Bids Soon On New Frederick Junior High
The Frederick County Board of Education report states bids for the new Frederick Junior High School, designed for about 1,200 students and costing roughly 1.5 million dollars, may be requested later this month or in March. The project includes classrooms, an audio visuals area, admin suites, shops, a gymnasium auditorium, a kitchen, and cafeteria, with completion aimed for September 1957.
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Frederick
Board of Education of
Frederick County
Frederick High School
Frederick High
Tourmont
Yellow Springs
Thurmont
Board of Education
Walkersville
New Midway
Woodsboro
Myersville
Meleaha
Middletown
New Meters Boost City Revenue Across Streets
New two hour parking meters were installed on several streets and overall take from all meters in January rose to about 44000. Early results show East Third Street meters yielding strong returns while East Fourth Street produced lighter take, and despite ice and snow the January total was judged very good.
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East Third Street
East Fourth Street
Four Women Injured In Auto Mishap
A 1953 Chevrolet carrying four women crashed on an icy curve along U S 340 near Petersville one mile south of Md 79. Driver Emma Carter, 52, of Knoxville, suffered possible rib fractures. passengers Staline Phillips, Loretta Lyons, and Mary Wright were treated for contusions and abrasions. No charges filed due to road hazards. vehicle damage about 200 dollars.
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MD. 79
U, S. 340
Petersville
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Francis Lyons
Knoxville
Emma Marie Carter
Staline Phillips
Brunswick
Loretta Lyons
Knoxvile
Mary C. Wright
East A
William G. Morgan
Wu Lauae
Second Cobbler Wins $32,000 on The $64,000 Question
Michael della Rocca a 41, promoter of amateur opera in Baldwin Long Island, reached the halfway mark on CBSs The $64,000 Question. The Italian-born cobbler aimed for the $64,000 grand prize with plans to add Gino Prato as a booth expert.
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New York
Michael Della Rocca
Long Island
Gino Prato
Prato
Ging
All Aboard Plane Safe In Venezuela Find Of Neptune P2
SAN JUAN Puerto Rico and the U S Navy report a Neptune P2 patrol bomber missing on a rescue mission to Antarctica has been found in Venezuela with all seven crewmen safe and uninjured. The aircraft was located 70 miles southwest of Trinidad in the Orinoco Delta area showing no serious damage and no fire. Andrew Saab, longtime Maryland state Senate secretary, died at home of a heart attack.
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San Jlan
Puerto Rico
U. S. Navy
Antarctica
Venezuela
Navy
Trinidad
Caracas
Orinoco Delta
Not Guilty Verdict In Death Case Not Guilty Verdict In Death Case
Henry C. Giles of Brunswick appeared before Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker Jr in Trial Magistrate Court charged with manslaughter by motor vehicle driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. The not guilty verdicts were returned on manslaughter and drunk driving with 60 days jail time for reckless driving. The court noted questions about blood custody undermined intoxication proof. Additional minor guilty pleas and a collateral forfeit were also recorded, including Andrew T. Simms fined 100 dollars and 60 days in jail on default, Conley Turner fined 25 dollars with 15 days in jail, and a $16.45 collateral forfeiture for unaccompanied operation of a motor vehicle.
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Henry C. Giles
Brunswick
H Reese Shoemaker Jr
Shoemaker
Giles
Isavkson
Robert Pilgram
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Rosemont
State Toxicologist
Baltimore
Pilgram
Andrew T. Simms
Jiamsville
Alton Twenty
South Market Street
Conley Turner
Millersville
Nathan A. Dorsey
West South Street
James E. Crummitt
RFD 2
Thurmont
U.S
Potomac River Falls After Reaching Ten Feet
The Potomac River was reported falling after reaching the ten foot mark at Harpers Ferry this morning. The Monocacy also declined from a crest near twelve feet at Jug Bridge as rain is forecast for Thursday. Warm weather may arrive today with readings near 44 and a high around 49 later this week.
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Potomac
Harpers Ferry
Jug Bridge
Weather Across Nation Brings Mixed Conditions
A broad weather summary reports a mix of fair conditions on the East and West coasts and in parts of the Midwest. A Mexico storm center and moist Gulf flow bring rain and thunderstorms to the southern and central plains and western Missouri, with snow in the central Rockies eastward to western Nebraska and South Dakota. Lander Wyoming records up to 4 inches of snowfall. Temperatures drop sharply along the southern and coastal Atlantic coast, with Charleston South Carolina at 38 degrees, down 18 from yesterday.
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Midwest
Mexico
Gulf
Plains
Missouri
Rockies
Weliout
Nebraska
South Dakota
Lander
Wyo
Corral Atlantic
Charleston
Sleeping Motorist Drove Death Car
James Melvin Walls 11 of Marcydel was struck and killed as he walked to a school bus by a car driven by John F. Qixon 18 of Henderson Md who said he fell asleep at the wheel after working late at a Smyrna garage. The grandfather Jona Sr. of the Walls family witnessed the accident as the school bus driver.
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Dover
Delve
James Melvin Walls
James
Sia O
Jon Wesley Walls Jr
Marcydel
Marsland Line
How
Jona Sr
John F. Qixon
Henderson
Smyrna
Del
Two Crises After Co-Ed Incident
Two crises confront the University of Alabama after a court ordered end to racial barriers. Autherine Lucy, 26, seeks admission amid protests and possible court action. Dean of admissions William Adams must show cause in federal court tomorrow why he should not be held in contempt for denying enrollment to Polly Ann Hudson.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Autherine Lucy
William Adams
Birmingham
Polly Ann Hudson
Hudson
Rasig Nf
Canitat
Alabama
Miss Lacy
New York
National Assn. For Advancement of Colored People
Brownell
Heart Fund Drive Seeks Support in Frederick County
About 800 circulars mailed this week for the Frederick County Heart Association drive. A Fort Detick donation of 8805 was reported as progress. The Legion is to aid, with Francis Senithey Post and 40 and 8 units collecting. The association funds a rheumatic fever prevention program and bilin drug for indigent children, with beds and wheelchairs loaned through the program. William Drews is president. Van Fossen to name captains. A general alarm sounded for a house fire at 12 Motter avenue. fire crews extinguished the blaze with heavy smoke.
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Frederick County Heart Association
BE. Linwood Myers
Fort Detick
George FE. van Fossen
American Legion
Francis Senithey
Penance Oy
Fes
Local Heart Association
William Drews
Ite van Fossen
Motter Avenue
Aut
Kenneth Weddle
Eisenhower urges overhaul of immigration laws
President Eisenhower urged Congress to revise the 1952 act to raise yearly permanent resident intake by about 65,000 and eliminate inequities. He pressed for faster deportations of unworthy aliens and granted discretion to the attorney general in entry cases, plus removing fingerprint and Alaska Hawaii inspection requirements.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Atty Gen
Brownell
Truman
United States
Firenhower
Alaska
Hawaii
Mother Critical After Irving Save Children
A Baltimore mother Mrs George A Bausman leaped from a second floor fire ridden row house while attempting to drop her children to bystanders. Her four month old James was rescued by neighbor Irving Luik. The two oldest boys George and William 7 were in school when the blaze sent the family to hospital with serious injuries.
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Baltimore
George A. Bausman
Maryland
General Hospital
John B. Green
Bausman
Edward
Joseph
James
Irvin Luik
George
William
Estelle Sheerer
President Eisenhower Reports Varied Physical Condition
In Washington, President Eisenhower said his health varies and he occasionally feels tired yet well during periods of the presidency. He noted the variation may reflect conditioning rather than aging and suggested he might feel similar even without having had a heart attack. He spoke during a news conference summarizing a month in office.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Mhoath
Church Allows Women On Vestries In Maryland Diocese
The Maryland Diocese of the Episcopal Church voted at its 172nd convention to allow women to serve on vestries at St Peters Lonaconing and St Johns Frostburg the first such action in the diocese. Delegates also approved two Anne Arundel County mission churches becoming independent parishes and discussed funding for capital improvements and a new public relations office.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Diocese of the Episcopal Church
Anne Arundel County
St. John's Chapel
Shadyside
Christ Church
West River
St. Matin's-in-the
Lata
Frostburg
Webby Powell
Fanventin N Ow
An Charve
Rescuers Battle Snowdrifts Across Deepening Winter
Rescuers fought worsening snowstorms across central and southern Italy delivering food and supplies to isolated communities. Death toll rose as cold weather persisted. rivers and communications were disrupted. Italy logged fewer traffic accidents in January than last year, though injuries remained steady with two fatalities among drivers.
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Rome
Europe
Southland
Sieny
Chet
Vaidalana
Vorie EU
Ieee
Tae Cana
Saite Torta
Todal
Burall Estate Involving Bridgewater College Bequests
Bridgewater College in Virginia is named legatee under the will of Walter E. Burall who died last week in New Market. The estate valued near 380,000 is probated in Orphans Court with proceeds to be divided among heirs including a 2000 bequest to the college. The will and codicils name the Western Maryland Trust Company as trustee and executor, set complex provisions for stock in the bank, and provide for a life interest for Mrs. Lease with remainder to her children.
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Bridgewater College
Virginia
Walter E. Burall
Frederick County
New Market
Burall
Daned of Menatnes
Western Maryland Trust Company
Tle
Mary L. McGolerick
Jack McGolerick
Farmers Cooperative
McGiderick
Jesse M. Burall
Keith
Lease
Louise
Western Maryland ‘Trust Company
Rita Ar Waesuerny
McSherry
Edgar E. Thomas
East Germany Threatens Blockade Of Western Air Traffic
East Germany warned of a possible blockade of Western air traffic into West Berlin. The Volkskammer press bureau stated that flights to West Berlin traverse East German airspace, a move Western experts called unprecedented in strong terms.
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Afrlin
West Berlin
Prestium
Volkskammer
Eisenhower says decision on run likely by March 1
President Eisenhower said he should have enough information by March 1 to decide whether to seek re election and that an announcement may follow shortly after. He hinted at a nationwide TV and radio address to explain his decision and addressed Warren's potential candidacy as well as missile and Middle East policy. He also commented on gas price policy and Mansure investigations, noting no actionable findings so far. A separate item reports a Nationalist guerrilla junk captured near Taipei before being forced to abandon it.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Earl Warren
Warren
Supreme Court
Milton
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Sens. Jackson
D-Wash
Symington
D-Mo
Israel
Britain
France
Middle East
Congress
Basenkower
Mansure
Edmund F Mansure
Cuba
General Services
Mansuie
Webel
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Andrew Saab
Elkridge
Andrew Shaab
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Heart Fund Money Sought
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Cleveland
Joe Roche
Episcopal Church
Orphans
East Germany
Taipei
Guerrllax
Jan ZF
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