Heavy Rains Sweep Southern County with Mixed Storms
A strong rain event drenched the southern county Friday evening with 0.05 to 0.25 inch in various spots and up to an inch elsewhere, washing fields and roads while city areas saw lighter storms. No major damage was reported. gardens and crops were expected to benefit as occasional hail and lightning occurred. Weather forecasts warned of more showers and thunderstorms into Sunday with cooler Monday.
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Frederick
Braddock Mountain
Point of Rocks
Montgomery County
Potomac Edison Company
Parkway
Pla Spring Carniva
Onl
18 To Graduate At Md. School Of The Deaf
Dr Henry L G Kieffer will preach the baccalaureate to 18 graduates at the Maryland State School for the Deaf. Graduation Thursday will be led by superintendent Ignatius Bierlee. Cadet drill on the front lawn follows diplomas to local and Baltimore area students across multiple towns.
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Henri L. G. Kieffer
The
Evangelical Reformed Church
Maryland State School For the Deaf
Ignatius Bierlee
Maryland
Charles Everette Leister
Baltimore
Malcolm Kenneth Hess
Beltsville
Alfred Lee Markell
Millersville
Martha Irene Baugher
Dickerson
Charles Ronald Stafford
Cumberland
Shirley Lorraine Patterson
Jane Elizabeth Townsend
Dayton
William George Ward
Barbara Elaine Crouch
Washington
Michael Hugh Downex
Towson
Vine Lehrman
Hagerstown
Shirles Jane Cox
Belair
Helen Marie Harvis
Finkshore
Gerald Gilbert Patterson
Tatricia
Lillian Richer
Greenbelt
William George Collins
Pittaville
James Marlow Gains
Intian
Michael Steven Tsimis
Charles E. Leister
Helen M. Harris
Patricia J. Richey
Michael H. Downey
Alice M. Lehman
Margaret S Kenn
Albert Gutin
Elvira C. Wohlstorm
Wayne Walters
John Schwarzenbach Dies At Cumberland
John Schwarzenbach a Cumberland businessman and father in law of U S Senator J Glenn Beall died in Memorial Hospital at age 82 after a month of illness. He owned a men s clothing store, served as director of the Second National Bank and was treasurer of the Cumberland Fair Assn for nearly 40 years. Survivors include two sons John L and George Albert of Cumberland a daughter Mrs Margaret Beall wife of the senator two brothers and one sister.
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Cumberland
John Schwarzenbach
U. S
J. Glenn Beall
Memorial Hospital
Schwarzenbach
Second National Bank
Cumberland Fair Assn
John L
George Albert
Margaret Beall
Armed Forces Day Observances Across Maryland
Parades exhibits and ceremonies marked Armed Forces Day with a Baltimore centerpiece featuring a large B-36 bomber at Friendship International Airport. Navy ships docked in harbor and open houses ran 9 am to 3 pm, while Glenn L. Martin Co opened facilities. Nationwide events included city parades civil defense drills and blood drives as part of a day themed peace through power and aimed to boost awareness of national military strength.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Coast Guard
Reserve
National Guard
Baltimore
Friendship International Airport
Anne Arundel
Glenn L. Martin
Washington
United States
U.S
Eisenhower
Huntington
W. Va
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Utah
Texas
Migrant Workers To Be Examined In State Program
Three hundred seventy five migrant laborers under contract to work in Frederick county this summer will be included in a statewide plan to provide physical exams blood tests and penicillin shots to more than 10 000 migratory workers on the eastern shore. County Health Officer Dr Forbes Burgess said his office will participate fully in the program as soon as possible. The 10 000 workers entering the eastern shore will be examined tested and inoculated to detect and treat venereal disease. Crews totaling 375 workers over 14 are due to arrive shortly. 38 children under 14 will accompany their parents. Letters will go to crew leaders outlining the program and scheduling exams. No charge will be made to workers or employers. Burgess will confer with state preventive medicine representatives next week to plan examination schedules. This statewide effort marks the first time the department has conducted a statewide migrant health program.
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Frederick County
Forbes Burgess
Health Department
Burgess
State Department of Preventive Medicine
State Health Department
Marylanders At National Congress In Chicago
About forty Marylanders left for Chicago as delegates to the National Congress of Parents and Teachers Association. Mrs Fred Bull of College Park, president of the Maryland Congress, already is there for meetings of the national executive board.
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Baltimore
Chicago
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Fred Bull
College Park
Maryland Congress
National Executive Board
Four Hurt In Head On Crash Near U S 240 Bridge
Four persons were injured, none seriously, when two cars collided head on near the northern entrance to the temporary bridge on U S 240, south of the city limits. Injured were Charles J. Dodson, 15. C Earl Reed Jr., 16. Clarence T. Tibbs, 20. Herman E Tibbs, 34. all treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital and discharged. Reed was charged with failing to keep right of center. Damages were estimated at about 520 to the autos.
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U.S. 240
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Charles J. Dodson
Frederick
Brush
C. Earl Reed, Jr
Jefferson
Clarence T. Tibbs
Sellman
Herman E. Tibbs
RFD
Adamstown
Clarence
P. A Kline
Clarence Tibbs
Reed
Dodson
Kline
George A Sloan Dead Friend of Met Opera at 62
Industrialist George A Sloan former Metropolitan Opera Assn chairman died after an operation at Roosevelt Hospital. He would have turned 62 on May 30. Sloan led the Nutrition Foundation and the International Chamber of Commerce and held directorships at U S Steel Goodyear Tire and Rubber and the Blue Ridge Mutual Fund.
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George A. Sloan
Met Opera
New York
The
Metropolitan Opera Assn
Hoosevelt Hospital
Nutrition Foundation
International Chamber of Commerce
Blue Ridge Matual Fund
U S. Steel Corp
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
State DAV Auxiliary Convened With Over 100 Delegates In Frederick
More than 100 delegates and guests gathered at the Frederick Elks Club for the ninth annual DAV Auxiliary convention led by state commander Helen S. Musso. The morning featured honoring past department commanders, a charter welcome for McShinney Post No. 14, and reports on hospital, community service, and child welfare activities. A luncheon followed with regional welcomes and entertainment, as officers and auxiliaries from American Legion, VFW, and Catholic War Veterans attending. The three day event continues with officer elections at the Francis Scott Key Hotel.
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Frederck Elks Club
Helen S. Musso
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
DAV
Lillian Winkler Mary Wright
Faye Herbaugh
Virginia Parnell
Musso
McShinney Post No. 14
Roberta Miles
Virginia Auxiliary
American Legion
VFW
Catholic War Veterans
Patsy Brendel
Darlene
Betty Summers
David Hagen
Frederick
E. J. Fisher Sr
Jason Welton
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Shortages Hit Businesses as Supplies Strain
New York reports show shortages across multiple industries as material demand outpaces supply. Copper aluminum nickel and select steels drawn out for defense risk, while cement and other basics tighten. Despite high consumer demand autos surge with record retail, offset by wildcat strikes and rising construction activity.
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New York
Washington
Defense
Arthur Flemming
Congress
Eisenhower
Soviet Commandant Attends U S Parade in Berlin
The Soviet commandant in Berlin attended a U S Armed Forces Day parade at Tempelhof air field in a blue uniform with gold braid. Maj. Gen. P. T. Dibrova saluted as 4 000 American troops and 20 tanks performed maneuvers while chatting with Henry Parkman. Soviet Ambassador Pushkin did not attend.
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Berlin
Tempelhof
U.S
Henry Parkman
Sovet
Georgi M. Pushkin
Germany
Power
Mopping Up After Loss By Floods
The flood area shifted east under clear skies as the Gulf region faced renewed rainfall. In Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, and northern New Mexico thousands evacuated found paths home as rivers receded. damage reached millions with about four million in southern Colorado alone. Six deaths were recorded from the storms.
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Associated Press
Gulf States
Colorado
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arkansas
la Junta
Southwest
Great Plains
Malden
Chattanooga
Tenn
Jackson
Greenwood
Miss
South Plains
Louisiana
Middle Atlantic Coast
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Civilian Law Reaches Into Fort For Soldier
In Winthrop Massachusetts Army refused to hand over Pvt Charles Schmidt to local police for 30 hours. Police Chief Pumphret ordered fort blockade until civilian authority prevailed. Col Philip Stiness initially resisted but after a conference and higher HQ advice the soldier was handed over to civilian authorities in East Boston District Court.
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Winthrop
District Attorney’s
Ft Devens
Banks
Devens
Pumphret
Commonwealth
Cesson
Col. Stiness
Drm
Schmidt
Davis Re Appointed For Six Year Term
ANNAPOLIS Russel Davis of Cambridge was re appointed state commissioner of personnel for a six year term starting June 1. Gov McKeldin announced other appointments including Dr Albert W Morris to the State Board of Dental Examiners and several county and school board notices across Salisbury Chester town Queen Annes Worcester Wicomico and Pocomo areas.
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Annapolis
Russel
Davis
Cambridge
McXeldin
Albert W. Morris
Salisbury
State Board of Dental
Huey Brown
Saan Hitt
Worcester
Raymond C Dryden
Willard P. Evans Jr
Pocomoke City
Clayton J. Scarborough
Eisenhower supporters expect bid later for second term
Two of President Eisenhower's strongest Senate supporters said they believe he will run for a second term but will delay any formal announcement until next year.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
State DAV Meeting Opens in Frederick at Key Hotel
The ninth annual state convention of the Disabled American Veterans opened with registration and a reception at the Francis Scott Key Hotel in Frederick. Delegates from Frederick County led by 12 members gathered with 30 additional local attendees as Brigadier General Raleigh Vendrix was set to address the banquet.
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Ierisiauve
DAV
Frederik County
Raleigh FR Vendrix
Fort Meade
Tench
Department
Fhena Mom
Damage To Three Automobiles In West Patrick Street Crash
Three automobiles sustained about 750 dollars damage in a rear end collision on West Patrick Street near Linden Avenue Friday around 5 09 p m. No injuries. Cars driven by Herbert S Schroeder Braddock Vieiefits and Samuel E Brown of Shookstown stopped in traffic when Ray William Fisher of Myeraville failed to stop, striking Brown’s car and pushing it into Schroeder’s. Brown’s car sustained 400 dollar damage, Schroeder’s about 200, Fisher faces reckless driving charges at a June 10 hearing.
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West Patrick Street
Linden Avenue
Nathan Dorsex
Herbert S. Schroeder
Braddock Vieiefits
Samuel E Brown
Shookstown
West Patrick
Brown
Schroeder
Fisher
Stalks Ills Girl He Once Wanted To Wed
A New Jersey housewife, pregnant with her second child, was shot to death in a store by Alfred Carpenter, a former coworker who had pursued her since 1948 and stalked her from a nearby furnished room. He then shot himself as the police arrived. a doctor attempted to save the baby born by emergency cesarean, but the infant died minutes later. The killer left a diary detailing his fixation on Mrs Joan Empson and her husband William, an insurance underwriter, and a field glasses set suggests surveillance.
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New York
Nat
Wuslaue Wdlne
Lal Sue Hall
Joan Empson
Alfred '. Carpenter
Hollis
N.Y
Carpenter
Empson
William
St Paul's Fire and Marine Insurance Co
Manhattan
Joseph Szware
Mrs Empson
New York City
Mrs. Empson
Knights of Columbus Convene Maryland Council Meeting
Delegates from 42 councils gathered in Cumberland for the Maryland Council of Knights of Columbus two day convention. A proposal to urge state lawmakers to authorize public buses for parochial school children will be considered. A banquet tonight and officer elections tomorrow highlight the event.
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Cumberland
Maryland
Maryland Council of Knights of Columbus
Await Word On Resuming Polio Shots
Baltimore faces delay on polio vaccination as the State Board of Health weighs resuming spring inoculations versus postponing to fall. Dr. Huntington Williams and Dr. Edward Davens favor delaying, pending U S Public Health Service guidance. A plan to revamp county aid would cut state support to several counties.
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Baltimore
Maryland
State Board of Health
Huntington Williams
Baltimore City
State Board
Edward Davens
State Health Department
Bureau of Preventive Medicine
Williams
Maryland State Board of Health
U. S. Public Health Service
Health Department
McKeldin
Richard W. Case
Cecil
Dorchester
Charles
Worcester
Somerset
Talbot
Caroline
Kent
Calvert Counties
Changes In Auto Law and Farm Vehicle Rules
Semi annual refunds on license plates from the Department of Motor Vehicles will be eliminated effective July 1. Full refunds on unused plates will still be granted. New farm vehicle laws set a 20000 pound gross weight limit for certain trucks with fees, a hay and straw load height limit, and higher fines for overweight penalties. Magistrates may not suspend fines but may credit for ice and snow. Commissions were issued for several officials starting early June including State Police, license, and elections posts, with terms and appointees named.
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Department of Motor Vehicles
General Assembly
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Marvin Rubin
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Disabled American Veterans
Francis Scott Key
Claude L. Callegary
Wiliam R. Clay
Lakepe
Knights of Columbus
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Charles A. Price
Howard R. Damuth
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Charles Wood
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