Grove Low Bidder On Roads Jobs
The M. J. Grove Lime Company of Lime Kiln submitted the apparent low bids for two all-surfaced road contracts. One bid covers 2 miles from Hansonville to Utica including a 68 foot steel girder bridge for 130980. The other covers 1.15 miles from Utica to near Creagerstown for 51350. Bids are pending tabulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Frederick County Roads Board
Hansonville
Emmittsburg
Frederick Road
Grove
Equity
U. S. 15
Utica
Creagerstown
Frederick
Emmitsburg
Richard F. Kline
Thomas. Bennett
Waesehe
Graham
Dorin
To Form Second Little League Here Wednesday
An organizational meeting for a second Little League in Frederick for spring and summer 1955 is set for Wednesday at eight in the Y M C A. Cards have been sent to participants from a Frederick High School meeting. The aim is to form the new league with officers and committee chairs to lay groundwork, with current league officers cooperating.
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Frederick
Y.M.C.A
Jeague
Queen Elizabeth II at Gibraltar for final reception
GIBRALTAR The royal yacht Britannia ferried Queen Elizabeth II and family to the Rock for a last gala reception before sailing home to Britain. Crowds filled harbor areas as the Queen and Duke disembarked, while Spain banned border crossings in a display of protest. A 21 gun salute from HMS Glasgow echoed across the bay. WILL PROBATED Frederick resident William Y. Anderson’s will probated. He leaves $300 to Catherine Nusz and Raymond J. Ford, $1 to Benjamin L. Shuff, personal items to Carroll Brawster, Nellie Anderson, and Charles Brown, with residuary share to grandchildren. Raymond Ford named executor. dated November 3, 1949.
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Gibraltar
Britannia
Elizabeth Tl
Rock
Britain
Spain
Algeciras
Franco
Wiliam Y. Anderson
Frederick
Orphans Court
Catherine Nusz
Raymond J. Ford
Benjamin L Shuff
Carroll Brawster
Nellie Anderson
Charles Brown
Jesse T. Anderson
Anna Herwig
Minnie J. Ford
Aden Anderson
Raymond Ford
Sherman P. Bowers
Lillian S. Bowers
De Castries Captured at Dien Bien Phu
A Peiping Radio broadcast from Tokyo reports Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries among those captured at the Dien Bien Phu fortress. The communique names him as prisoner, identifying him as commander of the French sector in northwest Vietnam and the bastion at Dien Bien Phu.
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Tokyo
Peiping Radio
Christian de Castries
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
de Castries
Viet Nam
Key Roads Attacked From Air In Indochina Clash
French warplanes bombed key roads northeast of Dien Bien Phu targeting Vietminh convoy routes from Tuan Giao to Na San. Reports say roads were cut in places as Vietminh forces moved in and out of the Thai country, with Molotov trucks heavily hit by rockets and bombs.
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Hanot
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Tuan Giao
Na Son
Hanoi
Na San
Dien Tana
Lai Chau
French Union
Luang Prabang
Little Mountain Kingdom
Walked Off From Road Gang Saturday
Sammy Thompson, colored, walked away from a county roads gang Saturday and was arrested that afternoon on a drunkenness charge. He was jailed in default of $100.80 for a hearing Wednesday. Sheriff Horace M. Alexander said no other charges had been entered and he was checking circumstances of Thompson's disappearance. Other weekend arrests included Willard A. Spencer, Mr. Airy, Charles E. Peddicord LeGare, Estelle MM. Brown, Cari C Castle, and Earl Strube. Strube posted $25.80, later ill in court and hospitalized, with original docket name Marshall Strube corrected.
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Sammy Thompson
San
Horace M Alexander
Thompson
Willard A. Spencer
Col
Airy
Charles _E. Peddicord
LeGare
Estelle MM
Ice Street
Cari C “Castle
Middle Alley
Lieut. Potts
Mossburs
Kanade
Bender
Dorsey
Earl Strube
Strube
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Marshall Strube
Weekend Frost Slams May Weather With Cool Turn
Temperatures fell to the thirties over the weekend while light May showers kept ground wet. Forecaster said the cool spell would persist through Wednesday with frost likely tonight. A 1937 May 9 freeze dropped to 26, and seven years ago city frost reached 24 with the coldest May in two years. Airport minimum around 39 today. yesterday 38. Fruit crops unlikely to suffer unless a severe freeze. Mothers Day services and motorists attracted crowds despite the chill. Ur ibis traffic fatality not weather related. Hood College May Day festivities proceeded under threatening skies. Washington safety parade drew about 500 students from Frederick County schools among bus transports and museum visits.
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Uribana
Frederick
Hood
Hood College
National Zoological Fark
Washington
Man is sentenced on non support charge
A Frederick man William Henry Hilderbrand was sentenced to three months in the Maryland House of Correction for non support after a wife testified he gave only 30 dollars since December. The same session saw intoxication charges and multiple motorists forfeiting collateral on traffic offenses. A deed transfer on Butterfly Lane and an autopsy in Elkton were also reported.
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Frederick
Maryland House of Correction
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Peoples Court
Eva M. Hilderbrand
East Sixth Street
William Henry Hilderbrand
Harry E. Bowhan
RFD
Donald Bowser
Bowhan
Mingo Pearson
Washington
James H. Rouzee, Jr
U. S. 240
Urbana
Russell E. Barnard
RFC 2
Glenn Butts
Monocacy River
Frederick Junction
Western Maryland Mountains Snow Reported By AP
Snow touched the Western Maryland mountains with frost risk for orchards in Garrett and Allegany counties. Temperatures near freezing forecast to 30 in the far west and 32 to 40 elsewhere, with lingering snow in Oakland and Frostburg areas and light accumulations near Uniontown and Elkins. Tuesday foresees partly cloudy to fair and cool conditions.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Delaware
Frederick
Garrett
Allegany
State Roads Commission
Oakland
R. E. Weber
Big Savage Mountain
Frostburg
Elkins
W. Va
Uniontown
Seven Admitted To Citizenship In Circuit Court
Seven Frederick city and county residents were admitted to citizenship this morning in Circuit Court by Associate Judge Patrick M Schnauffer. Naturalization Examiner T G Proctor stated all qualified and could read and write English with knowledge of the constitution and government. Judge Schnauffer cautioned that citizenship can be withdrawn for irregularities, urging pride in living in the United States. The oath was given to Mary M Misenko Margaret E Carter Manuel M Fernandez Roy L Munnings Alberta Lucianne Juhia Marie Fox Dorothy F Dubel t and Violet R Carrick.
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Frederick City
Patrick M. Schnauffer
T. G. Proctor
Sehnauffer
United States
Edis C. Wachter
Mary M. Misenko
Margaret E. Carter
Manuel M. Fernandez
Roy L. Munnings
Alberta Lucianne Juhia Marie Fox
Dorothy F. Dubelt
Violet R. Carrick
Democrats Demand Change In Policy
Democrats pressed for a shift in United States foreign policy amid reports of setbacks in Europe and Asia. Some minority members criticized allies while others targeted the Eisenhower administration, with Republicans defending policy.
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Washington
America
Europe
Asia
Eisenhower
GOP
National Security Council
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Dulles
Security Council
Taras Fassenhower
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Wilson
Supervisor Of Pupils Dies At Hospital Today
Miss Gertrude Catherine Smith supervisor of pupil personnel for the Frederick County Board of Education died at Frederick Memorial Hospital at 2 45 this morning after a lengthy illness aged 51 years. She had been in hospital for 30 days. Survived by brothers and sisters and the body will be taken to Brunswick. Funeral Thursday at 11 a m. Interment Park Heights cemetery. The Frederick Board of Education office will be closed for the funeral.
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Gertrude Catherine Smith
Frederick County
Miss Smith
Brunswick High School
State Normal School
Towson
West Brunswick
Board of Education
Johns Hopkins University
University of Virginia
Duke University
University of Maryland
Frederick County Teachers Association
Frederik
Route 6
Brunswick
Loretta Crimm
Baltimore
Mildred Mills
Eugene B. Smith
Frances Carnes
Doubs
Elizabeth Tobery
Mills
West Potomac Street
Max
Ralph Miller
Park Heights Cemetery
C. H. Feete
Strike Ties Up Pittsburgh Work Traffic
Thousands walk or ride to work in Pittsburgh as a transit strike disables most rail and bus service. Auto congestion soars while taxi firms rush to add cabs. officials relax downtown parking limits but only add a few hundred spaces. Union talks are not yet scheduled. mediators stand by.
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Pittsburgh
Golden Triangle
Pittsburgh Railways Co
Michae J. Gitten
Gittens
Westminster Man Hit By Auto On N Market St
Westminster man Glen H Miller 59 of RFD 65 was struck by a car while crossing North Market Street about 1120 pm Sunday. He suffered left elbow contusions shock and minor abrasions. declined to stay for treatment at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Driver Richard C. Grossnickle pulled from a filling station driveway and parked. Miller said he did not see the car in rain on windshield. No charges were filed.
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Glen H Miller
RFD
Westminter
North Market Street
Fourth Street
Miller
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Sergt
Harry Phillips
Richard C. Gressnickle
RFD 2
Frederick
See Miller
Grossnickle
Moves To Cut McCarthy And Army Hearings
Washington reports a bid to limit the McCarthy Army hearings to public testimony by Secretary Stevens and Senator McCarthy. Army counsel Welch opposed, asking to hear Roy M. Cohn Francis P. Zarr and John Adams. Dirksen proposed a cut and potential closed sessions, but no vote.
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Washington
Stevens
Sen. MecCarthy
Army
Joseph N. Welch
Welch
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Roy M. Cohn
Francis P. Zarr
McCarthy
John Adams
Sen. McCarthy
Sen
Dirksen
R-I
Stranded Balkan Travelers Surprise Paris Arrival
A Bulgar and two Yugoslavs arrived in Paris after a purported undercarriage ride on the Simplon Orient Express from Zagreb. Michael Barkovic, Ahmed Buzalik, and Janko Maroslav claimed political motive, saying they left the Balkans for safety. They crawled out at Bercy Conflans, soot covered, and requested food and a shower.
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Paris
McComas
W. Va
Simplon Orient Express
Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Michael Barkovic
United States
Yugoslava
Ahmed Buzalik
Sarajevo
Woman Struck By Handbag At Cocoanut Grove
An unidentified woman in the Cocoanut Grove audience struck singer Toni Arden with a handbag and kicked her knee during a show. Arden, unharmed but surprised, continued performing after band leader Benny Strong escorted the assailant away. Arden refused medical aid and said she would press charges.
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Hollywood 7
Cocoanut Grove
Toni Arden
Miss Arden
Dempsey Falls in Class Accident at San Francisco School
Dempsey a former Pittsburgh Pirate and San Francisco Seals player slipped on a mat during a physical education class and broke his arm. He told students that knowing how to jump and fall is important.
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San Francisco
M — Con
Dempsey
Pittsburgh
Parley Makeup Split Over Indochina Armistice Terms
At the Geneva conference Indochina phase, Vietminh opposed French terms for armistice but agreed to arrange evacuation of wounded from Dien Bien Phu. Eden and Molotov discussed avoiding an East West split, with Western concerns over Laos and Cambodia rebel invitations. Cogny warned rebel offensives unlikely until after next monsoon.
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Geneva
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Georges Bidault
Anthony Eden
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Eden
Molotov
Laos
Cambodia
U.S
Rene Cogny
Hanoi
Open Hearing Is Requested On Baltimore Tunnel Route
Baltimore officials and Masson of the Baltimore Steamship Trades Assn urge Gov McKeldin to order an open hearing on a 142 million dollar State highway tunnel under Baltimore harbor. They oppose the Canton Fairfield route favored by the State Roads Commission and say a prior meeting was one sided.
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Baltimore
McKeldin
Baltimore Harbor
Stevenson Masson
Baltimore Steamship Trades Assn
ISTA
State Roads Commission
SRC
Masson
STA
Canton
Fort McHenry
Fairfield
Roads Commission
Russil SieCain
Fairfield-Canton
Ft. McIleury
Faire Field
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Road Gang
Queen College Park i
J. Noo) McCardell
Butterfly Lane
Wilbur C. Hargett
John ‘E. Dixon
Elkton
Cecil County
R. C. Dodson
Orphan E. Farmer
West
Allegany and
Equity Court
Jean E. Foreback
Howard F. Foreback
Edwin F. Nikitk
Pore
T. West Claggett
New York
Gertrude Smith
Baltimore City and County Police
Patuxent Institution
Gertrude C. Smith
Westminster
N. Market St
Simplon Express
Supreme Headquarters
Alfred M. Gruenther
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