Wilson Place Scheduled To Be Improved
Wilson Place will be bid on through October 1 at 10 30 a m for grading and paving from Rosemont to Seventh Street Mayor Donald B Rice announced. The project adds new curbing to an aging street with prior sewer work and covers about 9760 square yards of paving. Contractors were notified.
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Wilson Place
Rosemont
Seventh Street
Donald B. Rice
Grayling
West South Street
Patrick
W. Raymond Walter L. R. Waesche and Sons
East South Street
Wisner Street
Hammlton Avenue
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Wisner
Hamilton
Spring Valley
East 13Th Street
Staley Avenue
Little League Park
Market Street
East 18Th
East Street
Staley Park
Camp Detrick
Military Road
Social Gains Must Be Pulled Together
Mrs Agnes E Meyer urged President Eisenhower to unite his stated social gains into a coherent program. She said the country supports the President and called for stronger leadership to counter opposition to social legislation, speaking at a northeast regional APWA conference.
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Washington
Agnes E. Meyer
Eisenhower
Meyer
Northeast
The
American Public Welfare Assn
World Community Day planning by local church women
Fifteen women from city Protestant churches met at the Y.M.C.A. to plan World Community Day to be held Friday November 6 in Trinity Reformed chapel at 2 pm. Mrs F P Brose presided. The theme Building Lasting Peace and a speaker with music were planned. Mrs Raymond E Wilhelm was named delegate to the national assembly in Atlantic City October 5-8 with Eisenhower greetings. Prime Minister Paik Too Chin warned Seoul the republic will expel Chinese and Russian communists if unification fails within 96 days after talks begin.
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Y. Mlc.a
Trinity Reformed Chapel
F. P. Brose
Raymond E. Wilhelm
National Assembly
Atlantic City
Eisenhower
Seoul
Paik Too Chin
South Korea
Coldest Night Of The Season Across The City
Temperatures sank to 35 at the airport marking the coldest night of the season with light frost possible in low areas. State Police barracks read 36 as residents warmed homes, frost sparing most vegetation. Forecasters expect no relief before Saturday as drought persists with June to August totals well below normal. Fishing Creek reservoir sits 13 inches below its top level, while the observer anticipates a 13 to 15 degree warmup today.
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Fishing Creek
Maryland Board to name successor to Byrd president
The University of Maryland Board of Regents meets in Baltimore to consider a new president to replace Dr. H. C. Byrd who plans to retire soon. A special committee will report on a permanent or acting successor as Byrd seeks to exit the race for governor and retire by January 1955 with possible continued involvement to aid the transition.
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Baltimore
University of Maryland Board of Regents
H. C. Byrd
Byrd
Judg William P. Cole Jr
Cole
Two Vinson Wills Declared Invalid
Washington reports that two wills of the late Chief Justice Fred M. Wason were declared invalid due to lack of signature witnesses. Vinson Jr. seeks appointment as administrator, stating an estate value around 11160 in personal property plus Kentucky and West Virginia holdings, a bank account and life insurance. Widow Fannon to receive $500 immediately and a share with her sons Fred and James. Steady stock market closes with quiet trading.
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Washington
Fred M. Wason
Fred M. Vinson Jr
District Court
Kentucky
West Virginia
Vinnon
Fred
James
Little League Group In Kids Day Parade
A Little League contingent will march in the Kids Day parade. Members who wish to participate should meet at Eighth and Market streets at 11 o'clock Saturday morning. James A. Grove, president, announced progress at the Lattle League Park field house and urged bricklayers to join the project at 7 30 o'clock Saturday morning.
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Eighth
Market Streets
James A. Grove
Grove
Clark Rejects Red Answers Over POW Accounting
General Mark Clark denounced Communist replies as wholly unacceptable regarding an accounting for Allied prisoners of war. In a Panmunjom letter he demanded the immediate return of UN personnel and a full accounting for all others identified as captives, after the Reds claimed many listed were not prisoners.
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Tokyo
Mark Clark
Red
Panmunjom
United Nations Command
Reds
Clark
Army Psychiatrist On Trial At Meade
Lt. Norman Ackerman faces court martial at Meade on charges of failing to obey orders by not vacating quarters at Ft. Jay after a transfer to Valley Forge. The defense says the eviction order was illegal without writing and cites financial hardship and attempts for a hardship discharge.
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FY. Meade
Col. Hardy
Ft. Day
Ackerman
Army
Grand jury could wrap up today amid rescheduled witnesses
The September grand jury may complete its sessions late today with a possible morning session Friday. Several witnesses originally slated for Wednesday were rescheduled to today along with five others kept for today’s morning hearing.
Frederick Kids Day appoints young officials for civic observance
Frederick Kiwanis Club names 13 pupils from Elm Street St Johns and Lincoln schools as juvenile officials for Kids Day. Mayor Aldermen City Attorney City Register Chief of Police and Patrolmen race included. Winners meet mayor Donald B Rice Saturday at City Hall before events begin.
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Frederick
Donald Lee Wilholm
Elm Street
Maury Althouse
Larry Brown
Randy Krantz
Jay Hahn
St. John’s. Edward
East Street
Baker Park Sandshell
Kiwanis
Carlton Molesworth
Ernest D. Smith
Renn Accepts Call to Red House Maryland Pastorate
Rev W A Renn accepts call to fill the St John s Evangelical Lutheran church pastorate at Red House Maryland. He begins October 15. A Frederick native, he is a son of Mr and Mrs Alvey V Renn and a 1944 Frederick High School graduate. He attended Wittenberg College 1947 and Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary 1990. He has served St Johns Davis W V and St Johannes Leopold W V. He is married to Helen E Bentz, a registered nurse, daughter of Mrs Lawrence E Bentz of Frederick. They have two children Ann Marie aged three and Alvey William aged one.
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William A. Renn
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Red House
Frederick
Alvey V. Renn
Mr. Renn
Frederick High School
Wittenberg College
Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary
Davis
W. Va
Land
St. Johannes Evangelical ‘Dautheran Church
Leopold
Helen E. Bentz
Lawrence E. Bentz
Ann Marie
Alvey William
Equipment salvaged from Korean truce demilitarized zone
The United States Army said nearly eight million dollars worth of equipment and materials have been salvaged since the July 27 truce from former Allied battle positions now in the demilitarized zone in Korea.
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Seoul
Korea
Mh Army
Condition of Rivers Monocacy Clear at Frederick Junction
Monocacy remains clear at Frederick Junction as conditions hold steady. Reports indicate Potar atna at Krexvilie with no noted displacement or hazard to navigation.
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Frederick Junction
Krexvilie
Freed POWs Defy Reds as They Surrender to Neutral Custody
Panmunjom reports say 359 war prisoners including 23 Americans, 1 Briton and 335 South Koreans were handed to Indian troops in the demilitarized zone. The POWs sang the Internationale and shouted anti American slogans while the Reds claimed they chose repatriation.
No Brush Fires Now Until After 4 P. M. Regulation
A state rule bans brush burning within 200 feet of woodland until after 4 p m from Sept 15 to Dec 15, aiding forest protection. District Supervisor Herman Toms notes strict observance, with patrols by air and a daily watch at Western Asian tower as no fires have been reported in the mountains recently.
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Hermon Toms
Toms
Dulles Calls for Closer U S AFL Partnership
Secretary of State Dulles urged a tighter alliance between the U S government and the American Federation of Labor at their convention in St Louis. He warned against the Communist myth of workers paradise behind the Iron Curtain and outlined six foreign policy points on arms control, Korea, Indochina, Iran oil issues, and West Germany’s Western alignment.
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AFL
Dulles
Russia
United States
Indochina
Mossadegh
Iran
Britain
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
West German Republic
Mrs Houghton To Speak Here Oct 14
Mrs Hiram Cole Houghton renowned former president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs and deputy administrator for refugee programs in the Foreign Operations Administration will speak at District One Civic Clubs meeting hosted by the local group at the Francis Scott Key Hotel on October 14. The announcement came at the fall meeting of the Frederick Civic Club, with updates on membership, United Nations Day planning, and a roadside cleanup project with the Garden Club.
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Hiram Cole Houghton
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Eisenhower
Foreign Operations Administration
Civic Clubs
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Houghton
Red Oak
Fred ‘Erick Civic Club
Harry D. Radcliff
Grove Boulevard
Andrew J G. Truxal
Melvin Partridge
L. Homer Miller
Radcliff
Donald B. Rice
William Tillinghast
Mary Gregory
Calvin E. Schildknecht
Gari D Sundar
No Reserved Seats For Frederick Fair Thrill Show
The Frederick Fair will feature no reserved seats for Monday night and Saturday activities as the Tournament of Thrills and daredevil shows run for two nights. Jose Chitwood leads the thrill shows October 3 and 10 with cash prizes and gold cups on offer. Secretary Gur K Motter notes two box seats remain available for the week, returned by prior holders.
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Frederick Fair
Jose Chitwood
Gur K. Motter
Polish exile testifies under tight security at Congress
Dr Marek Stanislaw Korowicz a Polish professor who quit his UN delegation and sought U S asylum told the House Un American Activities Committee about life behind the Iron Curtain. The hearing used unusual security with public barred and newsmen admitted for coverage plans NBC telecast and delayed radio broadcasts. Korowicz is a 50 year old international law specialist escorted by the National Committee For a Free Europe Inc as a protection measure.
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Washington
United Nations
U.S
Marek Stanislaw Korowicz
House Un-American Activities Committee
Velde
f-Tl
NBC
National Committee For A Free Europe, Inc
Korowicz
Poland
Britain Backs U S Views On Korean Peace Talks
At the United Nations General Assembly Britain signals strong support for U S positions on the Korean peace conference makeup. Selwyn Lloyd to speak, with Britain opposing reopening debates on Chinese demands for a four Asian country neutral inclusion.
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United Nations
N.Y
U. N. General Assembly
U.S
Selwyn Lloyd
Lloyd
Assembly
Britain
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
U.N
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
United States
South Korea
Korea
India
Turkey
Security Council
Greece
Philippines
Pakistan
New Zealand
Poland
Soviet Union
Wiley Opposed To National Sales Tax
Wisconsin Senator Wiley argued against a national sales tax and urged higher defense spending instead. He warned Congress would strongly reject any sales tax and said the Eisenhower administration would push it only to risk its political fate.
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Wiley
Green Bay
Wis
Wiles
United States
Congress
Eisenower
Hunting Season Opens Near Schedule in Charleston
Weather permitting the slate hunting season on squirrel grouse and turkey seems likely to open on schedule Oct 1 in Charleston.
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Charleston
Pretty Mrs Gray Goes On Trial For Husband’s Death
In Elkton Maryland Mrs Ella Elizabeth Gray faces a Monday trial charged with fatally shooting her husband Phip L Gray at their home near Carpenter's Point on June 17. The case centers on the alleged fatal shooting amid domestic dispute in the residence.
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Elkton
Ella Elizabeth Gray
Carpenter's Point
Phip L. Gray
U S backs return of the red MIG aircraft
The United States offered to return the MIG 18 to its rightful owner and paused a $50,000 bounties program during armistice talks. Gen Mark W Clark stated the payout would not be retroactive and clarification on ownership and the plane's whereabouts remained unsettled.
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Washington
United States
Far East Command
U. S
Clark
United States of America
Kimpo
Air Force
Tokyo
Far East
South Korea
Far East Air Force
Jokvo
Directories of D. C. Membership Given Out
Frederick Chamber of Commerce publishes 314 member directory with minister names and church listings upfront. It lists phone numbers, business classifications, and firms with multiple memberships. Newest members and some out of town contacts are noted as not included.
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Frederick
GIs Refuse Repatriation List and Mixed Local News
A Communist correspondent in Tokyo released a list of 23 Americans and one Briton who refused repatriation and were turned over to Indian custody in Korea. The message noted 944 missing Americans the U N Command had requested Reds to return as of September 9. The report also lists police charges in Washington Pennsylvania for intoxication and license issues, a federal housing post appointment in Missouri, a Peiping radio note on a Chinese delegation to Korea, and Baltimore tax assessment policy discussions.
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Neutral Nations
South Kootean
U. S
Here
Wilfred Burchett
U S. Army
Reds
Kaesong
America
Panmunjom
Panamunjom
Lee
Peiping
Tokyo
Allied
Korea
Burchett
U. N. Command
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Red House, Md
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J. Lawlor
Chevy Chase
Vera G. Davis
Dover
Del
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Aflis
D. C
Lawrence M. O'Conner
Tregoning
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Studer
Herbert E. Studer
Sedalia
Harry S. Truman
Vivian Truman
Federal Housing Administration
Western
Missouri
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