Deaths in Graceham and area obituaries feature multiple locals
Paul G. Simon 84 dies at son Rev Emil Simons Graceham home after a long life linked to Moravian Church and Harmony Masonic Lodge. George R. Geist 50 dies from injuries in Route 340 wreck. services planned in Lebanon. John S. Fulks 77, Laytonsville retiree, survived by daughter in California and two sisters. funeral arrangements. Vernon Q. Weddle 76 of Mountaindale dies. service Thursday at Creager in Thurmont. Orville Lester James 56 Brunswick resident, Navy veteran, Pearl Harbor survivor, leaves wife Hazel and three children. burial with honors. James family notices note additional relatives and funeral plans.
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Paul G. Simon
Emil P. Simon
Graceham
Ip Alburn Mire
William Simon
Stella Sherifius
Morvarian
Lanham
Harmony Masonic Lodge
Lewistown
Minn
Dorothy Suemper
Latham
Herman S‘bnon
Brookings
S.D
Creager Funeral Home
George R. Geist
Margaret Plants Geist
West Main Street
Myerstown
Pennsylvania
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick
Lebanon
Pennnsylvania
Irving
Nellie Geist
Robert E. Dailey and Son
North Market Street
John S. Fulks
John Sanders Fulks
Laytonsville
Mathilda E. Fulks
Fulk
June M. Schwars
California
J. Sh. Ashford
Alexandria
Raymond C. Gloyd
Rockville
Francis H. Barber
Glenn E. Blenk
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Farest Oaks Cemetery
Gaithersburg
Vernon Q. Weddle
Mountaindale
Mr. Weddle
Tobias and
Sophia Misinger Weddle
Eall
Creager
Thurmont
Arthur B. Rice
Church of the Brethren
Orvilles
Jomes Orville Lester James
Brunswick
U.S. Navy
Mr. Jones
Carban
Indiana
Richard and
Elsie Jones
Clinton, Ind
Naval Research Laboratory
Bellevue
Washington
Hawaii
Oahu
Pearl Harbor
Adm
Chesiter W. Nimitz
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Hazel Simons Jonas
Petersville
Ned Ambrose
Eau Gallie
Fla
Loretta Ambrose Smith
Hampstead
Margaret Bradley
Fort, Wayne
Verlet Conto
Terre Haute
Jaunita Whaley
Elizabethtown
Tenn
Matthew Jones
South Bend
Walter James
Rhode Island
Feete Funeral Home
Ralph Miller
St. Marks Cametery
Mer chant couple attends international convention in Puerto Rico
Mr and Mrs Ralph P Merchant of North Market Street attend the International Convention of Publishers in San Juan Puerto Rico. Mr Merchant is owner manager of the Blue Ridge News Agency Frederick. Mr and Mrs Walter C Rowe of Myersville celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at home Friday. Lake Superior is 600.4 feet above sea level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph P. Merchant
North Market Street
San Juan
Puerto Rico
International Convention of Publishers
Merchant
Blue Ridge News Agency
Frederick
Walter C. Rowe
Myersville
Funerals Mark Passings In Maryland And West Virginia
Funeral notices record Mrs Fae Gertrude Sharrer 74 of Gettysburg died midweek at Annie M Warner Hospital. Services at Wilson Funeral Home Emmitsburg led by Rev W Ronald Fearer with burial at Mt View Cemetery Emmitsburg. Pallbearers named. Margie M Shoemaker of Taneytown honored in Taneytown service at C O Fuss and Sons with burial Evergreen Cemetery Emmitsburg. Nephews served as pallbearers. Joseph Bonn Kemp died at home on East Second Street. Requiem Mass at St Johns Catholic Church followed by burial in New Cathedral Cemetery Baltimore. Clinton Jeremiah Coran funeral held at 106 E Church St with Payne Chapel Cemetery Ridgeway West Virginia. Paul H Dawson funeral at Pleasant View Methodist Church Martinsburg with Arlington National Cemetery burial. Pallbearers listed for each service.
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Fae Sharrer
Fae Gertrude Sharrer
Annie M. Warner Hospital
Gettysburg
Wilson Funeral Home
Emmitsburg
W. Ronald Fearer
Mt. View Cemetery
Emmits
Aaron Adams
Edward Meadows
Jane White
John Reaves
Donald Emmler
Clarence Hahn
Margie Shoemaker
Margie M. Shoemaker
Taneytown
C. O. Fuss and Sons
Eugene Young
Evergreen Cemetery
Joseph B. Kemp
Joseph Bonn Kemp
East Second Street
E. Church St
St. John’s Roman Catholic Church
Gerald F. LaPorta
St. John’s Catholic Church
Vincent Devereaux
Joseph Devereaux
James Svchla
James Ross
Edgar Lewis
Samuel Vanella
New Cathedral
Baltimore
Maryland
M. R. Etchison &Son
Clinton J. Coran
Clinton Jeremiah Coran
Robert Fisher
Doubs Methodist Church
Conrad Hawker
Calvin W. Coran
Raymond Stup
Paul C. Stup
Maurice Bradshaw
Payne Chapel Methodist Cemetery
Ridgeway
W. Va
M. R. Etchison & Son
Paul H. Dawson
Newton D. Baker Medical Center
Martinsburg
Pleasant View Methodist Church
Homer Bullitt
Leroy Herbert
Charles Proctor
William Proctor
Michael Harris
Ignatius Proctor
Charles Bowins
Arlington National Cemetery
Hicks Funeral Home
Frederick
Rattlesnake Brush With Police Ends In Laugher
In Los Angeles a rattlesnake scare ends when officers search a woman's overnight bag after she returns from Mexico. They dump the contents on the sidewalk and find nothing dangerous, only an electric toothbrush buzzing inside the bag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Mexico
Fireball seen across several states sparks wide speculation
Observers report a bright object moving toward the mountains near Pennsylvania, disintegrating to leave sparks. Astronomers call it a meteor or meteorite remnant, while others compare it to a bright meteor with a long multicolored vapor trail. Sightings spread from Frederick to New York and New Jersey with varied descriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Hood College
Thomas C. Nicholson
Hayden Planetarium
Astro Fromers
Nicholson
Fred L. Whipple
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
Frederick City
Fort Detrick
New York State
New Jersey
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Federal Aviation Agency
Carolinas
Ohio
John Calabrisi
The
Astronomical Society of
Broome County
N. Y
I AP
Air Force
Belvoir Open For Garden Tour In Fauquier County
Belvoir the home of Mr. and Mrs. De Long Bowman of The Plains Virginia opens today for Garden Week across Middleburg Fauquier. Bowman, a cattle horse breeder and trainer, operates a 1000 acre estate with indoor and outdoor tracks. The 1792 house was enlarged and restored in 1906 1944 and 1961 featuring the famous American scenic wallpaper promoted by Mrs. John F. Kennedy. Open until 5 p.m. tickets available at the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belvoir
de Long Bowman
the Plains
Middleburg Fauquet County
Bowman
Helen Caldwell Potts
Frederick
John F. Kennedy
Local residents listed as ill or recovering at home or hospital
Among the sick Mrs Harry R Shafer of RFD 4 Frederick is in satisfactory condition after surgery last Thursday at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mr Charles Fitez of 122 S Market St is ill at his home.
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Harry R. Shafer
RFD
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Charles Fitez
S.market St
County school fringe benefits include unlimited sick leave
The county grants teachers unlimited accumulation of sick leave while offering 10 days of sick leave per year. Other perks include two days of business leave with school board approval, four days for death in the family, and sabbaticals to bridge pay gaps. The policy defines family broadly and allows unpaid leave to campaign or hold public office in election years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koons
Emmitsburg Holds Noon to Seven Election for Mayor, Council
Emmitsburg voters head to Town Hall today from noon to seven to elect a mayor and councilman. Councilman candidate Clarence Wachter runs unopposed. Mayoral candidates are Ralph Irclan Guy Baker Jr. and Charles B. Shorb. Mayoral term lasts two years while council terms run three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmitsburg
Clarence Wachter
Ralph Irclan
Guy Baker Jr
Charles B. Shorb
North Market Street Pupils Visit Frederick News-Post Plant
North Market Street School pupils from Miss Sara Bowlus and Robert Wiles classes tour the Frederick News-Post offices and plant today. Students include Katheryn Armentrout Vicki Baker Jenny Bartgis Kay Boyer Cynthia Carnes Dreama Chandler Earlene Clark and others with Mrs James Heller and Mrs John Hanner assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Bowlus
Robert Wiles
Nori Market Street Scucol
Frederick News-Post Today
Katheryn Armentrout
Vicki Baker
Jenny Bartgis
Kay Boyer
Cynthia Carnes
Dreama Chandler
Earlene Clark
Shirley Crouse
Nancy Doli
Cynthia Hahn
Robin Knott
Kathryn Manwiller
Patricia Morris
Julie Moser
Rhonda Shern
Karen Tyeryar
Mt Airy Man Charged In Drunken Driving Crash
Leonard Graham 39 was charged with drunken and reckless driving after his 1959 sedan struck a parked car owned by Cora Brown and then hit a westbound 1966 car driven by William Clair on East Saints Street about 4 30 p m Damage to the vehicles was listed at 150 150 and 100 dollars The accident was investigated by Pvt Gary Heerd In another incident at about 7 49 p m an eight year old girl Jolayne Biscoe was knocked from her bicycle at Magnolia and Atlantic avenues The rider, daughter of the Rev and Mrs Joseph D Biscoe, was not injured and no charges were filed by Cpl Donald E Tracey
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Airy
East Saints Street
Leonard Graham
Graham
Cora Brown
All Saints Street
William E. Clair
Tramsville
Clair
Coal Strike Continues Despite Agreement
About half of the striking soft coal miners stayed away from work in Pittsburgh as a tentative contract was reached. An estimated 25,000 miners remained on strike pending final action, while thousands more returned to work and about 15,000 had gone back to the pits on Monday. The Bituminous Coal Operators Association ratified the agreement and urged acceptance. The union policy committee meets in Washington Wednesday to review the weekend deal between Edward G. Fox and W. A. Boyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Washington
Edward G. Fox
Association
W. A
Tony) Boyle
Union
NSBA Rejects Stand On Teacher Strikes
The National School Boards Association rejected a move to ease its hard line against teacher strikes and removed a policy opposing compromise agreements based on bargaining. It adopted a new clause urging use of professional personnel knowledge in forming education policies, signaling greater teacher input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
National School Boards Association
NSBA
Britain Retains Singapore Base
London report says Singapore allows Britain to keep large bases on the island provided they are not used for aggression by Britain or the SEATO alliance. A Singapore official notes Prime Ministers Wilson and Lee Kuan Yew approved a general understanding for Britain to operate the base until the 1970s during Lee’s London visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Singapore
Britain
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Harold Wilson
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee
Greek premier wins narrow confidence vote in Cyprus dispute
Premier Stephanos Stephano poulos survived a tight parliamentary confidence vote by 151 to 147, fending off a censure motion over the Cyprus issue as Athens reported the result in the early hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greece
Stephanos Stephanopoulos
Cyprus
Potomac Edison seeks substation permit at Point of Rocks
The Potomac Edison Company asks the Frederick County Appeals Board tonight for a special exception to build a 26 by 54 foot substation and control house on the northwest side of Point of Rocks Road one mile northeast of Maryland 464. John W. Morgan leads the request. Also on the agenda Robert Stup seeks expansion of a non conforming use to add a 30 by 30 foot paint shop to Stup's Garage on Ball Road 1000 feet southeast of Maryland 355. Attorney Edward D. Storm represents Stup.
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Potomac Edison Company
Frederick County Appeals Board
Power Company
Point of Rocks Road
Maryland
John W. Morgan
Winchester Hall
Robert Stup
Ball Road
Stup
Maryland 355
Edward D. Storm
Nkrumah Earnings and Deposits Questioned
An inquiry in Accra revealed former President Kwame Nkrumah earned 82 816 from government during 15 years in office, yet had deposits totaling over 1.2 million dollars in two local banks.
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Accra
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
China Aids Pakistan Plant Project Creates 2600 Jobs
In Karachi, Communist China assists Pakistan to build a heavy machinery plant expected to employ 2,600 workers and manufacture 15,000 tons of equipment per year. A. M. K. Mazari, chairman of West Pakistan's industrial development corporation, announced the plan today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karachi
Pakistan
China
M. K. Mazari
West Pakistan
Industrial Development Corporation
Soviet launches Molniya 3 third satellite in series
Moscow AP reports the Soviet Union launched Molniya 3, the third in the communications series used to transmit radio and TV programs. Tass states the main task is further testing of the satellite systems and ground equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Local Democratic Precinct Meetings and Notices
Democratic precinct meetings announced for 7 and 7B with Jeffersonian Club events on Thursday April 28 at 7 30 p m Precinct No 10 meeting at 7 00 p m Jeffersonian Democratic ClubApril 27 Web Precinct Chairman Austin C Powell tribute Card of Thanks expresses appreciation to Dr Richard C Reynolds and Rev M D Ashbury and others for support in bereavement Also display of pet and tack shop ads and a beer product distributed by Hissey Distributing Co with contact Montevue Lane 662 2261
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonian Club
Hissey Distributing CO
Montevue Lane
James B. Besst
Richard C. Reynolds
M. D. Ashbury
Helen M. Besst
Jeffersonian Democratic Club
Local notices and sales crowd Urbana Frederick area ads
A collage of town notices and ads includes a Ladies wear boating gear, a quarterly Independent Hose Co meeting on Apr 28, condolences for Lula Cona and Claude Orrison, Jeffersonian Club event Apr 29, public sale notices for Wilbur Nash Jr and the Renner Road farm, a motorcycle hillclimb May 1, and multiple local business ads for tires, paints, paving, furniture, and services in Frederick Urbana Woodsboro and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur F. Nash, Jr
John Deere
Cooksville
Brookville
Montgomery County
Maryland
Wilbur F. Nash
Null & Smith
George Wm. Smith
Leslie A. Hutzell
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Vernon C. Weddle
Personal
Mkt
Jeffery Athey
Steven Brandt
Bruce Culler
Michael Dick
Risaid
Ford
Gariiso P Saztes
Michael Grams
Mark Heller
John Holly
Jeffery Hopkins
Donald Hubbell
Shaun Buxton
Steven Mutchner
Charles Myers
Carroll Plowman
George Smith
Kenneth Stockman
Michael Stull
Thomas Trubac
Raymond Whiten
Steven Yingling
David Worley
James Heller
John Hahnery
P. E. Co
PD. AL. Ae Caras
Nkrumah
Red China
U.S.S.R
PET and Tack Shop
West Patrick Street
Precinct
Austin C. Powell
Lady Lee
West Patick Street
Independent Hose Co
Russell Hahn
SEC
Lula A. Conaway
Democratic
Jeffersonian
Democratic Club
East Fourth Street
George F. Abrecht
W. Patrick St
Dr. Conley
Hazel Beard
Brunswick Ambulance
Claude FE. Orrison
Mabel G. Orrison
Carroll County
Burke
Percy Burke
Wayne Lockard
East
Main Street
Westminster
West Patrick St
Armstrong
Farmers Coop Assn. Petroleum Div
South & Wisner Sis
New Way
North Market St
Libertytown
Bentz St
Cappello
Market ST
Morrell Pride
U.S. No
Maine
Urbana
American Legion Home
East Church St
Charles L. Blentlinger
Jeffersonian Ladies Auxiliary
Jeffersonian Democratic Club, Inc
4Th St
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Renner Road
New Midway
Russell Creager
Lesie A. Hutzell
Heart of Md
Motorcycle Club, Inc
Damascus
Atlas
Esso
To & Mos
Farmers Coop Assn
Petroleum Div
South & Wisner Sts
Safe Farmers Co-op Assn
Petroleum Division South & Wisner Sts
City OF
Russell I. Morgan
Weil Brothers
Charles Fogle
Adam Rd
Oxtomina
Chester L. Grove
East Eighth St
Dickey Bird
Ecker
MOSER
Henry
Scan Discount Furniture Mart
West 7Th St
Motter Ave
Frederick, Md
Araby
Ijamsville
Flinthill
Urbana Hall
Corning Glass
Niagara Falls
Williamsburg
Ford Construction Co
U.S.A
Bentz
Patrick
Hamilton Avenue
T. E. Crummitt
Johnny
Airline Steamship
S. Market
Snow White Grill
Patrick St
Hurst
Routzahn
BUDGE
Frederick Junk Company
Chapel Alley
E. 4Th St
Dial MO
Nelson Tucker
Woodrow
Billi) Anderson
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