Grove Low Bidder On County Road
The M. J. Grove Lime Company submitted the low bid of 74032 on 2528 miles of Mountville road from Adamstown to Jefferson with bids opened at the County Roads Board office. T. Edgie Russell Company and Richard Kitne of Frederick filed higher estimates, and the award will go before County Commissioners. The project includes paving from Ballenger Creek Pike to near the top of Catoctin, serving over 50 families, with drainage, macadam, and surface work through Mountville to Jefferson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Mountille
Adamstown
Efferson
County Roads Board
T. Edgie Russell Company
Frederick
Richard Kitne
Ballenger
Catoctin Mountain
Jefferson
Mountville
Zaves
Mountain Top
Roger H. Willard
Willard
T. E. Russell
Annapolis Road
Completon
Flag Pond
Grove Lime Company
L. R. Waesche
Old Frederick Road
Penn’s Shop-Walker
Firemen Put Out Weekend Blazes
Weekend blazes in Braddock Heights and Camp Baker required Braddock Heights volunteers to use foam and spray to control a sedan fire at five o clock Sunday. Fire damaged wiring and motor area. insurance coverage noted. Earlier Friday, camp cleanup burning cross-ties and logs demanded 600 gallons of water and firefighting by Braddock Heights volunteers. A separate report from Tunnelton WV notes a man sought after a shooting at a coal tipple as two men tried to set it ablaze. Bar Harbor Maine reports Taft campaign opening chatter for the Republican nomination with a lobster dinner planned in Oakland on June 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Heights
Camp Baker
the Heights
KRIED
Tunnelton
W. Va
Atchman
H. E. Parks
Sigley
Bar Harbor
Ralph ?. Masterman
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Ayl
Noue
Ockland
U S To Talk With Premier Again Today
United States envoy Henry F Grady is to meet Iran s Premier Mohammed Mossadegh amid efforts to cool the Anglo Iranian oil crisis A British offer reportedly proposes a 50 50 split of profits while Iran demands immediate payment of 75 of royalties Iranians begin moving British families from Abadan as naval and military forces stand alert nearby
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Tehran
Iran
United States
Henry F. Grady
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Herbert Morrison
Grady
Mohammed Ali Varasteh
AIOC
Foreign Office
Abadan
A. E. C. Drake
Drake
Persian Gulf
Cyprus
Suez Canal Zone
Playground Leaders Trained for Frederic Recreation Season
Frederic Recreation Commission will run a six day training for playground leaders to prepare for twelve playgrounds opening this summer. National Recreation Association rep Ruth Ehlers will lead days one to three with city supervisor Helma Hann Bowers directing days four to six. Craft sessions Friday led by Charlotte Koontz focus on opening weeks. Two daily sessions run 10 am to 12 noon and 2 pm to 4 pm with no attendance fee.
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Frederic
Charlotte Koontz
Recreation Commission
Helma Hann Bowers
Mary Lowe Smith
Arnold Fleagie
Joseph Price
Louise Corbin
Gwendolyn Henson
Mullinix Park
Sharon Albaugh
Alice Bowers
Barbara Boyer
Shirley Cramer
Eleanor Collins
Ruth Fitze
Barbara Kaufman
Geraldine Kline
Patsy Layman
Mary Ann Lindenstruth
Alice Love
Rebecca McCutcheon
Barbara Moberly
Frances Ramsburg
Fern Rice
June Rice
Diane Schnauffer
Mary Jane Shockley
Doris Simpson
Joyce Simpson
Mary Thomas
Two Embassy Guards Slain in Havana
In Havana on June 18 two guards were found shot to death in the United States embassy office. Details were unavailable, the embassy remained closed to nonofficials, and talk by officials was unavailable by telephone. Initial reports named a Cuban civilian guard and a U.S. Marine Corps member among the dead. Cuban police and secret servicemen assisted U.S. officials in the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
United States
U. S. Marine Corps
U.S
29th Irked At Gen Bradley Over Omaha Beach Omission
Baltimore veterans of the 29th Division urge General Omar Bradley to publicly explain why their unit was not named in his World War II book A Soldiers Story. They claim an apparent omission misstates the division’s role on D Day and Omaha Beach, noting its 115th and 116th infantry landings and the 175th infantry the following day.
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Baltimore
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Maryland
Bradley
Washington
Pentagon
Robert J. McDuff
McDuff
New York
Omaha Beach
Xxxx
National Guard
D Day
Symington charges ex RFC official over double employment
Washington reports Administrator Stuart Symington of the Reconstruction Finance Corp accuses Allen E. Freeze of Dallas, a former RFC official, of accepting a post at Texmass Corp while employed by RFC, drawing $10,750 a year, and carrying on Texmass business from his RFC desk. He referred the case to the Justice Department for possible criminal prosecution and urged a civil suit. Texmass later received a $15 million RFC loan amid Senate Fulbright scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stuart Symington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Allen E. Freeze
Dallas
Symington
Justice Department
Freeze
Texmass Corp
Texmass
Senate
Fulbright
More Rain Likely Within 24 Hours
The article notes returning plowing after heavy rains and forecasts occasional showers this afternoon and tonight with cool temperatures and milder weather tomorrow. It cites last night's low of 57 and a high of 81, with warmer conditions expected by Wednesday. An appeal has been entered in Circuit Court by Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph against Martha Alexander over an Industrial Commission award, with insurer Hartford Accident and Indemnity listed. attorneys McSherry and McSherry represent the appellants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Industrial Accident Commission
Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph's Corporation
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company
Martha Alexander
McSherry
O Commission
Siatg
DeGaulle's Rally Gains in France's National Assembly
With three quarters of votes counted, Gen Charles de Gaulle's Rally of the French People led by 107 seats and 3.14 million votes, while center parties remained competitive. The Communist vote stayed strong though seat losses mounted, and overall results favored centrists but left Gaullists as a rising force in the new Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Charles DeGaulle
France
National Assembly
de Gaulle
Rally of the French People
RPF
Communist Party
New
Russia
West
Ministry of the Interior
Center Party
DeGaulle
Italy
MRP
Conferences At Hood College Listed For Summer
Five denominations and the American Red Cross plan conferences at Hood College this summer. The program runs from June through August 14 with sessions from the Potomac Synod and the Episcopal Conference among others, including ARC readership training August 7-14 in Arlington. After a one day break, Baltimore Synod and Synodical of the Presbyterian Church in the U S A arrive June 25-29, with several related events through July and August. A separate suit seeks 4000 dollars for damages from a January Butter fly Lane accident in which Ray H. Talbott sues Robert Lee Smith. Edward D. Storm represents Talbott.
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American Red Cross
Hood College
Potomac
Baltimore Synod
Synodical of the
Presbyterian Church
U.S. A
Ray H. Talbott
Robert Lee Smith
Frederick
Route 1
Butterfly Lane
Edward D. Storm
Talboth
Six Russ-Type Jets Shot Down by U S Forces Over Korea
Tokyo reports two major air battles over Korea with 108 planes involved. Six Russian-type jets were shot down, eight damaged, and 16 Red jets faced Sabres in a costly flurry near the Manchurian border. Allied patrols also advanced in the west and center as fighting continued along the front lines.
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Tokyo
Korea
Yalu River
Manchuria
Far East
U. N
Red “Iron Triangle
Kumhwa
U.N
Fifth Air Force
Reds
Preacher and Police Fire in Murfreesboro Gun Battle
In Murfreesboro Tennessee on June 18 a 36 year old Nazarene preacher Rev Malcolm North wounded a police officer and himself in a gun battle at his parsonage. North fled in a car, was captured later in a hospital at Manchester and taken to an institution near Nashville. No charges were filed immediately.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
N. W. Powers
Nazarene
Malcolm ¥. North
North
Manchester
Nashville
McNarney Plans Unprecedented Power If War Comes
Gen Joseph T McNarney warned Loyola University graduates that the United States would use unprecedented destructive power against the Soviet Union if a major war were forced on the nation. He did not specify atomic or hydrogen weapons, but said mobilization of free nations could avert a third world war.
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Los Angeles
Joseph T. McNarney
Russia
Loyola University
Mediterranean
Soviet Union
McNarney
Marshall
U. S
United States
Los Alamos
F. Edward Herbert Deal
Edward Teller
Prices Mix In New York Stock Market Trade
Prices turned mixed in New York trading after an early rise faded. Market activity showed volatility as investors weighed gains and losses amid cautious sentiment and standard fluctuations across leading shares.
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New York
Destruction Power Shrugs Past Hiroshima Claims
Washington reports aviation planners say the U.S. Air Force now holds explosive power greater than all pre-Hiroshima blasts. Officials warn Russia of potential rapid retaliation, with deterrence shaped by enhanced atomic weapons and uncertain public acknowledgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Hiroshima
U. S
Sea Service
Korea
Russia
U.S. Strategic Air Command
Harassed By Records And Regulations
Louisiana and Mississippi small businessmen cite excessive government forms confusing rules and conflicting directives in a survey. Cases include 309 federal reports 21 state reports 14 city reports for one operator plus 18 000 yearly costs and a call for a 25000 annual tax exemption to reimburse record keeping. Some see effort as worthwhile, others lament waste. Taxes are viewed as high and a pay as you go plan is favored.
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New Orleans
Associated Press
Louisiana
Mississippi
C. M. Dogsett
Hattiesburg
Miss
OPS
Office of Price Stabilization
Joe D. Henderson
American Association of Small Business
Henderson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Robert H. Rolling
Lafayette
Joe Eros
Baton Rouge
Lake Charles
W. S. Brown
Shreveport
Carney Named Commander in Chief of Allied Forces
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower announced the appointment of U S Admiral Robert B. Carney as commander in chief of allied forces in the south. The Paris dispatch notes the surprise selection and marks a major shift in Allied leadership amid ongoing operations in the theater.
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Carney
Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S
Robert B. Carney
Southern
No Hope For Early End Of Ships' Tieup
Federal mediators push anew to resolve three coast labor stoppages crippling major ports. NMU seeks 40 hour weeks, higher pay and vacations. other CIO unions seek similar terms. Ship crews on the East Gulf routes hold key to settlement while Pacific coast talks target radio operators and shipowners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gulf
CIO National Maritime Union
NMU
CIO
San Francisco
Omar Hoskins
Living Cio American Radio Association
Pacific Maritime Association
ARA
Pacific
East
Seven U.S. Victims of Atrocities Found in Korea
U.S. Eighth Army reports seven American soldiers found dead on the central front in Korea. Patrol leader Ralph E. Sherrard from Litton Oklahoma describes the scene as gruesome with evidence of bullets and beating. Victims believed killed about two days earlier. a blond-stained pickaxe was discovered nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Eighth Army
Korea
Ralph E. Sherrard
Alex
Okla
Sherrard
War's Toll Weave
Korea's ambassador to the U S states the war has claimed the lives of 3,000,000 Koreans and displaced 10,000,000 more within the homeland, underscoring the severe human cost of the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Korea
U. S
Four More Witnesses To Be Heard In MacArthur Inquiry
The Senate MacArthur Inquiry committee voted to hear four witnesses and to close the probe soon. Patrick Hurley, Brunnet O'Donnell, David Bare, and Oscar Badger are named as the additional witnesses, with possible further testimony from Douglas MacArthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Hurley
Barr
O'Donnell
Badger
Washington
Senate
MacArthur Inquiry
Russell
D-Ga
Patrick J. Hurley
China
Brunnet O'Donnell
U. S
Far East
David ©. Bare
U.S. 7Th
Korea
U.S
Oscar Badger
U.S Naval
Far
Douglas MacArthur
MaccArthur
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Truman
Defense Minshall
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
State Acheson
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Louis Johnson
Scared OL Gun Held On Shooting Charge
A West Virginia woman, 26, is held on a preliminary murder charge for fatally shooting her brother in law and wounding his brother in Indianapolis. She said she used her husband’s revolver after an alleged threat, with detectives linking the Grubbs family to a prior jail murder in Bloomington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
West Virginia
Michael Michaelis
Reba Szyuch
Hope
W. Va
Grubbs Brothers
Ethridge Grubbs
Monroe County
Bloormington
Ind
Warnic
Fred Davis
Grubbs
Death Penalty For Dope Peddlers Asked
Senator O Conor urged indirect support for the death penalty for narcotics traffickers at a Kiwanis convention saying the Lindbergh law should guide such justice. He warned organized crime could seize the dope trade and cited rising narcotics use among under 22s as justification for stern sentences. A separate traffic collision near Worman s Mill at Routes 15 and 28 left no injuries or charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Sen. O'Conor
Federal
O’conor
O'Conor
Mike McQueetey
Silver Spring
Howard E. Albright
York
Worman's Mill
M. J. Whitney
Mds
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Albert E. Ropp
Gambrill State Park
Gen. Bradley
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Hood
Presbyterian
Woman’s Baptist Missionary Association
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Maryland Baptist Summer Assembly
U.S. Air Force
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