Lightning Sparks Multiple Small Fires Near Walkersville
Lightning caused slight damage to a silo roof owned by Harry Crum and tenanted by Glen Eaves on Glade Road two miles east of Walkersville. Walkersville Volunteer Fire Company arrived at 4:30 p.m. and extinguished the smoldering roof within about 30 minutes. Other incidents included a cow shed struck along Fountain School Road near Union Bridge, and a small dairy house eave damage on Gas House Pike near Frederick, plus two minor fires reported by Upper Montgomery County volunteers along the B and O tracks at Dickerson.
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Harry Crum
Glen Eaves
Glade Road
Walkersville
Union Bridge
New Windsor
Grover Hamilton
Fountain School Road
Independent Hose Company
Charles Mullen
Fire calls brief across county with minor damage
A passing locomotive sparked a small brush fire and firemen arrived within about 20 minutes with little damage. At 9 10 p m electrical wires fell onto a tree near Reddick Road and River Road in Seneca but caused no damage and firefighters left shortly after. A general alarm at 3 20 p m yesterday followed a stove pan overheating at 410 North Market Street, resulting in only a smoke scare. At 9 45 p m the Vigilant Hose Company was summoned for a trash fire near St Anthony s that scorched a small grass patch with no damage.
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Montgomery County
Reddick Road
River Road
Seneca
North Market Street
Emmitsburg
St. Anthony’s
Travel Club hears Sicily and Tuscany tour talk
Dr. Sidney Silverman entertained members of the Freder ick Travel Club with a description of Sicily and Italy's Tuscany district at the June meeting. His program closed the club’s schedule until September as he conducts research at the Clinica del Lavoro in Milan under a Secretary of the Army Fellowship during a vacation trip to Sicily.
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Sidney Silverman
Frederick Travel Club
Sicily
Italy
Tuscany
Silverman
Clinica del Lavoro
Milan
Secretary of the Army
Sicilian and Tuscan Tour Highlights by Dr Silverman
Dr. Silverman’s 1963 talk toured Palermo Segesta and Selinunte with Greek Roman and Norman sites, visiting Temples in Agrigento Syracuse Taormina and Etna views. Tuscany covered Florence Pisa with Ponte Vecchio Signoria Fountain of Neptune and Leaning Tower. Two killed in Charlottesville crash. a 3-year-old injured.
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Palermo
Sicily
St. John of the Hermits
Segesta
Silverman
Selmonte
Agrigento
Juno
Castor
Pollux
Hercules
Jupiter
Temple of Concord
Villa Aurea
Syracuse
Athens
Teatro Greco
Ear of Denys
Taormina
Mt. Etna
Castel Mila
Tuscany
Florence
Pisa
Ponte Vecchio
Old Bridge
Piazza Della Signoria
Neptune
Palazzo Vecchio
Old Palace
Fiesole
Michelangel
Charlottesville, Va
John R. Wineland
Eleanor Louise
Lavale, Md
Here
Mobile Homes Are Approved In Frederick County
The Frederick County Appeals Board conditionally approved Oscar G. Ledford and agent Charles Ledford for a three of four lot mobile home subdivision. Homes must be on solid foundations with wheels removed, meet health department water and sewage standards, be at least 65 feet from the right of way, and 70 feet from Black Ankle Road center. Entrance improved from right of way to Black Ankle Road proposed. Location is west side of the 50 foot right of way off the north side of Black Ankle Road seven tenths mile east of Fritztown Road.
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Frederick County
Winchester Hall
Oscar G. Ledford
Charles Ledford
Ledfords
Black Ankle Road
Appeals Board
Fritztown Road
Q T Coppertone Suntan Cream Advertisement Claims Fast Tanning
An early 20th century ad promotes Q T by Coppertone as a home tanning cream. It touts rapid, overnight color using Ketochromin, without skin staining dyes, and claims sun protection against burns while softening the skin. Authorities warn against tanning too quickly and advise starting at home.
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Q.T
Coppertone
Q. T
Appeals Board Rules On Modest Zoning Variances And Trailer Residence
The board granted George Miller a five foot variance from zoning to build a carport on Blue Mountain Road near Maryland Route 806. It also conditionally approved Elmer Andeeser’s request to place a trailer as a permanent residence on Kemptown Bartholows Road near the Baltimore Ohio Railroad viaduct, requiring removal from wheels and a masonry foundation and adherence to health regulations. Nature notes relate to blossoms and seeds responding to day length.
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George Miller
Thurmont
Blue Mountain Road
Elmer Andeeser
Bartholows
Kemptown-Bartholows Road
Health Department
Plan To Double Montgomery County Office Facilities
Plans to nearly double Montgomery County office facilities in Rockville were announced. A new five story building across Perry Street would house the health and welfare service, plus a three story addition at the Perry Jefferson Streets corner and a five story addition to the existing building. Construction is set to begin this year with a project cost of about 31.5 million.
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Rockville, Md
Montgomery County
Rockville
Perry Street
John Blake Murphy
Donald N. Coupard
Health and Welfare Service
Perry and
Jefferson Streets
Woman May Become Legion Commander in Delaware
Ruth Egan, 57, a sixth grade teacher at Highlands Schools in Wilmington, was elected first vice commander as the Delaware American Legion finished its convention. If usual rules hold, she will be named commander next year, making her the first woman to hold the post in the state. The Legion admits women in the armed forces, and Egan served 14 months with the WACS during World War II.
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Seaford
Del
Delaware American Legion
Ruth Egan
Wilmington
Highlands
Delaware Department
The
Legion
Uniformed Services
Egan
WACS
Sevenegg pee INSURANCE TOPICS Burglaries Soar Urged Precautions
A public service column from the Frederick County Association of Insurance Agents warns that property crimes especially burglaries are rising. The piece cites Miami Cincinnati and Los Angeles burglary figures and urges hotel door locking night lights and keeping valuables secure. It notes that higher theft losses raise insurance rates and invites readers to send questions to The Frederick News-Post.
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Frederick County Association of Insurance Agents
Insurance Information Institute
Miami
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Frederick News-Post
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Speaks
Travel Club
Piazza Dei Cavalieri
Peoples Service Drug Stores
Sevenegg Pee
South Market St
Stoffer Sanner Insurance Agency, Inc
North Court ST. Call
Baker-Kerauver, Inc
the Complete Insurance
West Church Street
Edgar B. Palmer
N. Carroll St. Thurmont
Buyer Insurance Agency
Seneral Insurance Real Estate Travel Service
S. Market St. MO
Nicodemus
Coblentz
Frederick Underwriters, Inc
West Patrick St
Yaddaks
Yardley
Black Label
Cologne
Lye Sda Pt
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