Notebooks From Our Reporters Mix Odd Local Anecdotes
A Western Maryland Railway worker encounters a barefoot girl in pajamas on Frederick Street as she wanders in her sleep. The piece blends fresh oddities from Hagerstown and Cumberland, including wild game sightings, election missteps, fair plans, and early forsythia blossoms spotted by Nellie Hamburg.
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Western Maryland Railway
Frederick Street
Muilbarry
Baltimore
Derick Atraet
Russians Charge Atlantic Pact with Aggressive Plot
Moscow prints a long white paper accusing Britain and the United States of plotting a new world war to dominate the globe. The Foreign Ministry says the North Atlantic pact aims to isolate the Soviet Union and force a new conflict, while labeling Western European Union as a link in Anglo American domination efforts.
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Moscow
Russia
United Nations
Foreign Ministry
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
Germany
Japan
U. S
Security Council
Council of Europe
Europe
Council
Washington
Auto topples big raccoon near Boonsboro
Early morning accident on Beaver Creek road when E. R. Smyre of Boonsboro ran down a large raccoon crossing toward City Market. Smyre said he struck the animal with the wheel, it lay dead, and he displayed the carcass at the market. Neighbors noted it was the first raccoon run down by an automobile they recalled.
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E. R. Smyre
Boonsboro
Beaver Creek
Mr. Smyre
Council of Europe Opens Way to One European Parliament
London reports a new Council of Europe forming from five Western European democracies Britain France Belgium The Netherlands and Luxembourg with headquarters in Strasbourg The assembly will meet publicly and may lead to a single parliament for Europe while a gradual transfer of sovereignty is anticipated by some and rejected by others in Washington and Moscow
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London
Council of Europe
Fiva
U P
Italy
Carlo Sforza
European Union
Permanent Commission of the
Man Attacked Robbed Of $1 On Walnut Street
A man was assaulted and robbed of his wallet containing $1 as two young men followed him from a tavern to his Walnut Street home. Patrolman Wigfeld found the injured Ralph P. Martin at 36 Walnut Street. The suspects were described as in their 20s, about 5 feet 10, in light tan topcoats, bareheaded, but were not located.
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Walnut Street
Grayson Wigfeld
West Pranklin
Walnut Streets
Wigfield
Walnut
Ralph P. Martin
Martin
Purse Strings Tighten as War Tips Fade Away
A downtown shoe shine boy captures a mood of tightened purses across service workers. Wartime ease gives way to careful spending as tips shrink, with waitresses, bartenders, porters, and others reporting fewer gratuities. Customers count change, verify meal totals, and linger less, signaling a broader postwar shift in daily economies.
Rail Crossing Ruling Given by City Magistrate Snyder
Wilson P Harp of Williamsport faced reckless driving charges after crossing a Western Maryland railway crossing on January 19 while warning lights blinked. Patrolman Gila, in pursuit, said Harp crossed as the signals flashed. Harp testified he slowed to stop but did not see a train pear. Witnesses varied on train status, some saying a train east of the crossing may have been approaching or stationary. Bruce Lightner defended Harp noting his long driving record and prior chauffeuring for local families. He argued a train could have affected blinking signals.
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Harry E. Snyder
Wilson P. Harp
Williamsport
William C. Gila
Pennsylvania Avenue
Gitlin
Harp
Ena
Bruce Lightner
Hagerstown
School At Sandy Hook Broken Into
Sheriff's deputies investigate a breaking and entering at Sandy Hook School. Thieves stole food from the kitchen while nothing else was disturbed. Deputy Leister Isanogie notes the break appears motivated by hunger.
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Sandy Hook
Leister Isanogie
Bartender Receives Cadillac Gift at Stork Club
New York January 29 Big tips are common but Bartender Thomas Fioretti received a shocking present a gleaming 1948 Cadillac cabriolet from an out of town dealer. Fioretti said he has known the benefactor for four and a half years and has helped him with favors including hotel bookings during visits to New York.
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New York
Thomas Fioretti
Fioretti
Labor Bill Seeks New Machinery to Avert National Strikes
Washington reports the administration requests new tools to prevent national emergency strikes without court injunctions. The measure would repeal the Taft-Hartley act and restore the Wagner Act with improvements sought by President Truman. Senate hearings begin Monday with Tobin as first witness.
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Washington
Congress
Lil
Truman
Labor
Tobin
Senate Labor Committee
Elbert Thomas
Duteh
Offdale
Thomas
T. .Wabd
Labor Department
National Labor Relations Board
Legion Seeks State Bonus and Federal Pensions
Morris Frock Post of the American Legion adopted resolutions urging support for a Maryland state bonus and for federal pensions for all veterans reaching age 60. About 60 members attended as the resolutions backed by the Maryland department called for a referendum on the state bonus and urged members to contact Senators Tydings and OConor and Congressman Beall to gain support.
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Maryland
Morris Frock
American Legion
Maryland Department of the American Legion
Tydings Or O'Conor
J. Glenn Beall
Three Teens Convicted For Disturbing School Classes
Three teenaged boys entered West Washington Street School and disrupted classes by prowling halls and peering into classroom doors. In city court they were convicted of disorderly conduct and fined 16 dollars plus costs each. Arrested by Patrolman J B Lillard were Herbert West 17 of 904 Lamvale Street Harold Whitmer 16 of 180 Rosa Street and Charles Spalding 17 of 26 Elizabeth Street.
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West Washington Street
Lillard
Herbert West
Lamvale Street
Harold Whitmer
Rosa Street
Charles Spalding
Elizabeth Street
Wilcam Caball
Clancan
Mot Madenteiature School
Realty Sales Top $200,000 Mark With Dwellings In Strong Demand
Over 200000 dollars in Hagera town and Washington County real estate changed hands this week as dwellings dominated the activity. Transactions include Hoffmans to Guensford and Guessford, Steiner to Jackson, Daniele trustee to Hill, Stesie to Dhgenais, Oyler to Palladino, Decker to Currie, and several others, with prices ranging up to 3600 and 336?00, reflecting brisk market demand and a flurry of deed-recorded sales. The list continues on page 2.
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Hageratown
Washington County
Bessie M
Daniel B. Hoffman
Russell D. Guensford
McComas Street
Beanie M
Daniel B. Hofman
Alfred P. Guessford
McComas
Leater A. Steiner
Wits
Walter E. Jackson
Main
Fulton and
Beminary
Hancock
Roy M. Daniele
Shelley V. Hill
High Street
Dwight L. Stesie
Joseph H. Dhgenais, Jr
Country Club Road
Fountain Head Heights
Howard L. Oyler
Paul &. Palladino
Cavetown Pike
Cheneville
Charles R. Decker
William L. Currie
Decker Avenue
Halfway
Anna FE
Wilton
Roger L. Harshman
East Washington
Mulberry
Cannon
Anna E. Wilson
Carlton
Spalding
Mast Washington
Mattie Dee Spangler
Charles Lee Kershner
Virginia Avenue
Paul E. Palladino
Samuel J. Gentry
Howard
D. Earl Nelkirk
H. Clyde Ridenour
Cearfoss
Hargid EB. Houpt
Nettle P. Kemp Et al
South Mulberry
Lee and
Elm
Ruby Jackson Shop, Inc
Ruby P. Garver
Mulberry Avenue
Manila
Hill Crest
Lucian T. Thomas
Kenneth P. Mayes
Potomac Flood Crested At 12.6 Feet In Williamsport
The Potomac River at Williamsport crested at 12.6 feet at 4:80 a m and held for over five hours before receding. Turbidity was lower than typical floodwater, per Cheater Brewer, superintendent of the city water pumping station. Backwater from Conococheague Creek nearly covered Conomac Park as waters fell, with temperatures around 64 this January day and expectations of much colder weather tonight.
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Potomac River
Williamsport
Potomac
Cheater Brewer
Williamaport
Brewer
Conococheague Creek
Conomac Park
Dagrepa
Weather Bureau
Ohio River Nears Flood Crest Across Region
Cincinnati dispatch reports the Ohio River is above its banks from Parkersburg West Virginia to Florence Indiana and rising slowly. Officials forecast crest near 64 to 65 feet late Monday or Tuesday after surpassing the 52 foot flood stage late yesterday, with a stationary period of about 18 hours before further rise.
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Cincinnati
Awollen
Ohio River
Parkersburg
W. Va
Florence
Ind
Weather Bureau
First Dandelion Appears On City Market
The first dandelion of the season shows on City Market this month. Mrs. Vernon L. Eckard of Dearfoxn Pike reports selling four jars full. She notes past sightings around February but never as early as January. A daughter found a southern hillside rich with large dandelion greens.
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Vernon L. Eckard
Widow's Mite Parable staged by Boys' Club readers
H. W. Douglas, local champion of underprivileged youth, visits the Boys' Club near the Market House. He notices groups whispering and a nervous undertone as he ponders a newspaper photo of a sick child. He worries the boys plan mischief, suspecting a hidden scene.
Nebraska Blizzard Crisis Deepens Across State
Suffering grows as snowbound Nebraska towns rely on mobilized National Guard to deliver relief. About 185 bulldozers and more equipment head toward the blizzard zone, but new snow blockades delay work. Gov. Petersen reports rising human distress, deaths, and cattle losses as crews strain for rescue.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Bose
Val Peterao
Nen Gay M. Henainger
Gordon
Neb
Aid For Blizzard Area Expands Federal Funds
Five states receive 250000 dollars in emergency aid to open roads and deliver feed and water to stranded cattle. Major Fleming, head of Federal Works, surveys conditions in the West with Oklahoma as first stop. half a million dollars previously approved will be managed by state governors and contractors to clear snow blocked roads.
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Miami
Fla
Federal
Maj. G. Philip B. Fleming
South Dakota
Nebraska
Nevada
Guh
Wyomingill
General Fleming
AFL
West
Bliszard
Oklahoma
Navajo Indians Are Getting Aid By Parachutes
Relief flights by Army planes dropped food parcels to snowbound Navajo families scattered in hogans north of Winslow Arizona as concern grows for the missing stockmen in the Grand Wash area near the Nevada line. Two of twelve missing men were reported safe, with ten believed to have moved into lower country.
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Winslow
Ariz
Here
Ed Kerley
Tubs City
Hogans
Coe Mine Mesa
Strip
Grand Canyon
Grand Wash
Nevada
Weather Forecast for Maryland and Nearby Regions
Maryland and Virginia forecast fair and much colder with diminishing winds tonight. Sunday remains fair and cold. West Virginia expects snow showers, windy and much colder tonight, Sunday partly cloudy and cold.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
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Joseph A. Minke
Cumberland
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Yucaday
Iva
Fair Board
Evelyn
Hageretown
Nellie Hamburg
William Preston Lane
Daily Mall
Arthur C. Stauffer
City Water Department
Stauffer
Trey
U.S
Bandits
L. Cornelia Neibert
Scott A. Neibert
Laurae V. Rasmussen
Neile Oluf Rasmussen
Lic
Legion
Morris Frock Post
Scottablus
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Brand
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Market House
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