Truman Blasts Republicans At Democratic Rally
In Chicago on September 14 Harry S Truman labeled the GOP a wrecking crew in Washington and urged Democrats to mobilize for the 1954 election. Senator Douglas accused the Eisenhower administration of letting biased millionaires and big business run the country as Adlai Stevenson and other leaders rallied at a $100-a-plate dinner to energize the party.
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Chicago
Harry Sr. Truman
Washington
Paul H. Douglas
Ilinois
Eisenhower
Douglas
Adlai E. Stevenson
Congress
GOP
America
Truman
White House
Potomac
Sen. Douglas
Hlinds
Democratic Party
Stevenson
Adlai Stevenson
John Sparkman
Alabama
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rayburn
Republican Congress
Texan
Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Big Business Dominates U.S. Government, Says Douglas
Douglas argues that the nation is run by millionaires and corporate lawyers from big business. He says these leaders are not evil, are capable and conscientious within their rights, and that Democrats have historically sought their support for governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Douglas
Korean Vet Fined for Drinking and Driving in Night Court
Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr. imposed a minimum $150 fine and costs on sergeant Harold E. Bender of Fort Myer for drinking and driving. Bender admitted to about six beers and sleepiness after arrest by Officer Nathan Dorsey on North Market Street. Two senior NCOs urged clemency citing his Korea service and 12 years in the Army. The court spared jail time but upheld the cash penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Harold E. Bender
U. S. Army
Fort Myer
North Market Street
Nathan Dorsey
Bender
Ft. Myer
Korea
Preston Geisler
Tirana
Geisler
Pennsylvania
Bush Creek
Route 40
Durward Ketterls
Glenn Butts
John E. Richardson
Bluefield
W. Va
Moses
Glen S. Howery
Tazewell
Richardson
Kanade
N. Dorsey
Jerry A. Hawkins
Middle Alley
Sheffield
Fletcher Baskerville
Norfolk
Mossburg
Trump
Watchman Recovering After Shredding Machine Incident
Albert, a night watchman, survived a 15 hour captivity at the municipal disposal plant after a shredding machine nearly severed his hand. He was found conscious by Superintendent August Damps, and his hand was amputated after his release. The same cable that caused severe injury also prevented further blood loss. He is reported in good condition at Anne Arundel General Hospital.
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Annapolis
Albert
Anne Arundel General Hospital
August Damps
Damps
Johnstes
Johnston
Ten Thousand Trees Ordered for Frederick County Plan
Frederick County forestry officials announce orders totaling about 10 000 trees toward a 100 000 Fall planting goal. The meeting, called by the Frederick Forestry Conservancy Board, included 4H and FFA youth groups, Grange, Farm Bureau and soil conservation districts. Tree planting aims to control soil erosion, hold soil moisture and improve land management across farms, with free trees available for woodland planting for minimum orders of one quarter acre.
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Frederick County
Frederick Forestry Conservancy Board
FFA
The
Grange
Farm Bureau
Soil Conservation Districts
Lawrence H. Crickenberger
Forestry Board
C. E. Covel
State Department of Forests and Parks
Soil Conservation Districts Office
PMA
Crickenberger
Covel
Verdict Withheld In Grand Larceny Case In Martinsburg
Justice of the Peace Charles Sullivan withheld a verdict on a grand larceny charge against R L Emery Jr who allegedly stole a Potomac Motor Lines bus. In related action Emery forfeited $11 in police court after a fight with two Potomac officials. Potomac had obtained buses from Mellon Bank after a loan default and later won a West Virginia Supreme Court ruling that the sale was invalid Clarence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
Justice of the Peace
Charles Sullivan
R. L. Emery Jr
Potomac Motor Lines, Inc
Emery
Hagerstown
Potomac
Jack A. Bow
D. H. Rodgers, Jr
Frederick C Of C directors push county employment survey progress
Frederick County Chamber of Commerce directors at a Monday dinner meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel reported the county wide employment survey is on schedule and will activate next week for 18,000 families. The survey will be mailed with lists prepared and forms in process. New members C C Lawson and Howard S Fink were welcomed, and the board approved support for the Community Concert Association and Little League buttons. The meeting included the mayor, Camp Detrick officials, and other regular guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Chamber of Commerce
C. C. Lawson
Mt. Pleasant
Agriculture Division
Howard S. Fink
North Court Street
Chamber
Camp Detrick
State Roads Commission
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Police Chief Shoots Youth Kills Himself in Washington
Floyd E Tharp chief of police in Morton Washington shot and killed himself after learning a 13 year old Seattle youth had been killed at a roadblock near Mt Ranier National Park Kenneth Nelson, 13, was riding in a cart with a vent wearing a checkered shirt. Nelson died from a rifle bullet Tharp was devastated by the tragedy and after comforting his officers returned a moment later and shot himself in the mouth at the scene. The coroner Pierce County official De Frank James reported Tharp spoke of two boys his age before the tragedy.
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Morton
Wash
Floyd E. Tharp
Foothills
Seattle
Mt. Ranier National Park
de Frank James
Pierce County
Tharp
Kenneth Nelson
James
Harp
Nelson
Vent
Woman Hurt as Car Hits Freight Train Near Ridgeville
A east bound car collided with a freight train crossing Route 40 west of Ridgeville around 1 p.m. Monday. Driver Ella J. Myers 26 of Mt Airy and her year old daughter Emma Jean were taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital. Ella suffered knee lacerations and a head bump but was discharged after treatment. The car was extensively damaged and the baby was uninjured. Accident investigated by Maryland State Police officer Robert C. Dishong.
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Ridgeville
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Mt. Airy
Post Exchange Welfare Clash Over PX Sales Rules
Washington reports the American Retail Federation urges equal civilian and military pricing and supports a service pay rise if needed. It insists PX stores drop jewelry and semi luxury items to avoid competing with retailers while accusing unauthorized civilians of buying at PX sites. Two investigators found $219 in goods bought without proper credentials at 14 PX shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Retail Federation
Federation
Rowland Jones Jr
Dewey Short
R-Mo
House
Armed Services Committee
Short
Jones
Middletown man given two day jail term for intoxication
Martin Younkins of Middletown, charged ten days earlier by Trooper W. Hardy with intoxication on a public highway, received a two day-term in the county jail in a hearing last Saturday before Magistrate Edgar Palmer of Thurmont. The hearing was moved from Magistrate's Court in kc to Thurmont on request for a change of venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Younkins
Middletown
3. W. Hardy
Edgar Palmer
Thurmont
Younkins
Thurwent
Wachter Reunion Held in Utica Picnic Grounds
The annual Wachter reunion was held in Utica August 30 with a picnic lunch, games, and prizes for oldest person Martin L. Wachter Jr oldest married couple Mr and Mrs Lycurgus Wachter youngest baby Samuel Tressler and longest distance newly married couple Mr and Mrs James Miller of Baltimore. Attendees include Martin L Wachter Sr Mrs Mattie Harris Leslie Wachter and family several Wachter relatives and others. Also notes on Carroll Manor 4-H Club meeting at Melvin Bowers home with new members Sylvia Dixon Barbara Davis and upcoming meeting at Miss Mary L Walter's home with refreshments. A brief item claims California had the largest state tax bill in 1952 1953 figures show 1 300 620 792 dollars for the year ending June 30 1953 and a mention of New Mexico parcels of a day.
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Wachter
Utica Picnic Woods
Martin L. Wachter
Lycurgus Wachter
Samuel Tressler
James Miller
Baltimore
Mattie Harris
Leslie Wachter
Judith
Edna
Vanderbilt Wachter
Earle Bell
Mary
Murry Craver
Edward Wachter
George Young
Connie
Bonnie
Sandra
Robin
Grayson Hell
Patricia
Sheila
Samuel Tressler, Jr
Samuel
James Ramsburg
Mary Ellen Mackey
Pauline
Deborah
Calvin Wachter
Eulah Plowman
Millard Plowman, Jr
Charles Storms
Charles
Nancy
Janice
Wayne
Florence
George June
Eleanor Tressier
Albert Smith
Fay
Vivian
Pamla
Frankie
Nellie Smith
Louise Smith
Henry Wachter
Rena Wachter
Ethel Ramsburg
Carroll Manor
Melvin Bowers
Jean
Delores’ Powers
Sylvia Dixon
Barbara Davis
John Willers
Mary L. Walter
San Francisco
Maryland PSC Keeps Old Phone Rates and Denies New Increases
In Baltimore on September 14, the Public Service Commission ruled no new rate hikes for Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. but kept existing increases from last winter. The 2-1 decision made temporary 25 cent monthly party line charges and six cent private line assessments permanent, with earnings pegged at 5.9 percent. Commissioner Davis dissented, citing no need to fix rates now. Morrell of the company welcomed the ruling but warned earnings reflect older conditions and pledged further efforts to raise earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland Telephone
Public Service Commission
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Commission
John H. Hessey
Frank Harper
Wilmer Fell Davis
W Griffin Morrell
Telephone Company
Maryland
Morrell
Four New Members Of Gallon Club
Four Frederick County residents joined the Gallon Club at Hagerstown where a Red Cross Blood Mobile from Washington DC collected donations. New members include Ben C. Adams Sr Melvin H. Mowrey Mrs Elizabeth M Willard, with gold pins and membership certificates to follow.
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Frederick County
Gallon Club
Hagerstown
Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Ben C. Adams
Pauline Kimmel
Melvin H. Mowrey
Frederick
Elizabeth M. Willard
Grace
Elizabeth S. Dutrow
Mary Stavely
John L. Shaw
Frederick County Motor Corps
Charles S. V. Sanner
Boonsboro
Hooper Family Holds Annual Reunion in Middletown Area
The Hooper family reunion gathered 101 members last Sunday at Yellow Springs Community Hall Yoklow Springs. Officers elected include Milo Hooper Jr as president and Merril Hooper as vice president, with Betty Hooper secretary and Clarence Ott treasurer. Next reunion set for first Sunday in September at Yellow Springs Hall. Prizes awarded for oldest married couple Oliver and Mildred Hooper Middletown, newest married Donald and Patricia Wiles Middletown Arlington Virginia, longest distance Harold Kefauver and Patricia Arlington Virginia, youngest baby Carroll 11 months daughter of Erle Talbert Gapland, and largest family Milo Hooper Sr Rocky Springs. A varied program featured group singing, duets and a quartet followed by games and a dinner for many listed family members from Middletown Arlington Frederick Myersville Walkersville Reisterstown and other towns.
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Annuel Mooper
Yoklow Springs
Milo Hooper, Jr
Merril Hooper
Betty Hooper
Clarence Ott
Yellow Springs
Oliver Hooper
Middletown
Donald Wiles
Harold Kefauver
Patricia
Arlington
Virginia
Carroll
Erle Talbert
Gapland
Milo Hooper
Rocky Springs
Mary Summers
Elizabeth Kefauver
Donna Wiles
Linda Staley
Sharon Hooper
Grayson Hooper
Richard Dubie
John Dubie
Dickie
John
Bobby
Betty
Anna Mae Hooper
John C. Twenty, Jr
Frederick
Paul Wachter
Lewistown
John Duble
Larry
Richard Duble
Gerald
Irene Fogle
Thurmont
Merril F.wiles
Myersville
Robert Wiles
Smithaburg
John Harold Wiles
Willie Wiles
Francis Summers
Harold Shankle
Wayne
Monroe Shankle
Freddie
Donnie
Carol
Raymond Shankle
Betty Shankle
Adamstown
Walter Murphy
Frederick Walter Hooper
Roland Hooper
Ann
Donald
Marshall Hooper
Susan
A. Grant Hooper
Herbert Staley
Connie
A. Merril Hooper
Sharon
Oscar Staley
Linda
Reisterstown
J. Harold Hooper
Elizabeth
Walkers ‘Ville
Mary Jane Watson
Tommy
Jane Crummitt
Penny and
Steven
Brunswick
Hudson Estate Opened Here in Frederick Probate Case
Mrs. Marie E G Hudson granted letters of administration for late husband Charles E Hudson. Estate reportedly includes substantial Frederick city and county real estate. Wills probated include four county residents with specific bequests to Loysville Orphan Home, Evangelical Lutheran church, and individuals. Executors named include Benjamin L Shuff and T Stuart Haller.
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Marie
G. Hudson
Orphans Court
Charles E. Hudson
Frederick
May Ida Smith
Loysville
Robert C. Price
M. J. Croghan
Alida A. Lewis
Alicia Haller Brown
Springdale
Conn
Ruth Lewis Haller
Haller
T. Stuart Haller
William T. Delaplaine
Margaret Ann Fettingall
Harry Pettingall
Raymond Pettingall
Scott Pettingall
Evelyn Pettingall
Benjamin F. Popham
Anderson Hails New Sub As Marvelous Weapon
Navy Secretary Robert P. Anderson praises the atomic powered submarine as a marvelous new weapon capable of bottling up enemy warships far from American shores. He spoke at keel laying ceremonies for the nuclear powered Seawolf as Nautilus under construction here nears builder's trials.
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Groton
Conn
Navy
Robert P. Anderson
Anderson
Seawolf
Germany
Truman Allowed to Spread Income Tax on Memoirs
Attorney Samuel Rosenman says former President Truman may spread six years of income tax payments on the sale of his memoirs. He was informed of the ruling about a week ago, after IRS reports had hesitated to confirm. Estimated saving cited at about 165,000 in published accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel Rosenman
Truman
Internal Revenue Service
Frederick County Insurance Agents Elect New Officers
The Frederick County Association of Insurance Agents held its second annual election meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Officers reelected were J. Vernon Coblentz as president, Jacob R. Ramsburg as vice president, and Mrs. Mildred Forney as secretary treasurer. The group discussed auto liability rating changes and urged clubs to sponsor fire prevention talks during Fire Prevention Week starting October 4. Twelve agencies are members, with Ralph W. Boyer on the State Board of Directors. Attendees included E. B. Stoffer of Frederick and Edgar Palmer of Thurmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insurance Group
Frederick County Association of Insurance Agents
Francis Scott Key Hotel
J. Vernon Coblentz
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Mildred Forney
Ralph W. Boyer
E. B. Stoffer
Frederick
Edgar Palmer
Thurmont
Frederick County association sets fall meeting date
The Frederick County Association for the Help of Retarded Children schedules its first fall meeting for Thursday evening September 17 at 8 o clock in the YMCA auditorium. A general discussion will follow as plans form to send a delegate to the National Association of Retarded Children convention in Chicago October 15–17. Ellsworth McGaba presides over a parallel local group meeting inviting interested persons.
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Frederick County Association For the Help of Retarded Children
YMCA
National Association of Retarded Children
Conrad Hilton
Chicago
Ellsworth McGaba
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Herbert Nusbaum
Route 6
Fort George G. Meade
Nick 3. Perrell
National Federation of Federal
Miss Perreil
Women's Union
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Luther C. Steward
Miss Perrell
Henry G. Nolda
Frederick W. Weber
Los Angeles
Calif
C.ofc
Making Job Survey
Woodsboro
Women's Christian Temperance Union
James Renner
New Midway
Roy Leatherman
Janet Barrick
Earl Davhoff
Tyson Brashaers
Roy Sweatherman
Palmer
Morgan Dashoff
New Mexico
Fairchild Aircraft Division
Washington County
W. Geary Porter
Richard 5. Boutelle
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation
Norris D. Poole
Poole
Stanley Jeenery
Lisbon
Portugal
Tras Os Montes
Hooper
Hudson
M. Margaret Marsh
Leo Weinberg
Lillian S. Boteler
Buckeystown
William J
Robert
Boteler
Winnie B. Bevis
Mary B. Kline
William Boteler
William Boteler and Mrs. Bevis
William M. Storm
Hettye A. Hahn
Marvelous New Weapon
Frederick Fair
A. Irvin Renn
Guy K. Motter
Apaly
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