Fireworks chaos and a false alarm rescue in Frederick
Frederick residents recount a blaze scare sparked by a car engine fire on Edgewood Church Road. Reporter William Irving Hopwood and family faced stifling heat as a tow truck and fire crews chased second car troubles, while a city fireworks display dazzled shoppers at the Frederick Shopping Center. The Hopwoods, hat lost, endured a tense day before reuniting at home.
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Independent Hose Company
Frederick
Frederick Post
William Irving Hopwood
East Third Street
Edgewood Church Road
Edgewood Church
Hopwood
Hopwoods
William James
Fourth Street
Biggs Avenue
Lester Baker
Independents
Baker
Neal and Kennedy
East Patrick Street
Rosemont Avenue
Taddies
Eatae
Howards
Charles Bell
Dewey Gillespie
Waters’ Shoe
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Gillespie
Osten
Tuealanauaua
Onanel
Alli
Air Force Tests Of Effects On Crews In Small Cabin
Five man crews will live 120 hours in a six by seven by seventeen foot cabin to study physical and psychological effects of extended confined flights. The ARDC plans 10 crews with Lockheed at Marietta Georgia to simulate normal and emergency flight conditions. Wright Center in Dayton, Ohio monitors a parallel experiment.
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Baltimore
Air Force
Air Research and Development
Gommand
ARDC
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Marietta, Ga
Wright Air Development Center
Dayton
Ohio
Fire Guts Home Here In Phobus Avenue Fire
Edgar Snowden's residence at 207 Phobus Avenue was gutted by a Saturday afternoon blaze around 2 p.m. Frederick, United, Independence, and Junior fire companies fought the flames with Citizens Truckmen and others assisting. initial reports cite a kerosene stove as the likely cause. The fire spread to nearby structures but was contained. damage estimated over $2,000. An unrelated Sunday fire near Yellow Springs at Walter Martz farm was Put out in cow manure, crews arriving in 10 to 15 minutes.
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Fort Detrick
Cry
County
U.S
Austin Shultz
South Market Street
Rachel Makowski
Marriotsville
Makowski
Shultz
Jug Bridge
Lloyd Lewis
Shultz Auto
Seventh Street
Fairview Avenue
Frederick City
Phebus Avenue
Edgar Scowden
Frank Aze Fer
Citizens Truck Company
Independent Hose Company
Junior Fire Company
Edgar Snowden
Phobus Avenue
Frederick Companies
United Fire Company
Independence Hose Company
Citizens Truck
Collins
David Friendcoe
Chester
U.S. Naval
Eageing
Alfie ‘DeFlavis
Baltimore
RoyLeckard
Lockard
W. Verl Forney
Captain Forney
Forney
Walter Martz
Yellow Springs
Baltimore Fisherman Drowns In Severn River
A Baltimore fisherman, Charles Edgar Collins, 34, drowned at the Severn River after repeatedly jumping between a boat and the water. Anne Arundel County police said the incident occurred today and details of the tragedy are under inquiry.
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Annapolis
Baltimore
Severn River
Charles Edgar Collins
James G. Jacobs
Anne Arundel County
Wagedy
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