Frederick Fair Attracts Record Attendance and FFA Contests
Attendance at the Frederick Fair surpassed 6,000 with 509 Future Farmers of America boys and friends on site for regional judging. Mt Airy high won dairy, Glenelg took poultry, and Williamsport earned livestock top honors. Notable individuals included Eugene Yeager and Wayne Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Farmers of America
Central Maryland
Mt. Airy
Mt. Airy High School
Carroll County
Glenelg
Williamsport
Washington County
County Girl in Peace Corps to Teach Filipino Children
Ethel Jeanne Gardner, 26, interior designer from Cullen, selected for President Kennedy's Peace Corps. She will leave October 3 for a two year assignment in rural Philippines, working with third and fourth grade teachers and students in elementary science and English. Training emphasized diplomacy and living with islanders, with language learned on arrival. She will attend the University of Philippines at Los Baños and expects a salary and living allowance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Peace Corps
Ethel Jeanne Gardner
Donald J.gardner
Cullen
Middle Philippine Islands
Miss Gardner
University of Maryland
West Palm Beach
Fla
University of Florida
Gainesville
Western Maryland College
Palm Beach Junior College
Long Beach
Calif
State College
California
Gardner
Pennsylvania State College
State College Pa
Philippines
Penn State
Islands
University of Philippines At
Los Benos
Columbia
Ghana
Africa
Tangany School
Women Work On Berlin Death Strip Border Mission
BERLIN AP East Germany put girls and women to work along the 25 mile border to create a no man land as guards watch escapes. Women were seen along the Teltow Canal opposite the American zone where fugitives have swum to freedom. East German agents tighten security while West Berlin reports more escapees. Meanwhile local news from Maryland reports Jack Castle cleared in magistrates court after being charged with leaving the scene of an accident and reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
East Germany
Iland
West Germany
Information Bureau West
East German
Foreign Ministry
United States
Steinstuecken
West Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Kennedy
Jack Castle
South Jefferson Street
Hagerstown
Castle
Louis Boublitz
Haglerstown
Plummeting Mercury Brings Frost Fear Across Frederick County
Temperatures dropped to the low to mid thirties across Unionville Buckeystown and Myersville with a 37 at the airport and a 35 in Unionville. Fog on the Monocacy and light winds kept frost at bay. Furnaces and blankets came out as officials warn of another cold night and a mid to upper thirties forecast with frost risk. Saturday trends toward more clouds and possible showers, with warmer day highs around 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unionville
Buckeystown
Myersville
Dies Of Snake Bite At Church Service
JAEGER W Va AP I Columbia Gay Chafins Hagerman a 23 year old divorcee and mother of a nine year old daughter died last Thursday night of a snake bite suffered during a rural church service. She refused medical attention and died at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Elkins her step father and mother. Elkins a lay reader of the Church in Jesus at Job said the victim was bitten on Sunday. We stayed in steady prayer since it happened. We feel when He dont heal us he has a better purpose. It was the first time the victim had handled snakes. She became ill about three minutes after the bite. No charges were filed. There is no law against snake handling in West Virginia.
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Jaeger
W. Va
AP I
Columbia
Hagerman
Robert Elkins
Elkins
Jesus
Job
Killed in Collision Near Ordnance Road
A 32 year old Anne Arundel County man, Joseph A Yirka of Brooklyn Park, died after a three car crash on Ordnance Road. Rescuers freed him from wreckage after nearly 30 minutes. His wife Doris, 32, was driving one of the cars and survived with minor injuries along with two other women. Police report the Virka car skidded on loose gravel, crossed the road, and struck another vehicle, which was then hit by a third vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Anne Arundle County
Ordnance Road
Here
Joseph A Yirka
Brooklyn Park
Yirka
Doris
Virka
Two Sailors Save U S Submarine Charr
Two sailors sealed a flooded engine room and steered the submarine Charr to the surface from 150 miles west of San Diego. John Joseph McGee of Chula Vista and Douglass Webster of Kennewick risked electrocution as water filled the compartments, then assisted the crew to safety and were to be commended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Cmdr
Harold Skelly
Charr
John Joseph McGee
Chula Vista
Douglass Webster
Kennewick
Wash
Webster
Dag Hammarskjold Final Tribute in Upp Sala Cathedral
The world mourned Dag Hammarskjold at his funeral in Upp Sala Cathedral Sweden. Archbishop Emeritus Erling Eidem praised his devout service to mankind while Vice President Lyndon B Johnson affirmed universal moral principles guiding his UN work. Hammarskjold died in a Rhodesia air crash while on a peace mission. fifteen others perished.
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Uppsala
Sweden
Dag Hammarskjold
Erling Eidem
House of God
Bier
Hammarskjeld
United Nations
Rhodesia
South Street Set to Reopen Tomorrow at 9 A.M.
West South street, closed since mid July for the Carrollton Mapleton storm drain work, will reopen about 9 a.m. tomorrow, City Engineer Robert A. Whiteford said. Delays were caused by the installation of a traffic signal at Tee Street, which will also be installed tomorrow morning after resurfacing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Street
Carrollton-Mapleton
Robert A. Whiteford
Tee Street
WEE WOMEN PAY DAY UPDATE
A brief note notes 104 degrees and payday this day. The fragment hints at a local scene or column item with no clear events, names, or places.
Frederick With Berliners Telegram Sent To West Berlin Mayor
Frederick Maryland Mayor Jacob R Ramsburg sends a telegram of support to West Berlin mayor Willy Brandt as part of a broader national effort led by Mayor Hayden Burns of Jacksonville Florida. More than 50 Maryland mayors joined a coordinated exchange with Baltimore leader Mayor Harold T Grady and Burns plans to deliver the messages in person with other Southern mayors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
West Berlin
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Atlantic
Willy Brandt
Ramsburg
Brandt
Hayden Burns
Jacksonville
Fla
Burns
Maryland
Harold T. Grady
Baltimore
Grady
TV Education in Washington County Explored by Brish
Dr. William M. Brish outlined television in the Washington County Schools at the Frederick County Teachers Conference. He said installation costs run about 300000 dollars with costs dropping as use expands, noting TV operates alongside teachers not as a replacement. The system, in place in 45 of 46 schools, is chiefly used in art music and science and sessions run about 14 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Frederick County
William M. Brish
Dr. Brish
Fredericksonian
India
Brish
Educators Warned On Innovations At Frederick Co Conference
Dr. Goodwin Watson, keynote at the Seventh Annual Frederick County Teachers Conference at West Frederick Junior High, urged care with innovations. He stressed active learning, organized work, and student involvement while noting limits of teaching machines and praise, and comparing education to industry training in preparing for future needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodwin Watson
Frederick County
West Frederick Junior High School
Watson
Quentin L. Earhart
James A. Sensenbaugh
Department of Psychological Foundations and
Teachers College
Columbia University
New York City
Dr. Watson
Field Fire on Rocky Springs Road Reported in Afternoon
The Independents responded to a field fire at 1 20 p m today on Rocky Springs Road four miles from town with crews arriving to suppress visible flames and prevent spread.
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Independents
Rocky Springs Road
Syrians Proclaim Freedom Amid Revolt In Syria
Be ir ut Beirut AP dispatch reports Syrians declare independence from Cairo as a new civilian government forms under Dr Mamoun Kuzbari with Adnan Kuwaily named interior minister. Damascus radio blasts at Nasser while Jordan and other Arab leaders react amid changing alliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
Nasser
Egypt
Cairo
Syria
Latakia
Damascus
Damascus Radio
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Hussein
Jordan
Amman
London
Abdel Karim Kassem
Iraq
Mamoun Kuzbari
Revolutionary Command
Leon Zamaria
Sabri Assali
Kuzbai
Adib Shishekly
Adnan Kuwaily
Shukri Kuwaity
Casey Signs With Mets
Casey Stengel agreed to a one year contract to manage the New York Mets starting in 1962. The article notes broader educational observations on peer explanations and classroom learning, then mentions Rev Ralph M Sharpe's invocation and the West Frederick Junior High Band's performance under Thomas E Siliman, with teachers forming four study groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Casey Stengel
New York Mets
Watson
Soviet Union
Ralph M. Sharpe
Calvary Methodist Church
James L. Fisher
Thomas E. Siliman
West Frederick
Wnewspa
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FFA
Mummers
Eugene Yeager
Thomas Clay
Frederick High
Wayne Brown
Charles Brown
Darryl Sheils
Smithsburg
Kenneth Smith
Montgomery
Howard
Carroll
Washington
Wade Hursey
Fair Board
John L. Shaw
Frederick County Agricultural Society
Mrr. Shaw
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Paul G. Geisbert
Harry C. Doretus
Tyne Barkiers
Jack Kochman
George Geisbern
Laytonsville
Hope Brothers
Knoxville
Susan Powle
Jefferson
Roger Hildebrand
Woodsboro
Frank Long Jr
Frank J. Keefer
Girls County Council
Airport
U.S
Dag
Casey
Mets
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