Claire Frock Plant To Be Expanded In Thurmont
Claire Frock Manufacturing Company Incorporated Thurmont plans expansion to raise employment to 350 and payroll to 750000 annually. H Julian Bernstein president announced a new general manager J W Wilson with experience in dress industry.
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Claire Frock Manufacturing Company. Incorporated
Thurmont
H. Julian Bernstein
J. W. Wilson
Reliance Manufacturing Company
Kay Whitney
Glenbury
Tom Hunt
Bernstein
Claire Frock
Virginians Vote on Public School Funding Referendum
Virginia voters face a statewide referendum on removing a constitutional barrier to using public funds for private schooling. The measure, part of the Governors Commission on Public Education plan, aims to shape integration policy amid race concerns as the vote approaches.
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Richmond
Virginia
Governors Commission On Public Education
Court Upholds Survey Rights in Carroll County Case
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a Baltimore federal court injunction allowing Agriculture Department agents to enter fields and measure crop acreage. The order targets Lind B Shafer and related defendants after farmers resisted access last May. The ruling preserves federal authority to conduct agricultural surveys.
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Charlotte
N.C
Circuit Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit
Department of Agriculture
Carroll County
Mars
Baltimore
Agriculture Department
Department
Lind B. Shafer
Lewis Shafer
Lewis Fever
Joseph Shafer
Tiey
Frederick County Approves 5000 Driver Training Fund
Frederick CountyBoard of Commissioners approves a 5000 appropriation in the school budget for classroom driver training in public high schools. Officials say road training will be decided after the classroom plan is outlined and consider Farm Bureau input for facilities and funding.
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Frederick County
Board of County Commissioners
Frederick County Board of Education
Board of Education
Frederick Counts Farm Bureau
Board of Bande Alion 1 Tete Pi
Stray Pony Disturbs County Cattle Herd Near Hyatts Town
A stray pony wandered onto a Hyatts Town area farm on Fire Tower road and has been cared for by Mrs. Robert Jenkins. The animal disrupts cattle feeding and weight gain, prompting the sheriff to advise caution while the situation is resolved.
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Horace M. Alexander
Robert Jenkins
Fire Tower Road
Hyattstown
Market Irregularities Shifts Tone in Early New York Trading
Market irregularities appeared in New York today with mixed price trends and a narrow trading range. Early dealings showed uneven gains and losses as investors stayed cautious amid unclear signals.
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New York
Hurricanes Cut Down On Water Consumption Here
Frederick City reduced water use in 1955 by nearly 150 million gallons due to hurricanes and late summer rains. Water Superintendent William J. Davis notes heavy rainfall relieved outdoor needs and saved thousands of gallons. Total 1955 consumption fell to 950,627,10 gallons from 1,109,402,000 in 1934, with greater reliance on mountain and creek supplies and lower pumping from Linganore in 1954 and 1955.
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Frederek City
William J. Davis
Frederick
Fishing Creek
Tuscarora
Linvanare
Linganore
Ex Pastor Dr Erdman’s death noted in Florida
Rev Dr Hare Erdman long served St Pauls Lutheran Burkittsville for 33 years died in Jacksonville Florida at 80 after retiring in 1948. He delivered 35040 sermons welcomed 661 new members baptized 469 infants married 354 couples and officiated at 890 funerals. Survivors include his wife Ida Hull Erdman and daughter Mrs J Kerwin Miller. Services set at West Funeral Home Sunbury Friday at two pm.
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Hare C.C. Erdman
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Burkittsville
Jacksonville
Fla
Erdman
Acetive mi
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove
Freeport
Pittsburgh
Ida Hull
Shamokin
Daniel Erdman
Ida .Hull’ Erdman
J. Kerwin Miller
Norman Null
Samuel Arnold
Sunbury
West Funeral Home
New Property Transfer Records Adopted by County Offices
The County Commissioners switch from the old scratcher books to new property transfer records. The system records grantor and grantee names, addresses, property descriptions, and whether land or improvements are conveyed. It also lists assessment breakdowns and tracks changes in ownership of personal property.
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County Commissioners
Court House
Placed In Charge Of Gulf Plant Here
Gievrae Moss named plant manager at Gulf bulk plant on East Church Street succeeding Roger B. Wolfe. Moss, a Vel lox native, has worked with Gulf since 1925 in Philadelphia Baltimore and other locations. The G ulf operation now under company management. Nearby text notes 2500 certified public accountants enlisted by the state insurance commission to weed out suspect companies.
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Gievrae FL Moss
Guy Ui
East Church Street
Roger B. Wolfe
Herve
Mir Mess
Riv.aut
Svikwaien Tuas
Bows’ Flieh
Conmpany
Tecregion
Metan
Austen
Tex
Texas
State Insurance Commission
State's Attorney To Probe Police Charges
Anselm Sodaro plans to study the case of Raymond De RolfAy AMO 4 torekesmmer third class at Annapolis who was cleared of one drunken driving charge after a November 19 collision involving Baltimore police Lt James A. Bove's son. Two arresting officers said they were instructed to charge De Rolf with drunken driving after the wreck. The case emerged when De Rolf's commanding officer requested an investigation by Police Commissioner Hepburn.
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Baltimore
Anselm Sodaro
Raymond de Rolf Ay MO
Torekesmmer
Annapolis
de Rolf
James A. Bove
Boyle
de Rolt
James M. Hepbrow
Eisenhower Completes State of the Union and Budget Messages
President Eisenhower finished work on the State of the Union message and the fiscal year budget while in Key West. White House press secretary James Hagerty noted no government sessions were planned as the President rests per medical advice. The President will host President-elect Juscelino Kubitschek of Brazil at breakfast tomorrow.
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Key West
Fla. 2
Eisenhower
Congress
James Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
State of the Union
Juscelino Kubitschek
Brazil
Eden urged to show guts of leadership or quit
London critics sharpened their attacks on Prime Minister Eden as the Daily Sketch urged him to tackle inflation and foreign policy woes or resign. The front page editorial claimed Eden is indecisive and warned that his Downing Street days may be numbered, with conservative peers pressing for action.
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London
Taney Arith
Daily Sketch
Eden
Britain
Downing Street
Daily Telegraph
Daily Mail
Tongay Escapes Again Then Captured After 45 Minutes
Tongay escapes from a Louisville and Nashville train near Mobile while en route from Los Angeles to Florida. Recaptured 45 minutes later by city detectives, he had previously escaped in New Orleans last November. He is being returned to Raiford Florida State Prison for resumed confinement. His daughter Kathy died from injuries after a 12 foot dive during Aquatot training with her father.
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Mobile
Ala
Russell Tongay
Laeiain
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Floreida
Florida State
Raiford
Kathy
Wilson Returns From West Coast Inspection Tour
Secretary of Defense Wilson returned from a West Coast inspection of facilities including California factories. He spoke cryptically about the tour and declined to detail plans or locations visited. When asked about the Atlas intercontinental missile project at Convair, he said he naturally looked around.
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Washington
Wilson
West Coast
California
Convair
Eisenhower to Send New Farm Plan to Congress
The New York Times reports President Eisenhower will send a plan to Congress to cut by up to 20 percent the surplus crops of corn wheat cotton and rice. Farmers who cooperate could choose cash certificates or disposal of their crop. The program links to a soil bank with long term conservation and payments for land taken out of production.
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New York
New York Times
Eisenhower
Congress
Washington Dispatch
the Times
Washington
Sen
Aiken
Uuy Stadfess
Senate Agriculture Committee
Capitol Hill
Agriculture Committee
1954 Audit Delayed by Beard County Officials
Beard County Commissioners await the 1954 audit report with plans to switch auditors in 1955. The County Farm Bureau approved higher appropriations to speed the audit while noting the delay meant taxpayers missed timely access in 1955. The 1954 audit deadline is June 7 by law, but no report has been published since the act began.
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Fee
Near En Win
County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
County
January Weather Maps Give Longrange Forecast Update
The weather maps show the US and Weather Bureau longrange forecast, estimating average temperatures and chances of rain or snowfall for the period. The note clarifies it is not a standard forecast but an approximate outlook.
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US & Weather Bureau
Midwest Faces Fresh Arctic Outbreak And Snow
A new cold wave grips the Midwest with heavy snowfall in northern Minnesota and New York basin counties. Temperatures fall below freezing turning snow to slush in places while rain and fog disrupt travel across the Northeast.
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Midwest
Minnesota
Cuca
Albany
New York
New Enz
Inch
Maine
Automatic Pay Hikes For 5 Million Workers
The 1956 wage rise will affect millions as unions negotiate higher pay or the federal minimum climbs from 75 cents to one dollar an hour. Surveys show increases from 6 to 11 cents per hour, about 52.40 to 4.40 for a 40 hour week, boosting the total wage bill.
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Washington
Labor Department
Chicago
South Side Park
Thomas E. Aluczynski
Criminal Court
Henry Matthews
Detroit
Matthews
Joanne Pushis
Battery A
Calumet Park
Lake Michigan
Kluczynskn
Angles
Polio Shots Planned by Health Dept for Children
Beginning next week the county health department will offer polio immunizations at Winchester Hall by appointment only on Mondays and Fridays from 9 20 to 10 30. Eligible are children from one to ten years old on the date of the first shot, with later plans to include up to 19 years. Clinics are also set for Brunswick and Emmitsburg with specific dates and contact points, and booster scheduling will follow state guidance.
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County Health Department
Winchester Hall
Forbes Burgess
Burgess
State Department of Health
Brunswick
Emmitsburg
Hugh Cage
Bronswick
William B. Carpenter
Re Kk
Helen Sanders
American Legion
Charles B. Williams
Congress
Dawsonville Tenant House Fire Damages Farm Home
A fire at a tenant house on the Benoni Aircutt farm near Dawsonville caused about 1500 dollars in damage this morning. The fire started in a faulty chimney and burned through the second story ceilings and roof. Personal effects loss was about 400 dollars. insurance on the building was carried by Allnutt. The farm sits on the Sugar land road.
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Benoni Aircutt
Dawsonville
Ie House
Allnutt
Sugar, Land
Size Of Name Make Opera Star Wiilurran
New York Metropolitan Opera tenor withdrew from a benefit concert after seeing lead co star Renata Tebaldi's name in larger letters. The event, sponsored by La Follia, was to feature Misebaldi on piano Tucker and Jere on bass. Tucker refused to sing, citing artistic reasons, and offered to contribute a personal check instead.
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New York
Richard Tarker
Metropolitan Opera
Renata
Skating Halted by Warm Spell at Culler Lake
Questionable ice on Culler Lake prompted a skating halt as temperatures rose to 49 degrees Tuesday. Overnight frost expected to return, but current conditions end skating for now.
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Culler Lake Ice Sk
Neon
Apo Ter Oon
Little America No 5 Dedicated And Commissioner
A historic dedication at Little America No 5 marks the site with an Antarctic camp ceremony. Scientists and officials describe plans for a long term base with future village buildings and a ten building complex over five acres to support the Geophysical Year activities. The scene includes Ross Sea ice shelf views and a planned main base for Operation Derpirecce as ships approach for winter support.
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Little America
Antares Nca
Feline Vinerica No
Hainah
Burhavé
Sears
Abe
Om Antay Walters
Ream
Ross Sea Ice Shelf
Calefornia
Kainan Ray
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Lansdo c. Mi
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Westinghouse
State Peace
Elkridge
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Hyde
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Health Dept
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