Disk Eaby and Opinionated Blast of the Month
Opinionated monthly blast targets a group member over behavior and ego. The column lauds Murmaids for a number one hit and chastises a fellow artist for arrogance, urging humility and respect for partners. Music notes discuss Sammy Davis Jr and upcoming songs. A brief disk derby chart lists five records with Roy Orbison noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankie Lane
Murmaids
Carter
Elvis Presley
Mr. Big Britches
Big
Pluy
Allen's Question Man Reworks Old Radio Quiz Format
AP Radio TV notes Steve Allen's Question Man segment bringing new life to the old Q and A idea with viewer-submitted queries. CBS radio's Ask Miss Fickett draws 700 letters weekly. Mary Fickett answers and invites experts on language origins and phrases. Also mentions Boxing's Last Round on NBC and Marine Private Weldon's Quick Kick exercise at Camp Lejeune. Archbishop Toolen desegregates Alabama Catholic schools and leads 115,000 Catholics in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Steve Allen
Allen
Malcolm X
CBS
Miss Fickett
Mary Fickett
NBC
David Brinkley
Mobile
Ala
Thomas J. Toolen
Alabama
Toolen
Florida
Martinsburg Guard Receives MATS Safety Award
The 167th MATS unit at Martinsburg Municipal Airport earned a 1963 safety plaque, joining units with five years accident free. Maj. Gen. G. B. Dany and East and West Coast air forces praised the achievement. Lt. Col. Robert H. Weller and Capt. Alan R. Ogden accepted the award for the 167th Air Transport Group. Marine Lance Corporal Alfred R. Glass Jr. returned to Cherry Point after Caribbean training with VMFA 224. Astronomers note cosmic rays may render moon dust dangerously radioactive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg Municipal
MATS
Military Air Transport Service
West Virginia Air National Guard
Western Transport Air Force
Travis Afb
G. B. Dany
167Th Mats
Martinsburg Air Guard
Westaf
Eastaf
Eastern Transport Air Force
Harry W. Sanford
167Th Air Transport Group
Robert H. Weller
Alan R. Ogden
Alfred R. Glass
Alfred R. Glass Sr
West Patrick Street
Marine Corps Air Station
Cherry Point
N. C
Caribbean
Marine Attack Squadron
Marine Aircraft Wing
Ameling Glass Works and Fleecy Dale Lodge Founder
Amelung produced the best glass in America and established Fleecy Dale, one of the first Masonic lodges. His glass works began in 1785 near the Fleecy Dale valley and operated until 1795. He employed about 342 people, faced major fires, failed to obtain funding, and mortgaged to Abraham Faw in 1794 before the 1795 sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Carroll
Carrollton
Amelung
America
Washington
Beautiful Valley
Fleecy Dale
George Fearhake
Abraham Faw
Frederick
Thomas
Samuel Hollingsworth
Baltimore
Ameling
Amelung Glass Factory a Leading Colonial Industry
Bennett's Creek area history notes the 1789 establishment of the first glass factory in Maryland by John Frederick Amelung of Bremen. The Bristling enterprise drew Washington Jefferson and Carroll support, housed 68 workers and their families, and built New Bremen near present Park Mills. Amelung produced non lead glass in vivid colors with engraved emblems and coats of arms, including Masonic symbols on many pieces. The estate spanned 2100 acres along Bennett's Creek and Monocacy, featuring a grand mansion, ovens, a church, school, and 15 worker dwellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph F. Martz
Prince Georges County
Damascus
Upper Montgomery
Thurston
Frederick County
Urbana
Monocacy
Lilypons
Sugar Loaf
Bennett’s
Georgetown-Frederick
State Roads Commission
Maryland
John Frederick Amelung
Bremen
Germany
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
America
Amelung
Baltimore
Washington
Jefferson
Paca
Charles Carroll
Carrollton
Bennett’s Creek
Bennett's Creek
New Bremen
Park Mills
Buckeystown
Johann Friedrich Amelung
George Fearhake
G. J. Schley
George Jacob Schley
John Thomas Schley
Frederick
Amelung Mansion and Amelung Glass Legacy in Frederick
An 1873 survey notes Frederick area sites tied to Amelung family and Glassware pieces later held by museums. The mansion near Park Mills Road declined while owners changed through 1947 and beyond. Nearby graves and historic sites recall Major James Simmons and Archibald Orme as part of Revolutionary and War of 1812 era lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelung
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
West
Park Mills Road
D. J. Lake
Frederick County
C.0. Titus & Co
H.D. Ordeman
Alden Fisher
Frederick
William R. Quynn
Archibaldy Orme
John Darnall
George Washington
Heter
Bennett’s Creek
Roger Johnson
Bloomsbury Forge
Sugar Loaf
O.A. Miller
Park Mills
Urbana
Bennett's Creek
Peters Tavern Estate Revealed as Early Maryland Industrial Site
Excavations at the glass factory site uncover a large 1791 established complex near Peters Tavern. The remains include mansion house, two glass houses, two flatting houses, three ovens, warehouses, stables and a saw mill, indicating a substantial early Maryland industrial operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Evening TV Schedule Highlights From a Local Guide
A compact listing shows 3:00 mixed kids shows and prime time lines from 4:00 to 12:30 including Mickey Mouse Club Popeye Mighty Hercules Maverick Woody Woodpecker and more. It notes films such as Patrick the Great Chump at Oxford and Manhattan Melodrama along with serials News and game shows like Jeopardy and Truth or Consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey Mouse Club
Popeye
Maverick
Woody Woodpecker
Patrick the Great
Oxford
Lorenzo and His Friends
Rogue River
Ernie Ford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Don Wilson
Sammy Davis Jr
California
Elvis
the King
Dave Clark
Suspicion
Terry Stafford
Hello Dolly
Louis Armstrong
Beatles
Serendipity Singers
Roy Orbison
Cynthia Lowry
Ap-Tv
Kerry W. Weldon
Franklin E. Weldon
RFC 2
Watersville Road
Mt. Airy
Sixth Regiment
Second Marine Division
Onslow Beach
Camp Lejune
Martinsburg Guard
Ameling House
Henry W. Becraft
Gaithersburg
Sheeess
Burt Lancaster
May Adj
West 7Th Street
Francis Scott Key
Lions Benefit of Light Conservation and Charities Fund
PF. Wv
Woolworth CO
Frederick Shopping Center
W. 7Th Street
Schley
Avalon
Vincent Peter
Bors
Edward N. Derr
Derrwyn
Wakefield Road
New Windsor
Carroll County
N. Market St
Westinghouse
Woodstock
Russell L. Snyder Emmert R. Bowlus
H. M. Alexander
IBM Computers
Electronic Computer Programming Training Center
Electronic Computer Programming Training Center, Inc
Zip Come
Enone
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Fredeock News
Wtig-Tv
Wmal-Tv
Wtop-Tv
Wmar-Tv
Wbal-Tv
Wjz-Tv
Wgal-Tv
Loretta Young
General Hospital
Daddy
Laove of Life
Astroboy
Hennesey
Bat Masterson
Lawman
Mr. Novak
Outlaws
Mister Ed
Louisiana Purchase
Red Skelton
McHale’s Navy
Petticoat Junction
Richard Boone
Jo Stafford
Jack Benny
Stoney Burke
Garry Moore
Fugitive
Pier 13
McCoys
Pete and
Gladys
Mike Douglas
Guiding Light
Groucho
Surfside
Theater of Stars
The
Bob
Ann Sothern
Rice’s Color Center
5Th and
Market St
Esso
Monocacy Oil Co
West Second St
Lowell Tire & Battery CO
South Market St
Market St. MO
Miter Y
Frederick Camera Shop
North Market St. MO
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