Mayor Explains City Budget To Civic Club Members
A group of Frederick Civic Club women met with Mayor Donald B. Rice at the Y.M.C.A. The mayor compared the 1934 budget to the 1954 figure of over 1 million dollars, noting population and area growth, higher wages, and material costs. He highlighted police, health, water and sewer expansions, a paying fire department, planned electric service upgrades, pension plans, and a merit system. The meeting included discussion of special appropriations and traffic improvements, with emphasis on cleaner streets. Mrs. Hazel Lewis thanked the mayor, praising a profitable afternoon. Civic Club president is Mrs. Andrew Truxal.
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Frederick Cie Club
Donald B. Rice
Y.M.C.A
Rice
Frederick City
Frederick
Hazel Lewis
Senate weighs excise tax cuts amid tax shift
Washington March 12 The Republican chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Sen Millikin of Colorado signaled the Senate will likely back the House on a broad excise tax cut while opposing further income tax relief. The move could sacrifice up to 912 million in annual sales tax revenues to block higher personal exemptions.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Sen
Millikin
Colorado
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Millkin
Sen. George
Georgia
George
Wallet Found Under Cabin Mattress By Traveling Salesman
A traveling salesman from Willoughby Ohio left a wallet with about $300 under a mattress at Barbara Fritchie Cabins in Frederick. After calling from Painesville, Edward Harnak's wallet was recovered by Lieut. Ben F. Phobus Jr. bedside. The cash and ID were intact and returned by registered mail.
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Unio
Tite
Barbara Fritchie
Arnold Simmons
Painesville
Ohio
Edward Harnak
Willoughby
Frederick
Ben F. Phebus Jr
Harnak
Phobus
Machinists Union Sues Cumberland Tool Maker
In Baltimore on March 12 Local Lodge 489 of the International Association of Machinists filed a million dollar plus Federal suit against John A Cupler 2nd's National Jet Company of Cumberland Maryland. The claim stems from an oral agreement made February 6 covering wages and conditions amid a plant strike after a union victory in a collective bargaining election.
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Baltimore
John A. Cupler
National Jet Company
Cumberland
Lodge 489
International Association Machinists
Louis Pabst Poulton
Pasadena
Poulton
National Labor Relations Board
Cupler
National Jet
Fire takes ten companies to extinguish blaze near Towson
Ten Baltimore County fire units fought for more than an hour to control a large fire at the Harry T. Campbell and Sons Calcite plant six miles north of Towson Texas Md. Half the plant was damaged occupying about an acre. Three firemen and one employee were superficially injured. The six story warehouse housed limestone processing for calcium carbonate used in whitewash plaster and chicken feed. Fire reportedly started in paper bags and spread via a conveyor shaft before crews arrived.
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Towson
Baltimore County
Harry T. Campbell and Sons Calcite
Here
Texas
UnemploymentRise Reported In February By Census Bureau
The Census Bureau reported a February unemployment rise of 584,000 to 3,677,000 with the new sampling method. Old figures showed 3,383,000 unemployed, while January's new sample stood at 3,087,000. Labor force grew from January to February to 63,725,000 with 60,051,000 employed. The CIO condemned the new figures as a disgrace to America, urging immediate government action. Data from Labor Department showed 318,000 new claims and insured unemployment at 2,211,500 for the week ending February 27.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
CIO
America
Labor Department
Bureau of Employment Security
Delaplaine Jr Named Candidate For Maryland House
Frederick native George B. Delaplaine Jr announced he will seek the Maryland House of Delegates in the Republican primary on June 28. He is president of the Frederick Junior Chamber of Commerce and has held several GOP roles, with Navy service in World War II and Johns Hopkins University training. The piece also notes hat material origins in Europe Central America and the Orient for fur wool straw and silk.
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George B. Delaplaine, Jr
Frederick News- Post
Maryland
House of Delegates
Delaplaine
Frederick
Europe
Central America
Orient
Brazil Backs U S Position At Inter-American Talks
Brazil pledged unconditional support for the U S plan against communism in the Americas as the 10th Inter-American Conference works toward an anti-communist measure. Dulles planned to return home soon, while Latin American demands for economic aid grew. Mexico called for amendments to the proposal.
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Rao
Henry Holland
U. S
Dulles
Holland
Hele
Caracas
Venezuela
Brazil
U.S
Americas
State Dulles
United States
Latin-America
Mexico
Vicente Rao
U S Planes Attacked Near Czechoslovakia Incident
Bavarian police reported two U S military aircraft were attacked by a Soviet MiG near the German Czech border. Eyewitnesses saw three planes, one MiG opened fire, shells found, planes landed safely, details unclear from U S agencies. Mediterranean carrier planes possibly involved, with conflicting statements from Navy and Air Force.
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Munich
U.S
State Department
Washington
U. S
U.S. Navy
Waldmuenchen
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Czech
U. S. Navy
London
Germany
Mediterranean
Unclear Air Encounter Reported By Observers
Witnesses described planes shot up in a reported incident, though a source suggested observers may have misinterpreted the sequence. One of three planes in formation might have broken off to return to base, creating the impression of an attack and retreat.
Maryland School Papers Win Awards at National Contest
In New York 42 Maryland schools received honors at the 30th annual Columbia Scholastic Press Association contest. More than 4,000 student staffers attended the convention as medals and distinctions were awarded for newspapers and magazines. Montgomery Blair High School earned multiple medals including a district language magazine and literary magazine firsts. Maryland winners also included Allegany High Cumberland Hagerstown High Bladensburg Fort Hill Beall St Marys St Johns Towson Cathole with top placements across various pupil-count categories.
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New York
Maryland
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring
Allegany High
Cumberland
Hagerstoun High
Bladensburg High
Fort Hill
Beall High
Frostburg
St.Mary’s High School
Hagerstown
St. John's Literary Institute of
Frederick
Towsoo Cathole High
Earliest Stone Age Tools Found as Eoliths
Crude stone implements called eoliths mark the dawn of human craftsmanship. Chipped by cave men at the start of the Stone Age, these artifacts represent humanity's first handiwork.
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Cumberland Firm
Hobbs
N. M
Monument
Sinclair Oil Co
Barber No. 13
Fort Worth
Rocky Ridge
Rocky Ridge Girls
Marvin Stambaugh
Patty Morgan
Linda Sayler
Mary Ann Sharrer
Jeanie Sharrer
Barbara Miller
Barbara Valentine
Prudie Baker
Belva Dinterman
Catherine Stambaugh
Alice Stambaugh
Doris Stover
Joann Welty
Lois Fisher
Stambaugh
Wolfe
Ronald Dinterman
Catherine
Fred Sparks
NEA
Manila
Philippines
Magsaysay
Luneta Park
Dewey Boulevard
Cmal
Korea
Mindanao
Leyte
Luzon
Samar
MacArthur
Hirohito
Nippon
Douglas MacArthur
Mae
U. & Army
Malacan Palace
Western Hemisphere
ASPCA
Uncle Sam
Treasury
Gates
FT. Bragg
N. C
Romeo Paradise
Nashua
N. H
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William Nicholson
Martinsburg
W. Va
George Delaplaine, Jr
Sam Miller
South Market Street
ROUSE
Socony
Economy Oil CO
Market ST
Snalls
Nas
Ie Maytas
cmeTan
Better Homes Equip Co
E. Patrick St
THE
Fredericktown Savings Institution
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
M. L. Summers Frederick, Md
L. H. MacKenzie
Jack’s Aquarium
Jug Bridge
Bartonsville Road
Uni
Kehne Furn. CO
Monocacy Oil Company
Frederick, Md
Burall’s
PEARL
C. E. Cline & Son
East Patrick St
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