Net Profits Of Fair Disclosed At Frederick Fair Meeting
The 1959 Frederick Fair yielded higher receipts than 1958 but net profit dropped about 33,346 due to increased expenditures in attractions miscellaneous items and premiums. Receipts were 78,227.20 in 1959 vs 77,512.58 in 1958, while expenditures rose to 1,053.13 from 56,971.54 and non fair receipts also declined slightly. Major improvements at the fair grounds and higher non fair costs cut cash balance. however the Frederick County Agricultural Society remains in the black with a year end cash balance of 11,877.52. Glenn Trout presided as the board planned officer elections.
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Frederick
Horace M. Alexander
Frederick County Agricultural Society
Glenn Trout
Walkersville
Winchester Halls
French Discuss Twining Blast
Paris AP says NATO summoned diplomatic reps to a meeting to discuss Gen Nathan S Twining charge that France weakens NATO defense. Twining US chairman of the Joint Chiefs spoke in a secret NATO military committee session. De Gaulle had been briefed by telephone. contents labeled Top Secret.
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Paris
North Atlantic Alliance
Nathan S. Twining
France
NATO
Eides
Christmas Tree Sales Move Slow in Frederick Streets
Christmas trees and greenery begin to dot Frederick as holiday preparations accelerate. Salesmen report slow early demand but expect an upturn by mid next week with 10 foot spruces priced around ten dollars and Scotch pines from 2.50 to 5 dollars. Smaller spruces and white pines carry varied prices while wreaths and trimmings appear with prices from 25 to 75 cents. Local trees and on street vendors anticipate improved availability in coming days.
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Frederick
Wade
Rain Proves Life Saver For Deer Hunters
Inclement weather across Frederick County on the final day of the seven day deer season reduced hunting activity. By Friday 174 white tailed bucks had been checked at two county stations, with three more added that day. Hunters Ton LeGore Richard E Rice and William Hood reported buck kills from Rainbow Lake Step Creek and Hamburg Road respectively amid steady, cold, snowy conditions.
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Frederick County
Ralston LeGore
LeGore
Rainbow Lake
Richard E. Rice
Mountaindale
Buck
Step Creek
William A. Hood
Hans
Hamburg Road
Teachers Find Boy's Body Lash-Marked in Miranda
In Eureka California reporters say an 11 year old boy collapsed in his Miranda schoolroom. Teachers found Michael Kramers body bearing lash marks. He was taken to Humboldt County Hospital. His father Keith, 39, a logger, was arrested and charged with crime and inhuman punishment of a child. Michael was reported recovering.
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Eureka
Calif
Miranda
Michael
Demand for Christmas buys drives record year end burst
NEW YORK AP Retail trade jumped with brisk Christmas buying and strong output across steel and autos. Stores crowded as youth spending and demand for women’s apparel toys TVs and furniture rose. Steel mills ran near capacity with talks of steel industry settlement and wage gains amid higher prices. Freight car loadings rose to 649 639 while carload totals lagged.
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New York
Jsteel
American
Continental Can Cos
Carrier Corp
Syracuse
Investors Loan Corp Posts Record Earnings for Year
Investors Loan Corporation reports record net earnings for the year ending September 30, 1955, of $163,816.59 after tax, equaling $0.62 per common share after $10,982.25 preferred-dividend deduction. Loans rose 14 percent to $4,851,051.31. total loans reached 20,882. The 13th annual meeting at 12 South Market Street, presided by M. Robert Ritchie Jr., approved expansion into conditional sales contracts. New offices added in York, Luray, Wheaton, and Cumberland. Emmett Lanier to manage the new program. Board of Directors re-elected for one year includes Clapp Jr, Bair, Flanagan, Fricker, Kelly, and E. E.
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Investors Loan Corporation
South Market Street
M. Robert Ritchie Jr
Emmett Lanier
Silver Spring
Marinland
Investors Loan
Investors
York
Pennsylvania
Luray
Virginia
Wheaton
Maryland
Cumberland
Robert E. Clapp Jr
Frederick
Scott S. Bair
Westminster
Sherman E. Flanafan
Ra Fricker
Philadelphia
Guy E. Kelly
Charles EE
Black Magic Cult Ruled By Hypnotism In Swiss Breakup
Swiss police raided the Friedberg Mountain of Peace estate near Bern breaking up a cult led by Paul Baumann 42. They found 6a 1 men and women in hypnotic trance with a wife and child among members. Bauman held funds. many disciples were sent to mental hospitals for treatment.
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Bern
Switzerland
Paul Baumann
Ernest Spoerri
Friedberg
Mountain of Peace
Baumann
Nehru Hails Eisenhower World Peace Tour
Nehru declares President Eisenhower's 11 nation goodwill visit a pilgrimage of peace with worldwide impact. He welcomed the President to India at a pivotal world moment and noted discussions centered on peace, cooperation and freedom. Nehru spoke at a press conference during coverage of the President's stay.
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New Delhi
Eisenhower
Nehra
Nehru
London
New York
India
Middletown and Hagerstown Board Officers Named
The Board of Directors elected officers including M. Robert Gwinn as Vice President and Treasurer, Charles E. Ritchie as Vice President, Patricia A. Smith as Secretary, and Patricia A. Smith as Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer. The text mentions Benjamin L. i. Wihimer Jr. and other names in a fragmented listing.
Freight cars derailed near Saginaw in Pa derailment
Twenty five freight cars derailed twelve miles northeast of Saginaw near the community. One car carried chloro benzene. No injuries reported. Fire crews sprayed foam as authorities closed the area. The derailment affected a freight spur between Enola and Chester, Pa.
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OBR Pa
API
Harmmabie
Here
Saginaw
Perama
Enola
Chester
Wilminston
Del
New York
NATO Needs To Improve Says Herter In Paris Talks
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter led a U S delegation to Western defense talks in Paris to press Europe, especially West Germany and France, for greater NATO military contributions. He planned a December Toulon visit with Eisenhower before a Western heads of government meeting and a Western summit with Khrushchev next spring.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
Paris
Herter
the Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Toomas S. Gates Jr
Andrews Air Force Base
Fay D. Kohler
Charles E. Bohlen
Anderson
Gates
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Council
West Germany
France
NATO
Europe
Toulon
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
NATO Alliance
NATO Council
Nikita Khrushchev
Charles de Gaulle
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Konrad Adenauer
Castro Heads Prosecution Witnesses At Matos Treason Trial
Fidel Castro led prosecution witnesses called to testify at the treason trial of Maj. Hubert Matos. Maj. Juan Almeida, new army chief, was also summoned to bolster the case. Matos, former Camaguey military commander, denied treason and sedition charges, calling the trial a crime of the Cuban revolution.
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Havana Sap
Fidel Castro
Iday
Hubert Matos
Juan Almeida
Matos
Camp Libertad
Camaguey
Sleet and freezing rain hit eastern states pack
The Associated Press reports sleet and freezing rain affected parts of Pennsylvania and New York on Saturday as a cold front edged into a warm air mass. Heaviest rainfall fell in Kentucky and Tennessee with Lexington and Crossville reporting notable totals. Snow accumulated in Burlington Vermont and a belt from the upper Great Lakes to upstate New York.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
New York
Mippi Valley
Kentucky
Tennessee
Lexington
Crossville
Tenn
Stow
Upper Great Lakes
New England
Burlington
Three Injured In Series Of Auto Crashes
Three persons were injured and property damage exceeded $1,000 in a countywide series of automobile accidents last night and early this morning. Two Rockville youths, Larry Slack and Elmer Slack, sustained minor injuries when their car hit a guard rail on U S 240 near Route 80 and overturned. Another driver, Donald Lee Shewbridge, was treated for facial and arm injuries after a Route 26 crash. A third incident on Route 19 near Knoxville left David Weedon charged with failure to keep right after his car left the road in rain.
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Rockville
Larry P. Slack
Elmer F. Slack
U. S. 240
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Larry Stack
Elmer Stack
Harry W. Smith
Donald Lee Shewbridge
Frederick
U.S
Shewbridge
Pixmouth
United Fire Company
Richard Alderton
Shellbridge
New Market
Nash
JR. Gailen
Edward Bernard Sanders
Baltimore
Sanders
David A. Weedon
Knoxville
Rowte
EF. Lo Nicewarner
State Police
Weedon
U.S. 340
Liberators Invasion Reported For Paraguay From Border
Buenos Aires reports that liberator forces of Paraguayans abroad invaded Paraguay from Argentine and Brazilian border points. Seven invasion columns were said to strike at dawn led by Paraguayan students Juan Jose Rotella and Mario Steche.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Paraguay
Saporiti
Song Man
Alfredo Stroessner
Misiones
Juan Jose Rotella
Mario Steche
Posadas
Clorinda
Stroessner
Fidel Castro
Asuncion
Colorado Party
Soviet Plane Sighted On Ice Floe Near Greenland
REYKJAVIK Iceland SP reported a twin engine Soviet Diane seen on an ice floe off the Greenland coast on Friday. An AUS air force patrol pilot said he could not tell if the plane was in trouble. A rescue mission was ordered but dense fog prevented a search. Patrols will be sent out Sunday to check the craft.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Greenland
AUS. Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Here
Searc
Sash Fire at American Optical Company Causes No Damage
A sash fire at the American Optical Company Friday afternoon caused no damage. A company spokesman said such flash fires occur frequently but result in no harm or loss.
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American Optical Company
Compar
Police Courtesy Echoes Across Busy Day
A stray compliment captures a rare moment of courtesy as a motor officer earns praise from a civilian amid a busy day. The exchange highlights the daily grind and human connection within traffic enforcement.
Santa May Slide Down Chimney With Sea Lion
AP reports Sandy the baby sea lion flown from San Francisco may not slide down a Christmas chimney at the Kennedy home in McLean Virginia. The 95 pound animal was placed in a pool area with Santa but disappeared before Friday when a handyman and police attempted to feed him. Mrs Magda Kraxner, the housekeeper, bought the home as a gift for her seven children. The sea lion, aged three months to eight years, is believed to have escaped under the four foot wire fence surrounding the yard.
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Washington
Sandy
San Francisco
Santa
Robert Flu
Honey
Kennedy
McLean
Senate
Ito
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Cincinnati
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China
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Castro
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