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Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1955

Page

7

Libertytown Man Appointed Frederick County Alcohol Inspector

Louis V. Miere Jr. of Libertytown, a Democrat, was named Frederick County alcoholic beverages inspector under a 1958 law. He will earn 3500 annually with 7 cents a mile, and must inspect every licensed premises in the county at least every 60 days. He was sworn in with License Commissioner Gail L. Catshall beginning his term. Also named were Robert B Bailey and Austin C. Powell on the initial list.

Louis V. Miere Jr Libertytown Fredlerick Myers Gail L. Catshall Democratic State Central Committee Frederick County Robert B Bailey Ballenger Austin C. Powell East Ninth Street Baltimore Catshall McKeldin Notre Dame Academy Liberty High School St Peter's Catholic Church Holy Name Society Libertytown-Unionville Lions Club R. W. Warner Jts Canhts

Synod Meeting Set For June 8 At Hood College

Representatives of the Potomac Synod Evangelical Reformed church gather at Hood College for the annual legislative meeting on June 8 to 10. Delegates include Rev Paul L Alihouse, Roger H Willard, with Elmer J Eshleman as alternate. Grace Evangelical Reformed delegates Rev Raymond F Wilhelm and Dr R Remsberg, with R B Wolfe as alternate. Presiding is Rev Dr Fred Ev sier, with communion services opening at 7 39 p m June 7.

Potomac Synod of the Evangelical Reformed Church Hood College Paul L. Alihouse Roger H. Willard Elmer J. Eshleman Grace Evangelical Reformed Church Raymond F Wilhelm R Remsberg R. B Wolfe Senod Fred Evsier Christ Church Magerstown Potomac Synod Communion Services Joan RC Haas Transaville Ind Coffman Chapel

ESB Cancels All Phone Credit Cards

Maryland Employment Security Board ordered cancellation of phone credit cards for members and Department of Employment Security officials after former member John L. Estes made 242 long distance calls in about a year. Borcherding Sr. made 27 calls, seven to Estes. The department remains under investigation led by Attorney General Ferdinand Sybert with Joseph Sherbow heading the task force, and Robert B. Kimble has been named chairman.

Baltimore Maryland Employment Security Board Department of Envmoment, Security John L. Estes Cumberland ESB Charles H. Borcherding Sr Estes Borcherding Department of Employment Security Atty C. Ferdinand Sybert Joseph Sherbow Robert B. Kimble Allogany County Employment Security Board

Milk Truck Owner Denies Bill In Court

Bruce R. Remsburg owner of a milk transport business asks Equity Court to dismiss a bill filed by 16 Ridge Road property owners seeking an injunction over noise and dust. He contends the area is not residential, notes decades of similar operations nearby, and says activities occur mainly after 9 am with limited truck movement and no excessive noise. He cites Public Service Commission oversight and claims relocation of parking to a less residential area reduces impact.

Ridge Head Braddock Heights Bruce R. Remsburg Ridge Road Remsburg W. Jerome Offutt 40-A Public Service Commission

Five Day Forecast for Western and Eastern Maryland

The forecast calls for fair and cooler conditions Wednesday and Thursday with a warming trend starting Thursday afternoon into the weekend. Chance of showers remains about Friday into Saturday. Temperatures will run near or just below normal with afternoon highs around the 70s and mornings in the mid 40s in western Maryland to the mid 50s in eastern and southern sections.

Maryland

ExJustice Roberts Dies At His Home

Ex Justice Owen Roberts, former associate justice of the U S Supreme Court, died at his home in Phoenixville Pa at age 70 He had retired from the bench in 1945 and had been ill for some time His widow and one child were at his bedside Roberts played a pivotal role on the court during New Deal cases and later served on commissions and church and scholarly societies aligning with liberal and conservative labels depending on perspective

Phoenixville Owen Roberts U. S. Supreme Court Roberts Elizabeth Hamilton Herbert Hoover Philadelphia Chester Springs Supreme Court Tan Ger Nue Arnolds Sutherland Butler Wiberals Holmes Brandeis Stone Hughes Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt Agriculture Adjustment Administration Charles Evans Hughes Pearl Harbor Honolulu Germantown Quaker City Calvin Coolidge Harry Truman House of Deputies Protestant Episcopal Church Scholarly American Philosophical Society Independence Hall Justice Roberts Frederick All Saints Brunswick St. Mark's

Nuclear test explodes underwater off West Coast

The Defense Department said the Navy detonated a small underwater atomic device in the Pacific near the United States. No location or date details were given. The test, aimed at antisubmarine weapons, was directed by Rear Adm. Charles B. Momsen's Joint Task Force 7 task group.

Washington Defense Department Navy United States Fteise Pacific Ocean Pentagon Adm Charles B. Momsen Joint Task Force 7 Pacific

Driver Dies In Wreck On U S 40 East

A Lynchburg Virginia trucker Thomas T Cunningham Jr 23 of Lynchburg died when his tractor trailer rear ended a North Side Lumber Co rig on U S 40 north of Edgewood Maryland. The crash sparked a blaze and Cunningham perished. Rice the other driver suffered no injuries. Police believe sleep loss may have caused the crashatribution.

Edgewood Thomas T. Cunningham Jr Lynchburg U.S. 40 Here Cunningham Falhwell Fast Freight, Inc Virgil H Rice North Side Lumber Co Richmond Rice Nnlire Henry Cunningham Lysehburg J. C. Palmer Harford County

Stocks Decline for Second Straight Day in Market

The stock market slipped today for the second consecutive session. Yet some gains remained in the distribution sector as investors weighed performance signals.

Nework Dist

Local Units to Participate in Armed Forces Day Open House

Local Reserve and National Guard units will join the Armed Forces Day Open House at Camp Detrick chaired by Colonel John J. Hayes. The event features a 1 30 to 3 30 pm open house, a 2 pm review parade, military displays, and a 20 minute Bainbridge Navy Training Station concert.

National Guard Armed Forces Camp Detrick John J. Hayes Detrick Maryland National Guard Bainbridge Navy Training Station Detrick Navy Reserves 302Nd Signal Battalion Signal Corps Second Market Streets

May Need Draft To Get Ike To Run

Republican strategists think a voter draft could persuade President Eisenhower to seek a second term in 1956. They doubt office holders can push him, unless world conditions worsen. Grassroots sentiment is hard to mobilize, as most draft efforts are seen as hokum.

Washington Eisenhower

Ministers Of County Elect And Hear Talk On Far East Outlook

Frederick County Ministers Association members elected Rex Harpold as president and heard Rev Willis Ford discuss Far East conditions. Rev Harold McCarney, retiring president, presided. New officers include Rev Edwin Alcorn vice president Rev Herbert Boagett secretary Rev Charles Price treasurer. Ford noted progress in Arab Jewish tensions and church relief efforts. Final plans set for Frederick County Council of Churches meeting May 29 at Calvary Methodist. Coffee and doughnuts were served.

Frederick County Rex. Walliam C. Harpord Urbana Mr Harpold Edwin M. Alcorn Middletown Ford McCarney Mr. Harnold Carroll L. Bayer Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Ap

Hood College Summer Conference Schedule Revealed

A Hood College summer program runs June to August 7 featuring multiple church and youth groups. The Potomac Synod Evangelical and Reformed three day meeting opens the series followed by Episcopal and Washington Province conferences. Additional gatherings include Baltimore Presbyterian, American Junior Red Cross, Women’s Baptist Missionary Conference, Women’s Guild, Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Maryland, Maryland Baptist assembly, and an Episcopalian brotherhood two day meeting ending August 5.

Hood College Hood Potomac Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church Province of Washington Episcopal Church WSU Baltimore Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Maryland Maryland Baptist Assembly Episcopalian Brotherhood

State Planning Changes Made in Soviet Union

Premier Nikolai Bulganin announced reorganizing the state planning system to create two groups: one to plan for future development and another to direct current industrial planning. The move targets the State Planning Commission led by Maxim Saburov, hinting at Malenkov’s reduced standing. A Kremlin conference approved a committee to introduce new techniques coordinating ministry efforts.

Moscowf Nikolai Bulganin Council of Ministers State Planning Commission Remier Maxim Saburox Georgi Malenkov Malenkov Bulganin Kremlin

Temperatures May Drop to The Thirties Tonight

A cool north-northeast breeze kept readings in the fifties this morning and forecast a fall possibly into the high thirties by tomorrow. Airport winds ran 15 to 25 mph, with an overnight low of 44. Partly cloudy and cool Wednesday, slight warming Thursday. Sunday straw hat day with few new songs seen. falls more popular today.

Eaily Aiport

Freezing And Snow In Four West States

Snow and cool weather brought winter to sections of the Rockies and northern border states. Montana Wyoming Idaho and Utah reported 1 to 7 inches of snow. Temperatures fell near or below freezing in several areas as Canadian air moved into the Great Lakes and New England. Storms with rain and thunder affected the South from Texas to South Carolina. Six tornadoes occurred in the South Plains of Texas with light damage. Rain measured nearly 2 inches in Houston and over 1.5 inches at Chadron Nebraska.

Associated Press Rockies Montana Wyoming Idaho Utah North Great Lakes New England Grand Marais Mich St. Landrie Sea Wales Southland Texas South Carolina South Plains Houston Tex Chadron Neb

Presbyterians Open Los Angeles Meeting

In Los Angeles a Presbyterian conference on evangelism precedes the 167th General Assembly of the United States church. More than 5,000 delegates, plus 440 lay and 440 clerical commissioners, will attend the assembly governing a 2,658,000 member church. The assembly opens after today's evangelism session and runs through the following Wednesday.

Los Angeles 167Th General Assembly The Presbyterian Church Lsts

Weekend Rail Trip Leaves 491 On New York Journey

The South End Civic Association hosted a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad excursion with 491 paying patrons. The trip to New York started Friday night and returned Saturday, including a three hour UN tour and two hours in lower Manhattan. HF Harrington Jr led SECA tours. next is a Niagara Falls trip over the Fourth of July. In Civil Defense, 48 fire pumpers used over 35,000 feet of hose during Exercise Fireball across five counties.

South End Ciic Association Baltimore and Ohio Railroad New York City Frederick United Nations Lower Manhattan Radio City Rockefeller Center Harvey A Harrington, Jr Wha SECA Niagara Falls Lncal CD Paul B. Rhoads Jr Middletown

Congress To Vote Fund For Polio Shots

In Washington Sen Hill states Congress will quickly approve 28 million dollars for antipolio vaccine for underfunded children and 2 million for vaccine inspectors. He notes reservations on the administration K-point voluntary distribution plan, while Republicans defend the approach and some Democrats call for standby federal controls.

Washington Sen Hill Dala Congress Eisenhower Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee Hobby Sen. Ives R-Ny

Galveston Plans Open City With Gambling and Prostitution

Galveston mayor elect George Roy Clough vows to open gambling and reestablish the red light district, defying the City Commission Texas Rangers and the ministerial association after a lengthy meeting. He insists gambling will proceed despite law and ranger visits.

Galveston Tex City Commission Texas Rangers George Roy Clough KLUF Red Light Clough Rangers

Second Salk Shots To Be Given Soon

Supplies of Salk polio vaccine in Frederick county are undergoing tests at Wyeth Laboratories New Jersey under U S Surgeon General supervision with Dr Jonas Salk among the polio experts. After clearance second inoculation rounds will be conducted county wide by Dr Forbes H Burgess and local doctors. Announcement of the start of the second shots is expected later this week following vaccine clearance.

Frederick County Wyeth Laboratories New Jersey U. S Surgeon General Jonas Salk Forbes H. Burgess Wyeth

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