Auto Hits Trolley Man Killed in York Area Crash
In York County a driver Chalmer M McElhaney 49 faces charges of reckless driving and manslaughter by automobile after his 1947 Chevrolet hit a H and F trolley at Route 15 north of Catoctin Furnace killing passenger John W Hoover 50 of York. Hoover died Sunday at Frederick Memorial Hospital after sustaining a fractured neck and shock. The trolley operator Warren K Stockman 29 Thurmont reported no injuries among trolley passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chalmer M. McElhaney
York
John W Hoover
Catoctin Furnace
Hoover
Frederick Memorial Hospital
H. J. Brown
MecElhaney
McElhaney
Rt. 15
Warren K. Stockman
Thurmont
Pennsylvania
Penn Street
Brown
McElhdney
Charles A. Price
Granddaughter of Funkhouser Is Hurt
Carol Funkhouser and Wanda Wood, two teenage girls, were injured in a highway crash on U S 213 near Centreville in Maryland. They were first taken to Chestertown Hospital in critical condition, then transferred to University Hospital Baltimore. official details on injuries remain unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Funkhouser
Wanda Wood
U. S. 213
Centreville
Chestertown
University Hospital
Baltimore
Miss Funkhouser
Daugher
Justin Funkhouser
West Virginia
Pioneer Point Farms
Funkhouser
John J. Raskob
Oppose Move To Give D. C. Back To Md
Annapolis March 1 A proposal before Congress to return the District of Columbia to Maryland finds little support among Maryland's top officials. Gov McKeidin and Sen Beall oppose the move, arguing Washington should remain federal capital. A Washington Star poll showed most state legislators against it, with a minority neutral and few in favor. Washington residents should be allowed to vote. Two brush fires were reported in the county Sunday afternoon near Rt 15 and Reichs Ford road with no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Congress
District of Columbia
Maryland
McKeidin
Sen. Beall
McKkeidin
Washington
Sen. Butler
R-Md
Sen
Beall
Washington Star
Rt. 15
Lime Kiln
Reich’s
Ford Road
Red Cross Drive Kicks Off At Camp Detrick Next Month
Camp Detrick launches the 1958 American Red Cross Fund campaign with Mrs. LeRoy D. Fothergill as honorary chair. Capt. Joseph Schwimer will direct the drive. Lt. Ancil Smith and others assist the planning. Gen. Edward H. Brooks praises Red Cross work and urges personnel to participate. Branch reps will be oriented in March as donations collect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Detrick
American Red Cross Fund
LeRoy D. Fothergill
Biological Laboratories
Ed Johnson
Donald Meldrum
Oliver Keefer
Edward H. Brooks
Second Army
Red Cross
Armed Services
Woman Dies After Auto Crash in Linthicum
Glen Burnie March 11 ambulance crew found a 35 year old woman dying on the back seat of a wrecked auto in Linthicum under mysterious circumstances. Helen Newhouse pronounced dead at St. Agnes Hospital. Police questioned a man who said they had driven earlier, car overturned, she said she was all right. The vehicle found three hours later with top caved in behind a friend's home. Arson suspected in a Brooklyn school fire. $30,000 damage. records missing from classrooms. one can found in a corridor. enrollment 1800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Burnie
Linthicum
Helen Newhouse
St. Agnes Hospital
Anne Arundel County
Baltimore
Benjamin Franklin
Brooklyn
Social notes from Bolivar and Camp Hill area
A long list of weekend travels, visits, and family events in Bolivar, Camp Hill, and surrounding towns. Notable items include Mrs Herman Thayer visiting Arlington with Lieut Cmdr Harry Graves, John Paul Jones of the U S Navy visiting Harpers Ferry, and a 25th wedding anniversary dinner for Robert and Patricia Watson. Also reported are hospital stays, a Storer College annex groundbreaking, Cavalier brothers reuniting, and local club and church activities. Several residents are traveling to Washington, D C, Winchester, and Richmond for family and health reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivar
W. Va
Herman Thayer
Camp Hill
Arlington
Harry Graves
John Paul Jones
U. S. Navy
Norfolk
Washington, D. C
Rhoda Jones
Harpers Ferry
Willam
Junior
Lenora Staubs
Thomas Rissier
Richmond
Rissler
Risser
Virginia City
Clifford Parkey
Brunswick
Fred Rowland
Lavenia Edwards
Charles Town General Hospital
Leslie Noland
Baltimore
Bettie Noland Littleton
Berkley Winters
Robert Watson
Bakerton
Jerry Watson
Ray Lewis
Harold Roberson
W. Waldheger
Cleveland
Ohio
F. Yoakum
Bolivar Heights
David Yoakum
Alaska
New York
Dr. Yoakum
Washington
Yoakum
T. W. Whit
Anne Wilt
Leslie Hollis
Ralph Oden
Castleman's Inn
Hollis
B. & O. Railroad Company
Lewis Beek
Winchester
C. A. Butts
Winchester, Levay Hospital
Carrie Walters
Charles Town
Carolyn Oden
Clifford Zombro
Elia Zombro
Storer College
John Newcomer
Anne
Johnny
Washington, D.C
Cyrus Cavalier
K. K. Cavalier
U. S
Camp Meade
Cyrus
Munich
Germany
Cavalier
David
Kenneth, Jr
Frank
William Perry
Cavalier Brothers
J. K. Maury
W. A. Walker
Frances Chew
P. O. of A
G. E. Webb
Robert Menefee
Sharon
Dean Martin
Don Marshall
Menefee
Marshall Parrish
Denson
N.C
Standard Lime and Stone Company
Millville
Hugh Lloyd
Charles Wit
Lloyd
H. T. McDonald
Mises Emma
Sadie Buckner
William Rosenberry
Little Creek
Halltown
Bluemont
Agreement On Bus Contract Reached
Cumberland March 1 A bus drivers union and the Cumberland Transit Co reached a new contract providing a two cent per hour raise plus benefits. Buses halted at midnight but will resume at 7 p m. Drivers and five shopmen affected. Wages set at 1.52 and 1.53 per hour with added check in out time, three weeks vacation after ten years, and 1 50 extra monthly per 15 000 miles of safe driving. Company to pay chauffeurs licenses and 15 drivers paid for lost time to attend the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Cumberland Transit Co
James H. Morrison
AFL Bus Drivers Union
Morrison
Tame
Guy M. Davis
Sunday Visitors Across Ladisburg Area
Mrs Doris Butts and Mrs Paul Saylor hosted Betty as they spent Sunday with Monroe Simpson in Union Bridge. Visitors at Walter Lind's home included Gail Kline family Russell Shoemaker and others from Mr Airy, Eikenrode family, and Sarah Weishaar. Mrs Roy Lind of York Pa. visits relatives. Robert Bohn and Daniel Lind hosted Sunday guests. Paul Baker's visitors included Richard Kine Wayne Beverly Wanda Mabel Harrison and family. Kiine family hosted David Johnson Phyllis Johnson Sandra Trent and Maurice Boyer. F H Birely home welcomed Irene Shipley and daughter, Lloyd Willhide Thurmont, and Olmer Linton family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmitsburg
Sod
Jerome Peters
Susan Ruth
Baltimore
Guy Baker
Robert Topper
Marie Rosenateel
Pius Kelly
Newry
Penna
Harold Ditster
God Children
Biglerville
J. Clarence Sanders
Donald Rodgers
Robert Jordan
USOCS
Fort Devens
Mass
Burgess
Thornton Rodgers
Andrew Jordan
Wilbur Overholtzer
Philadelphia
C. Felix Adams
Raymond Topper
Ray Topper
Charles B. Topper
Charles
Ide Goulden
Rodney Sheeringer
Hanover
Francis Staley
Lawrence Goulden
Westminster
Roger Goulden
Towson
Jackson Hamerick
Frailey Road
Grippe
Maurice G. Keilholtz
White House
S. Seton, Avenue
Curtis Bucher
Woodsboro
Keilholtz
Bucher
George Naylor
Charles Naylor
Washington, D. C
Raymond Nornbecker
Clyde Naylor
Hagerstown
Wilbur Naylor
Taneytown
George L. Simon
Suzanne
York
Roxanne Stine
Keysville
W R. Cadie
Edwards
Abbeville
D. C
Cadie
Bruce Wolfe
Gettysburg
Charles E Shorb
Andrew T. Shorb
Fairfield
Clarence Shorb
N. Seton Avenue
Ladiesburg
Doris Butts
Paul Saylor
Betty
Monroe Simpson
Union Bridge
Walter Lind
Gail Kline
Russell Shoemaker
Airy
Thomas Eikenrode
Sarah Weishaar
Roy Lind
Robert Bohn
Daniel Lind
Paul Baker
Richard Kine
Wayne Beverly
Wanda
Mabel Harrison
Alry
William Kiine
David Johnson
Phyllis Johnson
Sandra Trent
Maurice Boyer
F. H. Birely
Irene Shipley
Lloyd Willhide
Thurmont
Olmer Linton
Frey and Wilson families announce new arrivals and travels
Sykesville notices report a daughter born last Thursday at Montgomery County General Hospital to Mr and Mrs Joseph Frey and a son Gregory Michaelorn born last Wednesday to Mr and Mrs George Wilson. Other items note G Garner attending a gilt sale in Frederick. trips to Mexico and Boston. James Smith entering Parsons School of Design. church group making compresses for Korea. a Baltimore wedding. travel to St Petersburg and Minneapolis. and Rotary leadership elections at Springfield State Hospital. A Denver flight incident reports General James Van Fleet diverting to Denver due to weather, planning to reach Reading then Washington committees to discuss Korea policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Harner
University of Maryland
Charles Harner
Tommy Topper
William Topper
Lynn
Michael
Karen Shorb
Henry Troxell
Octavia
Charles B. Shorb
Paul McNair
U. S. Navy
Harry McNair
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Margaret Fey
Detroit
Margaret
St. Joseph’s High School
Lewis J. Kelly
Cloyd W. Leiss
Harrisburg
Pauline Rosensteel
Baltimore
Laura Rosensteel
Vivian Topper
Emmitsburg
Glen Reifsnider
Wayne
Keysville
Reifsnider
George Ashbaugh
Charles Gutshall
Waynesboro
Maude Harbaugh
Robert Orner
William Garner
Washington
Agnes Garner
Richard Papp
New York City
Charlies Linn
Thomas Hoke
Carroll Martin
Jimmy
Hanover
Sykesville
Joseph Frey
Montgomery County General Hospital
George Wilson
Gregory Michaelorn
Charles R. Garner
Old Frederick Road
Hampshire
Frederick
Jay Smith
George Woods
Mexico
James Smith
Ft. Sam Houston
Texas
Parsons School of Design
N. Y
William Schafer
William
Boston
Donald Clarke
Julian Owen
Manse
Korea
R. K. Barnes Jr
R. K. Barnes
Earl Cooper
Robert E. Gardner
Springfield State Hospital
Denver
James van Fleet
Colorado Springs
Here
Eighth Army
Joseph Christian
O. W. Griswold
14Th Army Corps
Griswold
van Fleet
Los Angeles
Reading
Senate
House
Longines Symphonette Concert Pleases But Lacks Depth
Betty Sullivan reviews the Longines Symphonette concert at 3 PM, noting polished performance and pleasant tones from the 28 musician ensemble led by Michal Piastro. The program, new in afternoon format, includes Frescobaldi, Haydn, Barber, Mendelssohn, Virgil Thomson, Saint-Saens, Flagello, and final Moonlight Sonata.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Concert Association
Mishel Plastro
Brunelli
Frescobaldi
Haydn
Barber
Piastro
Mendelssohn
Auer
America
Virgil Thomson
Edward Katz
Saint-Saens
Amber
Nicholas Flagello
Claire de Lone
Johann Strauss
Piastra
Jumping Beans
John Farnon
Beans
Arthur Benjamin
Four Dead After Fire in West Baltimore Home
A blaze in a three story Baltimore dwelling killed three Murray children aged 3 4 and 7 and their father. Their mother Alethia Murray survived with burns and possible internal injuries while Bertha Murray 5 suffered severe head injuries. A cab driver reported attempting to aid victims as fire gutted the home and the family may have leaped to escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Willie Murray
Alethia Murray
Bertha Murray
Murray
Also Mentioned on This Page
Is Hurt
R. J Funkhouser
Rapape
William E. Warren
George F. Slifer
Richard E. Shaff
Doris A. Ausherman
Oliver H. Keefer
Detrick Organization
Rosa G. Kreh
Robert P. Gibson
Lancaster
Virginus D. Bolton
Wilmington
Del
Robert E.bair
Canton
Cecil G. Payne
Cincinnati
Charles J Day
Joplin
Earl E. Kilmer
Martinsburg
Francis Kratoville
Newtonville
Alexander A. Palluzzi
Walt Thompson
Samuel Weissberg
Weissberg
Detrick
Ezra William
Asbury Methodist Church
Robert Woodward
First Baptist Church
Wallace Mackle
Afb
Bureau of Plant Industry
Beltsville
Ale Sheldon A. Johnson
USAF
Berlin E. Gree
Maryan
Krystosiak
Frederick Bunte
Edward Northrup
Sanford Brodowsky
Don R. Carnine
John R. Conover
Bennie G. Cooper
Blair J. Jones
Robert A. Mason
John J. Ogle
John A. Play
Raymond PF. Boylston, Jr
William O. Evans
Kack K. Griebner
George E. Hedstrom
Billy K. Kern
John B. Livingston, Jr
Gerald K. Scharfenberger
Louis E. Schmelder
Richard E. Walton
Peter Zikowitch
National Guard
Crusade For Freedom
Rosa G. Kreh. Camp
Eddie Galjlagher
Scranton
Buddy Freed
Twiddy Heffner
J. A. R. Smith
George Vyvayda
NFFE
National Federation of Federal Employes
George A. Sanders
Franklin Court Auditorium
Dewitt Hyde
Glgan Beall l
John Butler
Douglas Crockett
Milton A. Frank, Sr
Department of the Army
Crocket
George RB. Long
Wilbur V. Forney
Albert S. Herring
Edgar L. Draper
Glenn
Dave Hagan
Frederick City
George Schmersahl
John C. Malinowski
Malinowski
Vesta Zimmerly
Arthur Rodriquez
Edward Elliott Whoare
Rodriquez
San Antonio
Tex
Eliott
University of
Ann Jurkevitch
Hancock
Berryville
Hood College
Leon Trachtman
Mark Twain
John C. Metcalf
Catherine
Warner’ Hospital
Marie Topper
Mrs
J. Louis Topper
Fort Belvoir
John S. Page, Jr
John S. Page
Adamstown
Army
Fort Belvoir, Va
Lmer Roelke
Maurice C. Smith
William Echeler
Lutheran Parsonage
Glenna Leatherman
Lewistown
Louise Fraley
Catoctin
Naomi Thompson
Hattie Saylor
Ruby Lanner
This City
Wilbur P. Smith
Smith
Creagerstown
Frank Keefer
Seekum Wampum
Leroy
Pete " Crum
Wilson Mossburg
Betty Sullivan
Longines Symphonette
National
Baltimore Symphony
United States
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