Two Cars Demolished In City Wrecks
Police logged multiple weekend accidents in the city. At East South street two cars collided after a southbound vehicle crossed the center line, causing total wrecks and $400 damage to a third car. Harold T. Dorsey faced reckless driving charges with trial set for July 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East South Street
Franklin Street
Lillian C. Miller
Pennsylvania Avenue
Grover C. Crummit
Route 6
Frederick
Harold T. Dorsey
New Market
Crummitt
Miller
Crummitt Auto
Dorsey
West College Terrace
Carroll Parkway
Edward G. Butler
Mt. Airy
Oscar C. Sponseller
West Patrick Street
Butler
Sponseller
South Bentz
al Saints Streets
BSA
Roland Hedge
Claude Evans
Guy Himes
Charles Cashour
U.S. 14
Thurmont
Rosemont Avenue
Bens Esso Station
Rockville
Frederick Fourth of July Flag Ceremony and Fireworks
One hundred fifty people attended the dawn flag raising at Mount Olmet cemetery to honor the 50 star flag for Francis Scott Key’s grave. The event featured Rex Schriner DAR Regent, Delbert S. Null speaker, and a 35 minute fireworks show at the Shopping Center drawing about 20,000 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Francis Scott Key
Mount Omet
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
The
Legion Auxiliary
Daughters of the American Revolution
Boy Scouts
Jesse C. Ramsburg
Thomas Schriner
Second Baptist Church of
Rex Schriner
DAR
Charles Mullen
Edith Miller
Louie’ Rhoades
Francis Scott Key Post American Legion
Ramsburg
Charles Carben
Harmon Staley
Edwin Brookey Sr
George Phebus
Delbert S. Null
Noll
Edward S. Delaplaine
Charles V. Main
Wreck Report Details No Injuries in Incident
Trooper Gordon Smith investigated the noninjury wreck with no injuries reported. The report notes the involved persons and confirms no injuries occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Smith
Fireworks draw crowds despite quiet Fourth in Frederick area
Police reported heavy crowds along Seventh Street from Military Road to Magnolia and beyond the Frederick Freeway for fireworks. Walkersville’s annual carnival fireworks drew thousands, with Walkersville hosting dances and Washington DC area performers. Traffic was light overall, except for a few bottlenecks near the fairgrounds and along US 340 and US 40. The DAR presented a 50 star flag to the C Burr Artz Library, replacing the 48 star banner first used in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vn Seventh Street
Military Road
Magnolia I.eline
Frederick Freeway
North Frederick
Spring Valley
Walkersville
Washington, DC
Frederick
East Fat Street
Fairground
Lions Club
U.S
Harpers Ferry
Charles Town
U.S. 40
Daughters of the American Revolution
C. Burr Artz
Josephine Etchison
DAR
Charles Mullen
Mary J. Shuif
Local man accidentally shot by brother after hunting
Harry Zimmerman, 30, of 702 West Patrick Street, was admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital Sunday afternoon with a gunshot wound to the left foot from a .22 Hornet rifle. Melvin Zimmerman, 43, of Jefferson Boulevard Brad Heights, was with him on Schultz Farm near Crickenberger Road north of New Market when a jammed shell was being cleared and the rifle discharged. State Police Sgt. Th. Robert C. Snyder and Trooper Ronald C. Lewis investigated. report received about 2:35 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericks
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Harry Zimmerman
Patrick Street
Melvin
Jefferson Boulevard
Brad Heights
Schultz
Crickenberger Road
New Market
Robert C. Snyder
Ronald C. Lewis
Zimmerman Brothers
Melvin Zimmerman
Youth Drowns In Farm Pond Near Boyds
Garland R Sexton a 17 year old Sav age youth drowned Sunday while learning to swim in a Chadwick farm pond near Boyds about noon. Firemen recovered the body from 10 feet of water about 30 minutes later after attempts to revive him failed. His father George Richard Sexton told police the youth could not swim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland R. Sexton
Savage
Boyds
Young Sexton
Chadwick
George Richard Sexton
ROTC Cadets Train At Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Aberdeen Proving Grounds hosts 250 ROTC cadets from 32 states and DC for a six week summer field training program. Cadets move from Fort Belvoir Virginia to Aberdeen for two weeks of instruction before returning for further courses in ordinance and general military subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Army Reserve Officer Training Corps
States
District of Columbia
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Fort Belvoir
Army Ordinance Corps
Midwest
South
Atlantic Coast
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Davis
Fisher’s, Inc
Service Glass & Mirror
East Street
Auto & Home
Wesmar Faint & Glass
West Patrick St
Kaempf & Harris
Frederick, Ma
ROTC
Dublin
Robert Briscoe
Kehne Furniture Co
South Market St
N. Market St
Frederica, Md
Hallmark and
Norcross
Berger's Book Mart & Gift Shop
North Market St
Cavetown Planing Mill CO
R. R. Rice
Fisher's Incumbing — Heating
East Patrick St
ABC Fine Prints
Hendrickson
Supermart
Ay AG
East Stree
Siewapare
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