Drive-In Theater Tax Dispute Reaches County Hearing
Dan Weinberg, head of Bradmar Theaters, contests the drive-in theater’s $30,000 assessment as inequitable. County assessors review state formula used for parking space based valuations, considering depreciation and reconstruction costs, amid calls to lower taxes on drive-ins and related admissions. James P. Ould Jr. attended as accountant for Bradmar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Weinberg
U.S. 20
Weinberg
Bradmar Theaters, Inc
Ich
Bradmar Company
Lumen Norris
Norris
Dei
James P. Ould Jr
C/P.A
Lynchburg
Radmar
Five Day Forecast for Assota region
The forecast shows temperatures about 7 degrees above normal with cooler conditions Wednesday and little change afterward. Expect showers Tuesday, rain Thursday and again Saturday with total rainfall of 2 to 4 inches. Normal highs 76 to 52, early lows mostly in the low 30s, some mountain pockets in the 20s. The Chinese Nationalist government says it will evacuate Nationalist forces from the Burma-Laos-Thai border areas.
Wee Women Publishments and Odd Extradition Mention
Fragmentary notes reference sending books to a library, with odd phrases about Ed opposing extradition to Sydney and unclear terms Averadi hi cepa. The readable bits imply a quirky dialogue or cryptic message without a clear news event or identifiable figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Averadi
AF Plane Crashes Short of Runway Killing Nine at Biggs AFB
An Air Force KB50 refueling aircraft crashed short of the Biggs Air Force Base runway near El Paso killing all nine aboard. The six engine plane, returning from a Pacific mission, exploded in an unpopulated area northeast of the runway. An Air Force inquiry is underway as wreckage spread over a half mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso. Tex
Biggs Air Force Base
Pacific
Air Force
Biggs Tower
Services Set For Victim Of Crash At Point Of Rocks
Funeral services for Mrs. David A. Hickman Sr. killed in a crash near Point of Rocks are set for 11 a.m. at the Methodist church. Charles Luth er Green, 55, of Lucketts Va. also died in the same collision. The tractor trailer driver Chester Bowman of Maurertown Va. was not injured and no charges were filed. The wreck occurred when a 1955 Plymouth traveling north on Route 75 pulled onto Route 40 as a westbound tractor trailer struck the car. Green died shortly after admission to Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hickman leaves two sons, a sister and brothers, with four grandchildren. Green leaves two daughters and two brothers. Interment for Hickman is in St. Pauls cemetery Point of Rocks. Funeral homes Etchison and Son and Brown Funeral Home Lovettsville will handle arrangements.
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David A. Hickman Sr
Point of Rocks‘ Methodist Church
Charles Luther Green
Lucketts
Bertha Louise Hickman
Point of Rocks
Green
New Market
Chester Daniel Bowman
Maurertown
Plymouth
William L. Newcomer
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Mt. Airy
Chapman and
Noele Umbaugh Shores
Stanley J. Lege
David A Hickman
Mary Frye
Loudoun County
Wesler
Clyde Shores
Ios Fast Church Street
Point of Rocks Methodist Church
Hiam
St. Paul's Cemetery
M. R. Etchison
Brown Funeral Home
Lovettsville
Signal Department
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Washington
Thomas H
Ida Fry Green
James Green
John Athey
Scholarship Proposal Is Dead for Hood College Aid
State Senator Samuel W. Barrick announced the bill to end the 26 county scholarships to Hood College appears dead in committee. The Legislative Council proposed scrapping the grants and replacing them with three tuition only scholarships per county and Baltimore districts. Barrick urged continued support for county scholarships to aid local girls seeking a college education.
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Samuel W. Barrick
Hood College
Legislative Council
Barrick
Hood
Frederick County
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Baltimore
Weather Soars as Warm Springlike Day Returns
Unusually warm weather brought temperatures up to 72 degrees Sunday with intermittent showers across the county. Humidity made the day feel sticky though many welcomed the shift from a long winter. Forecasters predict similar temperatures today and note the contrast to last February snows and March storms.
Tornado Forecast Covers Virginia Maryland and West Virginia
The Weather Bureau forecast a line of intense thunderstorms moving from Eastern Ohio toward the mid Atlantic states. A new tornado, large hail and damaging winds are expected from 1 pm to 7 pm along and near a line from 30 miles west of Front Royal to northeast of Norfolk, Virginia.
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Atlanta
Weather Bureau
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
Ohio
Front Raval
Norfolk
Sewer Project Begins Amid City Improvements
Work starts on a two storm sewer from Maple Wood Carrollton to Carroll Creek funded by a two million dollar bond issue. W F Wilson of Brookeville awarded the contract. South Court will close for about 30 days from Carroll Street to Saint Street while work proceeds.
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Maplewood
Carrollton
Charles V. Main
Carroll Street
Saint Street
Robert Whiteford
Whiteford
Carroll Creek
South Court
All Saints
South Street
He & It
Broadway
Carver Apartments
Federal Housing
Lincoln School
Burck Street
North City
Bentz Street
Ninth Street
Baker Park
Dulaney Avenue
Park Avenue
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Elm Street
Japan’s Ikeda to Confer With Kennedy in Washington
Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda will visit Washington in June 202 with talks planned with President Kennedy and senior officials. Tokyo sources say top issue is Communist China and U S recognition of Red China. Ikeda may also visit New York San Francisco Los Angeles and Hawaii. A White House spokesman provided limited subject details. Market edge higher as heavy trading and profit taking continue.
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Washington
API
Hayato Ikeda
Japan
Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salmeer
Tokyo
China
Ikeda
U.S
Asia
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Hawaii
Salinger
Auto Plants To Halt Output In March Week
Baltimore plants Fisher Body and Chevrolet will pause production for one week around March 20 with over 2,000 workers laid off due to high inventories. The move comes as unions urge a boycott of imported cars led by AFL-CIO officials in the city.
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Baltimore
Fisher Body
Chevrolet
Francis S. Filbey
Baltimore Council of
Afl-Cio
Albert J. Mattes
General Department of the Union
Joseph Gillis
The
Run Association
Upturn Seen in 1961 Housing Production
Frederick builder J William Brosius reports consensus from a national conference in Washington that 1961 housing production may rise about two percent. Builders foresee gains in low priced housing and remodel markets, with mortgage money improving and codes a local hurdle. Starts in Frederick County likely increase 10 to 15 percent in 1961.
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J. William Brosius
Frederick County
National Association of Home Builders
Frederick
Washington
Brosius
Brosius Homes Corporation
National Housing Center
Leonard Frank
NAHB
Hicksville
Long Island
Brasius
Tornado and Winter Storm March Through Midwest and South
A rash of tornadoes struck the Midwest and South causing deaths and injuries. Near Stanton Tennessee a newborn and two adults died as homes were damaged. Indiana and Illinois saw multiple twisters with property damage, while Chicago's South Side reported fatalities and extensive destruction. Heavy snow and freezing rain stretched from Nebraska to Wisconsin and across the Northwest, bringing road hazards and power line damage.
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Br Tne
Midwest
Stanton
Tenn
Kokomo
Ind
Mayme Mansfield
Indiana
Austin
Ilinois
Litchfield
Jerseyville
Effingham
Chicago
South Side
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Weather Bureau
State Patrol
Towa
Til
Gravois
Lake of the Ozarks
Pacific Northwest
Cascade Mountains
Mr. Hood
Washington State
British Columbia
Washington
D. C
Elizabeth Taylor Grievously Ill and Receiving Blood Transfusions
Elizabeth Taylor, gravely ill with pneumonia and anemia, is being given blood transfusions. Dr. Carl Heinz Goldman on the six man medical team said her blood is not very good and she is becoming weaker. Dutch Foreign Minister Joseph Langs will attend U.N. General Assembly sessions in New York.
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London
Elizabeth Taylor
Carl Heinz Goldman
Lans
Hague
Netherlands
Joseph Langs
New York
U.N. General Assembly
Boy dies during game of War in Maryland
A Prince Georges County boy, age 11, died after a play World of War game. He reportedly jumped from a hiding place to capture a playmate, tripped on a garden hose, and collapsed after a short fall. Medical staff pronounced him dead on arrival at Prince Georges General Hospital.
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Tne
Associated Press
Maryland
Prince Georges County
Back Creek
Princess Anne
Joan P. McGi South
Richard Pearson
Joseph F. McGinnis
Pearson
Prince Georges General Hospital
Two Guilty In Old Auto Plate Case
Two motorists were found guilty of operating vehicles on expired temporary registration plates. Harvey W. Frey of Chambersburg was fined 7.50 after admitting use of an expired 189 Ford tag. William G. Callas of Baltimore was fined 1 for similar offense. Basil S. Coffman of Braddock was acquitted on a separate charge of passing a solid line. Maxwell E. Leslie of Baltimore was acquitted of an improper turn. William P. Redmond of Charles Town, W. Va., was fined 5 for intoxication in the city following a disturbance at the bus terminal.
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Edward Storm
Harvey W. Frey
Chambersburg
E. W. Reith Jr
Frey
Hagerstown
Bethesda
Callas
Basil S. Coffman
Jefferson Boulevard
Braddock
Storm
Coffman
R. E. Barnes
Harmony Grove
Barnes
T. E. Barn
Leslie
Wiliam P. Redmond
Charles Youn
W. Va
Bernard E. King
Redmond
King
Washington
Fighting Bitter For 24 Hours In Congo Town
Fighting raged for a day in Leopoldville area as Congolese forces blocked U.N. movements. Sudanese garrison faced heavy losses with several wounded and missing while a Canadian signal post and Danish unit remained operational. U.N. warned of possible force if talks fail.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Matad
U.N. Spok
U. N
United Nations
Congo River
Boma
U.N
Maitadi
Beaten and Shot Death of Baltimore Housewife
The body of Ruth K. Mathews was found in her Northwest Baltimore home. Police and medical examiner Dr. W. Bradier King said she died from severe injuries likely inflicted hours earlier. Her husband, a 303 tile worker, was taken to the police station for questioning. Police recovered two 2 caliber bullets, a shotgun, a 22-caliber firearm, and empty shells. The couple had been separated for two months but had recently resumed living together. Mathews leaves behind two sons and a married daughter.
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Baltimore
Balimore
W. Bradier King
Ruth K. Mather
Earlims
Mathews
King Geath
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Cepa
el Paso
New Mexico-Texas Line
JFK
Tennessee Town
Liz Taylor
Game of ‘War
Robin Henry Fultz
Mountaindale
Lewistown
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