Plans For New Jr. High School Nears Opening Dates
Final plans for a new Frederick junior high school with at least 40 classrooms are expected at the Board of Education offices next Wednesday, with potential opening at the May 8 meeting. The project will move to the County Commissioners for inspection once plans arrive, as district leaders also report furniture and science equipment orders totaling about 9 500 for Yellow Springs, plus 28 000 for Middletown High additions and 39 547 65 for Brunswick High science gear.
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Frederick
Board of Education
Church Street
Eugene W. Pruitt
Yellow Springs
Middletown High School
Brunswick High
Thurmont High
Middletown
Tewistown
PTA
M. T. Mathvaig
Catoctin Furnace
Mathwig
Louden Kiracole
Frederick Hligh School
Carroll Creek
Watkins Acres
Fisher's
Lewistown School
Photoflash Bombs Rock Florida Coast
A jet bomber dropped two photoflash bombs over the Florida west coast causing loud explosions and shaking buildings along 70 miles. Coast Guard reported the blasts unexplained for hours, sparking hundreds of resident queries.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Florida West Coast
Coast Guard
Biological Scientists Meet Here At Fort Detrick
The new Society of American Bacteriologists Advisory to the Chemical Corps met at Fort Detrick for briefings on activities. Attendees included eight committee members led by Dr Gail M Dack and prominent professors from Chicago Southern California Michigan Wisconsin and Texas. Fort Detrick staff and other scientists participated in meetings tours and a dinner at the Francis Scott Key hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of American Bacteriologists
Chemical Corps
Fort Detrick
United States
Per K. Frolich
John Z. Hayes
LeRoy D. Fothergil
Detrick
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Gail M. Dack
Food Research Institute
University of Chicago
Irving Gordon
Department of
University of Wisconsin
Jessee V.ivons
Texas State Department of Health
Orin Malverson
University of Illinois
Gail
Maryland Records Warm Spell Across State
Maryland enjoying springlike warmth as Cumberland and Waldorf hit 87 and 84, the highest April readings in decades. Baltimore reached 84, surpassing the 1892 record, with Washington at 85 and a rapid rise in temperatures. Wind gusts from 30 to 60 miles per hour signaled an incoming cool, dry front moving through Maryland and Delaware, with notable gusts reported in Hagerstown and Elkins.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Cumberland and
Waldorf
U.S. Weather Bureau
Baltimore
Washington
Marinland
Delaware
Weather Bureau
Hagerstown
Atl J Elkins
W. Va
Cumberland
Martinshur
Bal Itimore
Bohlen Called Home From Moscow for Consultation
Washington says Ambassador Charles Bohlen is ordered to return from Moscow for consultation. He is on vacation in Austria and is expected in Washington this week end. The plan is for him to stay a week or 10 days before returning to Moscow to discuss the Soviet move to downgrade Stalin’s memory with U. S. officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles
Chip) Bohlen
Moscow
State Department
Bohlen
Austria
Lincoln White
Josef
Stalin
White
U. S
Body found in trailer near Urbana identified as Angel Brown
A 61 year old farm laborer and former construction worker, Angel G. Brown, was found dead in his trailer home on Dr Perry Road near Urbana. Medical examiner says death due to cerebral hemorrhage. High school student Raymond Geisler discovered the body about 4:30 pm after checking on Brown. Brown had complained of numbness in his left leg and arm earlier in the day. He leaves five children and a sister in Cascade and Waynesboro areas. Burial arrangements to be announced. Police investigator: Trooper Robert C. Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Angel G. Brown
B. O. Thomas Sr
Raymond Eugene Geisler
Dr. Perry Road
Brown
Geisler
Willam H
Mary Tom Brown
United American Mechanics, Cascade
Charles C. McAfee
Cascade
Maa West
Frances Stitely
Waynesboro
Charlotte Stouffer
Rouzerville
Sterling Lee ‘Brown
Wilbur G. Brown
M. R. Etchison and Son Funeral Home
Robert C. Snyder
Brunswick Sited for New Federal Building Complex
Senator Butler backs Brunswick Maryland as a candidate for the $30 million federal building to house the Geological Survey U S Weather Bureau and Coast and Geodetic Survey. GSA engaged in 18 months of site studies with local officials and agency reviews.
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Brunswick
Washington
Geological Survey
U.S. Weather Bureau
Coast and Geodetic Survey
John Marshall Butler
James E. Cummings
Franklin G. Fleete
General Services Administration
Maryland
Lo House Geological Survey
U. S. Weather Bureau
AEC
GSA
Brunswick City
House
Senate Public Works
Butler
Cummings
Bureau of the Budget
Atomic Energy Commission
Germantown
Boy Convicted of Slaying Cub Scout in Wheeling
Tom Williams Jr., 14, was convicted of first degree murder in the slaying of 94 year old Cub Scout David Powell. The jury's verdict carries a mandatory life sentence with a mercy recommendation. Defense moves to set verdict aside. judge schedules a hearing for April 11.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Tommy Williams Jr
David Powell
Wiliam Callahan
David A. McKee
Intermediate Court
Invited To Tell About Sin Spots In Charles County
Charles County officials and supporters contest a Real Adventure magazine feature calling the area one of America's wildest sin spots. County leaders invited the writers to visit at the county's expense to inspect conditions and aid cleanup if needed. The chamber of commerce sought action over unfavorable publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Plata
Charles County
America
Real Adventure
George W. Bowling
Bowling
Chamber of Commerce
Tetter
Baltimore Transit Co
Baltimore
Park Department Repairs Deck and Play Equipment for Season
City Park Department crews repaired and repainted benches and picnic tables, re built damaged items, and overhauled 300 pieces of playground equipment. Bleachers, mowing gear, and building exteriors received refreshes at Carroll Park Kidwiler Park McCundy Field and Diggs bathhouse. Two outdoor fireplaces were shipped for Linganore picnic area ready for summer use.
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City Park Department
C. Cyril Klein
Carroll Park
Barbara Fritchie
West
Patrick Street
Kidwiler Park
McCundy Field
Diggs
Mullinix Park
Linganore
Klein
McCurdy Field
Satellite rocket project named for final stage work
Washington reports California and Maryland firms selected to build the final stage rocket for a U.S. satellite launch. Vandalism has damaged park glass and toilets. City crews plant trees, level ground with topsoil, seed areas, and replace hedges as part of park maintenance and infrastructure upgrades around Monocacy Village, Carroll Park Way, and Memorial Ground.
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Washington
California
Maryland
U.S
Life
Mullinix Park
Vanguard
Culler Lake
Carroll Parkway
Westbrook
Monocacy Village
Staley Park
State Armory
Rockwell Terrace
City Light
West College Terrace
Frederick High School
Patrick Street
Final rocket contract split among firms across the country
The contract for the final rocket was assigned to Grand Central Rocket Co in Redlands California and Allegany Ballistic Laboratory in Cumberland Maryland. The Navy and Glenn L Martin Co of Baltimore named subcontractors for a gyroscope system and an automatic pilot to control flight. Gyroscope mechanisms will be built by Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Co and Sperry Rand Vickers Electric Division in St Louis will design the automatic pilot system.
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Grand Central Rocket Co
Redlands
Calif
Allegany Ballistics Laboratory
Cumberland
Navy
Glenn L.martin Co
Baltimore
Prime Ae
Minneapolis- Honeywell Regulator Co
Minneapolis
Vickers Electric Division
Sperry Rand Corp
St. Louis
Temperature swings as Frederick faces cooler spell
Mid-summer heat hit Frederick yesterday with eighties readings for the first time in months but 47 mph gales toppled temperatures to 47 overnight. Today the mercury rose to 82 at the state police barracks and 81 at the airport after showers, with a forecast of 70 for the day and a cloudy mild Friday with showers followed by clearing and a colder Saturday.
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Frederick City
Miss McGuigan Estate Bequeaths Church Work Assets
The Thurmont area will hear of Miss Linnie McGuigan leaving a substantial estate to St John’s Lutheran church and related missions. Provisions include life use of a house for Addie Baltzell, various stocks, oil royalties, and specific gifts to the Women's Missionary Society, Tressler Orphans Home, and Thurmont Library. The will, dated March 9 1954 with a codicil in 1955, names Luther D Stull and others as beneficiaries and executors.
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Frostf
Loysville
National Gas and ‘Board of American Missions
Defense Savings
Evangelical Lutheran Church of
General Synod
Mexica
Baltzell
Enecatrix
Gaigan
Teslatrix
Southern
Merle M. Pryor
Katherine 5
Church
Thurmont
The
Synodical Society
West Main Street
Addie Baltzell
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Testatrix
Miss Baltzell
Met
St. John’s Church
Stiles
Women’s Missionary Society
Miss McGuigan
Chartree
Walnut Grove
I. T. I. O. Wiselton
Durland
Mamie C. Brodenbok
New York
Gypsy Herne
E. Grace Webb Manning
McPherson Field
McPherson
Kan
Luther D. Stull
Desig
Thurmont Bank
Western Maryland Trust
Royalty Corporation Common
Thurmont Library Association
Minnie Corbett
Catherine Albaugh
Howard Capmuth
Mary Riley
Mary Lohr
Margaret Pryor
Aréan Fogle
Edythe Grumbine
Margaret Weddle
Pearl Small
Margaret Albaugh
Blanche Eyler
Elizabeth Garnett
Katherine S. Pryor
Ruth Waltemyer-McHale
Gettysburg
Vic
Ttrola and Records
St. John’s Sun ‘Day School
Jj Catherine Stull
Cumberland
Helen Altice
Ida Trexler
Mary J. Creeger
Grace Webb Manning
Wat
Hong Kong a Clearing House for Trade Between Red China and Formosa
Hong Kong acts as a free port for nonstrategic trade between Red China and Nationalist Formosa. Goods like citronella oil camphor oil and tung oil move through warehouses with buyers from both sides mingling. Officials curb strategic items and crack down on smuggling though sizable sums pass annually.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Formosa
Washington
Chinas
U.S
Red Chin
China
West Virginia Float Hottest In Parade
Washington reports West Virginia’s float was the hottest entry in last night’s Cherry Blossom Festival parade. The 50 foot float burst into flames at the end of the route and was destroyed. Judith Rice of Clarksburg, the Cherry Blossom Princess, escaped unharmed as firefighters traced the blaze to faulty wiring or an oil generator buried in the float.
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Washington
West Virginia
Judith Rice
Clarksburg
Democrats Weigh 1958 Governor Bid In Maryland
Maryland officials discuss a potential 1958 gubernatorial bid with Attorney General C Ferdinand Sybert signaling possible candidacy. Comptroller Pawes backs Mahoney and D Alesandro supports Tydings while party leaders weigh the field after the 1957 Senate primary. Sybert notes his eight years in the legislature and current office could let him govern.
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Baltimore
C. Ferdinand Sybert
H Anite Powels
Thomas D’alesandro
Mckheldin
Sybert
Senate
George P Mahoney
Millard Tydings
Howard
Tydings
Pawes
Mahoney
Alesandro
Philip H. Dortsey Jr
H. C. Byrd
Byrd
Gov. McKeldin
GOP
Edward D.E. Rollins
House of Delegates
State Senate
Verdict For Defendant In Maryland County Street Crash Case
Associate Judge Patrick M. Schnauffer returned a verdict for Otis Eugene Haines after a crash on Maryland 28 near the Frederick Montgomery line in July 1954. Mrs. John Hershberger of Barnesville claimed injuries to herself and her daughter Barbara Jean and damages to their pickup. Hershberger asserted a fault by Haines due to no hand signal and a nonworking tail light. Haines’s side argued contributory negligence by Hershberger.
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Patrick M.schnauffer
Maryland
Frederick-Mont-gomery
John Hershberger
Barnesville
Barbara Jean
Otis Eugene Haines
Adamstown
Hershberger
Haines
Edwin F. Nikirk
Pearls And Shoes Her Only Attire
Schapiro 25, strolling Baltimore Black section, wore pearls and shoes when spotted by Patrolman Prescott outside night clubs. He covered her with a coat and took her to Central Police Station. She said she lived in a hotel and worked as a stenographer, adding she only wants to avoid trouble.
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Baltimore
Ph — Bonita
Schapiro
Robert Prescott
Central
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New Jr. H.S
Florida
Elm Street
H. Mis
Lincoln Elementary
Norma J. Holbert
Mary Virginia Roop
Helsome
Anders
Frostburg Alaie Normal School
Joseph Duffy
Grace C. Wood
Elm Street School
University of Maryland
Roger Wil
Welen Yinger
Edna Miller
Braddock Heights
Hood College
Cecil Miller
Fort Graduate
Gen- Detrick
Frederick High
A.G. Brown
Detroit
Federal
Toronto
Kans
Allegany Ballistics Gels
Red
James Edward Moore
Klinehart’s Alley
Tawes
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