Frederick County School Budget Advances for 1956
The Frederick County Board of Education adopted a 1956 budget totaling 5,079,625 in expenditures with the county asked to provide 1,557,053. The increase mainly funds teacher salaries under a new scale. 12 month operation begins with a full year of the new pay. Capital outlay estimates include new buildings and equipment. notes show 5,000 for driver training in class.
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Frederick County
Eugene W. Pruitt
S&6
Bulding
Washington Street
North Market Street
Frederick
Foxville
Pruitt
Camital
Yedlov
Middleton High
Fatto
CS Fram Architects
Yeltov Apungs
Middletown
Addi Trom
Onatabhy Frenedick
Sina Pat
E and R Churchmen to Gather for Installation at Hood College
Rev. Frederick D. Eyster will be installed as president of the Potomac Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church at Hood College Coffman Chapel. The ceremony includes the Rev. Dr. Wagner delivering the sermon and a large regional representation from Martinsburg Washington Richmond Roanoke and Baltimore. Over 100 choir members from Christ's Church will sing Mozart's Gloria in Excelsis.
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Frederick D. Eyster
D. D
Christ's Church
Hagerstown
Potomac Synod of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Coffman Chapel
Hood College
James E. Wagner
Philadelphia
Potomac Synod
West Virginia
Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Martinsburg
W. Va
Washington
D. C
Richmond
Roanoke
Baltimore
Eyster
Mozart
Paul S. Griffith
Henry C. Koch
Paul L. Althouse
Evangelical Reformed Church
Rov C. Snyder
Synod
Mr. Koch
Frank K K. Bastian
Arthur W. Newell
O.D
Exster
Althouse
Mir Newell
Snyder
Rex Joseph
Kogh
Rex
Bostrn
Alessrs
Henry W. Seebulthers
R. B. Alexander
Crawford
Potomac
Coltman
Hootonesie
Esster
Hector
Pheutucs
Serra
Holyas
T & KH Combe
Lai
Hagens Tat
Dorin
Ex Officer at Ft. Ritchie Faces Trial
John N Scioli, former executive officer at Ft. Ritchie, Ald., will face a general court martial Monday on charges of borrowing money from enlisted men and intercepting mail. He is charged with two articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, including conduct unbecoming an officer.
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John Macom‘ber
Military Defense
Robert H. Hunter
Washington
New Ft Ritchie Commander Named in Maryland
Second Army Headquarters announced Col. James J. Winn, previously on duty with the Far East Command, will take command of Ft. Ritchie Maryland late in November or early December. Lt. Col. R. W. Lonsinger remains acting commander as Winn succeeds Col. Maurice C. Higgins who moves to Paris for duty with SHAPE.
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FT. Meade
Second Army
James J. Winn
Far East
Orient
Ft. Ritchie
R. W. Lonsinger
Col. Winn
Maurice C. Higgins
Paris
Supreme Headquarters of the
Allied Powers
Europe
Maryland
National Guard
Blue Ridge Mountains
Washington
Frederick Counts
Raven Rock Mountain
Pennsyltania
Automobile Collision Near Rosemont Avenue Involving Train
David Chensune, 38, of Middletown Pennsylvania, escaped injury when his Cadillac coupe collided with a Potomac Edison Campy train about 2 08 PM on Military Road near Rosemont Avenue. Cadillac damage estimated at 700 dollars. The train engine pulled several cars, striking the third box car headed west. A companion rider was unhurt. Engineer Arthur S Baker reported wind conditions affected visibility.
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David Chensune
Middletown
Potomac Edison
Rej
Ubentine
Ala
Arthur S Baker
East South Street
Five Day Forecast For North Region Weather Update
The forecast notes potential changes in the Alleghens Mountains region with cold conditions continuing. Temperatures are expected to average about five degrees below normal through the period, starting in the afternoon or evening and ending late Sunday into Monday.
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Carder Wernesas
Old Form Of Government On Decline In Maryland
Dr. Don L. Bowen of the University of Maryland told the Maryland Municipal League that the council-manager form is rising while mayor and council and the commission forms decline. At the eighth annual convention nearly 200 league members from 103 cities attended, with Bowen outlining three main forms and noting shifts in adoption nationally and in Maryland.
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Commission
Don L. Bowen
Bureau of Government Research
the Unversity of Maryland
Maryland Municipal League
Francis Sco Key
Bowen
League
Bowen J
Maryland
Princess Anneville
Mto
Councl
W Ho
Municipal League
Faust
Westiconte
Ain
Jenane Sins
Russell Posmith
Camnridge
Ds Bolen
Terug Wall
Pela
Ferdinand Sobert
Ernest Near
John H. Wate
Vaonland Association of Housing Authorities
Six Hunters Dead In Wake Of Blizzard
Detroit Mich listed four deer hunters and two duck hunters as presumed dead in a blizzard that hit the state Wednesday night and yesterday. The deer hunters feared drowned in Gratiot Lake in the Keweenaw Peninsula. the duck hunters missing in Lake Erie off extreme southeastern Michigan. Deer season open Tuesday claimed two deaths by gunfire. Hunters named include Daniel Nowack Edward Van Popering Ted Lemanski and Leonard Gillette last seen crossing a two mile lake in a motorboat. Two Detroit construction workers also killed in the storm and two more deer hunters missing in Upper Peninsula forests.
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Detroit
Michigan
Gratiot Lake
Keweesnaw Peninsula
Lake Superior
Lake Erie
Two-Mile Square Lake
Deer Lands
Daniel Nowack
Edward van Popering
Grand Rapids
Ted Lemanski
Spring Lake
Mich
Leonard Gillette
Ilamewood
Teir
Nowack
Otto Radebach
Frank Folton
Sugar Island
Erie
Fred LaPointe
Ar Rinardnen
Earth
Toledo
Ohio
Upper Peninsula
Walter Kline
Benton Harbor
Elmer Dahletman
Plymouth
Straits of Mackinac
Plane Crashes In Mountains En Route To Nevada Range
An Air Force transport with 14 aboard crashed in the Charleston Mountains near Las Vegas Nevada while flying to a Nevada atomic bombing range. An Arctic rescue team from March Air Force Base California braved subzero conditions to reach the wreckage at about 900 feet elevation. Air Force headquarters in Washington said the crew included Air Force personnel and civilian consultants, exact numbers not released. The mission was described as routine.
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Las Vegas
Nev. i
Air Force
Charleston
Nevada
March Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force Headquarters
Washington
D. C
Prisoners Escape From Worgan County Jail
Three inmates fled Worgan County Jail in Marmley Springs area, two identified as Lewis Decker and Damon Decker, both Berkeley Springs residents. Authorities say the Decker brothers were captured on warrants in Maryland and face arson and related charges after a burglary at an Indian Springs property. Police warn the public as searches continue for the remaining escapee. Market news notes a stock market drop in New York amid inflation concerns.
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Mpreley Springs
Wo Va
Marslant
Yhey Ceere
Ay Lewis
Derker
Dames
Decker
Young
Hinge
Berkeley Springs
Decker Brothers
Maratland
Washmeton
Indian Springs
Hargid Basore O
Marsland
Hascercrarn Fe
Val
Weather Bureau Long Range Forecast For December
Weather maps present the U S Weather Bureau estimate of average temperatures and precipitation through mid December. The outlook summarizes expected patterns for temperature ranges and rainfall or snowfall across regions, not a precise forecast.
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US. Weather Bureau
Soldier Survives Pacific Plane Crash After Home Arrival
Cumberland Maryland details a dramatic telephone call as Spec. 3 Albert Woodrow Leatherman, 20, reports surviving a Pacific Coast crash that killed 27 and injured 46 aboard a transport on the eve of Thanksgiving. He credits his belt and says he is fine aside from a leg bruise. His family learns he had just arrived from Korea after 16 months of service and 30 months in the Army. Leatherman is expected to be discharged in 1956. his sister Annabelle serves with the WACs in Japan.
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Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Seattle
Albert Woodrow Leatherman
Oldjesson
Korea
Far East
Peninsular Air ‘Transport
Crat
Fort Hall Tigh Schon
Cumberlind
Albert
Annabelle
Wacs
Japan
Three Alarm Fire Destroys Carlin's Park Concessions
A three alarm fire at Carlin's Amusement Park damaged concession stands and related equipment in the park's midway area. The first alarm came in at 10 am and two additional alarms were sounded within nine minutes. the blaze was under control by about 10 am with damage estimated at 82,500.
Frederick county GI among 47 survivors of West Coast crash
A Frederick county soldier named Ralph Smith is listed among 47 survivors after a military airliner crashed on the west coast shortly after takeoff. Smith, 19 or 20, from Walkersville, was reported at Ft Lawton Hospital in Seattle. The ill fated flight carried 66 GIs home for Thanksgiving. at least 27 died in the explosion and fire. Smith’s family awaits confirmation as he recovers en route home by train.
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Frederick County
Korea
Associated Press
Pfe
Slamey! Smith
Frederick
Ft Lawton Hospital
Seattle
Washington
Smith
Fr Lawton Hospital
Seathe
Ralph Barra
Pleasant San
Cames Witham Smut
Dahins
Marc Het
Ts Brather
Dames Wailliam Sree
Koren
Sith
Ralph Smith Saul
Artine
Seers
Walkersville
Altinmuh
Presmith
Lawton
Searte
Svae
Une
Transah Albet
Nonscheduled airliner crashes in Seattle killing soldiers
A Peninsular Air Transport DC4, carrying 66 servicemen home for Thanksgiving, crashed on takeoff near Boeing Field in Seattle. At least 27 were killed and 46 injured as flames engulfed the wreck, with a woman and two children among the survivors. Survivors described the chaotic scene and rescue efforts as ambulances arrived through icy streets.
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Seatile
Peninsular Air Transport Co
Chicago
Newark
N. J
Far East
Miami Springs
Fla
Childern
Boeing Field
Donald Renard
William R. Johnson
Warwick
Johnson
Everett LA. Trainor
Bayville
Long Island
Pfc
William Queen
Washington, D. C
Sseatile
RL. Howse
Peninsular
Frederick Weather Brief Reports Unseasonable Cold Lingers
A cold wave barely cools Frederick with a 29 degree reading at the airport station and 14 above at Gambrill State Park. Forecaster warns no warm turn soon and snow possible by Saturday afternoon. Overnight low around 20s with a potential top near 43 today.
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Frederick Equaty
Amt
Gambrill State Park
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Activitie
Council of Churches and Christian Education of
Delaware
Franklin and Marshall College
Mercersourg Academy
West Third Street
Mary Graves McKibbin
Frederick Daniel Jr
Susan Bowen
David Kendall
Ritchie
ABC
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AEC
Phree
Worgan County
New York
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ERATE
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South Atlantic
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Arcs
Mississippi
Barly
Darraine
Heatherman
Leste Howard
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Eleanor
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Wallington Pew
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Wash
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