Baltimore Frederick Star Route Reduces Morning Mail Delays
An official schedule shows the new Baltimore to Frederick star route will start next Monday with a daily 4 a.m. departure from the Baltimore parcel post station. The mail is scheduled to arrive in Frederick by 6.15 a.m. daylight saving time. The route avoids intermediate delays, saving time by dispatching mail on earlier trains and improving delivery readiness in Frederick.
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Star
Baltimore
Frederick
Thurmont
Calvin George Wilhide
James A. Grove
Kelley
Brunswick
Washington
Baltimore-Thurmont
Baltimore-Frederick
Westminster
Union Bridge
Western Maryland
Last Week Was Best For Crops
Maryland farmers enjoyed a standout week with light rains and active cultivation. Hay harvests were strong, weeds declined, tobacco plants progressed, beans reached prime drop, and corn soybeans and vegetables thrived amid hot humid conditions. Cautions from weather and extension services noted potential fruit diseases but damage remained light.
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College Park
Maryland
Weather Bureau
Farm Extension Service
University of Maryland
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Hot Humid Weather Eases Then Threatens Showers
Temperatures fell 14 degrees from Monday’s humid morning as residents welcomed the cooler night. The Weather Bureau forecasts rising humidity by tomorrow with a chance of showers or thunderstorms Thursday. Airport reported 59 degrees last night, with Monday's high at 68.
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Weather Bureau
Westminster Banker Dies at 72 in Westminster
James Pearce Wantz Sr a longtime Westminster resident and president of the Union National Bank died at his home at 12 30 p m aged 72 after illness starting Monday night He had served 53 years at the bank and led it for years He also chaired Carroll county Board of Education for 19 years and held several local church and fraternal posts Surviving are a son James P Wantz Jr a daughter Caroline Rinehart Taylor and three grandchildren Funeral services will be held Friday at two o clock at the home with interment in Krider s cemetery Westminster
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James Pearce Wantz
Westminster
Union National Bank
Wantz
Charles V
Caroline V. Pearce Wantz
Carroll County Board of Education
Westminster Rotary Club
Western Maryland College
Westminster Methodist Church
Door To Virtue Lodge
A. F. and
A. Masons
Boumi Shrine
Baltimore
Miss Weagly Named To Supervisor Of Lunches
The State Department of Education names Eleanor G. Weagly as Supervisor of School Lunch effective August 1, succeeding Mrs. Gertrude Bowie Marsh. Weagly, a Frederick County native with degrees from Hood College and the University of Wisconsin, has taught at Brunswick and Frederick High Schools and led school cafeterias in Prince George's County since 1945. Frederick County again appears among top state staff selections with five local appointees in supervisory roles. Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake in Canada are each about half the size of Lake Michigan.
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State Department of Education
Eleanor G. Weagly
Gertrude Bowie Marsh
Maryland
Miss Weagly
Frederick County
Hood College
Columbia College
Hagerstown
University of Wisconsin
Brunswick
Frederick
Prince George's County
Marsh
D. W. Zimmerman
R. Floyd Cromwell
Wibur Devilbiss
R. Christine Hogan
Britain Sends Cruiser To Iran Over Abadan Oil Dispute
London reports Britain ordered the cruiser Mauritius to move toward Abadan as 27 tankers wait in a jam over oil payments. Anglo-Iranian Oil Company has ordered all its ships to leave Abadan immediately, ten loaded with oil facing Iranian clearance refusals, crew told to pump out if needed. Morrison called the matter very serious.
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London
Britain
Mauritius
Abadan
Herbert Morrison
House of Commons
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Iran
Morrison
10-Days Bride Abducted Near Arlington in Early Morning
An 11 year old bride of ten days was abducted from her bed by two gunmen in Arlington Virginia. She reported being driven to a scenic spot ten miles away and attacked before being dumped near her apartment. John Robert Polk and William Robert Payne, both 19, were charged with kidnapping after police recovered the woman.
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Arlington
James Hotchkiss
Winnetka
W. Lynn Smith
Arlington Police
Arlington Hospital
John Robert Polk
Polk
William Robert Payne
Bethesda
Fairfax County
Payne
Hatch‘kiss
Hotchkiss
Eugene Hotchkiss
Support For New Foreign Aid Is Asked
Washington asks Congress to approve an 8.5 billion dollar foreign aid program to counter Soviet expansion. Secretary Acheson argued unity of economic technical and military aid strengthens allies and US security, while warning encroachment must be stopped. He spoke to the House Foreign Affairs Committee amid Korea cease fire speculation.
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Washington
Acheson
38Th Parallel
Korea
Nouse Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Congress
House
Jacob A. Malik
United Nations
Malik
Moscow
America
Russia
Duchy of Muscovy
Spray Quarry DDT Mission Aims to Kill Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes infesting the Shank and Etzler quarry were targeted with a concentrated DDT spray by Austin Trout after James W. Carmack was called away by a relative's death. The operation began about 7:40 AM and aimed to curb biting insects reported by East End residents amid persistent warm weather.
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Shank
Etzler
Austin
James W. Carmack
Board of Aldermen
Carmack
Body Recovered From Potomac Near Hancock
The unidentified man aged about 33 to 40 was found in the Potomac River, dead about 12 days, wearing two pairs of trousers with the left index finger missing. A separate Equity Court decree grants Mrs Courtney A Wynkoop an absolute divorce from Bernard H Wynkoop and permits her to resume her maiden name Courtney A Pox, with costs paid by the plaintiff.
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Hancock
Potomac River
Equity Court
Courtney A. Wynkoop
New London
Bernard H. Wynkoop
Washington
E. Austin James
Courtney
Costa
First Block of East Street Closed
A Pennsylvania Railroad crew began replacing main line rails on the first block of East Street yesterday. Plans call for heavier rails to be installed from Patrick to Third Street, with each block finished before work moves to the next to limit traffic disruption.
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East Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Patrick
Third Street
Patrick Church Street
Ridgeway Tours Korea as Front Flare Weathers Briefing
General Ridgway made a quick trip to Seoul to meet President Syngman Rhee amid renewed fighting on the Korean front. Chinese air and ground action hit U S B 29s and Sabres with one Mig-15 shot down as the front remained volatile and under pressure.
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Tokyo
Joe
Cgen
Matthew B. Ridgway
Syngman Rhee
Ridgway
Ridgeway
Kumhwa
U.N
Three Band Concerts For City Arranged
Frederick plans three summer concerts in Baker Park starting with a Frederick High School Band performance. Yellow Springs Band performs July 4, Wayne Band of Waynesboro Pa. on July 31, and Hanover Pa. Band on Labor Day. Mullinix Park also to host concerts. City officials and recreation staff outlined park assignments and playground staff for the season.
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Baker Park
Frederick City
Frederick
Robert L. Smith
Donald B. Rice
Mr. Smith
Clyde M. Roney
Henry F. Falk
Emmett BR. Bowlus
Dorsey F. Shipley
C. Cyril Klein
Helma Hann Bowers
Mary Lane Smith
Charlotte Koontz
Arnold Fleagle
Joseph Price, Jr
Louie Corbin
Doris Simpson
Sharon Albaugh
Tiny Tot Town
Geraldine Kline
Alice Love
Washington Street
Shirley Cramer
Frances Ramsburg
East Third Street
June Rice
Helen Hall
McCurdy
Barbara Moberly
Diane Schnauller
Baughman Baby
Paul S. Michael
W. Merval Weaver
Alden B. Summers
Russell H. McCain
North Market Street
Alvey Vv. Renners
A. ¥. Bennett
Norman Dietz
Alvin Quinn
Rosedale
Robert P. Marsh
Mary Rhoads
Maryland Avenue
Russell Young
Harry O. Smith
Charles A. Price
Jack Markey
Harmon Field
Eugene W. Pruitt
Henry R
Shoemaker
Staley Park
Edward Taugherty
Arthur Lambert
Mullinix Park
L. Frierson
Turks seize machinegun crew in Korea battle
In Korea Turks slip through Chinese lines and capture a machinegun crew. Sgt Mehmed Varma spots a bugle on a prisoner and orders the Red to blow assembly. Chinese troops retreat after Virma's Turkish squad rounds up 36 rises.
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Tokyo
Korea
Mehmed Varma
Virma
Presbyterian Westminster Foundation drives campus chaplain plan
Discussion at Hood College Synod session covers placing a Presbyterian chaplain and counselor at non church affiliated higher education campuses. The Westminster Foundation already operates at George Washington University Howard University and Annapolis Presbyterian Church serving the Naval Academy. Plans include University of Maryland University of Delaware and possibly Jonas Hopkins University while coordinating with other denominations to assist students.
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Hood College
George Washington Universiy
Howard University
Washington
Annapolis Presbyterian Church
Naval Academy
Westminster Foundation
S.J. Venable
Coloradharee
Cen Christian Education
Dr. Venable
University of Maryland
University of Delaware
Jonas Hopkins University
Mnom
Marland
Delaware
Synod
Robert L. McKibben
Christian Education
Presbyterian Synod
al Ue Synodical Society
Neva B. Palimeter
Bod of Christian Education
Norman Victor Hippe
Princeton Theological Seminary
Joseph R. Sizoa
Taft Denies Bipartisan Foreign Policy Claim
Senator Taft of Ohio rejects President Truman’s assertion that the United States has had a bipartisan foreign policy since Pearl Harbor. He criticizes the administration’s China policy and accuses critics of fear and slander while urging Republicans to question the leadership and strategy, including remarks about Marshall and Acheson.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Tullahoma, Tenn
Ohioan
Pearl Harlem
United States
Vandenberg
China
Arthur Vandenberg
Defense Marshall
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ache Son
Qchican
Bradley
Douglas MacArshus
Congress
McCarthy
R-Wis
Ache
Acheson Warns Iran Situation Heading to Disaster
Secretary of State Acheson told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Iran’s crisis is moving rapidly toward disaster as he testified for the administration’s foreign aid program totaling 8.5 billion dollars. He warned the perilous path amid debates on aid measures and regional stability.
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Washington
Acheson
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Mountville road contract awarded to M J Grove Lime Co
County Commissioners awarded a $74 092 contract to M J Grove Lime Company for 2528 miles of Mountville road from Ad amstown to Jefferson, pending Public Roads Administration and State Roads Commission approval. The project will create a paved link serving many area families.
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Mountville
Adamstown
Jefferson
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Public Roads Administration
State Roads
Grove Company
County Roads Board
Ballenger Creek
Jeferson
Roger H. Willard
Kemptown
Ridgeville
Frederick Road
Loy’s Station
Motter's Station
L. R. Waesche
Flag Pond
Doubs
Sycamore Station
Frederick
Apples Church
Thurmont
Pleasant View
Five Day Forecast and Market Rally Summary
Maryland and Delaware forecast calls for Wednesday to be partly cloudy and warmer with rising humidity. Thursday and Friday bring warm conditions with scattered showers and thunderstorms, then cooler Saturday and Sunday. Period temperatures near or slightly above seasonal averages. A brief June 26 stock market rally pushed prices higher at opening and held gains into the day.
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Maryland
Delaware
New York
U S Skepticism Grows Over Malik Korea Cease Fire Plan
United States officials voiced doubt that Soviet diplomat Jacob Malik acted in good faith as he proposed a Korean cease fire and mutual withdrawal. General Ridgway demanded an ironclad agreement while Britain and Canada prepared to discuss a joint approach with other nations.
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United Nations
United States
Trygve Lie
Europe
U. N
Malik
State Department
Soviet Union
Jacob Malik
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
U.N
Korea
Red China
Formosa
London
Lie
New York
Britain
Washington
Nasrallabh Mntegraim
Iran
Astomboly
Moscow
Pravda
Truman
Warren challenges Sen O Conor in gambling dispute
Florida Governor Fuller Warren defies a Senate crime probe subpoena and calls for a full public debate with Senator O Conor in Miami on July 7. He accuses O Conor of Maryland corruption and warns of political retaliation if Maryland politics shift. He suggests aiding Maryland Governor McKeldin to unseat O Conor.
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Miand
Fla
Fuller Warren
Senate
O'Conor
Florida
Maryland
Baltimore
Miami
Crime Committee
Warren
Washington
American Mercury
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin
Kefauver
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Star Route
Grace Landauer
Herman Weener
J. Richard Ramsburg
Weener
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Great Bear Lake
Great Slave Lake
Canada
Lake Michigam
Man
Grove Lime Co
U.S
O’conor
FCC
Wayne Coy
Federal Communications Commission
Commission
Indiana
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