Frederick Shopping Center Contract Awarded to Local Firm
Frederick Construction Company, led by Albert Cohen, won the contract to build the West Seventh Street shopping center for Frederick Shopping Center Inc. Groundbreaking is expected in two to three weeks with a 1958 opening targeted. The bid range cited by Dodge Reports was about 950 000 to 997 000 dollars. exact figures were not disclosed.
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Frederick Construction Company
West Seventh Street
Rosenfeld Realty Company
Frederick Shopping Center, Inc
Dodge Reports
Albert Cohen
Frederick
Harry A. Rosenfeld
Cohen
Tom
Richard E. Zimmerman
Sub's Periscope Is Cut Off By Freighter
British submarine Scorcher near Portland faced a freighter on a training cruise. Lt Maurice Ingram ordered a crash dive and the sub passed under the ship as the freighter damaged the top half of the periscope. Fifty men aboard.
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Portland
England
Maurice Ingram
Eisenhower Resting at Farm Amid Russia Treaty Tensions
At his Pennsylvania farm, President Eisenhower rests and walks while White House aides say he has not spoken with Secretary Dulles since Thursday. Russia’s premier Bulganin renewed his no power treaty proposal, prompting questions about a potential reply and future U.S. stance.
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White House
Nalntineg
State Dulles
Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
Van Sant to Speak at Frederick Chamber Dinner
Wilbur Van Sant of the Baltimore Association of Commerce will be guest speaker at the Frederick Chamber of Commerce annual dinner Thursday February 23 at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Dinner at 7 p m after cocktails. Clyde M. Roney retires as president and will give his annual report. Roney presides at the dinner. Van Sant, native of Baltimore, heads Van Sant Dugdale and Company Inc a national advertising agency. He began in Philadelphia and in 1914 set up his Baltimore business joining H. K Durdale in 1925. He leads a large agency and has guided many products and firms. He is active in Baltimore civic groups.
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Wilbur van Sant
Baltimore Association of Commerce
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Clyde M. Roney
Roney
van Sant
Baltimore
van Sant, Dugdale and Company, Inc
Philadelphia
H. K Durdale
Beessvut Eater the 40 Bombers Controversy Stirs Middle East
Diplomatic sources say Egypt has received 40 Russian built Iyushkie bombers from Czechoslovakia. The development shapes Western calls for renewed peace efforts in the Middle East as Eisenhower and Eden seek joint action with France under a 1950 pact to guard the Arab Israeli truce.
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Washington
Egypt
Eisenhower
Eden
Middle East
Earnings Report Pushes GM To Billion Dollar Benchmark
New York reports that General Motors led a burst of 1955 earnings with a record profit of 1.169 billion dollars after taxes, topping industry peers Standard Oil New Jersey at 717 million and United States Steel at 370 million. The auto sector faced cutbacks to align production with demand, while steel and retail showed strength. Government credit controls loomed as Eisemboser urged Congress to consider standby authority, with Humphrey opposing new consumer credit regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Motors Corp
Dikner
Mason, Furst Company
U.S
Biceest Oil Company
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
United States Steel Corp
Kennecot Copper Corp
Union Carbide & Carbon Corp
Auto
Chrysler
Detroit
Cargaler
DeSoto
Dodge
Packard Clipper
Studebaker-Packard Corp
Dustry
Buckna
General Motors
Washington
Eisemboser
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Winter Ice Closes Some Highways West Of Frederick
Major highways west of Frederick faced slick ice and snow squalls in below freezing temperatures. State Police reported solid ice on U S 40 and 40A, with cinder truck dispatches and warnings of hazardous driving conditions. Freezing rain risk and milder temperatures were forecast to ease conditions later, as steel plants and park ice observed in Howard and Washington counties.
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Frederick
Here
U. S. 40
State Roads Commission
Waet
Roads Commission
U. S. 4A
Braddock Mountain
Washington County
U. S. 440
Gambrill State Park
Snowstorm Rages Across West Texas Paralyzing Travel
A fierce blizzard blanketed West Texas with over a foot of snow and six foot drifts. Panhandle towns report road closures, stranded motorists, and up to 16 inches in some areas. At least 16 deaths blamed on crashes, fires, and shoveling accidents as outages hit communications and power.
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Plainview
Tex
West Texas
Here
South Plains
Dalbart
Amarillo
Lubbock
Abilene
Longview
Tyler
Dallas
Fort Worth
Panhandle
Texas
North
Two Drunken Drivers Fined in Trial Court
Two Baltimoreans were convicted of drunken and reckless driving in Trial Magistrate's Court. James L. Wise paid 150 dollars and 30 days in jail for drunk driving. 20 dollars and 10 days for reckless driving. Albert M. Clayland received 150 dollars and 30 days, plus 20 dollars and 10 days for reckless driving. Collateral forfeited by several locals. A public sale at the Court House sold the Lelia C Townes property for 5.10 to Mr and Mrs Joan R Cheatham. Bomber wreck found. missing crew from Los Angeles to Norton Air Force Base.
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Morgan
Albert M. Clayland
Knoxville
Frank Warholic
Smith Mills
West
Russell E. Baughman
East Freedom
U.S. 4
E L. Baum
St Silverman
Baltimore
U.S. 340
Robert D. Kirby
Alta
Court House
Lelia C. Townes
Madisan Street
Joan R. Cheatham
Stewart Hobbs Brows
Wilbur F. Shet- Held Jr
John L. Ponton
San Bernardino
Los Angelo
Tex
Norton Air Force Base
San Gorgonia Peak
City Passes School Bus Stop Law
An emergency city ordinance requires motorists to stop when meeting or overtaking school buses with signs and stop signals in Frederick. The measure, adopted by the Mayor and Aldermen, mirrors state law but extends municipal reach to cities over 5,000 population. Drivers must halt at least 10 feet from the bus and wait until children are boarding or alighting and the bus resumes. Police Chief Charles V. Main cited complaints and near accidents from vehicles failing to stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Charles V. Main
Navy Transport Plane Crashes Off Fort Lauderdale Coast
A twin engine Navy R4Q transport caught fire in midair and crashed into the Atlantic two miles off Fort Lauderdale Beach. Four men aboard parachuted. one rescued by a Navy destroyer. Three air sea rescue helicopters and Coast Guard craft hunted for the remaining three. Witness Charles McGrath saw multiple parachutes and the burning aircraft during a routine training flight from Miami. A separate note says negotiators were called in Washington as Westinghouse Electric workers strike.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Fort Lauderdale Beach
Marine Corps Air Station
Miami
Navy
Coast Guard
Charles McGrath
Brisk Start Is Made By Legislature
Maryland's 1956 General Assembly opened briskly with overrides of Gov McKeldin vetoes on school aid and auto license fees. Debates focus on Baltimore Transit strike Bills for a port authority and a plan to fund capital projects loom large amid a 16 million dollar surplus. The budget calls for 8322 million with higher racing revenues to cover deficits. property tax may rise to 14.07 cents per 100 dollars. Also notes a separate injury report from Frederick Memorial Hospital.
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Annapolis 4
Maryland
General Assembly
Baltimore
McKeldin
Senate
House
Baltimore City
Baltimore Transit Co
Gov
February Weather Forecast Summary
The Weather Bureau presents the February outlook with map guidance. It notes long range expectations for average temperatures and precipitation, including rain or snowfall, for the period.
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CS. Weather Bureau
Little Fight Over Removal Of Western Maryland Train
Residents along the Western Maryland line show little organized opposition to abandoning passenger service between Baltimore and Hagerstown. Hearing set March 21 before PSC. Thurmont and Union Bridge commuters mostly unaffected by early morning and late evening trains. Baltimore County officials urge PSC to reject the application and seek increased service. Kerr named manager of H&O Railroad development. Red China proposes a broad Indochina peace conference with Britain and Russia as cochairmen, seeking high level talks and possible Chou-Dulles meeting.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Thurmont
Union Bridge
Public Service Commission
Weminster
Baltimore County Commissioners
PSC
Railway
Washington
Red
China
Britain
Russia
Chou En-lai
Dukles
U.S
Korea
Indochina
Viet Nam
United States
France
Red China
Cambodia
Vietminh
Laos
India
Poland
Canada
International Control Commission
Entertainer Held As Witness In Harlem Shooting
In New York an entertainer at an after-hours kettle where singer Billy Daniels became involved in a Harlem shooting has been held as a material witness. Gererod Dorsetta, a two-year-old Negro singer, was remanded to civil prison after police warned he had vital information. Daniels, 4, is free on 824 bail as the result of the Tuesday morning wounding of 33-year-old Jakes Jackson, a prizefighter trainer, who has declined to identify his shooter.
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New York
Billy Daniels
Harlem
Gererod Dorsetta
Yesterdas
District Attorney’s Office
Hes
Siberian Blizzards Bite Europe
Europe endures a severe cold wave with deaths rising to 113 across five days and temperatures plunging. France leads fatalities with 31, Britain 25, Italy 12, Denmark 11, Germany and the Saar 10, others fewer. Frostbite cases increase, supply and transport disrupted, and regional damage cited in France’s flower fields at about 2.8 million francs.
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London
Europe
North Sea
France
Britain
Italy
Denmark
Germany
Saar
Turkey
Austria
Netherlands
Switzerland
Yugoslavia
Belgium
United Kingdom
Bristol
England
Glasgow
Lascar
Canal Repairs In Park Plan
The plan outlines 580000 for repairs to Chesapeake and Ohio canal structures from Cumberland to Urreal rats as part of the Mission 66 program by the National Park Service. The Harpers Ferry Memorial work is included for rehabilitation and site improvements with 38200 for obliteration of structures 29900 for parking area and signs 15200 for head quarters area. 17200 for road work at Catoctin Mountain Park.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Cumberland and
Urreal Rats
National Park Service
Associated Press
National Park System
Harpers Ferry Memorial
Congress
Catoctin
Catoctin Mountain Park
Thurmont
Catoctin Recreational Area
Car overturns on Md 75 after icy patch
Harmon Alexander Kegley, 67, of 434 North Market Street, escaped serious injury when his car skidded on a patch of ice on Md 75 near Townville. The vehicle struck a guard rail and a telephone pole, then came to rest after about ten feet. Kegley walked away with minor injuries as state police investigate the slick stretch and property damage.
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Harmon Alexander Kegley
North Market Street
Jounaville
Keslew
Udah Deak
Georgia
Maxine Merece
South Carroll Street
President salutes Boy Scouts in message from Eisenhower
President Eisenhower honours the Boy Scouts in a message to the National Council. He praises their growth and readiness to serve, calling for strong minds and character to build a robust nation. Meanwhile Chinese Nationalist soldiers in southeast Formosa were recovering from food poisoning after an inadvertent poison exposure during meal prep.
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New York
Fiserhower Jerlay
Senuys of
Americaon
Stetas Eisenhower
Taipel
Formona
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City Sey
Howard County
Wasilington Ve
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Peepee
del. Cardin D-Balto Ltd
House of Delegates
House Rules Committee
BTC
Bertie Bell Hardy
South Beitz Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Rhett
Mississippi
W. Md. Travis
Kerr
Haltimoe
Ohio
Tessias C. Turnhall Jr
ST. Louis
WRU
Dist
Rubey M. Hulen
Theron Lamar Caudle
Bac Oreo
Santa May T
Dulles and
Chou
Lee
Boy Scouts of U.S
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