Brunswick Postmaster to retire after 20 years service
EB Lynch Gross, Brunswick postmaster for 20 years, will retire June 30 due to ill health. An acting postmaster is expected to be named soon, with a Republican successor likely. The Brunswick district committee and county committee have discussed a recommendation to Congressman DeWitt Hyde, who may name an acting postmaster. exams for a permanent postmaster will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. Lynch Gross
Brunswick
Gross
Ritchie- Conley
Republican State Central Committee
Brunswick District Committee
DeWitt Hyde
Post Office Department
Congressman Hyde
Eisenhower
Three six month terms for drunken driving offense
Warshall Ho Warkey Jr 28 received three six month concurrent sentences in the House of Correction from Hagerstown Magistrate Paul Ottinger on drunken driving driving on a revoked license and reckless driving. Deputy Claude Cline led the case. Hackey offered no defense and acknowledged prior convictions as the rookie magistrate noted the unusual third charge. The arrest followed a turnover on U S 40 east of Hagerstown after a motorist flagged down authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warshall Ho Warkey Jr
House of Correction
Hagerstown
Paul Ottinger
Hackey
Claude Cline
Ottinger
Cline
U. S. 40
Adter
Petitions Court To Sell Four Dwellings
The estate of Blanche Edith Long seeks court permission to sell four dwellings. Executor Eayard D. Storm notes a $10,250 claim in Circa nt Court and two local notices of further claims, while tenants seek repairs and some show interest in buying. The sale aims to ease administration of the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Edith Long
Orphans Court
Estatrix
Evangelical Lothian Church
Eayard D. Storm
Frederick
Marc Boileau
Herrisburg
Storm
Board to Receive Bids For Work At Two Schools
The Board of Education will accept bids until 11 a m on Wednesday July 6 for rewiring fluorescent lighting at North Market Street School and rewiring and piping changes at Washington Street School. Bids for new shops at Frederick High and Thurmont High will also be opened at the same time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
North Market Street
Washington Street
Frederick High School
Thurmont High School
Argentina Names New Armed Forces Head In Crisis
Gen Franklin Lucero, 51, named army minister and commander in chief, as Argentina READIES a three man junta with Peron and Tessaire. He urges calm, denies uprisings, and oversees security amid Plaza de Mayo memorial for Manuel Belgrano. News from Buenos Aires indicates censorship and ongoing negotiations following Thursday’s navy revolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Franklin Lucero
Sho
Juan Peron
Lucero
Plaza de Mayo
I Manuel Belprano
Associated Press
Montevideo
Aekey Utasal
Peron
Adm
Alberto Tessaire
Army Ministry
Government House
Buenos Ares
Commissioners Study Voting Machine Types
County officials Delbert 5. Null Edward F. Holter and the Board of Election Supervisors travelled to Bel Air to view a voting machine. They will visit Baltimore next to inspect manually operated models. A purchase is expected this summer with 60 to 90 day delivery, allowing residents to learn the system before the next primary. Tokyo Communist China made a new bid for a UN seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert 5. Null
Edward F. Holter
Board of Election Supervisors
Howard Bramwath
Charles A Price
George F. Grove
Bel Air
Baltimore
U S Steel to Reply to Pay Demands
Pittsburgh dispatch reports U S Steel Corp plans to answer the United Steelworkers wage demand as negotiations resume after a week. Union leader Abel predicts a 7 1/2 cent raise likely rejected, while observers expect the union to seek 12 to 15 cents. The 600,000 USW members earn about 23 3/4 cents per hour on average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
US. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
Big Steel
USW
W. Abel
Shots Fired Into 10 Cars Near Uniontown
Police halted a panel truck after motorists reported gunfire along US 40 east of Uniontown. A man was wounded in the neck and arm, several others hit by shattered glass. Two suspects, William W. Jackson and Samuel P. Sordis, were taken in for questioning. a truck carried a warning placard and weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
William W. Jackson
Denver
Colo
Samuel P. Sordispr
Houston
Tex
J. A. Maggioncalda
Earl Savage
Here
U.S.A
New Mexico
Robert Gallear
Pittsburgh
Uniontown Hospital
Found Not Guilty Of Reckless Driving Charge
Emmett Q Hickman was found not guilty of reckless driving after attempting to pass a stalled truck on Md 80 four miles east of Urbana. Conflicting testimony over hand signals and the truck’s stop prevented a quick turn. Other motorists faced fines for speeding and traffic violations in the same court session. Washington 3-Turnahoun witness Marie Natwig was sentenced to eight months to two years for perjury as a government witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Reese Shoemaker Jr
Emmett Q Hickman
Doubs
MD. 80
Urbana
Robert L. Stevenson
Midland
Donald C Diffenderfer
Mercershburg
U.S. 40
D. Mades
Aionea Chumimitt
Brunswick
Beniz Street
W. L Quinn
Washington
Turnahoun
Marie Natwig
Magistrate Fines Pair and Lists Speed Violations
Magistrate Wilbur F Sheffield Jr heard a family quarrel case at North Market and Sixth streets with Wilbur G Carty and Marjorie L Carty fined 25 dollars plus costs each for disturbing the peace. Several motorists including Walter J Fossett and Charles W Jefferson faced fines for speeding and license violations with multiple defendants listed for traffic infractions.
Gambrill Park Reservoir Installation Completed
Installation of a 10,900 gallon reservoir in lower Gambrill State Park is finished by L. R. Waesebe and Sons of Thurnvont and the reservoir is filled. Water lines to picnic areas are under way and toilet facilities are being installed. Picnic stands are cleared but not opened to the public. A roadway into the swing area near the base of the mountain, at the Shookstown and Gambrill Park roads intersection, has been installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Gambrill State Park
L. R. Waesebe and Sons
Thurnvont
Gambrill Park
Shookstown
Five Killed On Md Roads Over Weekend
Five persons died in Maryland highway crashes over the weekend. Victims include Marilyn Hicks of Pasadena 29 Carl Critchfield 35 Roby Twilley 35 and Fred Bell a Meyersdale PA serviceman plus William Robinson 35 of Baltimore. Crashes occurred on Route 350 near Powellville Route 220 near Dawson Route 40 west of Frostburg and Selley Road near Powhatan Beach. A child was struck by a car on Bentz Street Frederick and hospitalized with head injuries. driver not identified pending investigation.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Marilyn Martin Hicks
Pasadena
Carl E. Critchfield
Chevy Chase
Roby Raip Atwilley
Salisbury
Fred Bell
Andrews Air Force Base
Meyersdale
William Robinson
Negro
Baltimore
Twilley
Powellville
Wicomico County
R. E. Jones
Twil
Dawson
Aule
Bell
Robinson
Frostburg
Selley Road
Powhatan Beach
Anne Arundel County
Richard A. Deater
Charles H. Deater Jr
North Bentz Street
Frederick Memorial H Hospital
Moon
Hospital
Total Solar Eclipse Visible Across Asia Amid Clouds
Rain clouds blocked observers in South Asia including Ceylon where an American Harvard team reported full visibility for about four minutes. German and British-Deyionese teams struggled as clouds obscured their telescopes while American scientists recorded infrared spectra and the corona. The eclipse began in the Indian Ocean and crossed India China Indochina Malaya Indonesia the Philippines and parts of Australia with a 7 minute 79 second maximum, the longest since 1717 according to Hayden Planetarium. next U S visibility expected in 1959 in parts of New England.
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Colombo
Ceslon
South Asia
Toqas
Ceylon
Harvard Unversity
Albert Eimstein
Potsdam University
Einstein
Harvard
Philippines
Indian Ocean
Africa
Arabia
India
China
Indochinese
Malayan
Indonesia
Australia
Siam
Indochina
South China Sea
New York
Hiavden Planetarium
United States
Canada
New England
Flattened Barley May Be Cause Less To Many County Growers
Barley damaged by wind rain and heavy grain slowed by showers, reducing harvest prospects for farmers. Wheat expectations lowered by late rains, oats and corn showing mixed damage from storms. Hail damaged Weverton cherries but peaches largely spared. dairy pasture and garden crops steady with favorable weather ahead.
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Farmers Cooperative
Srass
Bowhas will probate in Orphans Court
John W Bowhas farmer of Middletown valley had his will probated in Orphans Court. The estate goes to his wife for life with farm income, then to four children William Henry John Grayson Bowlus Mary N O Neal and Besse Mo Toms. Wife and son William named executors. Will dated March 14 1935 witnessed by Lester C Remsberg and Roscoe C Remsberg. Letters of administration granted to widow Bertha P Gilfillan of Vamsville with value reported at 857 15.
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John W Bowhas
Middletown Valley
William Henry
John Grayson Bowlus
O'Neal
Besse Mo Toms
William
Lester C
Roscoe C. Remsberg
Marvin H. Gilfillan
Bertha P. Gilfillan
Vamsville
Display Of Friendship Between Americans And Soviets
York Pa. based weightlifting squad left Moscow by plane for Copenhagen after an entertainment filled visit. The US team was acclaimed by Russians in Moscow and Leningrad, with crowds mobbing them in subways and the national anthem widely applauded. Contests ended 11-9 in favor of the Russians, though Hoffman claimed a victory and noted injuries limited the York team’s participation. The group then heads to Cairo for a June 22-26 match and later Tehran before returning home.
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Moscow
Copenhagen
Robert Hoffman
York
Leningrad
Paul Anderson
Tacoa
Stanislaus Stanczyk
Miami
Fla
Metropol
AML
Mikhail Peslyak
U.ssr
Committee On
OT Sparte
Hoffman
Charles Vince
Cairo
Tehran
Slayings of Two Teens Near UMD Prompt Search for Rifleman
Washington police and Prince Georges County detectives pursue a man seen near the crime scene last week bearing a rifle and crossed ammunition belts. FBI ballistics experts will analyze .22 caliber bullets from Nancy Melle Shametite and Michael Ann Ryan to confirm the murder weapon. A letter cache and Pvt. Thomas W. Ryan, father of the victim, are also under examination as investigations stretch into the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
Nancy Melle Shametie
Michael Ann Ryan
University of Maryland
Thomas W. Ryan
Washington Police
Michael Ann
Prince Georges County
Accidents In City Record Multiple Traffic Charges
A series of city traffic incidents resulted in several charges. William W. Tillett of Hagerstown faced reckless driving after his car rear‑ended Marion N. Himes of Washington on South Market Street. John V. Greene of Cumberland admitted to going the wrong way on a one way street and backing into Roger Carpenter’s car on West Patrick Street. Edward L. Stilliwell faced four counts of passing at intersections on Patrick Street. Additional filings included charges of exceeding 30 mph for Walter F. Stang and Joseph F. Weingarden tied to 36.45 collateral. Michael Peaters of Frederick was held for intoxication.
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William W. Tillett
Hagerstown
Marion N. Himes
Washington
South Market Street
Sergt
Denver Shock
Himes
Tillett
Roger Carpenter
West Patrick Street
Patrick Street
Nathan Dorsey
Edward L. Stilliwell
Baltimore
John R. Bibby
Abraham Schwebel
Silver Spring
Walter S. Bazard Jr
Lakewood
Walter F. Stang
RFD
Union Bridge
Trump
Joseph F. Weingarden
Samsville
Carmack
Michael Peaters
Frederick
Decree Orders Browns to Sell Property Over Unpaid Contract
In Equity Court Judge Stedman Prescott orders Mr. and Mrs. Herman M. Brown to pay 3796.95 plus costs within 30 days or the Upper College Terrace real estate will be sold to satisfy contractor J. Herman Mack for work on the fireroom and bath dwelling. Mack's suit, filed in 1952, sought sale to enforce a mechanic lien after a 4000 balance was found due. Attorneys were McSherry Rosenstock for Mack and Bennett Clapp Jr for the Browns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equity Court
Stedman Prescott
Herman M. Brown
J. Herman “Mock
Frederick
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E. Lynch Gross
Democrat
Tokyo
United Nations
U.S. Steel
Derunker
North Market
Sixth Streets
Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr
Wilbur G. Carty
Marjorie L. Carty
East Fifth Street
Carty
Hilda E Thompson
Hier
William MI. Bopst ,Jr
Walter J. Fossett
Haugh Shop
Strate
R C. Dishong
Charles W. Jefferson
West All Saints Street
U. S. 40 East
John B. Adams
Walter G Sewell
MD. 26
Robert L. Chamberlain
East Patrick Street
Faiure
U.S 240
Dishong
Richard R. Schlegel
Ottumwa
Ching - Chen
Evanston
Ill
Gulming
Melvin E. Kauffman
Third Street
North Bents Street
A. N. Dietz
Gambrill Park Reservoir
Uruguay
Carrasco
Southeast Asia
Weverton
Suill
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