Open Bids On Thursday For Street Work
Open bids will be opened Thursday at 11 a.m. at City Hall by the Mayor and Alder men for resurfacing nearly the entire old South street. The 1955 project runs from South Jefferson to Wisner street, with the east segment rebuilt to join the city’s one way system. Plans call for a two inch asphalt surface, addressing heavy through traffic and winter damage. Also planned are repairs on South Court from Patrick to All Saints and possibly Ice street extensions later in spring. Bentz street may be resurfaced if funds permit. East street block between Patrick and Church has been discussed for similar work. no decision yet. City crews continue hole repairs as needed. Mayor Derr notes streets with heavy traffic withstood freezing thawing well.
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City Hall
South Street
South Jefferson Street
Wisner Street
Franklin
Frederick
Market
South Court Street
Patrick South
AH Saints Street
Ice Street
All Saints
Bentz Street
John A. Derr
East Street
Patrick
Church
East Church Street
Derr
Wills Probate and Estates In Frederick Court
The article notes two wills probated in Orphans Court Charlies Lane and Charles Tillow Sr. wills. Edward B Mensell granted administration. Lane will names wife Susan May Gambrill Lane as executrix. Titlow will distributes to daughters and son at 21 with residuary shares among five daughters and Titlow Jr. Western Maryland Trust Company named executor. Edna Measell estate letters granted to widow. Upton Roy Stoner estate letters granted to widow Rhoda Stoner. Inventories filed show Miss Louise Potts estate valued about 37741 53 with cash stocks and real estate. Miss Alice Louise Taney estate valued about 47864 73 with stocks bonds and real estate.
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Charlies &. Lane
Tit
Charles M. Tillow Sr
Orphans Court
Edward B. Mensell
Lane
Susan May Gambrill Lane
Charles McC. Mathias Sr
Doris M. Cooley
Charles McC
Mary Susan Engle
Catherine Virginia Kern
Ellen Jane Crum
Nadene E. Titlow
Charles M. Titlow Jr
Western Maryland Trust Company
J. W. Morgan
Vernal C. Moore
Edna J. Measell
Measell
Frederick
Upton Roy Stoner
Rhoda BE
Stoner
New Windsor
Office of Register of Wills
Harry D Radcliff
Louise Potts
Alice Louise Taney
Emmitsburg
Five Days To Reorganize Regime In South Viet Nam
In Saigon seven religious, military and private interest leaders signed a demand from the United Front of Nationalist Forces calling for Ngo Dinh Diem to completely reorganize his American backed government within five days. They warned an appeal is a decision of the people and some members privately hinted at possible forceful overthrow if he resists.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
United Front
Six Violent Deaths In Md Over Weekend
A Maryland weekend tally reported six violent deaths including a 14 year old crushed by a falling tree and a coal plant worker suffocated in Westminster. Highway deaths and a hit and run added to the toll, as Gov McKeldin urged safety measures during Deathless Week.
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Maryland
McKeldin
Mlichael F. Muller
Baltimore
Muller
Michael
Frank L. Muller
Was Wood Training School
Owings Mills
Baltimore County
Raymond F. Davis
Westminster
Davis
Leo B. Hinkle
Hinkle
D. D. Caples
Henry Pinder
Pinder
John W. Michael
Havre de Grace
Leo Grail
Altimore
Armiv
William Insley
Cherrge Westen
Baltimo
Negra
Bowie Burns
Heavy Rains Fall On First Day Of Spring
Rain drenches the region as astronomical spring arrives with the heaviest showers of the month. Totals exceed normal for March, signaling a shift from drought with streams rising and rivers possible, while forecasters warn of windy warmer afternoon.
Permit Is Suspended For Colonial Restaurant Sanitation
The Colonial Restaurant at 71 South Market Street had its permit suspended this morning after a hearing before Dr Forbes H Burgess health officer. Pending major sanitation corrections the action takes effect Thursday midnight. Sanitation officials, Walter Comer and J Alfred Cutsail, testified, with plans to alert County License Commissioner Gail Catshall tomorrow. Beer is sold on the premises. A separate hearing ordered Barney and Mills Place at 63 South Market Street to correct sanitation issues by June 1. A suit for $5000 damages was filed in Circuit Court by Jamis Motor Express Inc against Leo F Norgh and Thelma A Hath for a Jan 14 1955 arm them ent in city. The tractor-trailer involved was a total loss after collision with a car driven by Thelma Hough, Leo Hough. Damages estimated at $2433.34, with $1933.34 sought as reimbursement. Middletown adopts daylight saving time from 2 a.m. April 24 to 2 a.m. September 25.
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Colonial Restaurant
South Market Street
Forbes H. Burgess
Burgess
Walter R. Comert
J. Alfred Cutsail
Gail L. Catshall
Dr. Burgess
Barney and Mills Place
Jamis Motor Express, Inc
Greaterican
Agaest Leo F. Norgh
Carroll Street
Thelma Hough
Leo Hough
Sui
Cold Soggy Weather Marks Spring Debut Across Midwest
The nation endures a cold damp first day of spring with tornadoes and flooding from Colorado to the central Mississippi Valley. One circus tent collapsed in Uvalde but caused no serious injuries. a family of four is missing and a spectator count reached about 400 at the Uvalde event.
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Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Loveland
Colo
Missouri-Arkansas
Uvalde
Tex
Piedmont
Texas
Great Plains
Mississippi Valley
Chicago
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Great Lakes Region
Ohio Valley
Central
Appalachians
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tupeto
Miss
Caldren
Circus Tent Collapses In Windstorm At 400
In Uvalde Texas a windstorm toppled a circus tent injuring no one seriously as it collapsed just before the lion and tiger act. Spectators sought cover under bleachers as poles swung dangerousIy and the canvas tore loose over about 15 minutes. Meanwhile Maryland Miami will receive more than 30 000 adult trout ahead of the fishing season opening April 35, with 100 000 fish planned for stocking by season's end.
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Uvalde
Texis
Haden Bros
George O Neal
Baltimore
Maryland
Miami
12 Killed As American Airlines Plane Crashes Near Springfield
An American Airlines Convair crashed two miles north of Springfield airport in darkness and rain, killing 12 and injuring 23. The crew of three and 92 passengers were aboard. only pilot Jack Pripish survived. Chicago natives Rita Maclay and J. E. Walker died. Sheriff Glenn Hendrix described mud and救 a tense rescue as ambulances struggled through floodlike ground.
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Springfield
American Airlines
Jack Pripish
Chicago
Rita Maclay
Copitol J. E. Walker
Carl McCrary
Glenn Hendrix
Robert Browning
Chappaqua
N.Y
O. W. Peebles
Marylands Nutrition Survey to Sample Eating Habits
The U S Department of Agriculture plans a spring survey of eating habits in Caroline and Baltimore counties part of a national study. Janet L Coblentz of the Maryland Extension Service says 6000 homes in 42 states will be surveyed by a private firm. Data on food types, quantities, family size and income will be collected from April through June to improve nutrition education and assess low consumption of key foods. Names remain confidential. Quietly Mixed New York stock market opens with a mixed tone.
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College Park
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Cacoline County
Baltimore
Janet L. Coblentz
University of Maryland Extension Service
Department of Agriculture
George Asks For Meet Of Big Four
Senator George proposes a top level Big Four meeting to avert war, urging the four powers discuss anew. He favors German rearmament ratified by NATO and the Western European Union before any ministers or leaders meet, with a Berlin-like foreign ministers session more likely than a chiefs of government conference this year.
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State Department
Sen
George
D-Ga
Eisenhower
Russia
Britain
France
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
Berlin
Dulles
NBC
West Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Western European Union
Plane crash scare over Chicago after emergency landing
Sixty passengers and six crew members escaped injury when an American Airlines DC7 nose wheel collapsed during an emergency landing at Midway Airport. The nonstop Los Angeles to New York flight diverted to Chicago after an engine sputtered. Entertainer Connie Boswell, wife of Harry Leedy, performed from a wheelchair as the party continued to New York.
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Chicago
Connie Boswell
American Airlines
Midway Airport
Los Angeles
New York
R. A. Patterson
Boswell
Harry Leedy
Investor Confidence Sought by U S Steel Leader
Benjamin Fairless of U S Steel urged Congress to restore investor confidence in steel, citing past underperformance and tax policy as factors. He outlined steps including expanded incentive programs and a planned two-for-one stock split to broaden share distribution, while noting the sector’s need for capital for future rehabilitation. The hearing also touched on whether Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith praised communism in a pamphlet, a point tied to stock market volatility.
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Washington
Benjamin Fairless
U.S. Steel
Senate Banking Committee
Fairless
Harvard
John Kenneth Galbraith
Galbraith
Frederick Courtesy Day aims Easter shopping boost
Frederick Chamber of Commerce announces April 1 as Frederick Courtesy Day with free parking on streets and public lots for shoppers. Mayor and Aldermen back the plan, with 36 stores already on board and more to join. Free parking is marked on meters by attached cards and stores may offer gifts or prizes to shoppers while urging employees not to abuse the perk.
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Frederick Chamber of Commerce, Inc
Frederick
Davis in critical condition at St Francis Hospital
John W. Davis, 81, longtime political figure who lost the 1924 presidential election to Calvin Coolidge, remained in critical condition at St Francis Xavier Hospital in Charleston today. Dr. William H. Frampton reported no significant change since yesterday after Davis received several blood transfusions. Davis had entered the hospital a week earlier due to pneumonia, his third winter illness, while wintering at a nearby resort.
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Charleston
S.C
John W. Davis
Calvin Coolidge
St. Francis Kavier
William H. Frampton
Davis
Man Killed by Train at Cumberland Crossing
William Oats, 46, of Piedmont West Virginia, was killed when his car failed to clear a Baltimore and Ohio crossing and became lodged in the tracks of a fast moving Diplomats train. Passenger Paul Stark, also of Piedmont, escaped unharmed. The crossing is about 14 feet wide. Oats remained in the car attempting to free it after the vehicle missed the crossing by about three feet.
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Cumberland
William Oats
Piedmont
W. Va
Nister
Baltiimore & Ohio Railroad
Paul Stark
Oats
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