Baker Murder Trial Opens
The Baker murder trial in Carroll County Circuit Court at Westminster opened for two soldiers charged in the slaying of Earl L. Baker a Ridgeville grocer. John H. Garbutt pleaded guilty to first degree murder while James Edward Jefferson pled not guilty and the judge will hear the case without a jury.
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Earl L. Baker
Ridgeville
Carroll County
Westminster
James E. Boylandr
John H. Garbutt
Germantown
James Edward Jefferson
Baltimore
Garbutt
Baker
Jefferson
Boylan
Baker Store
Bertha Bell
S. Roland Schmidt
Robert J. Thomas
Miller
Earl
Thomas
A. Earl Shipley
Donald M. Smith
Charles O. Fisher
Third Soviet Nuclear Blast Reported by AEC
Washington AP The Atomic Energy Commission announced that the Soviet Union detonated a third nuclear device in its current series. The test occurred in the atmospheric in the same general area as the first two and was described as in the low to intermediate range.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Soviet Union
AEC
One Of Oldest Frederick County Residents Dies
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Webster aged 99 died at home in Lewistown at 5 45 a m after a hip injury confined her since December 1953. Born near Rocky Springs in 1862 she recalled Civil War events though it ended before she could remember much. Survived by three daughters two grandchildren and five great grandchildren and one sister the body lies at the home. services Friday at 10 30 a m with Rev. Richard D Thompson officiating. Burial in Doubs Cemetery.
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Mary Elizabeth Webster
Frederick County
Lewistown
Webster
Rocky Springs
Clarence Phreeger
Braddock Heights
Richard D. Thompson
Doubs Cemetery
M. L. Creager and Son
Triple Murderer Palmer Caught After Escape at Menard
James Gordon Palmer escaped Menard Penitentiary Monday but was captured within an hour when Warden Ross Randolph’s wife used field glasses to spot him by the Mississippi River. Palmer, 22, scaled the administration building, slipped into the river and was apprehended by guards.
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Chester
Ill
James Gordon Palmer
Menard Penitentiary
Ross Randolph
Palmer
Mississippi
Ronnie
Detergent Damages Fountain Kills 22 Goldfish
Twenty two goldfish died after two bottles of detergent were dumped into the North Market fountain at North Market and Seventh streets. City water superintendent William J. Davis said suds rose over the fountain top and that no more fish would be placed in the fountain this summer. Earlier a red food coloring incident did not harm the fish. Walter P. Reuther warned of a GM UAW strike set for 10 a.m. Wednesday if offers are not improved.
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North Market
Seventh Streets
William J. Davis
Reuther
Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers Union
CAW
Frederick High School Cafeteria Renovations Delay Opening
The Frederick High School cafeteria renovations will not be ready for opening day. Principal David L. Dean asks juniors and seniors to bring packed lunches as hot meals won’t be available yet. Tenth graders in double shifts begin early, with others starting later. schedules shift to accommodate the work in progress.
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Frederick High School
David L. Dean
Dean
James A. Sensenbaugh
Gambrill State Park
The
County Teachers Association
Homecoming Day Plans for Chapel Church Building
The Marvin Chapel Methodist Church at Plane No. 4 marks its Homecoming Day on September 10 to showcase a self-built educational facility. Members, led by Henry Pope with strong women's backing, have erected a 32 by 50 foot under roof structure with four classrooms and a social center, funded without debt, though the building fund nears depletion. An auction on September 6 supports furnace and finishing costs, with services, picnic lunches, and a view of the project for former members and friends.
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Marvin Chapel Methodist Church
Plane No. 4
Henry Pope
Tistrict Conference
The
Methodist Church
Murder Hearing Postponed In City
The preliminary murder hearing for James W. Fogle 24 a City painter was postponed in Magistrate Court. Trooper Henry I Stafford said no new date was set. Hamilton 21 died after being shot in a Green Valley Inn parking lot during a Monday morning brawl.
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Henry I. Stafford
James W. Fogle
West Patrick Street
Robert L. Hamilton
Green Valley Inn
Hamilton
Rezoning Hearings Consider Change To B-3 Commercial
The Board of County Commissioners held two public hearings in Winchester Hall to consider rezoning 30.1 acres on Hollow Road and Route 40A to B-3 Commercial for Noah Kefauver Jr and 33.8 acres along Route 40A near Mt. Airy for Miss Malle B. Cuthbertson. Planning Commission favored Kefauver’s request and opposed Cuthbertson’s. State Roads Commission objections noted. Present were Inez Zepp and David M. Jones in support of the rezoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Hiram Winchester
Winchester Hall
Noah E. Kefauver Jr
Hollow Road
Route 40
Kefauver
J. Alfred Cutsail
Planning Commission
Malle B. Cuthbertson
Mt. Airy
Old Mill Road
Catsail
Miss Cuthbertson
Four County Farm Properties
Charles McC. Mathias Sr
Mill Road
Silver Spring
State Roads Commission
Delbert St. Null
Inez Zepp
Four County Properties
David M. Jones
Church leadership drives new educational facility build
Rev. Elmer A. Frink, pastor, leads a campaign for an essential education building as temporary unheated facilities remain in use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer A. Frink
Crisis In Brazil Settled Blocking Goulart's Presidency Ends
Brazil's crisis over Joao Goulart's planned return to Brasilia was resolved after talks involving acting President Ranieri Mazzilli and the armed forces. Air force tensions eased though scattered defections were reported. Goulart prepared to fly to the capital for swearing in as figurehead under a parliamentary system.
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Brasilia
Brazil
Joao Goulart
ADD
AIR Force
Goulart
Ranieri Mazzilli
Ismar Brasil
Rio de Janeiro
Gabriel Grum Moss
Antonio Guedes Muniz
Porto Alegre
Mazzilli
Congress
Janio Quadros
Senate
Auro Moura Andrade
Congress Air
Grom Moss
Andrade
Labor Party
Port Alegre
Adult Farm Course To Start In Oct
The Frederick County Board of Education will sponsor an adult farm management course starting in October. Harold Reiley, a former county high school teacher, will organize it and says definite start dates will be announced soon. Farmers should notify the board if interested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Board of Education
Harold Reiley
Board of Education
Reiley
Two Carroll Men Charged With Murder
Two Carroll County men Lester L. Gregg and Robert A. Kelly are charged with wilful and premeditated murder in the 91 year old Baltimore County widow Mrs. Katie Hoffheiser death. Kelly allegedly shot her with a .22 rifle in her kitchen near the Pennsylvania line. police say robbery was the motive with about $27 taken from the widow’s purse.
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Towson
Carroll County
Baltimore County
Lester L. Gregg
Robert A. Kelly
Hampstead
Katie Hoffheiser
Pennsylvania Line
E. L. Story
Kelly
Hoffheiser
Fires Rage Across California in Largest National Blaze
A 5,000-man force fights fourth day to contain extensive forest, brush, and range fires spreading from San Diego to Guerneville and beyond. More than 150,000 acres burned, 150-plus structures lost, five dead. Amador, Sonoma, and Contra Costa counties report large evacuations and firefighting efforts.
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San Francisco
California
San Diego
Forestry
Russian River
Guerneville
Travis Air Force Base
Kelsey
Suc Ter Creek
Mother Lode
Amador County
Volcano
San Quentin
Chico
San Diego Area
Teen charged after car crashes through fence on Gas House Pike
James William Crawford an 18 year old from West Seventh street faced two motor vehicle violations after his 1951 Chevrolet left the road at a right hand curve and crashed through a fence along Gas House Pike near the city. The car rested in a field and five fence posts on the John Renn property were torn up. No injuries reported.
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Gas House Pike
James William Crawford
West Seventh Street
Crawford
Harry J. Frost
John Renn
Berlin meeting heats over Soviet complaint in air safety clash
Soviet colonel Solovyev accused American officials of aiding West Berliners who blocked a car carrying Soviet officers to the four power air safety center. Maj. Gen. Albert Watson II rejected the charge as erroneous and said U.S. authorities enforce law and order in the sector.
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Berlin
U.S
West Berlin
Albert Watson II
Andrei I. Solovyev
U.S. General's Office
De Gaulle Urges West To Stand Firm In Berlin
Paris AP Charles de Gaulle called on Western Allies to keep all positions and communications in Berlin even by force if needed warning against retreat and urging firm stance to avoid world war while noting Soviet internal strains and leadership risks.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Berlin
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Olson Brothers Back Home From 3000 Mile Pedal Trip
Nils 21? and Eric 12- year old Olson brothers returned to Old Braddock Sunday night after a 3000 mile summer bicycle journey to San Francisco. They plan another ride but shorter next year. Eric and Nils lost weight? gained pounds during the trip and fueled appetites with heavy meals. They rode via Chicago and shipped their bikes home. Eric recalled meeting Oakland California girls, daughters of Dr. Thomas Green formerly at Fort Detrick. They resume Frederick school Thursday.
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Nils
Eric Olson
San Francisco
Old Braddock
Eric
Chicago
Oakland
Calif
Frederick
Thomas Green
Fort Detrick
Holiday Toll In State Eight Deaths Mark Labor Day Weekend
The Labor Day weekend left eight deaths in Maryland. Six highway fatalities, one drowning, and one fatal fire. Victims include Stanley Compton of Waldorf who drowned after diving from a boat in the Potomac near Chapel’s Point, and Raymond Lambert of Riverdale in a single vehicle crash at Routes 4 and 337. Other deaths occurred in Salisbury, Silver Spring, Baltimore, and Anne Arundel County. A house fire claimed Grace Mehr of Baltimore. The report notes multiple accidents across several counties and a market update followed.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Stanley Compton
Waldorf
Potomac River
Chapel's Point
Raymond B. Lambert
Riverdale
Forestville
Prince Georges County
Lambert
Austin Y. Bridge
Salisbury
James H. Littleton
Walter M. Brown Jr
Silver Spring
Hughesville
Charles County
Roy L. Porter
Baltimore
U.S. 140
Baltimore County
Anne Arundel County
James C. Hickey
Glen Burnie
Grace Mehr
Union Memorial Hospital
American Imprisoned By Soviets
Marvin William Makinen an American tourist from Chassell Michigan was sentenced by a Soviet military court in Kiev to eight years in prison on espionage charges after a two day trial Isvestia reported his conviction and full confession He studied at West Berlin Free University and was recruited by two American agents named Bill and Dyer Tass noted his trip through Czechoslovakia Hungary and southern Russia collecting intelligence and photographing installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Kew
Marvin William Makinen
Chassell
Mich
Isvestia
Makinen
Tass
MacKinnon
Tavestia
Garden City
Detroit
Jacob Hayrynen
the Free University
West Berlin
Carroll Arnold
Westminster
Mass
Hayrynen
Labor Day alcohol fueled teen riots sweep six states
Across Ocean City Maryland Lake George New York and other coastal towns hundreds of youths were arrested during Labor Day weekend disturbances aided by police water hoses and dogs. Ocean City saw 2000 on a beach riot with 140 arrests nearby Falmouth Hyannis and Wildwood also reported dozens of arrests as fireworks and drunken disorderly conduct shattered a holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ocean City
Lake George
N.Y
Clermont
Ind
Hampton Beach
N.H
Wildwood
N.J
Russells Point
Ohio
Falmouth
Hyannis
Mass
Kennedy
Cape Cod
9Th St
K-9
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Mary E. Webster
FHS
Carroll
de Gaulle
West
Olson Brothers
New York
U. S
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