Potomac Synod to Meet at Hood College June 10 12
The twentieth annual Potomac Synod meeting of the Evangelical and Reformed Church United Church of Christ will run June 10 to 12 at Hood College. Delegates from 101 congregations hear reports from President Frederick D. Eyster and General Council message by Donald C. Dearborn.
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Potomac Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church
United Church of Christ
Hood College
Our Lord’s Witnesses
Frederick D. Eyster
Thei General Council
Donald C. Dearborn
Catawba College
Salisbury
N. C
George R. Snyder
D.D
Ghana
West Africa
Wil
Coffman Chapel
Charles D. Frien
Washington D.C
Thursda
Christian Education
Stewardship
United Promotion
Synodical Council
Eyster
Roy C. Snyder
Hagerstown
Frank K. Bostian
Baltimore
Henry C Schultheis
C. Herbert Hoffman
Harrisonburg
Western Maryland College Commencement Ends with 128 Degrees
Western Maryland College awarded 128 diplomas this morning on the Westminster campus. Rev. Dr. Lowell S. Ensor conferred high honors on 13 graduates, with Scott W. Lucas delivering the commencement address and receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws. Many Maryland students earned honors and prizes, and 91 graduates hailed from Maryland.
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Western Maryland College
Westminster
Lowell S$. Ensor
Shirley Lee Barnes
Kingsville
Beverly June Bosworth
Silver Spring
Patricia Alice Cooper
Linthicum Heights
Emily Eileen Ditman
Baltimore
Joanne Louise
Filbey
Marjorie Woodward Lockwood
Eve
Siyn Kay Payne
Carol Lee Pettersen
Omaha
Neb
Betty Ann Reid
Marsha Reifsnyder
Ellen
Elaine Richmond
Towson
Marianne Shears
Pikesville
Sara
Ann Thompson
Scott W. Lucas
Senate
Illinois
Charles W. Wainwright
F. Noman van Brunt
Clarence S. Fossett
Bishop G. Brom Jey Oxnam
Washington, D. C
Joseph S. Whiteford
Boston
Mass
Robert L. Otto
Clyde Alen Spicer
Christine Davis Avars
Bridgeton
N. J
Barbara Patterson Bryant
Washington, D
Billy Graham Leaves Australia for Britain Visit
After a three month revival tour in Australia and New Zealand drawing 3,217,500 in attendance, Billy Graham departed in heavy rain with about 5,000 farewellers at the Brisbane airport. He planned a Zurich layover before joining his wife for a British holiday as organizers reported 140,900 decisions.
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Srisbane
Australia
Billy Graham
Europe
New Zealand
Sayi
Graham
Zurich
Britain
Chris
New Liquor License Head Takes Charge
Louis V. Myers was sworn in as Frederick County License Commissioner for a two year term by Ellis C. Wachter. He will keep office Mondays and Thursdays 9 to 12 with a secretary and counsel available. The move shifts liquor enforcement to city and state police and other officials.
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Louis V. Myers
Ellis C. Wachter
Court House
Myers
T. West Claggett
Mr. Claggett
Gail L .Cutshall
Law
West Church Street
General Assembly
Catshall
J. Millard Tawes
Liberty
Cutshall
Fred ‘Erick County
Frederick County
Breath Testing Law Takes Effect Across Maryland
Maryland’s 1959 General Assembly laws go into effect today including a measure allowing police to require chemical breath tests for suspected drunken drivers. State Police face delays as breath-testing equipment is not yet available in all counties and may take until mid summer to be installed after a June conference with the governor.
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Annapolis
Maryland
General Assembly
William H. Webber
Weber
Tawes
Holiday's Death Toll Now Is 444
The Associated Press reports 444 traffic deaths over a 54 hour Memorial weekend, with drownings and miscellaneous accidents adding to a nationwide toll. A severe multi-vehicle crash near Crown Point Indiana killed a mother and four of her five children. The National Safety Council predicted 260 deaths, calling the total tragic amid an estimated 40 million holiday travelers.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania Railroad
Crown Point
Ind
National Safety Council
Rear End Collision Causes 275 Dollars In Damage
A rear end collision at the intersection of U.S. 15 and Route 355 Friday at 3 15 p m caused 275 dollars in vehicle damage. No injuries were reported. Ghes ter Allen Siul Thurmont drove a 1956 Chevrolet pickup north on Route 335 and stopped for traffic on Route 15 when Whitfield Wesley Wells RFD 4 Frederick in a 1949 Chevrolet sedan rammed the rear of the pickup. Wells was charged with reckless driving by Trooper Henry J Stafford.
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U. S. 15
Route 355
Ghester Allen Siul
Thurmont
Whitfield Wesley Wells
RFD 4
Frederick
Wells
Henry J. Stafford
Light from Many Lamps: Calvary Pastor Addresses Frederick Graduates
Rev. E. William Hall of Calvary Methodist church told Frederick High School graduates at the baccalaureate service that crisis brings opportunity. He spoke to 317 seniors and families about guiding lights from parents teachers and counselors and urged using science and religion together to illuminate the future.
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E. William Hall
Calvary Methodist Church
Sperry Storm
Mr. Hall
Hall
City Plans Strict Enforcement Of Dog Laws City
Chief of Police Charles V. Maine announces tougher enforcement of dog laws in the city. 23 bite reports this year include one serious case and rabies concerns. all dogs must be leashed or enclosed and picked up dogs go to the pound with 24 hour claim limits. The Humane Society backs stricter rules countywide amid 20 000 dogs, only 4 000 licensed, and calls for rabies vaccination and expanded shelter capacity.
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Charles V
Maine
Frederick County Humane Society
Humane Society
Associated Press
Missouri
Stray
Grants Fribush License To Sell Liquors In Brunswick
Brunswick officials grant Sidney Fribush a Class A off sale license for beer wine and liquor on West Potomac Street after hearings and objections from local residents and former officials. License approval cites public convenience and population data from 1950 censuses. Elvis Presley promo noted with raise to specialist fourth class and pay increase in Frankfurt.
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Gail L. ‘Catshall
West Potomac ‘Street
Brunswick
Sidney Fribush
Fribush
Catshall
Stedman Prescott
Frederick County
Sauble
Brunson
E Austin James
Benjamin B Rosenstock
Ab Ton Y. Bennett
Elvis
Frankfurt
Germany
Elvis Presley
3Rd Armored Division
22Nd Armored Battallion
Presley
Memorial Day Traffic Low Despite Five State Deaths
State traffic dipped while five people died in weekend crashes across Maryland. A 43 year old Henry Contee of Sunderland drowned in Chesapeake Bay after falling from a boat near Sharp’s Island. A skiff owner Everett Maddox presumed drowned after a Potomac River search. Other fatalities included Nancy Billups and four others in Cumberland Catonshire Aber deen Jeppa and Frederick area crashes. Coast Guard and local crews searched for additional drownings as authorities investigated.
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Iust
Susquehanna River Bridge
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Ser Henry Contee
Sunderland
Chesapeake Bay
Sharp’s Island
Imo
Potomac
Wilavene Griffith
Cumberland
Uni Iy
Martha Parker
Catonshire
Baltimore County
Judith C Burgess
Aberdeen
U. S
Jeppa
Harford
Carl Ulysses Greenwood
Manchester
Carroll Coun
Maryland
Satire A. Waite
Frederick
Congressman Foley Becomes Hitch-Hiker
Congressman Foley and his family attended Memorial Day events in Sharpsburg then traveled toward Urbana on U S 240. When the car sputtered near Urbana, Foley hitched a ride to the Urbana interchange and was assisted by State Senator Samuel Barrick who arranged further transportation for the family.
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Is Urdar
Sharpsburg
U.S. 240
Urbana
Frederick Jaxycees
Peter Pan Inn
Rep. Foley
Samuel Barrick
Condition of Rivers Buckeystown and Harpers Ferry
Monocacy river is slightly cloudy at Buckeystown while the Potomac is clear at Harpers Ferry.
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Buckeystown
Potomac
Harpers Ferry
State Climbs In Teacher Pay To Seventh
Maryland rose to seventh in average teacher salaries in the 1958-59 year, up from 14th, though leaders say pay still lags national levels. The NEA report lists New Jersey and Delaware ahead of Maryland, with pay pressures from rising enrollments and many teachers tied to military families in the Baltimore Washington area.
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Baltimore
API
Maryland State Teachers Assn
Maryland
Milson C. Raver
Baltimore-Washington
National Education Assn
United States
Alabama
NEA
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
Alaska
California
Connecticut
Raver
Pennsylvania Men Convicted On Vehicle Charges
Pennsylvanians faced fines and jail terms after magistrate Edward D. Storm found them guilty on motor vehicle charges. Frederic Franklin Bradford and Elliott T. Langley were cited for license violations and related offenses following a roadside stop by Trooper K. O. McAllister near the State Police barracks. Bradford paid fines or served ten days. Langley faced multiple penalties including license display and operation without a license.
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Toc Pensyvania
Iistrate Edward D. Storm
K. O. McAlister
Frederic Franklin Bradford
Philcag
Elliott T. Langley
McAllister
Langley
Bradford
Pennsylvania
West Still Hopeful For Agreement
Western foreign ministers press for a summit on Berlin with Khrushchev, seeking guarantees Berlin's status won’t change and Western access remains, while demanding continued Allied forces and routes through West Berlin. Herter urges firm Soviet assurance and rejects stopgap deals.
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Khrushchev
Albania
Berlin
Gromyko
Soviet Union
Vnew
West Berlin
Three Dog Bite Cases Over Memorial Day Weekend
City Police report three dog bite incidents over Memorial Day weekend. None involved serious injuries or rabies. Victims Were treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital and released. James McSherry, a local attorney, was bitten on Upper College Terrace by a dog owned by Mr and Mrs Arthur G Schuet tinger. Charles Castle of Rockwell Terrace was bitten in the arm by his own eight year old dog. John Sims visiting the Francs Ashton home in Monocacy Village was bitten on the shoulder by a tied dog he approached.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
James McSherry
Tories
Arthur G. Schuettinger
Upper College Terrace
Charles Castle
Rockwell Terrace
John Simms
Francs Ashton
Monocacy Village
Two Car Collision on Frederick Freeway Near US 40 Interchange
The Frederick Freeway accident at US 46 last night involved a 1953 Nash driven by Presie Commo dore Boyd and a 1959 Volkswagen driven by Dud ley Thurston Ready. Damage was $150 to each car with no injuries. Boyd was charged with reckless driving. State Police also investigated drag racing on Moser Road near Thurmont and complaints of men shooting groundhogs near Lewisdale Road.
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Frederick
Nash
Presie
Commodore Boyd
Chicago
Tih
Volkswagen
Dudley Thurston Ready
Washington
Gordon H. Smith
Bord
U.S. 40
Boyd
Frederick County
Frederick Barracks
Moser Road
Thurmont
Theodore Ward
Lewisdale Road
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Frederick High School
Richard Meehan
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Lizfried Gruete
David Dean
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