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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1961
Page
10
Front page items from The News of Frederick Maryland include local notices and brief reports dated July 19 1961. Highlights cover community happenings, public notices, and short updates from the area.
Atty Gen Thomas B Finan is among speakers at the American Legion 43rd annual four day convention opening in Baltimore. Delegates will attend memorial services and elect officers as the event ends Saturday. The concurrent American Legion Auxiliary meeting at Emerson Hotel will elect officials on Friday with Mrs C Alphonsa Needy and Mrs Worley Van Camp contending for the top post amid department awards.
A list of historical anniversaries highlights the 1649 founding of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in New England led by Rev. John Eliot, 1861 Cuban prize vessels by Sumter, 1902 John J. McGraw with the New York Giants, and a 1960 collision of two Navy destroyers off Long Beach. It also notes births of Mordecai Noah in 1783 and Samuel Colt in 1814 with brief biographical notes.
The article recalls Samuel Colt and his 1835 revolver and later government orders for Mexican War use, plus his harbor defenses inventions and underwater telegraph cable. It also lists today's birthdays including A. J. Cronin and Lt. Gen. Harold L. George, and reports an accident in Braddock Heights involving William Lewis Fulmer and Edward William Poole with Poole charged for speed.
State Police charged Benjamin T. Greenberg of Baltimore with reckless driving and William Barrick of Emmitsburg with failing to drive on the right after a 5:45 p.m. collision on Annapolis Road near Emmitsburg. Total damage estimated at 500 dollars. Greenberg’s car 300 dollars and Barrick’s 200 dollars. The crash occurred on a sharp bend, involving a 1961 Chevrolet and a 1955 Mercury. Trooper E. F. Tracey investigated.
A Tuesday report notes 20 percent defect rate for two models the Zhiguli 59 and the Neman. Faults delayed deliveries and caused distribution issues. Six percent of sold units required repairs within the six month guarantee period.
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