General heat wave persists with record highs across the East
The heat wave shows no break with temperatures near or above 100 across the Rockies to the Atlantic. Deaths exceed 23 as hundreds pass out, workers sent home, water use restricted, and cities report new monthly and daily records. Heat remains worst in Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, and Texas, while Chicago New York and Los Angeles endure scorched conditions.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Atlantic
Swelter Belt
Weather Bureau
Hagerstown
Fredericksburg
Gordonsville
Portsmouth
Ohio
Pierre
Presidie
Bismarck
N.C
Chicago
New York
Great Lakes
Jo Washington
Mercury
Detroit
Chrysler
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Seattle
San Francisco
Charlestons Murder Probe Stalled Over Weekend
Charleston witnesses a pause in the Juliet Staunton Clark murder case as criminologist Dr. Fred E. Inbau departs for weekend matters. Arch J. Alexander Jr. the victim’s son-in-law and a key suspect, received lie detector tests before leaving. Police aim to resume testing by Monday or Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Clark
Juliet Staunton Clark
Charleston Daily Mail
South Hills
Fred E. Inbau
Northwestern University
Inbau
Police Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory
Arch J. Alexander Jr
Alexander
Dewey Williams
Indan
Thurston Dies Former Education Chief at 38
Dr. Lee M. Thurston 38, U S Commissioner of Education, died at Georgetown University Hospital after a heart attack. Appointed by Eisenhower, he took office July 2 after serving as Michigan State Superintendent and former dean at Michigan State College. He leaves a widow and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Thurston
Washington
Lee M. Thurston
U. S
Georgetown University Hospital
Michigan
Eisenhower
Michigan State College
Thurston
Michigan State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Central Lake
Mich
University of Michigan
Robert Lee
Jane Kathleen
Deaths and obituaries in Frederick area notes
Obituary notices summarize deaths of Nellie E. Lambert Naomi E. Ferrell Jessie T. Ramsburg and others, detailing birthplaces, family ties, church affiliations, survivors, funeral arrangements, and interment plans across New Windsor, Union Bridge, Brunswick, Frederick, and surrounding communities.
Funeral notices for Sanders Dean Palmer Fringer and others
Funeral services were held for Thomas Lee Sanders at 2 pm at 5 East Patrick Street with Rev. Paul L. Althouse and Rev. Dr. Henri L. G. Kieffer officiating. Casket bearers included Elias Ramsburg and J. Richard Ramsburg. Interment Mount Olivet. Also, services for Altice R. Dean at 3:30 pm from 8 East Patrick Street with Rev. W. Merval Weaver officiating. Pallbearers listed. burial Mount Olivet. Lee C. Palmer of Middletown died Wednesday. services at Middletown funeral home with Rev. Carroll L. Boyer. Pallbearers named. interment Lutheran cemetery. Walter Calvin Fringer, formerly of Taneytown, to be buried at Reformed Church cemetery. several details on career and church ties. Clayton Philips 52 of Emmitsburg died at work. funeral by Troy Ort. interment Philips burial plot. Herbert Elsworth Neal, two-day-old son of Leroy and Anita Neal, graveside at Fairview Cemetery. Graveside services noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Church Street
Union Cemetery
Georgetown
del. M. R. Etchison and Son
Thomas Lee Sanders
East Patrick Street
Paul L. Althouse
Henri L. G. Kieffer
Evangelical Reformed Church
Church School
Elias B. Ramsburg
J. Richard Ramsburg
Roger Willard
Jesse Anders
Joseph Zimmerman
Roy Graham
Mount Olivet
Cline and Son
Altice R. Dean
George A. Dean
Rockwell Terrace
W. Merval Weaver
The
Presbyterian Church
Jack D. Wood
H. Albert Dean
Philip Wertheimer
Robert Nicodemus
Martin L. Bowers
William M. Storm
Lee C. Palmer
Middletown
Carroll L. Boyer
Frank Siifer
Fred Huffer
Alvie Zittle
Mila Dejauter
Austin Steckman
Ernest Castle
Lutheran Cemetery
Gladhill Company
Clayton Philips
Emmitsburg
R. D
Funkhouser Gris
Herbert Elsworth Neal
Leroy
Anita Neal
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Fairview Cemetery
C. BE. Hicks I
Mother Daughter Dinner By Civinette Club Held
A Civinette Club mother daughter dinner occurred Tuesday evening at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Program chairman Thelma Staley and assistants led entertainment by Civinettes children including piano solos by Connie Staley and Lana Roderick, saxophone by Fay Hartman, tap dances by Grace Offutt and Lois Ann Lipps, and a Connie Myers poem. The group announced gifts to Frederick Memorial Hospital and the Cerebral Palsy School, plus a $25 donation to Hospital Aid Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civinette Club
Francis Scott-Key
Thelma Staley
Connie Myers
Patsy Lescalleet
Lois Ann Lipps
Civinettes
Connie Staley
Lana Roderick
Maralita Lipps
Fay Hartman
Grace, Offutt
Helen Mercer
Pediatric
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Cerebral Palsy School
Hospital Aid, Inc
Robert Firer
Beulah Nikirk
Betty Lee Haugh
William Miller
Oliver F. Engiebrech
Wanda Keller
Carol Oland
Marie Carson
Ann Zimmerman
Eben Harrison
Grace Offutt
Mary Lyon
Engelbrecht
Susie
Patti Amorello
Barbara Falk
Lois Ann
Douglas Orndorff, Jr
Mary Sullivan
Firemen Open Course Today at University of Maryland
The Twentieth Annual Short Course for Maryland firemen runs September 8 to 11 at the University of Maryland. A four day refresher for 23 counties emphasizes practical fire protection training with six-session tracks on rescue work leadership and six topic groups. Participants should bring working clothes for live extinguisher drills and a special evening session is slated for September 8 at seven p.m. to accommodate working firemen and showcase fire control to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Maryland
Maryland
Robert C. “Byrns
Fire Service Extension
Fire Service
W. A. Shenoweth
Pikesville
Maryland State Firemen’s Association
W. Thomas Owens
Joe J. Fetters
National Fire Protection Association
Firemen's Training Committee
Gaithersburg Stages Parade Continues With Awards
The Gaithersburg parade awarded trophies to four top groups from Maryland and nearby areas. Damascus won first place with red and white capes, Hyattstown took second in gold and black capes, and the National VFW Honor Guard won best appearing non-fireman unit. Other victors included A. Gude and Lone, Montgomery County Deputy Sheriff's Association, St Martin's Church, Pioneer Coonhunters, and James A. Federline for Master Plumbers' Association trophy.
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Ing
United Drum and Bugle Corps Association of Maryland
Catonsville SC
U. S. Coast Guard League
Curtis Bay
St. Clements
Rosedale
Damascus
Hyattstown
Montgomery County
Master Plumbers’ Association
James A. Federline
Weddings Tahr Sheffler Stahe and Fisher-Rice notices
Florence Sheffier of Unity PA wed Henry Irvin Stahe Jr of Wilkinsburg PA in Mercersburg Academy chapel. Rev Neary J Stahr presided. Jane Harriet Virginia Rice wed James Emmett Fisher at Grace Lutheran Church parsonage Westminster MD. Palmee M McNaughton and Edith W Markel engagement announced. December wedding planned.
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Tahr-Sheffler
Florence Sheffier
Unity
Henry Irvin Stahe, Jr
Wilkinsburg
Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg
Neary J. Stahr
Scituate
Mass
Hood College
Joel Sheffler
Jean Ronat
Pittsburgh
Massachusetts Institute of Cechnology
Westinghouse Company
East Pittsburgh
Fisher—Rice
Paul W. Rice
East Patrick Street
Jane Harriet Virginia
James Emmett Fisher
Clarence F. Fisher
Westminster
Elwood
Falkenstein
Grace Lutheran Church Parsonage
U.S Navy
Black and Decker
Hampstead
Fear Westminster
Clarence P. Stambaugh
East Sixth Street
Annouce
Edith W. Markel
Palmee M. McNaughton
Delhi
Leslie J. McNaughton
McNaughton
Route 40 crash leaves one dead and several injured
A Route 40 accident cluster reports a fatality and multiple injuries. Foreman faced reckless driving charges after a collision on Route 340 near the Sandy Hook Bridge. Five people sustained injuries in a separate crash on Route 340 near Sandy Hook, with victims transported to Frederick Memorial and Charles Town hospitals. A third incident on Route 240 A near Frederick caused minor damage with no injuries.
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Page One
Foreman
Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook Bridge
Dorsey Delano Bryan
Knoxville
Thomas William Dillon
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Richard Phillips
Weverton
Jernard D. Peppst
Baltimore
Ronald Hoffman
Bryan
Dillon
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Phillips
Charles Town Hospital
Peepst
Hoffman
C. H. Feete and Bro
J. W. Hardy
Dillow
Paul Phillip Hobbs
West Patrick Street
Hobbs
W. L. Guilmline
C. W. Lewis
Howard Hicks
Grove Oaks
Ala
George Washington Piper
Jefferson
Charles J. Goldsmid
Malaga
N. J
Goldsmid
Hicks
Piper
Charles Oscar Beard
Union Bridge
Frederick
Lewis
Mrs. Maurice T. Lewis Dies Suddenly at 11:20 PM
Mrs. Alica A. Lewis widow of Dr. Maurice T. Lewis died suddenly of a heart attack at 11 20 PM Friday at the home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs T Stuart Haller near Frederick She was a Harrisburg native daughter of the late Iran Fraim formerly of Brooklyn and had lived here for years She was a member of Evangelical Reformed Church and the Women’s Auxiliary of Frederick Memorial Hospital Surviving include daughter sister granddaughter and several great grandchildren Funeral Monday at 9 clock from Trinity Chapel Interment Mt Oliver Cemetery Funeral Directors C E Cline and Son
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie E. Lambert
Arthur S. Lambert
New Windsor
Pennsylvania
Peter and
Laura Myers Cashman
St. Luke's Lutheran
Winters
Naomi E. Ferrell
Naomi Elizabeth Ferrell
St. Mark's
Frederick Memorial
James C
Laura DeLaughter Ferrell
Evagelical and Reformed Church
Brunswick
Claude D. Ferrell
Nathan Karn
Baltimore
Jessie T. Ramsburg
Grant Place
John N. Ramsburg
Ira R. Mercer
Frederick
Route 1
Ramsburg
Grace | Evangelical and Reformed Church
F. O. Eagles
Pocahontas Lodge
William E. Ramsburg
Archie L Esworthy
Albert C. Sprankle
John O. Ramsburg
Lewistown
Charles E. Ramsburg
U. S. Army
Fort Bragg
N. C
Earl W. Bartgis
Buckeystown
Robert L.ramsburg
Harold L. Ramsburg
West Friendship
Mary Douglas
Lillie Baer
Bradley E. Clem
Bradley Edward Clem
Utica
John H
Wilhelmina Stull Clem
Bethel
Evangelical and Reformed Church of
The
Knights of Pythias
Junior
Bertha Storr Clem
Lillian Henry
Washington
Earl J
Charles W
Mollie Clem
Chester Clem
Harvey Clem
Thomas W. Clem
Walter G. Clem
Thurmort
William A. Atderman, Jr
Utica Cemetery
M. L. Creager
May Ida Smith
Charles J. Doll
Doll
Alvin Crawford
Rockwell Terrace
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Samaritan Lodge
Rebekahs
Lottie Butts
East Patrick Street
Mt Olivet
Harry E. Carty Co
Albert Fry
Thurmont
Elia
Virginia Ann Stauffer Fry
Joseph W
John E
Rose Clem
Grace Collistower
John Pryor
Highfield
Elmer Stambaugh
Alica A. Lewis
Second Street
Maurice T. Lewis
T. Stuart Haller
Pinefield
Lewis
Harrisburg
Iran
Emma Brentzer Fraim
Brooklyn
N.Y
Evangelical Reformed Church
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Haller
John P. Heindall
Hollis
L. J
Herbert E. Brown
Stamford
Conn
Trinity Chapel
Mt. Oliver Cemetery
C. E. Cline
Frederick Man Fatally Wounded in Frederick
A man named Frederick was fatally wounded in Frederick. James Williams, 26, a Florida peach picker, was arrested nearby with a .32 caliber revolver found on him. Williams was among orchard laborers near Chambersburg. Whiten, a local church member and Camp Detrick employee, is survived by his wife Betty Dixon Whiten and five children. Funeral arrangements are to be announced by Etchison Funeral Directors.
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Senger
Pennsylvania
Pisto
James Williams
Florida
Chambersburg
Williams
Whiten
Frederick
Sunnyside Methodist Church
Camp Detrick
Betty Viola Dixon Whiten
Charlene A
Dianne L
Shirl A
Charles W. Jr
Dwight L. Whiten
East Church Street
M. R. Etchison and Son
Mass Revolt Details From Leipzig Last June
An AP account from reporters in Leipzig pieces together the June 1953 mass uprising in East Germany. Demonstrators clashed with communist police, attacked symbols and offices, and faced Soviet tanks and fire. Casualties and arrests followed as the crowd demanded freedom during the Red crackdown.
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Leipzig
East Germany
Europe
Hans Ulrich
Berlin
East Berlin
Stalinallee
Stalin
Communist People's Police
Beethovenstrasse
Red
National Front
Free German
Napoleon
Traffic Jam At Jug Bridge Eliminated
Heavy holiday traffic caused Route 40 eastbound delays near Jug Bridge Friday night. A resurfacing project slowed vehicles to one lane as heat delayed asphalt setting causing a five minute flagger plan and a two to three mile backup toward Baltimore. A three car collision at Mt Carmel church added to congestion but no injuries were reported.
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Jug Bridge
Baltimore
Pearl
Thomas G. Mohler
State Roads Commission
Howard Aw. Quinn
Pear
Route 40
Brick Church
Frederick
Mt. Carmel Church
Martinsburg 175th anniversary pageant highlights city history
A home talent pageant at Cobourne Field for Martinsburg’s 175th anniversary traces the town’s growth from Indian roaming grounds to industrial expansion by World War II. The event features a 20 scene production with 150 chorus and 100 townsmen, written by Amos S. Harper and based on local history. A parade, continued pageant showings, and a colonial era promenade cap the four day celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
Cobourne Field
Amos S. Harper
Edgar M. Sites
Ruth B. Wik Jey
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Stonewall Jackson
Winchester
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Edwin L. Firowed
Edwin L. Fireved
Kansas City
Kan
Katherine M. Fox
Armsterd
Margaret’ Wenner McGaha
Claude IW. McGaha
Earl F. McGaha
Sutton
Austin W. McGahba
Lovettsville
Charles H. Johnson
Dickerson
Jane Johnson
Charles Bowie
Laura Hamilton
Edna Brackenborough
Latte
Joseph Johnson
Clinton
William Hamilton
Lucy Hamilton
Viola Fairfax
Beall’s Chapel Church
Sugar Loaf Mountain
L. A. H. Moore
Church
Robert L. Snowden
Rockville
Robert Stuart Little
Parkworth Avenue
Robert B
Mary E. Stuart Little
Episcopal Church
Phoenix Lodge
Charles Samuel Weant
Charles N. Weant
Washington Street
Cecelia Moore Weant
Guilford
Boonsboro
Church of the Brethren
Charles II
Thurmont United Brethren Cemetery
M. L. Creager and Son
Alice J. McGaha
Alice Jane McGaha
West South Street
Lover
Jenifer Doris Pope
David T
Doris Moore Pope
Montgomery County,General Hospital
Jeffrey D. Pope
George T. Pope
Woodfield
Luther H. Moore
Damascus Methodist Church
A. Orlell Osteen
Olin L. Molesworth
Alice
Hallmas
Alice Virginia Hallman
Hallistreet
Henry Hallman
Helen Hebron
Poolesville
Mary Jane Williams
All Saints St
Fom Funeral Home
Oscar Jackson
St. Paul's Cemetery
Sugarland
Montgomery
K. E. Hicks II
Walter Calvin Fringer
Carroll County
Taneytown
Mary
Fringer
Morgan R. Andreas
Reformed Church Cemetery
General Motors Corporation
Overseas Division
Infantry
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Hesson-Snyder Post American Legion and Monocacy Lodge
A. F
A. M
Massanutten Academy
Woodstock
Franklin-Marshall College
Lancaster
C. C
Divinettes
Percissus
Evangelical Lutheran Church School
T. B. Engle
Baker Park
Engle
Philadelphia
Margaret Zell
Bobbie ,Zell
Clara Garber
Evelyn Ty‘ergar
Virginia House
Anna Heiffelfinger
Evelyn Linten
Pauline Davis
Mrs. Engle
Gaithersburg
James 1
Ragland
Davis Studio
D. Worsham
Gambrill Gymnasium
Llood College
Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club
Newcomers Club
George Boultwood
Boultwood
C. S
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Point of Rocks Methodist Church
John Hern
Elmer Mitchell
Ernest Clem
Harold Spalding
Blair Titus
Edgar White
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