Man Fatally Struck By Auto Near Park Mills
Christian Frederick Walter Funk 57, of Park Mills, died Tuesday at Frederick Memorial Hospital from injuries after being struck by a car on South Market Street near All Saints Street Friday afternoon. Norman F. Sier of Hamsville drove the vehicle. Funk, a retired farmer, is survived by one sister. Funeral services set for Friday at 11 a.m. Mt. Olivet Cemetery burial.
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Christian Frederick Walter Funk
Park Mills
Frederick Memorial Hospital
South Market Street
All Saints Street
Funk
United Rescue
Norman F. Sier
Hamsville
Harry Quinn
Arnold Simmons
William H
Annie E. Rolke Funk
Bloodmobile to Visit Frederick September 17
The American Red Cross blood mobile will visit Frederick on September 17 at Calvary Methodist Church from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donors call 5 West Second Street to make appointments. The effort supports the Defense Blood Program with 61 000 pints yearly for the Maryland Pennsylvania Delaware region.
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American Red Cross
Frederick
Paul L. Willard
Calvary Methodist Church
Defense
Red Cross
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Baltimore
Willard
West Second Street
William B. Bennett, Jr
Ann Daffin
Charles K. Taylor
Betty Sullivan
Frances Eisenhauer
Henry R. Shoemaker
Henry Davis
R. E. Town
William M. Storm
Philip Wertheim
Wedemeyer urges no American boys fight abroad
Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer told a Los Angeles audience that no American should be asked to fight in the Orient or Western Europe. He urged letting others defend liberty while the U S supports them with equipment and technical aid, warning against dissipating human and material resources.
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Los Angeles
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Orient
Europe
American Bureau
China
America
United Nations
Lansdale Tube to Close Frederick Pilot Plant
The Lansdale Tube Company a Philco subsidiary will shut its Frederick pilot plant on August 24 after operating since February. About 246 employees will be affected as key staff may transfer to Lansdale or Philco plants. Officials cited weak TV demand and government material shortages as causes, with local leaders forming an Emergency Community Committee to seek alternatives for maintaining industry in Frederick.
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Lansdale Tube Company
Phil¢o Corporation
Frederick
Lansdale
T. J. Reed
Philco
Philadelphia
William Peltz
John Timmons
Philco Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Lansdale Company
Eighth and
Ninth Street
Frederick Fair Grounds
Jrengthy
Fairgrounds
E. C. Hartmann
Charles K. Taylor
Donald Rice
Benjamin L. Shuff
Elmer I. Eshteman
Hartmann
Frederick Chamber hears aerial tour report on soil conservation
Frederick Chamber of Commerce directors received a formal report on the first aerial farm tour conducted for Soil Conservation Conference delegates in Frederick last week. The flights spanned Frederick and nearby counties to showcase conservation progress while highlighting air viewing advantages. Edward Hartmann announced Sherwin WIlliams leased 28 East Patrick Street for a distributorship and luncheon meetings will begin in October.
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Frederick
Currie to Get Chance to Reply on Spy Ring Charge
Senator McCarran said Lauchlin Currie will be given a chance to answer charges that he aided a Communist spy ring in World War II. Currie has previously denied the allegations, as streams show Monotacy muddy at Frederick Junction and Potomac clear at Knoxville.
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Currie Washington
McCarran
D-New
White House
Lauchlin Currie
Currie
Frederick Junction
Potomac
Knoxville
Final Draft Of Jap Treaty Is Made Public
Washington reports the third and final draft of a Japan peace pact is public. The plan aims to end the war, limit reparations, and place Japan among major powers to curb Communism, with San Francisco hosting the Sept. 4 signing. Russia plans to oppose the treaty.
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Washington
U.S
Britain
Japan
Russia
San Francisco
John Foster Dulles
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
Formosa
Ryukyus
Bonins
Kuriles Islands
Sakhalin
Major Maryland road projects outlined by State Roads Commission
The State Roads Commission announced key construction plans to start before year’s end. Targets include extending the Baltimore Frederick dual highway, adding legs to the Washington National Pike, widening U S 301 near Waldorf, and new bridges and bypasses such as Annapolis and Westminster.
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Baltimore
State Roads Commission
Frederick
Washington
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Delaware
Pennsylvania State Line
Annapolis
Bay Bridge
U. S. 301
Waldorf
Potomac River
Brunswick
Westminste
New Roads Commission
Russell H. McCain
Virginia
McKeldin
William Preston Lane, Jr
McCain
Avery W. Hall
Salisbury
David M. Nichols
Baltimore- Frederick
Baltimore City Line
Pine Orchard
West Friendship
Lisbon
Ridgevile
McCaine
Ridgeville
Montgomery County
Jaycee Head To Be Guest Here
Lee Price national president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce will be guest of honor at a banquet in Frederick staged by the Frederick Jaycees. He visits the area September 10 and will meet with Maryland Jaycees and Jaycees from surrounding states. George M. Chapline Jr heads the banquet committee and invites Jaycees from Hagerstown Silver Spring Annapolis Cumberland and Frostburg and neighboring Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia. Dr A R Remsberg Jr vice president presided at the directors meeting.
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Lee Price
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Frederick
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Georgia
Miami
Fla
Joseph D., Baker
Maryland
Man Found Dead on Brooklyn Curb Had Vast Stock Holdings
An elderly man, Charles Hoffman, 73, was found dead on a Brooklyn curb from a heart attack. In his furnished room detectives found hundreds of thousands in Grade A stocks, bank deposits, and ledgers detailing spending since 1911. Relatives were unknown. A clipping mentions an uncle, Charles Ferdinand Hoffman, who died in 1909 leaving an estate of 3 million. A separate NY Times item notes plans for a 4 billion interracial hospital in Washington DC by the Nelson Hospital Foundation led by Rev. Amos H. Carnegie.
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New York
Brooklyn
Charles Hoffman
Hoffman
Hoff-man
Charles Ferdinand Hoff-man
New Hospital
The
New York Times
Washington, D. C
the Times
Washington
Amos H. Carnegie
Nailson Hospital Foundation, Inc
Hearst Will Divides Fortune Among Heirs And Charities
Los Angeles reports the will of William Randolph Hearst divides the multi million dollar estate among widow Millicent Hearst five sons and selected charities. The probate hearing is set for August 27 with the widow receiving a 1.5 million cash and 6 million trust fund.
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Los Angeles
William Randolph Hearst
Millicent V. Hearst
New York City
Superior Court
Beverly Hills
Hearst Corporation
University of California
Los Angeles County Museum of History, Science and Art
California Charities Foundation
Beverly Wills
Marion Davies
Marion Dou
Davies
Millicent Vv. Hearst
Three Cows Hit by Truck On Route 340
State Trooper reports a truck driven by Harry Ray Hustead of Lumberport West Virginia struck three cows owned by James E. Ferrell Knoxville near Route 17, stopping after about four feet. two cows were dragged about 54 feet, one cow badly injured in a five o'clock incident.
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Route 340
Kenneth H. Tichnell
Harry Ray Hustead
Lumberport
W. Va
Frederick
James E. Ferrell
Knoxville
Route 17
Campaign Against Overloaded Trucks In Maryland
The Maryland Motor Truck Association urged the State Roads Commission to launch a 24 hour campaign against overloaded trucks. In a resolution presented by J. Marshall Stewart Joseph Davids on and Robert W. Furtick they argued overloads violate state law and harm legitimate carriers.
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Baltimore
Maryland Motor Truck Association
State Roads Commission
J. Marshall Stewart
Joseph Davidson
Robert W. Furtick
Prowler Slays Two Children in Washington
A prowler killed two young children in their beds in Washington during the night. The assailant allegedly locked the parents in a separate room before fleeing. Local authorities launched an investigation into the brutal early morning homicide.
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Washington
Rockefeller Widow Marries John D. Rockefeller Jr in Providence
John D. Rockefeller Jr and Martha Baird Allen wed at the bride’s Providence home in a ceremony led by Rev. Arthur H. Bradford with assistance from Rev. Robert James McCracken. The bride is 56, widow of attorney Arthur M. Allen, and Rockefeller attended by his son John D. Rockefeller III and brothers Nelson and David. The couple left for an undisclosed destination shortly after the license was obtained.
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Arthur H. Bradford
Congregational Church of
Providence
Robert James McCracken
Riverside Church
New York
Arthur M. Allen
Rockefell
Brown University
Rockefeller
Abby Greene Aldrich
John D
Adrian van Laar
Allen Famlies
Officers Of Key Post Are Installed
Richard W. Graham was installed as Commander of Francis Scott Key Post No. 11 American Legion at its monthly meeting Tuesday night. He succeeds J. Alfred Cutsall and will lead the child welfare program as major project this year.
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Richard W. Graham
Francis Scott Key
American Legion
Graham
J. Alfred Cutsall
Alvey M. Norwood
Maryland
William H. 8. Miller
Guy W. Nusz
H. @. Miller
Frances Spurrier
Robert £. Cidpp
James G. Conroy
Carmey Reeder
H. Reese Shoemaker
W. M. Ray Spurrier
Jason WH. Yelton
Catsail
J. Robert Edwards
Edwards
H. Q. Miller
National Organization
Norwood
Wilbur W. Baker
George S. Rodock
G. Ernest Lipps
Charles W. Stull
Carroll Bicholtz
David M. Kemp
Carmen Reeder
Edwin J. Brookey
Joseph B. Kennedy
Raymond Hummer
J. Earl Gilbert
Charles ©. Routzahn
Roger Carpenter
Carroll Eicholtz
Katherine Stull
Mary Ramsburg
Frances Morgan
Madeline Gilbert
Anna Wastler
Edna Yelton
Cornelia Rodock
Mary Holdcraft
Velma Graham
Alice Kennedy
Vernon Cassell
Post
McCurdy Field
Byrd to Host Orchard Picnic for Virginia Growers
Senator Byrd invites fruit growers from Virginia and neighboring states to his annual orchard picnic in Berryville on August 25. The notice, dated August 15, lists the event as a social gathering and opportunities to discuss agricultural issues.
Bentz Street Widening Underway in Frederick
The Bentz Street widening project from Fourth to Seventh is in progress under Marion Rice of the Frederick City Sewer Department. Mayor Donald B. Rice says east parkway trees will be removed and Market Street will become northbound while Bentz becomes southbound once complete. one-way streets aim to ease traffic. The plan requires removing trees to widen the roadway to 24 feet per State Roads Commission. parking will be restricted once the new flow is implemented. The state engineer’s word on East South Street improvements is still pending.
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Bentz
Marion Rice
Frederick City
East South Street
Wisner Street
South Street
Patrick
Bentz Street
State Roads Commission
Fourth
Seventh Street
Calvary Drive
Methodist Church
Hospital Aid Gifts Frederick Memorial Hospital
Hospital Aid, Inc. presented a $1000 gift to Frederick Memorial Hospital to be used as needed. Jacob Goldberg, president, delivered the gift at a Tuesday board meeting. Dr. Thomas Legg donated $900 in total. Hospital growth updates included nurses’ home turnover, north wing completion, and kitchen progress.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Hospital Aid, Inc
Board of Managers
Jacob Goldberg
Frederick
Thomas Legg
Union Bridge
Thomas E. Stone
Paul S. Michael
O'Dwyer Named Again in Inquiry Probe
Washington reports Irving Sherman testified to the Senate Crime Committee that he left New York at William O'Dwyer's request before the 1945 mayoral election to avoid questions about a newspaper blast. Sherman, linked to racketeers, said a go-between warned of a forthcoming critical story tied to Judge Jonah Goldstein's charges involving Frank Costello and others supporting O'Dwyer.
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Washington
Irving Sherman
Senate
New York
William O'Dwyer
O'Dwyer
U. S
Mexico
Sherman
Crime Committee
O.dwyer
Jonah Goldstein
Frank Costello
Riot Quelled at Utah Prison After Third In Months
Point of the Mountain Utah August 15 The third riot in as many months at Utahs new multi million dollar prison was put down without bloodshed yesterday authorities reported no injuries and security tightened around the facility two inmates were described as involved with the disturbance and the cause was not announced
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Point-of-the-Mountain
Utah
Reds Seek Breakthrough In Korean Truce Talks
United Nations delegates propose a two man subcommittee to ease truce talks at Kaesong while Allies warn of continuing pressure against Red Chinese and Korean armies. Red negotiators show more interest in Joy plan though deadlock remains over demarcation along the 38th parallel.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Red
U. N
Tokyo
Kaesong
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Admiral Joy
William P. Nuckols
Kiesong
Nam U
Joy
Nam
Nami
Oil Proposal Is Rejected by Iranian Cabinet
The Iranian cabinet rejected Britain's joint operation proposal for the nationalized oil industry and said talks would continue only on implementing the nationalization law. Deputy Premier Hossein Fatimi announced the rejection to chief British negotiator Richard Stokes after a meeting at Premier Mossadegh's home.
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Tehran
Iran
Britain
Hossein Fatimi
Richard Stokes
Mohammed Mossadegh
Stokes
F-51 Fighter Planes Forced Down Here
Two U S Air Force F-51 fighters were forced down at the Municipal Airport Monday afternoon due to fuel exhaustion while on a practice mission near the eastern seaboard. An aviation expert noted the Frederick-area landing avoided serious consequences and said the airport’s availability aided the pilots. A third F-51 arrived Tuesday with fuel supplies. the two downed planes refueled and departed yesterday afternoon.
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Seaboard
Frederick
Korea
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
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