Circuit jury frees Castle in drunken driving case
A Frederick Circuit Court jury acquitted Carl C. Castle, 39, of drunken driving after less than 30 minutes of deliberation. The trial followed testimony of officers alleging intoxication and Castle’s denial of whiskey use. Prosecutor Samuel W. Barnick and defense attorney Thomas Glass presented the case, with the jury list named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl C. Castle
Frederick Bricklayer
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Castle
Nathan Darcey Dorsey
South Market Street
James Stockman
Urbana
Frederick
Ice Streets
Neal
East Frederick
All Saints Street
Market Street
Samuel W. Barnick
Thomas
Glass
Paul W. McAuliffe
Peter T. Dudderar
Earle S. Young
Frank E. Gaver
Richard A. Martin
Arthur J. Forney
William M. Houck
Albert Y. Boileau
Dawson V. Hammond
Thomas C. Grossnickle
Louise Moore
Leon M. Howard
Barrick
Charles William Schrom
Jefferson
Floyd C. Wickham
Gene Hemp Road
Schrom
Robert Storer
Sehrom
Wickham
New Mexico
Wilburn Sheffield Jr
Clara Virginia Parker
Bucketstown
Sergt
A. Norman Dietz
Miss Parker
Janie F. Davis
Parker
Sheffield
Frederick County
Charles Edward Duvall
Caravan Campaign Blooms Across County On Wednesday
Democratic caravan plans a Wednesday sweep from Silver Spring through Gaithersburg Damascus Mt. Airy New Market and onward to the city for a tea with Mrs Foley. Other caravans target Washington County and the Lumberdale area with local officials and party members including Mrs Dorothy Davis and Mrs Rufus King. stock market mix and a forgery case are also noted in a jolting day’s briefs.
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Silver Spring
Gaithersburg
Damascus
Airy
New Market
Liberty
Pleasant
John Ro Foley
Democratic Women’s Clubs
Point of Rocks
Brunswick
Knoxville
Jefferson
Feagaville
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Washington County
Lumberland
Foley
Dorothy Davis
Washington, Va
Rufus King
Rosalee Philips
Pharmom Johnson Jr Young
Democratic Club
Pairfax County
Maryland Telephone Union Approves New Contract
The Maryland Telephone Union Inc. voted to approve a new contract for about 3,500 operators, likely boosting weekly wages by 2.59 dollars. President Margaret C. Weiss called the vote unanimous as details remained undisclosed. the pact also reportedly includes a three dollar increase for Baltimore operators and general raises. The strike against Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. ended after ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland Telephone Union Inc
Margaret C. Weiss
Wales
Chesapeake and Po @ Telphone Co
Peiping claims Hong Kong death toll over 160
Peiping radio reported that more than 160 people died in three days of street fighting in Hong Kong's mainland area last week. The Hong Kong government confirmed a death toll of 41, with no reason to change that figure. Curfew in Kowloon and the New Territories was lifted, and police said quiet returned to the colony. Over 3,000 arrested and more than 1,000 arraigned for rioting or curfew violations, most sentenced to six weeks to two months in jail.
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Hong Kong
Peiping Radio
Peiping
Kowloon
New Territories
Countions On State Chorus Program
Students from several city and county high schools will participate in the Maryland State Chorus program at the Maryland State Teachers Convention in Baltimore this week. Guest director is Dr Clyde Dengler of Upper Darby School Pennsylvania. The ac accompanist is Karl Halvorson organist and choir master All Saints church Washington. Miss Mildred Trevvett Thurmont High School vice president Vocal. Deadline On 18th The Board of Registry announced that October 18 is the last day civilians may apply for absentee ballots and ninety six applications have been received at the registry office.
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Maryland
Baltimore
Clyde Dengler
Upper Darburgh School
Pennsylvania
Stevenson
Board of Election Supervisore
Uwu
Ute
Phigh
Board of Registry
Court House
Registration Totals Show 1956 Voters Up From 1952
Frederick county 1956 registration stands at 29,956 with 16,249 Democrats and 12,228 Republicans. The Board of Registry notes a net 426 more voters since 1952 due to purges in off years and removals for not voting in five elections. Democratic majority remains about 3,221, up from 3,182 in 1952.
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Frederick County
Board of Registry
Local chorus selects sixteen students from area high schools
Sixteen students from Emmitsburg Frederick Middletown Thurmont Walkersville and other schools are named as chorus members first altos sopranos tenors and basses for a two day program. Thurmont High School students Mary E Carl Margaret Ann Fisher and Shirley Fragle will assist with registration roll checking lunch reservations and other duties. The chorus will perform at the first general session of the convention.
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Emmitsburg
Myra Hess
Barbara Nail
Frederick High
Allen Barnes
William Moore ,Jr
James Puttran
Mary Rice
Patricia Wachter
Carey Wimmer
Linjcon
Peggy Henson
Beverly Hill
Middletown
Peggy
Bellwether counties favor Ike in 1956 race
Five of six bellwether counties show Edwin Ike Eisenhower leading in presidential polls, with one leaning toward a close result. The Associated Press survey tracks eight historically volatile counties across the nation, noting shifts since 1896 and comparing to the 1952 misfire where three bellwethers backed Stevenson. Counties named include Crook Oregon Albany Wyoming Laramie Jasper Palo Alto Vanderburgh Strafford and Coos New Hampshire. No sampling occurred in two Iowa counties due to voter reticence.
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Washington i
Eisenhower
William McKinley
Associated Press
Stevenson
Soup and Fuel Oil Spill on U S 1h After Truck Flip
A 1950 White diesel tractor and 28 foot trailer carrying 1,400 cases of Heinz soup overturned on U S 15 near Md 1 39 early today. No injuries. Damage estimates: tractor 600 dollars, trailer 1,000 dollars. Over 150 gallons of diesel spilled, slicking the macadam. Driver Harold J. Jones, 23, Tampa Fla, cited for failing to obey a traffic control device. Independent Hose Company cleaned the roadway.
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U.S
MD. 26
TFC
A. G. Hedden
U.S. 15
Harold J. Jones
Tampa
Fla
Hedden
Frank Keefer
U. 8
Worman’s Mill
TFC. A
Jones
Independent Hose Company
Speculation On Finances Of Presidential Candidates
Reports claim both Eisenhower and Stevenson are near millionaire status. Stevenson said a millionare label is likely too high, noting real net worth unclear. The White House declined comment while press accounts cite gains in Stevenson's stock holdings since 1952 and possible future wealth in investments.
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New York
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
White House
Washington
Peter Edsen
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
New York Herald Tribune
Chix
Cage
Democratic Party
IW J
Shivenhower
Risenhower
Pan American StratoCrewditches. 31 Rescued by Coast Guard
A Pan American Stratocruiser en route Honolulu to San Francisco ditched about 1,000 miles southwest of San Francisco after engine trouble. The Coast Guard and weather ship Pontchartrain rescued 31 aboard within minutes, with five receiving minor injuries. Rescue operations involved lifeboats and four rafts, and a Navy carrier group assisted while a seaplane doctor prepared to join.
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San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Coast Guard
Honolulu
Phenana Wae Aurhad
Richard Ogg
Pontchartrain
Pontichartrain
Oge
Haid
Ogg
November
Navy
Western Sea Defense Command
Blaze Cleaves Row Homes as US Eyes Middle East Crisis
A fire swept a row of homes destroying roofs and walls, one explosion rocking a house. Firemen contained flames within 90 minutes while officials confirm US aid to victims remains possible under constitutional limits. Meanwhile Eisenhower launches a five day West Coast campaign swing aboard his private plane.
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u—Sec
Washington
Dutles
United
Syria gifts arms to defend Jordan border amid Iraqi troop delay
In Amman Syria announced sending heavy weapons to Jordan to bolster frontier defense against Israel. A Syrian military attache said training crews would use the arms, with further consignments planned later this month and in November. The delay of 3,000 Iraqi troops near Jordan was agreed after talks between King Hussein and Crown Prince Abdul Mah.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Syria
Israel
Amman
Fouad Kadamani
al Jihad
David Ben - Gurion
al Jimad
Armas
Hussein
Iraq
Crowe
Abdul Mah
Doubts Over Stevenson Knowledge on Ending H-bomb Tests
Secretary of State Dulles questioned Adlai Stevenson’s grasp of facts needed to craft a credible plan to end hydrogen bomb testing. He credited Eisenhower with the will and knowhow for a world disarmament aim, while Stevenson urged talks with Britain and Russia if elected. In Warsaw, Gomulka to rejoin the Polish Communist Party Central Committee after seven years jailed as a Titoist.
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Washington
Dulles
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Chicago
Britain
Russia
Warsaw
Poland
Polish Communist Party
Wladislaw Gomulka
Repairman Hurt In Fall From Ladder At Carroll County Home
Elmer Hargett a 41 year old general repairman fell about ten feet from a ladder while repairing a porch at a Carroll Parkway residence. He sustained a head laceration and received treatment at Frederick Memorial Hospital after being transported by United Ambulance. The accident occurred about 8 55 this morning at the home of Mr and Mrs Horton Peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Hargett
Carroll Parkway
Hargett
West Twelfth Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
United Ambulance
Horton Peace
Cub Scout's Quick Action Saves Life of Friend
In Mt Airy a 11 year old boy Philip Bauer was saved by quick Cub Scout intervention after a hornet sting left him in shock. Dr Ralph Michels treated him at Dudley Hill’s farm, with the boy's condition stabilizing and parents notified. The incident underscores rapid first aid and guardian supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michels
Airy Wormaerot Hill
Bauer
Gordon Bauer
Mt. Airy
Philip
Dudley Hill
Hill
William G
Tamaville
Ralph Michels
Court clears milk producer associations on price fixing
Federal Judge Alexander Holtzoff ruled that agricultural cooperatives may fix prices on their products within limits of federal law, clearing the Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Assn Inc and Maryland Cooperative Milk Producers Inc of alleged price fixing. He said Congress favors bona fide farm cooperatives but barred conspiracies with outside firms. the decision focused on milk sold to distributors and contracted to the Army at Fort Meade. The ruling follows a one day proceeding and cannot be appealed by the government.
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Washington
Alexander Holtzoff
Virginia
U. S. District Court For
District of Columbia
Maryland
Congress
Army
Ft. Meade
Joseph J. Saunders
Justice Department
Bruce B. Derrick
Philip B. Perlman
Holtzoff
Con‘eress
Seeman
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Garfield
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Pittehureh
Stephen P. Adley
Sau
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Gan
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Los Angeles
Columbine Iil
Walter Bitner Freed
Luther Place Memoral Church
Maryland Bankers Association
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Montgomery
Carroll Counties
Joseph O. Gardenhour
Nicodemus National Bank
Hagerstown
Emory Frye
Bank of Brunswick
J. ‘Ralph Bonsack
Tthe
Carroll County National Bank
Dr. Freed
North Carolina
Parish Educate
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Washimation Federation of Churches
Portsmouth
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