Fifty Years Ago Items from the News-Post Files
The column notes Rev J O Warfield of Philadelphia wrote on Thomas Johnson Maryland’s first governor and claims to hold the original deed of gift for Rose Hill. City streets discussion includes macadamizing six streets Park Trail Washington Mc Murray Center Madison. A new link road between Frederick and Emmitsburg pikes is proposed with a small purchase. Paint and Powder Club to perform Many Happy Returns for Frederick City Hospital tonight at the City Opera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ogle Warfield
Philadelphia
Thomas Johnson
Maryland
Rose Hill
Johnson
Grove
Aldermen
Park Avenue
Trail Avenue
Washington
McMurray
Center
Madison Streets
Frederick
Emmitsburg Pike
W.C. Humm
Frederick and Woodsboro
Prisoner work plan eyed to aid sugar crop
A representative of the Employment Service discussed using prisoners of war to harvest Frederick county sugar corn. Major Milton B Herr of the U S Signal Corps toured the area to arrange for the Army Navy E award for Price Brothers Company employees. Mt St Marys College V 12 cadets donated blood with Red Cross aid. About 2000 American bombers attacked Berlin and other targets in a major offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton B. Herr
U.S. Signal Corps
Frederick
Price Brothers Company
NAVY
Mt. St Mary’s College
Frederick County
Red Cross Blood Donor Service
Berlin
Hitler
Premature Death Rumor Shocks World After Khrushchev Speech
A Tass report in Moscow sparked global alarm when a rush translation suggested Premier Khrushchev was dead. News outlets paused as confirmation failed, markets dipped briefly, and leaders weighed potential succession and peace implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tass
Moscow
Khrushchev
First handyman Homo Habilis named from early man finds
Scientists name the earliest known toolmaker Homo Habilis who lived over 1.7 million years ago in North Tanzania. A stone circle near his bones suggests shelter building skills, though the claim of truly modern behavior remains debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Tanganyika
Homo Habilis
Prayer Consciousness in American Life Appeals for daily devotion
A reader asks Americans to become prayer conscious, urging morning noon and night prayer to thank God and seek guidance. Edgar Flook argues for a Christian nation and a return to faith amid modern trials. April 10 1964. Also William M Millhouse calls editors to require writers to disclose qualifications and beliefs before influencing votes. April 13 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the News
Christ
Edgar Flook
William M. Millhouse
Seventh St. Frederick
Maryland
Professor Louis Joughin to speak on faculty in college administration
Louis Joughin associate secretary of the American Association of University Professors will address the Frederick AAUP chapter Tuesday at 7 30 p m. The lecture titled The Role of the Faculty in College Administration will be held at Hood College Fox Alumnae Headquarters. He has long served AAUP including Washington office staff since 1958 and previously taught literature at Howard University the University of Texas the New School for Social Research Sarah Lawrence Brooklyn College and City College of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Joughin
American Association of University Professors
Frederick Aaup
Fox
Hood College
Joughin
AAUP
Association
Washington
Howard
University of Texas
New School For Social Research
Sarah Lawrence
Brooklyn College
City College of New York
American Civil Liberties Union
Sacco
Vanzetti
League Adopts Local Charter Boards To Seek Home Rule
The League of Women Voters adopts local programs to elect Charter Boards this November. Boards would draft county charters for voter adoption at the next general election. Officers were elected for two year terms, with Bertram Haines as president and several others named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satterthwaite
Wicomico
Washington
League of Women Voters
Montgomery County
League
Ann Arundel County League
Citizens Committee
Anthony White
Thomas Avenue
Donald Ward
Motter Avenue
Joseph O’hara
West Eighth Street
Sidney Halle
College Parkway
Marshall Dick
Pinewood Drive
Bertram Haines
Charles Mayhew
Paul Martin
Benjamin Warshowsky
Rita Gieskin
Stanley Nagle
Edward Cherry
Katherrine Sherrill
Martha Taylor
North Court Street
Richard Reynolds
Culler Avenue
Lyle Kelly
Howard Ross
Silver Spring
League of Women Voters of
Maryland
Montgomery County League
George Comstock
Provisional League of
Washington County
Evelyn Lewis
Charles Hicks
Two Vehicle Accidents Reported by City Police
Police logged two crashes on Thursday. Robert Cox 19 of East Coast Relay Station drove north on Fairview Avenue left the road struck a city lightpole damaging his 1957 Dodge 159. Sgt J Frank Main and Officer Ray N Dietz investigated Cox charged with driving an unsafe vehicle. Grace Zimmerman 64 Braddock Heights struck John Ports 63 East Third Street while changing lanes on North Market near Patrick Street damaging Ports 1962 Ford 20 Zimmerman 50 no charges filed by Officer James E Schroyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Zimmerman
Braddock Heights
John Ports
East Third Street
Aldermen Restore Zoning Lines After Short City Meeting
In a brief session the Mayor and Board adjusted zoning back to pre ordinance lines on West Second and West All Saints. The Hanna residence and Elks Club area moved to R4 and B-3 respectively after drafting errors. The City Attorney was tasked to prepare needed ordinances. Police addressed dogs at large amid seven recent bites. Additional items included housing authority appointment, a plumbing code hearing set for May 5, a water tap approval, and routine bill payments. A Boy Scout delegation and a Catholic priest delivered the invocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
West Second
West All Saints
John Hanna
Elks Club
West Second Street
Hanna
City Hall
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
West All Saints Street
South Court Street
Rosenstock
Richard R. Burgee
Alvey Renn
Charles V. Main
Paul M. Carmack
City Housing Authority
Heard
Robert A. Whiteford
East Patrick Street
C.J. Shull Sr
Boy Scout Troop
Detrick
Alfred M. Smith
St. John’s Catholic Church
Ambulance Transport Notes and Dessert Syrup Tip
The Union Bridge firemen used their ambulance to move Frank E. Snyder from Frederick Memorial Hospital to Monocacy Hall Nursing Home. Wayne Lemar Haifley was taken to Springfield State Hospital. A sugar syrup flavored with orange rind is suggested to serve over orange segments, with optional spirits such as white rum cherry brandy or cognac added to the syrup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Bridge
Frank E. Snyder
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Monocacy Hall Nursing Home
Wayne Lemar Haifley
Linwood
Springfield State Hospital
Local Ladies Gather for Meeting and Banquet Plans
Mrs. George Willis chaired in the city with Mrs. Bertram Haines presiding. Mrs. Joseph Grabenstein led banquet arrangements, assisted by Mrs. Richard Bowman and Mrs. Lyle Kelly on the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Willis
Bertram Haines
Joseph Grabenstein
Richard Bowman
Lyle Kelly
Native Of City Dies In New York
Mrs. Mary Alice Bouchelle widow of W Taylor Bouchelle dies after a long illness in Lawrence Hospital Bronxville New York Born September 7 1906 she was a daughter of the late James Roger and Cornelia Ross McSherry She lived in Baltimore and moved to Scarsdale in 1939 Survived by three daughters and two sons plus three sisters Requiem Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Scarsdale Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery White Plains NY Body at Ballard Durand Funeral Home White Plains NY
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Alice Bouchelle
W. Taylor Bouchelle
Lawrence Hospital
Bronxville
N. Y
Frederick
James Roger
Cornelia Ross McSherry
Baltimore
Scarsdale
N.Y
Robert B. Brahm
Severna Park
Paul M. Hemler
St. Veronica's Guild
Women’s Club of
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Gate of Heaven
Valhalla
Ballard - Durand Funeral Home Inc
Maple Avenue
White Plains
Charles A. Dorsey
New Market
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Charles
Mirraha Oran Dorsey
Marie Dorsey
Helen Williams
Ruby Diggs
Pearl Diggs
RFD
Mabel Gardener
Rod
Parksburg
John
Nettie Palmer
Belle Wells
Pittsburgh
B&o Railroad
Falconer Funeral Home
Simpson Methodist Church
Floyd Lyles
Quake Triggers Brief Tidal Alarm Near Kodiak
A 7.2 magnitude quake struck 300 miles southwest of Kodiak Island causing a brief tidal wave alert. No coastal alert issued and Kodiak Anchorage and Fairbanks felt no shaking. Officials estimate earlier high tides added 17 million dollars to rehabilitation costs, with total now around 750 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
North Pacific
Kodiak Island
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Fairbanks
Kodiak
Deaths listed for Mrs Sherman L Black and others in Maryland and beyond
Multiple death notices recount survivors and funeral plans across Maryland Pennsylvania and Indiana. Mrs Dora R Black dies at 73 at home in New Wind sor with husband and sons Rev Thornton L Black and Leslie R Black among survivors. services at Sam's Creek Church of the Brethren. Other obituaries include Charles A Dorsey 89 of New Market and Benjamin F Gist 70 of Westminster with church services and interment planned. Roger W Molesworth dies at 65 in Poland Ohio with service in New Castle Pennsylvania followed by Frederick Maryland funeral arrangements. Mrs John S White of Terre Haute Indiana dies. grave side services in Mount Olivet Cemetery planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman L
Dora R
Dorothy) Black
Main Street
New Windsor
Rev
Thornton L, Black
Baltimore
Leslie R. ‘Black
Sam’s Creek
Maurice Strawsbaugh
Edgewood
Church of the Brethren
Waltz Funeral Home
Liberty Road
Winfield
Benjamin F. Gist
Benjamin Franklin Gist
Hook Road
Westminster
Kenneth Gist
Benjamin F
Sarah Elizabeth Hook Gist
Anna Ellen Nusbaum Gist
Dee Park
Smallwood
Dorothy Warehime
Benjamin E. Gist
Mary Mathias
C. Kenneth Gist
Phillip L. Gist
Thomas W. Gist
C. Hammond Gist
Elmer F. Schaefer
Charles W. Hill
Saffeli Funeral Home
East Main Street
John C. Hilbert
Westminster Cemetery
Roger W. Molesworth
Roger Wright Molesworth
Joan R. Molesworth
Poland
Ohio
Tramsville
John W
Margaret M. Rhinehart Molesworth
Eleanor German
Pittsburgh
Molesworth
Trinity Episcopal Church
New Castle
Penn
W.W. I
Frederick Md
D.A.W
Westminster, Lodge
A.f.&a. Masons
New Castle Penn
Youngstown
B.P.C.E
Hamilton Autographic
Mount Olivet
Robert E. Dailey and Son
Ella Eugenia Hines
George Hines
Garrison
North Market Street
Harold McClay
Emanuel Methodist Church of
Cumberland
Stephen Groton
David Groton
Chester Hines
Robert E. Dailey
Joseph ©. Hooper
Robert E. Dailey Jr
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Henry Sampson Moses
Willie
Garnett Moses
D. D. Hartzler
Funerals Held for Five Local Residents in Week
Funeral services were conducted across Frederick and nearby towns for Bessie Blanche Cook Ella Eugenia Hines Daniel Webster Martin Henry Sampson Moses and Walter Cornelius Naylor. Interments followed at Mount Olivet Prospect Pipe Creek and church cemeteries with multiple local pallbearers.
Salvation Army Plans Revival Led by Major Edward Bowman
The Salvation Army at 223 West Fifth Street announces a revival starting Monday and ending Sunday April 26 at 7 45 p.m. Evangelist Major Edward Bowman of Winchester Virginia will lead nightly services with special vocal and instrumental numbers. Capt. Thomas Woodcock leads the local Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Bowman
Salvation Army
West
Fifth Street
Winchester
Salvation Army School
Atlanta
Bowman
South
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Kiwanis Club
Thomas Woodcock
Motorist Found Guilty After U S 15 Collision
George Thomas Ambush 39 of Urbana was convicted in Magistrate's Court for failing to drive to the right of center following a December 28 crash on U S 15 Motter Avenue exit. He was fined 25 dollars plus court costs. Ambush claimed two fast cars appeared while rounding a curve and could not avoid the collision with Gene Stull. Attorney Edward D. Storm represented Ambush.rvices listed for 1 p.m. Monday at the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Y. Bennett
George Thomas Ambush
RFD 2
Urbana
U.S. 15
Motter Avenue
Tfc
E. Barnes
Gene Stull
Stull
Ambush
Edward D. Storm
Tribute Paid To Mallonee
The Hagerstown Daily Mail honors Lloyd Mallonee Jr. former commercial manager of the C P Telephone office in Frederick. The obituary notes he died at 42, leaving a community saddened as several groups mourn a man who gave deeply to civic service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown Daily Mail
Lloyd Mallonee Jr
C&p
Frederick
Lloyd L. Mallonee Jr
Lloyd Mallonee
Mr. Mallonee
Mallonee
Local Residents Enter Hospital and Home Care Updates
Among the sick Master Charles Easterday confined to home with measles. Mrs. Fred Stockman recuperating from a fractured arm after a fall. Mrs. Harry Umberger admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital for treatment. Master Thomas Edward Beckley has returned home from Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Glenn Guyton underwent major surgery at Washington County Hospital and is improving. Mrs. Ray R. Rew is a surgical patient at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Easterday
Richard Hamrick
West South Street
Fred Stockman
Harry Umberger
East ‘Third Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Thomas Edward Beckley
Robert L. Beckley Sr
RFD 5
Frederick
Glenn Guyton
Middletown
Washington County Hospital
Ray R. Rew
Derwood
Bethesda
Enonhice
Greenland
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News-Post
White House
Kremlin
New York Stock Exchange
San Francisco
Tenterhooks
Brrhive
City
New York
Urbana Methodist Church Hall
Gary Schipper
Billy Fleck
Susan Schipper
Candy York
Carolyn Nicholson
Susan Messer
Frankie
Skippy Roderick
4-H
Richard Melvin
Bernice
Bertha Jean Watts
Washington, D. C
U.S. District Court
Harrison L.winter
Miss Watts
North End Civic Association
Staley Park
Ayor E. Paul Magaha
W. Delphey Handley
Louise D. Corbin
Frank J. Keefer
Bettie Marie Carroll
Jack Doll
William Davis
Charles P. Staley
Police
Charles V.main
Richard Shipley
Wrik Florander
John S. White
John Sarah White
Terre Haute
Indiana
Bessie Blanche Cook
East Church Street
Ralph M. Sharpe
Calvary Methodist Church
George Sier
John Gastley
Jay Gastley
William Wheeler
Harold Rhoderick
Harry Rhoderick
M. R. Etchison and Son
Daniel Webster Martin
Montgomery General Hospital
Funeral
Ray Mackley
Jehovvah’s Witness
Alonzo Coran
F. R. Smith
D. M. Fadeley
Elwood Whitmore
Prospect Cemetery
Mt. Airy
Walter Cornelius Naylor
Ice Street
St. Paul’s A.M.E
Della
F .R. Paulding
O. B. Jackson
Robert Naylor
James Naylor
Dickie Naylor
Tommy Naylor
Otis Diggs
Samuel Layer
C. E. Hicks II
Harry Carty
Ipsareoa
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