City reports safe Fourth of July with mild weather
Local police report a safe and sane Fourth of July weekend with no major accidents. Some property damage and minor injuries noted amid showers, while temperatures topped 87 on Sunday and highs low to mid 80s elsewhere. Water concerns rise as reservoir sits 10 feet from full, sprinkling ban remains. Recreation areas draw crowds, stores sell out of air conditioners as forecasts call for further scattered showers and warm, dry midweek weather.
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William Davis
City Water Super
Dami Top
Braddock Heights Pool
Litce
Steel Talks Resume as New York Negotiations Continue
In New York AP report the basic steel industry talks resume after a weekend recess. Secretary of Labor James X Mitchell expresses optimism for a possible agreement before the July extension. He cites a strong response from industry and union to Eisenhower’s plea to continue negotiations beyond June 30.
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New York
Basic Steel Induster
James X Mitchell
Mitchell
Washington
Eisenhower
United Steelworkers of America
Weather to Steel: Markets Edge Higher on Mixed Notes
Weather readings show cloudy and clear across many cities as industrial stocks rise on modest gains in motors, steels and chemicals. Berlin and Rome report mixed action with a joint search for Nazi looted artworks expanding.
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New York
Rome
West Germany
Italy
Infant Killed by Fall Onto Coffee Cup
Collinsville Oklahoma infant Teddy Ray York, 15 months old, died after falling from his bed onto a coffee cup. A county investigator, Ray Kathus, said a jagged edge of the cup lacerated the child's jugular vein.
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Collinsville
Okla
Teddy Ray York
Raymond York
Ray Kathus
Magistrate Sits First Time Jails Four Men
Magistrate Joseph J. Coady presided at his first session as substitute magistrate and jailed four men. Two men, Roger Eugene Thompson and Carroll Edward Hoy Jr., were each sentenced to 60 days for assault and battery on Russell H. Lindsay near Gas House Pike. Howard Franklin Sier received 68 days for intoxication with prior convictions. Walter Keesey was jailed 30 days after being found passed out near Memorial Park. John Wiles did not appear for a non‑support charge and was ordered jailed pending trial.
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Monocacy
Roger Eugene Thompson
Carroll Edward Hoy Jr
Russell H. Lindsay
Pearl Street
Gordon H. Smith
Theridge
Lindsay
Hoy
Hor
Thompson
Tim
Coady
Davy
Howard Franklin Sier
Marshall Murray
East All Saints
Lier
Taneytown
Walter Keesey
Memorial Park
H. L. Quinn
Reener
John Wiles
Betty K. Wiles
Mountaindale
Wiles
Funeral set for Jack Markey in Frederick
David John Markey Jr. longtime Frederick News-Post editor dies suddenly at home aged 30 from a heart attack. Services Wednesday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church with burial at Veo Oneinet Cemetery. Survived by wife Mary Alice Mobley Markey, five sons, and sister Mrs. J Harold Hooper.
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Jack) Markey Jr
Frederick
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Grove Boulevard
David John Marker Sr
Edna Mullinix Markey
Mary Alice Mobley Markey
David John IH
Richard Edward
Jay Attee
Peter Byron
Robart Wiliam Marker
J. Harold Hooper
Walkersville
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Timeernoon
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Robert E. Davey
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Love Lottery Ends in Segmented Crime Report
Police in Trieste report breaking up a love lottery run by a 22 year old North Italian cashier. The scheme paralleled a national lottery and promised the winner a night of love as the prize.
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Alan Police Today
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Five Day Forecast for Maryland and Delaware
The Associated Press reports near normal temperatures across Maryland and Delaware for five days. Expect warming midweek followed by cooler conditions by Saturday with scattered showers likely Thursday or Friday. Precipitation totals are uncertain. normal highs reach around 80s with early morning lows in the 60s and near 70, except 50s in the Western Maryland mountains.
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Maryland
Delaware
Five Fatal Accidents Over Weekend
Five people died in Maryland over the Independence Day weekend, four in traffic crashes. Among the victims were Edna Robinson in Prince Georges County and Paula Sloat, a University of Maryland graduate, killed while crossing Maryland 528 near Ocean City.
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Roosevelt Road
Baltimore
Inner Harbor
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Edna Robinson
Washington
Prince Georges County
Ital
Cheverly
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Phitadelphia
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Point ‘Pleasant
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Paterson
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William Smith
Robert Turmer
Bellehaven
Queen Annes Hospital
Chesterton
Joseph Alfred Cooper
Cannon
Chestertown
Anna Wilson
Lynchburg Sto Chestertoun
R. W. Gerlock
Cooper
Maryland 20
Cnessertown
Deeds Recorded Transfer Several Properties In City
Deeds recorded in the Clerk's office show multiple property transfers. Transactions include Earl L Kelly and spouse selling to J Austin Younkins at 191 Frederick Avenue for about 60500, and Herman H Tyer Yar purchasing Willow Avenue property for about 13560. Other deeds involve Charles J McCarthy Nelson E Lyttle Braddock district Joseph S Fischer and Amy Rebecca Zeigler with Clifford Monroe Baker to Edward and Russell Oden at 527 East Church Street for about 12000.
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Airs
J. Austin Younkins
Frederick Avenue
Charles J. McCarthy
Alex
Nelson E. Lyttle
South Mag
J. W. Misner
Water Street
John Edward Schell Jr
Joseph S. Fischer
Braddock District
Herman H. Tyer- Yar
Louis J. Glass
Willow Avenue
Amy Rebecca Zeigler
Clifford Monroe Baker
Edward P. Oden
Russell H. Oden
East Church Street
Deaths On Roads Down Others Up Over Holiday Weekend
An Associated Press tally shows traffic deaths and drownings rose over the Fourth of July weekend. Texas led state fatalities with 22, while New York and Texas reported the most drownings at 19 and 18 respectively. Alaska Delaware North Dakota New Hampshire New Mexico and Wyoming had no highway deaths.
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National Safety Council
District of Columbia
Alaska
Delaware
North Dakota
New Hampshire
Mexico
Wyoming
Texas
Illinois
Virginia
Chicago
New York
State Aid Expands Mosquito Control Across Maryland
Maryland communities increase enrollment in state aided mosquito control projects begun in 1956. In 1959 the General Assembly funded 214 000 for spraying breeding areas and ditch digging to reduce stagnant water. The program spans 13 counties and 225 communities with state and local cost sharing and is coordinated by the University of Maryland.
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General Assembly
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Jesus
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Wicomico
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Talbot
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University of Maryland
Salisbury
State Board of Agriculture
Board of Reagents
Department of Entomology
State Police lauded for holding down accident toll
State Police praise Captain Dillinger and Barracks B for an accident free major holiday weekend. Troopers logged 26 170 miles across Frederick and Washington counties, made 207 arrests and issued 692 warnings while patrolling highways. Two personal injury crashes and four teenage injuries reported. no fatalities in 1939 holiday period.
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This County
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Frederick County
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Frederick
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Urbana
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Anvers Abandoned After Fire Near Cameron Louisiana
The master and crew abandoned the burning Belgian motorship Anvers as magnesi um explosions prevented boarding. Beached miles south of Cameron after fire broke out Sunday morning. cargo included rosin cotton lumber iron ore and more. Two injuries reported no deaths.
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Body of American missionary found in Alps near Berchtesgaden
West German police reported the 22-year-old Fred Harless of Phoenix, Arizona, missing since June 26, was found dead on Watzmann Mountain in the Bavarian Alps. Harless, son of former Arizona Congressman Dick Harless, embarked alone to climb the 8,700 foot peak as midsummer snow rain and fog slowed the search.
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Germany
Alps
Fred Harless
Phoenix
Ariz
Harless
Arizona
Dick Harless
Watzmann Mountain
Saarlanders Exchange Franc for German Marks in West Germany
Saarlanders flocked to conversion centers to swap French francs for German marks as the region rejoined West Germany. The rate offered was 1 mark for every 117 francs, with residents receiving clear exchange conditions in a recovering economic center.
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West
France
Kozlov Winds Through California Warmly But Coldly in Detroit
Soviet Union premier aide Kozlov finishes California visit marked by sparse public turnout while elites hosted him. He promotes peace trade and meets U S capitalists before an unofficial Detroit reception. A separate London burglary targets Cook Travel Agency, stealing 156000 dollars.
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Soviet Union
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United States
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Christian A. Herter
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New Crisis Brewing In Far East
The weekend air clash in the Formosa Strait raises the prospect of a new Far East crisis. Nationalists report Communist plans to stir tensions while air battles near Matsu and Pakhuan White Dog Islands involved four Sabres and 12 MIGs with several aircraft downed. The Reds are suspected of testing Western resolve and shifting domestic concerns amidst shortages and industrial disruption.
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Visitors write blunt notes in Soviet exhibition guest books
New York dispatch reports Moscow aims to gauge American reactions to the Soviet Exhibition by collecting reader impressions in guest books. Entries include praise, insults, and mixed criticism, with some readers expressing fear and respect, others calling for communism.
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New York
Soviet Union
Moscow
Faith Cure Dies of Diabetes After Rejected Insulin
Wanda Beach 37 of Stanton Michigan died in a Detroit hospital after traveling to evangelist Orai Roberts meetings. She believed faith cured her diabetes and discarded insulin Friday night, fell ill Sunday, and slipped into a diabetic coma.
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Wanda Beach
Stanton
Mich
Orai Roberts
William McKee
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