Independents Name Officers In Frederick Fire Loss Totals Rise
Independent Hose Co. No. 1 in Frederick elected six new directors led by Melvin Schwearing who resigned as captain to run for a directorship. New officers include John Abrecht Charles Doc Cramer Earl A Buzz Kolb Robert Kline and Frank Rethenhoefer. biographies of officers and amendments to by laws followed. The 1953 fire-fighting report shows 150 alarms with losses totaling 377800 in the county and 29200 in the city including a Buckeystown brickworks fire and a tractor trailer wreck worth over 370000.
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Independents’ County
Independent Hose Co. No. 1
Frederick
Melvin Schwearing
Schwearing
John Abrecht
Charles “Doc Cramer
Earl A
Buzz Kolb
Robert Kline
Frank Rethenhoefer
Benjamin
Presicent
B. Rosenstock
Emory Carmack
Steiner Speak
Russell Hahn
Guy V. Brust
Richard Grete
Irving Plunkett
Paul Rhoads Jr
Buckeystown
Frederick City
Large acreage and farm parcels offered for sale in Md
Leonard E Sherman advertises 76 acre stock or poultry farm with 3 room frame house, good water, nearby schools and churches, potential subdivision into 10 lots, plus well drilled. Also listed are a brick 5 room home near Damascus with expandable second porch and modern amenities, a 50 acre farm on gravel road, and a smaller 4 room farm with barn. Prices range from 7 000 to 310 500 with local realty firms Burdette and Son and R Zentz handling.
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Rouse
Bath
Elcc
Bern
Damascus
FH. P, Burdette & Son
Mt. Airy
Bun & Eve
Mr. Price
R.lzentz
Blue Ridge Mts
R. L. Zeniz
Strout Realty
Uniontown Ra
Taneytown
Erry New
Columbus Ave
Stone Fire Place
Fred
Fred. & R
Glade Valley
Emmert R. Bowlus
West Church St. Bias
RL. Kelly
M. Alexander
D. Farnsworth
Frederick veteran Kelly Hoffman files for Sheriff
Arthur K. Kelly Hoffman a Frederick native and World War II veteran filed as a Democrat sheriff candidate with the Board of Election Supervisors. A former city police motor patrolman and 15 year United Fire Company driver he served 19 months overseas including Frankfurt and Okinawa. He lives at 7 West 13th Street after purchasing the D Princeton Buckey home and is active in multiple veteran and fraternal organizations.
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Arthur K. “Kelly
Hoffman
Frederick
Board of Election Supervisors
Munshower
United Fire Company
84Th Infantry
Frankfurt
Germany
Okinawa
South Pacific
Jug Bridge Inn
Route 40
American Legion
iAmvets
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Red Men, Mouse, Eagles, and
Elks
The
Uniteds
D. Princeton Buckey
West 13Th Street
Fire destroys truck and castings in Frederick iron works
An estimated eight thousand dollars in damage occurred when a truck loaded with castings from Frederick Iron and Steel Co caught fire near Thurmont at about 8:15 Thursday morning. Thurmont Fire Company arrived but could not control the blaze. The origin was unexplained.
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Frederick Iron and Steel Com
Thurmont
Truck Fire Destroys Iron Castings Near Thurmont
Frederick driver James Frederick Stay on Route 31 about two and a half miles north of Thurmont discovered a rear fire in his truck loaded with iron castings. Harry Washington Stay of Route 6 was mentioned. State Trooper D A Tucker aided firefighters, but the blaze consumed the vehicle before help arrived.
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Harry Washington
Frederick
Route
Thurmont
D. A. Tucker
Gouzenko Says Watch Zaroubin In Washington
Gouzenko tells Drew Pearson Zaroubin, Soviet ambassador to the United States, should be watched. The interview notes Zaroubin’s Canadian ambassadorship during Gouzenko's pre 1945 espionage work and says Gouzenko’s life remains at risk while details of the interview stay undisclosed.
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Washington
Ipor Gouzenko
Canada
Georgi N. Zaroubin
United States
Gouzenko
Drew Pearson
Ihe
Pearson
Zaroubin
Moscow
Gouzenka
Spinach Cooking Tip Keeps Moisture In
Do not add water when cooking fresh spinach. The moisture clinging to washed leaves is enough with a covered saucepan to generate steam and cook the greens.
Aggressive young man sought for oil company branch ope nings
Large oil firm seeks aggressive 21 to 30 year old with a college degree to learn full branch operations and progress toward managerial roles. Internal promotion policy emphasized. Salary open. Send resume with age marital status education and experience to Box No. 1109.
Mill Employes Property Damaged in Hagerstown Strike Fallout
Washington County Sheriff Edward Rowland reported multiple vandalism incidents tied to the Federal Sik Mills strike near Hagerstown Maryland. An employee at Williamsport and another at the plant reported car tampering and home window damage amid picket tensions after the plant closed over union recognition and a Christmas bonus dispute. Warrants were issued for an Auto Workers Union official and five others on simple assault and automobile damage charges at a nearby filling station.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Edward Rowland
Federal
Sik Mills
Kenneth Hoover
Williamsport
J. A. Dreadback
David Goetz
Goetz
Glenn R. Brayton
CIO Auto Workers Union
King herd sets milk and butterfat records in Gaithersburg
A 22-cow Holstein herd owned by W. L King of Gaithersburg Maryland completed its test year with an average 412 pounds of butterfat and 11 227 pounds of milk. The herd produced about 17 quarts daily per cow with milking twice daily. It ranks among the largest registered Holstein herds in the world.
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Brattleboro
W. L King
Gaithersburg
Train derailment injures three in Cochran Georgia
Southern Railway passenger train derailed near Empire in central Georgia early this morning. At least three people were hospitalized with injuries. about a score were shaken or bruised. No fatalities reported. Seven cars left the track. the southbound train from Atlanta to Brunswick blocked the line. A broken rail blamed.
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Cochran
Southern Railway
Empire
Coch
Ran
Georgia
James Horton
Washington
Atlanta
Brunswick
Kefauver seeks Pentagon explanation on single vendor defense policy
Senator Kefauver demanded Pentagon officials explain what he called a dangerous policy of concentrating defense contracts in one producer. Senate Armed Services Committee chair Saltonstall convened a public inquiry into a 200 million dollar Army tank contract.
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Washington
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Pentagon
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Senate Armed Services Committee
Kefauver questions defense impact of Fisher Body bid
Senator Kefauver criticized the Fisher Body and Chrysler bid on a defense contract stating that shutting a single plant could halt production and arguing that a broader defense production base is essential. He noted Fisher’s bid was lower but questioned overall national defense savings. A separate note mentions a canned white rice process avoiding mushiness.
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General Motors
Fisher Body Corp
Kefauver
Fisher Body
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Franklin D Miller Lots for Investment and Home Sites
Classified offer listing Emmitsburg Maryland and nearby, featuring multiple properties for sale. Includes 11,500 dollar modular brick home with security, 10,500 dollar first class bungalow, 6,450 dollar 10 room alt modern brick home, 13,000 dollar six room house, 6,500 dollar first class restaurant with stock and equipment yielding over 7,000 dollars yearly, and 4,400 dollar country store with profits. contact Frad'k Ma at 315 E 2nd St MO 4-6772.
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Lge
A. m. Emmitsburg
Lee
Lee. Co
Db. Bung. Nr. City, Inc
E. 2Nd
St. MO
Dairy farm and urban homes offered for sale
Murray C Bohn dairy farm on a 100 acre tract includes a 22 stall barn with modern feeding cups, large silos and outbuildings. Near Graceham and Emmitsburg, multiple properties listed: 2A, 20 acres with houses and outbuildings, and several modern brick and bungalow dwellings in Dill Ave, Culler Ave, and Wilson Ave with immediate possession and prices ranging from 4 to 109 500 dollars.
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Graceham
Emmitsburg
Murray C. Bohn
Zoo
Sth
12Th St
Dill Ave
Hea Pberace
Culler Ave
Wilson Ave
Country Home Listings Near Frederick by Koogle Realtor
Keeler M M Koogle offers multiple properties along macadam roads near Frederick. 3 acre country home with 6 rooms in prime condition, 17 dollars listed. 17 acre site with 7 rooms, bath, furnace, garage, corner lot, 5 miles from Frederick at 5 500 dollars. large improved bungalow with 4 rooms and water at door priced at 3 3 800. 9 miles out a Cape Cod home with 3 rooms oil heat bath and kitchen unit near Market Street at 3 000 dollars. Contact Koogle, Realtor, Monument 2 1813, 1500 West 7th St.
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Macadam
Wity
Bath
Frederick
Cape Cod
Market St
Xeefer
Koogle
Nort West Frederick
S. Markets St
Std
Ruhland C. Sover Realtor
Off
Church St
Delbert S. Null
Ray Deaner
Buckeystown
Edward Shafer Brunswick
Emmert R. Bowlus
Rover
Soker
Motter Ave
Flanst
St. Sturm
Fairview Ave
Biges Ave
Groom Bungalow
Oath
College
Ralph W Boyer
Court St. Frederick
Howard 2 Bedroom Home with 56x163 Lot for $500 Down
Two bedroom house on a 56 by 163 foot lot offered at 500 dollars down. Vets eligible with 56 dollar monthly payments. Includes bathroom copper plumbing Crosley kitchen cabinets and outside storage with only one unit available at these terms.
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WLW
Crosley
Farm listings with reduced prices near Taneytown and Windsor
Classified farm sale notices show P B Roop and Son promoting properties between Unionville Mt Atry and New Windsor. Details include 90 acre Glade Valley Farms with bank barn for 18 cows priced at 18 100, 43 acre farm at 8900, and 5 room house with water systems. Possession in two weeks.
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ATB
Farratarg
Unionville
Mt Atry
Glade Valley
Hard Rd
Taneytown
P. B. Roop & Son
New Windsor
Real estate and auto listings in Frederick Maryland area
A dense sale notice listing excellent stock farms near streams with various improvements, outbuildings, and 190 acres to 270 acres parcels along with multiple city properties. Highlights include farm stock barns, 9 room brick houses, water and electric, and early possession. Also shown are several automobiles for sale and other properties in Adamstown and Frederick with contact details for brokers A Luther Knowles Adams Beall and Ralph W Boyer.
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Bath
A. Luther Knowles
Elm Street
Frederick
Maryland
Winter Clearance Sale at Lawson Motor Sales
Lawson Motor Sales advertises a winter clearance with priced cars including a Nash Statesman hardtop at 2150, Hudsons, Nash, Packard, Olds, Pontiac, Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge, and Kaiser models from 1945 to 1949. blocks of vehicle listings note hydramatic transmissions, heaters, radios, and top options.
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Packard
Pontiac & Conv
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Mobley, JR
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Allen R. Routzahn
Charles O. Routzahn
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Balto
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Chevrolet
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Lawson Motor Sales
Ceerwon Ly
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Fleetwood
Finich
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Hudson
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