Move To Preserve Natural Beauties Along New Road
A public meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel hosted by the Frederick Chamber of Commerce formed the Western Maryland Plan to protect the scenic beauty along the Frederick to Hagerstown highway. The plan designates protected areas and seeks cooperative action with property owners and the State Roads Commission to avoid commercial intrusion while promoting beautification. The effort, led by James H. Gambrill Jr and Park W. Loy, aims to set a pattern for similar initiatives in Western Maryland.
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Frederick Hagerstown
Confederation of Western Maryland Communities, Inc
State Roads Commission
Ies
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Frederick
Hagerstown
Mapleville Road
Myersvile
Myersville
James H. Gambrill, Jr
Confederation
Russell H. McCain
McCain
Maryland
Gambrill
Baltimore
Frederick-Hagerstown
Hazerstown
State Roads Commission of Maryland
Federation
State Reeds Commission of
South Mountain
Gambrill Park
Mr. McCain
Park W. T. Loy
Elmer I. Eshleman
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Ms Loy
Iif
Stavyland
County 4-H Delegation At College Park Last Week
Frederick County 4-H Club Week delegates shown in a group photo from College Park August 4 9. The image lists numerous participants and officials from Frederick and surrounding areas including Betsy Hemby Roxie Montgomery Barbara Ann Young and Dorothy Schaffer along with state roads and advertising representatives. The piece notes the county formed the second largest delegation at the event.
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Frederick County
College Park
Kieht
Istrow
Betsy Hemby
Gladys Beachley
Roxie Montgomery
Barbara Ann Young
Dorothy Schaffer
Mary Ann Holter
Betty Rhoderick
Peggy Fogle
Davia Lee
Eisler Convicted of Passport Fraud in Federal Court
Communist Gerhart Eisler, 52, already serving a year for contempt of Congress, was convicted in Federal Court on passport fraud. The jury deliberated two hours and 15 minutes. sentencing awaits defense motions. Eisler faced charges of concealing Communist affiliations, using aliases, and prior entry in 1945. He commented that the trial was fair in a political climate he called unfair.
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Washington
Gerhart Eisler
Congress
Eisier
House Committee On un-American Activities
United States
Baby Cried For An Hour Before Birth
Cincinnati August 15 A twin birth at Good Samaritan Hospital drew attention when infant Mary Catherine Joseph, who cried audibly an hour before birth, was joined by a healthy twin sister Lynn. Mary Catherine weighed six pounds 11 ounces and Lynn five pounds 11 ounces. Dr J William Joseph and Mrs Joseph are the parents. Dr Crotty delivered the twins and noted Mary Catherine’s pre birth cry as proof she accessed air. The birth was described as a dry birth with the fluid in the sac drained.
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Cincinnati
Mary Catherine Joseph
Lynn
Good Samaritan Hospital
J. William Joseph
Josephs
Joseph Crotty
Jailed On Charge Of Auto Larceny In Baltimore
Daniel Francis Shorb of near Thurmont was jailed in Baltimore on a new auto larceny charge after police picked him up at the request of local authorities. He had been free on $500 bond from a Thurmont case awaiting an appeal decision from Magistrate William J. Stoner. Officials said a lookout had been active for months and Baltimore officers mistaken him for another suspect.
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Daniel Francis Shorb
Thurmont
Baltimore
Shorb
William J. Stoner
Hardy Dish In Chinese Cuisine Taste For Unusual Foods
A historical note highlights Chinese culinary variety including ancient eggs birds nest soup dogs flesh roses mar malade preserved oysters ducks gizzards and canned earthworms, reflecting broad traditional tastes.
Suit Filed for $500 Damages in Circuit Court
Ralph H. Scruton of Thurmont filed a $500 damages suit in Circuit Court against Harold H. Frey of Hanover Pa. The petition, supported by Sherman P. ver Bowers, states Scruton Jr. driven by his son Ralph Blerton Jr. was injured last June 38 in a collision on a one way bridge near Detour with Frey’s car.
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Ralph H. Scruton
Thurmont
Harold H. Frey
Hanover
Sherman P
Bowers
Ralph Blerpton, Jr
Detour
Frey
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Road
Seiberling Tires
Seiberlings
Melvin M. Engle Ox
Frederick, Ma
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Paul Southerland
S. W. Baumiller
Pat Mason
W. L. Jones
National Advertising Co
Westminster
D. A. Wright
Haggerstown
H. C. Milinger
Scenic Improvement Committee
Gettysburg
Robert E. Clapp Jr
Edward C. Hartmann
W. Donahue
Robert T. Stewart
Washington, D. C
Charles K. Taylor
Frederick Coca Cola Bottling Co
Neth Burrier
Doris Thompson
Clarence Ludy
Gene Murphy
Virginia Mainhart
June Kelly
Helen Abell
Patsy Pearson
Peggy Koontz
Jack Krantz
Thomas Norris
Carroll Sayler
Naomi Ludy
Ruth Ellen Ifert
Doris Burker
Carrollyn Williar
Conley Murphy
Walter Franklin
Miriam Leiter
Arthur Howse
Doris Roderick
Virginia
Eisler
Charles Albaugh
S. Market Street
Ld Se Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
Ofce
Columbus
Ohio
Ford-Ferguson Tractor
THE
Frederick Motor CO
Ford Farming Headquarters
W. Patrick St
Crawford
RUSCO
Realtors
Gaylord Brooks & Co
West Patrick Street
Williamsons Drug Store
Frederick County Products
the News
Frederick, Md
Better Homes, Inc
Hagerstown, Md
Uas Johns
Manville
Frederick City Packing CO
Farm Bureau Seed Cleaning & Treating Service
H. W. Duvall
Walkersville
Markell & Ford
DE Lua
Cleor
Brosius Engineering
West Church
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