County Tax Sales Show Record Bids in Active Auction
A bustling county tax sale drew a large crowd at the Court House with bids rising above delinquency. Auctioneer Glen Trout and buyers like Lemoyne Gee and Charles Faust led spirited competition on 13 Frederick district properties and others across New Market Petersville and Braddock districts. Delinquents were reduced to 13 before sale, with final bids including $1,660 for a lot at Fort Bentz, $1,410 for Braddock Heights, and $310 for a West Street unit, while conditions and redemption terms were explained by County Treasurer James H. Falk.
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Court House
Revery
Trout
Frederick
South
Bentz Street
Della Sewell
Lemoyne Gee
East Main Street
Middletown
Charles A. Faust
New Market District
Elwood A
Dorothy Angell
New London
Bruce H. Boge
Walter E
Stephen Puzen
Thurmont
Samuel E. Seiss
Lloyd Wilhide
Woodville
Charles C
Gladys W. Engle
Elaine Cook
Braddock
William H
R. Corey
Braddock District
Homer E
Mary A. Williner
Braddock Heights
Mary Wellinger
Singanore
Reuben Saylor
D. R. Lampie
Brunswick
Charles W. James
Sixth Avenue
A. V. Stampbaugh
James H
Margaret A. King
West I Street
Mr. Stambaugh
James H. Falk
Amos A Holter
Wreck Leads to Charges Against Wrong-Way Truck Driver
A truck driver faces three charges after driving the wrong way on a one way street and colliding with a second vehicle. John Bartlett, held on $1,000 bond, is charged with operating under the influence reckless driving and wrong way on a one way street.
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Uish
Harry E. McClure
East Sixth Street
McClure
Hamilton
Bartlett
MecClure
Bentz and
Patrick Street
Sergi William A. Boone Jr
Anne G. Thomson_ Barre
Cai
Bentz Street
Leonard B
Evelyn C. Donovan
Brunswick
West South Street
Burke Street
Wiliam Mutchner
Melvin C. Schooley
Purcellville
Harvey EB. Whetzel
Knoxville
Schooley
Wheizel
Two Women Reported Missing Near Clarksburg River
Exhaustive searches in muddy West Fork River waters fail to find Clarksburg women Juanita Ferguson 50 and Virginia Confer 54 five days after they disappeared while driving home from Beckley. Police consider possible link to Carroll Jackson family murder case.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
West Fork
Here
Juanita Ferguson
Virginia
Beckler
Carroll Jackson
Appie Grove
Jackson
Airliner Lands on Snow-Soft Field in Colorado
An American Airlines DC7 with 61 aboard landed on a snow-soft emergency field near Akron Colorado Sunday night after No 2 engine failed. Captain D L Boone of Los Angeles brought the craft down without injuries. 36 passengers were bused to Denver and later joined by another DC7 from Chicago to continue to Los Angeles.
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Akron
Colo
D. L. Boone
Los Angeles
American Airlines
Washington, D.C
Denver
Chicago
Snowstorm Breaks Record In April With Frost Warning
Heaviest April snow in 31 years melted after a storm dropping up to four and a half inches. Frost tonight could threaten fruit trees as peaches and Phlox bloom. Charles L. Kolb notes a similar April 1928 snowfall. New Assistant Home Demonstration Agent Adele Miller named for the county, taking duties Wednesday.
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State Roads Commission
Maryland
Unionville
Carroll County
Commission
Ull
S. 40
Frederick Freeway
State Police
Frederick
Libertystown
Gambrill State Park
High Knob
Clifton
Thurmont
Charles L. Kolb
U.S
Mt. Carmel
South Mountain
Nuclear Suspension Proposed by Western Allies
In Geneva the United States and Britain urged the Soviet Union to accept a prompt controlled suspension of surface level nuclear tests. The plan aims to quickly ban surface and atomic tests while leaving higher altitude and underground blasts for later talks, with Wadsworth and Ormsby-Gore seeking a two step approach.
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Geneva
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
U.S
James J. Wadsworth
David Ormsby-Gore
Ways To Speed Up Heart Disease Fight
Reported from Washington discusses methods to speed up the fight against heart disease through expanding and strengthening community services for heart patients. Attendees from Delaware New Jersey Maryland New York New York City Pennsylvania and Washington participated at the Middle Atlantic regional meeting of the American Heart Association.Mrs Grace Butcher represented the Frederick County Heart Association and said sessions covered using heart fund dollars for community services and school health and patient education.
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Middle Atlantic
American, Heart Association
Pocoro Mountains
Delaware
New Jersey
Maryland
New York
New York City
Pennsylvania
Washington
Grace Butcher
Frederick County Heart Association
Dolors
Thomas Heads Group To Assist Tibetans
A committee formed to aid Tibetans opposed to Communist rule, led by Lovell Thomas with Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas as vice chairman. Members include Norman Thomas, Henry Lace, George Dossies Dili', and other notable figures. The group sent a cable of support to the Dalai Lama as Tibetans seek refuge in India after the revolt.
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SEW York
Dalai Lama
India
Tibet
Lovell Thomas
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Lex
Paul H. Dossies
Dili
George
Afl-Cio
W. Radioré
The
Joint Chiefs of
Norman Thomas
Dentel Poling
Christian Herald
Henry Lace
Symphony Conductor Van Beinum Dies During Rehearsal
Eduard Van Beinum 59 renowned conductor died of a heart attack during a Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra rehearsal. He led the ensemble since 1937 and from 1957 served as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Born in Holland he shaped a global career with Dutch groups and international tours.
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Amsterdam
the Netherlands
Eduard van Beinum
Amsterdam Concertgebouw
van Beinum
Concertgebouw
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Holland
Iim
United States
Washington County
Hagerstown
David J. Eastlake
Los Johnstoun
Angeles Philharmonic
Eastlake
Washington County Hospital
Philip Saber
Johnstown
Liberty Property Sold at Public Sale in Libertytown
The eight room residence of the late Mary Genevive Gardner on the north side of Maryland 26 in Libertytown sold Saturday to Catherine Summers, Libertytown, for 57 100. The two acre property includes a three-car garage and outbuildings and household goods fetched strong prices. Administrators conducted the sale with attorney William M. Storm, auctioneer Austin Bohn, and clerk C. D. Metz.
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Liberty
Mary Genevive Gardner
Libertytown
Catherine Summers
Maryland 26
William M. Storm
Austin Bohn
C. D. Metz
Urbana Road
Buckerstown
Minnie 5S
Keller
Edward D Storm
Heloise K. Sheridan
Mr. Storm
Emmett R. Bowlus
Horace J .M. Alexander
Prince Charles I tops class in math at Cheam School
Headline notes Prince Charles I, ten year old heir to the British throne, led his Cheam School class in mathematics and geography last term. The report credits his strong showing to interest and effort in his studies while outlining positive results across subjects.
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London
Prince Charles I
Cheam School
Accused American Returns From Cuba
Alan Robert Nye, a former U S Navy member, returns to Whiting Indiana after a Cuban tribunal sentenced him to death for alleged plot to kill Fidel Castro. The sentence was suspended on the condition he leave Cuba within 48 hours. Nye, who claimed innocence, is greeted by his mother at Midway Airport after 106 days in custody. Two men, Sam Henry Troxell and Joseph J. Walsh, were ordered to leave town after guilty verdicts for intoxication, receiving 30 day suspended sentences contingent on immediate departure.
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Hicago
Alan Robert Xoe
Whiting
Ind
Cuba
Fidel Castro
U S
Naty fKet
Midway Airport
Havana
Cribunal
Nye
Tour
H. Reese Shoemaker Jr
Sam Henry Troxell
Hacerstown
Joseph J. Walsh
Kingston
Troxell
East Fourth Street
H. L. Quinn
Walsh
Guy Himes
Storm Holds Down State's Death Toll
A winter storm across Maryland reduced weekend fatalities to seven, with six deaths from Saturday crashes and two earlier injuries. The toll for 1959 rose to 144, as snow and rain affected Western Maryland, north-central counties, and the Eastern Shore. Notable victims include Robert L. Heiser 22 of Parkville and Mabel Johnson 66 of Baltimore, among others.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Robert L. Heiser
Parkville
Baltimore County
Harford County
LC. S. 1
Bel Air
Mabel Johnson
Baltimore
John C. Snyder
Anthony Snyder
Loch Raven
Donald E. Shuman
Chambersburg
Hagerstown
Josephus Johnson
Lusby
Calvert County
Solomons
David John Eastlake
Johnstown
William T. Buggs
Manchester
Eastlake
Maryland 63
Briggs
Bersierstoun Road
Lash LaRue Faces Wife Assault Charges
Garden Grove California actor Lash LaRue faced charges after a domestic argument in which his wife reportedly struck him with a telephone and mop. Police said LaRue sustained a scalp wound requiring stitches and faced suspicions of assault and disturbing the peace.
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Garden Grove
Calif
Lash LaRue
LaRue
Teramlny
J. M. Osborn
Aia
Paddie
Sonic booms from new jets alarm Las Vegas crowd
At the World Congress of Flight Gen. Curtis LeMay warned that new military jets can generate sonic booms spanning 100 miles. He said there are no known technical fixes and that such waves cause anxiety and could damage property. Traffic control and crowded airspace limit safe operations.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
LeMay
World Congress of Flight
US plans Venus satellite launch from Cape Canaveral
The United States intends to launch a 60 pound satellite from Cape Canaveral toward Venus as a preliminary step in space exploration. Temperatures will average 3 to 5 degrees below normal with showers possible Thursday and Friday. Normal highs are 59 to 66, with lows in the 30s to mid 40s across southern and eastern counties.
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TC Launch
Washington
United States
Associated Press
Maryland
Delaware
Venus
National Aeronautics
Space Administration
Sunday Snow Storm Clears Over Atlantic Coast
Maryland saw a late season snow event with up to six inches in Garrett and Cumberland counties and similar amounts in Hagerstown and Frederick. The storm moved out over the Atlantic and fair, but chilly weather is forecast with a five day outlook showing below normal temperatures and possible showers.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Baltimore
Oakland
Garrett County
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Frederick
Cambridge
Eisenhower Visits Ailing Dulles At Walter Reed
President Eisenhower goes to Walter Reed Army Hospital to see Secretary of State John Foster Dulles amid questions on length of Dulles’s cabinet stay. Allen Dulles and aides accompany, amid photographers and a quick return to Washington planned.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Dulles
Augusta
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Secretary of
Wake
Phyllis Bernau
Leonard Heaton
Wilton B. Persons
James C. Hagerty
Howard Snyder
Florida
S Hospital
Nehru To See Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama meets Indian envoy P N Menon in Bombila as Nehru weighs Tibetan revolt politics. He plans a possible Mussoorie meeting on April 23 while Beijing signals Panchen Lama’s arrival and stance on the rebellion.
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New Delhi
Dalai Lama
Tibet
Bombila
P. N. Menon
Indian Foreign Office
Tawang
Himalayas
Nehru
Menon
Peiping
Mussoorie
Summer Hill
Baltimore doctors form statewide emergency medical service
In response to the Arundel Park fire disaster, a Baltimore A P report says a committee of doctors plans a statewide EMS to handle peacetime disasters or wartime attacks. The program would mobilize doctor teams, coordinate Red Cross police fire Civil Defense hospitals and ham radio operators for rapid response.
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Baltimore
Arundel Park
Arundel Park Hall
Red Cross
Fire Departments
Civil Defense Agency
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