East South Street One Way System to Open Next Monday
Mayor proposes opening the east west one way street grid on Monday November 30 after board approval. City crews install traffic lights signs and signals along East South Wisner Hamilton and Franklin streets with state road and railroad coordination. Patrick Street becomes westbound only and South Street one way from West College Terrace to Franklin Street.
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Patrick and
South
Donald B. Rice
Board of Aldermen
East South Street
Wisner Street
Hamilton Avenue
State Roads Commission
Bureau of Public Roads
J. L. Mintiens
The
Roads Commission
Mintiens
Franklin Street
Patrick
South Street
Wisner
Hamilton
Franklin Streets
Local Roads Commission
Potomac Edison Company
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Patrick Street
East Street
West College Terrace
45th Advertising in Plastic Dentures in Korea
The 45th U S Division in Korea uses plastic dentures with embedded Thunderbird insignia, patient names, and serial numbers. Dental technicians say the insignia shows through the plate, though not when worn, and plain dentures are available if desired. So far there have been no turn downs.
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U.S 45Th
Korea
Farm Sold Under Will Powers in Buckeystown District
William J. Boteler as executor and William M. Storm as agent for Minnie B. Bevis executrix report to the Orphans Court that under the will’s salt power and court order they sold the 214 acre Buckeystown farm to Dr. and Mrs. Norvell Belt of Frederick for 22000 dollars. Markets across the United States will be closed on Thanksgiving Day November something. New York markets to close while Canadian and European markets stay open.
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William J. Boteler
William M. Storm
Winnie B. Bevis
Lillie
Boteler
Orphans Court
Buckeystown
New York
United States
Hiss Loses Parole Plea
Washington Alger Hiss failed in a second parole bid as the U S Parole Board announced it automatically reconsidered the request and kept the prior denial in place The former State Department official serving a prison term for lying about giving secrets to the Communists was first denied parole a year ago and again after a 12 month automatic review
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Washington
Alger Hiss
Paul Tappan
U.S. Parole Board
Board of Parole
State Department
Eight Slot Machines Destroyed in City Dump Quarry
Eight slot machines were added to non burnable garbage in a quarry behind the fair grounds this morning. Deputy Willard Koogle destroyed them with a 16 pound sledge hammer under a court order. Three had been seized in a raid at the Emmitsburg American Legion home. five were at the jail since 1947, likely from a Brunswick establishment. Deputies George Layman and Leslie Fox assisted. machines were bent beyond use and parts tossed into the quarry.
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Willard Koogle
Koogle
Emmitsburg
American Legion
Brunswick
George Layman
Leslie Fox
Serious Communist Threat Is Reported
Washington Senator Hickenlooper said there is a very serious Communist threat in Central America that demands greater U S attention. He returned from inspecting U S information operations in a dozen Latin American countries and noted Yankee imperialism agitation yet basic respect for the United States. He urged stronger efforts to improve relations and shift funding toward Latin America.
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Washington
Hicken Jooper
Iowa
Central America
United States
Hickenlooper
U. S
Latin America
Baltimore Riot Triggers 16 Police Cars at Coliseum
Seven defendants, aged 17 to 39, were fined $485 in Northwestern Police Court after a party of about 50 merrymakers clashed in a city block near the Coliseum. Police dispatched sixteen cars to the scene as officers described the melee as the worst in years. The riot began around 1:30 a.m. with workers from Bendix Corp. implicated.
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Baltimore
Northwestern
Coliseum
Bendix Corp
Bors
E. Everett Lane
Frederick's Daily Papers Supplant Semi-Weekly News
Due to rising popularity of The News and The Post, the Semi-Weekly News will discontinue with the Friday December 11 issue. Subscribers with remaining time will receive The Daily News from December 14, 1953, with unused amount applied and an extra one month credit. Those not wanting either daily paper may receive a cash refund. The management thanks readers for their support.
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Frederick
News
Post
Daily News
The
Frederick Post
Gale-Swept Rains Douse Frederick Area Dampening Drought
Heavy pre dawn rainfall, the heaviest in over two months, brought relief to drought in the Frederick region. Rainfall totaled 1.33 inches at State Police bar region, 1.18 inches at the airport station, with Gambrill State Park recording .66 inches. Winds toppled limbs, some homes had doors slapped by rain, and a downed tree limb spared Route 550. No major flooding observed. Monocacy and Linganore creeks muddy but river levels unchanged. Forecasters expect more clouds and cooler temps through midweek with a brief warm spell near Thanksgiving Eve.
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Racks
Frederick
Gambrill State Park
High Knob
Potomac Edison Company
State Roads Commission
Woodshoro
Fishing Creek Reservoir
Gas House Pike Bridge
Linganore Creek
Philip Wertheimer
Route 40
VFW Country Club
Harold Stull
Yugoslavia Election Returns Show Virtually No Opposition
Belgrade officials tallied the heavy Yugoslav vote with final results due Wednesday. President Tito’s Communist regime appeared certain to win as the Socialist Alliance of the Working People faced no opposition. Of 352 seats in the Federal Council, fewer than 20 were contested. A new system allowed voters to approve or disapprove the alliance by voting for no candidate. Early turnout in Belgrade exceeded 8 percent by 2 p.m., with higher rates elsewhere.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tito
Socialist Alliance of the
Working People of
Trieste
Miss Universe to Wed Stockton Department Store Head
Miss Universe winner Christiane Martel of France arrived in Stockton California to plan her January 1 wedding to Ronnie Marengo manager and part owner of one of his father’s two stores. She will give up her movie contract to settle as a housewife.
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Stockton
Calif
Christiane Martel
France
Miss Martel
Long Beach
Ronnie Marengo
Mossadegh Reverses Stance On Self Defense in Trial
In Tehran ex Premier Mohammed Mossadegh says he will speak in his own defense and continue until the treason trial gagging him. He notes he may call witnesses if needed but believes he can handle the defense himself, a shift from prior tactics.
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Tehran
Jran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
East Berliners Get Free American Butter
Thousands of East Berliners crossed from the Soviet sector to West Berlin to receive a pound of butter each. In the first hour 2,000 elderly Germans were served and 4,000 more waited. Officials reported smooth distribution at the British sector point as 236,000 pounds are allotted for the next two weeks. The program aims to give one million pounds to aged and needy Germans across all sectors. About 400,000 pounds have gone to West Berliners since Oct 24.
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Berlin
Arrested After Theft Of Coins Reported
A man carrying 665 dollars in coins in a suitcase was arrested in Washington after 900 pounds in coins were stolen from a Leesburg Virginia resident. Charles William Gent 29 of Leesburg waived extradition and was sent back to face burglary and grand larceny charges. Sheriff Roger F Powell of Loudoun County alerted Washington police to watch for a man who boarded a bus for the capital following the theft from William Mullens 48.
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Washington W
Leesburg
Charles William Gent
Roger F. Powell
Loudoun County
Washington
William Mullens
Communist-Hating Czechs Gain Freedom
Two Czechoslovak men who opposed communism escaped by flying a Piper Cub from Prague to West Germany. They landed southeast of Regensburg after about two hours in the air. border guards fired but caused no damage. Names were withheld.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Iron Curtain
West Germany
Regensburg
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Robbery at Ipswich Post Office by Salvation Army Band
In Ipswich England a Salvation Army band practiced nearby while a branch post office was robbed last night. The burglar alarm sounded but no one heard it. Thieves escaped with about 2 250 pounds 59 190 in cash and valuables.
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Ipswich
England
Salvation Army
Britain and Iran near reconciliation move on d atom dispute
London reports Britain and Iran edging toward diplomatic reconciliation after a formal effort to settle a three month old dispute. Talks focus on restoring relations and addressing outstanding tensions between the two governments.
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London
Britain
Iran
Eisenhower to Visit Augusta for Thanksgiving Holiday
President Eisenhower will depart tomorrow for a Thanksgiving holiday in Augusta Georgia. He plans to rest and spend time with family and aides during the break before resuming duties.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Augusta
Ten Men Leave for Induction in Frederick County
Ten men registered with Frederick County Selective Service Boards No. 45 and No. 46 left for induction into the Armed Forces. Inductees include John Philip DeRose Adams town Demetrious Evangelos Kara glorgis John Edward Bussard Michael Joseph Shipley James Stewart Childs Donald Eugene Eckenrode Austin Buffington Jack Crickett Simpson and Gene Austin Shultz. They were taken to the main Recruiting Office in Baltimore for processing.
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Frederick County
Selective Service Boards
John Philip DeRose
Adamstown
Demetrious Evangelos Kara‘glorgis
North Market Street
John Edward Bussard
Columbia
Frederick
Michael Joseph Shipley
James Stewart Childs
West All Saints Street
Donald Eugene Eckenrode
Route 1
Monrovia
Charles Ezra Buffington
Union Bridge
Austin Brandfield
Marriottsville
Jack Crickett Simpson
New Market
Gene Austin Shultz
Baltimore
Mementoes Found In Box Imbedded In Stone
A copper box found in a Pennsylvan ia College for Women stone fragment contained an 1869 college charter application, a list of 108 original students, copies of 1871 newspapers, old coins, and a note declaring U S Grant president. Mrs Davis celebrated. her daughter and sister in law, PCW graduates, are identified.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania College For
Conrad Davis
U.S. Grant
United States
Schyler Colfax
John W. Geary
Pennsylvania
Davis
Robert Herzberg
Donald Leeper
Gibsonia
PCW
Dogs Replace Sirens To Sound Fire Alarm In YORK NY
Fire crews rushed to Harry Kelley's house after dogs raised an alarm when wind carried smoke away from the village siren. Volunteers couldn’t hear the fire hall siren, so neighborhood dogs alerted locals and firefighters, who stopped the blaze.
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York
Harry Kelley
Kelsey
Proclaims Dec 26 As Legal State Holiday In Maryland
Maryland Governor McKeidin g proclaims Saturday December 26 a legal holiday and plans to declare January 2 likewise. The measure would extend three holiday days around Christmas and New Year’s for residents.
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Annapolis
McKeiding
Maryland
Maryland Shifts to Cold After Heavy Overnight Rain
Maryland received one half to one and a half inches of rain as a cold front crossed from the West. Cumberland logged 1.90 inches while Waldorf Frederick and Randallstown saw an inch or more. Easton had only a tenth. Temperatures will drop to the low 30s in western counties and near 40 elsewhere with a cool, cloudy week ahead.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Cumberland
Waldorf
Frederick
Randallstown
Easton
Garrett
Ancient Problem Up For Modern Settlement
Rome notes that the seven lean years and seven fat years from biblical Joseph frame a modern debate. FAO delegates from 68 nations debate creating a world food bank to store reserves against famine. The plan, costly yet potentially life saving, aims to stabilize prices by pooling regional surpluses.
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Rome
Joseph
Pharoah
Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO
Norris E. Dodd
World Food Bank
Bull Gores Three People To Death At Kharagpur Tavern
A bull in Kharagpur near Calcutta drank country liquor then pierced through a tavern rear opening and gored three patrons to death before being cornered and killed. Advices from the area reported the incident as a fatal rural accident with a dramatic animal attack.
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Calcutta
Operation yields quick fire response in Annapolis test
Annapolis Fire Chief Rush L. Lacey called a test to gauge how fast Anne Arundel County volunteer fire companies could react to an emergency water shortage in Annapolis very successful. The drill assessed response times and cooperation among units during a water shortage scenario in the city.
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Annapolis -P
Anne Arundel County
Annapolis
Rush L. Lacey
Five Dead In Private Plane Crash At LaGuardia
Five people died when a private plane crashed in fog at LaGuardia during the night. The wreckage was found about 9 am. The craft was missing late yesterday on a short Long Island flight between East Hampton and Babylon. Names listed: Alfred LaBorde, pilot. Mrs. William Niffim and her two children William Jr. and Cornia. William Beckett.
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New York
LaGuardia Field
Long Island
East Hampton
Babylon
Alfred LaBorde
New York City
William Niffim
William Jr
Cornia
William Beckett
Nixon urges youths in Asia on the march at Manila
In Manila U S Vice President Nixon tells about 50 000 cheering youths that young people in Asia will decide the world s future and that the most important battle is for minds hearts and souls He praises Ramon Magsaysay and notes Nixon will view the oriental nautch girl dance during his world tour stop in Colombo and Ceylon ahead of a commonwealth visit
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Manila
U. S
Nixon
Asia
Philippines
Ramon Magsaysay
Colombo
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Ceylon
Sir John Kotelawela
Arrests In Montgomery County Over Weekend Weekend Roundup
Montgomery County officers report a series of arrests over the weekend for intoxication disturbing the peace and related charges. Suspects include Davis C Brown of West Sixth Street held for trial, James R Berry of Leesburg Va held on $100, Emory L Forest of Hyattstown held for $2380, William A Ambush of West All Saints Street held on $5080, Arthur D Phebus of Washington charged and held, Harry F Minnick Jr of Frederick summoned for hearing, Monrovia Route 2 inmate posted $25.80, William H Rottluff of Baltimore posted $11.45, and George R Smith of Pittston Pa posted $12.45.
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Montgomery County
Daviis C. Brown
West Sixt Street
Lieut
Dorsey
Simmons
James R. Berry
Leesburg
Sergi
Quinn
Kanade
Emory L. Forest
Harry F Minnick, Jr
Frederick
Serst
Gas companies seek PSC approval for 431.45 million expansion
Charleston W V Cumberland and Allegheny Gas Co presented arguments to the Public Service Commission for approval of its financing plan to fund a 431 million expansion program.
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Charleston
W.vacp
Cumberland and Allegheny Gas Co
Public Service Commission
Drivers Fined After Weekend Drunken Driving Hearings
In Martinsburg West Virginia James H Hodson pleaded guilty to drunken driving and received a 20 dollar suspended fine on a reckless driving charge. A second man Keaton was acquitted after being stopped by police following an accident in Jefferson. Other cases included a 100 dollar fine suspended for Coats in Libertytown and a 10 dollar fine for Staley in Frederick for passing a stopped school bus. An intoxication charge against Melvin Shank led to 20 days in jail in default of a 30 dollar fine. An award to President Eisenhower for enriching Americas heritage of freedom was announced by the Anti-Defamation League with his national television speech expected.
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Edward J. Smith
Peoples Court
James H. Hodson
Martinsburg
W. Va
James I. Rouzee
Steiner's Hill
Hodson
Rouzee
Guilmino
Jefferson
Keating
Mathias
Smith
Charles Thompson Coats
Libertytown
Coats
F. Lorraine Simpson
Philip Kreisinger
Ben Riley
Syracuse
N. Y
Kreisinger
Lewistown
Kretsinger
Riley
Montevue
New York State
Charles Irving Staley
Melvin Peter Shank
Middletown
Frederick
Simmons
Shank
South Market Street
John Francis Green
Klinehart’s Alley
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Dickenson
Cpl
Edward Dickenson
Damel E. Hull, Sr
Waynesboro
Route 49
Braddock Mountain
Philip Hretsinger
Hull
Hollywood
Darryl F. Zanuck
June Havers
Kansas
Elmer E. Stup
Ringstead
Cedar Grove Road
Damascus
Jolin J Spiech
Emmett R. Bowls
L. Pearce Bowl
Aitorney
Jerry Williams
Montgomery
East Patrick Street
Middle Alley
Jonn
T. Summers
Route 5
Carl J. Bender
Pine Avenue
Sergt
Harry Quinn
Charles Bare
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
League
Henry Edward Schultz
CBS
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