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News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1955

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Wedding and engagement notices from Frederick area

A quiet wedding in the Evangelical Reformed parsonage Frederick on December 4 joined Doris Riggles and Sgt Donald R Penrod with a double ring ceremony. Other engagements include Georgia A Ingram to Rev Gideon E Galambos and Julia Mac Darby to Harold W Biebusch with summer wedding plans. Franklin Miller and Anna Louise Rotering announce forthcoming wedding in Emmitsburg. Ready if needed Frankurt reports US troop atomic strike readiness in Europe.

Evangelical Reformed Parsonage Frederick Doris Riggles Donald R. Penrod Cincinnati Ohio Paul L. Althouse Catherine Toms Ezekiel Ambrose Ilinois Cpl Walter J. Kulick Pennsylvania Jevah [H. K. Chang Mawaii Penrod Frederick Tailoring Company Sgt. Penrod Marine Corps Arlington, Virginia

Nuclear power near five year mark for mass use

Atomic energy researchers led by Dr Alvin Weinberg predict within five years experiments will produce a viable atomic power industry. The Atomic Energy Commission plans 200 million dollars to develop five nuclear stations using water and liquid metal coolants with uranium or thorium fuel.

Alvin M. Weinberg Oak Ridge National Laboratory Scientific American Atomic Energy Commission

Letter to editor on Middletown PTA meeting critique

Readers commend Dr. Schoolman and board members for orderly Q A but say the audience questions favored, created a one sided read. They note a nationwide teacher shortage and question Frederick county’s policy of hiring last June graduates as teachers without full qualifications. They urge disclosure of comparable practices elsewhere and call for rotation and petition issues to be fairly presented. Signers include Mrs K R Cunningham, Camp Derrick, John B Garrison, Burkittsville residents, and others. January 193?. GAS

Middletown Pta Middletown Elementary School Parent-Teachers Association Schoolman Frederick County National Education Association Maryland State Teachers Association State Superintendent of Schools Middletown County Board of Education Schoo K. R. Cunningham Derrick John B. Garrison Burkittsville Hadden S. P. Watt Motter Avenue Robert J. Zentner W. Tih Street

Holter Attends Maryland Highway Conference in Baltimore

County Commissioner Edward F. Holter joined the Maryland Highway Users Conference in Baltimore for a discussion on the State Roads Commission 12-year construction program. They weighed the impact of higher motor vehicle license fees if the proposal fails in the legislature. The group reaffirmed support for a constitutional amendment dedicating vehicle revenue to highways, with several organizations represented including the Grange via a district officer.

Edward F. Holter Maryland Highway Users Baltimore State Roads Commission My. Ioster The Grange

Fifty Years Ago Local Notables Named For Circuit Jury

Fifty years ago Judge John Motter announced the grand and petit jurors for the February term of the Circuit Court. Frederick city selections included Isaac N Motter D T Ordeman Clarence String John Dadisman Charles Kefauver John H Martz Charles Baughman Charles W Kopp Willard Marskey Rodney Young Nortis Market Street near Fifth. A stray fire incident involved Mr Young igniting brimstone on a Christmas tree, quickly extinguished with a hat. Postmaster Garrett S Dev Grange urged proper stamping and not dropping unpaid letters in street mailboxes. Alfred A Kemp submitted a resume to Roger Ve Sherry for fate grounds supervision beginning April. Lewis Der Taub Gul of North Market Street is home with a badly strained knee.

John c. Motter Frederick City Isaac N. Motter D. T. Ordeman Clarence String John Dadisman Charles P. Kefauver John H. Martz Charles[. Baughman Charles W. Kopp Willard Marskey Rodney Young Nortis Market Street Fifth Young Yoursa Garrett S. Dev Grange Alfred Ai, Kemp Roger VeSherry Frederick County Agricultural Society Lewis der Tazbau Gul North Market Street

Twenty Years Ago Items From The Columns Of The News

Nominations for various offices were made and plans laid for the annual meeting on January 25 when officers will be elected. A Radelff was renominated for president amid opposition. Former Register Melvin F. Shepley of Miersville suffered a heart attack while examining records and was moved to his home. Prizes were won by Tobias E O Zimmerman at the Maryland Agricultural Society Farm Bureau meeting in Baltimore. Vile Low Springs Band elected officers: President George L Twentey, Vice President Theodore Sundergill, Recording Secretary George C Stull, Corresponding Secretary Peat Challenge, Treasurer Francis Staley, Director Prof. Stull.

Droa A Radelff Fay Ai Theur Register OF Wilds Melvin F. Shepley Miersville Register of Wills Tobias EO Zimmerman Nesy Feagaviffe Cork Maryland Agricultural Socety Farm Bureau Federation Baltimore LHR Vile Low Springs George L. Twentey Theodore Sundergill George C. Stull Peat Challe PY Stull Francis Staley Prof. Stull

New Unemployment Claims Decline Across Maryland in 1955 Outlook

New unemployment claims dropped last week in Maryland as the State Department of Employment Security reported improving conditions. The Cumberland and Baltimore offices showed notable declines while total benefit checks and payments remained high due to year-end layoffs. Officials forecast gradual improvement into March with 1955 expected to beat 1954.

Baltimore State Department of Employment Security Employment Security Board Ty Teak Cumberland Totel ESB Cumberlang Aleue

Red China Pressures U.N. Seat Move via Airman Release

Washington columnist assesses alleged Red China strategy to win U.N. admission by signaling the release of 11 American airmen held on spy charges. India reportedly urged Peiping to free the prisoners to ease U.S.-China tensions, with a UN communique hinting at a potential bargain and ongoing talks to ease global tension.

David Lawrence Washington Red China United Nations India U.N Peiping Far East Peiping Ensernment United Press New Delhi Vohru Ren China U.S Chou En-Lai United States New York West Hale America Formosa Department of State Ttt L.5 Geneva

Faulty pills left behind in Indochina probe

House investigators charged that loose handling and interagency disagreement left 12 million faulty anti-hookworm pills deteriorating in Indochina and Formosa warehouses. An FDA program aimed at fighting worm diseases faced a $389 purchase flaw and internal disputes over diagnostic prerequisites for dispensing tablets.

House Indochina Foreign Operations Administration Formosa Fai FDA PCA Tal Americant Mission

Damage Suit Heard Before Jury In College Ave Collision

A damage suit arising from a collision at the College Avenue centre and West Fifth street intersection opened before Associate Judge Patrick M. Sehmaatfer. Harding seeks $19,000 plus damages for a tooth loss after the Hood College gate area incident. Leatherman countersued for $304.80 plus unspecified damages. The accident occurred as Harding edged onto West Fifth Street from College Avenue amid limited visibility. Leatherman contends he pulled out directly in front of Harding.

College A West Fifth Street Patrick M. Sehmaatfer Cirechil Court Todas Qilver Maryshall Leatherman Eha Street Bearcer Leatherman Watling Marditg Ot Harding Tris Harding Hood College Gravns College Avenue Leathermann Leatherman Ear Tedtlerman Vien Vo Benen Dames McSherrs Leathermain

Guilty Verdicts and Traffic Charges From City Court

In a morning session at Peoples Court in Middletown, multiple defendants faced charges. One man received a suspended S100 fine for intoxication after being ordered to leave the city. other motorists faced fines ranging up to S148 for speeding and related offenses on West Patrick Street. Additional cases involved passing on US 4 West and failure to yield. Authorities cited a pattern of violations across several towns including Middletown, Baltimore, and Frederick. The report notes medical officials in Indonesia observing ongoing health issues and mentions local names in passing.

Reese Shoematker Peoples Court Anthens Angel Datech Hsattstown Ieritrate Martin Kanade West Patrck Street James Hane Vouk Cirexery Middletown Roher Rosebvery Baltimore John Wood RED Frederick William Boone Jr Archie Schafer RFD Middletowa Shs Thasmes RL Adkins Davion Pauline Revies South Federsan Street Sir Richard Fo Main Frederik Syeechme FS Sn West Negi Sherman Boone Charies Do Macdes Traaper Dames ‘Kressler

McKeldin Announces Inaugural Accomplishments Three Sheets

Annapolis reports Theodore McKeldin, inaugurated as Maryland’s first Republican two term governor, lists his achievements on three mimeographed sheets. In his inaugural address dated January 10, 1951, he prioritizes civil defense constitutional revision the end of construction at Maryland State College for Negroes Princess Anne and enforcement of anti-subversive laws while stressing nonpartisanship and highway program action.

Annapolis Theodore Hoosevelt Mckeldin Maryland Uurargo Gus Eeaun Baltimore McKeldin Maryland State College Princess Anne Mary- Pts

Questions and Answers: Congress ranks and world facts

A quiz style recap lists answers on women in the 84th Congress two in the Senate and fifteen in the House. It notes a white deer in Cheltenham England and calls the Hwang Ho China's Sorrow. It says Indian citizenship permits presidential eligibility and explains poisonous plant berries. It mentions Denmark’s uninterrupted self rule and Amelope Island in Great Salt Lake. The hornbook described as a medieval English schoolbook.

Senate House of Representatives

Weekly Talk By Babson on Local Investments

Babson argues that investors should seek local opportunities, particularly in independent telephone companies. He notes independents cover two thirds of U S telephony, offer growth, and support innovation, urging support for smaller firms over big Bell monopolies. He cites history of independence driving inventions and warns against overreliance on bluechip stocks.

Roger W. Babson Babson Park Mass Dolumn Wall Street Focal Bank Cervtin Bell Bell Company American Telephone and ‘Telegraph Company Bell and Independents U. 3 Munsey Building Washington, DC General Telephine Company Tomas Penuls IOL Hille Pluy Bell System U. S America Radio T. V Serse Pub. Fin Bu. Inc

Convention broadcast of Maryland Episcopal Church meeting

The Diocese of Maryland hosts a Frederick convention February 16 and 2 with an Evening Service and bishop's annual address broadcast across Maryland by WEMD WiTH WNAV and later WDYK Cumberland. Participants include Rev Maurice Ashbury Rev Don Fenn and D G W. The event marks the first outside Baltimore since 1924 and first diocesan convention broadcast.

the Episcopal Church Diocese of Maryland al Church Frederick Vaurice Ashbury Aul Sainte Frederick Don Frank Fenn D. GW St. Michael and AW Angels Baltimore Diasese of Marst

Sick list notes recoveries and continued care

Charles Fleming of West Patrick Street improving after Johns Hopkins surgery in Baltimore. Mrs Catherine Wallace on King Avenue remains critical at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Ames Rogers discharged from Frederick Memorial Hospital after weeks as patient. Al Henry Lakin of Jefferson in Frederick Memorial Hospital for treatment. Paul Miller of Adamstown home after five weeks at University Hospital Baltimore. Pinkney A Richardson former Orphans Court judge improving at home on West Twelfth Street. Mrs Charles W Rossell discharged from Frederick Memorial Hospital returning to Braddock Heights. George Cramer improving after long Frederick Memorial Hospital stay. Jesse C Ramsburg Jr remains about the same after several days in Frederick.

Charles Fleming West Patrick Street Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Catherine Wallace King Avenue Frederick Memorial Hospital Ames Rogers al Henry Lakin Jefferson Paul Miller Adamstown University Hospital Pinkney A. Richardson The Orphans Court West Twelfth Street Charles W. Rossell Braddock Heights George Cramer Jesse C Ramsburg, Jr South Market Street

Guests and locals gathered in Taneytown and beyond

Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs George Fream and daughter Diane in Taneytown included Mr and Mrs Roland Booker Jr and son Robin from Brooklyn. Others visiting relatives were Mr and Mrs John D Spurrier and daughter Darlene from Hannibal Mo, Mr and Mrs Daniel Fout of East Church Street and Mr and Mrs Aiyhtlin M Spurrier of Walkersville. Harry Roelke of Frederick High School fame visits relatives. Mrs Steven Zaharoff announces her husband’s promotion to Chief Warrant Officer US Army. he is stationed in Korea and will join them in Japan in April with their two children Shirley Ann and Steylen, daughters of John Eicholtz. BLOSSOM DATES SET Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival set for April 28 and 29 in Winchester, announced by J. Pinckney Arthur. CONTINTES TALKS Mendes-France continues round of talks with Italian officials to rally support for the proposed West European arms pool.

George Fream Diane Taneytown Roland Booker, Jr Robin Brooklyn Baltimore John D. Spurrier Darlene Hanibal Daniel Fout East Church Street Aiyhtlin M. Spurrier Walkersville Harry Happy) Roelke Frederick Arlington N. J Steven Zaharoff W. 0 USA Korea Japan Shirley Ann Steylen Zaharoff John Eicholtz East Second Street

Slight Drop In Race Track Funds Shown

Frederick County and its towns received state race track funds totaling 80,188.79 for 1954, down from 81,701.72 in 1953, with Frederick County getting 44,259 and the city of Frederick 23,384. The incorporated towns saved varying amounts in two December payments, while Brunswick and others show smaller figures. The county reports suggest state tax distributions to the county are leveling after years of growth.

Frederick County Frederick City Brunswick Burkittsville Emmits- Middletown Myersvne Thormont Walkersville Woodsboro Mr. Frederick County

New Market Homemakers Club Holds First Meeting of Year

The New Market Homemakers Club met at Mrs. LeRoy Burall’s home with sixteen members. New president Mrs. Lucian Falconer led devotionals, and Miss Shawhake previewed music for upcoming events. A clothing demonstration on measuring and pattern selection was given by Mrs. Clarence Schultz and Mrs. Jack McGolerick. A 185 donation will go to the Polio Fund. The next meetings will be at Mrs. Mary McGolerick and Mrs. Basteen Neal’s homes in January.

Dew Market Club New Market Homemakers Club LeRoy Burall Lucian Falconer Jacob Shawhaker de: Shawhake Clarence Schultz Jack McGolerick Bost Mary McGolerick

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Pene George W. Ingram Georgia A. Ingram Gideon E. Galambos Zoltan L. S. Galambos Czechoslovakia Ingram School of Nursing Thomas M. Darby Rockville Julia Mac Harold W. Biebusch William H Biebusch Silver Spring Stiss Darby Richard Montgomery High School Group Hospitalization, Inc Biebisch Washington Suburban Sanitary Comm Euphemia Rotering Emmitsburg Anna Louise Franklin Miller Miss Rotering St. Joseph's High School Blue Ridge Pipe and Nipple Company Greenstone Mir Miller St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Frankfurt Germany Europe Ioems Broom de Colum Hagerslowt Frederic Elyansville Touson Cambridge Chesterton Salisbury Lkton Dakbind Westminster Easton Crisfield Penuasge Sharpe Win Kong Indonesia Cheltenham England Hwang Ho Nae Denmark Great Salt Lake Amelope Island Babson TM Regis Par OF Wixchester Shenandoah J. Pinckney Arthur Contintes Rome Pierre Mendes - France Pleasant Grove Club Pleasant Grove Homemakers Club Basteen Neal
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