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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1950
Page
17
In Carroll County and across several counties including Wicomico Anne Arundel and Calvert recounts of the Democratic gubernatorial primary votes begin or resume as Mahoney campaigns seek to overtake Governor Lane. Protests, legal motions, and questions about judges qualifications surface as ballots are opened in multiple districts.
The Democratic Women's Organization will host the party ticket holders for the November election at its regular meeting on Tuesday October 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the W O W building. The date was moved from Monday due to the Baltimore Democratic convention. Members will be introduced to nominees and Sharpsburg and Clear Spring clubs join for an upcoming card party. refreshments are arranged by Mrs. Mabel Wieber. All members urged to attend.
Baltimore residents will be asked to contribute 2 137 463 to the 1951 Community Chest drive starting October 10. The five week campaign supports 32 health and welfare agencies and the Associated Services for the Armed Forces, successor to the wartime USO. The goal rises from 197 124 last year, when oversubscription exceeded 260 dollars.
Frederick Md September 28 Markey conceded the Republican nomination for U S Senator to John Marksall Butler after losing the nominating convention on the basis of convention votes though winning the popular primary. He pledged support in the general election and said he would not contest the county unit system.
Representatives of George P. Mahoney filed for a recount of the Sept 18 Democratic governor primary in Dorchester County. In Dorchester tally Lane 3232 to Mahoney 2997. The petition was filed by Leroy L. Wallace and Albert A. Levin of Baltimore with a $1500 bond. Mahoney backers declined formal comment, noting the recount has been pending for a week.
About seven hour transient apple pickers moved into Washington County to cover shortages in local fruit picking. Most work in Smithsburg, brought from the Eastern Shore. Jobless benefits claims reach a new low of 410, with about 199 workers placed in industrial jobs last week and 70 jobs on file.
President Truman selected former Undersecretary of State Robert A. Lovett to be Deputy Secretary of Defense. He succeeds Stephen T. Early, who will leave the post to return to private business. Lovett, a close ally of Secretary of Defense Marshall, has worked under him before and currently works in New York investment banking with Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
City police and sheriffs officers were asked to aid in locating 15 year old Frances Bowen who vanished from her home on West Antietam Street last night. Her brother Clarence Bowen reported she is five feet four inches tall with dark hair and wore a white and red plaid skirt along with white and brown oxfords.
More than 150 active Democrats gathered at the W. O. W. Hall to pledge support for Governor Wm. Preston Lane. Speakers praised the governor and urged continued progress while others urged voters to back allied candidates in county and state races.
The Mayor and Council meet in special session to block a parking lot planned on North Potomac Street opposite the A&P. Attorneys say the lot may violate the North End anti filling station ordinance, with proposed penalties rising to 50 dollars per day and possible jail time.
Police Commissioner Beverl Ober blocked an AFL union drive, citing a 1946 order that forbids police membership in groups influencing department policy. He said he does not need a dues paying outfit and that grievances should go directly to him. Joe Gillis led Maryland AFL discussions with 1 060 of 1 606 patrolmen applying for union cards.
A call for the induction of nine men from Washington County was received today by Selective Service headquarters at City Hall. At the same time, 40 county men were notified to report for pre induction physical examinations on Monday, October J, the largest call since reactivation.
Private duty nurses in Hagerstown will earn ten dollars for an eight hour day starting October 1, up from eight dollars. Maryland nurses in other towns have had ten dollars since June 1, 1948. The Nurses Alumni Association set the change at a September 12 special meeting. Patients pay for meals. nurses will reimburse until a hospital meal policy is decided. Washington County Hospital trustees meet October 12 to discuss a meal payment system. State Nurses Association favors meal tickets for nurse discretion.
Snow and rain have quelled about 166 forest fires across Canada’s northwest this week. Officials say the danger is over. The fires stretched from the Saskatchewan border through northern Alberta and 366 miles along the Alaska Highway, creating haze that reached New York and darkened Monday night’s moon eclipse.
Two columns of U S 25th Division troops freed ninety American prisoners near Namwon and Tadong while battling Communist rear guards at Hadong. Lt Col John Corley of Brooklyn and Lt Col W G Delvin of Greensboro led the operations. Abandoned Red trucks artillery and ammunition were overrun as airlift support and division headquarters kept pace. Peasants returned to rice fields behind the advance.
Washington officials warn that postwar Korea victory will bring higher taxes and tighter controls. The United States faces a defense bill rising from 14 to 20 billion dollars by next summer, with potential jumps to 40 or 50 billion the following year. Consumers and merchants should expect higher living costs, price rises, and new government controls as part of the rearmament program.
Residents note honest clouds blotting the sun rather than lingering Canadian forest fire smoke. Weather Bureau predicted gradual disappearance, with the sun expected to return by Saturday as clouds obscure the sky. Temperatures ranged from 44 to 59 degrees in Keedysville with smoke at multiple cloud layers.
Sheriff’s officers notified petit jurors for the May term to appear October 3 at 9 15 a m at the courthouse. The panel will sit for the case of Harry Stotler versus the City Building Inspector over a mandamus petition to force a taxi garage permit on West Franklin Street.
Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker reports the Red Invader Army defeated and scattered with most of its 159000 men wiped out. Allied forces seize Taejon Namwon and Hadong while pursuing remnants toward the 38th parallel.
U S counter intelligence officers reported a glimmer of hope that Maj. Gen. William F. Dean may be alive, listed as missing since July 20 after his last sighting fighting tanks with a GI bazooka team in Taejon. Three South Koreans escaped a Chongju stockade before dynamiting it and overheard Communist officers planning to move Dean to Seoul. The 24th Division, now under Maj. Gen. John H. W. Church, retook Taejon, where 40-odd American prisoners were reportedly shot or killed by Reds before the Chongju recapture. Military officials cautioned on the reliability of informants.
Washington reports Coast Guard enlistments expiring before next July will be extended for 12 months. President Truman signed a bill granting authority for the extension and placing the Coast Guard under the Selective Service System allowing draft calls if volunteer numbers fall short.
New York on September 28 reports buyers crowding the stock market and bidding prices higher in a frenzied session. The buying push is fueled by continued talk of Korean war peace rumors circulating at the United Nations yesterday.
Polio has been conspicuous by its absence in Washington County this year. In contrast Franklin County across the state line in Pennsylvania reported eight cases of infantile paralysis and one death in the past two weeks. During 1949 county residents were stricken but no deaths occurred last year.
New Delhi reports no information on North Korean peace feelers circulating in New York. Foreign Ministry officials said no proposals had reached India and U.N. sources knew nothing of such overtures.
The Army in Korea will receive 12 million cans of beer as a gift from Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co and Schenley Industries Inc. Milwaukee and New York offered 90,000 cans each after a ration cut. Congress had raises concerns but no formal complaints were received by the Army.
Washington Sept. 28 A Defense Department casualty list No 108 reports 39 names of casualties in Korea with 51 dead 197 wounded 41 missing 11 injured in action or accident.
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