License Action Withheld Over Mt Airy Suit Against Permit
Carroll County Commissioners withheld action on a Mt Airy liquor license application due to local opposition. Rose Anderson of Cranberry received a license transfer. Emma R Meekins seeks a Mt Airy establishment near Columbus Grimes, who operates Frederick County venue within 100 yards, objects citing nonregistration and lack of ten local signers. A special hearing date will be set when the County Circuit Court chambers are available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster
Carroll County
Mt. Airy
Rose Anderson
Cranberry
Emma R. Meekins
Columbus E. Grimes
Frederick County
Meekins
Grimes
Police Court Cases Heard Monday Night
A colored deaf mute was found guilty of peace disturbance in People’s Night Court. The 19 year old’s sentence was suspended on condition he pay for a broken liquor-store window. James Posey received a steep fine after a prior 60 day sentence, while several youths and others faced fines or paroles for loitering, drunkenness, or peace disturbances. Multiple defendants forfeited collaterals for traffic or drunkenness charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Smith
Martin Kanade
Robert S. West
Frederick
Kanade
West
All Saints
Market Streets
Smith
James Arthur Posey
West South Street
Dale Morgan
Phillip Lomes
Culler Avenue
Alvin M. Bartholow
Franklin Street
Trump
Irvin T. Bageri
Ijamsville
William
Parks
Charles W. Moore
Clarksburg
William A. Sims
Cedar Grove
Kanode
Staley
Sears McL
Cole
Lester F. Carter
B and O Avenue
Vernon L. Roderick
East Fifth Street
Frank Dorsey
Nathan
McKeesport
Norman J. Leitman
Woodside
N. J
Jack C. Deimler
Hummelstown
King
William Donald Kriner
Rt. 1
Biz
Marion E. Smith
Braddock Heights
Paul G. Garner
Charles W. Mazaha
War Claims Bill Offered In Senate
A bill was introduced by Senators Butler and Beall to reimburse Frederick Maryland $200000 advanced during the Civil War to deter a Confederate raid. Banks raised the funds and the town repaid them over years, now seeking repayment from the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frederick
Sens
Butler and Beall
Maryland
Jubal Early
Sam
Silent Meister Case Leaves Questions Unanswered
Cumberland Md April 19 State's Attorney Paul M Fletcher refused to provide newsmen with updates on the Meister murder case citing a Baltimore ruling that denied a new trial in a related slaying. Police continue questioning a 40 year old man under guard at the county infirmary as they press the lengthy investigation into Odessa Meister a missing housewife and textile worker found beaten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Paul M. Fletcher
Baltimore
Supreme Bench
Fletcher
Supreme Bench of Baltimore
George Edward Grammer
Grammer
Supreme Breach
Odessa Frances Meister
Mathieson Reports Record Net Earnings
Mathieson Chemical Corp reports first quarter 360.5 million dollars in net sales, a 13.5 percent rise from last year and 82 cents earnings per share on 5.44 million shares. Merger with Squibb affects figures. Argentina and Brazil units not included. Morgantown plant rehab over five million dollars and expected earnings begin June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Mathieson Chemical Corp
Mathieson
E. R. Squibb & Sons
Squibb
Argentina
Brazil
Thomas S$. Nichols
Morgantown
W. Va
Men's Club Officers Installed at Frederick Lutheran Meeting
The Freder ick Lutheran Men's Club installed new officers at April session and voted to joint with the Ladies Auxiliaries for the May meeting. Officers seated were Marice Ramsburg president William R. Sell vice president Henry X Lochner secretary, Glen E. Biehl Roy Zimmerman Carlton Baumgardner and Richard Rudy directors. Rex Herbert Dogeett of Trinity Methodist was speaker on Clay Sparrows urging layman participation. Musical numbers followed with piano solos by Michael Stup and a female quintet. Rev. W Garrett delivered the invocation and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Lutheran Men's Club
Elwood Whitmore
Marice Ramsburg
William R. Sell
Henry X. Lochner
Herbert S. Hahn, Jr
Glen E. Biehl
Roy Zimmerman
Carlton Baumgardner
Richard Rudy
Rex
Herbert Dogeett
Trinity Methodist Church
Clay Sparrows
Church of Christ
Michael Stup
Ai Feminine
Libby Bover
LaRue Schwearing
Shiele Gover
Barbara Kaufman
Virginia Gouker
WV. Garrett
Price of sugar corn fixed for Frederick plants
Frederick city sugar corn buyers set $23 a ton for golden corn and $21 a ton for white corn delivered at the factory this summer. Plants in Frederick, Adams town, Gaithersburg, and Jenkins Bros will pay, with New Market's McComas plant offering $23 for golden corn. Plantings unchanged from last year, with no early factory plantings expected before late April or early May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Cily
Thomas and Company
Frederick
Colt and Dixon
Adamstown
Gaithersburg
Jenkins Bros
George W. McComas and Company
New Market
Fashions And Flowers Highlight Camp Detrick Club Meeting
The Camp Detrick Women's Club held its monthly gathering for 135 members in the Officers' Open Mess with background music and informal fashion modeling by the Town and Country Shop. Hats came from Snyder Hat Shop, centerpiece featured an inverted parasol with spring blooms, and tables wore yellow candles and nosegays. The theme was April Showers Bring May Flowers with favors donated by Mrs. J. H. Heiser and cigarettes from Condon Tobacco Shop. Fifteen bridge tables were played as the group voted to end the monthly bridge-only meetings. next gathering is May 21 with listed hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Detrick Women’s Club
Snyder Hat Shop
J. H. Heiser
Condon Tobacco Shop
LeRoy Fothergill
Morris Guggenheim
Arthur Kimberly
E. R. Davies
Joe Heatherly
George Hoefler
George Cruttenden
Fothergill
L. D. Worsham
Louis Sert
Francis Stapor
David Beyer
J. P. Moore
Emmitsburg Plans Traffic Light Install in Six Weeks
At a Town Council meeting in Emmitsburg it was announced the traffic light on the Square will be installed within about six weeks. Treasurer and secretary reports were presented, March parking revenue totaled $301.01, and a $1,000 donation to Vigilant Hose Company plus $100 to the Baseball Association was approved. Commissioner Rightnour noted the Square survey for curbing and upcoming work, praised cooperation of property owners, and discussed tree ownership jurisdiction with potential liability for damage. Major Rogers announced April 21 as the voter registration deadline. daylight saving time will be adopted, and the council will hire an engineer to survey needed sewer lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmitsburg
Thomas J. Frailey
Louise Sebold
Vigilant Hose Company
Baseball Association
Rightno
Roger Willard
Thornton W. Rogers
Miller Brothers Meet In Collision Near Leitersburg Pike
Two Charles William Millers, one 22 from Harrisburg and another 31 from Hagerstown, met for the first time in a head on crash five miles north of here on Leitersburg Pike. The Hagerstown man suffered facial cuts. the Harrisburg man was uninjured. State Trooper Harry Bowman reported they were not related and had never met before the 1 a.m. collision today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Charles William Miller
Harrisburg
Here
Harry Bowman
Leitersburg Pike
Miller
Bowman
Child Chosen As May Queen Is Dead
Nancy Miller a 13 year old Burlington West Virginia girl chosen May Queen by classmates at Burlington Model School Mineral County died after an operation at University Hospital in Baltimore following illness that prevented her reign next month The death occurred this morning with her parents Mr and Mrs Wayne Miller at her side The school had selected her for the May Queen about three weeks ago and she became ill about a week later The report notes the operation was deemed necessary and performed last week but she did not survive
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Nancy Miller
Burlington
W. Va
Wayne Miller
Burlington Model School
Mineral County
Nancy
University Hospital
Auto Sales Moving Up
DETROIT April 20 There is uncertainty about late 1953 car demand but current surveys from large auto makers show sales rising. Buyers seek deluxe equipment with power steering and glare proof glass, while dealers report more orders than stock and rising demand for options. Power steering units expand production. prices range about 160 to 200 dollars, with Monroe Auto Equipment expecting an original equipment unit under 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
ABC
Powe
Chrysler
Gemmer Manufacturing Company
Monroe Auto Equipment Co
Hectic Maryland Legislature Faces Scrapped Road Bill
Baltimore April 19 A hectic night of lawmaking in the 1953 Maryland Legislature edges toward possible special session. Four acts face invalidation as constitutional identical-bill rules threaten the road money measure plus a revised assessment plan rent control and a savings banks tax cut. Senate President Della and others accuse skullduggery while Gov McKeldin cautions against alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Senate
Della
House
Asst
Kenneth C. Procter
del. Reisinger
D-Balta
McKeldin
Delia
Lauber D-Baltoch
Retired Homer C Mitchell Honored By Insurance Firm
Homer C Mitchell, 550 East Church Street, retired March 31 after 33 years with Home Benefit Insurance Company. He was guest of honor at April 1 dinner at the W F W club hosted by the Frederick office personnel. Attendees included A T Powell and Eugene Carter. Mitchell, 66, began work in 1919 and is a longtime resident and Presbyterian church member in Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer C. Mitchell
East Church Street
Home Beneficial Insurance Company
W. F. W. Club
Frederick
A. T. Powell
Hagerstown
Eugene Carter
The
Presbyterian Church
Safety Parade Set For May 9
Seven thousand school children from Maryland are expected to participate in the annual safety patrol parade in Washington on Saturday May 9. About 500 will be from Frederick county. Some 25 000 riders are anticipated from states east of the Mississippi and south of New York. A fund of 500 is sought to cover transport and incidentals. Fifteen busses will be required for the trip. The Frederick branch advisory board met at the Ker Hotel to review funds and policies with Leonard Kolmer and J T Alexander in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
American Automobile Association
Washington
Frederick County
Mississippi
New York
Frederick
The
Automobile Club
Francis Scott Ker
Ignatius Bjorlee
Leonard
E. Kolmer
Baltimore
Kolmer
Maryland Genera
Assembly of Special Interest
J. T. Alexander
Country Club
Gettysburg Battle in a Holiday Magazine Photo Essay
Three Gettysburg images appear in Holiday magazine detailing Civil War scenes. A Meade era chief of engineers faces the setting sun atop Little Round Top, a Union defensive high point. A photo shows a stone soldier of the 15th New York Battery and a guard of the 149th Pennsylvania Infantry along the Chambersburg Road reflecting the 1863 fighting with over 50 000 casualties across three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Holiday Magazine
Tysburg
War
Pennsylvania
149Th Pennsylvania Infantry
Chambersburg
Grenfell Gifts Assembled Here In Labrador Mission Drive
A large gathering at the Evangelical Reformed church showcased the Grenfell Association collection for Labrador. Dr. and Mrs. Anthony Paddon spoke on Northwest River projects, sharing experiences of dog sled journeys and hospital work, as 1,553 items including clothing and toys were cataloged for shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Reformed Church
Frederick
Grenfell Association of America
Margaret R. Matter
Labrador
Anthony Paddon
Northwest River
Paddon
Grenfell
North America
Nurimest J River
Vilages
England
International Grenfell Association
St. Anthony Hospital
Red Cross
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Sinfonns
Nettie ‘Liller
Parkway School
Garsie J. ‘Mull
W. Merval Weaver
Presbyterian Church
Wilfred Grenfell
Motter
Audry Bostwick
Newfoundland
Roxanne Strine
Patricia
Sarah Ann Wachter
Kitty Eller
Letitia Dave
Anna Jane Stickell
Darlene Sittig
Nancy Butler
George Tollenger
John L. Shaw
Robert J. McCutcheon
Shaw
Miss Motter
Elizabeth Lewis Peters
A. Hart Etchison
Otho J. Keller
McCutcheon
Etchison
A. Talbott Brice
Carrell Albaugh
Peters
Henry B. Ramsburgh
Benny Goodman Collapses in Boston After Providence Engagement
Band leader Benny Goodman collapsed early today in his hotel room after a theatre engagement in Providence. He was revived an hour and 40 minutes later by a fire department inhalator and a doctor said he is suffering from exhaustion. His Boston concert was cancelled and Gene Krupa conducted the orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny Goodman
Boston
Providence
R. 1
Goodman
Symphony Hall
Gene Krupa
Wiggins Named Chairman of ASNE Freedom of Information Panel
I R Wiggins managing editor of the Washington Post was chosen chairman of the Freedom of Information Committee of the American Society of Newspaper Editors at the ASNE meeting in Washington He succeeds James S Pope of the Courier Journal Wiggins had served as vice chairman of the panel since last year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiggins
Washington
I. R. Wiggins
The
Washington Post
Freedom of Information
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE
James S. Pope
Louisville, Courier-Journal
Ramsburg Details Maryland Tax Assessment History at Dinner
State Senator Ramsburg traced Maryland's tax assessment program from formation of the State Tax Commission to current assessments in Frederick city and county. About 25 members attended the Monocacy Valley Association dinner at Francis Scott Key Hotel with H. N. Lochner presiding. Ramsburg said the new program will bring more equality for property owners. A question and answer period followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Maryland
State Tax Commission
Frederick City
Monocacy Valley Association
Francis Scott Key Hotel
H. N. Lochner
Sen. Ramsburg
Charles D Burrier Named Administrator in Ira E Burrier Estate
Charles D Burrier of Walkersville qualified in Orphans Court as administrator of the Ira Edgar Burrier estate. The widow sister and several nieces and nephews were listed as heirs. Realty valued over $5,000 was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Burrier
Walkersville
Ira Edgar Burrier
Two Old Men Die After Drinking Liquid From Jug
Westernport Maryland April 20 two elderly men, Harmon W. Elliott and Charles Flynn, died after drinking a unknown liquid from a jug found near a dump. Elliott, 71, from Beryl West Virginia, and Flynn about 70, visited James W. Markwood at his shack. Markwood said the trio found a gallon jug with liquid, Flynn and Elliott drank it, Elliott became ill and died, Flynn later died in a Keyser hospital. Autopsies ordered by Dr E Irving Baumgartner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westernport
Bloomington
Harmon W. Elliott
Beryl
W. Va
Charles Flynn
E. Irving Baumgartner
Garrett County
Cumberland
Harry S. Bosley
Elliott
Flynn
James W. Markwood
Markwood
Eliott
Eiott
Dr. Baumgartner
Keyser
West Virginia
Spring Clean Up Aimed at Reducing Farm Fire Loss
The NFPA with University of Maryland Extension and USDA urges a spring farm cleanup to cut fire risk. Clean tools, repair barns, roofs, chimneys, and electricals. replace worn cords. improve lightning protection. store hay and debris safely. ensure weather tight buildings. reduce ignition sources inside sheds and incubator areas. The plan stresses inside farm fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Fire Protection Association
University of Maryland Extension Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
NFPA
University of Maryland
A. V. Krewatch
Maryland Poultrymen
Broeder
New Fluorinated Ether Anesthetic Shows Promise in Tests
Dr. John C. Krantz of the University of Maryland reports a new fluorinated ether anesthetic, trifluorethyl vinyl ether, that acts faster and is less prone to fire hazards. Initial human tests on Dr. Max S. Sadove and another patient suggest rapid unconsciousness with safe appearance, but 1,000 more tests are planned before general use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
University of Maryland
John C. Krantz
School of Medicine
Krantz
Societies For Experimental Biology
Chicago
Max 5. Sadove
Maryland School
University of Illinois
Sadove
Walter Reed Society
University of Illinois Hospital
University of Ilinois
NATO to order half billion in European aircraft in run up
Paris April 20 a NATO sourced report says nearly half a billion dollars in European military aircraft will be ordered within days with the United States likely paying more than half. Purchases include jet Hawker Hunters for Holland Belgium and jets like the French Myrstere and others totaling about 450 to 500 million dollars. US share expected under 300 million with Britain contributing a large portion. Preliminary approval was given for an eight and a half million infrastructure program to finance airfields and fuel lines across NATO members. Final bulk approval by the NATO Council meeting next Thursday remains uncertain.
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Paris
NATO
America
Holland
Belgium
United States
Britain
France
Italy
Europe
NATO Council
Birthday party and church class attendances noted
Telephone company workers from Baltimore Hagerstown Middletown Poolesville Gaithersburg and Frederick attended the Calvary Methodist church Bible Class day program. 147 men present with Preston Best presiding and Ed ward S Rice teaching. music and prayers offered by several locals. new members welcomed. upcoming missionary day announced. also a birthday party for Sandra Jean Blank hosted by Mr and Mrs Oscar Ramsburg with many relatives and friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Middletown
Poolesville
Gaithersburg
Frederick
C. & P. Telephone Co
Calvary Methodist Church
Preston Best
Edward S. Rice
Pauli Wilson
Gaylord Hicks
William Crum
Bettie Sandersill
Shirley Braungart
Edward H Mantz
George Rethvin
Robert
Guy E. Kelly
Charlies Lockard
Frederick Memorial
Earl Stup
Roy Brust
Mr. Rice
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Lexington
Keenelaind
Calumet Farm
Breeze
Ben Jones
Dark Bay
E. W. Heinbuch
Meister
Men‘s Club
Edgar
Palmer
Thurmont
Affternoon
Benjaminn Franklin McDonald
Simpsonville
Tr. J. Kenneth Bond
McDonald
Jar
Panter
Brooklyn
Tuzo
Kid) Portuguez
Costa Rica
Jever Gard Panter
Salt Lake City
Eastern Parkway Arena
Portuguez
Panzer
Arthur Schwartz
Ray Miller
Jack O'Sullivan
Portuguez Lia
Police Department
City Hall
Oscar Ramsburg
Pleasant
Sandra Jean Blank
Connie Main
Charlotte Windsor
Barbara Main
Connie Comber
Jackie Reese
Bonnie Blank
Linda Kay Cavell
Emory Comber
Sandra Blank
Mildred Blank
Robert Ramsburg
Rudolph Cavell
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