Grimes Took His Life In Buckeystown Garage
Herbert Nelson Grimes a 7 year retired Luckeystown storekeeper and postmaster died by carbon monoxide poisoning in his Buckeystown garage late Thursday. His wife found him at about 5 30 after he left home earlier to visit the old store and listen to the World Series. Police said he started the car, placed a stick under the accelerator and sat in a chair as the motor ran out of gas. Grimes a longtime store owner and Izaak Walton League member was 73. Surviving are his wife three children two stepchildren two sisters and a brother. Funeral services Saturday morning at Frome Funeral Home and interment at Frederick Memorial Park with heart fund contributions requested.
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Herbert Nelson Grimes
Luckeystown
B. O. Thomas Sr
Grimes
Buckeystown
Izaak. Walton League
Baltimore
George and
Mary Bell Moberly Grimes
Edna Keller Grimes
William B. Grimes
Buckerstown
Robert D. Biggs
Araby
Amelia
Carol Grimes
Willis Harper
Flint Hill
William H. Ogle
Middletown
Re Weisinger
George Nunson
Edgar Grimes
East Church
Frederick Memorial Park
Heart Fund
M. R. Etchison and Son
Temperature To Fall After Friday's High 80
October warmth peaked with an 80 degree reading at the airport, the warmest in October since 1955, though no record. Forecasters expect showers and scattered thunderstorms this afternoon into the night, followed by much cooler weather through Sunday.
Jupiter Rocket Blows Apart At Cape Canaveral
The Jupiter missile exploded in a dramatic blaze at Cape Canaveral, the third ballistic weapon to fail in a month. Deliberately destroyed after veering out of control, debris fell toward the cape and the ocean. no injuries or property damage reported. Salvage crews sought fragments to aid Army missile technicians. Dr. Walter A. Baepler, 65, president of Concordia Theological Seminary, Springfield, died of an apparent heart attack.
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Fla
Cape
Army
Walter A. Baepler
Springfield
Ill
Concordia Theological Seminary
Mt Airy Firemen Win Tug Of War And Hook Up Contests
Mt Airy Fire Department led a carnival night of fire prevention week activities with wins in tug of war and hook up contests. Teams from Mt Airy New Market Lisbon and Damascus competed as onlookers watched a bucket brigade demonstration. Damascus claimed the trophy in the hook up event with New Market second and Lisbon third. Mt Airy topped the tug of war.
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Mt. Airy
Mt. City
Lisbon
Mt. Airy Fire Department
Mt. Airy Company
Ed Mt. Airy
New Market
Damascus
Edward N. Rimbey
Carroll County
Kenneth Hawes
James Habn
John Fleming
Mer
Pope Pius XII Will Names Holy See Beneficiary
Pope Pius XII published his last will asking the Holy See be named sole beneficiary and requesting the erection of 30 monuments in his honor. The note appeared amid a Vatican City report with weather temperatures and precipitation for the previous 24 hours ending at 8 a.m.
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Pope
Vatican City
Pius XII
Holy See
Wee Women resemble Yul Brynner in eyes and look
A brief item notes a comparison by a reviewer or observer stating the subject resembles Yul Brynner from the eyes up. The comment highlights facial features and overall look as the basis for the likeness.
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Yul Brynner
Farmland Value Gains Across Maryland Spur Growth
Maryland farmland value rose nine percent in the year ending June 30, the third largest U S increase. Maryland averages about 225 per acre while the national average tops 100. Road improvements and proximity to towns boosted land prices, with rural purchases for non farming use rising as highways expand access.
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Washington
Maryland
Department of Agriculture c
Florida
Nebraska
Pauli L. Holm
Department
Michael
Ridenour
Helm
U S To Try Another Shot To Moon Perhaps Saturday
Washington October news brief notes that American scientists may attempt another unmanned moon flight from Cape Canaveral. If launched, the rocket would reach the moon about 221000 miles away, with a 215 day travel window from Columbus Day weekend. The earlier August 17 blast ended after 77 seconds. The four days beginning Saturday are October’s best for a moon shot as the Moon lies closest to Earth.
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Columbus
America
Air Force
Earth
Cape, Canaveral
Fla
Burned Plane Crash Kills 19 Air Force Personnel
PAYETTE Idaho AP An Air Force C123 crashed into a brush hillside near a ranch severing 19 aboard en route from Pope Air Force Base to McChord Field. Witnesses saw a flock of geese may have contributed. Fire burned five acres. investigations by Mountain Home AFB underway. Separate note lists adult education classes offered across county centers with schedules and fees.
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Payette
Idaho
Frederick City
Force Transport
Board of Educatremen
Jen
Frederick
Air Force Investigai
Tors
Frederick High School
M. Rath Smith
Miss Smith
Elizabeth McCaffrey
Tex L. Harvey
Ais
Jane Haugh
Norman Meadows
Mountain Home Air Force Base
Air Force
McChord Field
Tacoma
Wash
Pope Air Force Base
N.C
Ray Stephens
Nelson Ranch
Claude Smith
Oklahoma City
Unemployment Drops Sharply In September Report
Washington AP reports unemployment fell by 388,000 in September marking a significant improvement in the job situation as government officials note the decline reflects easing labor market pressures and stronger hiring activity across sectors.
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Washington
Cool And Wet Weather Ahead For Eastern U. S
Edward A. Betson, once of Poolesville, faced charges after a trooper noticed his car cross the center line near a Monocacy River bridge. Betson claimed he had three beers at a Heart of Maryland inn and blamed a power steering quirk for the swerving, while witnesses supported assorted alibis. A Kensington man was found not guilty of driving under the influence on Route 355 after witness testimony.
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Edward A. Betson
Poolesville
Gordon H. Smith
Monocacy River
Betson
Heart ‘of Maryland
Charles Bourne
Kensington
Associated Press
Rockies
Plains
Glenn Eugene Jordan
Dakotas
Upper Mississippis
Robert T. Storer
Andy
Lana
Southern Plains
Wisconsin
Missouri
Hudson
Maryland
Delaware
Earth
Sy Petore
Sheffield
Frederick
Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr
Thousands in Obedience to Dead Pope at Castel Gandolfo
In Castel Gandolfo a somber scene marked Pope Pius XII’s death with thousands in procession to the papal palace as Pope John XXIII’s body prepared for transport to St. Peter’s. Indictments in Circiut Court included forgery cases and a nonpayment ruling. Perkins given another chance to support his seven children, with a three year suspended sentence if alimony of 30 dollars weekly is not paid. Frederick man Castal Gandolfo was convicted on two forgery counts and faces three years in the House of Corrections. A separate case involved forged checks, whiskey and cigarettes, and a judge noted limited prior records for the defendants.
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John
JA. Perkins
House of Correction
Qarkine
Frederick Man
Pope
James A. Johns
Johns
Austin Hartsock
Rome
Castel Gandolfo Palace
St. John Lateran
St. John's
Tiber
St. Peter's Square
St. Peter's Basilica
Sistine Chapel
Francis Dickensheets
Frederick
Perkins
Dickensheets
Barkins
Thomas S. Glass
Wiliam
Lena
L. C. Clark
Red Jets Shot Down Over Formosa Strait Battle
In the Formosa Strait clash, Nationalists claim five Red MIGs downed and one collision fatal for a pilot, Sabres shooting four MIGs, a fifth crashing with an allied aircraft. Peiping reports two Nationalist Sabres shot down and a pilot captured. Ceasefire around Quemoy holds for a fifth day as drums of war echo on Double Tenth.
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Taipel
Formosa
Formosa Strait
Tungyin
Matsu
Chiang Kai-shek
Quemoy
Quemoys
Route 40 incident leads to juvenile contact and licenses
On Route 40, a man with arm tattoos identified as Jordan said he aimed for the armory to obtain a drivers license. A one year old, Kenneth Eugene Poole, was found guilty of three motor vehicle violations and referred to juvenile authorities after learning he was on probation in Westminster for a motor vehicle charge. Poole was charged on Route 40 east of Frederick on October 5 by Trooper K O McAlister for driving without headlights.
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Jordan
Airy
Kenneth Eugene Poole
Westminster
Frederick
Troozer K. O. McAlister
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