$435,420 US 40 contract awarded to Annapolis firm
The State Roads Commission awarded a $435,420 contract to F. P. Asher and Sons of Annapolis to dualize and widen U.S. 40 for over a mile west of Frederick and extend eastward to Bartonsville road, adding a trumpet interchange near Reich's Ford road and widening East Patrick Street. The firm has begun site clearing and grubbing work.
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State Roads Commnson
F. P. Asher and Sons
Annapolis
Monocacy River
Frederick
Bartonsville Road
Jug Bridge Hill
Hargett
Asher
East End
East Patrick Street
Commission
Sentence Suspended After Tavern Assault Case
Mary Wencel of Romney W Va used a window to retaliate after a refusal to serve more beer at a county tavern. Treated for a severe forearm gash at Frederick Memorial Hospital, she was jailed for hearing in Trial Magistrate's Court. Magistrate Wilbur F Shef field Jr suspended most of the sentence. Trooper Hedden arrested her on a tavern warrant.
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Mary Wencel
Romney
W. Va
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr
A. G. Hedden
Robert L. Storer
Kennedy L. Taylor
Silver Spring
UC Os
William M. Taylor
Donald R. Webb
Frederick
Pleasant
Thaddeus M. Felton
North Market Street
Willlam G Care
Brunswick
Hull
Jefferson
Nina L. Sagle
Ferny
Wo Wa
J. S. Plume
Albert
Tavesax
Sykesville
West
Robert D Ruarby
Herman PL Zinn
Fremont
Harold T. Dorses
William Harsvond Haden
West Patrick Street
Russell J. Chambers
Hagerstrom
U.S
Daniel P. Morto
Baltimore
Vol Guinenn
John F Wachiel Refn
Wickersle
Waddletown
John W Brown
Pat Tick Street
Snowy Weekend Prompts Holiday Shopping Rush
City shoppers brace for a busy pre Christmas weekend as light mist turns to possible snow. Stores plan extended hours Friday and Saturday while forecasts show up to an inch of snow, with colder weather to follow. Temperatures range from mid thirties, with a low around 25 tonight. Salvation Army sees many Christmas basket requests and will process applications through December 15.
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Mnid
Garrett County
Martinsburg
Hagerstown
Gambrill State Park
High Knob
Fomoryar
Salvaion Army
Salvation Army
Storm Moving Along Coast Hits Maryland Snow Map
The Weather Bureau forecast snow from the Atlantic coast into Maryland Allegany and Garrett counties with 2 to 4 inches possible west of Frostburg and less than an inch east toward Frederick and Hagerstown. Rain and snow spread north into Pennsylvania and New Jersey, with northeasterly winds 20 to 30 mph on Chesapeake Bay.
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Baltimore
Weather Bureau
Maryland
Frostburg
Allegany County
Atlantic
Frederick
Hagerstown
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Chesapeake Bay
Garrett County
Allegan
Troublemaker Khrushchev Arrives in Kashmir for Visit
In Srinagar, Soviet Premier Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev arrived for a 48 hour trip at a mountain airfield. Crowds hailed them as allies to confront Western powers while India and Pakistan clash over Kashmir since 1947.
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Srinagar
Kashmir
Nikita
Khrushche
Bulsanin
Sprinagar
Kremlin
Jaina
India
Alaharajah Bulganin
Khrushchev
Rusedanear Brothers
Pakistan
Indian Subcontinent
Rival Labour figures enter leadership race in Britain
Three bitter rivals Hugh Gaitskell Norbert Morrison and Aneurin Bevan formally enter the Labour Party leadership contest in London. The winner will be Labour leader and potential prime minister replacing Clement Attlee, who stepped down two days ago. The contest exposes moderates vs left wing divides as Attlee's era ends.
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London
Hugh Gaitskell
Norbert Morrison
Aneurin Bevan
Britain
Labor Party
Eden
House of Commons
Labor
Clement Attlee
Attlee
Gaitskell
Morrison
Bevan
U. S
Guaitskell
Weather bulletin warns snow across mid Atlantic region
The Weather Bureau issued a bulletin forecasting hazardous driving conditions due to snow and rain spreading rapidly northward from western Virginia into New York. The warning covers western Virginia eastern West Virginia western Maryland central and eastern Pennsylvania northern New Jersey and southeastern New York urging motorists planning trips in these areas to use caution.
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Washington Ww
Weather Bureau
Virginia
New York State
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
State May Lose 34000 in Federal Aid
Maryland may lose 34000 in federal aid to the State Department of Employment Security over prior improper expenditures. Robert B. Kimble, former Alle Bany County state senator and head of the department, said a federal auditor recommended the cut. He urged centralizing control under a single executive director and a three member appeals board, with expense accounts cleared through the Board of Public Works.
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Baltimore&waryland
State Department of Employment Security
Legislative Council
Robert B. Kimble
Alle Bany County
Kimble
Employment Security Board
Board of Public Works
Maryland
Sen. Northrop
Montgomery
Paratyphoid Cases Rise in Lancaster County
Twenty seven new cases of paratyphoid were reported in Lancaster County yesterday raising to 81 the total known to be stricken. Health authorities could not predict when the outbreak would peak. Most victims were children as doctors continue mass inoculations and antibiotic treatment under State aid. Paratyphoid is a communicable bacterial disease with typhoid like symptoms.
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Lancaster. Pa
Lancaster
Carlyle man confesses to double murder and killings
Sheriff Dan Parker said a 34 year old Carlyle poultry worker named Filmore Young confessed to shooting a local couple Harold Smith 30 and Arlene Smith 35 in Lebanon Missouri area and leading authorities to bodies found in wells near Poser and Boulder. Young, a Black man, reportedly gave no motive for the slayings and was taken into custody after an oral statement following hours of questioning. Authorities noted the wells contained nude or bloodstained remains, and the case drew on statements from Deputy Sheriff Clifford Flood and other officials.
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Carlyle
J. W
Dan Parker
Wells
Parker
Clinton County
Filmore
Young
Harold Smith
Arlene
Lebanon
St. Louis
Clifford Flood
St. Clair County
Poser
Boulder
Flood
Emil Brinkman
Youngs
Smiths
Rela Tins Adavant
Clinton
Scientist foresees mining minerals without underground labor
Washington notes by Vannevar Bush, head of the War Seabed Institute, says future science could allow extraction of metals from the sea or via living organisms without workers underground. He retires Jan 1 after leading the institute since World War II, urging fundamental research on energy and resource recovery.
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Washington
Scence
Uisk Raver
Vannevar Buah
Bush
Oscenvne Cots
Tibet
Iran
Capacity Audience At Church Dedication Service
Governor McKeldin spoke to a capacity audience at the Church of the Brethren in Frederick as part of week long dedication services. He praised brotherhood as a way of life and described a Holy Land trip detailing Nazareth Galilee and Jerusalem. A Frederick High School glee club performed and city officials led the service with prayers and benediction.
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Virouwe Ro Mekeldur
Church of the Brethren
Holy Land
Gov. McKeldin
Schwarsenau
Witgenstein
Old Country
German Town
Pottstown
New
Wissahicken Creek
Frederick
Mas
McKeldin
Gav
Nazareth
Galilee
Ilaifa
Jerusalem
Jesus
Frederickigh School
Meisley B. Corin
Ralph Putman
John A. Derr
Merval Weaver
First Presbyterian Church
Charles F. Yrunk Jr
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Emmett Biinger
Pleasant View
Intoxicated Witnesses In Baltimore Court
In Baltimore Criminal Court Judge Joseph R Byrnes acquitted a year old woman named Catherine Warr in the fatal stabbing of Henretta Meadows after noting several state witnesses appeared intoxicated. The defense and prosecution clashed over witness reliability while other testimony suggested intoxication among several participants. A separate item notes a February draft call for 6000 men, the lowest quota since 1950.
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Baltimore
Joseph R. Byrnes
Soriian Polski
Atomes
Barnes
Catherine Warr
Fatih
Henretta Meadows
Negro
Washington
Korea
Four Who Went Duck Hunting With Judge Fined $50 Each
Four Cecil County men pleaded guilty to exceeding the daily duck bag limit of four while hunting with Circuit Judge Floyd Kintner. Each was fined $50. U S District Attorney George Cochran Doub said the judge did not shoot more than three or four ducks, based on statements and officer observations. The defendants were Donald C. Cole, Harry M. Biddle, Gordon T. Wirgle Sr., and William T. Grier. No testimony was taken. The incident occurred Nov 11 from an offshore blind.
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Baltimore l
Floyd . Kintner
Elkton
U. S
George Cochran Doub
Kintner
Gordon T. Wiragle Sr
Northast
William T. Grier
North
Bainbridge Naval Training Center
Doub
Cecil County
Maryland
Second Judicial Circuit
Roszel C. Thomson
Mapping Out Farm Program at Camp David
President Eisenhower and his cabinet began shaping a new farm program at Camp David in snowy weather. Secretary Benson led a large consultant staff including Undersecretary Morse to contribute to the State of the Union drafting. The meeting, held in Laurel Lodge after Eisenhower arrived from Gettysburg, involved key aides Summerfield Adams and Wilton Persons.
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Thurmont
Eisenhower
Camp David
Ile
Gettysburg
Secretary of Agriculure I
Medal of Honor Winner Faces Term in Jail
Baltimore remains shaken as World War II Medal of Honor recipient Juno Spurrier, noted for the Distinguished Service Cross, is found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon. Spurrier fired a pistol into the floor during an argument with Mrs Josephine Neece, who testified he aimed at her. Spurrier claims the gun was unloaded and denies intent to harm. He faces six months in jail following the conviction.
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Baltimore
iManor
Jawl
Juno Spurrier
Medal of Manor
Josephine Neece
Simon Schonfeld
Capone associate slain on South Side in 1960s Chicago
Capone gang member Alex Louis Greenberg, 61, a brewer and former mob financial adviser, was shot dead on a South Side street as he and his wife prepared to enter their car after dining at a restaurant. Police questioned hoodlums, noting a possible failed payment tied to Greenberg's finances.
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Chicago
Nullets
Old Capone
Alex Louis Greenberg
Greenberg
Glass Dome
Hickory Pit
S. Union Ave
Miles Traffic Case Postponed
A traffic case against Clarence W. Miles, Baltimore attorney and former president of the Caseball team, was postponed at the accused request. The Talbot County trial magistrate’s office said the case will be reset for a convenient time for Miles and two State troopers who operated radar. Miles is charged with exceeding 30 miles an hour on US SG a week and a half ago. The stock market pushed ahead today in early trading with cautious optimism in New York.
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Easion
Clarence W. Miles
Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Talbot County
Miles
GOP hopefuls fear delayed Eisenhower term decision
Republican contenders worry Ike may delay a second term decision into 1956, risking their own eligibility. Reports say Knowland might enter Illinois primary without Ike's word. consent rules differ in Illinois and New Hampshire, potentially boxing out rivals until the convention in August.
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Waliington
Eisenhower
GOP
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
Olinois
Illinois
New Hampshire
One Killed in Baltimore Bus Auto Crash
In East Baltimore a bus auto collision killed Edgar A. Lichliter and injured eight others. Bus driver James Harvell was trapped over an hour before rescue. the car’s occupant Scully S. Lilly suffered fractured hip and head injuries. The wreck knocked a utility pole and the car hit a building.
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Baltimore
Musa Wey Jd Lane
Edgar A. Lichliter
Lichliter
Charlotte Bangs
James Harvell
Scully S. Lilly
Dundalk
Judge Accused In Baby-Selling Plot In Kentucky
MOREVEAD Ky Rowan County Judge William T. McClain is indicted on misfeasance charges for taking fines and destroying bond records, plus an alleged baby selling scheme alleging he aided Zelda Brown McPherson to procure babies for sale to women in Texas. He says there is nothing to the grand jury claims and promises a statement later.
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Morevead
Rowan County
William T. McClain
McClain
Zelda Brown McPherson
Texas
Grand Jury
Five Day Weather Forecast for Western Maryland Area
A five day outlook predicts cold and fair conditions with light snow flurries in extreme Western Maryland on Saturday. Temperatures will average 3 to 6 degrees below normal with afternoon highs near 40 in Western Maryland and mid 40s in the east. Early mornings will run from near 20 in the west to around 32 in eastern sections.
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Maryland
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