Frederick County Cancer Crusade Exceeds Goal by 2000
Frederick County Cancer Crusade for April topped expectations. Total collected 15133.52, surpassing last year by about 3900, with Frederick County the first in the state to meet its goal as of June 1. Memorials 1105.50 and other categories listed. door to door efforts account for 11881.62. Randolph Rosencrantz praised volunteers and donors, thanking organizers Hilda Haller and Grayson Bowers, and noting a full financial report will follow after the August audit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Dwight D. McKinney
South Market Street
Cancer Society
Fort Detrick
Randolph B. Rosencrantz
Cancer Crusade
Hilda A. Haller
Grayson R. Bowers
Joseph F. Eisenhauer
Frederick County Cancer Society
Trucker Dies After Route 40 Crash Near Myersville
A 27-year-old Pittsburgh man Richard David Clyde died from internal bleeding after his 1961 Mack tractor-trailer slid on wet Route 40 downgrades near Myersville. The wreck occurred at 4 p.m. amid heavy rain as the rig collided with guard rails and overturned, blocking traffic briefly before removal. Clyde was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital where he died at 7:15 p.m. The vehicle and trailer sustained substantial damage. Police and investigators managed traffic for about two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Paman
Myersville
Richard David Clyde
Clyde
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Bittle Funeral Home
Tpr
G. H. Smith
Tfe
R. C. Lewis
Cambridge Election Exists Nonpartisan Primary Spars Racial Tensions
Cambridge voters will select four mayoral candidates and two City Council seats in a nonpartisan primary, with the general election July 14. Mayor Calvin W. Mowbray is stepping down. four candidates include S Charles Walls Osprey Pritchett James Christopher and Beatrice Murphy. Association ties and support from William L Wise highlight the race amid long-standing racial tensions in the city. Polls open 7 am to 7 pm. Wise backs Pritchett, who aims to restore law and order in Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge (Ap
Calvin W. Mowbray
S. Charles Walls
Baltimore
Osprey Pritchett
James Christopher
Beatrice B. Murphy
Cambridge
Pritchett
Christopher
Murphy
Dorchester
Ward politics in Cambridge center on race and candidates
The article notes a ban on demonstrations and outlines ward demographics. In the 2nd Ward with 1 532 voters most are Black, while the 1st Ward with 1 319 voters is mostly white and hosts business leaders. Candidates for Parker’s seat include Tyler Wright Vickers and Webster. Wright of the 5th Ward faces no opponent next month. Mayor and council terms run four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson
Arthur Parker
Mowbray
Cambridge
Parker
Leon Tyler
Walter J. Vickers Jr
Francis Wright
Cecil Webster
Tyler
Wright
Wise’s Association
William N. Wright
Glade Lions Schedule Barbecue in Woodsboro
The Glade Valley Lions Club of Woodsboro will hold its annual barbecue for sight conservation at the Woodsboro Fire Hall on Sunday from 11 30 a m to 6 p m. Preparations aim to serve over 1 000 people, with County Commissioner Lawrence A Dorsey directing barbecue preparations and Burgess C Carroll Wickless as general chair man. Funds raised will support the Lions sight conservation drive. Also, Italian Foreign Minister Giuseppe Saragat will visit Poland early in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glade Valley Lions Club
Woodsboro
Burgess C. Carroll Wickless
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Burgess
North Market Street
Frederick
Braddock Firemen Reelect Opel
Horace Opel was reelected president of the Braddock Heights Volunteer Fire Department at the annual meeting last night. Vernon Cassell Sr. was reelected chief. James Rice, Frank Beachley, and J. Arthur Throne were chosen for vice president, secretary, and treasurer. Clinton Hughes and Gordon Taylor named captains of Braddock Heights Company. Merril Remsburg and Harry Rice captains of Jefferson station. Other elected members listed for various posts.
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Braddock Heights
Horace Opel
Opel
James Rice
Frank Beachley
J. Arthur Throne
Fire Department
Vernon Cassell Sr
Clinton Hughes
Gordon Taylor
Merril Remsburg
Harry Rice
Jefferson Station
Grafton Cost
Harold Frushour
Charles LaPole
Guy Neal
Fulton Nicodemus
Maynard Wastler
Robert Wiegand
Fire department plans bond draw and June meeting delegates
The fire department conducted a bond drawing of 725 dollars to retire existing bonds on the building and its fourth pumper. Delegates to the Frederick County Volunteer Firemen's Association meeting on June 15 at Adamstown were Clinton K. Hughes, Gordon Taylor, Ted Zimmerman, Vernon Cassell Jr., and Edward Leatherman with alternates James Rice, Richard Koontz, Charles LaPole, Marion Whittier, and Jay Opel. Preparations for a June membership drive and the August 28-29 Firemen's Festival were announced, and Frank Beachley was named Radio Committee chairman to secure prices and prospects for mobile radios along with Vernon Cassell and Gordon Taylor.
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Frederick County Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Adamstown
Clinton K. Hughes
Gordon Taylor
Ted Zimmerman
Vernon Cassell Jr
Edward Leatherman
James Rice
Richard Koontz
Charles LaPole
Marion Whit
Property transfers and executors in county records
The notice lists multiple county real estate transfers and executor actions among individuals and spouses. Mary C. Flook transfers to Austin L. Rollins Jr. and wife. Dewey Chaney and others to Mary Elizabeth Schroyer and husband. Eugene F. Ropp and others as executors to Schroyer’s heirs. Harry Stillions to Philip R. Huggins. Elva Shafer and others to Melvin Vernon Lloyd and wife. Samuel T. Roger Jr. to John Albert Brown and wife.
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Mary E. Swope
Mary C. Flook
Austin L. Rollins Jr
Eugene F. Ropp
Mary Elizabeth Schroyer
Harry Roland Stillions
Poe
Philip R. Huggins
Elva O. Shafer
Melvin Vernon Lloyd
Samuel T. Roger Jr
John Albert Brown
Suicide Toll Surpasses 1962 Peak Since 1930s Depression
A historical note reports that more Americans took their own lives in 1962 than in any year since the Great Low Mood of the 1930s, marking a record level for that period.
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County Cancer Crusade
Trucker
Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee
Gloria H. Richardson
George M. Gelston
National Guard
Gelston
Glade Lions
Warsaw
Poland
Giuseppe Saragat
Braddock
Whitesell Pharmacy
N. Market Street
Reese E. Whitesell
Curtis A. Bowen
Court News
Leaven Gordon
Mary E. Brown
James E. Edward
Fairless Hills
Joan Marshall Clingan
Lilburn H. Hall
James B. Brashears
J James B. Brashears
Ada F. Main
Mary B. Morgan
Alden E. Fisher
Robert T. Fisher
Merrill P. Covalt
Ays
URART
WY. Patrick St
Dailey
Funeral Directors Ambulance Service
Phon
Home Exterminating CO
Raymond Shaver, Mér
and Tax Service
Cleon H. Alexander
Cadillac
Chevrolet Sales, Inc
East Patrick Street
General Motors
RAL Motors
Dewey Lee Chaney
Walter Snow
North Market St
OD Housekeeping
Ai de
Softens
TV Mulic
Economy Oil Co
Jack C. Harley
Patrick Street
Siea
Aberdeen
Maryland
Peuilang
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Pevaraa
Nopws
IPA
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