01 Oct 1959
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1959
Page
1
Post-storm runoff floods county with 1.18 inches at Barr, 1.0 inch airport reading. Weds drought ends as September total reaches 2.02 inches. water level rises 30 inches to seven feet four at the reservoir. Forecast shows cooler, drier spell with possible showers Saturday.
Two city crashes occurred Wednesday evening and morning on West Fourth and Church streets. William W Working was injured when his 1956 Chevrolet hit a Lincoln driven by Shelhorse. damage about 3500. Working was treated and released from Frederick Memorial Hospital. Gineer Bernard King charged Working with improper left turn.
Crowds gathered at the Frederick Fair as skies cleared, with 1,000 livestock entries expected for the grandstand cavalcade led by John L. Shaw. 4-H dairy judging drew large crowds, and Amish booths joined the exhibits drawing attention. Awards announced include a $10 yeast bread prize and multiple indoor prize winners amid shifting weather and planned Friday events.
Pearl the prize winning heifer gave birth to a female calf in a morning ceremony at the Frederick Fair. The calf, officially named as the daughter of Gladevale Sir Delia Pearl and Winterthur Zeus Burke Champion, rests with its dam in excellent condition. Sharon Stauffer and family announced the event while considering future shows. President Eisenhower had been offered the calf but declined. Grand Champion Pearl previously captured top honors in the open class, with the family opting not to send her to Waterloo, Indiana, this year. The newborn was born shortly after one o'clock and will be registered in Maryland Articral Breeding Cooperative lineage.
A Department of Motor Vehicles release states several area drivers had licenses revoked or suspended. Revoked licenses belong to James Dorsey Griffith Gaithersburg Donald L Atwell RFD 3 Mt Airy Ralph L Baumgardner RED 1 Taneytown Warren Wmith RFD 2 Gaithersburg and F Pearl Lander. One month suspensions were issued to Raymond L Wetzel Union Bridge Paul E Wilson RFD 1 Mt Airy Kenneth R Amoss RFD 3 Mt Airy Richard L Rippeon West Patrick Street. Licenses reissued to Jackie Lee Cline RFD 4 Frederick Lawrence Albert Gus Mt Airy Ernest Stiely RFD 7 Frederick.
Snow blankets western states as Colorado Springs reports six inches and Denver endures a damaging one inch snowfall. Hurricane Gracie remnants bring sporadic winds and heavy rain through the Northeast and Appalachia, with a Virginia tornado killing ten people in two houses and nine from one family.
City plans delay in mailing water bills by three to four weeks due to a new processing system. The sewer service tax, approved May 21, equals half the annual water rate and is paid semi annually on April and October 1. Out of town rates rise from 1.5 to 2 percent? and charges finance a 2 million dollar city improvement program.
AP reports Khrushchev urged peace during Peiping anniversary events while questioning whether Mao Zedong will accept a peace overture or trigger further turmoil in Asia. The piece notes U.S. terms for talks since 1955 require renunciation of force and freedom for five Americans still held, with Formosa as a sticking point.
Four tractor trailers and a Greyhound bus crashed in the Allegheny tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Somerset injuring at least seven. All injured were bus passengers as the Cleveland to Harrisburg bus collided with the trucks in the tunnel about ten miles east of Somerset.
Postal workers received an Award of Merit for surpassing their county fund drive quota. The ceremony featured Postmaster James A. Grove, who praised federal and local groups for meeting 100 percent of targets. A store display will list all merit winners as campaigns continue.
United Nations main Political Committee will discuss disarmament with five topics including Soviet push for agenda and Moroccan demand to cancel nuclear tests in the Sahara. Irish proposal to restrict weapons and Indian ban on all nuclear tests also on the docket amid Ham marshall report. Separately Chrysler to halt Twinsburg Ohio stamping plant with 145000 workers affected across Michigan and six other states as Dodge Dart production ends.
Dr. James A. Sensenbaugh opened a two city conference at Frederick Junior High School urging education to reach every child and balance support for talented and slower learners. He highlighted use of media tools, shared leadership needs, and the goal How Good Can We Make Our Schools in a day of group discussions.
Ex pastor and wife stood with a police guard as wreckers closed in on the 164 year old First Church, a Susan B Anthony rallying point, near an urban redevelopment site. The veteran clergyman said he did what he could as the stone edifice faced destruction during the late night operation.
In Peiping Mao Zedong led a massive parade with 700000 participants, 44 guns, 155 jet aircraft, and 99 tanks to display military strength. Khrushchev urged peaceful solutions while Chou En-lai welcomed Eisenhower Khrushchev communique, signaling cautious Chinese reaction to Western diplomacy.
President Eisenhower arrived in Palm Springs despite a sand storm and limited sun. He planned two matches at El Dorado Country Club, rest periods, and daily golf during a weeklong stay in the desert resort. The entourage traveled from Washington aboard Air Force 707 and will be based near La Quinta with bridge and sun routines outlined by White House press secretary Hagerty.
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va A tornado formed from a dying hurricane struck Ivy near Charlottesville at about 4 30 pm killing ten people. Ervin Morris Sr and his son Ervin Morris Jr were among the dead as the Morris and Bruce families suffered fatalities in their homes. Rescue teams faced flooded roads as the wreckage spread over a 400 yard area with many bodies found amid collapsed structures and scattered debris. Frances Morris and her children were among the injured and missing while others escaped.
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