Arson Attempt Probed Near Middletown Home
State Police investigate an attempted arson at John Youngs home on Reno Monument Road about three miles west of Middletown. Goldie Free woke to flames reflecting on a downstairs window and Young extinguished the fire with a garden hose. A rag soaked in gasoline was used to start the blaze. only minor scorching was reported. Trooper Henry I. Stafford is leading the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Young
Reno Monument
Middletown
Young
Miss Goldie Free
Miss Free
Henry I. Stafford
Set Hearing On Tavern License Near City Tavern Controversy
Local residents are expected at a public hearing Monday morning as License Commissioner Louis V. Myers considers William B. Powell of 122 West Patrick street for an onsale beer license for City Tavern at 118 West Patrick street. The tavern has fueled complaints from neighbors and police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Tavern
Louis V. Myers
Circuit Court Room
Court House
William B. Powell
West Patrick Street
John G. Shethorse
Myers
Tax Liens Filed Against Mountain Theater in Maryland
Tax liens totaling 1586.22 have been filed in the Clerk of the Court against Mountain Theater trading as Talent Showcase Inc Braddock Heights. A lien for 499.38 stems from admissions tax and a lien for 1186.94 covers withholding and federal income tax.
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Mountain Theater
Talent Showcase, Inc
Braddock Heights
Library Safe Forced Open At C Burr Ariz Library
Police report a night break in at the C Burr Ariz Library with the safe door forced open. About $28 in daily book rental and fine money stolen. no signs of entry or other disturbances observed. janitor John Palm reported the incident noted around 7 am. a coin package was left behind.
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C. Burr Ariz
Brary
John Palm
Thorouga
Maryland to Build Four Road Sections and Three Microwave Towers
The State Roads Commission awarded four Eastern Shore road contracts and three 100 foot microwave towers for Maryland. Travelstead and Sons Construction Co. Inc. of Baltimore won a $315,898 bid to erect towers at Dan's Road Alleghany County Fairview Mountain Washington County and Gambrill State Park Frederick County. Bramble Co. of Chestertown drew two Kent County road awards totaling $52,686 for St James Church Road and Swan Point Road projects. Edgell Construction Co. Inc. of Dover won $29,000 for Peacock Corner Road grading and surfacing. E H Nunn Construction Co. Inc. of Jessup received $56,210 for Red Pump Road relocation in Cecil County.
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Baltimore
Tap
State Roads Commission
Maryand
Travelstead and Sons Construction Co. Inc
Dan's Road
Allegany County
Fairview Mountain
Washington County
Gambrill State Park
Frederick County
Kent County
David A. Bramble Co
Chestertown
St. James Church Road
Maryland
Swan Point Road
Peacock Corner
School’ House Road
Edgell Construction Co. Inc
Dover
Del
Red Pump Road
Cecil County
Rising Sun
E. H. Nunn Construction Co. Inc
Jessup
YMCA Summer Program Shows Phenomenal Growth
The Frederick YMCA reports a rapid expansion in its youth summer program under new General Secretary Merri E Groetle who began July 18. Under Claude Flagg’s supervision, 245 boys and 107 girls aged 8 to 13 have joined ten skill courses, with staff including Mrs. Jack Griffin, Miss Virginia Best, Mahion Rhoderick, Mrs. Bruce Flowers, William Ross, Robert Hiltner, and others guiding sports, arts, and fitness activities through August with tournaments, events, and a September wrap up.
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YMCA
Merri E Groetle
Groene
Claude Flagg
Flagg
Jack Griffin
Virginia Best
Mahion Rhoderick
VFW Country Club
Bruce Flowers
West Frederick
William Ross
Frederick
Robert Hiltner
Bois
Criffin
Miss Best
Griffin
Demo Nominees Hold Meet on Cape Cod Flight Plans
Senators Kennedy and Johnson, Democratic nominees, work to push a three week legislative program through a Congress leaning Democratic. President Eisenhower’s veto power remains a factor as Johnson leads the Senate. Adlai Stevenson arrives for campaign support, declining talk of strained ties with Kennedy.
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Hyannis Port
Mass
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Johnson
Senate
Democratic Congress
Eisenhower
Texas
Cape Cod
Otis Air Force Base
Kennedy
Adlai E. Stevenson
David K. E. Bruce
New Windsor
Stevenson
Quick Acting Driver Saves Choking Boy
Charles J. Bruchie a 38 year old cable foreman for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. of Maryland saved 22 year old Loyn Engherson after finding him choking at 4218 Colesville road Hyattsville. Bruchie freed a large pear chunk from the boy’s mouth and performed mouth to mouth resuscitation until breathing resumed. Lorin Engherson was taken to Leland Hospital and discharged the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Bruchie
Loym Engherson
Colesville Rd
Hyattsville
Washington Post
Bruchie
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Maryland
Sterling Rd
Silver Spring
Lorin
Belva Engberson
Ellen
Mrs. Engberson
Ray
Montgomery County
Tanker and boat collide near Minh Mau Shoal in Delaware Bay
A tanker collided with a 42 foot power boat near Minh Mau Shoai Licht in Delaware Bay last night. The Coast Guard reported one man aboard the pleasure craft escaped injury.
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Lewel. del
Minh Mau Shoai Licht
Delaware Bay
Coast Guard
Rain Festival Fails to Rain in Waynesburg July 29
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania the annual rain festival saw no rain for the tenth time in 85 years. Town rain watcher Jebo Dailey lost a hat to the Three Stooges as he wagers rain will fall on July 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesburg
Pennsylvania
Jebo
Three Stooges
Warnesburg
Named Head Of Heart Fund Drive
Bruce E Crum county farmer named general chairman of the Frederick County Heart Fund Drive announced by Nelson R Bohn president of the Frederick County Heart Association. Crum’s appointment marks his second term guiding the drive, which supports heart patient aid education and research with a 39 group coalition accounting for about 54 percent of national deaths. Crum farms near Harmony Grove and is active in local churches chambers and farm groups.
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Bruce E. Crum
Frederick County Heart Fund
Nelson R. Bohn
Frederick County Heart Association
Bohn
Crum
Heart Association
Crim
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
State Farms Home Administration
Glade Valley Lions Club
Wasille Fire Company
Cram
Maryland State Grange
Glade Valley Grange
State Drenched By Storm
Tropical storm Brenda drenched Maryland with heavy rain as it moved northward. Cambridge reported about five inches while Easton Salisbury Towson and other towns recorded 1.1 to 3.7 inches. Flooding forced evacuations near Leonardtown and Great Mills. Coast Guard Ocean City noted ruined day with rough water.
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Associated Press
Brenda
Maryland
Outo
Cambridge
Easton
Salisbury
Waterloo
Towson
Pikesville
Friendship International
Baltimore
Weather Bureau
Leonardtown
St. Marys County
Great Mills
Patuxent
Chesapeake Bay
Coast Guard of
Ocean City
Parking Request Rejected in Thurmont on Church Street
The State Roads Commission rejected Thurmont Board of Commissioners request to allow Sunday parking on the west side of Church Street north of the square from 6 am to 1 pm. The commission cited a prior No Parking At Any Time zone and narrow street width, noting two churches along the west side and an existing 25 mph limit.
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Church Street
Thurmont
State Roads Commission
Thurmont Board of Commissioners
Thurmoni
Yharmont
Main Street
Mem Street
Wester Maryland Railroad
Eisenhowers Delay Newport Vacation Departure
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower postpone their Newport vacation trip by 24 hours due to forecasts of heavy storms along the New England Atlantic Coast. The president’s pilot reported an unfavorable weather outlook for Newport and the region, prompting the Friday night delay.
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Denver
Colo
New England Allantic
Eisenhower
Newporn
R. 1
Newport
William G. Draper
New England East Coast
Limited road width hampers traffic on Sunday parking
The commission notes a two foot road width is inadequate for free movement in both directions when parking is allowed on one side. It narrows effective width to about 16 feet. If parking on Sundays is allowed, maneuvering in and out of spaces will delay traffic on Church Street and create a potential hazard.
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Church Street
Archery members John Harris Tom Enchebberger pull arrows
The middle photo shows John Harris on the left and Tom Enchebberger on the right pulling arrows from the target. They are members of the archery club.
Tropical Storm Brenda Lashes East Coast From Chesapeake Bay
Brenda centered over Chesapeake Bay sent strong winds and heavy rains across the East Coast with gale warnings from Cape Hatteras to Eastport. Seas and tides rose, ships in trouble near Charleston and False Cape, coast guard efforts focused on a beached freighter Big Wig with crew of five.
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Washington
API
Brenda
Chesapeake Bay
Cape Hatteras
X.C
Eastport
Maine
Chesapeake
Delaware
Hatteras
Connecticut
Weather Bureau
Nor Mal
New Jersey
New England
Nantucket Island
Mass
Coast Guard
Middle West
Wisconsin
Norfolk
Richmond
Vermont
Charleston
Srial
Virginia-North Carolina
Yampa
Fla
False Cape
Coast Guards
Final Mass X-Ray Date On Thursday
Final mass X ray unit sponsored by the Frederick County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association will be in the area Thursday marking its final day. About 5 172 people have been x rayed to date with strong county town interest. Next week the unit visits industries Fort Detrick county towns and various sites with a detailed schedule across Monday to Thursday at multiple locations.
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Frederiick County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
Freda Doll
Montenue Home and Chronic Hospital
Frederick
Fort Detrick
County
Alpha Portland Cement
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Lime Kin
Bucheimer Company
Pree Electric
Jefferson Street
Price Electric
US 355
Urbana
Honors for pilot Palm set at Dover Air Force Base
Military honors planned today for Maj Willard G. Palm, commander of the RB47 shot down by the Soviets. His body to be at Dover Air Force Base at 2 p.m. The USSR handed over Palm’s body in Moscow after the Barents Sea incident described as piracy. Two crewmen remain alive. three others’ fates are unknown.
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Washington
Willard G. Palm
Dover
Del
Air Force Base
Palm
Moscow
United States
Barents Sea
U.S
Plane crash injures Rockville man and son near Laytonsville
Lester Yarrington and his son Donald were injured when their J-3 Cub nose-dived into a cornfield on Ernest Barnhart Farm near Laytonsville Airport after takeoff this morning around 11. Fire crews from Damascus and nearby units responded. They were not seriously hurt and were transported to a hospital. The accident reportedly involved Choptank Aviation, with offices in Salisbury and Cambridge, and occurred along Route 108 near Hawkins Creamery Road.
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Rockville
Laytonsville
Lester Yarrington
Donald
Ernest Barnhart
Damascus
Choptank Aviation Company
Salisbury
Cambridge
Hawkins Creamery
Serviceman Seriously Injured In Multi Car Crash Sequence
A Baltimore Fort Holabird serviceman, Robert L. Mitchell, suffered a fractured back after a rear impact on North Bentz Street near West Patrick. Dennis L. Heffner was charged with following too close. Damage to Mitchells 1960 Valiant was 123 dollars. Heffners 1956 Ford sustained 200 dollars in damage. A second crash on North Jefferson Street involved Russell Oden Jr. and Eduard Despeaux with Demolition of the Despeaux car. Oden faced reckless driving charges. A third collision on Baughmans Lane near Shooks Town Road led to Berns Compher being charged for failure to drive to the right. An additional intoxication charge was filed against Elmore Franklin Miller, with no accident. RB Wolfe faced intoxication charges in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Mitchell
Baltimore
Fort Holabird
Fort Detrick Hospital
Walter Reed
North Bentz Street
Mitchell
Dennis L. Heffner
North Bentz
West Patrick Street
Heffner
East Fourth Street
Denver Sheck
Ford
North Jefferson Street
J. F. Main
Wiliam McK
Boost
Russell Valentine Oden Jr
East Ninth Street
Eduard Despeaux
Mary Street
Despeaux
Oden
Nomh
Jefferson
Xmorth Jefferson
Baughman
Shookstown Road
Officer Main
Main
RB. Wolfe
Maple Ava
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Nev
Nevada
State Gaming Commission
Phiye
Kennedy, Johnson, Adlai
Summer Home County
Heart Fund
St. Marys
Montgomery
Ike
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Alfred K. Ganshow
Buffalo
N. Y
Thomas P. Cunningham
Ganschow
Army
Philippines
Japan
Command and General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
Mary Sugegms
Mobile
Ala
Carol
Post
Major Ganschow
University of Buffalo
Carnegie Institute of Technology
EL Paso
Texap
Navy
ASC
Ft. Bliss
Major A. K. Ganschow
Kim House
Aiadinbeels
Michael Gastley
Most
East
Nhew Spa
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