Quarantine Demanded at Chestnut Lodge Sanatorium
Rockville officials push quarantine at Chestnut Lodge Sanatorium after 13 polio cases since July 1. City councilman Milner urges confinement on grounds and daily well tests, while health authorities doubt quarantine efficacy and warn polio may not be waterborne. Johns Hopkins experts to join outbreak study.
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Rockville
Chestnut Lodge
J Waren Milner
Milner
John MacDonald
Daniel R. Weddle
W.L. Ellicott
Montgomery County
Ellicott
Edward Davens
Bureau of Preventive Medicine
State Health Department
National Institute of Health
Johns ‘Hopkins University
Howard A. Howe
Philip Sartweil
Mahoney Aims for Governor Bid in Maryland
Baltimore July 16 George P. Mahoney a twice defeated candidate for major Maryland offices appears ready to run in the Democratic primary for governor next spring He has visited multiple counties and built a PR staff including Laurence Gonder He has not filed the 270 fee but acts like a candidate as Maryland circling support across the state
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Baltimore
George P. Mahoney
Maryland
Mahoney
William Preston Lane
U. S
J. Glenn Beall
Senate
Carroll
Harford
Allegany
Charles
Howard
Laurence Gonder
Washington Wire Service
Taneytown Picnic and Church Society Notes
Community update from Taneytown detailing a Golden Rule Class picnic at Taneytown Memorial Park on August 4, with a plan for members to display fancy work at the next firemen’s carnival. It also notes a Trinity Mission Circle gathering on the parsonage lawn, with music by the Simmons brothers and an Indian handwork exhibit, plus travels of local residents in the prior week.
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Tanexytown
Grace E. and
R. Church
Taneytown Memorial Park
Blanche Miller
Kaye Mohney
Raymond Wantz
Warren
New England
Canada
Trinity Mission Circle
Women’s Missionary Society of
Tamiy Lutheran Church
Glenn L. Sabs
Doty Robb
Andrew Alexander
Mary Louie Alexander
Jer Xels
John Chenweth
Martin Zimmerman
Nazom Baumgardner
Dorothy Alexander
Nadine Biffle
Stahl
Cher
Emmitsburg and Nearby Residents Hear Social News
A string of visits and family events across Emmitsburg Towson and surrounding areas highlights the week. Mrs Hudson Rhodes and children stayed with her parents the Ancans Jr while Citronelle visitors James Arnold and family joined relatives here. A coal oil stove at Charles Springer home sparked minor flames with little damage. Lews Orndorff, patient at City Hospital Baltimore, is improving and may go home soon. Various local residents and families attended visits, dinners, and weekends with relatives in Blue Ridge Summit Towson and Baltimore. John R Payne sold two Route 15 properties including a bungalow to Dr George W Green and a two story brick dwelling to Herbert Neighbours. Town council meetings discussed ambulance funds zoning and sewer plans with repairs on North Seton avenue. A traffic light for the square is planned with state road engineers and Potomac Edison. Residents urged clearing vacant lots of weeds. Several Emmitsburg and Towson residents shared weekend visits with family in Baltimore Oneida and Bonneauville. The infant daughter of Vincent D Topper was baptized Marianne at St Josephs Church with Dr and Mrs Joseph Gallo of Oneida NY as sponsors.
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Emmitsburg
Hudson Rhodes
Towson
L. Ancan, Jr
Benjamin Topper
Citronelle
Ala
James Arnold
Royal Sire Company
Charles Springer
Lews Orndorff
City Hospital
Baltimore
Joseph Gullo
Oneida
Guy Topper
Joseph Wivell
Roy Wivell
Japan
Walter T Shorb
St Anthony's
Donald Sloner
Charles B. Shorb
Blue Ridge “Summit
Jimmie Brown
James Brown
Washington
Donald Stoner
Charles Shorb
Villa St. Michael
Genevieve Miller
John R. Payne
Town
George W. Green
Herbert Neighbours
Thomas P. Frailey
Louise Sebold
Seton Avenue
State Roads Commission
Potomac Edison Co
Mararet Kirbs
Rodney Sneeringer
Hanover
Arthur Kirby
Roger Goulden
James
Francis Staley
Susan. Westmingler
Ida Goulden
Vivian
Ann
Warthen
Rudolph Warthen
Arthur Wetzel
Thomas Gephart
Bonneauville
Alan *Gelwicks
John McMahons
McSherrystown
Alex Deatherage
Charles Haridagen
Army
Fort Meade
Vincent Agen
Vivian Topper
Donald Topper
Vincent D. Topper
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
John D. Sullivan
Joseph Gallo
Oneida, N. Y
Tet
Marianne
Union Bridge Social Snippets Show Visits and Trips
Union Bridge residents share visits from Michigan and Virginia relatives while local families tour the West. Church groups host gatherings at homes, birthdays are noted, and local ladies perform songs and readings during a church women’s meeting with casual hospitality and refreshments.
Francis Scott Key Post 11 Installs Its New Officers
Francis Scott Key Post 11 of the American Legion held installation ceremonies at the Legion Home. George E Van Fossen was installed as commander by J Edward Walters with other officers named including J Robert Edwards as first vice commander and George F E Phobus as second vice commander. The session included remarks by retiring commander Edward A Crowther and presentation of the Child Welfare citation to the post. The roster stood at 823 members, with awards for new memberships and renewals announced.
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George E. van Fossen
Scott Key Post
American Legion
Legion
Maryland Department
J. Edward Walters
van Féssen
Robert E Clapp, Jr
J. Robert Edwards
George FE
Phobus
H. Q. Miller
Donald G Schley
Guy W. Nusz
Clapp
Herbert S. Hahn Jr
George E.remsberg, Jr
Clyde C. Young, Jr
Nevin S. , Baker
James G. Conroy
Rodney Lentz
N. Wilson Schley
van Fossen
Miller
H. Karl Harner, Jr
Oliver JT. Kolb
Adelaide S McGee
David M. Kemp
Department National Security
Edward Crowther
Crowther
Mary Holdcraft
Katherine Stull
Department of Child Welfare
Unit
Edna Yelton
Virginia Miller
Alvyey M. Norwood
Department
AL. Dennis
Dorchester
Cambridge
J. Albert Saffer
Maryland
Wellers
Saffer
Edwards
State Department
Alvey Norwood
Roy J. Clift
Harman Staley
David M Kemp
Wilbur W. Baker
McCurdy Field
Local notes on family events and illnesses in Boyds
Mrs Donald Nicholson remained bedbound with virus pneumonia last week and could not attend her father in law Thomas Nichelson's funeral in July. she is improving. LeRoy Bennett welcomed a son at Sandy Spring Hospital. A family dinner at the William Dorseys hosted about twenty five relatives. Mrs Rufus Gilliam and three children with relatives stayed at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Vir Robert Triplett and son from North Carolina visited the Gilliam home for a week. Mrs Smith Horse's birthday dinner on July 8 was hosted by her daughter Mrs Vernon Russell of Takoma Park. Jean Spring visited classmate Miss Mary Day of Clarksburg. Gloria Spring returned Saturday from a two week visit.
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Charles Morningstar
Wheaton Heights
Barbara Bennett
Mary Elien i Simpson
Suffolk
Russell Bennett, Jr
John
Little Nancy Shorts
Rocksville
Beulah Orms
Preston Weaver
Tall Timbers
Po-tomac
Christian Endeavor Sobiety
Boyds Church
Vernon Vail
James J. Kerr
Joan Spring
Abs
Robert ‘Burkell
Washington Grove
Hinkley Burkett
Boyds
Women’s Missionary Society of
Courtney Wade
Buck Lodge
Boyds Boyds
Donald Nicholson
Thomas Nichelson
LeRoy Bennett
Sandy Spring Hospital
William Dorseys
Rufus Gilliam
Jack Echaum
Rehoberh Beach
Del
Robert Triplett
North Carolina
Gilliam
Smith
Vernon Russell
Takoma Park
Jean Spring
Jean Spring Spent A Few Days Recently Visiting Her Classmate Miss Mary Day
Clarksburg
Gloria Spring
Protests Over Night Driving Ban for Women Taxi Drivers
In Baltimore on July 16 Miss Elizabeth Brown of the National Woman's Party condemned proposals to bar women from night taxi driving for protection. She urged police protect all citizens’ lawful pursuits and opposed government restrictions. Prescott Reelected Endorsed by Frederick County Bar Association in Rockville.
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Baltimore
Relen Elizabeth Brown
National Woman's Party
Beverly Ober
Mise Brown
Police Department
Miss Brown
Prescott
Frederick County Bar Association
Gambdrili State Park
Steadman Prescott
Rockville
Sith dJudinal
Bolivar Social Notes Roundup in Bolivar West Virginia
Recent visitors to Bolivar include Gua Walters, John Schaeffer and Alta Nicewaner of Baltimore. A youth group hob o party at Bolivar Methodist church featured refreshments. Local families from Martinsburg Hagerstown Leesburg and Washington D C visited relatives here or spent weekends away. The Kent twins Rev W H Kent and James Kent celebrated their 14th birthday. Several residents traveled to Washington for a baseball game and a trip to Niagara Falls. A new baby girl Joyce Lawrence was born to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Muse of Leesburg. The W S C S met at Camp Hill Methodist. Many local households were noted for weekend visits and day trips.
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Bolivar - Bolivar
W. Va
B. C. Spensier
Gua Walters
John Schaeffer
Alta Nicewaner
Baltimore
C. D. Garten
Bolivar Methodist Church
Mise Betty Garten
RF. Mason
Martinsburg
C. D. Cost
Hagerstown
John Glover
Terry Glover
Charles Zombro
Boyce
J. K. Maury
Marie Oden
Bolivar
Kent
Rev
W. H. Kent
James Kent
Fred Leenhower
Seth Logden
Briscoe Demory
Washington, D. C
Walter E. Jenkins
Camp Aa
Earl Hampshire
Harpers Ferry
Carl Jenkins
Lawrence Muse
Leesburg
Leesburg Hospital
Joyce Lawrence
Muse
Gentry Muse
Bruce Clabaugh
Silver Spring
Norman Clabaugh
F.yoakum
Bolivar Heights
Roger Yoakum
Reddy
Donald Langhorn
Bethesda
Braddock Heights
Dewey Meadows
Strother Watson
Clifton Butts
Harry Hager
Joyce
Charles’ Backies
Lester W. Potts
Waukegan
Camp Hill Methodist Church
W. E. Jenkins
Camp Hill
Jenkins
Blinsworth McConnell
Alexandria
Robert Fields
and Airs
Laughlin Mater
Harvey Staubs
Niagara Falls
Charles Powers
Land
Richard Whitigar
J. L. Eackles
Milton Menefeeland
Washington, D.C
Robert Menefee
Bolsivar
Milton Maisel
Mrs Claude Swanson Ii Dead Of Complications
Mrs Claude A Swanson widow of the former Navy secretary died in Washington hospital from complications after a broken hip. She, a Richmond native, had been active in social work and came to Washington after marrying Swanson in 1973. Surviving are Douglas Hall and two grandchildren. funeral at 9 am EST tomorrow at Christ Episcopal Church, burial in Hollywood Cemetery Richmond.
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Washington
Claude A. Swanson
Douglas Hall
Washington, D. C
Christ Episcopal Church
Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond
Hall
Martha Contey
Charles H. Conler
Gailtord
Sear Frederick
Braddock Heights 14 year old wins soap box derby
Robert Gosnell of Braddock Heights, a 14 year old, won the sixth annual Frederick Tri County Soap Box Derby with car No 27 racing for Turner Realty Co of Frederick. He defeated Class B champion Bobby Poole in a sultry day of heated competition amid heats, ties and reruns.
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Robert Gosnell
Braddock Heights
Frederick
Heights Aweller
Bobby Poole
Frederick High School
Carlos Gosnell
Maryland Avenue
Charles Gosnell
Gosnell
Turner Realty Co
Delbert Null
William E. Poole
Akron
Robert Gosner
Samuel Boyer
Oscar Summers
Middle Alley
Boyer
Summers
Finsey's Cabinet Shop
James Bryant
Fred Wahl
Larry Layman
Fred Holland
Terrance Stockman
William Shepley
William Offutt
Roger Lowe
Penny Callas
Earl James
Ronald Baker
Henry Brown
James Ross
Kurt Andrews
Bobby ,Poole
Ronald Young
Donald Whipp
xLayman
Donny ‘Loun
Holland
Richard Fogle
Richard Hawkins
Ibye
Robert Trout
Jerry Wachter
Joe Stine
Robert Powers
Barger
David Yinger
Holgate Grove
John Main
Tommy Welsh
Jimmy Hurst
Richard Keeney
Jerry Neal
Robert Lawson
Bobby Titlow
Robert Gostwell
Welsh
Holgate
City To Issue More Bonds In Frederick Maryland
Frederick City officials voted unanimously to issue 550000 dollars in bonds for storm water sewers paving streets and other improvements. They denied a public hearing on a zoning change for the Young tract adjoining Camp Detrick and awarded a rebuilding contract on East South street for an east west one way system.
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Frederick City
Young
Camp Detrick
L. R. Waesche and Sons, Inc
Benjamin 5. Rosenstock
W. Jerome Offutt
E. Austin James
Edward J. Smith
Richard E. Zimmerman
Herman E. Fisher
Washington
Zimmerman
Harry Rosenfeld
Rosenfel Company
Weald Perm' Mere Mewiar
Fisher
Kr. Fisher
Warame? Corporation
Jeast
Seventh ‘Street
Loudoun School Board Reelects Myers Chairman Leesburg
Douglass N. Myers of Waterford is re elected chairman of the Loudoun County School Board. James W. Ashton becomes vice chairman with Ruth M. Emerick as clerk and C. L. Emerick as deputy clerk. Board adds an extra teacher at Arcola and converts Leesburg High coal room to classroom space for 35 pupils. New oil heating unit installed at Leesburg High. Peabody scholarships of 300 each awarded to Doris Cramn and James P. Edsondsen. Appointments include Akie grades 6 7 Virginia S Elgin home economics Nancy Ellis Round Hill grades and 7 William F Stansberry Bann eker principal Fred E Drummond Douglas High commercial Wilbur Taylor and Willis ville Miss Eunice Richardson primary
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Leesburg
Douglass N. Myers
Waterford
Loudoun County
James W. Ashton
Ruth M. Emerick
C. L. Emerick
Arcola
Leesburg High
Peabody
Doris Cramn
James P. Edsondsen
Akiie
Virginia S. Elgin
Nancy Ellis
Round Hill
William F. Stansberry
Banneker
Fred E. Drummond
Stevenson to Speak Chicago Rally Sept 11
Adlai E Stevenson will deliver his first major post trip speech at a Midwest Democratic rally in Chicago on September 11, according to his office. The event marks his return from a round the world tour and underscores his national profile.
Cab Driver Stabbed to Death in Baltimore Robbery
Baltimore cab driver dies after telling police three men stabbed and robbed him. Two suspects were rounded up by police.
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Baltimore
Harpers Ferry Park Land Transferred By Officials
West Virginia officials and residents gathered in Harpers Ferry to transfer land for a National Monument to the National Park Service. Maryland faces delays over 700 acres on its side as state officials seek formal ownership amid ongoing legal work.
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Huell Warren
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
West Virginia
National Park Service
Harepers Ferry National Monument
Okey L. Patteson
Shenandoah
Potomac Rivers
Camp Hill
Elwood Cox
Richmond
National Shrine
Maryland
Park Service
Potomac
John Browns
Federal Arsenal
Joseph F. Kaylor
Mey
Harper's Ferry
Cox
Carl J. Johnson
West Virginia Conservation Commission
William C.marland
J. E. McLaughlin
State Commission, of Agriculture
Pitt O’brien
Andrew Buckman
Industry and Publicity Commission
Kermit McKeever
R. H
U. S
M. M. Neely
Harley Staggers
Keyser
Clarence Martin, Jr
Martinsburg
W. P. C. Perry
Charles Town
House of Delegates
Jennings Randolph
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Park Services
Trash Piles Up At Montgomery Homes
Montgomery County trash piles grew Friday as a 1 percent strike by Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission workers continued into a second day. Drivers demand $57.50 weekly or a five day work week. negotiations were ongoing with refuse engineer Charles Joyce after a meeting with strikers. The commission argued its crews are paid better than peers in the metropolitan area.
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Montgomery County
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
Harry Shaw
Commission
Shaw
Charles Joyce
iMetropolitan
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Union Bridge
Cniva Prauve
William Main Jr
Miami
Fia
Carl Mullinix
Pontiac
Mich
Kenneth Alling
Westminster
Charles Minnick Jr
Richmond, Va
Methodist Church
William Griffin
Marlin Crabbs
Lounne Nusbaum
Asbury Methodist Home
Gaithersbore
Ella Zumbrum
Frank P. Rohn
Ralph Canizeo Daines
West
Earl Hevner
Carrie Reese
North
Church of the Brethren of Union Bridge
Fairney Memorial
Boonsdere
William Mair
Guess
Bonnie Quesenbury
Jean Abbott
Dorothy Lee Harleys
Patrick Roop
Pane
Mra
Maurice McDaniel
Mra Lemuel Harley
Francis Scott Key Post
Shank
St.James
Linwood Church
Bart
Grinder
U. 5S. Army
Maurice Grinder
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Germany
Jane K.grinder
Robert Whitmore
Mercy Hospital
Cora Buckingham
University Hospital
New Windsor
Maurice Smith
Uniontown
Frederick Memorial Hospital
George E. van Foessen
N. W. Etzler Company
Mary, James and Charles
Saratoga Village
E. C.lanner
Frederick County Agricultural Society
Fair Ground
Biggs Avenue
Willow
Redwood Avenues
The
Catoctin Construction Company
Harpers Ferry Park
Montgomery Homes
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