Death of J Russell Zimmerman at Barbara Fritchie cabins
J Russell Zimmerman former Francis Scott Key Hotel manager was found dead in a cabin at Barbara Fritchie Cabins on West Patrick Street. Autopsy cites heart failure. He lived alone, aged 44, with a nephew James Zimmerman notified. Survived by an aunt Alice Koogle. Funeral arrangements pending.
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J. Russell Zimmerman
Na ' Francis Scott Key
Barbara Fritchie
West Patrick Street
Frederick Stemovial Hospital
Frederick County
Zimmerman
James Zimmerman
Serst
Norman Dietz
Sergi
Sherman Boone
John Frank
Emma Wroogle Zimmerman
New Market
Ste
Alice Koogle
Middletown
East Church Street
Mor &Tchison and Son
State May Get Ford Of Storm
The Weather Bureau warned that Hur ricane Connie may affect Maryland and Delaware as it moves northwestward toward the region. At 260 miles southeast of Charleston it is a dangerous, large storm, with warnings issued for the Chesapeake and Delaware coasts and as far north as Norfolk. Officials urged precautions to save lives and property, withBaltimore harbor ships doubling lines and crews staying aboard for emergencies.
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Baltimore
Weather Bureau
Yiay
Maryland- De'auare
Charleston
Chesapeake and
Delaware Keys
Norfolk
Friendship Airport
Varios
Baltimrore Harbor
Frederick County Board Approves Elevation Drawings and Staff Appointments
Architect drawings for a proposed new junior high on Frederick High School grounds were approved at a Frederick County Board of Education meeting. Six elevations were submitted by Hopkins and Burton of Baltimore with Charles F. Bowers as associate architect. The board will next review a full scale model before bids are advertised. The meeting also announced numerous principal and staff appointments for Thurmont Elementary, Lewistown, North Frederick, Middletown, and other schools, plus facility improvements and new purchases including two staff cars and a maintenance truck.
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Frederick High School
Frederick County Board of Education
Church Street
Hopkins
Burton
Baltimore
Charles F. Bowers
Dora Magaha
Lewistown
Parkway
Thurmont
Arnett M. Wilfong
West Virginia University
Fleagle
Arnold Fleagle
Harry V. Frushour
William Bader
Phala Rader
North
Frederick
Dolores Hegner
Fredericra
Esther Daniel
Joseph V. Duffy
Elm Street
Clyde Shanholtz
Dorothy Bloom
Frances S. Smith
Anna W. Dert
Middletown
Waldo Unckman
Joseph Snadafore
Helen N. Claypool
Ralph
Fraley J. Seldan
Norma Felder
Lincoln High
Roxie Montgomery
Middletown Tligh
Ruth C. Dredden
Coln Tligh
Edward Carson
Liberty
Marcia Weinstein
Charlotte Palmer
Middletown High
Betty T. Rollins
Maxine Elliott Frederick
Inez Lewis
Thur
New Frederick High School
Ar. Bowers
Washington | Stree
North Market Street
Foxville
Fisher
Thurmont High
New Midway
Urbana
Point of Rocks
Adamstown
Washington Street
Mehra Wachier
Incal
County Roads Forres
Enanes Tozer HE Wiilard
North Market
New Market
Veersville
Sabillasville
Dulles Appeals To South Korea Over Truce Teams
Secretary of State Dulles urged South Korea to show patience and avoid violence as truce supervisors, including Communist Czechs and Poles, remain in place. He pledged U.S. protection for the team and rejected unification by force, while acknowledging Reds as spies. Korean protests have injured several American soldiers.
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Washington
Dulles
South Korea
United States
Syngman Rhee
Republic of Korea
Korea
Concern Over Anti Red Outbreaks in Korea
Washington officials voiced growing concern that anti red demonstrations in Korea could strain ties with the United States. State Department aide Lincoln White said the U.S. will protect Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission personnel, including communists, in South Korea. The truce group, including Sweden and Switzerland, faces calls to wind down or abolish its functions. South Korea ordered the commission to leave by Saturday after demonstrations and injuries to 22 U.S. soldiers enforcing protection duties.
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Washington
Korea
South Korea
United States
State Department
Lincoln White
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Commmunists
Truce Supervision Group
Sweden
Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Poland
U.S
Commission
Adams Town School Moves To New Street Access
The Adams town board announced plans to relocate the school to a new street and begin preparing specifications for a water right of way into the proposed Iowa Springs school. The board also reviewed the past year’s school lunch report.
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Adamstoun
Yel“iow Springs
U S Troops Halt Korean Protesters at Wolmi Island
About 300 angry Koreans ignored a no violence order from President Rhee and stormed toward Wolmi Island’s Czech and Polish inspection billet area. U S troops used tear gas and water cannons to push them back, marking the third assault in five days with injuries reported among 22 Americans and 80 Koreans.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Wolmi Island
U.S
South Korea
Inchon
Inchan
Connie May Bring Rains Hurricane Corinie Threatens Frederick
The forecast warns of rain and strong winds as Hurricane Corinie approaches the area. Forecasters expect cloudy skies, a high in the seventies, and gusts reaching 30 to 40 mph Thursday. Local showers occurred despite earlier hopes of only minor rain, with 73 and 62 degree readings reported.
Five Polio Cases At Summer Camp For Boys
Five polio cases were reported today among 114 boys at Camp Avoda in Middleboro Massachusetts. The 1955 polio total in New England rose to 1,189 with 34 deaths. Dr William Fishman director of Camp Avoda said he wrote to parents advising precautions are being taken.
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Boston
Middleboro
Mass
New
East Coast braces for first big hurricane Connie
East Coast residents from Cape Cod to the Carolinas batten down as Connie nears, with winds 25 to 35 mph possible tonight and gale force by tomorrow. Coast Guard cancels leaves, Navy ships head offshore, radar tower work continues, and Red Cross positions disaster experts along the coast.
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New York i
Cape Cod
Igher
New York City
Weather Bureau
Coast Guard
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Mars
Norfolk
Watun
Bay
Carolina Coast
Quonset Point
Forrestal
Newport News
Washington
Federal
Coil Defense Administration
District of Columbia
Kentucky
Maryland
Ohna
Virginia
West Vagina
American Red Cross
Carolinas
Baptist Church Plans Expansion of Educational Facilities
The First Baptist Church announced an expansion plan to convert its present parsonage into a Children’s Building and to buy a new eight room parsonage at 28 Dill Avenue for expansion of Sunday School departments. The project aims to add space for Wee Wiser, primary groups, and a Young People’s Department, with total costs estimated between $25,000 and $30,000. Rev. Robert F. Woodward expects relocation early next week as contracts with K and K Builders proceed.
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First Baptist Church
Robert F. Woodward
Dill Avenue
Robert F Woodward
Pew
Expect Storm Will Strike New York Coast
Insurance men expect hurricane Connie to strike a long east coast stretch from North Carolina to New England. The National Board of Fire Underwriters charted a tentative path from Wilmington to Cape Lookout then north toward Portsmouth and Baltimore, shifting northeast over eastern Long Island to southern New England and Cape Cod. The board cautioned forecasts are not guarantees and advised precautions. Early stock market gains followed the weather outlook on opening trades.
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New York
North Carolina
New England
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Wilmington
Cape Matteras
Portsmouth
Baltimore M
Long Island
Cape Cod
Carden General Adjuster
Local Soap Box Derby Champ To Leave For Akron Thursday
Frederick soap box derby champion Sammy Boyer prepares for his trip to Akron Ohio to compete in the national finals. He will fly via Capital Airlines from Washington to the Akron Canton field where sponsors and Derbytown camp activities await before Sundays race and a banquet. The 15 year old won the Frederick title July 20 with a 27.03 second final, sponsored locally by Carmack's The News Post Key Chevrolet and the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Frederick
Sammy Boyer
Akron
Sammy
Washington
Capital Airlines
Akron Canton Field
Repre
Sentatives
General Motors Corporation
Derbytown
College
Derby Downs
General Matare
Lester Boyer
Rid
Waller Catsail
Ruth Kinsey
Lester Boyer Jr
Paul B. Moore
the News-Post
West College Terrace
Mark Alexander
Carmack’s
The
News-Post
Key Chevrolet
Chamber of Commerce
Tidewater Area Braces for Hurricane Connie
Tidewater residents brace for Connie swirling off the Carolina coast. Merchants and homeowners tape windows and remove antennas after damage from Hazel. Winds at 25 mph with gusts to 30. Navy evacuated over 500 planes from Norfolk, Oceana, Chincoteague and Patuxent. Blimps flown to Akron. No Norfolk Navy pilots killed in S2F crash near Norfolk Naval Air Station. Navy moves ships to sea and anchors near Tangier Island for safety.
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Norfolk
Carolina
Gebber
Virginia Beach
Oceana
Chincoteague
Patuxent
Navy
Weeksville
N.C
Akron
Ohio
Willoughby Bay
Norfolk Naval Aircr Station
Chesapeake Bay
Tangier Island
US 40 Relocation Plans Move Forward in Allegany County
The State Roads Commission in Baltimore seeks bids for preliminary engineering to relocate and upgrade US 40 along Martin Mountain in Allegany County. Subsurface rock exploration at 14 sites will guide plans for a third lane on uphill grades. Bids open Aug 30 for this project and for extra ramps at Westminster and US 140 north edge.
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Baltimore
State Roads Commission
Martin Mountain
Allegany County
Maryland
Cumberland
Washington County
Westminster
Local Man Attending Geneva Conference
Floyd L. Culler Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Floyd L. Culler, will attend the atoms for peace conference in Geneva Switzerland as an American delegate from the Atomic Energy Commission. He is noted as an outstanding chemical engineer at the AEC installation in Oak Ridge Tennessee and is accompanied by his wife.
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Floyd L. Culler Jr
Floyd L. Culler
Geneva
Switzerland
Atomic Energy Commission
Mr. Culler
AEC
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Dogs blamed for killing chickens and livestock countywide
Stray dogs are blamed for killings of chickens and livestock in scattered areas. Mrs. Poot in Monrovia lost 14 young chickens and Mr. Adams in Petersville had nine hens damaged. Lee Black near Thurmont reported two lambs and a ewe slain after seeing several dogs. one dog was corraled. Owners of identifiable stray dogs are liable for damages.
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Roy Fisher
Charles Poot
Monrovia
Adams
Petersville
Lee Black
Thurmont
Black
Fisher
Hurricane Connie Threatens East Coast From Carolina Storm
Hurricane Connie with 135 mph winds hovered off the Carolina coast heading toward Wilmington and the Carolinas. Advisory warns of rising tides and near-shore winds with hurricane warnings from Cape Lookout to the Virginia Capes as Red Cross activates coastal disaster plan across seven Carolina cities.
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Hatteras
N.C
Carolina
Weather Bureau
Wilmington
Cape Lookout
Virginia Capes
Savannah
Block Island
Provincetown
Mass
Red Cross
Charleston
D.C
Elizabeth City
Washington
Morehead City
New Bern
Manteo
Connie
North Carolina
South Carolina
Gaithersburg Area To Get Guided Missile Installation
Government plans to build a guided missile launch area near Gaithersburg Maryland as part of Nike anti aircraft defense. The Washington District Corps of Engineers invites bids until August 23 for construction of W 94 control and launching zones near Gaithersburg. The site would be closest Nike installation to Camp Detrick and near the Atomic Energy Commission headquarters planned at Germantown.
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Gaithersburg
Washington District Corps of Engineers
Apkeeh
NIKE
Washington
Baltimore
Camp Detrick
Chemical Corps
Atomic Energy Commission
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Tidewater Area Braces
Martin Mt
Buffalo
Bue
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
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Hazel
Miami Weather Bureau
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