Frederick insurer David Griffin retires after 42 years
Longtime Frederick insurance broker David C. Griffin ends a 42 year career with the Frederick Underwriters purchase of his business. He began in 1911 at his home, later moved to 26 West Patrick and 37 North Court, specializing in fire and casualty coverage with more than three quarters of a million in claims paid locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
David C. Griffin
Griffin
Frederick Underwriters, Inc
West Patrick Street
Potomac Edison Company
North Court Street
News-Post
Charles W. Griffin
Richard Potts
Potts and Griffin
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Baltimore
Jack London
Joseph Conrad
Building Associations Argue Against New Tax
ANNAPOLIS March 31 Representatives of building and loan associations testified before the House Ways and Means Committee against a proposed 10 cent tax on every 100 of assets in the institutions. The bill aims to offset revenue losses from a lowered bank tax, with Baltimore City and the state facing significant declines. William C. Rogers argued the tax would hurt savers, while Lansdale G. Lasseer warned it could raise rates or cut dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mutual
Senate
Baltimore City
William C. Rogers
Baltimore
Maryland Building and Loan League
Lansdale G. Lasseer
Lasseer
Hyattsville
Two-Day Decoration Day Celebration Planned for Glade and Woodsboro
Walkersville and Woodsboro join to host a two day Decoration Day weekend with a Saturday parade and memorial exercises May 30. Sunday features a Woodsboro led Memorial Day parade to Glade Reformed Cemetery where Rev John Fisher will speak and a Maryland National Guard firing squad will perform rites. A 1000 person community dinner is planned at Glade Community Hall on May 31 with plaques honoring local war veterans to be affixed to the new hall facade once finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walkeraville
Woodsboro
Glade
Walkersville
Glade Reformed
John Fisher
Deaths in Rockville and area noted in obituaries
Multiple death notices from Rockville, Frederick and Taneytown list Mrs Maude Nixdorff, Mrs Nettie Mealey, Mrs Addie Myers, Mrs Mary Morrison, Thomas Main, and Elmer Smith. Details include birthplaces, family survivors, church affiliations, and funeral arrangements with Mt Olivet and Mount Olivet cemeteries, Waverly Sanitarium, and local funeral directors.
Feaster 50th Anniversary at Walkersville Home
Mr and Mrs Edgar W Feaster of Walkersville celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with open house honoring over 400 friends and relatives. They married March 24 1903 in Jefferson with Rev R W Doty officiating. The couple has lived in Walkersville 35 years and their family includes two daughters Dina Hazel Swisher and Martha A Pasquale and five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar W. Feaster
Walkersville
Jefferson
Feaster
Pasquale
Newark, N. J
Obituary notices for Harner Myers and Brown in Carroll County
Edward S Harner former Carroll County Commissioner and Taneytown resident dies at Hanover General Hospital aged 81. Funeral set Friday at 3:39 at Trinity Lutheran Taneytown with burial there. Paul D Myers carpenter of Lay Hill dies at Sandy Spring Hospital aged unknown with funeral arrangements to be announced. Annie Mary Brown widow of McClenen Brown dies at Doubs aged 87. service Saturday at 11 at funeral home with Mount Olivet burial. Funeral directors M R Hutchison and Son and C O Fuss and Son noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward S Harner
Carroll County
Taneytown
Hanover
General Hospital
Mr. Harner
Jonas
Emma H. Slaugenhaupt Harner
Harner
Reindollar Company
Birnie Trust Company
Trinity Lutheran Church
Taney Town
Taney Lodge
Glenn L.~ Stahl
C. O. Fuss ‘and Son
Paul D. Myers
Paul.d. Myers
Frederick County
Lay Hill
Montgomery County
Sandy Spring Hospital
Charles W
Ellen Fulmer Myers
Carlton
Arthur Myers
Pauline Scarano
W. B. Myers
Harry L. Myers
Frederick
Robert Penn
Near Frederick
Addittion
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Mollie Birely at Ladiesburg
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Middleburg Methodist church for Mrs Mollie K Birley wife of Finkle H Birley who died Saturday at home near Ladiesburg Rev Clifton C McCormick and Rev Homer Richmond officiated Interment followed in church cemetery Pallbearers named Thomas Keeney Russell Matthew Frank Garger S D Yingling Edgar Wilhide Olivier Linton Funeral directors C O Fuas and Son Another funeral for Harry Samuel Derr Feagaville was held Monday at 2 pm from the funeral home on East Church Street Rev Morris G Zumbrun officiated with many floral emblems Pallbearers included David Derr Francis Derr Richard Derr Harold Hargett Wesley Hargett and Charles T King Interment in Mount Olivet cemetery Etchison and Son funeral directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie B. Mealey
Nettie Bitter Measey
New Market
Mealey
Simon Bitler
Helen Mealey
Washington
Carl F. Mealey
Schley Bitler
Cromer
Beulah Mantik
Akron
Ohio
John Bitler
Murray Bitler
Addie
Addie Florence Myers
Braddock Heights
Montevue
Charles W
Ellen E. Fulmer Myers
Methodist Church
W. B. Myers
Harry L. Myers
Paul Myers
Silver Spring
Robert F. Penn
Edgewood
Bernard F. Morrison
Mary E. Morrison
Bernard Morrison
Taneytown
Annie M. Warner
Gettysburg
Morrison
Edmund and
Mary Myers Sanders
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Sodality of the Church
Edmund J. Morrison
Korea
Samuel Cool
Detour
Thomas H. Morrison
Taneytown R. D
Elizabeth T
Guy J. Morrison
Charles Weaver
A. J. Orndorff
Bonneatville
James C. Sanders
R. D
Guy Baker
Emmitsburg
Mary Elizabeth
Baltimore
Genevieve Sanders
Thomas G. Main
Thomas Gilmore Main
Pearl
Cornelius and Sophia Lipps Main
East Church Street
Mount Olivet
M. R. Etchison and Son
Elmer E. Smith
Frederick Street
Walkersville
Glade Valley
Senera
Bere
John Lather
Anna Victoria Smith
Frederick
Carroll
Mr. Semith
James F. Crouse
Warner Hospital
Carroll County
Mr. Crouse
Jacob and
Sarah (Ohler) Crouse
Adama County
Reaser
St. James Lutheran Church
Georgiana
Maud Crouse
Harry A. Crouse
Sarah Clipp
Annie Rickerds
Knoxville
Jacob
Hagerstown
Ralph R. Gresh
Evergreen Cemetery
Albert W. Kefauver
Vinnie R. Kefauver
East Fourth Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
George W. and
Louise Ropp Gaver
Middletown
Theodore Gaver
Greencastle
Kefauver
Lutheran Church of Middletown
Howard McCarney
Lutheran
Gladhill Co
McCrearn Brown
Annie Mary Brown
McClenen Brown
Doubs
Francis, Thomas
Mary Jane Copeland , Shroder
St Mark's Llatheran Church
Lawrence McC. Brown
M. R. Hutchison and Son
Middleburg Methodist Church
Mollie K. Birely
Finkle H. Birely
Ladiesburg
Clifton C. McCormick
Homer Richmond
Church Cemetery
Harry Samuel Derr
Feagaville
Morris G. Zumbrun
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
David Derr
Francis Derr
Richard Derr
Harold Hargett
Wesley Hargett
Charles T. King
Mount Olivet Cemetery
M. RB. Etchison and Son
Ida Lavenia Robinson
Joseph Robinson
West Sixth Street
Howard H. Robinson
Lincoln Apartments
The
Baptist Church
Thomas J. Houston
Jesus
Joshua Mahammitt
Walter Gorman
Walter Brown
Charles Duffins
George Gordon
Clarence Duckett, Jr
Fairview Cemetery
M. R. Etchison and Sons
Josephine Billmyer
C. Claude Billmyer
Union Bridge
D. D. Hartzler and Sons
Funeral notices recount local obsequies and military honors
Funeral notices detail services for several deceased individuals. The Thursday death of a man honored by Co A 115th Infantry with military honors at Frederick Memorial Park. A funeral for Goldie Belle Dawson, colored, at 106 East Church Street with Elder W M Fordham officiating and burial in Fairview cemetery. Ida Lavenia Robinson, widow of Joseph Robinson, honored at Baptist church with choir selections and interment in Fairview cemetery. Mrs Josephine Billmyer’s funeral held at Union Bridge funeral home with interment at Mountain View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Patrick Street
Charles A. Price
Grade Reformed Church
Walkersville
Co. A
115Th Infantry
Maryland National Guard
Carl Culler
J. Groff
K. Sawyers
R. Kinna
R. Shankle
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Sister Mary Agnes Barry Named President of Saint Joseph College
Emmitsburg Md March 31 Sister Mary Agnes Barry Ph D has been appointed president of Saint Joseph College announced to faculty and students at convocation She earned BA from Saint Joseph College MA from Catholic University Ph D from Notre Dame and has served as head of Philosophy and Religion and Dean of Studies at the college Previously she led Seton High School Baltimore and before joining Saint Joseph College in 1949 was principal of St Joseph School Martinsburg and St Marys High School Baltimore
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmitsburg
Mary Agnes Barry
Saint Joseph College
Francis J. Dodd
Board of
Catholic University of America
Mary Agnes
School of Sacred Theology
St. Mary’s College
Notre Dame
Indiana
Sister Mary
Sister Mary Agnes
Seton High School
Baltimore
Lister
St. Joseph School
Martinsburg
W. Va
St. Marin's High School
Prominent Mason Frederick Spillman Dies in Martinsburg
Frederick Peyton Spillman aged 86 former grand commander of the Knights Templar in West Virginia died at his Martinsburg home after a long span of activity in Masonic circles. A native of Martinsburg he once ran a Wheeling business before returning home. He leaves a widow and two children. Funeral services set for Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rominent Mason
Martinsburg
W. Va
Frederick Peyton Spillman
Knights Templar
Westsees
Tony
Spillman
Wheeling
Twelve Hood Students Head To Bermuda For College Week
Twelve Hood College students depart for spring vacation bound for Bermuda. Miss Grace Lippy, associate biology professor and chaperone, leads the group leaving Friendship airport for New York today, planning to see South Pacific before sailing on the Queen of Bermuda Thursday. They resume classes April 13. Names include Shirley Weber and Carol Schwartz of Rochester New York, Nancy Schwartz of Yonkers New York, Mary Jane Baldwin of Caldwell New Jersey, Elizabeth Van Blarcom of Franklin Lakes New Jersey, Mary Ann Van Nostrand of Fair Haven New Jersey, Nancy Miller of Hackensack New Jersey, and Evelyn Kauffeld of Powles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood College
Bermuda
Grace Lippy
Island
Friendship Airport
Baltimore
New York City
Hood
Pan American
New York
Trailer Park Bill Sent To Governor And More Local Measures
In the session’s closing days the legislature enacted a trailer park licensing bill to regulate trailers in the county, sending it to the governor for signature. House and Senate action also approved changes to a New Windsor town bill enabling a name change and election of a mayor and council, and a Taney Town sewer borrowing bill of 500000 subject to referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Carroll County
New Windsor
Hoff, Turnbull
Ramsburg
Taneytown
Weddings Stup Moberly Bride Lorraine Moberly and Robert Stup Married
Lorraine Moberly daughter of Mr and Mrs Davis Moberly tied nuptial knots with Robert W Stup son of Mr and Mrs Earl H Stup near Frederick on Saturday March 28 at 2 30 pm Rev Wouter Van Garrett officiated at the Lutheran church. The bride wore a baby blue wool suit with orchid corsage. Groom is a State Roads Commission inspector. After a southern states tour the couple will reside at 234 Carroll Parkway after April 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stup
Moberly
Lorraine Moberly
Davis Moberly
Robert W. Stup
Earl H. Stup
Frederick
Wouter- van Garrett
Lutheran Church
Erma L. Stull
Thomas M. Bennett
Slup
Hood College
Frederick High School
State Roads Commission
Carroll Parkway
City Hall conference eyed cross-department cooperation
Mayor Donald B. Rice and department heads met on the City Hall third floor to align operations for the city work program. The mayor called the session highly beneficial and expected increased cooperation among departments. A separate note stated about a quarter of world sugar production centers in international trade as an export.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald B. Rice
Zontians Elect Mrs. Catherine Johnson Head of Club
Mrs. Catherine Johnson was elected to lead the Zonta club at a dinner in the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Officers named include Ken Hersperger, Mary Rhodes, Bea trice Fehr, Mayetta Hershberger, Louise Grove, Lola Summers, Grace Brown, Alice Barker, and guest speaker Michael R. DeCarlo. DeCarlo discussed democracy and the American way of life, stressing unity, heritage, and adapting to changes. Permits issued for several residences and various buildings by the city engineer follow the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Johnson
Zonta Club
Francis, Scott Key
Johnson
Ken Hersperger
Mary Rhodes
Beatrice Fehr
Mayetta Hershberger
Louise Grove
Lola Summers
Grace Brown
Alice Barker
Michael R. DeCarlo
Hood College
Col. DeCarlo
Camp Detrick
America
Brotherhood of Man
de Carlo
DeCarlo
Bauman
Pressure phenomena reported in high pressure water freezing
The article explains how substances under intense pressure show unusual effects. Water heated to 180 degrees Fahrenheit can be rapidly frozen by applying 143 tons per square inch, illustrating counterintuitive behavior under extreme pressure.
Red Cross Fund Reaches 17693 Despite Incomplete Returns
Red Cross headquarters reported totals to date of 17693 with 2306.46 still to be collected to meet the goal. Charles Main says the campaign may exceed the goal as county divisions and city branches show progress over last year, with Emmitsburg and Buckeystown over quota and many districts reporting above target. Local officials credit News and Post and radio for mobilizing support as volunteers push to finalize the fundraising. A Frederick bowling team will compete for the R Paul Smith Trophy at the Potomac Edison System tournament in Hagerstown on April 11. Ben Dyer directs plans for storm sewers on East South Street to be included with broader improvements, to be submitted to the Bureau of Public Roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Charles Main
Austin F. Angleberger
A. 5
Bourne
Camp Detrick
Detrick
Tobias E. Zimmerman
Johbnsville
Emmitsburg
Buckeystown
Thurmont
Ballenger
Braddock
Braddock Heights
Brunswick
Frederick Outlying
Hanvers
Jackson, Jefferson
Libertytown
Middletown
Mt. Pleasant
News and Post
Frederick
Potomac Edison
Blue Ridge Lines
Hageretown
Will
Robert Momn
Ray Mackiey
Robert Smith
James Chamblin
Ralph Schroeder
Edward Kefauver
Mehrl Powell
Gem Ness
Russell Michael
Ben Dyer
Hyatteville
East South Street
Donald B Rice
Bureau of Public Roads
West South Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maude Nixdorsf
Maude Roland Nixdorff
Waverly Sanitarium
Rockville
Norfolk
William and Mary Hoagwood Roland
Harry Nixdorff
Rockwell Terrace
Waverly
All Saints Episcopal Church
A. Coleman Barrett
Bethesda
Mt. Olivet
Harry E. Carty Co
Wiliam M. Lease
William M. Lease
Western Maryland College
Lease
Nannie C. Lease
Western Maryland
Milton J. Teele
Wayland
Mass
Hialeah
Fla
Miami
Upperville
Joseph E
May Williams Teele
Nellie K. Green Teele
Robert M
William
G. C. Barton
Irving Victor Bell
Goldie Belle’ Dawson
Oscar J. Dawson
Adamstown
W. M. Fordham
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Fordham
Leo Proctor
John Anderson
Milton Jackson
Clinton Carpenter
Vernon Proctor
Raymond Proctor
Sr. Mary Agnes Barry
St. Joseph College
Civitans
Frank Keeler
Civitan Club
Service Group
Automobile Clubs of Maryland
Thomas Horman
Joanne Creager
North Market Street
Dorothy Exker
St. Euphemia’s
Basil Lewis
Civitan
G. L. Thomas Jr
Bronsis Scott Key Hotel
Zontians
Ther
Charles BE. Welty
Paul O. Jones
Thomas Avenue
Earlston L. Rothenhoefer
Grove Boulevard
Herbert Tanner
Military Road
Shields Cornpropst
Magnola Avenue
Frederick Junk Company
Junior Fire Company
Oden Bros
Thomas J. Crum
East Second Street
Effie Gastley
East Fifth Street
Carl BR. Holland
Culler Avenue
Albert C. Sprankle
Grant Place
Clarence W. Shankle
Hamilton Avenue
Luther EB. Bell
Trail Avenue
Paul G. Morgan
Magnolia Avenue
Amos T. Anderson
Vernon Avenue
Alfred Mackley
East Seventh Street
Nipwepa
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