Semi-Weekly News Frencwick Md 1953 Prospect
The Semi-Weekly News, dated Friday July 31 1953 from Fren ewick Maryland, announces subscription rates and editorial policy. It notes AP news rights and urges byline real names for submissions. The paper offers printing services and lists office at 24 North Court and Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pear Svery
Bouthern Ptg & Mfg
North Court & Frederick
Associated Press
Tomot
May Acres
Maille
Tor P
Frenewick
Food for East Germany fuels Cold War friction
Western efforts to supply East Germany clash with Soviet resistance as propaganda labels the aid a fascist provocation and illegal. Amid rising living standards decline, East Germans seek relief from hunger by traveling to West Berlin for help while authorities warn against accepting the Greek gift.
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East Germany
Germany
U. S
West Berlin
Soviet Zone
Reds
Salisbury polio patient moves home toward recovery in iron lung
Charles Theis a 25 year old Salisbury man paralyzed by bulbar and spinal polio travels from Baltimore to Salisbury in a moving van to learn at Deershead State Hospital He will be escorted by police and accompanied by National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis representative Catherine Gaule Theis hopes to return home soon despite long road ahead and has progressed to spending hours outside the lung with a chest respirator composing letters with a mouth stick and turning pages Theis wife works at a Salisbury beauty shop while the Foundation covers expenses
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Baltimore
Salisbury
Charles Theis
Deershead State Hospital
Theis
Catherine C. Gaule
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Miss Gaule
Chesapeake Bay
Children’s Hospital School
Baltimore City
Gauie
Foundation
Women of Moose Install Officers at Fredenck Chapter
Wom en of the Moose Chapter 357 installed officers with Katherine Risehart presiding as installation chair. Governor Jack Hoffman of Men’s Lodge 27 and Junior Governor Thomas Whitmore led the ceremony with Donald Weddie as installing tide. An honor guard of College of Regents members attended.
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Women OF Moose
Fredenck
Women of the Moose
College of Regents
Katherine Risehart
Jack Hoffman
Men's Lodge No 27
Thomas Whitmore
Donald Weddie
Instalang Tide
Helen Gosnell
Thelma Beon
Mars Pixton
Charlotte Whitmore
Arzus
Ethel
Dulles Rules Out Unity Deal With Reds Over Korea
Secretary of State Dulles signals the United States will not trade Korean unification for letting Communist China into the United Nations. He outlines a Western policy for Korea akin to postwar Germany, relying on free world attraction and possible unification failure after the conference. He may travel to Korea to deter Syngman Rhee from resuming fighting while keeping veto power over Peiping’s UN entry and trade embargoes unchanged.
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Washington
Dulles
Korea
Germany
Free World
Syngman Rhee
Unity J
Rhee
United States
China
United Nations
Security Council
U. N
Peiping
Formosa
U S Steel reports record shipments and sales in Q2
United States Steel Corp. posted record six month shipments totaling 12,941,203 net tons and earnings of 55,640,806 for Q2, 1.89 a share. Despite high output, costs and taxes kept profits below peak. Fairless predicts balanced supply demand and less than full capacity use in Q4. Directors declare cash dividends of 1.75 and 0.75 per share for August and September, to stockholders of record August 4 and August 7.
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New York
United States Steel Corp
Benjamin F. Fairless
Fairless
U. S. Steel
Washington Cockroach Emits Offensive Odor
Washington reports a Madeira roach, a tropical insect that emits a skunk like odor, has been found and may have spread to Maryland. Insect experts warned the odor bearing pest thrives on apples, carrots and dog feed and could cause nuisance if established in Baltimore or the District of Columbia. Maryland entomologists from the University of Maryland monitor the situation as authorities note the species could have reached the area already.
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College Park
Washington
Maryland
Tropics
University of Maryland
District of Columbia
W. H. Anderson
Department of Agriculture
Baltimore
Unidentified object sighted over Maryland near Braddock
A Braddock resident reported a strange knoghit object travelling southeast toward Washington around 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday. Camp De trick and Barracks police failed to locate other observers. The witness said the object resembled jet exhaust more than a flying saucer, moving in a thin cloud from northwest to southeast and visible from 4:05 to 4:26 p.m. DST.
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Braddock
Washington
Camp Detrick
Barracks
Maryland
Staite Police
Towpath Revival Lets Frederick and Montgomery Visitors Rejoice
The old Chesapeake and Ohio canal towpath near Frederick and Montgomery counties is being renovated by the National Park Service. A new smooth pathway replaces dense jungle with a viewable mix of wilderness and Civil War era memories. It suits hikers bikers and riders though cars are not allowed. The 25 mile stretch from Georgetown to Edward’s Ferry will be reopened progressively as work finishes.
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Frederick
Montgomery Counties
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
National Park Service
Georges Creek
Cumberland
Washington, D. C
Georgetown
Edward's Ferry
Seneca
Potomac
C. and O. Canal
Nicholas Yinger
Ralph Fout
Gypsy Tour at Williams Grove Speedway Draws 5000 Riders
More than five thousand motorcyclists from the Eastern U S are set to attend the Gypsy Tour at Williams Grove Speedway. The event features an eight mile national championship for expert riders on Sunday, plus races for novices and amateurs on Saturday and a Miss Gypsy Tour 1953 bathing beauty contest.
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Williams Grove
United States
Williams Grove Speedway
Middle Atlantic Dealers Association
Calla
Tobey Rites Held At Temple XN H July 2
Sen Charles W Tobey 73 longtime New England statesman was buried today in a sunlit cemetery near his hilltop farm. The Republican who began as town selectman of his 499-person town was lauded for crusading for religion and against crime. Tobey died of a heart condition at Bethesda Naval Hospital last Friday. The article notes the wormlike peripatus has insectlike circulatory traits and a wormlike nervous system.
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Tobey
XN. H
Charles W. Tobey
New England
Jesus Christ
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Camp Detrick All Post Picnic Marks Summer Plans
The Camp Detrick Public Information Office reports the Civilian Welfare Council will host the annual all post picnic at 5 p.m. on Tuesday July 28 in the West Meadow, rain date July 29. The event features entertainment by Zooty Caraway and his Clam Bake Five with a full menu and diverse committees handling tickets foods beverages and games under Council President Dr Herbert G Tanner and assistants. Military notes update transfers promotions and new assignments include Lt Charles H Knauff to the Far East Command and Capt Robert W Olt arriving from Korea, with Cmdr William W Taylor succeeding Cmdr Trenton K Ruebush as navy unit commander. Members on leave and new officers from the Air Force also noted along with wedding bells and local happenings at Detrick.
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Camp Detrick
Earle F. Oden
Roland Staley
Charles M. Keefer
Albert Schultz
Alonzo Fox
Walter Stull
William Gaver
Carroll Everhart
Betty Fout
Grace Walker
Betty Grabill
Louise Kimes
Thelma Wilson
Rebecca Rhoderick
Frances Wallace
Doris Ausherman
G. Donald Weddle
Clay C. Jenkins
James ¥. Willard
William E. Root
Rosa G. Kreh
William Donsife
Joseph Schwimer
Lewis A. Gannon
Charles H. Knauff
Far East
Knauff
Detrick
Robert W. Olt
Cmlc
Korea
William W. Taylor
Trenton K. Ruebush
Navy
Cmdr
Ruebush
London
England
Air Force
John C. Burton
Pershing C. Gross
Carl L. Hansen
Jerome G. Bricker
Abraham J. Tander
Arlan L. Edgar
Jesse F. Hunsberger
Harry L. Haines
Ralph R. Cockey
Richard Jotren
Marvin L. Oftedahl
Philip A. Studer
John J. Dwyer
Leonard A. Goldstein
Joseph S. Begel
Sfe
Jack V. Folsom
Europe
William J Harrington, Jr
State Police Promote Various Officers and Transfers
State Police announce promotions and transfers effective today from headquarters. Sgt Richard E Stallings moves to First Sergeant and second in command at Waldorf. Trooper 1/c Frank Badger is promoted to corporal at Westminster. Troopers Harry F Bowman and Donald A Tucker rise to first class. Many officers reassigned to Elkton Emmitsburg Upper Marlboro and other posts. Detective Sergeant Thomas F Smith also promoted.
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Barrack B
Richard E. Stallings
Barrack G
Waldorf
Frank Badger
Airy
Westminster
Harry F. Bowman
Donald A. Tucker
Tucker
Libertytown
Emmitsburg
Kenneth Bond
James Poteet
Brunswick
Taneytown
Elkton
Truman Moon
Frederick
John R. Collister
Rockville
Upper Marlboro
William F. Baker
Cumberland
Hagerstown
William
Wec Elfish
Edgewood
Golden Ring
John E. Koontz
New Windsor
Lexington Park
Lemuel £. Porter
Barracks
Aberdeen
Linwood C. Clark
Sgt
Thomas F. Smith
Division of Identification
Second Murder On Turnpike
Gun fire killed truck driver Harry Franklyn Pitts in his cab on the Pennsylvania Turnpike marking a second slaying in three days. Police tied the case to a likely maniac targeting nap users on the toll road, with a similar .32 caliber bullet used in prior death. Interchanges were clogged as authorities hunted across the 360 mile route and sought ballistic matches in Harrisburg.
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Pittsburgh
William Smith
Harry Franklyn Pitts
Bowling Green
Joseph R. Check
Pitts
Lester B. Woodward
Harrisburg
Woodward
Babies JH Parents Sought In Five States
Two-month-old Frank and Sara are severely ill and police in five states and the District of Columbia are asked to locate their parents after the babies were left at a Takoma Park nursery by a couple described as Spanish speaking. The man gave the name P Nichols and said he was from Baltimore to take his wife to Michigan for arthritis treatment. The babies were taken for hospital care after a physician advised it. Takoma Park police seek the parents, not known at the Baltimore address on record.
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Lakoma Park
Frank
Sara
District of Columbia
Takoma Park
Elsie May Brinkley
P_ Nichols
Baltimore
Michigan
Induction into Military Service for Samuel J Plotnick
Samuel J Plotnick of Frederick induct ed into military service on Tuesday. He has held an assistant to the director of research at George Washington University unit at Camp Detrick and lives at 112 North Eighth Street Philipsburg Pennsylvania. He earned B S in Physics cum laude 1950 from the City College of NYU and holds MS degrees in pure mathematics and electrical engineering earned in 1951 from NYU and the University of Delaware respectively. He is pursuing MA in pure mathematics at Lehigh and Ph D work at Penn State in theoretical hydrodynamics and has taught at University of Delaware and conducted research at Lehigh and Penn State.
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Samuel J. Piotnick
Frederick
George Washington University
Camp Detrick
North Eighth Street
Philipsburg
Plotnick
City College of the College of the City of New York
New York University
University of Delaware
Lehigh University
Pennsylvania State College
New Jersey Zinc Company
Department of Engineering
Little Boys Burns Fatal at Power Substation
In Hagerstown two young brothers Gary Lee Zombro six and Ronald Merle Zombro five were fatally burned after entering a power substation and climbing onto a circuit breaker feeding a 33 000 volt line. Gary died at Washington County Hospital and Ronald died that night.
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Hagerstown
Gary Lee Zombro
Ronald Merle Zombro
Merle Zombro
Gary
Washington County Hospital
Potomac Edison Company
Dar-rere
Youth Breaks Neck Diving Into Pool At Frostburg
Eighteen year old Wayne Murphy was reported in fairly good condition at Miners Hospital after breaking his neck while diving through an innertube at the Frostburg swimming pool Tuesday. Lifeguard Allan Robinson pulled the unconscious Lonaconing youth from the water after witnesses said Murphy struck his head on the tube.
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Frostburg
Wayne Murphy
Miners’ Hospital
Allan Robinson
Lonaconing
Murphy
Magistrate Hears Cases In Frederick criminal docket
Magistrate Wilbur F Sheffield Sr imposed a six month suspended sentence on a man for ten dollar larceny after he testified he could not find change. William Chaney was ordered to repay ten dollars to Austin Oden within two weeks. Fredericks Crummitt, a floater from Frederick County, faced a drunk and indecent exposure conviction and could receive a six month term for chronic alcoholism. Carl Edwards of East Fourth Street went to jail for 600 days for loitering, Leon Tyler of Route 2 Mt Airy for 20 days on reckless driving, Richard Hoffman paid eleven dollars for reckless driving aggravated by drinking. Bernard Fhelps was found not guilty on a failing to drive in a single lane charge after defense argued it applied to a three-lane rule on North Market. Randolph Cochran forfeited ten dollars for fishing without a license. Various traffic collaterals were forfeited for violations including no license, expired plates, speeding, and failing to drive in a single lane. Arresting officers were several listed deputies and police.
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Wilbur F. Sheffield, Sr
House of Correction
Austin Oden
William Chaney
Frederick
Chaney
Oden
Frederick County
Fred M. Crummitt
Montevue
Staley
Mossburg
Crummitt
Carl P. Edwards
East Fourth Street
Norman Trump
Leon W. Tyler
Mt. Airy
Martin Kanade
Nathan Dorsey
Richard Lewis Hoffman
Edwin F. Nikirk
Bernard Lee
Route 1
North Market Street
North Market
Randolph Cochran
Baltimore
Durward W. Kettels
Riley E. Hooper, Jr
Union Bridge
Reckress
Howard Burke
West South Street
Maryland
Edward Robinson
Philip E. Hebron
Poolesville
Paul San Luis
Washington
Clyde Lee Asbury
Elkton
Herschel
India Pakistan talks tighten over Kashmir dispute
Prime Minister Nehru said he is pleased by cordial talks with Prime Minister Mohammed Ali in Karachi. He noted progress on several issues and expressed hope for solutions, but Kashmir remains the toughest problem as both nations claim the border state.
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New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Yehru
Mohammed Ali
Karachi
Kashmir
Reds close seminary in Hong Kong amid Chinese crackdown
Catholic seminary in Sunan chere Anhwei province was closed by Chinese Reds. Rector Rev. Fr. Juan B Lazpita of Berlitz Spain and two assistants arrived in Hong Kong after being expelled in December 1951. They continued work until funds ran out and were expelled as indigent foreigners.
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REDS
Hong Kong
Sunanchere
Anhwei
Juan B. Lazpita
Berlitz
Spain
Doll Show Prizes Awarded on East Third Street
A doll show on the East Third Street playground awarded prizes for prettiest and most. Kay Knight won largest and most unusual, La Bee Moore smallest and best dressed and most original, Nancy Knight most, Mary Kathrine Brookie eldest, Nancy Knight newest. Judges were Mrs. John Kensedy and Miss Elsie Reuizahe.
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East Third Street
Kay Knight
LaBee Moore
Nancy Knight
Mary Kathrine Brookie
Helen Summers
John Kensedy
Elsie Reuizahe
Four Vacationers Die In Catskill Hotel Fire
ROSENDALE New York July flames driven by dawn winds tore through two frame buildings at a Catskill Mountain resort hotel killing four vacationers and injuring at least nine others. Engineer Clark Ronsteel halted a passing freight to alert guests as smoke spread through the Williams Lake Hotel. Victims included Mrs Theodore Eberline of New York and Mr and Mrs Vincent Matthews and their son Kevin of Brooklin. Cause undetermined. damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands. A separate fire damaged a motorcycle at Sycamore Service Station in Bartonville.
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Rosendale
N. Y
Catskill Mountain
Clark Ronsteel
New York Central
Williams Lake
Theodore Eberline
New York
Vincent Matthews
Sheareld
Kevin
Brooklin
Flanders Seen Likely Choice for Tobey Seat in Senate
Senate Republicans weigh who should fill the late Tobey’s vacancy on the Foreign Relations Committee with Flanders leading a GOP list. Aiken is unlikely to relinquish chairmanships for a foreign relations post, while Bricker Ives Jenner McCarthy and Malone trail in line. Taft’s illness reshapes GOP leadership, and Knowland faces potential pushback from rivals such as Dirksen over permanent leadership.
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Washington
Sen
Flanders
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Aiken
R-Vi
GOP
Tobey
Labor Committee
Forein Relations
Senate
Korea
Bricker
Ohio
Ives
Jenner
Ind
McCarthy
Wis
Malone
Nev
Taft
Knowland
California
Republican Conference
Dirksen
95 Polio Cases Reported in Maryland This Year
Maryland health authorities report 95 polio cases so far this year with 54 paralytic and 41 non paralytic. Baltimore has 27 cases, Montgomery 25 including 13 in doubt at Chestnut Lodge, and Baltimore County 24 total. Health officials caution peak arrives late summer or early fall.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Edward Davens
Bureau of Preventive Medicine
State Health Department
Public Health Department
Montgomery
Montgomery County
L. V. Ellicott
Chestnut Lodge Sanitarium
Rockville
Baltimore County
Ross Davies
New Market Grange Plans Picnic After Meetings
New Market Grange members map a family picnic at the hall on Thursday with a 6 p m ball game preceding it to celebrate completed mill and dugout projects. Master Leroy Burall urges Pomona picnic at Mt Tabor park midweek. August 12 welcomes a weinie roast at Mr and Mrs Monroe West home and garden seed drive for the Philippines collection. Police docket charges include Amos Rippeen disturbing the peace with a $100.88 hearing bond and Herbert Taemas cited for meter vehicle license and speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange News
New Market Grange
New Market Grangi
Leroy Burall
Pomona
Mt. Tabor Park
New Market
Pomona Grange
Monroe West
Pomona Philippines
Amos A. Rippeen
West South Street
Phobus
Herbert H. Taemas
K. Deraeg
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Food For
Iron Lung
Washington Cockroach
Virginia
Young
Ashe Sheldon A. Johnson
Williamsport
Presbyterian Church
W. Merval, Weaver
Johnsons
Frank J. Thomas
Thomas
Charles H. Koauff
George W. Kline
Ludson D. Worsham
Florida
Sarasota
Alvey M. Norwood
American Legion
Derrick
Norwood
Joseph S. Kennedy
Richard W. Graham
Harmon Staley
Charles R. Hamer
Lawrence G. Horne
Phil Harvey
Mountain Theater
Diana McCario
Cail
Michael R. DeCario
DeCario
Pine Bluff
Ark
Diana
Albert L. Crawford
Mt. Olivet Boulevard
Uriel Kline
Donald E. Fogle
Mariella Moser
Mt. Pleasant
Don
Janice V. Kinna
Mare Ann Cashour
Atlantic City
Rar M . Watkins
Auande Cay
Ascury Park
N. 1
Statue of Liberty
Detrick Cail Service Office
Arthur
Eugene Doody, Jr
Mary Ann
Barbara Wiris
Barbara Ann Kipp
Mary Frances Warner
Dorothy Lee Martz
Doris Hoffman
Sarah Ramsburg
Dorothy Hoffman
Kittie Rice
Joan Victor
Sarah Rice
Ferne Rice
Mary Ann Doody
Robert Warner
Elwood Martin
Throne
Madison
Bernard R. Grove, Jr
Maine
Pie John F. Lemp, Jr
Barbara King
Little Boys
Zombro
Catskill Hotel
Independent Hose Co
Sycamore
Chartes Main
Bartonsville
Dachive
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