The Semi-Weekly News Enjoys Local Press Status
Frederick Maryland November 4 1953 issue of The Semi Weekly News announces Tuesday and Friday publication dates. It notes association with the Associated Press and offers local news solicitation by mail or phone Monument 2-1177. The paper promotes job printing services and provides postal status and address details.
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Great Southern Ptg. & Mfg. CO
North Court St. Frederick
Associated Press
Associated
emi-Weekly
Fredenck
Justice Robert Jackson Urges Global Rule of Law Over War
Supreme Court justice and former Nuremberg prosecutor Robert A. Jackson argues that lasting peace depends on widespread acceptance of an international rule of law to curb power by great states. He spoke at the American Bar Association cornerstone ceremony urging lawyers to pursue adjudication and arbitration as alternatives to war, contrasting law’s victory with Communist aims to impose will through state force.
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Robert A. Jackson
United States Supreme Court
United States
Nuremberg
American Bar Association
Pope Pius XII
World War I era reflections and church guild meeting
A historical reflection recalls how Armistice Day and national struggles shaped the nation. The Mt Pleasant Evangelical and Reformed church Women’s Guild met at Mrs Clarence Cramer’s home with 10 members and one visitor. Program included a Bible Through the Centuries film and plans for the Thanksgiving offering on November 22 and the Christmas party December 9.
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GUILD
Women’s Guild
Mt Pleasant
Wm. Delawter
Wm Anderman
Viola Barrier
Ezabeth Burrier
Delawter
Viola Burrier
John Burrier
Clarence Cramer
Harold Moore
Cramer
Play At Woodlegrod Beats Snow To Draw 51 Fans
A three act Sidney Howard comedy The Late Christopher Bean was staged at the Boro Theatre Woodsboro by the Loyal Followers Class of the Woodsboro Lutheran Church. Despite heavy snowfall Friday 51 persons attended. last Saturday night’s show was postponed until this coming Saturday to finish the cast’s week off and polish the production. The cast includes Charles Hahn Doris Dorsey Betty Dorcus Maxine Murrey Kay Brenner Roland Seidel Lee Winebrener Rev Raymond Myers Delbert Ward.
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Woodlegrod
Sidney Howard
Christopher Bean
Boro Theatre
Woodsboro
Betty Dorcus
Maxine Murrey
Kay Brennerman
Roland Seidel
Lee Winebrenner
Raymond Myers
Delbert Ward
Elected County C E President at 60th anniversary event
Miss Ruth Krieg of Adamstown was elected president of the Frederick County Christian Endeavor Union for 1953 54 at the 60th anniversary convention in Middletown at Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church. Rev Dr John W Fisher delivered the evening address Your Life is Influencing Others and installation of officers followed with Edwin Freed as first vice president and Howard Lantz as second vice president among others.
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Ruth Krieg
Adamstown
Frederick County Christian Endeavor Union
Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church
Middletown
John W. Fisher
Emmanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church
Hagerstown
Warren Smith
Mahlon Hetrick
Deerfield E. U. B. c. E. Society
Herbert Eberhardt
Krieg
Charlotte Remsberg
Maxine Brandenburg
Hetrick
Grace Trinity and Evangelical
Phyllis Foos
Walter D. Mehrling
Raymond L. Markley
Edwin Freed
Howard Lantz
Warren P. E. Smith
Sallie Marker
William Woerner
Richard Rice
Louise Krieg
Howard Lentz
Raymond Markley
Benjamin Bowings
Margaret Fogle
David Kanode
R. L. Markley
Walter Mehrling
Gerald Carbaugh
Clarence McGaha
Women's Homemaker Clubs Share Meetings and Plans
The Detrick Homemakers' Club met at Mrs. Carl Brewer's Braddock Heights home where Mrs. Margaret Kingsolver demonstrated shortcuts in food preparation with hostesses Mrs. John Smoot Mrs. John Mitchell and Mrs. Brewer assisting. The New Market Homemakers' Club gathered at Mrs. Clark Stull's with twelve members and one visitor. New member Albert Miler was welcomed as president Mrs. Jack McGolerick opened with a reading. Committee chairs announced an Open House December 2 3 and 4 and a $5 contribution to the Home for the Aged. A Book Wagon report and a food prep demonstration were given. Miss Jessie Shawbaker led music planning. The annual Christmas party is set for December 11 at Mrs. Sidney Hammond's Libertytown with a program committee of Mrs. Richard Burns Miss Shawbaker Mrs. Jacob Shawbaker and Mrs. Mary McGoirick. The executive committee will meet November 11 with Mrs. Bernard Selby.
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Detrick Club
Camp Detrick Homemakers’ Club
Carl Brewer
Urner Avenue
Braddock Heights
Margaret Kingsolver
John Smoot
John Mitchell
Brewer
New Market Club
New Market Homemakers’ Club
Clark Stull
Albert Miler
Jack McGolerick
Murray Etzler
William Browning
Lucian Falconer
Jessie Shawbaker
Sidney Hammond
Libertytown
Richard Burns
Jacob Shawbaker
Mary McGoierick
Shawbbaker’s
Bernard Selby
Birthday Party for Sharon Lowell Celebrated at East Street
A birthday party was hosted at Blanche Lowell’s home on East Church Street for her granddaughter Sharon Lowell’s sixth birthday on November 3. Guests included Mary Sue Rice Pamela Linton Nancy Castie Cherie Clingan Bette Wachter Shirley Johnny Hart Katherine Holt and Sharon Lowell along with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Tobery Mr. and Mrs. Joe Horne Mrs. Lorraine Linton Mrs. Marcelene Bougher Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Shafer Mrs. Lorraine Hart Daniel Bougher Charles Lowell and Mrs. Banche Lowell.
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Blanche Lowell
Church Street
Sharon Lowell
Mary Sue Rice
Pamela Linton
Nancy Castie
Cherrie ‘Clingan
Bette Wachter
Shirley
Johnny Hart
Katherine Holt
Clarence Tobery
Joe Horne
Lorraine Linton
Marcelene Bougher
Clarence Shafer
Lorraine Hart
Daniel Bougher
Charles Lowell
Banche Lowell
United Nations Official to Speak at Hood College Tonight
T Miao Information Officer for the United Nations Education Section will lecture at Hood College tonight on Peace Progress and Justice Through the United Nations. The talk starts at 7 pm in Brodbeck Hall, followed by a reception in the Y Hut for faculty students and the public.
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T. Miao
United Nations Department of Public Information
Hood College
United Nations
Brodbeck Hall
Miao
U. N
Y-Hut
Seven Hurt As Cars Crash On Route 40 East Of Pearl
Seven people injured in a head on collision between a Singer Sewing Machine Co panel truck driven by Earl T. Sier and a 1952 Chevrolet sedan driven by Samuel B. King on Route 40 near Pearl. Five seriously hurt with multiple lacerations and fractures. Victims treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital. two discharged. Police investigate. no charges yet.
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Pearl
Frederick Memorial Hospital
R. C. Dishong
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Earl T. Sier
Monrovia
Samuel Braden King
Boonsboro
Sier
King
Eillen K. Stevens
McLean
N. Y
Elizabeth H. Stevens
A. G. Hedden
Dishong
Boy Recovers After His Heart Stopped 28 Minutes
Salt Lake City doctors report 11 year old Robert Hudson son of Idaho Falls residents will go home Saturday after his heart stopped for 28 minutes during surgery to fix a narrow heart valve and blue baby condition. Twenty one shocks were used to restart the heart and the boy shows a good recovery with minor blurred vision from the prolonged stoppage.
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Salt Lake City
Robert Hudson
Ray Hudson
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Robert
Alfalfa Sells For 60 A Ton At Public Sale
Alfalfa hay brought 60 a ton at a public sale on Austin D Trout’s farm west of Mt. Olivet cemetery. Hay sold in 40 pound bales for 1.20 per bale. Ensilage 80 tons brought 505. Cows averaged over 200 per head. Trout in ill health rents farm to Melvin Haugh of Oak Hill near Woodsboro. Auctioneers Trout Brothers and Ignatius E Lease. Sale clerk Raymond L Kelly.
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Austin D. Trout
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Trout
Melvin Haugh
Oak Hill
Woodsboro
Trout Brothers
Ignatius E. Lease
Rayimond L. Kelly
Lions Move Thanksgiving Game Start Time to 11 A.M.
The Detroit Lions will kickoff their Thanksgiving Day game against the Green Bay Packers at Briggs Stadium at 11 a.m. EST, one hour earlier than theOriginally scheduled noon start. The nationally televised game will be viewed by about 90 stations, with Michigan and Toledo blacked out.
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Detroit
Detroit. Lions
Green Bay Packers
Briggs Stadium
Lions
Michigan
Toledo
Armistice Day Observance Marks World War I Anniversary
Armistice Day services marked the 36th anniversary of the World War I ending with wreaths at Memorial Ground and the Court House Honor Roll Scroll. The event featured a father and son theme, color guard, bugler, and firing squad, with participation by N Wilson Schley, Virginia Miller, and the Derr family. Many flags adorned local businesses and homes, while some residents forgot the holiday, triggering questions to police as bells and sirens sounded at 11 o'clock. Banks courts and post office closed. city offered free parking meter rides.
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Memorial Ground
N. Wilson Schley
Court House
Virginia Miller
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Legion
George E. van Fossen
Donald Schley
John S. Derr
Donald T. Wagner
Joseph Ff. Holdcraft
Robert Edwards
William A. Blumenauer
New Officers Lead Braddock Heights Group 1954
Braddock Heights Community Association elected new officers for 1954 at the November meeting held at Schiey Inn. Guy Neal became president, with Mrs. Milton Brunk as vice president, Mrs. William Morton secretary, and William Wallace treasurer. Directors named included Mrs. William Stultz, Mrs. David Yinger, Milton Brunk, Norman Gary and Donald Meldrum. Actions included reports on summer playgrounds, a fire company card party November 19, and a December 18 Christmas party at Vindobona. A skating party for teens was set for December 1, funds for Korea clothing, and polio drive progress were noted. Separately, Funkstown mayor announced plans to study sewer costs due to soil saturation, signaling potential limits on waste handling.
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Braddock Heights Community Association, Inc
Schiey Inn
Guy Neal
Milton Brunk
William Morton
William Wallace
William Stultz
David Yinger
Norman Gary
Donald Meldrum
Joseph Rhoderick
Linwood Myers
Grafton Cost
Fire Company
Vindobona
Robert Larsen
Association
Skyline Homemakers Club
Korea
The
Homemakers Club
Polio Fund
Braddock District
Deed Recorded for Property Sale Near Point of Rocks
A deed was recorded in the Clerk's office transferring property near Point of Rocks from Mrs. Minnie M. Frye to Mr. and Mrs. Paul XN. Barnes. The consideration was about 87000 dollars, as indicated by revenue stamps.
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Point of Rocks
Minnie M. Frye
Paul XN. Barnes
Miss Ely Lectures On Handicapped Child Care At Hood
Dr Geneva Faith Ely delivered the first of four Hood College lectures on The Care of Handicapped Children. She outlined classifications of handicapped pupils, described programs in Maryland, and emphasized bringing such students into public schools with support like speech, hearing, and sight services. She noted shortages of trained teachers, home instruction, and new methods such as telephone schooling while stressing early social integration and individualized education plans.
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Geneva Faith Ely
Hood College
Dr. Ely
Hood
Department of Education
The
Frederick High School
Maryland State Department of Education
Ely
Maryland
Maryland State School For the Deaf
Frederick
Special education and the value of exceptional children
Dr. Ely argues for enrichment over mere acceleration for exceptional children and challenges the view that public funds should not support handicapped students. She emphasizes acceptance, love, and the goal of producing happy, well adjusted individuals through targeted education. Ninety people attended the adult education class, with further talks planned including Baltimore’s approach to special education.
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Ely
Jess
Harry Latshaw
State Department of Education
Baltimore
Court News: Marriage Licenses and Property Deeds Listed
Court notices show multiple marriage licenses including Cecil B. Dougherty and Maxine L. Keith of Juniata and others from Frederick Sharon Hills and Ashburn. Property transfers list numerous deeds with ten dollar consideration, covering county and city portions and various spouses.
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Cecil B. Dougherty
Hopewell
Maxine L. Keith
Juniata
Edward P. Settle
Sharon Hills
Shirley Ann Mathews
Frederick
Martin J. Calva
Anna M. Krack
Baltimore
Hiram D. Gant
Pauline L. Melton
Ashburn
Raymond L. Hewitt
Mary D. Rice
Thurmont
Thomas E. Jackson
Blanche B. Fogle
Hubert B. Savage
John Ade Plugge
Paul O. Jones
Paul E. DeGrange
Dewitt A
Marshall W. Bell
Harry E. Clabaugh
Minnie M. Frye
Paul WM. Barnes
George
Eyster
Chester Hoover Masser
John S. Coates
James Benjamin
Thomas
Blanche Troxell
Charles P. Keepers
Ernest E. Chinn
Austin L. Cramer
Phyllis G. Wachter
Della E. Clark
John
Flohr
Paul Franklin Wise
Alvey V. Renn
Clyde M. Roney
Joseph C. Hemp
William E. Bagent
Hagerstown Teller To Be Re-tried Dec 2
Victor H McSherry Jr a former Hagerstown bank teller facing embezzlement charges had a jury deadlock Nov 4 in the first trial. The government set December 2 for a new trial after a nine hour deliberation that ended without verdict. He is accused of taking as much as 28000 from Nicode mus National Bank to fund racing bets. U S Attorney Paul C Woiman Jr announced the retrial date.
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Baltimore
Hagerstown
Victor H. McSherry Jr
Nicodemus National Bank
Assi U. S
Paul C. Woiman Jr
Capital Firm Law On Rt. 40 Dual Road Bid
The State Roads Commission opened bids to extend U S 40 to a dual lane from Baltimore to Frederick, with Taylor and Keebler of Washington the apparent low bidder at 721 552 and F P Asher Jr and Sons Inc of Annapolis second at 751 632. The project covers grading drainage and surfacing from west of Plane No 4 to New Market over 2 528 miles, eliminating the Seven Sisters Hills and placing the road about 1000 feet south of present Route 40.
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Baltimore
State Roads Commission
Frederick
SRC
Taylor and Keebler
Washington
F. P. Asher Jr. and Sons Inc
Annapolis
U. S. 40
Plane No. 4
New Market
Seven Sisters Hills
Monrovia Road
W. E. Graham & Sons
Wilmoth Paving Co
Prince Georges County
River Road
Creston St
Inwood St
Baltimoreaie Parkway
Creston
Defense secretary says POW confessions not excusable
Secretary Wilson said American prisoners of war cannot be excused for confessing to Communist germ warfare charges under pressure. He stressed individual case review and a policy to resolve such cases in favor of the nation, emphasizing moral impact on the military.
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Washington
Wilson
National Press Club
Grange News and 4H Club Notes from Singamore and Shookstown
Singamore Grange held its regular meeting with 23 members and five guests. New members Ruth and Bert Zimmerman Fredericker and Siegfried Weisberger Jr were approved. Pomona cookie contest winners announced. next event November 17 in Walkersville. 4H Club Shookstown met at Jeanette McKenzie home with 11 members. Jana Moberly welcomed. Christmas party and officer elections set for December 21 at Rocky Springs Community Hall. Miss Fehr discussed the 1954 program and gave a talk on Personality and You.
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Singamore Grange
Singapore Grange
Ruth
Bert Zimmerman
Fredericker
Siegfried Weisberger
Walkersville
Ralph Ripley
M. QO
Thurmont Grange
CLUB
Jeannette McKenzie
Jana Moberly
Fehr
Rocky Springs
Nixon to Meet Japanese Emperor in Tokyo on Monday
U S Vice President Nixon on a Far East tour will meet the Emperor of Japan at the Imperial Palace Monday, Kyode news service reported today.
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Tokyo IV
U. S
Nixon
Far East
Japan
Imperial Palace
Kyode
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Charles Rodke
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Glenn Main
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