Heat Wave May Break Tonight With Damages Rising
Damage topped $4,000 after a tractor trailer loaded with electrical gear overturned on the Catoctin Creek bridge at Steiner’s Hills. The rig, owned by Southern Rental Co. of Nashville, was driven by Lieyud William Cantrell of Nashville and carried about 60,000 pounds gross. The accident occurred around 4:45 a.m. and Trooper William L. Newcomer charged the driver with speeding. The trailer’s contents had to be unloaded before the vehicle could be righted, with crews remaining at the scene midmorning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catoctin Creek
Steiner's Hills
Lieyud William Cantrell
Nashville
Cznirell
William L. Newcomer
Earl Cline
Southern Rental Co., Inc
Tenn
Yooper Newcomer
Newcomer
Suits Filed Over Fatal Tractor Crash Near Thurmont
Two personal injury suits and one Maryland in the use suit were filed in circuit court over a fatal October tractor trailer crash on US 15 south of Thurmont. Gertrude Reifsnyder seeks 100000 as administratrix of her son David Reifsnyder’s estate against Guy Sachelle Jersey Shore Steel Co and Stanley Stiner. The parents seek 100000 more for loss of support, while a third claim on behalf of the State of Maryland alleges damages for the same death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Relisander
Pottsville
David Reifsnyder
Guy Joseph Sachelte
Jersey Shore Steel Company
Stanley Stiner
Jersey Shore
Maryland
Gertrude
Raymond Reifsnyder
James JieSherry
Sachelle
Jersey Shore Company
Stiner
Jersey
US_ 15
Thurmont
Re’ ‘der
Reifsnyder
Fort Eustis
Lions Wives Attend Strip-Teaser Libby Jones Talk
Royal Oak Lions Club luncheon features Libby Jones, a strip teaser, defending her art before surprised wives and local businessmen. She discusses her career, earnings, and a claimed lack of male competition, while club president honors her with a certificate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
Royal Oak
Mich
Libby Jones
Royal Oak Lions Club
Libby
Detroit
Sam Molarino
Seven Hurt In Two Car Wreck Near Charles Town
Seven people were injured in a two car collision on West Virginia 9 about six miles south of Charles Town. William Bly McDonald Shenandoah Downs public relations director suffered a fractured knee and lacerations and was treated in Virginia. Nancy James age 7 sustained a fractured skull. others from Paeonian Springs and Hamilton were treated and released. State Trooper said Wade Neal James attempted a U turn and collided with McDonald’s northbound car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
W. Va
Ap) i
West Virginia
Here
William ‘Bly McDonald
Waterford
Shenandoah Downs
Loudoun County
Leesburg
Mars Elizabeth James
Paeonian Springs
Nancy James
Stephen James
Hillary James
Wilbur Neall
Amos S. Elmore
Hamilton
Charlestown Hospital
H. A. Wade
Wade Neal James
McDonald
Warren Calls Him Liar in Nixon Book Clash
AP writer Earl Mazo says Warren accused him of lying after excerpts in the Nixon book raised tension at a party. Mazo notes Warren felt the work harmed him, Warren had no comment and they later spoke, parting amicably with a cordial invite for a visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aps
Earl Mazo
Richard M. Nixon
noGay
Earl Warren
Mazo
Warren
Nixon
Corning Faces Water Emergency as Reservoirs Dry
Corning New York, a city of about 19,006, stayed under a water emergency as officials blamed a long dry spell or major water system break for two reservoirs running dry. Water began seeping back by late Monday, meeting only immediate needs for residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
Haswater
Nyo
General Synod Meets In Ohio and Marks Beginnings
In Oberlin Ohio the Evangelical and Reformed Church General Synod meets July 1 to 5 to mark the denomination's beginnings and its move toward uniting as the United Church of Christ. Delegates will consider budgets, capital for seminaries, bylaw changes, and the future of deaconess orders as they coordinate with the two other bodies forming the United Church. About four hundred delegates attend, with many also slated for the United Church Synod. River conditions report Potomac clear at Harpers Perry and Monocacy clear at Frederick Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin
Evangelical and Reformed Church
General Synod
Reformed Church
United States
General Conference
Evangelical Synod of North America
United Church of Christ
General Council
Congregational Christian Churches
United Church
Evangelical and Reformed Synod
Linics
General Council of Congregational Christian Churches
General Synod of the
Evangelical
Reformed General Synod
United Church Synod
Soviets Defect To West Amid Flight To Freedom
Washington reports a record number of Soviet diplomats defecting to the West in the past week. Officials say the defections include medium rank insiders and a Young Soviet diplomat seeking refuge at a U S Embassy in Burma. They cite disillusionment with police surveillance and lure of better living abroad, but caution this does not signal broad unrest among diplomats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
API
U.S
Burma
U.S.S.R
Ist
Keish Named Patuxent Associate at Institution
Col William J E Keish to become associate director for custody and administration at the Patuxent Institution as he nears retirement from active service. Dr Harold M Boslow, director, said he will assume the post after Sept 30. Keish formerly commanded the U S Disciplinary Barracks and served as provost marshal in Europe Japan and Korea. The appointment aligns with ongoing operation of the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Esca
Trive Connciil
Howard
Traffic Deaths Rise In First Five Months Of Year
Chicago report from the National Safety Council shows the nation's traffic deaths for the first five months of the year up five per cent over the same period in 1938. Through January to June, fatalities reached 13,940 with about half a million disabling injuries recorded, signaling a troubling rise in road dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
Frederick City Packing Company bean and corn canning season begins
The company plans to can beans today at Jenkins Bros plant with beans from contracted fields and company ground. Heat and dry weather have affected the crop along with corn, and substantial rains are needed now to relieve conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City Packing Company
Jenkins Bros
49 Star Flag to Fly Over Key Grave on Independence Day
A 49 star flag will be raised at 6 a.m. on Independence Day over the Scott Key monument and grave in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Francis Scott Key Post American Legion sponsors. key officials including John R. Newton attend. bugler to call reveille. The flag replaces the 48 star banner. the 50th star for Hawaii arrives after Sept. 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Key
Mt. Olivet
Independence
Francis Scou Key Post
American Legion
Legion Home
East Church Street
Legion Post
Aic
John R. Newton
Ini
Jesse C. Ramsburg
Alaska
Hawaii
Key
Congress
Vermont
Kentuck
Union
Maryland
Frederick
Walkersville
Ard
Comedy Opens Tonight At Mountain Theater
A new comedy Who Was That Lady I Saw You With opens tonight at 8:30 at the Mountain Theatre. The show, a Norman Krasna farce, stars Barbara Hases and F Kareland with Marian Whehard in supporting roles. The producer notes the play suits children and teens as well as adults and follows a Broadway run featuring Peter Lind Hases and Mary He.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vollay
Wren
The
Mountain Theatre
Brad
Norman Krasna
Peter Lind Hases
Mary He
Barbara Hases
F Kareland
Marian Whehard
Miss Ickes Seriously Hurt In Car Crash
Bliss Elizabeth Ickes eighteen daughter of Harold L. Ickes former interior secretary sustained internal injuries when her sports car overturned in Silver Spring Maryland. The driver Michael A. DeSimone seventeen was charged with operating a vehicle with suspended permit. Both were taken to Montgomery General Hospital and Miss Ickes underwent surgery. her condition was reported good while DeSimone was treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Spring
Japi
Bliss Elizabeth Ickes
Harold L. Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
Michael A. DeSimone
Iver Spring
Opmn
Miss Ickes
DeSimone
Montgomery General Hospital
Olney
de Simone
Trapped On Trestle Two Boys Die In Tragic Accident
On a wobbly trestle a train struck two boys while a father Norman watched from a catwalk. A bystander Lathan recalled shouting to the youths to cross the track as the train approached. Both boys died in the incident, with one man noting the peril of crossing. Forest fire in Dorchester County burned about 200 acres as firefighters battled the blaze through the night and prepared containment lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P —Tooddlec
Foncay
Frek
Ana
Norman
Lathan
Forest Fire
Cambridge
Dorchester County
Mandate in Leats Home Case Confirms Trustees Ownership
The Court of Appeals issued a final mandate affirming that the Leats female Orphan Asylum property on East Church Street is held by the trustees. The mandate, received by Clerk Iirs C. Wachter, reverses Judge John T. 4's ruling and orders sale of the East Channel real estate after prior denial of a reargument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Appeals
Leats Emale Orphan Asyluim
East Church Street
Frederick
Circuit Court
Iirs
C. Wachter
Hich
State Court
Yeirs
John Loats
Hemr
John T. 4
C. Court
Fast Chatreel
Ca Oration
Poolesville Man Fined For Driving Drunk
A Poolesville man, Clarde Thomas Hawkins, was fined 159 and costs for drunken driving and 10 for reckless driving after a May 10 incident on Route 15. Magistrate Edward D. Storm heard the case, with Trooper Stephen P. Riland presenting the charges and Wilbur F. Sheffield defending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poolesville
Edward D. Storm
Clarde
Thomas Hawkins
Stephen P. Riland
Route 15
Buckeystown
Riland
Hawkins
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Edwin F. Nikirk
Thurston Meir
RFC 5
Blanche
Metz
Storm
Robert Daniel Ramsburg
RFD 6
Ramsburg
Mary Brachey
Harry Bennett
Collision at Madison and Broadway Causes 800 in Damages
Police report a two car crash at the Madison street Broadway intersection Monday around 5 20 p m. George A Bathlow of Brunswick drove a 1950 Chevrolet that failed to stop and struck Millard H Snoots of Frederick driving a 1956 Chevrolet. Damages totaled about 600 to Snoots car and 200 to Bathlow’s. Bathlow was charged with failing to stop for a stop sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Street
Broadway
George A. Bathiow
Brunswick
Frederick
Madison
Bathlow
Armstrong Out In Blistering Sun Sees Norris Move To Assessments
A report from Rome and New York notes Louis Armstrong known as Satchmo attempted a public outing in the heat while the stock market opened mixed. Norris was appointed as supervisor of assessments by the State Tax Commission and introduced to the county offices in a ceremony attended by William H. Riley and other officials. Former supervisor A Lamar Barrick and county commissioner A Irvin Renn were present as Norris began familiarizing himself with duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lumen F. Nburg
Cheu Wachter
Frede
Norris
State Tax Commission
Board of County Commissioners
William H. Riley
A. Lamar Barrick
A. Irvin Renn
Emmitsun
Ellis C. Saprents
Mor Jaiely
Rome
Louis
New York
Armstrong
Aletieen
Heat and water woes amid hot July conditions
The article details a 36 degree noon temperature at the airport with forecasts toward 100 or more if storms hold off, and a warm night with a 76 low. It notes reduced Fishing Creek reservoir flow, rising levels to 25 feet, and a 27 million gallon impound with a 50 million gallon capacity gap. Water use climbs during heat, suspicions of after-dark sprinkling, and ongoing drought measures. Canneries warn water use concerns as forecasts predict cooler, scattered showers tonight and tomorrow with 15 to 20 degree drops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Fishing Creek
William J. Davis
Mr. Davis
Singapore
W. Raymond Walter
Mercury
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Pittsburgh
Iingston
Baltimore
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paul Roop Jr
Middletown
Steiner's Hill
Frank J. Keefer
Plove
Earl Cline Firm
Him
Ohio
E. and
R. Group
Potomac
Tarpers Perry
Frederick J Junction
Col. Keish
Patuxent
Anthem
Okinawa
Nelexe
Air Force
Haty
Naha
Okina
Far East
Tokyo
Japanese Socialist Party
Robert W. Burns
5Th Air Force
Kadena Air Base
Ishikawa
John G. Schmitt Jr
Chalmers
Ind
Richard Rousseil
Lockport
Miamori
Mountain Theater
Saichmo
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!