Damascus Community Notices and Club Meetings Report
The Damascus American Legion Auxiliary held its August 16 meeting at the Post Home with Mrs. Paul Duvall as hostess. Committees were named and a donation planned for St Elizabeth's in Washington on September 24. Dinners were arranged for Farmers Club on September 25 and for the Wheaton office of People's Life Insurance on December 3. A family picnic and multiple local events plus many residents’ travels and illnesses are noted, including births at Montgomery County General Hospital and members visiting various destinations.
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Macs
Luther Berke
Corresgenéem
Damascus
American Legion Aupiliary
Post Home
Paul
Tighman Brandenburg
Jerry Brandenburg
Edward Brown
Maxwell Burdette
Jack Day
David Duvall
Arnson DeWitt
Joseph Linthcum
Damascus Methodist Church
W.S.C.S
Roscoe Purdum
Damascus Fire Department
Baugher
Moxley Road
JoAnne
Montgomery County General Hospital
Robert Sprague
Perrywood
John Edward
Arthur Henley
Montgomerys County General Hospital
Bill Lambert
Celius Thompson
Woodfield
Washington Hospital Center
George Sabme
Woodfield Road
Joe Pope
Earl Pope
Stephen Hawkins
Steven
Clifford Bennett
Ray Green
H V. Stipe
Vendla Gustavson
Atung
Ayrshire
Howard County Fairgrounds
Ins
Agriculture Center
Jerry Williams
Jerry Hyatt
Miami
Florida
Williams
Montgomery County
Herbert
Hyatt
Willam Freienmuth
Hawaii
Arthur Tackman
Larry
Allen
Cowan's Gap
Robert Tucker- Thaw
Cleveland
Ohio
Ocean City
Roscoe Pearce
Greg
Gail
Jack Poole
Vincent Day
Meaco City
Harry Scott
Fort Lauderdale
Robert Lewis
Lana
Atlanta City
Robert Mullinix
Mary Lou
Luther Burke
Brenda
Sue
Martin Darby
Nancy
Barbara
Canada
Atlantic City
Robert E. Price
Lorraine Woodfield
Linda
Michael
Lee Cline
Thomas Bellison
Paul Bailey
Beverly Beach
Bro
Fea Apaner Grp
Rainbow Valley Farm Bureau Meets Addresses Vehicle Safety
The August Rainbow Valley Farm Bureau meeting at Cyrus McBride’s home in Middletown discussed vehicle safety. President Carroll Leatherman chaired devotions and minutes. new member Cecil K Holter Jr. joined, and Robert Stansfield led a talk highlighting global and U S road statistics and driving risks.
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Rainbow Valley Farm Bureau
Planning Tiger
United States
Wich
Local traffic safety group urges stricter enforcement and data drive
A Frederick area discussion stressed rigorous law enforcement on vehicle use and called for a study to improve conditions. Proposals included an Accident Records board, rapid implementation of improvements, and educational efforts. Mrs Ceci Holter topped a safety quiz. refreshments followed. Israel to send technical mission to Nepal announced in a communique.
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Frederick
Ceci Holter
MacBride
Nepal
Jerusalem
Israel
Firemen Sponsor Funorama At Frederick Shopping Center
Fire prevention week drives fund collection through a Funorama at the Frederick Shopping Center this week. The event features rides for children including a merry-go-round ferris wheel and a mid-air swing ride, plus an apple-on-a-stick booth to raise money for October fire prevention activities. Local fire companies oversee the display with Lt. George Baker and Lester Baker to present equipment demonstrations. An advance showing of hypnotic techniques for the Frederick High School event is planned for September 24.
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United, Junior, and Indépendent
Citizens
Frederick
Biss
Fredenck Fire Companies
George Baker
Lester Baker
Captan
Independent Hose Company
Frederick High School
Back To School Festival at Frederick Shopping Center
The News notes the Shopping Center hosts a Back To School Festival with a firemen's midway and a giant two foot high glowing orange sign near the Frederick Freeway guiding motorists. It mentions a hypnotist act as part of the event and decorates the parking lot with pennants. The page also references Nixon Kennedy debates and equal time rules discussions involving Kennedy Lodge and Johnson.
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Frederick Freeway
Campaign Debates Receive Approval for 1960 Race
Washington action clears the path for two new presidential campaign debates. The House approved a Senate bill to free broadcasters from equal time obligations for major party candidates, with President Eisenhower’s approval anticipated. The exemptions apply to presidential and vice presidential races. Nixon could participate in debates under the new rules.
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John F. Kennedy
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
GOP
Richard
Nixon
Robbed of 1508 Dollars in Baltimore Street Grab
A tavern employee carrying 1500 in a paper bag to deposit in a bank was robbed Monday as about fifty bystanders watched. Patrolman Edward Connolly and James Slocum said Lonnie Thomas, 60, was attacked by two Black youths who grabbed him by the neck and tore the bag from his hand.
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Baltimore (Ap
Edward Connolly
James Slocum
Lonnie Thomas
Thomas
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