Weather Lifts Great Frederick Fair on Governor’s Day
Warm sunshine and a cloudless sky drew a sizable crowd for Governor’s Day at the Great Frederick Fair. Admissions reached 2,236 on opening day, better than last year’s rain. Ballenger Grange won top honors in adult and juvenile displays. 26 future farmers entered garden products with all spaces filled for the first time. The $1,000 prize will be shared among granges by placement. Droneburg shows variety in farm products as notes continue on page 4.
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Frederick Fair
Ballenger Grange
Irving E. Staley
Taskers Chance Garden Club
Frederick County
Staley
Ballenger
Glade Valley
America
Dronevarg
George H. Droneburg
RFD
Middletown 4-H Girl Wins Four Champions At Fair
Miss Dianne Ahalt of Middletown Progressive 4H captured four champion awards in the Girls 4H Department at the Frederick Fair. She earned top honors for a tailored suit, three jars of fruit with a balanced menu, a jar of fruit jelly, and a dried flower arrangement. Other multi class champions included Sarah Susan Ahalt and Margie Craw among Frederick City and Walkersville entrants. The fair opened Tuesday with 577 exhibits and 24 booths, and a bake sale followed judging.
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Dianne Ahalt
Middetown
H Om
Frederick Fair
Adab
Frederick City
Holly Akre
Akre
County Com[eniationiet Board
A. Irvlin Renn
4-H
Sarah Susen
Midkletown Ahalt
Progressi
Myrales Garet
Walkersville
Bert
Dorrell
Carol Wise
Middletown
Opal Jane Snyder
Johnsville
Sarah Dorrell
Sandra Fry
Charpions
Patsy Troxell
Sandy Haines
Skyliners
Braddock Heights
Alice Heyner
Marge Craw
Dianne Ahal
Caroline Goosshickle
Baked Foods
Baking
Judy Marshall
Woodsboro
Judy Fry
Jefferson
Pamela Roderick
Mary Hunt Talley
Theresa Poole
Cloveres
Yeast
Wanda Black
Thurnoot
Myralee Garst
JoAnn King
Sue Ann
Cloverettes
Dawn Brown
Walkersville Senior
Sandy Burdette
Ballenger
Alice Hevner
Kathy Tert
Myralea Garst
Kathy Huffer
Progressive
Sarah Susan Ahalt
Valerie van Holten
Petersville
Oie
Kathy Catsail
Margie Craw
Maryland Regents weigh Baltimore County branch site
Baltimore AP The University of Maryland regents meet with a sharp likelihood a decision on a Baltimore County branch site will be made today Edward F Holter head of the committee reviewing county sites noted the choice in the works Heller a local native has played a role amid controversy over proceeding with the project The plan authorized by the 1963 legislature next requires approval from the Board of Public Works meanwhile Talbot County commissioners report four Eastern Shore sites are offered for a branch as part of the same legislative package Worcester County commissioners back Rep Morton plan to develop Asga twague Island
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Baltimore
University of Maryland Regents
Baltimore County
Edward F. Holter
Re Jgents
Heller
University
Board of Public Works
McKelin
Gov
Tawes
Iit
City
Talbot County Commissioners
Maryland
Governor Tawes addresses Frederick Rotary on Maryland’s economy
Governor J Millard Tawes spoke at noon to the Frederick Rotary Club as part of Governor Day, praising Maryland’s robust economy. He cited rising employment to a record high, over 3.5 billion in personal income, and earnings surpassing 100 dollars weekly for production workers. He highlighted industrial growth, varied new plants, and the Maryland District of Columbia science industry complex with 500 firms and 100000 workers.
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J. Millard Tawes
Rotary Club
Rotary
Frederick Ar
Walter L. Roney
J. Ralph Austin
Frederick
Francis Scott Key
Gov. Tawes
Fairgrounds
All Mary
Tawes
Bower
Maryland
Maryland District of Columbia
R. H. Schell Dies as Montevue Head
R H Schell, Montevue head, dies while serving in his post. The obituary notes his leadership and years of service, highlighting his role at Montevue. Further details on burial and surviving family were recorded in the local report.
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R. H. Schell
Montevue
Death of Montevue superintendent Robert Hedges Schell
Robert Hedges Schell, longtime Montevue County Home superintendent since 1959, died suddenly at the home on Tuesday night after heart trouble and recent hospital care. The Board of County Commissioners issued a statement praising his public service, devotion to seniors, and efforts that made Montevue a model institution, noting his epitaph-like memory in Frederick County. He had previously run a West South Street grocery and was active in local politics as a Democratic candidate for Alderman in 1958. his wife is Grace Louise.
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Robert Hedges Schell
Montevue
Mr. Schell
United Ambulance
Board of County Commissioners
Schell
Frederick County
Robert H. Schell
Montegue
West South Street
Grace Louise
Cold Frost Keeps Frederick County in Third Day of Freeze
Frederick Countians faced subfreezing temps for a third day as Jack Frost visited. Official low at the airport was near zero, with Tuesday’s sun yielding only mid sixties. Forecasters predict a gradual warming to the upper sixties today and a milder night, though frost may linger. Garden and farm crops show damage as residents move plants indoors. Clouds may dim sunshine tomorrow but no rain is expected. Most expect winter remains distant, hoping for a brief Indian summer.
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Frederick Countians
Jack Frost
Kennedy Leads Off Senate Probe Into National Crime Syndicate
Atty Gen Robert F Kennedy opened a Senate hearings into organized crime calling it a major under world power structure. He cited Valachi as key insider testimony and noted plans for new federal laws to curb Cosa Nostra. Witnesses and details aim to map drug trafficking from Middle East opium fields to European labs and U S addicts.
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Eaquttatar
Ferry
Washington
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Kennedy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
America
Joseph Valachi
Underworld
Valachi
Joan L. McClellan
D-Ark
Cosa Nostra
McClellan
Middle East
Europe
Cambridge Leader Withdraws Resignation as Civil Rights Leader
Gloria Richardson, chairwoman of the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee, withdrew her resignation, saying it would harm the civil rights movement. The move follows a dispute among local Negro leaders over next Tuesday's referendums on an equal accommodations amendment to the city charter, with Richardson urging a boycott while others push to increase voter turnout.
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Cambridge (Ap
Gloria Richardson
Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee
Richardson
Rocket Shot Is Considered Good
WALLOPS ISLAND Virginia AP says an Aerobee rocket carrying a 185 pound instrument package from United States Japan experiments flew 139 miles into the upper atmosphere. The eight minute flight was considered good by NASA spokesman.
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Wallops Island
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Grain Deal Still Not Initiated With USSR Says Aide
Washington AP Aide to Secretary of Agriculture Freeman said the Soviet Union has not approached the United States about buying American wheat. Traders have sought talks but no official contact has been made. Freeman stressed any sale decision will come at the highest government level at an appropriate time. A Canadian sale to the USSR worth 500 million sparked American interest, though trade talks remain premature. Burton Joseph of J.S. Joseph Inc. noted no meeting with the Soviet delegation that bought Canadian wheat and flour last week.
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Washington
Rville L. Freeman
Soviet Union
U.S
Thomas R. Hughes
Freeman
Duluth
Minn
Canada
Hughes
Land and People
Ottawa
United States
Russia
Burton Joseph
J.5. Joseph Inc
Minneapolis
Kennedy urges farm parity and tax cut tour in Midwest
President Kennedy addressed 16 000 cheering supporters in Grand Forks stressing local pocketbook issues as he urged farm parity of opportunity during a Western tour. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws at the University of North Dakota while hundreds watched outside. In Washington, Democratic leaders predicted House passage of an $11 billion tax cut bill before adjournment with some Southern Democrats expected to oppose the Spending lid. In New York stocks surged with blue chips as the Dow briefly rose above 730 before profit taking trimmed gains.
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Garr Deca
Kennedy
Pew Farm
Grand Forks
Duluth
Minn
University of North Dakota
Washington
House
Frederick City Recreation Commission Seeks Full Time Park Director
The Frederick City Recreation Commission submits its 1964 annual report urging a year round program. It requests a full-time superintendent, site for a new municipal pool, salary increases for staff, and renovations at Baker Park bath house. It outlines improvements across 15 parks with new equipment, teen centers, and permanent playground facilities, plus six week pool operation and upgraded playground furnishings.
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City Recreation Commission
Frederick
Beker Park
Owmmning
Img Hoy
Svin
Baker Park
Cra
Staley
Rosedale
F Reid
Linden Hills
Catoctin Park
McCurdy Pied
Hevy
Baughman
Babee
South Frederick
Lincoln School
Carrollton Manor
Harmon Fiekd
Maryland
Ace House
Baker
West End
Multinix
Willises Homain Te
Arnold N. Fleagle
Faina Measell
Ruth Kinsey
Treasure
Bowers
Wsperview
Mra
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U. of Md
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Worcester County
Rogers C. B. Morton
Asgatwague Island
Wwend
R. F. Kennedy
National Crime Syndicate
Dutron Schell
American Legion
Frederick Lodge
B.P.O.E
Loyal Order of Moose
Jeffersonian Democratic Club
George Edward
Sophia Della Hamilton Schell
Robert Edward Schell
Airy
Richard Allen
John Hammond Schell
John Edward Schell
Hammond D. Gaugh
Amd
East Church Street
Mt. Olivet
M. R. Etchison and Son
Cambridge
Royter
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