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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1955
Page
14
Frederic officials plan a possible water ban at tonight's Mayor and Aldermen meeting to curb lawn sprinkling garden watering auto washing and pavement washing amid a dry hot period. Linganore pumping maintains near capacity. Fishing Creek reservoir down inches. 4200000 gallons used yesterday, a summer high.
The Soviet government said diplomacy trade and cultural ties should not be tied to preconditions. It welcomed talks on issues and allowed ambassadors in Paris to share views. Adenauer aims to visit Moscow, with discussions before the Big Four foreign ministers meeting.
The British freighter Inchwells was bombed and machine gunned at the entrance to Foochow harbor on the Red China coast. One crewman was seriously injured and another slightly hurt yesterday afternoon. The attackers were not identified, but presumed Chinese Nationalists.
Prof William Warner Osburn 83 a well known Frederick resident and violinist died at 115 West Third Street after a three week illness. Born in Seickley Pa, he studied at Kiskimintia College and Peabody Conservatory and played with the Baltimore Symphony. Survived by wife Rosa Schley Chapline of Frederick, children Laura Schley Osburn Robert D. Osburn and Mrs Ray Bland, a sister and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements at 8 East Patrick Street and residence Friday. interment Mount Olivet.
A weekend heat wave looms with highs in the high nineties and a chance of late day thundershowers. Small showers skirt the region with Westminster reporting a 15 minute 73 degree shower while other areas see only drops. Forecasters warn fair tonight and hot humid Friday and Saturday with limited rain and continued dry conditions for crops in Gaithersburg and surrounding counties.
A 61 year old Percy Haines faces a murder prelim after he allegedly fired four shots in Cumberland County Court chamber killing attorney John D Faller Jr 41 Carlisle and injuring Judge Mark E Garber plus George Black 50 and striking Faller’s wife Two others died from chest wounds in hospital and Haines signed a statement admitting the shooting Weidner plans the murder case for the September term of Criminal Court and Haines was ordered to pay 30 a month to his estranged wife Fuller died from chest wounds after the attack in Carlisle Hospital
The Miami Weather Bureau warned ships to steer clear as a tropical storm 2,200 miles southeast of the mainland neared hurricane force. An Air Force hurricane hunter moved from Bermuda to collect data while meteorologist Dean Gentry noted steamship reports yesterday indicating a brewing storm.
Police sought a masked robber who held up two Fledryton State Tuberculosis Sanatorium employees near Sykesville Maryland and fled with about $6500 in payroll money after blocking Maryland 101. Victims Albaugh and Hasselbarth were forced to walk as the gunman jumped into a second car and sped away. Police later found a stolen car abandoned on Route 100 nearby. insurer coverage was cited for most of the money.
Angola La Dozen inmates freed early through a forgery ring at Louisiana State Penitentiary. Officials review five years of records to expose clerks who erased and forged entries for $200 to $300 payments. A warden noticed a suspicious erasure leading to suspicions of a ring’s contact man among 3000 inmates. Fugitive warrants issued for seven men.
Frederick Babe Ruth League President Miomas Glass calls for sportsmanship and clean conduct as fans attend the regional championship at McCurdy Field between Footerek and Markshore. He notes past mistakes at Clarksburg and urges players and fans to uphold the league’s standards. Charlie Kel Jer joins on the mound for Frederick as Don Brown secures the opener in the regional series.
Limited teaching vacancies exist for next year as the board postponed action after a quorum loss. Bids on vehicular equipment and fuel oil were opened with decisions held pending a rescheduled meeting. Low bidders included Frederick Motor Company for vehicles and Neal Oil for fuel oil, with several sites and costs detailed.
In Carlisle Pennsylvania two women identified as Myrtle Henninger 35 and Barbara Henninger 21 of Bronxville New York died in a head on crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near the Kittatinny tunnel. A truck driver George Schermerhorn 31 of Chatham New York was injured with a torn arm and taken to McConnellshire Medical Center in satisfactory condition. State Police said a wet road and heavy rain caused the auto to cross the median and collide with the oncoming truck.
Westminster residents Dr. Maggie Creech 56 and Carolyn Watts were treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a sedan driven by Horace Watts veered off US 340 near Weverton, plunging down an embankment. Four other adults were in the car. Watts faces no charges.
The Weather Bureau warned the nation will stay hot and humid for several more days with 90 to 100 degree readings across the central and western regions. Bakersfield reached 110 degrees as heat battered the Dakotas and Nebraska. about 50 deaths were linked to the heat, with five local area men suffering heat exhaustion while a cold front was moving into northern Minnesota and western South Dakota promising relief for the northern Midwest.
The Atomic Energy Commission announced that the Russians have resumed testing of nuclear weapons in recent days. The short note says this may signal the start of their own test series, following the last announced Soviet test on the 26th. TEN CAPTURED 4 ON. The FBI said Clarence Dye, a top wanted figure, was captured by Milwaukee police last night.
A Hong Kong border story chronicles 11 American airmen freed from captivity after 242 years under pressure from North Korea and China. Leaders and medical officers praised their health while detailing their journey to Manila Tokyo and the West Coast reunion plans.
Premier Bulganin called the Geneva disarmament proposal unreal. He argued that both nations have limitless territories to hide anything, dismissing air inspection and blueprint swaps as impractical. The Chicago-like session in the Kremlin followed his 95 minute address to 1500 deputies.
The County Commissioners split a 1955 state horses tax remittance totaling 50 181 among the county Frederick city and incorporated towns using 1950 census population ratios. The county gets 27 702.76 and Frederick city 14 588.32. towns receive varying sums including Brunswick 3 007.90 Burkittsville 150.39 Emmitsburg 17.65 Middletown 751.98 New Market 245.63 Myersville 200.33 Thurmont 1 548.53 Walkersville 616.62 Woottonsboro 350.87 Mt. Airy 180.47. Clerk C Burton Cannon Jr. planned to mail checks Wednesday.
Bulganin told 1,509 deputies at a Supreme Soviet session that all four powers at the Geneva summit expressed a desire to end the cold war. He called the conference a definite success for peace loving forces and said it opens a new page in USSR US Britain and French relations.measured Washington report notes growing pressure on Dulles to compromise amid Communist peace offensive.
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