Contract For Liberty Road Work Awarded
The State Roads Commission awarded an 812000 contract to T Edgie Russell Frederick contractor for the reconstruction of a 44 mile section of Liberty road from Sykesville to Eldersburg Carroll county Major work centers in Eldersburg and Maryland 26 and 32 corridors with relocation and widening to 24 feet Some start delays due to weather and winter closures. other projects include Frederick by pass culvert work and bridge construction around Ebert Ice Cream property with little road work expected before March 1.
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State Routs Commission
T. Edgie Russell
Frederick
Sykesville
Eldersburg
Carroll County
Maryland
Baltimore
Frederick County
Eidersburg
the Roads Commission
Harmony Grove
Motter Avenue
Central Pennsylvania Quarry, Stripping and Construction Company
Liberty Road
Worman’s Mill
Ceresville
Snow Hits Maryland and Delaware Shore Areas
Snow moved into Maryland from the south and west with slippery roads in the Eastern Shore, Southern Maryland, and Delaware. About half an inch had fallen by midmorning in Salisbury Cambridge Easton and Dover area with lighter snow in Waterloo Bel Air and traces at Pikeville Rockville and Waldorf. Snow began in far western Garrett County this morning.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Delaware
Salisbury
Cambridge
Easton
Dover
Del
Waterloo
Bel Air
Pikesville
Rockville
Waldorf
Garrett County
Eisenhower Heads to Camp David for Weekend
President Eisenhower leaves Washington for a quiet weekend at Camp David in Maryland. He travels 66 miles with a planned stop at Gettysburg farm en route, while Mrs. Eisenhower schedules a noon March of Dimes photo session. A Utica resident notes the presidential party passed through around 12:50.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Camp David
Catoctin Mountain
Thurmont
Gettysburg
Frederick
Utica
Visitation Evangelism Campaign Planned for Frederick County
The Frederick County Council of Churches launches a week long visitation drive from Sunday to Thursday led by Rev. Wik diam C. Harpold with Rev Dr McConnell as guest speaker. About 35 to 40 ministers from 65 to 70 churches participate and plan seminars, suppers, and prospect card distribution to link unchurched residents with local churches.
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Frederick County
County Council
Hoh
McCammell
National Council
Cam ‘Paign
Harpold
McConnell
Ralph E. White
The
Brethren Church
More Accidents But Fewer Injuries In City In 1956
The Frederick annual city police accident report shows 297 accidents in 1956 up from 262 in 1955, but injuries dropped from 95 to 71 and there was one fatality. Pedestrian and vehicle involvement details include 252 violations among 567 drivers, with peak crashes in mid afternoon and on weekends.
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Frederick
Weather outlook for next five days in Maryland and Delaware
Five day outlook for Maryland and Delaware shows colder days with snow flurries west of Cumberland on Saturday. Sunday Monday bring moderating temperatures with possible snow late. Colder again late Tuesday or Wednesday with clearing skies. Temperatures about 3 degrees below normal. precipitation 0.25 to 0.75 inch. highs from the upper 30s west to lower 10s east. lows from 17 Garrett to low 20s further east.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Delaware
Cumberland
Garrett County
Partial Inventory Filed in H C Black Estate
A partial inventory of the H C Black estate lists stocks, bonds, and costs totaling 2,681,500 dollars. The filing was made in Gr ovans Court by Gary Black and Fidelity-Baltimore National Bank and Trust Co., with the will designating bequests to Johns Hopkins. The piece also notes light snow flurries and cold conditions across the region with a forecast of unsettled weather into the weekend.
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Baltimore
Black
Grovans’ Court
Gary Black
Fidelity-Baltiimore National Bank and Trust Co
A. S. Abell Co
Baltimore Sunpapers
Johns Hopkins
University
Princeton University
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Wet And Cold Across Regions With Snow And Ice
Frigid conditions persisted across the nation with snow sleet and rain causing hazardous driving. The cold air stretched from the northern Rockies and Plains into the Great Lakes region as temperatures fell well below zero in several locales and 1 to 2 inches of snow accumulated from the Great Lakes to the Central Plains and Rockies.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Plains
Montana
Sun River Valley
Great Falls
Texas
Great Lakes
Central Plains
Survivors Named In Air Force Stratojet Crash
Three survivors in good condition were rescued after two U S Air Force Stratojet bombers collided off Canada’s southwest coast. Identified are Maj James McGree McFarland Jr Watertown PA Maj Winfred Lynn Paducah KY and Lt James Edward Rose Jr Dallas TX. Other crew members remain unaccounted for.
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Aitami
Fia
U.S. Air Force
Homestead Air Force Base
James McGree McFarland Jr
Watsontown
Winfred FE. Lynn
Paducah
James Edward Rose Jr
Dallas
Tex
James H. Parker
Rock
Hill
Earl
Chrisaiwn
Mr. Sumter
W.E. Nearris
Lansing
Mich
McFarland
Lyon
Cada
Rose
Mothers To March Boost Polio Fund
The Mothers March on Polio is set for next Tuesday evening with hundreds of women volunteering to canvass every home in Frederick County. Mrs. Alton Bennett leads as general chairwoman with section chairs named for city and county areas, and Fredericktown Savings Institution opens 8 to 10 pm as a headquarters for solicitations.
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Alton ¥. Bennett
Frederick County
Raymond Crum
John Fox
Chas.f. Murphy
Raymond Clinglan
Irving Weil
H. H. i Curry
Robert Kline
Barney Kandel
Russell Michael
H. J. Brown
Terbie S—Beker
Thurmont
Fredericktown Savings Institution
Ito
Eisenhower plan to overhaul armed forces pay system
A Washington dispatch reports the Green Pasture pay plan would replace the length of service based scale with pay tied to skill and productivity for enlisted personnel. It envisions higher pay for higher skills and rewards performance, replacing the present equal pay for two sergeants with similar time in grade. The Defense Advisory Committee on Professional and Technical Compensation, chaired by Alph J. Cordiner, drafted the plan which awaits Budget Bureau and presidential approval before presenting to Congress.
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New York Y
Eisenhower
Caner
Washington Dispatch
the Times
Green Pasture
Uwo
Defense Advisory Committee
Wilson
Alph J. Cordiner
General Electric Co
Cordiner
Th Budget Bureau
Hissenhower
Congress
Fire Destroys Huge New Castle Market
A major fire tore through the New Castle farmers market causing about half a million dollars in damage. W Jerome Offutt chairs the effort as crews battled flames at the 100 foot long structure, with investigations and relief plans underway.
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New Castle
Del
W. Jerome Offutt
du Pont Park
National Foundation and
March of Dimes
Moihier
Offutt
Market blaze destroys New Castle County stalls and shop
A market fire damaged a building valued at about 400 000 to 3500 000 with 151 stalls open for a weekend launch. Fire officials said four men inside heard a doughnut machine ignite minutes before the blaze forced them to flee as 115 firemen battled the flames.
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New Castle County
Three Arrested In Numbers Racket
In Havre de Grace Maryland three men Milton L. Christian Omhar Killebrew and Arthur L Morris were arrested on S 40 by county and federal officers as a numbers racket case under a yearlong probe. Evidence of numbers writing was seized from each suspect and Morris house was described as a center of operations.
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Havre DE Grace
Harford County
Harry Dyer
Milton L. Christian
Aberdeen
Omhar Killebrew
May Ask Ruling On 180 Absentee Ballots
A Baltimore County canvass shows Republicans holding four seats and Democrats three on the seven person council after the official tally. The 180 absentee ballots were not counted that night, prompting a potential court ruling to determine their impact on the election outcome. Separately in New York, the U.N. Security Council urged India and Pakistan to remain firm in Kashmir until a plebiscite decides the region’s future.
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Towson
Med
Baltimore County
Wednes
James M. Barry
Charles M. Irish
Askes
United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Security Council
India
Pakistan
Kashmir
Himalayas
U.N
Wrecks Block Pennsylvania Main Line near Rahway
A freight train derailed on five of six main line tracks near Rahway New Jersey at 5 39 am injuring no one but blocking service. A second derailment involved four cars of a six car commuter train bound for New York from Newark derailing on the west of the station. Freight origin Enola yards near Harrisburg bound for Jersey City Greenville yards. Officials cite unknown cause with possible dragging equipment. Three air force officers were killed in a separate collision near Webb AFB.
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Rahway
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
New York
New Brunswick
Jrust
Pennsylvania Station
New York City
Enola
Harriisburg
Greenville i
Dishwasher Questioned In Deaths In Grimes Sisters Case
Chicago police pursue Bennie Bedwill a 21 year old dishwasher as key suspect in the Grimes sisters murders. Bedwill denied involvement though sheriff Lohman says he lied and was seen with two girls matching the victims Dec 30 at a West Madison Street restaurant.
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Chicago
Grimes
Joseph Lohman
Bennie Bedwill
Barbara ‘Grimes
Patricia
Willow Springs
Lohman
Bedwill
Paris
Tenn
Grimes Sisters
John Duros
Three Russian spies rounded up in New York
FBI seized three suspects Jack Soble Myra Soble and Jacob Albam in New York as part of an espionage probe linked to NKVD networks. They face conspiracy to commit espionage charges with possible penalties and the FBI suggested more individuals including Soviet officials may be involved.
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New York
FBI
Taeagertey
Jack Soble
Lithuuania
United States
Myra Soble
Russia
Jacob Albam
Brooklyn
Washington
J.edgar Hoover
Hoover
Vassili Zubilin
NKVD
Zubilin
Soble
Lithuania
Kobe
Japan
Sobel
Albani
Sobles
Sobie
Soviet Union
Sobies
Aia
Julius and
Ethel
Brothers, 9 and 13, lead 100 mph chase in Fort Worth area
In Grapevine a 9 and 13 year old boys fled in their father's car, reaching speeds near 100 mph as they drove a 43 mile stretch through Dallas Fort Worth suburbs. Officers chased until the engine quit. the duo was taken to police headquarters and released to their parents with no charges. Both said they did not want to be stopped.
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Grapevine
Tex.p
Fort Worth
Dan Nowlin
Dallas-Fort Worth
Donald 5
Ronnie Walden
McKinney
Jack Sullivan
teKinney
Nowlin
Ronnie
Nowjlin
Deed Recorded For Property On Carroll Street Thurmont
A deed was filed in the Clerk's office for the sale of a west Carroll street property in Thurmont from Mr and Mrs Jacob Bader to Mr and Mrs Charles W Beall. The consideration is around $15000 based on revenue stamps.
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State Roads Commission
Visitation Evangelism Campaign
Frederick County Council of Churches
Snow Bell
Eastern Shore
Montgomery
H C. Black Estate
Jin
Montgomery County
Wilmington
Nanowas
Gambrill State Park
High Knob
Armed Forces
Helen D. Cooley
Virginia
Millard J. Cooley
Cooley
Marriott Streaker
Edna Streaker
B. and F. Transportation Company
William Duckett
W.jerome Offutt
Manufacturers Casualty Insurance Company
King Ibn Saudi
Naples
Italy
Big Spring
Air Force
Webbs Air Force Base
Kenneth A. Rulinson
Salt Lake City
Utah
Carlton R. Virden
Robijtown
William H. Harbonneau
Yakima
Richard L. Hunt
Isecond
Leningson
Lises
Mercy
Charlotte Smith
Jie
Kathleen Oeh
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