Emmitsburg Polio Case Prompted Gamma Globulin Aid
An Emmitsburg two year old man suspected of polio led health officials to treat his household with gamma globulin. The child and his siblings received injections while authorities await a definite diagnosis. Dr. Burgess noted last year brought Maryland’s highest polio incidence and that gamma globulin is offered only to household contacts.
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Emmitsburg
Baltimore City
Forbes H. Burgess
Lewis Orndorff
East Main Street
Orndorff
Annie M. Warner
Gettysburg
Burgress
Emmitsburgh
Health Department
American Red Cross
National Pelo Foundation
Maryland Department of Health
Burgess
County Health Department
Frederick County
Maryland
Alton ¥. Bennett
National Polo Foundation
National Foundation
March of Dimes
West Church Street
Monument J
Fifty Power Poles Ignite Under High Tension Line
Thurmont firemen battled a dangerous Fourth of July blaze when about fifty creosoted 60 foot poles of Potomac Edison Co caught fire along the H. and F. Railway near Thurmont Taneytown. The poles, arranged in two piles, burned rapidly under 42 000 volt lines. firefighters flooded the scene with thousands of gallons to control the fire. Salvage may be possible for several poles valued at over $1 000.
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Thurmont
Potomac Edison Co
Taneytown
Red Cross Leaders Meet Here Wednesday Evening
Red Cross board of directors division chairmen and all campaign contributors named members are invited by Chapter Chairman Charles Main to meet at Chapter House next Wednesday at 8 p m The annual meeting will report on eleven active departments for the fiscal year ending dunes Plans to boost committee efficiency and policy changes will be announced to members Mr Main said.
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The
Red Cross
Charles Main
Frederick County Red Cross
Main
Utica Lutheran League
Utica Lutheran Women’s League
Lizzie
Bessie Hessong
Lewistown
Lucile Dixon
Searle Atkins
Paul Heffner
Golda Stull
William Ensor
Naomi Putnam
Russell Mathews
Ross Stull
Louise Stull
J. M. Engle
Pedlar
Claude H. Droneburs
Raymond Ciem
Joseph Carlotti
Sunshine Box Committee
Fire crews quell burning limb near Baker Park
Firemen from the Independents and Uniteds answered a Sunday night call at Baker Park near College and Fleming avenues to extinguish a burning tree limb. The limb was reportedly set alight by an electric line, and power to the line was cut.
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Baker Park
College and Fleming Avenues
Independents
Uniteds
Defense Dept. Experts Rapped Over Catalog Fiasco
Investigating congressmen blasted Defense Department experts for delaying the military catalog project that would consolidate 15 inventory lists into a single system. They criticized a cited reading of the law as unnecessary, noting the goal to save up to four billion dollars yearly. The project moves to the defense secretary for supply under a restructuring plan, with past failures cited in food data coverage. In Kashmir, a German expedition reportedly conquered Nanga Parbat, the world’s seventh tallest peak, nearing a second advance camp as weather cooperates.
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Washington
Defense Department
House Armed Services
Rep. Hess
Ohio
Congress
Pentagon
Defense Management
Ben G. Huff
Edward J. Sheridan
Defense Management Staff
Gilgit
Kashmir
Nanga Parbat
Rakhiot Peak
Peter Achenbrenner
Speaker predicts six month extension of excess profits tax
Representative Martin of Massachusetts said after meeting with President Eisenhower that the House Ways and Means committee will approve a bill tomorrow to extend the excess profits tax for six months. The statement joined a growing push on Capitol Hill to maintain the higher revenue measure amid wartime financial pressures.
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Washington JP
Martin
R-Mass
Eisenhower
House
Ways and Means Committee
East Street resurfacing and parking lot extension approved
The mayor and aldermen authorized resurfacing of East street from Patrick to Eighth and the extension of the South Court street parking lot to rear of Delphey, with plans by City Engineer Walther and bids to include 600 new plates. State gasoline tax funds cover paving, likely blacktop, to tie into East street extension to 17th Street, completion targeted this summer with August for East street extension.
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East Street
Patrick Street
Eighth Street
City Hall
A. A. Nicodemus
W. Raymond Walter
Pennsylvania Railroad
Patrick
Third Streets
Fifth
Eighth Streets
Eighth
17Th Street
Market
13Th Street
South Court Street
Ramsburg, Lee and Delphey
Donald Rice
Police Department
Hotel Chef Delivers Bull Calf At Wedding Farm
Hotel chef Teddy Semler of the Francis Scott Key supervises catering at a Lawrence Hiller farm wedding near Poolesville when a Herford cow calf is delivered. The chef assists as midwife, announcing a healthy male calf amid the celebration. Meanwhile Browns owner Bill Veeck says a move to Baltimore is not on the American League agenda for next week’s meeting in Cincinnati. He notes no official plan to raise the topic, though it could arise informally.
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Rotary
Paul W. McAulliffe
Francis Scott Key
Rotary Club of
Frederick
McAuliffe
Teddy
Semler
Lawrence Hiller
Poolesville
Herford
Paul McAuliffe
ST. Louis
St- Louis Browns
Bill Veeck
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Veeck
Weet After Five Years Guests From Colorado Springs
Gene G Smithey and William Broun of Colorado Springs Colorado were guests Monday and Tuesday of Mr and Mrs Lee Leatherman and mother of Myersville They were buddies in the Air Force while stationed at Chitose Hokkaido Japan They served 35 months together.
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Weet
Gene G. Smithey
William Broun
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lee Leatherman
Myersville
Mr. Smithey
Mr. Leatherman
Air Force
Chitose
Hokikaido
Japan
Installation of Bethel No 28 officers and guests observed
Mrs Dorothy Lescaleet presided as officers entered and signed the Book of Gold. Installing officer Miss Crowther assisted by Barbara Schwartz, Betty Fleet, Shirley Felton, Ann Rothenhofer, Nan cy Wenzel and other Past Honored Queens. New six month term named with Ann Daugherty as Senior Princess and Patricia Lescalleet as junior. Oath of office followed by songs and remarks. Gifts exchanged and pins presented. Guests included Glena Heimiller Constance Wolfe and others. Music provided by Mrs Spurrier and Miss Hooper. Refreshments served for about 120.
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Dorothy Lescaleet
Guardian of the
Ann Rothenhoeffer
Nancy Wenzel
Bethel No 28
Grace Butcher
The
Bethel
Mary Dubel
Grand Messenger
Maryland
Ann Daugherty
Patricia Lescalleet
Patricia Butcher
Constance Myers
Judy Ports
Joan Summers
Joanne Schroeder
Janet Foland
Carol Sanders
Roxie Strine
Patrick Crutchley
Margaret Wayble
Sally Renn
Doris Baumgardner
Carol Holzapfel
Mary Ann Bursey
Michael Moberly
Connie Heck
Diane Shaffer
First Messenger
Janice Waltz
Diane
Kettells
Evelyn Fogle
Frances Spurrier
Crowther
Betty Lou Gaver
Elizabeth Boyer
Miss Crowther
Gertrude Heimiller
Bethel No. 1
Constance Wolfe
Bethel U. D
Thurmont
Dorothy Langley
Jane Edwards
Kathryn Rothenhoefer
Bethel No
Jennie Azhderian
William Lambdin
Frank Rothenhoefer
Chas
Frederick
John Engle
Lenora Morgan
Sharon Hooper
Mother's Club
Wilkerson refuses to confirm Red ties before Senate panel
Washington July 2 Dox ey A Wilkerson a writer whose works circulated by the U S government abroad refused to tell Senate investigators whether he is a Red in the pay of the Communist party He also balked at saying whether he became an organizer for the Communists within 24 hours after leaving the Office of Price Administration in 1943 McCarthy said the hearing showed another author whose works should not be used in U S information libraries abroad Mundt demanded the book be removed Wilkerson stood on the Fifth Amendment saying answers could be used to frame him He noted he has taught for 25 years and once served as a research associate for the Presidents Committee on Education He also discussed his views on communism in Korea and asserted a right to teach and advocate what he pleases The report ends with a note on the origin of the word bauxite from the French town Baux
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Washington
Doxey A. Wilkerson
U S
Senate
Communist Party
Office of Price Administration
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Wilkerson
Senate Investigations
U. S
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Atom
Korea
Norman Lake 28 Dies After Picnic Dive at Johns Hopkins
Norman R. Lake of Baltimore dies at Johns Hopkins Hospital from a spine fracture after diving into 33 inches of water at a Dundalk company picnic on June 21. A Brunswick native and WWII Navy veteran, he leaves a wife Xora Green Lake and two children, with funeral services to be held at 2 PM EST, interment in Edge Hill cemetery.
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Norman R. Lake
Narivte
Brunswick
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Lake
South Newkirk Street
Dundalk
U. S. Navy
Steadman- Keenan Post
American Legion
Fraternal Order of Eagles of
Brunswick Loyal Order of Moose
Bethlehem Steel Company
Mabel Green Lake
Howard L. Lake
Xora
Green Lake
Paul David
Audrey Lee
Carl L
Barbara Baker
Lovettsville
Melvin Eugene Lake
Steadman ‘Keenan
Paul E. Shultz
Edge Hill Cemetery
Charles Town
W. Va
Two West Virginians Bitten By Copperheads
BERKELEY SPRINGS W Va July 5 Two Eastern Panhandle men were bitten last week one with no ill effects, the other hospitalized. Marshal Michael son of the Morgan County assessor was bitten while helping bale hay but remained fine. State Trooper Lie Wooddell was bitten on the arm at Cacapon State Park and taken to Morgan Memorial Hospital in critical condition but expected to recover.
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Berkeley Springs
Cacapon State Park
Morgan Memorial Hospital
Rioting at Maryland Reformatory Ended by Trooper Assault
A riot by 53 women at the Maryland State Reformatory near Jessups prompted troopers to use clubs and tear gas to regain control after a four hour stand. Twenty five prisoners were moved to another cottage, two attendants freed unharmed, and a white inmate aided a basement entry. Damages were put under $2000.
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Jessups
MD. M
Maryland State Reformatory
Baltimore
Washington
Martin M. Puncke
Alice Blum
Reformatory
Crownsville
House of Correction
Miss Blum
Lena Hines
Frances Frey
Fern Loughery
Harold Donnell
Donnell
Youthful Wolfpack Of Robbers Flushed In Subway
An off duty Chicago policeman flushed a group of five robbers in a State Street subway passage near Dearborn and State Street. He shot and killed one youth, Herbert Burkhalter, after James Anderson 17 reported he was mugged and robbed of nine dollars. The incident follows three prior subway robberies in one week.
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Chicago
Thomas Lally
James Anderson
Dearborn
State Street
Lally
Herbert Burkhalter
Anderson
Lone Sailor Stranded Near Ocean City After Atlantic Crossing
British yachtsman Colin L. Fox 32 and companion Clifford Anthony Broom Oxf ord England sailed 7000 miles from England to New York aboard the 23 foot Deben Peace. Fox was rescued ashore in Ocean City Maryland after the boat ran aground and sustained little damage. Fox plans to depart for New York in two days and later return to England by plane.
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Ocean City
Atlantic
New York
Colin L. Fox
Osterly
Middlesex
England
Fox
Lynchington
Hampshire
Clifford Anthony Broom
Oxford
Broom
Albenach
France
Cedlia
Spain
Lisbon
Avenuo
Portugal
Tangier
North Africa
Coast Guard
Edward Lewis
Lewis
United States
Gas and Oil Boosts Deemed Long Overdue by Industry
Washington July 6 industry executives told Congress the recent gasoline and crude oil price increases were long overdue and justified by higher production costs. Lead witness Philips Petroleum’s W W Keeler called the rise for future insurance, while Socony Vacuum’s Willetts said shifts in New York and New England reflected transportation and labor costs. Keeler noted reserve erosion, and Wolverton pressed for specifics on crude oil supply and company earnings.
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Washington
Congress
House Commerce Committee
W. W. Keeler
Philips Petroleum Company
Battleville
Okla
Herbert Willetts
Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
Phillips
Keeler
Wolverton
R-Nj
Driving Tips For Pleasant Maryland Vacations
Maryland motorists planning summer trips receive tips from the Automobile Club of Maryland. Plan no more than 300 miles per driving day, start early to exploit cool morning hours, and avoid late afternoon city traffic. Take frequent shaded breaks to restore energy and remember air conditioning isn’t universal among travelers.
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Maryland
Automobile Club of Maryland
J. T. Alexander
Frederick
Auto Club of Maryland
Mr. Alexander
FSK Post Delegates to Maryland Dept Convention
Seventeen delegates from Francis Scott Key Post American Legion will attend the Maryland Department convention in Baltimore Wednesday through Saturday. Drum and Bugle Corps members will join the parade Friday. The 800-member post lists Commander Edward A. Crowther and 15 others among the official delegates with a long list of alternates named by the commander.
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Francis Scott Key Post American Legion
Department
Baltimore
Legion
Drum and Bugle Corps
Edward A. Crowther
George E. van Fossen
George S. Rodock, Jr
J. Earl Gilbert
Alvey M. Norwood
Richard W. Graham
G. Ernest Lipps
Harmon Staley
Calvin Palmer
E. John Fisher, Sr
Harry A. E. Morgan
Thomas E. Williams
Charles J. Joy
George C. Remsberg
James Conroy
D. Ralph Zimmerman
Adlai S. McGee
Joseph S. Kennedy
Charles Corbet
Edgar Draper
Vernon Cassell
Mervin Green
Paul E. Stale
Baltimore man jailed for numbers racket case and fine
In Baltimore on July 6 Judge E Paul Masson sentenced Robert McKeever to four months in jail and a $1000 fine after the prosecutor said police found the elderly defendant had written 12 cents worth of numbers play last June 22. It was his third offense in three years.
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Baltimore
E. Paul Masson
Robert McKeever
M. Peter Moser
Moser
Tobacco price support set for 1953 crop in Washington
The Agriculture Department announced support for 1953 crop flue cured tobacco at 47.9 cents a pound in Washington on July 6. The prior year’s crop was supported at 34.6 cents. Both crops were supported at 0 percent of parity as of July 7 the year they were grown. Parity prices are slightly lower than a year ago.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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Alaska
Bernard Maurice Whipp
Maurice F. Whipp
Whipp
Army Signal Corps
Fort Knox
Fort Lee
Devens
Mass
International Order of Job’s Daughters
Centennial Memorial United Brethren Sunday School
Peggy Crowther
Miss Gaver
the Bethel
Walter G. Crowther
Baux
West
Sykesville
Robert E. Garner
Springfield State Hospital
Mount
Everest
Lone Sailor
Maryland Jockey Club Today
Pamlico
Pimlico
FSK Post
MD. Dept. Convention
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