City By-Pass Work Resumes Amid Weather Delays
Contractors on Frederick by pass resume grading near US 340 after a winter layoff but recent rains slow progress. The dual lane by pass bridges US 340 and connects with the Baltimore National Pike and US 40 near Baughman’s Lane. Grove firm works near Old US 240 while Rockville Construction builds piers for the by pass over South Street and B&O tracks. A fourth by pass contract is expected this year extending from US 40 to Motter Avenue completing the loop around Frederick.
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T. Edgie Russell
W. E. Graham
M. J. Grove Lime Company
City
U. S. 240
East South Street
Grove Firm
State Roads Commission
Rockville Construction Company
South Street
Baltimore and Ohio
Central Pennsylvania Quarrying and Construction Company
Grove
Ebert Ice Cream Company
U.S. 40
Motter Avenue
15Th Street
N.W. Etzler Company
Jefferson Street
W. Raymond Walter
Etzler
Walter
Heavy Rain Soaks City Amid Insurance Position Review
A heavy rain event soaked the city with about an inch of precipitation at the airport prompting forecasts of more showers and possible thunderstorms extending into Saturday morning. City officials met to study insurance positions and to update records for forest fire coverage, while the board extended road zoning and ordered tree removals near Park Avenue. A separate report noted a fatality from a street collision in New York and Henry Dannock’s death in Baltimore.
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Foxville
William HH. Bartgis
Charles F. Staley
William B
Son
All Saints
Ported District Forest
Ara
Greyhound Herman Toms
Park Avenue
Trail
New York
West Second Street
Trafic
Mail Service Cutback Set For Saturday
Washington House Appropriations Committee informally approved 17 million dollars extra for the Post Office amid a demand for 30 million more. Postmaster General Summerfield warned of a Saturday halt in mail deliveries if funds are not provided, aiming to curb service across cities and rural areas and pause money order sales.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Summerfield
Congress
House Appropriations
Cannon
D-i Mo
House “Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
House
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Death by Own Action Sparks Red Witch Hunt Debate
Canadian ambassador Herbert Norman’s death after a Senate Internal Security subcommittee revived charges of Communist links prompts Japanese readers to condemn U S anti Communist witch hunting. The United Church of Canada and other leaders denounce the hearings as harmful and politicized. Norman, born in Japan to missionary parents, headed the Canadian mission in Tokyo after World War II.
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Senate
Shigeto Tsuru
Harvard University
United] ‘States
Norman
Harvard
Sankei Jiji
Tsuru
Japan
Main- Ichi
Ottawawa
United Church of Canada
U. S. Senate
Internal Security’ Subcommittee
Herbert Norman
Ernest E. Long
Theehirehte
Cannell Cated
Eisenhower
Congress
Dr. Long
Subcommittee
National Council of Churches of Christ
United States
United Church
Rededicate Emmitsburg Church Apr 14 Palm Sunday Service
Emmitsburg Evangelical Lutheran church plans Palm Sunday rededication marking the 200th anniversary year. Renovations include replastered interiors, new lighting, extended choir loft, and redesigned altar area. Rev. J Frank Fife will preach at 10:30 am with a cantata by the choir and remarks from local pastors.
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Elias Evangelical Lutheran Church
Emmitsburg
J. Frank Fife
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Maryland
Churches of
Tthe Temple
Zepp
Ship With 66 Stuck In Mud In Mackinac Straits
The Zebfoot ferry carrying 66 passengers became stranded on a mud bank in heavy fog after foggy Straits of Mackinac ice rain. It hung outside Mackinaw City near a channel to its slip. Coast Guard icebreaker Mackinaw was expected to free it soon. no time was given.
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St. Ignace
Ich
Straits of Mackinac
Zebfoot
Mackinaw City
F. F B. Case
State Ferries
Coast Guard
Mackinaw
What You Can And Cannot Do If Governor Signs Bills
Annapolis report lists actions that become legal or illegal if the governor signs bills, subject to vetoes. It details activities from fishing and driving limits to jury duty, firearms, hunting, alcohol, and public behavior across Maryland counties with specific restrictions and allowances.
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Annapolis
Marland General Assembly
Harvard County
Calvert County
Gas Bomb At Bar In Los Angeles Kills Six
A makeshift gasoline bomb turned a quiet Los Angeles bar into a deadly fire killing six people. Three men fled in a car after throwing the blast through the front door at Club Mecca, as bystanders and police recounted escape attempts and witnesses described a woman victim and others burned.
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Los Angeles
Nowern
Pacific Coast
Soue
Florida
Mecca
R. A. Williams
Larry Fenton
Vernon Waggy
Miguel Martinez
Martinez
Art Hartner
Hame
Juanita
Hartner
Jackie McGinnis
Georgia Street Receiving
Snowbound Colorado Roads Halt Travel Across States
A sweeping early April storm battered broad areas from the Rockies to the Atlantic, with ground blizzards and heavy snow blocking routes in east central Colorado and southeastern Wyoming. Toll reported at least eight deaths in Colorado as crews work to reopen U.S. highways and assist stranded motorists. A separate traffic note shows Frederick parking meter revenue fluctuating after a downtown shopping center opened, with January to March totals $1,269.39 vs $1,292.44 last year and Winchester Hall meters contributing about $895 in the period.
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West Seventh Street
Pike
Elgin Hemp
South Court Street
Hemp
Patrick Street
Associated Press
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Central
Lenis
Colorado
Wyoming
Winchester Hall
Winchester
Fourth Street
Pee Or Wate Ske
Snowstorm Hits Great Lakes and Northeast Regions
A broad snow storm spread from the Great Lakes into Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa and New York City. Falls reached nearly two feet in South Dakota and over a foot in parts of Minnesota with lighter amounts elsewhere. The storm disrupted air travel and followed heavy rain and storms across the south with floods threatening in Gulf states and the Ohio Mississippi valleys.
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Missouri
Walk-In Safe Traps Three Children in San Francisco Mansion
Three children were trapped for nearly an hour inside a walk-in safe in a deserted Pacific Heights mansion in San Francisco last night. Firefighters forced entry by removing the safe’s dial and inserting an oxygen tube, enabling rescue as the combination was found shortly after.
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San Francisco
Pacific Heights
Four Children Trapped in Vault Freed After Door Jimmied
A professional safe mechanic finally jimmied a vault door enough for Gremen to pry it open freeing Cheri Stevenson 11 David Rude 15 and William Moore 16 all from prominent families. The children had agreed not to use oxygen and attempted to tell jokes as firemen arrived with oxygen. Rude an Eagle Scout recalled disbelief at being locked in. Weather forecasts noted a Saturday partial clearing and cooler Sunday with warmer Monday and a chance of rain later in the week.
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Gremen
Cheri Stevenson
David Rude
William Moore
Cheri
Cathy
Tombiike
Temperaire
Rex Stevenson
Mary
Maryland
iChen
State Endures April Rainfall Across Maryland
Maryland faced a wet spell with up to an inch of rain in 24 hours. Rockville reported 0.37 inches and Towson 0.92 inches in a two hour span. Other gauges showed Randalls 0.87, Waterloo 0.85, Pikesville 0.76, Conowingo 0.57 and Benson 0.66 inches as showers and possible thunderstorms continued, with partial clearing expected later.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Morrow
Rockville
Towson
States
Randalls
Waterloo
Pikesville
Conowingo
Benson
Brancato Departs Baltimore for St Louis Weather Post
Weather chief George Brancato received a warm send off at Friendship International Airport as he leaves Baltimore after 310 years to assume leadership of the Weather Bureau in St Louis. About two hundred attendees joined the farewell dinner.
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Baltimore
George
Brancato
U.S
Friendship International Airport
Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Vicious Storms Strike Atlanta and Georgia Farmland
Severe storms battered Georgia with heavy rain and erratic winds early today and last night. The violence of the weather destroyed homes and farm buildings, caused fatalities, and stalled a fast passenger train amid widespread damage.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Appropriations Panel Cuts Commerce Funds By 25 Percent
The House Appropriations Committee reduced President Eisenhower’s requested Commerce Department funding by 25 percent. In Baltimore six days remain for the Annapolis bus terminal. a tentative plan for a new terminal has been reached.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Commerce Department
Baltimore
Annapolis
Eisenhowers Go To Farm For Weekend
President and Mrs. Eisenhower drove to their Gettysburg Pennsylvania farm for the weekend. The trip featured a long black limousine and strict observance of speed limits after prior incidents. Newsmen were stopped for speeding while following the motorcade, leading to new White House rules requiring legal speeds at all times.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
White House
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