Eisenhower May Name Chief Justice By Oct for New Term
President Eisenhower faces a three week window to appoint a successor to the late Chief Justice Vinson. If chosen in time, the appointee could join the court by Oct 5. otherwise Associate Justice Black would preside as acting chief until a successor is confirmed. Rumors center on Earl Warren, with other names including Dewey, Van derbilt, Parker, and Phillips.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Vinson
Supreme Court
Congress
Senate
Black
Harlan Fiske Stone
Earl Warren
California
Warren
High Bench
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Arthur V. Vanderbilt
New Jersey Supreme Court
John J. Parker
Charlotte
N.C
U.S. Circuit Court
Sen. Anderson
Orie Leon Phillips
Committees Announced For Benefit Card Party
The Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club named chairmen and assistants for the benefit card party to aid Frederick Memorial Hospital. Event set for 8 pm at Hood College Gambrill Gym, proceeds buy an infant resuscitator. Committees cover decorations, refreshments, tables, junior aides, patrons, door prizes, tickets and publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Memorial Hospital
L. D. Worsham
Gambrill Gymnasium
Hood College
Arthur Schuettinger
Fred Carrick
Stanley Fisher
Emery Larsen
Ralph King
Jack Johnson
Russell Young
Tarpley
Lee
Robert Prior
William Kupferberg
Albert Fornelius
Harold G. Curry
Fred Hodge
Leonard Zimmerman
William Horsey
Harry Lattanzi
Ken Morris
H. Trombiey
HH. P. Newton
Edgar Tullis
William Brosius
Robert F. Nicodemus
A. R. Remsburg
Keith Timlin
R.A. Wentworth
Norman Roberts
Donald Johnston
Harold Curry
Albert Fernelius
Chester Childs
Beverly Curry
Sharon Hodge
Jo Ann Prior
Alicia Roberts
Sharon Scollard
Welcome Wagon Club
Jack Scollard
Frederick to host safety check by Maryland fire group
Frederick residents may soon see a building hazard inspection as the Maryland State Fire Prevention Association plans a March visit. William R. Finney outlined risks from past fires including the GM plant blaze and noted the initiative aims to show “It can happen here.”
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Frederick
Maryland ‘State Fire Prevention Association
William R. Finney
Rivanians
Magnolia
Finney
Waco
Texas
Worcester
Mass
General Motors
Michigan
GM Hydromatic
Mid-West
Chicago
Woodrow Wilson
State Fire Prevention Association
Capital Stock Insurance Companies
Maryland
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Pocomoke City
Elkton
Edward Helfenstein
Carlton Molesworth
Maryland State Fair Farm Bureau Day Sets Attendance Record
Farm Bureau and Family Day at the Maryland State Fair drew a record 17,009 attendees, about 600 more than last year, with Hereford judging highlighting winners from West Virginia and Maryland. Champion bull was Baca Star 46 shown by Koblegard of Weston WV. Chino Larrybelle 4 claimed champion female for Chino Farms of Chestertown, Md, as Governor's Day approached.
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Timonium
Farm Bureau
Maryland
West Virginia
Baca Star
T. ¥. Koblegard
Weston
W. Va
Chino Adv
Chino Farms
Chestertown
Koblegard
Chino
Willam Page
Buckeystown
Masten D. Long
Thurmont
Clarence D. Pearson
Rockville
Marvyn E. Forwood
Delta
Richard Remsaburg
Jefferson
Clarence D Pearson
William Page
Richard R. Remsburg
Frank Palmer
Olney
J. A. Summers
Frederick Mare
Masten D. Tong
Clarence Pearson
Richard Remsburg
Hickoryvale Farms
Middletown
Filbert Farm
Germantown
Irvington Farms
Gaithersburg
Albert H. Magnes
Bel Air
Raymond Armacost, Jr
E. Armacost
Upperco
Bull
Sunrose Dairy Farms
Brook Lodge Farm
George Spangler
York
Hickoryvale Farm
Allie Messer
Edwin D. Fry & Son
University of Maryland
Hassan’s Farm
Hassans Farm
Irv
Sunday in Middletown Valley
Lee McCardell narrates a tranquil Middletown morning in the famous valley with bells at Christ Church and other churches sounding, dairy cows grazing, and farmers heading to church. The piece recalls Palatine refugees and their enduring farming in a hot dry early summer landscape.
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Middletown
Maryland
Lee McCardell
Christ Church
England
Appalachian
The Tower of Christ Church in Middletown Era Reflected
An 18th century log church site in a Rhine valley turned brick by 1818 stands as Christ Church. The pastor speaks of individual peacemaking amid global events as locusts hum, birds sing, and a pond nears low, with a red brick farmhouse nearby.
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Rhineland
Christ Church
Haydn
Joseph Addison
Middletown
Calcutta
Bombay
Pretoria
Collier
Unclear listing of farm names and breeders
Fragmentary text references multiple farms including Hickoryvale Farms and Brook Lodge Farm with Edwin D. Fry & Son as breeders, plus Allie Messer. No clear event or outcome is stated, leaving an incomplete record of places and names.
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Ington Farms
Edwin D. Fry & Son
Hickoryvale Farms
Edwin D. Fry
Protest On Beer License Heard By Commissioner
About 20 residents of the New Market area attended a hearing before License Commissioner Gail L. Catshall to oppose granting an off sale beer and light wine license to Hubert B Savage at a Barthowos grocery store. The audience complained the store is near Union Chapel church. Rev. Lindy said the license could lead to beer consumption on church steps and harm church welfare. The case was taken under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Market
Gail L. Catshall
Hubert B Savage
Bartholows
Grand Jury
Court House
Walter Burall
New Market Area
Union Chapel Church
Lindy
T. West Claggett
E. Austin James
Ralph Aubrey Sauble
Sauble
Westminster worker injured in fall at hardware firm
Russell Thomas, 31, of Westminster Route 1, was rushed to Frederick Memorial Hospital by Airy Volunteer Fire Department ambulance about 5 45 p m Wednesday after falling from a roof while working late for Westminster Hardware Co. He suffered fractures to the left wrist and left leg and shock.
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Russell Thomas
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Airy Volunteer Fire Department
The
Westminster Hardware Co
Clem Family Reunion At Harmony Grove Home
The Clem family held an annual reunion at Sherman Clem’s Harmony Grove home with a shared picnic lunch. Officers were chosen including President Sherman A. Clem and Treasurer Lenzie DeGrange, with many Clem relatives and guests attending from several states. Next year’s reunion is planned for Mt. Tabor Park, Rocky Ridge, on the first Sunday in August.
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Clem
Sherman Clem
Harmony Grove
Sherman A. Clem
Albert Jones
Kathleen Heim
Lenzie DeGrange
Sarah Clem
Lewistown
Lewis Clem
Cumberland
Lawrence Keeney
Golda Stull
Richard Stull
Charles Weddle
Lenny
Ronald
Jill
Glen Bussard
Bobby
Clifford Shelton
Billy
Carol Lee
Jerry
Joe
Martin Walsh
Rocky
Cindy
Clarence Stambaugh
Raymond Clem
Madeline
Shirley
Edgar
Faye
Charles Kline
Guy DeGrange
Harriet Ann
Meredith Bierly
Helen Clem
Doris
Frances
Kay
Edward Clem
Bernard
Jan
Nancy
Lester Clem
Sonny
Robert Clem
Besele Barber
Ernest Beall
Eleanor Hood
Ivan Lawson
Tractor-trailer damages street light near Post Office
A westbound tractor-trailer struck a white-way lamp post on East Patrick street near the Post Office on Wednesday at about 7 15 p m. No injuries were reported. Officer C E Tregoning released the driver Tommy C Rosser Route 5 Ermont W Va and insurance covers over 100 in damages. Police assisted with wreckage and power line removal under city electrician Max Kehne.
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East Patrick Street
C. E. Tregoning
Tommy C. Rosser
Ermont
W. Va
Lieut
Ben Phebus, Jr
Max ,Kehne
City Electrician
Farm Machinery Surplus Reflects A Slow Market
A Maryland Virginia survey finds large stocks of farm equipment like combines and tractors gathering dust as dealers report a leveling off in sales. Farmers face tighter finances with higher costs, while Maryland leads in per capita income and larger average farm sizes influence purchasing, storage, and pricing dynamics.
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Maryland
Virginia
O. W. Anderson
Montgomery County
Rockville
Agriculture Department
Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Andersen
Airman 3/c James Kelly completes basic training
James Lee Kelly son of Glenn and Mrs Kelly of West Seventh Street recently completed basic training at Sampson Air Force Base Geneva New York. He led Flight 2569 to first place on inspection then moved to Camp Kessler at Biloxi Mississippi for electronics training.
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James Lee Kelly
Glenn Kelly
West Seventh Street
Frederick High School
Sampson Air Force Base
Geneva
Kelly
Camp Kessler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Miss
Names of 944 unaccounted for GIs to be released
Washington reports 944 Americans once believed captured in the Korean War will have their names published starting Friday. The Defense Department lists 610 Army, 318 Air Force, 19 Marines and 3 Navy men. Next of kin will be notified 24 hours before public release, with a message informing families of inclusion on the list and ongoing efforts to obtain accountability from the Communists.
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Washington
Defense Department
Air Force
Anniversary celebrated by Utica Lutheran women in Lewistown
Utica Lutheran Woman's League of St. Paul's Church in Uties observed its 27th anniversary with a covered dish supper at Lewistown Community Hall. A center cake, green and white decor, and a program of vocal music and movies followed greetings from members and guests. Next meeting set for October 17 at the Leatherman home.
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Utica
Shepiey
K. Helwig
Louise Stuil
R. Paul Buhrman
Rey Spurrier
Janet
Donald Leatherman
Stephen
Victor Palmer
Frederick
John Daniel Leatherman
Lewistown
Spurrier
Leatherman
Palmer
D. Leatherman
Iohn Daniel Leatherman
Kenneth Leatherman
Williams Construction low bid on Montgomery expressway project
Williams Construction Company of Baltimore submitted the low bid of 1 354 000 on the 3 3 4 mile Washington expressway section in Montgomery County beating the next bid by more than 960 000. Alternate bids were 1 370 898. Other contenders included W F E Graham 1 406 914 and 1 422 925. No contract was awarded.
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W. F E. Graham
Cleveland
M. C
Robert T. Main
Salem
Henderson’s Corner
Hyattstown
Frederick
Maryland
Cedar Grove
Damascus
Montgomery County
Plummer and Sons
Chambersburg
Schrom Construction Company
Greenbelt
Graham
Bero Construction Company
Frederick County
Ridgeville
Rockville $63,000 Damage Suit Filed Against Gaithersburg Driver
A $63,000 damage suit was filed Tuesday in Montgomery County Circuit Court against George Sabine of Gaithersburg, driver of the car in which a Gaithersburg man was fatally injured last month. Nora L. Morningstar, widow of James A. Morningstar Sr., seeks $15,000 for medical and burial expenses and $50,000 for loss of her husband’s services. Sabine was found guilty of manslaughter by auto in Rockville Police Court, with an appeal noted.
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Montgomery County
George Sabine
Gaithersburg
Nora L. Morningstar
James A. Morningstar
Clarksburg
Morningstar
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Justice Black
Woodaboro
Inc
Napoleon
France
Arphiv
Robert W. Smith
Taneytown
Amateur
Trapshooting Association of North America
Resently
Mr. Smith
Hershberger’s
North Market Street
W. H. Smith
W. Cash Smith
Woodsboro
Iddletown
Peoples Life Insurance Company of Washington
Atlantic City
Tizht
F. Scott Collins
Hockville
Gerald A. Barbour
Carl &. Dernheim
Farm Machine Surplus
Davy and
Wohler
Hamilton V. Casteer
Baltimore
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