Six Families Housed After Brunswick Fire Ravages Three Homes
A Sunday night blaze gutted three houses and a grocery store in Brunswick, leaving six families homeless. Red Cross and Salvation Army moved to aid emergency needs like clothing, with plans for longer-term help after relocation. Police and fire officials continue to probe the cause, amid rumors they suppress. The Wenner property loss includes two houses. Teddy Phillips ran the store now relocating to a Wenner-owned building across the street. Three children were rescued from a burning dwelling by Charles Wenner.
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Brunswick
Red Cross
Salvation’ Army
William Wenner
Virginia
Potomac Avenues
Teddy Phillips
Wiliam Wenner
Phillips
Steet
Mrrs
Wenner
Charles Hudson
Charles Wenner
May Supervise State Hospitals
Baltimore reports discuss state supervision of general hospitals to improve economy and care. Commissioner F Douglass Sears urges doctors and administrators to pursue economy minded practices while ensuring sound medical care. He suggests a state committee could supervise if needed and backs adding public representatives to Maryland Hospital Service Inc. board while noting Blue Cross rates rose 29 percent recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Land Insurance
F. Douglass Sears
Sears
Maryland Hospital Service Inc
Blue Cross
Tates
D-Talbot
Corn Crop Maturing Rapidly in Hot Dry Weather
Frederick's corn is maturing about a week ahead of last year due to heat and dryness. County Agricultural Agent Henry Roemaker says the crop is good to average and surprising despite conditions. Harvesting for silage begins next week, with some borers causing uneven ripening. Alfalfa fields are cut for the fourth time, but avoid cutting close to frost. Fall armyworm and black cutworm damage new fall seedings. toxaphene mix otherwise advised. Some oats and barley are being seeded in parts of the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Henry Roemaker
Shoemaker
Robert E. Stansfield
Mr. Stansfield
Freshmen Orientation At Maryland Enrolls About 1200 Students
Approximately 1,200 Frederick County students entered the University of Maryland as freshmen this week after completing pre college orientation sessions held August 10 to September 3. The program aimed to acquaint students with campus functions before classes begin September 21. Notable attendees include Doris J. Lee of Adamstown and Margaret E. Neighbors of Thurmont along with others from Sabillasville Lewistown Woodsboro and more.
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University of Maryland
Frederick County
Doris J. Lee
Adamstown
Corinda
Corinda QC. Burnett, Wayne R. Clagan, John W. Derr, Lewis F. Fagan
Gilmore R. Flauit
Friedlander
Frank R. Gastler
Edward C. Hartmann
Sarah K. King
Carol L. Krantz
Anne C. Michael
Rosalind Nasher
Sandra J. Osburn
David S. Shue
David E. Buhrman
Sabillasville
Hubert R. Brown Jr
Suzanne M. Patton
Lewistown
Margaret
Sleeping Sickness In Korea Claims First GI
The death of Phc. Jereld K. Harwell of Springhill Louisiana from encephalitis marks the first American service member to die in the Korea epidemic. The illness has claimed 373 Korean lives. Harwell died Sunday as the outbreak sweeps the peninsula.
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Korea
Seoul
Phc
Jereld K. Harwell
Springhill, la
Leening
Harwell
U S Budget Sets Peacetime Record in 1959 Congress
Washington AP reports that the 1959 Congress approved a record peace time appropriations total of 81.975 billion dollars ending Tuesday, only slightly above the 1958 peacetime high. Democrats trimmed almost every bill, notably cutting 1.204 billion from foreign aid, while Eisenhower faced tighter spending the year.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Explosive scare deemed false report near Khrushchev route
Washington officials evacuated areas after a tip claimed a car packed with explosives would accompany Nikita Khrushchev’s convoy en route to Washington. Maryland State Police searched between the city and Andrews Air Force Base but found no danger. The Secret Service later called the report groundless while noting river conditions along the Potomac and Shenandoah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Maryland
Andrews Air Force Base
Khrushchev
Secret Service
Livestock Classes All Filled for Frederick Fair
The Frederick Fair opens for a five day event on September 29. AM livestock classes are filled and 4-H entries overflow with two new barns doubling capacity. Poultry exhibits return to the old building while pigeons and other birds join the display. Board members and officers are listed with Hursey as secretary. Ground activity includes space reservations and free grandstand admission with reserve seats on sale next Wednesday at nine.
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Frederick
Poalt
Avith
Fair Board
Hursey
Glenn Trout
Walkersville
John T. Best Jr
Isi
Horace M. Alexander
Lord C. Culler
Harry C. Dorcus
Woodsboro
A. Irvin
Renn
Emmons C. Sanner
John L. Shaw
Circle W. Smith
Irving E. Staley
Frank N. Stauffer
Alvey D. Young
Robert E. Clapp Jr
C. Gordon Smith
Continued Fair Dry Outlook Is Forecast
The area is expected to stay fair and dry for several days after rain forecasts failed. The airport reading reached 81 degrees yesterday after four days of around 70 degrees, with highs near 80 and lows around 57, while tonight’s temps may dip to the mid 40s.
Frederick County Residents Employed at Germantown AEC HQ
A survey shows 40 Frederick city area residents work at the Germantown Atomic Energy Commission headquarters. Proportions of employees living nearby have risen since 1954, with Montgomery County dominance now at 65 percent, Washington, D.C. down to 16 percent, and surrounding counties varying as long distance travel declines through 1958 to July this year.
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AEC
Frederick City
Atomic Commission
Germantown
Arthur L. Tackman
General Services Administration
Tackman
Commission
Frederick County
Bethesda
Wheaton
MN. W. District of Columbia
Rockville
Gaithere
Burg
Silver Spring
Damascus
Montgomery County
Washington
Arlington
Prince Georges County
Fairfax
Ravelers
Fgures
Will of Irene Cunningham Divides Estate Among Local Charities
Mrs Irene B Cunningham who died September 8 leaves 20000 to the Frederick Memorial Hospital and 52000 to the Frederick County Crippled Children and Adults Society for the care of needy children. The remainder goes to Fidelity Trust Pittsburgh with net income to Irene B Jackson for life and then to Jackson successors. Executors named William M Storm. A codicil filed October 3 1958.
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Frederick County Society
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Irene B. Cunningham
Irs
Cunningham
Crippled Children and Adults Society
Frederick County
Orphans Court
Harriet C. Orth
Victoria
Jeannette M. Jackv
Clement Gardiner
Catoctin Furnace
Christopher Gardiner
Catoctin
Alexander Gardiner
Jane Hanlon
Silver Spring
Catherine Orth
Anchorage
Alaska
Henry Jewett Orth
Sandra Ja Ralph B. Jackson
Joe R. Jackson
Stanley B. Jackson
Sewickley
Mary J. Reseta
Bary
McKinzie
Oil City
Wesley Blank
A. Sewick
Harriet O. Gardiner
Jeannette M. Jackson
Darwin
Husband
Edith QO. Halon
Jewett Orthdonn McElwain
Fidelity Trust Company
Pittsburgh
Irene B. Jackson
William M. Storm
Hettye A. Hahn
Mr. Storm
Miss Hahn
Mahoney Signals Return To Maryland Politics
Baltimore AP report notes George P. Mahoney, a repeated gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidate, hints at a 1956 comeback. He weighs running for the Second Congressional Seat now held by Daniel Brewster, saying he will discuss with many Democrats before a public announcement.
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Baltimore
George P. Mahoney
U.S
Maryland
Daniel Brewster
Baltimore County
Mahoney
E. Mahoneys
J. Millard Tawes
Bite From Bat Causes Death By Hydrophobia
A Wisconsin farmer Louis Ashmore killed a bat that bit him, then died of hydrophobia days later. The state health department notes rabies cases are rare, while a PHS rabies control team is sent to locate infected bats near Blue River. The report also outlines a complex will and estate provisions involving Fidelity Trust Company and Irene B. Jackson.
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Blue River
Wis
Louis Ashmore
Ashmore
Sconsin Health Department
U.S. Public Health Service
PHS
Poxynetie
Wisconsin
Brihe E Chan
Fedelity Trust
Irene B. Jackson
Tackson
H. Jewett Orth
Edward G. Cunninghan
Fidelity Trust Company
Pitsburgh
Protests Against Khrushchev Reach Across the Nation
Americans express concern over Soviet Premier Khrushchev’s visit with peaceful, solemn demonstrations. Hungrian refugee attempts to cloak Liberty with blindfold, flags flown upside down as distress signals. A skywriting plane forms a cross in Washington marking protest by anti Communist groups.
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Associated Press
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Holyoke
Mass
St Joseph's
Buffalo
Farming In America Is Unequalled
In Beltsville Maryland Secretary Ezra Taft Benson welcomed Soviet Premier Khrushchev to the Agriculture Department's vast experimental center. Benson praised American capitalism for developing an unparalleled agricultural system and demonstrated weed control, plant growth regulation, pigment research, and the Beltsville small white turkey among other innovations. The premier’s visit included a tour with ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge and Benson’s party.
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Beltsville. Md
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Khrushchev
America
Mrs. K
Government
Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
United Nations
Eisenhower
Reed Benson
Beverly
Berson
Beltsville
Leadership Training Institute Planned by Maryland Teachers
About 200 teachers and administrators from state and local groups gather at Camp Cascade for a weekend program led by the Mai ne Teachers' Association and the National Education Association. Keynote speakers include Dr William G Carr and William Sartorius, with panel discussions on publishing, training programs, and memberships.
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Camp Se
Cascade
Maine Teachers’ Associaton
National Education Associatin
Wilam MM. Brish
Wasien County
James A Sensenbauzh
Frede County
Harry C. Rhodes
Thomas &. Bush
Baltimore City
Harry JG. Hendrickson
MSTA
Easton High School
Talbot County
Sidney Dorros
Division of Publications
National Education Association
Guy Jewell
Fist
Maryland State Teachers’ Association
Harry R. Poole
NEA
Maryland
Milson C. Raver
Robert C. Lioyd
Dorothy D. Murray
Francis L. Holsinger
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Fred
Arghie
20 County Youths Inc. of M
Frank J. Keefer
Prudence Owen
Snow White
Prudence
Robert D. Owen
Jefferson Boulevard
Braddock Heights
Frederick Junction
Potomac
Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah
Wade F. Hurser
Secretari
Will of Cunningham
Frederick Hospital
Statue of Liberty
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