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News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1956

Page

4

Incomplete OCR notes on 1957 agency expenses and Wick

Fragmentary text shows figures and mentions 1957 operation costs, agency needs, and the Wick. It references Thursday October 1 but lacks full details.

Theory in ruind of budget and alcohol policy failures

The article critiques 1957 budgets noting YMCA grants and a Swedish rationing system. It argues rationing failed, alcohol problems rose sharply, delirium tremens and drunkenness increased, and woman alcoholism rose, claiming repeal worsened public drinking. It mentions 940,584 and 9,475 figures and criticizes Prohibition-era outcomes.

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Civil War apology and wedding notices drift through letters

A reader apologizes for errors about a Civil War uniform story and clarifies that his piece mixed fiction and fact. The page also reports a Maryland wedding near Union Bridge, a public safety note on police car lights, a Newport county event, and a Middlesex infant case update with a Connecticut mental hospital note and nuclear tests remark.

St Johns Athletic Association Elects Fred Kay President

Fred Kay was elected president of St Johns Athletic Association at a Wednesday meeting in the school hall. Retiring president Jack Keene remains on the executive committee. New officers include Pauli Thomas as vice president secretary Mrs William Lebbert Jr treasurer. Committees were named to boost membership and fundraising efforts.

Fred Kay St. John’s Athletic Association Jack Keene Pauli Thomas William Lebbert Jr Robert Weedon James E. McClean Donald B. Rice Mason Summers Keene Arthur ‘Rickell Ray Sprigg Chesley Keefer Frank James Arthur Rickell Crewe McAuliffe Arthur Greenhut William Jacobs Rice Oliver Keefer

Miss Virginia Main Weds James H Summers at Pleasant Hill Church

On October 9 at 7 30 p m Miss Virginia Main daughter of Mr and Mrs John E Main North Main atrest Mt Airy became the bride of James H Summers son of Mr and Mrs Oscar M Summers Sjamsville The ceremony at Pleasant Hill Church of the Brethren Monrovia was officiated by Rev J Ira Metzker The attendants were Mrs Edward Main and Frank Summers After a wedding trip to Florida the couple reside with the bride's parents before moving to Mt Airy

St. James! Methodist Church Dennings Ethel Ellen Franklin Paul E. Franklin Union Bridge John M. Inskeep Edng Inskeep Unionville Elgar C. Soper Charles H. Minsch Norman Etzler Mount Airy Wagner Tschikowsky Moya Largo Handel Liebestraum Liszt Friml Love Barnby Walter Franklin Ralph’ S. Ripley Newne Linganore Grange Moorefield High School West Virginia Baltimore Owings Mills Forest Hill Ellicott City Silver Spring Washington, D. C Pennsyvania New Jersey Virginia Ilinois Virginia Main John E. Main North Main Atrest Mt Airn James H. Summers Oscar M. Summers Sjamsville Pleasant Hill Church of Florida Mt. Airy

Man Folders Ill After Fall at Home in October

Mr Thomas L Jackson of Motter Avenue is in critical condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a fall at his home on October 1. He sustained a fractured bip.

Thomas £. Jackson Motter Avenue Fredenck Memorial Hospital

Senator Smith Wins Damages For Libel

Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine won damages in a libel case settled this week with authors and publishers of U S A Confidential. Defendants agreed to retract statements and pay 15000, plus publish paid notices in Maine newspapers asserting the senator’s excellent reputation. The defendants include Crown Publishers Inc and Lee Mortimer, associated with the book.

New York Margaret Chase Smith R-Me Maine Daily Mirror Lee Mortimer Mirror Jack Lat Crown! Publishers, Inc Mortimer

Budget report shows increases for Children's Aid and Salvation Army

The 1957 budget allocates 6000 to the Children's Aid Society and 8500 to the Salvation Army, with three agencies kept level and others like Boy Scouts, Esther Grinage Kindergarten, and Federated Charities receiving no increases. The Girl Scouts show the largest rise since 1953 to fund a full time executive, as the Community Chest campaign opens in October.

Children’s Aid Society Salvation Army Children's Aid Boy Scouts Esther Grinage Federated Charities Esther, Grinage Community Chest

Frederick Fair Opens With Cavalry Escort in Grounds and Buildings

Fifty years ago the Frederick Fair opened crowded grounds with exhibits. Frederick society officers rode in carriages with a troop of the United States Cavalry as escort. Attendance was good for a Tuesday despite cloudy skies. A chimney fire at JR and Mrs Albert Rick Erds on Fast Fourth Street was extinguished early. The City Hotel bus rear wheel broke near Market and Patrick, passengers walked the rest. The Carroll Comedy Company drew a large audience at the Opera House with Guilty Without Crime. Rip Van Winkle was promised tonight. A trolley delivery wagon wheel was struck, breaking a wheel but injuring none.

Frederick Ith United States Cavalry Albert Rickerds Fourth Street CITY Market Patrick Streets Carroll Comedy Company Opera House Rip van Winkle A. F Main

Twenty Years Ago Hema From The Columns Of the News

Approximately 220 members and guests attended the Maryland Chapter Future Farmers of America annual meeting at Hotel Frederick. Fifteen counties were represented and judging contests followed at the Frederick Fair. Byron Cecil Backeystown was critically injured when struck by a hit run driver on Washington road near the city outskirts. The Frederick Fett entertainment drew a sellout crowd for Lucky Teter's Motor Drivers and four day attendance was near 80 000. Mr and Mrs Walter G Crowther Jr were high scorers at the Frederick County Duplicate Bridge meeting at the Francis Seats Ker Hotel.

Maryland Future Farmers of America Hotel Frederick Frederick Fair Washington Road Byron Cecil Lucky Teter Walter G. Crowther Jr Frederick County Francis Seats Ker

Wee Women Four Know Dear But I Just Couldn't

The fragment hints at a dialogue about perceived perfection and affection, mentioning four women and a caller expressing doubt about expressing love. The context remains unclear with limited readable content.

Two Americans Among Nobel Prize Winners

Two Americans and a German were awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for developing a simple method of charting the interior of the human heart. Drs. Andre F. Cournand and Dickinson W. Richards Jr., both of Columbia University, and Werner Forssmann of West Germany, share the prize and its $38,633 award.

Stockholm Sweden Andre F. Cournand Dickimson Ww. Richards Jr Columbia University New York Werner Forssmann Bardi Kreusnach West Germany Caroline Institute of Medicine and Physiology Alfred Nobel

Eisenhower pledges school-building plan for atomic age

President Eisenhower, speaking at a Citizens for Eisenhower rally at the College of Puget Sound in Tacoma, pledges a school-building program suited to the atomic age. He accuses Adlai Stevenson of telling political fables and says he will not discuss reasons for no acting similarities.

Tacoma Wash Eisenhower Adlai Steven Citizens For Eisenhower College of Puget Sound

Parked Auto Struck on Patrick Street Damage $500

William C. Geisbert city hall caretaker suffered about 500 in damages when his car on West Patrick Street was struck by a truck driven by Urban W. Moore Jr who said he dozed at the wheel. Moore was summoned to a reckless driving hearing.

Wiliam C Tommy Geisbert Witck Patrick Street Bentz Street Willliam A. Mutchner Urban W. Moore, Jr Frederick RFD 4 Moore North Market Street Church Street Wediponday Donald E. Dodd RFD 3 Norman Trump Richard M. Troxell Shawnee Drive Ito Custof Market Street Dodd Troxell Auto

Capital May Lose Ball Club Move Threat Looms Over Washington Franchise

The article reports on potential relocation of a Washington baseball franchise to the West Coast, with Los Angeles as a leading option. It notes cost as a key factor and cites statements by American League officials and senators about possible court action to block a move. Also referenced are book notices and library additions including biographies of Rockefeller and works on automation and kitchen design.

Eric Weilleacott Barees Edward Sheldes Washington Los Angeles Lanier Francisco Louisvilla Cithes Sneseoes Benen West Coast Calvi Griffith American League Will Harridge Senators

Three Killed and Three Injured In Road Crashes

Three people died and three were hurt in a series of highway crashes. Alfred Francis Smith 19 of Princess Anne was killed in a collision near Princess Anne. Bravtor Lee Smith 18 and Leland J. Wolfe 53 were hospitalized with serious injuries. William Randolph Brown 45 of Salisbury suffered a head injury and shock. A second fatality, Charles William Campbell 44 of Joppa, occurred when a road sweeper was struck by a car near Dublin. Jesse Long died after being struck by a motorcycle on Washington Boulevard.

Mary Princess Aone Alfred Francis Smith Princess Anne Peninsula General Hospital Bravtor Lee Smith RFD Poermoke Leland J. Wolfe North Broadway Baltimore Smith Wolfe William Randolph Brown Salisbury U.S. 13 Alfred Smith Harford County Charles William Campbell Joppa Rufus Lee Petty Streett Dublin Campbell Union Memorial Hospital Jesse Long Washington Boulevard South Baltimore General Hospital

Personal notices and deeds recorded in local court records

Mr and Mrs Robert G Bartheld and daughter Margo of Cincinnati spent time with Mr and Mrs Mil lard Crum north of the city. Patrolman and Mrs William M Boost Jr announce the birth of their first child a daughter Susan Elizabeth at Frederick Memorial Hospital Weight six and half pounds. Patrolman Boost on city police force. Terry Stockman birthday dinner at his parents home Paul Stockman 140 West South street. Pamela Sue Kolb Mt Airy will celebrate third birthday Friday. Deeds recorded for sales 910 Shawnee Drive Monovacy Village $13500 and 16 Frederick avenue $11000. Vernon M Gambill 26 West South street admitted to Bethesda Naval Hospital with tentative case of poliomyelitis. Dr Forbes Burgess health officer said thin worming.

Robert G. Bartheld Margo Cincinnati Milard Crum Bartheld Fort De‘trick Patrolman William M. Boost Jr North Market Street Susan Elizabeth Frederick Memorial Hospital Bopat Terry Stockman Paul Stockman West South Street Terry Lattle Pamela Sue Kolb Mt. Airy Rfd 1 Vernon M. Gambiil U.S. Naval Hospital Bethesda Forbes Burgess

Testimony resumes in Hanna income tax evasion trial

Testimony resumed in the income tax evasion trial of Homer W. Hanna in Federal Court. Government witnesses included two Charleston officials Treasurer W. H. Ansel Jr. and Auditor Edgar B. Sims. Hanna, 60, a Charleston resident and Democratic leader who heads Hanna Insurance Agency, is accused of evading 31,777 in taxes for 1949 to 1953 and not filing a 1952 return. Defense claims some funds were political contributions from the agency.

Fairmont W. Va Homer W. Hanna U. S Charleston W. H. Ansel Jr Edgar B. Sims Marland Hanna Hanna Insurance Agency

Losses and Licenses in Know America Seven

Middletown youths face driving-privilege suspensions after a state motor vehicle hearing. Edward Lb. Butts, 20, and ten others were cited. revocations went to Albert L. Sauble and Clarence E. Snowden for risky driving, while several were suspended or put on probation for speeding and related offenses.

Middletown State Department of Motor Vehiclea Ad People’s Court Edward Lb. Butts Ray O. Horn Calored Monrovia Hart V Millicens Bernard Moore Carver Apartments Henry M. Wolfe RFD Dickerson Gene M. Brashears North Bentz Street Lillian L. Bryan Knoxville Margaret Ann Alger RED Myersville Clyde W. Brown Thurmont

Ringling Circus Plans Three Seasonal Tours

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey announces three fixed arena tours replacing the traditional big top. An Eastern tour opens next spring at Madison Square Garden with dates in Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Raleigh and Charlotte North Carolina. A Far West and South tour follows in fall and early winter and a Midwest tour in winter 168. The move shifts from one night stands to regular train travel.

Tedadis Alwayse Art Concello Far West South Midwest Ringling Madison Square Garden Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Raleigh Charlotee N. C Montgomery, Alz

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