Rezoning Proposed For Urbana Motel development
The Frederick County Board of County Commissioners promised a Monday decision on rezoning a 15 acre Urbana tract from residential to business for a motel. A. Clarke Ketcham backed by the Planning and Zoning Commission seeks a site off Washington National Pike. sale contracts are in place with owners Four and Beon. The plan includes a motel, restaurant, pool and other facilities, with a two year start for the first unit. If rejected, the land reverts to residential use. The commission urged a site plan and assurances of bona fide development.
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Board of County Commissioners
Urbana
A. Clarke Ketcham
Chevy Chase
Planning and Zoning Commission
Frederick County
William 5
Pascal Beon
Ketcham
Kettham
H. Reese Shoemaker Jr
Planning Commission
Mehri H. Ramsburg
James McSherry
T. West Claggett Jr
Ohler And Kleist Wills Probate In Orphans Court
Wills of Edwin F. Ohler Emmitsburg resident and C Walter Kleist Frederick accountant probated in Orphans Court. Ohler estate to family including daughter Mrs Aimee Ohler Smith and two sons with specific bequests. property on Main Street to daughter, stock in Emmitsburg Water Co to children, residual to three children equally. executrix named with Edward D Storm as attorney. Kleist estate to widow Grace E. Kleist.
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Edwin F. Ohler
Emmitsburg
C. Walter Kleist
Frederick
Ohler
Main Street
Aimee Oh
Edward D. Storm
Kleist
Grace E. Kleist
Fall Nuclear Tests Open in Nevada
In Las Vegas AP reports the Atomic Energy Commission plans its fall test series starting with a balloon-shot no earlier than Sept 16. The schedule includes a balloon shot after Sept 26 a 39 foot rod shot in October and underground detonations also slated for October. CODFISH WAR FLARES REYKJAVIK Iceland AP reports Iceland says British trawlers rammed Icelandic gunboats in the no fishing zone as the codfish war flares.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Reykjavik
Iceland
Coast Guard
Wee Women Quip Sparks Curling Practice Dustup
A brief squabble erupts as a spectator notes a high pile of unusable material for curling practice, referencing a witty remark about its inapplicability to practicing shots. The exchange highlights a temporary dispute over equipment suitability and space use.
Frederick Community College announces new faculty
The Frederick Community College faculty for the second year at Frederick High School next week includes Dean Duval W. Sneadner and an expanded team led by Emily A. Payne, Leland D. Carlson, Louise Do, Doyle R. Eskew, Rhoda H. Fogle, Walter D. Foster, and others. Several instructors teach part time.
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Frederick Community College
Harold A. Neufeld
Morton
Prime
Harry A. Prongas
Charles Lowe Righter
Chris George Schmitt
David Stefange
Floyd H. ‘Taylor
Harry W. Taylor
Eward J. Tomaszewski
Donald R. Zauche
James F. Zimmerman
Santa Claus Toy Shop Opens for Volunteers at Legion Post
William H. Miller announces the Francis Scott Key Post toy shop for repairing toys and the annual toy collection on Saturday October 12. The shop sits at the rear of 100 East Second Street, with Legion monthly meeting led by Commander John R. Newton. The 1958 59 budget was adopted and a banquet for the Junior American Legion baseball team was held, featuring Charles Xeller and Robert Kock. Four trustees were elected to the corporation: Roger M. Carpenter James E. Rager H Karl Harner Jr and Lewis Studebaker.
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Santa Claus
William H
Miller
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
East Second Street
Legionnaires
Legion Home
John R. Newton
Joseph B. Price
Post
Thomas Glass
Charles Xeller
New York Yankees
Robert Kock
Kock
J Corporation
Corporation of the Home
Richard W. Graham
Roger M. Carpenter
James E. Rager
H. Karl Harner Jr
Lewis Studebaker
Youth Fined for Exceeding Speed Limit on Route 240
A Montgomery County youth was fined $100 and costs by Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr after being found guilty of exceeding 70 mph on Route 240 south of Urbana on April 17. The report also cites broad 1958 primary results across multiple states with shifts toward reform and notable upsets in Florida, Arizona, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Minnesota among others.
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Montgomery County
Wavas
Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr
Urbana
Associated Press
Congress
Florida
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Arizona
Colorado
Utah
Washington
Spessard Holland
Claude Pepper
U.S. Senate
Holland
Pepper
Thomas Costello Bladen Jr
Ernest McFarland
Gaithersburg
Senate
Ian
Stephen
Langmade
McFarland
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Arthur Watkins
William Proxmire
Wis
Watkins
Frank E. Moss
J. Bracken Lee
Proxmire
GOP
Joseph R. McCarthy
Roland E. Steinle
Coya Koutson
D-Minn
Marvin Evenson
Georgia
Rhode Island
Winston L
Prouty
Lee Emerson
Ralph E. Flanders
Flauders
John F
Kennedy
Foster Furcolo
Charles Gibbons
George Fingold
Wesley Powell
Powell
Hugh Gregg
Bernard Boutin
John Shaw
Steve McNichols
Palmer Burch
McNichols
Henry M
Jackson
Alice F. Bryant
William B. Bantz
Nationalist Ships Halted By Weather
Bad weather in the Formosa Strait halted Nationalist supply ships from Irvine to Quemoy, delaying ammunition and other supplies under U.S. escort while Communist bombardment continued off the Quemoy and Matsu outposts. In Taipei, anger rose at Sen. John Sherman Cooper’s proposal to persuade withdrawal, with officials insisting China will not abandon Quemoy and Matsu and will fight to hold them.
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Irvine
Quemoy
Formosa Strait
U.S
Taipei
John Sherman Cooper
R-Kyth
United States
Sorang
Alatsu
China
Matsu
Opening Day Attendance Signals Stable City Schools
The Frederick city public schools report 13,297 total attendance on opening day. Enrollment projections, based on first ten days, show grades rising with sixth and seventh grades up compared to last year, while the district anticipates a near 13,300 peak for 1957. Reports note isolation of the Quemoy campaign and possible supply drops amid ongoing conflict.
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Anc
Frederick City
Shore Islands
Land County
Paul E. Fogle
Board of Education
Quemoys
U.S. Ith
Tolin
Quemoy
Los Angeles
Columbus
Wolfsville
Hopeland
Urbana
Liberty
New
Woodsboro
New Midway
Walkersville
Twelve servicemen killed in Alaska air crash at Elmendorf Air Force Base
ANCHORAGE Alaska AP twelve servicemen died Tuesday when a C47 transport stalled on takeoff at Elmendorf Air Force Base plummeting 100 feet from the runway. Seven survivors were hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Names of the dead were not released.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
El’nendorf
Elmendorf Afb
Robert L. Taylor
William W. Cowan
H. J. Schwartz
R. G. Maynard
L. D. Amer
G. W. J Budi
A.C Ernest M Conner
Eielson Afb
Fairbanks
Soviet Press Moderates Attacks on U S in Far East Crisis
Moscow reports indicate the Soviet press eased harsh criticism of the United States and shifted toward lenient tones favoring peaceful negotiations. It notes strong but less violent charges of U S intervention, and Khrushchev’s call for the U S to drop threats. The stance appears aimed at pushing recognition of Communist China.
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Moscow
United States
Far East
U. S
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
China
High speed chase ends with arrest on U S 240 near Urbana
Trooper W J Broderick chased a youth at speeds to 100 mph on U S 240 near Germantown as a tire blew out near Urbana. The youth admitted traveling 80 mph at the scene. the trooper noted 50 mph in conversation with the boy’s mother. Yeager on Pontiac Avenue faced reckless driving charges after a man hung onto his car at Market Street Fifth Street intersection. Roger Eugene Bohn received 60 days in jail for suspended license and speeding. Wolvesord pursued two vehicles on Route 350 at 80-85 mph for three miles.
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W. J. Broderick
U. S. 240
Germantown
Urbana
Broderick
North Market Street
Charles Lee Yeager
Pontiac Avenue
G. M. Wolford
Fifth Street
Yeager
Market Street
Roger Eugene Bohn
RFD 2
Key S Mar
Bohn
C. M. Welford
Woodsboro
Wolford
Contestant Trapped in TV Quiz Booth Goes Free
John Burns became stuck in an ABC quiz show isolation booth after the door would not open. Cindy Lindt, an assistant to Johnny Carson, attempted to free him. Stagehands removed hinges and Burns waited about 12 minutes before freeing. The couple had won 3000 dollars and will continue on the program.
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New York
John Burns
Cindy Lindt
Johnny Carson
Carson
Burns
Itaker
Lorraine
Farmers and Mechanics Citizens National Bank declares dividend
Benjamin L. Shuff, president, announced that on Tuesday September 9 the board declared the bank’s 285th consecutive dividend payable October 1, 1958 to shareholders of record September 16, 1938 at a rate of 40 cents per share plus an extra 10 cents per share.
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Benjamin L. Shuff
Farmers and Mechanics-Citzens National Bank
Coldest Weather May Start Today
The cool air may move in late today after scattered showers. the only significant rain chance is a thunderstorm, unlikely. Early showers were reported as temperatures edge up slightly but stay near the 40s by afternoon. Stock markets opened mixed as NYSE issues rose from fractions to a point with an active but uneven session. Weather calls for partly cloudy, windy and cooler conditions, with highs in the 60s on Thursday and cooler Friday.
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NEW York
Mercury
Youth leaders outline fitness program at Ft Ritchie conference
Five day forecast heads home from Ft Ritchie as 175 delegates from national youth groups finalize a plan to unify agencies and report to President Eisenhower. Homer Wadsworth leads the advisory committee, noting a coordinated effort across agencies with leadership training and new evaluation methods. Normal highs vary from the mid 70s to the upper 90s regionally, with cooler periods in the mountains. Monocacy and Potomac streams show clear conditions, Brunswick area listed for disposal.
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Hagerstown
Fort Ritchie
Presidents Council
Citizens Advisory Committee
Homer Wadsworth
Eisenhower
Wadsworth
Associated Press
Maryland
Delaware
Tom Wadsworth
Potomac
Brunswick
York woman killed in Route 11 three-vehicle crash
A 75-year-old York woman Ester McGee died and five others were injured in a three-vehicle crash on Route 11. Injured were Boyle Hamme Mae Finney Dewight Sienker Patricia King Kauffman and Lee Basore. The Hamme car turned left from a side road, struck a tractor trailer, which then hit Kauffman’s northbound car and crashed through a bridge railing into a stream. President Nasser met with U S Ambassador Raymond Hare in Cairo at Hare's request with no comment from either side.
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York. Pa
York
Ester McGee
Boyle Hamme
Mae Finney
Dewight W. Sienker
Patricia King Kauffman
Lee Basore
Bernard E. Chadack
Hamme
Slender
Kauffman
City-Wide Christmas Decorations Plan Debated
Frederick Chamber of Commerce and the Frederick Shopping Center back a plan for a city-wide decorations committee with reps from civic and service clubs to manage Yuletide displays. A Winchester Hall meeting Thursday night will discuss forming the group and extending decorations citywide while preserving downtown areas.
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Frederick
Downtown Merchants
Winchester Hall
Edward J. McGuiness
Sears, Roebuck
Sears
McGuinness
Chamber
Joint Merchants Group
Charles A. Forsman
White House Denies Adams Has Resigned
The White House rejects reports that Sherman Adams has resigned as President Eisenhower's chief aide. Press secretary James C. Hagerty said no resignation has been submitted, amid Maine GOP losses and ongoing fallout from Adams accepting gifts from Bernard Goldfine. Adams acknowledged gifts but said he did not influence federal inquiries. The President had previously stated Adams was imprudent yet honest and needed.
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Newport
White House
Sherman Adams
Bernard Goldfine
Eisenhower
Bhief
James C. Hagerty
Laconia
XN. H
Gov. Adams
Hagerty
Adams
Goldfine
House
Maryland farmers to get higher soil bank pay next year
Maryland farmers joining the conservation reserve program will see an average payment of 15 per acre next year, the highest in the South and about 45 percent above this year’s 12 per acre. National average next year is 13.50. Maryland’s high rate reflects productive land, rent and value considerations. Applications are now being accepted for 959 contracts with a Oct. 10 deadline.
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Washington
Maryland
Soil Bank
Conservation Reserve Program
Thomas F. Hamilton
Soil Bank Program
Conservation Reserve
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Fall
Nevada
Community College
Legion Toy Committee
Mrs. Knutson
Montgomery Countian
U.S. 240
Quemoy Island
Fogle
Quemo
Satao
New Harmony Grove
Defense Ministry
Ft. Ritchie
Mary
Mink
Ann Mobley
San
Sandra
Dha
Nasser
Cairo
Raymond Hare
Hare
County Board of Registry
Maine
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