New Bids To Be Asked For Rt 26 Work
State Roads Commission plans rereading bids for Route 26 from Eldersburg to Baltimore with changes to use existing roadbed and widen it rather than build new via by pass at Eldersburg. The project aims to improve a four mile stretch by resurfacing and easing curves, likely diverting traffic to the soon to be built Route 40 dual highway. The original low bidder Thomas Bennett and Hunter of Westminster expected to secure without readvertising.
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Baltimore
State Roads Commission
Eldersburg
Carroll County
Commission
Ridgeville
The
Roads Commission
Catoctin Country Club
Braddock Mountain
Butterfly Lane
Clifton Road
Thomas, Bennett and Hunter
Westminster
Brewster Suit Before Court In Arkansas and District clashes
A nisi order from Equity Court directed Kingman Brewster to show cause by June 11 why he should not be enjoined from further divorce actions and from transferring assets. The petition by Theo Arch Brewster seeks alimony, medical costs, and counsel fees while Brewster faces a crossbill and a pending Arkansas suit. Police remind Frederick residents no fishing in Culler Lake until July 1, with equipment confiscated in several incidents.
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Equity
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Kingman Brewster
Washington
Theo Arch Brewster
Pulaski County
Ark
Brewster
Nisi
Clapp
Arkansas
District of Columbia
Frederick Youngsters
Culler Lake
Government orders new July auto production cut
Washington reports a government order reducing auto output starting July 1 to about 1.2 million cars for July through September. The National Production Authority says the revision cuts production by roughly one third from last year’s 1.906 million in the same period.
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Washington
National Production Authority
NPA
Flotilla Of Workers To Meet Monday
Hood College forms a naval style campaign organization for the Head Forward program. On Monday at 6 30 p m in the Francis Scott Key Hotel ballroom officers will dine and assume table assignments, revealing the chain of command from ensigns to admirals across Alumnae Parents Citizens Corporations Special Gifts and Church Task Fleets with captains lieutenants and more.
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Navy
Bertha Grove
Parents
A. R. Remsberg
Citizens
Allen G. Quynn
Corporations
Glenn T. Swisher
Robert L. Warfield
William H. 8. Anders
Lincoln D. Engelbrecht
Grace Landauer
Louise Green
J. Richard Hamsburg
Clyde M. Roney
J. Elmer Harp
George B. Delaplaine
G. Hunter Bowers
Paul W. McAuliffe
Robert F. Nicodemus
Charles K. Taylor
Damages to Sign and Light Standard Billed to Vehicles
Frederick Transit driver backed into a street light on Carroll Parkway and another vehicle hit a sign at North Bentz street and Rockwell Terrace. James Anderson of Park Place was identified as the driver of the sign incident. City officials said both incidents will be billed to the owners involved. Red Skelton underwent emergency appendectomy in Santa Monica doctors reported satisfactory progress.
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Frederick
Gardens Parched as Searing Sun Bakes District
A 1-degree reading marked June as the warmest start in years and the region faces drought conditions with gardens parched, strawberries stunted, and crops needing rain. Forecasters predict weekend showers but temperatures may stay near 90 F, with dry rivers and low Monocacy flow. The Japanese beetle hazard looms as dry spell persists. County Agent Shoemaker notes beetles rise around mid June and outlines control plans while stresses crops like peas and corn need rain.
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Weather Bureau
Harrisburg
Frederick
Chicago
Ohijo-Great Lakes- Illinois
Rocky Mountains
Fishing Creek
Henry R. Shoemaker
Verdict Held In Drunken Driving Case In Maryland
Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr. withheld verdict after a Peoples Court hearing in the case of Frank H. Dutrow a Hagerstown road inspector charged with operating an automobile under the influence after an accident near Frederick Junction in late May. A parade of defense witnesses testified Dutrow was sober before the crash. Trooper H J O'Brien was the sole state witness. Dutrow said he momentarily lost control while reaching for a lighter while smoking a cigar after having one beer with shrimp earlier. Defense attorney Edwin F. Wilkirk and State's Attorney Charles A. Price prosecuted. Matthew Tyergar of the city pleaded guilty to assault and battery on his wife and received a 90 day suspended sentence.
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Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Peoples Court
Frank H. Dutrow
Hagerstown
Frederick Junction
Dutrow
H. J. O'Brien
Baker Valley Road
Edwin F. Wnlkirk
Charles A. Price
Matthew Tyergar
Law Banning Shopping Center Is Repealed
In Hagerstown on June 2 the Democratic City Council repealed 4-1 a zoning ordinance that would have barred a Northern Avenue shopping center. Mayor Herman L. Mills, who opposed the project, did not vote and may veto the repeal, though the council could override. The ordinance had designated the Northern Avenue site as residential with a ban on commercial structures and followed plans announced by Antielim Distributing Co. last autumn.
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Hagerstown
Herman L. Mills
Northern Avenue
Mills
Antielim Distributing Co
Weather Chaos Across the Nation as Heat and Snow Clash
Severe weather spanned the nation. Nebraska endured torrential rains while Rapid City and the Dakotas faced eight inches of snow. Heat battered the deep south and midwest, with four deaths from storms and lightning. Farmers faced drought in Mississippi. rain could boost crop value significantly. Temperatures rose into the 90s in the south and east as cooler Canadian air moved in from the north.
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Associated Press
South
Nebraska
Dakotas
Wyoming
Montana
Rapid City
Snow
Plains States
Rockies
Midwest
North Central
Birmingham
Alan Fort Benning
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Alabama
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Washington
Fielding Wright
Si Corley
Lumberton
Charlotte
Grouth
Florida Citrus
Tampa
Southland
Michigan
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
New Mexico
Colorado
Paul Swisher
Iran official warns of nationalization or world destruction
Maki right hand man to Nationalist Premier Moussadegh warned Iran will either win nationalization or be destroyed and take the world with it. He spoke after the Premier read President Truman's appeal for peaceful settlement of the British Iran oil dispute. He said all bridges are burned and there is no retreat.
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Tehran
Jean Dune
Aeitissein
Maki
Mohammed Muqsadegh
Iran
Mossadegh
Senate
Anglo-tranian Oil Company
Price War Draws Citywide Bargain Chase Across Stores
New York shoppers flood the weekend sales as price cutting enters its fourth day. Eversharp cuts to Macy's with Palm Beach suits planned action. Memphis reacts to Supreme Court limits on fair trade pledges with early price concessions. New items include outboard motors slashed from 224.95 to 163 and televisions down to 319.50 as stocks dwindle and truce rumors circulate.
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New York
Memphis
Tenn
Supreme Court
Eversharp
Macy's
Palm Beach
Gimbel’s
Macy
Goodall Fabrics, Inc
U. S. Supreme Court
Mary’s
Gimbels
Macy’s
Pursuit Phase Ended in Korean War Says Van Fleet
General James A. Van Fleet announced the pursuit phase of UN operations in Korea had ended. He stated allied forces would counter renewed Chinese aggression as needed, noting the Reds suffered heavy casualties and that forward reserves remain for another round. He offered no details on future plans as UN forces advance amid resistance near the iron triangle. The briefing highlighted prisoner reports showing high effectiveness of selected Communist divisions and listed captured equipment and provisions. John Erskine dies at 78 in New York. wife Helen and novelist Fulton Quarles were present.
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Bae
Korea
James A. van Fleet
South Korea
North Korea
van Fleet
Eighth Army
Sonny Price
Uve
United Nations
Charwon
Kumhwa
Pyonggong
U.N
Iron Triangle
Markets Closed New York Opens Summer Trading Schedule
New York markets shut across the board on June 2 inaugurating a summer schedule with stock and bond institutions remaining closed on Saturdays through September.
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New York
Draft changes expand deferment rules and extend draft window
The Nation Today reports two major shifts in the upcoming draft law. Married men with children lose deferments, while those who reach the top draft age of 28 without being drafted can now be drafted up to age 35. The article notes that deferment status can change with life events and that veterans and certain clergy remain exempt.
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James Marlow Washington
Congress
Selective Service
Retiring Pastor And Wife Given Reception
Several hundred members of Calvary Methodist church honored retiring pastor Rev. Dr. J. Franklin Haas and Mrs. Haas at a Friday night reception in the ladies parlor. A check for more than $500 was presented by Charles V. Main, with the Chapel Choir children giving a brass lyre file. The parlor featured spring flowers, punch, and confections, with a committee led by Mrs. BR Ames Hendricksen organizing the event.
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Calvary Methodist Church
J. Franklin Haas
BR. Ames Hendricksen
Russel Dudrow
Millard Crum
Wilbur Baker
Martin Summers
Elgin Hemp
Orantease
Havel Harbaugh
Guy Nus
Mary Yingling
Acheson Refuses Details On White House Talks June hearings
Secretary Acheson told Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees that he will not disclose what was said at White House meetings about General MacArthur’s ouster. He cited direct instruction from President Truman and offered no new peace negotiations with Red China or armistice terms. He described Hong Kong controls, Formosa’s fate, and a possible naval blockade as issues reviewed by the United States in ongoing discussions.
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Acheson
White House
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations
Korea
United Nations Good Offices
Great Britain
James A. van Fleet
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vanleet
J. MacArthur
Japan
MacArthur
Hongkong
Formosa
United Nations
China
U.N
Park Abduction Reported Bright Lights Urged
City police investigate a 12 year old girl mistreatment in a northern park. A survey found dark areas blamed for misconduct risk. Floodlights along Culler Lake were first turned on this week, improving lighting. The visitor was frightened by a man but not harmed. parents urged caution amid rare summer cases.
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Culler Lake
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