Graceham Fire Company Debates Drive for Engine
A letter to the editor discusses Graceham fire company struggles over a proposed engine. It recounts meetings from 1960, disputes over women’s voting rights in the company, attempts to form a Civic Association, and shifts in officers and finances amid community contention. The piece notes Sovacool family involvement and subsequent legal steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sovocool
Sovocools
County Fire Company
Graceham
Sovacools
Count Fire Company
Frederick bank to be folded into Maryland trust firm
The Central National Bank of Frederick will become Central Trust Co of Maryland with 200000 dollars in paid up capital and 200000 dollars in surplus. Also noted are church sermon moves, new Frederick savings directors, and a camel back freight engine derailment at Buckeystown Brick Works requiring wrecking crew aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central National Bank of
A.A. Lough
George A. Dean
C. Thomas Kemp
Lewis A. Rice
James EB. Doll
RL. Shaff
Frederick Lodge
the Sons of Jonadab
James M. Carrico
Thomas F. Allen
Lewis H. Yinger
John W. Bussard
Lewis W. Crouse
Frank Darner
David L. Bruchey
Walter Bruchey
Frank Bruchey
Renaldo Walters
J.J. Bielfeld
Rev. EH. Lamar
Clarence C. Smith
Arthur F. Allen
John Stride
Ray F. Rohrer
Charles Ever
Adam Brushhey
WR. Stokes
Buckeystoun Brick Works
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Miss Young and Mobley wed in Good Shepherd ceremony
Miss Sandra Kay Young daughter of Mrs Viola K Young and Fred W Young wed Kenneth Edward Mobley son of Mr and Mrs Edward Mobley Jr in Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Easter Sunday at 2 pm Rev Carroll L Boxer Jr officiated. The bride wore satin with Alencon lace and a pearl necklace. Maids of honor and bridesmaids wore yellow and green dresses with colonial bouquets. A reception followed. The couple will reside on North Market street after a wedding trip to New York City. The bride is a Frederick High School graduate, class of 1962. the groom is also a Frederick High School graduate employed by Safeway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Kay Young
Viola K. Young
East Second Street
Fred W. Young
This City
Kenneth Edward Mobley
Edward Mobley Jr
Wilson Place
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Carroll L. Boxer Jr
Fred W. Young Jr
South Jefferson Street
Donna Young
Anita Blackhurst
Sewickley
Peggy Byers
Susan Young
Charles Strosnider
Ronald Young
Douglas Welty
North Market Street
Frederick High School
Safeway Stores Inc
Newspaper Masthead and April 15 1963 notice
The snippet shows a newspaper masthead for The News Nished published by the Great Southern PTG and MFG Co with address Frederick Court 51 and subscription rates for 1962. It lists single copy price five cents, mail prices for one month three ten, six months five fifty, and one year ten dollars, plus carrier rates and delivery notes. The Associated Press notice confirms republication rights and postal filing as second class matter in Frederick, MD, dated Monday April 15, 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Southern Ptg, & Mfg. CO
Associated Press
Frederick
Thresher Submarine Lost On Deep Dive Off Massachusetts
The Thresher nuclear powered submarine disappeared during a deep dive test off the Massachusetts coast with 129 aboard. It may have struck water pressure near 8400 feet, crushing the hull and preventing surface access. Navy rescue ship Skylark accompanied the dive, then lost contact 17 minutes after starting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Thresher
Atlantic
Massachusetts
Ina
Navy
Thresher Sanic
Skylark
Nol
America
Five Killed On Easter Sunday Incident
The Easter Sunday tragedy left five people dead in an unspecified location as reported by the press. Details remain unclear from the fragmentary text.
Twenty Years Ago Items From The News Post Files
AWAKENED BY THE SOUND OF fire engines Charles F Kemp a local used car dealer saw his workshop and storeroom building ablaze with an estimated loss of about 2000 United States planes flown by Russian pilots are taking part in operations on the eastern front Allied forces in Tunisia have driven toward Marshal Rommels mountain defenses around Tunis and Bizerte American and British aircraft have destroyed four more Axis planes The Office of Price Administration postponed the effective date of retail beef veal lamb and mutton prices for a month hinting cuts may follow There has been a reduction in May Selective Service quotas of local Draft Board One meaning fewer registrants will be summoned next month Thief of Police Arthur C Poulsen agreed to stay as acting chief of police through the current city administration ending June 14 The Frederick County peach crop hit by sub-zero weather faces another blow as temperatures fell eight degrees below freezing hitting early bloomers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Kemp
West South Street
Kemp
United States
Tunisia
Marshal Rommel
Tunis
Bizerte
Office OF Price Administration
Draft Board
Thief OF Police
Arthur C. Poulsen
Lloyd C. Culler
Frederick County
Salvation Army Plans Program Revival on West Fifth Street
Evangelist Captain Morris Eads, new commanding officer of Cambridge, opens a Salvation Army revival program on West Fifth Street starting today. The event runs for three Sundays with vocal music. Eads trained at the Salvation Army School for Officers in Atlanta and has served in Pensacola, Wheeling, Front Royal, Grafton, Moundsville, and two years as Protestant chaplain at the West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Eads
Cam_bridge
Wil
Salvation Army
West Fifth Street
Sundas
Clarksburg Youth Nabbed After Robbery
A Maryland youth, Donald George Dixon, was captured after robbing a Markleysburg service station on Route 46. State Police with Uniontown Police arrested him near the Uniontown station, where he was armed with a pistol and two hunting knives. The victim was James H. Uphold, 27, of Confluence, Pa., a attendant at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Markleysburg
Pennsylvania
Uniontown
Donald George Dixon
RFD
Clarksburg
Dixon
James H.uphold
RFD 2
Confluence
National Highway Motor Sales
Garrett County
Uphold
Dison
Funeral Notices and Services for Several Local Residents
Funeral services were held for Mrs Florence Virginia Hamilton widow of John R. Hamilton at 106 East Church Street with Rev. Clark Rist officiating. Pallbearers listed and interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Other obituaries note Lewis Nathan Karn in Brunswick and interment at Burkittsville. L Osmond Derr’s service took place at Glndhill Aimeral Home in Middletown with multiple groups in attendance and interment in Lutheran Cemetery. Mrs Hat tie Emma Dunpins wife of John E. Duppins dies Friday in Springs with services at Keys Chapel Church near Union Bridge. Pallbearers and officials noted for each service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Virginia Hamilton
John R. Hamilton
West 33Th Street
East Church Street
Clark Rist
Mount Carmel Methodist Church
Oscar M. O' Hara
Frank Hooper
Duval Sneadner
Harl F. Compher
Charles V. Main
George W. Clendaniel Jr
Mount Olivet
M. A.,etchison and Son
Lewis Nathan Karn
Baltimore
University Hospital
Feete Funeral Home
Brunswick
Burkittsville
William Ferrell
Walter Gill
George Hoffman
Leroy Karn
Calvin Swomley
Leo Steiner
L. Osmond Derr
Glndhill Aimeral
Middletown
Carroll Boyer
George Klinefelter
Lutheran Church Council
Hattie Emma Dunpins
John E. Duppins
Oldfield
Springs
Keys Chapel
Union Bridge
Harvey Cy
Joshua
Theodore Maz Lyles
Raber Lo Dar
Alfred Roberts
D. D. Harizier
Fragmentary Note of Names and Event at Moen Center
Fragmentary OCR text references a person named Povie a 7hO0n sheen Kreascherman of Sloe attending an event at the Frod tor al Moen te Eneter tre Chad Feceaed with a toy and Mrs. Nemnann Bronn nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Povie A
Sheen Kreascherman
Sloe
Frodtor al Moen
Goodwill Week Speaker to address Frederick Kiwanis
Cross in the Deep GOODWILL SPEAKER John KR Sharpe First Secretary of the Canadian Embassy in Washington will speak to Kiwanis Club of Frederick on Tuesday for Canada U S Goodwill Week 40th annual observance highlighting peaceful ties over 150 years and 3000 mile border. A frame includes birth aboard a train of a boy and second son born 25 minutes later in ambulance to hospital. Springs recovering from April 10 heart attack at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John KR. Sharpe
Washington
Kiwanis Club
Frederick
Harold E. Senaden
Frederick Club
Manitoba
Canada
Department of External Affairs
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Chiu Yet-hai
Lowu
Red China
Springs
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Motorist Convicted In Accident Case
In a brief court session Magistrate Stanley Y Bennet found Thomas H Holcomb 42 of Wyngate Drive guilty of making an improper left turn fined him 15 dollars and costs. Holcomb was charged March 3 by Officer Ray N Dietz after an accident at West Bentz and West Second streets. He was traveling south on Bentz and cut across the east lane causing a minor collision. Otis Ross 33 of Chicago II was found guilty of disorderly conduct and given a suspended six month sentence in the Maryland House of Correction. Ross was arrested March 25 at the bus terminal in Frederick by Officer James E Schrover for profane language. Maurice J Skinner 42 of Howard County was ordered to pay his wife Virginia A Skinner 3 a week for support. E Austin James represented Skinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Y. Bennet
Thomas H.holcomb
Wyngate Drive
Holcomb
Ray N. Dietz
West Bentz
West Second Streets
Bentz Street
Otis Ross
Chicago
Maryland House of Correction
Ross
Frederick
James E. Schrover
Maurice J. Skinner
Howard County
Virginia A. Skinner
E. Austin James
Skinner
Local Birthdays and Anniversary Celebrations
Miss Frances L Brightwell marks her twelfth birthday on East Ninth Street. Miss Nancy Hood of John Hanson apartments observes her twenty third birthday today. Mr and Mrs Francis Pearl of Jefferson celebrate their forty ninth wedding anniversary today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances L. Brightwell
East Ninth Street
Nancy Lee Hood
William R. Hood
John Hanson Apartments
Francis Pearl
Jefferson
Local residents in and around Frederick face medical updates
Among The Sick Miss Donna Kay Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Smith of West Fifth Street is a surgical patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mrs Elizabeth Duvall McKaig entered University Hospital Baltimore for observation and possible surgery. Mrs Marie Fox East Fourth Street has returned home from University Hospital Baltimore where she had been a patient for the past month. Rev Melvin T Tabler a retired Methodist Minister on Dill Avenue has returned home from Frederick Memorial Hospital and is improving nicely. Mr Boate Myers of Yellow Street is also mentioned in the medical notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Kay Smith
Donald Smith
West Fifth Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth Duvall McKaig
University Hospital, Baltimore
Locay
Marie Fox
East Fourth Street
Melvin T. Tabler
Dill Avenue
Boate Myers
Yellow
Wheeling Steel Charley Sets Pace As Industry Lenient
Wheeling Steel Co led by Charley set a price pace in the industry as others watched. The absence of uniform hikes followed a prior year move by US Steel, while executives from Lukens and Allegheny faced questions about pricing strategy and profit positions amid wary comments from peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling Steel Co
Charley
E. J. Halex
Allegheny Ladium Steel Corp
W. E. Mullestain
Sof Lukens Steel Co
Wheeling
Pat
Tae
Sues
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Graham Fire Company
Some
One
Lovecools
Leslie Jr
Sonny
Sovacoo
Nelson Trout
Lestie Sovacaul
Weet Aeeete
Fire Company
Graceham Fire Company
Civic Association
Savacoal
Leslie Sovocool Sr
Sovocool Sr
Torney
Cace
Westmins Po
Abuetsus
Grac Torey
Bee Gees
Miss Young
Mr. Mobley
Good Shepherd
Mabel Gallagher Clingan
Mabel K. (Gallagher) Clingan
Hagerstown
Washington County
Clear Spring
Lethia Eichelberger
Clearme
John H. Kelte
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Christ Reformed Church, Pioneers Club
Tesco Traffic Club
Alvin Kelley
Harold Kelley
Earl Kelley
Shaw Air Force Base
D. C
Jean Jennings
Winchester
Rouzer
Lawrence N. Strunk
Christ Reformed Church
Rose Hill Cemetery
Theodore Zile
Francis A. Zile
Hereford
Baltimore County
Carrall County
William D
Mary E. Zile
Westminster
Zile
Francis
Walter
Waltz Funeral
Winfield
John Price
St. James Methodist Church
St. James Cemetery
Kenneth Edward Mobley Jr
James B. Donovan
New York
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
del Castro
Cuba
Iase
Castro
Khrushchev
News-Post
Salvation Army Plans
Mrs. Nemnann Bronn
Prom
James Marlow
Washington (Ap
Pepeytry
Deasnt
Mee Corp
Ken Bethichem Steel Corp
Marin Sas
Tintedna
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