Prices Level Off Amid Mixed CPI Movements
A 0.2 percent CPI drop from mid February to mid March came from lower food and apparel costs, offset by higher rents and medical care. experts expect further reductions in April and May as excise cuts and butter support take effect, reinforcing a trend toward price stability amid consumer confidence voiced by GM president Harlow H. Curtice at a New York luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlow H. Curtice
General Motors Corporation
Motorama
New York
Toll roads offered as remedy for main highway needs
A Business Week survey cites Charles L. Dearing predicting 8,000 to 10,400 more miles of toll financed limited access highways in the next decade. States already plan self liquidating toll routes to ease congestion and fund modernization of essential U.S. roadways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Spano AM
Business Week
Local machinists build light bicycle-tubing reel for fire company
Fifty years ago on April 29 1904 Palmetto Fibre Works machinists William Lipps and George Topper finished a new reel for United Steam Fire Engine Company made entirely from bicycle frame tubing and unusually light. The bed of the F and M Railway from Braddock to Camp Schley Inn Station will be realigned to remove a trestle and the curve, with work expected to begin soon. The YMCA Tennis Club re organized electing F Lestersmith president and Blessrs Hanson Maulsby and Robert E Delaplaine as vice president and treasurer. A well known local color ed fifer and pie eating champion was arrested for bigamy. both lives reside here but not with him, and later wife No 1 joined him in jail on a larceny charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lipps
George Topper
Palmetto Fibre Works
United Steam Fire Engine Company
F. and M
Braddock
Camp Schley Inn
F. Lestersmith
Hanson Maulsby
Robert E. Delaplaine
No. 1
Dulles
America
Europe
Sion
Southeast Asia
Korea
Congress
Soviet Russia
Red China
Indo-China
Ethough
United States
van Fleet
Dien Bien Phu
Joses
Romelle
Roosevelt
Venieu Das Mitelieudus
Twenty Years Ago Items From The Columns Of The News
Twenty years ago items from The News dated April 29 1934 report the death of McClellane Roderick a 40 year old business man and farmer struck by a heart attack on Liberty road near Urbana. Pulpit exchanges are expanding as a yearly religious feature in the city. Youth Week begins with two series of events planned for boys and girls. Harry Hart 16 son of Mr and Mrs Hart Water Street was struck on the head by a baseball bat during a game and admitted to Frederick City Hospital. The injury was not believed serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Urbana
McClellane
Roderick
Liberty Road
Harry Hart
Join Hart
Water Street
Frederick City
Zonta club installs new president for 26th birthday
Mrs Kea t Hersperger was installed as Zonta club president at the DeBuldt room of the Francis Scott Key Hotel. The event marked the club’s 26th birthday with yellow rose corsages, decorations, and a list of officers and chairmen for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ZONTA
Keat Hersperger
Zonta Club
DeBuldt Wheeing Mutuay
Francis Scott Key
Sonia Weener
Mildred Gunn
Beatrice Fehr
Cornelia Bjoffee
Grace Landauer
Catherine Johnson
Ken Hersperger
Marv Rhoads
Secondice
Louise Grove
Onica Pratt
Evelyn Mudge
Weener
Frances Bussard
Johnson
Dunn
Miss Wise
Freda Doli
Mudge
Miss Prall
Hilda Croghan
Rhoda Kallaway
Fehr
Landauer
Fegular
Board of Directors
Spot Stick Saves Your Appearance On The Spot
A brief product tip urges keeping a spot stick in the purse to quickly fix small stains and emergencies, helping maintain a neat look during the day.
Low Voter Turnout Highlighted In Maryland Study
Anthony Dexter of American University spoke to the Frederick Branch AAUW on voting patterns, noting Maryland and Arizona have the lowest rates in national and state elections. He illustrated gaps between national and local voting, with Baltimore showing especially low engagement and only 55 percent voting for president in 1952 in Frederick County. He urged that perceived stakes drive turnout, while business sessions reported a Maryland convention and elected officers for two-year terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Dexter
Bureau of Social Research
American University
Frederick
American Association of University Women
Maryland
Arizona
Dexter
Congress
Mary
Land Trends
Baltimore
Tydings
John Marshall Butler
Frederick County
William Shirey
Melvin Engle
Sam Maples
Upper College Terrace
Betsy McCain
Carolyn Balch
Sam Maples, Jr
Irene Pistachio
Home School Association to Meet on Monday
The Frederick High School Home School Association will convene Monday at 7 30 p m in the auditorium. President Rev Maurice D Ashbury will preside with musical selections by Sperry Storm and Heisley Coran, a dramatic reading by Seymour Stern, and a square dance demonstration in the gym. Exhibits cover metal and wood work, sewing, makeup, cooking, and art charts supervised by local teachers.
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the Frederick High School
Maurice D. Ashbury
Thei
Sperry Storm
Heisley Coran
Seymour Stern
National Association of Thespian Clubs
University of Indiana
Indiana
Helma Bowers
James Fraser
Leonard Smith
Stephen Wester
Grace Engelbrecht
Dramatic Club
Clinton Hughes
James B. Ranck
T Ie
Harry Miller
Arnold Fleagle
Dorothy Beachley
Ruby Arneson
Art Club
Walter H Axline Dies At Brunswick Home
Walter H Axline longtime Brunswick resident and former B&O Railroad detective died at 5 p m Wednesday at his home 105 North Georgia Avenue aged 70 1 years He was a Republican worker survived by wife Anna Routzahn Axline and a son Warren Axline along with two step sons and a grandchild He was a member of Brunswick Lodge 191 A F and A M A Masonic funeral will be held at his home Saturday at 2 p m with burial in Mt Olivet Cemetery Rev Ralph Miller and Rev George Bennett officiating Funeral directors CH Feete and Brother
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Axle
Brunswick
North Georgia Avenue
John Axline
Lovettsville
Republican Party
Anna Routzahn Axline
Warren Axle
Marlow Thompson
William Arline
Lavettsville
Robert Saline
Chatham
Katie Newton
Frederick
Lewis Flynn
Brunswick Lodge
A. F
A. M
Axline
Ralph Miller
George Bennett
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Lovettside
C H Feete
Mary Margaret Stull
West Church Street
East Patrick Street
Mt. Olivet
C. E. Cline and Son
Geneva Conference and Southeast Asia policy debate
The piece examines American options in Indo China and a possible Southeast Asia collective security stance, urging cautious, multilateral action and outlining risks of escalation. It notes French pressures, British prudence, and the potential Congress authorization for a major response if aggression is met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Lawrence
Geneva
Southeast Asia
Indo-China
Soviet Russia
America
Congress
IndoChina
Korea
Dien Bien Phu
Europe
French Planes Pound Enemy At Dien Bien Phu Fortress
French planes struck Vietminh troop concentrations and ammo dumps around Dien Bien Phu as defenders fought artillery duels. Transport planes delivered more war supplies to the isolated Isabelle outpost and southern strong point, while Vietminh pressure mounted near the fortress core.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Isabelle
Vietminh
Wife Charges Political Scheming To Roosevelt
Pasadena California Mrs James Roosevelt accuses her estranged husband of political scheming in suing for separate maintenance. She says he sought to avoid publicity of a divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
James Roosevelt
President Foresees No Major Change in Defense Bill
President Eisenhower, urged on a Schine matter, said he would not comment and hoped the investigation end quickly. He also stated he is not seeking any overall increase to the $28.6 billion defense appropriation bill under debate, though specific changes have been proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Schine
Defense Buddset
House
180 Register Asses sive Open Today
The 27th annual conference of the Mary and Delaware Water and Sewage Association opened at the Francis Scott Key Hotel this morning with about 80 registrations and expect about 150 attendees. Ralph Fuhrman of the District of Columbia will receive the Bedell award at tonight's banquet for outstanding work in the prior three years. Local and regional officials from Baltimore and nearby areas attend, including Mayor Donald B. Rive and Water Bureau staff, with sessions on field problems, tank mechanization, algae control, and other topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Mary and Delaware Water and Sewage Association
Francis Scott Key
Tworstate
District of Columbia
Bedell
Ralph Fuhrman
Division of Sanitary Engineering
Fuhrman
National Federation of Sewage and Industrial Wastes Association
Maryland-Delaware
Donald B. Rive
Bernard L. Werner
Bureau of Water Supply
Baltimore
Liberty Dam
Baltimore City
Louis N. Ningard
Charles H Hawthorne
Bureau of Sewers
Back River
A. F Bartsch
U. S. Public Health Service
William J. Davis
Robert H. Hartman
George Smith
Camp Detrick
Quake Shocks Felt Across Several Cities
Two earthquakes were felt across multiple cities with seismographs at Columbia and Fordham recording the first at 3 56 11 am and the second at 6 24 1 9 am. Geodetic surveys placed both shocks along the West Coast with reports describing the first as sharp and the second as more severe. Clergy observers in Cleveland and Boston College noted strong activity and uncertain exact origin, suggesting California as the likely source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Columbia
Fordham Universities
Washington
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Joseph J Lynch
Fordham
California
Coronation Day for Apple Blossom Queen in Winchester
Coronation day for Queen Shenandoah XXXVI Patricia Ann Priest. Defense Secretary Wilson to crown her. Gen Cates to lead pledge and present sceptre key to the city and golden apple. Two performances of Forerunners-A Pageant of Springtime. Priest is a Washington-Lee High School senior. Boy Scouts plant a white dogwood at Frederick Memorial Hospital as part of conservation. Roller skating party for scouts at Braddock Heights Rink. Beauty tip advises elevating feet for rest and use of a beauty rest board.
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Winchester
Patricia Ann Priest
Shenandoah
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Patricia
Clifton B. Cates
Marine Corps School
Quantico
Miss Priest
Washington-Lee High School
Arlington
BOY Scouts
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Cub Scouts
Den
Horace Kline
Theron D. Green
Robert Broadrup
Sandy Green
Tommy Kline
Tommy Grove
Robert Lanner
Robert Clapp
Frosty Betson
Hank Hendrickson
Kenny Foland
Funeral Services for Mrs Wallie Landis Eldridge Held in Myersville
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock for Mrs Wallie Landis Eldridge formerly of Myersville who died Sunday night. Rev Dr Edwin H Ssonseller and two other ministers officiated with pallbearers including John R Langdon Cyrus B Grossnickel C Lloyd Michael Albert D Flock Walter R Falkenstein and Joseph R Harp. Interment was in Mt Zion A B Cemetery Myersville Paul F Bittle funeral directors.
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Wallie Landis Eldridge
Myersville
Edwin H. Ssonseller
F. Berry Plummer
Roger E. Keech
John R. Langdon
Cyrus B. Grossnickel
C. Lloyd Michael
Albert D Flock
Walter R. Falkenstein
Joseph R. Harp
Mt. Zion A
Local Socials Feature Boonsboro Visit and Frederick Guests
Sunday gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gastr home in Boonsboro included Le Roy Seifert and family from Camp De trick Mike Krystosiak and daughter from Frederick Owen Dorsey Kathleen Dorsey Mrs Genera Hammond and grandson Paul Gaver and daughter Lewis Shankle D Keller Ridenour and family all of Frederick and others. Charges entered note Austin C Harris of North Bent street was picked up on a warrant Wednesday.
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Joseph Gastr
Jams
Boonsboro
LeRoy Seifert
Camp Detrick
Mike Krystosiak
Frederick
Owen Dorsey
Kathleen Dorsey
Genera Hammond
Paul Gaver
Air
Lewis Shankle
D. Keller Ridenour
Boorsboro
Austin C. Harris
North Bent? Street
Wedding of Ines Testoni and Russell Kemp in NYC
Miss Ines Mary Testoni daughter of Mrs Julia Testoni of Thompsonville and the late Alphonse Testoni married Russell Lee Kemp son of Mr and Mrs Charles W Kemp of Frederick RFD 4 on Friday at 230 p m in St Patrick Cathedral New York City Monsignor Vincent J Brosnan performed the ceremony Best Man was John C Himmelr of Louisville sister of the bride Mrs Thomas Broderick of Holyoke was matron of honor Bride previously with IBM in New York Kemp formerly with Frederick High School graduate and Ox Fibre Brush worker now with Studio Films Inc They will reside at 324 East Send Street New York 21 Engagement announced for Mil Gred Umeda and Charles Rimer Specht no wedding date set.
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Kemp—iesign
Ines Mary Testoni
Julia Testoni
Thompsonville Cana
Alphonse Testoni
Russell Lee Kemp
Charles W. Kemp
RFD 4
Frederick
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
New York City
Vincent J Brosnan
Thomas Broderick
Holyoke
Mass
John C. Himmler
Louisville
Enfield High School
Park Edge Secretarial School
Springfield
International Business Machines Corporation Inc
Kemp
Frederick High School
Ox Fibre Brush Company
Studio Films, Inc
East Send Street
New York 21
N. Y
Sickness and recoveries in Frederick area hospital notes
Reports from the Frederick Memorial Hospital and nearby locales list several patients in satisfactory condition after surgeries and injuries. Hay Steele, Mrs L Homer Miller, John H Harbaugh, Mrs Harry Hoffman, Mrs Russell Snyder, Miss Wanda King, Mrs Milton Shook, Rev W H Anderman, and Mark A Waters are named with varied statuses and ongoing care or legal matters.
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Hay Steele
East Second Street
Woman's Hospital
Baltimore
L. Homer Miller
North Market Street
John H. Harbaugh
Braddock Heights
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Harry Hoffman
Russell Snyder
Wanda King
Near New Market
Milton Shook
East Thirdstreet
W. H. Anderman
Utica Evangelical and Reformed Church
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Wilbur F. Sheffield
Peoples Court
U.S. 40
Braddock Mountain
Edward W. Compton
Quonset Point
R. I
Lewis L. Gartner
Charles F. Huggins
Morgantown
W. Va
S. Albert
Williams
Pine Avenue
Steve Yusko
South Mountain
Walter T. Heim
Elmer W. Roadbaugh
Parkton
Glen G. Guyton
Middletown
V. L. Guilmino
Donald Bowser
Robert Dishong
F. Hann
Alfred R. Bolz
C and P Telephone Company
Wil
Optimist and Exchange Club
VFLW
Optimist Club
Walter H. Axline
Hanoi
Ten Biny Dan
Peter Lawford
Patricia Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy
Britain
John JJ Cavahaugh
Notre Dame University
Church of St. Thomas More
F Aa
Paul W. McAuliffe
W. H. High
Minnie Nettie Jacobs
New York Hell Methodist Church
J. W. Seay
Herbert L. Doggett
Trinity Methodist Church
Walter Ridenbaugh
Lee Crowi
Clifford Parker
Walter Crowi
E. L. Baker
George R. Leatherman
Harmony
Milt Gred Umeda
Charles Rimer Specht
George D. Spechht
Jefferson
N. Dorsey
Mark A. Waters
Libertytown
Heffner
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