Levee Burst Threatens Woodbine Fire Casualty Northern Floods
A Woodbine man James Taylor was badly burned when a gas tank exploded during cutting work at Woodbine Wrecking Company. He suffered third degree burns over most of his body and was hospitalized. Separately northern California faced the Feather River flood with a levee at Shanghai Bend likely to fail as rainstorms flood the region.
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Woodbine
James Taylor
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Woodbine Wrecking Company
Mt. Airy Fire Company
Taylor
Edward Rimby
Mt. Airy Company
Rimby
San Franciso
Feather River
California
Shanghai Bend
Yuba City
Feather
Yuba
Sweden
Olivehurst
Arboga
Bear River
Marysville
Sutter County
Beale Air Force Base
Walkersville Firemen Hold Annual Dinner and Elections
Walkersville firefighters and guests from county and state groups attended the annual dinner at the Walkersville Fire Hall. The meeting elected Edgar Zimtmerman as president and announced 20 new members joining the company while noting 16 calls and a total fire loss of 450 dollars for the year.
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Walkersville
Maryland State Firemen’s Association
Philip H. Beard
Edgar Zimtmerman
Gilmore Trout
Robert Layman
Charles Barker
Charles Hoke
Marvin Houck
James E. Stoner
William C. Taylor
Horace Wright
David Ramsburg
George Flickinger
Charles Stull Jr
Ralph Zimmerman
Phip Beard
Roger Zimmerman
Walter Dudrow
Walkersville Company
Boonsboro Youth Killed In Baytown Car Crash
An 18 year old Boonsboro resident Richard Franklin Cosens was killed when the car failed to navigate a curve near Baytown two miles off U.S. 4. The vehicle left the highway and overturned shedding two locust trees and tossing five youths clear. Driver Thomas Arthur Grams, 19, also of Boonsboro, survived with others reportedly not seriously injured. A Virginia Senate bill moves toward March 5 for a constitutional convention to allow public funds for private schooling, aimed at maintaining segregation.
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Hagerstown
Boonsboro
Richard Franklin Cosens
Bagtown
U.S. 4
Here
Cosens
Baytown
Thamas Arthur Grams
Boonsbero
Weekend City Accidents Cause Nearly 350 In Damage
Two traffic incidents over the weekend reported to city police caused about 350 in damage with no injuries. A Sunday 12 45 a m collision at College Avenue and Rockwell Terrace damaged two sedans and led to no charges. A dozing driver rammed into two parked cars on Madison Street around 3 a m causing modest damage. no owner identified and no charges listed. One reckless driving charge was issued to James Kennedy of East Church Street.
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College Avenue
Rorkwell Terrace
Richard M. Sharrer
Trail Avenue
Sharrer
Frank N. Brignola
Troy
N. Y
Rockwell Terrace
Brignola
Bernard King
Madison Steet
Broadway Sanday
King
James R. Kennedy
East Church Street
N. Dorsey
Deeds Recorded In Clerk’s Office For Several Properties
Deeds were filed in the Clerk's office detailing sales to Dr. and Mrs. Rex R. Martin at 301 Grove Boulevard for about 335.6m, to Mr. and Mrs. William H. Cato on the Emmitsburg Waynesboro road for about 15,000, and to Mr. and Mrs. Foard Hood for a Woodville district farm of about 18 acres valued around 37,000. A Senate hearing note reports a leak from a Foreign Relations Committee session and a proposal to limit attendance to a subcommittee with the secretary of state.
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Thomas S. Michael
Grove Boulevard
Rex R. Martin
Martin
John F Spangler
William H. Cato
Emmitsburg
Waynesboro Road
Emmit
Trattor
Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Sate Dulles
Cumberland Child Dies From Burns
Nellie Koerner six year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James K. Koerner died at Memorial Hospital after severe burns from a gas jet fire. She was under the care of her thirteen year old sister Patricia when the accident occurred while reaching for a cracker in the kitchen.
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Perntalle
Neilie
Woman killed in Baltimore fire engine crash on North Avenue Bridge
A fire engine returning from a false alarm collided head on with a car on North Avenue Bridge in Baltimore. Julia F. Pence, 35, died at Maryland General Hospital. Injured were Floyd Wimner, 31, Joseph Pence, 31, and firefighters Alfred Boyd, Ernest Grill, and Louis Schneider. Winner faced charges of reckless driving. An 11 year old arrested on delinquency charges.
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Baltimore
North Avenue Bridge
Julia F. Pence
Maryland General Hospital
Floyd H. Wimner
Joseph Pence
Alfred Boyd
Ernest W. Grill
Louis J. Schneider
Winner
North Avenue
Howard Street
Ube
Dave
Monument Street
Eisenhower seeks 464 million for public school building
President Eisenhower asked Congress to appropriate 464 million dollars to build public schools and address acute educational problems. Of this, 376 million would be federal aid to states under a matching formula, 88 million for construction in areas crowded by military personnel, and 64 million for impacted areas in fiscal year starting next July.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Arctic Weather Sweeps Nation as Cold Front Hits Midwest and West
Arctic air and heavy rain battered California leading to flood fears in Yuba City while the plains and Midwest faced record lows and new snowfall. Temperatures fell to near or below freezing from Des Moines to Milwaukee with snow from Iowa to Ohio.
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Associated Press
California
Yuba City
Florida
Mid - Atlantic
Northwest
Midwest
Cali
Washington
Oregon
Plains States
Oklahoma
Missouri
Iowa
Holinois
Des Moines
Milwaukee
North Dakota
Nebraska
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Tampa
Fire crews avert serious blaze in Thurmont shop incident
Thurmont firefighters responded Saturday to a Hobbs store fire sparked by an electric hose rewind. The blaze burned the hose area but did not reach the truck or oil tanks. They also battled two chimney fires, one at the Russell Wastler home and another at the Terpenning farm. Officials note a spike in calls in the past two weeks amid a generally lower New York stock market.
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Thtrmont
Abbi Abr Rae Chhieis Beha Air Bureau of Trick
Hobbs
Thurmont
Russell Wastler
Thur Mont
Thurmont Fire Company
Ministers Vie At Altar For Congregation Control
In Brooklyn tensions erupted at the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity as Rev. William Howard Melish and Rev. Robert Thomas held separate services at opposing altars. Melish, acting rector since in dispute with the vestry and bishop, faced removal while Thomas conducted rites under bishop’s authority. About 250 parishioners left after the altercation over leadership and procedure.
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New York
Protestant Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity
Brooklyn
William Howard Melish
Melish
Robert Thomas
Long Island
Mr. Melish
Thomas
Gener
John Howard Melish
Holy Trinity
National Council of
James P. DeWolfe
Seves-Man
Serlees
Eome
Whee
Amy
Building Engineer Appointed for Frederick County
Frederick County Commissioners announce George B. Stupp of Braddock Heights named the first county building engineer under the 1955 Legislature act. He begins duty immediately with 6500 dollar salary and will oversee county properties including Winchester Hall Court House Montevue the chronic hospital and county jail.
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George B. Stupp
Braddock Heights
Stupp
This County
Harry D. Stupp
Frederick
Winchester Hall
Court House
Montevue
Chronic Hospital
County
Frederick County
Edavetluis
Aly
Vail
Board of County Commissioners
County Commissioners
Board of Education
County Roads Board
Panel Discussion On Planning At Maryland Chamber Meet
The Maryland Council of Chambers of Commerce met at the Francis Scott Key Hotel for a panel on planning. Speakers Harold Taubin and Malcolm H. Dill outlined community development goals and the use of Article 66B to guide master plans and zoning.
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Maryland Council of Chambers of Commerce
Francis Scott Key
Chambers’ of Commerce
Charlee H. Kopeland
Silver Spring
Harold Taubin
Upper Montgomery Commission
Malcom H. Dill
Baltimore County Office of Planning
Kopeland
Maryland
Taubin
Montgomery County
Malcom H. Dall
Bal
Timore Office of Planning
Montgomery
Baltimore
Dill
Donald B. Rice
Frederick
John S. Shriver
State Fiscal Research Bureau
Stupp Promoted to Director of Services at Hardware Association
Former store planning engineer for a four state region was named director of services for the National Retail Hardware Association in Indianapolis. He later left this post last month to accept an appointment by the commissioners. He lives at Braddock Heights with his wife Beverly Feaga and their three children George Barr II Virginia Elen and Debra Sue.
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Stupp
City
Frederick
St. John's
Frederick High School
Barbara Fritchie
West Patrick Street
Armed Services
Army Air Force
NCO
Ated
Romulus
Mitc
Fairfield
Calif
Pacific
Guam
Annapolis
Baltimore
Pennsylvania and Atlantic Hardware Association
Philadelphia
T Braddock Heights
Valley Viewlaw
National Retail Hardware Association
Indianapolis
Ind
Sheater Industries, Inc
Spring Park
Mich
New Jersey
Pennsylvana
Delaware
Maryland
Columbia
United States
Canada
Association
Braddock Reights
Beverly Feaga
George Barr
Virginia Elen
Debra Sue
Eisenhower proposes 35.5 billion arms budget for next year
President Eisenhower unveils a military budget exceeding 35 billion dollars for the coming fiscal year, noting guided missiles will surpass 1.2 billion and nuclear spending totals are outlined in an internal financing index. The total armed forces budget reaches 35.5 billion with protection expenditures including foreign aid and atomic energy measures at 42.4 billion, about 64 percent of the national budget.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Atomic Energy Commission
Administrative Vice President Proposal by Hoover
Former president Herbert Hoover urged Congress to authorize a presidential administrative vice president to handle routine duties. He said the move would reduce the president’s physical strain and free him for policy decisions and coordination with Congress as hearings in Washington opened. In Portland Oregon several Union Pacific cars and a locomotive derailed on weakened tracks but no injuries were reported.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Vic
Coocern
Hoover
Len Kennady
D-Mass
Portland
Ore
Union Pacific
Here
Eisenhower Seeks Balanced Budget With Moderate Spending
President Eisenhower sent a budget outline to Congress proposing a balanced year and next with total spending near 66 billion dollars in the coming fiscal year. He urged cooperation to keep spending in check while delaying tax cuts until prosperity allows. The plan envisions a small surplus under optimistic revenue and caps debt gradually, while indicating rising spending could continue for years.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Uncle Sam
Eisenhower requests larger foreign aid to NATO Far East
President Eisenhower urged Congress to approve 4.36 billion dollars in new foreign aid for the coming year nearly double last year. He called for 135 million for the U S Information Service and 239 million for the State Department, with much of the funds to go to jet aircraft vessels and electronics for NATO Europe and to support Korea Pakistan and Taiwan Formosa and Turkey.
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Washington
Eisenhower
North Atlantic
Allce
Middle
Far East
Congress
U.S. Information Service
State Department
NATO
Europe
Korea
Pakistan
Taiwan
Formosa
Turker
Florida Cold Wave Easing After Frost Staits
South Florida gradually feels relief as a cold wave loosens its grip after a week of frost and ice. Damage to crops across Dade and Date counties is estimated but not yet tallied, with citrus largely undamaged further north while vegetables suffered in frost hit areas.
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Miami
Fla
South Florida
South Dade County
Iami
Iami) and the Hush Vegetable Neltle Dear Lake Okeechober
Date County
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Walter F. George
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