Greek Troops Break Guerrilla Siege Of Konitsa
Greek government forces broke through guerrilla lines to reach Konitsa near the Albanian frontier as part of a new offensive to crush the rebel drive. Air strikes from Ioannina aided the operation, targeting heavy 60 millimeter guns used against the city. A government decree outlawing the Communist party and its supporters was issued as the offensive began.
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Athens
Konitsa
Markos Vifiades
Konitsa-Kalpaki
Ioannina
Communist Party
Coordinating Council
Snow moving east disrupts Maryland roads and crews
Snow and drifting conditions eased in parts of the state while northern counties still faced winds and drifts. A low pressure system from North Dakota was expected to bring light snow or rain by tomorrow or Wednesday. Several roads were impassable or blocked by drifts, though traffic and crews kept major routes open.
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Maryland
Weather Bureau
North Dakota
Harford
Baltimore
Carroll
Cecil Counties
Reistertown-Hanover Pike
Baltimore-York
Maryland Line
Havre de Grace
Weather Forecast for Maryland and Virginia
Maryland and Virginia expect a clear and cold night with increasing clouds and mildness Tuesday. West Virginia also stays clear and cold tonight with cloudier, snow possible by night. Yesterday's high reached 39 degrees and this morning's low was 21 degrees. Prevailing wind out of the north.
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Maryland
Virginia
West
Wallace Likely to Enter Race as Third Party Nominee
Washington reports Henry A. Wallace plans a decision tonight on forming a third party to challenge Truman. Democratic strategists expect a peace ticket to press for a softer line toward the Soviet Union, hoping Wallace’s attack on Truman will help the party. Senator Sparkman sees uncertain political damage and says a Wallace bid could purge extreme liberals from the Democratic fold.
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Wallace
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Truman
Democratic High Command
Chicago
Soviet
Russia
Sparkman
Alabama
Democratic Party
New York Recovers From Major Snowstorm
New York ends a three day blizzard as hundreds of thousands return to work and millions trudge through snow. Rail service nears normal and many streets clear though icy pavements persist. Mayor O Dwyer urged volunteers to help clear streets amid 67 deaths and city snow removal costs estimated up to seven million dollars.
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New York
William O'Dwyer
Maine
District of Columbia
New York City
Will Boost Life Insurance Rates After December 31
Baltimore December 29 Premium rates on new life policies issued by most Maryland insurers will rise after December 31. Schedules filed with the State Insurance Commissioner show an average increase near five percent over existing policies. Some companies will keep current schedules. The rise is tied to lower returns on invested assets. Under 1943 Maryland law, insurers have until Thursday to revise non forfeit value schedules based on the standard ordinary life mortality table.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Soldier killed as gun seizure by Jewish underground hits Tel Litwinsky camp
In Jerusalem on December 29 a group described by police as Jewish underground stormed the British army Tel Litwinsky camp near Tel Aviv. They killed one British soldier and escaped with a large number of guns.
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Jerusalem
Tel Litwinsky
Tel Aviv
Refugees Deported to Cyprus Detention Camps
Six hundred and eight percent Jewish refugees from Central Europe were intercepted crossing into Palestine without visas and deported today to detention camps in Cyprus.
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Haifa
Palestine
Europe
Cyprus
Mystery Theft Of Toy Train Stuns City Home
Police probe a mysterious theft from Eva Hurley at 29 Chestnut Street stealing a Lionel electric engine six cars a transformer and full track set valued at 60 with all doors and windows locked. In other incidents James F Noland reports Berkeley Club warehouse break in and gasoline siphoned from a truck Samuel Mumma reports electric guitar stolen $139 while away Co M OConnor reports wallet with 21 missing on bus ride from Baltimore to Hagerstown.
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Eva Hurley
Chestnut Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Berkeley Club
Samuel Mumma
Church Street
Waynesboro Whisker Club Reactivates Beards in 1948
The Waynesboro Whisker Club plans to reactivate beards and mustaches starting January 1 1948 with official opening January 6. Members grow crops to publicize the Miss America contest slated for next summer and sponsor Waynesboro’s entry in the Atlantic City beauty contest as part of a civic reformation after Besquicentenial.
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Waynesboro
Democratic Senator Backs Tax Cut Bid in 1948
Democratic Senator Edwin C. Johnson joined Republican leaders in predicting an income tax reduction in the 1948 session. Johnson indicated support for a measure similar to the Knutson bill and said it was pretty certain to become law even if vetoed by the President.
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Washington
Edwin C. Johnson
Johnson
Knutson
Brakeman Frank G Wrightsman Dies at Keyser Yard
Frank G Wrightsman, 45, of Cumberland, a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad brakeman, died suddenly yesterday at work in Keyser West Virginia. He had been called to duty Saturday morning, completed a run to Hagerstown, and collapsed in the Keyser yards the following morning.
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Frank G. Wrightsman
Cumberland
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Keyser
W. Va
Wrightsman
Hagerstown
Four major fires hit Philadelphia in 24 hours
In a heavy snowfall amid downtown districts, Philadelphia endured four major fires in 24 hours, destroying five industrial buildings and injuring nine firefighters. The losses exceed $1.5 million, with several firms displaced and eleven nearby families forced from their homes.
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Philadelphia
Adelphia
Christ Church
Betsy Ross
George Gallagher
Max Silver
Fourth Street
Spring Garden Streets
Gulf Oil Corporation
Governor Guests at Washington County Democratic Party
Governor William Preston Lane Jr and about six hundred Democrats from across the country are expected at the Democratic Club of Washington County Christmas Party at the W O W Hall this evening. The 7 o clock buffet luncheon will be followed by an entertainment program and brief talks by distinguished guests. President C William Hetzer said the governor and staff will arrive by nightfall and join the evening program, marking the governor's second county appearance in recent weeks.
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Wm. Preston Lane, Jr
Democratic Club
Washington County
W. O. W. Hall
C. William Hetzer
St Bernard Rescued From Snowdrift In Freehold
In Freehold N J a large St Bernard was pulled from a snowdrift after Friday's blizzard reached 30 inches. Police held the dog at headquarters for its owner as the search continued for the owner and the animal’s welfare amid the heavy snowfall.
One Dead and Fifty Hurt in Zapheen Zephyr Derailment
Corsicana Texas December 29 one person died and about fifty were injured when four cars of the Sam Houston Zephyr derailed on a 75 foot trestle. Emmitt Austin Holman of Dallas died in a Corsicana hospital hours after the wreck. Only two of the injured remained in serious condition as the train, travelling under fifty miles an hour, left the track after stopping for a routine signal.
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Sam Houston Zephyr
Texas
Corsicana
Tex
Sam Houston
Emmitt Austin Holman
Dallas
Minister Dies After Urging Death Prep Sermon Turn
In McKeesport Pennsylvania on December 29 Rev. Dr. Lewis J. Davidson aged 65 collapsed near the end of a sermon at First United Presbyterian Church. A physician said he died of a heart attack while urging his congregation to prepare for death.
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McKeesport
Lewis J. Davidson
First United Presbyterian Church
Goes To Hospital For Shot Goes To Jail
Ted Kimes a 25 year old colored man from Berkson alley went to Washington County Hospital last night for a shot in the arm but ended up in jail. A five day sentence for drunk and disorderly began after Patrolman Albert Lowry testified that an interne told police Kimes was more drunk than sick and needed a shot in the arm.
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Ted Kimes
Berkson Alley
Washington County
Albert Lowry
Harry E. Snider
Kimes
Lowry
Fire destroys two Baltimore buildings in Brooklyn section
A blaze in south Baltimore's Brooklyn section destroyed a paint and hardware store and a department store as firefighters fought dense smoke for two and a half hours. A woman and twelve others were rescued, and the fire prompted four alarms with twenty five pieces of equipment responding.
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Baltimore
Brooklyn
Unusual In News Cops Last Week Prize Tips
Daily Mail readers shaped odd but vivid stories earning the top prize of 3.50 in a tip contest. Tips covered ornaments theft from a car model, a Christmas Eve win of a new automobile, a near miss from a stray bullet at an industrial plant, and a jailed youth who shot at a girl passenger. Second and third prizes went to other tales about Santa’s Halfway visit and a former WAVE applying for a post office job. Tips are accepted weekdays 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Daily Mail
Santa Claus
The
Truman Signs Anti-Inflation Bill Reluctantly
Washington December 29 President Truman said he would sign the Republican anti inflation bill into law today but called it pitifully inadequate to meet the grave peril facing the nations economy. He criticized Congress for not granting stronger tools and warned of a serious low mood if inflation fighting powers are not expanded. The measure takes effect upon signing and includes a 60 day voluntary distilling plan and controls on exports rail traffic and food programs.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Mr. Truman
Dutch Family Letter Thanks Giver For Coat Gift
A Dutch language letter received by Mrs. H. E. Hancock from Dr. and Mrs. Schéeres Blydorp in Lutzerast, translated by Hagerstown bandmaster Dr. Peter Buys, thanks for a coat. The note recalls wartime hardship in Holland, scarce goods, and eight children. The coat was repurposed into a windbreaker for the oldest boy.
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H. E. Hancock
North Prospect Street
Netherlands
Schéeres Blydorp
Lutzerast
Peter Buys
Hagerstown
Holland
Cnat
Post Office To Mark Holiday On New Year’s Day
Postmaster Thomas M Simpson announced the Hagerstown office will close for window and carrier service on New Year’s Day. Usual holiday collections will be made and lock boxes will be accessible.
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Hagerstown
Thomas M Simpson
Pirates Sink East River Ship Chow Lung Killing 30
Sing Tao Jih Po reports in Canton that 30 passengers and the crew of the motor ship Chow Lung were killed in an hour long battle with gre n eel pirates on the East River. The ship was sunk.
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Hong Kong
Sing Tao Jih Po
Canton
Chow Lung
Grenee
Public Officials On List Of Grain Speculators
Washington December 29. Secretary of Agriculture Anderson lists 99 public officials and government workers who speculated in grain last September. Included are Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Gra ham and Gov. H. B. Maw of Utah. The list, the third under congressional instructions, notes Gra ham held 30 000 bushels long and 20 000 short on September 17 and sold 16 009 bushels on September 19. Maw held 5 000 bushels long on September 17 and sold 5 000 on September 18. The list aims to expose insiders profiting from futures. The Agriculture Department said three of its own employees were on the list including Harold B McDonald, a clerk with the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
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Washington
Wallace H. Graham
Truman
H. B. Maw
Utah
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Graham
Maw
Department
Harold B. Stassen
Sain
Commodity Exchange
Agriculture Department
Harold B. McDonald
United States Bureau of Internal Revenue
J. E. McDonald
Texas
McDonald
Blood Flows At Damascus Gate
At Damascus Gate in Jerusalem a deadly clash left at least 12 Arabs, two British constables, and one Jew dead. A taxi attacked with a grenade and gunfire sparked a pursuit and arson, as mobs killed a Jew and wounded another, then set the taxi ablaze while authorities tried to restore order. An armed band raided Tel Litwinsky Camp near Tel Aviv, killing one, and an Arab doctor heading Bethlehem’s government hospital was shot to death.
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Jerusalem
Damascus
Nablus
Damascus Gate
Tel Litwinsky
Tel Aviv
Bethlehem
Western Maryland Railway to honor Brown Williams at Baltimore dinner
About one hundred Hagerstonians are invited to a testimonial dinner by the Western Maryland Railway Company directors for Charles W. Brown retiring president and Eugene S. Williams president elect. The event will be in the Calvert ballroom at the Lord Baltimore Hotel Baltimore on Monday January 5 with a special 11 p.m. train from Hillen Station to Hagerstown and Cumberland return. Brown, 68 January 10, plans to retire New Year’s Day after nearly 14 years as president and a long railroading career beginning as an 18 year old on the Central of Georgia.
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Baltimore
Brown
Central of Georgia
W. M
Convicted Of Kicking Man Out Of House
Walter Swope of Paper Mill road was fined $25 and costs after Magister Harry E. Snyder convicted him of assaulting Howard Householder who had entered the home to borrow a hammer and nail Householder said he came to repair a road sign and was invited in before Swope kicked him out.
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Walter Swope
Paper Mill Road
Harry E. Snyder
Howard Householder
Swope
Householder
Grass fire doused at Irvin Avenue corner
Firemen extinguished a grass fire at the corner of Irvin Avenue and Hamilton Boulevard around noon today with no damage reported. The quick response kept the fire from spreading and caused no injuries.
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Irvin Avenue
Hamilton Boulevard
Surplus Spuds Found Stored in Local Cold Plant
A local cold storage plant that usually serves the apple trade reports strong winter demand as surplus potatoes from Maine Michigan and other states are bought by the government. Potatoes are marked for export for Europe distribution to needy regions alcohol production school lunch programs and other uses. The Hagerstown Ice Company received 15 carloads and is storing them for future disposition along with other Cumberland Valley plants.
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Maine
Michigan
Hagerstown Ice Company
Cumberland Valley
Rent Control Face Lenders as Martinsburg Tenants Sign Deals
The Martinsburg rent control office reports about 150 tenants have signed new leases with landlords with rent increases up to 15 percent, the allowed maximum under the law. Many landlords remain hesitant, hoping rent controls will end in spring to seek higher rises beyond the current 15 percent cap. About 1,500 properties are under lease in Martinsburg.
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Martinsburg
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Co. M. O'Connor
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W. M. Will Honor Brown, Williams
Hagerstown Ice Co
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