Ike Visits Thurmont Church on Fourth of July Weekend
President Eisenhower attended a Sunday service at Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church in Thurmont with Navy Lt. Culbreath during a Camp David visit. The sermon on spiritual independence drew from I Peter 3 8 17 and emphasized following Christ and upholding moral courage and law. Attendance was about 127 with no special recognition. a bystander commented that he was “just like any other man.”
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Eisenhower
Thurmont
Camp David Catoctin
Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church
Edouard H. Taylor
Hugh L. Culbreath
Camp David
Mr. Taylor
Taylor
Conrad N. Hilton
Blue Ridge Summit
Lightning strikes ammunition dump in Chicago area
A thunderstorm struck an Army ammunition dump on Chicago's Northwest Side last night causing a fiery display that prompted the evacuation of about 3000 residents. No injuries were reported as 12mm shells exploded and two other stores were saved from major blasts. Army officials tied the explosions to a lightning bolt and the fire was brought under control quickly.
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Chicago
Army
Forest Fire Messes Angeles National Forest In 11 Years
Southern California battles a major forest fire in the San Gabriel Mountains as flames consume more than 40,000 acres of timber and brush across Angeles National Forest. Firefighters report multiple fronts with rapid spread threatening communities and terrain. Local authorities, including firefighting agencies, coordinate containment efforts as winds complicate suppression.
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Los Angeles
California
Angeles National Forest
San Gabriel Mountains
Mass Inoculation With GGIs Begun in Caldwell County
In Lenoir North Carolina 10800 Caldwell County children under nine began gamma globulin inoculations to curb a polio epidemic that has killed two and left 84 victims. Dr William Happer county health officer led over 300 volunteers at four school lunchroom clinics with help from the national polio foundation. Montgomery County Alabama recently immunized 32000 children under ten as a parallel effort and reported 86 cases. officials cautioned it will take days to gauge effectiveness.
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Lenoir
N. C
Caldwell County
William Happer
National Polio Foundation
United States
Montgomery County
Ala
Princess Margaret Romance With Airman Raises Eye to Royal Bar
London reports say Princess Margaret’s romance with Group Captain Peter Townsend prompted editorial support and political betting on whether Queen Elizabeth II would approve. The tale drew reaction in Melbourne where church leaders called gossip unfair while Townsend, 38, was reassigned to Britain’s Brussels embassy as air attaché. The Royal Marriage Act allows 25 year olds to wed without sovereign consent after 32 months from Privy Council notice. A Methodist leader in Victoria defended the princess as a devout Christian amid intense speculation.
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London
Margaret
Elizabeth I
Peter Wooldridge Townsend
Australia
Melbourne
Townsend
Royal Household
Britain
Brussels
Sunday Express
Church of England
King
Edward Vil
Wallis Simpson
the Express
The
Sunday Pictorial
Privy Council
Irwin G. Benson
Victoria Central
Detrick Soldier Returns To Korea
Peter G. McLean, 23, of Bel Air, leaves Camp Detrick to reenlist for Korea. A 1948 Pomfret graduate, he served in the 25th Infantry Division and Korea, then studied at Maryland before rejoining the Army in 1951. He reports to Camp Stoneman, California, for shipment today. He says he simply wants to go back to assist.
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Peter G. McLean
Camp Detrick
Bel Air
Korea
Stoneman
Calif
Pomfret Preparatory School
University ‘of Maryland
Mam
Peron Attacks U.S. Press as Agents of Deceit
Argentine President Juan D. Peron lambasted Washington's press calling it deceitful and said there would be no friction if the United States and Argentina spoke truthfully about each other.
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Lambasts Press
Washington
Juan D. Peron
Brandished Razor: Frederick Woman Sentenced in Barbershop Incident
A Frederick woman identified as Mary Baker was sentenced to one year in the Women's Reformatory after police said she brandished a razor and threatened the barber proprietor during a Saturday incident. Excerpts note other holiday arrests and carnival trouble, with multiple cases and traffic forfeitures listed, reflecting a busy weekend for city police.
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Frederick
Marion Sunday
Women’s Reformatory
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Mary Baker
Mary Brachey
Frank Dorsey
Marshall E. Wetzel
Baltimore
Wetzel
East Third Street
Sergi
Harry Phillips
Norman Trump
Phillips
Sherlan A. Locovich
Cleveland
Harvey F. Rippeon
Mt. Airy
Richard L. Hoffman
Robert Collier
Hagerstown
J. Fenton Scarff
Adamstown
Robert E. Sewell
John W. Appel
Thomas E. Harding, Jr
East Fourth Street
Navy
Vernon L
Union Bridge
Joe C. Lovelace
Sparta
N. C
Earl E. Kolb
Route 4
Montgomery County
George Hudson
Edgar R. Shadle
Goodspring
Herbert C. Harmon
Phobus
Quinn
N. Dorsey
Trump
King
Bender
Carty
Mossburg
Tregoning
Bare
Sheffield
Walkersville
Perry Lawson
Charles G. Burgess
New Market
Eugene W. Stull
Woodsboro
Thomas E. Fox
Sergt
W. W. Corbin
Rayhmond Haugi
Albert Kelly
Dayton
Walter R. Brown
Fort Meade
James A. Horner
Alexandria
Donald H. Bowdoin
Detroit
Charles V. Poffinberger
Myersville
Gilbert R. Kline
Oldtown
Donald C. Betts
van Nuys
Calif
Nelson E. Baker
Jerusalem
Charles W. Magaha
Charles D. Mades
V. L. Guilmino
Carlton Lewis
Child Injured In Route 340 Crash West Of Jefferson
A Monrovia child six, Ronald L. Carrick, was critically injured when the mother’s car crashed into a tree on Route 340 near Jefferson. His mother Mildred Corrick and father Howard Corrick were hospitalized with facial injuries, chest and leg pains. State police investigate cause. A separate incident near Braddock Heights saw a car go through a guardrail on Alternate Route 40, driver Anthony Mae escaped unharmed as six guard rails and embankment were involved. fire crews stood by. Other minor injuries included Alfred Drakes of Baltimore treated for chin laceration and burns after a truck upset.
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Monrovia
Jefferson
Ronald L. Carrick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Mildred L. Corrick
Howard W. Corrick
Braddock Heights
White House
Mee
Ic G. L
Bowman
Mac
Braddock Heights Fire Company
State Roads Commission
Alfred Drakes
Baltimore
A. F
Hyattstown Fire Company
Toll in Maryland Fourth of July crashes rises to eight
The Fourth of July weekend death toll in Maryland climbs to eight with four highway deaths and four drownings. Victims include 20-year-old James Stetifer of Penns Grove and 33-year-old Robert Lane among those who died in crashes or drownings around Upper Marlboro, Annapolis, Kent County, and Cambridge.
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Associated Press
Upper Marlboro
Maryland
Stony Creek
Robert Lane
Beverly Hadaway
Harundale
Patricia Spriggs
Annapolis Junction
James Stetfier
Penn's Grove
N. J
Garrison Gott
Kenton
Del
Kent County
Coy Ray Carter
Pyresville
Aberdeen
Harvey Vernon Woolford
Cambridge
Elk River
Joseph Gressinger
Wilmington
Delaware
Theft Of Food From Hospital Charged
Darrell Shannon, a 31 year old Negro cook, is charged with stealing food from Union Memorial Hospital after plainclothes officers trailed him from the kitchen to his car where they recovered a watermelon, frozen chicken, plums, apples, eggs and two pork shoulders. He is ordered to appear for a police court hearing today.
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Jaltimore
Union Memorial Hospital
Darrell Shannon
St. Milton
Shannon
Bay Bridge carries 10,000 to 12,000 cars daily on Fourth of July weekend
Toll collectors estimate the Chesapeake Bay Bridge handled 10,000 to 12,000 cars a day over the three day Fourth of July weekend. Traffic ran smoothly with no jams as State Police and State Roads Commission managed flows at the Ritchie and Revell interchanges amid a new clover leaf junction under construction.
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Sandy Point
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
State Roads Commission
Ritchie and Revell
Congressman banned from witnessing atomic test in Nevada
Representative Condon said security blocked his view of an atomic explosion in Nevada last May. He reported meetings with Gordon Dean and said he plans to raise the issue on the House floor. Condon defended his loyalty amid past political attacks and described his detention as a possible liberal-target barrier.
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Washington
Rep
Condon
D-Calif
Congress
Nevada
Las Vegas
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Os Condon
Dean
ABC
Ofidon
FBI
Walnut Creek
Calif
Honeymoon Delayed By Court Appearance
An uninvited guest bragged of wielding an eight pound maul and caused a disturbance at a private wedding reception. Thomas P. Birmingham, brother of the bride, attacked guests, injuring the bridegroom Robert L. Baker. Baker and Shirley Birmingham Baker’s honeymoon was delayed as they must appear in Police Court as witnesses. Police treated Birmingham for lacerations to his stump and he was booked on disturbing the peace and assault charges.
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Balsemore
Robert L
Shirley Birmingham Baker
Thomas P. Birmingham
Birmingham
Birminghamy
Baker
Soviets Use Iron Hand and Velvet Glove in East Europe
East bloc rulers used force and conciliation to quell riots and strikes across Romania East Germany and other states. 50 000 arrested in East Germany and unrest spread among farmers and workers as leaders promise reform yet indicate repression persists. Western diplomats question whether Kremlin policy shifts are genuine or tactical.
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Berlin
East Europe
Romania
Red
East Germany
Max Fechner
East Zone
Otto Grotewohl
Grotewohl
West Berlin
Eisleben
Zeiss l Optical
Jena
Halle
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Poland
Vienna
Kremlin
Tornado Tracking System Could Warn Crowds Nationwide
In Stillwater Oklahoma a noted expert says tornadoes can be identified and tracked, a step toward reducing casualties. Dr H L Jones of Oklahoma A and M College reports a lab system ready for field use to warn those in a tornado path. After six years of work he now offers to help establish a nationwide warning network if officials authorize it.
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Stillwater
Okla
H. L. Jones
Oklahoma A & M College
Jones
Violent Deaths Pass 400 Mark During Fourth of July Weekend
The holiday weekend brought general good weather yet claimed over 400 lives in the nation. Traffic deaths were around 249 with 118 drownings and 45 in other accidents, plus one fireworks fatality. Edward Nolta, 15, died in California from a falling aerial bomb. State tolls list Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia among others.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Edward Nolta
Willow
Calif
Kentucky
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Approval Given To Housing Loans For Institutions
Washington announces Housing and Home Finance Agency approval of loans to educational institutions. University of Maryland receives 32 350 for three dormitories housing 430 men 350 men and 40 women. Georgetown University gets 32 188 600 for a dormitory housing 24 women and 13 faculty. Taft in New York Hospital for hip ailment checkup after relinquishing GOP leadership. Eisenhower nominates James H Smith Jr. Colorado aviation executive for Assistant Secretary of the Navy for AI.
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Washington
Housing and Home Finance Agency
University of Maryland
Georgetown
University
Taft
New York
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
New York Hospital
Senate
Smith
Eisenhower
James H. Smith Jr
Colorado Aviation Executive
Monument to McCarthy Smearing in Baltimore
A granite McCarthy monument outside Bright's Baltimore showroom was damaged by lipstick and crayon edits overnight. Police found inscriptions altered to call him a destroyer of American freedom and other terms. No injuries or major damage reported. Bright had recently unveiled the monument amid his gubernatorial bid.
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Baltimore
Sen
McCarthy
Healy
Stransky
Bright
Sen. McCarthy
Wide North Avenue
McSherry Will Admitted to Probate in Orphans Court
The will of Mrs. M. Natalie McSherry was probated in Frederick Orphans Court. It leaves a substantial estate mainly to immediate family. Bequests include 1000 to Georgetown College and 100 to St Johns Church. Emma Dorsey receives 3000 if employed at death. Jewelry and silver go to sons. The estate is divided: husband receives one third in absolute form. one third finances a 150000 trust for W Clinton McSherry Jr for life, with remaining funds to him in absolute form. the other son James also gets life income from a 13.0 trust fund. Executors are the husband and sons. codicil concerns securities registration. Date July 20, 189? Witnesses Edgar E. Thomas Evelyn M Kefauver. Codicil dated Aug 21, 1939.
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M. Natalie McSherry
W. Clinton McSherry
Frederick
Orphans Court
Georgetown College
Washington
St. John’s Catholic Church
Emma Dorsey
James McSherry
Edgar E. Thomas
Evelyn M Kefauver
Heavy Rains Ground Allied Planes In Korea
Allied planes in Korea remained grounded as heavy rains lashed the peninsula. The Fifth Air Force said the downpour would continue for 24 hours with up to 32 inches of rain since Sunday, forcing all aircraft including weather reconnaissance flights to stay on the ground.
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Seoul
Korea
China Sea
Fifth Air Force
Offer Of Compromise Is Denied in Korea Talks
SEOUL The U S has offered South Korean President Syngman Rhee a two point compromise to win his approval of a truce but Rhee rejects it insisting on a post armistice political conference and revival of fighting if no progress in 90 days A U S Embassy spokesman denied the offer The South Korean source said Rhee’s demand stalls talks with Walter Robertson the truce envoy Robertson met Rhee for 1 hour 40 minutes The atmosphere was cordial with another meeting planned Demonstrators greeted Robertson as he left for the presidential mansion Rhee said he did not know if talks would succeed and the U S opposes Rhee’s demand for a fighting renewal guarantee Knowland criticised the delay and said consultation with Rhee should have occurred earlier
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Seoul
U. S
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Korea
Associated Press
Bill Shinn
Walter 5
U. S. Senate
Aa Shinn
Robertson
America
Shinai
U.S
Washington
William F. Knowland
Knowland
Truman
Eisenhower
Falls 70 Feet Down Elevator Shaft in Maryland
James Fazenbaker an 18 year old construction worker was reported in satisfactory condition after falling seventy feet from a fourth floor temporary elevator at the Lake plant of West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co near Westernport Maryland over the weekend. He suffered multiple fractures in his right foot a broken wrist and bruises before being rushed to Potomac Valley Hospital in Keyser West Virginia where doctors said his condition was satisfactory.
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Westernport
James Fazenbaker
Fazenbaker
Lake Plant
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
Potomac Valley Hospital
Keyser
W. Va
Few Draftees Enter Reserve Training
Washington IP The Army's plan to keep a ready reserve of trained men drawn from former draftees is flailing. Only about 4.17 percent of draftees who completed two years of active service join reserve training units, despite the selective service law requiring a military obligation to reserves of five or six years after discharge.
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Washington
Army
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England
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Stanley C. Staley
Rosemont
Horace Z. Opeland
Ollie W. Rosenberry
James V. Shaff, Jr
Butterfly Lane
Frederick Junction
Potomac
Knoxville
Bay Bridge
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Germany
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