Frederick youth jailed in pocketbook theft case
Charles Augustus Bartholow 21 of Frederick charged with robbery in a pocketbook snatching on East Third street Friday night. He also faces charges for stealing a 1953 Ford sedan from Jack Wetzel near Ur bana. Police recovered about 30 dollars and the purse, after a chase with Mrs. Ora Talbott knocked down and sprained ankle. Bartholow in jail awaiting grand jury action.
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Charles Augustus Bartholow
Frederick
Rfc 2
East Third Street
Ora Talbott
East
Third Street
Bartholow
Jack Wetzel
Urbana
Monocacy Inn
Frederick Junction
Talbott
Wetzel
Bernard King
Det
Sergt
A. Norman Dietz
Ben Phebus
Mrs. Talbott
Subzero Maryland Sees Snow and Cold Across State
Maryland endures another day of subfreezing temperatures with light snowfall expected to end by morgen. Garrett County and Frederick County report ten below and four below readings, while New Germany State Park and Unionville register five to six inches of snow on the ground. Main roads icy, travel hazardous. police advise staying off roads unless necessary.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Weather Bureau
Garrett County
All Mate
New Germany State Park
Unionville
Frederick County
New Germany
Frederick
Oakland
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Salisbury
Weather”Bureau
Forty Fifth Anniversary Dinner Of Frederick Chamber
The Frederick Chamber marks its 45th anniversary with a dinner at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Rev Father Herbert Jordan opens with invocation, musical interlude by Mrs Bonnie Caplan, and remarks by President Rice. C Fails of the U S Chamber of Commerce is the chief speaker. Local officials and chamber leaders will be in attendance as the group highlights 1956 achievements and ongoing civic programs.
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Herbert BR. Jordan
St. John’s
Bonnie Caplan
Colonial Music Store
Rueben Caplan
Frederick County Board of Education
Rice
National Chamber Executive
Edward P Thomas
Chamber
Fort Detrick
Fred
Frederick
Francis Scott Key
Joseph F
Rhoderick
Chamber Executive Schools
Accelerat-I
C. Fails
United States
Ward Stilson Company
Ander-Francis Scott Key
Controlson
Ind
United States’ Chamber of Comicity
Chambers of Commerce
West-final
Minster
Taneytown
Martinsburg
Chambersburg
John A. Derr
Mem J Board
J. Vernon
Coblentz
Gath-Board
Emmett R. Bowering
Derr
Chamber Presilus
Raymond C. Brebant
Paul
Dent Donald B. Rice
M. Carmack
Bruce E. Crum
Elmer C. Ehler
Lemuel D. Keller
F. Munshower
Joseph M. Kline
Richard F. Kline
Mander
Maryland
Melvin E. Lea
William B. Lebice
Fredericksherz Sr
Dom W. Morgan
Jacob R
Severe January cold grips most of nation with record lows
A mid January Arctic air mass held the eastern half of the United States in its grip with temperatures 10 to 20 degrees colder than the day before. New York state reports include 55 below zero in upstate areas and a New York City low around 3 above, while other areas register subzero readings from Michigan to New England. Snow is forecast for parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic as a cold spell continues. Blakeley named temporary United States senator from Texas by Gov. Allan Shivers, with unclear voting intentions.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Atlantic
New England
Texas
New York
Boonville
New York State
Stillwater Reservoir
Massena
Watertown
Syracuse
Binghamton
Albany
Buffalo
Owls Head
Adirondacks
Michigan
New York City
Georgia
Gulf Coast States
Plains
Misssissippi Valley
Upper
Great Lakes
Kansas
Hussouri
Midwest
Northeast
Tennessee
Mississippi Valley
Mid-Atlantic
Blakeley
Austin
Tex
Allan Shivers
William A. Blakeley
Dallas
U.S
Shivers
Hps
Price Daniel
Blakley
U.S. Senate
Airport
Uniionville
Monocacy
Ceres
County Roads Board
Catoctin Mountain
Coldest Night Here In Eight Years Reported
City and county awoke to subzero readings with Unionville the coldest spot at 10 below. Forecasters warned more snow, roads treacherous from ice, and temperatures hovering single digits with a mix of above zero readings on mountains.
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Unionville
Officer Staley to Take Parole Position
Officer William C. Staley of the city police resigns to become a parole officer with the State Department of Parole and Probation. Effective February 6 he joins the Baltimore district office after an appointment following a competitive examination. He has served since 1952 and previously on the force. He is regarded as a capable officer.
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William C. Staley
State Department of Parole and
Staley
Baltimore
300000 Fire Wrecks Tarentum Plant
Tarentum Valley Daily News suffered an estimated 300000 damage when a four hour blaze destroyed the roof and damaged composing rooms and linotypes. Firemen from nine companies fought below zero weather as presses were saved and offers from six western Pennsylvania plants surfaced.
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Tarentum
Tarentum Valley Daily News Today
Stereotype Department
Lem Schwartz
The
News
Western Pennsylvania
Red Skelton Finds Strength in 20000 Letters Amid Illness
Hollywood humorist Red Skelton prepares a live CBS-TV show after revealing his son Richard, nine, is gravely ill with leukemia. Doctors give five months to a year. Skelton plans to answer every fan letter, noting faith in God as hope while supporters rally nationwide.
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Hollywood 1
Red Skelton
Cbs-Tv
Richard
Gunier 10
Red
Legislatives
Iness of Friends
First Hungarian Refugees Begin Life On Lewistown Farm
The Laskouits, recently arrived Hungarian refugees, moved to a Lewistown area farm managed by Mrs. John D. Leatherman. They speak German, are learning English, and adapt quickly to local farming life with five tractors and new tenant quarters. They acknowledge America’s reality of work for gains and are impressed by television.
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Leatherman
Courbe
Frederick” County
Lewistown
Iderstood
John D. Leatherman
George
Margit
Laskouits
Budapest
State Department
Germany
Legislature Puts Ban On Misleading Bargain Ads
In Annapolis a 2 A bill to outlaw bait advertising in Maryland nears final passage after Senate approval and House referral. The measure would prohibit advertising products at bargain prices with no intention to actually sell them, aiming to prevent luring prospective customers into stores.
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Annapolis 2
Mary
Sland
Senate
House
Gas line failure leaves New York homes cold in freeze
Oswego and Watertown report subzero conditions as Niagara Mohawk says a broken valve in an underground gas line cut northward supply. About 2000 central and northern New York homes lose gas. authorities urge thermostats at 35 degrees and cooking gas reduction.
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Syracuse
N.Y
New York
Here
Oswego
Watertown
Lake’ ‘Ontario
Niagara Mohawk Power
Corp
Niagara Mohawk
Shipley Will Probate Grants Life Estate to Widow
The will of G. William Shipley, prominent local resident, was probated in the Orphans Court. He leaves guns and watches to sons G. Raymond Shipley and Ernest H. Shipley, with the widow receiving a life estate and the remainder divided equally between the two sons. The will is dated March 3, 1949 and witnessed by William A. Storm and Hetive A. Hahn.
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Iwill
Edgar R. Nicodemus
Buckeystown
Orphans Court
Mary
Bertha Nicodemus
Fatti Maschti
Ralph
Ts. Schroeder
Walter E. Sinn
G. William Shipley
G. Raymond
Ernest H. Shipley
William A. Storm
Hetive A. Hahn
Then And Now HAGERSTOWN Weather Difference
Early today the temperature dropped to three above. Twenty five years ago the high was 69 to 72 degrees. In 1982 the area saw a near heat wave with January highs of 75 on the 14th, 69 on the 15th, and 67 on the 16th.
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Hagerstown
Explosion at Frederick Gas plant injures six
Six gas company employees were treated for burns after a freak explosion and flash fire at the old Frederick Gas Company plant on East Church Street. Injuries ranged from minor to fairly severe with victims admitted or treated at Memorial Hospital, none seriously hurt, as fire crews quickly contained the blaze in near zero temperatures.
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Frank Keefer
Frederick Gas Company, Inc
East Church Street
Frederick
Charles, Bell
Frederick Gas ‘Company, Inc
East Church Istreet
Gas Company
Memorial Hospital
Louis C. Kinsey
Carroll Parkway
George C. Pearl
Yellow Springs
Hubert E. Gordon
Burkittsville
Harold C. Fogle
Jack L. Culler
Jefferson
Bernard T. Stone
Juse
Tte
United Ambulance
Bow Hurt In Fall From Bridge Dies
Silver Spring Maryland Stephen Lee Carter four died early today in Washington Sanitarium after a 40 foot fall from a railroad bridge. He was found unconscious beneath the Burlington Avenue bridge near the Georgia Avenue underpass. His half brother Douglas Newman twenty four was in custody. Police said Newman was seen with the child about an hour before the incident.
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Silver Spring
Stephen Lee Carter
Washington
Ron L. Cartier
Burlington Avenue
Brock
Georgia Avenue
Douglas New Man
Taikoma Park
Newman
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Roland T.pittinger
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Miss Myers
Annie M. Warner Hospital
Roger Edward Ambush
Tuskarora
Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr
People’s Court
Robert C. Snyder
Edwin F. Nikirk
Harry David Stitely
Union Bridge
R. C. Dishong
Long Beach
Calif
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Balto
Ucla Medical Center
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Baltimore Colts
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