Sinkhole mystery in Thurmont linked to water pumping
Baltimore reports state geologist explains Thurmont sinkhole as a result of long kept well pumping rising to 175 gallons per minute. Underscored limestone ground, buoyant unconsolidated material failed, causing collapse. Bridging bedrock with a stone could stop disturbance while maintaining water access. Similar case cited near Westminster dairy well.
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Baltimore
Carroll Street
Thurmoor
Joseph T. Lingewald Jr
State Department of Geology, Mines and Water
Thurmont
Lingewald
Westminster
Emergency crews deployed to Brunswick after storm damage
Walter M Lanius of C P Telephone Company Frederick said Friday’s heavy winds and rains caused extensive damage to Brunswick Weverton area phone lines. About 100 subscribers were without service in Brunswick exchange, plus earlier damage from Thursday. A cable break was found Friday between Brunswick and Weverton. John Morgan of Potomac Edison reported no new power line issues in the Tri State area by Friday night.
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Walter M Lanius
C. & P. Telephone Co
Frederick
Brunswick-Weverton
Brunswick Exchange
Lanius
Brunswick
Weverton
John Morgan
Potomac Edison
O. Power Lines
Tri- State
Lime Kiln Notes Social Roundup at Frederick Area
Frederick area residents gather for visits and dinners. Emma Quinn and Wahneda Deitz spend Thursday evening with L. E. Feaga. Ruth Ann Springs returns home after visiting siblings in Bethesda. Kenneth Goodell and family, and Lester Feaga host and dine with L. E. Feaga. Maude Myers visits with Erma DeGrange. H. Edward Fisher and brothers visit M. M. Carter and G. W. Fisher. Margaret Hickman visits Mrs. L. E. Feaga.
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Emma Quinn
Frederick
Wahneda Deitz
Columbia
E. Feaga
Ruth Ann Springs
Carson Liveh
Bethesda
Kenneth Goodell
Mark
Buckeystown
Lester Feaga
L. E. Feaga
Maude Myers
Erma DeGrange
H. Edward Fisher
Billy and
Wayne James
Jefferson
M. M. Carter
G. W. Fisher
Margaret Hickman
Washington
Court News and Local Notices from Carlisle and Mt Airy
Court records list marriages for Donald L. Shearer and Catherine J. Smith both of Carlisle with ages 27 and 21, and Basil K. Dorsey 26 with Isabel Louise Harris 16 of Mt Airy. Deeds show transfers: Charles L. Kolb to Barbara Allyne Leiby and husband for $10, Morris A. Zentz to Charles L. Long and wife for $310, Percy J. Payne to Loma K. Breeder et al. for $10. Glade Valley Grange hosts a wiener roast at Harry Remsberg’s Buckeystown home on August 24 at 7 pm with horseshoes croquet and a program.
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Donald L. Shearer
Catherine J. Smith
Carlisle
Basil K. Dorsey
Isabel Louise Harris
Mt. Airy
Charles L. Kolb
Barbara Allyne Leiby
Morris A. Zentz
Charles L. Long
Percy J. Payne
Loma K. Breeder
Glade Valley Grange
Harry Remsberg
Buckeystown
Third In Training Series At Post Completes Week
Thirty-eight personnel completed the third in a weekly administrative training series at the post. Next week twenty-one more join to learn procedures for military correspondence, security, and office work with names of participants listed.
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Carp Detrick
Mary Biser
Jean Buckler
Marilyn Castle
Barbara DeGrange
William Harrington
Alma Hess
Barbara Long
Edna Powel
Helen Saffit
Barbara Sellman
Julia Singer
Norman Stitely
LaRue Swomley
Betty Tucker
Elizabeth Wise
Lauretta Griffith
Major Dyal
William Talbott
J. Arthur Throne
Marian Zentz
Orville Bear
Wanda Brust
Mildred Easton
Yuriko K Fukui
Dorothy Fritz
Evelyn Haines
Mary Handley
Mathilda Kent
A. V. Mattie
Barbara Medinger
Maude Mohler
Betty Raffel
Maisel Ritter
Jane Shoemaker
Ruth Simmons
Pat Stone
Jack Emmett
Lawrence Harne
Viola Bons Oyer
Jean Butts
Margaret Campbell
Frances DeGrange
Charles Harner
Pearl Hoffman
Florence Kanade
Sally Kent
Clare Kepler
Irene Kinna
Arlene Lee
Mary Miller
Robert Peel
Florence Rice
Faine Rodgers
Maurice Smith
Leo Carignan
Earl Rosensteel
Princess Margaret Turns 24 Amid Engagement Talk at Balmoral
Blue-eyed Princess Margaret reaches 24 with heavy rumor of an engagement. London papers differ, predicting Colin Tennant as the groom choice, while others deny romance. Tennant, a Balmoral guest, is among several names linked to the princess as birthday weekend festivities continue with no official announcement.
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Balmoral
Scotland
Margaret
London Daily Herald
Colin Tennant
Lord Glenconner
London
Tennant
Balmoral Castle
Highlands
Attlee arrives in Mukden with Labour delegation
The British Labour party delegation led by Clement Attlee arrived in Mukden Manchuria aboard a special plane from Peiping. They were welcomed at Mukden airport by Chang Hsueh-hsuan, vice chairman of the provincial People's government, per New China News Agency dispatches.
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Mukden
London
British Labor Party
Clement Attlee
Manchurian
Peking Radio
Peiping
Chang Hsueh-hsuan
People’s Government
New China News Agency
Dorsey Plans Court Action After Maryland Attorney General Bid
Baltimore Aug 204 Philip H Dorsey Jr a Leonardtown Md attorney and former Maryland Public Service Commission counsel says he will go to court with fraud charges Monday in his bid for the Democratic nomination for Maryland attorney general He analyzed Baltimore voting records comparing authorization lists and polling place signatures after losing the June 28 primary by 112 votes to State Sen C Ferdinand Sybert Dorsey hoped to invalidate the 35th Precinct to shift seven unit nominating votes from Sybert to himself
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Baltimore
Philip H. Dorsey Jr
Maryland
Leonardtown
People's Counsel
Public Service Commission
Dorsey
Ferdinand Sybert
Howard County
St. Marys County
Peoples
Maryland Public Service Commission
Sybert
Two Hurt In Accidents Are Hospitalized
In a Friday accident, Baltimore driver Edward Crowson, 1418 Gittings Avenue, sustained severe leg and arm lacerations and was taken to surgery after his car ran off U S 40 west and hit rocks eleven miles west of Frederik. A Frederick mechanic with a serious eye injury was sent to Baltimore specialists after initial treatment.
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Baltimore
Frederick Memories Hospital
Frederick
Edward Thomas Crowson
Gittings Avenue
U. S. 40 West
R. C. Storer
Frederik
Crowson
Accidents and legal notices mixed in local lines
An accident report notes Samuel Coyle of Frederick injured when a steel fragment struck his right eye while a mechanic at Varyland Transportation Co. treated him and sent him to Wilmer Clinic. Separately Samuel Sheppard pled innocent at arraignment in Cleveland on first degree murder charges, with bail talks unsettled.
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Nash
Samuel Coyle
Frederick
Varyland Transportation Co
Hts
Jesse Clark
Coyle
Wilmer Clinic
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Clark
Eye
Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
William J. Corrigan
Corrigan
Sheppard
Ohio
Tri-State Elks To Name Officers Today
Maryland Delaware and DC Elks at Annapolis 34th annual convention elect officers tomorrow after a busy day of feasts and awards. Delegates will vote at the statehouse meeting and officers will be installed tomorrow night at a dance. Awards total include a $400 scholarship to Sandra Slye and several $100 leadership prizes. cerebral palsy and boys camp funding were announced. The program also includes tours of the city and Naval Academy, a fashion show and the president's ball.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Delaware
District of Columbia
Tri-State Association
New Annapolis
Statehouse
Maryland Elks
Sandra Slye
Silver Spring
Robert 8. Barrett
Alexandria
John R. Michaels
Cumberland
Barbara Vandevort
Essex
Barrett
Elks National Foundation
John Franklin Lofland Jr
Bridgeville
Del
Noreen Marie Farrell
Havre de Grace
Naval Academy
Land Set Aside For Fall Spring Planting
Maryland farmers plan to set aside land for rye barley or wheat for fall and spring grazing. Agronomists say it aids future pasture and hay, especially in a dry year, and urge planning for long term use while meeting immediate grazing needs. County agents offer seed mixture guidance and weather permitting, grazing now can start seed establishment.
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College Park
Maryland
University of Maryland Agronomists
Agronomists
Sudan
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