No Changes In Greenbag For County
The Republican State Central Committee recommended reappointment of incumbents named to Governor McKeldin for green bag submission. Listings include Gail L. Catshall for License Commissioner Woodsboro and Pierce H. Gaver with Howard R. Damuth for Election Supervisors Thurmont, with Mrs. Herbert R. Duvall as alternate. Trials magistrates in Frederick City: Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr and H. Reese Shoemaker Jr with Edward J. Smith substitute, plus Walter J. Davis. Also recommended interim Associate Judge Stedman Prescott Sixth Judicial Circuit. Frederick Dems submit 12 names for three minority Election Supervisors. Districts Brunswick Emmitsburg Thurmont influenced slate.
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Republican State Central Committee
Theodore R. McKeldin
General Assembly
Emmett R. Bowlus
Gail L. Catshall
Woodsboro
Board of Election Supervisors
Pierce H. Gaver
Howard R. Damuth
Thurmont
Herbert R. Duvall
Frederick City
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
H. Reese Shoemaker
Prescott
Montgomery County
GOP State Central Committee
Alton ¥. Bennett
Frederick
Democratic State Central Committee
McKeldin
Scarbath Weighs Canadian Football Offer
Washington Maryland star Jack Scarbath, a split-T passer and No 2 NFL draft pick by the Redskins, reportedly received a higher Canadian contract offer. Maryland tackle Dick Modzelewski and Scarbath considered Canadian deals as owner George Preston Marshall dismissed risk to Redskins’ picks.
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Washington
Jack Scarbath
University of Maryland
Canada
Baltimore
Washington Redskins
National Football League
Billy Vessels
Oklahoma
NFL
Baltimore Colts
Vessels
Scarbath
Maryland
Dick Modzelewski
George Preston Marshall
Redskins
Marshall
Modzelewski
The
Washington Post
Britain Rushes Torpedo Boat Fleet and Minesweepers
Britain accelerates construction of high speed torpedo boats with jet like engines and plans minesweepers on a super priority to bolster coastal defenses and ocean lifelines. The admiralty notes focus on countering Russia's submarine fleet, while the stock market in New York shows a broad advance with notable gains in low priced shares.
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Britain
London
Admiralty
Royal Navy
Russia
New York
Threat on Boy Attacked in Thurmont Magisterial Race
Police investigate an anonymous telephone threat against Calvin Lawyer 12 son of Tolbert Lawyer a magistrate candidate in Thurmont. The caller implied harm unless the candidate withdrew, and GOP officials later voted to back incumbent Edgar B. Palmer as the governor considers nominees.
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Thurmont
Calvin
Tolbert
GOP
Sawyer
East Main Street
Edgar B. Palmer
Palmer
McKeldin
Walter Etzler Ayrshire cattle breeder dies at 34
Walter Paul Etzler longtime Ayrshire breeder owner of Knob Hill Farms near Liberty died suddenly at six this morning at his home 109 West South Street at age 34. He built a top national herd and recently earned awards in Florida sales and breed groups. Survived by wife Norma Wachter Etzler two daughters a sister and a niece. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Woodsboro funeral home Rev Paul L Althouse officiating. Interment Mt Olivet cemetery. M Ritchison and Son funeral directors.
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Walter Paul Etzler
West South Street
Florida
Etzler
Maryland
Delaware
Frederick County Ayrshire Breeders Association
Egler
Woodsboro Livestock Sales
Chamber of Commerce
Farm Craft Seed Company
Oxford
Ind
Eagles. Aerie 1067
Union Chapel
Paul L. Althouse
Mt. Olivet
M.ritchison and Son
Negro Who Jumped Bail Held In N Y
Baltimore man Jesse Langston a 60 year old Negro indicted for grand larceny of a diamond ring and who skipped a 1000 dollar bond is jailed on four counts of shoplifting in Poughkeepsie N Y Sheriff R Paul Buhrman says a detainer has been sent to New York authorities noting Langston formerly resided at 1214 East Lexington Street Baltimore He is also wanted in Philadelphia and New Jersey on similar charges and has been linked to the switch racket involving valuable rings in local jewelry stores The recovered ring was valued at 501 dollars and Langston reportedly swallowed a ring when caught but it was retrieved
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Jesse Langston
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
R. Paul Buhrman
Langston
New York State
East Lexington Street
Baltimore
New York
Buhrman
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Vishinsky To Answer United Nations Korea War Charge
United Nations discussions opened with U S Ambassador Lodge accusing Russia of prolonging the Korean War. Lodge said the new administration would back the Indian resolution for peace in Korea. Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky prepared a reply but did not set a time for delivery. Diplomats anticipated a vigorous Soviet rebuttal after Vishinsky’s traditional prep period.
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United Nations
U. S
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. N
Lodge
Soviet Union
Assembly
Korea
Kremlin
Phoebus and Ferry Commission Clash Over Idle Ferries
At a Senate Finance Committee hearing Senator Phoebus accuses the State Roads Commission of keeping unnecessary staff to maintain idle ferries tied to the bay bridge. Commission Chairman McCain argues spending now protects a two million dollar state investment. A Senate resolution blocks sale pending a profit study. Also reported, the extradition hearing for Harry Channels in Baltimore is continued for a second handwriting analysis.
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Annapolis i
State Roads Commission
Phoebus
R-Somerset
Bay Bridge
Commission
Senate Finance Committee
Russ McCain
McCain
Senate
Annapolis P
Harry Channels
Baltmorean
Hollywood
Three Die After Wreck on Washington-Baltimore Blvd
A speeding 1949 Dodge sedan split on a bridge abutment at 12 05 am killing three occupants near Savage Maryland. A truck driver saw a man emerge moaning from the wreckage and then vanish, eluding identification nine hours later. One identified victim is Harry L. Shackleford Jr. of Washington, others a 23 25 year old woman and a 25 28 year old woman. The car, registered to Robert Cameron of Washington, was lent to a friend. Police seek the driver who fled the scene. The boulevard had seen few fatalities this year, despite a history as Maryland’s deadliest highway segment.
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Savage
Washington
Washington-Baltimore Boulevard
Polte
Harry L. Shackleford Jr
Ellicott City
Robert Cameron
James W. Johnson
Tappahannock
Washington - Baltimore Boulevard
Maryland
U S States Tax Split Up At Conference
President Eisenhower convened a delegation of state governors GOP leaders and administration officials to tackle federal state tax revenue division. The meeting will examine tax fields social security relations and double taxation on incomes gasoline and other items with talks of states exiting income tax in exchange for federal withdrawal from other areas.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
White House
Augusta
Governors
Former Addict Becomes Undercover Agent in Drug Sweep
Los Angeles narcotics officers, citing a former addict turned undercover operative, intensified arrests with nine suspected narcotics users in 24 hours. Among those taken in was a 16 year old Compton girl, reportedly smoking marijuana for four months, and a 19 year old Pasadena woman who surrendered to police to end her habit and helped expose an international auto theft ring paid with heroin in Mexico.
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Los Angeles
Compton
Patricia Williams
Pasadena
Ernest Roll
Mexico
European army talks move toward ratification
Rome reports a crisis over a single uniform European defense force eased but not closed. France negotiates troop withdrawal rights amid indecisive Parliament votes while six nations push to speed EDC treaty ratification. Adenauer and Bidault clash over the SAAR economic future and seek expert guidance.
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Rome
France
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Georges Bidault
Eisenhower
Indochina
Paris
Tout
Adenauer
Bidault
Saar
County Farm Production Is Becoming More Efficient
Frederick county yields rose about 19 percent in 1952 versus 1943 30. soybeans led gains with 27.5 percent, corn up 20 percent, and tobacco up 5 5 percent. Despite weather swings, overall output rose on 3 percent less land as better seeds pest and disease control fertilizer and conservation practices boost efficiency.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Committee For Conservation Now
Viekis
Committee For Conservation
Joint Dump For Towns Discussed
Frederick County officials and Emmitsburg and Thurmont leaders met to discuss garbage disposal options for the two towns. Proposals include a shared landfill between the communities, a joint collection plan, and county financial support for a full time operator, with nearby areas allowed to use the facilities. Attendees included state health engineers and county officials who formed a committee to study proposals.
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Frederick County
Leatimet
Emmitsburg
Thurmont
Forbes Burgess
County Health Department
C. W. Snyder
Sanitary Engineering
State Health Department
State Department
Woodsboro
Walkersville
W. F H. Johnson
State Department of Health
Walter Come
Special Citation for Frederick's Junior Women's Club
Frederick's Junior Women's Club received a special citation as the first county organization with 100 percent blood donations to the Red Cross Bloodmobile. The group also boasted full turnout voters in the last presidential election and funds from charity drives, baskets, and bazaars. Deeds were recorded for several county properties with about $7,500 in consideration in New Market and Middletown districts.
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Frederick
Jack Emmet
Harl E. Compher
Charles T. Burgess
Main Street
New Market
Wilhelmina C. Baker
Sidney Miller
Middletown
Defense rests in Jelke vice trial in New York
In New York Micky Jelke’s defense rested its case at 11 40 a m EST. The court barred press and public as the judge deemed the testimony too lurid for release. The defense had begun its case on Tuesday after two weeks of prosecution evidence.
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New York
Micky Jelke
Francis L. Valente
Dulles Rejects US Involvement in Soviet Deals
Secretary of State Dulles told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the United States will never be a party to any international deal that imposes Soviet despotism on Europe or Asia. He urged focusing on future liberation and independence for enslaved nations, avoiding debate over past wartime agreements.
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Washington
Dulles
Congress
United States
Europe
Asia
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Russia
Roosevelt
Truman
Stalin
Yalta
Tehran
Potsdam
Boorstin Linked to Harvard Communist Group Testimony
Washington 39 year old university professor Daniel Boorstin testified before the House Un American Activities Committee C committee chaired by Rep Velde. He said he was a member of Communist circles at Harvard who hired a well known Communist as a counsellor. The hearing followed claims by Robert G Davis that he too belonged to a Harvard Communist group in the 1930s. Boorstin cited Granville Hicks as a reason for joining the Harvard group.
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Washington
House
Red Hunters
Harvard
Daniel J. Boorstin
University of Chicago
Robert G. Davis
Smith College
Boorstin
House Un-American Activities Committee
Rep
Velde
RIH
Granville Hicks
Hicks
Ume
Brunswick landowners contest road land seizure for Potomac River bridge
In Brunswick, Lloyd E. Rodke and Ruby Reed deny the State Roads Commission made a bona fide offer to buy their land for the Potomac River bridge project. They challenge the $33,000 posted as fair value, claim the taking will lower surrounding property value and impair use, and assert the land is not necessary. The petition seeks condemnation of 1,300 square feet. Edwin F. Nikirk represents the defendants.
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Brunswick
State Roads Commission
Potomac River Bridge
Roads Group
Lloyd E. Rodke
Ruby Reed
Edwin F. Nikirk
Maryland Legislators Advance Tax Cuts and Real Estate Relief
Maryland lawmakers moved to cut income tax and ease the property levy as the Senate continued last year’s 15 percent personal tax cut and approved a 2-cent property tax saving. The House Ways and Means Committee planned a two week report on further reductions to replace taxes while studying the 1953-54 budget and agencies for possible economies.
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Annapolis
Sen
Goldstein
Calvert
del. Logan
Caroline
House
Senate
Majority
D-Calvert
Treasury
Virginia
McKeldin
State Roads Commission
Senate Finance Committee
Wars and Means
Motor Vehicles Department
Pinched Woman Arrests Massage Parlor Operator In Dispute
Rita Meany, a Chicago policewoman, testified she was pinched during a massage at Highland Health Center. Assisted by three officers she then pinched operator William A. Kritnar, who was charged with disorderly conduct and assault related sex offenses. Meany and detectives planned the sting to investigate complaints from women customers.
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Chicago
Rita Meany
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Bowlus
Michael’ J. Croghan
John C. Derr
Wilbert
Roberson
Ross Smith
State Central Committee
Aypa
W. P. Etzler
Ayrshire
Kpollhill Farms
N. Y
Man
U.S
Red
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