Man commits double barn fire and is committed to Patuxent
David E. Michael 29 of Doubs pleaded guilty to two counts of malicious burning. He was sentenced to four years in the House of Correction and committed to Patuxent Institution as a defective delinquent. The fires damaged his father Elmer E. Michael and the Daniel Wight barn on New Design Road.
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Daniel £. Wight
David E. Michael
Doubs
Patuxent Institution
House of Correction
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Michael
Criminal Court
Frederick County
Maryland
Schnauffer
Samuel W. Barrick
Edwin Filkirk
Patuxent
Manfred S Guttmacher
Supreme Bench
Baltimore City
Cullmacher
Nikirk
John J. Myers
Wight Faini
Ward Zigler
Zigler
de Partment
Horace M Alexander
Wight
Myers
Michael Finely
Mir Nikirk
Guttemacher
Mars J. Reed
Mars L. Thompson
Rockville
Women’s Reformatos
Enon
Jacobson
Norman Dietz
Lncal
Puerto Rico Braces for Hurricane MIASLI
A dangerous hurricane with winds near 125 mph neared the leeward islands moving toward Puerto Rico. The Weather Bureau issued hurricane warnings for Barbuda Saba Antigua and all leeward islands while alerting Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico to prepare for dangerous winds and tides.
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Puerto Rico
Weather Bureau
Leeward Chain
Barbuda
Saba
Antigua
Virgin
One Voting Place For All Proposed In Frederick District
Public meeting set for Wednesday August 24 at Braddock Heights fire hall to discuss single voting place for Braddock district and possible use of State Armory for all Frederick district votes. Supervisors seek public opinion on central armory polling and new machines, noting parking concerns and past boundary changes.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Braddock
State Armory
Frederick
Armory
Tvate
Heights
General Assembly
Ballenger
Jefferson
Middletown
the Heights
Braddock District
Old Braddock
Heat Wave Lifts as May Break Signals Water Ban
Frederick faces continued heat with scattered storms. city imposes partial hose ban from Saturday 6 p.m. to Monday 7 a.m. due to low rainfall. Water use restrictions target lawn watering and auto washing while bucket watering of plants remains allowed. Heavy rains fell south of the county, easing pressure on some sources. Mayor urged conservation to avoid broader watering curbs.
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Airport
William J. Davis
Weather Bureau
Apeley
South County
Emmitsburg
Unionville
Gambrill State Park
Middletown
James Cummings
Brunswick
Ciizens
Virginia
Washington
More Livable Weather Soon for Maryland Region
The weather forecast projects cooler air moving into Maryland by Saturday with nights cooler and daytime highs easing. The three day outlook shows hot, sultry conditions with scattered thunderstorms yesterday. rain totals reached around half an inch in some areas. Reports from Towson, Cumberland, Pikesville, Randallstown, Frederick, and Rockville show varied rainfall and humidity levels as conditions shift toward more comfortable weather.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Towson
Cumberland
Pikesville
Randallstown
Frederick
Rockville
Native of Frederick Dies in Washington
Washington resident Mrs Jnseph Dimaline aged 95, a descendant of Charles Carroll signer of the Declaration, died Wednesday at the Catholic Home for Aged Ladies. Mrs Dimaline formerly Nina Carroll of Frederick Md, was a great granddaughter of Archbishop John Carroll the first American Roman Catholic archbishop.
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Washington
Jnseph Dimaline
Charles Carroll
Dimaline
Nina. Carroll
Frederick
John Carroll
Four Local Scouts To Attend Camp Philmont
Four Frederick county Boy Scouts will depart Tuesday by bus for a 23 day trip to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. The group includes Jack Henderson of Troop 276 Robert Crum of Troop 280 George Ogle Jr of Troop 476 and Mark Thomas Walter of Troop 476. Philmont covers about 127000 acres and about 290 Scouts from the National Capital Area will attend. Last year Frederick county Scouts also visited Philmont.
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Frederick County
Camp Philmont
New Mexico
Jack Henderson
Fairview Avenue
Robert L. Crum
RFD & Frederick
George W. Ogle Jr
Middletown
Mark Thomas Walter
RFD
National Council
Philmont
National Capital Area
Assessments In Counties To Be Checked
A Maryland State Tax Commission panel will survey several counties this fall to verify property assessments and align them with others. Led by Wilton T. Allen, the team includes Somerville Nicholson and Stephen M. Kahoe, the same trio that conducted a 1953 review that criticized five counties for underassessment.
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Baltimore
State Tax Commission
Maryland
Wilton T. Allen
Montgomery County
Maryland Association of Assessing Officers
Somerville Nicholson
Allegany County
Stephen M. Kahoe
Harford County
Calvert County
Charles, Howard
St. Marys
Worcester
General Assembly
Gentral Assembly
McKeldin
Soviet Premier Hails Eisenhower Statement At Geneva
A Soviet Supreme Soviet broadcasting session featured Premier Alexander Puzanov praising President Eisenhower for seeking sincere relations with Americans and all peoples. He noted the Geneva summit’s outcome as a sign of cooperation and urged peaceful coexistence amid historic alliances.
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London
Soviet Union
Eysaenhower
Raé Simas
Alexander Puvanov
Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic
U.ss.r
Supreme Soviet
Eisenhower
All Peoples
Puzanov
Moscow Radio
Bulganin
Geneva
Puganov
Britain
SSA
Ussr
France
Cooler Air Moves Into Midwest
The Associated Press reports a cooler air mass moving into the Midwest bringing relief after a long heat wave. Temperatures ranged from 50s and 60s on the cool side to 70s and 80s on the hot side with scattered overnight showers reducing heat. The heat wave is blamed for at least 62 deaths across several states, with numbers in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Connecticut, and Virginia. Temperatures later fell by up to 26. degrees in parts of North Dakota as the region shifts.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Tineool
Liere
Drum
Mont
Corpus Christi
Tes
Illinois
Missouri
Connecticut
Virginia
North Dakota
California
Oregon
New England
Two Women Struck by Auto Near Market and Patrick
Two women, Ruth Magruder and Dee Nua, were hit crossing the Market Patrick intersection just before eleven. They were treated for shock and bruises at the Professional Building after a 1946 Nash driven by John P. Roop failed to yield to pedestrians. Roop, 20, was charged with failing to yield the right of way to pedestrians.
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Mornig
Market
Patrick Streets
Ruth Magruder
Braddock Heights
Dee Nua
Waabingwa
Nash
John P. Roop
West South Street
Roop
Market Street
Patrick Street
Woolf
Magruder
Braddock
Leights
Sergi
M. H. Murray
Sergi H. L Quinn
Sweden anger grows over foreign submarine visits
Sweden expresses irritation at repeated submarine incursions into Baltic coastal waters with officials privately hinting at Russian involvement. Observers link the pattern to Moscow’s naval program emphasizing atomic torpedoes and guided missiles as part of an atomic age revision.
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Sweden
Baltic
Russia
Basle
Platin
Barkley Says Chandler Let Him Down in Primary Fight
Former Vice President Alben W. Barkley accuses A B Chandler of deserting him during his bid for the presidential nomination and questions Chandler’s fitness for governor. Barkley supported Bert Combs in Kentucky as the primary nears, citing past opposition and rumors about delegations at Chicago. News notes also mention Moscow deputies discussing Premier Bulganin’s summit report and broader foreign contacts.
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Louisville
Alben W. Barkley
Hght
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Barkley
Chandles Fitness
Wu Gaypee
UG Ciare
Washington
Bert T. Combs
Chandler
Kentucky
Lobbes of Hotels
Chicago
Sen
Richard Russell
Georgia
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Earle Clements
Lawrence Wetherby
Moscow
Bulganin
Centra
Locals Outclassed in Regional Babe Ruth Tourney Final
Frederick highs suffered a rain soaked exit as Clarksburg topped them to clinch the regional Babe Ruth championship at McCurdy Field. Tournament director James Fraser led a smooth event with full expenses paid for Frederick players and managers. Captain John Curkendall held Frederick to one hit as Clarksburg sealed a trip to Austin Texas for the national tourney.
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Clarksburg
McCurdy Field
James Fraser
Frederick
Thomas & Glass
Babe Ruth Teague
Thei Sees
Austin Tex
Glass
John Curkendall
Frederik
Sears A
Hall Formants
Maryland
Second Polio Case In Same Family Here
Polio struck Frederick area with a second family case in one week. One-year-old Antonia Hill and two-year-old Randy Hill were hospitalized in Baltimore with paralytic polio. Both in fair condition. vaccine status noted. State program provides specialized treatment for two Negro children. Additional cases noted in city and counties including a fatal case and other recent infections.
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Frederick
Antonia Hill
Thomas Hill
Carver Apartments
Baltimore City
Randy
Newtherchild
Apri
Health Department
Baltimore
Eve Weirether
East Church Street
Brunswick
Bloodstained clothing found in abandoned car tied to missing woman
Police recovered bloodstained clothing from an abandoned convertible owned by Mrs. Wilma Allen, a North Kansas City resident reported missing. The item matched what she wore the previous day, and the car was found near downtown Kansas City after a struggle is implied by the ripped outfit in the trunk.
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Kansas
Wilma Allen
Kansas City
Five Day Forecast With Scattered Thunderstorms
Partly cloudy and hot with scattered thundershowers Saturday. A warmer trend returns Tuesday and Wednesday with more showers in mountains. Sunday and Monday cool down. Temperatures average five or six degrees above normals. Normal highs around 80 to 85 in plains, upper 30s in mountains, mid to upper 60s in coastal zones.
Freed U S airmen return after 20 years in captivity
Free U S airmen from a downed B29 in Korea era conflict arrived in Hong Kong and were en route to Tachikawa near Tokyo after 21 months of captivity. Col John Knox Arnold Jr and 10 crew members spoke of interrogation and grim conditions, then enjoyed American meals at Clark Field before heading home.
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ANILA
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Tachikawa Air Base
John Knox Arnold Jr
Silver Spring
Far East Air Forces Headquarters
Hong Fong
Arnold
Red China
Dan
China
Ralph Bryant
Feaf Public Information
Clark Field
Manila
Howard W. Brown
St. Paul
Minn
James N. Davis
St. Louis
Baltimore parkway plan eyed for Salisbury
The Maryland State Roads Commission discussed starting a 1 million dollar six lane parkway through Salisbury to connect with U S 50 near Church street. Chairman Russell H. McCain cited revenue delays in the 12 year 568 million dollar highway program and noted traffic studies showing most cars on U S 50 head to Salisbury. Controversy over location has persisted for years.
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Baltimore
State Roads Commission
Salisbury
U.S
Russell H. McCain
Maryland
McCain
Isabella Suec
Church Street
Agreement On Widening Camden Avenue Near Salisbury
Maryland roads officials reach a plan to widen a two mile stretch of Camden Avenue south of Salisbury from two to four lanes. The county will assume maintenance of a middle section while the State funds the rest, and a half mile linking road to U.S. Route 13 will be built as part of the project.
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Baltimore
Wicomica County
Maryland Roads
Camden Avenue
Salisbury
Norman L. Pritchett
State Roads Commission
U.S. 13
Pritchett
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