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Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1954

Page

7

Major 18 Inch Water Main Break Impacts City Service

A two oclock water main break on an 18 inch line from Fishing Creek caused zero pressure at the Seventh Street reservoir. City crews by-passed to a 12 inch line to maintain service while evaluating the broken section near the Kemp farm. A 16 foot pipe segment will replace the damaged section, with full repairs expected tomorrow. In a separate incident, Malory J. Landers, 26, remained in critical condition after a self inflicted gunshot wound at his Union Bridge residence. Landers, employed at Camp Detrick, resided with his wife’s family during house construction and was under despondent distress, according to state police.

Telemeter Seventh Street Fishing Creek City William Davis Water Department Wilsom Avenue D. Chester Kemp Davis Carroll Street Kemp Farm Wilson Avenue Frederick Memorial Hospital Union Bridge Malory J. Landers Randallstown Landers Lawrence Dunn Randalls-town Staley Dunn Union’ Bridge Camp Detrick

Stringfellow Quits Amid Hoax Scandal And Dixon Named

Utah Republicans cancelled Douglas Stringfellow's re election bid after he admitted posing as a World War II hero. Dr Henry Aldous Dixon was named to replace him on the ballot to face Walter Granger in November. Mixon campaigns swing through 10 states as Look magazine predicts a Democratic gain in both houses. Eisenhower discussed the race with aides, while GOP leaders doubt issues will shift the election. In Texas Austin party organizers tighten operations to bolster Gov Shivers conservative base.

Associated Press Utah Douglas R. Stringfellow GOP State Central Committee Stringfellow Henry Aldous Dixon Utah State Agricultural College Hell Walter K. Granger Mixon Pillshurth Philadelphia Xon Eisenhower White House Jeisenhower New York Look Magazine House Senate Look Rayburn Texas Washington Leonard W. Hall Louisville Tennessee Valley Austin Tes Democratic State Executive Committee Srip Allan Shivers

Humphrey Addresses ABA on Unemployment Hope

Secretary George M. Humphrey told the American Bankers Association convention in Atlantic City that unemployment is the greatest concern and that administration policy aims to put every job within reach. He compared current efforts to those of the 1930s and praised free enterprise as the path to job creation. Also: West Virginia Coal & Coke Corp. weighs selling coal properties amid weak market mood. New York railroad shares show fractional gains in a quiet Stock Market day.

Atlantic City Secretary of the Treasury George M. Humphrey Eisendotter Humphrey American Bankers Assn Charles EB. Wilson Treasury Wilson Cleveland Europe Eisenhower Cincinnati West Virginia Coal & Coke Corp New York

Cool Air Mass Brings Frost Likely Across Maryland

A cool air mass spreads over Maryland with frost expected Wednesday morning. Overnight temperatures fall to the 30s and upper 20s away from water and southern counties. Clouds from the system should clear, with a forecast of fair, cooler weather Wednesday and a warming trend later in the week. No precipitation is anticipated and temperatures stay near normal for mid October.

Associated Press Maryland Weather Bureau

Navy Sailors Die In Lancaster Head On Collision

Ray William Masingale John A Zezulak Wave Elsie Janis Murray were killed in a head on crash with an empty Lancaster-Bainbridge Bus near Route 222 and 72. Don Te Dusten admitted to Lancaster General Hospital with a broken arm and other injuries. Bus driver Park C Devonshire uninjured.

Lancaster Bainbridge Naval Training Station Liberty Ray William Masingale Quartermaster Tellico Plains Tenn John A. Zezulak Lancaster-Bainbridge Bus Co Liberty Town Park C. Devonshire Drnmore R. D. i Lancaster County

Panty Raid At Tulane Sparks Riot And False Alarm

New Orleans police rushed campus after about five hundred Tulane male students raided dormitories stealing panties. A riot call fire alarm and rocks from protesters followed. Four students were arrested for disturbing the peace. tear gas threat and peace restored after firefighting units responded to a dorm fire false alarm. A psychology professor criticized behavior as immature amid water-dousing prank. Minor accident at West College Terrace and Rosemont when a tree company truck backed into a car. no injuries, police investigated.

New Orleans Tulane F. A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company West College Terrace Rosemont Avenue Wilbur Gordon Mercersburg Hood College College Philip M. Grove West Seventh Street Grove Staley

Yeager Arrives in Germany for Air Force Tour

RAMSTEIN Germany f Maj Charles E Yeager the world's fastest pilot has arrived for a tour of duty the U S Air Force announced today indicating a new assignment at the Rhineland air base during the Korean War era deployment.

Germany Ramstein Charles E. Yeager U. S. Air Force

Conviction Rapid In Middletown Valley indecent exposure case

A circuit court jury quickly convicted James Robert Souers, 23, of appearing virtually naked before school children near a Middletown Valley intersection on April 21. The judge did not immediately sentence on the indecent exposure charge.

James Robert Souers Jefferson Painter Middletown Valley Patrick ™. Schnauffer Souers Selva Butler Sylvia Butler Sumantown Middletown Nora Shafer Shafer Charles A. Price Frederick E. Austin James Jesse Booker Frederick Junclion Booker House of Correction Richard E. Zimmerman Nolle Contendere Raymond N. Fry Reich Ford Road Schnauffer House

Immigrant Boy Rescues Cripple Woman from Fire in West Orange

A 15 or 16 year old immigrant lad Roald Eggleston from Norway, unable to speak English, rescued Mrs Ruth Davis in West Orange as her clothing caught fire in her apartment. He dragged her to a phone to summon aid, while she suffered first degree burns to hands and face.

West Orange Roald Eggleston Norway Ruth Davis

Ballots Printed for Nov. 2 Election Near 31 Thousand

With two weeks to election day the Board of Election Supervisors plans to print over 31 000 ballots to cover 28 401 registered voters plus contingencies. A 70 percent turnout would use about 20 000 ballots, leaving some unused. About 25 armed forces ballots have been mailed and more are expected. Mail ballots are expected to have limited impact in close races due to past spoilage from check marks. voters must use the X mark. A special ballot box handles service members voting from abroad, with about ten already cast.

Board of Election Supervisors Board of Registry Secretary of State Armed Services Board of Registry Office

U S Army to pay Korean workers in dollars amid tension

U S Army pledges to pay 100000 Korean employees in dollars if needed, drawing protests from South Korea over currency exchanges and the official 180 to 1 hwan rate. President Rhee urges advisers as Gen Hull plans arrival. Police warn civilians buying oil from the Army face punishment.

Seoul U.S United States Syngman Rhee John E. Hull United Nations Far East Kim Chang Hung South Korea Buan Tokio Korea Finance Ministry

Brunswick Man Admitted After Vehicle Hits Tree

A Brunswick man identified as John H. Fleetwood, 48, of South Maple Avenue, Brunswick, was admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital with internal injuries and a laceration after his car struck a tree along Maryland 464 east of Brunswick. Police report he was westbound when he ran off the road and struck the tree, apparently after falling asleep.

Brunswick Frederick Memorial Hospital Alonaz Maryland Bruanswick A.D Hasenbuhler John H. Fleetwood Maple Avenue Vie Tonelle Fleetwood

Frost Likely For City And County

Frost may be on the way for Frederick County tomorrow morning with temperatures in the upper thirties to near forty probable, the weather bureau indicated. No frost last night at the airport station as temperatures fell to 37. A high in the upper fifties is forecast for today, with 36 yesterday, and fair but milder conditions expected in the afternoon.

Frederick County Weather Bureau

FTC charges 17 insurers with false advertising claims

The Federal Trade Commission accuses 17 health and accident insurers of deceptive ads. Major firms include Bankers Life, Mutual of Omaha, Reserve Life, and United Insurance Co. Hearings set to determine if orders forbidding these practices are warranted.

Washington Federale Trade Commission FTC Bankers Life and Casualty Co Chicago White, Cross Mutual Benefit Health

Five Day Forecast: Warm, Dry Week Across Maryland

Fair and cool Wednesday turns into a varmint trend through the week with little precipitation. Temperatures stay near seasonal normals with afternoon highs in the 60s and morning lows from the mid 50s in Western Maryland to the mid to upper 40s around the Guatal and Chesapeake Bay regions.

Maryland Guaatal Chesapeake Bay

One Woman Is Held Another Being Sought

Dallas police hold a 111 pound brunette while seeking another woman in the Oklahoma corpse case. Fort Worth businessman David Hagler Jr. remains jailed on murder charges with a $19,000 bond. A burned body was found near Davis Oklahoma in a stolen station wagon Hagler borrowed from his ex wife. Elizabeth Bergmann, 25, is held as a material witness and for customs violations after questioning. She admitted a Munich visit was prearranged and diamond rings found in her luggage were undeclared. Kennedy said Hagler listed Bergmann as beneficiary on several insurance policies and had transferred his Fort Worth home and a car to her. Bergmann, once Nazi captive, came to the U S as a Carswell Base sergeant’s wife and divorced him recently. The charred body was initially thought to be Hagler but he later surrendered in Waco.

Dallas Texa Hagler Elizabeth Maria Bergmann Munich Germany United States Golden L. Kennedy Oklahoma Crime Bureau Fort Worth Miss Beremann Carswell Air Force Bevere &Adem U Hader Hader Wace

Violation Charged Over Zoning By Russian Embassy Rentals

ANNAPOLIS Md John J Mc Kenna was charged in magistrate court with violating zoning regulations. One residence was listed as a summer camp for embassy children in a manor zone Bay Aidge where only one family may reside. County planning administrator Edward Ueiselberg ordered the charges while the State Department urged caution amid the Russians presence. Health officials complained of a septic tank overflow blamed on the embassy site. In England a coroner ruled Ernest Hoge 48 died by self strangulation in a car.

U.S. State Department U.S Moscow

Adenauer In Paris For Talks On West German Role

Adenauer arrives in Paris for talks with Pierre Mendes France on bringing West Germany into Western defense and ending Allied occupation. They plan to address the Saar issue and German sovereignty as NATO and Brussels Treaty revisions advance.

Paris Konrad Adenauer West Germany Saar Adenauer Bonn Pierre Mendes-France National Assembly Europe Germany London United States Great Britain France European Defense Community Edg Canada Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Italy Brussels Alan Wtet Ae Britain Benelux North Atlantic Treaty Organization Mendes-France

CD Receives Radio Phones For Firemen

Frederick County installs fourteen radiotelephone transmitter receivers for city and county fire engines. Purchased through federal funds with local match, the $7000 cost is 25 funded locally. GE supplied the units, two walkie talkies add liaison, statewide fire network at 753.83 kept in reserve without a base station. Installation begins Wednesday by Hankey Radio Service.

J. Roger Fisher Civil Defense Frederick County Civil Defense Organization C. D General Electric Federal Communications Commission Fisher Hankey Radio Service Frederick County Firemen’s Association

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