Engineer killed in Pocahontas derailment near Williamson
The Norfolk and Western Pocahontas passenger train derailed on a curve 27 miles east of Williamson West Virginia killing the engineer Walter B Willard 40 of Princeton and injuring at least 27 others. Fireman Ernest Hoback and conductor E N Camden were among the injured. traffic was rerouted as crews repaired the eastbound track.
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Huntington
Walter B Willard
Princeton
N&w
Ernest Hoback
Bluefield
W. Va
E. N. Camden
Roanoke
Hoback
Williamson Memorial Hospital
Donald Kensinger
Steven
Welch
Beatrice Hughes
Miller
Lynchburg
Vella Murphy
Caretta
Frank C. Conrad
James McGlothlin
George M. Hamed
Pearlsburg
William Brock Tage
Cincinnati
Fred Harrison
Williamson Camden
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Logan
Gilbert
Pocahontas
Snow Extends Across Eastern Shore and Maryland
Light snow began in Salisbury and is forecast to spread over the Eastern Shore into Baltimore and central Maryland. Forecasters expect a slow drop from freezing to the 16 25 degree range tonight as a Gulf of Mexico storm moves northeast. Snow flurries from a western storm are predicted for Western Maryland with northwest winds 20 to 25 mph on coastal waters.
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Associated Press
Salisbury
Baltimore
Maryland
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Chesapeake and
Delaware
City Misses New Snowfall
A morning of clearing light snow despite forecasts. City crews used loaders and trucks to remove snow from West Church Street while downtown streets were mostly cleared over the weekend. County secondary roads still held snow and Garmbrill State Park reported twenty to twenty six inches on the ground.
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County Roads Board
West Virginia
Ohio
City
Kinsen
West Church Street
Garmbrill State Park
Maryland Bar backs 2000 pay hike for state judges
The Maryland Bar Association, at its mid winter meeting, recommended a $2000 annual salary boost for all state court judges. The group also unanimously supported Frederick W. Brune for a full term on the Maryland Court of Appeals after his appointment by Governor McKeldin.
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Baltimore
Maryland Bar Assn
Bar
Frederick W. Brune
Maryland Court of Appeals
McKeldin
Dramatic Marion Bank Robbery Ends in Arrests and Loot
Three men were arrested after a five hour early morning bank robbery and kidnapping in Marion Ohio. An assistant cashier his wife and mother in law were held as hostages while police observed and surrounded the scene. The suspects Willard Lee Cola Deane Charles Packer and Donald Francis K Kimberney faced charges of bank robbery and kidnapping.
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Ralph C. Herr
Bank Empheye
Alma
Beth
Willard Lee Cola
Deane Charles Packer
Donald Francis Kombering
Marion Areca
Thomas Coon
Lille
Clola
Chols
Mar
Ion
Naional
Marion
Qeemag
Hurr
Chia
Packer
Kimberney
Fire damages West South street home as fire crews fight blaze
A log construction residence at 457 and 457 A West South Street suffered heavy damage from a fire that started in a first floor room where a stove pipe met a overheated flue. Neighbors credited a passing truck driver for raising the alarm. Firefighters cut a roof hole and removed furnishings to a neighbor’s porch as crews battled the flames and covered the roof hole with tarpaulin. No insured occupant present. repairs planned with new policy due to February.
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Dover
South
John Cooper
Prosperity Cleaners
Walkersville
Eugene C Mercer
United
Helen Bartholow
Bartholow
Frank Bartholow
Mercer
Dansberger
Paulin
Court Actions Block Timber Removal Near Thurmont
A equity suit claims removal of felled timber from state land at Cunningham Falls near Thurmont is blocked along with lumber moves from an adjoining lot. The Firors and Miller allege they held timber rights and used Feather Bed Lane to reach a public road, but the Eyler landowners reportedly closed旧 the old route and gated the access, forcing use of a newer road.
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Cunningham Falls
Thurmont
Catoctin
Equity
Ourtnere
Charles F. Firor
Ralph W. Miller
Wiliam Ellsworth Eyler
Charles E. Eyler
Firors
Miller
Miller Sant
State Department of Forests and Parks
Potomac Fdison
Cunninghem Falls
Feather Bed Lane
Eylers
Names Still Forthcoming From Santa Fe Wreck
The Los Angeles coroner’s office said it may be days before all victims of the Santa Fe San Diegan wreck are identified. Twelve bodies were identified from personal effects while many others await fingerprint and dental chart matching.
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Los Angeles
Santa Fe
San Diegan
New Automatic Parking Meters In Use In Frederick
Frederick installs 120 new automatic parking meters on Market East and West Fourth Streets and adjacent blocks. The meters take two nickels or ten pennies for up to two hours and operate without a hand crank. They run 9 am to 5 pm on most days with Friday extended hours, and some blocks will retain old manual meters.
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Theora
Market Street
Fourth and
Fifth Streets
East Fourth Street
Middle Alley
West Fourth Street
Klinehart
East Street
East Second Street
Baltimore
Ballymnore
Frederick
Russell L. Law Dies In Carroll County
Russell L Law longtime Northwestern Mutual Life general agent died at at his Carroll County home Fiendship Valley Farm near Westminster from a heart attack He was a prominent show horseman breeder of Hereford cattle and active in horse judging for over 30 years Survivors include his widow two daughters and a son who is also a Northwestern Mutual agent The Martinsburg West Virginia native came to Baltimore after Oklahoma service and lived at Fiendship Valley Farm near Westminster Carroll County Maryland He previously managed two other farms in the county The obituary notes his long service with the insurance firm and his prominence in the local horse show community
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Baltimore
Russell L Law
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Carroll County
Fiendship Valley
Westminster
Martinsburg
WoVa
Law
Fire destroys Carlin Rink in Baltimore with ammonia blaze
A massive fire at Carlin's Amusement Park in Northwest Baltimore destroyed the 25 year old Carlin Rink after an explosion. Damage was estimated at 175000, four firefighters injured by ammonia gas, with about 50 residents displaced and the Clippers seeking a new home for the season ending March 11.
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Baltimore
Carlin
Ireland
Baltimore Clippers
Charlie Rock
Clippers
Hock
York
Fischer
Rock
Washington
Clinton
Druid Hill Park
William J. Fischer
Cabin's Amusement Park
Jost
Park Circle
Park Heights Ave
Reisterstown Rd
Civitan Club Raises Over $800 For March of Dimes
Over $800 was collected by the Civitan and Civinettes in two weekends from blue crutch sales for the March of Dimes campaign. Elwood Whitmore chaired the sale with help from Civitan members including Ruth Kinsey and Mildred No Davis. Funds were counted at the Tower Apartments on East Church Street with assistance from Mrs Davis and Arthur Larabert serving as treasurer.
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Civitane
March of Dimes
Hazeld Lewis
Elwood & Whitmore
Civitans
Civinette Club
Ruth Kinsey
Alton J Lapps
Civitans Ihe
Mra Davis
T He For A! Foundation
Arthur Larabert
Army May Enter Mid-Range Missile War Across Services
The Army shown a Redstone model hints at a mid-range 1 500 mile ballistic rocket. The Air Force opposes a separate mid-range project, preferring strategic bombers for distant targets while Secretary Wilson assigns intercontinental missile duties to the Army and Navy with Air Force collaboration.
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Washington On
Navy
Army
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Loncal
Valuation Placed on Estate of Bettie Roughan
Appraisers set the Roughan estate value at 446 816.76 with real estate at 4000, stocks 140,408, and personal effects 32,768. Bettie Roughan died September 19, leaving the bulk of her estate to her husband Laurence Roughan, president of Pane Etat Corporation. Executor is Mr. Roughan.
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Bettie Roughan
Laurence Vo Roughan
Frederick Industrialitem
Orylads
Roughan
Bowmont Avenue
Pane Etat Corporation
Ambulance Called For Maternity Transfer
The United ambulance was dispatched around 10 90 this morning to transport a maternity case from 120 Five and One-half street to Fredrick Memorial Hospital.
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United Ambulance
Fredenck Memorial Hospital
Capitol Milk Producers Hold Fifteenth Annual Dinner
About 130 members and guests attended the annual dinner of the Panient TE Producers Association at Hotel Frederick. The fifteenth anniversary was marked with reports by Paul G. Johnson showing growth in membership and milk volume. The group sponsors High's Dairy Products in Washington and promoted the gallon jug sales plan. President Harry B Kanode led the business session with new directors elected Howard J. Stup and others. Rev Nevin E. Smith spoke at dinner on world unity and understanding. Special awards for quality control were presented to Thurmont and Monroe E Smith. Guests included High's executives and inspectors from the DC Health Department.
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Panient TE Producers Association
Hotel Frederick
Paul G. Johnson
Association
High’s
Dairy Products Corporation
Washington
Harry B Kanode
A. L Hummer
Sterling
Howard J. Stup
Frederick
Charlies F Wilcom
Monrovia
Harry F. Himes
John M Crum
Earie F. Geisbert
Nevin E. Smith
Hanover
Frederick County
Kanade
Johnson
Adrian Chappell
Frank H Lewis
Hmand Roy Grete
Ugene C. Y Stephens
High's Dairy
Ro Russell Green Thurmont
Meredith Cave Trial Expected to Go to Jury
The trial of farmer John W Meredith charged with altering records and misapplying $595,000 from Fairmont's First National Bank was expected to go to the jury today. The trial in Intermediate Court here was adjourned Saturday after the defense finished its case, and both sides prepared for jury deliberations before Judge Herbert S Boremas. The stocky gray haired defendant testified about his handling of Hammond Brick Co of Grafton and Matjehim Furniture Co of Farmington accounts.
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Wheeling
Woova
Farmer Cachia
John W Meredith
Fairmont
Natonal Bank
Saint Ap Tetal
Herbert S Boremas
Hammond Brick Co
Grafton
Matjehim Furniture Co
Farmington
Train disaster near Los Angeles claims many lives
A two car Santa Fe diesel train derailed near Union Depot in Los Angeles killing about 70 people and injuring at least 99 as engineers allegedly blacked out. The crash left mangled bodies, some decapitated, with recovery efforts hampered by fire and debris. Santa Fe officials attributed excessive speed to the wreck.
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Los Angeles
California
Richard Davis
San Diego
Here
Bill Hines
Union Depot
Santa Fe
Fred G. Gurney
Chicago
Raymond D. Shelton
Coast Lines
Frank Parrish
B. Partish
San Bernardino
Calif
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Samuel W. Barrick
Carlin Rink
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Curary River
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U.S. Army
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Capitol Milk Producers
Meredith Cave
Speed
Daniel J Cesarotti
Hubert &. Winpisler
Raymond J Lee Jr
Church Street
Charles L. Brown
West All Saints Street
Louis G Hammond
South Market Street
James E Moser
Calvin R Cowley
Selman
Nathan Derssy
Wilmer ¥ Brown
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Wet
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