Glenn Trout Elected President of Frederick County Fair
Glenn Trout, noted Walkersville auctioneer and farmer, was elected president of the Frederick County Agricultural Society at the annual board meeting. Other officers named include John T. Best Jr. as vice president Wade Hursey as secretary Sheriff Horace M. Alexander as treasurer, and Robert E. Clapp Jr. as counsel. The 1958 Frederick Fair dates were set for September 30 to October 4, with plans to attend the Allentown fair meeting to select 1959 attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Trout
Walkersville
Frederick County Agricultural Society
Board of Managers
Fair Grounds
Trout
Harry C. Dorcus
Woodsboro
John T. Best, Jr
Wade
Hursey
Frederick
Horace M. Alexander
Gordon Smith
Tramsville
Robert E. Clapp
Board of Banagers
Pennsylvania State Association of Fairs
Allentown
Dontus
Messrs
Hursey and
Alexander
AF Launches Atlas ICBM Missile From Cape Canaveral
The U S Air Force launched an Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile from Cape Canaveral at 12 39 p m EST. The silver weapon rose from its stand straight and tall as three rocket engines fired, leaving a thick flame trail before vanishing into overcast skies.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla.1
U. S
Ioward
Ivery
Bird Strikes Car Sparking Fatal Ft Meade Crash
A bird, likely an owl, struck a car on the Maryland road near Ft Meade at 4 30 am causing the vehicle to overturn. Spec 2 EC Joseph R Farrell Sr 22 of Box WT Kent Ohio died at Ft Meade Hospital, while PFC Jimmy Farmer 23 of Logan WV and Cpl Eric Hebbe 27 with injuries were hospitalized.
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Jimmy Farmer
Logan
W. Va
Eric Hebbe
Military Police
Donale . Croft
Cebbe
Farrell
Headquartiters and Headquarters Co
Hebbe
Maryland
Ft. Meade Military Reservation
Husband Kills Wife's Mother in Maryland Tragedy
Crownsville police report a separated couple’s dispute ends in murder. Roger Woodward shot his mother in law Rebecca Mullenax and then killed himself after fleeing on the Baltimore Washington Expressway. Ann Woodward, the wife, was wounded in Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Mullenax family lived near Sunrise Beach on the Severn River. The incident follows reports of problematic office drinking parties and a CTU warning about holiday alcohol hazards.
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Crownsville
Brrs
Anne i Woodward
Wilbur c ‘Wade
iRoger Woodward
Baltimore Washington Expressway
Rebecca Mullenax
Sunrise Beach
Severn River
Ann
Johns Hopkins Hoespital
Baltimore
Wade
Woodwards
Mullenax
Woodward
Ron Lald
Evanstox
Wom
Christian Temperante Union
Prince George’s County
Prince George's
Woodward HU
Salvation Army
Royal
Glenn G
Hayes
WCIU
jWife
Edgewater
Jana
Prices Fall Then Steady Amid Market Decline
New York stocks opened with selling pulling down prices led by steel and motor shares. Losses were small overall with many shares down fractions to about a point. Industrial production fell for a third straight month and factory layoffs increased. U S Steel Bethlehem Republic Steel and Chrysler slid several fractions to about two points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
Chrysler
Two Men Given Suspended Long Terms in Maryland Unemployment Fraud
Frederick court heard two men Clifton J. Hoy and Joseph W. Spriggs receive suspended sentences totaling 10 and 1,710 days for fraudulently collecting 285 and 853 dollars from the Maryland Unemployment Board while claiming self employment as dump truck drivers. Magistrate Sheffield warned no further suspensions. Additional cases included Lloyd Gilbert found not guilty on a U.S. 4 right of way charge, Joseph Ford given 60 days on disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, Claude Reid sentenced to 110 and 115 days for motor vehicle violations and reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Magise Wihur F. ShefSeta Jr
Ihieg
Maryland Unemployment Board
Clifton J. Hoy
Joseph W. Spriggs
Mazistrate
Spriggs
Department of Employment
Mazi
Kate Sheffield
Hoy
C. ¥. Shull
Focal Department of Employment Security
West Church Street
Magisaate Sheffield
Lloyd F . Gilbert
RED 5
U.S. 4
West Ief
Roneld G. Xford
Joseph F. Ford
Th. Robert T. Storer
Ford
Timn
Claude Edward Reid
Washington
Reid
Hermoadey
Harry Frost
U.S. 42
West of
Oxnam Opposes System of Chaplains in Workplaces
Methodist Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam rejected creating church appointed chaplains paid by employers or unions. He spoke at a Methodist conference on church responsibility to industry, warning chaplains tied to management would not be free. Victor Reuther of the UAW and Leon E. Hickman of Aluminum Co. of America endorsed the stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Bromley Oxnam
Oxnam
Methodist Commission On Chaplains
Kiblor Management
Victor Reuther
Washington
United Auto Workers
Leon E. Hickman
Aluminum Co. of America
Pittsburgh
Motorists Risk Children At Stop Sign Intersection
Chief of Police Charles V. Mairn warned of strict enforcement at the Ninth street and Motter avenue stop sign after reports that some motorists fail to stop. The one way Motter avenue southbound crossing Ninth street is used by many children walking to North Frederick elementary school and survey data show disregard endangering youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Street
Motter Avenue
Charles V. Mairn
Motter Avesce
Ninth
Motter
Mfain
North Frederick
Postal Delays Rise As Christmas Mail Surges in London
A British observer reports heavy parcel post and mail cancellations at the Frederick post office as Christmas season mailing increases. The scene includes references to Britain at a NATO conference in Paris and a passerby mentioning President Eisenhower amid the rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Frederick
Hasting Corp
Britain
NATO
Paris
Eisenhower
Ness
Begins Initial Work On Section Of By-Pass
Richard F. Kline Inc a Frederick contractor has begun initial work on the new Frederick by pass section from West Patrick Street Extended to Motter s Avenue. They excavate for Carrolls Creek stream changes near Westbrook development and install a 15 by 20 foot box culvert under the dual razéway. The roadway lanes will pass over the culvert. M J Grove Lime Company digs footing and pours concrete at the by pass site spanning West Fourth Street Extended and is building another span over Seventh Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard F. Kline, Inc
Frederick Contractors
Frederick
West Patrick Street
Motters Avenue
Kline
Carroll” S Creek
Westbrook
M. J. Grove Lime Company
West Fourth Street
Seventh Street
Snow Ball Fund Reaches Nine Thousand Dollars
The Snow Ball fund totaling about $9,000 comes from ticket and box sales and patron rights, with substantial contributions from business houses and individuals. key donors include Alpha Portland Cement, Case Construction, McAiry Ebert Ice Cream, Frederick Trading, Investors Loan, Richard F. Kline Incorporated, M. J. Grove Lime, Ox Fibre Brush, People’s Drug Stores, American Optical, Everedy, Frederick Brick Works, Frederick Iron and Steel, Great Southern Printing, Potomac Edison, Safeway Stores, J C Penney, Great Atlantic and Pacific Stores. Mrs. Richard F. Kline chairs commercial box holders. Mrs. W H B Anders and Miss Gladys Lyon lead individual gifts. Snow Ball is Saturday at Gambrill Gymnasium, Hood College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Howard Wlash
Richard F. Kline
American Optical Company
Everedy Company
Frederick Brick Works
Frederick Iron and Steel
Great Southern Printing and Mig. Company
Potomac Edison Company
Gambrill Gymnasium
Hood College
Famine and shipping crisis hit Java amid anti Dutch drive
Jakarta reports famine across 39 areas in Java and shortages in East Indonesia as dockyard workers refuse to unload Dutch ships. KPM line halted after Indonesian government takeover. inter island shipping paralyzed. Over 30 000 tons of rice in Jakarta warehouses and 80 000 tons due from Egypt and Spain. Rice prices have tripled in six months amid crop failures. local supplies dwindling. In Brownsville area, a 137 acre farm sold for 15650 dollars to David H Beelkey and wife. Petitions for immediate trials filed in Harmony criminal court for carnal knowledge charges. Snow possible tonight with freezing temps and rain tomorrow. highs near 40s after a 28 degree night.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Java
KPM
Egypt
Spain
Jakari
Grove Left Large Estate in Will and Codicil
Former Frederick County official John W Grove died leaving residuary legacies to the Frederick Church of the Brethren and the United Brethren Orphanage and Home in Quincy Baz total value undisclosed but described as largest in months. Wife Amy Boost Grove named trustee with life income and power of appointment, later to distribute remaining principal to grandchildren Donald Grove and Mary Alice Logan. Several specific bequests include 200 to Olivet Cemetery Company and valuables such as a gold watch, two pictures of Lee and Jackson, and a mahogany grandfather clock, to be delivered after the widow's death. Codicil dated Feb 17 193? provides a $8500 executrix fee. Letters of administration issued for Henry Albert Schuoler estate to widow Z Schuoler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Amy Boost Grove
Donald Bveene
Grove
Mary Alice Logan
Horfe
Church of’ the Brethren
Quincy
Olivet
Donald
Tthis Trust
Robert FE. Lee
Thomas J. Jackson
Mary Alice Logen
N. Wilson -Schrey
Herbert R. Staley
Harry D. Radcliffe
Henry Albert Schuoler
Clifton
Z. Schuoler
Fire Damages Pittsburgh Post Gazette Press Rooms
A flash fire damaged the press and mailing rooms of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette early today. About 238 employees evacuated the three story building as the blaze started around 3 30 am. Firefighters sprayed water while sprinklers drenched the presses. The fire was put out within an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piitsburgh
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Henry Garland
Festival of Lights Set to Begin at Sunset in New York
Hanukkah the Jewish Festival of Lights starts tonight at sunset with eight days of celebration around the world. Prime Minister Ben Gurion sent a cable from Madison Square Garden praising the holiday as a symbol of Jewish freedom. In synagogues homes and schools candles will be lit each night in the Menorah. Moscow commentary notes Eisenhower's NATO speech did not signal a new peace course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hanukkah
Sunset Fort
Judah the Maccabee
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
Madison Square Garden
Christmas Business May Not Reach High Totals Of 1956
An Associated Press survey in 26 cities shows mixed holiday trade in 1956 with overall gains likely but not the peak of the previous year. Merchants report cautious shoppers, weather and economic worries, and a late buying surge as toys sell briskly while luxury items see restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Dallas
Associated Press
Eisenhower in Paris for NATO summit despite illness
President Eisenhower, recuperating from a recent stroke, visits his former SHAPE command in Paris for the NATO summit. He attends sessions and plans a third meeting, while White House officials insist he is in fine shape and skipped a dinner on medical advice.
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Paris
Eisenhower
NATO
U.S
White House
James Hagerty
Paul Henri Spaak
Hagerty
Howard ML .Snyder
White ‘House
Ata
Robbers Break Into Sinclair Station for Small Cash Loot
Thieves entered the Sinclair filling station at Bente and Patrick streets by breaking a rear door and unlocked office, taking between 80 and 100 dollars. Police investigated as merchandise remained untouched and the break-in occurred last night with the station closed earlier. Weather and Canal Zone treaty notes followed in a separate report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair
Sidney Hahn
Bente
Patrick Streets
Panama
Ernesto Castilleri
Sergi
Harry Phillips
Canal Revenues
Sentiment Island Corp
Paul Mossburg
Beng Con
Det
Castiliero
Zman Dietz
United States
Canal
Air Force aims for a manned satellite via X15 plane plan
Secretary James H. Douglas testified the Air Force is pursuing a step toward a manned satellite through a mile a second X15 craft reaching over 100 miles altitude at about 3600 mph. He noted a rush to improve intercontinental missiles and warned of Soviet earth satellites prompting rapid missile development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James H. Douglas
Air Force
Douglas
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Es Douglas
Ameri Cas
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Titan
Subcommittee
Edwin L. Weiss
United States
NATO Leaders Scramble Over Eisenhower Nuclear Plan
At the Paris summit, a bloc of Western European nations balked at Ike’s plan to shield Europe with medium range missiles and stockpiled warheads, urging delay for a broader East West settlement. Washington signals cautious support while resisting a new Kremlin summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
NATO
Paris
Eisenhower
Europe
America
Russia
Eisen
Hower
Geneva
Rene
Kremlin
Bulganin
Moscow
Alfred
Carnations Chosen for Coty Eisenhower Stag Dinner
In Paris the Elysee Palace hosts the first womanless stag dinner for President Rene Coty with red white and pink carnations as the sole decorations. Mrs Eisenhower is absent due to absence in Paris, while Ike brings his tail coat though some NATO guests opt out. The menu omits grapefruit linking to Sputnik as a toy fad in London Moscow radio notes.
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Paris 4
France
Rene Coty
Eisenhower
Horisis
Elysee Palace
Coty
Eiseshower
Paris
Queen Elizabeth 1
NATO
Rambouiliet
Ts Orly
America
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Himes
Brownsville
John H. McDuell
Brownsville-Weverton
Washington County
David H. Beelkey
Knoxville
Robert A. Staley
William T. Staley
Robert Mullendere
Parsons Newman
Attormer
Petimons
Richard M. Baker
Ray Z. Fisher
Charles E. Green
Harmony
Attormmer
Edwin F. Nikirk
Samuel W. ‘Barvick
J. W.grove
Las Mgr
Los Angeles
Sputnik
Gerald Wise
California
Jas
Old Command
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
North Pacific Coast
Rockies
Manned ‘Satellite AF Plan
Grambling
Ike
James C. Hagerty
Dulles
Moscow Radio
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