Water bans spread as heat drives conservation efforts
Amid an eleventh day of heat, Thurmont and Walkersville join Frederick and Mt. Airy in strict water bans. Reservoirs vary, with flames of restriction across households and can be tightened to 5 to 7 pm if conditions worsen. City and county officials report dry spells impacting Braddock Heights and Mt. Airy artesian wells while Brunswick and Middletown reservoirs stay full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurmont
Walkersville
Frederick
Mt. Airy
Brunswick
Middletown
Myersville
Braddock Heights
Braddock
Heights
Braddock Springs
Rainbow Lake
Emmitsburg
Fishing Creek
Airport
McKeldin attends GOP picnic near Hagerstown
Governor Theodore R. McKeldin spoke at the Washington County Republican Family Picnic near Hagerstown Maryland. He declined to discuss a possible bid for re election but outlined five achievements of his administration and handed out photos of him pinning a Black eyed Susan on Eisenhower at the GOP national convention.
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Bally Hagerstown
Theodore R. McKeldin
Washington County
Susan
Eisenhower
Kennedy-Gernand Nuptials At St John Church In Union Bridge
Miss Patricia E Kennedy and Jay E Gernand wed in a Sunday afternoon ceremony at St John Catholic Church Union Bridge. Rev Herbert R Jordan officiated with Msgr William J Kelly present. Bride wore white embroidered organdy over taffeta with seed pearl cap and veil. Attendant was Miss Charlotte V Kennedy. Best man was George H Gernand. Reception at the Frederick hotel. They will reside in Springfield Mass while the groom studies at Springfield College. Mrs Kennedy wore navy chiffon and orchids with her daughter’s wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia E. Kennedy
Ernest F. Kennedy
East Thir Street
Kennedy
Jay E. Gernand
Union Bridge
Herbert R. Jordan
St. John’s Catholic Church
William J. Kelly
Washington
Joseph R. Worster
Charlotte V. Kennedy
Harry L. Gernand
George H. Ger
Nand
Springfield
Mass
Robert Hess
Joseph P Carroll
Frederick
Gernand
Springfield College
RT Cai Ae
Jack Kennedy
Ernest F Kennedy
East Third Street
Mr. Kennedy
St John’s Church
Funeral services set at 2 p m at East Patrick Street
Friends may call at 8 East Patrick Street before funeral services Thursday at two o clock. Interment will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery. C E Sline and Son, funeral directors.
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East Patrick Street
Mount Olivet
C. E. Sline and Son
Several Local Funerals Held for Community Members
Funeral services were conducted for Elmer E. Stup near Damascus at Wesley Grove Methodist Church with Rev. Warren A. Firth officiating. Interment followed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Other services included Emma J. Davis at 8 East Patrick Street, Gary E. Blumenauer in Thurmont, Lula Grace Best Dean at 106 East Church Street, Sarah Jeannette Fritz in Wakefield, Gurney Warthen in Damascus, Sallie Maria Newman in Wernersville, Emily J. Devilbiss near Westminster, and William Leroy Harrison near Woodbine, with multiple cemeteries and funeral directors listed.
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Wesley E. King
Shady Grove
Gaithersburg
Bethesda
Thomas
Martha King
Charles King
Alexandria
Oakdale
William B. Hilton
Elmer E. Stup
Damascus
Feagaville
Montgomery General Hospital
Joshua
L. Virginia Zimmerman Stup
Wesley Grove Methodist Church
Woodfield
Nora
Stup
William J
Laytonsville
Leroy E
Rockville
Russell E
Chevy Chase
Clyde B
Viola Hamilton
Maurice Stup
Browningsville
Warren A. Firth
Wesley Grove
Mt. Olivet
Olin L. Molesworth
Old Rugged Cross
William
Edward
Hugh Stup
Cleveland Schwartz
Oliver Riley
Clarence Abbott
Mt. Oliver Cemetery
Emma J. Davis
John L. Davis
East Patrick Street
Robert F. Woodward
First Baptist Church
Intermont
Mount Olivet
C. E. Cline and Son
Gary E. Blumenauer
Creagerstown
Thurmont Funeral Home
Charles H. Corbett
Brinton Fox
Yarnell Wastler
Richard Baer
Robert Blumenauer
Mt. Tabor
Rocky Ridge
M. _L. Creager
Sos
Lula
Grace Best Dean
Hugh R. Dean
Park Avenue
Frederick Memorial Hospital
East’ Church Street
W. Merval Weaver
First Presbyterian ‘Church
George B Douglas, Jr
C. Walter Kleist
H. David Hagan
Elmer E. Dixon
Samuel E. Brows
George J. Smith
Mount Olivet Cemetery
M. R. Etchison
Sea
Sarah Jeannette Fritz
L. Carroll Fritz
Wakefield
Gurney Warthes
Emily J. Devilbiss
Westminster
Baltimore
Karl H. Wareheim
James Hook
Warren Bush
Keefer Brandenburg
Lionel Lockard
Henry Gesell
John R. Crow
C. M. Waltz
Clarence Devilbiss
Essex
Morgan Chapel Methodist Church
William Leroy Harrison
Near Woodbine
Union Memorial Hospital
C. D. Cunningham
Ralph Condon
Karl Paul
Robert Harrison
Guy Farrer
Francis Ripley
Leon Gosnell
M. Waitz
Jefferson 4H Club Highlights August Meeting
Jefferson Girls 4H Club met August 17 at Virginia and Alice Zammerman home. Ruth Keller presided over a roll call of 13 members. Members answered with My Favorite Recipe. The Jefferson Boys 4H Club hosted a campfire on watermelon parity. Frederick Fair was discussed. A $5 contribution was given to the Senior 4H Club. Project books will be distributed September 1. Nancy Thrasher demonstrated the seven basic funds. Next meeting set for September 21 at Nancy Netfsinger’s home.
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Jefferson
Jefferson Girls
Virginia
Alice Zammerman
Ruth Keller
Wid
Frederick Fair
Nancy Thrasher
Nancy Netfsinger
State Police: House Employee Confesses to Large-Scale Theft
State Police said Monday that a state house employee confessed to stealing large quantities of sate werepera from the office over almost a year.
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Charleston
W. Va
State House
Weddings in Sykesville and Walkersville
Phyllis Alexander and Jerome Singel wed in a double ring ceremony at St. Joseph's Church Sykesville on August 15. Bride wore nylon pique white. attendant Doris Miswander wore pink. Best man Leonard Singer. Couple to reside in Sykesville post trip through Pennsylvania. Also Joan Kay Shane and Markwood G Mackenzie wed at bride's home with Rev. Weaver officiating. Reception at bride's home. couple to reside in early fall at 413 Fairview Ave.
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Singel-Alexander
Phyllis Alexander
Earline Alexander
Union Bridge
Jerome J. Singel
John Singel
Taneytown
Casimir F. Keydash
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Sykesville
Doris Miswander
Leonard Singer
Pennsylvania
Robert Whitmore
Poolesville High School
Production Credit Association
Mackenzie
Frederick High School
The
News-Post
Mackenze
Fairview Avenue
Route 40 Resurfacing Expands East Of City
Work has begun resurfacing the eastbound lane of Route 40 for about two miles from Jug Bridge with traffic limited to the westbound lane. American Asphalt Products holds the contract for the east lanes, then T Edgie Russell Company will surface the westbound lane. Bero Engineering has a 10 day notice for continuation of dual Route 40 east of Ridgeville into Frederick county. L R Waesche and Sons start rough grading on East South Street and work on West South Street extension continues.
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American Asphalt Products Company
State Roads Commission
American Asphalt Company
T. Edgie Russell Company
Bero Engineering Company
Commission
Ridgeville
Frederick County
Frederick City
L. R. Waesche and Sons
Waesche
West South Street
Brunswick High School pair wed in St Francis church
Thelma Elaine Tucker and George Thomas Hall married Saturday at St Francis Catholic Church with Rev. Paul J. Dougherty officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Tucker of near Jefferson, wore a nylon tuile and lace gown and carried white roses. Bridesmaids and ushers from Brunswick attended. reception at the bride’s home followed. The couple plan to reside in Pittsburgh after Hall, a B and O Railroad employee, graduates from Brunswick High School. Seven out of town guests joined from Orie, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Washington, Virginia and West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Elaine Tucker
Thomas Tucker
Jefferson
George Thomas Hall
George Hall
Rosemont
Brunswick
Mr. Hall
St. Francis Catholic Church
Paul J. Dougherty
Chantilly
Leo Testa
Cuyahoga Fails
James Holter
Merhle T. Tucker
M. Edward Mullican
W. A. Madden
Edward Fisher
Mother
Panis Angelicus
Charles’ Flock
Francis Dean
Wayne Tucker
Artificial Owls Rid Starlings From Haunts
Parks Department placed four fake owls in Memorial Ground to deter starlings. Superintendent C Cyril Klein notes they are not a cure all but have reduced street cleanup. Additional owls sit in Schley Park and other western areas. Thousands of birds gather along Carroll Creek near Watkins Acres at dusk.
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Memorial Ground
Parks Department
C. Cyril Klein
Schley Park
Rockwell Terrace
Carroll Creek
Watkins Acres
Jail Terms Handed to Two Truck Driver and Motorist
Mag istrate Wilbur F Sheffield in Frederick ordered jail terms for two offenders after hearings Wednesday. Garland E Brumfield of Albans West Virginia received 75 dollars in fines for speeding improper passing and reckless driving and 10 extra days for the latter. Nelson Ray Jackson of Walkersville drew a 90 day sentence after fleeing from a police cruiser and speeding through the city. Jackson was later apprehended in Baltimore and faces additional Montgomery County charges and a bad check claim at Geiser’s Liquor Store. Russell of Lincoln Apartments was fined 25 dollars with a 20 day suspended sentence for a hit and run related to an October 1952 crash. Collateral forfeitures were imposed on Austin W Metz Jr and John A Dockery for reckless driving and failure to yield respectively.
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Walkersville
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Pueples Court
Garland E. Brumfield
of &. Albans
W. Va
Frederick
Brumfield
Albert G. Hedden
Pearl
Sheffield
Nelson Ray Jackson
Dan Swomley
Bopet
Jackson
Market
Second Streets
Swomley
Montgomery County
East Second Street
Boost
Baltimore
Geiser's
William E. Russell
Lincoln Apartments
Miriam A. Bell
Chevy Chase
Russell
Pipe
Austin W. Metz, Jr
Route 1
Germantown
West Sixth Street
John A. Dockerly
Center Street
Jefferson Street
Bromley
Union Bridge Votes Against Sewer Project in Heat
In Union Bridge a special election saw 222 voting against a proposed sewer project and up to 400000 in bonds. Three-fifths of the 305 registered voters turned out in 100 degree heat, with polling from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All property owners within the town valued at 508 or more could vote, including residents outside the limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Bridge
Mexican President Warns Of Food Shortage And Recession
In his first state of the nation address, President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines warned of a business recession and a growing food shortage in Mexico. He urged the public to face the problems with honesty to spur efforts to solve them. Also noted is a Frederick County Young Republicans wiener roast at Gambrill Late Park where President David Schwman presided and discussed a September food sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Congress
Frederick County
Young Republicans Club
Gambrill Late Park
David Swhrman
Drought Relief Talks Reopened by Virginia Governor
Governor Battle calls emergency drought committee back to session to reassess damage from Virginia's severe dry spell. Committee will meet Friday in Richmond to explore all relief avenues after Last count placed losses at over 3 million dollars. Agriculture Commissioner Brinkley and five committee members attended the afternoon conference. The plan aims to consider all financial assistance options for hard-hit farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Battle
Virginia
Parke Brinkley
Brinkley
Willing Workers Wieners Roast at Mt Tabor Church
The Willing Workers of Mt Tabor held a wiener roast on Aug 3 in the Mt Tabor Pack for members and families. Sixteen members attended. donation of 519 was approved to the park board for summer use. Oyster supper planned for Oct 31. Miss Mabel Sharrer won the guess box. games and prizes featured. decorations by Mrs Guy Krom, Mrs Edward Meadows, Miss Mabel Sharrer, and Mrs Kenneth Mathias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Tabor
Theraw
Park Board
James Sixx
Mabel Sharrer
Guy Krom
Edward Meadows
Kenneth Mathias
Roelke Pleads Guilty to False Pretense Schemes
Earl M. Roelke Jr of Baltimore and Frederick pleaded guilty in circuit court to charges of false pretense contained in a criminal information filed by late state attorney Charles A. Price. Trial was set for September 11 before Judge Patrick B. Schwaner. The case concerns bad checks totaling over two hundred dollars drawn on service and convenience stores.
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Earl M. Roelke, Jr
Baltimore
Frederick
Charles A. Price
Patrick BM. Schwanier
We Paneed
Quer
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Earl Welle Boone
Earl Wolfe Boose
Finksburg
John Crabb
Louise Avenue
John Walter
Carrie Wolfe Boone
Thomas Grabill
Johnasville
J. Donald Boone
Taney- Vtown
Boone
Methodist Church
Congoburn-Nairn Company
Cedarhurst
New Windsor
D. D. Hartzler and Sons
Sandymount Methodist Church
Sandymount Cemetery
Charles H. Barber
Cedar Grove
Montgomery County General Hospital
Olney
Nora Watkins Barber
Julia Mae Purdum
Anna Linthicum
Charles Frederick Barber
Lester E. Barber
Hezekiah Barber
Roy W. Barber
Salem Methodist Church
Barber
Charles A. Shook
Sandra Lee Calloway
Melvin
Jennie Lee Calloway
John M. Calloway
Park Lawn Cemetery
Rockville Pike
Jloy W. Barber
George Wilson
Round Full
Loudoun County
Washington, D. C
Garfield Hospital
Union Cemetery
Leesburg
Thomas Hunter
Bonifant Street
Silver Spring
Maryland
Washington Sanitarium
Takoma Park
Mr. Hunter
Wheaton
John
Hunter Brothers
Georgia Avenue
Maloney, Inc
Hunter
Alice
John D. Fountain
Jack H. Stewart
East Greenwich
R. J
Peerce Hunter
Beallsville
Sam Hersperger
Round Hill
Warner Pum ‘Phrey Funeral Home
Georgia
Avenue
Rockville Union Cemetery
Lee Calvert Palmer
Harry F
Nettie Bidle Palmer
Daisy Holmes Palmer
Wands
Larry
Gary
Ethel Knill
Hester Moss
Glenn C
Charles B. Middletown
Millard E. Palmer
Boonsboro
Augusta V. Gowen
Augusta ¥. Gosnell
Taylorsville
Carroll County
George F
Josephine R. Elgin
Charles S. Gosnell
Gurney Gosnell
Anvie Hess
Roy Gosnell
Helen Wackter
Leslie Rigler
A. Lincoln Gosnell
Leonard Elgin
Winfield
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Mit
Airy
Alice K. Dean
Alice R. Dean
George A. Dean
James H. Dean
Cumberland
Burton David Willis
Santa Cruz
Calif
Hugh R. Dear
Rebecca Dailey
Rebecca Foreman Dailey
Charles H., Dailey
Ice Street
Reuben
Annie Foreman
Centerville
Asbury Methodist Church
Ebenezer Methodist Church
C. J. Walker
Temple of Elks
William P. Larkin
American Legion
Deford Chase
Samuel Fludd
Raymond Foreman
Elvin Diggs
Daniel Hawkins
L. C
Arnold Delauter
Theodore Harding
James Foreman
Kennett Square
Frank Foreman
Charles Foreman
All Saints Istreet
Edward McGowan
Fairview Cemetery
C. E. Hicks
Ili
Henrietta S. Dickey
Buena Vista Spring
Blue Ridge Summit
Calvary Chapel
Waynesboro
C. Eltem James
Nellie B. James
C. Etton James
Mary Fox
Waterford
Doctors Hospital
Edgar H. Bean
Thomas L. Sanders
Thomas Lee Sanders
Motter Avenue
Frederick Memorial, Hospital
Mr. Sanders
Evangelical Reformed Church
Frank
Barclay
Jefferson Boulevard
Greta Mae Barclay
Donald Beachrey Huffer
Josephus T. Ruffer
Midietown
A. Odell Osteen
Ivan Lawson
Rock of Ages
Morton Duvall
Sterling E. Day
Cleveland Hyatt
Maynard King
Arner S. Purdum
William Waters
Church Cemetery
Ohn
Lamm
Witman
Wernersville
Sallie Maria Newman
Catharine Johnson
Rocky Springs Road
George A. Ehrgood
St John’s Hains Cemetery
M. R. Etchison and Son
Josephus T. Huffer
Edna Mae
Julian Linwood Oliver,Jr
J. L. Oliver
Summit Avenue
Hagerstown
Miss Huffer
Middletown High School
Greenbrier College
Lewisburg
Union Memorial Hospital Training School
Sing
Oliver
U. S. Naval Air Corps
Pensacola
Florida
Havre DE Grace
Cpl
Fred Cloud Pollock
Army
Rutledge
Tenn
Joseph W. Smith
West
Patrick Street
Dorothy M
Walter H Phebus, Jr
Walter H. Phebus
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mississippi
Kenneth P. Sherb
Perry H. Sherb
Air Force
Hse
A. F
Keesler
Bilosi
Mise
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