Dr. Pearre elected President of Maryland Medical Society
Dr. A Austin Pearre of Frederick was chosen president of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland at the state medical society’s three day sesquicentennial meeting in Baltimore. He succeeds Dr. W Houston Toulson. vice presidents include Dr Vincent H Davis Dr I Ridgeway Trimble and Dr Thomas K Galvin.
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Baltimore
A. Austin Pearre
Frederick
Medical and
Maryland
State Medical Society
House of Delegates
W. Houston Toulson
Pearce
Vincent H. Davis
Chesapeake City
I. Ridgeway Trimble
Thomas K. Galvin
George H. Yeager
J. Albert Chatard
Toulson
Truman
Dr. Pearre
Albert Lindsay Pearre
South Market Street
Nannie Estelle Dixon
Pearre
Boys’ High School
University of Virginia
Johns Hopkins Hospital
5.A.T.C
Evangelical Reformed Church
Rotary Club
Frederick County Medical Society
Southern Medical Society
American Medical Association
American College of Physicians
Frederick Man
State Society
Edward B. Thomas
Calder Named Secretary of the Army in 60 Days
Curtis E. Calder, utilities executive and chairman of Electric Bond and Share, will become Secretary of the Army. Gordon Gray will be promoted to under secretary and act as secretary until Calder takes over within about 60 days. The post was previously held by Kenneth Royall.
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Washington
Curtis E. Calder
Utilities
Army
Gordon Gray
Calder
Kenneth Royall
Electric Bond and Share
Better Auto Fuels Laboratory Dedicated in Baltimore
A new lab designed to aid development of better automobile fuels opened in Baltimore for the American Oil Company and Pan American Refining. It features a mechanical road dynamometer that moves while the car stays still to test engines under highway-like conditions, reportedly the largest in the world. Also noted is the sale of 100 East Third Street by Tempie E. Zacharias to Mehr F. and Lola R. Wachter for about $22,000.
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Baltimore
American Oil Company
Pan American Refining Company Corporation
East Third Street
Tempie E. Zacharias
Mehr] F
Lola R. Wachter
The Nation Today on Truman health plan debate length
James Marlow surveys the battle over a national health program. The piece outlines current government health involvement, then details Truman’s compulsory insurance proposal, its payroll tax, coverage, and the key dispute over government controls versus voluntary plans.
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James Marlow
Washington
Coast Guard
Armed Services
Truman
No. 1
Jones
Mr. Truman
Controversy Over Site For Olympic Games
In Rome on April 27 a dispute over the 1956 Olympics bids pits six U S cities against Detroit as the official U S bid while Minneapolis and Los Angeles push their candidacies to the IOC. Avery Brundage warned that if new bids are entered Philadelphia Chicago and San Francisco could also be considered.
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Rome
United States
Melbourne
Buenos Aires
U. S. Olympic Committee
Detroit
U. S
Minneapolis
Los Angeles
International Olympic Committee
Avery Brundage
U.S
Philadelphia
Chicago
San Francisco
Notaries Public Commissions Sent
Annapolis reports two year notary public commissions mailed to about 4500 Marylanders as of April 27. J P Brock said the last batch went out yesterday and will reach county court clerks in time to authorize notarizations next week. Commissions expire Sunday midnight. only oath takers before then can operate Monday.
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Annapolis
J. P. Brock
Secretary of State
Pilot Elmer Mercurio Dies in Crase National Guard Plane Crash
In Fairhaven on April 27 Captain Elmer L. Mercurio, 25, of Washington, was killed when his National Guard plane crashed in an open field. Local authorities investigate the cause as the small aircraft went down during a routine flight.
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Crase Fairhaven
Elmer L. Mercurio
Washington
National Guard
World War Seen Coming If Reds Win, Shanghai Report
In Shanghai and Putung across the Whangpoo, guerrilla seizure and Nationalist withdrawals shift the war’s center. Chiang Kai-shek, directing Kuomintang, warned of a third world war if China falls, pledging to endure hardship and lead a renewed fight against Communism within three years.
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Reds
Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Chikow
Kuomintang
Soochow
Wuhsein
Chiang
Yangtze
Nanking
Truck crashes into Sabillasville store near curve
State Police probed a late Monday crash in Sabillasville where a truck laden with 18 drums of petroleum jelly overturned after brakes failed on a sharp curve. Owner Earl Eby’s store suffered thousands in damage. driver Garman Dern was extricated and treated.
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Sabillasville
Earl Eby
Garman R. Dern
New Midway
Woodsboro
Harbaugh Valley
Eby
James Stonesifer
End Export Controls On Many Articles
Washington reports the United States dropped export controls on more than 500 articles permitting shipment to Soviet bloc nations or any destination worldwide without licenses. Secretary of Commerce Sawyer announced the removal from bans imposed over a year ago for strategic reasons, listing clocks, watches, railroad ties, lumber, building materials, plumbing fixtures, and scarce appliances like refrigerators and washing machines among the released items.
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Washington
United States
Sawyer
James Must Hang, Appeals Court Rules
The Court of Appeals upheld the death penalty for Eugene H. James, 32, convicted of killing 11 year old Marsha Brill in Baltimore last July. The court rejected his claim that his confession resulted from psychological torture, in a 6-0 ruling.
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Annapolis
Court of Appeals
Eugene H. James
Baltimore
High
James
Marsha Brill
Marsha
Charles Markell
Appeals Court
Markell
W T Kline Named Frostburg Potomac Edison District Manager
Walter Thomas Kline a former Frederick resident and longtime Potomac Edison engineer has been named Frostburg district manager succeeding J M Stewart. He began with the company in 1927 and rose through roles in Hagerstown Martinsburg and Cumberland. He is 42, active in Boy Scouts, and his wife and daughter plan to move to Frostburg. Steel issues lead a generally improved stock market with steel gains near one point and high turnover after the open.
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Walter Thomas Kline
Frederick
Potomac Edison Company
Potomac Edison
Forstburg
J. M. Stewart
Federicktonian
Bliss Electrical
Kline
Hagerstown
Martinsburg
W. Va
Valley District
Cumberland
Frostburg
Thomas Kline
Mr. Kline
Proffer For Cemetery To Be Converted To Park
City and Frederick officials tentatively accept converting the old Chapel Alley cemetery between 5th and 6th streets into a park. The plan includes keeping headstones, erecting a memorial, record keeping, and a juvenile delinquency study committee with city support.
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Laboring Sons, Beneficial Negro Society
Board of Alderman
Chapel Alley
5Th
6Th Streets
Court House
Edward D. Storm
Laboring Sons
Frederick
Memorial Park
City Hall
Wall collapses injures none of 20 workers in sewer tunnel
Chicago April 27 report says a wall fell in a sewer tunnel 48 feet underground injuring no workers seriously. About twenty laborers, stunned but unhurt, climbed to the surface during a shift change beneath the Illinois Central tracks at 74th Street and Woodlawn Avenue. Authorities cited a possible air pressure release as cause. WOODS FIRE PUT OUT. In Urbana Thurston road a woods fire burned a small area of leaves and underbrush before firefighters controlled it. District Forest Warden Herman Toms aided the crew. origin undetermined.
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Chicago
Twe
74Th Street
Woodlawn Avenue
Minois Central
Independent Hose Company
Urbana-Thurston
Herman Toms
Man emerges from ten-year tomb cubicle in Brooklyn
Paul Makushak a 33 year old shaggy ex college student was found after ten years in a three by five foot wall sealed cubicle in a Greenpoint brownstone. He said he preferred the confinement and wished to return. Police rushed him to a hospital and later breached the wall to bring him to the outside world.
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New York
Paul Riakushak
Makushak
Greenpoint
Brooklyn
Miles F. McDonald
Anna Makushak
U S Russia hold Berlin blockade talks in New York
London reports Britain will accept Russia's terms to lift the Berlin blockade and relay Britain's willingness to the U S government. In New York U S officials pressed for a formal statement on when and under what terms Russia would end the blockade.
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London
Britain
Russia
Berlin
United States
Moscow
New York
U. S
State Department
Washington
Air Force Makes Saucers a Serious Study in Dayton
Dayton newspaper cites Air Materiel Command files at Wright Field showing 240 saucer reports. Experts split findings into conventional objects 30 percent, commonplace 30 percent, and 40 percent mystery. Some consider Mars visitors, but foreign aircraft also weighed. The other item notes Senate Finance committee approving oleo tax report bill to move to the Senate.
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Dayton
Air Force
Dayton Journal Herald
Air Materiel Command
Wright Field
Journal Herald
Mars
Sullivan Inquiry Backed By GOP
Washington reports that Republican senators urged a detailed inquiry into the reasons for Secretary of the Navy Sullivan's resignation. Sullivan quit after criticizing Defense Secretary Johnson for halting the USS United States project, which would have been the world's largest aircraft carrier. Chairman H. A. Tydings labeled it a closed incident, while GOP members push for a deeper probe. Democratic willingness to follow depends on Sullivan seeking a congressional airing of his differences with Johnson.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Sullivan
Johnson
United States
Tydings
Cmd
Senate Armed Services Committee
GOP
Demo
Tydines
Festival Schedule For Winchester Apple Blossom Queen Throne
Miss Margret Thors crowned Shenandoah XX by Vice President Barkley during Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival ceremonies in Winchester. A full two day program features coronation, pageants, two parades, bands, exhibits, Torchlicht Parade, fireworks, and dances including Johnny Long and His Orchestra. Thousands anticipated for ideal weather and blossoms.
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Margret Thors
Alben W. Barkley
Winchester
Orchard
Thors
Handley School Bowl
Winchester Public School
Johnny Long
Winchester National
Handley School
Armory
Claims Woman Alive When Head Cut Off
Bland Virginia April 27 The commonwealth plans to prove in the murder trial of Ralph A Newberry that his wife Katheryn S Newberry 37 was alive when her head was cut off last January Opening statements cited fingerprints and other evidence to identify the victim and suggested she was beaten unconscious before beheading.
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Bland
the Commonwealth
Ralph A. Newberry
Special Commonwealth
John R. Burgess
Ralph
Katheryn S. Newberry
Cherry Trees Bloom by Carroll Creek in Baker Park
The late flowering oriental cherry trees along the south bank of Carroll Creek in Baker Park are in full bloom drawing many visitors. The blossoms are unusually beautiful this year and praised by observers. The trees were planted as a memorial by the Kiwanis Club to honor deceased Kiwanians. Letters Still Coming Dover Del April 27 Mrs Inez Brennan held on a murder charge in Delaware Lonely Hearts case still receiving answers to a magazine ad seeking housekeeper work State Police said since her arrest April 12 more than 30 letters have been sent to the Brennan farm
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Carroll Creek
Baker Park
Kiwanis Club
Dover
Del
Inez Brennan
Delaware
Herbert E. Barnes
Acheson urges Congress to approve Atlantic pact and arms aid
Secretary of State Acheson told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to approve the North Atlantic treaty and a $1.45 billion arms program to bolster world security. He said both measures are parallel ways to counter Soviet aggression, though he noted Congress is not formally bound to approve the military aid. Figures show $1.12 billion for Atlantic Pact nations and $320 million for others like Greece and Turkey.
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Washington
Acheson
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Sena Ltors
Europe
Jacheson
Rusia
Berlin
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Senate Committee
Greece
Turkey
Hood College Carnival Brings Fairground Fun On Campus
The Hood College junior class hosts a April 30 campus carnival from 2 to 5 pm on the athletic field part of Freshman-Sophomore Hop weekend. Features include booths, haunted house, pony rides, photo stand, weight guessing, and a 4 30 Junior Review before dancing. Proceeds go to the Junior Endowment Fund. rain fallback in Coblentz gym and Meyran social room.
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Hood College
Joann Knepper
Los Angeles
Calif
Shirley Klotzbaugh
Baltimore
Coblentz
Meyran
Beverly Pertsch
Scarsdale
N. Sy
Elizabeth Butler
N. Y
Katherine Gill
Forest Hills
Sue Kamens
Cumberland
Joan Farrand
Camp Hill
Lucille Butler
New York
Nancy Gamon
Merchantville
N. J
Mary Maclay
Chambersburg
One Arrest Disturbing Peace in City Police Limits
Charles Marino of Frederick Route 2 was arrested overnight by City Police for disturbing the peace in a public place within police limits. He was detained at Montevue in default of 190.80 dollars collateral and costs.
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Charles Marino
Frederick
Montevue
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Putung
Whangpoo
Wuhsien
Putung Point
W.T. Kline
U.s.-Russia
Tass
United Nations
Philip C. Jessup
Jakob Malik
Lake Success
Upper Park Avenue
Jessup
Malik
Dean Rusk
Rusk
U. N
Trygve Lie
Andrei A. Gromyko
Senate Finance Committee
Carnival On Hood
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