Blessing Pleads Not Guilty in Embezzlement Case
Frederick resident Martin M Blessing pleads not guilty to embezzling 778.91 while office manager for Farmers Feed and Supply. Trial under Associate Judge Thomas M Anderson proceeds with two state witnesses, Bussard testimony and defense disputes over access, deposits, and responsibility as others had keys and means to borrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin M Blessing
Frederick
Farmer, Feed and Supply Company
Thomas M. Anderson
Blessing
Edwin Fo Sikh
C. Lease Bussard
Farmers Feed and Supply
Charles Vo Main
Buscarde
Samuel W. Barrick
Geo. W. DeLatté
Aubrey G. Davis
Leon W. Howard
Peter T. Dudderat
Earley Young
Frank F. Gaver
Victor D Fiery
Richard A Martin
Bert Y. Botleau
Robert R Rhoderick
Thomas C. Grossmichae
Eisenhower Favored In Washington Co Vote
Washington County students at South Hagerstown High conducted a doorbell poll surveying over 300 households. They found 59 percent support for Eisenhower with 19 percent for Adlai Stevenson, and 9 percent undecided. Demographic results show 52 percent Republican and 4 percent Independent among respondents. A separate note mentions a blood vessel break incident involving Anna May Ruth Rice of Thurmont at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
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Adlai
Senator
Butler T
George Mahoney
Eisenhower
Washington County
Stevenson
Anna May Ruth Rice
Thurmont
Frederick Memorial Hospital
West Patrick Street
North Market Street
United Ambulance
Tighe Signs One Year to Manage Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers name Jack Tighe to a one year contract as manager replacing resigned Bucky Harris. Tighe, a 43 year old veteran with near two decades in Detroit, has served as first base coach and pitched to the club for two seasons. Harris left amid controversy and later joined the Boston Red Sox as an assistant to the general manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Jack Tighe
de Ltroit ‘Vigers
Tighe
Stanley R
Bucky)Harris
Boston Red Sox
Bailiff Eugene Mercer dies after collapse in city
Eugene C Mercer 79 bailiff to the Circuit Court died en route to Frederick Memorial Hospital after collapsing on Bentz street near West Patrick street. Death attributed to heart attack. Survived by wife Nellie, four children, one sister and a brother. Funeral plans set at 216 West Patrick street with services Saturday at 2 PM at the funeral home. Interment Mt Olivet cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Calvin Mercer
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Mercer
Bentz Street
Patrick Patrick Street
United Ambulance
B. 0. Thomas
Court House
West Patrick Crap
Patrick Street
Edward and
Albina Gibbons Mercer
Jefferson
Nellie Leo Keeney Mercer
Bernard McKenzie
Bernard Burkett
John Mercer
Suez Talks May Start Next Week In Geneva
Cairo reports Egypt's Ali Sabry says exploratory talks with Britain may begin next week in Geneva. He notes negotiations will follow the six point plan approved by the UN Security Council and reaffirms Egypt will not accept international canal control. Eden and Mollet demand internationalization of the Suez Canal.
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Cairo
Nasser
Britain
ANU Pidline Dayui
Geneva
Ali Sabry
U.N. Security Council
Sabry
Egypt
Kaden
Mollet
France
Bagot
Eden
Motlet
Frederick Plans One Night Halloween Trick or Treat
Mayor John A. Derr designates Tuesday October 30 as Trick or Treat night in Frederick to limit roaming before Hallowe'en. Polo Department will help curb pre Halloween visits as residents complain of week long, block by block canvassing and widening crowds. The Halloween parade remains set for October 31 downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
John A. Derr
Hallowe'en
Polo Department
Synod Meeting at Taneytown Moves Through Fall Sessions
The Potomac Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church holds three fall meetings in Virginia and Maryland. Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Ester, in year two as president, leads sessions at Grace Church Taneytown Mt Jackson and Messiah Church Baltimore with devotions, addresses, and panel discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac Synod
The
Evangelical
Virginia
Maryland
Frederick D. Ester
Grace Church
Taneytown
Morgan R. W. Andreas
Mt Jackson
Frank L. Fesperman
Synod
Messiah Church
Baltimore
Frank L. Bostian
Dr. Eyster
Commission On Christian Education
Lonnie A. Carpenter
Burlington
N.C
Commission
L. Meid Becker
Youngstown
Commission On Church
Harold M. Baumler
Hamburg
N.Y
Raymond E Wilhelm
United Promotion
Lawrence N. Strunk
Sharpsburg Boonsboro Road To Be Improved This Fall
The state roads commission approved a fall project on Marsland Route 34, a six mile stretch from Sharpsburg to Boonsboro. ET Plummer and Sons of Chambersburg, Pa., submitted the low bid of 1,243,532 to conduct paving drainage widening relocation and stone facing work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharpsburg
Boonsboro
State Roads Commission
Marsland
ET Plummer and Sons
Chambersburg
Foul play ruled out in Elkins man's death
Deputy Sheriff Benny Palmer said Virgil Hubert Rhea was found in the river near Morgantown after going to visit friends in Vegan town several days earlier. Investigators ruled out foul play and noted the body had been in the river for about a dave. The trial continued in Fairmont with exhibits in the case of Gomer W. Hanne of Charleston on income tax charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W. Va
Elkins
Merntieahela
Benny Palmer
Palmer
Virgil Hubert Rhea Palmer
Dave
Rhea
Fairmont
Uomer W Hanne
Charleston
Poteman
Five Day Forecast with Showers and Warm Afternoons
Five day forecast calls for coastal sections warm afternoons through Saturday. Showers expected Saturday night or Sunday then fair on Monday. Temperatures will average normal to slightly above with afternoon highs ranging from the low to mid sixties. Early morning lows vary from the mid thirties to the upper forties in western areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warviand
Fall Storm Heads North From Florida Toward Atlantic Coast
A large autumn storm moved north along the coast from Florida, causing four flooded towns and crop losses. It killed two people in Florida and threatened tides of three feet with heavy rain and rough seas from Florida to Maryland. The center neared Cape Hatteras this afternoon with warnings from Brunswick to Atlantic City.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Georgia
Maryland
Cape Hatteras
Brunswick
Atlantic City
Miami Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Cuba
North Atlantic
Feltsmere
Kissimmee
St. Cloud
Taft J
Cheei Lo Her
Jacksonville
Oclanda
Daytona Beach
Cocoa
Locomotive Engineers Endorse Senator Butler
Baltimore Republican headquarters say the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers endorsed Senator Butler for reelection. A letter to officers signed by Lawrence V. Byrnes urged members nationwide to support Butler’s campaign.
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Sen. Butler
Baltimore
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Ah GI
Fumes Force Evacuation Across Pittsburgh District
Police and fire crews evacuated hundreds after a 15 000 gallon Jones and Laughlin tank leaked ammonia, sending a white fog over several blocks two miles from downtown. No serious injuries reported as gas masks and rubberized suits shield responders and residents while valves were shut and traffic banned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgis
2Ad Avenue
Jones and Laughlin Steet Corp
Soho
Jones and Laughlin
An. Oenscuve Suga
Lincoln
High
Frederick High
Honeoin
Sensenbaugh
Iit
Integration Delayed by Space in Frederick County Schools
Dr. James A. Sensenbaugh told the Lincoln High Parent-Teacher Association that integration remains the law but will be limited by building facilities. He said the Frederick County Board of Education will move quickly yet space shortages limit secondary level integration, especially in Frederick City until the new junior high opens. Lincoln High will see fewer Negro students traveling in for high school as county schools absorb more locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Dorsey
The
Lincoln Pta
Frederick County
James A. Seusenbaugh
Lincoln High School
Parent-Teacher Association
Frederick City
Lincoln
Bey
Cannana-ha
Freight Wreck At North East Cecil County MD
Sixteen cars of a 108 car Pennsylvania Railroad freight train derailed near North East Cecil County Maryland near the Delaware border. No injuries reported. One track blocked another out of line. early schedules maintained with possible delays as traffic increases. Investigation into derailment underway. preliminary report cites equipment failure.
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North East
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cecil County
Delaware
Stevenson accuses Nixon of reversing four day week pledge
Adlai E Stevenson told about 400 in Niles Michigan that Nixon took back in four days his proposal for a national four day work week. He urged Michigan voters to choose a president and party in November and stressed Democratic loyalty while declining to comment on Eisenhower.
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Stevenson
Michigan
Adlai E. Stevenson
Niles
Mich
Nixon
Rs Runn Etk E
Democrat
Glennen Williams
Apple Forecast for Winchester 1998 Crop Declared
The 1998 commercial apple crop forecast for Winchester and surrounding areas stands at 10 508 units according to Rogestiog Suevtas from the Coegeratin peep in Virgoma.
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APPLE
Winchester
Van
Church census data underpins county wide census drive
In Frederick County a religious census and church affiliation survey engaged 1,200 volunteers. Authorities warn of early Halloween vandalism as incidents from Libertytown to New Midway involve arson, property damage, and tampering with mail boxes and road signs. Police seek information to identify culprits behind the acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe'en
Charles Jones
Liberty
Town
New London
Jones
C. R. Nicodemus
Libertytown
Raymond Haugh
Unionville
New Midway
Cletus Fogle
Frederick County
Smith
Ftee
Olis
Frederick
Nunity Council of Churches
Iber
Ana Heap Ko Anne
Willam Harpold
Urbana Methodist
Carrutt L Boyer
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Frederick Rite Camas
Plane fire rescue saves all aboard Sovereign of the Skies
Coast Guard cutter Pontchartrain rescued 31 people from the Pan American Stratocruiser after it ditched in mid Pacific 1,045 miles from San Francisco. Captain Ogg led the operation with praise for machinist mate Christian and crew. foam cushions aided the landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat Poartator
Janet Gordon
Sliver Spring
Coast Guard
Pontchartrain
San Francisco
Richard Ogg
Earle
2.C. Ronald Chrisetian
Los Angeles
Christian
Tpht
Frank Garcia
Honolulu
Entertainers To Aid Dems In Raising Money
A TV fund raising program will feature top entertainers and national candidates. The National Committee announced 29 dinners nationwide with varied contribution levels. speakers include Adlai Stevenson Estes Kefauver Harry S Truman Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt and John F Kennedy. Orson Welles will host with a cast including Marlon Brando Lauren Bacall Yul Brynner and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Democrates
National Committee
Paul M. Butler
Chncago
Adiat Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Ore
Chicago
Los Angeles
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York City
Aid Sew
Fobio
Wass
Tota
Tadidtapols
Orson Welles Wall
Harry Helatonte
Leonard Bernstein
Marlon Brantto
Bette Davis
Paul Douglas
Henry Ponda
Geraldime Fitegerald Gaps
Mitell Miller
Nancy Olson
Robert Preston
Robert Ryan
Yul Brynner
Lauren Bacall
Franchot Tone
Ray Miller
Faya Emerson
Second Army Choral Group To Sing Here
The Second Army Choral Group of 23 voices will join the Second Army Band at Fort Detrick for appreciation week events in Frederick. A concert in Baker Park 5 to 6 p m precedes a reception and performance at the National Guard Armory 6 15 to 7 p m marking their first Frederick appearance. Chef Warrant Officer Warren Shafer leads the band with Master Sergeant Felix A Dituho as assistant bandmaster.
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Second Army
Fort
Detrick
National Guard
Baker Park
Armory
Frederick
Howver
Hulid Dandtiach Cesiuedis
Evangelical Reformed Church
Warren Shafer
Felix A. Dituho
Eisenhower rejects Stevenson H bomb testing proposal
White House press secretary James C. Hagerty said President Eisenhower directs officials to prepare a new reply to Adlai Stevenson’s call to halt hydrogen bomb testing. He criticized Stevenson’s speech as incorrect and promised to set the record straight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Eisenhower Tader
Adlai Stevenson
White House
James C Hazerts
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Thoeuis
Williamsport Man Crushed to Death at Local Plant
A Williamsport man William Schumaker died at the Potomac Edison Co. Security plant near Williamsport while assisting to move a large tar barrel to the roof. He was pinned between crane cables and a wall as the load shifted.
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Hagerstown
Williamsport
Potomac Edison Co
Wiliam Schumaker
New York
Atlante
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Washington Co
Eugene
Suez
Pittsburgh
Mary
Lamb
Donald
Jacquita Thompson
Marion Vallowe
Haugh
Robert L. Smyth
Census Project
County Council of Churches
Jane Brownlie
Laien Memorial Hospital
Allen Waddel Brownlie
Chile
Paul Diggs
Hope Hill
Sheriff's Office
Second Army Choral Group
Wiliamsport
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