Frederick County Adopts New Zoning Ordinance
The Frederick County Board of Commissioners formally adopts a comprehensive zoning ordinance after long study and public hearings. The ordinance replaces the interim zoning rule in effect since November 13 1956 and takes effect immediately. The board invites citizen input and notes forthcoming Board of Appeals appointment.
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Board of County Commissioners
Frederick County
Fred-erick County
Planning and Zoning Commission
Planning Commission
Board of Appeals of
Frederick
Towns Plan Elections For Four Local Municipalities
Four area towns map election plans with nomination dates and candidate lists. Burkittsville sets 8 p.m. nomination tonight at the Lutheran parish hall for Burgess and Commissioners. Union Bridge votes June 1 and May 18 19 nomination dates for New Windsor and Taneytown respectively.
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Burkittsville
Union Bridge
New Windsor
Taneytown
Edward L. Williar
L. E. Crumpacker
George A. Otte
Thomas R. Winebrewer
James Baumgardner
Neal Powell
George Motter
Two Cars Crash on U S 40. $450 Damage Incurred
Shortly before midnight on U S 40 two cars collided as traffic slowed. Eston H. Hoffman 44 of Fort Detrick rammed Richard C. Biser 17 of Frederick from behind causing $300 damage to the Biser car and $150 to the Hoffman vehicle. Hoffman was charged with following too closely and set for May 22 magistrate court trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl R. Mauzy
Plymouth
Eston H. Hoffman
Fort Detrick
Hoffman
Searched Restaurant Caught By State Police
A year old boy from Hagerstown attempted to reach the AAA parade in Washington on a stolen bicycle and was apprehended by Troopers Wofford and Rogers inside Bart's Restaurant west of Frederick. He was turned over to juvenile authorities and later released to his parents. Disturbances and noise complaints occurred across Frederick with no serious injuries or arrests. A separate report noted steam from a kettle at Superior Dairy Lunch Room with no fire.
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Hagerstown
Washington
C. M. Wofford
D. E. Rogers
Frederick Barracks
Bart's
U.S. 40
Frederick
Frederick Roler Rink
Russell Pous
Wake Barracks
Klinehart
Fourth
Fifth Street
West South Street
Phebus Avenue
West All Saints Street
Motter Avenue
Taney Apartments
North Market Street
South Market Street
Sergi Harry Phillips
J Patrol
Superior
Charles Stup
Itis
Jed
Dog bites man and juvenile held after park incident
Police report John Baker aged 33 was bitten by a dog Sunday. no shots needed and the dog impounded. A 14 year old juvenile was later detained on a delinquency charge after allegedly throwing wash in Baker Park around 2 65 PM. officer Alton Twenty chased the act but failed to stop the car. The youth was to be presented to county probation officer Mrs. William C. Roderick. The incidents are listed in two separate stories.
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John Baker
Baker Park
Alton Twenty
William C. Roderick
Mary E
Carson
Ann W. Hyatt
Seneca
Montgomery County
Harriette E. Vinson
John T. Vinson
Confederacy
Union
States
Chestertown Lodge Burns in Chesapeake Bay Estate Blaze
A two story lodge owned by Frank Russell on a 1.3 acre Chestertown estate overlooking Chesapeake Bay burned early today. Firemen from five towns battled the blaze for 24 hours, destroying the main dining room and guest rooms while saving some furnishings.
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Chestertown
Frank
Russell
Chesapeake Bay
Calvin Smith
Great Oak Manor
Rome
Smith
Eugene Soonseller
Belterton
Rock Hall
Church Hill
Millington
Fair Lee Creek
Great Oak Lodge
Rusco Corp
Steamliners Derailed In California Collision
Two Southern Pacific streamliners collided on a grade in the Santa Lucia Mountains causing four diesel units and three cars to derail. Four persons were injured as the main line between San Francisco and Los Angeles was out for 15 hours. Trains were returned to service on temporary tracks with reduced speed. The Lark trains carried 2354 passengers and crew.
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San Luis Obispo
Calif
Southern Pacific
Santa Lucia Mountains
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Lark
Rich ard Bowers Nets Record Brook Trout in Local Creek
Rich ard Bowers of Thurmont caught a 17 inch Brook trout in Big Hunting Creek near the Little Hunting Creek mouth over the weekend. The State Game Commission noted this is the largest local catch on record, surpassing the previous 15 inch record.
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Richard Bowers
Thurmont
Big Hunting Creek
Little Hunting Creek
State Game Commission
No Change In Dulles Condition Report
Washington AP reports John Foster Dulles remains in weak condition due to pneumonia linked to his cancer battle. Eleanor Dulles returns to Washington from Berlin where she attended the Berlin blockade anniversary. State Department notes a mild pneumonia, now with normal temperature after treatment.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Eleanor Dulles
Dulles
Berlin
State Department
Weather forecast preview with warm, humid stretch
The forecast calls for temperatures around 45 degrees with 8 degrees above normal. A warm and humid spell is expected Tuesday to Thursday with cooler conditions Friday and Saturday. Scattered thundershowers are likely mainly in the afternoons and evenings Tuesday through Thursday and possibly into Friday.
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Associated Press
Man interrupts Berle on What's My Line in Mothers Day stunt
A studio audience member walked on stage during What's My Line and announced he had finally made in Mothers Day before leaving for psychiatric evaluation. The 44 year old Cornelius McConnell, a New York City postal worker, was identified and sent to Bellevue Hospital for examination.
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New York
Milton Berie
Berie
Polite
Cornelius McConnell
New York City
Bellevue Hospital
Bennett Cerf
McConnell
Berle
Jim Hagerty
Oper
Cerf
John Daly
Tornado Outbreak Hits Six States Causing Deaths and Damage
A wave of tornadoes swept Texas Oklahoma Iowa Kansas Missouri and Wisconsin over the weekend, killing five people and injuring at least 22. Homes were demolished, farms leveled, and cattle and poultry losses reported as hail and heavy rains followed.
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Associated Press
Mid-Continent
Iowa
Fansler
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Wisconsin
Frisco
Corps Christi
Tex
Austin
Hearne
Ada
Grand Lake
Guthrie Center
Yale
Rippey
Bagley
Green Bay
Preble
Ashwaybenom
Gamage
Elwood
Kan
Missouri River
St. Joseph
Elmo
Two Fired Upon Then Tire Blows On Visit To Cemetery
A Frederick writer and Mabel Horler survive BB gun fire at Monocacy Cemetery during a church tour plan. A tire explosion follows as they search for help, then Bill Seymour from Montgomery County helps change the tire. They recall old epitaphs and discuss Civil War era burials.
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Elsie White Haines
Frederick
Mabel Horler
Monocacy
St. Peter's Church
Poolesville
Big Woods
DY Irvine
Mesdames Hoyler
Harmes
Hoyser
Haines
Montgomery County
Howler
Gettysburg Battlefield Park land buy urged by historians
Historians Bruce Caiton Clifford Dowdey and S K Stevens join Gen C S Grant Jr and Henix Scharf in testifying for additional Gettysburg Battlefield Park land purchases. Senators Clark and Quigley announce hearings by the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on funds to expand the park by about 691 acres to curb encroachment and protect park lands.
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
C. S. Grant Jr
Civil War Centennial Commission
Henix Scharf
Gettysburg
Clark
Quigleyy Quigley
Interior Department
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Park Service
Manassas
Househeld
Mid-Morning Warmth Lifts City Temperatures to 76
Temperatures rose to 76 as a mild weekend gave way to a warm, humid day. Scattered thunderstorms were possible Tuesday and Wednesday with minimal rainfall across the city. Braddock mountain saw about .11 inches, enough to ease forest fire danger. Overnight low remained around 59.
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Braddock Mountain
Accidents In City Listed Over Weekend
Four weekend accidents caused damage total around 775 with no injuries. Ronald G. Henstey of Portsmouth misjudged distance on South Market street causing $475 damage to Barbara Koontz’s car and $100 to his. he faced reckless driving charges. Other incidents on North Market South Seventh, East All Saints, and North Market Fourth involved minor damage and no charges in most cases.
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Virginia
South Market Street
Clarke Place
Ronald G. Henstey
Portsmouth
William M. Boost Jr
Auto‘mobile
Barbara S. Koontz
Charles Street
Koontz
Hensley
North Market Street
Seventh Street
Harlan H. Hagan, Jefferson
Richard L. Rippeon
West Patrick Street
Hagan
Nathan Dorsey
East Ali Saints Street
South Carroll Street
Ray Darnell
Columbia, Tenn
Saints Street
William L. Jones
East Fourth Street
South Carroll
Darnell
Sergt Harry Quinn
Fourth Street
Ficer Donald E. Tracey
Grover N. Carpenter
Airy
RFD I
Malcolm J. Parker
All Saints Street
Carpenter
Westminster Hearing Sets 314000 Job Appointment
Carrol County Commissioners announce a hearing on June 1 at 10 a.m. in Westminster to consider a resolution appointing a technical assistant at 314000 a year. The appointee would aid the Commissioners in general administration, policy execution, planning, and county roads programs. The term matches the current commissioners elected last November. BACKS PRESIDENT LONDON AP Prime Minister Macmillan sends Khrushchev a letter supporting Eisenhower on a limited nuclear test ban.
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Carrol County Commissioners
Westminster
London
Macmillan
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Big Four meet in Geneva on German participation seating plan
The Geneva talks opened after delay as four foreign ministers agreed on a seating formula. East and West Germans sit at separate tables while the Big Four sit on one side, with Germans as advisers not full participants.
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Geneva
Palace of Nations
Christian A. Herter
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Parsley
Herfter
Maurice Couve de Murville
Selwyn Lloyd
Lloyd
Herter
Asst
U.S
Andrew H. Berding
Berding
Wyeither
Students Tour Frederick Memorial Hospital for National Hospital Week
About 50 senior high students from Frederick County will tour Frederick Memorial Hospital Tuesday as part of National Hospital Week observances. The event, sponsored by the hospital’s Women’s Auxiliary, aims to show hospital career possibilities and includes refreshments and a Tuesday tour plus a Thursday luncheon at the Francis Scott Key Hotel with a film on modern hospital operations. A model of the hospital by William Schwab and accompanying charts display current facilities and future needs, with a lighting system planned for the model.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
James B. Thomas
Thomas
Francis Scott Key
George Douglas
William Schwab
John
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Marble Quarry
Upton Gladhill
Carroll County
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Ethel G. Gor
Sterling E. Blackston
Ralph G. Hoffman
Torney
Mexico City
Nile River
Cairo
Egypt
Dandaraha
Mercury
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