson Boulevard
South Potomac Street
Paul Dullahaun
Municipal Electric Light Plant
Truman Budget Near Forty Three Billion Dollars
Washington reports President Truman’s new budget shaping to between 42 and 43 billion dollars for fiscal year 1950 starting July 1. A possible deficit of 1 to 2 billion dollars is forecast unless taxes rise. Current estimates for the fiscal year total around 39 billion, revised due to accounting changes that shift refunds from receipts and expenditures, keeping surplus or deficit unchanged.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
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Coss Greenhouse
Leitersburg Pike
Naval Research
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Godlove’s. Adv
The
Nowell Electrical Co
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Robert Low
Tan
Hi-Hat Club
Gsell’s Restaurant
Funkstown, MD
Hagerstown Loan & Thrift Corp
W. Washington
J. A
Jake” Hoffman
Mar
Prospect Diner
Prospect Street
Frederick Street
Mrs. Constant Gylberts
Baltimore St
Tortuga Hagerstown
Carol
U.S
Eldridge
Smithsburg
Foxville
N. S. McCarney
Sam Fortunato
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Fleigh Motor Corp
Oak Hill Ave
Home Builders Savings & Loan Assn
Kirk Silver
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Public
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Sundaies
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