County Commissioners Approve County Library Plan
County leaders approve a county wide library project proposed by the C Burr Artz Library with a 45380 appropriation to start service and 2500 for a book wagon. Speakers include Miss Josephine Etchison Parsons Newman and Miss Nettie B Taylor.
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Court House
C. Burr
Central Point
C. Burt Artz Library
County Statons
Delberts. Null
Board of County Commissioners
Etchison
Nettie B. Taylor
State Department of Education
Sais
Frederick County
Somerset County
Six Telephone Poles Down on Route 15
Winds up to 40 mph toppled a Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company pole and five others along Route 15 south of Buckeystown this morning. The poles and cable fell into a field but caused no damage and service in the area was uninterrupted.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Route 15
Buckeystown
Lewistown School Annex Opens After Move Plan
The Lewistown Elementary Annex begins use Thursday as lower grades move Friday. Jower and Woodsboro pupils shift to new and old buildings with nine classes total. Sup't Dr James Sensenbaugh notes cafeteria service expands and the Woodsboro quarters delayed progress.
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Lewistown 1
Board of Education
Woodsboro
James A. Sensenbaugh
Frederick County Schools
Lewistown
Sensenbaugh
Sensenbaurd
Woodshoro
Dry mountains force fire warning during deer season
The Maryland Department of Forests and Parks called the mountains extremely dangerous for fire due to dry conditions and strong winds as the deer season enters its third day. District forest supervisor Herman Toms and Game Warden Guy Garheart urged hunters to extinguish warming fires and keep cars off fire trails to avoid delaying firefighting efforts. Only five deer were reported by 12:30 p m, bringing the yearly total to 175. several hunters are listed with weights and points from Lantz, Hornet's Nest road, Lewistown, and nearby areas.
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Maryland Department of Forests and Parks
Herman Toms
Toms
Guy Garheart
Forest and Parks Department
Ben's
Esso
Thurmont
Barbara J. Bowman
Cascade
Lantz
Larry Manahan
Jack H. Henbaker
Mercersburg
Hornet's Nest Road
Snook’s
Lewistown
Harold L. Lowe
Germantown
Martz Is
Carl E. Tucker
This City
Sandy Spring
Attempt To Break Strike Fails
In Santo Domingo Monday an army police effort to incite mob violence against a week-old general strike failed as about 20 bandits attacked a crowd. Five people were wounded by noise bomb fragments. a man was shot in the thigh and a shopkeeper beaten. Soldiers withdrew from riot zones.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican
APJ
Joaquin Balaguer
Air Force
Arilang
Neighbors Halting Barn Fire Aided by Firemen
Fire near Mountaindale began in faulty wiring at about 9 am. Neighbors with a garden hose and buckets kept flames in check until Independent Hose Company and Walkersville Fire Company arrived. Minor damage, no injuries.
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Sherman Stall
Mountaindale
Independent Hose Company
Walkersville Fire Company
Shadkstown
Receiver Road
Filtration Plant Put To Use In City Water System
City engineers say the Monocacy filtration plant will meet all municipal needs though Mountaindale residents on Fishing Creek Reservoir may face shortages until the reservoir improves. The plant began operations last night with pumps feeding the city system and hydrants opened for system testing. River flow stands at over 30 million gallons daily, with Fishing Creek Reservoir output to be rationed to maximize supply for reservoir users.
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Fishing Creek
Robert A. Whiteford
Mountaindale
Eas
Whiteford
Monocracy
Wells Springs School
Nehru reports Chinese threats over border clashes
Prime Minister Nehru told Parliament that Communist China threatened to invade India’s northeast if military activity near the disputed Ladakh region continues. He cited a Dec 2 letter claiming India is building posts beyond the McMahon Line and warned of potential troop movements south of the line.
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New Delhi
Idia
China
India
Nehru
Peiping
Ladakh
Kashmir
Bara Hoti
Uttar Pradesh
Assam
Tibet
Bhutan
Sne
All Quiet Along Red Wall Reported After Combat
Report describes a tense situation with guards and factory activity near a border crossing. Many troops remain in place as lines and checkpoints hold while communications and restrictions limit movement.
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Red Wall
Hood and Navy Choirs to Perform Messiah in Frederick
Hood College Choir and the U S Naval Academy Choir join for their fourteenth annual Messiah presentation in Coffman Chapel Hood College Frederick on December 9 at 7 30 p m The concert features soloists Mary Davis Paulhamus Eilen Barclay Jack Marvin and Charles W Thomas with Carl O Bleyle accompanying and a Naval Academy Band orchestra The midshipmen join a long standing Christmas tradition begun in 1958 with a public performance at Hood and a later show in Annapolis
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Hood College
U_ S. Naval Academy
Frederick
Coffman Chapel
Hood
Mary Davis Paulhamus
Eilen Barclay
Baltimore
Jack Marvin
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Charles W. Thomas
York
Thomas
Mannes College of Music
New York
Carl 0. Bleyle
U. S. Naval Academy Band
Nicholas L. Ferri
Hood Naval Academy
Midshipmen
Howl Choir
Annapolis
Naval Academy Chapel
Garden Clubs oppose Potomac River Bend Dam plan
Garden clubs led by Mrs. Helen Duve oppose the River Bend dam in Montgomery County citing conservation and tax loss concerns. A public hearing by the Army Engineers at North Frederick Elementary School will discuss the dam proposal and alternatives for the Potomac Basin.
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U.S. Corps of Army Engineers
Potomac Basin
North Frederick
Potomac
River Bend
Montgomery County
Brunswick
Helen Duve
State
National Council of Garden Clubs
Clhbs
Dave
Tennessee Valley
Washington
State Department of Economic Development
Frederick County
First Radar Case Heard Man Convicted
Fragmentary report shows a radar case proceeding with a conviction. The text includes garbled names and locations, with scattered references to a court, a date in May, and terms like fine or sentence, but specifics are unclear due to OCR damage. The piece reads like a courtroom brief note from a local courthouse.
UN orders jets into Elisabethville as Katanga fights resumes
United Nations Acting Secretary General U Thant authorized jet aircraft to support U N forces in Katanga capital Elisabethville amid renewed clashes. Katanga officials claim U N aggression provoked the fighting as mortar fire and shelling disrupt life. authorities report casualties and mass evacuations.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
Elisabethville
U.N
Strufe-Taro Katanga
Katanga
the Congo
Moise Tshormbe
Evariste Kimba
Tshombe
United Nations
Congo
Urquhart
Katanza
Ehsatednale
Leopoldville
UN. Secre
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Bartha
Lear
Bae
Pedenck
Edwich H. Etchinan
Charles Met
Mathias Sr
Teal County
Lewistown School
Savings
Park Mills
Paul L. Croneburg
RFD 2
Santo
Bulogeer Governsate
Berlin
Germany
Charlie
Divid
Renlin
W Bern
Pee Eng
East Germany
Moore
Cap
Quinn
Mareen Am West
BTU
Panies
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