Severe hail and rain strike part of county
Hail fell through the Middletown Valley as a strong electrical storm swept west and south of Frederick on Friday afternoon causing few damages. Some power and telephone service breaks were reported mainly in Clifton and Buckeystown while Broad Run, Burkittsville and Clifton saw heavier rainfall. Residents described significant street and yard flooding around Middletown and Buckeystown with waters rising along Dillon and Burktsville. Carroll Creek and Middle Creek neared bankfull levels and rivers Potomac and Monocacy were muddy. Temperature ranged 60 to 83 degrees with the precipitation for the month rising to 6.14 inches.
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Middletown
Sirll
Frederick Friday Ternoon
Clifton
Buckeystown
Broad Run
Burkittsvire
Ernoon Burt
Marbles
Thuermont
Buckerstown
Burt
Reads
Dillon
Burktsyile
al Oelock
Carroll Creek
Middle Creek
Potomac
Monocacr
Memorial Hospital Receives 5490 Gift from Melton Couple
Winchester Virginia August 10 20 Memorial Hospital reports a 5490 donation the largest gift in its history credited to Paul Melton of Gaterville and Airs Mrs Mellon the wife of the late Mr Mellon who was killed in a Loudoun county bus crash years ago.
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Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Paul Melton
Gaterville
Airs
Melton
Airs Mellon
Mes. L
Blanche Klein
Prince Georges County, General Hospital
Cheverly
Mark Woods
Quintanna Street
Hyattsville
Commercial Fishing Faces Major Setback Says Governor Lane
Annapolis August 20 Governor Lane condemned a Army decision allowing Virginia fishermen to extend nets and traps 2000 feet farther into Chesapeake Bay. He warned it could choke tidewater Maryland’s commercial fishery, noting four of Maryland’s five major species migrate from the Virginia side. He urged reconsideration and broader conservation cooperation to protect Maryland’s late summer catch.
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Annapolis
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia
Tidewater
Maryland
Lane
Secretary of the Army
Army
Miller
Royall
Radio waves probed as cause of Macomb farm fires
Dayton officials report Air Force technician Lewis Gust suspects sabotage materials ignited by very high frequency short wave radio signals may explain the string of fires on the Willey farm near Macomb Illinois. An official probe by Marsh and university agents tests soil and materials for evidence amid reports of two hundred fires and ongoing investigations.
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Dayton
Air Force
Charles’ Willer
Macomb
Lewis C. Gust
Office of Technical Projects
Wresht Field
Gust
Willey
Sarre
John Crag
Thesad
Radio-Advey
Light Bomber Crashes Near Culpeper Killing Two Men
Culpeper Virginia August 20 a Zeal light Air Force bomber crashed in flames near the Beasley farm in Loudoun county killing two men aboard and possibly a third. The plane en route from Bolling Field to Loeckbourne Ohio exploded on impact and debris scattered over a wide area foggy weather and top altitude contributed to the crash. A witness Mrs Beasley described seeing a burning object streaking through the air before the crash and the explosion trench about five by forty five by fifteen feet was dug in the ground. Police were summoned and next of kin notification pending.
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Culpeper
Zeal
Light Air Force
Here
Bolling Field
Washington
Loeckbourne Air Base
Columbus
Ohio
Air Force
Martin L Beasley
Loudoun County
Beasley
Air Force Computroyer
Eastern Standard
Seventeen Killed as B-29 Crashes in Wheat Field
Seventeen men died when a B-29 bomber from the 28th Bomb Wing crashed and burned while taking off near an Army Air Field. Captain Thomas Segler said all aboard were killed. a five officer board will investigate the cause.
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Rapid Cir
Army Air Force
Thomas Segler
Borb Wing
Cartan Segier
Killec Segier
Ueft
Segler
Air Line Fare Increases Prompt Industry Challenge
Washington reports Allied air carriers discuss a government approved 10 percent fare hike with avoidance tactics. United lines counters with a five percent round trip reduction, while several major firms brace for changes. Officials note the plan affects basic rates across DC-6 equipped fleets and potential six percent adjustments.
Eastern plans 10 percent fare hike for many routes
The News notes a tentative across-the-board 10 percent fare increase at a Thursday conference, with a five percent reduction for round trip fares and fare changes on selected routes. Eastern Air Lines aims to raise prices while keeping the Constellations’ extra charges.
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Eastern
Mental Patient Hears Symphony Played on Skid Row
A man described as living on Skid Row once in a debauched four year spree heard a symphony performed by Salisbury in the wings. After a late admission he was taken to a mental hospital for treatment, with doctor Ira Altshuler noted in the account.
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Tschaikowsky
Altshuler
Salisbury
Salisbuis
Salsbury
Wichury
Alemore
Ira Altshuler
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Hampshire
Frederick Fairgrounds
Charles Lutz
Cross Sword
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Amoco Service
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