Three Farm Appeals Heard Before County Commissioners
Three farm owners appeared in separate hearings to appeal real estate assessments. Leminia Argyropais protested higher land values noting 22 acres of pasture unused since 1952 and questioned assessor power. William Bussard challenged 18 acres misclassified after road construction and uneven districting. Wilson Mercer sought relief from higher overall farm appraisal with buildings added and neighboring sales cited.
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Thee
Leminia John Argyropais
Mt Airy
Woodville
Simon Norris
William Burgee
Argyropais Tarm
Argyropais
Norris
Bussard
Frederick
Buckeystown
Bissard
Wilson Mercer
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Singanore
Mercer
Rosenstock
Ins
Burgee
First Child Born to Wardwell Family in Middletown
The newborn daughter of Mr and Mrs Wardwell weighed nine pounds eleven ounces at birth. Mrs Wardwell is a 1958 Frederick Memorial School of Nursing graduate, formerly Francine Smith of Walkersville. Mr Wardwell works as a mechanic at Reed's Motor Co in Middletown.
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Frank J. Keefertion
Wardwells
Wardwell
Frederick Memorial
Francine Smith
Cedric H. Smish
Walkersville
Reed's Motor Co
Middletown
Mercury Dips to Eight Degrees as Winter Enters the Year
The Month of December ends with frigid readings at eight degrees above zero and an average temperature of 31.8 degrees. Snow totals reached 9.4 inches with four inches on Christmas Day, while precipitation was near normal and roads remain passable. Forecasters expect mid-30s temperatures with light cloud cover in the coming days.
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Weather Bureau
Hay Barn Fire Extinguished Near Mt Pleasant Farm
Firemen from Hose and Walkersville extinguished a blaze at the Darwin Burner farm near Mt Pleasant endangering a hay barn. The fire, likely undetermined in cause, caused negligible damage. Farm team includes Charles Main.
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Independent Hose and
Walkersville
Darwin
Mt. Pleasant
Charles Main
Kennedy, Johnson to chair defense policy talks in Florida
President Kennedy convenes policy framing sessions with Vice President Johnson and top defense officials in Palm Beach. The meeting aims to review the security posture and preparedness against the Communists, not to set the defense budget or atmospheric testing decisions. The Joint Chiefs will join tomorrow as the Kennedy family reports Joseph P. Kennedy's improving health.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson City
Tex
Robert, S. McNamara
Poswell L. Gilpairic
Maxwell D. Taylor
White House
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joseph P. Kennedy
St. Mary’s Hospital
West Palm Beach
Lake Worth
Skaters Allowed on Culler Lake After Ice Readings
City police authorized skating on Culler Lake after confirming ice about four inches thick. Police daily checks noted safety depth for ice skating. A local crowd awaits official word on conditions and access.
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Culler Lake
Northeast Numbs Under Heavy Snow Storm
A major winter storm buried parts of Virginia and Tennessee with up to a foot of snow then swept into New England. Bitter cold followed as cities from Nantucket to Albany reported snowfall and many Virginia Maryland and Tennessee schools closed. Traffic slowed and hazardous driving persisted across the snow belt with several counties and cities shutting operations.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Tennessee
New England
Atlantic City
New York
Watertown
Massena
Oneonta
Albany
Nantucket
Mass
Boston
Providence
Fairbanks
Alaska
Calif
Maryland
Richmond
Johnson City
Fallout Booklet Available for Civil Defense Preparedness
Five thousand copies of the Defense Department booklet on nuclear fallout were distributed at Winchester Hall Civil Defense office. The publication aims to save lives in a potential attack by outlining shelter programs and national civil defense measures with verified scientific guidance from McNamara and independent authorities.
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Defense Department
Civil Defense Office
Winchester Hall
America
Robert S. McNamara
Two Hold Up D. C. Bank Get 8000 to 9000
Two white men wearing false noses robbed Citizens Federal Savings & Loan Association of Georgetown around 11 a.m. They fled in a car and were last seen on N Street NW near 1300 Wisconsin Ave NW. Each suspect, about 5 feet 9 inches, dark hair, carried a snub-nosed revolver.
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Washington (Ap
Citizens Federal Savings & Loan Association of
Georgetown
N Street NW
Wisconsin Ave NW
Tawes To Meet With Pentagon Officials
Washington AP reports Governor J Millard Tawes leading a Maryland delegation to confer with Pentagon officials over Defense Department contracts. The coverage notes a separate New York market opening with a mixed pattern and a drifting powered-out cargo ship Catalina S in the Gulf.
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Washington
Maryland
J Millard Tawes
Pentagon
Defense Department
New York
SHIF
Gulf New Orleans
Catalina S
Gulf of Mexico
Meadows Van and Storage Buys Old Hosiery Property
Meadows Van and Storage Co completes purchase from Union-Everedy Co and Everedy Meadows for about 130000 dollars. Purchases include a three story brick Union Manufacturing Co building and a adjacent one story Water Street structure totaling 75000 square feet of storage space. A. E. Meadows says acquisition strengthens storage capacity for commercial and household goods operations.
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Meadows van and Storage Inc
Union-Everedy Co. Inc
East Patrick and
Wisner Streets
Union Manufacturing Co
Water Street
A. E. Meadows
van and Storage Company
Snowfall Delays Eastern Shore Schools Five Inches Deep
Four Maryland counties on the lower Eastern Shore closed schools due to up to five inches of snow. Dorchester recorded about 24 inches by midnight, while Wicomico reported five inches. Highways were mainly open but slick. main roads cleared as crews worked.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Dorchester County
Cambridge
Wicomico County
Salisbury
Dorchester
Wicomico
Somerset
Worcester
Dover
Del
Big Savage Mountain
Oakland
Town Hill
Cumberland
Easton
Waldorf
Leonardtown
New Year's Road Death Toll Surges to 335
A late holiday spike pushed total traffic fatalities to 335 as New Year’s period ended. Fires added 83 deaths, miscellaneous causes 59, raising overall toll to 4 7, with historical context and prior records noted. Power outage affected Elm and West Fifth streets for about 36 minutes before restoration. Congressman John J. Riley of South Carolina died at 66 from a heart attack at his Myrtle Beach home.
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National Safety Counters
National Safety Council
Elm Street
West Fifth Street
Potomac Edison Company
Elim | Street
Myrtle Beach
D.C
John J. Riley
D-S.c
South Carolina
2Nd District
Beach Cottage
Berlin Talks Begin Between Thompson and Gromyko
Moscow reports show Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko held a 22 hour meeting to explore a basis for East West Berlin negotiations. Thompson said further sessions are possible and will brief Britain and France. Kennedy aims to test Soviet positions for formal talks.
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Moscow
ULS
Llewellyn Thompson
Andrei A. Gromyko
Berlin
Grumyko
Thompson
Ok Kempton Jenkins
Gromyko
Ivan I. Ilyichev
East Germany
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Briain
United States
Frank Roberts
Carroll County Welfare Board chief invited to discuss objections
The Carroll County Welfare Board chair is invited by Maryland State Welfare Director Thomas Waxter to discuss concerns about the program. McIntire accuses recipients of abusing funds to buy luxury items and cars, calling for local board control and fraud prosecutions.
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Baltimore
Carroll County Welfare Board
State Department of Public Welfare
Thomas J. Waxter
T. Bryan McIntire
Carroll County
McIntire
Mother Says She Strangled Young Son
A 33-year-old Glen Burnie mother of three told her family doctor she strangled her 26 day old son and placed him in a diaper pail full of water. She was committed to Spring Grove State Hospital after the report and autopsy plans were ordered by Dr Gustave Faubert.
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Baltimore
Glen Burnie
Spring Grove State Hospital
John A. Morrison
Anne Arundel County
Iim
Morrison
Arthur VY. League
Ferndale
Maxwell V. Frye Jr
Gustave Faubert
Guatemala Reveals Training of Anti Castro Cubans
President Miguel Ydigoras says last April's Cuba invasion trained in Guatemala frightened Fidel Castro and halted his wartime activity outside Cuba. He hints Kennedy bears responsibility for a possible sequel and calls the Bay of Pigs a victory prompting decommunizing efforts across the Americas.
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Guatemala
Miguel Ydigoras
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
South America
Tshombe Claims Katanga Victories Amid Congo Tensions
Katanga President Moise Tshombe announced at Elisabethville that his forces repelled Congo lese attacks at Kapona and held Kongolo against 13,000 advancing troops, while condemning civilian deaths. He rejected Kasavubu’s order for a Katanga Assembly meeting under UN protection and warned the schedule may shift. Separately UN reported killings in Kiva Province amid a disputed tribal election and uncertain chief selection.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Kongelo
Kapona
Baudouinville
Tshombe
Elisabethville
Kongolo
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Kamina
U.N
Kifona
Cyrille Adoula
Elsabethvalle
Kitona
Kiva
Two N. Y. Bus Lines Go On Strike
New York's two largest private bus lines shut down causing 13 million riders to seek alternatives. Subways ran heavier and roads and parking lots crowded as riders shifted to cars and car pools. No negotiations were set as the strike began with the new year. Public and some Catholic schools adjusted openings to ease the weekday crush.
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New York
Queens
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Midtown
Yonkers Bus Corp
Westchester County
Bank robbery in Burtonsville nets $10,553
The Burtonsville Citizens National Bank branch in Laurel Montgomery County was robbed at 11 10 a m by a man wearing a blue gray overcoat and stocking cap who fled on foot after threatening a female teller. No getaway car was seen and officers from multiple agencies flooded area roads.
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Cxy
Burtonsville Citizens National Bank of
Laurel
Burtonsville
Montgomery County
Howard County
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Waterloo Barracks
Citizens National
Wheaton-Glenmont
New Year Car Crash Damages Three Parked Vehicles
An early New Year’s Day crash on South Jefferson street left one car totaled and two others heavily damaged after James V Flynn allegedly fell asleep at the wheel. Flynn was charged with reckless driving as the 57 Dodge suffered $900 in damage and a 1953 Dodge $300 while a 1953 Chevrolet sustained $300.
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James V. Flynn
South Jefferson Street
Flynn
Guy M. Himes
Francis Donald Johnston
Chevarlel
John Henry Wetzel
Wayne LeRoy Bowers
Bowers
West South
Ice Streets
Ford
Claude E. Evans
Violet V McDonough
East Patrick Street
East Patrick
Esther R. Ke
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Guenther Bavers
Bauer
St. Mary's Hospital
Severs Finger London
van Johnson
Johnson
Pape
Parehive
Cynama Jean Wardwell
Duane M. Wardwell
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Gig Police Department
Charles V. Main
Main
Manila
Wiliam Pom‘eroy
Huk
Tenn
D. C. Bank
Meadows Inc
Everedy
Shore
Montgomery Bank
Carroll Board
Castro
N. Y
Bandit
Purtonsville, Md
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