Pollution Of Potomac Laid At U S Door
The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin stated the Federal government has failed to assume full responsibility for pollution abatement in the Washington area and nearby regions. New members were named from Pennsylvania and West Virginia as Senators Humphrey and Morse criticized the lack of an anti pollution program and noted potential research from John Hopkins on acid mine drainage with possible funding to continue work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commission
Potomac River Basin
District of Columbia
Commission
J. R. Hoffert
Pennsylvania Health Department
Gard Knox
Pennsylvania
John Rockwell
George Willams
West Virginia
Humphrey
Minnesota
Morse
Oregon
Potomac
Floyd McCollum
John Hopkins University
Eee Commission
Two Alarms Struck Frederick Banks and Straw Fire
Two alarms kept local fire crews busy within minutes. Sparks from welding at Frederick County National Bank sparked a basement fire, quickly controlled with chemicals. damage negligible. Shortly after, a straw fire on Creagerstown road consumed a hay carrier and truck parts. cause unclear, flames possibly from exhaust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles V. Main
Police Dept
Frederick County National Bank
Independent Hose Co
Independent County
Creagerstown
Vernon Matthews
Safety Campaign In Montgomery County
Montgomery County motorists face a July safety push with bright bumper strips reading Speed Kills Take it Easy and Dont Speed Stay Out of Accidents. Led by 37 civic groups the drive targets excessive speeding and other risky habits as five months of 1953 show a sharp rise over 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery County
Civ
M. BR. Darlington
Public Safety Committee
Montgomery Safety Board
Darlington
Safety Committee
Curiosity Keeps Police Dispatchers Busy in Kansas City
In Kansas City on July 9, police dispatchers faced a storm of calls as more than 500 people dialed the emergency number Benton 8100. The rush continued into today after residents received bank advertising discs bearing the number to place on phone dials. Lt. Thomas W. Mullins said callers hoped to test if they could reach police by e calling the number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Benton
Thomas W. Mullins
Barber Shortage Acute Warns Capital Hairdressers
Washington diary reports a sharp barber shortage across the metro area. Shop owners blame low pay and long hours as young workers seek other trades. Union secretary treasurer Bovello notes only 12 new barbers in the region this spring, with half likely leaving the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles J. Bovello
AFL Barbers
Union
Bovelio
Boveilo
Roger P. Royal
Royal
Lions Hear Growth in Use of Natural Gas
Raymond C. Brehaut of Frederick Gas Co spoke at the Lions Club luncheon on growth in natural gas use. He cited extensive gas pipelines, ample reserves for 50 years, and cheap transport with new sources from coal and oil labs. He noted corrosion resistant pipe and low maintenance while quipping the gas flow equals four coal trains. Guests included William Murtha Ardmore Pa Goodloe Jackson Cumberland John Hartzier Eureka IL and Dr Bernard M Davis Jr Frederick. Dr Noel H Gross presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond C. Brehaut
Frederick Gas Company
Lions Club
Brehaut
Lions Group
New Bridge To Change View In Brunswick Maryland
The transition with a modern Potomac bridge is evident in Brunswick as clearing progresses and old businesses disappear. The Swank Building is razed while W W and W G Demery supervise teardown to clear East Potomac Street for bridge access. Bowers Construction Co. advances river piers on Maryland and Virginia sides as a river-crossing road takes shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Potomac
Swank
Peoples Home
East Potomac Street
W. W
W. G. Demery
Bowers Construction Co
Maryland
Virginia
Clarksburg Optimist Club Picnic Highlights Members
Clarksburg Optimist Club held a July 6 picnic at Kings Clarksburg Park with many members and guests present from Frederick and Rockville clubs. Rev Bob Meyers of McKim Boys Haven spoke as main guest, recounting early boy work and inviting visits. A second note reports a July 4 children’s party for Victoria George at Schroeder with family and friends visiting, plus a Maryland civil defense training announcement for volunteer firemen in five counties on July 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Optimist Club
King’s
Clarksburg Park
Optimist
Jack Ammon
John A. Anderson
Paul Burner
Austin W. Hammond
Henry C. Hough
Theodore A. Jordan
Weaver H. Kimball
James R. King
Ora H. King
Raymond King
Elbert H. Koontz
Ralph F. Martz
Harold M. Pease
Arnold 5. Price
J. Wm. Purdum
Orman Z. Rippeon
Lewis H. Rockenhauser
Ww. O. Rose
Augustine G. Wickless
Richard M. Withide
Frederick Club
Lease Bussard
Ernest Stephens
Lloyd Stup
Victor S. Palmer
Charles Ritchie
Charles Woodward
Rockville
Bob Meyers
McKim Boys Haven
Baltimore
Clarence Day
Edward Deets
David Brandenburg
Forest Snyder
T. A. Jordan
Charline Graham
William Purdum
Paul Warfield
Calvin Burdett
T. A. Jordan, Jr
Alien Burdette
Bill Hammond
Richard Wilbide
Weaver Kimball
Ann Snyder
Charles Toth
Henry Hough
Oliver King
F. Jordan
Rebecca Belcher
W. O. Rosey
Arnold Price
Ammon
Frederick
King
Lewis Rockenhauser
Austin A. Hammond
Arnold S. Price
W. O. Rose
Vernon Martens
Lease Buzzard
Optimist International
Robert Meyers
Meyers
McKim Boys Club
Victoria George
Schroeder
George T. Schroeder, Jr
Edward L. Pease
West Fourteenth Street
Linda Ann Culler
Betsie Handley
Susan Hammond
Diana Faye Am
Maryland Civil Defense
Sherley Ewing
Maryland
Washington Area
Scout Train Jamboree Departure For Los Angeles Trip
Fight city boys and their leader will ride the Jamboree special train leaving Washington at four this afternoon for the Boy Scout gathering in Los Angeles. Four Brunswick and Pt. of Rocks scouts also ride, with sightseeing routes via Chicago and other stops. Arrival in LA set for July 15 at 10 a.m., encampment 14 miles from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fight City
Washington
Boy Scout International
Los Angeles
Brunswick
Pt. of Rocks
California
Chicago
Maryland
Frederick
Union Station
Anuway Carlos Gti
Boy Scouts
Jett
Charles E. Stup
Philip Stberi
Willard Rudy
Daniel Willard
Charles Broadrup
Henry Berger
Robert Broadrup
Robert Hammond
Ronald Garling
Burkittsville Postmaster Loses Case on Assault Charge
Samuel L. Brown a Burkittsville postmaster grocer faced a suspended sentence after Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr heard that his wife and daughter testified to an assault on the porch of their jointly owned home. Brown denied the charge and an appeal was indicated by his counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel L. Brown
Burkittsville
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Brown
E. Austin James
T. West Claggett
Charles A. Price
Connie
Mommie
Sheffield
Jsentente
Bear sighting near Weverton ends in local lore
A 350 pound black bear is described by a Frederick area observer after sighting from a Potomac river cabin near Weverton. The creature crossed the Co. O. Canal road and disappeared into the wooded ridge, with no further reports to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weverton
Joe Jimes
Ascapee
Westminster Contracting
Potomac River
Virginia
Maryland
Bruin
Frederick
Garrett County to have livestock laboratory
Baltimore July 9 The University of Maryland Board of Regents voted to create a livestock laboratory for Garrett County with about 75,000 dollars worth of equipment and a part time technician. The county must provide the building and facilities. Edward F. Holter said the lab will aid farmers in checking poultry flocks cattle and swine for disease as many now must travel to Hagerstown or rely on curtailed West Virginia University services. Garrett County farms include 150 000 turkeys 400 000 broiler chickens and rising beef cattle numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
University of Maryland Board of Regents
Garrett County
Edward F. Holter
Middletown
Regents’ Committee On Agriculture
State Grange
Arthur L. Brueckner
Livestock Sanitary Service
Maryland
Hagerstown
West Virginia University
Garrett
Allegany County
Holter
Missing Boy Found After Five Hours In Woods
Edward Huebner a 22 month old son of Dr and Mrs Robert J Huebner vanished from near Sjams ville yesterday. A large search with Sheriff State Police and Deputies located him barefoot in a woods quarter mile from home after about five hours. He was sunburned with scratches but otherwise unharmed welcomed his father's and mother's arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Huebner
Robert J. Huebner
Sjamsville
Eddie
R. Paul Buhrman
Sarrack
B. Sergt
W. W. Corbin
Glenn Bowman
A. G. Kedden
R. C. Dishong
Huebner
Haugh
Noogie
Fox
Four Artists To Give Street Demonstrations
Four Loudoun County artists will demonstrate on Waterford streets during a Waterford Foundation art fair. Elizabeth Beer Jane Poh Esther Thomas and E B White work at easels as Loudoun Sketch Club members stage the show. Paintings will be exhibited at the Red Barn and the Tin Shop with free admission from 9 am to 6 pm Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterford
Loudoun County
Waterford Foundation
Elizabeth Beer
Jane Poh
Esther Thomas
E. B. White
Loudoun Sketch Club
Red Barn
Tin Shop
Equality finds in Sandy Point Park facilities
Federal Judge W Calvin Chesnut ruled that Sandy Point State Park's facilities for white and Negro visitors are equal and the park may reopen on a segregated basis. He vacated the injunction, saying facilities are substantively and in fact equal, though questions linger about inspection and timing of reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
W. Calvin Chesnut
Sandy Point State Park
Chesnut
Joseph F. Kaylor
Department of Forests and Parks
Sandy Pont
South Beach
Roscoe Brown
New York University
East Beach
Sandy Point
Baby Show Winners Highlight Frederick Event at Baughman's Park
Frederick Recreation Commission hosted a Baby Show at Baughman's Park with 21 entrants and about 120 attendees. Prizes covered crawling, beauty, looks, hair, and friendliness, with winners including Jay Strine, Jimmy Birch, Mark Cook, Diane Horne, Judi Beach, Freddy Nickle, Susan Hoffman, Richard Lee Cook, and Phyllis Smith. Judges were Mrs. John Dudash and Mrs. G S Moberly Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Recreation Commission
Baughman
Babee Park
Jay Strine
Jimmy Birch
Mark Cook
Diane Horne
Judie Beach
Mmost
Freddy Nickle
Susan Hoffman
Richard Lee Cook
Judi Beach
Phyllis Smith
John Dudash
G. S. Moberly
Veterans reunite as Spanish‑American War vets meet after 52 years
John F. Refill of Boyds along with Captain Bremmerman of San Antonio and Harold Reffit of Boyds gathered at Mr. Refill’s home to reminisce about service in the 33rd U. S. A. V. I. in the Philippines from the late 1890s to 1901. Carolton I. Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee of Frederick, Md., serves with the Army at Fort Richardson in Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska. Margaret Knott of Boyds hosted dinner in honor of the veterans, who also received stone mementos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Richardson
U. S. Army
Alaska
Pet
Carolton I. Lee
Charles Lee
Phebus Avenue
Frederick, Md
John F. Refill
Boyds
Bremmerman
San Antonio
Tex
McLean
State Delegate Indicted In Shakedown Over Rezoning
Baltimore July 9 Maur ice J. Scypher a 42 year old lawyer and state delegate was charged with conspiring to shake down WBAL for 15000 dollars. Grand jury heard 11 of 19 witnesses and set bail at 5000. The case involved a rezoning dispute for a site where WBAL planned a higher tower. Scypher represented residents opposing the rezoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maurice J. Scypher
Scypher
WBAL
Seypher
Arthur B. Price
Anselm Sodaro
Sodaro
Soypher
Jack Pollack
House of Delegates
Emmitsburg Inn Operator Dies From Accidental Gunshot Wound
Maurice Keilholtz 57 a well known Emmitsburg native and former White House Inn operator died Tuesday night at Annie Warner Hospital Gettysburg from accidental gunshot wounds to chest and abdomen according to coroner Dr Crist. He was found conscious several hours after the discharge while crossing a field near the Sisters of Charity property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Keilholtz
Emmitsburg
White House
Annie Warner Hospital
Gettysburg
Keilholtz
Crist
Adams County
Sisters of Charity
VFW
Easter Seals drive raises 5799 in Frederick County
Frederick County residents contributed 5799.02 to the Easter Seal campaign in Maryland, an increase of about 533 over 1952. The rise came despite fewer appeal letters, with coin boxes and Easter Lilies sales boosting totals. Nearby counties also showed varied results as Camp Green Top hosts 100 disabled children for eight weeks of outdoor care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Maryland Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Frederick County
Red Men and Daughters of Pocahontas
Carrel
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Montgomery Co
Linden Hills Playground
Kennu Rady
Denny
Randy Ahait
Keery Gordon
Marie Keilhottz
Jean Keyser
June Rice
Hellenei
Finland
Urho Kekkones
Agrarian Party
Russia
Nis Jfourth
Martinsomg
W. Va
Post 261
Sanitary Laundry
State Roads Commission
Baltimore County
Yugoslavia
Belgrade I
Nlewepar
Rey
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