Spring Meet To Feature Fashion Show At Hood College
The Frederick County Homemakers plan their annual meeting on March 25 at Hood College with a morning business session a speaker program and an afternoon fashion show. Twenty two club leaders mentor about 67 seamstresses in a sewing program expanding from simple dresses to fashionable suits. About 500 to 600 women attend each year with Miss Mary A. Thomas guiding a tailoring class in a broader Extension Service sewing program.
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Frederick
Mary A. Thomas
Extension Service
Fifth Avenue
Yeaders
Miss Thomas
James Houff
Milton Fry
Adamstown
Charles King
Ballenger
Charles Main
Braddock
Bennett Lightbown
Charlesville
Austin Hoffman
East Frederick
Kenneth Wagaman
Emmitsburg
Frank Higinbotham
Frederick City
Ira DeArmon
Fort Detrick
James Keyser
Gambrill Park
Irving Albaugh
Harmony Grove
Rolfe Castleman
Uamsville
Carroll Harp
Johnsville
George Stevens I Jr
Libertytown
Virts Hartman
Merryland Tract
Lee Ifert
Middletown
Glen Ridenour
Mid Valley
Clarence Lochner
Pleasant
Two Huge Chemical Tanks Explode at Koppera Co Plant
In Follansbee West Virginia a Friday night blast at Koppera Co. sent two 67000 gallon chemical tanks into huge flames. No injuries occurred and officials investigated the cause as nearby pipes and valves burned. A half dozen adjacent tanks caught fire on their exteriors but did not ignite their contents. No damage estimate yet.
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Follansbee
W. Vs
Koppera Co
Koppera
Looted Arcade Machines Prompt State Police Probe
State Police investigated a breaking and entering at Arcade Bowling Alleys on North Market Street. Between midnight and 2:45 a.m. Friday two pinball machines and a cigarette machine were looted of coins. roadblocks were set up with city police but no clues found. Hess's Coffee Shop door reportedly left ajar the same night. no further details available. Trooper Gordon H. Smith led the inquiry with Troopers A. D. Cartsum and Robert C. Snyder assisting.
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North Market Street
Gordon H. Smith
State Police
Smith
Etta
Hess
Fion
A. D. Cartsum
Price Support Changes May Cut Income
Washington AP report says new parity price calculations reduce supports across farm goods. Secretary Benson announced the reform late Friday and President Eisenhower urged Congress that high costs spur surpluses. Cotton faces about 60 million dollars in cuts for 1959, with tobacco, peanuts, dairy and other crops also affected. the shift lowers parity by about 3 percent and trims support to roughly 2.5 percent.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Eisenhower
Congress
Detroit
General Motors
Buick
Chrysler Corp
Oldsmobile Divison
U.s.s
Fulbright Set To Lead Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. J William Fulbright, 53, poised to become chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee next week, criticizes Eisenhower policies and urges East West talks on Germany. He supports withdrawal of foreign troops only with an acceptable Berlin agreement and promises tougher scrutiny of administration policy than under Sen. Green.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Russia
J. Wiliam Fulbright
Fulbright
Berlin
Theodore Francis Green
D-Ri
West Berlin
East
Werrgan
Dameanin
U.S
Fuirbright
State Dulles
Green
Witnesses Heard By Bar Asen Committee
Baltimore AP seven witnesses testified before a Maryland State Bar Association committee probing Maryland State Police operations. Gordon M. Allen and Alvin J. T. Zambrun appeared. Corporal Martin S. Clevenger sparked the inquiry. Others included troopers. identities were not disclosed. The probe followed gubernatorial request by Theodore McBellin before leaving office.
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Theodore R. McBeldin
Cartier
Clevenger
Ant
Frederick County board weighs Dr Wasilifsky land claim
The Frederick County Property Review Board met to review compensation for Dr. Adolf Wasilifsky’s Emmitsburg property as the State Roads Commission seeks 1.39 acres and a 150 foot strip along U.S. 15. Competing appraisals cited values from 125 to 500 per acre plus tree values, with experts from Zeiler and Topper presenting estimates.
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Frederick County Property Review Board
Grand Jury
Court House
Adolf Wasilifsky
Emmitsburg
State Roads Commission
Wasilifsky
SRC
U.S. 15
Robert S. Rothenhoefer
James McSherry
Ned Zeiler
McSherry
Quinn F. Topper
Emimuaisborg
Zeiler
Rothenhoefer
Paul D. Simpson
Rockies
State Roads Commis
Frederick
Plains
Mississippi
Midwest
St. Sherman P. Bowers
Texas
Samuel L. Birely
Thurmount
M.p.b
Hudson Valley Board
New York
Robert BE. L. Keth
Iai
Peeremm Ores
Mortig Mon Tans
Great Lakes
Senate Gets Greenbag February 25
Annapolis AP reports Governor Tawes will submit 407 local appointments and 40 statewide posts to the Maryland Senate on February 25, grouping many into a so called green bag. The process includes nominations for judges, election officials, liquor boards, school boards, and high state offices with many terms expiring later in spring.
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Maryland
Senate
Statehouse
Election Board
Baltimore City
Police
Department of Correction
Tidewater Fisheries Commission
State Roads Commission
Tawes
Loyd L. Simpkins
Faster Weapon Is Planned By Commission
The Atomic Energy Commission signals progress on quicker on the trigger weapons with in-minute readiness and greater ruggedness for advanced systems. It notes continued research on small ready within minutes weapons and reduced fallout designs, while Nevada safety tests are reported but outcomes unclear.
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Inday
AEC
Nevada Proving Grounds
Thirty Entered In Homes Contest At State Armory Show
About 30 high school students entered the model home building contest linked to the Home Show at the State Armory March 4 and 5. The event, sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and William D. Bowers Lumber Co. in partnership with local suppliers, closes entries Monday evening.
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State Armory
Junior Chamber of Commerce
William D. Bowers Lumber Company
Sid
Centy
Bowers Loma Ber Company
Execution Looms For Former Cuban Army Captain Pedro Morejon
Havana reports say former Army Captain Pedro Morejon awaits execution after Cuba supreme revolutionary tribunal denies his appeal from a death sentence on charges including assassination and homicide. The dispatch notes looming firings and pending direct appeal to Fidel Castro.
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Havana
Pedro Morejon
Cuba
Supreme Revolutionary Tribunal
Morejon
New York
Moreton
Eco
Fidel Castro
Oseen
States Steel Corp
Fulgencio
Lista
Bethlehem Steel Corp
George Construction
Washington
George Wash
F. W. Dodge Corp
Chemical Compound Slows Tumor Growth
University of Texas researchers announce a chemical compound that markedly slows tumor growth in mice. The report credits McCord as the developer and notes the discovery in ongoing cancer research by the Texas team.
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Austin, Tex
University of Texas
Roth
William Shive
Baltimore
George F. McKemma
T. J. Fanfan
McCord
Rome
Defani
Per
Danish cargo ship Hans Hedtoft sinks after iceberg collision
Halifax reporting that the Danish vessel Hans Hedtoft with 95 to 130 aboard sank after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic. A German trawler and U.S. Navy plane aided a large search as night and rough seas hampered rescue efforts near Greenland’s southern tip.
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Halifax
Hans Hedtoft
North Atlantic
Johannes Kruess
Earier
Greenland
Berg
Kruess
US. S. Coast Guard
Cutier
Campbell
Navy
Argentia
Nfld
Arca
Royal Canadian Air Force
Greenland Navy Command
Heke Myse Oma
Coast Guard
Hedtoft
Gedthaab
Greeneland
Copenhagen
Greenland Department
Denmark
Untidy Los Angeles Ragged Brief Police Interaction
A fragmented Los Angeles AP item describes two policemen being asked for a tom bit phrase by unknown individuals. The text is garbled with missing words and names, making exact details unclear.
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Los Angeles
Seven Die As Bus And Trolley Collide Near Milan
A streetcar and a bus collided in dense fog near Milan in Battilica di Paderno Ducnano, killing seven and injuring many others aboard and waiting riders. The accident occurred about 10 miles north of Milan. A second item notes Pauline Fletcher of this city was fined and jailed 30 days for intoxication in magistrate court.
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Milan
Italy
APO
Battilica di Paderno Ducnano
Pauline Fletcher
Edward J. Smith
Bernard E. King
de ‘Endant
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Henry Dworshak
Idaho
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