Semi-Weekly News February 17 1953 Frederick Md
The February 17 1953 issue of The Semi-Weekly News based in Frederick Maryland lists subscription rates and advertising terms. It notes AP news use restrictions and offers job printing services. The paper is entered as second class mail at the Frederick post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tusetay & Fray
Great Southern Ptg & Mfg
North Court Sn
Frederick
Associated Press
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3-D Revolution Promises New Movie Viewing Era
Industry eyeing a 3-D shift as cinema pounds toward cine mascope and cinerama. Fox plans full conversion with large screens and special lenses while New York tests three camera, three projector formats. TV also embraces 3-D with a plan to air 13 cowboy films using polaroid glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Twentieth Century Fox
Cinemascope
New York
Spring fashion notes from Paris on drapes and dull realities
A brisk critique of Paris spring fashion forecasts noted under a dateline. Designers like Fath and Patou are described shaping plunging backs, full coats, tulip looks, and blue skies escapes, while practical wear like blue jeans and a shooting jacket get a nod. The piece mentions Madelaine de Ruach and Jose La itte, with imagery of barrel necks, smooth basket weaves, and floral embroidery, closing with a playful tease of 1834 and 26 rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Patou
Jose Laitte
Madeleine de Ruach
Aftermath of Invasion Shows Dutch Courage Amid Crisis
The article notes Dutch resilience as floodwaters and drought strain the Netherlands after invasion. It cites over 390,000 displaced, more than a million affected, and widespread agricultural damage. It urges aid for refugees, reconstruction, and restoring stability amid ongoing geopolitical tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artout
Holland
United States
Prisoner faces forgery trial after prior two year sentence
Charles E. Hinkle, 36, from the Maryland House of Correction, was brought to Frederick to face forgery charges after pleading guilty to forging Walter Benchoff's name on a $21.50 check and cashing it at Claude O'Toole's garage on July 12, 1952. Prosecutor Charles A. Price noted three prior forgery convictions. Judge Patrick Schnallfer sentenced him to one year in the House of Correction to begin after his current term ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland House of Correction
Frederick
Washington
Charles E. Hinkle
Walter Benchoff
Sabillasville
Claude O'Toole
Thurmont
Benchoff
Hinkle
James McSherry
Hnkle
House of Correction
Patrick Schnallffer
Native Hawaii visitor shares Kiwanis talk and films
Charles Richilieu, a Hawaii native now in Boonsboro, spoke at a Kiwanis luncheon in the Francis Scott Key Hotel. He screened films of the islands, described volcanic activity, and noted that seven of Hawaii’s nine islands are inhabited while recounting a 1949 lava eruption and the arrival of the first postwar tourist ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Charles Richilieu
Kiwanis Club
William McC. Holzaptel
Richilieu
Service Club
Francis Scott Key
Boonsboro
Richilieur
Musical Comedy At Hood College Delights Audience
Hood College hosted a Sophomore revue in Breedbeck Hall titled Soephsmppop a musical comedy based on Mars Poppins by P L Travers. Miss Margaret Mitchell Bayside led as Toy Poppins Banks children were played by Miss Dorothy Scalis and Miss Joyce Lubard with Miss Nancy Wilner choreographing dance numbers. Moss Wilner performed solos and Miss Penelope Probert chaired the event while Miss Lynne Carleton narrated for friends and families of Hood students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breedbeck Hall
Hood College
Mars Poppins
Dren
P. L. Travers
Hood
Margaret Mitchell Bayside
Toye
Pers Marx
Poppins the Banks
Dorothy Scalis
Washington
Joyce Laubard
Lansdowne
Nancy Wilner
Baltimore
Jose Greco
Andre Eglevsky
Moss Wilner
Penelope Probert
South Orange
N. J
Lynne Carleton
Foxboro
Mass
Court News Finds and Marriages Across the City
Court announcements list multiple marriage licenses including Robert T Carpenter and Barbara Joan Koutz both in this city and others with ages ranging from 17 to 60. Also included are divorces and property deeds transferring modest sums for parcels among numerous local residents and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Carpenter
Barbara Joan Koutz
William M. Price
Lillian M. Galleber
Cumberland
William E. Groves
Berryville
Mary E. Prettich
Front Royal
Thomas E. Miss
Betty L. Phebus
Samuel G. Tressler, Jr
Mr. Airy
Annabelle E. Dennis
This City
Melvin L. Young
Springfield
E. Kathleen Land
Lorton
William Eugene Biser
Charlotte Louise Siers
Middletown
Richard G. Pryor
Cascade
Betty Lou Hull
Blue Ridge Summitt
Mera
H. Hoffman
H. Kieffer DeLauter
Roy C. Creager
Archibald A. Davis
John W. Klein
90th Birthday To Be Celebrated In Baltimore
Mrs Fannie Dudrear formerly of Frederick now living with her daughter in Baltimore will celebrate her 90th birthday February 24 at Creagerstown Parish Hall hosted by her children Glenna Leatherman Louise Frailey Naomi Thompson Hattie Saylor Richard Smith. Woodsboro resident Clifton Mullinix returns home to Mt Airy after Florida visit. Oliver Q Welsh and Olive return from the South. Mrs E Eugene Thomas hosts bridge luncheon at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Sterling Cullison and two children return to Mt Airy from Miami with Mix Cullison and A R Yingling. the Yinglings stay in Miami. Mr and Mrs Robert E Harrison near Mt Airy announce the birth of son Michael Robert February 7 at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore. Mrs Harrison is Gloria Hahn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Dudrear
Frederick
R. E. Thomas
Scheeler Avenue
Baltimore
Creagerstown
Glenna Leatherman
Lewistown
Louise Frailey
Catoctin Furnate
Naomi Thompson
Hattie Saylor
Richard Smith
Woodsboro
Clifton Mullinix
Ruby Sanner
Mt. Airy
Florida
Oliver QC
Welsh
Olive
Sterling Cullison
Mix Cullison
A. R. Yingling
Miami
Yinglings
Robert E. Harrison
Michael Robert
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Barbara Joan Koutz
Herman Joshua Koutz
Lee Place
Robert Thomas Carpenter
Stanley F. Carpenter
Frederick Route 5
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Koutz
Maxine Green
Stanley Carpenter
Bernard Carpenter
Roger Carpenter
Richard Carpenter
Carroll Cover
Monroe Pfoutz
Kenneth Foutz
W. Rein Motter
George Motter
Edward Mobrey, Jr
Robert D. Chapman
J. Vernon Summers
George Green
A. B. Smith
Keefer Crampton, Jr
Sherea ¢ Young
Mary Ann Cashour
Ramona Sneak
Mary Ann Krantz
Nancy Strobel
Herman Koutz
Evangelical ‘Lutheran Church
Robert James, Jr
West Fifth Street
Meredith Mackley
Terry Johnson
Jean Crickenberger
Dean Rogers
Evelyn Davis
Charles Wiles
Helen Wiles
Frances Ann Gilbert
William Sell
Kathleen Pritchett
Wouter van Garrett
Cere- Middletown
Frederick County Volunteer Firemen’s Association
W. Bartgis Storm
State Firemen’s Association
Gaver
Mark Gladhill
Oscar Shafer, Jr
Lee F. Kert
Howard J. McCarney
Robert W. Mobiex
Leola
Rip Stanford
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Mobley
Elvine Eizler
Krantz
Hany W. Krantz
Richard P. Jacobs
John i. Krantz
Elmesda B. Krantz
Rodney Huffer
Arthur Potfinbercer
Arthur Kuffer
Guy Buckey
Melvin E. Krantz
C. Lee Krantz
Lee Jacobs
John W. Krantz, Jr
Donna Bucker
Carol Louise
Jane
Nancy Jean Krant
John H. Krantz
Carroll Huffer, Jr
Huffer
Jefferson
Middletown Banquet Features Floor Show and Weddings
The Middletown Volunteer Fire Company held its annual banquet at the new fire hall with about 177 in attendance. A floor show from Baltimore entertained. new officers were sworn in January.
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Middletown
New Trial Request Delays Murder Sentence in West Virginia
Charles Town WV Feb 14 Sentencing of Jerry Melvin Buracker 30 on a second degree murder conviction was delayed as he sought a new trial. Buracker shot William Howard Viands 20 at his home near Kearneysville Jan 3. Jurors deliberated two hours after a four day trial. sentence range is 10 to 18 years. Lawyer motion for a new trial to be heard later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
W. VA
Jerry Melvin Buracker
Buracker
William Howard Viands
Fno
Buraker
Viands
Kearnessville
Msinal
Leesburg Mayoral Hopefuls Lead Local Candidacy Log
Leesburg attorney W. W. Nickels Jr announces candidacy for mayor ahead of the June election. Incumbent E. S. Daley will not seek re election. Filing for town council by R. K. Gheen Frank Rafio Maurice Lowenbach Jr and Howard B. Gill. Horace M. Hallett seeks reelection as town recorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leesburg
W. W. Nickels, Jr
E. S Daley
RK. Gheen
Loudoun National Bank
Frank Rafio
Loudoun News
Maurice R Lowenbach, Jr
Howard B. Gill
Horace M. Hallett
Polish diplomat Skrzesczewski to lead Poland at UN Assembly
Feb 1 reports say Stanislaw Skrzesczewski, noted for a 38 caliber pistol mishap in New York, will head Poland's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly session beginning Feb 24. He is Russia's announced choice for UN secretary general and will represent Poland in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Feoreiga Minster
Stanislaw Skrvesczeuski
Russia
US N
U.N
Todas
Skrzesczewski
New York
Betrothed Virginia Garst to Paul Coblentz in Frederick
Mr and Mrs Gilmer Garst of Frederick Route 3 announce the engagement of their daughter Virginia Marie to Mr Paul K Coblentz son of Mr and Mrs Kieffer Coblentz near Middletown The bride to be is a Frederick High School graduate class of 1951 and a junior at Frederick Memorial Hospital School of Nursing The groom is a Middletown High School graduate and a senior at the University of Maryland majoring in agriculture
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmer Garst
Frederick
Route 3
Virginia Marie
Paul K. Coblentz
Kieffer Coblentz
Middle Nown
Miss Garst
Frederick High School
Frederick Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Coblentz
Middletown High School
University of Maryland
Summers pleads guilty in speed case in Maryland court
Paul Eugene Summers of Myersville pleaded guilty and paid a $100 fine in Magistrate's Court on Saturday after being charged by Trooper James Stonesifer with exceeding 70 miles per hour near the Route 59 Route 340 intersection on December 28. Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker imposed the fine along with listed foreitures for others cited by the trooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Eugene Summers
Myersville
James Stonesifer
Maryland
H. Reese Shoemaker
William Inskeep
Martin
W. Va
Lawrence T. Lipscomb
Pittsburgh
Frank Strausbaugh
Baltimore
Trooper Stonesifer
Roads Plan Is Explained to Frederick Lions Club
Russell H. McCain, chairman of the Maryland State Roads Commission, outlined a 12 year statewide roads program to the Frederick Lions Club. He said the plan, bigger than any single group, aims to modernize 50 million vehicles on 4,736 miles and fund $661 million with bonds and taxes, detailing three four year phases and the need for swift right of way acquisitions.
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Russell H. McCain
State Roads Commission
Maryland
Frederick
McCain
SRC
Truman Thompson
Johns Hopkins University
Wilson Ballard
Baltimore City
Frederick-Washington Road
Washington
York Road
Baltimore Beltway
Montgomery and
Prince Georges County
Potomac River Bridge
Delaware Line
Prince Georges
Montgomery
Baltimore
Frederick County
Camp Detrick Residents Appeal Citizenship Rights Case
Civilians living at Camp Detrick file an appeal to Maryland’s State Court after a Frederick County judge denied their declaratory judgment suit. The 300 families contend they pay taxes and face duties of residents yet lack voting rights and full citizenship. They compare to Los Alamos in New Mexico where residents gained full citizenship. appeal follows demurrers for Gov. McKeldin and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Schnauffer
Camp Detrick
Edward 0. Storm
Maryland
Herbert G. Tanner
Theodore R. McKeldin
Detrick
Chemical Corps
Schnaufler
Congress
New Mexico
Los Alamos
Detrick Group
Tanner
Frederick County
Sailor given 135 day term for string of offenses in Maryland
Julian P. Lambrecht a 19 year old sailor from Norfolk was sentenced to 135 days in Washington County jail after pleading guilty to assault driving under narcotics influence speeding over 70 mph and larceny of gasoline. He fled a chase from Hagerstown to Frederick and was captured at a bus depot.
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Norfolk
Frederick
Hagerstown
Maryland
Washington County
Julian P. Lambrecht
Snyder
Paul Ottinger
Herman L. Mills
Lambrecht
Vernon Heifner
Washington
March of Dimes Heifer Sale By Monrovia Farmer
Jesse A Bussard of Monrovia will donate most proceeds from a 7 month old grade Holstein heifer sale to the local polio drive. He plans a public sale at his farm three miles south of New Market on March 6 with the heifer among livestock offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse A. Bussard
Monrovia
Bussard
New Market
Roads to benefit county under twelve year plan
Mr. McCain outlined proposed road projects for the county, noting about 2 miles should be relocated and 108 modernized, leaving 200 miles to be improved locally over twelve years. The area now has 300 miles of state road, with toll roads discussed as part of a broad transportation effort. visitors included Edward Thomas and Paul Eigenbrode, while Lions members Robert Campbell and Jack Jamison attended.
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McCain
Edward Thomas
Paul Eigenbrode
Frederick
Robert J. Campbell
Overlea
Jack F. Jamison
Hagerstown
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Emmitsburg
J. Edward Houck
George Bernard Callan, Jr
G. Bernard Callan
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
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Delores Shook
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Ira Kelbaugh
Ransom R Lewis, Jr
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Fairview Avenue
Bermuda
Hilda Albaugh
George Tollenzer
Earl Zeisler
Betty
W Barigis
C Inin Storm
Billy Moore, Sr
Richmond
Mary Shenk
Mollie Mullineaux
Palm Beach, Fla
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Dulaney Avenue
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Wheelwright, Ky
Motter
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H. David Hagan
Ra Ray Talbott, Jr
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Comus
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Tex
First Armored Division
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Kenneth E. French
Fitzhugh Lee
United Daughters of the Confederacy
C. Herbert Kreh
West Third Street
C. W. Gregory
Garnett C. Ball
Monticello
Valentine
Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club
Elks’ Club
W. E. Grebe
L. D. Worsham
Jack Scollard
Emory Larson
Charman
P. O. Behrens
H. H. Trombley
Maurice C Smith
John Ed. Schell
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