City to buy 150 manual parking meters in Frederick
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen awarded a contract for 150 manual type parking meters at 50.25 each from Michaels Art Bronze Co of Covington. Total 7,537.50 with 1 discount in ten days. East Patrick Street two hour limit set 9 am to 5 pm except Sundays. Park loyalty ordinance limits after 10 pm to 5 am with written permission.
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Frederick
Patrick Street
Michaels Art Bronze Co
Covington
Washington
M H. Rhodes, Inc
Hartford
Conn
W. R. Walter
East Patrick Street
West South Street
Carroll Street
Estes Motor Company
West Patrick Street
Bentz Street
Donald B. Rice
C. C. Klein
WBAL
Klein
Watkins Acres
Whitman Reynardt
Main
Court Street
Frederick Motor Co
S. Wisner Street
Wisner Street
William Davis
Waesche Company
East South Street
Davis
Optimists Host Service Club Officers Dinner
Optimists at their regular dinner at the Southern Restaurant hosted officer-representatives from city service clubs. Program chair was Lease Bussard, with Optmist president H. C. Foster presiding. Special guests included Elmer Singer Carlton Molesworth Jr Kiwanis Paul McAuliffe Rotary Charles V. Main Lions Harry Patton. each spoke on club history aims and programs. Dr Hesxard Ingelsaver Sprint presented a banner medallion for the Optimist club, past-president Liesd Stup accepted the award. Charles Ritchie received an Achievement Certificate for chartering Clarkshore Optimist Club. Attendance pins awarded to C. Lease Bussard Charles Ritchie Ernest Stephens and Harry Lease. Years of service noted for Grice Stup Ernest Paul Ernest and Edgar Brownlow. Clavius moon crater noted as 140 miles across and Meteor Crater in Arizona noted.
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Rederick
Southern
Lease Bussard
H.C. Foster
Elmer Singer
Carlton Molesworth Jr
Kiwanis
Paul McAuliffe
Rotary
Charles V. Main
Lions
Harry Patton
Hesxard Ingelsaver Sprint
Optimist International District
Matona
Frederick Club
Liesd Stup
Charles Ritchie
Clarkshore
Clarkshore Optimist Club
C. Lease Bussard
Ernest Stephens
Harry Lease
A John Grice
Paul Ernest
Edgar Brownlow
McKeldin Under Fire Over Highway Access Plan
Maryland garden club leader accuses state officials of a gross breach of faith by removing access restrictions on U S 301 part of the Blue Star Memorial Highway route. Mrs. William T. Hamilton Jr. of Hagerstown cites highway plan changes, recalls Gov. McKeldin’s dedication speech, and questions a possible deal with Southern Maryland senators while condemning the move as harmful to the living memorial and taxpayers’ investment. The controversy centers on the Roads Commission ruling freeing 301 from controlled access, conflicting with prior commitments and legislative action.
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Baltimore
Maryland
MccKeldin
William T. Hamilton Jr
Hagerstown
Federated Gardens Clubs of Maryland
General Assembly
Delaware Line
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Annapolis
U. S. 301
Potomac River Bridge
Virginia
Hamilton
State Roads Commission
Garden Club Organization
McKeldin
Gov. McKeldin
Blue Star Highway
Mrs. Hamilton
Roads Commission
301
Washington
Life Term For Greathouse Ends Checkwriting Spree
Lester Greathouse, 49, was sentenced to life in state prison after a sustained check writing scheme that netted him about a half million dollars in 14 months. He claimed operation across 65 cities in 25 states using aliases Roy Logan Dan Ross Leslie Wilson and others and printed checks from the fictitious McDougal Engineering Co. His arrest followed a Roswell incident where he wrote eight $600 checks after abandoning a car near Deming. Deputy sheriff J C Jones tracked him down. he was captured in St Louis on August 7 while paying on a new Cadillac.
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Roswell
N. Mex
Lester Greathouse
Greathouse
John R. Brand
New Mexico
Roy Logan
Dan Ross
Leslie Wilson
Deming
J. C. Jones
St. Louis
McDougal Engineering Co
Montgomery
Ala
Little Rock
Frederick
Wilson
Justice of the Peace
Walter J. Davis
Ben Arafa Proclaimed New Sultan of Morocco
In Paris Moulay Mohammed Ben Arafa was proclaimed Morocco’s new sultan after Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef was exiled to Corsica. France imposed a steel guard on the protectorate as 350 Moroccan leaders pledged allegiance, while Al Azhar urged Muslims to oppose France.
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Paris
Moulay Mohammed ‘Ben Arafa
Morocco
Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
France
Corsica
Pasha Thami
Glaoui
Marrakech
Middletown Forms Local Cooperative with Southern States
Middletown residents vote to form Southern States Valley Cooperative Inc to buy feed fertilizer and farm supplies and market grain. Board elected includes Bruce Brandenburg and C Renn Remsberg. officer roles set with plans for 150 members and 820000 in six percent preferred stock.
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Middletown
Middletown Valley
Southern States Cooperative
Southern States Valley Cooperative, Inc
C. Reno Remsterg
Oscar Holter, Jr
Ira Ifert
Bruce Branden
Burg
Quentin, Grossnickle
Calvin Waters
Myersville
Bruce Brandenburg
C. Renn Remsberg
Southern States
State Police Honor Teacher for Tip That Led to Robbers
Frederick County teacher Joseph Edward Rexroad, praised for his alert reporting that helped police catch three bank robbers who held up the Liberty town Union Bridge Bank branch on July 10, 1953. The certificate thanked his keen observation and prompt reporting and he accompanied Col Elmer Munshower at a trooper review. Also notes Eleanor Roosevelt's critique of the D A R and Edward J. Flan's Montgomery County land holdings and recent farm sales in Poolesville area.
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Maryland
Joseph E. Rexroad
Libertytown
Pikesville
Elmer F Munshower
W. H. Weber
State Police
Frederick County
Joseph Edward Rexroad
Elmer Munshower
Rexroad
Liberty Junior High
Frederick Barracks
Frederick
Col Munshower
Joseph Edward Rex
Montgomery
Edward J. Flan
New York
Ireland
Ballinadee
Poolesville
Potomac River
Thomas F. Corcoran
Flynn
Edwards Ferry Road
Samuel RR. Jarbee
Stevenson sees less danger of war as Russia retreats
New York Aug 20 Former Democratic presidential candidate Adlai E Stevenson returned home after a worldwide trip through 30 countries and said Soviet Russia appears to be retreating. He spoke at a New York news conference at the Biltmore Hotel and noted a diminished danger of global war while warning against lowering vigilance. He addressed U.S. foreign policy and the drop in American prestige abroad, explaining Russia may focus more on Asia and India. He also discussed McCarthyism and indicated plans to report more findings in Chicago on Sept. 15.
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New York
Wei—Andlain Stevenson
Soviet
Russia
New York State
Democratic Committee
Chicago
Stevenson
Biltmore Hotel
Imp
America
State Department
Britain
United States
Asia
India
Great Frederick Fair Premium Lists Mailed
The first of 6500 premium lists for the Great Frederick Fair have been mailed. The 91st fair runs October 6 to 10 with a night show by Joie Chitwood Auto Daredevils October 5 and 10.Governor McKeldin attends Governor's Day October 7 while Thursday is Farmer's Day and Friday is Children's Day with free admission for under 10. Grandstand seats go on sale September 28, with single-day seats from September 29. Horse department is not included this year. no entries for horses. Officers are A Irvin Renn president Clyde W Smith vice president Guy K Motter secretary James McSherry treasurer.
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Frederick
Joie Chitwood
Sam Prell
Theodore R. McKeldin
County Farm Bureau
County Granges
Frederick County
Frederick Fair
North Market Street
Mutual Insurance Building
Frederick County Agricultural Society
A. Irvin Renn
Clyde W. Smith
Guy K. Motter
James McSherry
Allegany Young Democrats urge unity to avoid primary fight
The Allegany County Young Democrats urged party leaders to back one strong gubernatorial aspirant for Maryland in 1954, saying no candidate is named. They fear a repeat of the 1950 primary clash that split the party and led to Lane losing the general election to McKeldin.
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Cumberland
K Young Democrats Club
Allegany County
Maryland
William Preston Lane Jr
George P. Mahoney
Mahoney
Lane
McKeldin
Two Union Bridge Boys Injured In Hay Truck Incident
Two boys from Union Bridge were injured when hay bales toppled from a rear truck near Taneytown on a Wednesday. Guy Ledford 13 and Raymond Houck 17, sons of Dent Ledford and Walter Houck, were reported in satisfactory condition at Annie M. Warner Hospital Gettysburg with Ledford suffering facial lacerations and concussion while Houck sustained a broken right ankle and scalp laceration.
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Union Bridge
Taneytown
Guy Ledford
Dent Ledford
Raymond Houck
Walter Houck
Annie M. Warner Hospital
Gettysburg
Gerald Myers
Tanextown
Houck
Railroad offers engine for museum in Hagerstown
The Western Maryland Railway offers steam passenger engine No. 202 for display in a city park. Mayor and City Council will view potential sites on Monday and would pay to move the locomotive from the roundhouse to its permanent location.
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Hagerstown
Western Maryland Railway
Arthur Grotz
W.M
City
Cumberland
Baltimore
County Barn Fire Destroys Farm Buildings in Two-Hour Blaze
A noon Thursday fire destroyed a bank barn and machine shed near New Midway and Johnsville, owned by Charles Lowery. Ten tons of baled hay and seven tons of straw were lost, along with uninsured farm machinery including a grain-binder hayloader harrow wagon and two bottom plow. Firefighters fought for three and a half hours, keeping the blaze from nearby stubble. The buildings were partially insured, but machinery and feed had no coverage.
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Charles Lowery
New Midway
Johnsville
New Midway Volunteer Fire Company
Nicodemms
Austin Dutrow
Maryland adoptions laws study group formed
Gov McKeldin named a special commission to study Maryland laws on adoptions and child placement. Judge Herman M Moser will chair, with Judge George Henderson and Dr A Austin Pearce among the members as the panel prepares legislative recommendations for the General Assembly. Royal visit to the United States announced King Paul and Queen Frederika of Greece will tour the country arriving October 28. They will stay first night at the White House then Blair House for the remainder of their Washington visit.
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Pearre
Annapolis
U—Gov
Washington
State Department
Paul
Queen Frederika
Greece
United States
Eisenhower
White House
Blair ‘House
Autumnal hay fever season under way in Frederick
Ragweed pollen triggers hay fever as crowds in Frederick begin suffering with the season. Police and health officials urge weed-cutting in vacant lots. Labor Day marks the peak for many sufferers, with relief expected only after the first killing frost.
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Frederick
Kent
Police Department
Charles V. Main
Forbes Burgess
Mam
Net Income Up for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in July
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reported a July net income of about 2.1 million dollars, up roughly 1.45 million from July 1952 but down about 0.9 million from June due to lower operating revenues and high vacation pay costs. For the first seven months of 1953, net income reached 15.77 million, up 4.3 million from 1952.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
B&o
Glade Lions Picnic at Gambrill Park Draws 100 Attendees
The Glade Valley Lions Club held its annual family picnic at Gambrill Park with about 100 Lions and guests in attendance. J z Stoner of Woodsboro presented a Mexico and the West trip via slides, while Dick and Ronnie Smith offered original skits. At the August 6 meeting the committee booked John J Gross for Libertytown to show Mennonite slides from Lancaster County Pa, with Homer Brooks and George Cleveland in charge.
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Glade
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George M. Bunker
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