Roads Board Work Force Is Retained
The county roads system shifts to a commissioners led framework with the Roads Board as an advisory body. About 90 workers, including the office staff, will stay on, while the roads engineer post awaits decision. Charles R. Fuss named to the board. Dr. Messier replaced. Grant Hoover becomes Roads Board chair under the new law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Roads Board
Board of County Commissioners
Theounty
Roads Board
Court House
Charles R. Fuss
Emmitsburg
Republican State Central Committee
Frederick County
Fuss
John H. Messier
Johnsville
Board
Walter E. Sinn
Mgr. Sinn
Harney
Grant Hoover
Buying Spree Drives Prices Down in New York Stores
Consumers swarmed major department stores in New York as a price war cooled some stocks on day three. Macy's Gimbel's and Bloomingdale's faced sold-out suits and frenzied crowds, with Bloomingdale's quickly restocking at 49.50 after prices plunged to 29.65 elsewhere. Escalators and aisles overflowed as shoppers formed long lines for small appliances and front-row access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Macy's
Gimbel's
Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale’s
Smmall
Mayor Rice Plans Full Time Office After Start
Mayor Donald B. Rice begins his term devoting full time to the office announcing a capable manager at the South Market street filling station and a second full-time employee to support staff. He will maintain the same daily schedule as his predecessor Col. Elmer F. Munshower. Deeds recorded show C William Kline selling to Lloyd C. Culler property at 213 Dill avenue for about 11 000, and Margie Mary Shoemaker selling to Otis W. Shoemaker about 153 acres near Emmitsburg by Bull frog road for around 12 000. Radio Free Europe to expand broadcasts to Albania and Soviet satellite states to keep hope alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald B. Rice
Rice
South Market Street
Elmer F. Munshower
C. William Kline
Lloyd C. Culler
Dill Avenue
Margie Mary Shoemaker
Otis W. Shoemaker
Emmitsburg
New York
Radio Free Europe
Albania
Munshower Takes Command As Maryland Police Head
Col Elmer F Munshower assumes control of the Maryland State Police pledging road patrols to cut traffic crashes and calling on drivers to aid safety. He praises predecessor Col Carey Jarman and vows to work on road time, urging full citizen cooperation for safer Maryland highways. Continues on page four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Elmer F. Munshower
Carey Jarman
Munshower
Pikesville
Frederick
Donald B. Rice
Maryland State Police
Three Daughters Placed In Care Of Aid Society
In a juvenile court hearing Elizabeth Tobery faced testimony of neglect as her three daughters were ordered transferred to the Children's Aid Society. The mother may regain custody if proper adjustment is made. meanwhile the children will stay with her until after school. A separate note says Pullman rates rose 15 percent effective June 1 after ICC declined to block the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Tobery
East South Street
Children’s Aid Society
Patrick Ml.Schnautter
CAS
William C. Roderick
Juage
I. Jewel Beeson
Washington Street Schol
Stocks Drift Lower in Quiet Market Trade
Stocks drifted lower in a quiet market as traders moved cautiously. Losses rarely exceeded a dollar a share while scattered gains appeared, some as large as a dollar. A draft bill passed in Washington extends the draft and sets the foundation for universal military training in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Senate
Maryland enacts 600 new laws and changes
Annapolis reports more than 600 laws and amendments became effective today, highlighting repeal battles and major reforms. Washington tallies total Korean war enemy casualties at 1,133,410 through May 30 per Defense Department estimates.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Washington
Korea
Defense Department
Five Day Forecast for Maryland and Delmarva Regions
Maryland and Delmarva expect a warm weekend with afternoon highs near 90 and temperatures 3 to 6 degrees above normal. Sunday and again Tuesday or Wednesday bring showers or thunderstorms, with cooler conditions Tuesday or Wednesday. Normal highs near 80 and lows around 50 to 60 across the mountains and eastern and southern Maryland and the Delmarva peninsula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Melaware
Mountains
Delmar Peninsula
Minister William H Anderman Jr Ordained and Installed
Rev William H Anderman Jr will be ordained and installed as pastor of the Utica charge of the Evangelical and Reformed Church this Sunday at 8 p.m. The service at St Pauls Utica includes four congregations Grace Pleasant Hills Mt Pleasant St Pauls and Zion with a sermon by Rev Dr James E Wagner. The former supply pastor since September 1, Anderman trained at the Theological Seminary in Lancaster and served in World War I. He and his wife and son reside at the Utica parsonage in Lewistown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Anderman, Jr
Utica
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Anderman
Theological Seminary of the
Lancaster
Potomac Synod
The
James E. Wagner
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
St. Paul's Church
Grace Church
Pleasant Hills
Mt Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant
Zion Church
Charlesville
Pennsylvania
Roxborough High School
Philadelphia
Ursinus College
Collegeville
Theological Seminary
Lewistown
Summer Heat Brings First 90 Degree Readings Expected
A heat wave hits the county with early 59 degree temps rising to 80 by late morning and forecast to reach 90 in rising heat unless showers intervene. Forecasters expect possible showers or thunderstorms this afternoon, tomorrow, and Sunday, with rain easing a May dry spell. Airport observers note rain around Pittsburgh Blairsville and West Virginia mountains as a storm line moves through Ohio and Kentucky. The current warmth contradicts a five day forecast predicting cooler conditions by Friday and into the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Pittsburgh
Blairsville
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Net income up at Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Baltimore June 1 The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co reported to the Public Service Commission that its net income for the first four months of this year was 437 007 higher than last year The company has filed an application for a rate increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Public Service Commission
Abitibi Announces Newsprint Price Increase
Abitibi Power and Paper Co Ltd announced a ten ton price rise for newsprint. The new New York price is $116 per ton and the Canadian price stands at $112 per ton as of June first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Abitibi, Power and Paper Co. Ltd
New York
Degrees Conferred At Saint Joseph College Emmitsburg
Saint Joseph College in Emmitsburg conferred degrees on 46 graduates in a morning ceremony led by Auxiliary Bishop Lawrence J. Shehan. Honors convocation and a baccalaureate mass preceded the commencement with multiple awards, including the Carrell Medal to Rosemary Powers and various scholarly and journalism honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence J. Shehan
D.D
Baltimore
Saint Joseph College
Emmitsburg
John S. Spence
Washington
Seton Gardens
Francis J. Dodd
C.M
John L. Sheridan
J.L.D
Mount Saint Mary's College
Carrell Medal
Rosemary Powers
Cambridge
Mass
Miss Powers
Lous Deluol
Sterling Galt
Margaret McGowan
Qoxone Park
Ruth Murphy
North Scituate
Mary Starr
Cortland
Miss Murphy
Migs Starr
Bishop Allen
Kalbach
Kappa Gamma Fi
Elizabeth Byrne
Brooklyn
Nancy
Therese Johnson
Bridgeport
Blessed Mother
Guardian of the Valley
Francis X. Desmond
Our Lady of Angels Seminary
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Myrtle Sullivan
Margaret Louise Bartol
Shamokin
Mary Ann Carr
Elinor Gertrude Ciccarelli
Waynesboro
Beverly Ann Isaac
Georgetown
Monica Frances Kalbach
Wildwood
N. J
Katherine Lee Kemp
Mary Frances Luckett
Anita Norman Nevy
Cumberland
Mary Jeresa Norris
Laureiana O'Brien
Mary Elizabeth Ann Pfaff
Westfield
Mary Catherine Prosise
Nereida Marie Rivera
Mayaguez
Porrto Rico
Mary Seidone
Amsterdam
Jessee Jean Sheetz
Middletown
Doris Ann Skidmore
Lynbrook
Myrtle Kathryn Sullivan
Malden
Rita Catherine Ann Syymanski
Sutma Cum Laude
Pottstown
Margaret Rose
Thomas
S. Cy
Toms Enters Guilty Plea Before Court
James D. Toms 18 confessed offender entered four Frederick establishments after deferring sentence to assess armed services eligibility. Associate Judge Sehna kept sentencing pending service eligibility and reparations for damages, as defense cited lack of supervision and limited home support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick MM. Sehna
James D. Toms
Frederick
Toms
Arcticaire, Inc
Alion Twentey
A. W
Nicodemus, Inc
Frederick Implement Center
S. S. Kresge
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Shoemaker
Charles A. Price
Oan
Nicodemus
Army Takes Over Ritchie Camp Ritchie
The Army seized control of Maryland National Guard Camp Ritchie near the Pennsylvania line as a support base for a mountain communications center. Maryland received 2.35 million dollars for the Blue Ridge camp, far below its 5.5 million request. Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord said equipment will be moved to a new site soon, and a committee of senior officers will help select it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Ritchie
Army
Maryland National Guard
Maryland
Blue Ridge
Milton A. Reckord
Baltimore
Guard
Thieves Enter Abrecht Place Shop. Nothing Taken
Thieves entered electric shop of Carl Willard on Abrecht Place Thursday night by breaking rear window. A desk was overturned and bills scattered, but proprietor kept no money overnight. A customer noted the incident and notified police. entry time about 10 to 10 30 p m. Previously, a separate break at Kelly Bottling Works nearby yielded no theft. Raymond A Haugh sworn as full time deputy sheriff as county constable office abolished by new law. Announcements list graduates from Philadelphia Harrisburg York and Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl “Cottie’ Willard
Abrecht
Raymond A. Haugh
Mr. Haugh
Truman presses Iran to settle oil crisis with Britain
President Truman intervened in Iran’s oil dispute urging Premier Mossadegh to begin talks with Britain. The move follows British plans for a high diplomatic mission to resolve differences over Iran’s oil resources and the Anglo Iranian company. Mossadegh reportedly ill. note from Washington appears State Department driven amid fears the crisis endangers free world unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Van
Truman
Svai
Mohammed Mossadegh
Britain
Herbert Morrison
Iran
U. S
Henry F. Grady
Mossadegh
Washington
State Department
Trina
Free World
New Truck Laws Take Effect Across Maryland State Roads
Maryland activates stronger overloading rules with a 65 000 pound gross limit and penalties of 2 to 6 cents per pound. Owners and renters can be named in cases, with enforcement including potential vehicle seizures for unpaid fines. Height limits set at 12 feet 6 inches, 13 feet 6 inches for autos.
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Baltimore
Highway Patrol
Maryland State Roads Commission
Commission
Sare
131
General Assembly
Ue legiseraAlive
Maryland
Rhode Island
Pittsburgh Talks Aim to Avert Westinghouse Strike
BEGIN TALKS Pittsburgh June 1 reports a second round of negotiations between Lepin and labor leaders in hope of averting a mid June strike by more than 50,000 Westinghouse Elecine Corporation workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Lepin
Westinghouse Elecine Corporation
Mud And Reds Slowing Up U.N. Drive
Allied patrols push into Yonchon and Yanagu amid stubborn Red resistance as UN forces hold near Chorwen and Kumbiwa. Air battles tally 40 plus jets shot down in 24 hours. two American planes crash behind enemy lines. Bon Homme Richard carrier arrives with fighter cover. Red China admits need for more and better supplies including tanks guns and food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
United Nations
Communist Assembly
North Korea
Yanagu
Hywachon
Yonchon
Chorwen
Kumbiwa
U. N
Hyon-inje
Smit Amesway
Pyongyang
Fifth Air Force
Hambung
U.S
Bon Homme Biehind
Karen
China
Penning Radio
Red Rosps
Local Boys Pass Tests From Frederick High Graduates
Frederick High School seniors Bill Bagent and Rudolph Walch Jr. ranked in the top quartile among 6442 National Honor Society members chosen from about 425000 seniors nationwide to take the General Aptitude Tests on March 13. They were the only two from their school to take the exam, which seeks the highest ranking students while requiring at least a B average for NHS eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
National Honor Society
District of Columbia
Alaska
Canal Zone
Hawaii
Frederick High School
Bill Bagent
Earl Bagent
Hamilton Avenue
Rudolph Walch, Jr
Rudolph Walch
Jefferson Street
Autoisis Warned To Ignore Hittch-Hikers
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover urged motorists to beware of violent criminals posing as hitchhikers during vacation travel. He cited cases where drivers who picked up strangers were attacked or murdered, warning the public to stay vigilant on highways nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Formosa Document Debate Delays MacArthur Hearings
Senators weighing whether to release a 1949 State Department memorandum on Formosa paused MacArthur dismissal inquiries today. Secretary Acheson argued against public release while McCarthy noted the debate and read the document in part, saying it would not endanger national security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Acheson
Douglas MacArthur
State Department
Russell
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Reialians
Aditson
MacArthur
Mnowland
Marshall
Joint Chiefs of Staff
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Acheast
Plans For Burial OL Unknown Delayed
Washington June 1 The works situation delays plans to honor the Unknown Service Man of World War II. Maj. Gen. Merman Feldman discussed the postponement at a Gold Star Mothers meeting. An Unknown Service Man of World War II will be laid to rest beside the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The inscription now reads Here Rests in Honored Glory an American Soldier Known but to God and will be updated to Here Rest in Honored Glory American Heroes Known but to God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Merman Feldman
Army
Arlington National Cemetery
Feldman
Armed Services
Four-Year-Old B O Report Is Made Public
Washington June 11 A four year old proposed Senate committee report accuses the RFC and the B O Railroad of collusive and irregular dealings. It says an eighty million dollar government loan to the Baltimore and Ohio was arranged in violation of the RFC act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee
RFC
B. & O. Railroad
Reconstruction, Finance Corporation
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Rfcs
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Manshower
Pullman Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. H. Anderman
St. Joseph
M. J. Shehan
Emmitsburg College
Ann Umistetler
Loly Grace Wellinger
Harrisburg
Catherine Mildred Williams
York
Pat Margaret Josephine Wolski
U.N
38Th Parallel
Dune B
Crm
Red
Autoisis
Formosa
Ildd
United States
Naval Academy
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