Maryland Student Pleads Guilty for Speeding on Route 40
A University of Maryland student pled guilty to speeding on Route 40 west of Frederick and was fined $10 plus costs by Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker Jr. He admitted surpassing the speed limit but claimed his driving was safe as Trooper Bowman testified pacing near 65 mph. The magistrate noted non reckless driving weighed in his favor.
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University of Maryland
H. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Henry Joseph Ryland
Baltimore
Frederick
Harry Bowman
Ryland
Shoemaker
Premo
Joseph Carnino
Sharon
Robert Dickie
Donora
Carlton Lewis
James Arthur Kesselring
Hagerstown
Braddock Mountain
Henry Daniel Brunett, Jr
Portage
South Mountain
Mead! Mather Frick
Washington
Albert G. Hedden
Bert Arthur Lowe
West Lanhon Hills
Laurence Bradley Miller
Buffalo
Robert James Lehman
Philadelphia
Viola Virginia
Bend
John Fox Graham
Two Car Damages From City Accidents Reported
Police log details multiple late August and mid August vehicle incidents in Frederick and surrounding areas. Weglage of Dayton pulls into left turn causing $250 damage to his car and Schilling’s. Summers’ truck collides with Skiles’ car causing about $300 in damage. Orndorff rear‑ends Jacobs’ bus with about $100 damage to the bus. Officers charge improper left turn and failure to grant right of way.
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South Market Street
Richard D. Weglage
Dayton, O
William Schilling
Washington
Richard Ruthvin
Weglage
Forrest Earle Skiles
Route 6
Frederick
Frederick Coca Cola Hottling Company
College Avenue
Rockwell Terrace
Harold Wyne Summers
Knoxville
Summers
Skiles
Dan Swomsey
Frederick Transit Company
Clarene E. Orndorff
Leonard Arthur Jacobs
West Seventh Street
West Patrick Street
District Hauling and Contracting Company
Arlington
Box Social Boosts Frederick County 4 H Club Profit
The Frederick County Senior 4 H Club held its annual box social at Miss Roxie Montgomerys home on August 19 with thirty members attending. Profit reached 5000 dollars for the club as boxes were packed by girls and sold to boys. Auctioneer Arthur Rhoderick oversaw the bid for the top box at 380 dollars packed by Joanne Stup and bought by Clyde Bohn containing fried chicken rolls pickles deviled eggs candy bars potato chips bananas and iced tea. A softball game preceded the meal and a brief meeting followed. The club thanked New Market Mt Pleasant Libertytown Urbana Myersville Petersville Middletown Walkersville clubs for bake sale support and approved plans for square dances and fall activities. An invitation was extended to Carroll County Senior 4 H Club for campfire August 28 at Western Maryland College.
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Frederick County
Roxie Montgomery
Arthur Rhoderick
Joanne Stup
Clyde Bohn
Aili
New Market
Mt. Pleasant
Libertytown
Urbana
Myersville
Petersville
Mid-dletown
Walkersvile Boys
Carroll County
Western Maryland College
Kanade Reunion Nears Second August at Gaithersburg Center
The Kanade family reunion at Gaithersburg Agricultural Center on August 16 drew about 165 members and friends. Prizes honored longest distance, tallest man, newlyweds, youngest baby, largest hips, and couple married longest. Officers retained. next year’s reunion set for the second Sunday in August at Gaithersburg.
Police foil teen gang clash at Catonsville school
Baltimore police halted a planned brawl between rival teen gangs at a Catonsville elementary school. About 75 youths arrived in six cars armed with clubs and knives. Fourteen arrested. two adults charged with disorderly conduct. twelve juveniles sent to court.
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Baltimore
Catonsville
Silver Stored At West Point
Washington reports that the U S silver depository is at West Point, established around 1938 39. Mint official Leland Howard explains the public misconception about gold storage and notes silver and other metals are kept as cold storage at West Point and Ft Knox.
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Washington
United States
Ft. Knox
West Point
Leland Howard
Mint
Howard
Sam
Kentucky
Uncle Sam
Bar Association Defends Right To Read In Resolutions
Boston The House of Delegates of the American Bar Association adopted resolutions condemning book burning and pledging support for lawyers who defend subversives as a public duty. It calls freedom to read a corollary of freedom of the press while noting abroad libraries may be restricted, and affirms home libraries rely on truth in free competition of ideas.
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Boston
House of Delegates of the
American Bar Association
Association
Committee On Individual Rights
United States
Whipp Reunion Held At Easterday Home
The Whipp family gathered August 23 at Richard Easterday’s Route 4 home for a reunion with a picnic lunch, cake, and ice cream. Attendees included D F Whipp, Howard Boyer, Emory Whipp, Clarence Whipp, Carrie Easterday, Raymond Coran, Harry Whipp, John Boyer, Wilbaun Boyer, Leslie Masser, Merhle Whipp, Ralph Goodsell, Roy Whipp, Raymond Whipp, Frank Conway, O Donnell family, Albert Finnyfrock, Lantz family, Floyd Biser, Daniel Easterday, Robert Easterday, Mortimore Whitehead, Richard Easterday, James Easterday, Austin Easterday, Glen McDevitt, John Coran, Stuart Brubaker, Harvey Stockman, John Stockman, Charles Blair, Mabel Halligan, Phillip Halligan Jr, Gertrude Chambers, Barbara Witt, Jeanne Masser, Janet Whipp, Kenneth Whipp, Sandre Whipp, Janie Whipp, Donna Whipp, Donald Whipp, Bonnie Whipp, Kathareen Whipp, Barbara Witt, Maureen O'Donnell, Jimmy Finnyfrock, Sue Ann Finnerfrock, Lynn Lantz, Glenn Lantz, Rickie Easterday, Roland Easterday, Dottie Easterday, Mary Ann Whitehead, Max Edward Whitehead, Keith Easterday, Dennis Easterday, Gene Easterday, Kay Easterday, Eugene Coran, John Raymond Coran, Sharon Whipp, Dianne Whipp, Minda Kay Brubaker, Lee Whipp, Harold Whipp, Wayne Whipp, Karen Stockman, Elaine Mannel, Jeanette Mannel.
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Whipp
Richard Easterday
Route 4
D. F. Whipp
Harvey Zimmerman
Howard Boyer
Emory Whipp
Clarence Whipp
Carrie Easterday
Raymond Coran
Harry Whipp
John Boyer
Wilbaun Boyer
Leslie Masser
Merhle Whipp
Ralph Goodsell
Roy Whipp
Raymond Whipp
Frank Conway
Ernest Witt
O’donnell
Albert Finnyfrock
George Lantz
Floyd Biser
Daniel Easterday
Robert Easterday
Mortimore Whitehead
James Easterday
Austin Easterday
Glen McDevitt
John R. Coran
Stuart Brubaker
Harvey Stockman
John Stockman
Charles Blair
Mabel Halligan
Phillip Halligan, Jr
Gertrude Chambers
Larry Boyer
Kenneth Borer
Donald Masser
Betty Kinna
Jeanne Masser
Janet Whipp
Kenneth Whipp
Sandre Whipp
Janie Whipp
Donna Whipp
Donald Whipp
Bonnie Whipp
Kathareen
Barbara Witt
Maureen O'Donnell
Jimmy Finnyfrock
Minda Kay Brubaker
Lee Whipp
Harold Whipp
Wayne Whipp
Karen Stockman
Elaine Mannel
Jeanette Mannel
Triplets Born in Good Health at Union Memorial Hospital
Mrs. George W. Reals welcomed two boys and a girl born Thursday in good health. The newborns were placed in incubators at Union Memorial Hospital as a precautionary safety measure.
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Baltimore
George W. Reals
Union Memorial Hospital
Rosemont Adopts 10 Cent Tax Rate for 1953 54
Rosemont Burgess John T. Graham and commissioners organize the new village government. The tax year runs July 1 to June 30 with a 10 cent per 100 real estate tax rate and no personal property tax. Levin West Schnauffer named treasurer. Public meeting set for Monday at 8 PM at the Brunswick Potomac Rod and Gun Club for planning and zoning discussions. Lewistown Grange held regular meeting and watermelon social at Mr and Mrs Charles Putman home with many members present. Music by Edward Storm and Mary Francis Warner. Bake sale planned Saturday at Renns showroom on North Market Street. Next meeting includes hae banquet in the community hall.
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Rosemont
John T. Graham
Levin West Schnauffer
Brunswick-Potomac Rod and Gun Club
Bilding
Lewistown Grange
Charles Putman
Grange
John D. Leatherman
Alton Powell
W. A. R Bell
Katherine Lohr
Genevieve Schildt
Mary Kathryn Schildt
Mary Francis Warner
Barbara Clipp
Mary Ramsburg
Cameron Hill
North Carolinian Held In Slaying Of Soldier
Marcus Ray Nixon of Edenton North Carolina is being questioned about the fatal shooting of a North Carolina soldier in Odenton Maryland. Corporal Donald N Lassiter 20 of Conway North Carolina was shot outside a restaurant. Nixon was picked up near White Plains Maryland shortly after the incident and taken to Waterloo barracks for questioning. An officer said the corporal and a civilian argued over a girl they both knew.
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Waterloo
Marcus Ray Nixon
Edenton
N. C
North Carolina
Odenton
Donald N. Lassiter
Conway
Nixon
White Plains
Fort George G. Meade
Silver Bit Riding Club Horse Show Set Oct 18
The Silver Bit Riding Club will host its fifth annual horse show at Scheer Stadium in Brunswick on Sunday October 18. Harwood Watson chairman reports 15 classes with jumping events and soon available prize lists. The club’s meeting also announced September 12 dance at Farmers Hall Petersville with Art Taylor providing music.
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Silver Bit Riding Club
Scheer
Brunswick
Bertram Enfield
Enfield
Knoxville
Harwood Watson
Nelsie Shaffer
Farmer’s Hall
Petersville
Art Taylor
Nellie Smith
Stephen Smith
Middletown
William B. Blessley
Robert Arnold
Burkittsville
Albin N. Duvall
Westminster
Randles Farm Sells for 173000 in Maryland Auction
Col B W Randles former prep school operator near Washington sells 306 acre Beallsville farm and 140 head Holstein herd to Francis Ginn of Novelty Ohio for 173000. Auction yielded 138 cattle at 31242 50, total about 204000 with machinery. Ginn to name Aix la Chapelle. Randles to remain local, with no new farm plans.
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Col
B. W. Randles
Washington
Beallsville
Francis Ginn
Novelty
Cleveland
Ohio
Montgomery County
Randies
Louis Merryman & Sons, Inc
Sparks
Col. Randles
Ravenglen Ormsby
Pete Bader
Randles
Emmett R. Bowlus
Frederick
Ginn
Aix-la-Chapelle
Jerusalem Road
Rockville
West Point
Annapolis
Tulane University
Bolivia
Oklahoma
Denver
Burr Randles
Bealisville
Farm Queens Vie For State Fair Title At Timonium
Queens from Maryland’s 23 counties compete today for the 72nd Maryland State Fair queen title at Timonium. Contestants aged 16 to 18 live on farms, as the fair runs through Saturday September 12 alongside horse racing. Purses total 110000 for racehorse owners and 91646 for fair exhibitors. The Timonium grounds on Route 111 three miles north of Towson will host day and night events with carnival entertainment.
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Timonium
Maryland
Towson
W S C S entertains Tramsville in Urbana Parish Hall
W S C S societies on the Urbana Circuit met Monday evening in the Parish Hall with devotions led by Mrs Harry Swomley. Miss France Molesworth spoke on Indian education and customs after a pane recital and saxophone selections by Rev William Harpold.
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Tramsville
W.S.C.S
W.s.cs
Urbana
Harry Swomley
Swomley
Ruth Page
William Harpold
Albert Burdette
Missionary Education
France Molesworth
India
Miss Molesworth
Asher
Frederick Pythian Sisters to Attend Grand Temple Convention
Thirteen Frederick members of the Pythian Sisters of Maryland will attend the Grand Temple's forty sixth annual convention in Antapolis from Thursday through Saturday. Representing the local temple are Mrs Bessie Poole Naomi Wachter and Susie Ramsburg with committee members Mrs Mollie Zimmerman Elizabeth Shipley Thelma Pickett Fannie King Others from Frederick include Miss Daisy Miller Mae Miller Raby Hahn May Keyser Bertha Rice and Anne Atkinson.
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Frederick
Pythian Sisters of
Maryland
Grand Temple
Antapolis
Bessie Poole
Naomi Wachter
Susie Ramsburg
Mollie Zimmerman
Elizabeth Shipley
Thelma Pickett
Fannie King
City
Daisy Miller
Mae Miller
Raby Hahn
May Keyser
Bertha Rice
Anne Atkinson
Cat Rescued From Hot Car on East Patrick Street
A New York family left their cat in a parked car at the Square, where the thermometer hit 105 degrees. Bystanders cooled the animal, a garage worker freed the door, and the cat revived at Snow White Grill before being returned to the owners. Police say the car interior reached about 120 degrees.
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Square
New York
East Patrick Street
Charles V. Main
Washington
Maryland
New Independent Engine Passes Rigorous Tests
Frederick city conducts a three hour pumping test at Mullinix Park Diggs pool on Thursday. Benjamin B Rosenstock states acceptance by firemen at next Tuesday meeting. Officials from Frederick Insurance Commission underwriters and aldermen witness. New engine shows excellent performance. County engine due in two weeks and will undergo tests before service.
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Independent Hose Company
Diggspool
Mullinix Park
Insurance Commission
Frederick
Maryland
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Frederick City
Culler Lake
Frederick Insurance Commission
Fire Company
Rosenstock
The
Independents
South Koreans challenge Clark defense zone move
South Korea denounces Gen. Mark Clark's unilateral defense zone order in the sea, with Adm. Sohp Won Il and Minister Yong Shik Kim insisting on mutual talks and continued enforcement of Korea's fishery safety zone, amid fears of increased landings and Japanese fishing encroachment. Pickets in New York pressed the city health department for polio gamma globulin, with a passerby joking about the sign.
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Seoul
Mark Clark
Adm
Sohp Won Il
Tokyo
Yong Shik Kim
South Korea
Red
Gen. Clark
New York
City Health Department
City Hall
Roelke charged with 19 counts of false pretense
Earle Henry Roelke Jr of Baltimore, born in Frederick, seeks early trial on 19 false pretense counts. Police say he passed 19 bad checks totaling 515 around Frederick between July 7 and August 10 mainly at service stations and liquor stores. Roelke arrested near Hagerstown and held by county jail. warrants also exist in Baltimore City for larceny after trust and bad checks. sought by Montgomery County authorities.
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Earle Henry Roelke, Jr
Baltimore
Frederick
Charles A. Price
Roelke
Lloyd R. Stup
Hioward Z. Stup
Thomas C. Michael
McKenzie
Roy.r. Grove Shell Ser
E &Ation
C.artis
Gulf Service Station
Addison I. Hollman
Franklin B. Reese
Keefer
Hagerstown
Frederick City
Frank Dorsey
Marshall Murray
Baltimore City
Montgomery County
Reunion of Van Fossen descendants at Taneytown park
The 17th annual Van Fossen descendants reunion was held August 16 at Big Pipe Creek Park Taneytown. About 100 relatives and friends attended a day of worship, music, and fellowship followed by a picnic lunch. Roy Eaton was reelected president with Harold Young secretary and Harry Staley treasurer.
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William
Catherine van Fossen
Big Pipe Creek Park
Taneytown
Robert Eabsterday
Harry Young
Donald Young
Harold Young
Smith Brothers
Edward Mantz
Jack Crum
Mantz
Millard Crum
Patsy Young
God
Roy Eaton
Harry Staley
John Hope
Ward Crum
Sharon
T. E. Renner, Sr
W. Shue
Elmer Zimmerman, Jr
Harry
Bonnie
Carrie Bair
Joshua Staley
Weston Staley
Mallory Landers
Pamela
Maurice Crum
W. D. Curfman
Marshall Matthews and Douglas
Allen van Fossen
Mark and
Shirley
Edgar van Fossen
Ronnie
Harold Jr
Russell Ruth
A. H. Etzler
George Etzler
Mildred L. Renner
Charles W. Weaver
Elmer van Fossen
Chester Lenhart
Donald Lenhart
Ella Wisner
Mary Jane Leatherman
President Just Loafing On Vacation In Colorado
FRASER Colo President Eisenhower enjoys his first full time vacation in more than a year at Aksel Nielsen's ranch in the Colorado Rockies. He plans to stay through Tuesday and will trout fish only if conditions allow. A sore elbow from Pine Colorado last week keeps him from St Louis Creek near the ranch. He will loaf today and wait for updates from White House aides.
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Fraser
Colo
Fisenhower
Colorado Rockies
Denver
Aksel Nielsen
White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Pine
St. Louis Creek
Hagerty
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Archive
Gaithersburg Agricultural Center
John Fogal
Payne Slinkman
Edward Cocklan
Stephen Eugene Oland
Robert Oland
Charles A. Eader
David Kanade
Gaithersburg
John Whipp
Daniel Whipp
Madeline Munshour
Lloyd Martin
Robert
Harry Conner
Helen Weddle
James Wolfe
Charlee Johnson
Edward Carey
Howard Rufus Oden
Edwin F. Fox
Dennis
Donald
Vernon L . Oden
Ronald
Fred N. Oden
Melvin O. Oden
Alice Brown
Samuel J Randall
Donald Jump
Florence Kanode
Ralph Kanode
Jacob E. Fader
Jack Wetzel
iCarol Eader
Delores Stevens
Jeanie Mellett
Gerald Arnold
Geraldine Arnold
Charles N. Eader
Charles Robert
Barbara Joan
Joyce Ann
James Eader
M. J. Eader
Jenieva
Oscar. Donald
Tommy
Barbara Eader
John , Eader
Brenda Eader
Mary Jane Eader
Frank Kennedy
Oren Spears
Richard Lee
Raymond
Bart
Donald Oren Spears
Fred Reed
Oscar Fraley
Robert Drivert
Debbie
Carroll O. Wheat Jr
Willam
Flynn, Jr
David
Bernard Flynn
Frank Catshall
Grant Guthrie
Walter C. Byrne
Clay Plummer
Harry Britt
Jimmy Britt
Wm. E. Stevenson
Jeffrey
Susan Stevenson
Reed Eader
Robert E. Eader
Police
Big Sister
Chrysler
Bermuda
Ensign
Bernard E. Kelly
West Church Street
Elbow Beach
Kelly
Betty L. Bachtell
Edward Bachtell
Smithsburg
Ensign Kelly
H. C. Kelly
U. S. Coast Guard
LIONS
Glade Valley Lions Club
Woodsboro
Walkersville
Woodsboro Athletic Association
Walkersville Athletic Association
Tri-County League
George C. Stauffer
Raytma and
C. Myers
Glade Lions Club
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Tad
Emma Watkins
Hobart Mullineaux
Mt Airy
Wesley Thomprson
Clarksville
Stanley Mullineaux
Margie
Monrovia
Walter Baxter
Robert Mullineaux
Juanita
Tyler Herndon
Allen Ray
Laurie Lee
Rudy Watkins
Augustus Mullinix
William E. Buxton
Mt. Airy
Zonta Club
Marjorie “‘L. Etchison
East Church Street
Zonta
Catherine Johnson
Tce
E. Ken Hersperger
Etchison
Lillian 0. Brown
E. B. Shipley
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Randles Farm
Ralph A. Putman
Rosemont Avenue
Betty Lou Moats
Charles £. Spangler
East Third Street
Clark
Boelke
Colorado
Hhorive
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