Polio Fund Surges in 1953 March of Dimes Drive
An unprecedented 18 800 was donated to the 1953 March of Dimes in Frederick County. Roger R. Rice reports a total of 18 831 30 across city county drives, 6 000 above the previous year. Alton Bennett chairs the Frederick County Chapter of the Infantile Paralysis Foundation. Contributions come from business, schools, employees, Mothers March, coin boxes, cards mailed, special events, motion pictures, radio, clubs, and Camp Detrick. Funds support ongoing care for victims amid epidemic concerns and long-term treatment costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger R. Rice
Rice
Alton ¥. Bennett
Frederick County
Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Soroptimist Club
Civitan Club
Camp Detrick
Bennett
Waives Jurisdiction In Police Shooting
The oldest of three boys, 15 year old Thomas Davis, was waived from Juvenile Court to higher jurisdiction after a police shooting in Baltimore. Judge Moy remanded Davis to the state's attorney for possible grand jury indictment. younger brothers John Davis, 14, and Robert Robertson, 13, were kept under Juvenile Court jurisdiction. Evidence showed the gun used was found in Davis' home and reloaded. bonds stolen from a residence were also found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Charles KE. Moy Jan
Thomas Davis
John Davis
Robert Lee Robertson
Nelson
John Dillinger
Maryland Training School
Otis Bradley
Davis
Bradley
Hood College Dance Club Presents March 13 Concert
Hood College Dance Club plans a Friday evening concert in the college gym featuring an Arts Corner with dance interpretations of music literature and art. Dances include Satire Suppressed Desires The Birth of the Blues Curtain Time with 17 club members performing opening and Birth of the Blues. Instructor Gwen Stose will perform a solo. Choreography is club created. President Alice Avanoziah notes the goal is to broaden public appreciation of dance expression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood College Dance Club
College Gymnasium
Gwen Stose
Hood
Alice Avanoziah
Manhassett
Dance Club
Minor Accident Reported at Intersection of West Patrick and Bentz
Ilmnoit motorist Harry H. Trout of Lake County was cited for passing two red signals after a minor crash at the West Patrick street Bentz street intersection around 11 30 Monday morning. He collided with Charlies Eugene Miller of Wilson Place driving a 1351 Plymouth. Miller’s 137 Kaiser sedan sustained most of the more than 100 damage. Lt. Frank Dorsey and Officer Denver Shook investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Plymouth
Trout
Legion Plans Live Revue for Charity Benefits
Francis Scott Key Post Legionnaires revive live-talent revues with two nights of acts April 15-16 to raise funds for local charities. Local clubs and groups sponsor acts and compete for cash prizes, with proceeds supporting health and community programs in Frederick. Jack Yelton chairs. entrants include Beagles Moose Civitan Lions and more. The event marks a return to previous post-World War I shows, aiming for 100 percent profit with no royalties or talent costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Scott Key Post Legionnaires
Jack Yelton
Legion
Beagles, Moose, Civitans
Lions
North End Civic Association
Southend Civic Association
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Auxilary
Hood College
American Legion Post
408 Society
Key Post
Key Post Legionnaires
Legion Here
Legionnaires
Frederick Post
Health Department
Hard of Hearing Clinic
Francis Scott Key Post
Community Chest
Tri-State Hospital Committee
Maryland Tuberculosis Society
March of Dimes
American Cancer Society
Red Cross
American Heart Society
Yelton
Four Car Chain Collision on North Market Street
City police estimated over 1000 dollars in property damage in a four car chain collision around 5 p m Monday on North Market Street near Thirteenth. No injuries were reported. Vehicles driven by Dorothy Wassler William Davis Philip Beard and Mehin Summers were involved. Beard’s car sustained the heaviest damage and Summers’ vehicle was wrecked. Davis and Wassler suffered minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Market Street
Thirteenth Street
Phobus
Route 13
Dorothy L. Wassler
Frederick Avenue
William Ll. Davis
Philip H. Beard
Walkersville
Davis
Mehin L. Summers
Chandler
Arizona
Summers
Beard
Wassler
Soldier found robbed in parked car near Point of Rocks
PM Ralph Wilhans, a Camp Pickett, Va., soldier, was found rugged and robbed in a parked car on the northern edge of Point of Rocks Monday morning. He was reported in good condition Tuesday at Walter Reed Hospital Washington, where a paralysis of the arms had passed and he was improving. State Police continue the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Wilhans
Camp Pickett
Point of Rocks
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Motorist fined after passing crash on Route 40 incident
A Baltimore motorist Maurice Ables was fined $30 for improper passing after a two car collision on Route 40 near Seven Sisters Hills on January 25. Drivers Robert Honaker and Ables were injured six people in the crash. Other fines included speeds over 50 miles per hour and improper passing for different individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Edward J. Smith
D. A. Tucker
Seven Sisters Hills
Rtonte 40
New Market
Maurice Ables
Robert Allen Honaker
Charlestown
Tucker
Ables
Honaker
West Patrick Street
Smith
Robert D. Smith
Joseph D. Key
Libertytown
Key
Ceresville
Darwin S. Harter
Pottsville
Arthur Otis
Pottstown
Three Hood College honor marshals honor Frederick county students
Hood College named honorary marshals from the sophomore and junior classes for the first time. Three Frederick county residents Miss Barbara Weaver Miss Doris Fulmer and Miss Annie Funk lead a group of eight juniors and four sophomores chosen by Mortar Board for high scholastic ratings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Hood College
Barbara Weaver
W. Merval Weaver
West Second Street
Doris Fulmer
Roger M. Fulmer
Kline Blvd
Westbrook
Annie Funk
John B. Funk
Brunswick
Mortar Board
Honorary Women’s Society
Hood
Sarah Parker
Ramsey
N. J
Janet Parker
Jersey City
Marilyn Ogden
Summit
Sallie Pennebaker
Hartsville
Patricia Sabin
Jackson Heights
Joan Paulik
Bayside
N. Y
Patricia Kratz
Eric
Rebecca Eversole
Kelmore
Adamadia Deforest
Harrisburg
Birthday Party for Charles Smith at West South Street
A birthday party was held for Charles Smith on West South Street the Saturday before March, with games, prizes, cake and many gifts. Attendees included sisters Charlotte and Vivian Smith, Pamala and Lewis Smith, Xaomi and Billy Harrington, Jackie and Rickie Stummierl, Allan and Carol Barmis, and numerous relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Smith
West South Street
Manay
Charlottte T. Smith
Vivian M Smith
Pamala
Lewis Smit
Xaomi
Billy Harrington
Jackie
Rickie Stummierl
Allan
Carol Barmis
Leslie James
James Wuebner
Marlene Powell
Lai Yanos
Michael Farie
Bobby Reifsnider
Shernann Gregoire
Thomas Kline
Patrica Cornelly
Stannes Davis
Richard Oden
Michael Sprankie
Barbara Burger
Smith
Cradnmother
Nellie Smith
Woman Fined Fifteen Dollars in Night Court
Norma Walters of Baltimore was fined $15 and given five days in jail for disturbing the peace after an incident at her sister’s home on East Church Street. Magistrate Edward J. Smith cited prior drunkenness records, while Walters claimed mistreatment by relatives. A separate notice involved Raymond L. Haller and Arthur Haller, with a bench warrant for Raymond. Other local cases included Melvin R. Scott’s $30 fine for reckless driving and two city collateral forfeitures for peace disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Walters
Baltimore
Edward J. Smith
Mrs. Walters
East Church Street
Raymond L. Haller
Raymond Haller
Arthur Haller
Melvin R. Scott
Washington
Marti Likanode
Veteran Held For Army Food Larceny in Detroit
Detroit 26 year old veteran Dewey Moss recently discharged from the armed forces was arrested on a charge of stealing government property. A gate guard at Ft Custer stopped him as he left with a barracks bag full of food including hams bacon chickens salamis liverwurst pork loins and beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Dewey Moss
Armed Services
Asst
Dist
Joseph C. Murphy
Moss
Ft. Custer
Mich
Canadian Jet Airliner Crashes Killing Eleven
A Canadian Pacific Airlines Comet crashed on takeoff from Karachi killing five Canadian crewmen and six British technicians aboard. The British-built jet was to inaugurate Vancouver to Sydney service. another Comet endured a belly landing in Rome last October with 42 aboard escaping. DIVORCE GRANTED Associate Judge Schnauffer signs decree granting absolute divorce to Helen R. Jones from Woodrow W. Jones with custody of two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marachi
Canada
Karachi
Rome
Australia
Patrick A.schnauffer
Helen R. Jones
Hyattstown
Woodrow W. Jones
Ledford
City to widen DeGrange Street linking west sides
The City, led by Mayor Donald B. Rice, will widen DeGrange Street from West Patrick to West South, securing two properties owned by George K. Winebrenner and Bernard Baumgardner Jr. for about 5300 dollars. Additional land at South and DeGrange is being pursued to extend the two block widening and improve north south traffic flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeGrange Street
West Patrick
Donald B. Rice
George K. Winebrenner
Bernard Baumgardner, Jr
W. Jerome Offutt
Rice
DeGrange Streets
College Avenue
South Street
Lome
Bentz
Lincoln Apartments
Phebus Avenue
Controversial Play Stirs Hagerstown Debate at High School
In Hagerstown 800 attendees watched United World Federalists stage The Myth That Threatens the World at the high school. Controversy swirled as American Legionnaires distributed leaflets linking participants to subversive groups while UWF members countered with three page leaflets. After the program Daniel Burkhardt urged the crowd to consider the cost of world government and Norman Cousins defended his stance before police escorted exit. After the unscheduled debate Cousins and Burkhardt shook hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
American Legionnaires
United World Federalists
United Nations
Hagerstown High School
House Un-American Activities
UWF
Legion
Daniel H. Burkhardt
Maryland Department of the Legion
Burkhardt
Norman Cousins
House Committee
New York
U. S
Cousins
State Department
United States
Close States For 1954 Election Are Figured
Washington report notes Republicans have majorities that drive plans for 1954 battlegrounds. Democrats need slight gains in Senate and House to regain control with no presidential vote. The midterm trend favors the minority party, a pattern historically rare unless a popular surge supports change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Soharrow
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Five Women And One Man Die In N Y Plant Fire
A Bronx furniture factory blaze on River Avenue and 150th Street killed six people, five women and one man, with firefighters reporting possible additional casualties as they battled flames and thick smoke in the two story building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
New York
Bronx
River Avenue
150Th Street
Parole panel appointed to advise on Maryland releases
Governor McKeldin named a three man parole advisory group led by former Baltimore judge EH Frank with James M Hepburn and Rev. Thomas A Whalen. He urged the board to shape parole policy, noting Maryland lags behind other states and urging adequate parole supervision to reduce reoffending. Frank previously helped establish Maryland’s parole system nearly four decades ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
McKeldin
EH Frank
Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City
James M. Hepbrow
Baltimore Criminal Justice Commission
Thomas A. Whalen
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church of
Baltimore
Maryland
Frank
Marviland
Three Sisters Die From Fumes From Heater in California
In El Cerrito California three young sisters Wanda nine Landa twelve and Linda thirteen died from fumes from a heater left by their father Harold W Fowler who lit it before going to work The sisters were preparing for school and Linda was found sprawled between her siblings as six encyclopedia volumes lay open Police said the unventilated heater consumed the oxygen after the children closed windows grieving father reported the device was installed three months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Cerrito
Calif
Harold W. Fowler
Wanda
Landa
Linda
Fowler
Man Uses Hatchet To Kill Cougar Near Port Alice
A mill worker, Gerald Waiters, was attacked by a mountain cougar while cutting firewood near Port Alice on Vancouver Island. He survived after R. H. Richmond of B C Pulp and Paper bashed the animal with a hatchet, ending the attack. Waiters is in fair condition at a local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Okla
Richard Sweadner
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Norman Okla
Port Alice
B. C
Gerald Waiters
Vancouver Island
Vancouver
Walters
Van Fleet Arrives to Brief Eisenhower on Korean War
General James A. Van Fleet, former Eighth Army commander, lands to present his ideas on the stalemated Korean War to President Eisenhower and congressional committees. He is greeted at the airport by Secretary Wilson, diplomatic corps members, and United Nations representatives, with an honor guard and saluting battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Van
Zonta Fashion Show Showcases Spring and Summer Wardrobe
Zonta club hosted a benefit fashion show and dinner for 230 guests at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. The event featured spring and summer outfits with afternoon suits, printed silks, and boxy jacket sets, plus denims for play and after five wear. Models from local families and Hood College students walked, with Town and Country Shop and Snyders supplying hats and Wellsmere Shop jewelry. Grace Landauer chaired. dinner music came from Mr. and Mrs. Russell Young. next club meeting March 9 with Zonta International as guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Robert &. Davis
Barbara Coleman
Hood College
Charles Smelser
Union Bridge
Warren Smith
Braddock Heights
Charles Lanner
A. Hart Etchison
Jacquelyn McClung
Emory Larson
Elias B. Ramsburg, Jr
This City
Doris Culler
Margaret Mitchell
Hood
A. P. Dise
Glen Rock
Town and Country Shop
Robert L. Davis
Snyders
Wellsmere
Grace Landauer
Zonta Club
Russell Young
Freda Doll
Zonta Ilub
Catherine Johnson
Zonta
Helen Solon
District 3
Zonta International
Covered Dish Supper and Church Meeting At Evangelical Lutheran
The Golden Rule Class held a Wednesday covered dish supper in the chapel with eighteen members present including Rev and Mrs Garrett. After Lenten service the group met in the chapel for a business session led by vice president Mrs Henry Lochner. Prizes were awarded in the guess box to Mrs Theodore Reeder. Next meeting planned March 25 with hosts Mrs Lloyd Stup and Mrs Roy Gastley as the class plans to attend church in a body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Garrett
Henry Lochner
John Boyer
Theodore Reeder
Lioyd Stup
Roy Gastley
Marshall Green
Carl Zimmerman
Philip Mastrina
William Miller
Harry Haines
Casper Betson
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NEA
Lee Meng
Edgar Sanders
Sanders
Winifred
Frederick
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Frederick and
Walter M. Lanius
Lanius
Monument
Skyline
Miss Bowman
John C Metcalfe
Brodbeck Hall
Hood Colege
Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church
Bruce
Marice Varentine
Sharrer
Grayden Clem
Kenneth Mathias
Lutheran Church
D. L. Sharrer
Man
Hatchet
Cougar
G. Donald Shafer
Burkittville
William H. Main
Harry L. Magaba
Paul E. Main
Austin Younkins
Wayne Austin
Donald M. Swart
Donald M. Schwartz, Jr
James L. Main
Jeanie Gra
Bill
Shirley Crawford
Herbert Main
Robert Main
Edgar M. Main
Harry J. Magaha
Main
Army Hospital
Fort Campbell
Court House
Diana Bolling
Paul E. Greff
New Market District
Catoctin Estates, Inc
Madeline D. Warnock
Biggs Avenue
William M. Storm
Henry V. Chase
West College Terrace
Jesse Guy Lescallect
Ralph W. Stonesifer
Woodsboro
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