437 Believed Lost In Sinking Of Greek Ship
The Greek steamer Chimarra sank after hitting a mine off Rafina near Athens. 548 aboard, 87 crew, 198 survivors confirmed. 437 believed dead. Survivors describe panic and rapid sinking. five ships and planes aided rescue. about 50 political deportees aboard.
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Athens
Merchant Marine Ministry
Chimarra
Salonika
Marine Ministry
Rafina
Mytakis
The
Gulf
George Freris
Peiping rape case hinges on complaint records
Second Lt Richard C. O'Doud testified at a naval tribunal that neither Miss Shen Chung nor Chinese police complained of rape the night Marine Pierson was arrested. The defense contends Pierson was intoxicated and injured only slightly, while Shen testified she fought for three hours, triggering anti American demonstrations.
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Peiping
Richard C. Oloud
Kinston
N. C
Naval
Marine Corp
William G. Pierson
Marine Military
Pierson
O’doud
Marine Corps
Shen Chung
National Peking
Peiping) University
Leutenant
Miss Shen
Polo Field
O'Doud
Percival I. Clark
Oklahoma City
Thieves Take Tires and Motor From Ensminger Truck
Milton Ensminger reported his truck parked on his vacant lot at Devonshore road missing its motor, numerous parts, and three tires. He valued the loss at about $100 from the vehicle he bought a month earlier at 513 West Church street.
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Milton Ensminger
West Church Street
Devonshore Road
Ensminger
Court Jurors Drawn Tomorrow in Mishawaka Office
Judge Joseph D. Mishawaka will oversee the juror drawing tomorrow at 9 30 am in the Office of the Board of Election Supervisors. The procedural drawing follows customary practice and will select jurors for upcoming court proceedings.
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Joseph D
Board of Election Supervisors
Chinese Students To Demonstrate If Marine Acquitted
Shanghai students threaten renewed anti American demonstrations if U S Marine Cpl William Pierson is not convicted of rape and given a severe sentence. Pierson begins defense before a Peiping Navy tribunal as ten witnesses are listed. Students condemn U S forces, refuse to rely on the American court martial, and call for withdrawal of American troops from China.
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Shanghai
U. S
Cpl
William Pierson
Peiping
Pierson
U.S. Navy
John H. Masters
Anderson
S. C
China
Wyche Named Inspector General for U S Army
President Truman nominated Maj. Gen. Ira Thomas Wyche as inspector general of the United States to succeed the late Lt Gen. Daniel S. Sultan. Wyche, a field artilleryman, now holds the temporary rank of major general and will serve a four year term in the Regular Army.
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Washington
Truman
Ira Thomas Wyche
United States
Wyche
Daniel S. Sultan
Granted Divorce for John Boyd Morrow from Ardella May Morrow
John Boyd Morrow has been granted an absolute divorce from Ardella May Morrow. The decree finalizes their marital dissolution and settles all ancillary matters granted by the court.
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John Boyd Morrow
Ardella May ‘Morrow
Marshall Fails To Reach Capital Due To Weather
Gen. George C. Marshall postpones oath as Secretary of State after ice and bad flying weather grounded his Army plane near Chicago. He plans to travel by train to Washington this afternoon, awaiting flight permissions and weather updates.
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Chicago
George C. Marshall
Washington
Army Transport Command
Marshall
Gen. Marshall
St. Louis
Douglas
Here
Opposition to county beer tax for school building plan
County commissioners and local delegates heard strong opposition to a proposed two cent net bottle tax to fund school buildings. Business leaders argued current alcohol taxes are burdensome, urging a bond issue instead. The groups also discussed completing additions to Washington street and North Street schools.
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Board of County Commissioners
General Assembly
Board of Education
B. C. Willis
Washington Street
North St
Finger Of Flame Restores Sight In Eye After Blast
Chicago report on Richard Hebert, 22, who credits a coal gas blast with restoring vision to his left eye a blindness from a German war blast two years earlier. Doctors say neither eye was damaged and blindness was from shock, with possible future full recovery or total blindness by ten years. Hebert recalls a boiler blast that burned his arm and eye lid before he realized his right eye could see.
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Chicago
Richard Hebert
Germany
Hebert
Movement to reorganize Men's Democratic Club in county
The Men's Democratic Club of Washington County plans a January 31 meeting to reorganize after years of dormancy. A Board of Governors will represent each election district and temporary committees will draft a constitution and by laws. Letters to district leaders invite participation in forming an active, centralized party group.
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Democratic Club
Washington County
Board of Governors
Big Reservoir Nearly Filled in Edgemont Repair Scenario
Water supply shifts as Edgemont reservoir nears full after summer repairs to a blow off valve. Hagerstown gains over half its daily need from a mountain source with softer water welcomed by households amid scarce soap supplies. Rainfall totals exceed expectations as a 1-inch front moves in.
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Edgemont
Hagerstown
Smithshoro
Burglars Loot Home On Michigan Avenue
Cecil Cook’s residence at 419 Michigan Avenue was burglarized after a south side window was smashed. A 22 car riffe and about six pairs of socks were stolen along with a strong box that was broken open. police report no cash inside. Fingerprint evidence is being sought.
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Riffe
Cecil Cook
Michigan Avenue
Arrest Warrant Issued for Fake Magazine Solicitor
A warrant was issued for Joseph Murphy, a supposed magazine subscription solicitor and former war veteran, after a Terrace resident paid 3.50 last summer for a subscription that never arrived. The National Publishers' Association in New York confirmed the receipts and credentials were fake and urged reporting details to aid arrest.
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Joseph Murphy
Terrace
Virginia Keller
the Terrace
National Publishers’ Association
New York City
Former Rector Warren K Domuth Dies at 79
Rev Warren K Domuth longtime rector of St Stephen s Episcopal Chapel Thurmont and Harriot Chapel at Catoctin Furnace died Sunday at Frederick Hospital after weeks of confinement from heart disease. He served the church for many years and was a familiar figure in the community.
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Warren K. Domuth
St. Stephen's Episcopal Chapel
Thurmont
Harriot ‘Chapel
Catoctin Furnace
Frederick Hospital
Nullification Of Polish Election Might Be Sought
Warsaw Jan 20 Vice Premier Stanislaw Mikolajczyk leader of the PSL hinted he might seek supreme court nullification of yesterday's parliamentary election in which officials forecast victory for the Communist dominated government bloc. Voting saw scattered violence and eight deaths. Mikolajczyk said a constitutional guarantee of the secret ballot was violated and he would ask the Supreme Court to declare the election invalid. He believed fair counting would give his party a majority of Poland's 444 seats. Unofficial tallies from 18 Warsaw precincts showed the bloc leading four to one. Continued on Page 2.
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Warsaw
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Polish Peasant Party
PSL
Supreme Court
Antigovernment
Mikolajczyk
Poland
Bloc
London
Tass
Bioc
Italian Premier De Gasperi Resigns to Provisional President
Rome January 20 Premier Alcide de Gasperi announced he would resign his six month old four power government. He read a prepared statement at a news conference saying he was submitting his resignation to provisional President Enrico de Nicola and that his move aimed to decide whether the government should continue in office. When asked if he was "opening the crisis" he replied that it seemed perfectly clear he was resigning.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Enrico de Nicola
de Nicola
Cars Damaged In Prospect Street Crash
An auto operated by H. W. Hussong age 58 Marion Pa and another driven by Howard E. Gossard age 56 Hagerstown collided at South Prospect and Baltimore streets. Total damage about 2600 to both cars. No injuries and no charges filed. Patrolman E H Kuhlman investigated.
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H. W. Hussong
Marion
Howard E. Gossard
Hagerstown
South Prospect
Baltimore Street
E. H. Kuhlman
Prospect
Marshall greeted by autographs at Lockheed Airport
Gen George C Marshall on his way to Washington to take a new post as Secretary of State paused at Lockheed Airport in Burbank where autograph seekers gathered. Betty Kendrick, 9, of Shreveport handed him a book and a page read Best wishes to Betty from Harry S Truman, which he identified in a light moment.
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Burbank
Calif
George C. Marshall
Washington
Lockheed
Betty Kendrick
Shreveport
Betty
Harry S. Truman
Byrnes Signs Four Treaties in Brief Ceremony
Secretary of State Byrnes signed the World War II peace treaties with Italy Hungary Romania and Bulgaria in a brief ceremony at the State Department. Senators Vandenberg and Connally attended, with a second signing planned February 10 in Paris for enemy satellite states. Ambassador Caffery will represent the United States at that session. The event preceded Byrnes turning over his office to General Marshall.
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Washington
Byrnes
Italy
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign- Relations Committee
Connally
D-Tex
State Department
Paris
Jefferson Caffery
United States
George C. Marshall
Senator Vandenberg
Senator Connally
Suit Growing Out Of Auto Accident Is Filed In Court
A suit seeking $500 damages was filed in circuit court by J Sanford Keedy against Clarence T McGee of North Carolina through Martin E Ingram. The case stems from a December 14 1946 accident three miles from Funkstown when Keedy's 1937 Chevrolet hit the defendant’s parked unlit auto causing injuries and $308.75 damage to the Keedy vehicle.
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J. Sanford Keedy
Clarence T. McGee
North Carolina
Martin E. Ingram
Funkstown
Keedy
Route 40
McGee
Reedy
County Residents Among Two Of The Five News Tip Winners
Two of five weekly news tip prizes went to county residents including the $3.50 top prize. A Hancock area resident tipped off the controversy over beer licenses at a local club, prompting rapid reporting. A Hagerstown man and a Liberty Street resident shared the second prize for tips on the Western Maryland Railroad’s move to oil burners and juvenile Fourth of July incidents.
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Hagerstown
Hancock Area
Region Post
Daily Mail
Hancock
Western Maryland
Liberty
Georgia Officials Meet Face To Face Today
Georgia Governor Herman Talmadge refuses to yield the governorship to Lt. Gov. M E Thompson who claims acting governor status. Thompson says he will operate from the Senate president’s office until court adjudication, while Talmadge asserts no vacancy exists and will not concede. Thompson plans to seek court resolution with allies Frank Daniels and Bill Landrum at his side.
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Atlanta
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
M. £. Thompson
General Assembly of Georgia
Thompson
Falmadge
Senate
Talmadge
Capitol
Frank Daniels
Bill Landrum
Lacy Takes Oath As State Comptroller
Annapolis Md Jan 20 James J Lacy a close ally of Governor Lane took the oath of office as Comptroller of Maryland in the Governor's reception room at the State House witnessed by his wife children friends and state officials. The Baltimore industrialist succeeded J Millard Tawes and assumed office two days before his 43rd birthday. He had been active in Baltimore social and charitable affairs and led Lane's spring primary campaign as city chairman of the Baltimore Athletic Club.
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Annapolis
James J. Lacy
Lane
Maryland
State House
Lacy
Baltimore
J. Millard Tawes
Baltimore Athletic Club
New Fire Truck For Maugansville
The Maugansville Volunteer Fire Company is in receipt of a new Ford fire truck. The vehicle is one of the latest equipped for modern firefighting and was received Saturday.
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Maugansville Volunteer Fire Company
Okind
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Gen. Wyche
White House
Mary Marguerite Cowles
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Mich
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Kalamazoo
Daniel Reedy
Men’s Democratic Club
Hotel Hamilton
Mountain
West End Reservoir
Gasperi
Maugansville
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