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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1948
Page
2
The Frederick paper dated Friday November 2 1348 reports a local mishap with unusual dates. Readers note a rare archival reference and ponder the town’s medieval events and governance.
Thanksgiving period saw multiple incidents with one arrest William T Blank on West South Street. A driver tied up traffic by stopping in front of City Ball causing a four car crash on North Market Street. Vehicles damaged. collateral posted for several drivers. Police also cited three North Carolina tractor-trailers for nighttime lighting violations. Magistrate Bennett ordered Garland Forrest to jail for drunkenness. other fines and not guilty verdicts recorded. A note on static electricity mentions up to 18 600 volts from scuffing a rug.
A near-Rockville man died and a companion was seriously injured when a car crashed into a cement bridge rail on the Darnestown Germantown road around 7 15 p m Thursday. Carl Raymond Zirkie 703 mail revenue Rockcrest died en route to Suburban Hospital Bethesda. Vernon Morbery Derwood was listed in fair condition with a fractured right. Coroner Dr Frank J Broschart ruled accidental death due to a broken neck. investigators Davis and Bodmer identified the deceased.
A high speed crash near Brown Town between Darnestown and Germantown crushed the driver and passenger. The 1940 Chevrolet sedan was wrecked when it struck a cement bridge rail, requiring crowbars to pry the car apart and free injured occupants.
A man identified as Glenn W. Herman, 40, Rochester, N. Y., was found along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks in Martinsburg after being struck by a train. Coroner C. G. Power said the body showed signs of being hit by a train and was taken to a local funeral home. Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
Coroner power and police opened an investigation in Rochester division of the Baltimore and Ohio. Reports estimate about 15 million Americans have some hearing impairment, with only about one third needing hearing aids.
A new decorative product called Luminol Frost lights a Christmas tree with frost like glitter. The Gift Shop at West Main Street Carlinville offers mail order kits described as safe and non poisonous with post paid pricing. Orders are encouraged with prompt attention promised and delivery by mail.
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