Gunman McVicar Sought After Laurel Shoot and Robbery
Police alert issued for Louis Augustus James McVicar, 26, linked to two Laurel robberies and an armed confrontation in which a Laurel officer was disarmed. He allegedly forced a Baltimore couple to drive to downtown Baltimore after firing a warning shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Waterloo
Louis Augustus James McVicar
McVear
Portland
Maine
McVicar
Laurel
Kenneth Robert Rollins
Rollins
Dorothy
Baltmore
Option On Urbana Tract Is Cancelled
In Equity Court Chief Judge Patrick M Schnauffer ordered the option on Urbana land cancelled. Louise Fout William Four Lena Renn and Pascal Renn claimed lack of proper acknowledgment and a cloud on title. Dr Alton Pollack and Leona Pollack had bought adjacent land and sought the option on 35 acres. the decree enjoins them and awards court costs. The parties are identified with Urbana and Baltimore addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Equity
Louise Fout
William Four
Lena Renn
Pascal Renn
Alton Pollack
Leona Pollack
Shry
U. S. 240
Mrs Pollack
Baltimore Brewing Company is Sold
Hamm Brewing Co. of St. Paul announced it would acquire Gunther Brewing Co. of Baltimore with a $10 million plant improvement program starting Jan. 1. The transfer marks Hamm’s first Eastern plant purchase and follows about seven million dollars in prior Gunther improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
APP
Thue Theo
Hamm Brewing Co
Gunther Brewing Co
St. Paul, Minn
William C. Figese
Hamm
Gunther
Hamms
St. Paul
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Mother and Daughter Injured in Auto Crash
Mrs Sylvia M Grandstaff and her 19 year old daughter Joyce suffered minor abrasions in an automobile accident this morning. They were treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital and released. Trooper A D Carlson of the State Police investigated the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Fredericks Memorial Hospital
Sylvia M. Grandstaff
RFD
Sykesville
Joyce
A. D. Carlson
Water Level At Reservoir Rises Five Feet After Weekend Rain
Fishing Creek Reservoir level climbs to two feet below top as inflow jumps from 1.349 to 3.819 million gallons. Spillway untouched since June. officials expect more rain by midweek. Weather outlook favors clear days, then warm clouds. shoppers report strong Christmas season turnout despite heavy Saturday rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fishing Creek Reservoir
Weather Bureau
William J. Davis
Fishing Creek
Allon
Circuit Court Opens No Jury Session
The December term of the Circuit Court opened with two new civil cases set for January and no new criminal cases on the docket. This first no jury opening follows a 1958 act. The two suits will be heard in January with parties and listed attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Bar Association
Nei le R. Haxel
Fred W. Haxel
Melvin O. Oden
Emma E. Oden
Samuel Lipscomb
Eulah B. Lipscomb
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Haxels
James McSherry
E. Austin James
Martin White Company
Charles I. Givner
Woodsboro
Alexander W. Spedden Jr
Baltimore
White Company
Five Day Forecast From The Associated Press
Temps will average 6 12 degrees above normal with a warming trend Thursday. Rain possible Wednesday or Thursday in the mountains. Tuesday night may total one half to three quarters of an inch. Mountain highs near 40 with lows around 20. elsewhere highs 40 46 and lows 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pope Names 2 Americans Cardinals
Pope John XXIII names Archbishop Albert Meyer and Archbishop Alois Muench as cardinals in a Vatican secret consistory. He reiterates opposition to artificial birth control amid hunger concerns and notes the expanded College of Cardinals now totals 79, with the United States holding six cardinals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
John Xxit
Albert Gregory Meyerl
Fargo
M.C
Alois J. Muench
Vatican
Pope
Ibirth
U.S
America
Pontifical North American College
Rome
Janiculum Hill
St. Peter’s Basilica
Thursiday
College of ‘Cardinals
United States
Frederick County Agricultural Society reelects fair board
At Winchester Hall the Frederick County Agricultural Society reelected John T. Best Jr. Lloyd C. Cuper Harry C. Dozens A. Irvin Renn Emmons C. Sanner John L. Shaw Clyde W. Smith King E. Staley Frank N. Stauffer Glenn Trout and Aivey D. Young to the board. Glenn Trout chaired the meeting and the treasurer Horace M. Alexander reported a successful exhibition. The annual board meeting will be held at the secretary's office on the fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Agricultural Society
Winchester Hall
Frederick
John L. Shaw
Horace M. Alexander
Shaw
John T. Best Jr
Lloyd C.cuper
This City
Harry C. Dozens
Woodsboro
A. Irvin Renn
Emmons C. Sanner
Clyde W. Smith
Samsville
King E. Staley
Frank In. Stauffer
Glenn Trout
Walkersville
Aivey D. Young
Fairgrounds
Best
U S Communist Party elects new leader Gus Hall
The U S Communist Party chose Gus Hall as general secretary at its 17th national convention in Harlem New York. The ex convict and former Midwest chairman succeeds Eugene Dennis who suffered a stroke. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and Claude Lightfoot named national vice chairs as 222 delegates attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Communist Party of the United
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Claude Lightfoot
Chicago
Seven Highway Deaths Over Weekend Reported in Maryland
Maryland toll rises to 495 for 1959 with seven weekend fatalities on state roads. Notable cases include Clyde M. Pritt facing murder charges after a hit and run that killed James E. Hamm, a Harford County farmhand and father of six, found near Maryland 146. Other victims include Edward Baker, Donald Lee Baker, Willie Branham, Wade H. Gowl, David Kaplan, Lester W. Hornbaker, and Franklin Hughes, with police naming Roland C. Frankton and others as involved in separate incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Maryland
Clyde M. Pritt
Madonna
James E. Hamm
Harford County
Taylor
Pritt
Edward Baker
Easton
Donald l Lee Baker
Easton Memorial Hospital
Willie Branham
Baltimore
Glen ,Burnie
Anne Arundel County
Roland C. Frankton
Arnold
Wade H. Gowl
David Kaplan
Lester W. Hornbaker
ofLeitersburg
Hagerstown
Franklin Hughes
Vienna
U.S. 50
Mardella
State Eyes $20 Million Year End Surplus In 1960 Budget
Baltimore reports a $20 million surplus expected in the state treasury as the year closes, with revenue for next year projected at $225 million. The surplus may fund a teacher and state employee pay raise while cautioning against full budget commitment and noting potential future spending gaps without new income sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
API
Tawes
Board of ‘Revenue Estimates
General Assembly
Legislative Council
Passerby Shoots Slayer of Policeman in Ala City
In Saraland Alabama a Black man, Tom McCracken, killed one officer and wounded another at City Hall before being shot dead by a passerby. Officer Charles Armistead was wounded. Norman Read was killed. C. C. McDonald used a shotgun to end the gunman’s flight. Armistead underwent surgery in Mobile and was listed in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saraland
Ala
Charles ‘Armistead
Tom McCracken
McCracken
Armistead
Norman L. Read
Read
C. C. McDonald
City Hall
Soviets Not Interested in Plane Wreck Off Greenland
In Reykjavik Iceland AP reports the Soviet Union shows no interest in a Soviet plane wreck sighted by an American patrol on an ice floe 12 miles east of Greenland. North Atlantic Air Control chief Djeerrm Jonsson notes the Soviet embassy said crew abandoned a plane of the same type in summer 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reykjavik
Iceland
Soviet Union
Greenland
Djeerrm Jonsson
North Atlantic Air Control
Democratic Committeeman Beaten to Death in Denver
Denver police investigate the death of George F. Rock 52 a Colorado Democratic national committeeman found beaten in a park. Autopsy cites skull fracture. Investigators say two women and two men including cab driver William Tribunel 28 aided in transporting the body after Rock left Romolo s with friends following a stag party. Rock leaves a widow Marie Kathleen and three children. He led the Bank of Denver and was active in civic and Democratic circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Cole
George F. Rock
Colorado
Tny Park
Keith Morris
Darlene Gresham
Rock
Morris
William Franklin Tribunel
Gresham
Tribule
Clarence MccGroom
Romolo
Sqiol
Jesters
Shriners’ Fun Society
Joseph J. Marsh
Clifford Price
Auto Glass
Romolo’s
Marsh
Bank of Denver
Marie i Kathleen
George F. Rock Til
Eugene
Linda Mae
Democratic Party
Telluride
Colo
Rutters University
Westminster Law School
Eisenhower lauds Iran bravery in Tehran and Athens welcome
President Eisenhower praised Iran for facing a powerful propaganda assault and pledged American resolve in the Middle East. In Athens, he received a colossal welcome as Greece lauded 12 years of U.S. aid. He addressed Iran's Parliament and then met Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi before traveling to Greece for further ceremonies.
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Tehran
Iran
Eisenhower
Asia
Greece
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Soviet Union
Free World
Middle East
Central Treaty Organization
Azerbaijan
Tan
Ike's Peace Crusade May Shape 1960 Nomination
Democratic Sens. Mansfield and Monroney said President Eisenhower’s Asia and Europe tours may influence the 1960 nominating process by shaping views on who can best handle Khrushchev. They cited five potential candidates including Stevenson Kennedy Symington Humphrey and Johnson as acceptable to lead the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
A. S
Mike Monroney
D-i Okia
Mansfield
Senate
United States
Republican Party
Khrush‘chev
Adlai E. Stevenson
Sens
Joan F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Rescue Workers Search For Blast Victims in Germany
In Dortmund police and hundreds of rescuers combed the smoking rubble of two apartment houses. As many as 34 people may have been inside when a blast and fire leveled the homes. Fifteen bodies recovered. three died in transit or hospitals. Eight survivors were found. seven others remained unaccounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dortmund
Germany
APV
Fire Destroys S. D. Lee Junior High News Sent 800 Students Home
In Columbus Mississippi an early morning blaze tore through S D Lee Junior High School destroying the building. Fire Chief O B Spruill reported an explosion upstairs following a call by an unidentified woman. Superintendent C N Branden announced students begin Christmas holidays immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Miss
S. D. Lee
O. B. Spruill
City resident charged in Montgomery hit and run case
Frederick resident Clownie Reed Jr. of East Fourth Street has been charged by Montgomery County authorities with driving on a foreign license while revoked, excessive speed, and failure to stop after hitting a fixed object. State Police reported Reed admitted hitting something after a car crash on Route 28 and Route 35 near Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
Montgomery County
Frederick County
Bealisville
Clownie Reed Jr
East Fourth Street
Maryland
Gordon H. Smith
Holley and
Baum Gardner
Montgomery County Police
Yule Collection For Needy Families In Damascus
The Damascus Lions Club will host an annual Christmas collection for needy families starting Wednesday. Committee members include John Newell as chairman, Ellis Grime, Mike Turton, and Roger Burdette. A collection stand opens Wednesday evening from 16 to 9 p.m. at an alley off East Second Street. items such as food clothing toys and monetary contributions will be accepted. Damage to two cars from a collision near the stand totaled 75 and 15 dollars respectively. no charges were filed. officer Bernard Sing investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Newell
Ellis Grime
Mike Turton
Roger Burdette
Anna Mae
Newell
Brown
Upper College Terrace
Island
Damascus
East Second Street
Raymond
C. Geisbert
West Patrick Street
iGeisbert
Bernard Sing
France Calls U S Remarks Excessive and Dramatic
Paris reports France denounces Gen Twining remarks as excessive and dramatic accusing the United States of misframing NATO tensions. Foreign Minister Couve de Murville expresses surprise at leaks from a secret military committee and defends Franco stance as NATO talks begin in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Nathen F. Twining
U.S
Twining
Christian A. Herter
Couve de Murville
Military Committee
Couve de Miurville
Herter
NATO
Soviet Union
Paul-Henri Snaak
Lauris Norstad
Europe
Selywyn Lloyd
Douglas Dillon
London
Brussels
Bonn
Dilon
Frederick City Reckless Driving Fines Set in Court
Frederick City resident Harry D Kinna, a 42 year B and O Rail Road employee, was fined 10 dollars plus costs for reckless driving after a December 4 incident on Route 80 between Urbana and Buckeystown. Magistrate Edward Storm found him guilty as trooper Gordon Smith needed over a half mile to stop him. Paul A Wood of North Market Street was found guilty of exceeding 50 mph, with sentencing withheld pending DMV record review. Wood said he had 30 years of driving with no prior summons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
Edward D. Storm
Harry David Kinna
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Gordonh. Smith
Rt. 80
Urbana
Buckeystown
Storm
Kinna
Smith
Paul Alexander Wood
North Market Street
Department of Motor Vehicles
Wood
Minor Damage In City Two-Car Collision Reported
In a morning traffic incident two cars sustained minor damage in a five car accident city police reported. Details remain limited as investigators assess the scene and collect statements from drivers and witnesses.
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Urbana Tract
Baltimore Brewing Company
Degre Cve
Ena
Church
U. S
Communist Party
Paraguay
Capitan Bedo
Belle Vista
Encarnation
Gov. Tawes
Treasury Report of Estimates Board
Democratic
Athens
Paul
Ellenikon
Deena
Constantine
Constantine Karamanlis
Karamanlis
Fisen
Acropolis
Parthenoz
EDA
Eisen‘uower
Royal Palace
Maj
John and
Barbara Eisenhower
Ike
Yale
C. N. Branden
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