Taft Backers Hope For Big Ohio Primary Vote
Ohio voters head to the polls as Taft supporters push a large slate of 56 Republican nominating delegates. The outcome could show Taft strength, with Kefauver challenging on the Democratic side and Stassen seeking a surprise showing in industrial areas. Write-ins are barred and results hinge on district and state-wide contests.
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Columbus
Ohio
Tackers
Robert A. Taft
Ahin
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Taft
Mey
Kefauver
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Florida
Engene St. Hanhart
Kingo
Chicago
Hanhart
Robert J. Bulkley
Herbert S. Duffy
Foromer
Harold R. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Dwight JD. Eisenhower
Hace
Eisenhower
Prayer for TODAY reflects family faith and service
A devotional prayer praising fathers and mothers for inspiring noble living and daily fellowship with Christ. It notes Long Beach California author W. E. McCulloch and credits The United Presbyterian editor with a 1952 copyright.
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W. E. McCulloch
Long Beach
Calif
The
United Presbyterian
Obituary notices for Younker Wixson and Fuller
William P. Younker 69 dies after brief illness at War Memorial Hospital Berkeley Springs. Survived by wife Rhoda Bell and children, services set at Grove Funeral Home and Damascus Church. Arlo John Wixson of Detroit dies at son’s home in Hagers town aged 63. services planned in Detroit. Michael Owen Fuller of Frederick dies after long illness aged 75. veteran and former railroad employee.
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William P. Younker
War Memorial Hospital
Berkeley Springs
William C
Mary
Goldie Younker
Hancock
George
Clayton
Lucy Fisher
Toms Run
N. J
Daisy Cullier
Flickersville
Louis Funk
Ohio
Grove Funeral Home
Damascus Church
C.G. Russell
Arlo John Wixson
Detroit
Michigan
Ernest J. Wixson
Salvation Army
Mason
John
Josephine (Hamm) Wixson
Wixson
Hagers
Martha Watson Wixson
Evelyn Snell
Burbank
Calif
Anna Zimmer
Mason, Mich
Emily Olson
Willard
Gosseille
Mich
George W
St. Louis
A. K. Coffman Funeral Home
van Valkenberg Funeral Home
Oaklawn Hills Cemetery
Michael Owen Fuller
Center Street
Frederick
Newton
Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Mr. Fuller
Granteville
Edward B
Margaret Anna Fuller
Jets Collide in Training. Two Pilots Bail Out
London May 6 Two surprise jet fighter pilots one British and one American bailed out at six miles altitude after their planes collided during joint RAF US Air Force exercises. Each parachuted down near London suburbs as their jets crashed three miles apart. The British pilot landed on a sidewalk and remarked on the hit tail while the American Captain Mitton G Whitford said he hoped his landing didn't hurt a rose tree.
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London
Air Force
Royal Air Force
Mitton
G. Whitford
List Fighter Wing
Military service notices from local area
Local service members are listed with duties and reassignment details. John W Crout is assigned to Fort Eustis Virginia after a furlough from Okinawa, and Gene Trollingsworth of Hagerstown completed basic training at Sampson and will study weather at Chanute AFB Illinois. The item notes school graduation in 1949 and prior employment, with additional mentions of Dale Eaton finishing training and plans for Europe travel.
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John W. Crout
John HH. Crout
Central Avenue
Fort Eustis
Set. Crout
Okinawa
Gene Trollingsworth
S. W. Hollingsworth
Hagerstown
Sampson Air Force Base
Chanute Afb
Illinois
Magerstown V High School
J. RB. Smith
Chambersburg
Newfold
Gene Hollingsworth
A. F
Chanute Aly Forent
Rantons
Dale W. Eaton
Boonghoro
Wilson Named First Witness in House WSB Probe
Charles F. Wilson, who quit as mobilization chief over the steel dispute, testified as the House Labor Committee opened a broad probe into the Wage Stabilization Board. The panel aims to examine WSB methods and potential violations of Taft-Hartley Act provisions amid the steel crisis and related government seizure actions.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
Charles F. Wilson
Charman Barden
D.-N.c
WSRB
Barden
Rep
Allen
Ram
WSB
Truman
Supreme Court
Philip Murray
Congress
Byrnes Extends Victory in Baltimore Judgeship Nomination
Judge Joseph R Byrnes swept the Baltimore nomination for mid term on the Supreme Bench winning both parties ballots. He topped his Democratic rival 3440 to 0 and edged Republican Kruger by a wide margin. Byrnes had previously been appointed in 1950 by Gov. Lane. Kruger is noted as the housing court pioneer.
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Baltimore
Joseph R. Byrnes
Supreme Bench
Byrnes
Harry S. Krurer
L. Byrnes
State Senate
William Preston Lane, Jr
Kruger
Soviet Bond Buyers Offered Lottery Prizes
The Soviet Union launched its annual state bond sale on May 6 offering buyers a one in three chance to win lottery prizes. The 30 billion ruble issue equals about 7 percent of Russia's state revenue, with four percent interest paid as semi annual lottery prizes from bond value to repayment. When a bond number is drawn, the purchaser gets back the bond's amount.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Russia
Local Liquor Ad Presents Historic Cheap Beer
An old ad promotes cold beer and eight for a dollar at Gallagher's Liquor Store located at 23 North Locust Street near Reading and Duquesne Valley Forge Export Gunther's Old German. This compact ad lists brands including National, Gallagher's, and Gunther's.
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National
Ho —Reading
Duquesne Valley Forge
Gunther's
Old German Gallagher's Liquor Store
North Locust Street
Norma Jean Weagley to Represent County in 4-H Speaking Contest
Norma Jean Weagley and Carlton Ernst were named Washington County 4-H Club elimiation speakers in a county contest. Norma Jean, 18, will compete regionally this summer with potential to reach state and national events. Carlton, 14, cannot advance beyond county level but earned a gold medal.
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Norma Jean Weagley
S. W. Weagley
Beaver Creek
Washington County
Carlton Ernst
Clear Spring
Norma Jean
Carlton
Fred C. Ernst
Boonsboro
Maryland Medical Secretarial School
Washington County Hospital
Clnh
Chicago
Washington County Drivers Lose Licenses in Review
The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles reports 12 Washington County motorists had licenses suspended last month for motor vehicle violations. five were revoked and 12 were re-issued. Some licenses were suspended up to 15 days or indefinitely. one license was not re-issued.
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Washington County
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Weather forecast reports mild midweek with chances of rain
Moderate temperatures expected Wednesday and Thursday with showers Friday. Then fair and warmer through the weekend. Temperatures will run near normal with afternoon highs around 70s and cool mornings near 40 to mid 50s depending on location.
Permanent waving time at Potomac Beauty Salon
Potomac Beauty Salon offers permanent waving services at 228 Potomac Street. Call 771 for appointments and details on pricing and availability.
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Potomac Beauty Salon
PotoMac St
Hagerstown Hails Western Maryland Railway Centennial
Western Maryland Railway marked its May 15 luncheon in Hagerstown with unveiling of W. Arthur Grotz as president and the premiere of a color sound short Fast Freight Rolling. A birthday cake and entertainment accompanied the event, highlighting the road’s 1859 charter and upcoming centennial programs.
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Western Maryland Railway
Hagerstown
Maryland
Maryland General Assembly
Probers Switch Focus To New Targets In Tax Inquiry
Washington May 6 Investigators on the House Ways and Means subcommittee shifted to new targets after failing to obtain former Revenue Commissioner Joseph T Nunan Jr to discuss personal finances. Three to four new charges of mishandled tax cases were outlined as a cleanup phase. Nunan testified four hours on his tenure as commissioner from 1944 to 1947 and as a Treasury lawyer, denying any improper favors or representation of taxpayers.
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Washington
House
Revenue
Joseph T. Nunn
Ways and Means
Bult
Internal Revenue Bureau
Nunan
King Cally
Wood House
Mareh
Treasury
Altice
Banker Described As Pillar Of Respectability Is Facing Charges
A 100-year-old banker, Willam C. Horley, vice president at First Bank and Trust Co. in Perth Amboy New Jersey, is charged with embezzling more than 460000. Prosecutor Alex Eber said the suspect, once a pillar of the community, used personal funds to cover losses from bad investments. Roughly 150000 may be recoverable, and Horley posted 26000 bail. The bank insured deposits and reported no irregularities in its latest reviews.
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William Horley
First Bank and Trust Company of
Perth Amboy
N. J
Ta Ft
Willam C. Horley
First Bank and Treat Company
Middlesex
Alex Eber
Harley
Clvie
Red Cross
Hou
The
American Inestitute of Banking
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Ether
Horley
George Boyd
Wooney
St. Peter's Chureh
Thea
Aaldé
Umea
Ambar
Narllor
Naney
State
Federal Reserve
Three Charged In Liquor Theft Enter Pleas Of Guilty
Three of six defendants in a liquor theft case pled not guilty in a Federal Court in Williamsport Pa. Donald Potterger, Fred Met Noss, and Marion Wolford admitted guilt regarding the trailer theft on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and transport to Washington County Maryland. The FBI said the trailer was moved by a tractor owned by Datteller and Noss.
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Wiliamisport
John W. Greasy
Walter Walford
Glenturnie
Jesse James Wolford
Millersville
Donald Potterger
Tarrisburg
Fred Met. Noss
Harristura
Marion Wolford
Fenlant
Washington, County
Datteller
Noss
Harrisburg
Congress Expected To Ignore Truman On Flood Insurance
Washington May 6 Congress appears poised to ignore President Truman's call for a national flood disaster insurance system for the second time in a year. Senate and House Banking Committees received the proposed legislation but had no plans for early action. The message and bill described a sound and workable insurance framework.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
House Banking Committees
Paul Smith Elected President of Stronghold Incorporated
R Paul Smith, president of Potomac Edison, was elected president of the trustees of Stronghold Incorporated, which operates Sugar Loaf Mountain in Frederick County. He succeeds Janes H Gambrill Jr and leads the group managing thousands of visitors.
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R. Paul Smith
Potomac Edison Company
Trustees
Stronghold Incorporated
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Frederick County
Smith
Janes H. Gambrill, Jr
Stronghold Inc
Yater
Rummage Sale at Zion Reformed Church Banished Frugal Finds
Community rummage sale advertised by Zion Reformed Church on Franklin Street. Proceeds aid the Builder's Class with proceeds supporting church programs and repairs.
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Franklin St
Zion Reformed Ch
List Of Roads To Be Submitted For County Aid
The Board of County Commissioners will submit a list of county roads needing surfacing to the State Roads Commission for federal aid approval. President Winslow Burhans says not all roads will be approved and efforts aim to start work soon on those chosen. The Army plans to close a Tilghianton road for a military installation, relocating it a short distance.
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Board of County Commissioners
State Roads Commission
Winslow Burhans
Tilghianton
Hoast
Outdoor Tomato Plants In Bloom In Fairplay Ahead Of Neighbors
Mrs. George Smith of Fairplay reports tomato plants in her backyard are blooming weeks earlier than neighbors. She found prints in bloom during a progress inspection, suggesting an unusually early season compared with other Fairplay gardeners.
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George Smith
Fairplay
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