Memorial Day Observances To Lead City Holiday Activities
Memorial Day will close most businesses and banks next Wednesday with post office service on holiday hours. Mt Olivet cemetery ceremonies, led by Francis Scott Key post American Legion, include a 1 p.m. assembly and 2 p.m. services with military honors and a wreath. Braddock Heights opening day May 30 and a make-up snow day note school attendance unchanged.
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Mt. Olivet
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Legion Home
East Church Street
War Memorial
Charles F. Trunk Jr
Herbert R. Jordan
St. John’s Catholic Church
Frances Morgan
Legion Auxiliary
Company A
Francis Scott
Braddock Heights
Park
Stocked Trout Were Easy Prey on Opening Day
The Game and Inland Fish Commission reports that 44 percent of brook trout stocked in Big Hunting Creek were caught on opening day. Three thousand adult brook trout were stocked in Hunting Creek a week before April 15, and 1,353 were caught that day. Anglers were mainly men with 23 percent from Baltimore, 22 percent from Frederick, and 12 percent from Montgomery counties.
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Big Hunting Creek
Game and Inland Fish Commission
Frederick County
New Germany Lake
Garrett County
State Commission
Hunting Creek
Baltimore City
Montgomery County
Court Testimony Leads To Warrant In Maryland Case
Court testimony tied to a Maryland assault charge, with a warrant issued after testimony on a Fish Commission opening day. Leonard H. Sewell, of New Market, held on $500 bond. fishing results similar to last year, three hours per catch, more fishermen out. An assignee’s sale near Thurmont sold a six room bungalow for 2100 to Thurmont Bank. Wildcat strike in Clarksburg idles 2000 miners. UMW locals set meetings to discuss.
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New Germany
Hunting Creek
Leonard H. Sewell
New Market
Frederick County
Maryland
Court House
U.S. 15
Thurmont
Howard F. Donnelly
Thurmont Bank
Thomas S. Glass
Hignee
Null
Five Allen Sons Lay Cornerstone at Elkins Residence Hall
Five Allen sons of the late Dr. James E. Allen helped lay the cornerstone for the new James E Allen Residence Hall in Elkins West Virginia. Carter Allen and Charles Allen officiated the ceremony while Garrett Allen and Robert A. Allen addressed alumni and delivered lectures. James E. Allen Jr the eldest son will deliver the commencement address Monday evening to 108 graduates. Dr. James E. Allen was a former Frederick resident and education official.
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Robert A. Allen
St. Albans
Garbide and Carbon Chemicals Co
James E. Allen Jr
Albany
E.’s
Allen
Education of
New York
University of the State of New York
Hood College to switch to nine day class schedule
Hood College will move to a five day schedule next year dropping Saturday classes used since 1943. Faculty voted at the regular March meeting with student schedules considered. After registration the schedule committee announced a one year plan with Tuesday and Thursday classes extended to 75 minutes, ending at five oclock.
Al Simmons Heart Victim Dies at 54 in Milwaukee
Hall of Fame baseball figure Al Simmons died of a heart attack at age 54 after collapsing outside the Milwaukee Athletic Club. He had been shopping, returned to his cab, and was pronounced dead at County Emergency Hospital. Simmons, born Aloysius Harry, batted .390 for Philadelphia in 1931.
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Milwaukee
al Simmons
National Baseball Hall of Fame
Simmons
Milwaukee Athletic Club
County Emergency Hospital
Aloysius Harry
Philadelphia
Sewell brothers in court and local gun arrest report
Andrew Sewell was convicted of assaulting a city police officer with a knife and sentenced to six months in the House of Correction. Leonard Sewell faced evidence of a concealed blackjack, and police sought a warrant leading to arrest by Officers Mossburg and Kanode. Donald E Jackson was jailed for carrying a deadly weapon after police seized a knife, held on $100.80 bond. Italy to vote in local elections as the majority center bloc faces left and right factions.
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Sewell
Andrew
House of Correction
Leonard Sewell
Paul Mossburg
Martin Kanode
Donald E. Jackson
West All Saints Street
Kanode
Claude Evans
Jackson
Italy
Rome
Red Strader Dies From Heart Attack
Berkeley and Moraga feature story notes former 49ers coach Red Strader died of a heart attack at 12:07 AM in Berkeley He was 51 and had coached at St Marys College Moraga and the defunct New York Yankees football team
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Berkeley
Calif
Norman Red
Strader
San Francisco 49Ers
Helen
Herrick Memorial Hospital
Helas
St. Mary's Colege
Moraga
New York Yankees
Hood College
49Ers
Newton
Oakland
Cleveland
Indians
St. Mary's
Saginaw
Michel
Hollywood
Wheeling
W. Va
Coblentz
Board of Trustees
Hood
Alumnae Association
Leon E. Trachtman
Hood News Service
Hudson Outdoor
Truxal
Francis Scott Keys
Coffman Chapel
Agnes Rogers ‘Allen
Hagerstown
Reader's Digest
Hudson Theralep
Louis B. Wright
Folger; Shakespeare Library
Washington
Northeast Breaks Cold Spell as Warmer Air Arrives
Associated Press reports a brief Northeast chill easing as warmer air spreads into New England and the lower Great Lakes. Temperatures rise 10 to 15 degrees from yesterday, with early-morning readings below normal in many spots. Five million dollars in crop damage was centered in Massachusetts amid scattered rain and storms nationwide. a Texas tornado near Lubbock killed a woman and caused flooding in the Texas Panhandle.
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Associated Press
New England
Great Lakes
Massachusetts
Gulf States
Weather Bureau
West
Oklahoma
Texas
South Plains
Lubbock
Teale
Panhandle
Algerians Slay 12 French Workers in Algeria
Algerian rebels killed twelve French employees of a highway construction company in Oumach, near the Aures Mountains, eastern Algeria. Among the dead was a woman. The attack marks renewed violence amid North Africa unrest spreading from Tunis to Morocco.
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Algiers
Algeria
Oumach
Constantine
Aures
North Africa
Tunis
Morocco
Collateral Forfeited After Traffic Court Hearing
Mary M. Stover forfeited collateral in Trial Magistrate's Court this morning. The case cited for speeding on U S 40 West and passing on a curve. Charges include a bill total of 11.45 dollars and a 16.45 dollar item. State Trooper Elmer L. Baum and Trooper Harry Bowman were involved. Albert M. Gross referenced. location Hagerstown.
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Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr
Mary M. Stover
U.S 40 West
Elmer L. Baum
Albert M. Gross
Hagerstown
Harry Bowman
Holmes Named Washington To Aid NATO Nonmilitary Expansion
Julius C. Holmes formerly indicted but cleared in an international tanker deal is tapped to assist NATO in expanding into nonmilitary fields. The assignment signals the alliance's broader effort to engage in civilian and development projects.
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Holmes
Washington
Julius C.' Holmes
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Counterfeit Detectives Swindle Baltimore Pede
Benjamin F. Deal, 75, a retired railroad worker in Baltimore, says two men posing as detectives accused him of passing counterfeit money. They asked to inspect his bills and he counted out 1300, but the men vanished with the money after he was sent upstairs to dress for police headquarters.
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Baltimore
Benjamin F. Deal
Deal
Deall
May May Break All Dry Records in Frederick
Forecaster said May could become one of the five driest months on record in Frederick if no substantial rain occurs in the next five days. Through today only .41 inch has fallen, with scattered showers possible Sunday. The driest month is October 1892 with 0.19 inch. May has never been below 1.01 inch, last minimal in 1936. Temperatures this morning were in the thirties, with a forecast of warmer weekend highs about ten degrees above Friday. The previous high yesterday was 67.
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Frederick
Travel Editors Tour Maryland Buffets in Frederick Stop
A group of travel editors and automobile club directors from Minneapolis to Montreal toured Antietam and visited Frederick for a buffet luncheon at Francis Scott Key Hotel. The tour, sponsored by the Maryland Travel Council, included receptions in Hagerstown and a welcome by local officials and business leaders.
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Maryland
Frederick
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Baltimore
Automobile Club
Minneapolis
Montreal
Canada
Antietam Baittlefield
Keedysville
Charles K. Taylor
Frederck
Hotel Alexander
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Hagerstown
Paul W. McAuliffe
Francis Scott Key
Mr. MecAuliffe
Maryland Travel Council
Travel Editors
Maryland Department of Information
Automobile Club of Maryland
Arley O. Sica
Hotel
Alexander
NecAuliffe
Donald B. Rice
Chamber of Commerce
William E.J. Hardy
The
Maryland Highways Contractors Association
North Carolina Democrats End Their Primary
Raleigh report notes the calm Democratic primary ends with North Carolina effectively naming its next governor and a US senator. Seven of twelve congressional districts saw nomination battles, including races by three Washington delegates who did not sign the Southern Manifesto. Democratic nomination remains tantamount to election in most districts.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Harold B. Cooley
Thurmond Chatham
C. B. Deane
Presbyterians Approve Large 1957 Benevolence Budget
The 168th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S A approved a 1957 benevolence program budget of 31,404,063 dollars, up nearly six million from 1956. Foreign missions receive 10,408,039 dollars, national missions 8,854,475, and Christian education 4,063,262, with ministerial pension, general services, and General Assembly costs also detailed.
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Philadelphia
168Th General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
General Services
General Assembly
Young Duke of Kent Rooftop Champagne Spree At Debut
London party drama centers on the Duke of Kent creeping onto a Curzon Street roof with Penelope D Erlanger. Guests pour champagne down onto Mayfair streets as the 20 year old prince balances on a narrow ledge and drains half a glass before tossing the rest to the crowd below.
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London
Mayfair
D’erlanger
Duke of Kent
Elizabeth I
Penelope D’erlanger
Curzon St
Highway Bill Before Senate On Monday
The Senate will consider a 37 billion dollar federal state highway construction program over 13 years for the interstate system and five years for other routes. The bill, with a pay as you build proviso, would raise highway user taxes including a penny per gallon gasoline tax. Senate Leader Lyndon B. Johnson aims for a final vote by Tuesday night after Finance Committee action.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Senate Finance Committee
House
Two OClock Club Seeks Year-Round Standard Time
In Baltimore two burlesque clubs seek a court order to operate under Standard Time year round, arguing the 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. ban on alcohol sales should not apply to Daylight Saving Time. They contend extra drinking hours on summer nights would benefit patrons. Judge Manley gave the liquor board and city until June 8 to respond.
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Baltimore
408
Chem Court
Maryland
Michael J. Manley
The
Liquor Board
Aoe
Good Bad News During Past Week
New York reports mixed business signals as expansion continues in heavy industries while consumer spending weakens. GM and Ford warn profits will fall and auto production remains a drag, with UAW and GM Council debating shorter work weeks and continued layoffs.
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New York
Associated Press
Michigan
Harlow H. Curtice
General Motors
America
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford II
Robert R. Young
New York Central Railroad
General Motors Council
United Auto Workers Union
Iit
Studebaker-Packard Corp
Studebaker
South Bend
Ind
Chrysler Corp
Plymouth
Detroit
Michigan Employment Security Commission
UAW
GM Council
Walter P Reuther
Reuther
Uaws
Optimistic forecasts from major US and international firms
Industry leaders project brighter times as Standard Oil NJ expects a 5 percent rise in US petroleum demand and a 10 percent gain abroad. International Telegraph says profits in 1956 should exceed 1955's 23 million, barring a global setback. Westinghouse reports 35 percent ahead production post strike and hopes to meet current orders in about a month. Steelmakers foresee a strong year but fret rising maintenance and expansion costs.
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M. J. Rathbone
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
United States
Col. Sosthenes Behn
International Telephone &Telegraph Corp
Westinghouse Electric Corp
John W. Craig
Phio
Mansfield
Columbus
Craig
Fort Detrick Decontamination Aides Sent to Airport
Two Fort Detrick representatives from the Agent Control Branch Safety Division were sent to Washington National Airport to consult and assist in decontaminating a Capital Airlines plane after a spill of live polio virus. They were dispatched by Col. John Hayes at the request of the U S Public Health Service.
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Fort Detrick
Washington National Airport
Capital Airlines
Everett H. Hanel
Briggs G. Phillips
John Hayes
U. S. Public Health Service
Prince Georges Seeks Government Site Locations
Prince Georges County commissioners accuse the federal government of snubbing the area as they seek suburban sites for agencies. Commissioner Frank J. Laster argues the county could save money, noting 31,500 acres of government land that could be transferred at no cost. They planned to question Senators Butler and Beall and Representative Lankford about the inquiries. Separately, Frederick rumors say a large grocery chain is negotiating for property on West South Street, between Patrick and Jefferson, for a new supermarket, with options reportedly being secured.
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Upper Marlboro
Moist
Prince Georges County
Butler and Beall
Maryland
Rep
Lankford
D-Md
Frank J. Laster
Prince Georges
Montgomery County
Laster
Montgomery
Frederick
West South Street
Patrick and
Jefferson
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West Virginia
United Mine Workers Union
Five Allen
James E. Allen
Susie Garrott
College
Red Strader
Wanda Foster
Sands Springs
Okla
Edith Helm
Chandler
Peter Bent Brigham, Hospital
Boston
Mass
Foster
Helm
N. C
Wilma Soss
N.Y
Lamoda L
Hai
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