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Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1957

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8

State Roads Commission awards two major by pass bridge contracts

The State Roads Commission awarded two bridge contracts for the Frederick by pass. T. Edgie Russell W H Nunn Construction Co will build the West Patrick street over by pass bridge at 214 708 dollars and Richard F Kline Inc will construct the Motter avenue over by pass bridge at 202 343 dollars. Both four span steel beam structures expected to begin this year with materials orders proceeding.

State Roads Commission Frederick By-Pass Patrick Street Locust Street T. Edgie Russell Frederick E. H. Nunn Motter Avenue Richard F. Kline, Inc Frederick Commisssion West T. Edgie Russell W. E. Graham Washington National Pike Kline Harmony Grove Pennsylvania Pal Tick Street Motier Avenue Cor Tract Fourth Seventh Streets U. S South Street Washington

Mrs John Craig Taylor Dies In Baltimore At 76

Mrs John Craig Taylor 76 prominent Baltimore churchwoman died after a lingering illness. widow of hotel manager John Craig Taylor she belonged to Episcopal Bishops Guild of Maryland Women Association of the Free Summer Excursion Society and Daughters of the King. She sang in the choir of the Episcopal Church of Our Savior. Survived by son Craig Taylor PR director for Pennsylvania Railroad Chesapeake Region. Funeral Monday at 12 pm with burial in Baltimore Cemetery.

Baltimore John Craig Taytor John Craig Taylor Taylor Episcopal Bishops Guild of Maryland Women’s Assa Daughters of the King Episcopal Church of Our Savior Craig Taylor Chesapeake Pennsylvania Railroad

Early Cold Grips Eastern U S With Snow Flurries

The Associated Press reports a wintry grip across the eastern U S with plunging temperatures and light snow. Readings fell to near 19 in North Dakota and into the Gulf Coast near freezing. Snow flurries touched Great Lakes shores with up to three inches in spots. Chicago’s midway saw traces while Michigan’s lakeshore measured heavier unofficial amounts. Large drops hit New England from the prior night, with early readings in the 30s.

Association Gulf Coast Mercury North Dakota Gulf of Mexico Montana Mississippi Valley Great Lakes U. S Chicara Midway Airport Michigan New England

Mao to Attend Soviet Anniversary in Moscow

Peiping radio says Mao Zedong accepted a Soviet invitation to attend the 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow next month. The broadcast quoted Nikita Khrushchev inviting Mao and noted China’s Central Committee approved the plan.

Hong Kong Red China Mao Tze-tung Moscow Pei- Ping Radio Nikita Berushchev Mao Central Committee Chinese Communist Party Mai Shrushchev Peiping Eisenhower Britain Macmillan NATO pParis

Cold Rain Expected Sunday with Snow Possible

A cold storm front brings rain and a chance of snow in far Western Maryland as Frederick returns to EST. Daylight saving time ends Sunday morning. clocks turn back tonight. Temperatures hover in the high forties to low thirties with a forties high Sunday. Garrett County may see snow flakes while Fishing Creek dam water rises modestly.

Maryland Frederick State Police Unionville Mercury Garrett County Fishing Creek

Local High School Player Suffered Leg Injury In Hagerstown Game

Larry Layman of Frederick High broke his leg during Eight's game with South High at Hagerstown. He was carried off in an ambulance, given a cast, and released from Washington County Hospital early today.

Larry Layman Frederick South High Hagerstown Washington County Layman

Forty Two Percent Chest Fund Progress Report

Nearly 42 percent of Frederick County’s Community Chest goal has been collected, with $27,123 of $85,000 reported as secured by noon Friday. Fraternal division leads at 75 percent, while schools and industry show strong early returns. final results to the November 1 deadline.

Robert ‘Davis Warren Evans Fort Detrick Chess Office Benjamin L. Shuff Tan Uemost Frederick County Red Feather Shuff

Flurry Of Illness Hits Mount Mt St Marys Infections Rise

A flu like illness struck Mt St Marys College in Emmitsburg over several days with 60 or more students affected. The Washington Georgetown track meet was postponed due to the outbreak. Earlier in the week the Mount canceled a soccer track meet with Loyola on the Mount field amid rising absences. About 100 cases were reported at St Josephs College in Emmitsburg as the week progressed.

Mt. St. Mary’s College Washington Georgetown University Emmitsburg College Ement Strack Loyola Harweeeiy Mount St. Joseph's College Emmitsburg

Western Maryland Names Two To Board

Dr Henry L Darner a noted gynerologist and surgeon was elected to the Board of Trustees of Western Maryland College at the fall meeting Roger J Whiteford was elected vice chairman replacing the late Dr Wm W Chase The board approved locating a new student union building on the hillside below Lewis Hall and plans to start construction promptly A factory worker Doris P Ridenour 18 Emmitsburg was treated at Warner Hospital Gettysburg for a compound fracture of her right middle finger suffered while working at H O Toor Shoe Co Emmitsburg

Westminster Henry L. Darner Washington Western Maryland College Roger J. Whiteford Whiteford Wm. W. Chase Lewis Hall Burt Doris P. Ridenour Emmitsburg Warner Hospital Gettysburg H. O. Toor Shoe Co Emmitaburg

Dag Hammarskjold to pursue personal talks in Middle East crisis

United Nations deliberations on the Middle East crisis weighed as Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold considered direct personal talks. The General Assembly recessed after US Ambassador Lodge charged the Soviet Union with inflaming an artificial war scare to turn Arab nations into Soviet satellites. Sir Leslie Munro urged member states to seek a quiet diplomatic weekend.

United Nations Ny.p Dag Hammerskjold Middle East General Assembly U.S Henry Cabot Lodge Soviet Union Lodge Kremlin Leslie Munro New Zealand Assembly

Stock Market Ends Week Flat After Turbulent Five Days

New York stocks closed essentially unchanged despite a week marked by extreme volatility. The Associated Press 60-stock average finished at 156.70, with record volume near 20.8041 shares. Monday saw the worst drop since late September 1955, while Wednesday posted the largest one day gain since November 1928. The week capped a long decline from the 1957 peak, fueling debate about the next market direction and the persistence of a partial recovery.

New York Associated Press Eisenhower Wall Street Iit

Frederick Hallowe'en Parade Plans Announced

Final plans detail Frederick Hallowe'en parade set for Wednesday evening with a motorcade led by Mayor Derr and the Board of Aldermen. Festivities include seven bands, a color guard from Fort Detrick, prize categories for family groups antique cars floats and costumes, plus public seating at 30 cents. If rain, parade moves to Thursday night. One arrest reported for intoxication.

Frederick Hallowe'en Cialis Market All Saints Weston All Saints Court West Church Street Church Bentz Street Bentz ‘Street Carroll Parkway East Sixth Street East Street East Seventh Market Streets East Seventh Street North Court West Church Streets Frederick Gas Co Junior Civitan Club John A. Derr Board of Aldermen Fort Detrick Alan Long Yellow Springs Harmony Band William Fl Myers Westminster Colored Elks Band New Windsor Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary Evangelical and Reformed United [Church of Christ Frederick City

Stock Prices Had Wild Ride

Stock prices swung sharply this week as consumers wage earners and businessmen watched the market roller coaster. Experts offered reassurance about potential impacts on jobs incomes and living standards amid the volatility.

New York

Lefty Gomez Headlines Babe Ruth League Banquet in Paris

Vernon California honors Lefty Gomez as he entertains the Babe Ruth League banquet with baseball anecdotes. Coca Cola sponsors the event, 140 attendees, awards presented by Charles K. Taylor. Excelsior’s Loring Young dominates trophies, with Harold Sonny Blank and other league hitters also lauded.

Vernon Lefty Gomez Coca Cola Babe Ruth Canada Peter Pan Inn Paris France Pickens Excelsior Wophy Loring Young Young Tae Iter Harold Sonny Blank Grove Kiwanis Tom Moss Fred Pete) Lodge Rotary Kenny Fultz Price Danny Zimmerman Shell Bob Martin Mr. Taylor E. Wiliam Hal Calvary Methodist

Sought-in-slaying youth nabbed near scene in Hanover

State police captured Charles Smith, 15, in a gravel pit behind a store after he shot at teens in a rural store and then fled into woods. Francis Bussey, 18, suffered critical wounds to groin and back. Carel Ann Downing, 15, was struck in the face. Albert Jacobs, 46, store owner, died later likely of a heart attack. Police held for questioning at Waterloo barracks.

Hanover Charles Smith Waterloo Smith Jin Smith Fred Robert Ridgely Francis Bussey St. Agnes Hospital Balimore Young Busser Carel Ann Downing Albert Jacobs

Governor Addresses Harvest Home Day at Bonnie Blink Home

Baltimore Governor McKeldin spoke at the Bonnie Blink Masonic Home for the Aged Harvest Home ceremony. He urged wiser handling of an aging nation, warning neglect could burden the state, and urged using age as a resource through science and policy. The talk stressed that an aging population need not mean weakness if intelligence guides action.

Baltimore McKeldin America McKeidin

Youth Council Seeks Trick Or Treat Fund

Frederick County Christian Youth Council coordinates a door to door fund drive for underprivileged children on Halloween. About 150 junior and senior high youth plan to collect for Church World Service Share Our Surplus and UNICEF efforts, covering city and county areas with church groups. Students from All Saints Episcopal to Nazarene participate with Civic Club support to prevent delinquency while funding bread and milk for needy children.

Frederick County Church World Service Organization Unicef United Nations Richard Smith Glade United Church of Christ Walkersville Asbury Methodist Church Richard Hopkins Frederick Presbyterian Carolyn White Bush Creek Church of the the Brethren Jody Williams Church of the Brethren Meredith Mackley Eleanor Everhart Claude de Janter Alrs Mackley Evangelical Lutheran Church Civic Club World Relief All Saints Episcopal Asbury Methodist Evangelical Lutheran First Presbyterian Good Shepherd Lutheran Grace United Church of Christ Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ Calvary Methodist Trinity Methodist and Nazarene

Plan To Meet RussBid For Supremacy

The United States and Britain plan a major NATO summit style drive to modernize Western defense against Soviet missiles and nuclear weapons. Eisenhower may travel to Paris in December to push allied unity and nuclear deterrence, with Britain’s Harold Macmillan, and talks focus on updating security systems and easing sharing of atomic knowledge under new legislation.

Washington United States Britain Russia Eisenhower Paris North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO Council IEE NATO U. S Amory Houghton Eisenshower Harold Macmillan Turkey Macmillan Congress Great Britain

Worker dies after fall from sprinkler truck

Malcolm McLeod, 31, a PEPCO contractor employee, died at Frederick Memorial Hospital from a fractured pelvis and internal injuries after jumping from a sprinkler truck on October 17. Police found no negligence by the driver Earl Lee of Washington and said no charges would follow. Funeral services were set for Tuesday at Temple Baptist Church in Washington with burial at Park Lawn Cemetery.

PEPCO Dickerson Frederick Memorial Hospital Malcolm McLeod Montgomery County McLeod Earl Lee Washington Masaur and Hartzell, Inc Charles Crabb Mehargue Catherine McLeod Temple Baptist Church Park Lawn Cemetery MW. Hilton

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