Warrant Issued For Man In Local Holdup
A renowned Washington police figure is named as the sole bandit in the Liberty Finance Company robbery at noon July 20. Chief Charles V. Main says a warrant is issued and sent to Prince Georges County authorities, with the suspect linked to a Mt. Rainier robbery and likely to surrender with his attorney this week. Police identified the man from Metropolitan Police photos. the suspect has a prior police record and ties to a capital-area gang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Liberty Finance Company
Charles V. Main
Prince Georges County
Hyattsville
Main
Mt. Rainier
George J. Callins
Metropolitan Police
Liberty Loan Company
Collings
Market Street
Mt. Pleasant
Maryland
U S Promises Aid to Iran Regime and Shah Welcome
President Eisenhower disclosed U S plans to aid Iran with financial help and political support for the Zahedi government to bolster its oil revenue cash flow and pay salaries. He sent a greeting to Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi after his return from exile and discussed urgent G S assistance with Premier Zahedi via Ambassador Ley Henderson. About five million dollars a month deficit and Britain Iran oil talks loom, while Zahedi is expected to normalize relations and push toward an oil settlement. Meanwhile about 50 disabled veterans from Walter Reed and Bethesda will visit Camp Kanawha for trap shooting boating and fishing with the Red Cross coordinating transport and meals.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Iran
Fazollah Zahedi
Shah
Denver
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Mossadegh
Zahedi
U. S
Ley Henderson
Henderson
Britain
Walter Reed Hospital
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Frederick County Fish and Game Protective Association, Inc
Camp Kanawha
Point of Rocks
Red Cross
Wilbur W. Baker
Bricker Warns NATO Threatens US Service Rights
Senator John W. Bricker says protecting American service personnel under the NATO status of forces treaty will be difficult or impossible as local NATO and Japanese courts could try servicemen for non military offenses. He cites secret agreements and warns many foreign constitutions fail to safeguard basic rights.
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Boston
UF U
Judge Advocates Association
American Bar Association
Bricker
United States
Great Britain
Canada
NATO
Japan
ABA
House of Delegates
Herbert R. O'Conor
Maryland
U.S
U. S
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Congressional
Philip L. Graham
The
Washington Post
Accounts Filed In Wills Office With Several Estates
Several accounts were filed this week in the Register of Wills office. Edith J Gilliam filed the first and final administratrix account for Fannie Hammond showing an estate of 264.90 with equal disbursements. Lester R Wachter filed the first and final account for his father Cornelius showing a total estate of 4120.75 and disbursements of 1427.56, net 2693.19. after taxes 2666.25 was divided among nine children. Walter R Sinn filed the final executor account for Hallie Martin with real estate valued at 4800 to be devised to William McK Bopst and Pearl Whitmore. several bequests to Cora Shipley and others. Total was 4262. Largest opal noted in imperial Vienna museum dates to 1770 weighing 1 pound 5 ounces.
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Office of Register of Wills
Edith J. Gilliam
Fannie Hammond
Lester R. Wachter
Cornelius A. Wachter
Bessie Kimmel
Lola Mackenzie
Nellie Mackenzie
Harry Wachter
Lillian Fraley
Herman Wachter
William Wachter
Daisy Harper
Walter R. Sinn
Hallie Martin
William McK. Bopst
Pearl Whitmore
Cora Shipley
Margaret Lee
Cora
Lucinda Lee
Charlotte Whitmore Yarroll
Katharine K. Derizbaugh
Georgetta Wachter
Nyra E. Sian
Police Catch Two Men Riding In Stolen Car
Two Baltimore men were arrested Wednesday after a car theft in Baltimore hours earlier. Douglas E. Parks aged 20 and Roland A. Sordenski 21 were stopped on Route 40 west of Frederick by State Police Set. C. D. Mades driving a 1950 Mercury convertible reported stolen from Virginia Kerrigan of 922 Rosedale Road. The car had its original tags and was later released to the owner. no damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Littles Sentenced to 20 Years for Libertytown Bank Robbery
Gilbert Littles, 34, of Harrisburg, Pa., was sentenced to 20 years in the Maryland Penitentiary for armed robbery and conspiracy in the July 10 Libertytown bank robbery. The case, heard before Associate Judge Patrick M. Schnauffer, followed a quick trial with testimony identifying Littles as part of the trio that led to a 13 minute police pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Littles
Harrisburg
Maryland
Patrick M. Schnauffer
People’s Bank of Libertytown
Union Bridge Bank and Trust Company
C. Clifton Virts
Schnauffer
Virts
Walters
Archer
Sergt
Dan Swomley
Haugh
Fox
l/e Dona A. Tucker
Littles
Tucker
Harrisburg man testifies in bank robbery case
The defendant recounts past arrests and a July Harrisburg meeting with Frank Allen alias Richard Waters. He describes drinking, transporting Archer to Maryland, and unknown plans for the bank robbery. He admits brief car and travel details, denies premeditation, and pleads leniency due to education and physical disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archer
Frank
Libertytown
Walters
Frederick
Wirts
Harrisburg
Senator Morse Denies Favoring Present Beef Prices
Oregon Senator Morse who farms near Maryland rejects claims he backs today’s low cattle prices. He argues the mood is caused by slow price action and cites Eisenhower should have steadied beef pricing. Morse plans to display prize poultry and horse at Gaithersburg County Fair with wife as judge of needlework. Also: USIA to cut operations, over 2,000 dismissed globally including 1,306 foreign staff and 300 Americans overseas.
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Senator Morse
Oregon
Maryland
Senate
Eisenhower
Poolesville
Gaithersburg
Morse
Washington
United States Information Agency Today
USIA
Voice of America
New York
Motion Picture Service
Frederick County National Bank Names New Assistant Cashier
Announcement by Arthur V. Myers president lists William M. Moore of South Market Street named assistant cashier. He starts September 1 after four years as assistant treasurer of Mutual Insurance Co. and seventeen years banking experience, also serving as treasurer of Citizens Truck Co. and director of M. C. Ai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur V. Myers
Frederick County National Bank
Wiliam M. Moore
South Market Street
Moore
Mutual Insurance Co
Citizens Truck Co
M. C. Ai
Living Costs Rise Again Across Nation In August
Government figures show living costs up about two tenths of a percent for a second straight month, driven by higher food, rent, medical care, gasoline, and motor oil. The index near 114.7 marks a record, with auto workers receiving a penny hourly raise and GM extending a $5 quarterly LIC supplement to salaried staff. The rise follows a prior peak last November and a winter dip, with wages up about 2.1 percent since the Korean War began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Detroit
General Motors Corp
General Motors
Piece Of Peary Flag Found From Polar Explorers
Washington reports that two Canadians Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith and Robert Blackabar found a piece of Admiral Robert Peary's flag among relics from three polar expeditions. The piece is the third recovered. two other fragments remain lost, drifting on ice. The National Geographic Society notes Peary wore the flag for warmth and unfurled several other flags during his Arctic trips.
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Washington
Out of the
Far North
Robert Peary
Ottawa
Ont
Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith
Robert Blackabar
Peary
North Pole
Cape Morris
Jesup
Greenland
Cape Thomas Hubbard
Axel Heiberg Island
Daughters of the American Revolution
Navy League
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Smithsonian Institution
Rabbis Gain Power Over Marriage and Divorce in Israel
In Jerusalem the Knesset passed two bills giving rabbis control of marriage and divorce and allowing the state to draft orthodox women. Ultra orthodox factions trade opposition to drafts for control of Jewish nuptial and divorce matters. A dramatic all night session pushed the bills through amid demonstrations. The draft law lets objecting Orthodox women pursue civilian training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Knesset
Israel
Progressive Party
David Ben- Gurion
Ben-Gurion
Montgomery Fair Opens For Five Days
GAITHERSBURG Md Aug 25 Two beauty queens and 600 livestock exhibits vied for attention as the Montgomery County Fair opened its five day stand Helen Fiske Smith Miss Washington and Anita King Queen of the Fair cut a ribbon to open the 65 acre exhibits First day competition focused on art handi craft and cookery Gaithersburg area residents won most prizes Tomorrow a blue berry pie eating contest and swine judging top the events An expected crowd drawing exhibit is a 1200 pound Mohawk Valley N Y cheese.
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Gaithersburg
Montgomery County Fair
Helen Fiske Smith
Mohawk Valley
N. Y
Record Sum Paid In Taxes Record Sum Paid In Taxes
The government collected a record $69.687 billion in fiscal 1953 ended June 30, with individuals paying the largest share. Personal income and employment taxes rose 14 percent to $37.255 billion, while corporations paid $21.595 billion, up 0.6 percent. Gift and excise taxes showed notable gains.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
T. Coleman Andrews
Andrews
Emmitsburg to Get Dial Telephones
Emmitsburg prepares for a dial telephone system with a new building and switching equipment. Ground is broken for the structure as the town shifts from crank-type exchanges to modern dial service next spring. Maryland will have two crank exchanges left, Mechanicsville and Hancock, with St Michaels changing September 15.
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Emmitsburg
Maryland
Mechanicsville
Hancock
St. Michaels
B. P. Heck
Baltimore
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Frederick
Nellie Felix Sullivan
Perater
Army Sets 60 000 Ceiling for Junior ROTC Cadets
The Army announced a 60 000 student ceiling for the junior reserve officers training program this year due to budget limits. The target covers high schools military institutes and junior colleges with the plan to avoid heavy impact on individual schools. The move follows the split of ROTC into senior and junior programs and reflects reduced formal enrollment from last year while allowing informal training to exceed the ceiling to cover gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Navy builds lifelike bleeding dummy for first aid training
A new Navy life size plastic and fiberglass training dummy bleeds to simulate wounds on the leg, arm, abdomen, chest and mouth to teach first aid. It includes a choking scenario to demonstrate response. The device challenges students to decide proper measures for each simulated injury. ATTACKS PRESSMAN BALTIMORE. Aug. 24 F-May or Thomas D Alesandro accuses Attorney Hyman Pressman of reciting improper material in a suit to halt an off street parking garage construction.
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Washington
Navy
Pressman
Baltimore
Thomas D'Alesandro
Hyman Pressman
Lions Hear Report On Convention In Chicago
Frederick Lions Club heard delegate Lion R Brad Wolfe recount Lions International progress at the Chicago convention. He cited 4,400 Lionesses present at a breakfast and 913 new clubs formed worldwide, with 10,260 clubs and 475,015 members as of May 33, 1953. Wolfe outlined service activities totaling over 151,000 projects worldwide. S. A. Dodge was elected president and pledged further expansion. Guests included Lions from Michigan, Thurmont, Walkersville, Mifflintown, Bel Air, and St. Louis.
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Lions Club of
Frederick
Edgar M. Elbert
Lion R. Brad Wolfe
Chicago
Frederick Club
Lion Wolfe
Lions Club
International Association
Wolfe
Lions International
Lions Clubs
S. A. Dodge
Lions
Ross E. Wigent
Adrian
Michigan
J. H. Schmidt
Thurmont
Galen C. Smith
Myersville Lions
Cluo
Robert W. Ziem
St. Louis
Robert Applegate
Walkersville
Paul W. DeLauter
Mifflintown
Penna
Hall R. MacLean
Herbert G. Gwinner
Bel Air
Charles V. Main
H. Noel Gross
Civitan Meeting Reports From Frederick Club Session
Frederick Civitan Club held its monthly business session with dinner at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Officers reports were given by President Elmer Singer Secretary Raymond Bowers Jr and Treasurer Carroll Freed. Delegates shared convention highlights and Blumenauer recounted the 33rd Civitan International trip to Los Angeles with a motor tour along US highways.
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Frederick
Blumenauer
U. S
U. S. 40
Los Angeles
Civitan
Ernest A. Moore
Civitan International
Basil Lewis
Annapolis
Civitans
Park Loy
Hagerstown
Ernie Reeder
Ferry Captain Dies at Centreville Funeral Held
Funeral services will be held here Saturday for Edward Cooper Higgins age 48 former captain of the Chesapeake Bay ferry John M Dennis Higgins died yesterday in Marine Hospital Baltimore after an illness of nearly two months Higgins a native of Nevitt Talbot County had been with the ferry system since 1921 He had recently been port captain at the boat terminals at Sandy Point and Matapeake death by own action RETURNS HOME Washington Two weeks ago in San Francisco Gene Lee White of 614 1st Place NEW Washington was listed as the 149th death by own action victim of the Golden Gate Bridge Last night the mother of the 21 year old youth said he was back home unharmed Mrs Marvin L White reported her son returned home last Thursday after being missing the works
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Centreville
Edward Cooper Higgins
Chesapeake Bay
John M. Dennis
Higgins
Marine Hospital
Baltimore
Nevitt
Talbot County
Sandy Point
Matapeake
Washington
San Francisco
Gene Lee White
New Washington
Golden Gate Bridge
Marvin L. White
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New Market
Fannie King
Elizabeth Knill
Iimperial Museum
Vienna
Mt. Aetna
Donald Bartgis
Sherman Avenue
Carroll Scott
Rodger Lowe
Water Street
Paul Lines
East South Street
Antony Popp
Chesapeake
Gaspe
Que
Noel Dorion
Wilbert Coffin
Richard Lindsey
Pennsylvania
Lindsey
Eugene
Fred Claar
Lindseys
Hollidaysburg
Cinar
East Freedom
Dorion
Coffin
Perce
Jug Bridge
Homemakers Club
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Russell Young
Ray Smith
Charles Walker
Montgomery
Niewweopar
Archiy
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