Firemen Parade and Bicentennial Pageant at Emmitsburg
A Emmitsburg bicentennial celebration features Firemen Day with a parade on West Main Street led by Miss Nancy Valentine queen, plus a final pageant showing to be opened by Governor McKeldin. Marines join as color guard for the Iwo Jima tableau and Revolutionary War scenes at Burg and Frederick counties.
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Focal Fire Company
Emmitsburg
Theodore R. McKeldin
Nancy
Valentine
Valley Echoes
Civic Grounds
West Main Street
Toclack
Emmitsburg Volunteer Fire Company
Emmitsburg Band
VFW Ambulance
Bej
Emmitsburg High School
Dorothy Elderdice
Westminster
Eramitsburg
Montgomery Ward
Hagerstown
Tobey’s
Gettysburg
Houck’s
Louella Lansinger
Donald Waters
Jack Dillon
Helen Claypool
Kenneth Wagaman
Harry McNair
James Knox
McKeldin
Miss Valentine
Florse and Buggy Museum
Burg
Frederick County
French Sensabaugh
Merrill Twining
Marine Corps
Quantico
Mt. St. Mary's College
McKeldin Announces Bid for Baltimore Mayor in 1959
ANNAPOLIS McKeldin, facing a future outside his current post, confirms plans to run for Baltimore mayor in 1959. He disclosed this after attending a White House luncheon hosted by President Eisenhower for Republican governors and said no offers of a cabinet appointment were made.
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Annapolis
McKeldin
Baltimore
White House
Royal dent a royal souvenir after Philip crash
Philip and Queen Elizabeth II were involved in a minor collision near Windsor when Ronald Sutcliffe of the Royal Customs and Excise Service struck a sports car. Sutcliffe said the prince was pleasant and the queen disapproving, while noting a small dent on his car and planning to exchange details.
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London
England
Elizabeth II
Ronald Sutseliffe
Royal ‘Customs and Excise Service
Staines
Windsor Castle
Sutcliffe
Associated Press
Prince Philip
Miller conviction not set aside by judge
Washington A U S District Judge Charles F McLaughlin refused to overturn Arthur Miller contempt of Congress conviction citing recent Supreme Court rulings. Brewster retained as Western Conference Teamsters head in San Diego. office title changed from chairman to president and he continues in role after reappointment by IJU President Dave Beck.
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Washington
U. S
Charles F. McLaughlin
Arthur Miller
Supreme Court
Brewster
San Diego
Conference of
Teamsters
Frank Brewster
Seattle
Tic
Teamster
Jyve Beck
Fourth Fountain Dusted And Sent Home
On a warm evening four young children, described as colored, fell into Court House fountain. Police were called after they said someone pushed them in. The kids were removed from the basin and sent home, cooled from their unintended splash.
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Court House Fountain
Amvets Fishin Party Opens Culler Lake Season
The twelfth annual Amvets fishing party for youngsters at Culler Lake starts Monday at 1 p.m. It features sportsmanship awards, prizes for largest fish and most caught, a tagged fish prize, Huck Finn costume contest at 2, Turtle Derby at 3, casting exhibition, and awards at 5 with free bus service after. Local officials, sponsors, and wildlife exhibits accompany the event through 4 p.m., with activities continuing to 5:30.
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Amvets
Culler Lake
Izaak Walton
Frank L. Bentz
Albert M. Powell
Pangborn Casting Club
Hagerstown
John A. Derr
Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission
Harry O. Gosnell Jr
Fred Thaeter
Weather and delayed atomic test cast weekend gloom in Nevada
Heavy rains threaten western counties as Hurricane Audrey’s remnants spread inland. At the Atomic Energy Commission site, a mechanical failure halted the scheduled sixth test just before blast time. About 1,900 Marines and reporters were evacuated from advance areas while scientists sheltered in an underground bunker.
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Atomic Energy
Anodi Commission
Audrey
Frederick
Washington
AEC
Navy
Sessions Of Synod Ended At Hood College Campus
Sessions of the Baltimore Women's Synodical of the Presbyterian Church in the USA concluded at Coffman Chapel Hood College campus in New Jersey. The group elected and stalled officers for four years and announced date changes due to a conflict with the national Presbyterian Women quadrennial meeting. A separate bus crash near Middlesex Hospital killed one passenger and injured the driver and 12 others, with one woman in critical condition. Weather noted river conditions at Monocacy and Potomac.
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Coffman Chapel
Hood College
Baltimore Women’s Synodical of the
Presbyterian Church In the USA
Synod
National Organization of Presbyterian Women
Synod Synodical Conference
Hood
New Brunswick
WN. J. W—A! College
Marie Price
Baltimore
Bernard Moran
Wayne
Philadelphia
New York City
Tyler
Milltown
Middlesex Hospital
Synodical conference meetings return to Head campus in 1959
Mrs. David W. Zimmerman of Catonsville Presbyterian Church Baltimore is the elected president of the Synodical. Her husband Dr Zimmerman of the State Department of Education was named chairman of the Synod Council of Presbyterian Men. Three vice presidents from Presbytery were elected along with Zimmerman. Also named were Mrs don R Canning Wilmington Miss Virginia Holloway Baltimore Mrs George Havenner Vienna VA and Mrs William D Smoot Baltimore as secretary and Mrs Ernest W Guernsey Baltimore as treasurer.
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Synod-Synodical Conference
Synodical
David W. Zimmerman
Catonsville Presbyterian Church
Baltimore
Zimmerman
State Department of Education
Synod Council of Presbyterian Men
Don R. Canning
Wilmington
Virginia Holloway
Timore
George Havenner
Vienna
William D. Smoot
Ernest W. Guernsey
Christenberry Launches GOP Bid For New York Mayor
Robert K. Christenberry, a 58 year old hotel executive and World War I veteran with one hand, was named by Republican county leaders to run for mayor of New York City. He declared he would not be led to slaughter and expressed confidence in victory. Christenberry served in France with the Marines and is linked to the Wagner political family through his remarks about Robert F. Wagner.
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New York
Robert Kk
Christenberry
France
Christenberry Wail
iRobert F. Wagner
U.S
Robert F. Wagner
Prominent Chinese Regime Critics Recant After Mao Call
Hong Kong learns that Chang Po-chun, minister of communications and Democratic League leader, apologizes for harsh criticisms of the Communist regime. He cites ideological error and flippant liberalist stance while acknowledging Mao and party trust. Other League officials Yeh Tu-yi and Chen Hain-kuei also confessed errors at a Central Committee meeting.
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Hong Kong
Mao Tzetung
Chang Po-chun
Red China
Democratic League
Tam
Chang
Peijing Peoples Daily
Communist Party
Mao
China
Red
Chou Entai
Moscow
Stalin
Peoples Daily
Yeh Tu-yi
Chenu Hain-kuei
Chen
Thurmont High Band Plays Here On Sunday
Thurmont High School Band will present a concert in Baker Park Sunday from 3 to 4 p.m. It is part of Frederick Recreation’s series of two concerts by various bands. The program includes Color Guards Mighty Fortress Is Our, Death and the Maiden, The Lost Chord, Tarantelle, a trumpet solo by James Sitner, Skyline Overture, March Triumphale, Southern Roses, Holy Heel Holy, When We Were Young, Round and Round, and Gay Lancers.
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Thurmont High School
Baker Park
Frederick Recreation
Color Guards
Mighty Fortress
James Sitner
Gay Lanzers
WEE WOMEN The convertible is no longer convertible
A brief note states that the convertible is no longer a convertible. The line signals a change in status or classification of a vehicle. No additional details are available in the readable text.
United Church of Christ unity echoed in prayer and song
The newly formed United Church of Christ held its first General Synod forming aspirations for worldwide Christian unity. The group blended Congregational Christian and Evangelical and Reformed heritage while acknowledging pain in uniting. A conciliatory note toward holdouts was voiced as Rev. Dr Fred Hoskins commented on small defections.
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Cleveland
United Church of Christ
Christendom
Christian Unity
New Denomina
Ion
General Synod
Church of Jesus Christ
Uniting General Synod
Fred Hoskins
New York
Move To Save Records Of FBI Move To Save Records Of FBI
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee pressed to act on Supreme Court de vision prying open FBI records to criminals. Atty Gen Brownell testified as FBI Director Hoover status was discussed and concern voiced over undermining prosecutions while not sidelining the Court’s ruling.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary
Supreme Court
Fbii
Atty
Genasti Brownell
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Eisenhower Brownell
Congress
Plane crash false alarm in Montgomery County
A report claimed a plane crashed in Montgomery County at 12 45 PM near last week’s crash site. Police and nearby fire companies found no accident as a private citizen piloting a Piper Cub was practicing landings.
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Montgomery County
Wweek
United Fund Drive Backed By Jaycees
At a Tuesday V F W meeting Frederick Junior Chamber of Commerce backed a United Fund Drive for Frederick county. The group approved a resolution to support organizing a Combined Charities fund and urged broad participation. James Korjus announced Jaycees would assist with a mass chest X ray survey in July. John Herrick spoke on federal spending, defense budgeting, and progressive legislation from Hoover Commission findings.
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Frederick Jr. Chamber of Commerce
United Fund
Frederick County
Paul Gordon
Frederick
United States
Gordon
Ives
James Korjus
Jay- Cees
Jaycees
John Herrick
Chamber ,of Commerce
Herrick
Post Office Department
Ini
Defense Department
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Hoover Commission
Thousands May Be Dead In Cameron After Audrey
Deputy D P Vincent from Cameron Parish estimated 3 000 to 4 000 drowned as tidal waves swept Cameron marshlands. Coast Guard boats recovered unidentified bodies and survivors from Cameron amid vast destruction. Red Cross sheltered 13 606 in Lake Charles and fed 36 000. thousands evacuated to Port Arthur and Orange Texas. Coast Guard searches continued.
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Lakf
Charles
Louisiana
Audrey
D. P. Vincent
Cameron
Gulf of Mexico
Vincent
Coast Guard
E. L. Begler
Blue Bonnet
Begler
Gulf
Texas-Louisiana
Civil Defense
Lake Charles
Red Cross
Cameron Parish
George Martin
KROF
Abbeville
Pecan Island
Mississippi
Memphis
Tenn
Texas
Granville Theriot
Port Arthur
Tex
Orange
The
Larry Stephenson
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William. Ross
Frederick Negro
Thomas 5. Glass
Ross
San Francisco
State Dulles
Philip
Queen
Atomic
Nevada
Frederick Junction
Potomac
Weverton
Alysis
Nickerson
John C. Nickerson
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Ernest Stublinger
Stublinger
Charles Zimmer
Thurmont H. S. Band
United Church
Congregational Christian
Joseph Rhoderick
Don Koon
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