Firemen postpone Sunday blaze at Young farm site
The Frederick County Volunteer Firemen's Association delayed a Sunday morning burn on the Young farm West Seventh Street to respect a protest from the Frederick City Ministerial Association. Ministers objected to sabbath disruption as firefighters planned to raze the farm for the Frederick Shopping Center project. Authorities assured future precautions, and the event proceeded with limited parking for participants while sightseers were urged to use street spots.
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Young Farm
West Seventh Street
Frederick County Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Frederick City Ministerial Association
City Ministerial Association
John A. Derr
Firemen’s Association
John 4
Cerr
Univesity of Maryland Fire Fighters Extension Service
Frederick Shopping Center
Charles Wisner
Young
Detrick To Have Armed Forces Day Observance
Frederick prepares an Armed Forces Day program on May 19 at Fort Detrick with a public demonstration of troop tactics. An Infantry company will perform in an attack using flame throwers and smoke screens, area north of the fort entrance opening at 1 PM. Colonel John J. Hayes is Project Officer, Captain Robert P. Blackmore Coordinating Officer, and Mayor John A. Derr chairs the committee with a long list of invited local officials and residents.
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John A. Derr
Frederick
Derr
Charles P. Staley
William Burall
E. Paul Magaha
Emmett R. Bowlus
William H. Bartgis
Joseph Fenhauer
Louis E. Eichel
Berger
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Ww. Or. Walter
Harry C
Willard Horiie
Robertss. Stone
Clement L Gardiner
Melville G Stockwell
Roland E. Beldon
Alan W. Long
James E. Bartgis
Herman B. Hopkins
George F. Bell
Edwin V. Tift
John F. Patton
Warren R. Evans
Ralph G. Kanode Jr
Laurence H. Walsh
Charles R. Smith
Emily Bittle
Joseph W. Urner
Charles V. Main
Charles S. ¥. Sanner
Glenn A. Main
LeRoy SN. Blumenauer
W. Ver Forney
Edward J. Daugherty
Andrew G. Truxal
Virginia Thomas
Leila Brown
Preston Best
Kenneth Schramm
Fred Hammell
Two Hurt On U.S. 15
Two people injured when a 1947 Chevrolet ran out of control on U S 15 five miles north of Frederick. Donald G Foust 20 was driving without an operator license and reckless driving. Agnes G Brown 35 and Foust treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Damage estimated at 150 dollars.
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U. S. 15
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Agnes G. Brown
Donald G. Foust
Alan D. Martin
Foust
Martin
Girl Cyclists Hit By Auto Near Woodsboro
Two girls aged 10 and 8 riding bicycles on Coppermine road near Woodsboro were injured when struck by a car early today. Jeanette Eyler and Ida Virginia Catshall, both Woodsboro residents, were taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital by the M. R. Etchison and Son ambulance. Police investigate. the car’s driver is described as a Walkersville area resident. Eyler suffered a scalp laceration and other injuries, condition fair. Catshall had no visible injuries and x-rays were planned.
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Coppermine Road
Woodsboro
Jeanette Marie Eyler
Ida
Virginia Catshall
Frederick Memorial Hospital
M. R. Etchison and Son
Walkersville
Eyler
Catshall
Fire alarm misfire draws Pasadena to chaos
In Pasadena a newspaper carrier aged 14 accidentally activated a city hall alarm by brushing a button near the city hall safe. Police, fire trucks, and officers swarmed the area, shocking Ronald Vestal and Oswald Dietrich as the false alarm erupted into a city wide response.
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Pasadena
Calif
Ronald Vestal
Oswald Dietrich
City Hall
Sell Ballot Boxes and Booths From Court House Basements
The Board of Election Supervisors plans to sell about 20 ballot boxes and more than that many booths stored in the Court House basement starting the week of May 14. The items are outdated due to voting machines and space is to be cleared for newer election supplies. Damuth says they will sell at reasonable rates and may replace basement partitions and lay a new cement floor later.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Court House
Howard M. Damuth
Board of Elections Supervisions
Railroaders In Accident On U S 340 Near Ma Ve Boundary
An early morning collision on U S 340 half a mile north of the Ma Ve boundary involved an auto load of B and O railroaders en route to work. Minor injuries were reported, no hospitalization needed, and total damage exceeded 1000 dollars. The other driver, Felix G Buchanan, claimed sun glare caused loss of control. State Trooper Alan D Martin cited Buchanan for failure to drive to the right side. Bennett Lee Williams, 39, of Charles Town, was driving the railroaders’ 1955 Pontiac southbound. Buchan an, 35, RFD 1 Chilhowie, Va., drove a 1941 Ford coupe in the opposite direction.
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U. S. 340
Ma. Ve
Alan D. Martin
Bennett Lee Williams
Charles Town
W. Va
U. S
Felix G. Buchanan
RFD
Chilhowie
Martin
Buchanan
First-Degree Murder Verdict At Arnapolis
Anne Arundel Circuit Court judge Benjamin Michaelson convicts RH-Boyd W. Strosnider, a 30 year old painter, of first degree murder in the December slaying of a Baltimore watchman. No jury. Capital punishment ruled out, life imprisonment with possible new-trial motions. Trial moved from Baltimore on venue change.
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Annapolis
Boyd W. Strosnider
Baltimore
Benjamin Michaelson
Anne Arundel
Michaelson
Women Voted In As Regular Ministers in Methodist Church
MINNEAPOLIS The Methodist Church today named women as regular ministers, eligible to join the official clergy of America’s largest Protestant denomination. The General Conference approved the measure after hours of turbulent debate, ending years of contention over women serving pastoral posts.
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Minneapolis
Methodist Church
America
Barn Damaged Wagonshed Destroyed On Maryland Farm
A wagonshed burned and a bank barn was badly damaged late Friday night on the Lee A House farm on Maryland 59 between Jefferson and Middletown. Fire from three companies fought the blaze until early Saturday. the roof collapsed but walls stood, allowing possible repair. Livestock were removed, ten tons of hay lost, and some farm implements may be stolen. Authorities suspect an electric switch start but no final determination.
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Lee’ A. House
Maryland
Jefferson
Middletown
Bobby Shafer
Braddock Heights
Brunswick
Optometrists To Meet Here In Maryland Association Banquet
More than 100 optometrists and their wives will attend the Maryland Optometric Association annual banquet with guest speaker Cal Johnson former Illinois congressman and Remington Rand vice president at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. The event includes a business meeting an educational lecture by Dr Harold Simmerman and an auxiliary tour of Frederick sights led by Col John R Holt. Sponsoring group is Westerm Maryland Association of Optometrists represented by Dr A Royal Remsberg. CHARGES ENTERED George Thompson Frederick arrested on intoxication charge held for hearing. John P Horant Jr Baltimore summoned to a hearing on exceeding the speed limit.
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Cal Johnson
Ilinois
Remington Rand Inc
Maryland Optometric Association
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Harold Simmerman
Pennsylvatta State College of Optometry
Frederick
John R. Holt
Watkins Acres
Erm
Maryland Association of Optometrists
Freder
Ick
A. Royal Remsberg
Hocal Optometris
George Thompson
Sergi
Shook
John P. Horant Jr
Baltimore
Huddlesen
Temperature swing tops May records with frost in area
A dramatic weather shift from 80 degrees Friday to 33 degrees this morning produced a 47 degree drop, the sharpest 12 hour fall this year in the city and county. Strong northwest winds, frost in low-lying areas, and reports of hail in parts of Montgomery County accompanied the chill as farmers worry over blossoms and early vegetables. Local forecasts call for increasing clouds tonight with showers and cooler nights around 45, then fair Monday. Election day voting machines prepare to report returns by mid evening as precincts open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. with changes announced for several city polling places.
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Montgomery
Eisenhower
U. S
John Marshall Buller
Karl E. ‘Knepper
Henry J. Laque
Estes Kefauver
U.S
Thomas L. Christian
Andrew J. Easter
George P. Mahoney
Millard E. Tydings
George Washington Williams
Congress
Sixth Congressional Circuit
Robert W. Cremins
John R. Foley
J. Grahame Walker
Mahoney
Tydings
Frederick City
West
Patrick Street
West Patrick
Hotel Frederick
North Market Street
North Market
Recreation Hall
Staley Park
Slowdown Signs Seen In Business
New York reports mixed signals as economic activity shows both strength and weakness. Employment may hit a record April total of 64 million, personal income rises, and freight loadings peak, while auto production, department store sales, carton shipments, and women’s outerwear fall. Fed policy sparks debate among officials and critics.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve System
Commerce Weeks
Labor
Mitchell
Federal Reserves
Federal Reserve
IRS Collects Tax From Utah Governor amid foreign aid protest
The Internal Revenue Service collected $1,023.10 of Governor J. Bracken Lee’s unpaid income taxes. Lee, a Republican, said he would continue his challenge, testing the constitutionality of using tax funds for foreign aid while he paid taxes on his $10,000 salary and held back on other earnings.
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Salt Lake City
Internal Revenue Service
J. Bracken Lee
Lee
Dr Broadrup to head Maryland Dental Association
Dr Charles E Broadrup will become president of the Maryland Dental Association at the four day annual meeting to begin Sunday at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore. The Wednesday luncheon will install him with retiring president Dr Kyrie W Press presiding. Local dentists and spouses attend. social events planned. main address by Dr Abramson on periodontal management in general practice.
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Charles E. Broadrup
Maryland Dental Association
Lord Baltimore
Baltimore
Kyrie W. Press
Broadrup
Board of Governors
Bernard A. Davis
F. Sidney’ Hammond J
Dame Abramson
Frederick County Dental Society
J Baldacchine
Emmitsburg
Wiliam H Thomas Jr
Verne F. Kemerer
DB. G. Everhart
Dr Davis
W. E. Trail
Fo 3. Hammond Jr
W. H. Thomas
Baldacchino Jr
Council On Veterans Affairs
Everhart
Rhee's Strongest Foe Dies From Hemorrhage
Seoul dispatch reports PP H Shnicky aged 61, rival of President Syngman Rhee in the May 15 election, died of a cerebral hemorrhage during a campaign tour. His death leaves Rhee with Cho Bong Am as front runners. Shinicky had been Democratic party candidate, Moscow trained Cho previously served in a Rhee cabinet. Shinicky collapsed aboard a train 125 miles south of Seoul and died at Keini hospital after being taken there.
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Seoul
H. Shnicky
Syngman Whee
Shinicky
Rhee
Cho Bong Am
Shinieky
Democratic Party
Shinehi
Segul
Ke Ini
32000 March In Washington Parade
32000 school safety patrol members in uniform ready for their annual parade down Constitution Avenue. The six hour event, the largest in twenty years, is sponsored by the American Automobile Association with participants from DC and 19 states.
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Washington
Constitution Avenue
American Automobile Assn
District of Columbia
Alabama
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Maryland
Michigan
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Two Cars Damaged In Collision Here
Two cars sustained about 3200 damage Friday at 7 30 p m in a collision on South Jefferson street near Pearl street city police reported Roy Co Marian Ladiesburg proceeding north on Jefferson street said he had to stop when a car backed out in front of him A sedan following Martin driven by Anthony R Itzo Bristow Conn ran into the rear of the Ladiesburg man s car Damages were about 75 to Martin s sedan and 125 to the Itzo car No charges were preferred Sergeant Denver Shook investigated A station wagon on Record street owned by Elizabeth B Jenkins Frederick RFD 5 drifted into another station wagon owned by Lewis W Traveina Biggs Avenue Friday about 7 15 p m Damage was minor and no charges were preferred
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Jefferson Street
Pearl Street
Roy Co. Marian
Ladiesburg
Martin
Anthony R. Tizo
Bristow
Conn
Itzo
Sergt
Denver Shook
Record Street
Elizabeth B. Jenkins
Frederick
RFD
Lewis W. Traveina
Biggs Avenue
J W. Stockman
Damass
Three Wise Men to Map NATO's Future
NATO foreign ministers agreed to use three wise men to chart development in political and economic fields. Dulles proposed Lester B Pearson Gaetano Martino and Harvard Lange to win Asia Africa and the Middle East to the West. The council endorsed the idea but did not name individuals yet.
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Paris 7
NATO
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
U. S
State Dulles
Selwyn Lloyd
Lloyd
Canada
Lester B. Pearson
Italy
Gaetano Martino
Council
U.S
Dulles
Asia
Africa
Middle East
Russia
Death By Gas For Graham
John Gilbert Graham, aged 24, convicted of first degree murder for the bombing of a United Airlines transcontinental flight. His mother, Mrs. Daisie E. King, 35, and 43 others died when the airliner exploded near Longmont Colorado. Graham faces the death sentence after a jury deliberated about 1 hour 12 minutes. he pleads innocence and plans an appeal. Insurance payouts totaled 37 400 dollars naming Graham as beneficiary.
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Denver
Colorado
John Gilbert Graham
Graham
Daisie E. King
Joseph M. McDonald
Charles S. Vigil
McDonald
Bach
FBI
Mrs. King
United Airlines
Anchorage
Alaska
Bnnar Sai
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Arnapolis
U.S. 240
Edward O. Godsey
East Patrick Street
Edward J. Smith
U.S. 340
L. Guilmino
Robert B. Paul
Bernard la Cole
Shookstown
Daisy Marie Cole
Honolulu
Coast Guard
Wasp
Philadelphia
Chicago
Utah
Vero
U S
Ongrange
Gulf States
Great Lakes
Pacific
Texas
Out
Frederick Man
Johnson
Shivers
Dallas
Lyndon Johnson
Allan Shivers
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington F
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Simon E. Sobeloff
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