County Man Dies As Car Is Burned
Lester Albertus Smith a Foxville resident age 53 burned to death in his automobile in his yard this morning about 6 o'clock. The medical examiner ruled death from burns while deputies speculate the car was set afire by a cigarette or a short circuit in the electrical system of the 1936 Pontiac. Neighbors observed the blaze and alerted the Smith family. The body was found on the back seat. water was used to fight the flames. Smith, a carpenter, reportedly had sometimes spent the night in his car. He is survived by wife Maude, two children Pfc. Albert Smith serving in Japan and Betty Sease of Blue Ridge Summit, one brother Alton Smithsburg, two sisters Vada Smith and Bertha Warner of Smithsburg. Funeral services Tuesday at 2:30 pm from Mt Bethel Methodist Church near Foxville with burial at the church cemetery. M. L. Creager and Son, funeral directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Albertus Smith
Foxville
Smith
Hurley
Amos
Clara Lewis Smith
Smithsburg
Maude Lew Smith
Pfc
Albert Smith
U. S. Army
Japan
Betty Sease
Blue Ridge Summit
Alton
Vada Smith
Bertha Warner
Mt. Bethel Methodist Church
M. L. Creager and
Alonzo Wachter 55 Dies in Baltimore Hospital
Frederick City resident Alonzo Grayson Wachter 55 died after a months long illness at U S Marine Hospital Baltimore He was a World War I veteran and a machinist by trade with 33 years at Frederick Iron and Steel Company He leaves wife Sarah Margaret McMullen Wachter daughter Mrs Charles Morrison a brother and a sister Services set for Tuesday at 2 pm at the funeral home Mt Olivet Cemetery to follow Funeral directors M R Etchison and Son
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Grayson Wachter
Frederick City
U.S. Marine Hospital
Baltimore
Trail Avenue
France
Frederick Iron and Steel Company
Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church
Church School
John R. Webb Post
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 1067, and of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Davie Eli
Josephine Smith Wachter
Sarah Margaret McMullen Wachter
Charles W. Morrison
Raymond S. Wachter
Russell Esterly
France to Provide 12 Land Divisions for European Army
LISBON Feb. 73 P French forces will contribute 12 land divisions and 27 air squadrons to a yet formed European army. Announcement came at the NATO session with U S officials including Dean Acheson and Edgar Faure present. The aid plan aims to support France and speed support to shore up the French economy without new dollar appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
U. S
Dean Acheson
Edgar Faure
America
France
Congress
First woman named police clerk announced by mayor
Mayor Donald B. Rice announced the appointment of Beverley Cockey as the police department clerk, replacing George E. Glessner who resigned. Born in Chester, she has Eastern Shore roots, a high school diploma, two years of college work, and prior state office experience in Annapolis. Her husband works at Camp Detrick and the couple lives at 117 North Market Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald B. Rice
Beverley Cockey
George E Glessner
Cocke
Rice
Chester
Cockey
Camp Detrick
V17
North Market Street
Separate Air Force Services Discussed
Washington February 23 Secretary of Defense Lovett will be summoned to explain a plan to separate air force services Rep Bonner says Berlin document directs the Air Force to run its own supply system engineers and other services costing billions Rep Brownson notes the plan’s cost and the subcommittee will hear Lovett Small and the three service secretaries in a closed session
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Lovett
Congress
Lisbon
Armed Services
Bonner
D-Nc
House
Pentagon
Berlin
Air Force
Corps of Engineers
Army
Rep. Brownson
R-Ind
Lovett
Small
Munitions Board
Drunk Driving Costs Capital Man 175 Dollars
Washington man Grayson Joseph Gross paid fines totaling 175 dollars after a drunken and reckless driving conviction before Magistrate Wilbur Sheffield in Peoples Court. He received a 130 dollar fine for drunken driving and 25 dollars for reckless driving, with no jail time due to light traffic conditions. A state trooper observed his car weaving and crossing the center line before arrest near Steiner's Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson Joseph Gross
Washington
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Peoples Court
Gross
Steiner's Hill
James F. Lewis
Oficer
Sheffield
C. Clifton Wirts
Irwin Jacob Woldberg
Carroll Parkway
North Market Street
Wolberg
H. P. O'Brien
Worman’s Mill
Ninth Street
E. Austin James
Frederick
Howard Thomas Grove
South Market Street
Grove
Spt
Marshall Murray
W. Harry Haler
Francis Scott Key
Harry Quinn
Haller
W. W. Corbin
Patrick Street
South Court Street
Harry R. Thorp, Jr
Dickerson
James H. Rouzee. Jr
Edward C. Crowther
Real Prize Anglers Eye Bigger Catfish At Cutler Lake
Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission wardens netted a large fish at Cutler Lake during a daytime operation. Several oversized catfish were taken and released into Carroll Creek while workers plan to remove goldfish carp and other unwelcome species and drain the lake to remove harmful vegetation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angiers
Culler
Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commiscan
Cutler Lake
Carroll Creek
Soc
Warkmen
Harmn
Crv
Stare Fehig
Reds Charge Massacre in Koje Prison Camp
United Nations prisoners on Koje Island face Communist accusations of barbaric mass killings. Col Tsai Chen-Wen cites the alleged massacre as proof of inhumanity. In Panmunjom talks, North Korea accepts a 35,000 troop ceiling while demanding limited port openings. Staff officers discuss ports, airfields, and prisoner repatriation, with progress on exchange terms but dispute over forced return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
United Nations
U. N
Koje Island
Tsai Chen-Wen
Panmunjom
Don Darrow
Russia
Rose Island
Six More Deaths In Korean POW Riot
KOJE ISLAND Korea February 24 Officials of the United Nations prisoner of war camp said six more Korean civilian internees died raising the Mon days Communist led riot death toll to 76 including one American soldier. They confirmed one U S soldier died of a fractured skull and another was injured critically. The soldiers were beaten by the prisoners while quelling the disturbances. Officials said the total of prisoners injured stood at 139. Thirty nine American soldiers were treated for wounds and 40 others suffered minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koje Island
Korea
United Nations Prisoner of War
U. S
Accident Probe Is Reported Continuing
Westley Briggs of Gaithersburg drove a fire truck that collided with a car driven by George Ziemles Thursday. Laxtonsville fireman Laxtonsville is in fair condition at Suburban Hospital Bethesda with a broken neck and other injuries. Leroy Finck, another volunteer, is in satisfactory condition with a head injury. Other Gaithersburg firemen have been discharged. Ziemiles the car driver remains at hospital in satisfactory condition with a fractured arm. Montgomery County police report the investigation is continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westley Briggs
Gaithersburg
George Ziemles
Laxtonsville
Bethesda
Leroy Finck
Gaithersburg Fire Department
Ziemiles
Montgomery County
U S Soldiers In Japan Have Committed Few Major Crimes
Tokyo reports Col. R T Chaplin, Provost Marshal for GHQ Far East, notes a steady decline in major crimes by occupation forces since 1945. He cites only 28 serious crimes last month, with homicides sliding from eight to two year over year and robberies peaking in 1951 before dropping to six. Some rapes questioned. punishments included death or long terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U. S. Army
Japan
R. T. Chaplin
Far East
Diet
U. S
Chaplin
Maj Whisner Becomes Latest U S Jet Ace in Korea
Maj. William T. Whisner of Shreveport Louisiana earned the United States a new jet ace by downing a Red swept-wing MIG-15. In a dogfight involving 34 U S Sabres and 40 MIGs Whisner added five and a half kills to his score and helped save fellow pilot Maj. Donald E. Adams. Five other pilots have achieved ace status in Korea but either returned home or were killed. Allied air forces claimed a weekly total of at least 100 MIGs destroyed or damaged, with 10 destroyed, one probably destroyed and nine damaged by U N planes, while ground fire knocked down five Allied planes. The front remained relatively quiet otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Uhi
North Korea
Reds
William T. Whisner
Shreveport
Donald E. Adams
Mount Clemens
Mich
Whisner
U. S. Fifth Air Force
U.N
No. U. N
Air Force
Red Korea
Senators Back German Divisions in Western Defense
Senators generally supported NATO plans to add German divisions to Western Europe's defense forces. They said the move could aid the Administration in securing additional foreign aid funds under the mutual security program. Lawmakers expect cuts to the overseas spending request as they seek trimming room in Truman's budget. A second brief reports four year old Rex Martin died in Baltimore after his clothing caught fire from an open fireplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Western
Europe
Congress
Truman
Child
Baltimore
Rex Martin
Charges of Rigged ACA Elections By Communist Officials
A Senate Internal Security subcommittee charged the American Communications Association rigged elections to keep Communist officials in power. Testimony from former officers, presented privately, alleges ballot destruction and substitution to favor a Communist slate. The union, once expelled from CLO in 1950 as Communist-run, faces ongoing scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
American Communications Association
ACA
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
New York
Subcommittee
McCarran
R-New
Joseph P. Selly
CLO
Finland Seizes Third in Olympic Winter Games
At Oslo on February 23 Finland surged to third place in the Winter Olympics by winning the women's 10 kilometer cross country race and the 40 kilometer relay. Finland earned 31 points on the day for a total of 72, just 12 or 12.2 points behind the United States. Norway led with 107 points as host nation, while Austria slipped to fourth with 60 after a fifth in the relay and a sixth in the women’s event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Finland
United States
Uncle Sam
Stars and Stripes
Norway
Austria
Jet Crash Kills 15, Injures 20 at Korean Site
An F-84 Thunderjet crashed near Sadukai, 12 miles NW of Pusan, killing 15 and wounding 20. Army says pilot and 14 Korean civilians died, including two women and a baby. Property damage estimated at $100,000 as jet plowed into a hospital and four houses before causing a total loss of all six buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pusan
Korea
Army
Sadukai
T. C. Green
Austin
Tex
U. N. Civil Assistance Command
Kyongsang Namdo
Hope To Plug Tax Loopholes
Washington reports two Senate Finance and House Ways and Means panels will soon review disclosed tax loopholes. Senator George D Ga said lax handling and laxity in granting former Internal Revenue Bureau employees as counsel to troubled firms require tighter rules. Senators Nixon and Mundt call loopholes glaring as they push probes into a profitable surplus ship deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
George D-Ga
George
Internal Revenue Bureau
Senate Finance Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Nixon
Mundt
High School Girl Abducted in Federalsburg Case
A 15 year old Federalsburg High School student Cecil Harrison was abducted and a warrant issued for Eddie Small 22 a South Carolina resident. Police broadcast a statewide alarm after the girl and suspect were seen leaving town in a small truck. Chief Walter Merrix said Mrs Harrison stated Small had known the family for about a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federalsburg
Cecil Harrison
Federalsburg High School
Easton Barracks
Eddie Small
South Carolina
Walter Merrix
Easton
Crashed Plane Found With Four Bodies Near Cloverport
A private plane crash north of Cloverport Kentucky left four bodies inside the wreckage. Coroner Harry Dhonan stated the occupants were not identified. A wing or tail bearing NC 3231-V was found in a nearby wooded area after residents reported hearing a crash around 9:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloverport
Here
Harry Dhonan
Dhonan
Third Indonesian Government Quits
Premier Soekiman and his 10 month old government resigned today amid a bitter dispute over whether Indonesia should continue U.S. aid under the Mutual Security Act. President Soekarno accepted the resignation. Masjumi party had withdrawn support after the Foreign Ministry agreed to U.S. aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
Soekiman
U. S
Soekarno
Netherlands
Foreign Ministry
U.S
Kidnapped Girl Found In Montreal Police Take Man Into Custody
Three year old Barbara Nemeroff, kidnapped from home overnight, was found walking with a man on St. Catherine Street near Eaton's. Police arrested the man, believed to have been employed by her father, Morris Nemeroff, after a tip from two women. The child was safe and unharmed. The pair were taken to detective headquarters as the parents were notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Barbara Nemeroff
St. Catherine Street
Eaton's Department Store
Morris Nemeroff
Eaton's
Detective Headquarters
Deeds Recorded For Sale Of Properties
Deeds for the sale of several properties recorded in the Clerk's office. Donald R. Russell bought from Thomas J. Coum a Westbrook Frederick City property with improvements for about $20,000. Two lots at West Seventh Street and Fairview Avenue sold by Ernest H. Weddie for around $4,500. Ellen E Lenhart Glenn H Lenhart Franklin R Hitchcock and Cora B Hitchcock sold William D Nicholson property with improvements in Woodsboro for about $8,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Donald R. Russell
Thomas J. Coum
Westbrook
Frederick City
West Seventh Street
Fairview Avenue
Ernest H. Weddie
Church of the Nazarene
Ellen E. Lenhart
Glenn H. Lenhart
Franklin R. Hitchcock
Cora B. Hitchcock
Wiliam D. Nicholson
Woodsboro
Hazardous Driving Conditions Tonight Forecast
Forecasters warn of hazardous driving late tonight with freezing rain sleet and snow possible. Local observer predicts light precipitation and a quick warmup then a drop in temperature into the 30s by Sunday with showers melting the snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Reds Claim POWs Used in A Bomb Experiments
Moscow dispatch reports the Soviet press claims Americans use Chinese and Korean prisoners for atomic bomb experiments and for bacteriological warfare tests. The charges, attributed to Jen Min Jih Pao in Peiping, allege a shipload of prisoners was taken abroad for these purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Jen Min Jih Pao
Peipin
Martha Raye Assault Case Sparks Legal Action
In Miami Beach on February 23 Martha Raye was punched, prompting the actress to sign a warrant charging Francie Serpres, 22, a Flushing visitor, with assault and battery. Serpres claimed he was beaten by Raye's husband Nick Condos and others. Also reported is a San Francisco strike ending, with cars and buses resuming service after a three-day mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Martha Raye
Detavis
Francie Serpres
Flushing
Serpico
Mics Raves
Nick Condos
San Francisco
300 Billion Arms Plan Gets NATO Backing in Lisbon
NATO leaders in Lisbon approve a master three year economic plan to fund a defensive buildup against Communism. The plan seeks 300 billion dollars from Western taxpayers, spread over 1952 to 1954, financing 30 frontline divisions and 20 reserve divisions, plus airbases, ships, and armaments across the Atlantic alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
North Atlantic Council
Commenipa
Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
U. S
W. Averell Harriman
Arctic
Equator
Man Tricked Seized After Defying Police
In Lexington on February 23 a heavily armed mental hospital escapee trapped in his former home for two hours fending off police. Spectators watched as a detective entered, lured him to a window, and police seized Milwerd B. Trammel, 35, who had fled Eastern State Hospital after firing at his son's room and threatening to shoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Milwerd B. Trammel
Eastern State Hospital
North Lexington
Trammel
City Mails Petition In Airways Hearing
City attorney mailed to the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington a petition seeking leave for Frederick to become a party in the All American Airways case. The city seeks to present witnesses and be heard in person or by counsel, citing a 23,000 population metro area not now served and the impact on local business, industry, and customers. Hearing dates set. city argues it will not delay proceedings. Tradition broken at Hood College as turkey replaces the usual Friday fish dinner amid George Washington's Birthday celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Jerome Offutt
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Frederick
All- American Airways, Inc
Donald B. Rice
Board of Aldermen
Hood College
George Washington
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Lester A. Smith
Alonzo G. Wachter
East Church Street
Mt. Olivet
M. R. Etchison and Son
Maj. Whisner
Frank Keeler
Washington-Frederick
Urbana
AD. Pollack Ie
Smyrna, der
Fredenck Community Chest
Francis Scart Key Hotel
Chest
Uniteds and
Independents
Carrol Creek
Facies Club
East Patrick Street
St Leonard
Calvert County
Hull
Rev E Wood
Fens
Atonines
Madante
NATO Council
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