Judge Parke Dies Aged 84
Baltimore June 1 Francis Neal Parke prominent Westminster lawyer and former chief judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit died tonight at University Hospital after an extended illness He was 84 Born in Westminster he entered law practice in 1893 after Western Maryland College and West Point He was appointed to the Fifth Judicial Circuit bench in 1924 later elected and served as chief judge until retirement in 1941 He headed the Maryland Bar Association in 1924 1925 and served on the State Board of Law Examiners He retired to private practice Survived by brother George Joseph Parke of Norfolk Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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Baltimore
Francis Neal Parke
Westminster
Fifth Judicial Circuit
University Hospital
Parke
Western Maryland College
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
William H.thomas
Headed Bar Association
Maryland Bar Assn
State Board of Law Examiners
George Joseph Parke
Norfolk
Voices Across The Sea Cable To Link Continents By 1956
The Monarch, a British telegraph ship, will lay a 2.25 mile trans oceanic telephone cable from Oban Scotland to Clarenville Newfoundland. The $35 million line, built by Submarine Cables Ltd and allies, will handle 35 calls or 19 telegraph messages at once and cost $12 for daytime three minutes from New York.
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Ionden Company
Submarine’ Cables Ltd
Monarch
North Atlantic
Oban
Scotland
Clarenville
Newfoundland
Atlantic
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Great Britain
New York
Twisters and the deadly tornado threat in the Southwest
A historical account explains tornado formation from Gulf moisture meeting cold air, creating a rotating column. Speed estimates reach 300 to 500 miles per hour, with trails up to 47 miles long and one minute in duration. Notable incidents include Empire Builder wrecks, shipments of debris, and livestock being scattered.
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Southwest
Gulf of Mexico
Great Plains
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Seattle
Chicago
Matiive
Jenatog
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Family Lawyer Pope Lane Joins Texas Bar
Marshall firm Team-4 congratulates Pope Lane on passing the Texas Bar examinations becoming the seventh lawyer licensed to practice in the city since the first Lane opened an office here in 1910.
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Marshall
Laud
Pope Lane
Texas
Lane
Lutheran bishops honor Wade at Gettysburg anniversary
Rev William A Wade of Lovettsville was among three Maryland ministers honored in Gettysburg Pa last week for the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination. He received a framed certificate at St Pauls chapel Cumberland in 1905. Also honored were Rev Frederick A Hightman and Rev Arthur G Null, Baltimore retirees and seminary classmates. Wade and Mrs Wade with Rev and Mrs Michael W Wretsinger attended the synod sessions.
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William A. Wade
Lovettsvile
Maryland
Gettysburg
St. Paul's Shareh
Cumberland
Frederick A. Hightman
Arthur G. Null
Baltimore
Seminary
Warde
Wade
Michael W. W ®Retsinger
Fifty Years Ago Items From The Columns Of The News
Fifty Years Ago items note the Frederick City Packing Co owners plan to make pea helter ort viner and separator after a patent issued to Guy W Haugh. Only one bid for a new road project from New Market to Monrovia at $18,000, with bidder M J Grove Gime Company. bid likely miscalculated. Also reports Knights Templar service at the Methodist church and Confederate Veterans events in Frederick. Death of Edward Herring, 57, after a fall on the old Joseph Lana farm near Middletown.
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Frederick City
Aaron
Jacob Rosen
Guy W.haugh
Fibre Brush Company
New Market
Monrovia
M. J Grove Gime Company
Jacques Gemolay
Knights Templar
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bi Cie
L. A. Thirheld
Roe
Frederick
Alexander Young
Fishuch Lee
Daughters of the Confederacy
Dalnhus Fearhake
Edward ©. Herring
Anddirtown
Hare
Joseph Lana
Middletown
Lewis Shank
Twenty Years Ago Fire Destroys Vehicles At Bridge
A fire believed incendiary destroyed a double arrrize and two automlibies near Liberty town along the Sn anae Creek. Authorities say a firebug is responsible for the second blaze of the week. About 20 attended the quater freezing of Pamiena Grange at Fennasiile school, with several residents recovering from injuries. County health officials report conditions under control.
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Pamiena Grange
Fennasiile
Mates Vian
Sherman P Bowers
Fiber Townie
Din Pisalt
Tywa
Boonsboro Postmaster John Hershberger Dies at 57
John Hershberger Jr. postmaster of Boonsboro and former mayor, died at 3:15 PM in Washington County Hospital Hagerstown on his 57th birthday and 35th wedding anniversary. A Frederick native, he served in WWI, led bakery work, and was active in Mt. Nebo church Red Cross and local fraternal groups. He leaves wife Mary Martz Hershberger and daughter Mary Victoria, with funeral set Sunday at 2 PM in Boonsboro mausoleum.
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Boonsboro
Frederick
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Boonstorn
Clopper
Michael Post
American Legion
Beansboro Ice and Supply Co
Columbia Ladze No. 38
A. F
A. Masons
Register of Wills
Frederick County
John Hershberger
May Hooper Hershberger
Maretta Hershberger
L. L. Oliver
Clyde B. Ambrose
Washington
William ©. Hershberger
Ruiverdale
Calvin Thompson
W. F. Bast and Sons
Deaths in Carroll and Frederick Counties observed
Death notices for Mrs Jeyceane Smith of Gist Carroll County and George D Florence of Emmitsburg detail ages survivors and funeral plans. Mrs Smith, 77, died in Baltimore with services at Winfield Funeral Home and interment Providence Cemetery. Florence, 1, of Emmitsburg, died in Gettysburg Hospital after illness. survived by wife Mary Stouter Florence and two grandchildren, with funeral at St Josephs Catholic Church and military honors planned by VFW and American Legion.
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Jeyceane Smith
Ieyceane Smith
Albert E. Smith
Gist
Carroll County
Franklin Square Hospital
Baltimore
Wesley
Martha Willis
Benjamin F. Ross
Sarah A. Hynes
Winfield Funeral Home
H. M. Waters
Calvary Methodist Church
Gamber
Providence Cemetery
C. M. Waltz
George D. Florence
George David Florence
RFD
Emmitsburg
Annie Warner
Gettysburg
Florence
Frederick County
William and
Annie Robinson
Mary Stouter Florence
George Burgenstock
Fayetteville
Andrew
Vincent
James McDonnell
Edgar Hamerick
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Veterans of Foreign Wars
St Joseph's Church
John Sulivan
New St Joseph's Cemetery
Allison Funeral
Francis
Emmitsburg Vfw
Ameriwcan Legion
Funeral for George Carlton Leatherman at Myersville Church
The funeral for George Carlton Leatherman, who died last Sunday, was held Wednesday at noon at the Myersville Church of the Brethren. The service was conducted by Rev. Robert Strickler and Rev. Raymond L. Markley with a large turnout. Grand nephews served as pallbearers. Caree Leatherman Jr Maillard, Lee Russell and others were among attendees.
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George Carlton Leatherman
Ternoon
Myersville
Lewis Ed. Ward White
Dundalk
Damascus
C. J. Hoover
Matthew Pickett
Marcellus Watkins
Marion Anglesbee
Herbert “Mullinix
Howard Chapel
Long Corner
Olin L. Molesworth
Allied Solidarity Strengthens for Big Four Talks
In a Washington s scene Allied solidarity anchors prep for a four power summit with Eden and a US Britain convergence in view. The article notes deep US UK understanding and caution against top level deals without home opinions, while stressing aims to avoid a repeat of prior failed formulae and to seek durable solutions.
Market Prices: Corn Barley Wheat Reported
Market prices list corn barley and wheat with per barrel and per bushel figures. Corn priced at 7.50 per barrel and barley at 0 cents per bushel, while wheat is 2.00 per bushel.
Small Cities Prospects Under U S Urban Redevelopment
The essay argues small cities offer safety and growth as decentralization fuels new plant investments, noting large cities face war risk, higher costs, and parking woes. It cites uranium, inflation, and public road spending as factors shaping real estate and industry shifts toward smaller communities.
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Cies
Eisenhower
Forged Signature Case Ties Johnson Bout Probe
A Philadelphia witness testified that her husband Peter Perri’s signature on a contract naming him co manager of light heavyweight Herel Johnson was forged. The Pennsylvania Athletic Commission continues its probe into the Johnson Mederos May 6 bout amid claims of drugging and dubious management. Deputy AG Herbert Levin presented an affidavit from Mrs Perr recorded in a hospital.
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Pennsylvania Athlevic Commission
Herel Johnson
Goldie Perr
Peter Perri
Johnson-Julio Mederos
Johnson
Pete Moran
Perri
Moran
Herebert S. Levin
Perea
Porris
Sickness Updates From Local Hospitals In Maryland
Among The Sick Sirs Mary Reeder of beagaville will stay in Washington County Hospital Hagerstown for at least ten days after arriving Sunday May 29 Mrs Helen Musso has returned home after Frederick Memorial Hospital treatment for a broken shoulder Mrs Alice Rohrback of Braddock Heights remains in Windshona Nursing Home Braddock Heights in the same condition Mr Charles E Walker on Eani Second Street was discharged from Frederick Memorial Hospital Wednesday after medical care Jasper P Younkins Middle Town and former Burkitsville resident has been at Frederick Memorial Hospital since several weeks. he is in satisfactory condition.
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Mary Reeder
Beagaville
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Helen Musso
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Alice M. Rohrback
Braddock Heights
Windshona Nursions Wamp
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