19 Jan 1957
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1957
Page
1
In Our Reporters Notebooks the county notes only 140 of 247 address report cards filed by aliens. The Federal law requires annual January address updates. Cards available at post offices. unfiled cards may risk deportation. Parents must file for children under 14 under custodial care.
The Associated Press reports unprecedented cold grips the Southeast with frost in northern Florida and across the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, and Virginia. Temperatures plunge well below freezing from Jacksonville to Old Town, Montana, while New York endures its coldest week on record.
The region chilled to ten above and daylight readings held across Clear Spring Keedysville and nearby thermometers. Keedysville reached 24 with sun despite a cold day. the forecast calls for fair weather today turning cloudy tonight and tomorrow with a warmer high and possible snow or rain in the afternoon. Ice skating thrives on county lakes as Antietam and Conoco creeks freeze. the Williamport pumping plant reports water as a sheet of ice and a fourteen degree reading at the plant.
A batch of week’s real estate dealings includes nearly twenty dwellings in Fairgreen Acres with new owners such as George G. Snyder and wife and F Stouffer and wife. Transactions focus along Greenbury Church Road Edgemont and Cave Town areas with many parcels, 80 acre and 2.7 acre lots changing hands and values pushing past the $300,000 mark. Notable transfers include Napolean Dashoow to Guy Knepper, Phoebe Poffenberger to Ralph Brunner, and Floyd Shearer to Ray Douglas, with deeds recorded across Hancock and surrounding districts. Page 1 Col. 7.
Washington County legislators introduced bills to raise the sheriff’s expense account and to supplement retired teachers’ pensions. A Porter measure would let commissioners provide up to 150 dollars monthly to teachers on state retirement benefits and a 50 dollar monthly boost. the sheriff bill would raise the annual expense allowance and allow increased pay for deputies and staff. Other measures ban Christmas alcohol sales in the county, criminalize reckless boating, and legalize publishing the 1857 local laws edition. Verdier and Pepple received sentences for burglary and related thefts, with fines, jail terms, and restitution ordered. The cases were interlinked with state police and local authorities.
Washington officials say Egypt's Egyptianization decree may push Nasser closer to Moscow by nationalizing foreign businesses and destabilizing Western investment. Yet they doubt he intends full dependence on the Soviet bloc, hoping to balance East and West while warning of economic risks.
Ingrid Bergman arrived at Orly Airport in Paris for a brief Europe visit after a long absence from the United States since 1949. She left for the film Stromboli with Roberto Rossellini, later marrying after her divorce from Dr. Peter Lindstrom. The visit follows a busy schedule and a recent family development.
The Rochester City tax office reports the new municipal lot at West Washington and South Prospect earned 1048 in its first full week ending yesterday. The 100 space facility collected about 82 cents per meter per day, reflecting moderate usage. Nearby incidents included a vehicle crash in Funkstown and a left turn violator in East De Pere.
Washington County residents can get help filling state income tax returns from February 4 through April 15. A State Comptroller field representative will be stationed in the county annex building on Summit Avenue and Antietam Street from 9 am to 4 pm on weekdays to assist income taxpayers.
A 2000 word joint communique by Premier Chou Enlai and Premier Bulganin condemns the Eisenhower doctrine and vows any necessary aid to Middle Eastern nations to counter aggression. They praise bloc unity, warn imperialist forces, and report improved Soviet China relations amid Hungary and Cold War tensions.
AP analyst William L. Ryan notes the Soviet and Chinese statement on the Middle East signals fear rather than strength. It links Western actions to Hungary and warns Poles, while dodging explicit commitment to intervene in any Middle East aggression. The critique flags a defensive, limited message aimed at Arabs and Western powers.
A vast crowd converges on Washington for the 1957 inauguration as Eisenhower and Nixon prepare to take the oath in ceremonies spanning four days. An estimated 750,000 people were expected to witness events, including the public oath at the Capitol and a grand parade. Weather officials warned of colder conditions with possible rain or snow late Monday. The private oath on Sunday will be held at the White House with Chief Justice Earl Warren administering to Eisenhower, while Nixon’s oath details remain unannounced.
Washington January 19 delegates discussed Moscow and Peiping denouncing President Eisenhower Middle East plan. Sparkman and Smith say Red threats may boost support while others doubt impact. Administration officials expect Congress to back standby authority for U.S. forces in the region and aid to strengthen allied nations.
The schedule outlines nationwide radio and television coverage of the inauguration activities. Key times include noon oath-taking and address on the Capitol steps, mid afternoon parade, and nine to eleven evening inaugural balls at venues such as National Guard Armory and nearby hotels. Broadcasters list NBC CBS ASC and local stations with time blocks for coverage.
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