Renn seeks reelection to Frederick County post
Irvin Renn, a two term County Commissioner and former Frederick County Agricultural Society president, announced his candidacy for reelection in the Democratic primary. The Woodsboro mayor Lawrence A. Dorsey also joined the race. Renn, a livestock dealer, has served since 1958 with prior work in Montevue and Chronic Hospital administration and touts education, roads, and low taxes as priorities. He is active in the Evangelical Lutheran church and resides on Magnolia Avenue, with daughter A. T. Brice Jr. on staff and son Irvin D. Renn employed in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Irvin Renn
Renn
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Woodsboro
Frederick County Agricultural Society
Frederick Fair
McKeidin
Edward F. Holter
The
Grange
Democratic Central Committee
Democratic
Welfare Department
Montevue
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Magnolia Avenue
4. T. Brice Jr
Harmony Grove School
Irvin D. Renn
Washington
Heavy Rain In Frederick County Affects Water Outlook
Heavy showers sweep Frederick County adding chapters to a rainy period. Water levels rise at Fishing Creek Reservoir from 30 inches below spillway to 17 inches, but may not rise much over the weekend. Rainfall totals approach two inches for August, with measurables for four straight days and high humidity making temperatures feel uncomfortable into next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Fishing Creek
Frank Weddle
Frederick
Man Killed By Train In Gaithersburg
A colored man was killed when struck by a train in Gaithersburg around 11 30 a m. Montgomery County Police arrived to investigate but had no identification for the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaithersburg
Montgomery County
Sleepy Driver Causes Nighttime Crash on East Patrick Street
Charles Russell Lowell of East Church Street told police he fell asleep at the wheel before his 1956 Ford overturned in the 400 block of East Patrick Street at 1:27 am. Lowell was charged with failure to keep to the right of the center after the vehicle struck a tree and rolled. Police Lt. Ralph Potts and Cpl. Paul Mossburg investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Russell Lowell
East Church Street
East Patrick Street
Lowell
East Patrick
Ralph Potts
Paul Mossburg
Rosemont Avenue
Taney Avenue
Lawrence A. Hemp
Rosemont
Winston L. Watkins
Watkins
John Wheeldon
Water Street
Johan Hedges
Brunswick
Hedges
Henry Hane
Guy Himes
Frank Grove
This City
John Hyland
St. Clair Falls
Wisc
10 State Reserve Units To Be Called
Washington AP The Defense Department listed 10 Maryland reserve units among 76 500 reserve and National Guard troops to be called for active duty starting Oct 1 Defense Secretary McNamara announced the units mobilization stations include Baltimore Annapolis Hagerstown Cumberland and Meade Fort Meade and Ft Eustis They span Army Air Force and Navy components The Darby destroyer escort at Fort McHenry will join the Atlantic Fleet No Delaware units were listed Major James Fraser of the 302d Signal Battalion said that unit has about a 50 50 chance of active duty National Guard units begin return today after a two week Camp AP Hill Va leave The fastest woman Jacqueline Cochran claimed a new women speed record 42 6 miles per hour at Edwards Air Force Base Calif AP
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
National Guard
Maryland
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
ARMY
Hq & Hq Co
Baltimore
Ft. Eustis
Trans
Annapolis
Eustis
Trans Terminal Svc Co
Ft. Meade
QM Supply Depot
Lee
Adjustant General Army Postal Uni
Hagerstown
Adjutant General Army
Cumberland
AF. Meade
AIR Force
Ang
Andrews Air Force Base
Navy
Darby
Naval Training Center
Ft. McHenry
Delaware
James Fraser
Signal Battalion
Camp AP. Hill
Filtration Plant Dedication At 2 30 P M Wednesday
The Frederick city will formally dedicate its new Monocacy River Water Filtration Plant next Wednesday August 30 at 2 30 p m The ceremony at Route 26 one mile north near Cer esville is open to the public with tours to follow The plant will be open for public inspection Thursday through Sunday 2 30 to 5 p m city staff will provide tours and brochures
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Eisenhauer
City of
Frederick
Maryland Route 26
City
Ceresville
Robert A. Whiteford
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Russell F. Seabright Jr
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Ramsburg
Dillon Smith
Eager Stone and Construction Company
Frederick News
Richard C. Mitchell
St.John's Catholic Church
Glenn T Swisher
Swisher
Fredenck
Nursing Scholar Awarded to Miss Heldcraft in Maryland
Miss Mary Margaret Heldcraft of Frederick wins a national nursing scholarship from the Ladies Auxiliary of the National Rural Letter Carriers Association. She is the sole Maryland recipient among 39 awards. the program honors a late national officer, Mrs. Eunice Harris. Heldcraft, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Heldcraft, will study at Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing in Baltimore for a three year course, subsidized by the one year scholarship. She graduates Frederick High School in June and has long served the local postal route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Margaret Heldcraft
Ladies Auxiliary
National
Rural Letter Carriers Association
Heldcraft
Maryland
Eunice Harris
Earl Webb
Mt. Airy
A. B. Smith
Ijamsville
Holdcraft
the Auxilary
Atlanta
Frederick High School
Beng
Frederieck Memorial Hospital
School of Nursing
Wee Women Declares Age to Trump Dictionary Evidence
A witty remark contrasts an 80 year old dictionary with a 35 year old wife, suggesting the wife’s testimony outweighs established reference. The exchange hints at domestic dispute humor without further details.
New Market gets new principal as transfers unfold
Thomas W. Sterling is named principal of New Market elementary in Frederick County. Other moves include Marie Linton moving from New Market to Yellow Springs, Dwight Roy to East Frederick, Moss L. Irene Price sidelined by illness, and details of Sterling's career across Somerset, Carroll and county schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
New Market
Board of Education
Thomas W. Sterling
Carroll County
Marie B. Linton
Yellow Springs
Dwight Roy
East Frederick
Moss L. Irene Price
Sterling
Somerset County
Salisbury State Teachers College
University of Pennsylvania
Presbyterian Church
Ewell
Smith Island
Crisfield
Charles Carroll
Manchester
Linton
University of Maryland
Parkway
Roy
Frostburg State Teachers College
Western Maryland College
University of Maryland Law School
State University
Adamstoun
Elm Street
Miss Price
Delaware Memorial
Wilmington
Car Hits Tree On Route 40 After Tire Blowout Near Frederick
Ronald D. Scheffler, 22, of Dayton Ohio, driving east on Route 49 three miles west of Frederick, lost a right front tire on his 1951 Mer car. The blowout sent the vehicle into a tree at about 8 15 am. the car was demolished but the driver was uninjured and no charges were filed. Trever Charles E Leber reported the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Route 40
Trev Er
Charles E Leber
Ronald D. Scheffler
Dayton
Ohio
Frederick
Auto‘mobile
Portland man dies after being struck by truck
Police identified 38 year old John M Thurman in Portland as the man crushed when he ran across a street and waved his arms as a moving truck struck and rolled over him. Witnesses described him moving back and forth before the collision occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Mani
John M. Thurmen
County group pushes graduated income tax plan and real estate tax repeal
A Maryland association committee says it will push a graduated income tax and a real estate tax repeal to free that revenue for counties. Led by Christian H. Kahl, the panel urges limiting major bills to vital county interests and urges stronger state action to influence legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean City
State Association of County Commissioners
Christian H. Kahl
Baltimore County
Kahl
Association of County Commissioners
General Assembly
Tuberculosis X Ray Drive Aims Record in Frederick County
A mass x ray survey by Frederick County Public Health and Tuberculosis Association targets a record turnout with 6,300 participants, exceeding last year’s 6,?00. The six week project includes migrant worker outreach and county health department involvement, with stations at factories and community sites to reach lower income groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
C. Freda Doll
Fredenck County
Buckeystown
Doubs
Pain Ofocks
Kerrigan’s
Alpha Portland Cement
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Yelow Springs
Price Electric Corp
MD. 355
Urbana
Walkersville
Dudrow’s
Corner Main
Frederick Streete
Urbana Land Bought For 75 000 By Washington Group
A Washington group paid 75000 for 83 acres of the E W Shey farm in Urbana, part of which was taken for the Urbana cloverleaf on U S 240. The Urbana Development Corporation led by Dr Steven Beebe bought the property from Mrs Louise Fout and Mrs Lena Renn and husbands. No immediate development plans exist. the land is partly zoned for business use and lies near the cloverleaf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Urbana
Steven O. Beebe
Court House
Brazil Faces Crisis as Quadros Resigns
Brazil faced political turmoil after President Janio Quadros resigned, sending Vice President Joao Goulart toward assuming power. Goulart, a 43 year old Labor Party leader, urged neutrality and friendship with all blocs, while supporters warned of a general strike if he is blocked. Riots and demonstrations erupted in Brasilia Recife and Rio de Janeiro as the nation stalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Janio Quadros
Joao Goulart
Goulart
Labor Party
Singapore
Red China
Mao Tze-tung
Deiping
Braal
Quadros
Communist Bloc
South Amercan
Quadros de
Brasilia
Militi
Recifeport
Soviet Union
Fidel Castro
Woman falls from third story at John Hanson apartments
Betty L. Whiten, a colored woman, fell from a third-story window at John Hanson apartments and was hospitalized at Frederick Memorial in fair condition with a head bump and a sprained left leg. Police say she claimed the bed was at window level and had earlier received a disturbance call at the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Memorial Hospital
John Hanson
Ned
Betty L. Whiten
Protests Over East German Rules Stir Berlin Tensions
Maj. Gen. Albert Watson protested to Soviet commandant Col. Andrei Solovyev against East German travel rules at crossing points between East and West Berlin. West Berliners demonstrated at two Soviet offices, amid police alerts and fears of wider unrest as Soviets resist protests claiming the issue is East German responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Berlin
Lnto
East Berlin
Zoo
Kreuzberg
Berlin
Auto Wreck on US 40 West of Braddock Mountain
A late model Chrysler sedan driving west on Route 40 near Braddock Mountain crashed after a westbound car in the opposite lane spinned and struck the guard rails. The unidentified driver fled. Humphries was not charged. The crash occurred about 7:25 am on the east side of Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US 40
Braddock Mountain
Herbert J. Umpires
Madison Street
Route 40
Frederick
Humphries
Tre. W. L Guilmine
Eumphries
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Irvin Renn
Niowera Pen
Frank J. Keeter
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Jacqueline Cochran
W . Walter
Whiteford
Whitman, Reynardt and Associates
Eager Stone and
National Mail Carriers Auxiliary
Mexico City
This Capitol
Mary M. Holdcraft
Carrall County
Mrs. Linton
V P Goulart
U.S
Hope
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ae 'Hope
Southeast Asia
William Walsh
Washington Heart
People To People Health Foundation
Indonesia
South Korea
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