Thurmont Fire Causes $7000 Loss at Hammaker Brothers Shop
A fire of undetermined origin damaged Hammaker Brothers memorial business in Thurmont around 3 am. Estimates put total loss at $7000, with $2000 in monument damage. An engineer on a Western Maryland train alerted authorities after noticing the smoke near Blue Ridge Summit. The blaze weakened a roof beam and shattered windowpanes, but three trucks inside were saved and operations were not seriously affected. Fire officials attributed the cause to faulty wiring or a pipe from the heating unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammaker
Boundary Avenue
Thurmont Fire Company
Election Held By Holy Name Society of St John’s
Hugh Simms elected president of the Holy Name Society at St. John’s Catholic Church during a combined worship and business session Sunday night. Louis Keyser presided as retiring president. New officers include Ralph Wachler Burton Creager Herbert Di Rego Clyde Dinsmore William Swope John Scollard James McSherry. Six junior ex officio members named. Father Richard C. Mitchell named junior spiritual director. Speaker Joseph F. Eisenhauer challenged Christian leadership in public life. Meeting also approved Holy Name Mass time change to eight o'clock for father-son participation and sponsor of the church cub scout troop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Simms
Holy Name Society
St. John's Catholic Church
Louis V. Keyser
Ralph Wachler
Burton Creager
Herbert di Rego
Clyde Dinsmore
Wiliam Swope
Marshall
John Scollard
James McSherry
James A. Hogan
Richard C. Mitchell
William Simms, Jr
Paul Crutchlex
Donald Rice, Jr
Thomas Quill
John Grové
Ronald Lipps
Butter Price Support Cut Announced by Benson
Secretary Benson announced a reduction in the butter price support effective April 1 from 66 cents to about 58 cents per pound with parallel cuts in cheese and dried skim milk. Dairy price supports for the year will be set at 75 percent of parity, the minimum legally allowed, down from 90 percent. The move could lower retail butter prices and comes as the government holds over 330 million dollars in surplus dairy products. Some dairy producers favor fewer supports to boost consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Benson
Sudden Warmth Replaces Snow With 59 Degree Jump
The day opened with light snow and slippery roads then warmed to 59 degrees in the afternoon. State Roads crews spread cinders on Routes 340, 40, and d0 A west after a brief period of large snow grains. Temperatures near 70 were forecast, a sharp rise from Saturday’s 9 above zero. No serious accidents were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Roads Commission
Weather Bureau
Airport
Herman Toms
Court of Inquiry Opens Over Schwable Case
Washington four Marine generals and a Navy admiral begin a court of inquiry to decide actions regarding Col. Frank H Schwable who signed a alleged biological warfare confession while a Korean prisoner. No charges are filed but a possible reprimand could be recommended after considering torture induced coercion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank H. Schwable
Korea
Schwable
Vatican City Update on Pope Pius II's Slow Recovery
A four minute rebroadcast of a feebly spoken message from convalescent Pope Pius II after illness. Recorded at his bedside over two days, officials say the 77 year old pontiff is improving slowly. In Seoul, Japan seized two fishing crews amid a long running dispute. seventeen fishermen are being held for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Vatican
Pius
Seoul i
South Korea
Fatal Sharp-Object Incident at Centerville Dance Hall
State Police hold Albert R. King in Centerville after Lafay ette Martin Jr. 20, of Spencerville dies from a heart wound likely from a penknife. Martin arrived with two friends before a dispute with King near Brown's Tavern on Route 80. Martin, pronounced dead at Frederick Memorial Hospital, was not in Kings car. investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery County
Lafayette Martin, Jr
Spencerville
Silver Spring
Centerville
Martin
Frederick Memorial
H. L.basore
King
Brown's Tavern
Basore
Harold Hopkins
Sandy Spring
Thomias Johnson
Travers Philip Kretsinger
D. W. Bowser
Roosevelt Court Case To Be Resumed
In Pasadena California James Roosevelt's complex finances are to be unraveled as a court resumes hearings on his wife Romelle Roosevelt's request for 33500 monthly support. The opening Feb 5 session avoided questions about co respondents and no out of court talks are planned before the 1 30 p m EST reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
James Roosvelt
Romelle Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Kurtz Kauffman
Missing Cumberland woman writes mother from Missouri
Mrs Louise Evans Spevock, 29, divorced and last seen in Cumberland October 9 1953, reportedly sent a letter to her mother from Marshall Missouri stating she is well and to not worry. Police noted a two week paycheck unclaimed at Liberty Trust Co Cumberland and that Spevock previously worked as a bookkeeper at the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Marshall
George E. Evans
Near Romney
W. Va
Louise Evans Spevock
Liberty Trust Co
Baltimore
George Spevock
Ridgeley
W . Va
Finksburg Pie Champion Heads to Chicago
Freda Davidson, a 6 year old from Finksburg, is the Maryland cherry pie champion. She leaves for Chicago tomorrow to compete in the 22nd National Cherry Pie Contest. Carroll County 4-H notes she won state honors during 4-H Club Week last August. Charlotte Conway, county home demonstration agent, will accompany her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
Freda Davidson
Finksburgirl
Maryland
Chicago
Carroll County
Charlotte Conaway
Freda
State To Open Bridge Bids On 9th Of March
The State Roads Commission will open bids March 9 at noon for two bridge projects to carry the new Washington National Pike over a road and a stream west of Gaithersburg. The first involves dual steel bridges with concrete decks over Middlebrook road about 3.5 miles west of Gaithersburg. Each bridge has three spans and a total length near 100 feet with 30 foot roadways. The second project covers similar bridges to span Great Seneca Creek about 2.3 miles west of Gaithersburg, totaling about 240 feet with three spans and 30 foot roadways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Roads Commission
Gaithersburg
Middlebrook Road
Great Seneca Creek
Some Workers Fighting U S Farm Policy
Washington reports indicate Agriculture Secretary Benson accused field staff of undermining administration policy. He promised a careful study to boost efficiency and loyalty, while protecting against political hacks in department jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Benson
Agriculture Department
Grand Jury Opens in Maryland Circuit Court February Term
James T. Hays named foreman as Associate Judge Schnauffer presides. Grand jury will deliberate, likely through Thursday, with 34 witnesses summoned this week. Jurors include Raymond J. Shankle and Walter P. Feaga. Judge’s charge outlines jury duties and procedures, stressing investigatory role and independence. (Continued on page four).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Hays
Emmitsburg
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Schnauffer
Raymond J. Shankle
Walter P. Feaga
Albert S. Hargett
Vernal C. Moore
Anthony J. Cintotla
Jasper L. Brunner
Clarence B. Ridenour
Floy M. Bittle
Gerald M. Shewbridge
Mary W. Spurrier
David R. Bohn
Grayson Doub
William R. Green
Charles EB. Collins
Lloyd G. Hahn
Norine Holland Gee
Ethel I. Shawbaker
C. William Locke
John J. T. Summers
Thomas C. Hoy
Harry C. W. Green
Clifford L. Leatherman
Petit Jury
Mary A. Quill
Philip H. Beard
Harvey A. Houck
Lewis W. Brown
James T. Henderson, Jr
Helen M. Mumma
Noah E. Kefauver, Jr
Ivan M. Brown
Charles M. Rippeon
Carl W. Angleberger
Russell S. Castle
E. Owen Dorsey
Martin B. Stouter
Jesse M. Pittinger
Margaret L. Crowther
Dwight Collinus
Paul M
Underground Pentagon Is Ready For Use
The underground Pentagon inside Rock Creek Mountain near Ft Ritchie Maryland is 100 percent complete, serving as an alternate command post and communications hub. The 25 million dollar project includes cavern facilities and above ground housing, with a maintenance force now at the joint supplemental communications facility under Defense Department control. Details on transmitter and receiver stations and underground cables to transcontinental lines remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
High Command
Pentagon
Natonal
Defense Department
Rock Raven Mountain
Frederick County
Méd
Joint
National Guard
Ft Ritchie
Fort
Tthe
Army
Corps of Engineers
Greencastle
Sharpsburg
Allegheny Mountain Ridge
Ft.Ritchie
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower May Take Trip To Palm Springs
President Eisenhower, fresh from a Georgia quail hunt, may visit Palm Springs for a brief vacation, with White House comment refused and arrangements reportedly nearly complete. He faces ongoing Bricker amendment negotiations in Congress and may delay travel until treaty powers issue settles. Eisenhower returned to Washington after a quail hunt at Humphrey’s Georgia estate near Thomasville. Also reports accuse Red China of stoking tension over Korea as stock markets advance in a steady session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Georgia
California
Palm Springs
White House
Mane
Senate
Bricker
Judge Klein Kept Gun Nearby Amid Historic Snuff Estate Case
Philadelphia President Judge Klein, who heard about 350 claims to the 11 million dollar Garrett snuff estate, says he kept a small revolver nearby on the bench amid a bitter will contest. He described the case as the most trying of his life as claimants showed paranoia and greed, with guards stationed after threats. The matter ended last week with the estate awarded to three cousins’ families and administrators discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Garrett
Earn Klein
Curt
United States
Henrietta Garrett
Klein
Warren
Joann Peter Chivistian Snaitz
Bad Nauseim
Germany
German Kretschmar
St. Louis
Howard Kretschmar
Chicago
Foreign Nationals To Be Delivered In Korea Exchange
The United Nations Command said the Communists may exchange foreign nationals and remaining stateless persons at Panmunjom on March 1, but gave no numbers or names. The U N Command will deliver a handful of displaced persons to the Reds. The Korean Civil Assistance Command reported fewer than 190 Koreans in South Korea registered to return to North Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pusan
Korea
United Nations Command
North Korea
Panmunjom
U. S
Korean Civil Assistance Command
South Korea
South
Large U S Force to Stay Abroad in Europe Says Officials
American officials in Berlin state Russia will not roll back its forward military positions in Germany and Austria. The stance requires the United States to maintain sizable forces on the continent for the long term. Officials view Molotov talks as key to Western diplomacy and expect outcomes to shape U S military policy and force levels in Europe indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Russia
Europe
United States
Germany
Austria
U. S
State Dulles
Pentagon
America
Molotov
Britain
France
Malenkov
Washington
U.S
Fine Suspended In Peoples Court
Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield suspended a $5 fine for Lester Elias Naille of Myersville after a hearing in Peoples Court following an accident on Feb 4 at the Harmony intersection on Route 40. Naille collided with a car driven by William V. Rose of Frederick. Norman Allen Green Jr of Carver Apartments was jailed 15 days for fines totaling $50 and costs on motor vehicle charges after being found guilty of operating without a license. He was charged by Officer Nathan Dorsey for January 16 on Broadway. he failed to appear January 22, and was charged with failure to obey a written promise. Magistrate set $25 fees on both cases. Forfeitures on motor vehicle charges included John W. Riggs $10, Horace D. Johnson $3, James R. Glaseock $10, William Gene Paulsell $815, and Lawrence A. Sigler $25. Troopers Dishong and Kretsinger presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Lester Elias Naille
Myersville
Poe
Peoples Court
Naille
R. C. Dishong
Harmony
Route 40
William V. “Petey” Rose
West Fifth Street
Frederick
Norman Allen Green, Jr
Carver Apartments
Green
Nathan Dorsey
Broadway
Dorsey
John W. Riggs
Horace D. Johnson
Roanoke
James R.glaseock
Washington
William Gene Paulsell
Olney
Til
West Patrick Street
Lawrence A. Sigler
Rock. Ie
Market
Dishong
Philip Kretsinger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thurmont
Hammaker Brothers
Holy Name
Albert Robertson
East Third Street
Cassidy
I James R. Rouzee, Jr
Robertson
New London
New Market
New London Road
New York
Mme
Irene Joliot-Curie
American Chemical Society
Court of Inquiry
Watkins
West
Congress
GOP
Howard H. Gordon
Department
Commodity Stabilization Service
GOF
Gordon
James A McConnell
Republican
Legislative Branch
London
Admiralty
Jack Alexander
Frederick Branch
Automobile Club of
Grand Jury
George &. Spummers
Lewis H. Alexander
Eugene C. Mercer
Carl E. Holtz
England
Baby
Nina Revits
Brooklyn Federal Court
Nina
Flushing
Long Island
Matthew Abruzzo
Lassie
Revits
Defense
Eienhower
Alljes
Tokyo
Red China
Radio
Taday
Chiang
Taipeh
Formosa
Nationalist Chinas Nuomintane Rluling Party
Chiang Kai-shek
8Th Army
Peoples
Detroit
Hal Newhouser
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Independents
Uniteds
Leghorn
Italy
Church of Christ
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!