Tractor trailer plows into car injuring three near Frederick
A tractor trailer loaded with steel crashed into a Hudson sedan on US 40 east of Myersville injuring three people. The truck driven by Calvin Penrod 19 Johnstown Pa overturned after striking the Harp car causing extensive damage. Charges pending as investigation continues.
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U. S. 40
Frederick
Frederi¢ Memorial Hospital
Ickie
Upton V. Harp
Mur- Myrersvn
Myersville
M Die C. Maser
Boonsboro
Harp
Moser
Richard Alderton
Myersville Harmony Road
Calvin Leroy Penrod
Johnstown
Hudson
Penrod
Johnstown Motor Freight Company
Myersville- Harmony Road
Two Hartman Home Children Return From Hospital
Two accident victims discharged from Warner Hospital in Gettysburg returned to Hartman Home on Littlestown Road. Larry Eugene Linebaugh, 8, suffered lower back contusions and Bobby Lee Conrath, 8, had fractures of both bones in the right forearm. The other five youths at the hospital remain in the same condition.
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Hartman Home
Littlestoun
Warner Hospial
Gettysburg
Larry Eugene Linebaugh
William ¢. Linebaugh
York
Bobby Lee Conratn
Sarah Conrath
Bedford
Registration Of Bicycles On Monday
The City Police will begin annual bicycle registration next Monday under a new schedule. Bicycles must be registered or reregistered and inspected for safety. a 25 cent fee applies. Inspections check lighting reflectors and mechanical condition, with riders required to follow traffic laws.
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Charles V. Main
Main
Cyelist
Myersville area crash injures three with vehicle damage
A collision on U S 40 near the Myersville Harmony road intersection injured three people and caused over 1000 in vehicle damage. The report notes a major impact at the rural intersection and ongoing investigations by local authorities.
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Myersville Area
U.S. 40
Myersville
Harmony Road
Drunken Driving Charged After Route 79 Crash
State Police reported a 1953 Chevrolet driven by Harry Lee Keller 63 of RFD 1 Knoxville struck a parked 1939 Dodge occupied by Alonzo Snoots 47 of RFD 1 Knoxville shortly after 1 am on Route 79 near Petersville. Snoots suffered severe injuries and was hospitalized. Keller faced charges of operating under the influence and reckless driving.
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Petersville
Harry Lee Keller
RFD
Knoxville
Alonzo E. Snoots
RFD 1
Snoots
Keller
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Snoois
Brunswick
R. C. Lewis
Tfc
Henry J. Stafford
Park Millis Road
Buckerstown
Morocacy River
Mehin Hamilton Gue
Airy
Frederick Melvin Wallace
Tramsville
Gue
Park Mills Road
Brdge
City Police Nab Hit Run Driver Near North Beniz Street
Marshall D. Sprague of Rocky Ridge was charged with operating under the influence failing to stop after a property damage crash and reckless driving after a hit and run on North Bentz and West Patrick streets. Lester Leroy Renner reported his 1950 Ford damaged about $15 while Sprague’s 1953 Chevrolet had only slight damage.
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North Beniz Street
Patrick Street
Marshall D. Sprague
Rocky Ridge
Lester Leroy Renner
RFD 2
Frederick
North Bentz
Church Street
Renner
Sprague
Five Day Forecast From AP With Mild Variations
The forecast notes near normal temperatures for the period with cooler conditions over the weekend and gradual warming Monday to Wednesday. A chance of showers is expected Tuesday or Wednesday with precipitation of a half inch or less. Normal highs in the 80s, early mornings in the 60s to near 70, and 40s in the Western Maryland mountains.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Thunderbird Crash Impacts Home. Woman Escapes Injury
A late model Ford Thunderbird crashed into the Shank residence this morning as Marin L. Shank slept near the entry. Mrs. Paul E. Shank, resting inside the living room, escaped injury. Police investigated the scene and the vehicle’s driver remained at the location.
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Marin L. Shank
Demo Head Resigns and Is Re-Elected to Office
James P. Mause of Myersville led the Frederick County Young Democrats through a debate on reorganizing the group and was re elected to the presidency in Winchester Hall. Dora Handiey was elected first vice president, John Englebrecht kept treasurer, and Byron Biron was named to lead election year efforts amid plans for parks and land projects.
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Frederick County
Young Democrats Club
James P. Mause
Myersville
Winchester Hall
Young Democrats
Samuel W. Barii
Barrick
Iers
Dora Handiey
John Englebrecht
Byron
Goodioe Biron
Bank of Damascus Approves 33 1 3 Percent Stock Dividend
The Board of Directors of the Bank of Damascus approved a common stock dividend amounting to 33 1 3 percent or one share for every three held on August 2, 1950. The dividend requires stockholders vote and regulatory approval. It would raise total capital stock to 125000 and surplus to 105000.
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Bank of Damascus
Damascus
Robbers Hit Three County Break-Ins In One Night
Middletown and nearby routes report a trio of burglaries. At Model Garage two tires valued at 80 dollars and a small amount of change were stolen. a motel office on US 40 West saw entry and a $50 take. Owner Elsworth Rice narrowly escaped as culprits fled through bushes. Police note details unclear but break‑ins involved glass entry and a car seen leaving toward Ridge Road.
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U.S. 40
New U.S. 40
Middletown
New US. 10
John Seachrist
Cyrus Rudy
Kline
New US
Ve Ridge Road
Rice
Veggs
Parie Paiis
Rs Simoco
Representaive
U Hacersioun
County Home Agent Appointed Demonstration Leader
The appointment of Miss Rae Russell as County Home Agent is announced. She earned her degree in June from Arkansas and plans to focus on home demonstration and club work with 4-H youth. She will assist Miss Beatrice Fehr and Mrs. Adele Miller in the extension program. Miss Russell resides on East Second Street. Mrs. Larsen, from Illinois, previously served as county agent starting July 1959 and worked with the armed forces at Fort Detrick.
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Fromrkansas
Schoownz
Guris
Miss Russell
Beatrice Fehr
Adele Miller
Russell
East Second Street
Larsen
Ilinois
Fort Detrick
Kefauver Wins Third Term In Tennessee Primary
Estes Kefauver won a stunning landslide in the Tennessee Democratic primary, securing a third term as civil rights dominates the race. He defeated Judge Andrew T Taylor, a segregation and states rights advocate, in a clear rebuke of opposing views.
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Nashville
Tenn
Ap-Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Andrew T Taylor
Woman Receives Electric Shock At Local Plant
A female worker at Aerojei General Corporation near the airport was admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital for observation after an electric shock in the reproduction department. Mrs Linda Icard was taken to the hospital by United Ambulance following the incident around nine this morning.
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Aerojei~ General Corporation
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Linda Icard
United Ambulance
Katanga Seeks to Bar UN Entry as Tshombe Defies Forces
In Elisabethville the Katanga premier Moise Tshombe rejects UN patrols and vows to oppose any invasion. UN under secretary Ralph Bunche arrived to seek a compromise, but Tshombe says troops would have to fight their way in. Bunche returns to Leopoldville to brief Hammarskjold as Katanga tribal chiefs gather to back the stand. River reports note muddy conditions on Monocacy and Potomac.
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Elisabethville
Congo
Katanga
Leopoldie
US N
Ralph J. Bunche
Moise Tshombe
Congo Republic
United Nations
U. N
U.N
Bunche
Dag Hammarskjoid
Fshombe
Leopo
Hammarskjoid
Seimers
Moricea Tor
Hatanga Police
Samed Buell
Car Crashes Into Historic House In Middletown
A 1957 Ford Thunderbird crashed through the front of a western Middletown house at 2 a.m. injuring no one. Mrs. Paul E. Shank, asleep on a living room couch, escaped unharmed as the couch was pushed and debris filled the room. The driver, Lionel Gene May, 23, of Middletown, also escaped injury and was charged with failing to drive to the right of center.
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Middletown
Paul E. Shank
Het
Lionel Gene May
Shank House
Gordon H. Smith
Shank
May
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Earl Cime Company
Alderton
Tor, R. &. Alderton Tyre
Harry L. Keller
Davis Sindia
County Young Democrats Club
Dio
Fredericka R. Russell
Cka
Rae Russel Eltecer
Kefauver
Buckeystown
Potomac
Point of Rocks
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