Brunswick Armistice Day Parade Immense Crowd Indoor Memorial
More than ten thousand people crowded Brunswick streets for a pre Armistice Day parade and indoor memorial at the town square after heavy snowfall. Brig. Gen Louis H. Renfrow urged readiness and peace while noting sacrifices across World War II Korea and past conflicts.
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Brunswick Streets
Maryland
Brunswick Fire Hall
Louis H. Renfrow
National Selective Service System
Frederick County
District of Columbia
Virginia
West Virginia
Frederick
Potomac
Harmony
Charles Town
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Legion
Morris
Maryland National Guard
Sandy Hook
Petersville Boys and Girls
Brunswick Colored School
Brunswick Lions
Brunswick Rotary
Middletown
J. Edward Walters
Cambridge
Legion Maryland
Daniel H. Burkhardt
Baltimore
Herman Shook
Thurmont
Nelson Strathern
Brunswick
Ruth Kidwiler
Joseph D. Payne
National Guard of Honor
John W. Seay
New York Hill Methodist Church
I. T. Wirts
Walters
Richard c. Bowers
Steadman-Keenan Post
Gen. Renfrew
Ralph Miller
Bethany Lutheran Church
Frederick High School
Sperry L. Storm
National Honor Guard
Memorial Park
Who Are the Superior People at Hood College Vespers
Rev. Allan S. Meck preached on The Marks of the Superior at Hood College vesper service. He said superior people are spiritual, humble, forgiving, and mindful their actions matter to others, likening humanity to interrelated body cells and noting an aristocracy of honor across professions.
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Allan S. Meck
Hood College
Dr. Meck
The
Theological Seminary, Evangelical and Reformed Church
Lancaster
Meek
Bowman Bows Deer In Allegany County Hunt
U Robert William Mathias, 16, of Silver Spring, became Allegany County's first bow and arrow deer hunter in two years. He bagged a 65 pound doe by two arrows, wounding with the first and dropping it after a mile and a half tracking, amid the opening statewide bow and narrow season.
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Bowman
Cumberland
Robert William Mathias
Silver Spring
Allegany County
Mathias
Half Of County Farm Land To Be Under Conservation
Frederick County will place about half its farm land under conservation by 1953 end through cooperation with the Frederick and Catoctin Soil Conservation Districts. Nearly 900 Frederick plans and 450 for Catoctin will guide practices covering 154,000 acres, with current totals showing modest progress and extensive long term work across contour farming, strip cropping, pasture management, tree planting, and drainage projects.
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Frederick County
Frederick and
Catoctin
Rhea T. Kincaid
Frederick
Kincaid
Neminal
Maurices
Ahalt
H. R. Shoemaker
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Mr. Kincaid
Harry D. Fraley
J. Wiliam Howard
James R. Saylor
Extension Service
State Department of Forests and Parks
The
Game and Inland Fish Commission
Weather delays x ray unit arrival in Frederick
Mechanical issues and heavy snowfall delayed a mobile x ray unit planned for Frederick on Friday. It arrived around 4:30 pm after a 1:30 pm expected start, operated for about three hours, and 194 people were x rayed. Buttons and Santa pins were given to participants, with Briggs, Elm Street School, and Frederick Memorial Hospital as focal sites on Monday and the unit will continue in the county through December 22.
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Frederick
North Market Street
Woolworth's
C. Clifford Doll
Frederick County
TB and Public Health Association
Santa Claus
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Robert Davis
Jaycee Public Health Committee
Elm
County TB Association
Maryland Department of Health
Motorcyclist Killed In Carroll County Road Crash
Willis Lee Bowie, 39, of Fredericksburg, part of a National Capital Motorcycle Club gypsy tour, died after his bike struck a halted car on a curve near Middleburg on Sunday afternoon. Virginia Eyler, 18, driving the other car, escaped charges. The group was touring from Silver Spring toward Emmitsburg when the collision occurred just south of Big Pipe Creek.
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Fredericksburg
Carroll County
Middleburg
Willis Lee Bowie
J. P. Novicki
T. M. Hignutt
Bowie
National Capital Motorcycle Club
Hignutt
Virginia Lee Eyler
LeGore
Crouse’s Mill
Eyler
Big Pipe _ creek
Sailor’s car slides on snow bank near home
John D. Bowers, newly married sailor, braved last Friday’s storm driving from Norfolk to Woodsboro. Six miles from Woodsboro his car slid into a snow bank between Ceresville and Walkersville after passing without chains. He was helped by Frank Barton of Woodsboro and continued home.
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John D. Bowers
Norfolk
Woodsboro
Ceresville
Walkersville
Frank Barton
Marcus appointed to Maryland State Board of Education
Baltimore manufacturer Richard Marcus was named to the State Board of Education to fill a longtime vacancy. Governor McKeldin announced the appointment yesterday, succeeding Richard W. Jee whose term expired in May.
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Marcus
Baltimore
Richard Marcus
State Road of Education
McKeldin
Richard W. Jee
Benson Plan Is Approved
Frederick County Pomona Grange hosts a Saturday meeting at Adamstown to approve the U S Department of Agriculture reorganization plan as implemented by Secretary Benson. State Master Edward Holter offers insights, with attendance tempered by road blockages and a strong program from Howard County Pomona led by Mrs Earl Donaldson.
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Frederick County
Pomona
Grange
Adamstown
Carroll Manor Grange
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Benson
Edward F. Holter
Howard County
Earl Donaldson
Maggie
Howard Brown
Patapsco
Charles Irvin
Daisy Grange
Maryland
Sheld
East Frederick
Walkersville Community Hall
Judge Says Washington County Free Of Crime
HAGERSTOWN Md Nov 9 A-Circuit Judge Joseph D Mish declared Washington county does not have a problem with organized crime due to energetic enforcement of the gambling and liquor laws. He cautioned that crime remains, but no pressing organized crime issue. The grand jury began by visiting Breathers ville Maryland State reformatory for Males. Herman L Mills, former Hagerstown mayor and local business operator, was named foreman.
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Hagerstown
Joseph D. Mish
Washington County
Grand Jury
Breathers‘ville
Maryland State Reformatory
Herman L. Mills
Foreman
Jewel Theft Snares Baltimore Police In Holiday Home Burglary
Police pursue a burglar who robbed the home of insurance man Adolph E. Gilman in Baltimore, seizing about $12,000 in jewels. The son-in-law of Laurel race track owner Morris Schapiro reported an $8,000 diamond ring among the stolen items, with entry gained through a second-floor window.
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Baltimore
Adolph E. Gilman
Gillman
Laurel
Morris Schapiro
Arrested man held on grand jury action in larceny case
Washington November 9 Sam Hamlett arrested for intoxication charges was later held on a 2000 bond for grand jury action Detective Clarence Knotts said police found a pawn ticket in Hamletts pocket It called for redemption of a violin advanced $10 by a pawn broker The violin had been re stolen from Matthew N Mezznotte valued at 2000 dollars
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Beld
Washington
Sam Hamlett
Clarence Knotts
Hamlett
Matthew N. Mezznotte
Guarnerius
27 Children In Bus Wreck In Lanham Md
Nov 8 report from Lanham Maryland describes a bus collision with a station wagon. 27 children sustained minor injuries and were treated at Prince Georges General Hospital. Driver John R Nally aided evacuees while two boy patrolmen helped open the rear emergency door. Station wagon driver James Crutchfield faced charges for failing to yield and reckless driving.
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Lanham
Prince Georges County
Davis Dudley
John R. Nally
Trubert Haskell
Bobby Seaman
Princes Garden
James R. Crutchfield
Washington
Prince Georges General Hospital
Crutchfield
Princess Garden Road
Naval Ave
Maryland Seeks Tourists With 1953 Advertising Outlay
Maryland agencies and local chambers plan a total of 54540 for tourism promotion in 1953. Department of Information Annapolis spends 30530, Betterton Chamber 3850, Frederick Chamber 2160, Ocean City Bureau 18000. Curtis Publishing survey notes postwar travel boom and billions in annual sales.
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Maryland
Curtis Publishing Company
Department of Information
State of
United States
Butler appoints Robert E. Brown as legislative assistant
Sen Butler of Maryland announces the appointment of Robert E Brown of Silver Spring as his legislative assistant. Brown, native of Cumberland Maryland, is a graduate of La Salle Institute Cumberland Texas Christian University Columbia University 1946 Fordham University law studies 1949 Georgetown University Law School and Toledo University. He previously practiced law in New York City and served as attorney adviser to the Army ordnance chief at the Pentagon.
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Washington
Sen. Butler
New York City
Brown
Army Ordnance
Pentagon
Burned Fraternity Houses Demonstrate Fire Fighting Methods
Two old University of Maryland fraternity houses Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Delta Tau Delta were set ablaze by firemen as a demonstration of firefighting methods and equipment. About 100 firemen from Maryland and nearby states watched as the structures burned, clearing the way for planned dormitories.
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College Park
University of Maryland
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Delta Tau Delta
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware
Pennsylvania
University
Weather blizzard hits Maryland with record early snow
The U S Weather Bureau admitted it misread a developing storm that began over Florida and moved northeast. A rare northeaster dumped up to 16 inches in Foxville and 13 inches in Southern Maryland, with 9 to 11 inches in central areas.
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Florida
Virginia
Maryland
North Carolina
Foxville
Ocean
Frederick
Hagerstown
New Car Market Faces Hot Battle
DETROIT November 9 The 1954 new car market is seen as highly competitive from top to bottom with price tags playing a role. About six companies including Chrysler divisions have released 1954 models with slightly lower prices, while General Motors and Ford are due to announce their new lines. Some models may be shown in December or January. There is no expectation of higher prices for 1954 models, but more optional extra cost equipment is anticipated, as demand for extras remains strong.
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Korea
Matty
National Selective Service System
American Legion
Gen
Renfrew
America
Detroit
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
Move Postoffice Harpers Ferry to New Downtown Site
Harpers Ferry post office moved last week to a new downtown location beside the Fire Hall on the dividing line of the two towns. The shift follows land purchases by the National Government to establish a Historic National Monument area. The new building, erected by the town, will also house a State Liquor Store on one side, with two apartments above currently rented.
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Postoffice
Harpers Ferry
C. C. Arms
Lena, White
Eleanor
Grunewald Dealing With Officials Tied to Tax Fraud
Washington investigators detail Grunewald's far reaching influence, naming no new individuals but noting a surprising set of government officials and private citizens who frequented his headquarters. The 63 year old, jailed for parole violations, headlines a report tying him to a broader postwar tax fraud era and implicating top IRS officials including Daniel Belich and Joseph Nunan Jr. in connections and irregularities amid an investigation that led to firings and resignations.
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Washington
Citiens
Henry W. Grunewald
House Ways and Means
Grunewald
Subcommittee
Congress
Internal Revenue Bureau
Belich
Asst. Revenue
Daniel Belich
New York
Bolich
Grunewild
Subc
Joseph D. Nunan Jr
The
Revenue Bureau
State auctions $20 million in bonds at reduced rate
Annapolis November 3 The state sold $20 million of bonds with interest dropped over .1 percent. Harris Trust and Savings Bank led the Chicago syndicate that won the bid, yielding a net cost to Maryland of 1.7 percent. The issue raised the state's indebtedness to about 14 million, comprising 10 million for general construction, nearly 9.5 million for school construction, and 500 thousand for St Mary's Seminary Junior College buildings.
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Annapolis
Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Maryland
Harris Group
Board of Public Works
St Mary's Seminary Junior College
Divorces Granted by Equity Court in Frederick
Associate Judge Patrick M. Schnauffer granted several absolute divorces in Equity Court yesterday. Melvin F. Reifsnider of Frederick won an absolute divorce from Doris L. Reifsnider, with custody of their six year old daughter Shirley Ann reserved. Stanley V. Gaver of Frederick also obtained an absolute divorce from Barbara B. Gaver and was to pay costs. Herman Snowden of Frederic Route 6 received an absolute divorce from Hattie M. Snowden with plaintiff’s costs.
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Patrick M. Schnauffer
Equity
Melvin F. Reifsnider
Frederick
Doris L. Reifsnider
U. S. Army
Shirley Ann Reifselder
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Stanley V. Gaver
Barbara B. Gaver
Murray H. Fout
Barbara EF. Jurchett Herman Snowden
Frederic
Hattie M. Snowdes
Sheffield
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Truman Independence
Harry S. Truman
Stephen Wise
American Jewish Congress
City College of New York
Solomon Bublick
Israel
American Friends of Hebrew University
U.S. Weather Bureau
Boyle
Oo Pri. R. L. Berchett
D. F. Rogersen
J. C. Morrone
Fort George G. Meade
Teey
George A. Rogerton
James G. Marone
Axid
James Marrone
Fairview Avenue
Edward L. Baitzell
Kenneth Baitzell
Airy
Ear Pacchett
Floyd Burchett
East Patrick Street
William B
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