Frederick Community Chest Drive Sees Early Donations Surpass Target
One seventh of the Frederick Chest goal was reached as an additional $1,000 was pledged during the second day of the 1956 Chest drive. Contributions already totaled about $6,000 by October 22, with committees including Fraternal and Civic Organizations and the Commercial Committee assisting. Organizers reported early progress, noting the installment pledge system is working well and many donors are using it.
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SGW
Frederick City
South Market Street
John RK. Cheatham
Francis Scott Key Hotel
The
Community Chest
Gerald Smith
Frederick
Charles A. Price
Price
Bids Seen On Washington National Pike Project
Washington firm JG and C Mosteward Inc topped bids at 1 511 147 for grading drainage and surfacing a 3 mile section of the Washington National Pike with an overpass to be built at Monroe Street. Regal Construction Co Inc and Forestville Land and Gravel bid 1 578 928 20 second low. Other bids ranged to 2 055 591 49 with Dickerson Inc and Allied Contractors submitting offers for Maryland routes and bridge work. Braxton jailed in Baltimore after officer slaying. Alvin H Braxton 17 discharged from hospital under guard after shooting Patrolman John R Phelan during a liquor store holdup on Sept 29.
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Baliimukrf
Washington
Cabrip
Washington National Pike
JG and
Mosteward Inc
Falls Road
Rockide
Tuckeman Lane
Woth
Montrose Rd
Monae St
Rockville City
State Roads Commission
Robert O Bonnell
Monroe Star
Second Law
Regal Construction Co Inc
Forestville Land and Gravel Co
Dickerson, Inc
Monroe
Maryland
Church Creek
Woolford
Dorchester County
Allied Contractors
Baltimore
Anacostia River
Prince Georges County
Braxton
Alvin H. Braxton
John R Phelan
Five Years For Infant Death Trial in Brown Case
Brown pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of his infant daughter Ellen Faye Brown. The court sentenced him to five years in the House of Correction after prosecutors and defense counsel questioned intent and possible suffocation. Evidence included testimony about shaking the child and the mother Flora Mae King Brown, with autopsy and expert testimony noting marks on the throat and lack of self suffocation.
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Tral
Davi
Vivre
Bus Brown
House of Catterton
Attoine
Samuel W. Barrick
Edwin F Miurk
C Clifton Wirts
Judes Siedman Prescott
Patrick Mo Secnaulfer
Prescott
Brown
Ellen Faye Brown
Albert G. Hedden
Nikirk
Robert J Furie
Hedden
Beth Brown
Flora Mae King Brown
Carolina
Fort Jackson
Saii
Columbia
Mth
Ugar
Faday
Jude Soiient Saryte
Jona 1 Engle
Joseph E Haris
Shell Mexander
Engle
Montgomerys
Shnauker
Blige
House of Correction
James E Snowden
Harris
Gerald B. Gilbert
SIS
George William Scheetz
Schnauffer
Kuwait Runs World’s Largest Seawater Evaporator Plant
The Sheikhdom of Kuwait operates the world’s largest seawater evaporator facility to supply drinking water to its capital city. The plant represents a major step in securing urban water resources through large scale desalination and storage.
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Sheikhdom
Kuwait
Counterattack On Deaths Aims To Curb Fatal Traffic Toll
A national drive to reduce traffic fatalities runs through 1956 into 1957, with the National Safety Council urging public officials and citizens to “back sane” safety measures. The campaign targets the rising death toll, now projected to reach around 41 000, and focuses on enforcement, driver behavior, and public awareness across the states.
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Chicago
Florida
Keys North
Georgia Line
National Safety Council
Council
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Miller Bros
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Better Homes Equip. Co
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Dawnelle
Vindobona
Skyline
Braddock Heights
Marland
Blue Ridge News Agency
East Patrick St
William
Hood
West Patrick Street
Anderson
IIL
Llendrickson
National Oil Company
Frederick Md
Frederick News and Post
Dailey’s Funeral Home
N. Market St
Mater of Your Own Desire
Ambulance Service
Rans
Talesifur
Monocacy Village
Market Louth St
Youngstown
Veerhans
Hamilton Homes, Inc
East Second St
FOOHA
Francis
Easteen
Kehne Furniture CO
South Market St
Monument
Puerto Rico
Hendrickson
Magnavox
Bmagnavok
OM Fidelity
Witical Cabinet
Fynewet Beautlet
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