Weekend Rains End With Record Wet Span
Heavy showers drenched Frederick and much of the county in one of the wettest weekends in memory. More than an inch fell in the city with higher amounts countywide. A thunderstorm rolled in Saturday afternoon as the Monocacy River rose muddy but within banks. No major flood reports. minor interruptions from trees and limbs were cleared quickly by utility crews.
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Frederick
Weather Bureau
Monocacy
State Roads Commission
U.S. 15
Point of Rocks
Braddock Heights
Potomac Edison Company
Maryland Highway Death Toll Rises to Four
Two Marylanders died in rain slicked highway accidents raising the weekend toll to four. A bus versus auto crash in Virginia Saturday night killed three more Maryland residents and left a fourth critically injured. victims include Benjamin Robinson 65 of College Park and Lois Jean Nelson 18 of Baltimore as details unfold about the wreck on Maryland Route 202 near Western Branch.
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Associated Press
Benjamin Robinson
College Park
University of Maryland
Lois Jean Nelson
Baltl
Dormitory Fire at St Francis College Kills One
Fire destroyed Giles Hall at St Francis College Lorett o Pennsylvania injuring several and killing Marie Clark 26 of Washington D C. A 20 year old passenger Kenneth Cert and 35 students from the dorm fled the blaze as firefighters battled for hours. In a separate weekend crash Earl Crutchfield 35 of Lutherville Md his wife and child died in a head on collision near Colonial Heights Virginia.
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Loretto
St. Francis A Eees College
Welson
Tle
Beloit Road
Baltimore
Old Giles Hall
Rosemary Bath
Kenneth Cert
St. Joseph’s
Symmasium
Marie Clark
Washington
Ebensburg
Donald
U.S
Duman
Charles County
Marvin Fletcher
Ofj
New Church
Pamoke City
Earl J. Crutchfield
Lutherville
Nanna
Patricia
Colonial 3 Heights
Va. i
Millions Spent On Disaster Aid Amid Crisis Reports
A two year span saw about 50 million dollars allocated to disaster aid as officials warn funds for national emergencies will dwindle. In Washington, experts discuss Red Cross finances and future contributions while reviewing the impact of recent catastrophes on reserves.
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Econd
Washington
Peggy Jo Crutchfield
Sa Ee
Bond Hospital
Sui
jMan
T. F. Rollisonscern
J. R. Snod
Norfolk
E. Roland Harriman
Red Cross
Crutchfield
Harriman
Racial Trouble Is Blamed For Blast in Americus
An explosion damaged three stores in Americus Georgia apparently aimed at a business serving nearby Koinonia Farm a mixed race community. Several sticks of dynamite were tossed from a passing car causing hole in sidewalk and shattered windows across four buildings including a bank and county courthouse.
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Americus
Downlowe Americas
Koinonia
Tentative Site Chosen for Wolfsville Elementary School
Architects Chapman and Lester of Hagerstown have been hired for the Wolfsville elementary school project approved by the County Commissioners. The six to eight classroom building with multipurpose room, kitchen, and offices will sit on about 15 acres on the Thomas Grogsnickie property, pending State Education Department approval. Preliminary plans will be reviewed by the Board of Education before final designs and construction funding remains unsettled.
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Wolfsville
James A. Sensenbaugh
Chapman and Lester
Hagerstown
Thomas Grogsnickie
Fragmentary Clipping Prompts Mystery Verse Snippet
A fragment from a verse or song snippet shows romantic dialogue about a bride and a past gaze. The readable lines hint at withheld memory and affection, with no clear event, date, or full context to identify speakers or source.
Memorial Day Plans By Legion Honor War Dead
Francis Sco Key Post American Legion plans flag placements for seven deceased veterans at the War Memorial Cemetery. Memorial Day services begin at 2 PM May 30, followed by a flag raising ceremony to honor the graves of Clarence Handley Sr, Joseph W Long, Charles Kemp, Charles Musso, Henry McMann, David W Kine Jr, and Roger R Rice.
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Francis Sco Key
American Legion
Francis Beatley
War Memorial
Key
Robert S. Rothenhoefer
Clarence P. Handley Sr
154 Dept. Brigade
Joseph W. Long
Walkersville
Oglethorpe
Charles Daniel Kemp
Charles F
Roger R. Rice
Cavalry
28Th Division
Ramsburg
Edwin Brookey Sr
Harman Staley
Charles Corbet
Sons of the Legion Squadron
Boys Scouts
15Th Inantry
Maryland National Guard
Mt. Olivet
W. M. Ray Spurrier
Braves Decorations
Flight Simulator Developed For Air Force Tanker Training
A Boeing Airplane Co simulator, built by Erco division of ACF Industries, is delivered to Castle Air Force Base California for SAC tanker crew training before KC135 deliveries. The device simulates ground flight characteristics and can aid jet trainer tactics testing at high altitudes and speeds.
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Washington
Air Force
Castle Air Force Base
Mersed
Calif
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Boeing Airplane Co
Seattle
Erco
ACF l Industries, Inc
Riyterdale, Md
Five Day Maryland Delaware Forecast Observes Mild Temps
The temperature will run near normal to about 2 degrees above normal. Expect cooler conditions Tuesday then warmer midweek with showers in Western Maryland late Wednesday and Thursday. Saturday brings a cooler day with more showers in Western Maryland. Highs near 70 in the west and around 70s in Frederick area and Delaware. Lows range from the 40s in the mountains to the 50s elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Maryland - Delaware
Maryland
Frederick
Delaware
Mountaineer's Life Is Saved By His Dog
In Fairplay Colorado a 13 year old Andrew McGregor survived four days alone in a remote cabin after a stroke left him unable to move. He pinned a note to his dog's collar asking for help. The dog ran four miles to Bailey where 11 year old Dick Dinsmore found the clue and alerted Deputy Ray King. The dog’s effort led to medical aid at Community Hospital in Fairplay.
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Fairplay
Coluim
Andrew McGregor
TM Mountain
Jim
McGregor
Gregor
Bailey
Dick Dinsmore
Denver
Ray King
Man Arrested After Bullet Spattered Chase
George R Hook 26 of Shrewsbury Pa was arrested in Baltimore after a bullet spattered chase. He waived extradition to Pennsylvania where he faces aggravated assault charges in a case tied to a cabin crime in which a girl, age 11, was assaulted. Police found a car with weapons and a woman’s slip nearby. Nehru heads home from Colombo after a three day visit for Buddha death anniversary events.
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George Rhook
Shrewsbury
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Hook
Joseph Carter
Sehru
Colombo
Ceylon
India
Nehru
Bandaranaike
Buddha
Banjaranaike
Asia
Man Found Shot to Death in Car near Eldersburg
Eldersburg Maryland police found the body of Manville E Kefauver Jr. by a wooded road near the city with a rifle in the car. Kefauver a Middletown native and World War II veteran living recently in Miami Fla died from a gunshot to the abdomen. Surviving spouse Miriam Rhoderick Kefauver one son Barry J Kefauver a sister Mrs Jesse Krantz. The body lies at M R Etchison and Son funeral home with viewing and service times to be announced.
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Eldersburg
Adt
Battintorean
T. Marsh
Carrol Sindier
Manville E. Kefauver Jr
Greenmount Avenue
Marsh
Kefauver
Middletown
Manville E
Miami
Fla
Miriam Rhoderick Kefauver
Barry J. Kefauver
Graham draws 19000 at Madison Square Garden crusade
Evangelist Billy Graham drew 19 000 people to Madison Square Garden for his New York crusade last night the largest crowd yet in this series 84 000 have attended the five nights to date and 913 people came forward in response to his call to turn to Christ now the text was Mark 24 37 38 noting Noah"s days and the coming of the Son of Man crowding God from lives was cited as a modern parallel.
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New York
Billy Graham
Madison Square Garden
Graham
Christ
Evangelist
God
Two Killed In Jet Fighter Crash Near Newark Farm
A jet fighter crashed on a small Newark farm last night killing two crew members. Witness Samuel Wilson described a screaming plane followed by an explosion as it hit the ground. The aircraft, likely an F94C from the 96th fighter squadron at New Castle County Airport, sparked a military guard overnight.
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Newark
Delt
Here
Samuel Wilson
du Pont Company
96Th
New Castle County
Imyrtle Beach
S. C
Experiment In Education Begins Today At Camp Greentop
Thirty six grade students from East Frederick elementary start a major outdoor education experiment at Camp Greentop in Catoctin Mountain Park. Rainy weather may limit activities but the program proceeds with indoor studies when needed. Mrs. Juanita Shanholtz leads the group with Miss Irene Price visiting camp. Four more sixth grade classes are planned for the week.
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East Frederick
Camp Greentop
Juanita Shanholtz
Irene Price
Catoctin Mountain Park
Convicted Sex Offender Held In Slaying
A convicted sex offender confessed to the slaying of Brenda Jane Doucette, a 9 year old girl, in Wolcott. George J Davies 38 of Thomaston admitted luring her with a screwdriver and stabbing her after she resisted. The case follows a prior Morals offense record and a 1957 parole. Police describe a wooded isolated scene and a narrowed investigation into the boy's death.
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Bristol
Conn
Brenda Jane Doucette
George
J. Davies
Thomaston
Thomas Laden
Davies
Wolcott
Litchfield
Brenda Jane
Brenda
Determined Bride Marries Despite Blood Clot in Leg
In Columbus Ohio Ann Parks wed Tames E Heath amid medical fears as a blood clot surfaced just before the ceremony. Doctors briefly allowed her to stand for the vows before she was confined to bed for at least three weeks, with every arrangement completed and the couple moving forward.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ann Parks
Ann
Tal Tames E. Heath
Weekend precipitation cools floods as Oklahoma suffers losses
Dry weather eased flood dangers in the southern Plains while Oklahoma faced four days of floods causing at least nine deaths and about 25 million dollars in damage. Rivers overflowed in Arkansas Washita and Cimmaron, with Bixby town among areas hit.
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Southern Plains
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Washita
Cimmaron
Tulsa
Bixby
Kansas
Texas
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Florida
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Nebraska
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Desert
Six Killed When Auto Hits Concrete Abutment Near Odessa
An auto crash on BU 13 south of Odessa, Del., killed three adults and three children. Driver Cleveland Outlaw, 22, of New York City, was tentatively identified. A 4 or 3 year old boy survived, unable to name victims. Rain and a bridge end were factors. identifications came from papers found on bodies.
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Del
BU. S. 13
Here
Cleveland Outlaw
New York City
Delaware Hospital
Wilmington
Bertha Phillips
Acre
Beck Says Its Wrong To Oust Him
Washington AFL CIO officials debated suspending Dave Beck amid charges he misused Teamsters funds. Beck claimed the move illegal and invoked the Fifth Amendment when questioned by the Senate Rackets Committee about $300,000 allegedly taken. He has repaid about $370,000 borrowed.
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Washington
Raymond Sawyer
Civil Aeronautics Board
Senate
Laurance Henderson
Sawyer
New York
Bernard Dicec
Serich
Senate Investigations
Haiti
Northeast Airlines
New York-Miami
Teamsters
Dave Beck
Aflcio Executive Council
CIO Afl
Beck
Afl-Cio
Ilegal
Gerard Treanor
Teamsters Union
Little uses of big words to say small things
A concise note on how some individuals deploy grand vocabulary to express modest ideas. The observation hints at linguistic showmanship without providing deeper analysis.
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