Tragic double suicide follows drunken assault in Thurmont
Robert Ralph Coffman 38 of Roddy road, Thurmont, killed himself after assaulting wife and a 13 year old daughter in front of family. State Police Trooper Robert Soyder reported Coffman, a WWII Navy veteran, returned home about 12:30 am in a drunken condition and ordered his daughter to fetch his rifle. The 20-30 caliber gun was placed to his head and fired. Mrs Coffman and a younger child witnessed the scene. another daughter and family members were nearby. Death certified as self-inflicted. Coffman survived by his wife Ella H Warfield, five children, and several relatives. Funeral arrangements by M. L. Creager and Son.
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Robert Ralph Coffman
Roddy Road
Robert Soyder
Soyder
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Flo
Samuel Rickard
Rickard
B. O. Thomas
M. L. Creager
Thurment
Tressier Construction Company
Virginia
Guy E. Coffman
Phoebe Zella Coffman
Ella H. Warfield
Charles S
Margaret K
Audrey Jean
David Lynn
Robert Wayne Coffman
Ror E. Coffman
Brunswick
Rex Foster
Harry A. Foster
Washington
Charles Morris
Middleburg
V. Mes
Luther Costello Aldie
William Creamer
Sykesville
Harmony Grove Feed Center Burglarized
Robbers entered Harmony Grove Feed Center on US 15 during the night and stole the cash register with truck keys, plus about 30 dollars from a desk. A duplicate key set was taken from the drawer. a small amount of egg money remained. The check for around 40 dollars was left undisturbed. The front door of the warehouse and bolted office door were forcibly entered. The owner is Theodore Wilson Brendie of Haberstown. Springer's account notes doors were locked when he left Friday evening.
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Harmony Grove Freed Center Inc
U.S. 15
Greggs
Donald Springer
Springer
Robert Snyder
I the Warehouse
Theodore Wilson Brendie
Ha Berstown
Gene Kemp
Tomato crop disaster on Maryland Eastern Shore
A chaotic scene unfolds as a massive munitions dump blast near Dorchester County Maryland triggers fires and evacuation alarms. Officials estimate possible casualties while rains complicate rescue. President Kubitschek is briefed as troops work with local responders to contain the blaze and prevent further explosions.
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Cambridge
Maryland
Am Army
Dorchester County
Thelshut
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Rio
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Inflation signals lift prices across steel and aluminum
Inflation concerns rise as steel prices advance three percent and aluminum climbs seven tenths of a cent per pound. Post Office rates increase and a social security expansion poised to lift payroll taxes, with broader red ink financing fueling inflation fears. Juvenile drunk in Baker Park, two men burned in a cabin cruiser explosion near Bush River, and local arrests noted amid U.S. Iraq recognition and Beirut shooting incidents. Government moves reflect global unrest and domestic price pressures.
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New York
API
U. S. House of Representatives
Uncle Sam
Young Cyclist Strikes Auto On West Second Street
A Frederick six year old, James Richard Hudson of Magnolia avenue, escaped serious injury after his bicycle collided with a car on West Second street near West College Terrace. The boy was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital and released. Police reported about $25 damage to the bicycle. No charges were filed. A second incident on Franklin street involved three cars near 4 05 p m. Nellie M Cramer’s car was struck by James E Tierney’s, with damage to all vehicles totaling about $85. Tierney and Meyers were summoned on reckless driving charges.
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West Second Street
West College Terrace
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Magnolia Avenue
Frederick Memorial Hospital
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Marlowe M. Cline
Fairview Avenue
Franklin Street
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Dorsey
Nellie M. Cramer
James E. Tierney
Pikesville
Tierney
John E. Meyers
Bettimore
Cramer
Meyers
Wee Women quarrel sparks gossip and self restraint
In a sharp exchange the group jokes about gossip and the urge to reveal secrets. One member rails against women who bottle up information, while anotherDefends sharing rather than concealing. The moment highlights tensions over privacy and social restraint.
One Killed Two injured In Collision
A Laurel motorist was killed instantly when his car collided head on with another on Md 108 near Laytonsville. The other driver was critically injured and remains unconscious at Montgomery County General Hospital. A third man in the Chase car was treated and released. Officer Louis Kelly tentatively identified the dead man as Dallas Levi Cross of Laurel. the critically injured as Joseph Charles Chase of Derwood. The chase car passenger Sterling Zeigler was not seriously injured. Police say both drivers at fault, with a left of center impact. Cross drove a nearly new 1958 Chevrolet station wagon. Chase a 1956 Chevrolet. EMS transported the injured. the medical examiner ruled Cross died instantly.
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MD. 108
Laytonsville
Montgomery County General Hospital
Montgomery County
Louis Kelly
Dallas
Levi Cross
Box 435
Haynes Road
Joseph _ Charles Chase
RFD 1
Derwood
Sterling Zeigler
RFD
Monrovia
Kelly
Chase
Cross
Damascus
Hawaiians Protest Johnston Island Nuclear Test
Hawaiians protest Johnston Island nuclear test after a warhead was launched and exploded near midnight. The mushroom cloud rose high into the sky, visible 700 miles away, prompting alarmed calls to police and a demand from Gov. Quinn for public warning prior to future blasts.
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Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Johnston Island
Hawaii
William J. Quinn
Storms and rain drench central Midwest to Southeast
Night river levels rose across western and central Missouri and eastern Kansas after Thursday downpours. Heavy property and scrap losses occurred though no fatalities were reported. Except for southeast rain areas, most of the country is forecast mostly sunny with minor temperature changes today.
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Mississippi Valley
New Mexico
Texas
New England
Lake Superior
Missouri
Kansas
Fire And Snakes Send Eight To Hospital
CAIRO AP Firemen faced snakes and fleeing residents as flames swept an east Cairo slum area. The blaze damaged Canvas and sackcloth depots and nearby shops and warehouses. Fifteen snakes were killed and eight people were hospitalized. Twenty two firefighters were injured in the all day fire.
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Daun Jing
Time Off For Prisoners Under Local Law
County jail inmates may earn five days off per month for road work and duties on county and state property under a local act Sheriff Horace M Alexander said Friday The Attorney General's opinion says county jail prisoners are not entitled to time off for good behavior unless a local law exists Some prisoners in Frederick county were involved in road work and courthouse duties under local rules while others remain under standard sentences with no credits
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Attorney General's Office
T County
Nathan Kaplan
Cecil County
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Patiel
C. Ferdinand Sybert
Stedman Prescott Jr
Board of Parole and Probation
Board of Correction
Alexander
Frederick County
General Assembly
Montevue
State Police
Officer's Son Killed By His Father's Gun
Baltimore AP reports a patrolman's son, Lawrence Tawney Jr., 15, was shot dead by his father's service revolver as the father removed it from its holster. The father, Lawrence Tawney Sr., was suspended and to be charged with causing the death. The tragedy follows a late night return from a restaurant. the boy was pronounced dead at St Joseph's Hospital.
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St. Joseph's Hospital
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Lawrence Tawney Sr
Inda
Tawney
Tawner
Shehab and Salam Meet in Beirut
President-elect Fuad Shehab met rebel leader Saeb Salam in a Beirut district under tight security amid a day of political turmoil. Salam demanded Chamoun step down for Shehab to take office. Solh's cabinet frayed as Finance Minister Edde resigned over immediate political authority.
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Saeb Salam
Salam
Basra
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Camille Chamoun
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Solh
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Solb
Pierre Edde
Gen Creasy To Present Awards Here At Fort Detrick
Major General William M. Creasy will present Army Chemical Corps Certificates of Achievement for Length of Service to 30 and 20 year Fort Detrick federal civilians at Igala recognition ceremonies at the Frederick Fairgrounds on Wednesday afternoon August 6. About 2,500 guests are expected including families and officials. Creasy, retiring August 31 after 32 years in service, will then pursue private industry. He is a MIT MLS graduate and held key posts in China theater and U.S. War Department R and D. The ceremony, led by Colonel Joseph C. Prentice, marks the U.S. Civil Service Jubilee observance and includes the signing of the Civil Service Act.
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Department of the Army
Army Chemical Corps
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Frederick Fairgrounds
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U. S. Civil Service
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I Ion
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Jenkins Bros
Gaithersburg
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States Army Band
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Uel
Robert F. Woodward
First Baptist Church
Philadelphia
Washington
Annapolis
Frederick J. Lawton
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Eiserhower
Donald G. Grothaus
Women Must Solve Problem Themselves
COLLEGE PARK Md API Women face balancing homemaker duties and wage earning. Miss Winifred Hargreaves of London, a Queen Elizabeth appointment, urged women to solve the problem themselves, noting they control about 80 percent of home income and lack formal homemaker qualifications.
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Hargreaves
London
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