Bus Crash Kills Principal, Teacher, Seven Students
A bus carrying Mt Vernon Junior High pupils and staff collided head on with a diesel truck near Cooper Texas killing seven people and injuring 23, including 22 children. Principal Jack Henry and several students died. emergency crews rushed victims to multiple hospitals. The crash occurred at a Y intersection as the bus attempted a left turn and the truck swerved to avoid it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Warrington
Grand Saline
Tex
Warrington
Paris
Pryor
Jack Henry
Mt. Vernon
Billy Wax
Melba Meeks
Kenneth Hightower
Rex’ Weatherford
Zach Teylor
Audrey Sue Turner
Sulphur Springs
Hkalis
Ft. Vernon
Arrested For Theft Of Neighbor's Auto
A Baltimore man described as Vance Ray Bradley was arrested by State Police on Route 40 after midnight for allegedly stealing John Hom Sher’s automobile. He lacked a license and registration, and his license was revoked. Bradley was held for Baltimore authorities on an automobile larceny charge. The stolen car belonged to John Hom Sher of East Fairmont Avenue, Baltimore, and had been taken about six hours earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
K. Vance Ray Bradley
Robert C
Ira Carte
Ford
Frederia Rim
Route 40
Bradley
John Hom Sher
East Fairmont Avenue
Gracie Weather Bulletin Warns of Northward Move and Flood Risk
Weather Bulletins report tropical storm Gracie moving north from western North Carolina toward Virginia with gusty winds up to 58 mph near the storm and heavy rain across the Appalachians. Gale warnings extend from Cape Hatteras to Cape Sillay, with rising tides along the Potomac, Chesapeake Bay, and coastal areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather Bureaus
A.m
EDT
Gracie
North Carolina
Hickory
North Carol
Virginia
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Cape Silay
N. J
Delaware
Chesapeake Bays
Cape May
Appalachians
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Winston Salem
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia Capes
Block Island
County Auto Users To Pay Higher Tax
Motorists face a one cent per gallon gas tax increase effective Thursday to fund the interstate highway program. Officials estimate about 960 million dollars from the tax through June 30, 1961, with the average Frederick County motorist paying 14 to 23 dollars more yearly depending on mileage and fuel efficiency. The total tax reaches ten cents per gallon of gasoline, split between federal four cents and state the remainder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Condition of rivers report at Frederick and Harpers Ferry
The Monocacy at Frederick Junction shows clear conditions while the Potomac at Harpers Ferry also runs clear and the Shenandoah at Harpers Ferry reads Jelear indicating calm water. No unusually high flows or obstructions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Junction
Clear
Potomac
Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah
Jelear
Khrushchev Urges Mao to Seek World Peace in Peiping
Khrushchev tells Mao Zedong to ease tensions and foster friendship as he arrives in Peiping after talks with Eisenhower. He praises efforts toward world peace amid China’s Tibet revolt and India border disputes while describing U S discussions as valuable. He recalls urging a propped fusion of peaceful coexistence and cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Spi
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Peiping
Eisenhower
Alzo Tze-tung
Mao
Red
Khrushchev
Tibet
India
Miao
Asia
I Khrushchev
Tulane
Penning Ratio
General Assembly
Chaing Kai
Md Vo-Ag Judging On Friday
Vocational agricultural students from five counties gather at Frederick Fair for the Central Maryland Regional Future Farmers of America judging contest. Frederick High Middletown Tourmont High Walkersville High compete in dairy poultry and livestock with six classes per department and prizes for individuals and teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Fair
Maryland
Future Farmers of America
Frederick High
Middletown
Tourmont High
Walkersville High
Charles Wiles
Ray Askins
Reymond Cey
James Milburn
D. Mulligan
Tommy Cook
Daniel
Howard High
Gaithersburg
Damascus High
North Carroll High
Mt. Airy High
Elmer Wolfe
Taneytown High
Glenelg
Poolesville
Williamsport
Hagerstown
Smithsburg
Boonsboro
Farm Safety Conference Leader From Frederick County
John L Thompson of Frederick County High School is among six leaders invited to the First National Conference for Farm Safety in Chicago. He will present a summary of his Frederick County farm fatality study covering 1933 1957, noting falls as the leading cause and most deaths among home residents over 65, with many traffic fatalities occurring in January and November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
John L. Thompson
Thompson
Siaes
University of Maryland
Frederick County
Farm Foundation
Dept. of Agriculture
Palmer House
Kenneth Fiske
Farm Division
Napis
Governor Tours Frederick Fair Amid Showers
Governor J. Millard Tawes visited the Frederick Fair on a rainy day to inspect midways and animal displays as heavy showers from Gracie dampened attendance. Prize-winners included John Masser for farm products and Carroll Manor Grange for no Grange entries, with 4-H and livestock judging underway and tractor contests planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Millard Tawest
Frederick Fair
Gracie
South Carolina
John Masser
Frederick County
Masser
Joe Reeder
No Grange
Carroll Manor Grange
Pomona
Frederick City
A. Irvin Renn
Inery Department
Trout
Carrol Eaves
Walkeravidie
Young Eaves
Gene Keller
Middletown
Keller
Gracie Brings Heavy Rains Across Western Maryland
Gracie, downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm strength, drenched the Carolinas and moved north toward Virginia and Maryland. The system produced 40 mph winds with gusts to 50 mph and heavy rains raising flood fears from western North Carolina to western Maryland and central Pennsylvania. Six deaths were attributed to Gracie, and residents faced widespread property damage and flood threats as another hurricane, Hannah, tracked east of Palm Beach with 100 mph winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
D. C
Gracie
North Carolina
Charlotte
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Savannah
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
Carolinas
Hannah Has Strong Winds Threaten Florida Storm
Miami AP reports a hurricane formation near Palm Beach as winds blow at about 12 miles per hour. The eighth tropical storm of the Atlantic season was located roughly 870 miles east of Palm Beach with forecasters cautioning it could intensify but hoping for good fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porder Georgia
Hannehk
Atlantic
Palm Beach
Fla
Miami
Male Wdoyr
Gracie
Hannah
Gordon Dunn
Ieiy
Seaman On Leave Rushed To Bethesda Hospital
Seaman apprentice George Leroy Hoff, 19, home on half day leave, was rushed by a Fort Detrick ambulance to Bethesda Naval Hospital early this morning for surgery. Mrs. Howard A. Hoff, his mother, said she believed he would undergo an operation for appendicitis. Hoff is stationed at the naval base on Gould Island, Newport, Rhode Island. The Hoffs live at 132 East Fifth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Leroy Hoff
Fort Detrick
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Howard A. Hoff
Seaman Hoff
Naval Base
Gould Island
Newport
R. I
Hoffs
East Fifth Street
Five Day Forecast From AP Sees Mild, Cool Week
Temperatures will average near normal to below in most periods with moderately cool weather. A chance of showers in the mountains Thursday. Rain over the weekend will average about half the normal amount. Normal highs range 68 to 74 with lows 50 to 56, except in the mountains where 40s occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Gracie To Be Noticed Locally Weather Update
A local notice reports Hurricane Grace expected to bring periods of rain and wind today with possible flash floods. Showers began mid morning and are forecast to intensify, helping ease a month long drought, though little damage is anticipated locally. Highs reached 85 and lows near 79 as winds reach 23 to 40 mph before clearing tomorrow and turning cooler by Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gracie
Woodsboro
Japan Typhoon Vera Worst Storm Disaster In History
Official Japan toll reaches 3174 dead with 1776 missing and 9419 injured after Typhoon Vera. Authorities warn numbers may rise as communications restore with devastated areas. The storm plowed central Japan Saturday night with 160 mile per hour winds, surpassing 1934 records. Three Americans among the casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Disaster explodes in Texas crash kills 34 on Braniff flight
An airliner from Houston to New York exploded in midair and crashed on a Buffalo farm near Waco Texas killing 34 aboard or near the wreck. No immediate cause was given as Civil Aeronautics Board moves to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
New York
Texas
Waco
Tex
Braniffs Airways
Verboprop Electra
Dallas
Washington
Jack Miller
Braniff At
Miller
Bruce Chambers
Federal Aviation Agency
Control Office
inFort Worth
Chambers
White Farm
Buffalo
Billy Webb
E. H. Pickens
Civil Aeronautics Board
Snow Storm Closes Roads and Powers Denver Area
Denver area reels from a massive storm stretching from Cheyenne to Pueblo. The blizzard caused downed trees, power outages, and mass school dismissals while four teenagers remain missing after venturing toward the mountains. Denver logged 10.3 inches of snow and a record 35 degree low for September 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Rocky Alauntain
Cheyenne
Wyo
Pueblo
Kansas
Robert E. Barry
John
O'Brien
Pikes Peak
Colorado ‘Springs
Also Mentioned on This Page
SPAP
MD. Vo-Ag
FHS
Gareth Lease
Lillie
Anna Smith
Nelda Smith
North Market Street
Frank J. Keefer
Frederick
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!