Storms Ravage City as Heavy Rains End May Drought
Storms ripped through the city and county on Sunday, bringing heavy rain, gales, and localized damage. Power and phone service faced widespread outages, with up to 200 lines affected. Flooding and downed trees disrupted roads from Wolfsville to Walkersville, while hail marked brief impacts at Gambrill Park and Bolivar.
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Telephone and Power Company
Gamsbrill State Park
High Knob
Frederick City
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Rensit
Potomac Edison Company
Wolfsville
Point of Rocks
Ulica
Walkersville
Woodsboro-Creagerstown
Creagerstown
Gam[brit
Bolivar
Three Jailed After Tavern Night Brawl
Three men were jailed on heavy bonds after a brawl at Roger Smith’s tavern on All Saints Street Saturday night. Victims were stabbed or assaulted. several colored men faced assault and battery charges, with multiple suspects possessed bonds from $1,500 to $3,000. Authorities identified arresting officers and additional intoxication and traffic charges against others.
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Roger Smith
All Saints Street
Maxion W. Butler
Herman Carter
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Butler
Elmer
Grayson Brightwell
South Philadelpha
Brightwell
Lquor
Charles N. Reeder
West Church Street
Arnold Simmons
John W. Smith
Pleasant
Ofbicer
William Boone
Austin A. Young Frederick Con
Toseph Dodd
Freder
Rei. Shook
Nathan James Pendelton
East Sixth Street
Critical condition after head on collision near Emmitsburg
Melvin Cauliflour of Frederick remains unconscious in critical condition at Annie Warner Hospital Gettysburg Pa after a head on crash four miles south of Emmitsburg. Also critically hurt are Warry Bears 50 and his wife Muriel 40 of Kenmore N Y with multiple injuries including jaw fractures pelvis fracture and facial lacerations.
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Melvin Cauliflour
Frederick
Annie Warner Hospital
Gettysburg
Warner Hospital
Warry Bears
Woodland Drive
Kenmore
N. Y
Muriel
Cauliflour
Bears
Roth Autos
Emmitshore
Donald Tucker
Fair Weather Moves Into Midsection Of Nation
The midsection of the nation sees improving weather as last week’s destructive storms depart eastward. Temperatures rise under clear skies from the Mississippi Valley to the southwest region while the Atlantic Seaboard encounters showers and storms. Richmond Virginia and Wheeling West Virginia report up to 0.75 inches of rain. Destructive storms lash New York Washington and New England with violent winds. in Allentown Pennsylvania a wind gust damages a storefront estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
Richmond
Wheeling
W. Va
New York
Washington
New England
Allentown
State Police Seek Hit Run Driver in Maryland incident
State Police are checking license numbers to locate a brown 1950s sedan driver who forced three motorists off LA 430 and sidewiped a car. A Maryland plate was partially read. the crash near Jefferson caused $200 damage to John Travise’s 1934 Plymouth. Trooper Paul A. Kline investigated.
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Maryland
Jefferson
John Travise
Baltimore
Travise
Paul A. Kline
Barracks
Richard C. Schoonover
Keymar
Rtasbttae Relpsiobdasish Borne
Minorsville
Western Md. Degree for Gov McKeldin at Western Maryland
Gov. McKeldin addressed Western Maryland College graduates where he received an honorary degree. He urged learning what to forget as an essential part of education and warned against discarding useful principles in the name of novelty.
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Westminster
Two City Accidents Over Past Weekend
Frederick city police reported two weekend accidents with no injuries. A rear end crash on North Minker Street damaged Kenneth H. Powell Lewistown’s car and George M. South’s Buffalo vehicle, about 7:31 p.m. Sunday, with minor damages. A separate collision Saturday at 12:28 p.m. near Al parity red involved Grann Fink Middletown failing to yield. damages to Thomas R. Urich Washington’s eastbound car and Fink’s machine were listed, with a hearing set for Wednesday.
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Frederick City
Minker Street
Third Street
George M. South
Buffalo
Kenneth H. Powell
Lewistown
Nathan Dasey
Powell
Smith
Grann
Fink
RFD
Middletown
Tael Rank Doresey
William Staley
Thomas R. Urich
Washington
Urich
Eight Dead In Accidents In Maryland
Eight Memorial Day fatalities reported in Maryland from traffic crashes drownings and electrocution. Names include Herbert Morane electrocuted while plugging a pump in Bowley's Quarters and Dessie Snyder killed in a Lansdowne crash. Other victims were Sam Eckis Larry Myers Ida Etter Vincent Gotomski and Frank Baker among autos and a drowning incident.
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Associated Press
Herbert R Morane
Bowleys Quarters
Baltimore County
Mater
Dessie Snyder
Baltimore
St. Agnes Hospital
Lansdowne
John Snyder
Thelma
Hugh Shuffler
Essex
Sam Eckis
Bi. Altw
Maryland
Leitersburg
Washington County
Larry Myers
Westminster
Unionville
Fredericks County
Ida Etter
Philadelphia
Kent County
Vincent Gotomski
Frank B. Baker
Edgemere
Memorial services held by veterans groups in Mt Olivet area
Francis Scott Key Post leaders and veterans organizations met at 1 pm to march to Mt Olivet cemetery for a Memorial Day tribute. The program included a wreath laying, a speech by Rev. Charles F Trunk Jr, musical numbers, and a flag ceremony led by the Maryland National Guard. The event closed with a benediction by Rabbi Samuel Glassner and a final flag-raising at the grave of Francis Stott Key.
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Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Mt. Olivet
Robert Edwards
The
Legion
Edwards
Frerbert R. Jordan
St. Johns Catholic Church
Charles F. Trunk, Jr
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Frances Spurrier
Brant Worgan
Linda R. Miss
Tra V. Miss
Jean Carpenter
Company A
Maryland National Guard
Samuel Glassner
Baltimore
Francis Stott Key
Withesse Ramsburg
Edwin Brookes
Harmon Staley
Charles F. Corbett
Legionnaires
Francis Scott
Frank Keeler
Legion Post
Mount Olivet
J. Robert Edwards
Ignatius B. Keyser
Keyser
Mary Lowse Keyser
Calvin V. Keyser
Sons of the American Legion
Richard Graham
George van Fossen Jr
George W. M. Muller
Edward A. Crowther
Calvin Palmer
George van Fossen
Rodney Lentz
Robert E. L. Kolb
William H. S. Miller
Robert Kline
W. M. Ray Spurrier
County Council Strikers Form New Church Group Here
Representatives from thirty congregations in Eden County met at Calvary Methodist to organize the Frederick County Council of Churches. The group aims to coordinate church activities, replace former ministerial bodies, and include lay members with Dr Willis Ford assisting on the draft constitution. Officers named include Jacob Ramsburg president and J G Ndwudher SowGeta treasurer.
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Calvary Methodist Church
Frederick County
Paul L. Aifhouse
Frederick Evangelical Reformed Church
H. L. D Doggett
Trinity Methodist Church
Ernest Drebert
Graceham Moravian Church
Willis Ford
Council of Churches and Christian Education
Maryland
Delaware
Jacob R Ramsburg
Ralph &. White
Frederick
Frederick Church of the Brethren; Second Five President. Harry O. Smith
Walkersville
Ray H Smith
J. G. Dndwudher SowGeta
Worst Hours Ahead Death Toll Mounting
The National Safety Council warned Memorial Day traffic would be deadly with the toll rising as the holiday period extended. It had predicted 360 deaths in the 78 hours from 6 pm Friday to mid tonight on national highways.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Storm Rips Maryland in Brief Violent Outburst
A sudden storm lashed Maryland causing toppled trees and broken windows with gusts up to 60 mph. No deaths or injuries were reported though two industrial properties were struck by lightning and a Liberty ship was towed after an incident in the harbor. Three sailors were rescued after a sailboat capsized near Gibson Island as the system moved eastward from Garrett to Frederick counties.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Baltimore
Glagaed U
Chesapeake Bay
Gibson Island
Garrett County
Frederick
Nation Today Honors Soldiers Who Died For It
Nation Today marks Memorial Day with parades and solemn ceremonies nationwide. Arlington ceremonies feature Vice President Nixon laying a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Governors and local leaders join in wreaths and prayers as rituals extend from New Hampshire to Oregon and coastal floral tributes sail the seas.
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Arlington National Cemetery
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Eisenhower
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Cathedral of Pines
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Far East
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Pacific
Tito and Khrushchev Meet On Brioni To Draft Declaration
Belgrade Yugoslavia President Tito and Soviet party chief Nikita Khrushchev, with Premier Bulganin, left the publicity crowd on Brioni Island to finish a declaration of principles for Moscow and Belgrade relations. Borba predicted active coexistence and mutual respect among nations, condemning aggression and urging peaceful dispute resolution.
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Nikolai Bulganin
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Yugoslav Communist Party
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Weather Perfect For Indianapolis Races
Indianapolis forecasts call for sunny, cool, light wind conditions for the 39th Me Morale Day 300 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. AAA contest board officials predict a track record, with Bill Vukovich of Fresno, California a strong favorite to win the 500 for a third straight year. Time trials trimmed 57 entries to 23 starters while several fast big cars missed qualifying due to wind, wrecks, and minimum-velocity guesses.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
American Automobile Assn
Bill Vukovich
Fresno
Calif
Idaho reports 68th polio case as girl dies in Spokane
A Sandpoint Idaho girl, Joan Bartelsen, died of polio after contact with a neighbor child who had received the Salk vaccine. The Bartelsen case is Idaho's 33rd linked to a vaccinated person, with Idaho recording eight cases this year and 15 at this time last year. The girl was admitted to Spokane Hospital Saturday morning after several days of illness.
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Spokane
Idaho
Idaho State Health Department
Joan Bartelsen
Bartelsen
Four American Airmen to Be Released by Peiping
Peiping radio announced four American airmen held since the Korean war would be released soon as a step to ease Far East tensions. Indians V. K. Krishna Menon said the action would come after Peiping’s formal notice, with further releases possible if tensions continue to ease.
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V. K. Krishna Menon
China
Harold Fischner Jr
Swea City
Iowa
Lyle W. Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Edwin L. Heller
Wood
Roland W. Parks
Omaha
Nehru
Pei
Peiping
U. S
United States
Far East
U.S
Menon
Hong Kong
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
New York
Hammarskjold
Fischer
F Peiping
San Francisco
State Department
Washington
Chou Enlai
Priests Read Bulletins From Pulpits In Argentina
In Buenos Aires Catholic priests begin reading weekly bulletins from pulpits to publicize the church stance in the conflict with President Peron. The first bulletin urged unity against cajolery and threats as authorities close El Pueblo and arrest priests distributing pamphlets.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Peron
el Pueblo
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