Farmers Co-Op Reports Slump Amid Retirements
Ray H. Smith, retiring president of the Farmers Cooperative Association, Inc., reports a $100,000 decline in business last year with continued losses into this year. Edward F. Holter succeeds Smith as director, Elmer E. Hodges named vice president, and a five member executive committee is outlined. The article notes thirty years of cooperative operation since 1922, historical growth, plant updates, profit sharing policy, and Smith’s retirement due to personal pressures while affirming continued governance and effort by remaining officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray H. Smith
Farmers Cooperative Association, Inc
Mr. Smith
Edward F. Holter
Elmer E. Hodges
Walter F. Burall
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Cecil K. Holter
Smith
East South Street
South Wisner Street
Middletown
New London
Frederick
Frederick Petroleum
P. D. Koons
Pete Koons
Maryland
No Modification Of Taft Hartley Act Seen
Washington reports that efforts to change Taft Hartley Act provisions collapsed, wiping out hopes for major changes this year. Officials say any amendments will be minor and aimed at expediting National Labor Relations Board processes. The administration alerted Senators Smith and McConnell to a legislative briefing with leaders on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
H. Alexander Smith
Rep
McConnell
House Labor
Woods at Leesburg joins Virginia real estate firm
Tighe E. Woods former Price Control chief resigning last December has earned a real estate broker's license and will be affiliated with John Allen Johnson, a Northern Virginia broker with Leesburg offices. He previously ran his own Chicago real estate office before joining the federal government in 1942.
Birthday salute to Frederick’s veteran Samuel C. Trout
Samuel C. Trout, 94, retired blacksmith and longtime Frederick resident, quietly marked his birthday at 113 West Third Street. Born on a Woodsboro farm, he recalls Civil War cannons at Antietam, moved to Frederick in 1902, and worked for M. J. Grove Lime Co. and Frederick Iron and Steel. He and his wife Laura Rebecca Biehl are both deceased, with children R. O. Crist, J. David, G. William, Ruth R., and James S P. Trout living in Frederick. He has long served as a Baptist deacon and active Men’s Bible class member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Keefer
Samuel C. Trout
Frederick
Antietam
West Third Street
Mr. Trout
Woodsboro
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Frederick Iron and Steel
Laura Rebecca Biehl
R. O. Crist
J. David
G. William
Ruth R
James S P. Trout
Baptist Church
Men’s Bible Class
Two Hit Run Accidents and Car Theft Reported in Frederick
A busy Saturday night in Frederick saw two hit and run collisions and a stolen car incident. James Mason Jr. reported a westbound car struck his eastbound vehicle on East Church Street causing over 50 in damage. the other driver fled. Norma Schell's parked Ford on West South Street was severely damaged by a hit and run. A stolen car from Second Street was recovered on Elm Street with ignition wires crossed. two escapees from the Maryland State Reform School in Boys Town are suspected. One Helfenstein car stolen Thursday was recovered in Baltimore linked to two escapees. Police describe the hit and run vehicles and pursue leads, while identities of the thieves remain unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
James Sherman Mason Jr
Monrovia
East Church Street
Mason
Weavin
Norma Marie Schell
West South Street
Schell
Sergt
Harry Quinn
Edward Trail Mathias
Council Street
Second Street
Elm Street
Ernest Helfenstein Jr
Watkins Acres
Baltimore
Helfenstein
State Reformatory
Breathedsville
William W. Coleman
William Preston Leake
Wal- Dorf
Boonsboro
Reformatory
Frederick
Heifenstein
Leake
Coleman
High Noon Tops Film Daily Ten Best of 1952 Poll
High Noon wins no 1 in Film Daily poll of 1952 Ten Best Pictures with 262 of 334 votes. The Quiet Man second. The Greatest Show on Earth narrowly tops The African Queen for third. Ivanhoe and Come Back Little Sheba follow. Singin in the Rain and With a Song in My Heart contest for eighth. Honor Roll leads with David and Bathsheba Stars and Stripes Forever and The River tying at 65 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stanley Kramer
America
Film Daily
United Artists
New York Film Critics
Associated Press
Academy
Hollywood
Fred Zinnemann
Gary Cooper
Grace Kelly
Katy Jurado
John W. Cunningham
Carl Foreman
Ireland
John Ford
Merian C. Cooper
Republic
John Wayne
Maureen O'Sullivan
Barry Fitzgerald
Frank S. Nugent
Maurice Walsh
Pioneer
S. P. Eagle
Metro
England
Hal Wallis
Paramount
20th-Fox
20Th Fox
David and
Bathsheba
Malenkov's Rise to Power After Stalins Death
Paris dispatch analyzes Georgi Malenkovs swift move to overshadow Stalin, detailing his long scheming, the purge atmosphere, and key appointments. It portrays Beria as a counterweight, Molotov restored to foreign affairs, Bulganin heading war matters, and Malenkovs cautious stance toward the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Ryan
Paris
Georgi
Maxmilianovitch
Malenkov
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Soviet Union
Lavrenty Pavlovitch Beria
Interior
Molotov
Foreign Ministry
Ministry of War
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Bulgaria
Marenkov
All-Union
Communist Party
U. S
Malenkov rises in Stalin era to power and influence
The report outlines Malenkov’s ascent from postwar aviation director to Politburo member and high official in postwar reconstruction. It notes his role in forming the inner war cabinet, his 1946 reconstructions charge, and his 1948 activities with Zhdanov’s purge amid the emerging Cominform framework. It highlights his rivalry with Molotov and his reputation as a tough ally of Stalin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molotov
Mikhail Kaganovitch
Lazar
Commissariat
Malenkov
Politburo
Stalin
Poland
Andrei Zhdanov
New Communist International
Cominform
Zhdanov
Moscow
Nikolai Vosnesensky
Probe Of Office Sparks County Effort In Montgomery MD
Montgomery County Council demanded a legislative probe of the sheriff's office and even suggested abolishing it amid tension over jail control. Lawrenson, seeking more funds and deputies, did not attend the meeting. officials cite rising jail and sheriff's office costs. Council orders review of Lawrenson's duties and possible transfer of jail functions to other agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville
Montgomery County Council
Charles S. Lawrenson
Lawrenson
Anders R.lofstrand
Irving G. McNair
Maryland Board of Corrections
MacNair
McNair
Montgomery County
Stella Werner
Remsberg Ends Outstanding 4-H Cattle Judging Career
Mac Remsberg of Middletown reflects on nearly a decade in 4-H work and a state and national dairy judging journey. He details contests at Timonium, Waterloo and Richmond, honors as top county performer, and gratitude to leaders and coaches who guided his Maryland team to a second-place finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac Remsberg
Middletown
Jack
Maurice Ahab
Bradley Jones
Timonium
National Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Iowa
Richmond
Paul Spurrier
Liberty
Roy Cassell
Maryland
John Morris
University of Maryland Extension Service
Earl Spurrier
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
White Hail Jersey Farm
Lee's Hill Brown
David Warrath
Washington County
Robert Dorsey
Montgomiery County
Frederick County
Teader
Maurice Ahalt
Henry Shoemaker
Four Injured In Head On Route 40 Crash Near Seven Sisters
Four people were hurt in a head on crash on Route 40 at the Seven Sisters hills around 1 20 a m Saturday. Injured were Richard G Hines 24 of Mt Airy Edsel D Walker 26 of Monrovia Albert J Ryan 19 of Baltimore and Marion Weidner 18 of Baltimore. They were taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital. A tractor trailer then struck a passenger car and hit the Sandy Hook Bridge abutment causing extensive damage and traffic delays. The truck driver was Lawrence E Martin 32 of Winchester and the car driver William G Care 35 of Brunswick. The accident occurred about 3 55 a m Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seven Sisters Hills
Richard G. Hines
Route 5
Mt. Airy
Edsel D. Walker
Monrovia
Albert J. Ryan
Baltimore
Marion Weidner
Donald A. Tucker
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Hines
Ryan
Sandy Hook Bridge
Tucker
Lawrence E. Martin
Winchester
William G. Care
Brunswick
Associated Transport
Care
Stalin's Will Is Reds' Problem
London reports questions about Stalin's possible last testament and its effect on Soviet power after Lenin's death. The piece recalls Lenin’s will and the fear Stalin might misuse power, noting successors like Malenkov and the uncertain influence of a dead hand on the regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stalin
London
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir L[vich Ulianov
Lenin
Central Committee
Communist Party
Hurht
Oene
Leon Trotsky
Georgi M. Malenkov
Brown Cpl. Conley W released from service at Fort McClellan
Cpl Conley W Brown of Frederick has been discharged from active duty at Fort McClellan Alabama. He was called to service in March 1931. His father S Elmer Brown resides at 119 West 14th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Conley W. Brown
Frederick
Fort McCiellan
Ala
S. Elmer Brown
West 14Th Street
Compounds Quiet After Riot on Yonchon Island
United Nations said POW camps on Yonchon Island were quiet after 2000 North Korean prisoners were subdued with tear gas and bullets. Casualties stood at 23 dead and 42 wounded among Communist prisoners, with several guards injured by rocks. Command reported unrest persisted with a mass breakout threat. four compounds were breached before gas and bullets restored order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pusan Korea
United Nations Command
Yonchon Island
U. N
Yondon
Gerald Momeyer
Yonchon
Koje Island
Korea
Tokyo
Momeyer
Pongam
Gambrill Memorial Window Dedicated in Frederick Church
A memorial window honoring James H. Gambrill Jr died October 18 1951 was dedicated at All Saints Episcopal Church. Widowed by his son James H Gambrill Jr and daughter Mrs Charles S Lane the tribute notes his faith and civic leadership with work for Frederick Memorial Hospital Hood College and local businesses and organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Gambrill, Jr
Frederick
All Saints Episcopal Church
Gambrill
Maryland
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Hood College
State Park System
Dietrich Ad Gambrill, Inc
G. L. Baking Company
Glade Valley-Garber Baking Co
Francis Scott Key Hotel Company
Citizens National Bank
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
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Venera Peo
Robert Kersey
Mt Airy Kiwanis Club
Kersey
Mildred Dickey
Brenda Hahn
Diane Simpson
Nancy Moxley
Nancy Cantwell
Carol Lee Gillis
Jerry Lewman
Gilbert Buckman
Joe Stalin
Porcine
Orenburg
Urals
Red Army
Bolsheviks
Moscow Party
Malenov
Kings Daughters
Remsberg
Davis Studio
Welcome Wagon
Memorial Hospital
Nationa Guard
Golda Castle
Jack Scollard
Frank Connolly
Ethel Northam
Amy Day
Robert Brooks
Winchester Hall
Carroll Wickless
Sue LeGore
Nina C. Anders
Elizabeth Smith
Francis Hahn
Airs
Thelma Trimmer
Shookstown
Shuff Sisters
Audrey Harris
Rocky Springs
Grace Koehl J
Pat Ssuff
Dolores Hoffman
Dylores Hoffman
Anna Mae Hooper
Priscilla Rhodes
Jeanette McKenzie
Louise Shuff
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