Theater rent extension debated by Frederick board
The Frederick Board of Aldermen voted to extend a temporary rent reduction for Marva Theaters Inc. at the City Opera House for one more year to March 31, 1955. The adjustment lowers annual rent from 15 800 to 12 500 or 12 percent of net admissions, whichever is greater, with multiple related actions and a pending supplemental agreement.
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Board of Aldermen
Marva Theaters, Inc
City Opera House
Quynn
Bowlus
Marva Theaters, , Inc
City of Frederick
Marva Theaters
W. Jerome Offutt
Opera House
Marya
Donald B. Rice
John R. Fitzpatrick
Rice
Queen Narrowly Escaped Injury at Ascot Ride
London report says Queen Elizabeth II narrowly avoided a serious injury while riding at Ascot. A low cable wire across the course forced her to duck as Duke of Edinburgh warned her, then the pair rode on with a light laugh and remark about the near miss.
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London
The
London Star
Queen Elizabeth
Ascot
Star
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Earl of Roseberry
Diplomas Awarded to 106 at Maryland Rural Women Short Course
The University of Maryland distributed four year certificates to 106 graduates marking nearly 2100 diplomas issued in 28 years of the Rural Women’s Short Course. About 1,060 homemakers from across the state studied nutrition to international affairs, staying in dormitories as they attended assemblies and heard speakers.
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College Park
MD. i
University of Maryland
T. B. Symons
Thaise
Garrett County
Ralph Bucker
Bittinger
Allegany
M. H. Burgess
Rhoda H. Clingerman
Janet L. Rice
Rith F. Ridge
H. P. Rowland
Margaret E. Schindel
E. B. Sefton
Catherine A. Stevens
Hagerstown
Harry Souders
John H Stotlemeyer
Hancock
H. K. Zimmerman
E. L. Eavey
Keedysville
Leroy Clark
Big Spring
Paul H. Norris
Rohrersville
Frederick
Lewis J. Martz
Doris Katherine Walter
Middletown
Leroy R. Dinterman
Thurmont
Elsie P. Weamert
Cabillasville
Carroll
Kasie M. Brankner
Sykesville
Fred Muse Sr
Finksburg
Dorchester
Guy Andrews
Cambridge
Randall F. Kelley
E. A. Murphy
Vienna
Talbot
Pauline L Truitt
Easton
Jeanne R. Bowers
Margaret Anna Nixdorf
Claiborne
W. R Trier
Dittman
Sarah Ethel Thomas
Oxford
John D. Ball
Neavitt
Caroline
John J. Schmick
Reston
Wicomico
Marie Gertrude Cox
Brady C. Bounds
A. L. Karlh
Max Peterson
Edward Thomas Tyndall
Edna Blanche White
Salisbury
Rada Bradford
Willards
Sellers Graham
Tynskin
Somerset
Arthur W. Lankford Sr
Pocomoke City
Mrrs
R. Mark White
Princess Anne
William J. Hall Jr
Marion
Worcester
Edna Fiayne Bishop
Berlin
N. Estelle Scarborough
Snow Hill
Five Day Weather Outlook for Maryland and Delaware
Partly cloudy and cool weekend with a rise in temperatures starting Sunday. Scattered showers likely Monday through Wednesday. Temperatures near normal with afternoon highs in the low 80s and upper 70s in Western Maryland. Lows range from the 30s in far western Maryland to the mid 60s in eastern Maryland and Delaware.
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Maryland
Delaware
Land Suit Before Jury In Route 40 Damage Case
In Frederick County Circuit Court a jury hears claims by Clyde W. and Franklin Smith of Sjamsville for land taken and damages from the State Roads Commission for the dual Route 40 project. The Smiths contend $12.00 offered is grossly inadequate, detailing severed access and lost use of roughly 15 acres east and 35 acres west, with farm buildings affecting operations and increased overhead.
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Clyde W. Smith
Franklin Smith
Sjamsville
State Roads Commission
Clyde Smith
Frederick County Agricultural Society
New Market-Monrovia
New Market
Robert E. Clapp
Holden S. Felton
The
Smiths
Baltimore
Smith
Clapp T
Seattle
Clyde
Henry Rogers
Roads Commission
Commission
Walter E. Sinn
Frederick
West Feld
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Petit Jury
Court House
Jesse M. Pittinger
Percy W.mckay
Roy F. Gastley
Ormond R. Galvin
Harvey WU. Houck
Lewis W. Brown
James T Henderson
Helen AT. Mumma
Carl W. Angleberger
Russell S. Castle
Martin B. Stoter
Ivan M. Brown
Roaring Fire In Stockyards Chicago Armour Plant
A large fire swept an Armour & Co. animal food plant at the Chicago stockyards. The blaze near Bishop Laflin and 43rd–44th Streets threatened hydrogen tanks and a pipeline, but no deaths or injuries were reported as fire crews fought the flames with 23 hoses and two water towers. flames rose high and smoke darkened the sky. A separate note from New York reports a quiet market mix of gains and losses in stock trading.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
Bishop Laflin
43Rd
44Th
Armour
Love Potion case ends in five year sentence
In London WA a 44 year old office manager, Arthur Ford, was sentenced to five years for manslaughter after slipping a potent sexual stimulant into chocolates. Betty Grant, 27, and Jane Malins, 19, died after consuming the laced treats. Ford pleaded guilty, claiming to win the young typist’s affection as he ran a chemist’s office with 22 workers. Lord Chief Justice Goddard called it one of the most terrible manslaughter cases he had tried. The maximum for manslaughter in England is 14 years.
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London
Betty Grant
Jane Malins
Arthur K. Ford
Grant
Ford
Rayner Godifard
England
Night Club Raid in Baltimore Nets Nude Performers
Baltimore police raid Oasis Night Club in The Block capturing 19 people including performers and patrons. Lt Joseph Byrne reports nude acts found during the operation prompted arrests as patrol wagons ferried detainees to central station.
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Baltimore
Oasis
Joseph Byrne
Byrne
Central Police
Tle
Pass Anniversary Marks East West Tensions
West Berlin marked the June 17 uprising’s first anniversary with a calm police eye, despite a rally clash that left three injured among six hecklers. Three were hospitalized and released. thirty questioned. No border incidents.
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Berlin
West Berlin
East Germany
East Berlin
Communist Party
Neues Deutschland
East Zone
Perjury In Hearing Hinted In Army Probe
Senate investigations subcommittee returns to closed sessions amid talk of possible perjury charges over McCarthy Army controversy. Sen. Potter hints some witnesses may face dismissal while McCarthy defends aides and calls for resuming Communist hunts after vacation.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Potter
Michigan
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Stevens
Roy M. Cohn
G. David Schine
Fight Night Big Night For Four Masked Men
Four masked gunmen invaded a Brighton district apartment in Boston and bound a husband and wife. They watched the Mann-Chartes fight on radio, had a snack, drank liquor, then spent about three hours in the home before fleeing with almost $30,000 in antiques and silverware. Alex Levkoff, 40, and his wife Selma, 36, were restrained with belts and cords and warned of being shot if they resisted.
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Boston
Brighton
Alex Levkoff
Selma
Levkoffs
Met to Play in Baltimore After All
The Metropolitan Opera Company will perform in Baltimore after all, with dates set for March 28 and 29. The Baltimore Opera Club, revived to underwrite local appearances, authorized officers to sign a contract with the New York company after earlier price impasse.
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Baltimore
Metropolitan Opera Company
Baltimore Opera Club
Met
New York Opera Company
Festus Man Files $506,000 Suit Against R J Reynolds
Tra C Lowe of Festus Missouri filed a new circuit court suit for 506000 damages against R J Reynolds Tobacco Co alleging his lung cancer was caused by heavy cigarette smoking. He withdrew a similar federal suit earlier this week.
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ST. Louis
Tra C. Lowe
Festus
R. J. Reynolds Tobaccy Co
Lowe
Skies Clear After Overnight Showers In Frederick
Light showers overnight gave way to clearing skies in Frederick with cool conditions. Highs stayed in the 70s after a 90s weekend, with a 56 degree low overnight and 0.03 inch rainfall reported locally. Barley harvest began at market, though most of the crop is not due until next week and no market quotation will be issued yet.
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Frederick
Doubs Wife And Son Held On Auto Charge
In Pikesville Maryland the wife and 14 year old son of U S Attorney George Cochran Doub were arrested after a traffic accident that injured a 3 year old boy James Thompson. The youth allegedly drove between 30 and 35 miles per hour and tried to brake to avoid the child. The injured boy was treated with 50 to 60 stitches and listed as in satisfactory condition at Union Memorial Hospital.
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Pikesville
U. S
George Cochran Doub
George Cochran Doub Jr
Doub
James Thompson
Albert Thompson
Samuel £. Mason
Young Doub
Mason
David
James
Union Memorial Hospital
Integrity Of Army No Longer At Stake
Secretary of the Army Stevens states there will be no abuse of Army personnel and asserts the integrity of the Army is no longer at stake after his dispute with Senator McCarthy. He plans to continue serving as long as he is able to contribute, addressing reporters at a four day defense meeting in Quantico Virginia.
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McCarthy
Cohn
Stevens
Army
John G. Adams
Adams
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Quantico
Vaifi
Sen. McCarthy
R Wis
Defense Department
Armed Forces
Mendes-France Aims for Geneva Visit as Indochina Talks Continue
France's new premier Pierre Mendes France plans to fly to Geneva to push for an Indochina settlement by July 20 while organizing a cabinet that may exclude Foreign Minister Bidault. He pledged to resign if no peace accord is reached, and to press for a three stage program including economic recovery and European defense reconciliation.
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Geneva
France
Pierre Mendies
Indochina
Mendes- France
French National Assembly
Mendes-France
United States
National Assembly
Paris
Far East
Ho Chi Minh
Red China
Chou En-lai
Uh Cie
Geomete
Ots
Italy
Bidault
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
The
Assembly
Father Of 11 Is Held For Bigamy
James Arthur Ryan, 42, a traveling electrician, was ordered held for grand jury on bigamy charges. His second wife Zella Gay Ryan testified they wed in Redland Maryland in April 1953. She said he abandoned her for company work, later living with his first wife and 10 children in Paterson New Jersey. The first Mrs. Ryan refused to testify.
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Rockville
James Arthur Ryan
Zella Gay Ryan
Redland
Ryan
Paterson
France Rejects European Army Treaty In Assembly Vote
Paris report shows the national defense committee of the French Assembly adopting a disapproval of the European army treaty by 29 to 13. Four Socialist deputies opposed the pact risking party discipline. The unfavorable report was led by General Pierre Koens, a Social Republican party member allied with De Gaulle followers.
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Paris
National Defense Committee
French Assembly
EDC
Pierre Koens
Social Republican Party
Charles DeGaulle
28 Leaders for Playgrounds Opening Tuesday Announced
Twenty eight leaders for Frederick area playgrounds have been announced as openings planned for Tuesday. Training began at Frederick High School with four days of sessions. Deferred openings include Baker Park and Diggs pools at Longbow. Ten week summer schedule runs 10 am to noon 1 pm and 6 30 pm. Supervisory staff includes recreation supervisor Mrs Helma Hann Bowers and others.
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Frederick Etx
Frederick High School
Baker Park
Diggs
Helma Hann Bowers
Vary Lowe Smith
Charlotte Koontz
Massing Exiles Signal Guatemalan Revolt Fears
Reports from Guatemala indicate a possible revolt against President Tacobo Ardenz Guzmán by armed exile forces. Ambassadors and officials cite a planned rebellion with 100,000 laborers expected to demonstrate in Guatemala City. Exile recruits move from Tegucigalpa toward the border under Carlos Castillo Armas.
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Thegucigalpa
Honduras
Tacobo Ardenz Guzman
Amadeo Chinchilla
Guatemala
Guatemala City
Carlos Castillo Armas
Tegucigalpa
Baxter
Honduran
la Ceiba
Puerto Barrios
Five U.S. airmen missing in Indochina near Tourane
Five U.S. Air Force airmen stationed at a French base in Tourane are missing amid fears they may have fallen to Vietminh forces. A Vietnamese peasant reported seeing the Americans among a group of 20 Senegalese war prisoners ten miles south of Tourane as Gen. O'Daniel arrived to lead an inquiry into the incident. In Arizona, a ransom case continues as a Phoenix industrialist testifies he cannot identify the suspected kidnapper of his wife after paying 375,000 dollars.
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Saigon
Indochina
U.S
Tourane
Jean O'Daniel
Aim
Viet Nam
Sarton
Hanoi
Phoenin
Ariz 2
Phoenix
Herbert Smith
Daniel J. Marsin
Marsin
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Jake) Embry
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Guam
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Barbara Bowie
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Margaret Lee
Barbara Ann Crampton
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Recina Bassford
Dorothy Sigler
Harmon Field
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Anne Schroeder
Rosedale
Shii
Tex Ann Schwartz
Honor Crowther
North Market Street
Margaret Crowther
Sally
Ann Runkie
Fern P. Rice
Margery Atkinson
Columbus
Aytnue
Detectin Avenue
Elinor Carey
Judith Quill
Staley Park
Amrs
Luanne Mills
Janet Marie
Felton
Maryland Avenue
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Sally Crawford
McCurdy Field
Catherine Enele
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Kay Crawford
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Jean Keyser
Roberta Hartsough
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