Counties Plan 43 Million Highway Upgrade Program
The State Roads Commission outlines a 11-year plan for Carroll Frederick and Howard counties to gain 493 miles of new or rehabilitated highways at a total of 68,262.00. Carroll is slated for 756 miles at 15,305,000, Frederick 69 miles and 9557.0. Projects include widening and resurfacing Md routes, bypasses around Frederick, and by passes at Thurmont Emmitsburg and Lewistown. Public display and inspection are available at the Frederick district office.
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State Roads Commission
Carroll
Frederick
Howard
General Assembly
Roads Commission
Counci
Carroll County
Frederck County
Howard County
North Branch
Eldersburg
Westminster
Mt. Aury
Union Mills
Sykesville
Monocacy River
Manchester
Pennsylvania
New Wind
Frederick County
Gamber
Baltimore County
Uniontown
Pennsylvania Line
Hampstead
Mexico
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Lewistown
Point of Rocks
Washington County
Carroll Equity Line
Nonville
Libertytown
Moncackey River
Emmitsbore
Braddock Heights
Washington Cound
Carhine
Mid
Igamery Ou
U.S
Bu Moniga
Hood Biology Head Speaks To Zentians
Department of Education subject revisited as Hood Manidsa Sole addressed attendees at the meeting. Brine Creet Stale officials outlined educational reforms and questioned interpretation of the new Woestional Rehaoitanen guidance.
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Department of Education
Two Deaths Amid Inaugural Parade Illnesses
Washington report lists two deaths and about 206 people affected after the inaugural parade. Long Beach sheriff’s deputy Lee F. Farmer died apparently of a heart attack in his Pullman berth, while Vincent Bovello of Washington died in hospital from a stroke after collapsing during the event. The inaugural medical aid committee recorded 206 bystanders collapsing from fatigue along the parade route.
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Washington
Lee F. Farmer
Long Beach
Bear Seen By Woman Near Gas House Pike East of Frederick
Residents report a cinnamon brown bear about five and a half feet long and 150 pounds seen near the Monocacy area. A Chesapeake retriever chased the animal January 10, injuring a dog and killing some chickens. Tracks were found at the Dutrow farm and sightings extend to the Monocacy river island. Theories place the bear from Pennsylvania or driven south by fall forest fires, with no confirmed origin.
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Gas House Pike
Frederick
Jesse Bell
Anthony Main
Monocacy
Mike
Robert Hartman
Bruin
Monocacy River
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Licksvile
Potomac River
Maryland
Auxiliary Members Hear Reports On All Projects
Final committee reports on projects begun in 1952 and December plans for the new year dominated the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Women's Auxiliaries of Memorial Hospital. Baron D White presided, with summaries noting a sewing project and a fundraiser for hospital needs.
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and Memorial Hospital
Baron D White
Lee
Pia
Don An
Chauman
Kreh and wife left $80,000 estates filed for probate
Inventories filed in the Register of Wills show Arthur T. Kreh and Adele H. Kreh joint holdings totaling $46,383.50 in stocks and bonds, a $20,000 real estate asset at 20 West Third Street, $19.80 in furnishings, and $3,329.16 in bank deposits. Capt. Kreh owned $3,446.63 in separate stocks and bonds, personal property including an automobile valued at $2,547.75, and Mrs. Kreh's jewelry valued at $3,533.60. Wills name executors and heirs: Capt. Kreh leaves his auto to William B. Kreh and the residue to his sister Isabel K. Wiloxon. Mrs. Kreh leaves everything to her husband. Mrs. Wiloxon is executrix. Mary M. Wisotzkey appointed administrator c. ta. No valuation yet on other assets.
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Arthur T
Adele H. Kreh
West Third Street
the Register of Wills
Capt. Kreh
Isabel K. Wiloxon
Wilcoxon
Orphans’ Court
Philip C. Watkins
C. Ta
Mary M. Wisotzkey
Thurmont
Roy L. Wisotzkey
Lovettsville Social News Highlights Local Illness and Visits
Lovettsville notes many children out of school with measles and chickenpox while residents report health updates. Stephen Brown recovers from measles and complications. several others improve after illness. Visits span Lovettsville, Leesburg, and nearby towns as residents travel for hospital care and family time. Trustees for Ameon cemetery are elected with Wright as president and Graham as superintendent.
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Wovettsville
Stephen Brown
Eddie Brown
Nellie Wenner
L. W. Fry
P. F. Legard
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Shirley Mae Darr
Charles Miller
William Carr
W. B. Williams
Ray Beck
Brunswick
Beck
Frederick Memorial Hospital
L. A. Womeldorph
Roger Hough
Leesburg
Ollie Reed
Arthur Hough
Arlineton
Charles Gross Brunswick
Lester Schulier
George Grubb
William Everhart
Ameon Cemetery
Robert Wright
Edgar Graham
J R. Il. Shumaker
Fred
Ernest Graham
Billy English
Clark Fiie Thomas Smith
Raymond Myers
J. R. L. Shumaker
Thomas Herndon
Arlington
Continue Inquiry Into Woman's Murder
Berland J 18 The investigation into the strange murder of Odessa Frances Meister focuses on a 1927 model Gain sedan and a pair of glasses found near the scene. Police say they have at least one man under surveillance and expect more detail soon as the case unfolds.
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Berland
Odessa Frances Meister Indas
Sirvedilance
Cumberland
Tien
Alis Montens
Edie
Weekly Press Gatherings by Eisenhower in Talks
WALLINGTON January 21 The White House said President Eisenhower will hold news conferences weekly with reporters answering improvised questions. Press secretary James Hagerty noted no advance written questions and hinted at regular nationwide reports by television and radio.
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Wallington
White House
Eisenhower
James Haverty
Hagerty
East Frederick PTA hears Dr Sponseller on citizen training
Dr Edwin Sponseller, Hood College professor, urged parents to train children for informed participation in government. He warned against political machines and apathy, praising New England democracy as a model. The East Frederick meeting at the new elementary school stressed voting, independent thinking, and civic responsibility. Warner Brittain led the session.
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Edwin H. Sponselier
East Frederick
United States
Dr. Sponseller
Man Held In Murder Case In Cumberland
In Cumberland on January 20 an unidentified man was detained for questioning in the murder of Odessa Frances Meister. Meister's husband Thomas C. Meister was not charged but volunteered to lie detector tests, with several men tested since Sunday. State’s Attorney Paul M. Fletcher confirmed the tests were conducted by C. R. Cobb in a Charlestown hotel. one man was detained last night in Allegany County. The Meister family said no one connected to them has been implicated.
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Cumberland
Odessa
Frances Meister
Thomas C. Meister
Paul M. Fletcher
Stirie Pere
C. R Cobb
Charleston
W. Va
Fletcher
Meister
Allegany County
Yal
Iudas
Cobb
Ril
Guilis
Fleicner
Induction Batch Faces 20 Year Olds at Board No 45
Twenty men registered with Selective Service Board No 45 were inducted into the Armed Services Tuesday. Most enlistees were 20 years old or older with some 19-year-olds examined. Two volunteers were Rutherford of Point of Rocks and Crouse of Knoxville. Inductees listed include Burgess Miller Thurmont Hayes Remsberg Jefferson Glen Gibbons Donald K. Lyles James Lee Kenneth Gladhil James Rollins Henry Lake Harry Baker James Main John Hane Glenn O’Neal Eldridge Waltz Homer Boyer Charles Kline Jr Charles Klipp. A U S AIR BASE Northern Japan Jan 21 A mysterious flying objects rotating clusters of red white and green lights have been sighted over Northern Japan by American airmen. The sightings near Russian Kurile Islands and Sakhalin were seen by pilots and radar, with some objects hovering then moving rapidly. Col Curtis R Low said radar tracked the clusters. Col Donald J M Blakeslee observed one cluster and could not intercept it. Sightings reported since Dec 29 occurred across Northern Japan including Jan 9. The region is tense due to Russian air harassment near Hokkaido.
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Selective Service Board No. 45
Armed Services
Baltimore
State
Army
Rutherford
Point of Rocks
William P. Crouse
Knoxville
Burgess Miller
Thurmont
Hayes Remsberg
Jefferson
Glen E. Gibbons
Frederick
Donald K. Lyles
Ireet
Carolton J. Lee
Phobus Avenue
Kenneth A. Gladhil
Middletown
James
North Market Street
Harr Heiiner
Doubs
John L. Rollins
Henry L. Lake
East Sixth Street
Harry W. Baker
James L. Main
John B. Hane
Davis Avenue
Glenn C. O'Neal
Eldridge F. Waltz
Homer A. Boyer
Defler
Charles E. Kline, Jr
Charles D. Klipp
U.S
Japan
Air Force
Kurile Islands
Sakhalin
Curtis R. Low
Japan Air Defense Force
U. S
Donald J. M. Blakeslee
Runany
Hokkaido
Boy Born To Lucille Ball
Hollywood report says Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz welcomed a son after a Caesarean birth. Arnaz described the moment as a chorus of good news from doctors and nurses with relatives in Miami learning by phone. The baby is healthy with dark hair and a pug nose, and both mother and child are reported well.
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Hollywood
Desi Arnazo
Lucille Ball
Miss Ball
Ricardos
Baiy
Des. Arnaz
Arnaz
Dolores Lolita Arnaz
Deseiree Ball
Miami
Anna Miss Ball
Joe Harris
Baire
Lucy
Cedar of Lebanon Hospital
Explosive barrage hits Red Korean positions
A reported clash near Seoul describes a heavy barrage of high explosives aimed at North Korean fortifications. US and allied forces claim several tanks and bunkers were damaged, with artillery returning fire and allied counterattacks advancing.
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Seoul
Marach
L. S
Patien
Community Notes From Clarksburg And Vicinity
Local society items recount Mrs. Stanley Whipp recovering from surgery and returning home near Thompson's Corner, Beatrice Crossman engagement announced to Air Force man Carl ton North, and church activities led by WSCS and youth groups. Bishop Oxnam to visit Clarksburg as quarterly conference planned with finance committee meetings and a parsonage consecration on Sunday.
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Clarksburg
Stanley Whipp
W. Roy Whipp
Thompson’s Corner
Richard
Betty Wilhide
Norfolk
G. Raymond Wilhide
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Sydney C. Crossman
Beatrice M. Crossman
Carlton North
U. S. Air Force
Bolling Field
Louis Zeiger
WSCS
Jace Ami
New Parsonage
Fletcher Bennett
Methodist
Strawbridge
Sykesville
Bishop Oxnam
West Washington
Dickerson
Germantown
Dran C. Millian
Charles W. Woodward
Circuit Court
Betty Amman
Ora King
John Alexander Heads Yellow Springs Community Group
John Alexander was elected president of the Yellow Springs Community Association for 1933. The annual election also named Stup as vice president and Albert as treasurer with Charles Storefarm as assistant treasurer, Mrs. Harold as assistant secretary, and Mrs. Harmon, James Monroe Beard, and Carroll Jane Linta as directors. The group reported progress on acquiring land for a carnival site and a spring sports program.
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Yellow Springs Community Association
John Alexapert
Alexander Spediately
Stup
Albert
Charles Storefarm
Harold
Harmon
James
Monroe Beard
Carrol Jane
Linta
Sabre Pilots Down Seven MIG Fighters in Korea Battle
Allied Sabre jet pilots claimed seven Communist MIG fighters shot down over Northwest Korea in a large air clash. Three more were damaged. Fifth Air Force noted U S losses would be announced later. The day followed eight MiGs downed last Wednesday. Ground fighting saw Allied troops repelling sharp Communist attacks on the frozen Eastern Front as Peiping boasted of tunnel defenses across the peninsula.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S. Fifth Air Force
U. S
Korean
Legacy of 300 dollar Red Cross gift announced
A $300 legacy to the local American Red Cross chapter was disclosed at the quarterly Board of Directors meeting at the chapter house on East Second Street. The bequest follows the will of Miss Norma Lighter, who died late last year in Middletown. No use was specified.
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The
American Red Cross
Board of
East Second Street
Red Cross
Norma Lighter
Middletown
Charles V. Main
A. Talbott Brice
J. E. Schell
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Tobias Zimmerman
J. Schell
Michael
Allen G. Quynn
Webb
Emily C. Bittle
Frederick Memorial
R. E. Town
A. D. Lewis
Home Service
Eric Lundgren
William M. Storm
Henry Davis
Paul L. Willard
Trinity Chapel Rededicated By Evangelical Reformed Church
Services marked the rededication of Trinity Chapel of the Evangelical Reformed Church led by Rev Paul C L Althouse with Rev J Edmund Lippy of Westminster as speaker. After the address, a community open hall followed and a singing procession across the street. A finance report urged debt interest payments and future canvassing for funds to clear 523000, while Lippy urged ongoing church work and forward effort.
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Trinity Chapel
Evangelical Reformed Church
Paul CL. _ Althouse
J Edmund Lippy
Westminster
Potomac Synod
Lippy
John Ed. Schell
Synod
Seach Group
Jury Finds 13 Reds Guilty After Long Trial
Federal court convicts 13 Communist leaders of conspiring to overthrow the government. Jury of twelve delivered verdict after an eight and a half month trial following last Thursday’s closing arguments.
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NEW
Red Shore Batteries Hit Plane Over Formosa Straits
In the Formosa Strait, Chinese Red shore batteries shot down a Navy Neptune patrol bomber and later fired on a U.S. destroyer during a rescue attempt. Ten sailors were rescued, one was missing, and a Coast Guard Mariner picked up 11 of 13 Neptune crew before its own crash. A destroyer and British vessels aided in the search amid reports of further fire on recovering crews.
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Pearl Harbor
A .Pacific Fleet
U. S
Formosa Strait
Neptune
Mariner
Coast Guard
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Formosa Straits
Wasalso
Ike Cheered By Paraders
Eisenhower returns to the White House with a monumental parade along Pennsylvania Avenue. A crowd of millions roared with rebel yells and cowboy chants as 62 bands blared across a nation fresh from 20 years of Republican rule. Mamie Eisenhower stood beside the president as cheers echoed coast to coast.
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Washington
Ike
Capitol Hill
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania Avenue
America
Eisenhower
Mamie
Clarksburg Home Gutted By Fire
A recently built residence in the Oscar W Hammond subdivision in Clarksburg was gutted by fire on Hammond drive. Firemen saved the walls and roof. losses are estimated at about 6,000 dollars real property and 1,000 dollars personal, with contents mostly destroyed. The scene involved a one and a half story, five room dwelling rented to Mrs. Robert Barnes. The fire began around dusk, a faulty oil heater cited by Hyattstown firefighters.
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Oscar W. Hammond
Clarksburg
Hyattstown Volcunteer Fire Department
Hammond Drive
Robert Barnes
Barnes
Tenial Properti
Washington
Spain
Hyattstown
Medical Auxiliary Meets In Frederick County
The Frederick County Medical Society second meeting was held at the home of Mrs P S Lansdale last Tuesday. Welcome notes from state president M Charles Williams and Frederick Memorial Hospital director My Pont were read. Funds from a December fashion show luncheon to purchase a television for the Nursts Home recreation room were approved. Next auxiliary meeting is planned for March with present officers listed.
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Skuxbars
Frederick
P_ S&. Lansdale
Charles Williams
My Pont
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Hoovas
Nursts
Dere
Maren
A Tallim Brice
William Schnauffer
Edward PY Thomas
Norve Rober Tyson
Helen Ahrney
Holl Peaire
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Wife
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Mis Mente
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Thomas Mester
Big Job
Sponselier
PTA
New East Frederick
Warner L. Brittain
Meister Famuy
Ieee
John Alexander
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