Three-Step Plan Ordered to Fix Emmitsburg Death Trap
State Roads Commission chairman John B. Funk ordered a three part program to improve safety at the Route 97 Route 15 intersection in Emmitsburg. The plan includes a rumble surface every 500 yards for a quarter mile approaching Route 15, an overhead yellow blinking light a quarter mile from the intersection, and an engineering study on possibly dualizing the road. Funk, with Col. Carey Jarman and Lt. Col. George E. Davidson, said the goal is slower speeds and clearer stop sign awareness on the eastern side of Route 97. Construction to begin next Monday, with dualization timing pending surveys.
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John B. Funk
State Roads Commission
Emmitsburg
Funk
Carey Jarman
George E. Davidson
Walkersville sewer plans worry city
Frederick City officials monitor plans for a Walkersville sanitary district fearing treated sewage could reach the Monocacy River near Frederick’s water supply. Mayor Magaha asks the State Health Department to keep Frederick fully informed as the health office accepts inquiries through Nov. 14.
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Frederick
Walkersville
E. Paul Magaha
Monocacy
Sanitary Commission
Glade Creek
Health Department
Magaha
City of
Frederick County
Second section of Frederick Shopping Center breaks ground
Ground was broken this morning for the second section of the Frederick Shopping Center on West Seventh Street by Harry A Rosenfeld. The expansion will include an 80,000 square foot Woolco Department Store, a restaurant, and several smaller stores, with more than 1,800 additional parking spaces. The project is built by Frederick Construction Co. and R F Kline Construction Co. and will extend north from the current section toward U.S. 15, occupying the entire northern end with the Woolco store. Other new tenants include White Coffee Pot restaurant Rio dress shop Montgomery Ward catalogue order store an optometrist laundromat shoe repair and a stationery shop, plus space for the College Estates postal station and a 30 foot diameter pavilion. The pavilion may host church cultural civic and social events and will be weather sheltered with benches. Attendees included Rosenfeld Mayor E Paul Magaha city engineer Robert J Rottenhoefer and several company and merchant association officers.
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Frederick
West Seventh Street
Harry A Rosenfeld
Rosenfeld
Woolco Department
Frederick Construction Co
R F Kline Construction Co
Montgomery Ward
College Estates
Harry A. Rosenfeld
Rosenfeld Realty Co
E. _Paul Magaha
Robert J. Rothenhoefer
al Cohen
Richard Kline
R.F. Kline Construction Co
George Brachey
Roy Willard
Frank Fitzgerald
Kline Construction Co
Russell Jones
Thomas O'Toole
Treasuer
Evelyn Loscalzo
Fire Blamed On Children With Matches
Police blame children for a morning fire at 110 Water St that destroyed a wooden garage housing a motor scooter and tires. The blaze started about 11 15 am as two youngsters played with matches. firefighters from Frederick's companies battled it for an hour and a nearby garage sustained minor heat damage.
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Water St
Frederick
Train Bus Crash Takes 28 Lives at Teotihuacan Crossing
A train sliced a bus in two at a crossing near the Teotihuacan pyramids 25 miles northeast of Mexico City. Officials reported 28 dead and 16 injured as the train moved from Veracruz to Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Veracruz
Teotihuacan
Dickerson Man Charged In Stabbing
A Dickerson area man, Raymond Edward Hackey, 39, was charged with assault and battery and assault with a weapon after allegedly stabbing Fred erick gas station proprietor Kenneth H. Stull five or six times Saturday night. Hackey was arrested Monday near Germantown and is held in Frederick County jail under a 3500 dollar bond. Stull, owner of a service station on East South Street, was treated and released from Frederick Memorial Hospital. The Frederick City Detective Bureau leads the investigation.
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Dickerson Area
Frederick
Frederick County
Raymond Dward Hackey
Hackey
Kenneth H. Stull
Hamilton Avenue
East South Street
Stull
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick City
Two Candidates Seek Thurmont Council Seat in Nov Election
Election set for November 22 to fill the Thurmont commissioner post created by the resignation of Calvin Wilhide. Nominees for the five member council are William Benjamin and E Franklin Weddle after a primary at the Thurmont fire hall. Harold Williard and Robert Schumann were also nominated but declined for business reasons. Benjamin and Weddle favor planning and zoning as the town contends with a zoning ordinance. Benjamin, 44, described as married, stressed individual attention to zoning cases until the ordinance takes effect.
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Thurmont
Calvin Wilhide
William Benjamin
E. Franklin Weddle
Benjamin
Weddle
Harold Williard
Robert Schumann
Russell Delauter
Libert Miller
Wilhide
D S. Weybright
Halloween Vandalism Reported Across County
Police report ongoing vandalism after Halloween with damaged mailboxes stolen lawn furniture paint on cars and sugar put in gas tanks Local residents Mrs Charles H Knapp Mt Airy Mrs Donald Roberson Adamstown Mrs William C Day New Market and Ray Zimmerman New Market provided sightings with no suspects yet identified.
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Charles H. Knapp
RFD 2
Mt. Airy
Donald Roberson
Adamstown
William C. Day
Ray Zimmerman
New Market
Mystery Of Courthouse Fountain Plaque Costs Revealed
The courthouse fountain plaque cost 40 dollars, purchased from A A Lough and Son memorials firm at 121 South Market Street. Commissioners and County Accountant Donald Linton confirmed the cost and origin, noting plaques have adorned county public buildings for years.
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A.A. Lough
South Market St
Lawrence A.dorsey
Irvin Renn
Donald C. Linton
A. A. Lough and Son Memorials
Dorsey
Renn
Russell Z. Horman
Lough
Hood Assets Sold to Local Firm in Frederick
William S Hood's former Frederick furniture and appliance store assets were bought by Hiltner Roelke Inc for 56000 at a public auction. The new outlet will operate separately, offering the same merchandise, expanding to three locations and a service department. Employment is set to rise from 16 to about 30.
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William S Hood
Frederick F Furniture
Hiltner-Roelke, Inc
East Street
Donald Hiltner
Frederick
Hilter- Roelke
Hilmmer
Nnow
East Patrick Street
North Market Street
West Patrick Street
Hilmer
Luci Johnson Asked Permission to Marry Nugent
Washington AP reports Luci Johnson declined to comment on rumors she sought her parents permission to wed Patrick J. Nugent. Nugent, 22, from Illinois, said his private life is his own. Luci, 18, is a Georgetown University student. no confirmation or denial from the White House.
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Washington
Luci Johnson
Patrick J. Nugent
Nugent
Waukegan
Ill
Luci’s
District Commissioner’s Advisory Council On Higher Education
White House
Luci
Georgetown University
192 Commies Killed In Viet Fighting
AP report from Saigon says U S combat troops killed 92 Communist guerrillas and captured 26 in central Viet Nam over two days. 1st Air Cavalry Division engaged 500 to 600 enemy near Pleime camp 210 miles north of Saigon, claiming 88 killed and 26 captured. No word on American casualties.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
1St Air Cavalry Division
Plei Me
Ese
Loeregi
North Vietnam
Roy Rogers Son Dies in Germany Army Dispensary
Hollywood AP brief reports Roy Rogers and Dale Evans notified that their adopted son Pfc. John David Sandy Rogers died Sunday at a U S Army dispensary in Frankfurt Germany. The 18 year old became ill after evening and choked to death during a vomiting spasm.
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Hollywood
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
John David Sandy Rogers
Frankfurt
Germany
John
Frederick County teachers seek salary scale raise at board meeting
The Frederick County Teachers Association asks a basic salary scale from 35 4000 to 8 640 yearly with increases up to 5 640 above current maxima. Oliver R Crouse cites Montgomery and others paying more, while noting certification and experience requirements. A Rotary Club proposal and 250 000 Frederick High renovations plan also head to the school board, aiming to modernize facilities and expand space.
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Frederick County Teachers Association
Frederick County School Board
Oliver R Crouse
Myersvale
County Teachers Association
Maryland
Montgomery County
Howard
Harford
Prince Georges
Calvert
Anne Arundel
Balltimore
Baltimore City
Moore
Frederick County
Crouse
Teachers Association
Frederick
United Appeal drive extended to meet Frederier area goal
Frederier campaign chairmen Major Charles V Main and Miss May- Major genretta Hershberger led a push to extend the United Appeal drive for a week at the Hotel Frederick report meeting. Distributions across nine divisions exceeded their quotas including downtown, Frederick Memorial Hospital, building trades, lawyers and doctors.
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United Appeal of
Frederier
Ick County
Main
Miss May
Charles V. Main
Genretta Hershberger
Dwight Collinus
Fredericks County
Hotel Frederick
Richard D Hammond
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Building Trades
al Cohen
Edwin F. Nikirk
Richard Reynolds
Epilepsy Chapter Aids Public Education In Frederick County
An epilepsy chapter in Frederick County formed in November 1960 at Harmony Grove School to advance public understanding of epilepsy and allied brain disorders. The group seeks educational literature distribution and programs across health welfare and education to improve opportunities for the epileptic, highlighting Hippocrates’ ancient view and modern seizure free rates while urging support through the United Appeal.
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Frederick County
Harmony Grove
Hippocrates
United Appeal
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Carroll Creek
Westbrook
Baker Park
Frank J. Keen
Kline Boulevard
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Thurmont Council
Frederick High School
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Frederick County United Appeal
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