Polio Outbreak Among Nurse Students At Chesnut Lodge
Six student nurses at Chesnut Lodge Sanitarium near Rockville Maryland contracted polio since July 1. One fully recovered, four to be transferred to George Washington University Hospital, and another undergoing treatment. Gamma globulin given to nurses under 30. swimming at employee pond restricted. intensified monitoring by county and state health departments with NIH specialists assisting.
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Rockville
Chesnut Lodge Sanitarium
George Washington University Hospital
Dexter L. Bullard
The
Sanitarum
Sanitarium
Montgomery County
Edward Davens
Bureau of Preventive Medicine
Maryland Health Department
Baltimore
Bullard
National Institute of Health
Death notices and obituaries from Frederick area
Deaths include Harry J Shaefer a 69 year old railroad retiree found dead from natural causes in Frederick. Annie M Craver aged 87. Mrs Henry M Bowman aged 78. Edgar Fahrney a longtime credit manager. Mrs Mary Faulkner Faulkner 77. Mary Ann Taverner Faulkner. George W Hollar retired railroad engineer 67. Roscoe H Shank 56. Miss Mary C Speck 72. Thomas W Gaines 81. George Elmer Filler 8 10. Mrs Nellie R Zimmerman 63. multiple funeral details and local church affiliations noted.
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Harry J
Harry Joseph Shaefer
Samuel Eppsley
East Third Street
Ben Phebus
Henry
Rose Bruchey Shhaefer
Bruce DeLauter
East Churea Street
St. John’s Church
Mt. Olivet
St. John’s Holy Name Society
Funeral Home
M. R. Etchisor
George W. Hollar
Seventh Avenue
Brunswick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
George W
Mary Glover Hollar
Ella MacFadely Hollar
Thelma Redman
Rohrersville
Raymond Hollar
Hazel Darcenzio
Union Cemetery
Lovettsville
Roscoe BM. Shank
Roscoe H. Shank
Middletown
Hagerstown
Washington County Hospital
Otho J
Sarah Chine Shank
Potomer Edison Co
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Keedysville
J. Albert Shank
Boon
Harry W. Zimmerman
Nellie R. Zimmerman
East
Patrick Street
Zimmerman
Frederick
George T
Levi Lease Roderick
Frederick County
Calvary Methodist Church
Bright Jewels
Womans’ Society of Christian Service
Mothers and Teachers Club
Republican Women’s Club
Jug Bridge Club
Harry W Zimmerman
Hl, Walker Zimmerman, Jr
Nathan W. Troxell
Elmer E. Thomas
G. Edgar Roderick
Walkersville
Harry Walker Zimmerman
Sharon
Carol Troxell
East Patrick Street
Mount Olivet
C. BE. Cline and Son
Forney Hurt In Showroom Fall Through Window
Jack Forney, longtime Tivoli Theater manager and now sales rep for Frederick Motor Company Farm Store, was severely injured after plunging through a plate glass showroom window. Shop workers applied a temporary tourniquet and he was rushed to Frederick Memorial Hospital, where surgery followed. His condition was listed as satisfactory.
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Louis C
Jack” Forney
Frederick Motor Company
South
Wisner Street
Forney
Tivoli Theater
Paul Miller
Ayaces
United
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Funerals of Local Residents Held in Middletown Area
Obituaries record multiple funeral services at Middletown area homes for Clifford Francis Ahalt Nathan Joseph England Emmua Virginia Haller and Martin Luther Cordell. Rev Zirkle Alt house Harpold Kuschel and local pallbearers led services with interments at Middletown Lutheran and Mount Olivet cemeteries.
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Clifford Francis Ahalt
Middletown
Martin Zirkle
Warren
Robert Roelke
Dorsey
Louis
Maurice
Russell Ahalt
Middletown Lutheran Cemetery
Gladhill Company
East
Patrick Street
Nathan Joseph England
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Paul Althouse
Evangelical Reformed Church
Henri L. G. Kieffer
Mt Olivet
Marion England
Walter England
Hood England
Houd England
Joseph Griffin
F. Roas Myers
Harry E. Carty
Emmua Virginia Haller
Jacob L.haller
Urbana
East Patrick Street
W C. Harpold
Urbana Methodist Church
John W. Kuschel
Frederick Pangle
Dee Schaeffer
Russell Strube
Roy Myers
Windsor Yingling
Lewis Kerman
Mount Olivet Cemetery
C. E. Cline
Sos
Martin Luther Cordell
Doubs
Lattimore
Fast Church Street
Roger Gerbel
Haymerd Smith
Donald Raneeberger
Wiliam ©. Brews
Conley W. Brews
George Bieseing
Elvin Bartlett
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Fairfield
Martha Cool Baker
William Cool
R. D
Francis McCullough
James Weikert
Leo Topper
Francis Shultz
William McClear
L. Allison
John W. Lawson
Rockville
Frederick County
Laytonssille i
Warren A. Firth
Robe Windger
Edgar Davis
Thomas McDonough
Vincent Biser
Ray Pearl
Ollie Baker
Roy W Barber
Miss Ross Weds Mr Maddux In All Saints Church
Miss Helen Ross wed Franklin Webster Maddux in All Saints Episcopal Church as a large guest list attended the afternoon ceremony. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Gordon Lavington Todd and George J. Ross 2nd, wore a portrait neckline gown with embroidered organdy, veil, and carried a white prayer book. Attendants included Miss Wilma Jean Posen and bridesmaids in white organdy with pale pink accents. After a reception at the Francis Scott Key Hotel, the couple left for a wedding trip to Fort Sill Oklahoma. Mr Maddux has a commission in the Army.
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All Saints Episcopal Church
Helen Ross
Frankin Webster Maddux
Gordon Lavington Todd
Watkins Acres
George J. Ross
Thorn
Cali
H. Ross Walker
West College Terrace
Maddux
Thomas Henderson
Remington
Ida Schryver
Granville
N. Y
Jdn M
Marshall
Marice D. Ashbury
John Walker Ashbury
T Brooke Green
J. D. Duve
Westervert Romaine
Saint John’s Episcopal Church
Lafayette Square
Washington
Stephanotis
Wilma Jean Posen
North Hollywood
California
Carol Lane
This City
Thomas Summers
Douglas Quakies
Fredericksburg
Marilyn Heck
Princeton
W. Va
Franklin Webster Maddux
Thomas Henderson Maddux
Jjr
Pittstburgh
John D. Hendrickson
Warren Koontz
Lynchburg
Douglas Quarles
Warren Goddard
Richmond
Francis Scott Key
Walker
Schryver
Ida M. Maddux
Fort Sill
Oklo
Army
Mrrs
Brenau College
Gainsville
Tri Delta
Mary Washington College
Virginia
Episcopal School
Virginia Military Institute
Lexingston
R. A
Turner
Yardley
Lucy Robertson
Robert Perkins
New Night Photography Flare Reported Ready
The Air Force unveils a powerful new night flare for air photog raphy big enough to ignite reports of flying saucers. First tested secretly in 1951 near Windsor Locks Connecticut the 10 million candlepower device caused streams of calls from frightened observers and officials. The flare is a magnesium beacon attached to a reconnaissance plane wing and controlled by the pilot.
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Washington
Air Force
Windsor Locks
Conn
Detroit
Prisoner May Undergo Specialist Examination After Bank Robbery
One of two men held for the Peoples Bank of Libertytown robbery may be moved to Baltimore for a medical specialist evaluation. Gil bert Littles, 37, Harrisburg Pa, is paralyzed in a left arm and leg and nearly deaf, with a gunshot wound to the neck last January and a heart condition. Police say his medical status could delay trial but not the grand jury, which convenes next Tuesday with other suspects in the armed robbery and related charges.
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Peoples Bank of Libertytown
Gilbert Littles
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Charles A. Price
Littles
Tiles
Market and
All Saints Street
Donald A. Tucker
Market Street
Lassie Archer
Steelton, Pa
Richard Waiters
Frank Allen
Niagara
Richard Walker
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Road Resurfacing Nears Completion at Emmitsburg Road
GETTYSBURG July 13 The State Highway Department expects to finish resurfacing of the Emmitsburg Road from the Peach Orchard to the borough line this week then shift operations a mile and a quarter from the New Oxford line to the Alwine Brick Co Road J William Kendliehart Jr county maintenance supervisor said The Emmitsburg Road resurfacing will complete the project from the Maryland line to the Gettysburg line Significant shoulder work remains on the stretch north from the Peach Orchard Kendliehart stated
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Gettysburg
State Highway Department
Emmitsburg Road
Peach Orchard
Borough
New Oxford
Alwine Brick Co
J. William Kendliehart Jr
Emmitsburg
Maryland Line
Kendiehart
Bastille Day Clash Leaves Dozens Dead and Wounded in Paris
On Bastille Day in Paris a clash between police and about 2,000 North African demonstrators killed seven from the North African contingent and wounded 130 others. The incident followed a heavy rain and the arrival of police on duty, with 90 officers hurt and 18 seriously. About 50 demonstrators were wounded, 45 seriously.
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Paris
Stock market decline persists amid ongoing resistance
The New York market continues to slip as declines dominate trading while notable resistance remains firm, signaling ongoing weakness in overall investor sentiment. The day shows continued downward pressure despite efforts to support prices.
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New York U
DeMolays Celebrate 30th Anniversary In Frederick Chapter
Frederick DeMolay mark thirty years with a three day celebration starting Friday. Honor includes the original officers from July 20, 1923 led by Melvin Engle Thomas Schaeffer and George Cramer. Current roster houses eighty to ninety active members aged 14 to 21.
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Frederick
Order of DeMolay
Melvin M. Engle
Thomas J. Schaeffer
George T. Cramer
Engle
Schaeffer
A. and P. Tea Company
Chambersburg
Cramer
Monecacy Motors, Inc
Lloyd B. Winebrewer
Frank S. Griffin
Roger B. Snouffer
Eugene B. Hallam
Worldwide Boys
Enoch Royal Arch Masons
Frederick Leity
Walter H. Duvall
Guy .K. Motter
Howard A. Gross
S. Charles Hoover
Oliver C. Warehime
Edward FE. Burgess
Samuel G. Duvall
Arthur W. Herbert
Edgar K. Moore
Henry B. Ramsburg
Eugene S. Hallam
Kenneth H. Haller
Frank H. Hedges
D Jr
George T. Hendrix
Randolph A. Horine
Walker N. Jolliffe, Jr
Raymond T. Kelley
Granville M.layman
W. Claude Lutman
Edwin W. MacGill
Milburn C. Magaha
John W. Martz
Russell L. Michael
Clayton E. Morgan
Claude H. Porter
Charles L. Shew‘bridge
Bernard T. Smith
Roger ¥. Snouffer
J. Earl Solt
Philip i Wertheimer
Alton C. Whitmore
Lloyd B
Boy Scouts Arrive in Jamboree City California
Scouts of many states pour into Jamboree City California for the 1953 National Boy Scout Jamboree. The 3000 acre camp near the Pacific coast swells as 20 special trains and other travelers bring an estimated 30 000 boys and leaders as the jamboree opens Friday with arrivals from New York Illinois Pennsylvania Wisconsin Michigan North Dakota Indiana Alabama Mississippi Washington D C Virginia Ohio Tennessee Louisiana New Jersey and Florida.
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Calif
America
Mecca
Pacific
California
New York
Iliness
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Michigan
North Dakota
Indiana
Alabama
Mississippi
Washingt
D. C
Virginia
Ohio
Tennessee
Louisiana
New Jersey
Fiorida
Auxiliary meets and community events in short notice
The Amvets Auxiliary No. 2 met at the Pest home with Mildred Cassell as president. A family picnic is set for August 3, a fishing party for August 5 at Culler Lake, and a rummage sale for September 26 in Taney Apartments. Prize winners include Pat Zine Gosnell and Pauline Kil. A fatal collision occurred on a Baltimore and Ohio freight line near Uniontown involving a pickup truck injuring Wayne Johnson and LaClair, with severe injuries reported.
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Amvets
Pest No. 2
Pest Home
Mildred Cassell
Irenging
Culler ‘Lake
Taney Apartments
Pat Zine Gosnell
Jackpot
Pauline
Traes Uniontown
Balmore and Ohio
Wayne Johnson
Jincry LaClair
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Chestnut Lodge
Annie M. Craver
Annie Mathilda Craver
Lewistown
Franklin Farms
Grafton
Sarah and Craver
St. John's Lutheran Church
Utica
M. L. Creager and
Henry M. Bowman
Fannie ‘Virginia Bowman
Smithsburg
Jacob and
Louise Swope
Pleasant Valley U. B. Church
Joseph
Lloyd
Walter
Paramount
Ethel Gardner
Edna Dutrow
Wesley Swope
Pleasant Valley
Thurmont
Council
John H. Shaw's Sons Funeral Home
Wilmington
N. C
Methodist Church
Carver’s
C. E. Cline and Son
Edgar L.frushour
Ethel Irene Frushour
Edgar L. Frushour
Wolfsville
Garfield
Creola Horne Winfield
Cyrus Winfield
St. Marks Lutheran Church
Winfield
Elizabeth Barkdoll
Williamsport
Lawrence W
Portsmouth
Kenneth W
U. S. Army
Korea
Doris Smith
Jefferson
Delphin
Dale
Laverne
Alton
Gerald
Austin Kline
Myersville
Jesse Winfield
Fred Winfield
Gaithersburg
Harry Hayes
Glenn Winfield
Carroll Winfield
Edgar Winfield
Paul Winfield
Edgar Fahrney
C. Edgar Fahrney
Stratford Road
Warwick
J. Welty
Lydia E. Fahrney
Frederick High School
University of Baltimore Law School
Finance Company, of America
Noland Plumbing Co
Spartansburg
S. C
Newport News
Lutheran Church
Mystic Shrine
Peninsula Funeral Home
25Th
Chesnut Streets
Peninsula , Cemetery
Mary Faulkner
Purcellville
Mary Ann Taverner Faulkner
W. R. Faulkner
Loudoun County
Jonah
Ruth Hannah Baldwin Tavenner
Philomont
Bethany Methodist Church
Doris Faulkner
Trial Justice Court of
Loudoun
Betsy
Joan Faulkner
Hall
Ebenezer Cemetery
Harry C. Johnson
Barnesville
Raymus Hilliard
Poolesville
William Windsor
New Market
Springfield Hospital
William
Annie Windsor
Isaac’ Pepe
Laytonsville
J. Leon Cage
Woodlawn
W. Barber
Willie FP
Thompoon
Willie P. Thompson
Phebus
Emma V. Martz
Emma Victoria Martz
Willie H. Martz
Guilford
Boonsboro
William Mahlon
Ann Rebecca Routzahn Stull
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Ladies Bible
Church School
East Church Street
M. R. Etchison and Son
Mary C. Speck
Alary C. Speck
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Lef
Samuel
Florence
Thomas W. Gaines
Thomas William Gaines
Leesburg
Fauquier County
Pembrooks
Martha Lynn Gaines
Colonial Funeral Home
John Wood
Sharon Cemetery
Middleburg
George Elmer Filler
Daniel H. and
Elis Virginia Snyder Filler
Filler
Monocacy Valley Canning Company
Glade Valley Baking Company
Elus Virginia Etzler
G. C. Barton
Chapel Cemetery
Libertytown
Jack Forney
FETE
Winchester
C. F. Schenck
Frank Armstrong Jr
J. Pinckney Arifiur
Philip B. Glaize
Jom W. Baldridge
Thomas G. Scully
Bmrive
Miss Ross
Mr. Maddux
H. Earl Smith
Adamstown
Salome Elizabeth Jamison
Joseph A. Jamison
St. John’s Catholic Church
Robert A. Bozell
Clifton W. Burns
Ervie Cecil
Vernal Moore
Elias Zimmerman
David Zimmerman
Carl Fink
St. John’s Cemetery
M. R. Etchigan and Son
Phoenix
Ariz. U
Clarence G. Saisbury
Arizona
Ins
Ismailia
Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
Ackad
T. J. Scheetier
MM. M. Enh
G. T. Cramer
D'Molays
Jamboree City
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