Waesche Low bids on Singapore clear water pond
The Frederick Mayor and Aldermen opened bids for a clear water storage pond at Singanore filtration plant to ensure operations during floods or low flow. Waesche Low F. W. Fraley On Singapore Dies At Home Plant Work In County. Waesche offered 13945 with 1695 deduction for piping. other bids ranged up to 33000. State permit may delay award. The pond, about three acres and 11 feet deep, aims to produce at least four million gallons daily. Fraley dies. longtime Thurmont merchant and community figure, aged 79.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurmont
L. R. Waesche and Sons, Inc
Frederick
Singanore
Waesche
Earl H. Cline and Sons, Inc
T. Edgie Russell
State Department of Health
Wolman Water
Linganore Creek
Singanore Creek
Wolman
Roy Ritter
Whitman, Reynardt and Associates
Fishing Creek
Ritter
Condition is Critical After Training Dive
A 24 year old sailor Arthur L Appleton ma chinis mate from Carbondale was hospitalized in critical condition after a training dive. He collapsed during a simulated deep sea dive and underwent more than 39 hours in a drum like chamber to adjust to normal atmospheric pressure. Lt Cmdr Walter A Wilson heads the diving school at the Naval Gun Factory and called the case bizarre. Appleton was sent to Bethesda Naval Medical Center for treatment and diagnosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arthur L. Appleton
Machinis
Carbondale
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Walter A. Wilson
Naval Gun Factory
Appleton
Navy
Roads Contracts Awarded by State Roads Commission
Baltimore awarded four contracts totaling 2.37 million dollars by the State Roads Commission. James Julian Inc. won 85999 521 for U S 13 improvements from Fruitland to the Somerset County line. Talbott Marks Co. got 957 340 for Baltimore Harrisburg Expressway work. Lacy Construction 69980 for an I beam bridge near U S 1 Belfast Road. E D Plummer and Sons 744 153 to widen and resurface 3 224 miles of U S 1 toward Conowingo Dam.
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Roads Commission
Baltimore
State Roads Commission
James Julian Inc
U. S. 13
Fruitland
Wicomico County
Somerset County
Talbott Marks Co., Inc
Clarksville
Belfast Road
Mount Carmel Road
Baltimore County
Lacy Construction Co., Inc
U. 5
E. D. Plummer and Sons of
Chambersburg
Conowingo Dam
Aureomycin Prompts Faster Growth in Guatemalan Children
A nutrition expert reports that aureomycin in a soy and sugar drink raised growth in poorly fed Guatemalan schoolchildren. Groups received antibiotics or vitamins or neither, with height increasing under aureomycin and slowing when stopped. Penicillin and vitamin B12 were less consistent.
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Mexico City
Guatemala
Nevin F. Scrimshaw
Scrimshaw
Perfect Crime Suspect Acknowledges Killing Dressmaker
Brookline Massachusetts police say 18 year old Roland Blumenthal confessed to murdering 52 year old dressmaker Ora Schonarth in her living room with a rolling pin during an attempted perfect crime. He was taken into custody at his Brookline home after boasting of the un-solveable crime to a schoolmate.
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Brookline
Mass
Ora Schonarth
Young Blumenthal
Boston
Somite
Blumenthal
Schonarth
Ramsburg Fails To Claim Fund
ANNAPOLIS Seven legislators refuse expense payments totaling 3599 under a 1953 general assembly rule. Some opposed the plan, others did not claim amounts due for 1953 and 1954. Senate president filed 720, others left money unclaimed or hesitated to file claims.
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Annapolis
General Assembly
Sen
Goldstein
Della
Balto
Senate
Phipps
Anne Arundel
Statehouse
Rafnsburg
Frederick
Fletcher
Prince Georges
del. Brewster
Balto County
Crothers
D-Cecil
Tropical Storm Strikes Southwest Louisiana Coast
A tropical storm hit the thinly populated southwest Louisiana coast and moved inland toward a point east of Lake Charles. The Weather Bureau reported winds up to 60 mph with heavy rain as the storm crossed the coastline about 25 miles east of Cameron and 40 miles southeast of Lake Charles. Rain was expected to spread across the state.
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New Orleans
Psccd Intest
Louisiana
Lake Charles
U.S. Weather Bureau
Cameron
Cameron Parish
Weather Bureau
Move Out Of Harpers Ferry Homes
Harpers Ferry West Virginia July 29 59 residents vacated homes sold for Harpers Ferry National Monument after eviction notices July 15 53 were served with moves by July 25. Sheriff Shirley Hunt reported all but three moved with extra time granted for illness or extenuating circumstances. Buildings near Shenandoah Street along the Shenandoah River were once shops with apartments above. The state sold properties to the federal government which plans to raze unsafe structures. National Capital Parks police keep watch until development proceeds.
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Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Harpers Ferry National Monument
Shirley Hunt
Jefferson County
West Virginia
Hunt
Harry T. Thompson
National Capital Parks
Ube Ollae Policemet Wikit Aedtional Capital Parks
Sugar corn drought threatens Frederick county canning
Frederick county faces a very short sugar corn season if rain does not come soon. Early corn damaged beyond help, while late corn may recover with rain. Forecasters predict scattered showers Friday and a possible break in the heat by Saturday. Frederick’s two canneries may delay opening until around the tenth of August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Henry R. Shoemaker
Frederick
Thomas and Company
Adamstown
Shoemaker
Fire Wrecks Automobile Near Bolivar
A 1942 Buick sedan caught fire near Bolivar west of Middletown early today, nearly destroying it and threatening a nearby barn. Archie Shafer, of near Bolivar, owned the car which stalled near Harry Lines’ barn as firemen from Middletown kept flames from reaching the gasoline tank with booster water. Firemen noted the vehicle was beyond saving when they arrived and used booster supplies since no water was nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivar
Middletown
Archie Shafer
Harry Lines
Frank G. Remsberg
Braddock Heights
Gilmer Castle
Edgemont Road
Dior Unveils The H Line Narrow Torso Fashion
Paris designer Christian Dior dropped the waist to the hips and flattened the bust in a new fall winter line called The H line. The look is flat, slender and boyish with long straight torsos and coats sloping to the hips, aiming to revive the 1920s flapper silhouette.
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Paris
Christian Dior
Dior
Dier
President Ike Enjoys Time With Grandchildren at White House
Washington 4 Sometimes the President Eisenhower's grandson Dwight David Eisenhower II and his sister Barbara Anne visit the White House with Maj. and Mrs. John Eisenhower. The youngsters call him Ike and he loves it. The children wake early with him, and he slips away early afternoon to be with them. David and Barbara Anne are golf fans and practice on the White House putting green while a new rope swing and pool add to their play area behind the mansion.
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Frank W_ Fraley
Catoctin Furnace
Catoctin Furaace
James H
Sarah Weller Fraley
Richard Kelly
Kelly
Fraley
Harriott Chapel
Thurmont
Modern Woodmen
Independent Retail Grocers Association
Catoctin
Ida M. Kelly Fraley
Mable Townsman
Gladys L. Rhoderick
Jean Flory
Franklin
J. Austin
Catoctin Furance
Aten
Walter Heidhoff
Baltimore
Walter
Howard Fraley
Blue Ridge Cemetery
B. A. Jennings
Maurice D. Ashbury
M. L. Creager
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Ike
Dwight David Eisenhower II
Barbara Anne
Susan
Maj
John Eisenhower
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Mamie
David
Little Susan
Pomernties
Senate urged to speed foreign aid action in Senate
Washington lawmakers pressed to advance a foreign aid authorization of 33.1 billion dollars as the House had earlier passed a larger package. Senate debate opened but paused for housing legislation with Mansfield urging a winding up within a year and Smith opposing a halt to aid.
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Washington
Knowland
Calif
Senate
House
Congress
Sid Nuncram
Sens
Mansfield (DeMont
Alexander Smith
Foreign Relations
Mansfield
Smith
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Executive Branch
Churchill Defies Resignation Talk in House of Commons
In London Prime Minister Alister Churchill dodged a resignation question in the House as Lt. Col. Lipton pressed him on when he might step down. Churchill teased a summer recess schedule saying he favors Tuesdays and Thursdays for oral questions but any day except Friday, amid ongoing talk of a possible resignation around the break.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Marcus Lipton
Flanders Proposes Censure as Senate Divides
Senate Democrats and Republicans plan strategy meetings over Sen. McCarthy censure. Flanders accuses McCarthy of abuse of power while Lehman calls his actions perverted. Rumors swirl about a chief counsel appointment to the Government Operations Committee as Knowland consides tabled action and Capehart plans an amendment to censure Flanders.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
Wis
Flanders
Lehman
D-Lib
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Government Operations Committee
Owen Brewster
Maine
Brewster
Subcommittee
Roy M. Coho
Knowland
California
Capehart
R-Ind
Lyndon
Johnson
Texas
MacClelan
D-Ark
Arkansas
Broad New Study Of Cancer Opened
Broad new cancer study opens at the 6th International Cancer Congress in Sao Paulo Brazil. Scientists report two reasons for suspecting chemicals as hazards: animal cancer in labs and higher cancer rates in certain human groups. The Cancer Union sponsors efforts and assigns commissions to continue work between congresses held every three to four years.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
H Nations
The
Cancer Union
Tmo
Limited advance on New York stock market today
The stock market made a rather limited advance in early dealings with subdued activity and cautious trading across leading issues. Investors awaited fresh cues as traders eyed small gains amid a quiet session on Wall Street.
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New York
Mounts Low Base Bid Is 398426 for Pangborn Hall
The Dee Equipment Engineering Co of Baltimore was the apparent low bidder at 398,426 for a new Pangborn Hall dormitory at Mt St Marys College. Bids opened at 2 30 p m with about ten firms bidding. Other bidders were Henry A Knott 402,802 and Caswell Construction 406,926. The three story building will house 129 students and include a chapel and recreation facilities. The Pangborn Foundation funds the gift from Thomas W Pangborn and John C Pangborn of Hagerstown. Architect Edward Tormey attended the bid opening. No award was made yet but approval of the low bid is expected and work may start soon for use at the start of next school year.
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Dee Equipment Engineering Company, Inc
Baltimore
Mt. St. Mary's College
Baltimore Company
Pangborn Hall
Henry A. Knott
Caswell Construction Company
Thomas W. Pangborn
John C. Pangborn
Hagerstown
Pangborn Foundation
Edward Tormey
Palmeres Seek Injunction Over Light and Air Easements
Albert and Mrs Palmer of Frederick City sue to protect easements of light and air for windows in their two story brick building at 343 North Market and 2 2 and 2 B West Fourth from adjacent church trustees plans. They seek a writ of injunction to bar improvements that could interfere with the light and air privileges and space, with a show cause order issued for August 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert C. Palmer
Equity Court
Daniel Hubbard
Franklin Gruber
John Brachey
Frederick Christian Church
the Assemblies of God of
Frederick City
Manuel M. Weinberg
Robert $. Rothenhoefer
Palmer
North Market Street
West Fourth Street
Market and
Fourth
All Of Park's Picnic Tables Are Reserved
Baker Park playgrounds and facilities faced high demand as all picnic tables were reserved for this coming Sunday per Parks Superintendent C Cyril Klein. He noted tables and ball diamonds were fully used last weekend and the pool drew 464 visitors on Sunday.
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Baker Park
C. Cyril Klein
Klein
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Thomas G. Campbell
Fort Meade
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Valley National Bank of Chambersburg
Nicodemus National Bank
Howard County, Md
Nichols
Ramsburg
Jenkins Bros
Waldorf
Waynesburg
Palm
Pennsylvania
John Daily
British Foreign Office
Hainan Island
Canada
Ottaway
the Duke of Edinburgh
Maryland Law Enforcement Officers Association
Sparrows Point
Timonium
Ceresville
Weverton
Hot Potato
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William C. Birely
Mm Iuile
Caroline Ferring
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