Modern street lights installed in Stewart Manor subdivision
New ultra modern aluminum street light fixtures were installed in Stewart Manor Subdivision last week. City Lights Superintendent Max S Kehne said the lights are popular with residents and may be expanded to Carrollton Manor. The fixtures stand ten feet tall and allow targeted street illumination with light directed toward sidewalks.
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Stewart Manor
Max S. Kehne
Kehne
Manor
Motter Avenue
Spring Valley
Carrollton Manor
Forest Fire Danger Nears Peak In Area
In Allegany Garret Washington and Frederick counties the fire danger is expected to peak within two weeks the district forester said fire towers are open residents should burn brush only after 4 pm and before midnight take precautions to create firebreaks and keep a watchman with fire fighting gear on hand until all embers are out
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Cumberland
Allegany
Garrett
Washington
Frederick
Willam H. Johnson
Johson
Aliso
Market Uneven In Early New York Trading
The market moved unevenly in moderate pre Easter weekend trading with fractional gains and losses around a point. A few specially situated stocks moved more, while most pivotal issues dipped or rose only slightly.
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New York
Middletown Wins Bid for New Post Office Building
A contract for a new Middletown Post Office has been signed with Interstate National Corp of Baltimore. Groundbreaking is slated soon with completion around October 1960. the 2,500 square foot facility will sit on the Kline Tract on North Church Street to be leased to the federal government for 10 years with renewals.
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Middletown
Arthur E. Summerfield
Interstate National Corporation of Baltimore
Burgess and Town Council
Ing
Ofper
Richard R. Kline
Kine
Charles E. Nikirk Jr
Summerfield
Post Office Department
Post Office
Maddletown
Warm Easter Weather Forecast Brings Humidity
The Easter holidays bring forecasts of unusually warm and humid weather, with temperatures rising into the 80s. Schools close for Good Friday and local offices may close. a free parking meter ride is offered for shoppers. Local rabbitsellers set up on street corners as youngsters await spring.
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Barks
Elephant Kills Trainer at Tokyo Zoo
A 53 year old trainer Ma saki Saito was fatally attacked by Hanako a 12 year old elephant at a Tokyo zoo workers say the trainer slipped and fell into the enclosure and the elephant stepped on him.
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Tokyo
Hanako
Race Zoo
Masaki Saito
Auto Magnate Ready To Pay Kidnapper
Paris AP says automaker Jean Pierre Peugest and family ready to pay 100000 dollar ransom for safe return of kidnapped grandson Eric Peugeot. Police avoid direct talks. search for blond boy and two suspects in a Pex gearmade car.
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Paris
Jean- Pierre Peugest
Eric Peugeot
France
Eric
Police To Pick Up Check Artist In Michigan
State Police have left for Jackson Michigan to extradite Philip E. Stanton a man described as a check artist wanted since 1953 for passing forged checks at Thurmont and Emmitsburg banks. He has been confined in Jackson jail on similar charges.
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Jackison
Mich
Philip E. Stanton
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Stanton
Jackson
Motorist sues for 50000 over rear end crash
Howard W. Rohrback of Bladensburg sues Hahn Petroleum through attorney Benjamin L. Berman for Baltimore seeking 50000 and a jury trial. Defendants include James R. Hahn Thomas Glass and Berard Wright for a collision April 16 1957 at US 1 and Md 212 Prince Georges County. Rohrback alleges permanent nerve injury whiplash headaches dizziness neck and back strain plus medical expenses and car damage of 367.65.
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Hahn Petroleum Company
Howard W. Rohrback
Bladensburg
Benjamin L. Berman
Baltimore
Rohrback
James R. Hahn
New Market
Hahn ‘Petroleum Company
Thomas 5. Glass
Hahn
Wash House At Dairy Burns Down
Three mid day fires, two city, were reported today. The most serious was at the dairy farm of Richard Remsburg near Jefferson where a wash house storage bin burned to the ground and the main dwelling was scorched. No injuries. Jefferson, Middletown, Braddock Heights and Frederick Independents fought the blaze. Jefferson supplied water. Damages unavailable. The Juniors aided two smaller blazes near East Street and Braddock Avenue. A fourth alarm at 1 45 PM reported a woods fire at a Gross property in Shookstown.
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Richard Remsburg
Jefferson
Middletown
Braddock Heights
Frederick Independents
Supreme Block Company
East Street
John Nuse
Braddock Avenue
Shookstown
Local Man Escapes Injury In Auto Crash
Four people escaped serious harm after a 1960 convertible skidded off Mapleville Road near Route 40 A and struck a utility pole, overturning. Driver Richard E. Clipp 42 of Frederick and passengers Bruce Clipp 3% and Thomas 34 plus Mary Bowlus 34 all suffered only minor cuts and abra sions. trooper Abbott reported no charges.
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Hagerstown
J. D. Abbott
Abbott
Richard E. Clipp
Frederick
Mapleville Road
Clipp
Robert J. Thomas
East Franklin Street
Mary Lorraine Bowlus
Bruce Clipp
Keedysville
Thomas
Frederick Civitan Essay Winners Shown in Citizenship Contest
Elaine Smallberg 17 wins first in Civitan Club Frederick Citizenship Essay Contest on Intercommunication as a Factor in Citizenship Building. Judith Berge 17 is second, Diana Kandel 17 third, Carole Cramer 17 fourth. all seniors at Frederick High School. 39 essays from county schools. judges did not see names or schools. First prize $100 bond advances to district and international rounds. other prizes range from $15 to $25. Winners to be honored April 26 at the Key Hotel dinner.
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Elaine Smallberg
Alex Smallberg
Schley Avenue
Civitan Club of
Frederick
Carol R. Freed
Judith Berge
Col
Trygve Berge
Freed
Smallberg
U.S
Diana Kandel
Carole Cramer
Civitan Club
Francis Scott Key
Sawyer resigns as Phillies manager after one game
Eddie Sawyer quits the Philadelphia Phillies on the eve of the 1960 season. Gene Mauch is named to replace him on a two year contract. Mauch, 34, previously managed Minneapolis in the American Association and played infield for several NL teams. Sawyer cites personal reasons, denying training camp incidents or discipline issues as factors.
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Philadelphia
Eddie Sawyer
Philadelphia Phillies
Gene Mauch
Minneapolis
American Assn
Lippy Durocher
Happy Chandler
Sawyer
Bob Carpenter
Connie Mack Stadium
Phils
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Jim Owens
Joe Koppe
Bobby Gene Smith
Clearwater
Fla
Mauch
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Milwaukee Braves
Boston Red Sox
Graham Endorsed For Legion Post
Richard W. Graham former commander of the Francis Scott Key Post has been endorsed for Junior Vice Department Commander by the Western Maryland District American Legion. His nomination will be presented July 20 in Baltimore at the department convention.
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Richard W. Graham
Francis Scott Key
American Legion
Maryland
Legion
Washington
Carrol
Frederick
Graham
Baltimore
Frederick County Heart Association
Heart Fund
Tthe
Fon
The
Legionnaires
John Sloan
Sons of the American Legions
American Legion Boys Stake
Bridge Collapse Kills Thirteen Near Kwangju
A crowded passenger truck helped trigger a bridge collapse in a village near Kwangju south of Seoul. Thirteen people died and fifteen were injured in the incident.
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Seoul
Korea
Kwangju
Banking veteran Schley marks fifty years at Farmers and Mechanics
Nathaniel Wilson Schley began at Farmers and Mechanics National Bank on April 15, 1907, starting as a runner and rising to assistant vice president. He recalls hiring by board approval, notes growth from 27 million deposits to over 35 million, and changes from single offices to multiple branches including Fort Detrick and Shopping Center, with more than 80 employees today.
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Pat Rosencrantz
Nathaniel Wilson Schley
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Schley
Citizens At T
Farmers and Mechanics-Citizens National Bank
Fort Detrick
North Market
East Second Street
N. Wilson Schley
Farmers and Mechanics Citizens National Bank
Also Gets Mysterious Phone Call
A victim of an armed robbery near the Spartan club reported a shot fired toward his trailer on Md 144. He testified at a preliminary hearing and said a mysterious caller warned him not to testify. Police note uncertainty if the gunfire was real or a prank.
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Spartan Club
Ellis Ray Eeee
McDonough
H. L. Basore
Sgt
Basore
MD. 144
Mehrie N. Wachter
Green
Esso
U. S. Marshall’s
Baltimore
George
John G. Shelhorse
Eugene Powell
Spartan Club of
Frederick
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Rans
Motorist
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Elaine Smaliberg
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Legion Post
Banker Schley
Ellis McDonough
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