Governor Lane seeks recounts in Maryland gubernatorial race
In Maryland, Governor Lane petitions for a Worcester County recount while Mahoney pushes Talbot County recounts. Talbot reports Lane 2 454 to 1 938. Worcester totals show Mahoney 2 383 to Lane 2 137. Recounts proceed in six other counties to determine the Democratic convention votes.
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Mahoney
Worcester
Baltimore
Lane
George P. Mahoney
Worcester County
Talbot
Edmond H. Johnson
County Board of Election Supervisors
House of Delegates
Garrett County
Garrett County Board of Election Supervisors
Youid
Carroll County
Anne Arundel
Wicomico
Calvert
Howard
Dorchester
Queen Annes
No Pay Until After Nov 7 for Primary Workers
The Board of Election Supervisors announced workers will not be paid for the primary election until after the November 7 general election. They explained that in years with September primaries, checks were issued after the general election. The sums will be added to the general election bills and paid a week or two after the general vote.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Drop One Charge Against Salesman For Shoe Bronzing
H E White Jr a shoe bronzing salesman formerly of Hagerstown and Baltimore was freed on one count and held on another in Franklin County Pennsylvania court. Acquitted of false pretense due to lack of evidence the case cited Mrs Raymond Stocksinger who testified she gave $20 and two pairs of baby shoes for bronzing. Next week White faced a charge of obtaining money under false pretense from Melvin Summers in Waynesboro and was in jail at Chambersburg.
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H. E. White, Jr
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Franklin County
White
Raymond Stocksinger
Melvin F. Summers
Waynesboro
Chamberebere
Roosevelt McKeldin greets voter without handshake
Republican Governor candidate Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin met a Baltimore voter four times in a city block. The man noted three greetings with politeness but the fourth lacked a handshake and a picture, leaving an odd impression during the encounter.
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Baltimore
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin
Maryland
Poffenberger Sued Over Farm Fire Loss
Allen L and Dora T Poffenberger sue Harvey E Poffenberger for 7000 claiming a negligently operated worn truck ignited a straw stack causing fire on the Antietam Station farm. They seek reimbursement of 1346 paid by Grangers Mutual Insurance and 2242.47 additional loss.
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Grangers Mutual Insurance Company
Allen L
Dora T. Poffenberger
Leon H. Miller
Harvey E. Poffenberger
Antietam
Rick
Auto collision on one way street injures two drivers
Two autos damaged about $500 in a crash at McPherson and West Washington Streets. Richard E Fouke 19 of 215 North Cannon Avenue traveled west on Washington Street when his car collided with Grover L Shephord 28 of 423 West Church Street driving south on McPherson Street. Fouke was going the wrong way. no charges filed.
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McPherson Street
West
Washington Street
Richard E. Fouke
Cannon Avenue
Grover L. Shepherd
Church Street
Fouke
Electrician Hurt At Light Plant
Rupert Shank, 36, an electrical foreman at the Municipal Light Plant, was seriously injured at 11 30 am when a boiler piece struck him as crews dismantled equipment. Kingsley Nichols, a co worker, said they were about 20 feet below another boiler at the plant. He was rushed to Washington County Hospital with injuries not immediately determined.
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Rupert Shank
Municipal
Shank
Waynesboro
Kingsley Nichols
Washington County Hospital
Hershey Proposes Extending Draft to 30 Months
Selective Service Director Major General Lewis B. Hershey urged the House Armed Services Committee to extend the draft from 21 to 30 months to sustain an Army of 1.5 million. He also proposed ending deferments for collateral dependents and easing veteran induction rules for under 26, while cautioning against loosening the acceptance standard. He did not call for changing the 19 to 25 age range.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service Director
Hershey
House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
D.-Ga
House
Maryland to Call 4500 Draftees Through March
State Selective Service director Col Henry C Stanwood said Maryland may need 4500 draftees from October to March to help the Army reach 300000. He cited 729 for October and 1012 for November, with about 2700 more from December to March.
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Baltimore
Henry C. Stanwood
Selective Service
Maryland
Stanwood
Husband and Wife File Docket Suits in Court
Dolly and Ellis Charles Morris Jr sue Edward Bentz executor of Lewis E. Bentz estate trading as Mayflower Cab Company and William St. Martin for 1000 and 500 dollars. Mrs Morris seeks 1000 for personal injuries from a July 17 taxicab crash involving a Mayflower Cab operated by St. Martin. She alleges negligence, fracture and facial injuries. Morris Jr seeks medical and hospital expense reimbursement.
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Dolly
Ellis Charles Morris
Ottinger and Wachs
Edward Bentz
Lewis E. Bentz
Mayflower Cab Company
William St. Martin
Mrs. Morris
Mayflower Company
St. Martin
Charles F. Faulder
Explosion rocks three Main Street buildings in Princess Anne
State and county officials sift wreckage of three Main Street structures in Princess Anne Maryland as they investigate the cause of a major explosion and fire that struck the Eastern Shore town.
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Princess Anne
Halts Work On Controversial Parking Lot At Noon
Contractor Edward F. Goetz halted work at noon on a parking lot project at North Potomac and Charles Street amid local controversy. City Attorney Francis H. Urner said Goetz, hired by Arthur Sheetz of A and P, was acting to avoid violating city ordinances. City officials warned of injunctions and possible arrests if work resumes.
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North Potomac and
Charles Street
Francis H. Urner
Urner
Edward F. Goetz
Chambersburg
Arthur Sheetz
A & P Stores Company
Russell Young
Goetz
Jesse Brown
Young
Sheetz
Herman L. Mills
Edward Oswald
Oxnald
North End
U.S. Describes Russia as Power-Hungry in Policy Outline
The State Department labeled Russia a power hungry government bent on expansion by force and terror. The 100 page Our Foreign Policy notes Soviet annexations since 1946 totaling 7.4 million square miles and over 500 million people under Moscow control. It argues Moscow seeks to extend influence across Asia and depicts China as next.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
Truman
Soviet Union
Asia
United States
Moscow
Community of Free Nations
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Albania
Czechoslovakia
China
Barking Dog Case Heard In Court
Merle Misner of Interval Road faced a nuisance charge after neighbors said his dog barked all night and disturbed sleep. Magistrate Martin V. B. Bostetter granted one month to stop the barking, warning repeat action would bring a new court appearance.
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Merle Misner
Interval Road
Martin V. B. Bostetter
Misner
R. Hannon
G. McKee
Bostetter
Five Squirrels Perch On A City Power Pole
Residents in the East End of Hagerstown reported five squirrels perched on a single power line pole at the Jefferson and North Mulberry Streets corner. The scene amused locals while highlighting wildlife in urban limits.
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Washington County
Hagerstown
East
Jefferson and
North Mulberry Streets
Oldest Countian Dies at 97 in Washington County
William Ditto longtime Boonsboro resident and likely Washington County's oldest person died Thursday night at Washington County Hospital from complications aged 97 born November 17 1853 at Avondale Clear Spring son of Abraham and Anna Nitto survived by widow Margaret Graham Ditto children Raymond Funkstown Mrs Charles J Wolfinger Smithshurz Horace L Sutton Burlington Iowa Mrs Alvey Snyder Hagers Town William Pate and Fred K Avonsboro sister Mrs Maria Wishard Hagerstown brother Charles C Hagerstown six grandchildren and four great grandchildren Funeral announcements later
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Mr. Ditto
Avondale
Clear Spring
Abraham
Anna (Strite) Nitto
Boonsboro
St. Paul's Parish
Margaret Graham Ditto
Charles J. Wolfinger
Smithshurz
Horace L. Sutton
Burlington
Iowa
Alvey Snyder
Hagerstown
William Pate
Fred K
Avonsboro
Maria Wishard
Charles C
Smithsburg Man's Truck Overturns Near Mercersburg
A Smithsburg man's truck loaded with apples overturned near Mercersburg on Wednesday. Half the apples spilled as the trailer hitch became disconnected and the trailer rolled back down a hill, settling on its side after hitting an embankment. The truck was driven by J. Mowen Ferguson of Smithsburg, with the load bound for Hagerstown Storage Company.
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Mercersburg
J. Mowen Ferguson
Smithsburg
Hagerstown
Walker declares Korean War over as Red Army routed
Gen. Walton H. Walker, commander of the U. S. Eighth Army, said Seoul witnesses the end of the war with the Red Army shattered and 75,000 Communist troops killed in three months. He credited Inchon and U.N. forces with turning the tide after a near disaster in September.
W. M. Car Derailed Near Hanover Pa
A Western Maryland Railroad carload of steel derailed near Hanover Pennsylvania after a hotbox in a wheel caused a stop too late to prevent the incident. The Hanover subdivision was blocked for several hours while crews cleared the wreck.
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Hanover
Western Maryland
Fineman
Beetles Destroy Entire Corn Crop
Washington farmer S. Castle from the Middle town area finds his corn ears hollow in the silking period as Japanese beetles invade the field. He plans to disk the land and reseed with grass after the harvest disruption.
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Washington S. Castle
Middletown
Castle
Flag Pole to be Erected at Fountaindale School
Washington County Board of Education reported today that a flag pole will be erected soon on the grounds of Fountaindale School located on the Middleburg Pike. The notice comes from the school district office.
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Fountaindale
Middleburg Pike
Washington,County
Ordered To Halt Right At Border
South Korean forces halted a pursuit at the Parallel 88 border with Red North Korea after Allied command ordered a regrouping pause. The Allied vanguard shelled Red positions as U S 8th Army officials refused to reveal post regrouping plans or whether future policing actions would be undertaken.
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Tokyo
North Korea
Red North
Democratic South
U.S. 8Th Army
Red Korea
U. N
Seoul Restored To South Korea
General MacArthur restored Seoul to President Syngman Rhee in a victory ceremony at the National Assembly Hall. A bomb was removed from the Capitol before the event, and the UN commander cited freedom under individual liberty and dignity.
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Seoul
MacArthur
Syukman Rhee
United Nations
National Assembly
Our Father
Bott Appointment Viewed With Favor
Washington reports the appointment of George J. Hott as general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board seen as a step to end the Taft Hartley Act struggle. Hott, 40, becomes chief prosecuting officer for the labor act after succeeding Robert N. Denham who resigned at President Truman’s request.
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Washington
George J. Hott
National Labor Relations Board
Hott
Robert N. Denham
Truman
Denham
Bott
General Counsel
No Sunshine Seen Before Sunday
Forecasters say no sun over the next day or two with mostly cloudy skies and little temperature change. Snow and rain have ended fires in Canada, but fog is expected tomorrow morning and a warmup tonight. A man blamed smoke and clouds for his hens stopping laying.
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Weather Bureau
Bus Struck 3 Year Old Boy In Street Run
Three year old Larry Peters son of Mrs Dorig M Peters of 243 West Side Avenue ran from behind a parked car into the path of a city bus shortly after noon today. He was taken to Washington County Hospital for examination. Witnesses said the boy was playing around cars when he dashed into the street.
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Larry Peters
Dorig M. Peters
West Side Avenue
Washington County Hospital
POWs say Maj. Gen. Dean treated by North Korean doctor
American prisoners of war freed today reported a North Korean medical officer said he had treated Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, missing commander of the U S 24th Division. The timing of the treatment was not disclosed.
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Chinju Front
Korea
William F. Dean
U. S
South Koreans Push North Of 38 As MacArthur Yields Seoul
Allied observers report South Korean forces driving toward the 38th parallel as General MacArthur hands control of Seoul to President Syngman Rheg. Lt Gen Walton Walker says the war is effectively over with the enemy in pockets of resistance along the border. AP flight over Yangyang area notes Reds attempting a stand five miles south of the frontier.
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Red
China
Soviet
Siberia
Seoul
MacArthur
Syngman Rheg
8Th Army
Walton H. Walker
Ite
Capitain
United Nations
Leif Erickson
Yangyang
Man Reports Robbery At Woman's Home In Chambersburg
A Chambersburg area man told police his wallet and wrist watch were stolen while he slept in the home of a colored woman in Blooms Alley. Nearby, residents report youths shot windows of garages along Weat Washington Street, and the B O Railroad office reports the theft of 60 feet of chain from West Antietam Street.
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Chambersburg
Blooms Alley
Weat Washington Street
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
West Antietam Street
Red China to join Formosa debate in UN council
The United Nations Security Council voted 7 to 4 to allow Communist China to participate in the Formosa debate after November 15. Council President Sir Gladwyn Jebb ruled the proposal adopted. Nationalist China challenged the ruling claiming a veto, as Ecuador introduced the resolution. Yugoslavia had withdrawn a similar resolution.
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New York
U. N. Security Council
China
Formosa
Gladwyn Jebb
Great Britain
Ecuador
Yugoslavia
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A&p
William Strite Ditto
Gen. Walker
Walker
Syngman Rhee
Republic of Korea
Belton
Tex
Patton
Rede
27Th
John Cmikey Michaelis
Tregu- Pohang
U.N
Inchon
W. M
South Korea
Capitol
Rhee
Dean
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