Hay Barn Destroyed by Lightning Near Frederick
A hay barn about six miles east of Frederick was destroyed Monday night by a fire blamed on a delayed response after a bridge crossing Singanore Creek was deemed unsafe for the fire engine. Roy Rippeon owned the barn which stored new mown hay. no livestock or machinery were damaged. The fire, reported at 7:55 p.m., followed a heavy electrical storm in the area, though Rippeon could not confirm lightning. Firefighters pursued misdirections and faced the unsafe bridge before reaching the scene, with no other buildings near the blaze.
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Roy Rippeon
Frederick
Independent Hose Co
Singanore Creek
U. S. 40
Gas House Pike
Ed Wisner
Rippeon
McKaig Road
Slate Hill
New London
Linganee Creek
Rippean Place
Roy Gastley
East Third Street
Park's Union Service Was Well Attended
The Baker Park service Sunday night drew a large crowd led by Rev. Ralph B. White of Frederick Church of the Brethren with Rev. Ernest Drebart of the Moravian church assisting. The host church choir, directed by Mrs. Dorothy Putman, sang two numbers. The sermon, on Making America Secure, cited Deuteronomy 28:1-15 and Amos 5 24, urging justice and righteousness amid fears of communism and fascism.
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Baker Park
Ralph B. White
Frederick
America
Amos
Two Dead In Auto Wreck Near Point of Rocks
A Sandy Hook man Arthur Lee Deener 30 was killed in a Saturday morning car wreck on U.S. 15 two miles north of Point of Rocks. Charles Newton Deaner 28 of Brownsville died later at Frederick Memorial Hospital from a crushed chest and fractured skull. Harry Cole 36 of Burkittsville was seriously injured with a broken back. Elwood O. Eakle 40 of Gapland sustained a forehead laceration. The 1950 Ford plunged over a 20 foot embankment after hitting a culvert and telephone pole. driver unidentified. Investigation ongoing as funeral arrangements are set for Deaner at Brownsville Church of the Brethren.
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Sandy Hook
Brownsville
U.S. 15
Point of Rocks
Philip Kretsinger
Arthur Lee Deener
Charles Newton Deaner
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Harry Cole
Burkittsville
Elwood O. Eakle
Gapland
Hay
Kretsinger
Point of
Iooper
Tuscarora Creek
Eaklett
Anna Belle Deaner
Dorothy Vu
Deaner
Newton McKinley
Harold Linwood
Bonnie Louise
Peggy
Cynthia Arbuwus Deaner
Ralph M. Deaner
Nine violent deaths raise Maryland July Fourth toll
An automobile collision and a drowning Monday pushed Maryland's Fourth of July accidental death toll to nine. Five deaths came from traffic crashes, two from drownings, one from a plane crash, and one from burns. Also noted were three marriage licenses issued in Westminster and nearby towns.
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Bi Tre Associated Press
Maryland
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Joyce Lee Carpenter
Joan Marie Deener
Gary Wayne _Deener
Terry Stephen Deener
Gladys Powell
Taylor
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Ainslee Deener
George Deener
Sandy Toon
Frederick Hearing Aid Center
West Patrick St
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Ted Mack and
Southern States
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Unionville, Md
Southern States Cooperative Service Agency
Southern States Cooperative Agency
Ralph Ripley
New Windsor
J. M. Johnson & Sons
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UDGET
Melvin M. Englen
Carroll St
Mongcacy Sil Company
Frederick, Md
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Second Street
Fairview Avenue
West Fourth Street
West College Terrace
Norman W. Etzler
King’s Floor Service
Kings Floor
Damascus, Md
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RD 1
Doris Marie Pheabus
Union Bridge
Charles Henry Bollinger
Emmitsburg
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Airy
Pearre
Routzahn and Sons
Market St
Thurmont
Rain Control
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Southern States Valley Cooperative
Middletown
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Mt. Airy
Gaithersburg Cooperative
Gaithersburg, Maryland
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