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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1955
Page
2
The piece notes hopes for a heads of government conference to ease tensions via disarmament progress. It cites President Eisenhower on inspection limits and the risk of reactors used for peaceful purposes being diverted to war. Mutual trust is urged as essential for peace.
A reader from Linden Hills questions civilization and consumer double standards. The letter cites coffee types, clothing sizes, bed pricing, child versus adult seating, food preferences, and appliance usage to illustrate inconsistent choices. The author, Jean Yingling, argues the coffee debate is a microcosm of broader social quirks.
A county 4 H program features about 200 girls from 20 organizations set to compete in demonstrations and sewing classes. Events include dairy and poultry topics, a cherry pie demo by an individual, ten fashion categories, and a style revue. A Gris County committee, led by Buckeysmwn chairman, coordinates the program with local club representatives and judges.
Local notices report births at Washington County Hospital Hagerstown Michael Lawrence son of Mr and Mrs Joseph E Chew and Sandra Victoria Tomes born at Frederick Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Guilford L Krepps and others, plus family visits and residents from Walkersville and Fast Patrick Street enjoying Crystal Manor Beach. Also mentions National Auctioneers Association meeting at Claypool Hotel Indianapolis and undecided behavior of Byrd and Robertson on Fourth Circuit nomination.
Fifty years ago on July 19 145 a Maryland National Guard company was formed in Frederick as Company F First Regiment. Major General Clinton L Riggs ordered muster in by Col Charles D Gaither as a moving pictures crowd enjoyed Biograph films at the auditorium. Real estate transfers include C Ausherman selling 49 East Third Street to Charles W Wachter for 180 dollars. A deputy sheriff chase ended with a suspect wounded by a shovel as he fled through Third Street toward the Northern Central tracks. Police noted suspects fleeing through fields and alleys near County Carais and Baltimore pike in the ensuing pursuit. Delivery service at West Fourth Street reported as a new item from Hagan Bros.
The Columns of the News notes dry weather strains water supplies except Middletown delaying a pop had been issued. Thirteen bands prepare for a parade as Frederic Counts discusses a disaster in a nearby area. Manville, New Jersey, experiences a collision near a culvert injuring Halter and another worker. Plans for Wraure land use shift under state and federal interest. Thurman Williams leads the projected government program with the State Parking Division involved.
Western leaders Eisenhower Eden and Faure arrived in Geneva for disarmament talks but failed to lock in detailed unity. Faure’s flexible proposals sparked concern among the United States and Britain who worried Russia might seize on elements to the West’s disadvantage. Disagreement over strategy and the new open budgeting contrasts with Soviet secrecy mark the session as fraught and cautiously watched.
An unclear OCR passage discusses German retaliation and postwar safeguards, mentioning World War II, Germany’s role, and proposals about demilitarization and political limits across East and West Europe including France. The text is garbled and contains many nonstandard terms, but centers on postwar security arrangements and European power dynamics.
The analysis outlines Soviet aims and Western responses at Geneva. It cites Soviet desire for a new Western relations posture, economic strains, and internal political shifts, plus U S and Allied plans to keep doors open, monitor propaganda, and pursue gradual disarmament while avoiding a rush to war.
Rosedale Park hosts a four night carnival Wednesday through Saturday organized by the Rosedale Civic Association. Proceeds fund playground equipment and park upgrades. Features ferris wheel miniature railroad swings plane and car rides, games, cakes, candies, french fries and drinks. Band lineup includes Harmony, Jefferson, Frederick High, and Yellow Spring. Signs will mark Grant Place for park access. volunteers needed to help.
Two military planes crashed after takeoff near Friendship International Airport in Maryland. A C45 twin engine plane went down across a highway by High Point School in Greenhaven, killing its pilot. A B25 bomber struck a house near Linthicum, CAP officials said two aboard escaped injury while a car occupant sustained injuries.
Among the sick, Mr. Joseph E Chew at Brunswick is improving. Mr. Clarence E Covell returned home at Old Braddock after almost four weeks as a Frederick Memorial Hospital patient and is getting along well. Mrs Charles E Hargett entered Frederick Memorial Hospital on Monday for surgery. Mrs Carroll Ausherman, Adamstown, is reported in satisfactory condition as a surgical patient. Counts Agent Henry R Shoemaker was admitted for treatment. Mr Hansel B Hurst, 403 Elm Street, was discharged from the hospital on Saturday. Mr Lawrence A Dorsey, previously a medical patient, was discharged Monday and returned to his home at Woodshore.
Collateral forfeited before Magistrate Wilher Fo Sheffield Jr in Trial Magistrate's Court this morning. Chester G Weagznek Anacostia Ralph FL Carsy Dowhs and others cited for traffic violations on US routes and local streets. The Synod Historian Martinsburg WV Rev A M Gluck retired after 54 years in ministry, with prior pastorates at Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church and Emoursture MA.
Stembridge, defending Maryland Little League state champions, is out of the 1955 title race after a 20 loss to Middle River in first round Northern District play. Northern results also include Havre de Grace 7 Bel Air 1 and Eastwood 2 Essex 1. Second round Wednesday matches Edgewood at Havre de Grace and Northeast at Middle River among others.
The Board of County Commissioners awarded the road contracts to T Edgie Russell of Frederick for two county road projects. The combined bid of 38895.20 covers clearing grading drainage and penetration macadam base and surface course on a ten mile Grimes road segment and a nine tenth mile Roddy Lime Kiln road segment in Emmitsburg. Three other firms bid, but Russell’s bid was the low total. One arrest was reported overnight by city police, Oscar Lee Johnson of Civ Tenn charged with intoxication and held for a hearing.
Democrats prepare to push a bill authorizing a federal minimum wage increase. Hatse faces confident party support as lawmakers aim to set the wage at one dollar per hour, signaling a major labor policy shift.
Arlington woman Katherine Ann Haynes 28 says her husband Willis M. Haynes forced her at gunpoint into a stranger’s apartment and shot Nancy Penton 19, a Shoe repair shop clerk, claiming the killing was accidental. Haynes, a vacuum cleaner salesman, and detective Emmitt Waters provided competing accounts. Nancy died at Casualty Hospital.
A devotional reflection citing 2 Corinthians 15 on how Christ’s sufferings and consolation prove our qualifying righteousness. It emphasizes Christ’s coming to furnish righteousness not for present glory alone but to fit us for a blessed eternity, as noted by Chalmers.
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