Attorney Is Named Head Of Hotel Co
Frederick Hotel Company elected Frederick Newman president at a special meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. The vacancy follows the death of Robert E. Delaplaine. Newman, long affiliated with the firm, was named unanimously as second vice president James H. Gambrill I was elected second vice president. Directors A Atlee Radcliffe Jr and J Walker Carty were elected to fill vacancies. Manager Paul W McAuliffe reported eight month results showing the local hotel performing better than regional peers, with maintenance costs rising due to aging property.
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Parsons Newman
Frederick
Frederick Hotel Company
Francis Scott Key
Newman
Robert E. Delaplaine
R. Paul Smith
Delaplaine
Air. Smyth
James H. Gambrill
Charles
Lanelli
A. Atlee Radcliffe Jr
J. Walker Carty
Paul W. McAuliffe
Turn Clocks Back Tonight In Frederick
Frederick residents will set clocks back one hour tonight as standard time begins. The change, affecting Maryland and other states, will shift schedules at Greyhound depots and may alter local arrival times. Post office schedules remain unchanged.
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Frederick
New England
Maryland
California
Delaware
Nevada
District of Columbia
Greyhound
Frederik
Creshound
Sight-Reading Method On Way Out
Dr. Rudolf Flesch author of Why Johnny Can’t Read says sight reading teaching is fading and predicts a return to phonics. He spoke before 1,500 Catholic educators at Baltimore’s Teachers Institute of the Archdiocese, noting most criticism comes from educators while parents support him. He advocates phonics where children sound out letters rather than memorize whole words.
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Baltimore
Rudolph Flesch
Teachers Institute
Archdiocese of
Dr. Flesch
Atomic Cannon Not Practical in German Test
In a Cold War frontline test near Germany, 280 millimeter atomic cannons proved impractical. Crews found the 84 foot long weapons difficult to maneuver on narrow roads, with 85 ton weight needing sturdy bridges. Disappointing results raised concerns about battlefield use.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Uncle Sam
Wakoni
Rurnve Rioushi
Searsaca
Army Department
Seemes
Graham sermons target fashion as moral danger in Toronto
In Toronto Billy Graham condemned women wearing revealing clothing as inviting sin, likening it to murder. He urged repentance as more than 6,000 people attended the sixth night of his meetings, hearing his call for modest dress and moral behavior.
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Toronto
Billy Graham
Thieves Hit One Hour Martinizing Store on Market Street
Thieves entered the Market Street dry cleaning shop last night through a rear window and stole $25 from a cash drawer and several clothes after attempting to open an office safe. The break was found at 6 45 am by employee Harry Goodman who alerted police. Detectives collected discarded shirts and fingerprints.
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Market Street
W. Pllvin
Harry J. Goodman
Goodman
Irvin
Frederick
Martinizing Company
Tievac
East End
Esso
Texaco
Patrick Street
Dickerson Driver Charged After Madison Street Crash
A Dickerson resident, Lewis L. Delauter, 35, was charged with reckless driving after a two car collision on Madison Street near Vartino Alley caused about 590 in damage and slight injuries. DelAuter told police a eastbound old model car veered into his lane, forcing him off the road into a parked Gardiner vehicle. He reported a man and woman rode in the other car, arguing during the drive. Delauter received chest pain at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Damage to his car estimated 300, Gardiner’s about 260. Officer Paw Vossburg investigated. the old model car could not be located.
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Dickerson
Mornig
Madison Street
Lewis L. Delauter
Vartino Alley
John B Gardiner
South Yarkel Street
Delanter
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Telauter
Paw Vossburg
Truman Po Support Party Nominee Speech Report
A fragmented report notes Truman Po and the Truman Po Support Party Nominee amid Democratic cross talks about supporting Eisenhower’s rivals. The piece references an annual convention, party lines, and remarks by figures in the campaign.
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Truman Po
Community Chest Sets 1955 Goal at 39350
Dan Weinberg chairman of the budget committee announces the 1955 Community Chest goal of 39350 with 2000 for administrative and campaign expenses. The drive supports seven agencies including the Children's Aid Society Salvation Army YMCA Federated Lubaries Girl Scouts Boy Scouts and Esther Grinage Kindergarten. Budget committee members and advisory representatives from labor and local groups are listed along with letters from AFL and CIO presidents urging support.
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Dan Weinberg
Community Chest
Byron A. Wirebrewer
Frederick
Chest
Children’s Aid Society
Salvation Army
YMCA
Federated Ubarities
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Esther Grinage
Mr. Weinberg
Guy W. Nusz
J. Elwood Hummer
Basil C. Lewis
Joseph D. Baker
James L. Rimler
C. R Brewer
L Rayhn Specht
George Meany
American Federation of Labor
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
Herbert N. Heston
Hood College
Col
Cecil David Miller
Camp Detrick
Edward McGuiness
Commercial
T. Russell Trump
Labor
Charles S. V. Sanner
Paul W. McAuliffle
Rains Disrupt Kids Day Plans
Persistent rain and cool temperatures forced organizers to cancel the National Kid's Day parade on Market Street and all activities at Baker Park. Free movies and lunches were offered at the high school grounds under tents, while a fireworks display and band concert were postponed with plans to reschedule next week. Forecast calls for cloudy skies with occasional showers, then partly cloudy and cool with frost risk Sunday night.
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Kiwanis Club
Market Street
Noor
Baker Park
Rywanis
Irport
Ford To Pitch Series Opener For World Series
Whitey Ford will start for New York in the World Series opener at Fenway Park against Brooklyn’s Don Newcomache. Casey Stengel named Ford as the visitors’ pitcher as Boston celebrates a pennant clinch with a 3 2 victory over Bastion.
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Boston
Whitey Ford
New York
Valentes Wedesdas
Venee Stadium
Brooklyn
Don Newcomache
Yank Dodger
Casey Stengel
Ford Jasmight
Fenway Park
Little Tefth
Bastion
Man Hit By Car Says He Is Unhurt
A Black man struck by an automobile at the corner of Sauk and Center refused to identify himself or seek medical aid after the incident. The driver, William Real of McMurray Street, reported the event yesterday, but the man declined medical attention. Police could not locate him at the scene. Separately, Columbian Rope Company workers planned a roughly $50 wage increase dispute ahead of a midnight strike deadline, with about 1,000 workers expected to walk out if unresolved.
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Sauk
Center Street
Seserdas
Takeo
Drever
William Real
Murray Street
Fernoon
Read
Civ
Sere HN
Columbian Rope Ca
Mester
Bulganin Ignores Core Point In Disarmament Talk
President Eisenhower’s plan for mutual aerial inspection and exchange of military blueprints faced pushback from Soviet Premier Bulganin. In a note released by the Kremlin, Bulganin argued disarmament must precede verification steps and warned that aerial inspections would not advance security or disarmament. The message suggested a broader, slower path and left open the possibility of broader negotiations at Geneva and at the United Nations, but offered no official White House endorsement.
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Eisenhower
Bulganin
Bulgarin
Denver White House
Kremlin
U. N
New York
Riet
Geneva
Eisen- Thower
Anima Eisenhower
White House
U. S
Soviet Union
New business peaks foreseen as economy shines
United States Chamber of Commerce predicts record growth with strong signs across sectors. Highlights include October high in factory activity, coal and steel output up, auto production rising, and brisk retail sales. Housing starts and building permits confirm construction momentum. Nether Stowey fire brigade complains of cross-border interference hindering response times as neighboring departments rush to fight fires.
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New York
US Chamber of Commerce
General Motors
Chrysler
Dun & Bradstreet
No Shifts In East West Positions At UN Forum
United Nations General Assembly closes first policy debate week with no shift in East West positions. Dulles and Molotov speak in restrained tones, reaffirming lines on German unification disarmament and atomic issues. Britain and France prepare policy outlines for Geneva talks and private strategy meetings with Dulles.
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United Nations
U.N. General Assembly
Geneva
Dulles
VM. Molotov
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Antoine Pinay
Molotov
May force referendum for track in Charles Town
The South Jefferson County Ministerial Association says it has 2,299 petition signatures, nearly twice the 1,320 required to trigger a referendum on a harness racing track in Charles Town W Va. Signatures equal 11 percent of 1954 registered voters. Daylight saving time ends tomorrow in New York and neighboring areas.
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Charles Town
W. Vaum
South
Jefferson County
New York
District of Columbia
Death Toll On Barbados Reaches 25
Barbados reports 25 dead from Hurricane Janet with fears of higher casualties as communications fail. About six injured and 2,000 left homeless across the island, while damage costs reach five million dollars. Churches collapse, a boy drowns, and Red Cross notes half of Christ Church homes damaged. The Rev Jonathan Graham aids refugees as Codrington College shelters fill.
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Bridgetown
Barbados
Janet
British West Indies
Caribbean
Sugar Island
Windward Islands
Grenada
St. Vincent
Christ Church
Pilgrim Holiness Church Lodge
Red Cross
Jonathan Graham
St. John’s
Codrington College
Digestive upset delays Eisenhower at office
President Eisenhower suffered a digestive upset during the night and did not report to his office at the usual time in the morning. In La Paz, Bolivian authorities disclosed that the Argentine embassy was fired on yesterday by unaimed persons in an automobile with no injuries reported.
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Denver F
Eisenhower
LA Paz
Babvia
Bolwian
Army Chief urges view of Army as trusty, not outmoded
Gen Maxwell Taylor tells senior commanders to dispel public doubts the Army is hidebound and outdated. He argues the service is versatile, trained, and ready, urging emphasis on showcasing true worth and avoiding partisan or bureaucratic hindrance while preserving civilian leadership and Congress oversight.
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Washington
Maxwell BD Taylor
Taylor
Willisten
Aes
Martiness
Congress
Fonaress
Lonardi forms Argentina government. quells Peronist revolt
Provisional President Eduardo Lonardi began rebuilding the Argentine state after Peronism’s collapse. He vowed democracy and liberty while ordering a swift crackdown on Peronista violence in Rosario and Buenos Aires. Tear gas, tanks, and reinforcements were deployed as clashes left casualties and arrests.
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Eduardo Lonardi
Revolutionary Army
Rosario
Lonardi
First Army
Peronista
Avellaneda
Union of
General Confederation of Labor
Peron
Amet’ Paranane
Plaza de Mayo
Lonard
Probe of SRC To Continue In New York Hearing
Baltimore reporters note the Legislative Council recessed the State Roads Commission land contract probe until next Wednesday in New York. Witnesses testified they saw no fault in the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel land acquisition contract. Nichols denied resigning to land the contract. fee arrangements and independent appraisals drew questions from critics.
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Baltimore
Legislative Council
State Roads Commission
New York
State Roads Com
Baltimore Harbor Tunnel
David M. Nichols
Roads Commission
Nichols
William Martens & Co
Russell T. Baker
Commission
Growwe
Baker
Pants-Less Run Halts Touchdown Try in City Match
In a first quarter moment against Oklahoma City Southeast’s B squad, halfback Tommy Doolittle attempted a long run but lost his pants after breaking away near midfield. He tripped near the goal line as the defense closed in. The game ended in a 0-0 tie.
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Oklanom’ City
Tommy Doolittle
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Southeast
Dooline
Train Truck Collision Kills Dozens in Torreon Area
A dynamite laden truck collided with a Torreon to Chihuahua train near Torreon Mexico, triggering a massive explosion. More than 40 people died and up to 70 may be reported, with over 150 injured as a second dynamite truck detonated in the blast. The wreck halted rail service for days.
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Mexico City
Torreon
United States
Gomes Palacio
Moving Picture Theatres
Patriotic Mail Boxes to Go In Frederick
Local Post Office officials announced a October color changeover for all collection boxes in Frederick to red white and blue as the nation adopts the scheme. Postmaster James A. Grove invites bids from contractors by September 3 for the repainting work and notes a public pay phone has been set up in the lobby during business hours.
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Fraderio
James A. Grove
Post Office Department
Grove
Frederick
Showers Hit Widest Area Ahead Of Football Opener
The Associated Press reports showers and rain spread across the nation this morning from southern New England to the Lower Mississippi Valley with the heaviest rainfall in the Mid-Atlantic. Thunderstorms were noted from Texas to South Dakota and along the Rockies eastern slopes. Scattered showers occurred in the northern Great Lakes and central basin with Hobbs New Mexico near two inches and Hopkinsville Kentucky about one inch.
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Associated Press
Ans
New England
Mid-Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Texas
South Dakota
Rockies
Great Lakes Region
Central Great Basin
Hobbs
N. ML
Hopkinsville
Philipsburg
Martinsburg
W. Va
Parkersburg
Carlsbad
N. M
Air Force plane lands and skids off runway at Pittsburgh
An Air Force transport carrying 15 crew members landed at Greater Pittsburgh Airport today then skidded off the runway and plunged down a steep embankment. Two crewmen were slightly injured. The incident prompted emergency response and investigation into runway conditions.
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Pittsburgh
Air Force Bi
Greater Pittsburgh
Acceptance Expected for Forrestal at Norfolk Navy Yard
Newport News Virginia naval board of infection held an evaluation on the second test run of the 59 000 ton supercarrier Forrestal. Indications pointed to acceptance for delivery next Thursday and commissioning next Saturday at the nearby Norfolk Navy Yard.
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Newport News
A Navy Board of Infection
Forrestal
Norfolk Navy Yard
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