Semi-Weekly News Frederick Maryland 1953 notice
The Frederick based Semi-Weekly News announces subscription rates and policy details for readers and contributors. It declares AP news use rights and requires real names with submissions. It advertises job printing services and notes postal registration as second class matter dated Friday April 24 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Southern Ptg & Mfg CO
North Court
Frederick
Associated Press
Frederick Md
New U N Era Quiet And Steady Hammarskjold Leads UN
The new Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold presents a calm, practical style. He likens leadership to mountain climbing, stressing perseverance, patience, careful planning, and clear awareness of dangers. He signals a restrained but confident approach for the United Nations amid global tensions.
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United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammershjeld
Hammarskjold
Grunewald Testifies of a $25,000 1949 Payment
Henry W. Grunewald told a House Ways and Means subcommittee he received a $25,000 fee in 1949 from a New York law firm for investigative work and introductions in cases involving several firms. He denied any tax fixing and could not name the firms involved. He said Walter Duke was to meet with Charles Oliphant, a former Revenue Bureau official he called honest. Duke handled a refund for Consolidated Electric and Gas Co of New York. Oliphant approved the refund after Grunewald intervened.
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Washington
Henry W. Grunewald
New York
House Ways and Means
Grunewald
Duke and Landis
Oliphant
Eight Drivers Lose Licenses In County Hearings
Eight motorists had licenses revoked or suspended in a Monday court session before Motor Vehicle License Reviewer Norman Gerhardt at the Court House. Several minors faced suspensions for speeding while others were penalized for offenses including failing to obey signals and operating on restricted permits. Reprimands were given to three individuals as the session outlined probationary terms for speeding and improper passing infractions.
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Norman Gerhardt
James W. Coulter
Knoxville
Roger Nelson Cramer
Frederick
Euclid Howard Jones
Emmitsburg
Charles R Keeney
Charles H. Harmon
David B. Crebos
Robert Lee Keeney
Harpers Ferry
Paul David Kemp
Charles E. Kline
Robert Rendell Rhoderick
Donald Lee Shipley
Monrovia
Robert C. Stup
Theodore Ek. Thompson, Jr
Howald D. Bidle
Myersville
Roy C Martin, Jr
East Fifth Street
Bernard H. Esworthy
East South Street
Robert 5
Harley
Miss Baker Installed As Hood College Head
Miss Jean Baker of Hanover Pa assumed the presidency of Hood College Cooperative Government Association at a noon installation before students. Miss Noradel Truxal handed the gavel with recommendations for the year. Principal speaker was Phyliss Muir Richter, Hood College class of 1948 and former president of the association. New officers include Jean McCarty Lynne Carleton and Anne Barnett with outgoing officers noted. Elections occurred in March and terms run from after spring vacation through March next year.
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Jean Baker
Hanover
Cooperative Government Association
Hood College
Noradel Truxal
Frederick
Truxal
Phyliss Muir Richter
Palmertown
Nancy Pihigren
Bogota
N. J
Marilyn Ogden
Summit
Mary Provan
Manchester
Attitude Toward Shangri La Unknown in Eisenhower Move
Augusta Ga April 1P Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay cruises for wounded veterans aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg will start Wednesday White House Press Secretary James C Hagerty said Eisenhower has ordered Williamsburg out of service into the mothball fleet effective June 30 The White House calls the vessel a symbol of needless luxury in a federal budget to be cut Hagerty said 30 veterans per trip will take part on twice weekly cruises Between now and June 30 the sachs which was used by Truman will be used for the cruises A second cruise is planned Thursday Hagerty said there is no word on Shanerila cabin near Thurmont Md if Eisenhower plans to give it up
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Augusta
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Williamsburg
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Eisenhower
Sachs
Truman
Shanerila
Thurmont
Proposed Directors for Martin Board in Baltimore
April 21 Alexander B Royce of a New York law firm and J Bradford Wharton Jr chief financial officer at Glenn L Martin Co were proposed as new directors. Election will be held at the annual stockholders meeting in May.
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Baltimore
Alexander B. Royce
New York
J. Bradford Wharton, Jr
Glenn L Martin Co
Martin Board of Directors
Court News Enquiry and Marriage Licenses in Local Docket
Court News lists a divorce bill of complaint for Dorothy Margaret Horman versus Norman Lee Horman. Marriage licenses show couples from Virginia, Maryland, and local towns. property deeds record transfers of small sums among numerous residents and entities including Warfield Chevrolet Sales, Inc. and the College of St. James, with multiple transfers valued at $10 and other sums, reflecting ongoing legal and property actions in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Margaret Horman
Norman Lee Horman
Thomas W. Bates
Lucketts
Ruth £. Smith
Point of Rocks
James T. Snyder
Lynne F. Brengle
Baltimore
Mark Richard Fisher
Nancy Lee Shankle
Norman A. Adams
Buckeystown
Lillie M. Ambaugh
Knoxville
Harold F. Late
Rocky Ridge
Lois J. Stambaugh
Thurmont
Paul R. Kolb, Jr
Mr. Airy
Mary A. Eyler
Walkersville
Kenneth L. Eicholtz
Grace Y. Miller
Murray Calvin Hepler
Hila Richardson Perkins
Edith C. Schaeffer
Loretta T. Shorb
Belva G. Cockrell
Keefer D. Bowers
Jessie Sier Cutsail
Stuart F. Kyttle
Rosye B. Smith
Helen F. Mock
John L. Mohler
Howard G. Taylor
Pleads Guilty To Pulling Check Trick
A 19 year old Maryland youth, Afton George Wakefield of Takoma Park, pled guilty in Rockingham Circuit Court to a check manipulation scheme used at banks in Harrisonburg and Lexington two weeks earlier. Judge Harry May deferred sentence pending a probation report. Wakefield deposited funds, wrote checks beyond his balance, and had them cashed before processing. Police nabbed him when cashing a Front Royal check. he said the frauds aimed to repay his father $200. Harrisonburg Police Chief J. F. Ritchie called him intelligent and awfully nice.
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Harrisonburg
Maryland
Lexington
Harry May
Rockingham
George Wakefield
Wakefield
Front Royal
J. F. Ritchie
Takoma Park
Ritchie
Appointments To Be Made At Hagerstown
Winslow F. Burhans says he will fill city jobs by May 7 after becoming mayor on March 25. The delay drew comment, but he explains it as studying job requirements and qualifications. Burhans, a Democrat, unseated Republican Herman L. Mills as mayor, with Democrats gaining council power.
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Hagerstown
Winslow F. Burhans
Burhans
Herman L. Mills
AFL President Sees Unemployment in North America
Montreal April 21 AFL President George Meany said a peaceful retirement in Korea and an easing of the cold war would be followed by a period of temporary unemployment in the United States and Canada. He told reporters in Montreal that a downturn would not mean a disastrous mood in the long run as he discusses organizational issues with AFL affiliates in Canada.
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Montreal
W—Afl
George Meany
Korea
United States
Canada
New Market Homemakers Club Marks April Meeting
The New Market Homemaker's Club met at Mrs. Edward Hemby with nineteen members and two visitors. New member Clarence Schultz welcomed. plans noted for May 10 church service, May 26 bus trip, and May 1 meeting at Mrs. Norman Lease, while First Aid course participants and a discussion with Mayor Franklin Smith highlighted the session.
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New Market Club
New Market Homemaker’s Club
Edward Hemby
Clarence Schultz
Norman Lease
Jack McGolerick
Jesse Shawbaker
Jacob Shawbaker
Franklin Smith
New Market
LeRoy Burall
New Market Methodist Church
William Browning
Murray Etzler
Bernard Selby
Standard Oil study argues against oil imports restrictions
A Jersey Standard Company release to press argues that restricting oil imports would raise fuel prices and harm military supplies, while not boosting coal production. It cites technological progress and domestic oil and natural gas as key drivers of coal outcomes, countering claims that imports depress coal output. A separate Mt Pleasant Walkersville MVF note covers a April 12 meeting with a bake sale planned for May 9 and parade float entry.
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United States
Congress
Standard Oi Company
New Jersey
Eugene Holman
Jersey Standard
Janet McDevin
Mt. Pleasant
Walkersville
Georgianne Masser
Residents dismiss Friday the thirteenth superstitions
Six residents of the city and nearby areas in Pennsylvania say they do not believe in Friday the thirteenth or related superstitions. Names include Richard C. Wills, Howard B. Smith, Wilson Runkles, Mrs. Ruth Brandenburg, Morris Steinour, and Mrs. Virginia Dozier, all denying belief or any superstition.
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Pennsylvania
Richard C. Wills
Frederick
Community Players Close Mountain Theater Fund Drive
The Community Players report the Mountain Theater fund drive meets its $3,500 goal as they plan to open the Braddock Heights venue for a professional and amateur season. Contributions came from multiple states, with listed patrons and donors supporting the nonprofit project. James Decker returns from New York to direct the summer professional wing and winter productions.
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Mountain Theater
Edon Mensell
Braddock Heights
James Decker
New York
New Mexico
Texas
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Virginia
and Krebs Benchoff
John Culler
Wiliam Hobson
Ruth Magruder
Charles A. Price
A. Austin Pearce
Price Electric Corp
Henry Ramsburgh
Potomac Edison Company
D. R. Bishop
James H. Bowers
Joseph Blum
Robert Crothers
Charles Crum
W. I. Dunbar
Harry L. Decker
Elmer J. Eshleman
Melvin Engle
W. Jarboe Grove
George Harwood
R. W. Harbaugh
Ralph Lincoln
Paul S. Michael J. H. McFaul
Gustav Nau
Lawrence Philips
E. B. Parkinson
L. V. Roughan
Harry F. Schmidt
Thomas E. Williams
R. A. Wentworth
Grace Zimmerman
William E. Hardy
Norman D. Roberts
Anna Dell Bennett
Jean Cairns
Chester H. Childs
Katharine Dutrow
Mary Lyn Ferrell
Mary H. Gregory
Adrienne Guggenheim
Phillip Harvey
W. H. Kayser
Ransom Lewis
Rex Martin
John C. Malinowski
Frank Olson
G. Briggs Phillips
Louise Rabstein
Carlisle Smith
Edward D. Storm
Frank J. Thomas
Peter Zikowitch
Compromise Signed In Court Over Buckeystown Road Case
Associate Judge Patrick M. Schnauffer signed a consent decree in an equity action arising from a Buckeystown road dispute. Miss Anna M. Rogers gained a fourteen foot right of way from the old railroad shed on Manor Woods Road to the Keller Lime Company crossing, while a right of way through the former Keller Lime Company property to a State road was denied. Defendants are Col and Mrs Frant Blue. Witnesses testified. Rogers was represented by Edward J. Smith and Benjamin B. Rosenstock, while the defendants were represented by Richard E. Zimmerman and Stewart 4. Brown. Miss Betty Roger of Lovettsville spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs. Robert W. Parker in Bartonsville.
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Patrick M. Schnauffer
Buckeyston
Anna M. Rogers
Manor Woods
Keller Lime Company
Kelier Lime Company
Buckeystown
Col
Frant $ Blue
Edward J. Smith
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Miss Rogers
Richard E. Zimmerman
Stewart
Senators press State Department on personnel policy reforms
Washington April 21 A Senate appropriations subcommittee led by Senator Dirksen probes State Department personnel policy with W Park Armstrong as tension rises over dismissals for security reasons. McCarran accuses Armstrong of candor lapses while Mundt hints at a sweeping turnover from the Acheson era as the panel weighs a $2,344,310 budget for Armstrongs division. Armstrong cites Robert W Scott McLeod as responsible for security discipline amid questions about homosexuals or other causes.
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Washington
State Department
Sen. Dirksen
R-N
Dirksen
W. Park Armstrong
Senate Appropriations
Sen. McCarran
Dnew
Armstrong
Sen
Bridges
R-Nh
McCarthy
R-Wis
Dean Acheson
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Dulles
Acheson
Mundt
Sen. Ferguson
Rmich
McCarran
Robert W. Scott McLeod
New State Department
Montgomery County Considers Rate Inquiry On Sanitary Costs
Montgomery County Council directs County Attorney to seek ruling on whether the council can ask the Maryland Public Service Commission to investigate rates set by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. The action follows residents' questions after SSanitary Commission raised sewer charges and trash fees.
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Rockville
Montgomery County Council
David MacDonald
Maryland Public Service Commission
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
George E. Nesbitt
Sanitary Commission
Montgomery County
Mason Butcher
Irving G.mcnair
McNair
Finance Company Sues for Grammer Sedan
Universal Credit Co. sues to repossess the Chrysler sedan tied to the August murder of Mrs. Dorothy May Grammer in Baltimore. The widow’s husband, George Edward Grammer, a New York office manager, is under a death sentence for bludgeoning her and steering her car toward a hillside wreck to fake a death.
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Baltimore
Dorothy May Grammer
George Edward Grammer
New York
Universal C. LT. Credit Co
Universal
Maryland
Grammer
Chrysler
Northern Boulevard Motor Sales Corp
Great Neck
L. J
Mathilda Mizibrocky
United Nations
Hamilton
Unio
Parsons Company function explained by Brig. Gen. Oxx
Brig. Gen. Francis H. Oxx detailed the Ralph M. Parsons Company as an engineering and construction firm with Nevada incorporation and offices in Los Angeles New York Washington and Houston plus field sites in Frederick Minneapolis Los Alamos and more. He cited a $12-20 million Turkish refinery contract and a 300 percent Formosa sugar gain, noting capabilities across design process engineering facilities tests appraisals and public works. He highlighted air pollution reduction via sulphur recovery and a broad project reach including water systems pipelines and harbor work.
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Francis H. Oxx
Ralph M. Parsons
Kiwanis Club
Camp Detrick
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Gen. Oxx
Nevada
Los Angeles
New York
Washington
Houston
Frederick
Minneapolis
Los Alamos
Oxx
Parsons Company
United States
Formosa
Parsons
Manuel M. Weinberg
Carlton
Omitted Names From Cancer Drive Solicitors List
Mrs Walter Eyler of Grant Street and Mrs Joseph P Carroll of West Thirteenth Street were omitted from the list of solicitors for the cancer drive.
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Walter Eyler
Grant Street
Joseph P. Carroll
West Thirteenth Street
Notable Divorce Suit Filed In Circuit Court
In Frederick County Maryland the Circuit Court for Frederick County in Equity hears a Bill of divorce filed by John H. Baker against Mary Elizabeth Baker. The couple wed December 16 1950 in Lebanon Pennsylvania and have lived apart since October 14 1951 with alleged deliberate separation. Publication notice ordered in a Frederick County newspaper weekly for four weeks prior to March 16 1933 asking Mary Elizabeth Baker to respond by June 1 1953.
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Mary Elizabeth Baker
John H. Baker
Frederick Mdunt
Canal
Lebanon
Lebanon County
Pennsylvania
Bill
General Reves
Circuit Court
Frederick Co
Equity
Marr
Elizabeth Baker
Frederick County
Whra
de Frederick County
Maryland
Clifton Virta
Lisc Wackter
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Howard C. Barker
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University of Maryland
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Kel Air
H. B. Crangey, Jr
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Moose Install
Frederick Locce Laval
Order of Moose
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Walter J. Rinehart
Charles Spermer
Albert M. Brachey
Harry King
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Alma Mae Dorsey
Boxes Station
E Austin James
Dorsey
Miss Baker
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College of St., James
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Arden D. Webber
John Nelson Ramsburg
John G. Funk
Dorotthy E. Keyes
Dorothy E. Keyes
Helen Swope Kershner
Wiliam EB. Ohler
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Eugene A. Grove
Jessie B. Grove
R. Francis
Sappington
Warlan H. Hagan
Charles D. Beachley, Jr
Dousey F. Shipley
Robert Evans
Sylvania Corporation
Clark Sheetenhelm
Tjamsville Homemakers’ Club
Walter Roop
Tjamsville
Harry Swomley
Roop
Albert Burdette
Lemuel Breckenridge
Ryland Houston
Walter England
William Hill Jr
Skyline Homemakers Club
Harry L. Zimmerman
Wm. Morton
Joe Rhoderick
Thomas Williams
Robert Larsen
Merryland Tract Club
Merryland Tract Homemakers Club
Lee Titus
George Chick
William Ferrell
Raymond Mohler
Brunswick
Maynard Eagle
Head College
Towne Titus
Middletown Club
William Pfiefer
Woodsboro
Michael E. Pue
Sulsyyneg
Urs "Cash Smith
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Elmer Highhouse
John Drenning
Raymond Myers
Ira Houck
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Claude
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Jefferson Homemakers
Morris Zumbrun
Jefferson Homemakers Club
Luther Remsburg
Howard B. Smith
Wilson Runkles
Urbana
Ruth Brandenburg
Morris Steinour
Gettysburg
Virginia Dozier
East Sixth Street
Players Close
Betty Roger
Lovettsville Va
Robert W. Parker
Bartonsville
Grammer Sedan
Miss Mizibrocky
Parsons Co
Johnson
Bob Lowiti
England
Montgomerys
West
Bob
Rendell Rhoderick
Jean Barrier
Patsy Flora
Walkersville Fire Hall
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