Wires and trees take most of the blow from Hazel
Hurricane Hazel spared Frederick area but heavy winds caused scattered damage. with 62 mph gusts, trees fell and power and phone service were interrupted for hours. utilities repaired lines as crews worked overnight, with about 2 500 telephones out at peak and several streets dark. No serious injuries or major transmission damage reported.
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Frederick City
West Church Street
Court House
Potomac Edison Company
John W. Morgan
District Operati Jing
Frederick
Montgomery
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Walter M. Lanius
Monument Exchange
Mt. Airy
McCurdy
Cyril Klein
Gaithersburg
Klein
Roger Cook
State Roads Commission
Maryland
Roughmatrs Lane
U.S. 35
U. S. 30
Ridgeville
Emmitsburg
Walkersville
Roy Winebrenner
Gambrill State Park
Myattstown
Comus
Braddock Teights
Hurricane In Canada Rips Ontario With Toll and Damage
A hurricane storm named Hazel swept southern Ontario for over a day, killing four people and causing millions in damage. The area from Georgian Bay to the Quebec border bore the brunt with multiple fatalities including two in a Belleville collision and a Hull man electrocuted while handling a downed power line. An additional traffic accident death was reported.
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Toronto
Hazel
Hudson Bay
Ontario
Georgian Bay
Quebec
Belleville
Hull
Four Hurt In Two Accidents Here Friday
Four people were injured in two separate automobile accidents in the county on Friday and taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital. Alien R. Smith of Bartonsville sustained facial lacerations from a rear end collision involving a car driven by Woodrow W. Smith of Frederick. a reckless driving charge was filed. In a second crash on U S 40 near Jugs Bridge, William J. Thomas of Baltimore and his wife Katherine Theriau tdas al fut dan Theretuie of Leominster Mass received multiple abrasions and contusions while Theriau t suffered a sprained elbow. about $650 in damage resulted with no charges filed due to heavy rain.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Alien R. Smith
Bartonsville
William J. Thomas
Baltimore
Katherine DuUitdas
Leominster
Mass
Thomas
Smith
U. S. 40
Jugs Bridge
1WO
Theriault
Robert C. Dishong
British freighter Inchkilda halted by warship off Formosa
An unidentified warship fired across the bows of the 1,908 ton Inchkilda to halt her near Formosa. The ship was held for about an hour and ordered to report nationality cargo and destination before being allowed to proceed from Foochow to Shanghai with timber. No damage or casualties. The Inchkilda, owned by Williamson & Co Hong Kong and chartered by a Chinese firm, has a British master. The vessel had prior shell damage from August near Matsu Island and a 9 September Amoy air attack without sinking.
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Hong Kong
Formosa
Shanghai
Foochow
Matsu Island
Amoy
Williamson & Co
Mrs Eisenhower Stays Washington Flight After Illness
Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower was reported to be feeling unwell, staying on the presidential plane while her husband spoke in Indianapolis last night. The incident prompted brief concern as President Eisenhower addressed the crowd.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Mamie
Indianapolis
Ban Raised On Washing Automobiles
The city suspended the temporary ban on washing automobiles as rainfall from Hurricane Hazel raised Fishing Creek reservoir and reservoir level rose two feet five inches overnight. Air conditioning ban remains in effect and wells and cisterns stayed dry.
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Hazel
Frederick
Fishing Creek
Frank Weddle
Singanore Creek
Airport
Gambrill State Park
Alt High Knob
Humic
Four City Accidents Reported Friday
Four accidents occurred in the city Friday causing property damage but no injuries. Cars driven by Elmer Hildebrand Jr and Ray J Clift collided at Patrick and Pennsylvania Avenue around 4 20 p. m. Damages were over 100 each. Police charged Clift with failure to yield. Additional crashes on North Lentz Street and Patrick Carroll Streets caused minor damages with few charges. Weather rain reduced visibility and contributed to several collisions.
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Elmer Hildebrand, Jr
RFD
Frederick
Patrick
Ray J. Clift
Pennsylvania Avenue
Tregoning
Clift
North
Lentz Street
Third Street
Charles E. Rickell
West 14Th Street
William Boone
Victor
Xifer
Thurmont
Bentz Street
Rickell
Kafer
Carrol Streets
W.C. Stales
John C. Shull
Lama Linda
Calif
Ras M. Rickerds
Linden Hillis
Carroll
Shull
East Third Street
North Marks’ Street
Eugene F. Clark
Cumberland
Arthur Greenhut
Upper College Terrace
Clark
Greenhut
Serst
Harry Phillips
Truck Strike Idles 23000 North Jersey Drivers
New York City and surrounding area feel the impact as 23000 AFL Teamsters General Freight drivers strike begins at midnight. Emergency mediation failed, Mayor Wagner warns of disaster, union says no deal after two postponements totaling 45 days. Strike spans metropolitan New York, Long Island, into New Jersey and up to Poughkeepsie and Trenton.
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New York
Upa
New York City
AFL
Teamsters Union
Robert F. Wagner
Teamster
Long Island
New Jersey
Poughkeepsie
New York State
Trenton
Year Round Recreation Program Begins In Frederick
Frederick Recreation Commission announces year round activities for youth and adults. Autumn schedules include social recreation at Lincoln High School and dance groups, youth craft classes at North Market Street School, Washington Street School, and Lincoln High School with Hood College student volunteers and several supervisors. Weekly sessions start October 19 and 20 with teen dances and weekly craft groups. winter adds square dances and more social recreation. Attendance in 1953 was nearly 800.
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The
Frederick Recreation Commission
Au Villas Fit
Callum Galt
Lincoln High School
Ruth Dredden
Mis William Lee
North Market Street School
Barbara Kaufman
Hood College
Boxe
Washington Street School
Alys
Geraldine Kline
Wilford Kaufman
Guwendolin Henson
Gladys Boxer
Boss” Craft Group
Francis Crutchlex, Jr
Staley Park
Ars Louise Corbin
Hood Collexe
Gwendolyn Henson
Margaret Lee
Sterilization Order Signed By Judge In Maryland
Judge Herman Vi Moser in Circuit Court signed a sterilization order for a woman inmate at Springfield State Hospital after medical experts urged surgery. The court heard the woman has two legitimate and three illegitimate children and mental disturbances after births. Her estranged husband voiced no objection. siblings supported the recommendation despite the lack of a specific Maryland statute authorizing such court action.
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Balijimorre
Herman Vi Moser Han
Maryland
Sprincfield State Hospital
Moser
Phipps
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Orser
Dudge Moser
Six Dead As Hurricane Hits State
A powerful hurricane left six known dead across Maryland as 100 mph winds knocked out power and caused widespread damage from the Eastern Shore to Baltimore. Rescue crews evacuated isolated areas, with forests, homes, and a naval training ship the Reina Mercedes affected on the Severn River.
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Baltimore
Alaryland
Hazel
Virginia Capes
Delaware
Maryland
Cumberland
U. S. Naval Academy
State Tax Commission
Howard Ward
Salisbury
Helen Irving
Mars Linshurs
W. Va
Hagerstown
Walter Avich
Highland Beach
Annapolis
Robert Cohen
Negra
Ussear
Vivian Wise
Stockinn
Fastern
Salishur
Wade Durry Bloodsworth
Pricess Anne
Virginia
Exeter Brown
Bloodsworths
Baltimore Conn
Pennsylvania Line
Balimore
Metronolman
Harel
Marstanel
Westerdas
Rantision
Maryland governor slugfest in campaign clashes and RD money claims
In Maryland, Governor McKeldin blasts Democrat Byrd as a self tyrant and autocrat while Byrd vows more charges about the roads commission. Byrd accuses officials of profiting from commission work and links McKeldin to abuse, urging facts over innuendo. The race centers on state service, home rule, and road programs ahead of the November vote. United Nations reports Russia accusing the U.S. of aggression against Red China and requesting action from the General Assembly.
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Associated Press
Maryland
McKeldin
H. C. Byrd
Byrd
State Roads Commission
New Ors
Cambridge
David M. Nichols
Avery W Hall
Roads Commission
Aghane Reed
Sime
University of Marsland
McRhetcin
Bard
Sadao
Congress
United Nations
Russia
United States
China
U.N. General Assembly
Four Issues Before MSTA Meet Today
The 87th Maryland State Teachers Association convention neared its close with four main questions. Debates covered integrating schools per Supreme Court rulings, intra state integration of White and Negro teachers, inviting Horace Mann Insurance to write policies for teachers, and prohibiting hiring recent high school graduates as teachers.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Horace Mann Insurance Co
Springfield
Vaevlard Education Association
MSTA
Allegany
Washington
Carroll
Baltimore City
Wahler Reuther
CIO
Fenal
Edwin D. Canham
Christian Science Monitor
United States
Maryland Association of School Librarians
Gerald W. Johnson
Eric. Cone
America
Ternal
New York Braces as Hazel Strikes Across Eight States
Hurricane Hazel slammed the eastern states causing at least 46 deaths and widespread damage from New York to Washington D C. Rivers rose to flood stage in Pittsburgh area forcing evacuations while millions in property were lost across the region. Damage reports spread as the storm moved inland with high winds and heavy rains, leaving towns without power and triggering additional weather warnings.
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Associated Press
Hazel
District of Columbia
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Monongahela
Windward Islands
Miami
Hezei
Pg. H. Center
Haiti
Pennsylvania
Pocono Mountains
New York State
New York
Virginia
Pennnsylvania
Maryland
North Carolina
Delaware
New Jersey
Washington, D.C
Massachusetts
New
Springfield
Block Island
Rhode Island
Eastport
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
Norfolk
James River
Virginia Capes
Baltimore
U.S. Naval Academy
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Canada
Moscow
Georgi Malenkov
Kremlin
William Hayter
Valenkev
Great
Eastern Shore
Kent
Graanny
Cursten
Hooper's Island
Chesapeake
Hooper's
Wmt
Ike
White House
Denver
Cole
M’keldin
ST. Cloud
Minn
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