GOP Says Truman Must Stick To Middle Of Road
Washington Republicans demand President Truman keep proposals centrist to win GOP cooperation in the new Congress. Senators Knowland and Brooks reject PAC drafted programs and warn against left or right drift while urging unity in domestic policy.
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Gop
Truman
Washington
Congress
William F. Knowland
Calif
C. Wayland Brooks
Knowland
Brooks
Tlinois
Veteran Enters Plea Of Guilty In Dorchester Case
Ross J. Abbott, a 24 year old Purple Heart veteran, pleaded guilty in Dorchester county circuit court to the murder of 20 year old Pansy Twigg. The plea halted a Somerset county murder case as three judges began immediate sentencing hearings and the State's Attorney called witnesses.
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Cambridge
Ross J. Abbott
Dorchester County
Pansy Twigg
Melvin Silberg
Abbott
Somerset County
Pansy
Deal Island
Purple Heart
Laird Henry, Jr
Levin Claude Bailey
Edmond Johnson
Atty
Prentiss W. Evans
Carolyn Jean Mason
Baltimore
Dolores Wheatley
Penny
Ross
Pat
Tip on Identical Ceremonies Best Tip Wins Prize
The best weekly tip wins $3.50 for describing the identical ceremonies at Hamm Luxembourg for Lefty Springer killed in action and the wreath laying at the war memorial at the courthouse. Second and third prizes are awarded for tips about an improvised skunk trap, local mill addition, youths arrested for tire punctures, and a local man’s son hurt near Hancock. Tips are accepted weekdays by the Daily Mail.
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Hamm
Luxembourg
Hancock
The
Daily Mail
Death Car Alert After Fatal Pedestrian Hit
Police hunt maroon car after a late night hit and run in Johnstown fatally injures Dominici Curcio from Johns town. Paddock info ties damaged fender to the suspect vehicle while investigators note two prior pedestrian deaths in Washington County from the same period. Curcio ran a Johnstown fruit store and rode with C J Weaver when the crash occurred after a Pimlico race outing.
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C. J. Weaver
Johnstown
Curcio
Pimlico
Larry M. Wolford
Williamsport
Nikolai Lebedevski
Huyetts
Big Jobless Fund Seen Guarding Postwar Prosperity
Washington November 132 Social Security Commissioner Arthur J Altmeyer says the unemployment insurance fund near 7 billion dollars will act as a brake on Depression. He argues reserves will deter a downturn and bolster demand as payments support purchasing power when it slips. Fund financed by payroll taxes up to three percent on large employers and held in trust for states with varying benefit levels.
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Washington
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Altmerer
Father And Son Hart In Crash Near Greencastle
Robert B. Evans, 46, a Fairchild plant employee, and his son Charles, 22, were seriously injured in a Piper Cub crash near Greencastle while en route from Martinsburg to visit Earl McGinnis. Both were hospitalized. the elder may have a skull fracture and the son head, face, and leg injuries. McGinnis aided the rescue after the plane struck an electric cable on a second landing attempt. The elder Evans owned the plane. the son is a Navy veteran and licensed pilot.
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Robert B. Evans
Fairchild
Charles
Greencastle
Waynesboro
Young Evans
Martinsburg
Earl McGinnis
Robert Evans
McGinnis
Evans
Thousands View Biggest Armistice Day Parade in Hagerstown
Thousands filled the line of march from Prospect Street to the Fair Grounds as a 30 000 crowd welcomed veterans home. The parade lasted 90 minutes with school groups and motorized units highlighting postwar patriotism. Major General Willard G. Wyman urged universal military training while American Legion commander Paul Griffiths urged end to selfishness and greed.
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Hagerstown
Prospect Street
Fairgrounds
Washington County Public Schools
America
Willard G. Wyman
U. S. Army
Paul H. Griffiths
American Legion
Gen. Wyman
Griffiths
Coffee Prices Set to Rise Again Despite Slow Retail Sales
A wholesale source predicts another large coffee price increase this week with top grades rising to about 55 cents per pound. Earlier, prices jumped from 30 to 42 cents, and a further 13 cent hike is expected as South American producers push costs up. Stores report selling at 42 cents or less, with managers awaiting new price data. A dealer notes consumer backlash may curb demand.
Charge U S Fliers Smuggling Scarce Items Into China
Customs officers combat a rising wave of amateur smuggling by Americans seeking quick profits in China and Japan. No organized gang, says Collector Shivers. Inspectors seized a large lot of penicillin destined for smuggling by crew members on the United States Orient run. Wealthy families in the Orient pay high prices for scarce medicines, including penicillin.
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Honolulu
China
Japan
Robert Shivers
Shivers
United States—Orient
Orient
OConor Wins Senate Seat by 2206 Votes in State
Official statewide returns show Governor Herbert R. OConor Democrat elected to the U S Senate by a 2206 vote margin. Baltimore City tally: OConor 102,043 to Markey 89,277 while 23 counties cast 135,123 for OConor and 145,693 for Markey.
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Baltimore
Herbert R. O’conor
United States
Senate
Baltimore City
O'Conor
D. John Markey
O’conor
Markey
Two Fugitives Head This Way
A manhunt expands as state and Somerset County officers pursue jail breakers William Bryan Hinkle from Yerington Nevada and Jack Smith from Hollywood California. They reportedly headed toward the Maryland line in a stolen Berlin Maryland car, using hacksaw blades to escape and leaving a stolen vehicle found wrecked south of Somerset after an attempted break from the county jail.
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Somerset
State
William Bryan Hinkle
Yerington
Nev
Jack Smith
Hollywood
Calif.c
Maryland
Berlin
Here
James Henry Went
Hinkle
Smith
M. Dorusha
Quecreek
GOP On Spot On House Shortage
Washington, Nov. 12. Republicans face a housing shortage crisis as they gain control of the House. Divided committees complicate housing legislation while unfinished business from the 79th Congress lingers. The Senate already backed a bipartisan plan to spur construction of 15,000,600 homes over a 0-year span by easing financing and mortgage insurance.
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Washington
G.O.P. Congress
Congress
Senate
Three Girls Die En Route To Game In Greensburg Crash
Three teenage girls from Greensburg were killed and six others injured when their truck, en route to a high school basketball game, collided with another vehicle near Greensburg. State Police described bodies and injured scattered along about 75 yards of highway.
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Greensburg
O. C. Anderson
Rail collision near Revigny leaves 35 dead
Metz France Nov 12 At least 35 killed and 80 injured when an east bound local train crashed into a standing train at Revigny Sur Ornain on the Paris Strassburg line Fog blanketing northern France blamed by officials The impact shattered six passenger coaches and the locomotive exploded Gasps of the dying were heard by witnesses including Paul Robert a local merchant Many victims were school children en route to Chalon Sur Marne or to work.
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Metz
France
Paris-Strasburg
Revigny-Sur-Ornain
Paris
Revigny
Chalon- Sur-Marne
Driver Held After Crash Early Today
Arthur F. Knodle age 54 of 1060 block Virginia avenue was charged with driving while under the influence after his car struck an auto owned by J. Lloyd Masters of 1004 South Potomac street. He was held on a $500 bond for a November 18 hearing after arraignment before Magistrate M. W. B. Bostetter in City Court. Patrolman Raymond Hoover stated Masters’ auto, parked on Virginia avenue, was badly damaged with the front end driven into a pole.
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Dominici Curcio
Johnstown
South Prespest Street
Curcio
Washington County
Raymond B. Hoover
Willis A. Younkins
Packard Auto
Death Auto
Hoover
Arthur F. Knodle
Virginia Avenue
J. Lloyd Masters
South Potomac Street
M. W. B. Bostetter
Raymond Hoover
Knodle
Killing Frost Is Forecast Tonight
The weatherman predicts a heavy killing frost tonight that could end the fall growing season for tomatoes beans and other crops. A sharp morning temperature drop signals the cold spell with a brisk late afternoon wind clearing skies and cool weather to continue tomorrow.
Maryland PTA Convention Here Wed and Thu
Cumberland Md November 12 The annual convention of the Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers will be held here Wednesday and Thursday. Four business sessions have been scheduled.
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Cumberland
Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers
Wedding Band Lost 19 Years Found By Nephew
A gold wedding band with initials, lost 19 years ago on a Hagerstown area farm, was found last week by 15 year old Roy Dawson while playing in a field. The ring belonged to Mrs. Pearl Kendall now living on Mechanic Street, who lost it while working outside her farm home. At a family conference the boy learned the ring had belonged to his aunt who had lost it before he was born.
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Hagerstown Rt. 4
Pearl Kendall
Mechanic Street
Roy Dawson
Court Warns Of Rising Violent Crime And Increases
Judge Joseph D. Mish told the grand jurors at the November circuit court opening that crime, especially rape, armed robbery, and burglary, has increased possibly postwar. He urged vigilance, stating rape can be punishable by death, and noted many rape cases ahead. Roy A. Leiter was chosen foreman. Pettit jurors listed along with other named jurors.
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Joseph D. Mish
Circuit Court
Roy A. Leiter
Fred . Wright, Jr
Edward A. Bailey
Frank H. Thomas
Fred R. Stick
W. C Huddle
David K. Poole
Garrett E. Shank
William E. Mammaker
W. Page Ditto
Harry F. Vollmer
Charles C. Barnes
G. Eugene Winders
Jacob E. Comerer
Elmer N. Oller
Carl H. McCleary
Charles M
Merle Martz
C. Morris Lelander
Frank S. Bowman
Edward Mose
John P. Pound
Wm. H. Reisner
J. Clark Seibert
Edward E. Travinger
Roy P. Shriner
Albert FL. Mundey
van J. Smyre
Wm. R. Cunningham
Daniel W. Dubel
J. Humbird Offutt
Robert BR. Fleigh
Antietam Battlefield site work begins with Spong farm plan
Work on restoring Antietam Battlefield includes incorporating 120 acre Spong farm near Burnside Bridge into the national site. A new bridge will carry traffic while Burnside Bridge is preserved as a shrine. Initial steps include razing newer farm buildings and fencing the area with walkways and picnic grounds along Antietam Creek after congressional appropriations.
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Spong
Burnside
Antietam Battlefield
Burnside Bridge
Paul Younger
Battlefield
Antietam
Spong Farm
National Battlefield Site
Younger
Congress
Antietam Creek
Molotov says arms disarmament plan can be harmonized
New evidence emerged that Russia may accept some form of international inspection to enforce disarmament including atomic weapons. Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov said Russia and American proposals could be harmonized while warning an arms race has begun and urging UN action. Byrnes promised more on disarmament at the proper time and Bevin vowed Britain will not fall behind.
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New York
Russia
Molotov
United Nations
Staite Byrnes
Bevin
Foreign Press Association
Trieste
Danube River
Krug Lewis Talk Today Postponed
Washington November 12 A scheduled interior talks between Secretary Krug and John L Lewis were postponed for 24 hours to resume soft coal contract negotiations. The meeting was reset for 2 50 p m Wednesday with no explanation given.
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Washington
Interior Krug
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Krug
Interior Department
Husks 52 Barrels Of Corn In A Day
Leonard Nicodemus, newly released from the hospital, husked 52 barrels of corn at the Travinger farm along the Leitersburg pike on Friday. Friends call it a possible one day record for a convalescing person.
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Leonard Nicodemus
Travinger
Leitersburg
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