County officials visit six county schools ahead of building program
Members of the Board of County Commissioners and Board of Education toured six schools including the new Yellow Springs elementary in Lewistown Walkersville High and Elementary Liberty New Market white and colored school and ate at Liberty. Previous visits included Middletown Myersville Wolfsville and Thurmont. Officials plan southern visits next week as they assess needs before a proposed $4 million enabling act bonds at under 4 percent. Official sources say no specific projects yet and decisions await spring Board of Education recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Education
Mehra H. Ramsburg
Irvin S. Reno
Poard
William D. Powell
Paul Wise
James A. Sensenbaugh
Yellow Springs
Lewistown
Walkersville
Liberty
New Market
Middletown
Myersville
Wolfsvile
Thurmont
McKeldin
Unions Power Seen as Causing Inflation
Pittsburgh report cites inflationary risk from industry wide unions driving wage gains beyond productivity. Blough warns inflation becoming automatic in America and borrowing to buy with cheapened dollars may rise if accepted as the norm. Also notesWill probate case in Orphans Court detailing Frederick Cooler estate, specific bequests to relatives and a parish, executors named, dated August 30 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Roger E. Slough
U. S. Steel Corp
Blough
America
Frederick
Cooler
St. Mares Catholics Church
Barnesville
Anita” Cooley Wilson
Lawrence B. Phillips
Vivian E. Hatcher
Emmitsburg Men Treated After Weekend Injuries
Two Emmitsburg area men were treated at Warner Hospital in Gettysburg, James Welty, age 22, sustained a left hand finger injury from a fall while jumping from a tree. Richard Fitz, 20, had a deep cut on the right thumb. Ross Wilhide, 7, of Union Bridge, received a compound fracture of a little finger from dehorning cattle. Philippine investigators ruled out sabotage as the cause of the plane crash that killed President Ramon Magsaysay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Emmitsburg
Warner Hospital
James Welty
Richard Fitz
Ross Wilhide
Union Bridge
New Site For Urbana Elementary Raised At PTA Meeting
A committee was formed to study a new Urbana elementary school site at a PTA meeting Tuesday evening. A 10 to 22 classroom structure is planned for the county town with completion hoped by September 1958 to house 200 to 360 students. Dr. James A. Sensenbaugh discussed the program, the need for 75 classrooms countywide, and related topics while stressing the board has not acted yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Parent-Teacher Association A
County School Building Program
Ralph Linton
Association
J. Frederick Smirie
Hesbia Foster
John Davis
James A. Sensenbaughb
Sensenbaugh
Alli
W County Board of Education
I Robert E. Clapp Jr
Radio And Television Singer Dies In Wreck
Floyd K Sherman a 48 year old radio and television singer was killed in an automobile crash on Grand Central Parkway near Edith Street in Queens. Three other people from the striking car were injured. Sherman a West Hempstead N Y resident had crossed the center line while returning home from a East Orange New Jersey church where he directed the choir. He sang on NBC and CBS programs and appeared in commercials. The three injured from the other car were treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Floyd K Sherman
Astoria
Queens
Sherman
West Bempstead
N.Y
Connecticut
Grand Central Parkway
Edith Street
Center Mall
East Orange
N.J. Methdist
NBC
CBS
St John's Hospital
Stanley Rubel
Ida Sasseles
New Haven
U S Soldier And Jap Girl Friend To Die
In Sendai a U S Army man Orvis L C Boone and his Japanese partner Shegeka Sasaki were sentenced to death for robbing and killing two Japanese women and setting their home on fire to conceal the crimes. The ruling marked the first death sentence on an American by Japanese authorities since World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sendai
Japan
Pvi
Orvis L. C. Boone
Galveston
Tex
Shegeka Sasaki
Mizun
Yamada
Britain Indicates Readiness to Accept NATO Conciliatory Offer
London reports Britain will accept NATO’s plan to mediate the Cyprus dispute. Colonial Secretary Lennox-Boyd told the House of Commons NATO would mediate among Britain, Greece and Turkey. He urged Archbishop Makarios, leader of the union-with-Greece movement, to call an end to violence in Cyprus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Cyprus
Alan Lennox- Boyd
House of Commons
NATO
Greece
Turkey
Lennoux-Boyd
Makarios
Glacken Given Two Year Suspended Term
A 20 year old Baltimore man, John Henry Glacken, was sentenced to a two year suspended term in the House of Correction and ordered to refrain from firearms during probation after a Circuit Court conviction for assault and battery in the Crum death case. Judge James E. Boylandt acquitted him of manslaughter. Glacken pays a 5250 fine and costs. Crum, 36, died after a dispute with hunting parties on Crum farm property when Crum ordered hunters off his land. Glacken struck him, Crum fell, hit his head on a railroad tie, and died in hospital. State's Attorney Donald Sponseller prosecuted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
House of Correction
H. Rudelie Crum
Kexmar
John Henry Glacken
Carroll County
James E. Boylandt
Glacken
Ime Zune House of Correction
Tmne
Crum
Donald Sponseller
Boy Aged 10 Wins Up to 80,000 on TV Quiz
New York Chronicle reports Bronx schoolboy Robert Strom easily answered three questions on CBS TV’s The $64,000 Question. Winnings totaled 80,000 with 16,000 added last week and 64,000 previously. next week he aims to reach 32,000 more and then 64,000. He explained electricity differences by Piezoelectric and thermionic emission, named body elements, and identified the autumnal equinox. Also notes enactment of a live bait dealer license in Frederick County and salary increases for Howard County officials. Byrd urged Defense Secretary Wilson to push a broad 12 percent cut in Washington area defense staff. Five-day forecast: cooler tonight, sunny Thursday, rain and cool Saturday, warmer Sunday into Monday with rain. Temperatures near normal. rainfall 0.5 to 0.75 inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Strom
Bronx
Cbs-Tv
Associated Press
Mountains
Cumberland
Britain Faces Nationwide Rail Strike as 3 Million Workers Hit
Britain faces a sweeping industrial action as the National Union of Railwaymen vows a walkout after a 43 percent wage award, while shipbuilding and engineering workers push for 10 percent raises. Rail stoppages would join a broader 24% million-strong strike wave affecting aviation, auto, power, and heavy machinery, risking Britain’s largest shutdown since 1926, with exports heavily impacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Government of
Rruggied
National Union of Railwaymen
NUR
British Transport Commission
Japan
West Germany
Sation
Britain
Brewster Testifies On Stable Manager Salary And Teamster Funds
Knight of California testified that Brewster received five thousand dollars a year as stable manager in 1951 1952 and 1953. Brewster said he was paid to supervise racehorses for George Newell and that the fee was listed as a commission on tax records. Senators pressed Brewster on the source and purpose of the payments as the Senate Rackets Investigating Committee question continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knight
California
Brewster
Charles Tait
Seand
Forjattle
San Francisco
Seattle
Teamsters Union
Senators
Washington
Frank W
George Newell
Teamsters
Senate
Ithe
Newell
Robert F. Kennedy
Goodwin
Ready To Restore Five Nation Alliance
Bermuda reports the Baghdad Pact partners Iraq Turkey Iran and Pakistan ready to resume full operation of the five nation alliance with a meeting of foreign ministers including Britain and a push for American support. If Eisenhower limits U S participation, a high ranking observer may attend.
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Tucker
Bermuda
Middle East
Britain
Egypt
Iraq
Turkey
Iran
Pakistan
Secreta Selwsn Liovd
Baghdad
Eisenhower
ASE Studies Electronic Quotation System Progress
The American Stock Exchange reports progress on an electronic quotation system capable of quoting sixty stocks in one second. President Edward T. McCormick announced the development at a Young Presidents Organization meeting in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. Other initiatives include a monthly magazine, longer trading hours for Saturday closings, and a motion picture about the exchange. A separate notice states Baltimore Gas and Electric fixed a $31 per share price for 577,883 new common shares, with warrants for rights to subscribe mailed to stockholders holding until March 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
American Stock Exchange
Exchange
Edward T. McCormick
McCormick
Young Presidents Organization
Baltimore
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
FHS Special Band To Play For Meeting
The Frederick High School Special Band will entertain at the two day Frederick County Teachers meeting this Thursday and Friday with a Thursday session concert. Under Sperry L. Storm the band plans a series of performances including a Saturday Hood College gymnasium concert for Kiwanis and a Rotary hotel event in April. The spring concert is set for April 3 and 4 at the school featuring works by Rusch Bach Scott Provost Rozsa Kreisler and more with student soloists and a vocal trio. The band will also travel to Martinsburg for a Band Festival and then to the University of Maryland for another judged concert. Storm revives the All-County Band Concert bringing representatives from county schools and the Frederick High Special Band together for a Baker Park concert on May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick High School
Frederick County
Sperry L. Storm
Hood College Gymnasium
Kiwanis Club
Francis Scott Rey
Rotary Club
Harold W. Rusch
J. S. Bach
Paul Yoder
James A. Scott
Heinz Provost
George
Frederick High
Baker Park
Three Star Witnesses Are Accused in Adams Trial
London counsel for Dr John Bodkin Adams accuses three prosecution star witnesses of discussing their testimony on the way to court in breach of the judge's warning. Nurse Annie Mason-Ellis says the nurses spoke of evidence about a locked drugs cupboard, admitting there was no cupboard or key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Bodkin Adams
Eastbourne Swidow
Geoffrey Lawrence
Edith Alice Morrell
English Channel
Old Bailey
House of Lords
House of Commons
Annie Mason-Ellis
Patrick Arthur Devlin
Witesses
Miss Mason - Ellis
Eastbourne
Adams
Helen Stronach
Caroline Randall
Miss Glason - Ellis
Miss Randall
Earler
Slighly Higher New York Equity Market Move
The slcs mare ket moved slightly higher in routine dealings today with modest gains noted across minor listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Wet Weather Persists Across Much Of The United States
A pair of low pressure systems bring a broad wet belt to the eastern third of the country with snow in Indiana and Ohio, rain along the Mid-Atlantic, and mixed precipitation elsewhere. Cool, unsettled conditions continue before spring arrives at 4:17 p.m. EST with warmer air moving toward the Midwest and Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Great Lakes
Mid-Atlantic
Lake Michigan
New England
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
North Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
Rockies
Central Plains
Mississip ‘Pi
Great Lakes Region
Ohio Valley
Frederick Memorial Hospital Final Ford Foundation Grant Payment
Frederick Memorial Hospital received its second and final Ford Foundation grant payment of about 59000 as part of a 200 million nationwide program to improve community hospital services. The foundation distributed 93313300 to 3340 hospitals, with grants based on patient days and births. A separate suit seeks 3350 damages from an automobile collision case filed in Circuit Court by Mr. and Mrs. Hankey against Mr. and Mrs. Cline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Ford Foundation
Paul S. Michael
Michael
Frederick Memorial
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Foundation
Myre
Isaac L. Hankey
Elm Street
Marlowe M. Cline
Fairview Avenue
T. West Claggett, Jr
Cline
Dag Hammarskjold Heads to Cairo for Talks
Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold flies from New York to Cairo for nearly two weeks of talks with Egyptian leaders on Gaza and Gulf of Aqaba crises, Suez Canal status, and UNEF duties. He may meet President Nasser and discuss potential Gaza settlement and future UN actions amid Israel Egypt tensions.
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Cairo
Ib—L.n
Dag Hammarskjold
Eegyptian Waders
Gaza
Gulf of Aqaba
Suez Canal
Middle East
New York
Hammarskjold
Israel
Egypt
Nasser
Icairo
U.N
Golda Meir
Ralph Bunche
Gaza Strip
Hassan Abdel Latif
UNEF
Suez Canal Authority
World Bank
U. S
Raymond A. Wheeler
U. N
Abukir
Edgar Bonnet
Wheeler
Calendar Says Spring's Here
Winter ended raw and rainy with no snow. The forecast calls for somewhat warmer temperatures and clearing skies as astronomical spring begins this afternoon. Temperatures may reach 39, with an overnight low near 28. Rain totals at the airport amount to .23 inch, leaving March at 1.31 inches. A two day school holiday follows a county teachers meeting at Frederick High School on Thursday and Friday. Maryland Day is the next optional legal holiday on Monday. Court House and some offices close, banks remain open. Good Friday on April 19 is the next bank holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Frederick High School
Maryland
Court House
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Philipping
Ramon Magsaysay
Urbana Pta
Wreck
Ruchelle Crum
General Assembly
House of Delegates
Howard County
Byrd
Sen
D-Vas
Wilson
Defense Department
ASE
MNEA
Sioux Falls
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FHS
U.S
Dag
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