Accidents Reported After Slippery Road Conditions
At least four accidents were reported in Frederick County yesterday afternoon and night. Trooper R C Lewis investigated a two car crash on Route 15 near Biggs Ford Road injuring Nancy Metzger 17 and her step mother Mollie Metzger 49 both of New Cumberland Pa who had superficial cuts. The Carey car driven by John Cary 65 of Daytona Beach Fla skidded and damaged the Metzger vehicle while his wife Aldehna 49 escaped injury. Damage totals were about 300 and 500 dollars. A third accident occurred on Simpson's Mill Road near Middleburg when John E Crum 71 of Woodsboro lost control and left the road as his foot slipped from the brake on a curving section. No charges were filed.
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R. C. Lewis
Biggs Ford Road
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Nancy Metzger
Mollie Metzger
New Cumberland
Lewis
Cer
John Cary
Daytona Beach
Fla
Richard J Metzger
Carey
Aldehna
Metzger
L. L. Shank
Simpson's Mill Road
Middleberg
John E. Crum
Woodsboro
Accidents on Gashouse Pike and Route 144 Near New Market
Trooper Pfeltz investigated a two vehicle crash on the Gashouse Pike east of the Monocacy River Bridge at 6:10 p m. Roy Plunkard of Frederick collided with Kenneth Gladhill of Mt. Airy. Plunkard’s truck $160 damage, Gladhill’s car $100. no injuries and Gladhill charged with failing to yield. A second crash near New Market on Route 144 at 9:45 p m involved three vehicles. Archie Burk of Me Arry lost control and struck a parked Dixon auto and an International pickup from Monrovia Supply Co. damages listed at $800 total. no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis W. Pfeltz
Gashouse Pike
Monocacy River Bridge
Roy Guy Plunkard
Frederick
Colllsion
Kenneth Wayne Gladhill
Mt. Airy
Gladhill
Plunkard
Gladhil
Pfeltz
Top E. Barnes
New Market
Ford
Archie C. Burk
Arry
Forrest M. Duon
Dixon Auto
International truck damages after police tip leads to arrest
Police reported a vehicle incident with minimal injuries as Burk and passenger Robert L. Hamilton, 20, of Mt. Airy, were arrested Wednesday by city detectives following a tip from the Thoroughbred Raced Pro tective Association. Detectives sat in a box near the two men.
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International
Burk
Robert L. Hamilton
Mt. Airy
Thoroughbred Raced Protective Association
Strine
Bookies Fined $500 Each at Hagerstown Race Track
Two men found guilty of bookmaking in front of the grandstand at Hagerstown Race Track were fined $500 apiece by Judge D K McLaughlin. Samuel H. Rock, 26, of Hagerstown and Chambersburg, Pa., and George A. Geyer, 41, of Hagerstown, pleaded guilty as State's Attorney James F. Strine led proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
DK. McLaughlin
Samuel H. Rock
Chambersburg
George A. Geyer
James F. Strine
Flooded Havana Calls Follow Rumor of Americans Safe
The U S embassy switchboard in Havana was flooded with calls after Havana radio stations aired a report that all Americans had been or might be in danger. Officials could not confirm the rumor and urged calm as they checked safety of U S citizens.
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Havana
U.S
Cuba
State Department
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Frederick County
Waterford
Damry
Mountain
E. Washington Co
Dan Wight
B. E. Carmichael
North Court Street
Olympia
Royal
Smith-Corona
Remington
Underwood-Olivetti
Hermes
Maico
Frederick Optical CO
South Market Street
Ridgeville Nurseries, Inc
Rt. 40
Ridgeville, Md
Sandra Lee
Garden Center
Ridgeville
Coscrete
Asy Naturs Seuanest
Francis L Dickensheets
Universal
Insulating Co
Aluminum
Edward S. Mobley
Wilson Place
Wm. H. Christ
Ackec Cement Bloc
Free Home
Watkins-Burdette Motor Co
DODGE
Dodge Dart
Dodge Trucks
East Fourth Street
Ana
Whitesell Pharmacy
N. Market St
NVA
Electrical Distributors
Noland Co., Inc
Winser Blvd
Wagerstown
Raub Supply Co
Winchester
Tristate Electrical Supply Co
Tre
Jefferson St
the Potomac Edison Co
Frederick, Md
Linwood Electrical Service
Linwood. Md
Martin Electric Service
the Modern Lighting Co
T. & W. Electric Service
9Th Ave
Branswick
Thomas D. Woodfield & Son
Ridge Rd
Damascus
Edward Seidling
Carroll Pkway
John D. Wetnight
Knoxville
Brandenburg Electric
W. Patrick St. Frederick, Md
Crum Electric Co
W. Patrick Sr
Hamilton Homes, Inc
E. 2Nd St
Frederick, Mé
Crumpacker Appliance Union Bridge
Feeser’s Northern Homes
Towertown, Md
E. W. Ausherman, Inc
Charles L. Korrell
Rocky Springs, Md
Farmers & Mechanics
Citizens National Bank
Mountairs, Md
Frederick Federal Savings & Loan Assoc
Bank of Brunswick Brunswick
Med
the Peoples National Bank
F_ranswick, Md
Fredericktown Savings Institution
Western Maryland Trust Co
Market & Patrick St
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