Firemen Converge for 64th Maryland State Convention
Frederick hosts the 64th annual State Firemen’s Association convention with registration at Winchester Hall and the Armory. Delegates from 23 counties attend as events open with the banquet at the Francis Scott Key Hotel and subsequent sessions outline training, address by University of Maryland engineers, and memorial services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Keeter
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Ted C. Gardner
Association
Alton Y. Bennett
Frederick
State Armory
State Firemens Association
Independent Hose Company
West Church Street
Winchester
Greencastle
YMCA
News-Post
Ted C. Gardner S
Larriet J. Moore
Winchester Hall
Glendale
James E. Samson
Armory
Floyd B. Heimer
Jle
Prince George
Maryland
Escame
Market
Patrick Streets
Charles V. Main
West Second Street
Bentz Street
Collegé Avenue
Carroll Parkway
James W. Minter
John A. Derr
Delbert S. Null
Frederick County Commissioners
Board of Trustees
Firemen’s Training Committee
Herman M. Dilg
Steinberg
College of Engineering
University of Maryland
Robert C. Burns
Ladies Auxiliary of Maryland
Virginia State Firemen’s Association
State Firemen’s Association
Minter
Ruth William
Curtis C. Lattimore
Henry %. Marschalk
Chaiman
Historical and Archives Committee
Eisenhower Weight Loss Slowed. Hospital Stay Prolonged
Doctors report President Eisenhower stopped losing weight and is progressing satisfactorily in Walter Reed Hospital after intestinal surgery. His breakfast weight remains 162 pounds, down seven pounds since June, with a likely stay through midweek. tempo of recovery noted as steady.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
James C.llagerty
Hagerty
Yoda
Howard M. Snyder
Two Of Ten Injured Die At Pittsburgh Plate Glass Plant
Two men died and seven others remained in serious condition after a gas explosion at the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co plant under construction east of Cumberland. The blast occurred in an underground room where tools and work clothes were stored during early morning shift. A company spokesman said human error was likely, with bottled gas feeding a knee high heater. The new plant, six miles east of Cumberland, had work starting last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Pittsburgh Plate iGlass Co
Russell Hendricks
Keyser
W. Va
George Wolfe
Ewerslie
Memorial Hospital
E. C Butcher
Webster Springs
Here
Stevenson Gains Delegates But Falls Short Of Nomination
Adlai Stevenson led in delegates with 30134 votes while Kefauver had 165 Harriman 1102 and 68642 needed for nomination. The convention raced toward a decision with several candidates and potential lawmakers still in play as timing and decisions shaped the race.
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Associated Press
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Averell Harriman
New York
Harriman
New York Democratic State Committee
Warriman
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Sen Symington
Missouri
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Eisenhower
Illinois
West Virginia
Kefauver
Paul Butler
Washington
Kerr
Okla
Pastore
Humphrey
Minn
Gov
Clement
Tennessee
Lst
Kentucky
Democratic State Committee
Lawrence Wetherby
Senate
Barkley
A. B. Chandler
Frankfort
Joseph J. Leary
Clements
Wetherby
Church Merger Proposal Up For Decision
Omaha reports a pivotal vote on uniting Congregational Christians with Evangelical and Reformed to form United Church of Christ. About 3,000 church leaders attend as debates intensify over whether congregations join by voluntary action or face potential court challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
General Council
Congregational Christian Fellowship
Marion J. Bradshaw
S&angor
Maine
Theological Seminary
Malcolm Burton
Pontiac
Mich
Barley Prices Drop Ahead of New Crop Arrival
Barley prices fell five cents a bushel as markets anticipated the new crop, with barley at 85 cents down from 90, while wheat stayed steady at 1.95 per bushel. New barley samples showed high moisture from weekend rain. sun in coming days should dry the yield. Also noted, witnesses summoned for Circuit Court in Braddock Heights equity suit over streets and alleys, 22 complainants seeking public status with multiple defendants added since 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley
Farmers Cooperative Association
Circuit Court
Braddock Heights
Five Day Weather Forecast With Showers Across the Weekend
The forecast calls for showers and scattered thunderstorms Friday and Saturday. Temperatures will run near normal with cooler levels early in the period and rise toward normal on Friday through Sunday. Precipitation expected near 0.4 inches, with normal afternoon highs mid 80s and morning lows mid 60s, cooler in the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Etzler Wins Frederick Street Upgrade Contract
The N. W. Etzler Company of Frederick has been awarded the contract for extensive improvements to South Jefferson street from a point near South street to Pearl street, preparing for a U S 340 bridge by-pass. Bids for a Frederick bypass bridge were opened July 10, with a bid of 73 534 40, contingent on municipal cost adjustments. The project includes widening to 44 feet with two 12 foot lanes and two 10 foot parking lanes, plus eight foot sidewalks. State crews completed surface treatment on about 5 8 miles of old Route 40 from New Market to Ridgeville, and Carroll county crews treated about nine and a half miles of roadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. W. Etzler Company
Frederick
State Roads Commission
South Jefferson Street
South Street
Pearl Street
Aoule
Eller
Commission
Frederick City
Liberty Road
Maryland 26
Harmony Grove
Maryland
Worman’s Mill
Ceresville
Frederick County Seeks Bids for Lynn Burke Road Surfacing
The Frederick County Roads Board invites bids by July 2 at 11 30 a m for clearing grading drainage and laying macadam base and penetrating macadam surface on 2.324 miles of Lynn Burke road from the end of the improved section near US 40 to Maryland 80. The project will connect eastern residents with Maryland 80 via Fingerboard road toward Urbana Kemp town and Montgomery County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Roads Board
Maryland 80
Bartholows
Urbana
Kemptown
Montgomery County
Eisenhower Signs Rural Library Aid Bill
President Eisenhower signed a bill authorizing 7.5 million dollars yearly for five years to develop rural public library services. Funds allocated to states by rural population percentage with a minimum 40,000 dollars per year, and cannot be spent on buildings or land. Portable library services would be provided to areas with populations around 10,000 or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Tomorrow Marks Start Of Summer Amid Widespread Heat
The season officially begins at 5 24 am EST tomorrow as heat persists from the Rockies to the Appalachians. Thunderstorms and damaging winds sweep the central regions with heavy rain in parts of South Dakota and west central Illinois. Temperatures rise into the 90s and 100s across much of the Plains and Midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rockies
Appalachians
Florida
Mid-Continent
Mississippi
Plans
South Dakota
Illinois
Plankington
M.C
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Grantsburg
Wis
Ilinois
Iowa
Missouri
Great Lakes
Georgia
Ohio Valley
Plains
Kansas
Miles City
Mont
Minor and Cutsail receive suspended sentences on liquor and speeding cases
Joseph M. Catsail operator of the Hi Top liquor store on U S 40 east of Frederick and Jesse R Clark of Adamstown were given generally suspended sentences after pleading guilty to selling alcohol to a minor. State's Attorney Samuel W Barrick prosecuted. Several motorists faced fines for speeding and license violations in the same trial session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Catsail
Hi Top
U.S. 40
Frederick
Richard Zimmerman
Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr
Jesse R. Clark
Adamstown
Cutsal
Cutsail
Clark
Samuel W. Barrick
A. G. Hedden
Edwin F. Nikirk
Robert D. Kirby
Richard L. Michael
Hagerstown
Nikirk
U.S. 40 West
Harold W. Jackson
Mt. Airy
U.S. 40 East
Eldrid L. Gray
Silver Spring
U.S. 1
Alan D. Martin
Merle R. Kline
Myersville
Smithsburg
Harry Bowman
Morris Thomas
Baltimore
Kirby
Lawrence L. Albertoli
Philadelphia
U.S. 340
P. Clem
Thurmont
U.S. 15 North
Poth
C. C.steele
Galen S. Wagner
Table Rock
Tomorrow Marks 1956 Summer Solstice Welcome
The weather bureau says astronomical summer begins at 6:24 a m tomorrow with cooler temperatures and a high fifties low. By Friday the heat and humidity return with a chance of scattered showers and thunder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Winchester Hall Parking Grounds Nears Operation
Surfacing of the Winchester Hall parking grounds is completed except for island paving. Met er signs and meter standards will follow as workmen line off metered areas. The city and county shared project will operate the area for public parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Hall
Frederick City
Truman Receives Oxford Honorary Degree Teary Ceremony
Former U S president Harry S Truman was awarded an honorary Doctor of Civil Laws at Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre. Lord Halifax presented the degree as Truman wept, thanked the university, and reflected on his inability to attend college due to family finances. The ceremony mixed solemnity with humor as Higham delivered Latin quips about the 1948 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Missouri
Truman
Sheldonian
Thomas R. Higham
Thomas BE
Dewey Truman
Virgil
Gallup
Kefauver Seen as Likely No 2 on Stevenson Ticket
Chattanooga Times reports Kefauver associates believe the Tennessee senator would accept the No 2 spot on a national ticket. He reportedly favors Stevenson over Harriman and would boost a Stevenson ticket due to his strong Farm Belt popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Estes Kefauver
Tennes
Chattanooga Times
Adlai) Stevenson
Averell) Harriman
Washington
Charles Bart Hett
The
Times
Kefauver
Stevenson
Drunk Driving Charge Delayed for Gov. Marland’s Father
A drunken driving case against John Wesley Marland, father of Gov. Marland, was postponed to July 17 by Police Judge James McWhorter after Marland said he planned a trip. He was arrested about two weeks ago, held four hours, and released on a $500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
John Wesley Marland
Marland
James McWhorter
Disaster as airliner crashes into Atlantic near New Jersey
New York dispatch reports a Venezuelan super airliner plunge nearly two miles from high altitude into the Atlantic killing 74 aboard. Debris and bodies found 32 miles east of Asbury Park. Coast Guard and Navy vessels search, no survivors seen. Pilot described a rapid, fiery dive after engine trouble.
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New York
Asbury Park
N. J
Coast Guard
Idlewild
Omdr
Frederick J. Hancox
Wantagh
N. Y
Caracas
Venezuela
Luis F. Plata
Worfolk
Robert Craig
Bremhaven
Germany
Eastern Air Lines
Avon
John Dornan
Linea Aeropostal Venezolana
Plata
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Bulletin
McLearsh
Magr
Philip M. Washington
Robert RB. Wannan
Catho- MacLeaish
Archdiocese of Washington
Farmers Home
Patrick A. O' Boyle
Amleto G. Cicognani
Apostolic Agency
Ofterall
United States
Etzler
Jefferson
Estes
Potomac
Knoxville
Lear m Frederick Pade
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