Water reserves hold despite drought in county towns
County health officials report rural water systems largely steady despite a prolonged dry spell with some towns considering bans. In Woodsboro wells recover after a ban on lawn watering. Thurmont and Brunswick face reduced reservoir levels but no widespread shortages. Frederick sees lower Fishing Creek spillway while canneries wind down to ease demand. Deep wells remain unaffected. many dry wells are shallow and caused by high demand and reduced inflow. A 11 year old boy rescued from an abandoned mine shaft highlights local dangers.
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Tewces
Woodsboro
Burgess Lawrence Dorsey
Thurmont
Brunswick
Frederick
Fishing Creek
Sanitarian
Walter R. Comer
County Health Department
Comer
Guardsman Dies In Wreck Near Indiantown Gap Training
S 3 C David Allison 22 of Chevy Chase Maryland died when a car carrying three guardsmen hit a tractor trailer on US 2 near the Lebanon-Dauphin line during summer training with the 2nd National Guard Division. Robert Bass 23 of Bethesda Md was seriously hurt and Leroy Corcoran 22 also from Bethesda sustained cuts. The truck driver was unharmed. Firefighters fought a brush fire at Hugh Jackson home Mt Pleasant burning about an acre. Lt. Col. Walter Berger faced negligent homicide charges in the June training deaths and was to testify in his defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Indiantown Gap
David Allison
Chevy Chase
Robert . Bass
Bensington
Montgomery County
Leroy C. Corcoran
Bethesda
Sth Infantry
2Rd Nationals Guard
Indaintown Sap
US 2
Lebanon-Dauphin County
Independent Hose Company
Hugh Jackson
Mt. Pleasant
FT. Sill. Oma
Walter P. Berger
Pleasant Weather Across Broad Regions With Storms
The Associated Press reports improved conditions east of the Mississippi and in the Far West, while rain clouds linger elsewhere. Night storms extended from the upper Mississippi Valley to the central Plains, with some areas struck by severe weather. A few funnel clouds were seen near Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which received about an inch of rain. Tornadic winds affected the North Platte district in Nebraska. Elsewhere, fair weather dominated from the southern Plains to the Great Lakes and east to the Atlantic Coast.
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Associated Press
Mississippi River
Mississippi Valley
Central Plains
Sioux Falls
North Platte
Neb
Southern Plains
Great Lakes Region
Atlantic Coast
East And 4th Traffic Light To Be Erected
The Pennsylvania Railroad granted Frederick City permission to install a traffic signal at East and Fourth streets. Mayor John A. Derr said the signal would go up once poles and parts arrive. A second signal at College Avenue and Rockwell Terrace should be operating this evening, after days of work.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Frederick City
East
Fourth Streets
John A. Derr
East Street
T Church
Second
Third Streets
Board of Alder
College Avenue
Rockwell Terrace
West Secondtreet
False Threat and 4-H Show at Timonium in 1950s Damascus
Damascus Syria denies a US led threat and Soviet influence plot while fifty 4-H club members prepare for Timonium state fair events. The Boys and Girls clubs, led by Kenneth Shiffler, exhibit dairy beef sheep and swine, with teams in egg and dairy judging and a parade float themed "Gears To 4-H Success."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timoni YY
Thomas Ludr
Myersville
Paul Spucher
Liver Wr
Future Farmers’ of America
Kenneth Shiffler
George, Brachey
Charles Pearl
Geither Dean
Charles Carpenter
Bernard Hader
Claude Clemson
Robert Zimmerman
J James Zimmerman
Ballenger Club
Howard Stiles
Joseph Smith
Kenneth Zimmerman
Charles
Blaex
Wiliam Poffenbarger
David Shafer
Wayne Reeder
Harvey Clem
Wayne Hevner
Jacqueline Hevner
Pegey Hefti
Byron Grossnickle
Wayne Gaver
Jerry Hevner
Larry Hevner
William Brittain
Alice He
Kay Huebner
Hereford
Leeman
Raymond Dover
Tommy
Donald
St. Clair
Shorthorn
Jerry
Jacqueline
Alice Hevner
Jersey
Stiles
Howard
Clifford
Charlotte
Betts
Hampshire
Bsron Grossnickie
Theodore Zimmerman
Poland
China
Emory
Theodore
Zimmerman
Baltimore Court Clerks Ordered 45 Cents Per 100 Words
The Attorney General's office tells all Maryland clerks of court to charge 45 cents for every 100 words in recording official papers among land records and 30 cents for each name indexed. The ruling, in response to a request from Baltimore County clerk George L Brerly, was drafted by deputy attorney general Stedman Prescott Jr and distributed to court clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Attorney ‘'General’s
George L Brerly
Baltimore County
Stedman Presscott, Jr
Dulles Commended For Newsmen Action In China Access
Secretary of State Dulles won congressional commendation for allowing 24 American newsmen to report from inside Red China on a six month trial ending an eight year reporting blackout. Spokesmen say the move is progress and should go further. Water report shows city water use 3.352 million gallons for Thursday with Singapore and mountain sources contributing and the dam level down 0.43 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Congress
Red
China
William B. Burall
Singapore
Four Frederick clubs aid Easter Seal Treatment Center effort
Frederick Civitan and Lions clubs lead volunteer drive for the Easter Seal Treatment Center on North Market Street. Funds and labor finance occupational, physical and speech therapy. a therapist is to arrive next month. Donors include Civitan members, Civinette Club, and Kiwanis who repainted rooms.
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Frederick
Gad Fellows
sHastid
W. Jerome Offutt
Junior Civitan
Easter Seal Society
Civinette Club
Mountaineer Dies In Attempt To Scale Peak Howson
Rex Gibson of Saanich BC, president of the Alpine Club of Canada, died in a 250 foot fall on Mt Howson in northern British Columbia. Two other climbers were injured in the 9000-foot peak’s gully as a rescue planned to fly in by helicopter the next day.
Man Found Guilty in Reckless Driving Appeals Filed
A Smithsburg man Craig Wm. Carbaugh was found guilty of reckless driving in Trial Magistrate court after an accident on S 40 west of the triangle on July 13. His attorney Alion Y Bennett noted an appeal. The case involved a 1957 Ford and a 1957 Chevrolet with injuries to several occupants. Magistrate Shoemaker fined Carbaugh $25 and costs. Also cited, Oak Hill driver Elmer Thomas Trader was found guilty of reckless driving and fined $100 and costs after his truck repair saga on South Market street. Additional details cover loitering verdicts and a generally suspended sentence for other parties in related proceedings.
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Smithsburs
Alion Y. Bennett
H. Reese Shoemaker
Craig Wm. Carbaugh
Carbaugh Auto
Ford
Duke's
Carbaugh
James Rollins
Rosemont Avenue
Shoemaker
Carbau
South Market Street
Kaufman Garage
Ciycle
Silas D 'Lauier
Stup
Delauter
de ‘Lauter
Jover
Williams Davis
Trader
Unionese
Russia Sets Off Heavy Blast U S Fires Shot At Nevada Site
News report covers Soviet resumption of atomic tests on the Siberian proving grounds and the U S response. It notes the Aug 22 substantial blast and describes the Nevada Doppler test at Yucca Flat near Las Vegas with a balloon-supported device detonated 1,500 feet up, producing a red, then white plume and a half nominal device description, with observers from 45 miles away.
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Russia
U.S
Nevada
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Lewis L Strauss
Soviet Union
Siberian Proving Grounds
United States
Nevada Desert
Las Vegas
Brose
Composer Kerde Grofe Involved In Hotel Sherman Attack
Renowned composer Kerde Grofe his wife Ann and Philip Maxwell promotion director of the Chicago Tribune were attacked by a club wielding man in an automobile in front of the Hotel Sherman. The suspect James Hudgens was captured after a short chase. Maxwell parked, Hudgens struck with a board. Grofe and his wife escaped into a lounge, police say the man had earlier caused a lobby disturbance seeking money assisted by a supposed Mr Stevens.
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Chicago
Kerde Grofe
Ann
Philip Maxwell
Chicago Tribune
Hotel
Sherman
Ati
James Hudgens
Granit Citr
Til
Maxwell
Hudgens
Grofes
Grofe
Grose
Hotel Sherman
Hai
Charles Pierson
Stevens
Sis
Coarge
Asiatic Flu May Strike At Millions
Surgeon General Leroy E Burney estimates a fall or winter Asiatic influenza epidemic could strike 13 to 26 million Americans. Vaccines may be widely used though only about 70 percent effective, with about 60 million doses ready by February 1. A new diagnostic technique could cut confirmation time from six days to two, aiding rapid outbreak assessment.
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Washington
Leroy E. Burney
Burner
Public Health Service
Burney
FHS
Corinne Calvet May Be First To Be Heard
Corinne Calvet may testify as the first notable witness in Confidential magazine libel trial. The defense plans to call her after Fred Meade and wife, operators of Hollywood Research, Inc., finish. Calvet says the magazine story about her is absolutely untrue. Abd denials also came from Mae West and Josephine Dillon.
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Los Angeles
Corinne Calvet
Miss Calvet
Fred Meade
Hollywood Research, Inc
Mae West
Josephine Dilson
Clark Gable
Miss West
Chalky
Women Democrats Meet At Ocean City
Maryland's Mary land's lady Democrats gathered for the annual meeting of the United Democratic Women's Clubs of Maryland in Ocean City. Main speaker at tomorrow's luncheon will be Lacy Ann Garvey of Baltimore, the first woman in Baltimore and perhaps the state named to the post of assistant state's attorney. Various male political leaders will host receptions during the three day affair. In Philadelphia, team physician said Stan Musial will be benched for 10 days to two weeks, impairing the Cardinals' pennant hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Democratic Women’s Clubs of
Maryland
Lacy Ann Garvey
Baltimore
Museial
OUF
Philadelphia
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Hoffa Vows to Look Out for Dio Family in Prison Era
Senate hearings reveal James R. Hoffa pledges to protect the family of racketeer John G. Dio if Dio is imprisoned. Hoffa recalls prior dealings with Dio in 1953 over organizing New York taxi drivers but denies knowledge of any antiunion shakedowns. He mentions aiding a Dio demonstration for the Teamsters years ago and notes a Florida real estate option tied to Dio, while denying business transactions. The proceedings mark Hoffa’s fourth day on the witness stand as Teamsters head into a pivotal period.
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Washington
James R. ‘Hoffa
Senate
Ffor
Johnnny Dio
Dio
Hoffa
Dis
Tombs Prison
New York
Victor Riesel
Die
The
Link Radio Co
Florida
Sun Waller
Midwest
Teamsters Union
Watior
Five Day Forecast for Western Maryland and Surrounding Areas
The Associated Press reports a partly cloudy Saturday with warmer conditions in Western Maryland. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible Sunday and Monday with cooler weather on Monday. Fair and cool conditions return Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures will average near normal with precipitation under one quarter inch. Normal highs around 77 plus or minus a few degrees, with lows mainly in the 50s in Western Maryland and 60s elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Maryhlandj
Maryland
Pollution Plan Talks Sink as Virginia Abdicates
A two day conference in Charlottesville to craft a master plan for Potomac pollution abatement ended early. Virginia absented itself while Washington area officials discussed plans to reduce sewage discharge by about 80 percent and finances for expanding plant capacity.
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Charlottesville
Va. I
Maryland
District of Coyumi
Potomac River
Westeroa
Virginia
Washington
Risgurga
Ohio
West
Potomac
Wheeling
Blue Plains
William TD. McCtelland
Murray Stein
Potomac River Control
District of Columbia
Alexandria
Fairfax
Arlington
Cafe Operator Nick Miller Found Dead In Car Trunk
Police investigating a Wheeling case learn a cafe operator Nick Miller 46 also known as Nick Vosovich was found decomposed in the trunk of his 1957 $6,000 car on a Wilkinsburg street. Authorities pursue gangland motive and suspect details.
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Pittsburgh
Wheeling
W. Va
Pittsberghi
Nick! Miller
Nick Vosovich
Wilkinsburg
Midtown
Pete
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