Housing Increase Reported in Frederick City and County
Frederick city and Frederick County show a substantial rise in housing units based on the 1960 census figures released by District Supervisor George R. Hughes. City units grew from 5,313 in 1950 to 6,919 in 1960, while the county increased from 16,512 to 21,590. The report notes annexations and new units in Montgomery and Rockville, with several counties gaining housing despite population losses. The analysis discusses per unit occupancy estimates and a county ratio of 3.33 persons per unit, below the national average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
George R. Hughes
Montgomery County
Montgomery
Rockville
Allegany County
Allegany
Garrett County
Washington County
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Planning and Zoning Commission
Commission
Episcopalians Hold Family Day in Maryland Field Blessings
About 3,500 Episcopalians from the Diocese of Maryland are expected at Cragget Center near Buckeystown for the Diocesan Family Day. Families arrive around 10 a.m. with picnics. activities include hay rides baseball fishing and folk dancing. At 1 p.m. bishops lead a procession as fields and farm implements are blessed. Music by West Frederick Junior High Band conducted by Thomas G. Silliman. General Chairman Chase C. Gove Jr. All Saints Parish Frederick hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diocese of Maryland
Cragget Center
Buckeystown
Bishops of
West Frederick
Thomas G. Silliman
Chase C. Gove Jr
Near New Market
Joseph M. Kline
Frederick
All Saints Parish
Last Swastika Boy Sentenced In Maryland Reformatory
The last of the swastika boys, 19 year old James Newton Hurst, was sentenced in Circuit Court to one year in the Maryland Reformatory for Males for painting swastikas on a city water tank. The judge reserved ruling on a second charge regarding a synagogue painting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Reformatory
James Newton Hurst
Patrick
Schnauffer
Beth Sholom
Samuel W. Barrick
Hurst
Robert S. Rothenhoefer
Wayne Brewer
John Dorsey
Joseph Baer
Robert Remsberg
Market
Church
Brewer
Charles
Main
Baer
Dorsey
Buster
Bors
Barrick
Brewer's
Beys
Remsberg
Eisenhower Heads For Home From Lisbon Visit
President Eisenhower boarded his return flight to Washington after a 24 hour Lisbon stopover on the way from Paris. He defended talks with Portugal's Americo Tomaz and Antonio Salazar and prepared to address the nation next week about the failed Paris summit with Nikita Khrushchev.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Eisenhower
Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris
Portela
Americo Tomaz
Antonio Oliveira Salazar
United States
Khrushchev
Tomaz
Ike
Antonio Salazar
Bodies of Cumberland businessmen pulled from Potomac River
Charles A. Piper, 64, Cumberland Maryland banker and Liberty Trust Co. president, and James A. Leader, 65, former G. R. Kinney Shoe Store manager, drowned fishing in the South Branch. Their capsized boat was found near a rapids known as the trough, 42 miles southwest of Romney near the Hardy County line. Piper also served as director of Potomac Edison Co and Cumberland Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romney
W. Va
Charles A. Piper
Cumberland
Potomac River
Piper
Liberty Trust Co
James A. Leader
G. R. Kinney
Leader
Here
Hardy County
John Harmison
West Virginia
Potomac Edison Co
Cumberland Chamber of Commerce
Oregon primary pits Morse vs Kennedy in 1960 race
Portland voters faced a presidential primary as Oregon weighed Sen Wayne Morse against Sen John F Kennedy. Kennedy entered the contest as the front runner, having won six prior primaries, with forecasts favoring a Kennedy sweep of remaining convention votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Wayne Morse
Washington
John IF. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Weekend Forecast Shows Showers And Warm, Humid Air
The latest forecast calls for showers to continue and warm humid conditions through the weekend. Most weather will be fair, but lingering thundershowers persist. Highs near 80 today with a few evening showers, light morning sprinkles today. Rain totals for May remain below normal at 2.22 inches versus 3.60 inches expected.
Seven Area Scout Units To Attend D C Exposition
Seven units from the Francis Scott Key District travel to the National Capital Area Council's 1960 Golden Jubilee Scouting Exposition at the Washington National Guard Armory. Troops 261 263 799 Cub Packs 263 416 Explorer Posts 26 799 join in demonstrations stage show and exhibits. About twenty thousand Scouts and readers expected for largest boy show in the Washington area with over sixty thousand attendance projected. Brig Gen A C Welling to preside at openings. Associate Justice Tom C Clark to induct nearly one thousand new Scouts and Explorers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Scott Key
National Capital Area Council
Washington National Guard
Herei
Richard D. Hammond
Irving E. Rhoderick
Harold E. Neufeld
William O. Blair
Middletown
Renice Reed
Clinton Hughes
Braddock Heights
Fort Detrick
Allen M. Miller
Roger Cann
Council
Washington
A. C. Welling
Tom C. Clark
U. S. Supreme Court
Jack Obermeyer
Wee Women Bachelor Parties Questioned
A reader asks what plans are in store for three upcoming bachelor celebrations titled Wee Women. The inquiry seeks ideas and guidance on appropriate activities and etiquette for the events.
Deaf School Adds Three Teaching Posts Amid Enrollment Rise
Maryland School for the Deaf plans three new teaching positions as enrollment climbs for next year. With two resignations leaving five vacancies, the three appointments go to Eileen Paddon Patricia Handricken and Kenneth Kritz who are completing master's work at Gallaudet College. The board reelected Judge Moylan as president and named officers anew. Five-day forecast: warmer and showers with normal highs 72 to 78 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland School For the Deaf
Board of Visitors
Mgss
Eileen Paddon
East Saint Louis
Patricia Handricken
Kenneth Kritz
Gallaudet College
Eileen Kirk
Anne Owens
Judge Movian
Charles E. Moylan
Baltimore
William M. Storm
This City
Harry B. Shaw
Braddock Heights
Charles McC. Mathias Sr
This
D. John Markey
Bernard C. Thomas
Oscar E. Webb
J. Norman Ager
Hyattsville
Joseph D. Baker Jr
Monkton
J. Tyson Lee
Clarence C. C. Thomas
Adamstown
A. Gordon Boone
Towson
John K. Shaw Jr
Charles H. Conley
Philip Ru
John M. Clayton Jr
Blair Lee
Liver Spring
Richard Schifter
Bethesda
Henry O. Nicol Sr
Silver Spring
Schifter
Tawes
Lioyd AL Ambrosen
Khrushchev Seeks Berlin Status Quo Until Next Summit
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev told an East German crowd that Moscow will uphold the Germany status quo for six to eight months to allow a new summit to address the issue. He warned against actions that could revive Cold War tensions and noted internal U S debates could hint at future developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Germany
U. S
Paris
Lake Project Planned For Western Maryland
Maryland officials announced a broad lakes program for Western Maryland streams to impound water for industrial, domestic and recreational use. The plan includes water facilities, sanitary improvements, and camping areas with new access roads to serve Baltimore and Washington residents and out of state tourists. A pilot outdoor classroom program is under way in Frederick County.
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Oakland
Maryland
Thomas EB. Finan
Finan
Gov
Tawes
Baltimore City
State Roads Commission
Baltimore
Washington
William G. Vinal
Maryland Recreation and Park
Vinal
University of Massachusetts
Newton
Mass
New Hampshire
Frederick County
State Department of Education
Department of Research and Education
The
Board of Natural Resources
Primary Canvass Shows Little Change In Vote Totals
Official canvass completed this morning shows minimal movement in results across parties. G Mathias Jr leads Republican field with 2,367 votes, Kennedy remains Democratic presidential front runner with 2,341 votes, Foley increases to 2,479, Morse gains ten, Easter two, Daly one, as there were only small adjustments from unofficial tallies.
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G. Horton Peace
Board of Supervisors of Elections
Russell House
Morse
Easter — Daly
KaneEe
Foleynes Taylor
Cae
Mathias
Buchanan Duvall
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
House of Delegates
Congress
James A. Buchanan
R. Byng Duvall
Congressional Democratic
John R. Foley
Claude A. Taylor
Jonn F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Wayne Morse
Andrew Easter
Lar Daly
Midwest Tornadoes Ravage Kansas and Missouri
A violent storm system spawned tornadoes across Oklahoma Kansas Missouri and Iowa. In Meriden Kansas a twister killed one and injured 28 while wrecking rural homes. The same system tracked 100 miles from Wamego to Edgerton Missouri with 70 mph winds. Brookfield and Edgerton also suffered significant damage.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Meriden
Kan
Topeka
Wamega
Edgerton
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Brookfield
Edgerston
Atlas Missile Sets Record Flight Cape Canaveral to Indian Ocean
The Atlas rocket flew 9,000 miles in 52 minutes from Cape Canaveral to a target area in the southern Indian Ocean. It exceeded previous records, finished with a nose cone drop near 9,000 miles from Cape Canaveral, and demonstrated flight accuracy for military use. The test emphasized Atlas reliability and did not aim for propaganda.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Africa
Indian Ocean
Air Force
Central Pacific
Capetown
South Africa
Prince Edward Islands
Braail
Ascension Island
Cape of Good Hope
U.S
Shark Attacks Girl Off California Coast
A 16 year old girl was attacked by a shark while swimming 150 feet offshore at Hidden Beach in Santa Cruz California. The shark severed her left leg below the knee requiring amputation and the girl remains in serious but improving condition. The incident follows a warm water trend and prior California fatalities.
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Santa Cruz
Calif
Hidden Beach
Suzanna Marie Theriot
California
San Francisco
la Jolla
San Diego
Suzanna
Fred Thenot
Downey
Aptos
Tessie Letunich
Nick Bank
Larry Cronin
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Episcopalians
Vaar
Charles Piper
Potomac Branch
D. C. Exposition
WEE
Orly
East Berlin
Nikita
W. Maryland
Anchorage
Alaska
Mt. McKinley
Ft. Greeley
Miles SE
Capetown, S. A
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