Lutherans Extend Call To Minister Trunk Jr To Lead Local Church
At a Sunday service the Evangelical Lutheran church voted unanimously to extend a call to Rev. Charles Frederick Trunk Jr of Bethlehem Lutheran Church Harrisburg to become pastor, succeeding Rev. Dr. W W Garrett. The plan, effective September 15, follows a wide survey by a special committee.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church
Charles Frederick Trunk, Jr
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Harrisburg
W. W. Garrett
Trunk
Mr. Trunk
John H. Lentz
John L. Shaw
James H. Falk
Robert L. Smith
Raymond C. Brehaut
C. Wilson Cook
Bethlehem Church
Royersford
Coatesville
Coatesville High School
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg Seminary
Mt. Airy Seminary
Central Church
Phoenixville
Luite
Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
U.S.C.A
Tressier Home For Children
Board of Home
Two Injured In Brunswick Crash On Maryland 17
Two persons were hurt Sunday night near Brunswick when a sedan failed to negotiate a curve, struck a guard rail and hit a tree. Leroy Campbell of Canton Ohio, 26, was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital with neck injuries and shock, not believed to be fatal. Alton Skinner of Baldwin West Virginia, 24, had a knee laceration and also received hospital care. The car, owned by Skinner, was demolished. No charges were filed.
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Brunswick
Maryland
Leroy Campbell
Canton
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Campbell
Alton L. Skinner
Baldwin
W. Va
Skinner
Carlton Lewis
C. H. Feete
Troops Raid Vice Dens In Phenix City
National Guardsmen and state troopers raided vice dens in Phenix City amid a second consecutive operation. Spectators watched as confiscated gambling equipment, weapons, and narcotics were piled up. Gov. Gordon Persons had ordered all private citizens and police to surrender firearms. An explosion and fire at a Gulf Oil wholesale facility in Sandusky injured three and damaged tanks.
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Phenix City
Ala
Gordon Persons
Sandusky
Ohio
eAn
Gulf Oil Co
West Coast Navy Maneuvers Start With 30 Ships
The Navy launched its largest postwar coastal exercise with over 30 ships and 18 000 personnel from San Diego and Long Beach. The plan calls for guarding a convoy from southern California to Seattle, fending off enemy ships subs and aircraft. The drill runs until August 13.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
West Coast
Long Beach
California
Seattle
Brooke Lee Seeks Maryland Democratic Chairmanship
Maryland Democrats gathered for their nominating convention amid uncertainty and factional tension over the governor’s race. E. Brooke Lee and C. William Hetzer clashed for the party chairmanship as four Mahoney court actions threatened to upend Byrd’s gubernatorial victory and delay official nomination.
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Baltimore
Maryland
George P. Mahoney
H. C. Byrd
E. Brooke Lee
Byrd
C. William Hetzer
Washington County
Mahoney
Baltimore City
General Assembly
Talbot County
Calvert and
Queens
Court of Appeals
Baltimore 4Th District
Vote Bill For Detrick is Doomed
A bill to retrocede Camp Detrick to Maryland would let residents vote there, but Army opposition blocks passage. Hyde says a new version may come next year. The Army warns exclusive jurisdiction protects security and prevents unsafe contact with dangerous materials.
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Congress
Camp Detrick
DeWitt S. Hyde
Maryland
United States
Frederick
U. S
Hyde
House Committee On Armed Services
Department of the Army
Secretary of
Army
Robert E. Stevens
Dewey Short
House Committee
Meeker
Department of Defense
Martin
House
Robbery at Masser’s Sunoco Station on East Patrick
Thieves broke a window to enter the Masser’s Sunoco Station near the Fair Grounds late Saturday night or early Sunday morning and took about $9.67 from an office cabinet. Detective Sergt. Daniel Swomley investigated. Roscoe Masser reported discovering the theft around 8 AM Sunday.
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Masser
Sunoco
East Patrick Street
Fair Grounds
Sergt
Daniel Swomley
Roscoe Masser
Thorne Death Claimed Natural Causes By Pneumonia
Pathologists concluded Thorne died of natural causes from a lung disease, probably pneumonia, in a report to Coroner McCarron. The 20 year old heir to a 2.6 million dollar fortune was found dead in his $75 monthly Chicago apartment June 19. Dr Otto Saphir of the University of Illinois relayed the finding to newsmen.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward Thorne
Walter E. McCarron
Otto Saphir
University of Iinois
Thorne
Booster Day By DeMolay Ends Sunday
Frederick Chapter, Order of DeMolay, wrapped up its sixth booster day with a church service at Evangelical Reformed Church attended by about 400, a sermon by Edward Fisher, and a later DeMolay picnic at Baker Park. The three day observance began Friday with a Fishing Creek reservoir straw tie and wiener roast, followed by a Saturday summer dance at Braddock Heights park with around fifty dancers to Leon Masser orchestra and a birthday party for Master Councilor Kirk Cramer Jr. In the afternoon the DeMolays lost a baseball game to Robert Le Bruce chapter of Washington before the park picnic.
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Frederick
Order of DeMolay
Baker Park
Fishing Creek
Braddock Heights Park
Leon Masser
Kirk Cramer
Edgar Zimmerman
R. L
William Moore
Robert Leather
Carroll Zimmerman
Delaine Hobbs
Paul L. Althouse
de- Molay
Robert LeBruce
Washington
Shivers Faces Run Off Election In Texas
In Texas Governor Allan Shivers trails into a runoff after a four man Democratic primary. Ralph Yarborough challenges Shivers with a late lead but falls short of avoiding a second August 28 primary. Unofficial totals show Shivers 627,736 Yarborough 610,578 Holmes 19,135 Davis 13,671 as 1,273,100 votes counted. The battle reflects liberal conservative lines amid Johnson and Rayburn gains.
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Dallas
Texis
Allan Shivers
Texas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ralph Yarborough
Adlai Stevensson
Shivers
Yarborough
Holmes
Davis
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
House
Sam Rayburn
Vietminh Drive Southward Amid Ceasefire Tension
Vietminh forces pushed south of the line in Viet Nam over the weekend 180 miles northeast of Saigon striking below the border as Ho Chi Minh pledged to liberate the lower half of Indochina. In North Viet Nam the Geneva pact nears formal transfer with evacuation plans for up to a million civilians and troops. The French prepare to withdraw start Wednesday and report Vietminh sabotage at Nha Trang after artillery bombardment. Monocacy and Potomac stream conditions noted.
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Saigon
Indochina
Viet Nam
Sagion
Peiping
Ho Chi Minh
Nha Trang
China Sea
White House To Continue A Dill Fight
Senate Republicans press to extend debate on the atomic energy bill despite a looming filibuster. Senate leaders and President Eisenhower vow no surrender, aiming to finish action on the bill and amendments before adjournment, with additional weeks in session if needed.
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Washington
Area Solons I
Senate
Beall
Butler
Cooper
Duff
Martin
Williams
Del
Burke
Ohio
Byrd
Clements
Frear
Gore
Tenn
Kilgore
W. Va
Neely
Robertson
Knowland
Calif
White House
Eisenhower
Congress
California
Military Advisors Gather At White House In Washington
In Washington a White House briefing ahead of Syngman Rhee’s arrival outlines a busy schedule of talks with President Eisenhower and top officials. Defense Secretary Wilson and Adm. Radford join retired Gen. Van Fleet at a luncheon. A Southeast Asian defense alliance conference is planned for August or September with Western and Asian nations.
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White House
Washington
Syngman Rhee
U.S
Far East
Rhee
South Korea
Eisenhower
Wilson
Adm
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
James A. van Fleet
Anti American Attacks Stepped Up By Reds
Tokyo broadcasts amplify anti American propaganda as Reds claim tighter coastal defenses and promise to shoot down Chinese Nationalist planes. Agreement reached in Cumberland Local 26 CIO Rubber Workers and Kelly Springfield Tire Co over wage terms for 1600 hourly employees. Prices lower on New York Stock Exchange in early trading.
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Tokyo
F—Red China
Peiping
Indochina
United Nations
Cumberland
CIO Rubber
Kelly - Springfield Tire Co
New York
New Ane Stock Exchange
Discrepancies In Statements Seen In Sheppard Case
In Los Angeles investigators report inconsistencies between statements by a 23 year old medical technician Susan Hayes and Dr. Samuel H Sheppard of Cleveland whose wife Marilyn was killed three weeks earlier in Ohio. Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Parrino of Cuyahoga County notes that Hayes testimony does not align with Sheppard regarding their relationship.
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Los Angeles
Samuel H. Sheppard
Cleveland
Marilyn
Ohio City
Thomas Parrino
Cuyahoga
Susan Hayes
Sheppard
Winchester Hall to Host Circuit Court Jury Trial
Circuit Court will move from the Court House to Winchester Hall auditorium for a 10 am jury trial in a rare venue shift not seen since 1861. The case involves an assault and battery charge against James Lighter of Middletown with 30 defense witnesses listed. another trial includes Charles Robert Davis of Frederick facing assault robbery and breaking and entering charges. Deliberations will occur in a basement jury room as repairs continue on the Court House including a new second floor and Clerk of the Circuit Court offices.
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Circuit Court
Court House
Winchester Hall Auditorium
Court Room
Peoples Court Room
Winchester Hall
James Lighter
Middletown
Vie the Wolves
Braddock Heights
Charles A. Price
Charles Robert Davis
Frederick
Davis
Lloyd C. Culler
Weather hints of scattered showers and cool week
Pleasant July weather with only a slight chance of scattered showers was reported with nightly cooling to the fifties. A cool front produced a 37 degree low over the weekend, while highs neared 90. No rain was recorded locally though scattered showers were forecast in some counties, Frederick excluded.
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Frederick
Fishing Creek
Red China Apologizes for Downing British Airliner
Peiping apologizes to Britain for the Cathay Pacific airliner shot down over Hainan Island with ten dead including three Americans. China calls the incident accidental and vows to consider damages while U.S. protest and carrier movement heighten tensions.
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Tokyo
China
Britain
South China Sea
Peiping
Red
Humphrey Trevelyan
Chang Han-fun
Red Chinese
United Nations
France
United States
Red Radiio
Chekiang Province
U.S
Hong Kong
John Foster Dulles
Philippine Sea
Dulles
Washington
No Secret Deal On EDC
Washington officials say Mendes France did not strike secret pacts with Communists to halt the European Defense Community or to recognize Red China. Dulles hopes for an Assembly vote in 3–4 weeks on EDC and believes Mendes France will push a workable form. France reportedly made no recognition commitments to Chou En-lai in Geneva, awaiting China’s Indochina armistice. US backs Chiang Kai-shek. Molotov signals a push for a new international European security conference with US and observers from Red China. Also filed are expenditure statements from candidates in recent primaries.
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Washington
U.S
Pierre Mendes- France
Indochina
European Defense Community
Red China
Dulles
Mendes-France
Chou En-lai
Geneva
France
United Nations
United States
Chiang Kai-shek
Russia
Kremlin
Europe
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Americans Aid Survivors in High Seas Clash
The State Department said two U.S. carrier planes shot down two Chinese Communist fighters during rescue operations for a British airliner crash. There were no American casualties. ten aboard the liner died, eight survived. The U S planes returned fire and were attacked over the high seas near Hainan. The White House stayed silent on the incident.
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Washington
State Department
U.S
A Department
High Seas
United States
Bangkok
Hong Kong
Peiping
Britain
Potting
Henry Suydam
Secretary of Defense
United’ States
Lorpe
Hainan
Leonard Lee Parish
Iowa Park
Tex
Lawrence
Philip
Valerie
White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Dulles
Hagerty
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Brooke Lee
Point of Rocks
Doubs
Clarence F. Carnes
Jacob E. Byerman
Walter E. Sinn
U. Grant Hooper
Detrick
Members of Order
Gas House Pike Bridge
Potomac
Weverion
Reds
Harriman
Averell Harriman
United Ambulance
Thomas Hood
Heidelberg
Germany
George Hannen
Berlin
Gary L. Utterback
Melvin J1. Derr
Sacred Heart Hospital
Patrick Allison
Herbert Allison
Tennant Way
Arkansas
Louisiana
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