Semi-Weekly News of Frederick Routine Subscriptions
The Semi-Weekly News lists subscription rates by mail and year in advance. The paper notes Associated Press rights, correction policy, receipt of reader submissions with real names, and printing capabilities including book and tab printing. Friday March 20 1953 edition is entered as second class mail.
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Great Southern Pig
MPG
North Court
Frederick
Associated Press
emi-Woekly News
Decline in World Communist Party Membership Reported
Pravda cites a world Communist party membership of 24 million, down from 25 million in 1950. Purges shrink satellite and West European parties, notably France and West Germany, while Italy remains largest outside the Iron Curtain with about 2 million members and faces a new law limiting Communist influence at 65 percent of parliament seats.
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Pravda
Soviet Communist Party
Communist Party
Soviet Union
China
France
West Germany
Italy
Firemen's Class Gets Real Test On Alarm
A veteran volunteer shouted fire ending the indoor session of the University of Maryland Extension School basic firefighting class at Independents’ Hose Co. in Brunswick. Fourteen students, including 11 Independents, two from United Engine Co. and one from Walkersville, joined a mock engine run to extinguish a car fire on North Market Street. Outdoor drill follows next week as the trainees near course completion, with instructors from Rockville and Kensington not present.
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University of Maryland Extension School
Independent Hose Co
North Market Street
United Engine Co
Walkersville
Tom Slater
Rockville
Lewis A. Kline
Mountain Theater Purchased by Community Players Group
The Community Players Inc has bought full rights to the Mountain Theater from producer-director James Decker. About $2,500 in cash has been raised toward the $3,500 price with pledges to come in. Decker will direct both groups for a $3,600 contract and plans to hire stock actors for summer in Braddock Heights. Season tickets go on sale around April 1 as a combined board governs both groups yet keeps separate entities and winter amateur productions.
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Community Players, Inc
Mountain Theater
Edna Mensell
Community Players
James Decker
The
Mountain Playhouse
Measell
Decker
New York
Braddock Heights
Community Players’ Directors
Mathilde Soloney
Charles W Ross, III
Potomac Edison Company
Braddock Theater
Second Crash Victim Dies in Martinsburg Area
Dr. Ira M. Zimmerman aged 61 of Williamsport Md died in a Martinsburg hospital today as the second victim of a highway crash on U S 11 north of Martinsburg Sunday night. His wife Mrs Frances Capper Rodman 46 died yesterday. Mrs Zimmerman was seriously hurt. Burial and service details follow.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Ira M. Zimmerman
Williamsport
U. S. 11
Frances Capper Rodman
Potomac- Edison Power, Co
Zimmerman
Hagerstown
Mattie Capper
Winchester
Rodman
N. C
Eugene Martin
Jeannette
University of Maryland Medical School
Fair Play
The
Maryland Medical and Chirurgical Facult
American Legion
Zion Lutheran Church
Wheels Runaway Crashes Hurt Two in Baltimore
Wheels tore off two trucks in Baltimore causing a parked car collision injuring Dr. Charles Skowrin of Lancaster and his wife with a scalp laceration. A second crash damaged two more parked cars a mailbox and a fire alarm box as four fire trucks responded and police rounded up the vehicle.
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Baltimore
Charles Skowrin
Lancaster
Court News Equity and Marriage Licenses Across States
Court News lists bills of complaint for absolute divorce with temporary alimony and counsel fees for Kathleen P Stup Evelyn J Waterman against respective spouses. Marriage licenses show pairs from Knoxville Annandale Va Washington and other towns with ages and colors noted. Property deeds record transfers with minor sums and multiple county and city entries.
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Kathleen P. Stup
Claude Wilbur Stup
Evelyn J. Waterman
Thomas E. Waterman
Winfield T. Scott
Hilda E Lipscomb
Knoxville
Arthur F. Dick
Josephine C. Exley
Annandale
John Shands
Maggie Russell Medina
Washington
Verncer H. Shaffer
Berwick
Joan K. Tyrrell
Nesopeck
Jacob W. Landis
Mildred L Lehman
Elizabethtown
Ansel B. Rudy
Catherine E. Wilder
York
James M. Avis
Bardstown
Marjorie A. Showe
This City
Albert W. Houseman
Harrisburg
Ella Jane Pillock
Nanty-Glo
Albert L. Luhn
Betty Jane Fisher
Myersville
Eliza Wright Selvage
Raymond I. McDonough
William H. Adams
Maurice J. Schroyer
Roscoe Austin Lewis
Velde Awaiting Chance To Get Confidence Vote
Washington reports Rep. Velde awaits action from the House Rules Committee to clear a path for a confidence vote as HUAC chairman. He seeks support for an ouster resolution backed by Rep. Roosevelt and joined by Rep. Jackson. A heated floor exchange linked Velde to allegations about church involvement by communists and challenged by Bishop Oxnam.
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Washington
Rep
Velde
R-lh
House Rules Committee
House Un-American Activities Committee
Leo Allen
R-Hl
Rules Group
Donald L. Jackson
Calif
Roosevelt
D-Ny
House
Jackson
G. Bromiley Ownam
Claude C. Williams
Birmingham
Oxnam
Jackson Had ‘Used the Floor of the House To Broadcast A Lie.” Willams
Airman Killed in Vienna Bus Crash
An Air Force bus carrying 15 enlisted men and an officer collided with an Austrian truck near Vienna. One U.S. airman was killed and several others injured. The victims’ identities were being withheld pending next of kin notification. The group was touring Austrian Army installations aboard the Flame Out show from Tangy to Salzburg.
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Vienna
U. S Air Force
Kailed
Exen
Air Force Show
Austra
Tany
Salzbart
Ten Men Report For Induction From Board No. 46
Ten men registered with Selective Service Board No 46 left for induction into the Armed Services and several traveled to Baltimore for pre induction physicals. The Tuesday call marks the second from the board in March, bringing the total called from two county boards since January 1 to 96. Inductees: Paul Lee Wolfe Woodsboro. James Everett Knox Emmitsburg. Franklin Lee Harpaugh Pittsfield Mass formerly Md State Sanatorium. Benny Franklin Lee Frederick. James Norbert Wivell Jr Thurmont. Ralph Elmer Metzer Myersville. Clayton Norman McAfee Thurmont. James Oscar Brandenburg Monrovia. Richard Lee Martin Myersville. Franklin Lee Raines Mt. Airy.
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Selective Service Board No. 46
Armed Services
Baltimore
Board No. 46
Army
Paul Lee- Wolfe
Woodsboro
James Everett Knox
Lewistown Grange hosts 4-H week program in community hall
On Tuesday March 10 the Lewistown Grange welcomed the Girls 4-H club for National 4-H week. Demonstrations highlighted the event and an open Grange meeting followed featuring vegetable growing, soils and fertilizers with maps of Frederick County. New Market Grange held its March 11 session with 4-H club presentations on dairying and livestock, a slide talk on fairs, plans for a dugout at the baseball field, and a plaque project for World War veterans. Three new members joined, and the Pomona meeting is set for March 30 with youth-led topics.
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Lewistown
I Girls
Grange
John D. Leatherman
Frederick County
Jewell Beeson
Glenna Leatherman
Metcalf
New Market Grange
LeRoy Burall
theNew Market Girls
Miss Wiles
Wilfred Runkles
John Stiles
Community Service Committee
Clarence Schultz
New Market
National Grange
Washington
Roxie Montgomery
Lavinia McGolerick
Charlotte Montgomery
Gareth Lease
L. H. Crickenberger
Pomona
Fecal Youth
the Grange
Samuel Hollingsworth
Virginia Keech
Paul Umsberger
Birthday Surprise Marks Mrs Grimes Sixtieth Birthday
A March 12 gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs Raymond Smith Troutville celebrated Mrs Blanche Grimes LeGore turning 60. Guests included numerous Grimes family members and relatives from LeGore Troutville Keymar and Lemstown with gifts and refreshments served.
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Blanche Grimes
LeGore
Raymond Smith
Troutville
Robert Fogle
Donald West
Paul Bowers
Denver Potts
Paul Bell
James Grimes
Dessie Horner
Keymar
Messers Sheridan Smith
Ronnie
Donnie West
Shendan Grimes
Jimmy
Patrick
Barry Grimes
Kexmar
Glenn Warris
Lemstown
Blanche Smith
Geraldine
Betty Fogle
Linda Lee
Isabelle
Victoria
Rosie Bowers
Bonita Ann Bell
Local TV Fans Witness Atomic Blast in Yucca Basin Nev
Hundreds of residents watched their TV screens as the latest atomic bomb was detonated in Yucca Basin Nevada, producing a large mushroom cloud. The event coincided with St Patrick's Day, but no observance was planned. Mild weather was forecast to continue through Thursday despite heavy weekend rains.
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St. Patrick's Day
Yucca Basin
Nev
Thurmont votes down charter in two elections
In Thurmont a home rule style charter failed by 159 to 274 in a Monday referendum. The watered down proposal would have allowed local bond votes and a two year mayor term while enabling $10 000 borrowing without a referendum. Voter turnout stood around 75 percent.
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Thurmont
Theodore R.mckeldin
Threat Reported At Elm Street School Office
Police investigate a threat made Monday by a white man 25 to 36 years old about five foot four inches. He entered the Elm Street School office and targeted Principal Frank H. Lewis and a woman present, then left. Lewis was absent due to illness. William Warne of Thurmont has been elected president of the Junior College Organization at State Teachers College Towson and has starred in two leading college plays.
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Elm Street
Frank H. Lewis
Lewis
Wiliam Warne
Thurmont
State Teachers College
Towson
Grammer faces death in Baltimore murder case
George Edward Grammer, after the Supreme Bench of Baltimore denied a new trial, faces either hanging or life imprisonment for the murder of his wife. Sentencing is set for April 7 as defense lawyers consider further appeals. The ruling criticized publicity surrounding the case and upheld the first degree conviction, with eight justices in the majority and two dissenters calling for a new trial due to pretrial publicity.
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Baltimore
George Edward Grammer
Supreme Bench of
Criminal Court
Herman M. Moser
Joseph Sherbow
Court of Appeals
Moser
Anselm Sodaro
Grammer
New York
Supreme Bench
Baltimore County
Sherbow
Sodare
Mathilda Mizibrocky
Mizibrocky
United Nations
S. Ralph Warnken
E. Paul Mason
Michael J. Manney
Joseph L. Carter
James K. Cullen
Emory H. Niles
Joseph R. Byrnes
Unionville Women Club Meeting at Community Hall
Women of the Unionville Home makers Club gathered at Unionville Community Hall last Tuesday with president Mrs. Maurice McDaniel greeting 23 members. Abrs. Ralph Ripley directed March music and presented Let Me Call You Sweetheart The Quilting Party and For Me and My Gal. Mrs. Guy Baker announced April meetings including the spring council on April 14 and a Short Course Club on April 16. Delegates Mrs. Edward Williar and Mrs. Isaac A. Sayler were named. A $3 Red Cross contribution was given. Mrs. Leo Fonnanclla led a Know Your Local Government program and Homemakers discussed Civil Defense. Hostesses were Mrs. Jesse Nicodemus Mrs. W. Snader Baker Mrs. Clifton Dudderar and Mrs. Guy Baker.
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Unionville Club
Unionville
Maurice McDaniel
Unionville Homemakers Club
Abrs
Ralph Ripley
Guy Baker
Edward Williar
Issac A. Sayler
Leo Fonnanclla
Landmark Maple Tree Removed on Council Street
Workmen completed the removal of an old maple tree at 101 Council Street, a Court Square landmark owned by Bowers Reality Company. City park chief Cyril Rien directed the operation to free space for two younger trees and improve sidewalk safety as Council Street closed to traffic.
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Landwark
Council Street
Court Square
Bowers Reality Company
Cyril Riein
Policeman Hurt Escaping Fire In City Apartments
Officer Charles Reynolds of the city police escaped a blaze at his Pennsylvan ia avenue apartment with his nine month old child after an overheated oil heater sparked the fire. Reynolds sustained a leg puncture and minor cuts, treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital, while the child had a small cut. Damages were placed at about 1000 dollars with only smoke damage to adjacent units. housing arranged by John Shaw across the street.
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Charles Reynolds
Reynolds
Pennsylvania Avenue
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Denver
John Shaw
Easter Sunrise Service At Hood Is Announced
The interdenominational Easter dawn service will be at Hood College outdoor theater in Hudson at six o clock on April 5. Frederick County Christian Youth Council announces the event led by Joseph Free of Frederick. A youth chorus from Frederick area churches will sing directed by Mrs. Donald Sullivan. Rehearsal is Thursday at 7 30 in the Calvary Methodist junior room. Open to all interested youths aged 12 and above with organist Miss Sharon Hooper and a vocal solo by Shermat Mason.
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Hudson
Hood College
Frederick County Christian Youth Council
Joseph Free
Frederick
Donald Sullivan
Shookstown
Brunswick High School
Calvary Methodist Church
Sharon Hooper
Wilson Avenue
Shermat Mason
Ridgeville
Faces Murder Charge In Boarder's Slaying
HAGERSTOWN March 17 Robert L. Benner 40 of Sharpsburg was formally charged with murder in the shotgun slaying of his mother's boarder Thomas W. Brashears 63 a retired railroad employee. Deputy Sheriff Michael Farric said Benner fired two blasts into Brashears neck then went to a nearby tavern asking to be notified I just fixed the job Mrs Benner said Brashears had refused to leave after an earlier quarrel over Benner’s sister Funeral services were set for two o'clock at Williamsport for Brashears with survivors listed including a sister Mrs Mary P Magaha of Point of Rocks.
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Hagerstown
Robert L. Benner
Sharpsburg
Thomas W. Brashears
Miachel Farric
Benner
Brashear
Alice Benner
Brashears
Beaner
Mary P. Magaha
Point of Rocks
Williamsport
Groups Urge Slot Machine Bill Action in Frederick County
Fraternal and veterans groups at the VFW Country Club urged passage of a slot machine bill with a referendum. The Frederick County delegation faced pressure from about 10,000 club members and 1,990 named supporters to introduce the measure, opposing any rule blocking a bill. The proposal would license clubs and ban under 18 operation, with delegation support deemed key to advancement.
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General Assembly
Frederick County
Tthe Vfw Country Club
John R. Fitzpatrick
Frederick
Edward A. Crowther
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Girl Scout Leader School Gets Underway This Afternoon
A six week training program to reacquaint present Scout Leaders and induct potential personnel in Girl Scouting begins this afternoon at Winchester Hall with Mrs Paul Johnson directing assisted by F Russell Young. About thirty persons have shown interest though the course remains open to all interested adults.
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Winchester Hall
Paul Johnson
F. Russell Young
Johnson
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