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News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1954

Page

8

Fight Jets Here Armed Forces Day Open House

Camp Detrick hosts Armed Forces Day with eight F 95 jets due to fly over at 6 30 p m as part of the program. Open house runs 4 30 to 8 30 p m on Friday May 14 featuring dozens of exhibits and public tours of post facilities. A repeal parade and mayoral address open the day with displays from Army Chemical Corps Quartermaster Transportation and Engineers and Navy Marine and Air Force units.

Camp Detrick Joseph Schwimer Schwimer Donald B. Rice Frederick City Armed Forces Week Detrick Army Chemical Corps Quartermaster Corps Transportation Corps Corps of Engineers Navy Marine Corps Air Force 115Th Infantry Regiment Maryland National Guard 302Nd Signal Construction Battalion Frederick Army Air Force Frederick Reserve Officers Association Elmer A. Highhouse Capt. Schwimer

Second Little League Here Seems Assured

Frederick residents rallied for a second Little League as nearly 100 fathers attended a meeting at Frederick High School. Edward C. Hartmann said enough volunteers exist to form the new league, with 85 plus prospective players' fathers showing interest and officers from the present league offering support.

Frederick Frederick High School Edward C. Hartmann Mr. Hartmann Wade Hissey Evron Thompson Hartmann National Little League

Stock market edges lower in early New York trading

Lightly lower activity marked the opening of trading on Wall Street as stocks slipped modestly amid cautious investor mood. Key indices showing small declines, with trading volume subdued and early losses concentrated in large cap names.

New York

Maryland Faces Acute Teacher Shortage and County Needs

The Maryland teacher shortage worsens over six years, with 17 000 new positions needed state wide and only about 5 500 from colleges. In Frederick County, 18 new teachers are sought to staff new schools by fall, reducing class size to 34 in elementary rooms as officials seek higher salaries and better support.

Maryland Paul Huffington Frederick County Eugene W. Pruitt Milson Raver Maryland State Teachers Association Suall Dare Lloyd Hoover Damascus High School Andrew Meyer Hood College John Leatherman Meyer Leatherman Wayne C. Neely Citizens Committee William E. Hardy

Cash Receipts Of Md Farmers Drop

Maryland farmers earned about 12 percent less in the first two months of this year than in 1953, with cash receipts falling from 33.37 million to 21.03 million. Crop receipts slipped from 4.66 million to 4.47 million and livestock income from 28.71 million to 24.63 million, while national figures also show a modest dip in 1954. Farm production costs are expected to ease but not enough to offset the lower gross income.

Washington Maryland Department of Agriculture

No Progress Made On Atomic Pool Proposal

Geneva report says Soviet Union offered no significant progress in response to Eisenhower's peaceful atomic pool plan. Dulles received the Soviet note at his hotel after a half hour conference with Molotov during the Geneva talks on Far Eastern issues.

Geneva Russia Eisenhower Sguites Dulles Saviel Foren Muster Alolotoy Molotoy Washington

Md Hospital Auxiliaries To Meet Here

Two hundred fifty delegates and members of the Maryland Association of Hospital Auxiliaries attend the third annual meet ing and election of officers at Peter Pan inn Thursday. The Frederick Memorial Hospital Women's Auxiliary hosts. Mrs Helen Cann Janne of Baltimore presides. Thirty-five auxiliaries from across the state are represented. Registration opens at 9 30 a m with first business session an hour later. A nurse recruitment panel discusses shortages and relief by auxiliaries. Mrs Arthur Peabody Bond chairs program. Hood College president Dr Andrew G Trusal gives luncheon invocation. Fredrick Memorial Hospital Auxiliaries glee club and Hood students perform. Presidents report activities. election follows with Mrs Clifton T Perkins installing new officers. Candidates include Mrs Bond for president and other officers from Rosewood State Training School Annapolis Anne Arundel General Hospital and more.

Maryland Association of Hospital Auxiliaries Peter Pan Inn Frederick Memorial Hospital Women's Auxiliary Helen Cann Janne Baltimore Arthur Peabody Bond George E. Urban St. Agnes Hospital Charles H. Willams Maryland General Hospital D. Dcaples Franklin Square Hospital William Whitridge Children's Hospital School J. D. Duve Andrew G. Trusal Hood College Frederick Memorial Hospital Auises Glee Club Hood Clifton T. Perkins Bond Rosewood State Training School Will Corbin Annapolis Anne Arundel General Hospital Dave Frederick Memorial Hospial Leslie Moses Sinai Hospital J. J. Erwin Bon Secours and Mercy Hospitals Thomas C. Webster Maryland General and University Hospitals J. Hamilton Vance Suburban Hospital Chevy Chase

Escapee Captured with 11-Year-Old at Owings Mills

An escapee from Rosewood Training School in Owings Mills was picked up by Officer Trump early today. The 11 year old will be returned to the school. Two other escapees with her are believed to have left Frederick before custody.

Rosewood Training School Owings Mills Trump Frederick

Gave doctored photo fuels McCarthy probe

Roy Cohn acknowledged supplying a photograph altered to show Secretary Stevens with Schine, denying knowledge of the third person cut out. Army counsel labeled the image “shamefully” doctored as Stevens and Schine are central to McCarthy investigations.

Washington McCarthy Camp Roy Cohn Sen. McCarthy Cohn Army Robert T. Stevens David Schine McCarthy Stevens Schine Joseph N. Welch Ray H. Jenkins Subcommittee Jenkins Bradley Mcguire Ai Force Base N. J Schie

Cherubs Return To Court House Park Fountain

Water cherubs back at Court House Park fountain as a color scheme decision nears. The statuary reproduces originals from 1899 by J W Fiske Iron Works. Committee includes Dudley Page and Joseph Urner with Admiral Allen G Quynn to decide the color plan.

New York Dudley Page Statua Joseph Urner Allen G. Quynn Richard Baumeardner Urbana Hemn

Immediate Cease-Fire Is Sought in Indochina Talks

Geneva reported that France and Britain back a call for an immediate Indochina cease-fire. Bidault plans to propose to Molotov as Churchill telephoned Eden from London. US reaction remains cautious, noting the guerrilla nature of the conflict complicates enforcement.

Geneva Britain France Indochina Georges Bidault V. M. Molotov Churchill Eden London U. S Far Eastern Conference Korea French Assembly Joseph Laniel Cambodia Laos Viet Nam Red River Mekong Molotov China Forein Chou En-lai Priping

Car Strikes River Bridge In Frederick. driver severely injured

A Frederick man sustained serious injuries when his car struck the Monocacy River bridge on the old Washington highway. Nathan Winfield Trovell of 228 West Patrick Street was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital by a State Police ambulance driven by Trooper Philip Kreisinger. Trovell suffered shock head lacerations and internal injuries. Trooper Donald Bowser investigated. the car ran off the right side, struck the bridge abutment after bypassing no guard rail. The crash occurred about 1:20 a.m. and the car was demolished. No charges were filed.

Frederick Oidge Wasington Frederick Memorial Hospital Philip Kreisinger Nathan Winfield Trovell West Patrick Street Donald Bowser Trowell Bowser

Monsoons Slow Battle at Dien Bien Phu

Monsoon rains strike Indochina as Dien Bien Phu’s fortress endures bombardment. French and Viet Minh artillery clash with little land fighting reported in 24 hours. Mud and storms slow French counterattacks and halve air raids.

Hanoi Indochina Dien Bien Phu Red Chin Sete

Seventh St Site Is Sold in Frederick Maryland

Approximately 1.95 acres on the north side of West Seventh street pike were sold by Medical Arts Building of Frederick Inc. to Baltimore residents Carl Hauswald Philip J Hauswald and Frank Vierengel for about 26500 dollars. The five and a half acre tract near Tall House and Montclair avenues was bought by Safeway Stores Inc for around 60000 dollars earlier. The deed, filed in Frederick Circuit Court, cites commercial zoning and a value of about 13500 dollars per acre. Richard E Zimmerman handled the transaction.

West Seventh Street Pike Medical Arts Building of Frederick, Inc H. Laurence Fahrney Baltimore Circuit Court Carl Co Hauswald Philip J. Hauswald Frank Vierengel West Seventh Street Tha Trinad Ta Varateel Hote Tall House Montclair Avenue Tall House Avenue Safeway Stores, Inc Richard E. Zimmerman Attarnos

Innocent Verdict In Pollack Case

Associate Judges Harris and Henderson ruled a directed verdict of innocent for Baltimore political leader James H. Pollack in a case charging obstruction of justice. The verdict followed a defense motion after the State rested its case in Cumberland, with ties to morals trial witnesses Baccala and Corridi and a letter Pollack allegedly sought to influence.

Cumberland Morgan C. Harris George Henderson Baltimore James H.jack Pollack Anselm Sodara Pollack George H. Baccala Armand L. Corridi Baccala Corridi J. Harold Grady Sodaro Cortidi Michael Julian Kid Julian Club 40 Pulaski Highway Franklin Roosevelt D’alesandro Moyor D'Alesandro

Calls McCarthy Query Petty And Personal

Mrs John L Whitehurst, former head of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Americanism department, denounced the McCarthy fight as petty and personal. She urged focusing on the main issue of Communism at the Maryland Federation of Women’s Clubs convention in Baltimore. A second item notes a Navy sighting of a twin engine Privateer near Ellesmere Island, Canada, believed missing since April 17.

Baltimore General Federation of Women’s Clubs McCarthy R-Wrs John L. Whiteharer Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs Whitehurst General Federation Washington Ellesmere Island Canada

No Military Move Now By Great Britain

Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons Britain will not undertake military action in Indochina while the Geneva conference is in session. He said no new commitments or undertakings would be made prior to Geneva’s results, despite France seeking help and discussions ongoing with the United States.

London Churchill Britain Indochina Geneva House of Commons United Kingdom Clement Attlee Paris France United States Dien Bien Phu Anthony Eden Attlee Korea

Upturn May Have Arrived

Washington reports suggest a possible business upturn may have begun in recent weeks, with optimism from Dr. Courtney S. Brown of Columbia University and A L Mills Jr. of the Federal Reserve. They caution the revival could be temporary, lasting months within a longer period of slack activity, or merely a period of stability at current levels.

Brown

U S Civilian Flier Wounded in Indochina Crash

U S civilian flier Paul Robert Holden of Greenleaf Kansas was the first U S casualty reported in Indochina. Holden suffered severe wounds to his right side and arm when his plane was hit by Communist fire while evacuating the Dien Bien Phu fortress. Co-pilot Wallace A Buford of Kansas City Kansas landed the damaged aircraft safely in French territory.

Hong Kong Paul Robert Holden Greenleaf Kan U.S Holden Rai i Dien Bien Phu Wallace A. Buford Kansas City Kam

Five Day Weather Outlook Scattered Showers Cooler Midweek

Five day forecast calls for scattered showers with a cooler spell Wednesday and fair mild conditions Thursday. Warmer air returns with scattered showers or thunderstorms likely Friday or Saturday, then clearing and cooler Sunday. Temperatures average 4 to 8 degrees above normal. Normals are afternoon highs in the mid to upper 60s with early morning lows from 37 in western Maryland to 50 in southeastern and coastal counties.

Maryland

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