Heat Wave Delays Break as Temps Soar Across Regions
Frederick residents endured a sweltering Friday night with a 92 degree high and 74 degree low at the airport. Forecasters predicted a cooling break with scattered thunderstorms tonight and cooler, drier conditions tomorrow before temperatures rise again on Monday. Across the nation, 90 plus readings dominated the Midwest to the East, with heat driving plant closures in Detroit and prompting showers from New England to the Gulf Coast.
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Frederick
Mid
Associated Press
Rockies
Seaboard
Mid-Continent
Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Motor City
New York
Chicago
Dickinson
N. D
Bismarck
Presidio
Tex
Yuma
Ariz
New England
Montana
North Dakota
Texas
Louisiana Gulf Coast
McKeldin Speaks at Maryland Graduation Commencement
About 2,350 University of Maryland graduates heard Governor Theodore R. McKeldin urge civic duty and leadership. He stressed democracy abroad and at home, citing Israel’s progress and the need for a peaceful Near East, with degrees conferred by Dr. H C Byrd as Reviever Senate of Baltimore delivered benediction.
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College Park
University of Maryland
Theodore R. Mckeldin
America
Darins
McKeldin
Near East
Israel
United States
H C Byrd
University Reviever Senite
Baltimore
Route 40 A work to end coming fall
State Roads official Thomas Mohler announced Route 40 A improvements from Catoctin Country Club to Braddock Mountain should finish by fall. Contractor Thomas Bennett and Hunter of Westminster is laying base on mountain fills while resurfacing segments near Old Braddock and the White House area near Braddock mountain have mostly settled from winter.
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Catoctin Country Club
Braddock Mountain
Thomas, Mohler
State Roads Commission
Thomas, Bennett and Hunter
Westminster
VFW Country Club
Old White House
Old Braddock
Mohler
Staten-Ridgeville
Frederick-Baltimore
Evergreen Point
Lime Kiln
Ballenger Creek
Ladiesburg
Cerroll County
City Issues Many Permits For Dwellings And Projects
The city issued numerous permits for ten dwellings and extensive construction. Commercial permits include Roney Motor Company paint shop, 25 000 dollars. 120 West Church street office conversion. Weil Bros. office rebuild. lumber shed repair. and a removal of a building. Dwellings listed include Melvin Oden and Son 518 Lee Place. Karl Peresichetti 1102 Belmont. William Hurwitz 407 Grant Place. Brosius Homes 502 Military Road. and others with varied costs. Additional permits cover storage sheds, parking lot, remodels to create apartments, porches, and garages across multiple streets.
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Roney Motor Company
North Market Street
West Church Street
Hamilton Avenue
W. C. Hargelt Lumber Company
Jefferson Street
Weil Bros. Inc
West Fourth Street
Melvin Oden and Son
Lee Place
Karl Peresichetti
Belmont Avenue
William Hurwitz
Grant Place
Brosius Homes Corporation
Military Road
Melvin Oden, Jr
Wilson Place
Edward C. Hartmann
West 12Th Street
Guy Anders
Grace Place
Roland Fritz
Thomas Avenue
Louis Kinsey
East Fourth Street
Donald H
Raymond Smith
Center Street
Raf
West Patrick Street
Jeannette Goetze
North Market
Myre Agnes
Maxter
West Fifth Street
Raymond Cockrell
Additon
Airs
Marthia A. Prer
Nevil Court Street
Jailed In Default Of Bond For Hearing In Pahee Court
John C Remsbore of Frederick route 4 faced charges of contributing to delinquency and was jailed on a 250 bond awaiting a Monday court hearing in Pahee Court. Police report an intoxicated incident involving a 15 year old boy. further action pending. Charles Ho Only, 1178 Monier Avenue, charged with solicitation and held on 4510.80 bond for a hearing.
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John C Remsbore
Frederick
Route 4
Pahee Court
Liew Darcey
Sergi Phebus
Hemp
Charles Ho
Ike Willing to Talk to Stalin
New York June 7 General Dwight D Eisenhower said he would be willing to arrange a meeting with Premier Stalin to promote peace but he believed differences between East and West were not negotiable at this time He spoke at a news conference at the Hotel Commodore noting a direct clash between Soviet and American ideologies and expressing doubt that a meeting would help while free government is suppressed by the Soviets
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stalin
Soviet Union
United States
St John's High School Partakes 22 Seniors Graduation
St John's High School conferred diplomas on 22 seniors at Friday night commencement. Miss Dora Louise Andrews earned four of five honors. Philip Roger Bailey top in mathematics. Elizabeth Ann Keyser and others earned second honors. Rev. James M. Hogan distributed diplomas and addressed the graduates.
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St John’s High School
Dora Louise Andrews
Philip Roger Bailey
Elizabeth Ann Keyser
Patricia Dougher McClung
Philip Marsh Kennedy
David Lee Koogle
James M. Hogan
St. John’s
Father Hogan
Robert Lester Burchett
Joan Rebecca Dennis
Francis Edwin Dutrow
Patti Jean Godbee
Ann Regina Hitselberger
Franklin Roosevelt Joy
Barbara Lee Keefer
Marion Francis Kline
Walter Bernard Larkin, Jr
Janet Gertrude Longenecker
Imogene Agnes Main
Carolyn Elizabet Mohan
Anna Margaret Mulcahey
Earl Frederick Tracey
Mary Catherine Tyergar
Mary Ann Yanes
Bernard A. Brannan
St William's Church
Baltimore
Bilgar
McNeil and
Slayfuss
Roach
Doris Louise Andrews
New York Giants Hold Tryout Camp Here
The New York Giants of the National League will stage a three day tryout camp at McCurdy Field on June 19 20 21 for boys aged 16 to 22. Ages and showing promise could lead to contracts with cuts into the Giants farm system. Participants must bring their own uniform gloves and shoes and camp runs from 10 am to 4 pm daily. Conveyed details indicate hopefuls may be signed to farm system terms if successful.
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New York Giants
McCurdy Field
Giants
Potomac Synod Meets Next Week in Frederick
Hundreds of clergy and lay members of the Evangelical and Reformed church will converge on Hood College in Frederick for the thirteenth Potomac Synod session. The gathering runs Wednesday to Friday with devotions, officer nominations, and delegate elections to the general synod, led by Dr. Andrew G. Truxal and J. Edmund Lippy.
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Evangelical and Reformed Church
Frederick
Potomac Synod
Hood College
Henry Koch
Baltimore
J. F Dettbar
Andrew G. Truxal
Hood
Synod
J. Edmund Lippy
Westminster
General Synod
Gottlieb Siegenthaler
Robert Delp
Dettbarn
Fred Traut
Timothy Lehmann
H. Schlichter
Manchester
Lehmann
Arthur W. Newell
Richmond
Frank K. Bo
Hood Chapel Plans Nearing Readiness At Hood College
James H Gambrill 11 Freder ick business man was named to Hood College board of trustees at the June session, filling a term to 1956. The gathering, led by president Dr A G Traxai, welcomed a record attendance as enrollment for next year looked strong with applications for September ahead of last year. A site survey for the new chapel site at the campus was begun, with Hands new chapel construction expected to start after final feasibility and fundraising steps. The board, trustees and representatives from Evangelical and Reformed church groups discussed ongoing planning and advisory committee work.
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James H Gambrill
Frederick Buisiness
Hood College
James H. Gambon, Jr
Tristees
A G Traxai
R. Paul Smith
Hagerstown
Hunter Bowers
Fredenck
Heme Wadertak
Bowers Sari
Patomar
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Frederick High School Seniors Hear Graduation Sermon
High School seniors will hear a sermon titled Living Your Whole Life tomorrow in the high school auditorium delivered by Rev. Maurice D. Ashbury rector of All Saints Episcopal church. The ceremony includes Elgar Pomp and Circumstance, a glee club performance, readings and hymns, with commencement on Tuesday at 10 30 a m when Justice Tom Clark will give the address to graduates and families.
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Frederick High School
Maurice D. Ashbury
Mr. Ashbury
All Saints Episcopal Church
Elgar
Sperry Storm
Helsely B. Coran
Paswet
Glee Club
Ashford
Tom Clark
Supreme Court of the United States
Louise Weagly
Mary Rhoads
Katherine Biehl
Floyd Pressler
Mary J. Shuff
Norman Adams
Arnold Fleagle
Erma Stull
Laurens Bowerg
Carroll Teachers And Legislators Hold Talk
Carroll County Teachers Association met with lawmakers to press for a pay raise but was told legislators cannot act now. About 28 teachers attended with Sen. Stanford Hoff and Delegates Joseph Hahn and Donald Six. Hoff urged waiting until the next General Assembly while Jesse Starkey stressed the urgency to hire and retain qualified teachers. A tentative meeting with County Commissioners is set for next Tuesday at 8 p.m.
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Westminster
Carroll County Teachers Association
Stanford Hoff
Joseph Hahn
Donald Six
Hoff
Jesse Starkey
Association
Two Properties Sold At Public Sales In Urbana and City
Two properties were sold at public sales held at the Court House this morning. The 24 acre farm of the late Owen H. Fawley on the Buckeystown Urbana road in Urbana district with a two story seven room dwelling barn and outbuildings sold to H R Savage of Boyds for 7100 dollars. Holden S Felton conducted the sale as executor with Emmett R Bowlus as auctioneer. The six room two story brick dwelling at 232 East Church Street property of Virgie M Null was sold to Arthur D Lambert for 5000 dollars. Alton Y Bennett conducted the sale as trustee. Null and Null were the auctioneers.
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Court House
Owen H. Fawley
Buckeystown-Urbana
Urbana
H. R. Savage
Boyds
Holden S. Felton
Emmett R. Bowlus
U N Negotiators Walk Out On Reds
United Nations negotiators walked out on the Communists after a three day recess in stalled Korean armistice talks. Major General William K. Harrison warned the Reds they could return tomorrow if they wished, but that the UN team would not reconvene until 11 a.m. on June 1. Negotiators were to meet again Wednesday or at a later date if the Communists desired.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
William K. Harrison
Reds
Tomorow
Fhe U. N. Command
Hood College Alumnae Unite for Annual Reunion Weekend
Hood College alumnae about 350 strong gathered for commencement weekend and the annual reunion. Guests from Pensacola, Hollywood, London and abroad attended along with many parents and friends. Activities included a business meeting, luncheon, Class Day, senior dance, and Sunday diploma ceremonies in Hudson Outdoor Theater with speaker Grace Loucks Elliott. Endowment and loyalty fund gifts were announced, honorary members elected, and reunion dinners planned across multiple classes at venues including Coblentz Hall and the Francis Scott Key Hotel.
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Coblentz Hall
Francis Scott Key
Andrew G. Truxal
Hudson Outdoor Theater
Grace Loucks Elliott
National Ywca
Bertha McCall
Lucille Perry Leone
United States Public Health Service
Gambrill Gymnasium
Hood
Katharine E. Dutton
Mary Grace Helfenstein
Frederick
Grace Weakley Bank
Philadelphia
Mary Paxson Phillips
Baltimore
Dorothy Filler McBride
Board of Trustees
Bertha Nixdorff Grove
Betty Brunner Baldwin
Sarah Leiter
Washington
Dorothy Jackson Moreland
Arlington
Esther E. Shaw
Mary C. Ott
Martha Carson
Joseph H. Apple
Henry J. Staler
Margaret Chase Smith
Helen D. Bragdon
Doris Nygren
Mineola
N. Y
Truxal
General
Joseph Henry Apple Library
Siumnae
Cobrentz
William M. Storm
Rockwell Terrace
Annie Brunner Kemp Maples
Upper
College Terrace
Randy
College Camp
Mountains
Jan Archer Carty
Urbsha
Moscow names Zarubin ambassador to United States
Soviet move to replace Alexander Panyushkin with Georgi Zarubin as ambassador to Washington prompt limited forecasts from seasoned diplomats. Zarubin, previously in London, helped by his Canada tenure during a 1946 spy ring disclosure, while Panyushkin departs for homeland duties amid farewell remarks and vague future postings.
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Washington
United States
Moscow
Georgi Zarubin
London
Canada
Zarubin
Alexander
Panyushkin
State Department
New York
Sweden
Acheson
Tear Gas Used on POWs at Koje Island
June 7 AP report: British infantry used tear gas on Communist prisoners at Koje Island Korea, first such use since the prior week. Guards from King’s Shropshire Light Infantry fired six grenades into a compound after POWs refused to retreat from an area where engineers were digging for a suspected tunnel. No injuries reported. the pen housed about 2,704 officers and 850 noncommissioned officers. Prisoners earlier hoisted five signs, later removed under threat. Searches for tunnels to continue.
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Koje Island
Korea
United Nations
We King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
Prisonera
Guests Flee Fire at Four-Story Hotel Vendome
JOHNSTOWN Pa June 7 Almost 100 guests escaped a fast spreading blaze that swept the four story Hotel Vendome in downtown Johnstown early today There were no casualties but four guests and four firemen were overcome by smoke after a two and a half hour battle Most guests were guided down fire escapes in night clothing The fire origin was not determined and damage estimates were not available A separate note reports a light pole on North Bent street struck by a diver backing into an alley near Calvary Methodist church and Syracuse NY resident Paul A Deme identified. arrangements made to cover damages with no charges filed.
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Iriday
The
Independents
Uniteds
Crtivens
Eoct Church Street
BM Davis
Johnstown
Hotel Vendome
Origim
Vendome
North Bent Street
Calvary Methodist Church
T 9
Paul A
Suit Settled for 150 Damages Involving Route 240 Accident
Charles L. Strosnider of this city sued Walter B. Smith of Brookville Ind for injuries and medical costs from a collision on Route 240 about a mile south of Frederick. The case is marked agreed settled in the district court with Strosnider claiming permanent injuries and expenses.
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Luit
Charles L. Strosnider
Walter BR. Smith
Brookville
Ind
Abont
Frederick
Strosnider
Truman Defends Air Power as Korea War Fears Rise
President Truman told the 35th Division convention in Springfield that the U S Air Force in Korea can bomb the enemy at will and warned against slashing defense and aid. He contrasted Republican taunts with figures claiming 91 to 143 air wings, doubled Army strength, and growing Navy power while cautioning that Russia may plot new Korean offensives and further attacks in Europe and Asia. He urged rapid NATO reinforcement, warned against political defense cuts, and emphasized ongoing readiness.
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Springfield
Truman
United States Air Force
Korea
Robert A. Taft
Russia
Taft
Stalin
United States
Kremlin
Asia
Europe
Berlin
Paris
Tokyo
France
129Th Field Artillery
United States Army
Navy
Air Department
Air Force
Sen. Tai
Senate
Germany
European Defense Force
NATO
Meeting Date Set for Maryland County Officials Association
Frederick County Commissioners confirm the annual meeting date as notified by Kathryn J. Lawlor secretary treasurer of the County Commissioners Association of Maryland. The gathering will take place at the George Washington Hotel in Ocean City, in September.
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Fredenck
Kathryn J. Lawlor
The
County Commissioners Association of Maryland
Associaiona
George Weehinsta
Ocean City
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