Change In Election Laws Assures Speedy Results In State Primary
Baltimore March 15 The 1939 law change ends the 1938 style delays by removing the second choice and majority rules, now using only a plurality. Delegates bound to the district winner will reveal convention counts once county and city tallies are finished, making nominating results faster and more predictable. The three leading Democrats Baldwin Tawes and Lane compete, with Baltimore City and Eastern Shore delivering key convention votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Hague
Baltimore
O'Conor
Maryland
Baltimore City
General Assembly
Rep
H. Street Baldwin
J. Millard Tawes
W. Preston Lane, Jr
Lane
Lawes
Eastern Shore
Baldwin
Baltimore County
Tawes
Maryand
jRep
Lasseer
D-Mdn
O’conor
Howard W. Jackson
In Memoriam for Charles W. South
In loving memory of my husband Charles W. South who died March 23 1944 Those whom we love go out of sight But never out of mind They are cherished in the hearts of those they leave behind Wife Mrs Daisy M South Adv.
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Death notices from Washington County and nearby areas report Ella Spidle Myers 61 of Clearspring passing after years long illness at Washington County Hospital. Effie Emmert Startzman 79 of Washington D C died after two months at home. Lewis James Daugherty 80 of Baltimore Avenue died after five months illness. funeral at A K Coffman. Charles Edward Ricketts 56 of Wallington area died after months at Mount Finn Road. services at Mount View Cemetery. Beverly C Fouche 5 years died Friday. service Monday Etchison Funeral Home Frederick with Mt Olivet Cemetery burial.
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Ella Spidle Myers
Otho Preston Myers
Clearspring
Washington County Hospital
John
Virginia Barnhart Spidle
Walter Edward
Norman W Myers
Harrisburg
A. K. Coffman
Rev. F. Wade Huffman
Rose Hill Cemetery
Effie Emmert Startzman
Samuel C. Startzman
Second Street
N. W
Washington
D. C
Washington County
Henry and
Arilla Winder Emmert
First Brethren Church
Lola M
Sadie Zeigler
York
A. K. Coffman Funeral Home
Rev. N. V. Leatherman
Lewis James Daugherty
Iis Home
Virginia Avenue
St. James
William N
Susan Trayer Daugherty
St. Paul's Luistheran Church
Laura M
Guy Grey
Clarence J. Trumpower
Huyerts
Carriek
Ernest P
St. Pauls Church
Luther
Art Downs
Charles Edward Ricketts
Mount Finn Road
Wallington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Eva Valdasarre
Rocer
Rosalie Hengon
Hagerstown
George
Hayton
Wiliam
Baltimore
Elizaheth
Otis
Frederick
J. Edward Harms
Mountain View
Sharpsburg
Beverly C. Fouche
Etchison Funeral Home
East Church Street
Mt. Olvet Cemetery
Truman had no advance knowledge of Churchill Missouri speech
White House spokesman Charles G. Ross stated President Truman had no advance knowledge of Winston Churchill's Fulton Missouri speech. He denied any plan for a separate Anglo American alliance with Russia or Great Britain and said Churchill spent hours at the White House reviewing parts of the draft.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Winston Churchill
Missouri
Anglo American Association
Charles G. Ross
Flews
Churchill
Sasserdon
Byrnes
Russia
Great Britain
Ross
Fulton
Korean Leader Rhee Resigns Amid Russia Criticism
Seoul reports former president Syngman Rhee resigns as chairman of the American backed Democratic Council of South Korea after 27 years in exile. Health cited. Pravda accused him of seeking power, a Russian American Korean Commission meeting looms as Korea faces pressure over self rule.
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Seoul
Synsman Rhee
Representative Democratic Council of
South Korea
Tenman
Rhee
Pravda
Ameri
Korea
Russia
Iran Crisis Persists Amid UN Security Council Test
The piece reports on the ongoing Iranian crisis and its link to U S Russian relations. Secretary Byrnes proposed extending the draft and peacetime training while denying a military alliance with either power. The crisis tests Russia's adherence to UN principles and its role within the UNO framework.
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Byrnes
Griram
United States
New York
Russia
Britain
United Nations
Iran
Security Council
Council
UNO
Press Plans For European Peace Conference Open To Public
American British and Russian delegates announced the opening and closing sessions of the European peace conference will be open to the press and public. Remaining sessions will be behind closed doors at the Luxembourg Palace. A French source said public access could change if the American press rallies public opinion.
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Paris
Luxembourg Palace
Army Recruiting On Six Day Week
Army District Recruiting headquarters in the Earle Building will return to a six day week to enlist the greatest number of recruits between now and June 1. Major Richard Carmody announced the office will be open each Saturday with hours the same as weekdays from nine to noon. The Army is conducting a special drive for enlistments in the next two months.
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Army District
Earle
Richard Carmody
Carmody
Sam.toip.m
Army
Miners Face Wage Demands and Safety Disputes
Operators reject wage and welfare fund proposals by the United Mine Workers in a coal wage conference. They challenge safety critiques and claim misstatements in UMW surveys. Moses accuses the union of distorting records while defending industry safety practices and worker protections amid ongoing negotiations.
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Lewis
United Mine Workers
Harry M. Moses
UMW
Moses
United States Bureau of Mines
Hatched fourlegged chick shocks Lewiston hatchery
Lewiston Idaho March 18 report says George W. Witasimmons' hatched chick has four legs, seen in millions of chicks from his hatchery. He calls it not a food shortage cure but a rare anomaly. The event stands as a curiosity amid routine poultry production.
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Lewiston
Ida
George W. Witasimmons
Russian Troops Leave Germany Amid Withdrawals
London reporting from the Berlin desk of the Sunday Observer says Russian forces are withdrawing from eastern Germany where they have been stationed since V-E Day. About 75 percent of the original occupation force is said to have been pulled back and replaced by a small Soviet military police contingent.
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London
Germany
Berlina
London Sunday Observer
Neenne
Bornholm
Bornhelm
Baltic Sea
Reenne
Engine Collision Damages Western Maryland and Reading Locomotives
Property damage estimated in the thousands occurred Saturday afternoon around 4 15 when a Western Maryland yard engine and a Reading locomotive sideswiped near a switch at West Antietam and Foundry streets. Neither engine derailed and no one was injured.
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Western Maryland Yard
Reading
West Antietam
Foundry Streets
Chiang May Join Marshall In U. S.
General Chiang Kai-Shek lauds General Marshall for aiding peaceful national unification in China. Rumors say Chiang may soon visit America as Marshall reports to President Truman on his China envoy work. Manchurian control tightens as Russians evacuate Mukden and divisions arrive, while Communist activity grows along the Mukden Changchun railroad.
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Chungking
Mare
Marshall
China
U. S
Mukden
Changchun
Manchuria
Alvin C. Gillem
Shansi
Hapei
Shantune
Honan
Army Officer to Address Meeting at Alsatia Club
Major Carmody in charge of Army recruiting will discuss the need of Army maintenance at the Alsatia Club monthly meeting tonight at 8. Refreshments will follow.
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Carmody
Alsatia Club
Democrats Use Public Pressure and Dinners to Push OPA
Democratic leaders in Congress press public pressure and unity dinners to accelerate action on Truman’s stalled program. They target three proposals: continuing OPA past June 30, extending the draft act beyond May 15, and broad housing powers. House has cut housing authority. others remain in committees. Unity dinners on March 28 and early April aim to foster consensus, with southern Democrats wary of coalition with Republicans on economic issues and OPA powers.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
House
Senate
National Committee
Rep
Gore
D-Teun
Young House Democrate
Ibre
OPA
Cox
D-Ga
Wisconsin Group Rejoins GOP in Portage
At a statewide conference in Portage on Sunday the Progressive Party of Wisconsin voted to abandon its liberal label and rejoin the Republicans. Senator M. La Follette, founder and titular head, urged the move after five hours of debate with 42 delegates. He said the Democratic Party is stuck and liberal leaders are resigning in disgust.
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Portage, Wis
Progressive Party of
Wisconsin
Sen. M. LaFollette
Progressive Party
Democratic Party
LaFollette
Acie
Woman Survivor Found On Island
A woman survivor was found on Anacapa Island after a three day struggle following a wreck. She located a Navy hut with emergency rations and water, kept a signal fire burning, and was rescued by coast guard crash boat. Doctors reported strong recovery from deep cuts and no infection.
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Amacapa Island
Navy
Maxine Trader
Trader
Baldwin Wins 3 Endorsements For Governor Bid
Baltimore March 18 three endorsements in three days boost Rep H Streett Baldwin for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Arthur H Brice joins Baltimore county congressmen with praise for Baldwin reflecting Eastern Shore Democrats. Brice and others allege Baldwin opposes Curran’s Baltimore City machine influence in Maryland counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
H. Streett Baldwin
Arthur H. Brice
Public Service Commission
State Senate
Baltimore County
Baldwin
Brice
John B. Funk
Frederick County
Howard Brice
Howard County
Democratic National Committee
Maryland
Curran
Baltimore City
William Curran
Mrs Vanderbilt Not To Contest Action
Santa Barbara Calif March 18 Lady Thelme Furness twin sister of Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt says Mrs Vanderbilt will not contest the action of her daughter Mrs Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski in cutting off the mother's allowance and turning it to a fund for needy children Thelme Furness says her sister is not well enough for a legal fight and will return to Hollywood when able Mrs Stokowski states she plans to seek a job after withdrawing the allowance
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Thelme Furness
Reginald Vanderbilt
Hollywood
Detroit Acceptance of GM Peace Terms Widens Rift
March 17 thousands of CIO United Auto Workers accepted national General Motors peace terms. Local grievances blocked full return to work.
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Detroit
National General Motors
CIO
United Auto
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