Rezoning Myersville Land Question Raises Local Debate
Lloyd Wolfe seeking industrial rezoning for a Myersville tract to operate an equipment storage and repair center. County Planner Hatton opposes, citing small size and impact on residential beauty. State Roads official notes unsafe access to U S 40 but lacks power to control it. Neighbors argue the plan harms the area’s natural beauty. Wolfe cites jobs and limited land. Commissioners will decide by Tuesday.
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Lloyd Wolfe
Wolfe Brothers
Myersville
Wolfe
Arthur Hatton
Carpetia
South Mountain
Hatton
J. H. Clawson Jr
State Roads Commission
U.S. 40
Allen Goodwin
Goodwin
Richard Simmons
J. Alfred Catsail
Delbert S. Null
Anin Renn
Mena Ramsburg
Goodiee Byron
Bank Deposit Redesignated At Fredericktown Savings Institute
The Fredericktown Savings Institution held its weekly deposits owners meeting and re-elected the current board. Owners voted unanimously to redesignate weekly deposits as common stock, effective April 21 pending state bank commissioner approval. Directors include G Hunter Bowers Holden S Felton W Jarboe Grove Charles W Lough E Paul Magaha F Ross Myers J Richard Ramsburg Clyde E Thomas Alfred G Zimmerman. HOT WIRE The Citizens Truck Company and United Fire Company responded to an alarm at 22 South Court Street Bowie residence but found only a blown fuse from a burned wire in the front room. MARKET MIXED NY AP buying among selected issues lifted prices from a minor decline as trading remained moderate.
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Fredericktown Savings Institution
Bank
State Bank
G. Hunter Bowers
Holden S. Felton
W. Jarboe Grove
Charles W. Lough
E. Paul Magaha
F. Ross Myers
J. Richard Ramsburg
Clyde E. Thomas
Alfred G. Zimmerman
Citizens Truck Company
United Fire Company
Bowie
South Court Street
Frederick City Creek Clean Sweep Set Across Three Areas
Frederick launches its annual Clean-Up Campaign directed by Russell Morgan with the Health Department. Seven days are allotted for garbage collection across three designated areas starting April 25, 26 for Area 1 south of Patrick Street, then April 27, 28 for Area 2 along Patrick Street and Fifth Street, and May 2, 3 for the northern area. May 4 offers a call-back day. Fifth Street now marks a border between two areas, replacing Market Street.
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Frederick
Russell Morgan
Frederick County
Patrick Street
Fifth Street
Violent Clash In South Korea Surges in Taegu
In Taegu armed police fought for an hour with sixty Democratic party members amid anti government protests. In Mason port city thousands of students and adults joined marches chanting anti government slogans. Democrats allege Rhee Liberal party rigged last month’s presidential election.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Taegu
Democratic Party
Mason
Democrats
Rhee
Liberal Party
Earnings From Rehabilitation Aid Local Workers in 1959
Frederick county reports 73 residents rehabilitated in 1959 earning 156 636 dollars. Counselor William C. Hall notes many more were aided by these earnings, with costs around 20 000. State totals show 13 022 recipients earning nearly 3 million with 400 000 cost.
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Frederick County
William C. Hal
Fall
State Municipal League To Meet In Hagerstown
The Maryland Municipal League will hold its quarterly meeting in Hagerstown tomorrow. Delegates will tour the city in the morning and hold an afternoon panel on municipal problems led by Winslow F. Burhans, the league president and Hagerstown mayor.
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Hagerstown
Maryland Municipal League
Winslow F. Burhans
League
Round Of Pre Summit Talks Start
Washington AP Allied foreign ministers begin pre summit talks with a blunt reminder that East West disputes cannot be settled in a single conference. The State Department released a 475 page book of background documents as a strategy guide for meetings led by Christian Herter Selwyn Lloyd and Maurice Couve de Murville.
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Washington
State Department
Christian
Herter
Selwyn Lloyd
Maurice
Geneva
Paris
United States
Readings In 70s Forecast and Easter Holidays
Forecasts show temperatures in the 70s with a breeze. Frederick County Schools Superintendent says Easter break ends next Tuesday for county students, while St John’s students have a longer break returning April 21. Weather calls for scattered showers, with highs near 65 and airport records mid-50s to low 40s tonight. Chou Enlai to visit Nepal for three days starting in April, according to Peiping radio.
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James A. Sensenbaugh
Frederick County Schools
St. John’s
Jobless Total Takes Big Jump
Washington AP reports unemployment rose sharply in March by 275000, the largest March increase since World War II, while employment fell to 64.267 million from February. Heavy snows and bad weather blamed. April expected to rebound. Unemployment climbed from 3.931 million to 4.206 million, with 54 percent of job seekers unable to find work.
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Washington
Labor Department
Fireman Escapes Injury In Station Wagon Explosion
Charles Wisner of Independent Hose company narrowly avoided serious injury when a CO 2 fire extinguisher exploded in his station wagon on U S 40 near Pine Orchard road. The blast buckled the tail gate and shattered rear glass, yet Wisner escaped harm as escaping gas vented through the rear window. He was en route home from Baltimore after selling extinguishers, carrying a 15 pounder and a 2.5 pound unit at the time.
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Freman
Charles Wisner
Independent Hose Company
Baltimore
Wisner
Fort Detrick
U. S. 40
Pine Orchard Road
Anti Castro Insurgents Surrounded in Cuban Mountains
An insurgent group led by a former Castro officer was reported bottled up in Cuba’s Sierra Maestra. Officials denied knowledge while unconfirmed reports said troops closed in on Manuel Beaton’s guerrillas after Beaton escaped from La Cabana fortress amid a killing charge.
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Havana
Sierra Maestra
Cuba
Oriente
Manuel Beaton
Fidel Castro
Castro
Calixton Garcia
Palma Soriano
Beaton
Revolucion
Francisco Tamayo
Ravana
el Crisps
Tamayo
Sierra Cristal
la Cabana
Camp Libertad
Gunman barricades in Virginia bungalow shoots at police
Federal agents questioned Jack Jennings 18 who held his 10 year old sister in law hostage in Pulasa Virginia after barricading in a brick home for 17 hours. He fired on officers and newsmen wounding none, fired into a vacant lot, sent a note signed Jackie and demanded a conference. Jennings also claimed he would shoot dead cops and demanded passage. He had faced charges of unauthorized use of his father in law's car.
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Pulasa
APA
Jack Jennings
Jackie
Jennings
Doug Lester
Sonny Willis
Christiansburg
Butts
Associated Press
Barbara
Man Shot Over Dog Bite Ends In Owner's Death
Baltimore AP report says a 23 year old man shot and killed Melvin Randall after his dog allegedly bit the assailant. The suspect, also 23, fled toward Richmond Virginia, then Baltimore, as police searched for him. Witnesses described a German shepherd incident preceding the shooting.
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Baltimore
Richmond
Melvin Randall
Puget Street
Annapolis Avenue
Randall
Ike Adds Korea To June Trip
President Eisenhower added a one day visit to Korea to his June itinerary for a trip that also includes Russia and Japan. He will reach Japan June 19 and depart for Korea June 22 before returning to Japan to finish the visit June 23. In Tokyo he will meet Prime Minister Kishi and discuss matters with his associates. He will visit Korea on June 22 by invitation of President Rhee to discuss shared interests. The White House said the Japan trip to the centennial celebration remains on schedule.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Korea
Russia
Japan
White House
Tokyo
Kishi
Republic of Korea
Rhee
Candy Bar Fuel for Peak Athletic Performance
Chicago AP report details a researcher finding athletes using sugar boosts before exertion. Dr Maurice Goldstein of Michael Reese Hospital describes a insulin like substance produced during muscle activity that helps sugar enter cells. He notes potential to supplement insulin in tough diabetes cases as the next step is to isolate the substance.
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Chicago
Maurice Goldstein
Department of Metabolism and
Michael Reese Hospital
Federation of American Sieties
Goldstein
Disorderly Sentence Suspended in City Tavern Case
Magistrate Byron W. Thompson imposed a six month suspended sentence for disorderly conduct on William E. Roberts, a teen with a lengthy record. Roberts pleaded guilty to disturbing the City Tavern over the weekend. his attorney urged leniency as Officer Paul Mossburg described the arrest and Roberts’s prior warnings. Ley and Burseh faced minor fines for traffic and hauling infractions related to a snowbound delivery to Tuscarora farms. A civil approach was urged for Rudy and Lillian Kanar in a pending non-support matter, with two weeks to seek resolution.
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Byron W. Thompson
Aj Middle Alley
William E. Roberts
Roberts
Thompson
Samuel Bartick
Paul Mossburg
Barrick
Mossburg
Marshall A. Burseh
Dickerson
Roy D. Ley
Tuscarora Farms
G. Leys
Wilbur Sheffield
Loy
Magistrade Thompson
Rudy Kanar
East Second Street
Lillian
Kanars
Margaret Selects Obey Vow for May 6 Westminster Wedding
Princess Margaret has chosen a 28 year old wedding vow to obey Antony Armstrong-Jones during her May 6 ceremony at Westminster Abbey. Dr Eric S Abbott said part of the service will use the Church of England 1662 prayer book.
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London
Margaret
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Westminster Abbey
Westminster
Eric S. Abbott
Church of England
Dr. Abbot
Five men charged with armed robbery jailed on bond
Five men accused of armed robbery at the Spartan Club near the city limits are being questioned by federal narcotics agents and East Coast police. James Charles Toland, already indicted in New York for narcotics, is among those held. Victims named include Eugene B. Powell and Homer Mitchell Jr., with several others identified or questioned. Preliminary hearing set for Wednesday at 10 am in Magistrate's Court. The Spartan Club is tied to a now-forfeited Frederick, Maryland incorporation.
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Spartan Club
Seaboard
James Charles Toland
Toland
New York City
Newark
N. J
Trenton
Eugene B. Powell
West Patrick Street
Homer Mitchell Jr
North Market Street
William V. Rose
Sherman Road
Elis Ray McDonough
Ijamsville
Coal Barracks
Montgomery County
Georgetown
U. S
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