302d Signal Battalion Tops Nation, Army Officials Say
A delegation led by Burgess praised the 302nd Signal Battalion for outstanding training and readiness. Lt Col Bargis commands 152 men, with veterans among officers and enlisted, capable of field deployment at short notice. Reserve units like the 32nd serve as training centers for draftees, focusing on linemen, cable splicers, and signal maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Wong
Carter Rites
Defense
Frederick Unis
Burgess
Uit
Coli
Burges wiEt
Phillip de Gincer
Epetial
Army Chief of Staff
John Murphy
J. L. Reese
Cief
Maryland
32Nd
Barigis
Hugh Keller
Robert Bell
Vernon Summers
Joseph Taylor
Charles Keefer
Donald Blumenour
James Fraser
Albert Baker
Fred Kefauver
Peter Fenton
Harry Hamilton
Donald Hiltner
Dorsey Baumgardner
Richard, Bowers
Renes Painter
Legislature Convenes Amid Budget Debate and Leadership Turmoil
Maryland lawmakers prepare for a Wednesday session amid clashes over a surplus bill and a plan to balance the 1957 budget. Senate president turmoil and reports of leadership bids mark a tense Capitol atmosphere as Republicans and Democrats weigh cuts, taxes, and party unity. A separate dispatch notes a deadly fire and a Kennecott Copper earnings record, then a Gettysburg marriage license for Robert Stonestreet and Gertrude Cochran.
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SN Sapolis San Re
Maer
Yuehte
Meneldin
Olga
Weto
McKeldin
Sen
Goldstein
Dcalvert
Senate
Turnbull
Calvert County
Baltimore County
House
Luther
Gettysburg
Robert Gwinn Stonestreet
Joseph Harris Stonestreet
Zira Mae Stonestreet
Barnesville
Gertrude Cochran
Walter Roger Cochran
Evelyn Teresa Johnson Cochran
Dickerson
Seek Cause Of Fire That Killed Ten Women In Baltimore
Investigators probing a deadly blaze at the St. Rose of Lima church oyster roast in Arundel Park Hall, Baltimore, found no positive clues to the cause as ten women died and about 200 were injured among the more than thousand attendees. The social event, a Chesapeake Bay area fundraising oyster roast, drew crowds after a Sunday gathering.
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Baltimore
St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Arundel Park Hall
Chesapeake
March On Polio To Be Tonight
Don’t forget to turn on porch lights Mrs Alton Y Bennet urges city and county residents to join the Mothers March on Polio this evening from 6 to 10 pm. Volunteer mothers will solicit donations to aid the infantile paralysis campaign with district and street chairmen named and special effort directed to apartment houses. Workers start early due to weather and will report funds at the Fredericktown Savings Institution between seven and ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Y. Bennet
Bennen
Wa Arate
Fredericktown Savings Institution
Community volunteers back porch-light TV drive for polio aid
The Mathers March fund drive led by Mrs Hazel W Lewis mobilizes volunteers to seek donations during a two hour solicitation. Organizers stress ongoing polio relief including immediate cases and recovery support while noting local beneficiaries from January campaigns.
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Hazel W. Lewis
Pulio
Alton Y. Bennett
Focal Fund
Mathers
Hennett Point
Vothpakkers Gould Boe
the Mathers
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Miami
Fla
Leslie Combs I
Nashua
Combs
Lexington. Ky
William Woodward Jr
Giese
College Park
Prince Georges County Hospital
Warren Giese
University of South Carolina
University of Maryland
Gieses
New York
Johns Manville Corp
Ramsburg
Phoebus
Somerset
Robert B. Kimble
Allegany County
Department of Employment Security
Frederick County
Driscoll
Hughes Reed
Cook
del. Berkson
Washington Hughes
Kennecott Copper Corp
Aera
Better Homes Equip. Co
E. Patrick ST
Wes
Browiers
Weil Brothers
Serth Street
Monument Mi
Vindobona Convalescent and Rest Home
Skyline
Braddock Heights
Marylane
Hamilton Homes, Inc
Monocacy Village
Rick Ranch
Hermes
Westinghouse
Kelvinator
Norge
Maytag
Ab.c
G. E
Hot Point
General Electric
Middletown
Siegler
Tfe
Kehne Furniture
South Market St
East Patrick St
Routzahn & Sons
Richard
Dick” Oland
IGA
Wigiuly Cleaners
South Market Street
William S. Hood
OW. Patrick St
Farmers and Mechanics-Citizens National Bank Savings
The
Bank of Friendly Personal Service
Citizens National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Cine
CAUL
Sepe
J Pr. Sete
Nerds
Black Wreught Iron
Barks
Patrick Street
Oppeaiia
Francis Scott Key Webel
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