Lilypons Rural P O Station Planned for Lilypons
Bert Barnes announces a Frederick rural postal station to reopen Lilypons area. Service expected by December 1 with morning and afternoon routes, stamps sales and parcel weighing. Annual cost to the department about $1 and substantial savings vs the former office’s salaries and rent.
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Lilypons
Three Springs
Postoffice Department
Bert Barnes
Division of
Postoffice Services
Washington
Frederick
Barnes
Star
Frederick-to- Point of Rocks
Local Men Return from Far East to Seattle Arrival
The USNS Marine Lynx will dock Saturday in Seattle carrying 3,132 passengers from the Far East including Marylanders Sgt Norman E Aldridge Sgt Marion W Barkley 2nd Lt Kenneth N Brachey Pvt James E Cannon Sgt Carlton J Curry Pvt John B Dixon Jr Cpl George J Hinds Pfc Leroy Horton Pic John T Oden plus Monrovia Sgt Forest S Stanley Lewis Shore Elkton Cpl Ralph E Thompson Henderson Cpl Orval L Allery at 1103 Lexington Cumberland.
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Seattle
Wash
USNS
Marine Lynx
Far East
Norman E. Aldridge
Box 334
Westminster
Marion W. Barkley
Schumaker Road
Salisbury
Kenneth N. Brachey
East Church
Frederick
James E. Cannon
Fruitland
Carlton J. Curry
Weber
Cumberland
John B. Dixon Jr
Water Level Up Two Inches After Friday Snow
Water in the Fishing Creek reservoir rose two inches the day before yesterday and stayed at that mark Wednesday as melting snow reduces supply. Caretaker Frank Weddle notes the level sits nine feet four inches below the top. Forecast calls for cooler, partly cloudy weather with a high in the forties and a light frost earlier today. Police report John Richard Monument of Hazerstown charged with speeding on East Patrick Street. he was summoned to a hearing. The New York Stock Market declined quietly in today’s session.
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Fishing Creek
Frank Weddlewidh
John Richard Monument
Hazerstown
East Patrick Street
Officer King
Beck
Adamstown
Thena E.butrew
W. Homer Renn
Null
John L. Shaw
Miss Dutrow
East Church Street
Guernsey Lights Fail During Night Must Fall Curtain
Guernsey opened its new power plant yesterday and hours later the island's lights went out as the curtain rose at the local theater for the performance of Night Must Fall.
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ST. Peter Port
Guernsey
NFL TV Rights Ruling Limits Telecast In Home City
Philadelphia federal court ruled the NFL may bar telecasts of non home games within a 10 mile radius of the home game site but cannot ban broadcasts when the home team plays away. The decision, aligning with a unique business view of football, follows a Supreme Court baseball ruling on anti trust. The NFL may permit home city telecasts when teams play away.
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Philadelphia
U. 8
National Football League
Alan K. Grim
Grim
NFL
Meter Money May Go For Parking Lot
The Mayor and Council of Brunswick agreed to earmark net receipts from parking meters for future development of an off street parking lot. Meters bring in about 125 dollars weekly. Changes included not installing meters on west side of West Potomac Street and prohibiting parking on the west side of First Avenue. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will connect its fire system to city water mains. Chief Lee Merriman returned to duties after four years ill. Routine business and committee reports followed.
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Brunswick
Stanley Wirts
West Potomac Street
First Avenue
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Lee Merriman
British Frigates Dock At Trieste
Three British frigates docked at Trieste as red capped British military police and Bren gun carriers patrolled the quay. A Royal Navy spokesman called the visit routine while noting the length of the stay would depend on circumstances.
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Trieste
Royal Navy
Islay
Congress Of State PT Opens In Baltimore Theme Safeguarding Freedoms
The Baltimore Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers opened its annual convention with Dr John H Fischer urging that solutions depend more on the character of technicians than on techniques. about 200 delegates attended with officials predicting over 400 by Friday. Fischer said PTA must help evaluate schools and back proposals for improvement as they address finance curriculum personnel and exceptional children. Agnes E Meyer Washington Post publisher’s wife was slated to speak at the evening session and Dr Charles Weniger spoke on religious education. Tomorrow will tackle juvenile delinquency narcotics alcohol and the impact of comics radio TV and movies on youths.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Congress of Parents and Teachers
John H. Fischer
PTA
Fischer
Agnes E. Meyer
Washington Post
Charles €. Weniger
Seventh Day Adventist Theological Seminary
Takoma Park
American workers outpace British workers, says Cassandra
London columnist William Neil Connor alias Cassandra argues the American worker is more productive, motivated, and inventive than the British, citing higher output and better machine use in the United States while noting American care systems lag. He praises American enterprise from roads to gadgets and observes Britain must improve to keep pace.
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London
London Daily Mirror
Rip van Winkle
William Neil Connor
United States
America
Connor
Cassandra
Britain
Korea
Illinois
Killed As Car Strikes Abutment Near Owings Mills
OWINGS MILLS Md March . Killed early today was Kivin J Summers 28 of 705 Washington street Hagerstown when the car he drove smashed into a bridge abutment on Reisterstown Road at 2 am The engine was hurled over 75 feet and the car wreckage lay in an embankment The body was found head down among the debris Police said identification was made from papers on the dead man The car was registered to Philip L Mills Big Pool Md Dr D D Caples Baltimore County medical examiner pronounced Summers dead
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Owings Mills
Markvin J. Summers
Washington Street
Hagerstown
Reisterstown
M Corp
Wilbur L. Welch
Melvin Rosier
Baltimore County
Philip L. Mills
Big Pool
D. D. Caples
Benson Seeks Broad Plan To Serve All Agriculture
Ohio Secretary of Agriculture Benson told a meeting of the Association of Land Grant Colleges that he aims to craft a sound farm program serving all of agriculture and the people. He criticized patchwork remedies and warned there is no easy panacea for agriculture while backing a move away from rigid price supports and parity schemes past 1954. President Eisenhower supports him amid calls for his resignation from some farm leaders and lawmakers.
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Columbus
Ohio
Benson
GOP
Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities
Eisenhower
New York Area Men Injured in Route 340 Crash
Two New York area men were injured when their 1963 Dodge crossed the center line on Route 340 at the Knox ville curve and struck a cattle truck owned by Emory Newton Crites of Kessel West Virginia. Gordon Riesner of New York City suffered a chin laceration while Donald McGeehan of South Orange New Jersey had an undetermined spinal injury. The truck driver was uninjured and about $300 damage occurred to the truck. Trooper Philip Kreisinger investigated.
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New York Area
Knoxville
Gordon Riesner
New York City
Donald McGeehan
South Orange
N. J
Philip Kreisinger
Riesner
Emory Newton Crites
Kessel
Opening Day Too Warm in Maryland Duck Season
James Island Md opening day of the duck season faced heat and a duck shortage as hunters report few birds in the area.
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James Island
Maryland
Truman Plans Statement On Subpoena Attitude
Former President Truman said a statement on his attitude toward a Congressional committee subpoena was being prepared and would be released when ready. He spoke during a prebreakfast walk with 8 newsmen in New York as questions about testifying before HUAC on the White affair arose. He avoided detailed answers, remained jokey, and noted Byrnes’ stance would not affect his decision.
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New York
Harry
Truman
Congressional Committee
International Monetary Fund
Tmevcy
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
FBI
White
Washington
Columbia
S. C
Margaret
President
Wall Street
Park Avenue
58Th
Lexington
Wajldorf- Astoria
49Th
Missouri
Edward Jacobson
American Friends of the Hebrew University
Landslide Victory To Magsaysay In Philippines Vote
Ramon Magsaysay won a landslide in the Philippines presidential election, defeating Elpidio Quirino 2,269,131 to 1,002,566. Quirino conceded from New York after two major operations, and Magsaysay prepared to take office January 1 for a four year term aboard Adm. Cruzen’s yacht in Manila Bay.
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Manila
Elpidio Quirino
Philippines
Ramon Magsaysay
United States
Quirino
Magsaysay
Ma Inila Bay
Adm
Richard H. Cruzen
U. S
Trumans Attend Hit Broadway Show in New York
Former President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Truman with daughter Margaret and escort Robert Diendorfer attended a Broadway performance of The Teahouse of the August Moon. The audience cheered the party as they arrived and left, with fans shouting Give 'em hell Harry. Truman displayed no concern over the Harry Dexter White case.
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New York
Harry S. Truman
Harry
Truman
Margaret
Robert Diendorfer
HarryDexter White
50 000 South Koreans Greet Nixon in Seoul
About 50,000 South Koreans braved icy winds to greet U S Vice President Richard Nixon on arrival in Seoul. He told officials Korea is the half way point and high point of his Far East goodwill tour and praised stopping aggressive imperialist communism. The motorcade paused for handshakes with cold schoolchildren along the route.
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Seoul
U. S
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Korea
Far East
Eisenhower
Truman defies subpoena to testify before HUAC
Former President Truman refuses to comply with a House Un American Activities Committee subpoena citing constitutional precedents from Washington to the present and stating a duty to the people of the United States. Committee Chair Velde postpones the appearance but vows to press hearings, including Byrnes and others, while Vaughan’s subpoena is cancelled.
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Washington
Truman
House Un-American Activities Committee
Harry Dexter White
Charles P. Murphy
White House
Velde
Committee
United States
George Washington
Harry S. Truman
Gov. Byrnes
South Carolina
Un-American Activities Committee
Byrnes
Hasey
Ierumen
Harry H. Vaughan
Caudle Heard By Committee In White-Brownell Case
Senate investigators began digging into the Brownell Truman White controversy with T Lamar Caudle as their first witness behind closed doors. The House Un American Activities Committee postponed indefinitely Truman’s appearance on Atty Gen Brownell’s charges he promoted Harry Dexter White despite FBI warnings he was a Russian spy.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Harry Dexter White
Herbert Brownell Jr
Ghiesgo
Truman
White
Treasury
Senate
T. Lamar Caudle
Caudle
House UN- American Activities Committee
Atty. Gen
Brownell
FBI
Expect Steel Soon For Brunswick Bridge
Steel for the new Brunswick bridge over the Potomac river is expected to arrive over the weekend as the American Bridge Company prepares to start work, slated to continue through the winter. State Road Commission contracts progress nearby with grading on a new Dial Route 40 from New Market to Pearl. Planed Route 40 over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near Plane No. has not started. Route 71 overhaul from near New Midway to Woodsboro may begin next week, including LeGore relocations. Westminster by-pass remains wintering incomplete, with full completion not expected until spring.
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New Brunswick
Potomac River
American Bridge Company
State Road Commission
New Market
Pearl
Baltimore and Ohio
New Midway
Woodsboro
LeGore
Westminster
Works On Plan To Screen Prisoners
PANMUNJOM The Indian command worked on detailed plans for screening Chinese and Korean war prisoners if the Communists abandon efforts to woo them home. Red interviews with prisoners refusing repatriation were canceled for the eighth straight day as the Communists repeated their demand to see 356 POWs skipped by stallers last Thursday. Lt Gen K S Thimayya, Indian chairman of the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission, was ready for a trip to Communist headquarters at Kaesong whenever the Reds' answer is ready.
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Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Kaesong
News paper shutdown announced for December 11
Frederick daily papers grow in popularity leading to the discontinuation of the Semi-Weekly News with the Friday December 11 issue. Subscriptions extending past that date will switch to The Daily News on December 14, 1953 with credits and cash refunds offered as applicable. The management thanks readers for their support.
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Frederick
News
Post
Daily News
The
Frederick Post
Eisenhower Heads to Canada for Ottawa Visit
President Eisenhower advances on a two day state trip to Ottawa with Mrs Eisenhower and a White House group to discuss continental defense and U S Canadian relations. He will meet Governor General Vincent Massey and Prime Minister Louis St Laurent and address Parliament.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Ottawa
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
White House
Lodge
U. S
United Nations
Texas
Mexico
Canada
Dominion
United States
Vincent Massey
Louis St. Laurent
Delegates From Farm Bureaus Meet in Baltimore
Maryland farm bureau delegates from 123 counties gather at the Lord Baltimore Hotel on November 20 to consider county resolutions for a unified agricultural program for 1954 and beyond. Nearly 300 delegates will review and forward adopted resolutions to the American Farm Bureau convention in Chicago December 13 to 17. The push follows a request by Secretary Benson for farm groups to write their own program while thousands of Maryland farmers join community meetings debating price supports foreign trade research and surpluses.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Maryland Farm Bureau Resolutions Committee
American Farm Bureau Convention
Chicago
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
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