Options On Properties Announced For Madison Street Extension
Mayor Donald B. Rice said the city secured 30 day options on 405 07 South Market street and five feet of the yard at 403 South Market street to extend Madison street eastward to South Market. Deeds are expected soon. The move follows a special meeting authorizing purchase negotiations and a site visit by the mayor, aldermen, and city engineer. The extension aims to connect Madison street with South Market, linking the southern and southwestern area, with a 60 foot right of way through Clarke Orchard being studied for the final alignment.
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South Market Street
Madison Street
Donald B. Rice
Board of Aldermen
Rice
Clarke Place
W. Raymond Walter
Leatherman Orchard
Lincoln High School
Old Orchard
Deeds Recorded For Sales Of Properties
Several property transfers appear in the clerk s records. Nellie Edith and Mary Nicodemus sold to Harry and Smiths a 152 acre farm in Walkersville district for about 25000. H C Smith sold 211 Dill avenue residence to Bernard Warrenfeltz for about 14500. Benjamin F Rig ger sold 204 acre Linganore farm to Frank Beachley for about 24000. Simon L Smith sold 123 acre farm east of Graveham to Russell Green for about 15500. Arthur F Gray and Clifford T Gray sold 90 acres near Emmitsburg to Obert Allen for about 14500. Lola E Slifer sold Main sitet Middlelawn residence to Clarence Kinna for about 13500. Wilbur J Cline sold 89 acre tract in Jackson district to Ellsworth Wiles for about 10600. Charles R Metcalfe sold 5 acre Johnnsville tract to Cletus Barnes for about 6500. Fannie E Bender sold 311 Motter avenue residence to Andrew Maule for about 6500. Elmer Keeny sold 238 East Seventh street residence to Alfred Mackley for about 5500.
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Nellie
Edith
Mary Nicodemus
Harry ©. Smith
Walkersville
H. C. Smith
Bernard W. Warrenfeltz
Dill Avenue
Benjamin F. Rigger
Frank W. Beachley
Linganore District
Simon L. Smith
R. Russell Green
Graveham
Creagerstown Road
Arthur F. Gray
Clifford T. Gray
Obert Allen
Emmitsburg
Taneytown Road
Lola E. Slifer
Clarence Oscar Kinna
Middlelawn
Wilbur J. Cline
Ellsworth L. Wiles
Jackson
Charles R Metcalfe
Cletus’ E. Barnes
Johnnsville
Fannie E. Bender
Andrew Maule
Motter Avenue
Elmer Keeny
Alfred G. Mackley
East Seventh Street
School Bus On Tracks Unnerves Engineer
Bethlehem Pa March 297 Freigh train engineer William T Jones said he was unnerved by a near collision when a school bus sped toward Santee's Millerase near Bethlehem. Jones applied brakes and barely avoided a crash that carried 12 children. The incident led him to quit work for the day. Police arrested bus driver Elien Mackey on a reckless driving charge.
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Bethlehem
Freich
William T. Jones
Jones
Lehigh and
New England Railroad
Santee
Windy Gap
Elien Mackey
Big Snow Was Ten Years Ago
Maryland marks Palm Sunday snowstorm anniversary with up to three feet in places. Edgemont reported 38 inches, while Carroll, Frederick, and Washington counties saw 30 inches or more. North Anne Arundel and Baltimore areas recorded around twenty inches. Today Maryland enjoys sunny skies with cool 30s overnight, and Garrett County saw light flurries.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Edgemont
Washington County
Westminster
Carroll
Frederick
Washington
Anne Arundel County
Howard County
Bal Itimore
Garrett County
Europe hit by snow blizzard and cold across nations
The March spring blizzard battered the British Isles and much of Europe. England faced standstill shipping in the English Channel, drifting roads and rail blockages, with winds to 70 mph. Germany, France, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Austria saw heavy cold and snow.
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London
British Isles
Eurcene
English Channel
England
Europe
Scandinavia
Germany
Paris
Holland
Denmark
Sweden
Stockholm
Norway
Austria
Haly
100 Boys And Girls Here For C A R Meet
Approximately 100 boys and girls from across the state gathered in Frederick for the 10th annual Maryland State Society Children of the American Revolution conference. The day opened with a 10:30 am pilgrimage to the Francis Scott Key monument, with registration at the Key Hotel from 11:30 am to lunch at 12:30 pm in the Blue and Grey room. A business session followed, with Robert D. Huber of Chevy Chase presiding and officers to be elected and installed. Mrs. Charles C. Haig, national president of Co A R, was to deliver the principal address, joining local and state DAR and SAR officials as guests.
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Frederick
Maryland State Society of the Children of the American Revolution
Mt. Olivet
Francis Scott Key
Robert D. Huber
Chevy Chase
Charles C. Haig
The
National Society, Co. A. R
Daughters of the American Revolution
Sons of the American Revolution
The Accusers The angels priests of Jerusalem story excerpt
A dramatic Easter moment presented through five Jedian lads as The News previews the Passion tale. The piece portrays swift, lashing tongues and silent Gingers-bait fe. The scene opens Monday in the paper.
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the Angels Priests of
Jerusalem
Jesus
Jedian Lad
Wild Ride Ends In Wreck Near Market and Fifth Streets
An Army private from Damascus Pfc Wilfred Boyer Poole 23 stationed at Andrews Field Washington crashed into a rear of a Mack truck on North Market Street and was jailed 40 days for fines 100 in Peoples Court Magistrate Shoemaker heard a second case with Bartlett Dunlap route Middletown fined 15 for failure to grant right of way no injuries in the Cadillac Studebaker collision at Routes 40 and 40 A.
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Damascus
Frederick
North Market Street
Pfc
Wilfred Boyer Poole
Andrews Field
Washington
Peoples Court
H. Reese ‘Shoemaker
Poole
Charles Kenneth Stanley
Route 5
Mt. Airy
Carl Bender
the Square
Market
Fifth Streets
Ronald Clayton James
Binghamton
N. Y
William Boost
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Bender
Shoemaker
Bartlett Clark Dunlap
Route 1
Middletown
Dunlap
D. A. Tucker
Studebaker
Cadillac
James Goldburg
San Bernardino
Calif
Goldburg
Elizabeth McEalmont
Merle Gissinger
Alexandria
Daniel B. Ventries, Jr
Carl N. Everstine
Baltimore
George F. Fowler
Capitol Heights
Tucker
James H. Rouzee, Jr
City urged dog owners to curb stray packs, says mayor
Complaints persist about dogs running at large across sections of the city. Mayor Donald B. Rice stated today that the ordinance on dogs will be enforced and discussions with Dog Catcher Murray Smith and Chief of Police Charles V. Main urged owners to comply with the law. A drive to pick up loose canines is expected. complaints have come from Grant Place, Wilson Place and other streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald B. Rice
Rice
Murray Smith
Charles V. Main
Grant Place
Wilson Place
Bolich Emerges As Key Figure In Case
A former top Internal Revenue official emerged as a key figure in the House tax scandal probe. Bolich, once revenue commissioner assistant, is described as twice stopping tax fraud investigations into Hyman Harvey Klein of Baltimore. Witnesses say Bolich pressed lifting of seven million dollars in jeopardy tax liens against Klein, and his involvement helped two 1946 investigators.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
House
Siquor
Klein
Nine U S Planes Lost In Week
Seoul March 28 The U S Fifth Air Force reports nine warplanes lost in the week ending yesterday over North Korea in air battles with MiG-15s two Allied aircraft were F 86 Sabre jets. Four Reds destroyed three probably destroyed and nine damaged. Lost were B 26 light bomber two Marine F4U Corsairs one Marine F6F jet and three F 34 Thunderjets shot down by ground fire.
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Seoul
U. S. Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Air Force
Squirm As House Vote Test Nears
Washington March 29 House members squirm over the prospect of revealing their stance on sending a U S diplomatic representative to the Vatican The vote is expected late next week on the State Department budget and will likely be by teller or standing vote rather than a named roll call An amendment attached to the bill would bar funds for a Papal State mission unless Senate confirmation occurs Rep Preston Ga proposed the measure to block President Truman from appointing a diplomat while the Senate is recessing later this year
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Washington
House
United States
Vatican
State Department
U. S
Appropriations Committee
Papal State
Senate
Rep
Preston
D-Ga
Truman
Property Assessment Law To Be Studied
The Legislative Council will study the state property assessment law at the 1953 90 day General Assembly session for possible amendments. The law, passed last year, takes effect in 1954 and would base real estate assessments for property taxes on full present day sale values. Senator Ramsburg proposed a five year back value alternative but his measure died.
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Legislative Council
General Assembly
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Frederick County
Ramsburg
Montgomery County
Frederick
Montgomery
Devereux Attacks Socialistic Trends in Federal Government
Rep Devereux a retired Marine Corps brigadier general criticizes what he calls socialistic trends in the federal government at a Maryland Society of Pennsylvania meeting in Philadelphia March 29 He argues the trend seeks central control and that socialism and communism share aims though different methods Other speakers include W E Black president of the society Daniel Gibson of Washington College Weldon D Hewburn state auditor general Also gem collection valued near a million dollars shown at Chicago meeting guarded by detectives at the American Gem Society.
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Philadelphia
Devereux
Mdi Jastnich
Ceneral
Marine Corps
Wake Island
Mary Jland Society of Pennsylvania
Sowaberm
Waller E Black
Daniel 2. Gibson
Washington College
Weldon D Hewburn
Pennsylvania
American Gem Society
Taft Expects Victory In Wisconsin
Senator Robert A. Taft predicted a strong win for his 30 Wisconsin Republican delegates in the upcoming primary. He noted the four-way field, Eisenhower’s entry, and a split among endorsers, saying the race is peculiar and a sweep is unlikely. Taft and Stassen spoke in Milwaukee while Warren and Stassen supporters indicated possible Eisenhower alignment if Warren withdraws.
Democrats To Hear Truman At Jefferson Jackson Dinner
Washington march 29 president Truman mounts the political stage at a Jefferson Jackson Day dinner. Senator Maybank urged him to declare whether he will seek another term. Many Southern Democrats expect no formal pledge and anticipate a sharp attack on Republicans in the fashion of the 1948 campaign. Maybank supports Senator Russell for the nomination, aiming to bar Truman’s re election if he runs.
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Washington
Truman
Barnei Maybank
D-Sc
Congress
Maybank
Sen
Richard Russell
Georgia
Russell
Paddy Wagon Gets Goose And Ad Man
In Baltimore on March 29 a goose named William and ad man Francis Davenport caused a street scene. Davenport dressed as a clown and ran a fake promotion with a painted sign hitching William to pad pavement. Bloody goose tracks led police to the pair. they were taken to headquarters and William returned to the barnyard.
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Baltimore
William
Bill
Francis Davenport
Davenport
Francis
S 7Ca
Fred Prets
Ex Governor Cornwell Hospitalized After Injury in Cumberland
Cumberland March 28 John J Cornwell eighty four year old former West Virginia governor was hospitalized yesterday with a broken tip his condition today reported by doctors Cornwell governor from 1917 to 1921 suffered the injury leaving his Romnes home W Va Peace Contract Bonn Germany March 29 West Germany expected to sign a peace contract with the Western Big Three within two months to lift most occupation controls permit defense rearmament and align with Western democracies
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Cumberland
John J Cornwell
West Virginia
Cornwell
Romnes
W. Va
Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Woman Revived After Heart Stop Sparks Hopeful Return
Cumberland March 29 In a rare case Mrs Deria A Evans a 36 year old Moorefield West Virginia woman prepared to leave Memorial Hospital after reviving on the operating table when her heart stopped for three to five minutes Doctors massaged the heart to restart it and she survived with no lasting brain damage She plans to resume farm duties near Moorefield and says she will not use a cane though polio weakened her legs years ago The surgeon refused to be named and described the episode as a remarkable recovery.
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Cumberland
Deria A. Evans
Rom Moorefield
W. Va
Evans
Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Evans
Wedged Auto Hit By Train At Watersville Crossing
A Watersville resident escaped injury when his 1937 Ford wedged between the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at the Watersville crossing leading to John Stocksdale's home. The westbound freight train slowed but could not stop in time. the car remained operable. State Police at Randallstown were notified.
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Watersville
Mt. Airy
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
John Stocksdale
Stocksdale
Randallstown
Addison Properties Sold This Morning
Public sales at the Court House this morning sold multiple properties. A 181 acre farm on Route 80 near Urbana with stone brick dwelling and outbuildings went to James H. Hatcher and wife for 27200 dollars. a 152 acre adjacent farm with brick and frame dwelling and outbuildings sold to John W. Wilcom and wife for 19500 dollars. A one story cement dwelling on the Frederick Hagerstown highway in Braddock district sold to C William Croneburg for 2150 dollars. Attorneys and auctioneers noted.
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Court House
Urbana
James H. Hatcher
John W. Wilcom
Frank R. Addison
Maggie Addison
William M. Storm
Emmert R. Bowlus
Frederick-Hagerstown New Highway
Braddock District
C. William Croneburg
Frederick
Alton Y Bennett
E. Austin James
Kenneth A. Arnold
American Soldiers Favor Turkey in Meat Survey
Washington reports troops prefer roast turkey over all meats in a Defense budget hearing. A Quartermaster Corps chart from troop surveys shows beef roast close behind, with bacon greens least favored. Tomatoes and buttered corn top produce, milk drinks high but coffee fourth. desserts include Nana cream pie as favorite, stewed apricots least liked.
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Washington
Quartermaster Corps
House Appropriations Committee
Weekend Temperatures Fall Short of Warm Weather
Forecasters say weekend will stay cool with mild highs near the century mark and cooler nights. Observers report a chance of slightly warmer conditions tomorrow but temperatures remain cool, keeping shirtsleeve weather unlikely.
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Mt. Theat
Ain
Mercury
Only Kremlin Knows Answer in Korea Armistice Talks
MUNSAN Korea March 29 A U N truce negotiator said only the Kremlin knows why the Communists insist Russia help police a Korean cease fire. Col Don O Darrow said Russia may be used for propaganda or to stall while prisoners of war exchange talks make little progress. Blame over secrecy and a bitter stalemate persisted as staff officers failed to agree on Russia joining a neutral inspection commission.
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Munsan
Korea
U.N
Kremlin
Russia
Don O. Darrow
George W. Hickman
Peiping
U. N
U.N. Command
Three Roads Tar Tanks Explode in Cambridge
Cambridge reports a blast at the State Roads Commission depot as tar tanks exploded. No injuries occurred though a valve was hurled about one hundred yards. Engineer Henry Weir said about 300 gallons remained and a new supply was due today. A commission truck was drawing tar when the fire started the explosion.
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Cambridge
State Roads Commission
Commission
Henry Weir
Roads Commission
Three From City And County Enlist In Navy
Frederick city and county men enlisted in the U S Navy at the local recruiting station in Winchester Hall. Bernard Albert Little Jr Jack Eugene Stitely and Emmett Watson Beach enlisted for four years and were sent to Bainbridge for training. The enlistment deadline was extended to June 30 from March 31.
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Frederick City
U. S. Navy
Navy
Winchester Hall
Clarence L. Bowers
Bernard Albert Little, Jr
Chapel Alley
Banbridge
Jack Eugene Stitely
East Sixth Street
Bainbridge
Emmett Watson Beachiey
Jefferson
Route 1
Bowers
Deadline Set for Dinner Tickets At Jefferson-Jackson Event
Tickets for the Jefferson-Jackson day dinner at the Francis Scott Key Hotel will not be sold after April 18 for an April 28 event. Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee is set to speak. Y Democratic leaders and local groups sponsor the fundraiser with toastmaster Thomas Glass.
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Francis Scott Key
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Thomas Glass
Young Democrats
Kefauver
The
Market Advances as Steel Shares Jump on Settlement Hopes
New York March 29 steel stocks led an advancing market as settlement prospects brightened in the steel industry dispute. Investors priced in potential agreements easing the months long stalemate.
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New York
Father And 4 Children Perish In Baltimore Fire
A young father Earl Morris 27 and his four children Katherine 5 Edward 4 Patricia Ann 3 and Douglas 8 months died of suffocation when smoke from a smoldering sofa filled their two story Armistead Gardens row house. Neighbor Nelson Daniels 28 woke around 5 am to smell smoke and found Morris unconscious on the sofa. he rescued Morris then found the children dead in their beds. Their mother Bertha Morris worked all night. Fire officials blamed a cigarette dropped on the sofa. windows were open and the blaze caused little damage beyond the sofa. Morris had returned about two hours before. A 12 year old neighbor James Gensler had been babysitting prior to the fire.
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Baltimore
Earl Morris
Katherine
Edward
Patricia Ann
Douglas
Nelson Daniels
Morris
Daniels
Bertha Morris
Pulaski Highway
Armistead Gardens
East Baltimore
James Gensler
Hood College Alumnae Meeting in New Jersey
Hood College Alumnae Association council meets in Marlboro Inn Montclair New Jersey after a luncheon with the North New Jersey Hood Club. Dr Andrew G Truxal president spoke at the event. reports from 25 Hood Clubs discussed by councilors. Katharine Dutrow led the meeting with executive secretary Mary Grace Helfenstein presenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alumnae Council
Hood College Alumnae Association
Marlboro Inn
Montclair
N. J
Northun New Jersey Hood Club
Andrew G. Truzal
Frederick
Edwin Nikirk
Katharine Fe, Dutrow
Mary Grace Helfenstein
Association
Fredericksonians
Lawrence E. Baldwin
W. Jarboe Grove
Truxal
Adelaide DeLamater
Presidne
New Jersey
Refund of collateral after holiday parking error
Mayor Donald B. Rice announced that a motorist who had collateral posted on a legal holiday on South Court Street is to be refunded. The incident stemmed from a mis tagging by a policeman and followed a reader's letter noting Maryland Day free parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Court Street
Donald B. Rice
Maryland
Stassen State In California Voting
In Los Angeles on March 29 Barold Stassen will have a 70 delegate slate pledged to him in the California primary. The University of Pennsylvania president joins Gov. Earl Warren and an independent group led by Rep. Thomas Werdel in the bid for California's 70 Republican votes at the national convention. Stassen representatives describe the state as a cross section of Republican voters in this state, in preference to names of public importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OS Angeles
Barold Stassen
California
University of Pennsylvania
Earl Warren
Thomas Werdel
Shed Nassen
Private Eugene A. Cartee completes eight weeks at Camp Chaffee
Pvt Eugene A Cartee of Route 2 Myersville Maryland has finished eight weeks of basic training and has been transferred to the Infantry Division at Camp Cooke.
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Camp Chaffee
Ark
Eugene A. Cartee
Route 2
Myersville
Jem
Camp Cooke
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