New Street Lighting Ready for Friday Night Switch
City inaugurates new fluorescent street lighting on Main streets from Seventh to South on Market and East to College on Patrick. 123 luminaires replace old 8 lights from 1930 at over 30000 dollars, boosting foot candles from .3 to 2.25. Mayor Derr and E. Paul Magaha to preside as the grid goes live. Bargains sweep Washington Birthday sale to begin at 9 am with many merchants offering deep discounts and a holiday parking exemption.
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City Hall
Washington
John A. Derr
E. Paul Magaha
Board of Aldermen
William B. Burall
Max Kehne
Market
East
College Avenue
Patrick
Weather Bureau
Fury To Set Sum For Shop
A Circuit Court jury was asked to determine the amount to be paid Bradler T. Halley for his repair shop on the Brunswick Rose Mont road. The State Roads Commission seeks compensation for a taking tied to highway improvements and a new Potomac bridge in Brunswick. The commission deposited 3250 into court as its fair value estimate. Living costs up Washington 41 reports January prices rose to a record level for the fifth straight month.
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Bradler T. Halley
Brunswick- Rose- Mont Road
State Roads Commission
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Circuit Cour
Thomas S. Glass
Robert S. Rothenhoefer
Potomac River
Brunswick
Hailey
Benjamin B. Rosenstack
Atorney
J. Norman Harper
Glenn Etzler
John C. Pearl
Grover A. Wolfe
Earl Eby
Alfred Hayes
Clarence L. Bittle
James L. Nester
Stanton Goodman
Bernard F. Cook
Walter S. Bittle Jr
Roy G. Frushour
Wasitington
Government Today
Eisenhower to be Installed as Johns Hopkins President
Dr Milton Eisenhower will be installed as the eighth president of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore tomorrow. The ceremony coincides with the 81st annual Commemoration Day and includes a major address by the new head of the Baltimore institution.
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Baltimore
Milton Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
Eisenhower
Baltimore Institution
Johns Hopkins
Activities Week For 4-H Clubs Planned
County 4 H clubs prepare a week of events March 2 9 for National 4 H Week led by Charles Black Unionville chairing the planning committee A banquet March 7 at Mt Pleasant Community Hall honors 100 local leaders with Dr Albin Kuhn as guest speaker Recreation night March 5 features a basketball match and a square dance Displays in store windows TV programs on March 3 and 4 Kenneth Shifflet coordinates activities and a Citizenship tour to Baltimore Harbor is planned for club members
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Charles Black
Unionville
Mt. Pleasant
Georgianne Masser
Mr. Pleasant
Joyce Hood
Albin Kuhn
University of Maryland
Liberty-4-H
Ballenger
Dolly Lawson Staley
Judy Hoffman
New Market
Richard’ Grossnickle
Liberty
Kemp's
Potomac Edison Company
Clyde Boho
Channel 13
Channel 11
Richard Black
Paul Spurrier
Kenneth Shifflet
Baltimore Harbor
Appointed Law Clerk To Judge Chesnut
Dick Burgee son of Mr and Mrs L Ray Burgee of West Fourth Street a senior at the University of Maryland Law School has been named law clerk to Judge Calvin Chesnut of the U S District Court in Baltimore The honor comes as Burgee completes senior year while attending night school He is a former Frederick High School and Maryland football star and will have an article in the Maryland Law Review on Chemical Test For Intoxication next issue The piece reflects his researching and preparation efforts
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Dick Burgee
L. Ray Burgee
West Fourthistreet
University of Maryland Law School
Ca’lvin Chesnut
U. S
Distri Court
Baltimore
Borgee
Frederick High School
University of Maryland
Chesnut
Frederick Man
Marylands ‘Law “Review
Maryland Law School
Maryland School for the Deaf seeks bids on building rewiring
The Maryland Department of Public Improvements announces bid submission until February 28 at 11 a.m. for re wiring and re lighting the academic building at the Maryland School for the Deaf.
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Maryland Department of Public Improvements
Maryland School For the Deaf
Senate passes trailer tax and merit system bills in Maryland
The State Senate approved measures to tax trailers in Frederick County and to create a county merit system for the Register of Wills, Circuit Court Clerk, and County Treasurer offices. The packages move to the House for action, with related Saturday closing bills for certain offices and state court appointments also noted.
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Frederick
Emie
State Senate
House of Delegates
Wasler
Register of Wills
Circuit Court
Tressmrer
State Employment’ Commission
Frederick County
Montgomery County
Heart Sunday drives set in Frederick County fund drive
Final plans for the Heart Sunday event outline a two oclock canvass with 300 volunteers. County and city chairmen led by Cecil Holter organize drives across New Market Monrovia Point of Rocks Middletown and more to raise 2500 for Heart Sunday and 7000 for the month to aid heart patients and fund education.
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Heart
Frederick County Heart Association
Donald B. Rice
Harry Reid
Heart Sunday
Thomas Crum
Horton Peace
Motter Thomas
Thomas Quill
Thomas Bowie
William 0. Lee
Charles T. Butcher
Rockwell Terrace
David Kemp
Nevin Baker
Leroy Strawsburg
Richard Graham
Quarrel Over Etiquette Of Females In Public Bathhouse
In Tokyo, women argue over bathhouse etiquette. Ayako Taimaki 39 protests loud singing and nudity rumors while Kiyoko Kosuge 35 defends self admiration in the bathhouse. The letter exchange highlights tensions in the community center setting.
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Tokyo
Ayako Taimaki
Shimbun
State-Controlled Gasoline and Restaurant Facilities Considered
Maryland eyes State controlled gasoline stations and restaurant facilities for most limited access highways. The plan, current with the State Roads Commission, contrasts with the federal ban on service outlets on Interstate roads.
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Baltimore
Maryland
State Roads Commission
Dodgers Buy Wrigley Field in Los Angeles
Chicago Cubs president Philip K. Wrigley announced approval of selling Wrigley Field in Los Angeles to the Brooklyn Dodgers. He said the Cubs and Dodgers requested league permission to exchange franchises and territorial rights for the 1957 season involving Los Angeles and Fort Worth.
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Chicago
Philip K. Wrigley
Chicago Cub
Wrigley Field
Los Angeles
Brooklyn Dodgers
Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Fort Worth
Queen Elizabeth II Escaped Mob In Portugal
In Oporto Portugal the Duke of Edinburgh and Scotland Yard detectives protected Queen Elizabeth II from an angry crowd as security teams moved her to safety. The incident disrupted public celebration plans and prompted swift escort by royal and police personnel.
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Oporto
Portugal
Duke of Edinburgh
Scotland Yard
Queen Elizabeth II
Oil and Gas Boosts Spark Senate Inquiry Testimony
Humble Oil president Hines H. Baker told a Senate Antimonopoly Public Lands subcommittee that higher oil and gasoline costs stem from the oil for Europe program and domestic price increases. He testified in Washington during the investigation into trade oil prices and fuel costs.
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Washington
Hines H. Baker
Humble Oil Houston
Tex
Senate
Baker
Humble
Sen
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
U.S
Suez Canal
Middle East
America
Texas
Hemble
Europe
March will roar in East as weather outlook hints shifts
The article notes a long range weather outlook from the Weather Bureau predicting a March flash of activity in the East while the rest of the nation faces moderate to light precipitation. It describes the forecast as not a specific meteorological forecast but a best indications prediction through mid March and references widespread oil price movements and protests tied to European demand. It recounts Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh visits to Porto and Lisbon amid crowd excitement and security actions.
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LC. S. Weather Bureau
Oporto’s
Stock Exchange
Con
Margaret Chase Smith
R-Mainer
Humble
Tea
Police Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Duke
Operation Deep Freeze Ends Today
Operation Deep Freeze concludes at McMurdo Sound as a U S Air Force Globemaster departs to drop last minute supplies to 18 Americans at the scientific outpost. The final phase capped a multi year mission establishing bases, air landings at the pole, and support for 300 personnel to endure the Antarctic winter.
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Mcmurdo Sound
Antarctica
South Pole
Air Force
Antarctic
McMurdo
Little America
Orto
United ‘States
Pole
George J. Dufek
Navy
New Zealand
Washington
Dufek
Versatility And Economy In Paper Industry Outlook
David L. Luke Jr president of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co spoke at the 80th annual American Paper and Pulp Assn convention saying versatility and economy give the industry a bright outlook. He warned of a cost price squeeze but urged finding new markets and improving efficiency to beat the squeeze. He noted lower groundwood and kraft pulp costs since 1920 and highlighted paper capable of replacing glass and metal in packaging, including a shipment of 630000 gallons of orange juice in paper cartons. He cited water scarcity and rising wood costs as long term challenges.
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New York
David L. Luke Jr
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
Luke
American Paper and Pulp Assn
Jet Strikes School Garage Near Hertford High
A Demon jet fighter struck the Peruimans County High School garage in Hertford North Carolina. Two mechanics Van Roach and Preston Morgan were badly burned and taken to Chowan Hospital Edenton. Coast Guard searched the area with helicopters and lighter-than-air craft after learning from State Police no children were injured.
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Hertford
N. C
Peruimans County
Coast Guard
Elizabeth City
Cmdr
John Natwig
Chowan Hospital
Edenton
van Roach
Preston Morgan
Norfolk
Smiling but weak Eden arrives in Auckland for rest
Former British Prime Minister Anthony Eden and his wife arrived in Auckland for a rest. Eden said he has been out of bed only days after two fevers during the Trans-Pacific voyage aboard the River Rangi tata. He noted both bouts were brief but left him weakened. He resigned as prime minister on January 9 and is accompanied by Sidney Holland and Sir William Jordan during his recovery.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Eden
Hiner Rangit Tata
Edens
Sidney Holland
William Jordan
London
Defective Delinquent Law Faces Review in Annapolis
A Baltimore attorney urged a full scale legislative review of the defective delinquent law and its administration arguing it should be treated as a criminal statute rather than civil. He asked the House Judiciary Committee to defer four bills pending the review. Pamphlets note a gubernatorial appointment to the State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers. The Racing Commission planned to announce today whether to close Pimlico and shift 40 dates to travel.
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Annapolis
Baltimore
Thetate
Alan H. Murrell
Murrell
House Judiciary
State Racing Commission
Pimlico
Ravel
Egypt Rejects Plan to Run Suez Canal Temporary Operation
Cairo rejects a joint plan by Britain the United States and Norway for temporary operation of the Suez Canal. The plan proposes Egypt receiving 30-50 percent of tolls with World Bank support and would run the canal under the 1888 Constantinople Convention ensuring freedom of passage for all nations.
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CAIRQ
Egypt
Britain
United States
Norway
Suez Canal
L. XII
Dag Hammarskjold
World Bank
Hich
Dry And Warmer In Parts Of U S
The easten half of the country saw dry and warmer conditions today while the north remained cold with snow from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest. Heaviest snowfall centered in northeast Wyoming through South Dakota and northern Minnesota with 1 to 5 inch falls. Subzero readings persisted in the Northern Plains with lows at 14 degrees in Glasgow and Lewiston. Skies cleared to partly cloudy from the eastern Great Lakes to the Mid Atlantic and Tennessee valleys.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Pacific Northwest
Wyoming
South Dakota
Northern Plains
Glasgow
Lewiston
Mont Oh
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Middie
Atlantic Coast
Britain backs UN role on Gaza and Gulf of Aqaba
The Foreign Office said Britain supports a UN driven solution to Israel's Gaza Strip invasion and Gulf of Aqaba access. It endorsed a two step process: first Israeli withdrawal and then a UN meeting to secure freedom of passage and related issues.
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London
Foreign Office
Britain
Rye P
Gulf of Aqaba
Eisenhower
U.N
Israel
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aaaba
United Nations
Strait of Tiran
Selwyn Lloyd
House of Commons
Lloyd
Egypt
United States
France
Rest Home Fire Fatal To Two In Ohio
Two elderly women died in a rest home fire in Washington Court House Ohio Police named the victims as Mrs Neilie Glasco 83 owner and Laura Burs The blaze injured another resident and smoke-filled home Fire Capt Charles Crone said the two victims died of asphyxiation and the cause appeared to be an open grate Police and firefighters fought dense smoke to reach the occupants
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Washington Court House
Ohio
Neilie Glasco
Laura Burs
Glasco
Charles Crone
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New England
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Westvaco Head
McKeldin
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Taney
Strate Board of Funeral Directors
John R. Byers
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Gulf
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Akron
Camp Leroy Johnson Post Chapel
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Steerm
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