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Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1955

Page

8

McKeldin Opens New U S 240 Bridge Near Frederick

Governor McKeldin will formally open a new U S 240 bridge south of Frederick with a 2 30 p m ribbon cutting during a State Roads Commission highway project tour. The bridge completes a bypass link while a temporary structure carries traffic and inspection tours follow to nearby bridges and road projects.

McKeldin US. 240 Frederick State Roads Commission T. Edgie Russell U.S. 240 Howerd Carroll Laurel Howard Peter Pan Inn East End M. J. Grove Lime Company Frederick County

Governor McKeldin seeks boost in hospital aid

EASTON Md Gov McKeldin proposed raising state payments to general hospitals by over 250000 next year raising per patient day subsidy from 12 to 13 dollars and increasing total funds to 3200000 He spoke at a Easton Memorial Hospital dinner rally to raise 44000 for operating expenses and praised local generosity toward expansion and better service through larger facilities.

Easton McKeldin Easton Memorial Hospital Hospital Aston Melverdin

Freight Cars Derail Near Aberdeen Maryland

A wagon derailment occurred when a W8-Ldl ballast wheat coal train derailed near Aberdeen Maryland while hooking onto a siding. One car fell and the wreck blocked eastbound traffic causing only short delays. Mainline service for the eastbound track was interrupted, with minor westbound delays. A separate note mentions a Maryland use tax ruling: raw materials bought outside Maryland and used to make machinery to be paid for in the state were not taxed. The Court of Appeals ruled.

Aberdeen Hunt WADE Annapolis

Polio Shots Today For 650 Children In County Schools

About 659 children will receive polio shots today in county schools. Dr Forbes H Burgess, county health officer, coordinates the effort. Alton Bennett of the local Polio Foundation chapter oversees the project with nurses, doctors, and lay workers recruited by Mrs Ransom Lewis, funded by March of Dimes contributions.

Forbes H. Burgess Alton Y. Bennett National Polio Foundation March of Dimes Ransom Lewis Bennett

Rezoning Seen Needed for County Office Move

County commissioners may need to rezone the Edward Smith home at 107 Record Street to allow county offices after Down payment. Purchase of the property for 32000 dollars was discussed with zoning and legislative approval pending. Residents may protest but notices show potential service area extension to include the residence. Office relocation would require substantial renovation before next October.

Edward 4. Smith Court House Smith Record Street We Street

Condemnation Case Filed Over Frederick By-Pass Land

Circuit Court actions by the State Roads Commission seek to condemn 31700 square feet of land and 3150 square feet for slope and drainage easements east of Frederick for a Frederick by pass. No agreement reached with defendants Samuel H Rosenstock and RED. The commission offers 7500 dollars as its estimate of fair value. A crash study notes a bomb like explosion on a United Airlines flight killed 44. Maryland tax receipts rise from the 2 percent sales tax with a 1747 percent year over year increase, per Comptroller Tawes.

State Roads Commission M Samuel H. Rosenstock Frederick, Red Frederick

Senators Trade Vernon Porterfield And 2 For 5 Red Sox

Washington Senators trade pitcher Vernon Porterfield and two other players to Boston for five Red Sox with Johnny Pesky and Yomu Umphlett. Boston receives three players while Washington gains Richard Hodes, Curtiede, Trumen Bo Cievenser, Karl Olean and Veil B Crissles. Griffth hints more deals possible before the December meetings.

Washington Washington Senators Todas Red

Long Tie Up Of Traffic At Crossing

Traffic jam stretched for about two and a half hours at the B and O crossing on U S 15 Monday night after the end of a freight car came out. State Troopers P A Kline and L Guilmino helped untangle the line as Capt Charles W Magaha dispatched them. Many vehicles waited over two hours to move toward Virginia or Montgomery County, while some motorists detoured via Md 80 to UG 230 and on toward Washington.

B&o U.S. 15 P. A. Kline L. Guilmino Charles W. Magaha Virginia Montgomery County Frederick Washington

Damage Suit Before Jury Over Frederick County Crash

A Circuit Court jury heard details of a October crash four miles west of Frederick involving a passenger car and a disabled tractor towed by a truck. Plaintiffs Clara and Albert Flook seek damages from James Wahn and Hiram Kipe, with a separate claim by Kipe against the Flook couple. The trial centers on whether the tractor taillight was lit and whether Kipe had been drinking, as the Ford car collided with the rear of the unlighted vehicle, causing injuries and property damage.

Frederick Clara E. Flook Albert D. Flook Myersville American Automobile Insurance Company James Russell Wahn New Market Hiram Washington Kipe Kipe Flook Patrick Muehnauffer Mathias Myr Flock Samuel W. Bar

Wildfowl Season Opens In Maryland

Waterfowl hunters found overcast skies and light rain ideal as Maryland opened the season. Dorchester County and Cambridge area hunters reported good bag limits with several crews noting full quotas on opening day.

Maryland Easton Suites Canaan Feese Dames G Uoenk Emmett Aindress Ro Fidaard Walters Cambridge Galden Hill Dorchester

Fined 5500 After Two Women Killed

BALTIMORE — A motionist was fined 5500 after four traffic violations linked to a crash that killed two elderly women last August. John Wiley Hunt, 34, of Catonsville, was acquitted on manslaughter and negligent driving charges in Criminal Court. In Traffic Court he paid 100 for driving on a suspended license, 250 for displaying a revoked license, and 50 for speeding. Acquittal on drunken driving stood.

Baltimore John Wiley Hunt Catonsville Herman M. Moser Hunt

Signs Plan Aims To Improve Frostburg Mountain Safety

Frostburg safety committee on Big Savage Mountain weighed a series of road signs to warn drivers about the 11 mile grade. SRC chief Russell McCain proposed warning signs at the summit and along the eastern slope urging low gear for trucks. A stop at the summit was rejected to avoid traffic jams. The panel plans to meet again Nov 21 and present recommendations to a Baltimore legislative council.

Frostburg Committee For Big Savage Mountain State Roads Commission SRC Perry C. Myers Russell McCain McCain Enverst Fryeles Legislative Council Baltimore Allegany County General Assembly Maryland Traffic Satesty Commission

Two Bishops Swap Glasses After Mixed-Up Lenses

Washington bishops Angus Dun and Henry Knox Sherrill both suffered eye trouble after the general convention. A mix-up in glasses was discovered when each bishop noted the other wore identical frames. A special delivery swapped the lenses and both men now see clearly.

Washington Angus Dun Sherrill United States Dun

West Virginia Students Paint Pitt Campus Then Are Freed

WVU students painted the University of Pittsburgh campus with pro West Virginia slogans, were detained by police, then released after Pitt athletic director Captain Tom Hamilton urged leniency. He noted such actions occur around the annual West Virginia game, drawing about 60,900 in attendance.

Pypisburgh West Uginia University University of Hamilon Pur West Virginia Wiliam Fowler Mters

Molotov Returns to Geneva in Moscow Talks

Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov arrives back in Geneva after talks in Moscow as Western leaders weigh his remark about bringing better baggage to negotiations. He suggests possible new proposals for East-West talks while pressing for rapid disarmament measures and continued pressure on Germany's unification.

Geneva V. M Molotov Moscow Germany Russia Eisenhower United States Soviet Union Molotov Kremlin Bulganin

New York Driver Held After Frederick Collision

A New York state motorist Howard L. Jones of Elmira was taken into custody by State Police west of Frederick and brought back to face a charge of failing to yield the right of way after a collision on West Seventh Street. Police say his car struck a convertible driven by Earl A. Kolb Jr. and damaged Kolb’s vehicle about 200 dollars, with Jones posting 16.45 collateral for a magistrate’s court hearing.

New York Frederick Howard L. Jones Elmira N. Y Ralph Potts Jones West Seventh Street Bentz Gheel Seventh Street Earl A. Kolb Jr Lee Place Kolb Bente

Frost and fog sweep Frederick area with record cold

Heavy frost and dense fog moved through Frederick County with temperatures near 23 degrees at the port station. Drivers faced cautious conditions as fog and a light rain blanketed the region, followed by a cold forecast with highs near 4 degrees and a low around 25 to 28.

Frederick County Frederick al Gambul State Park Huth Kooly Frederick

Woman Charged with Murder in Two Boy Poisonings

New Orleans police booked 25 year old Marc Maes Palen of Wing Jet Las in a murder case tied to the deaths of brothers William Baughman Jr 7 and Lawrence 6 from phosphorus poison. The coroner ruled accidental poisoning but authorities say she threatened revenge after a September quarrel with Helen Baughman and may have fled Violet after the deaths.

New Orleans William Baughman Jr Lawrence Orleans Parish Marc Maes Palen Wing Jet Las Falcon Baughman Helen Bauehman Smmnehow Fatean Mary Jackson William Stai Josh Atrs Baughman Violet

Auto Stolen Here Found In Chicago

Auto theft report details a Frederick Burkholder car recovered in Chicago after being stolen in Monroe. Police traced the 198 W Modnor Barck sedan to Roger Wilson Burkholder, with indication of prior thefts involving Francis Mediseard Collins and Donald Lloyd Collins from Sycamore and other states.

Iwo Syracuse Noy Chicago Monroe Neltv Roger Wilson Burkholder Moose Club Burkholder Fredericck Francis Mediseard Collins Donald Lloyd Collins Sy Taemise Mba Tore New Yap Frederick Cinewgae Maryland New York State

Five Day Weather Forecast Confused OCR Note

A garbled five day forecast describes cold and fair conditions with freezing temperatures. It mentions warmer weekend trends followed by a turn to colder weather and frost in western and eastern areas. Temperatures are indicated around the 40s, with some references to southern sections and possible snowfall or frosts.

Sisidays Marsland

Bitter cold and snow sweep most of the United States

The Associated Press reports a cold windy day with snow from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Coast. Western Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle saw flurries, Grand Rapids logged three inches, and Northern Plains dipped below zero. Temperatures ranged from single digits to the 30s, with light rain in the New England region and along the Gulf Coast.

Associated Press Rocky Mountains Atlantic Coast Westerns Lubbock Texas Oklahoma Panhandle Marfa Midwest Lower Michigan Grand Rapids Plains New York Birmingham Ala California Seve al Fraser Cole New England Washington Gulf Coast

Eisenhower Plans Brief Talk On TV From Denver and Washington

President Eisenhower will address the nation briefly on television and radio after leaving Fitzsimons Army Hospital Friday and again in Washington that afternoon. His return to the capital marks seven weeks of hospital convalescence with talks planned at Lowry Air Force Base and National Airport. Doctors said he would rest in the White House this weekend before a six week recovery at Gettysburg. The White House gave no time for departure or arrival, and network coverage is expected live. A decision on seeking reelection will wait on his physical condition, likely late January or early February.

Eisenhower Fitzsimons Army Hospital Washington Denver Lowry Air Force Base Columbine Eisephower White House Gettysburg Asé

Southerners See End Of Public Playgrounds and Pools

After the Supreme Court ruling banning racial segregation in tax supported facilities, Southern leaders split. Some fear most public golf courses, playgrounds, and pools will close. others expect gradual adjustments. Officials in Atlanta, South Carolina, Alabama, Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee weigh impact and possible moves to private use or closure.

Associated Press Deep South Talri Deesaton Herman Falmadee Oof Genie Amative Tatler Segie Wethurt Cine City Alanta HOM Holmes Atlanta South Carolina George Bell Timmerman Jr Timmerman Birmingham Ala Wade Bradley Richmond Attorney General Virginia J. Lindsay Almond Jr

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