Poles Fall Close Highways Paralyzing Frederick County Roads
Wet snow snapped wires and downed poles across Frederick County causing major highway closures and power outages. Crews from Potomac Edison and nearby areas worked for days as 13 schools closed, a major 48 minute blackout hit Frederick, and telephone lines dropped, leaving hundreds of lines and thousands of customers without service.
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Frederick County
Lincoln
Frederick
Williamsport
Potomac Edison Company
Jefferson
State Roads Commission
South Mountain
Ridgeville
Rocky Springs
Edgewood
Mountaindale
Shooks Town
John W. Morfan
Maren
Romney
W. Va
Carl V. Weakley
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Westminster
Leesburg
Harpers Ferry
Gettysburg
Brunswick
Myersville
Brunswick- Middletown
Biggs Ford Road
Walkersville
Weakiey
Braddock Heights
Buckers Towns
Damascus
Emmitsburg
Middletown
Mt. Airy
Baltimore Snowfall Final Forecast Cancelled Meeting
The Weather Bureau issued its final release on Maryland snow. Snow will ease and end by evening across the state. A belated notice cancels the Baltimore Chapter American Meteorological Society monthly meeting scheduled for this evening.
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Baltamore
Weather Bureau
Maryland
Baltimore
American Meteorological Society
Deep Snow Grips Central Maryland Prompting Snow Emergencies
Central Maryland and Washington faced a heavy wet snow, with 8 to 14 inches in numerous communities and up to 16 inches in northern Baltimore suburbs. Power outages affected 18,000 Maryland phones. several counties closed schools while transit stalled. One death was reported near Baltimore after a car collision.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Washington
Anne Arundel County
Kent County
Delaware
Weather Bureau
Wallace Braun
District of Columbia
Baltimore County
Virginia
New York
Connecticut
Chesapeake & Potomac Tel'ephone Co
Westminster
Annapolis
Hagerstown
Sally Ann Martin
Bambridge
Mid
Naval Station
Washington National ‘Airport
Philadelphia
Baltimore City
Talbot
Dor Jcchester
Wicomico
Worcester
Somerset
Salisbury
Cambridge
Dorchester
Kent
Anne Arundel
Harford
Carroll and
Howard
Rice Out For Mayoralty Nomination
Donald B. Rice announces as a Democrat candidate for Mayor of Frederick subject to the May party convention. A former Frederick mayor, he vows to serve all citizens, attract new industry, and address water shortages facing the city amid an economy plan for progress.
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Donald B. Rice
Frederick
Rice
Elmer F. Munshower
Maryland Police
Democratic
Rash Of Fires During Night Across Frederick
From two o'clock until six this morning a string of alarms kept fire crews busy across Frederick. Lincoln school fire caused extended battles with minor damage while fires behind the J C Penney building and on Rosemont avenue caused brief blazes. Fort Detrick units aided, an ambulance rushed injured firefighters to Frederick Memorial Hospital, and overall damage remained limited.
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Lincoln School
Fort Detrick
West All Saints Street
United
Uniteds
Lincoln
J. C. Penney Company
Rosemont Avenue
Grant
Wilson
Detrick
United Ambulance
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Diseases Revealed by Drop of Blood Johns Hopkins study hints at blood test diagnosis
Johns Hopkins researchers in Baltimore warn that diagnosing many diseases from a single drop of blood is possible in principle but not proven. Early results are preliminary and require hundreds to thousands of tests per disease before conclusions. Diagnoses rely on serum mucoids analysis.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins
24 Killed In New York Factory Fire At Loft Underwear Plant
A fatal blaze at the Monarch Underwear Corp. in Albany Street, New York, killed 24 people and injured many as a third-floor oven exploded, causing panic and mass panic as workers leaped from windows. Firefighters faced intense heat before reaching the fourth floor. Authorities order investigations into the disaster.
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New York
Edward F. Cavanagh Jr
Abbany
Averell Harriman
State Department of Labor
Division of Safety
Edna Murray
Monarch Underwear Corp
Pythians To Meet Here State Convention Agenda
The Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters plan joint state convention September 12 and 13 at the Francis Scait Key Hotel and adjacent Pythian Castle. Elizabeth Martin Shipley of Mountain City Temple chairs arrangements for the Grand Temple with D. Silvan Friedman of Baltimore as Grand Chancellor. Other leaders include Frances Seibert of Baltimore Grand Chief, and Thelma Pickett Louise Koogle Luella Shipley Alma Ross as district and local organizers.
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Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Francis Scait Key
Pythian Castle
Elizabeth Martin Shipley
Mountain City Temple
Shairman
Grand Temple
David Kaufman
Jacob Sandy Lodge
Baltimore
Grand Lodge
Frances Seibert
D. Silvan_ Friedman
Baltimore City
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias
Thelma Pickett
This City
Louise Koogle
Luella Shipley
Brunswick
Alma Ross
Smaithsburg
Guy McKenzie
Raymond Haugh Sr
Edward Akers
Mountain City Lodge
Do Not Touch Fallen Wires Across Snowbound Area
Potomac Edison Company warns residents not to touch any fallen wires after the snowstorm. Snow and ice have caused electrical outages with trees bending or breaking lines. Crews are on the scene, including special teams from other states, to restore service and minimize interruptions. Notify the company if you encounter fallen wires and keep others away.
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Potomac Edison Company
Leonie
Woman Killed Three Companions Injured In High Speed Crash
A car left a roadside barrier and plunged down a 100 foot incline killing Mary Louise Fenker 23 a WAVE at Bainbridge Naval Station and seriously injuring Sally Ann Martin 19 and two other companions state police at Conowingo Barracks said Martin suffered a broken neck while Fenker died from critical injuries at Bainbridge Naval Hospital
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Bainbridge, Md
Ait Conowingo Barracks
Mary Louise Fenker
U. 5. Naval Station
Bainbridge
Bainbridge Naval Hospital
Sally Ann Martin
Candlelight Sessicon Held By Assessors
The 15th annual meeting of the Maryland Association of Assessing Officers opened by candlelight in the Francis Scott Key Hotel’s tie and Grey room with about 100 attendees. Snowfall limited in-person participation as Wilton Allen and Lee Winyard led reports and presided in the president’s absence. sessions continue today and tomorrow.
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Maryland Association of Assessing Officers
Francis Scott Key
Wilton Allen
Montgomery County
Lee Winyard
Talbot County
John G. Arthur
Baltimore
Frederick
Roaring Fire in Chicago Destroys Meyers Furniture Co
A massive seven hour blaze in Chicago gutted the Meyers Furniture Co on 435 W 68th St, burning through a fifth of the city’s firefighting force. About 300 firemen and 66 pieces of equipment fought the multialarm fire, with gas service shut off to nearby homes after a basement gas leak was found. Fire Commissioner Frobert J. Gunn estimated damages at 250000 dollars.
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Chicago
Meyers Furniture Co
Frobert J. Gunn
W. 68Rd St
Soldier Faces Slaying Charge In Nurse Case
A Maryland soldier was charged in Alabama with the brutal killing of Virginia nurse Pawine Penny, 29, of Norfolk. Authorities said Pvt. Henry A Quéer Jr., 25, confessed the crime after the body was found at Seminole, Alabama, on March 8.
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Baltimore
Alabama
Virginia
PRI
Henry A.quéer Jr
Pawine Penny
Norfolk
Womjan
Semjinole
Ala
Lincoln Elementary Fire Wrecks East Wing Classrooms
A blaze at Lincoln elementary destroyed eight east wing classrooms and damaged adjacent areas as smoke and water flooded passages. Superintendent Sensenbaugh estimates damage near 240000 dollars, with 240 students displaced and plans to relocate quickly.
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Lincoln School
James A. Sensenbaugh
Charles E. Henson
Imass
Detrick
Fort Detrick
Furler
United Company
Carver Apartments
Sensenbaugh
Henson
Sensenbauzh
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Frank Keefer
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