United Steam Fire Engine elects 1953 officers at annual meeting
Officers for the coming year were elected at the United Steam Fire Engine Company annual meeting in the South Market street fire hall. W Bartgis Storm was re elected president. Other officers include vice presidents Alton Y Bennett and William M Storm secretary Robert L Smith treasurer William M Moore and a slate of directors and officers across the company with reports on alarms and finances. A banquet followed with remarks from city and state officials and a reminiscence by John McE Wilson who joined in 1890.
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United Steam Fire Engine Company
South Market Street
W. Bartgis Storm
Alton Y. Bennett
William M. Storm
Robert L. Smith
William M. Moore
Charles K. Heck
Lewis B. Marman
James Marrone
George C. Myers
Norman F. Rhoderick
William T. Ridgeley
Edward D. Storm
Julius F. Lochner
W. Verl Forney
Joseph O. Hooper
Robert L. Shankle
Lewis E. Covell
Philip Krusings
Leonard Thomas
Lewis E. Betson
William E. Baker
Carl I Bender
William A. Boone, Jr
Ellis G. Carty
Paul A. Despeaux
Max S. Kehne
Samuel N. Mauro
Luther Murray
Austin L. Rice
James W. Stockman
Edwin Sponseller
Elwood Whitmore
James Powell
Russell Strine
Ralph Schroeder
Thomas Bennett
Moore
Lochner
Capt. Forney
Walter Lipps
Frederick Sheeley
A. E Fisher
C. Edgar Miller, Sr
Storm
Donald B. Rice
Henry F. Falk
W. Jerome Offutt
Robert R. Rhoderick
State Firemen’s Association
B. Harrison Shipley, Jr
Eblicott City
James W. Minter
Baltimore
Ted C. Gardner
Riverdale Heights
Philip H. Beard
Walkersville
Henry E. Marshaik
Takoma Park
Historical and Archives Committee
Floyd B. Heimer
College Park
Robert C. Burns
Fire Extension Service
University of Maryland
Julius Underwood
New Midway
Frederick County Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Arthur G. Strine
Citizens Truck Company
John McE. Wilson
Salvation Ars
Charel Ap
West Fifth Street
Pear
John Schmidt
Edwin O. Mackley
Tepresnent
Biblag
Copcnieters
Salvation Army
Green
Life term for robbery murder in Bel Air case
John Thomas Hill a 49 year old Kent Island Negro was sentenced to life imprisonment for the robbery murder of Winches Smith a 72 year old storekeeper at Willoughby Harford County. The jury returned a first degree verdict with no capital punishment and Judge Frederick Lee Coburn ordered life imprisonment as mandatory. Hill allegedly led a six man gang in the March 1950 attack and robbery. Five co defendants received second degree murder terms.
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Bel Air
John Thomas Hill
Kent Island
Eastern Shore
Harford County
Raymone A. Fuller
Hill
Frederick Lee Coburn
Winches Smith
Smith
Willoughby
Ton ©. Carter
Toill To Grill Black Person In Ax Incident At Towson
Towson Maryland January 7 1930 police continued to investigate a brutal axe attack at a Pikeville estate killing Mrs Jesse Potter Stockion a 35 year old woman employed by Miss Katharine Cradock granddaughter of Governor Thomas King Carrol The burglar was surprised on the third floor wounding Cradock and stockton two women treated at University Hospital with unchanged conditions A 35 year old suspect was arrested yesterday on dope charges and held for further questioning in a case tying a prominent local family to the crime
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Towson
Baltimore
Trenton
J. Negro
Maryland
Jesse Potter Stockion
Stockion
Brutanl
Burelar Cartty
Pikesvill
Kathstine Cradock
Thomas King Carrol
Fire Wrecked Loaded Trailer Near Frederick Junction
A tractor trailer loaded with household furniture aboard an Army colonel's shipment to Portsmouth was destroyed by a blaze on Route 240 near Frederick Junction Monday night. Firefighters blocked traffic for over an hour while responding to a fuel tank fire sparked by faulty pumps. The Aero Mayflower Transit Co unit, driven by Kenneth Eugene Gaddis of Indianapolis, was damaged. the driver escaped injury. Insurance coverage was reported.
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Frederick Junction
Aleni
Frederick
Aero Mayflower Transit Company
Indianapolis
Ind
Kenneth Eugene Gaddis
Western Maryland Furls Workers in Hagerstown
Western Maryland Railway announces furlough or dismissal for 70 shop employees as it converts its Hagerstown division from steam to diesel locomotives. Earlier 65 workers were furloughed, bringing total layoffs to 135 through Friday. Diesels reduce repair needs. ten new units arriving soon. Prior furloughs had been absorbed by other industries amid labor shortages.
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Hagerstown
Western Maryland Railway
Maryland
Seve O
Fairchill
Truck Slips at Incinerator After Dumping Refuse in Fire
A Lake woods incident saw a Frederick department truck dump refuse and waste paper at the city incinerator then slip over an 11 foot embankment into a fire pit. Firefighters fought to prevent the truck from catching fire and the machine was dragged from the pit after about an hour. Donations at New Windsor noted service center repairs and a distribution effort underway amplifying relief work.
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Frederick
Esa
New Windsor
Ceter
Enial
Ana Perso
caVe
Public Relations of Science Urged by ACS Leader
Dr Walter J Murphy urged broad educational outreach on science and technology to avoid poor decisions on life and death issues. Speaking to Camp Detrick officers, he highlighted the ACS News Service goal to translate complex science for laymen and praised its global reach and newspaper acceptance. The talk underscored public relations must be driven by individual ACS members and the public benefits of chemistry in daily life.
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America
Walter J. Murphy
American Society News Service
Chemical and Engineering News
Camp Detrick
Camp Detrick Officers
Jchemist
Murphy
ACS
Chemical Society
American Chemical Society
Harry Newton
Wendell H. Kayser
R. W. Huffered
Hannah Named Asst Defense Head By Eisenhower
President elect Eisenhower selects John A. Hannah president of Michigan State College to replace Anna Rosenberg as assistant Secretary of Defense in charge of manpower and personnel. Hannah, 30, from East Lansing, will take a leave of absence from MSU and receive a $15,000 salary. The appointment was announced by James C. Hagerty.
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New York
Eisenhower
John A. Hannah
Michigan State College
Anna Rosenberg
East Lansing
Mich
James C. Hagerty
Hannah
Walson
Yeardly Sentenced to Eighteen Months in Court
Henry Yeardly 34 of Orrville Ohio received an eighteen month term in the House of Correction after an appeal before Judge Patrick M Sehnauffer for assault and battery on William W Bennett an elderly resident The incident occurred March 20 1952 at Bentz and West Church streets Yeardly then living with his common law wife on West Church Street faced trial after jumping bail and returning to Ohio prior to the appeal Attorneys for Yeardly were Edwin F Nikirk and Alger Y Barber State was prosecuted by Rockville attorney Charles A Price
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Henry Yeardly
Orrville
House of Correction
Patrick M. Sehnauffer
Yeardly
William W Bennett
Amsville
Bentz and
West Church Streets
West Church Street
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Ohio
Edwin F. Nikirk
Alger Y. Barbee
Rockville
Charles A. Price
Tax Advice From Former IRS Agent At Rotary Luncheon
A former Internal Revenue agent told Rotarians in Frederick about changes in the 1954 Form 1040 and related tax rules. He cited liberalized definitions of head of household, extended home investment provisions, new medical expense deductions for those over 65, and relaxed hearing procedures for tax disputes. He noted shifts in tax formulas from 1950s legislation and urged clear cooperation with tax officials while ensuring correct deductions and refunds where applicable.
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Internal Revenue
Robert Owen
Treasury Department
Rotary
Owen
Service Club
Mr. Owen
Congress
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Frederick
Baltimore
Texpayers
Merritt Lockwood
Rotar
Warner L Brittain
Samuel Barnee
Harald Hoopes
Eeehard Ki Allen Shevald Arold Frashenay
Avi
F Orrell
Five Involved In Vandalia Ohio Crash Over Holiday
A collision near Vandalia Ohio injured five people including Dr William G Hoessier and his family returning from Christmas visits in Evansville and Fort Wayne Indiana. The air force member driving the other car and a girl passenger were also hurt, with the Roesslers treated at a local hospital and later transported home by train via Red Cross. The accident occurred about ten miles north of Dayton, and Dr Roessler is employed at Camp Detrick.
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Vandalia
Evansville
Fort Pack
Ind
William G Hoessier
West College Terrace
At Force
Air Force
Wright Air Force Base
Roesslers
Red Cross
Bemp
Indiana
Dayton
Third Private Conference Between Eisenhower and Churchill
Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill held their third private talk in as many days at Bernard Baruch's Manhattan home. The hour and a half discussion, described as informal, touched on mutual concerns of the United States and Britain and concluded without a public statement. Churchill rides to Washington tomorrow for a courtesy call on President Truman, while Eisenhower plans a pre inauguration dress rehearsal meeting with his incoming Cabinet in New York. John A. Hannah was named to lead Michigan State College, replacing Anna Rosenberg as assistant secretary of defense in manpower and personnel.
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New York
Dwight Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
U. S
Manhattan
Bernard Baruch
Churchill
Eisenhower
Michigan State College
Anna Rosenberg
West Friendship 4-H Club Elects State Council President
James Mexlex Jr., 23, elected president of the State Council of 4-H Clubs, succeeding Robert Barton. The ceremony capped the 10th annual meeting at Mexles, with members from West Friendship and nearby farms attending.
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P James
Baltimore
Mexlex, Jr
Robert Barton
Attic
London
West
Dairy Rattle Godgina
Satjenal Srpetimen Canventy
Omomvers
Tadan
New Theory Says Ribs Could Worsen Bullet Wounds
A Veterans Administration doctor reported that ribs fractured by a bullet can act as secondary missiles, flinging bone fragments inward and worsening injuries. Lt Col Willhard Gilsty described cases where rib fractures traveled up to several inches, tearing tissue and ripping organs, revealing why some external wounds understate internal damage.
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Washington
Anib Stoick
Gresley
Gillesbr
More Flexible Law To Deal With Strikes
Washington January 8 P1 The new House Labor Committee chair favors a more flexible law to handle major strikes. Rep McConnell says rewrite Taft Hartley to allow government methods in national interest disputes. He supports keeping injunctions but with possible changes and opposes seizure of strike bound plants.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Rep
McConnell
R-Pa
Senate
House
Congress
RicConnell
Fantastic Strides In Guided Missiles
The Santa Fe New Mexican reports advancements in guided missiles and high speed rocket experiments centered in New Mexico. Aimed at demystifying recent sky sightings, officials hint at a public demonstration at White Sands Proving Grounds within weeks, signaling potential breakthroughs beyond conventional craft.
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Santa FE
Santa Fe New Mexican
Mianaxing
Richard W .Everett
Daily Newspaper
New Mexico
White Sands Proving Grounds
New Measen
Ag Gins
Teagard
Nesenald
Aed Airc
Bucan
Traveling Through Time How Transportation Changes
Babson discusses historic shifts in transport from sleds and canoes to rails, electric streetcars, buses, and airplanes. He predicts future leaps such as helicopters, atomic engines, and electric storage still to come, noting gravity power research and solar energy as potential bases for new systems.
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Roger W. Babson
Babson Park
Mass
North America
Gloucester
Boston
Miami
Gravity Research Foundation
New Boston
New Hampshire
Ht Publishers
Aly
Taft Seeks Open Hearings On Taft Hartley Changes
Washington January 3 Senator Taft and Representative McConnell announced open hearings on proposals to amend the Taft Hartley Act. Taft said hearings could begin as early as March with Republicans pushing for a Senate and House review, while indicating he would coordinate with the committee chairs and pursue Republican floor leadership aims.
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Washington
Jan
Thay
McConnell -R
Taft
Begin
Simultan
House Thail
House Labor Committees
Sup
Senate
Mites
Drcisien Omixhi
Senate Feraree Committee
Frien
Ming
Basque Basque Players Enliven Frederick Community Concert
Lively Basque program by 14 performers delighted 500 attendees at the high school venue. Juan Astigarraga led a dynamic show blending dance and music with minimal accompaniment, featuring the wine-glass dance and a Jai Alai tableau. Lolita Christie helped host. the troupe, touring Euzkadi, offered a vivid cultural showcase praised for energy and artistry.
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Betty Sullivan
Burkadi
Juan Onatibia
United States
Juan Astigarraga
Euzkadi
Frederick
New York
Mountain Theater
Woman's League Meeting and Report Details
The Utica Woman's League met with president Mi Stull presiding and guests present. Earl Hill and MM acted as reporters as the group discussed league scripts and arrangements. A separate item notes a bandit held up a Baltimore area, with an escaped suspect sought near West Bartiacre.
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Ng Janus Louise Ding
Earl Hill
Mi Stull
M Stull
Honarta
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Herre Browne
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Mary
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Pay Lewis
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Ancial Bureau
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