Arrest of a high Soviet officer sparks espionage debate
Washington reports Act 21 notes the arrest of a high Soviet secret police officer who allegedly gathered and transmitted defense data from the United States. The piece highlights an undercover FBI agent, Boris Morrow, and asserts significant Soviet infiltration in America, targeting influential individuals and using trusted contacts for treason.
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Washington
Spa
FBI
America
Boris Morrow
New York
Russia
United States
Supreme Court
Famed Frederick PAPER TEEMS WITH August 1957 items
The Frederick newspaper page highlights local notices and brief items dated August 1957, reflecting community events and public notices. No single dominant story is identified on this page, but several items pertain to town affairs and public announcements.
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the News
Frederick
Famed _ THE
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France Tightens Money Policy Amid Economic Strain
France imposes strict monetary measures as production climbs and imports surge. Finance Minister Gaillard pushes a 20 percent currency adjustment and export incentives while duties and a blanket import ban aim to curb the franc drain. Devaluation risks loom if growth falters. Deeds recorded include Mt Airy canning factory sale in Woodsville District for about 38 500 and Hamilton Homes sells Monocacy Village property for around 14 606.
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France
Gaillard
Ers
Woodsville
Mt. Airy
Jesse Noell
Floyd A. Conaway
Stars Shine As Keegan Pats White Sox Past Washington
Pitcher Bob Keegan blanked Washington as the White Sox won a second game of a twin bill after Washington opened with a victory. Stan Musial blasted two home runs, lifting his season batting average to .339 in a night that featured Cardinals sweeping the Giants.
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Bob Keegan
White Sox
Washington
Senators
Stan Musial
Cardinals
Batrage
Giants
Mixed Doubles Tennis Winners and Local Farm Event
Fifty years ago items note the mixed doubles tennis winners Miss Charlotte Baker and Lester Toms. A barn raising takes place on the Justice J. Francis Smith farm on Sugar Loaf Mountain under contractor Charles Dudderar of Urbana. The Frederick Art Club reviews Braddock Heights entertainment plans and Mrs. Riehl’s festival return with nostalgic treats.
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Charlotte Baker
Lester Toms
Justice J. Francis Smith
Rome
Sugar Loaf
Charles Duderar
Urbana
Frederick
Twenty Years Ago Columns From The Mercury
Commissioners in Frederick Carroll counties near an agreement on a permanent bond between five counties. The Mercury’s thermometer reached 98 degrees tying the season high. Roger B. Wolfe, president of the Chamber of Commerce, celebrated his birthday. A project to beautify the grounds of the new sewage disposal plant near Carroll Creek began under City Park Superintendent Jesse W Kolb.
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Frederick
Carroll Counties
Roger B. Wolfe
Chamber of Commerce
Carroll Creek
Jesse Wkolb
Spy fear and court clashes shadow a 1940s US congress hearing
Boris Morros testifies before the House on un American activities detailing Soviet espionage networks in the United States. He describes contact points, cover firms, and intermediaries that shield spies while noting Supreme Court rulings hindering disclosure. The article also covers local weddings Keeney Roelke and an engagement, listing attendees and home details.
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Wiee
Boris Morros
America
Congress
Espion
Moscow
FBI
Himelf
Morros
United States
Hollywood
Supreme
S Marros
Morrost
Washlington
Supreme Court
Boris Morris
Vocabulary Lessons and Legal Notices Mixed in Town Chronicle
The column includes daily word guidance and misuses, a probate note naming executor Catherine V. Adams and others, hospital and birth notices, Grange meeting report, a 30 day sentence for Melvin P. Shank, and travel talk from a local figure. Details name Jeremiah Gaver, Ruby L. Wilt, Effie Specht, Laura Harshima, and Eds. Wickham among others.
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Orphans Court
Jeremiah Gaver
Catherine V. Adams
Effie” . Specht
Laura Harshimah
Harry Harshman
Wolisville
Holden Felton
Edith Wickham
John D. Wilt
Enionville
Ruby L. Wilt
Union‘Bridge
Plan a Dinner Table With Thoughtful Style and Easy Foods
Homemaker guidance emphasizes simple, prepared dishes paired with thoughtful table settings. Designer Carole Stupell suggests visualizing patterns with existing pieces, choosing cohesive color keys, and using versatile stainless steel and enamelware. Textures and fabrics should harmonize to elevate the dining experience.
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Ray Sherwg
Carole Stupell
U N Council balks at Soviet backed Muscat Oman charges
At United Nations in New York in August 2012 the Security Council refused to take up Arab backed charges that Britain threatened world peace by sending armed forces to quell rebellion in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. Only four votes supported debate with the United States abstaining and China not participating.
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U. N. Council
United Nations
N. Y
U.N. Security Council
Britain
Sultanate of Muscat
Oman
Lination Council
Iraq
Sweden
Philippines
France
Australia
Cuba
Colombia
United States
China
A. Sebolev
Jtanate
Arabian Peninsula
U.S
State Dulles
Sobolev
Henry Cabot Lodge
Protest To End Bainbridge Training Gains Steam
Perryville Md residents and Bainbridge Naval Training Center workers plan a Washington protest against ending the training program. A strategy meeting drew over 150 people at an elementary school with Thomas Kay named chairman and J W Calary named executive secretary.
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Perryville
Bainbridge Naval Training Center
Washington
Naval Station
Thomas Kay
Cecil County Board of Commissioners
J. W. Calary
Port Deposit
Bainbridge Bus Co
Crop Outlook in Md Bleak
Maryland's crop production remains bleak in parts of the state affecting the canning industry. The University of Maryland Extension Service reports reduced vegetable supplies, with hay and pastures hardest hit and livestock farmers suffering from low grazing. Peaches and apples show some activity, while Delmarva supplies taper.
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College Park
MD. Wi
Maryland
Delaware
Delmarva
Washington County
Bell of Georgia
Hollywood Scandal Trial Ensnarls Latent Revelations
In Los Angeles a trial unfolds over criminal libel allegations accusing a Hollywood figure of selling alleged playmates secrets to a scandal magazine. Key figures test the case as jurors weigh the evidence.
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Los Angeles
Hollywwood
Confiidential
Scandal
Birth Announcements From Frederick Memorial Hospital
Birth records list multiple newborns at Frederick Memorial Hospital on August 15 to August 21. Families include Mr and Mrs Berard T Miller Walkersville first child Danny Thomas. Mr and Mrs Jay B Hoeft 1303 Pinewood Drive first child Nancy Ann. Rev and Mrs Tom Parson Brunswick third son James Lavon. Mr and Mrs Frank M Abrecht East Second Street fourth third son Terry Lee. Mrs Gloria Wellman adopted daughter of William Wellman. Mr and Mrs Charles L Higdon RFD fourth son Mark Douglas. Mrs Ralph W Harre second story child Ralph William. Mr and Mrs Ernest R Miller Eddietown first child Robin Lynne. Mr and Mrs Edward K Blumenauer West Patrick Street third child Edward SKard.
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James G. Wingpizler
Brunswick
Clair E. Ebersole
John Capino
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Berard T. Miller
Walkersville
RFD i
Danny Thomas
Jay B. Hoeft
Pinewood Drive
Nancy Ann
Hoeft
Maxine.Tufte
Northfield
Minn
Tom Parson
James ‘Avon
Frank M. Abrecht
East Second Street
Terry Lee
Charles L. Higdon
RFD
Mark Douglas
Higdon
J Elizabeth Reed
Ralph W. Harré
Redwood Avenue
Ralph William
John 3Rd
Harrison
Carrol
Pauline Wolfe
Frederick
Ernest R. Miller
Eddietown
Robin Lynne
Edward K. Blumlenauer
West
Patrick Street
Edward Skard
Friday
Blumenauer Iis
Dorothy Bartholow
Sef Predarink_ Ayewre seyeewee
Harry Swain
West Fifth Street
Donna ‘Lee Main
Military Road
Atlantic City
N. 3
Ednad E. Browniow
John W. Molesssorth
David
Georgia
Bruce Layman
Irom Sa
Ocean City
Thomas D. Youngkins
East 14Th Street
ISLC
Norman L. Leatherman
Westminster
Sue Ellen
Leatherman
Ludelle Harrison
Howard County
Stanley C. Nagle
Susan Ellen
Nagle
Constance Shaefer
Harrisburg
Theodore Sanger
Knoxville
Theodore Dennis
Sanger
Christine 2Finick
Middletown
Thomas Younkins
East 7Th Street
Larry Thomas
Dunkings
Shirley Incisor
New Midway
Edward Dean
Braddock
Marcia _Ellen
Bussard family reunion held at Braddock Heights Park
The 33th annual Bussard family reunion drew over 200 attendees on August 11 at Braddock Heights Park. Activities included a program led by Mary Catherine Gordon featuring songs, readings, and solos, plus awards for oldest and youngest participants and those traveling far. The group planned next year’s gathering for the second Sunday in August.
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Bussard
Braddock Heights Park
Mary Athierine Gordon
Family Land
John JF
Jesus
Allee Compher
Mrs. Gordon
Gary Compher
Allen Bussard
Alice i Bussard
Rockville Adopts Pinneberg Germany as Sister City
The Rockville Maryland area will form a sister city partnership with Pinneberg in West Germany near Hamburg. Pinneberg approved the affiliation, announced through Bonn’s USIA office, with Rockville to foster exchanges among schools libraries service groups and veterans.
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Eisenhower
Rockville
Germany
Pinneberg
Hamburg
Montgomierg
Stass
Baltic University
Sick Chester Masser Jr. Treated After Fall at Gettysburg
Among the ill Chester Masser Jr 2 son of Mr and Mrs Chester Masser Emmitsburg was treated at Warner Hospital Gettysburg Sunday a cut lower lip from a fall on concrete. Robert Starsfield assistant count agent recovering at home after surgery Frederick Memorial Hospital. Fortfexd Rally state Democratic women meet Ocean City this weekend with Jeffersonian Auxiliary leaders Mrs Elizabeth Knill Madelyn Himes Helen Noviagle and Ruby Hahn attending. Hahn endorsed as candidate for state chairman. Ferdinand Syberi attorney general to speak at September quarterly club meeting with William F Suter president to plan auxiliary activities.
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Chester Masser Jr
Chester Masser
Mitsburg
Warner Hospital
Gettysburg
Robert Starsfield
Country Club
Heights
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Ocean City
Elizabeth Knill
Jeffersonian Auxiliary
Madelyn Himes
Helen? Noviagle
Ruby Hahn
Hahn
William F. Suter
Jeffersonian Club
Auxiliary
Ferdinand Syberi
Oakland bout ends with Lane outpointing Gonsalves
Kenny Lane of Muskegon defeats Johnny Gonsalves of Oakland by outpoint in a 339 to 139 pounds weight class at Oakland California. Lane gains the decision over the visiting opponent in a night card.
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Anema
Ccisicucis
Oakland
Calif
Kenny Lane
Muskegon
Mich
Johnny Gonsalves
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Robert King
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Richard
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Larry
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Sharon
Scott Smith
Robert
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Wayne
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Reynolds
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Lewistown
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Donald Shook
Leora Shook
Trail Avenue
W. L. Gordon
James Stockman
Ing
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Quebec
Bainbridge Training
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
David L. Baker
Boonsboro
Barbara J. Gallaher
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Linsey H. Hines
Joan E. Hyvatinen
Mary R. Brunner
Elmer R. Keadle
Dixie L. Pitsnogle
Raymond
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Veda P. Herr
Margaret M.rowland
Harvey J. Scalesser
Boonsdoro
Patrick MM. Schnaufter
Dolores K. Green
Leste L. Green
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Enwin F. Nikirk
E. Austin James
Ike Chest
Jose Luis Cotera
Sante Vilictaid
Sam ‘Chestnut
New ‘York
Mexico
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William Wellman
Forrest ‘Tucker
Jimmy Dorser
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Lorene Wirts
East Church
Elton Myers Jr
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Airy
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New Windsor
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Dickensheets
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Doona Jeanne Campher
Carolyn Sussard
Eva Bussard
Kathryn Cook
Little Red School House
Deborah Cross
Nancy Gordon
Susan Poole
Timothy Gene
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Earl Gene Bussard
iFrederick
Murray Bosse
Lois
South River
N. J
Argest
William Rhoderick
Lewis Bussard
Germantown
Robert Zecher
Thaddeus Bussard
Thur“mont
Brewster Road
Hwear
Daniel Poole
Jefferson
A. Earl Bushard
Evelyn R.brandenburg
Fiddletown
Mary Catherine Gordon
Joyce Bury
James ‘Stull Jr
James Stull
Charles Kinna
Alonzo Ausherman
Eugene Stevens
Mary Sowers
Lorella Rinker
Francis Fauble
Mary Danner
Bonnie Welz
Frank Anders
Francis Flohr
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Harold Gaithers
John Ausherman
Alice Ausherman
Lydia Ausherman
Miller
Charles Biggs
Titacaca
Peru
Bolivia
W. Germany
LSTA
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Busip
Scarface
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