Growth Of Crops Stunted By Prolonged Drought Strain
Frederick County farmers endure the worst dry spell since 1930. Henry R. Shoemaker notes drought damage rivals 1930, with crops and pastures stunted and water scarce. Railroads offer reduced hay rates to drought counties. aid includes feed grain at cut prices amid ongoing relief efforts.
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Frederick County
Henry R. Shoemaker
George D. Wood
Wood
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Maryland
Richard E. Lankford
Carlton R. Sickles
Soil Conservation Bank
Shoemaker
Water crisis grips Brunswick and Myersville amid drought
In Brunswick an absolute water ban is imposed after weeks of strain and a major fire season. Myersville relies on a civil defense pumping unit as four of five springs go dry. Officials warn of possible school closures to conserve every drop. Nearby Thurmont Emmitsburg Middletown hold steady with two wells or better and manageable reservoir levels.
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Shoemaker
Mr. Shoemaker
Frederick City
John
Weather Bureau
James E. Cummings
Brunswick
Myersville
Joseph R. Harp
Thurmont
Guy Frushour
Frushour
Norman Flax
Emmitsburg
Flax
Middletown
Davis Shafer
Hypertension Symposium For Nurses At Key Hotel
A Frederick County Heart Association event with Frederick Memorial Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association will host a hypertension symposium for registered and practical nurses across three counties at the Francis Scott Key Hotel on November 15. Registration opens 8:45 a.m. with talks from Johns Hopkins and Maryland physicians on hypertension, drug therapy, and nursing care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Frederick County Heart Association
Frederick County
The
Heart Association
Frederick Memorial Hospital Nurses
County Heart Association
A. Austin Pearce
Edgar F. McBride
Martin L. Lingewald
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore
R. Patterson Russell
Francis J. Borges
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Walkersville imposes 24 hour water ban
In Walkersville a 24 hour ban on car washing and lawn sprinkling is in effect while the town pumps water from its well. No immediate danger of running out of water is reported as the reservoir remains very low but stable. Residents say the well is doing fine and no major problem is anticipated now.
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Walkersville
Dr Isabel Royer Visits Vietnam as Smith Mundt Professor
Dr Isabel Royer of Western Maryland College trained Vietnamese educators during a year long stay as a Smith Mundt professor. She was greeted by SPEAKER 18 and shown with Civitan members prior to the club last night.
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Isabel Royer
Western Maryland College
Das Civitans
Viet Nam
Dr. Royer
Davis
Edgar Royer
Joseph Wilson
Mr. Royer
Royer
Warren P. E. Schith
Juvenile Court Waivers And Delinquent Cases Tonight
A 15 year old Knoxville area boy was committed to the Maryland Training School by Chief Judge Patrick M Schnauffer. Waivers were issued in three other juvenile cases to be tried in Magistrate's Court. Vernon Terry Anderson 17 Brunswick faces breaking and entering and larceny. Charles Bernard Thomas Jr. 16 Mt Airy assaults. Clifford Michael Norris 16 Knoxville unauthorized use. West Virginia detainers cited against Norris in car thefts. Civil suit in Circuit Court Bernard Hale Knoxville sought 6500 damages for injuries to Kathy and Michael from an Route 340 crash three years ago. Cordal Bee Gunther Jr. New Jersey, judgment entered August 19 payable from the State Unsatisfied Claims Fund. Assistant Atty Gen Gerard W Wittstadt argued fund not liable.
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Knoxville Area
Maryland Training School
Patrickm Schnauffer
Knoxville
Vernon Terry Anderson
Brunswick
Charles Bernard Thomas Jr
Mt. Airy
Clifford Michael Norris
West Virginia
Norris
George P VonEiff Jr
County Probation Office
Bernard Hale
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Goodloe E. Byron
Kathy
Michael
Cordal Bee Gunther Jr
New Jersey
Gerard W. Wittstadt
Pregnant Woman Police Officer Helps Nab Car Looters
A New York policewoman six months pregnant aided in a rapid chase and helped capture two car looters. She fired two shots and knocked down one suspect with her gun butt as he grappled with a detective.
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NEW York
Ginny Heads For Carolina Evacuations Under Hurricane Ginny
Hurricane Ginny threatens the South Carolina coast with 100 mph winds and a possible landfall near Cape Fear. Evacuation orders cover beaches from Charleston to Ocean Drive as schools close and emergency shelters are prepared.
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Charleston
S.C
South Carolina
Ginny
Cape Fear
N.C
South Carolina Line
Weather Bureau
John Cummings
North Carolina
Ocean
Georgia
Brunswick
Charleston Air Force Base
Ex Local Troopers Get New Assignments
Two troopers formerly at Frederick Barracks of the Maryland State Police are assigned to the Northeastern Expressway detail opening next month. Lt. Hugh M. Everline commands the detachment with First Sergeant John G. Lough as assistant. Bruce E. Diehl, previously at Frederick Barracks and later Cumberland, is reassigned to the Northeastern Detachment and promoted to corporal.
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Frederick Barracks
Maryland
Tito Says Visit Left Fine Impression on U S Trip
In New York President Tito reports a fine impression of his visit despite provocations from a small element. He speaks at the Waldorf Astoria to staffers and Yugoslav delegates, urges Yugoslavs in America to pursue a peace policy as security concerns arise around demonstrations. He sails noon on the liner Rotterdam from a Hudson River pier.
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New York
Yugoslavia
Tito
Hudson River
Rotterdam
Waldorf-Astoria
Stafic
United Nations
America
Vatican backs fixed Easter date and universal calendar
The Vatican Ecumenical Council voted to support fixing Easter on the same Sunday annually and to back a proposed universal calendar if other Christian churches accept it while preserving a seven day week. The church will not draft the calendar, leaving that to civil authorities as the UN and others study a perceptual calendar.
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Vatican City
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Council Fathers
United Nations
Favors One Jail For Carroll Howard Counties
James Curran state corrections chief proposes housing Howard and Carroll inmates in Baltimore County Towson jail as a regional solution to substandard county facilities. He cites 23 prisoners yearly as insufficient cause for costly new jails and stresses existing county capacity and staff.
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Baltimore
James Curran
State Commissioner of Correction
Howard
Carroll
Baltimore County
Towson
Curran
Carron
New York
50 Miners Trapped In Germany At Lengede Mine
In Hildesheim Germany AP reports 50 miners were trapped after a flood at the Lengede iron mine. Seven were reached in a side shaft by a drill and a rescue bell. Seventy nine escaped earlier. 43 remain trapped as the flood fills the main shaft. Teams from multiple towns join the effort amid uncertainty and concern for the miners.
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Hildesheim
Germany
Lengede
Hannover
Brunswick
Henry Throne
David Fellin
Hazelton
Spelling Test Stumps Operator In Sparta Call
Mr and Mrs J H Lefkovitz touring in New York placed a long distance call home In New York Mrs Lefkovitz began spelling her name The operator recognized Lefkovitz but asked how to spell Sparta The exchange highlights regional spelling familiarity in a humorous incident from AP copy.
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Sparta
J. H. Lefkovitz
New York
Viet Nam Seen as Potential Bread Basket of Southeast Asia
Civitan Club heard Dr. Isabel Royer of Western Maryland College discuss Vietnam as a wealth potential for Asia. She highlighted rich soils and favorable climate but noted traditional rural structures and distrust of central government hinder democracy and war effort. She stressed education of youth as key to Vietnam's future.
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Civitan Club
Viet Nam
Asia
Francis Scott Key
Western Maryland College
Isabel Royer
Royer
Southeast Asia
Madame Nhu
Roger
University
Hue
Joseph Wilson
Warren P. E. Smith
W. Jerome Offutt
Martinsburg
W. Va
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FMH
West 12Th Street
Nannie Fuqua
Pinewood Drive
Charles K. Cashour Jr
Naha, Okinawa
Okinawa
Ryukyu Islands
William Heath
Georgetown University
Robert J. Wilder
Baltimore City
Richard C. Reynolds
James B Thomas
Elizabeth Derr
Frederick Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
William G. Roessler
Walkersville High School
Agnes V. Zimmerman
Carolina
U.S
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