Local Man Retires From Maine School
Dr. J Franklin Witter announces retirement in June from the University of Maine faculty at Orono after 39 years of service. A Frederick native and former resident, he taught at Lisbon and West Friendship before earning a veterinary medicine degree at Michigan State in 1932. He led Maine’s animal pathology department and contributed to eradicating Brucellosis and Tuberculosis in cattle and developing pathogen free poultry flocks. He authored Diseases of Wild Mammals and was honored at Open House with a carousel projector and citation. He has several siblings living in Maryland and Frederick area.
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J. Franklin Witter
University of Maine
Orono
Witter
Frederick
Harry B. Witter
Frederick High School
University of Maryland
Lisbon
West Friendship
Michigan State University
Maine
John L. Shaw
Daniel J. Thomas
Willis Witter
Catonsville
Garrett L. Windle
Hall
John C. Engle
Many Guests Visit Friends in Rocky Ridge and Area
A long list of visitors from Frederick, Middletown, Laytonsville, Philadelphia, Thurmont, Gettysburg, Vienna, Silver Spring and other towns converged on Rocky Ridge, Keymar, Emmitsburg and nearby communities for visits with residents including Mrs. J. D. Kaas, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Plummer, Mrs. Harvey Stambaugh, and a host of families. The gatherings included dinners, concerts, and a surprise dinner in honor of Mrs. Edith Gruber, with multiple extended visits noted across several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Kaas
Laura Welty
Frederick
Merhle Wise
Middletown
James Welty
Keymar
Donald Brown
Betty Lee
Robert Jr
Harney
Robert Delphy
John Hatin
Earl Plummer
Cecil Barksdale
Springfield
Paul Oland
Pauline Hood
Evelyn Barnesley
Laytonsville
Roger Heimer
Philadelphia
John Tressler
Leitersburg
Ray Dinterman
Rocky Ridge
Harvey Stambaugh
Vernon Barbe
David Long
Hagerstown
Harold Barbe
Donald Eyler
Thurmont
Joseph L. Topper
Fort
Meade
Ronald Chipley
Thomas and
Christie
Walkersville
Donald Lescaleet
Debra
Ronald Eyler
Lisa
Lynn
Ray Lescaleet
Margaret Creager
William Bollinger Jr
Gamber
Frank Kelly
Gettysburg
Marie Cissel
Diane
Vienna
Larry Houck
Littlestown
Harry Knight
Kenneth Tabler
Bruce
Ralph
Baltimore
Frank Bell
Silver Spring
Shirley Tabler
David
William
Linda
Samuel
Brian
Nancy Grimes
Rockville
James Tabler
Martinsburg
W. Va
Samuel Burall
Winchester
Frank Tabler
Sperryville
Paul Derr
Lucille Mooty
Sarah Tabler
Ediy Tabler
Brother Albert
John Dubel
John D. Kaas
Ernest Dubel
Harry Jumper
Linwood
Shirley
Clara Johnson
Vanceburg
Fred King
Robert Sayley
Marshall Sharrer
Paul David
Mra
Alfred Hain
Emmitsburg
Harold Late
Pamela
Niewsparrearghive
Thurmont Grange
Eyler’s Valley Methodist Church
William Plunkett
Westminster
Karl Smith Jr
Karl Smith Sr
John Stitely
le Gore
Edith Gruber
James Sanders
James Jr
Charles Keeney
Charles Keeney Jr
U. S. Marine Corps
Paris Island
S. C
Thomas Fitzgerald
Bethesda
Edna Miller
Washington
Howard I. Miller
Howard Miller
Waldron Miller
East Lansing
Mich
Thomas
Michael
David Fitzgerald
John Orndorff
James Kelly
George Sherman
Marriottsville
Paul Orndorff
Greta Fraunfelter
Austin Beard
Creagerstown
Mt Airy PTA Honors Mrs Culwell With Honorary Life Member
Mt Airy Middle School PTA awarded Mrs William B Culwell an Honorary Life Membership for outstanding contributions to education and civic activities. She has led PTA roles, helped establish the Samuel M Jenness Scholarship Fund, and presides over the Girl Scout Council of Maryland while guiding a local swimming club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Culwell
Parent Teachers Association
Mt. Airy
Mt. Airy Pta
School Officials Probe Federal Education Plans in Washington
Maryland educators met with congressmen and federal officials to review the Presidents revenue sharing plan for education and the Office of Education budget request. Speakers urged lawmakers to consider aid for disadvantaged, vocational education, handicapped, and special services while urging officials to provide strong support for additional funding.
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Maryland
Public School Superintendents Association
Washington
Charles Saunders
U.S. Office of Education
Office of Education
Charles Lee
House Labor and Education Committee
H.D. Reed
Detroit
Mich
William Simmons
Carl Perkins
Saunders
Congressional
Congress
Lee
Beta Beta Beta Regional Meet Here Saturday
The Northeastern Regional Convention of Beta Beta Beta will be held on the Hood College campus Saturday. Dr. Robert D. Barnes of Gettysburg College will lecture at 10 am in Rosenstock Hall Auditorium. Registration begins at 9 am in Rosenstock Hall lounge, with a $2 fee.
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Beta Beta Beta National Honorary Biological Society
Hood College
Robert D. Barnes
Gettysburg College
Rosenstock Hall
Beta Beta Beta
Hood sets June 1 deadline for summer graduate program
Hood College announced a June 1 deadline for its summer graduate program led by Dr. Jay M. Van Hook. The six week session begins June 28 offering a master of arts in human sciences for human service occupations with courses in Government in Contemporary Society Psychology of Individual Development and Behavior in Modern Society and Economic Aspects of Contemporary National Issues. The program, approved for teachers by the Maryland State Department of Education, costs 40 per semester hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood College
Jay M. van Hook
Huma
Maryland State Department of Education
United States
Maryland Virginia CGYA rally at Maple Grove Church
The Maryland and Virginia Eldership Youth CGYA plans a rally at Maple Grove Church of God near Mercersburg PA, Friday evening through Saturday April 23 24. Main acts include Rev David Wilkerson and Rev Williams with Open Air Campaigners. Edgewood church youth hold a service on April 24. Public invited. The note also mentions Hood graduate courses in Mental Health and Families in Modern American Communities with transfer options and application details. The sachertorte description notes a rich chocolate sponge cake named after Sacher’s hotel in Vienna.
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Maryland and
Virginia
C.G.Y.A
Church of God Youth Advance
Maple Grove Church of God Just
Mercersburg
David Wilkerson
Author Williams
New Ark N.J
sPhil
Edgewood Church of God
van Hook
Hood
Sacher’s
Vienna
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John L. Carnochan
Carroll County
Joseph Schilling
Paul Bowersox
Goodloe Byron
Garrett County
Raymond McCollough
Meade Felton
Alfred Thackston
Saratoga
N.Y
Reed
Michigan
House
Maurice Dunkle
Congressman Perkins
Perkins
Frederick, Md
Forsythia
Casas Roa Aria Navara
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Frederick Shopping Center
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