Maryland 194 Road Rebuild Moves Forward From Delay
The State Roads Commission awards the 6.88 mile Woodsboro to Ceresville Mary land 194 project to Patapsco Engineering of Baltimore at 667 276 90. Work will widen grade and drain the route linking Ceresville to Walkersville with dual highway rights obtained, first lane to be built now.
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Maryland
Ceresville
Woodsboro
State Roads Commission
Patapsco Engineering Company
Baltimore
Patapsco
Frederick County
Woodsboro- Keymar
Walkersville
Maryland 26
Lincoln cent 1909 S VDB tops coins at western Maryland sale
A public sale two miles west of Frederick on Route 20 grossed about 2800 with 225 lots including coins, furniture, glassware, rifles and antique items. The rare 1909 S VDB Lincoln cent led bidding at 33 dollars. other Indian head pennies, a 1916 D dime, gold pieces and a 1573 Springfield rifle drew strong prices. Daggers, sabres, moulds and a talking machine with 52 rolls also sold amid about 100 bidders. Daggers, sabres, moulds and powder flasks were among the rare items auctioned. A sabre brought around 8 dollars. An old Edison talking machine with 52 rolls reportedly sold for around 39. An 1831 Smith grandfather clock commanded 105. Daggers, sabres, bullet moulds and powder flasks were among the rare items auctioned. A sabre brought around 8 dollars. An old Edison talking machine with 52 rolls reportedly sold for around 39. An 1831. Smith grandfather's clock commanded 105 f Nu and Null were the auctioneers. Charles F Martin and Paul F Bittle clerked the sale.
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Frederick
George Hamilton
Mountain Rest
Hamilton
Ernest R. Eccard
Guy C. Kline
S.vdb. Com
Edison
Smith
F Nu
Null
Charles F_ Martin
Paul F_ Bittle
Showers Bring Some Relief Amid Drought in City and County
The first showers in a week eased heat but did not halt the Fishing Creek reservoir decline, now seven inches below top. Rain fell across the county with 0.37 inch at Gambrill Park and lighter amounts elsewhere, while a thunderstorm moved through areas in the morning. Frederick’s 15th Infantry Company A prepares for two weeks of field training starting August 17 at Indiantown Gap, with about 10,000 civilian soldiers of the 29th Infantry Division to participate and conduct weapons firing and small unit tactics. The water level at the city’s primary supply dam slipped two inches over the weekend as showers refreshed pastures and gardens in Middletown, Brunswick, Thurmont, and the surrounding towns.
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State Police
Gambrill State Park
High Knob
Unionyile
Airport Weather Bureau
Emmitsburg
Unday
Mountaindale
Frederick
15Th Infantry
Indiantown Gan
Pennsylvania
Middletown
Brunswick
Na i Thurmont
Fred
Barick
Gardens
29Th Infantry Division
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Barry
jGreek Dam
William B. Burall
Singapore
National
Jie -Gep Dorne
Edie Helpnte
Jan Acre
Bradens Oresen
Dock Heights
Nurjdock Park
Theaere
Imbérland
Nationallsight
Rere Guard
Ip. m
Fed. Nit
Informa' Sinn Resort Snanlictmante
Marion Marlowe suffers virus infection not heart ailment
New York singer Marion Marlowe, once with the Arthur Godfrey TV and radio troupe, was hospitalized Saturday at Doctors Hospital after chest pains. Her husband Larry Puck said she was in an oxygen tent and resting comfortably with signs of definite improvement.
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Marion Marlowe
Miss Marlowe
Arthur Godfrey
Doctors Hospital
Lerry Puck
Tito Returns From Secret Meeting in Belgrade
iTito returns from a secret meeting in Romania to Belgrade and welcomes North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh during a five day visit. Thousands line the streets as the two leaders drive through the capital. Experts say the Khrushchev Tito talks could steer Yugoslavia toward closer links with Western socialist parties.
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Tito
Romania
Ho Chi Anh
Viet Nam
Hungary
J A
Maryland Chooses Blue on White License Tags for 1958
Baltimore reports that blue on white plates was selected as Maryland's 1958 license tags. Commissioner James Monroe said expert input from his staff helped, noting the key concern was color harmony with new cars. He also stated he preferred the advice of women on the matter.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Ahames Monroe
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Ibis
Mosroe
Weather Record Warmth and Cooling Night At Local Airport
Temperatures peaked at 97 degrees at the airport weather station on Saturday then fell to a low of 69 that night. Sunday brought an 88 degree high with rainfall, marking the first day in a week with a temperature under 90.
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Ideersac
Skelton Returns From European Tour Amid Criticism
Comedian Red Skelton brings his leukemia stricken son Richard back from a three week Europe trip. He denounces press criticism as a “scandal sheet” while recalling visits in Rome London and Barcelona and noting crowds of photographers.
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New York
Rickard
Skelton
Ster
Europe
Rome
Richard
Barcelona
Sweden
Switzerland
France
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Idlewild
Edinburgh
Scotland
Byoth
Valentine
Highest Ranking Mason in Delaware Is Dead
John Wallace Woodford 66 former Dover mayor and Delaware's highest ranking Mason collapsed and died while out driving with his wife and friends near Dagsboro. He served as Dover mayor 1924 to 1948 and was a longtime delegate to the Supreme Council of the 33rd degree Masons. The will of Bertha B. Birely of Thurmont probated in Orphans Court leaves about 250,000 to son Dr. M. Frank Birety as executor dated October 15, 1947. Letters of administration granted in two estates with heirs named but no valuations listed.
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Del
John Wallace Woodford
Dover
Woodford
Delamare
Supreme ‘Council
Bertha B. Birely
Thurmont
M. Frank Birety
George E. Hahn
Charles H. Corbett
Walter W. Saunders
Fred J Jerick
iWalter P. Saunders
Barbaral Ig. Goldstein
Newburgh
WN. Y
Thelma Lucille Harp
Thomas Harp
Wiidow
Bull Mauls Broad Run Farmer in Barnyard
A 36 year old Broad Run farmer Thomas Hagan was mauled by a bull while feeding calves in the barnyard. He was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital with a concussion lacerations and four fractured ribs. His condition was reported satisfactory. A daughter witnesses his fall as the bull stood over him.
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Broad Run
Thomas Hagan
Spa
Aula
Hagan
Frederick ~Memorial Hospital
Gladhn
Ais
Izn
Two men to be charged in Friendsville safe robbery
Aldermen say Elwood Kissner and Oliver Rockett were to face formal charges in the $37,500 Friendsville hardware store robbery. Police recovered about $4,400 from a wooded area near Friendsville after arresting them in Baltimore. A third suspect, an expert safe cracker, was being sought in Tennessee.
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Ta Friendsville Hardware Store
Garrett County
Baltimore
Elwood Kissner
Friendsville
Oliver Rockett
Sterblen R. Pagephardt
Frank Schmidt
Tennessee
F. G. Fox & Sons
Washington, D. C
Richmond
Kissner
Rockett
Schmidt
Friendsvile
Hicho F Lend
City Sells Unimproved Tract on West South St
Frederick city sold an unimproved tract of about 469 of an acre on the south side of West South street extension to Lucy JP Warfield and John C. Warfield for roughly 14000. The deed is recorded in the clerk’s office. Bids were sought and the property west of Thomas Jayente sold to the highest bidder. Separately Mrs. Murray Eizler sold two acres with improvements on Petersville Brimswick road in Petersville for about 130000. Mrs. and Mrs. Roger W. VanLaan sold two acres with improvements in New Market district for about 160000. Police investigate homemade bombs exploding in mail boxes in the Dickerson area, possibly linked to visitors from D C. Corp William A. Boone returns to duty after Maryland Traffic Institute training at University of Maryland, receiving a certificate.
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City of
Frederick
William R. Anderson
Peters
Roger W. VanLaan
New Market
William A. Boone
Maryland Traffic Institute
University of Maryland
Boone
Bakery Warehouse Fire in Pittsburgh Causes Heavy Damage
A blaze swept a bakery warehouse in Pittsburgh’s north, injuring 12 firefighters and causing about 125000 in damages. Six fire companies fought flames overnight while residents were evacuated. The building housed a wholesale bakery stock and gunpowder was reportedly stored on the second floor. Cause under investigation.
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iPittsburgh
Charles J. i McDermott
Athe JR. Lloyd Co
Pennsylvania Gun
Ith School
George R
Thacker Arms Co
Five Killed In Maryland Traffic Crashes Weekend
The Associated Press reports five people died in Maryland traffic accidents over the weekend, raising the year’s highway death toll to 1313. Victims include Gerald G. Faw 29 Essex and Dorothy Lamar Baltimore from a U S 40 collision near Baltimore. Others died in separate crashes in Bel Camp La Plata Oakland and West Hyattsville.
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Dorothy Lamar
Baltimore
Altimore County
Route 40
William R. Pope
Neuse
D. C
Bel Camp
Pope
John C. Whittington
New Castle
Deb Howard James Herman
Whittington
Anthony Dovall
Washington
Maryland 6
la Plata
Democrats Push Civil Rights Bill Toward Presidential Veto
Democrats in Congress press Eisenhower to consider two civil rights bills with a veto risk. An administration official says the president would veto if the Senate sends the measure in its current form. Some leaders privately support the veto opportunity to force a broader debate next session.
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Congress
Eiserhower
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Senate
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Ieto
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Massacchusetts
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O'Mahoney
Confidential jury selection and Maryland Guard cuts
Maryland adjutant general Reckord reports ongoing jury selection for a Confidential libel trial in Baltimore as Defense Department budget gaps trigger cuts to Maryland National Guard training and drill periods. About 6,000 guardsmen may be affected. four drill periods to be dropped, training funded by Army duty fees. Defense disputes over who is on trial also arise with Hollywood Research and Confidential named defendants and witnesses like Lana Turner and Clark Gable subpoenaed.
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Los Angeles
Slilton A. Reckord
Maryland
Defense Department
Maryland National Guard
Army
Arate
Reckord
Department of Defense
National Guard
Department
Eee
Arthur J. Crowley
Hollywood Research, Inc
Fred
Marjorie Meade
Hollywood Research
Confidential
Whisper
Publishers
Distributing Corp
Lana Turner
Gary Cooper
Walter Pidgeon
Tab Hunter
Rory Calhoun
Clark Gable
Israeli Plot Aimed to Spark Middle East War, Court Told
An intelligence official testified in district court that a plan by an Israeli group linked to Yaacov Herouti sought to provoke a U S Soviet clash and widen Israel's borders from the Nile to the Euphrates. The plot allegedly included bombing the Soviet Embassy and assassinating British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd and Eric Johnston.
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Jewish Telegraph Agency
Sraeli
Middle East
Israel
JTA
Tel Aviv
Nile
Euphrates
Seleynl Ariold
Eric Johnston
Eisenhower
Yaacov Herouti
The
Sarafand
21 Rescued From Stranded Potomac River Boat
Twenty one passengers including children were saved after the motor vessel Sightseer ran aground on the Potomac while returning from Freestone Point Virginia. The ship was located by the Vernon and the crew ferried occupants to safety in two trips. A second item notes Britain and Malaya signing a new pact for Malaya's independence within the Commonwealth, effective August 31.
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Freestone Point
Freestone
Maryland
Potomac
Ismail Baby
Three Dams Burst Flooding Las Vegas New Mexico
Rains burst three Gallinas River dams near Las Vegas New Mexico flooding areas above and below the city with up to 14 feet of water in places. Hundreds evacuated as bridges failed and water damaged livestock and homes while main city reservoirs remained intact.
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Gallinas
George Shannon
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Shannon
Montezuma Canyons
Pecos
National Guard
High Butte
Lourdes
Five Day Maryland Delaware Forecast From AP
Fair land cooler tonight. Snowy and cool Tuesday with a slow warm up Wednesday through Friday and little change Saturday. Showers or thundershowers likely Thursday or Friday. Temperatures 2 to 4 degrees cooler than normal with light rainfall. Readings near 80 west of Frederick and mids east of Frederick. Overnight lows in 60s east of Frederick and 55 to 60 westward.
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Delaware
Fair Land
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