Miners Back Gov Leader in Senate Run Rumor
United Mine Workers districts in Pennsylvania may endorse Governor George M Leader for the Democratic nomination to succeed Sen. Edward Martin. The UMW chief says President John L Lewis declined to comment on backing new political candidates. UMW districts could unite with state liaison Lester Thomas to issue a formal district endorsement.
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Washington
United
Mine Workers Union
UMW
Pennsylvania
George M
U.S
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Leader
Edward Martin
R-Pa
Martin
Congress
League
Lester Thomas
Obituary notices from Watfordsburg and nearby areas
Obituaries report the death of Neil Palmer, 45, in a Route 522 crash near Hancock, with surviving wife Goldie and children, services planned at home and Presbyterian Church, burial at the adjoining cemetery. Other entries note Louise Catherine Kastle of Baltimore died at 51 from cerebral hemorrhage, Mabelle Martin Stauffer of Greencastle died in De Plaines, Illinois, and funeral plans announced.
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Neil Palmer
Watfordsburg
Han ‘Cock
Chester A
Carrie ‘(Bottenfield) Palmer
Fulton County
Buck Valley Christian Church
D. R. Fleming Plumbing
Hancock
Goldie Catherine (Hill) Palmer
Glen H
Stanley E
Lynn H
Ray A
Scott E
Presbyterian Church
Warfordsburg
Reuben Sule
Louise Catherine Kastle
Essex Road
Baltimore
Franklin Square
Martinsburg
Liberal News Chronicle
John M
United States
de- Cora Lee (Roberts
Darlington
Kastle
Britain
Mulberry Avenue
Hagerstown
Lutheran Church
Charleston
W. Va
Clarence M. Kastle
William B. Shrader
Max N. Darlington
Mabelle Martin Stauffer
Greencastle
DePlaines
Illinois
William C
Clara (Koontz) Martin
B. H. Yount
Jackson Heights
New York
Jacob M. Stauffer
Montgomery
Alabama
J. T. Whiting
Winds
Thomas C. McCaskey
Drexel Hill
Pennsylvania
Minnich
Luther Heist
Cedar Hill
Extra Policemen On Duty For Christmas Shopping
Extra police will patrol downtown evenings from five to nine starting Friday to manage traffic and crowds during Christmas shopping. Lt Harold Kiser notes officers sign up voluntarily and are paid at straight time rates as traffic remains heavy with crowded parking.
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Harold Kiser
McElroy In Berlin For Conference
U S Secretary of Defense Neil McElroy traveled to Berlin after talks with British officials he described as yielding a common understanding for the future. He left on a U S Air Force plane amid reports a British American accord on locating four intermediate range ballistic missile bases in Britain is near completion. He planned to visit American units in West Germany, meet Bonn officials Thursday, and attend the NATO summit in Paris next week.
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London
U.S
Neil McElroy
Berlin
U.S. Air Force
Britain
McElroy
West Germany
Bonn
Paris
NATO
Washington
Macmillan
Duncan Sandys
Selwyn Lloyd
John W. Grove Dies at 87 in Frederick County
John W. Grove former iCounty Commissioner of Frederick County and prominent retired farmer died at his Frederick home after noon yesterday. He celebrated his 87th birthday last Saturday and was a lifelong Democrat. Also noted are unrelated holiday notices and local ads mentioning a Christmas season sale, nursing study in Bridgeport, and a fatal auto crash involving Captain Frierson’s family.
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John W. Grove
Frederick County
Frederick
Ingeborge Odanwalder
Gaissan
Germany
Bridgeport
Curtis L. Conn
Hancock Frierson
Salvation Ar
Themy Corps
Edgar Shives
Hagerstown
Shives
Homer S
Army
Noonan
Georgia
Korea
Odan
Frierson
Walder
Western European missile bases discussed in Paris talks
Proposals to establish U.S. missile bases in Western Europe were set for discussion in Paris. Belgium accepted an American Nike missile offer. Turkey said it will soon have Nike anti aircraft missiles and Honest John artillery missiles. Top foreign affairs experts from Iran Iraq Turkey and Pakistan met in Ankara to forge a common view on Middle East issues for Turkey to present at Paris. Turkey is the only NATO member among the four.
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U.S
Paris
Belgium
Turkey
NATO
Iran
Iraq
Pakistan
Ankara
Some School Yule Programs on Library TV
Public schools display Christmas programs via the Washington County Free Library closed circuit TV. Librarian Mary Louise Holzapfel notes two board channels don’t come through in the children’s room on the second floor. Parents and friends may watch the available programs at the library during broadcasts. Christmas Turkey specials offered at Gas Mart in Nottingham Road.
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Washington County Free Library
Mary Louise Holzapfel
Board of Education
Stevenson Warns Against Domestic Budget Cuts for Missiles
Adlai Stevenson, twice defeated for president, urged New York and allies to avoid trimming the domestic budget to fund an accelerated missiles program. He outlined a coordinated, nonpartisan plan to catch up with Russia, expand foreign aid, and strengthen economies in Asia and Africa while preserving individual welfare. He called for mobile forces, Defense reorganization, and an improved recruitment program to retain specialists.
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New York
Adlai S. Stevenson
Stevenson
Russia
Assa
United States
Asia
Africa
Hagerstown
NATO
Aece
Paul Red
Huny
Paris
Daty
State Department
Weriday
Washington
Defense Department
Hungarian Couple Due This Week
A Washington County Hungarian Resettlement Committee spokesperson says Mr and Mrs Kalman Meszaros both about 40 years old are due to land in New York City by air on Wednesday. After immigration clearance they will take a bus to Hagerstown arriving late Thursday or Friday. They are uncle and aunt of Csaba Jonas, a 20 year old draftsman at Baker Wibberly Inc. The Meszaros escaped Hungary for Yugoslavia and have spent ten months in a refugee camp. Both hold about a high school education.
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Washington County
Kalman Meszaros
New York City
Hagerstown
Meszaros
Csaba Po
Jonas
Baker-Wibberly, Inc
Yugoslavia
Red Cross holds Maryland state conference in Baltimore
Eight officers and volunteers from Washington County attended the Maryland State Conference of Red Cross Chapters at the Baltimore Chapter House. Admiral Felix Johnson urged cooperation with community agencies and labor groups, with workshops on volunteer leadership and public relations. Local officers included Mrs. J. Alvey Long and Mrs. Clem ent Ferling among others, at the “Red Cross in the Community” theme event.
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Washington County
American National
Red Cross
Maryland
Baltimore
Felix Johnson
St. Mary’s County
Adm. Johnson
J. Howlard Link
Crisfield
Frederick L. Wehr
W. Fairfax Griffith
Edmund T. Pratt
Cecil County
Robert P. Collins
Eastern Area
A .Temple Blackwood
Queen Anne’s County
Nurses’ Aides
Robert Lakin
Robert Powles
Motor Corps
Beulah T. Meyers
Two Weeks Until Christmas at Saum's Jewelers
Only two weeks remain before Christmas. Lay away selections with a one dollar deposit at Saum's Jewelers located at 21 Jonathan Street. Advertisements urge shoppers to secure gifts now.
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Christimas
Saum’s Jewelers
Jonathan Street
Thurmont U S 15 by pass dedication ceremony set
Governor McKeldin will preside at a noon dedication marking a four mile relocation of U S 15 around Thurmont. The event at the intersection with Md Route 11 features State Senator Ramsburg as master of ceremonies. The by pass links Routes 77 81 and old U S 15 with connections to Emmittsburg Lewistown and Frederick now under construction.
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Theodore R. McKeldin
Thurmont
United States
Virginia
Carolinas
Harrisburg
Maryland
Emmittsburg
Lewistown
Frederick
Little Hunting Creek
Owens Creek
Richard F. Kline
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Frederick County
Lutheran Pastor Accepts New Post
The Rev. David P. Kyler, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church Greencastle, resigns to accept the pastorate of Holy Community Lutheran Church of Yeagerstown Pa. The change takes effect January 1. Kyler began Greencastle post June 1 1954 after seminary training at Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary.
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David P. Kyler
Trinity Lutheran Church
Greencastle
Holy Community Lutheran Church
Yeagerstown
Kyler
Lutheran Seminary
Gettysburg
Psychiatrist testifies Van Horn legally insane at killing
Dr Manfred Guttmacher, medical adviser to the Baltimore bench, testified Van Horn was an automatic, almost epilepsy-like killer who acted beyond his conscious control. He described Van Horn as a passive, highly intelligent man in a personal crisis and said he lacked sufficient mental capacity to distinguish right from wrong.
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Towson, Md
Robert J. van Horn
Manfred $. Guttmacher
Guttmacher
van Horn
Baltimore City
Isions
Frank Newell
Towson
Goodwill Collects Toys Radios and Household Goods
Goodwill Industries seeks wheel toys radios and electrical appliances for donation. Truks will call on households in two county areas tomorrow and Thursday. Call Bee 3-7330 to arrange pickup and delivery to the shelter workshop at 223 North Prospect Street for repair.
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Goodwill Industries
Goodwill
Bee
Baltimore
Cedar Lawn
Clearmore
EasiSpring
Cearfoss
Broadfording
Maugansville
State
Gas Mart
W. Wash
Nottingham Ping
Rutherford
Shell
N. Potomac
Clar
Lotence O. Forrester
Capt
Hy Haslacker
E. Balto
St. Man
Goldstein
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Anthony
Adv
High
Franklin Sts
Horst’s
Paramount
VOGUE
Virginia Ave
Linwood Eye
Better Homes, Inc
W. Frank
St. Dial
Gas Mart Cor
W. Wash. St
Nottingham Rd
Salvation Army
Hagerstown Loan & Thrift Corp
West Washington Street
J. A. Hoffman, Mar
Special Communication Friendship Lodge No
AF & AM
Friendship Lodge No. 84
Warfield S. Miller
Clarence E. Harbaugh
Library
St. Col
Nottingham
Eagle LA
A. C
Monashan
Mnale
Baltimore Bay
Upper Marlboro
Tokyo
Aiichiro Fujiyama
William M. Bowning
Chas. Reese
Haslacker’s
EB. Balto, St. Adv
Sears - Roebuck & CO
North Potomac St
Consultus
A. G. Crankleton Co., Inc
ANN Marie
Merzon
Peter Freund
BAN Lon
Shores
North Potomac Street
Dial RE
Hately
Perckea
Youth Tabernacle
Chestnut Grove, Md
Theodore Gaylor
Mercersburg, Pa
Sister Fry
Summit Avenue
Model House
Robert Butterbaugh
A. L. Gardner
Gordon Circle
Barbara Bowie
Rolling Road
Fern’s Dinette
Franklin Street
Doughnut
Fern Springer
Terrace Liquor Store
Prospect Avenues
Rutherford's Shell
Potomac
S. Potomac
Newman's
Smithsburg
Ph. VA
Gallagher
Washington & Locusts
Martha Jane's Beauty Salon
Washington Street
Holzap
Washington St
FEL & Firey
East Washington Street
Public Square
Needy’s
Jonathan
Dial
Redio
TV & & Nechiance
Lincoln Electric Co
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