Health Dept. Joins To Cut Crashes in Frederick County
Health officer Dr. Forbes H. Burgess pledges cooperation with a drive to reduce traffic accidents. He backs Senator Barrick’s call for a survey of signals at the Route 26 and old U.S. 15 intersection near Harmony Grove, noting multiple crashes since the Freeway opened last December. A separate two car collision at West South and South Market streets caused minor damage with one improper left turn citation.
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Frederick County
Forbes H. Burgess
Burgess
Samuel W. Barrick
Maryland 26
U.S. 15
Frederick Freeway
State Roads Commission
News and Post
Carrid
Commission
Barrick
Old 13
State Department of Health
State Health Department
State Board of Health
A. Austin Pearce
Frederick
Maryland
Baltimore City
Ini
Frederick Post
Harmony Grove
West South
South Market Streets
Clarence Ellis Carson
San Antonio
Tex
West South Street
South Market Street
Studebaker
East South Street
William Lee Jackson
East Patrick Street
Jackson
Carson
Cpl
Wiliam Mutchner
Additional Time Given For Jail Break
Two colored inmates of the Frederick county jail were sentenced to additional terms after being found guilty of unlawfully escaping. Bowins received 60 days for escaping on June 19 after walking through the jail kitchen. He claimed he walked out the front and went to Virginia, returning on July 13 before being picked up. Smith was charged with unlawful escape after leaving City Police HQ on August 2. he said he had little work to do and sought comics downtown. He received 306 days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Byron W. Thompson
Hager W. Bowins
Raymond Haugh
Bowins
Saints Street
Virginia
Oliver E. Smith
North Market Street
Smith
Thompson
Raymond Francis Dixon
Indianapolis
Ind
H. J. Stafford
William Lester Cromwell
J. Frank Main
Cromwell
Magisirzie Thompson
Walter Warfield
Henry Thomas
Samuel W. Barrick
Warfield
Thunderstorm Drenches County While Heat Remains
A Sunday thunderstorm flooded the county with heavy rainfall centered near Frederick. The storm delivered 1.25 inches at the airport and caused minor damage while temperatures hovered near 95 degrees for four days. Power lines fell, a tree limb blocked East Second Street, and a fire damaged a restaurant panel switchboard.
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Frederick
Gambrill State Park
Frank Weddle
Weather Bureau
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Coart
Potomac Edison Company
Gas House Pike
Ballenger Creek
Feagaville
P. E
Rosensohn Enterprises License Suspended by Commission
The States Athletic Commission suspended Rosensohn Enterprises Inc promoter license and Bill Rosensohn matchmaker license. The action cites a rules violation as the commission and District Attorney Frank Hogan investigate the June 26 Yankees Stadium heavyweight title fight where Ingemar Johansson defeated Floyd Patterson. General Melvin Krulewitch notes the suspension follows evidence of promotional misconduct.
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New York
States Athletic Commission
Condition of the Rivers Report
Monocacy at Buckeystown Dam slightly muddy Potomac at Harpers Ferry very clear Shenandoah at Harpers Ferry very clear continuous river clarity readouts for three rivers with noted conditions and locations indicated on a local water report.
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Buckeystown Dam
Potomac
Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah
Hay Fever Season Opens Amid Weeded Lots Advisory
Hay fever season officially started Saturday though rain briefly eased pollen. Residents report relief from sneezing but warn noxious weeds and vacant lots fuel allergies. County counts discontinued. city ordinance requires lot clearance to curb pollen exposure. Goldenrod blooms are scarce with few reports of the poet's weed yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
County Health Department
Quarles Widow Beaten In Purse Snatching Attempt
Mrs. Donald A. Quarles, widow of the deputy defense secretary, was bruised after a purse-snatching attempt in a fashionable Washington neighborhood. She was treated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. suspect Wallace D. Johnson, 19, unemployed, was held on $5,000 bond after being stopped by Sidney Epstein, city editor of the Washington Evening Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donald A. Quarles
Defense
Sidney Epstein
Washington Evening Star
Weekend toll of ten violent deaths in Maryland state
The Associ reports a deadly weekend across Maryland with five traffic fatalities, four water accidents, and one fall from a third story window. Victims include Edward Hunt age 29, two Ashford brothers aged 32 and 14 near Aberdeen, and others from Frederick Silver Spring and Arlington.
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Marsland
Baltimore
Edward Hunt
Aberdeen
Long Bar Harbor
George C. Ashford
Roy Ashford
Abington
Alvey D. Young Jr
Frederick
Charles Edward Totaro
Silver Spring
Ned
Maryland
Rockville
Becky Tavman
Rosaryville
Linda
James Allen Richards
Washington
Chesapeake Bay
North Beach
William Kendall Hickey
Mt. Rainier
Bowie
James R. Griffen
Arlington
Prince Georges County
Mary A. Charuhas
Los Angeles Ticket Fight Threatens 1960 Convention
National chairmen eyed an end to the ticket dispute delaying Los Angeles hosting of the 1960 Republican convention. Edwin Pauley pressed for a guaranteed $5,900 ticket allotment, while Butler insisted on 1,500 tickets. County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn warned he would seek a new site if LA did not accept 1,500 tickets.
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Angeles
Paul
Los Angeles
Norris Poulson
Chicago
Edwin
Pauley
Foy
Hawaiien Islands
Buttler
Fundy
Butler
Paulson
Harry S. Truman
Kenneth Hahn
Senators Seek White House Aid in Steel Strike Talks
AP reports more U S senators turned to the White House for help as joint negotiations between industry representatives and the United Steelworkers recessed for the weekend. The nationwide steel strike reached one month with no progress toward a new contract and no indication of an agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House New York
U.S
White House
United Steelworkers of America
Maryland to integrate 5000 more Negro pupils this fall
Maryland education officials project about 5000 additional Negro children will attend integrated classes this fall, with the number of formerly white schools involved likely leveling off. Dr. David W. Zimmerman notes no expected difficulty as schools open, though some counties near complete integration while others maintain segregation.
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Baltimore
Maryland
David W. Zimmerman
Ischools
State
Zimmerman
Baltimore City
Frederick
Allegany
Washington
Kent
Queen Annes
Caroline
Dorchester
Wicomico
Somerset
Worcester
Calvert
Garrett
Shore
Garrett County
Supreme Court
Cecil
Talbot
Anne Arundel
Strange Light From Nike-Asp Research Rocket
The United States launched a Nike-Asp research rocket from Wallops Island Virginia at 5 18 a m EDT creating a yellow orange sodium vapor trail visible along the eastern seaboard. NASA aims to map wind direction and diffusion in the upper atmosphere as cameras tracked the plume and observers reported a carrot shaped light before it vanished.
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Washington
United States
Seaboard
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Wallops Island
Virginia
NASA
New York
The
Geophysics of America
Model Plane Contest Winners Named Across Frederick County
Two thousand attend the William R. Biggs Exchange Club sponsored meet at the airport. Taney Stelmack and John Patton win junior and senior high point contests, with top prizes in motors and free flight events. Contestants from Frederick County and nearby areas compete in multiple classes with judges listing winners and motors donated by local clubs and Seeger Hardware Co.
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Taney Stelmack
John Pat
Ton
Frederick County
Cap iRecord
William R. Biggs
Amogro
Biggs
Washington
Hich
Stelmack
Hiro Lenney Long
Patton
AMA
Morris ‘Rhian
Long
Hughesville
William Wentzel
Max L Plymouth
Watertown
Paul H. Tabler
Leesburg
Frederick
Douglass Shaffer
Don Burke
Alexandria
William Haught
Davis Boling
Baltimore
ABC
Mike Poorman
James Campbell
Rancocas Woods
N. J
Joseph W. Harris
Cottage City
Gerald W. Camp
Secane
Arthur Gitlin
Drexel Hill
Precision Acrobatis
Stunt
Jun
Five Day Forecast and Stock Market Notes
Five day forecast shows warm humid conditions with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms Tuesday through Thursday then cooler, drier conditions Friday and Saturday. Precipitation around a quarter inch and temperatures 4 to 6 degrees above normal. Afternoon highs near 80 mountains to mid 80s east. early lows low to mid 60s east and mid 30s west. AP stock prices edged higher in drab trading. Winners in various classes include J E Albritton first, Ronald Boston second, Warren Sanders third. precision acrobatic open class Wayne Sutherland first, Lester Forelick second, William Brown third.
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Associated Press
Ker
J. E. Albritton
Ronald Boston
Warren Sanders
Riverdale
Presision Acrobatic
Wayne Sutherland
Baltimore
Lester Forelick
Downington
William Brown
Two Youth Entrepreneurs Open Venture at Fairview Address
Young pair Billy Quynn aged five and Dennie Sanner launched a new business line at 401 Fairview Avenue departing from their snowball stand roots. They are described as children of Mr and Mrs Jack T Quynn and Dennie Sanner respectively, signaling a family enterprise origin.
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Fairview Avenue
Billy Quynn
Jack T. Quynn
Dennie
Daugh
11 Killed In One Auto Collision
In Columbia Missouri two cars collided head on killing eleven people and injuring eight. Among the deceased six adults and five children. One car belonged to JG W Eddy of White Hall Illinois and another to LeRoy Thompson of Richmond Missouri. Thompson was injured and Eddy died. Thompson’s wife Jessie 33 and eight of their children were reportedly en route to St Louis for vacation when the crash occurred on a straight road in clear weather. A witness said one vehicle veered onto the shoulder then returned to strike the other car.
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Columbia
Jg.w. Eddy
White Hall
Hil
LeRoy Thompson
Richmond
Eddy
Thompson
Jessie
St. Louis
The
Missouri Highway Patrol
France Will Not Be Pushed By Allies in Algeria Stand
Premier Michel Debre declares France will insist on full support from allies for Algeria policy. He frames independence aims with De Gaulle’s vision, arguing France must be heard in Atlantic decisions while maintaining unity with Western powers. He notes U S and allied tensions as Eisenhower talks loom.
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Lile Bouchard
France
Michel Debre
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
Eisenhower
Debre
Loire Valley
de Gaulle
United States
Britain
Atlantic Alliance
Europe
Paris
Lowndion
Bonn
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Pasadena
Ruth D. Hollingsworth
House of Correction
Norman Dietz
Hollingsworth
Farmers and Mechanics Citizens National Bank
Fort Meade
U. S. 40
Rosensohn Enterprises
State Board
Wendsor
Princess Margaret
Ballater Station
Scotland
Balmoral
Nike-Asp
Wale Space Agcey
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Cape Canaveral
Wallops
Ballenger Creek Middletown
Walkersville
Athe Sa
Frank J. Keeferter
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