Chin chinchillas grow into fur empire in days of yore
HAL BOYLE reports on chinchilla farming as a booming side business in the United States and Canada. Veterans like Dale Mathews invest in pairs at $600 to $1,650, projecting herds to 200 or 300 in a decade with annual earnings up to $20,000. Chinchillas breed for life, with pelts valued high and market growth expected after years of care.
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Hal Boyle
St. Paul
Minn
America
United States
Canada
Jove
Dale Mathews
University of Minnesota
Dave
Andes Mountains
M. F. Chapman
Mathews
Monarchs Still Rule Through Regents Across Nations
Monarchies persist with regents or chiefs of state in many lands. In Jordan, after King Abdullah’s assassination, 16 year old Hussein is favored while Regent Naif holds real power. Iraq also has a boy king with a regency. Franco’s Spain eyes Juan Carlos, son of Juan of Bourbon, as future king, while Belgium installs young Baudouin I after Leopold abdicated. These moves favor monarchy amid upheaval, preserving stability through retained rulers.
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Jordan
Abdullah
Tallal
Switzerland
Hussein
Vince
Naif. Tallal
Iraq
Spain
Belgium
Boudoin I
Leopold
Community Drownings and Picnic Marks Local News
Fifty years ago James F. Burch a lime company employee and his five year old son Clarence drowned in a quarry pool near the city. His nine year old son Johnson notified his mother. The Braddock Union Sunday school picnic in Mercer’s Grove drew hundreds with the Middletown and Yellow Springs bands. Electric cars shuttled Frederick residents for the event. Also reported are a humid spell followed by rain, a family alarm over a possible yard break in near Dutrow's confectionery, police investigation with no signs of robbery, and Rev Fr Coleman delivering his first sermon on Matrimony at St John’s Catholic church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Burch
Grove Lime Company
Clarence
Johnson
UNION
Braddock
Mercer's Grove
Middletown
Yellow Springs
Frederick
H. S. Landis
North Market Street
Dutrow
FR. Coleman
St. John's Catholic Church
Frederick airport seen as wise public investment
Twenty years ago notes from The News column report Captain George Cobb of the 29th Division Aviation addressing the Freder ick Kiwanis Club. Growers in the county expect about 210000 dollars from their sugar corn for canning, paid 12 dollars per ton at factories. A light rain boosted late crops, aiding sweet corn, tomatoes, and fruit. Dr. R W Baer wins the Presidents trophy in the Catoctin Country Club golf tourney defeating Elmer St C Maxwell 4 and 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
George Cobb
Maryland National Guard
R. W. Baer
Catoctin Country Club
Elmer St. C. Maxwell
Merryland Tract Reunion Draws Lewis Family Crowd
The annual Lewis family reunion took place at Merryland Tract Petersville on August 5 with 105 relatives attending a picnic lunch followed by a business meeting led by president Douglas Wetnight. George Lewis Jr. led a varied program of poems songs and skits, featuring Ruth Ellen Watkins Diane Singer and Judy Culler among others.
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Lewis
Merryland Tract
Petersville
Douglas Wetnight
George Lewis, Jr
Ruth Ellen Watkins
Diane Singer
Judy Culler
Brenda Lewis
Ralph Culler
Jimmie Watkins
Ruth Ferrell
Basil Lewis
John Noll
William Grams
Michael Brown
Diane Shafer
Harmonia
God
Howard Fawley
Harry Evans
Robert ‘Wenner
Russell Stine
Wanda
Carolyn
Tommy Stine
Edward Smith
Harman Smith
John § Wetnight
Gerald Ahalt
Geraldine
Johnny Ahalt
J. Douglas Wetnight
Donna Sue Wetnight
Lovan Singer
J. Edgar Ferrell
Charles O'Leary
Patricia
Virginia O'Leary
Larry l
Gerald Dorsey
Sandra
Sharon Grams
Charles Eyre
Margaret Noll
Margaret Ellen
Ida Baker
Osborne Wachter, Jr
Donald Wachter
Roberta House
Basil C. Lewis
F. M. Brown
David
Duff Nusbaum
Corky
Robert B. Lewis
Stevie
Tom
George Lewis
Judith
Rickey
Jeffrey Culler
William L. Miller
Kay Miller
William A. Miller
Dianne Shafer
Oliver F. Englebrecht
Albert Slockman
Deaths of Grimes Solt Campbell Ward and others in area
Death notices for George W. Grimes 57 Germantown World War I veteran dies of heart attack at Indian Head family details and funeral plans at Trinity Methodist Church Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Calvin F. Solt former Gettysburg resident dies at Masonic Home Elizabethtown funeral Monday 10 p.m.. Ernest G. Campbell Gaithersburg resident dies in Mt. Alto Hospital age 54 World War I veteran with surviving wife and children services Sunday Laytonsville funeral home. Mrs Claudia Ward 86 Washington native daughter of Hillard family dies at Garfield Hospital Washington. services Tuesday Barnesville Monocacy Cemetery Beallsville Beallsville area listed.
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George W. Grimes
George Will Grimes
Germantown
George's Cottage
Indian Head
Charles J and M. Schaeffer Grimes
Ella Burns Grimes
Thomas Fentress
St.Petersburg
Fla
Harry Anglesbee
German
Calvin F. Solt
Gettysburg
Elizabethtown
Center Hall
Mr. Solt
James E. Solt
Frederick
Bender Funeral Home
Ernest G. Campbell
Iva A. Campbell
Gaithersburg
Mt. Alto Hospital
Washington
Campbell
Gladys Andry
Belair
Texas
Velma Johnson
Poolesville
Dorothy Fleming
Rockville
Ernest E
Claudia Ward
John
Helen Hillard
Montgomery County
Garfield Hospital
Monocacy Cemetery
Beallsville
William B. Hilton
Funeral notices from Taylorsville Thurmont and Bethesda
Funeral services were held for Rosa E. Byers at her Taylorsville home with Rev. J. Albert Perkins officiating. Interment in Taylorsville cemetery. Also services for Mary R. Lingg at St Anthony’s church with Rev. Kline and others. interment in church cemetery. Bertha Hengst buried in Thurmont U B Cemetery. Charles A. Jackson services at East Patrick Street funeral home. Bethesda note: Leslie E. Sanders, 55, Montgomery County newspaperman, died after a heart attack following a stroke during a failed bid for sheriff.
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Taylorsville
Rosa E. Byers
J. Albert Perkins
F. J. Barnes
Roy Farrer
Roland Gosnell
Charles J. Gunn
Charles Wagner
Chester Black
Taylorsville Cemetery
C. M. Waltz
Mary R. Lingg
Felix Lingg
St. Anthony’s
St. Anthony's Church
Robert Kline
Thomas Kilcullen
William Culhane
Edward and
Ernest Seltzer
John Jordan
George Peddicord
Charles Ridenour
Allen Kreitz
Church Cemetery
M. L. Creager and Son
Bertha P. Hengst
Roy G. Hengst
Thurmont
Charles H. Corbett
John Whitmore
Rudolph Eyler
Frank Anders
Howard R. Damuth
William Foreman
Charles Mumma
Thurmont U. B
Charles A. Jackson
East Patrick Street
Jerome Alexis
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Charles Crum
Milton Crum
Elmer Rhoderick
Gordon Blair
Rocky Springs
C. E. Cline and Son
Bethesda
Leslie E. Sanders
Montgomery County
Florida
Policy on plant dispersion draws chamber notice
The Frederick Chamber of Commerce reports a policy statement detailing the federal program to encourage dispersion of new manufacturing plants in local marketing areas. A booklet titled Is Your Plant a Target? issued by the National Security Resources Board guides community industrial planning for dispersion. The U S C C and NSRB offer to mail copies to applicants. Also noted is a vacation motor trip by Mr and Mrs Nathan Butler and Mrs Harold Smith visiting the Butler family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
National Security Resources Board
Nathan Butler
Airy
South
Harold Smith
Aberdeen
Butler
Armistice talks in Korea hinge on lines and leverage
Washington observers note the U N position shaping the armistice line and the way the talks bounce between insistence on current defense lines and retreat, with both sides weighing political implications. The piece foresees limited leverage and continued division of Korea, aided by rival powers, and previews a city events lineup including Mullinix Park activities and a Mother Goose costume party.
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Washington
Ridgway
U. N
38Th Parallel
North Korea
Playground Week Craft Shows Set Across Local Parks
The Frederick Needle Art Club sponsors a week of craft shows at Washington Street, Maryland Avenue, Staley Park, Rosedale, East Third Street, McCurdy Field, North Market Street, Mullinix Park, Baker Park, and Harmony Field with judging and Miss Charlotte Koontz supervising Arts and Crafts. The sports program includes croquet, softball, paddle tennis, horseshoes, marble, badminton, and midget softball across McCurdy, Mullinix, Baker Park, and Rosedale venues, plus drama night and teen dances at Tiny Tot Town and Staley Park field house.
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Washington Street
Maryland Avenue
Staley Park
Rosedale
East
Third Street
McCurdy Field
North Market Street
Mullinix Park
Baker Park
Harmony Field
Frederick Needle Art Club
Charlotte Koontz
Har' Mon Field
Harmon Field
Tiny Tot Town
Staley Park Field House
Rhythm Band Concert at Baker Park Draws 500 Strong
An all playground rhythm band concert was held Friday at Baker Park with over 500 in attendance. Twelve Frederick city playgrounds performed, featuring 170 children per ensemble, with prizes awarded for interpretation, enthusiasm, time keeping, stage presence, and largest band.
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All Playground
Baker Park
Business and Professional Women's Club
Paul Strine
Martha Reynolds
Viresinia Devereaux
Frederick City
Washington Street
Rosedale
McCurdy Field
North Market Street
Maryland Avenue
Mullinix Park
Harmon Field
Star- Jey Park
Bible Thoughts On Church Work And Faith
A brief sentiment echoes Psalm 122 9 and John Hall urging believers to seek good through the house of the Lord. It contrasts a lazy church with an earnest, active congregation striving against sin and misery to grow stronger in faith.
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John Hall
Braddock Residents Entertain Hood College Guests
Braddock Heights hosts Hood College classmates including Mrs. Robert McCutcheon and Miss Ruth Moody for weekend visits. A luncheon is planned today with Margaret Wehler of New York and Frederick among guests.
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Braddock
Farmer Hood
Robert McCutcheon
Braddock Heights
Ruth Moody
Fullerton
Calif
Dilla Burns
Lancaster
Elsa Long
Philadelphia
Hugh Miller
Pocono Pines
Byron Hughes
Hood College
McCutcheon
Margaret Wehler
New York
Frederick
Hood
Thurmont Community News Long Penned Social Calendar
Local column covers residents visiting relatives and traveling to Ocean City Boston and Canada. Notes births, marriages, and job changes. lists travelers to Maryland Virginia and beyond with multiple families and towns including Thurmont Frederick Middletown and Bartlesville Oklahoma.
Lenhart And Wilcom Wedding Ceremony
Miss Betty Ann Wilcom and Earl Calvin Lenhart wed in a St. Josephs Catholic church ceremony in Carrollton Manor. Rev. Dr. Joseph F. Thorning performed the double ring service with lilies and palms adorning the altar. The bride wore a white lace gown with a high neck jacket and a pearl circlet veil, carrying white asters and baby’s breath with a white orchid. Julie Rice served as maid of honor with lavender lace, while bridesmaids wore yellow and nile green gowns with matching net headpieces and colonial bouquets.
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St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Carrollton Manor
Betty Ann Wilcom
John Jacob Wilcom
Frederick
Earl Calvin Lenhart
Lewis Calvin Lenhart
Joseph F. Thorning
Julie Rice
Jefferson
Mary Jane Wilcolm
Willard C. van Sant
Airy
Maid of Honor
Local Engagement and Wedding Notices
Thurmont announces engagement of Louise Prendergast to Julian Gibbs Jr. of Washington. She is Georgetown Visitation graduate, he attends George Washington University Tau Kappa Epsilon. Wedding planned September 1 at Hill Anderson. Also, Lillie Mae Anderson to Ernest Roy Hill wed June 17 at Woodboro Lutheran parsonage with reception. couple to honeymoon, then Camp Kilmer overseas. Joan V. Marshall marries George W. Wiles. honeymoon at Niagara Falls and southern Canada.
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Nounce
J. Edward Prendgast
Thurmont
Ar Louise
Julian Glenwood Gib Jr
M Julian G. Gibbs
Washington
Miss Prendergast
Georgetown Visitation
Gibbs
Geofl Washington University
Tau Kappa Epsil
Hill—Anderson
Lillie Mae Anderson
Paul B. Andson
Frederick
Ernest Roy Hill
U. Ss. Army
Howard P. Hill
Riverton
Woodoro
Rayme C. Myers
Stanly Rhodes
Rho
Cpl. H
Camp Crick
Camp Kilmer
Wiles—Marshall
Joan V. Marshall
T. R. Marsh
Libertytown
George W. Wiles
Niagra Falls
Canada
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Hesbia C. Foster
Vatican City
Prius
Virgin Mary
London
the News
David Lawrence
Reds
Korea
Ime
Playground News
Dume
Joof
Wil T. Webster
Frederick County Council
PTA
F. D Stickell
Rockwell Terrace
Lee Feete
Brunswick
Frederick County
Parkway School
Charles Gordon Buckey
Charles William and
Richard Daniel Buckey
Charlotte, N. C
Mr. Buckey
Daniel H. Buckey
Baltimore
Annapolis
Peter F. Burker
Emmitsburg
Farmers State Bank
Talbot Alexander
New Windsor
Margaret Stoner
Vivian Dell
Alexander
Carl Stoner
Ethel Sweigart Moline
Monticello
Lynn Smith
Walkersville
Robert Stottemeyer
Flint
Michigan
A. E. Hays
Wolfsville
NEA Service
T.M. Regu
M. Franklin Birely
Carter
Ocean City
Frank Rouzer
Fort Wayne
Ind
Mr. Rouzer
Gertrude Stoner
Nova Scotia
John R. Lambert
Pittsburgh
Edna Bere Boyer
Freeport, TL
Earl E. Bere
William F. Buckel
William Frederick II
Church Home
Buckel
Kathleen Kline
Ward S Kline
Fof Myersville
Frederick Man
Mitchell J. Nytko
USMC
Martha Nytiko
Oakwood Drive
James E. Wills
Chester Miller
Box 259
Izmir
Turkey
USS
Oriskeny
Asia Minor
Robert Smith
Wallace Morris
Harlingen, Tex
Bertha Steel
Mt. Airy
Richard Steel
San Francisco
Steel
Chicago
Lloyd
N. Earle Webb
Atry
Newfane
Vermont
George B. Valentine
Mt. Atry
New Shalimar
Valentine
Boca Raton Air Force Base
Glenn T. Swisher
Robert Crothers
Grove Boulevard
Hague
Lake George
N. Y
G. Leicester Thomas, Jr
George Leicester, Til
Charles B. Thomas
Buckeystown
Heart Lake
Georgetown Garden Club
Charles Sturtevant
Reservoir Rd
Georgetown
Thomas
Ruth Rogers
Mazie Webster
Mitchell Duvall
A. E., Grim
Evangeline
Williamsburg
Roanoke Island
Virginia Beach
Massanetta Springs
Harrisonburg
Kenneth C. Snyder
Thurmiont
John Stewart
Naval Hospital
Snyder
Anna Mary Stull
Staley Stull
Joseph D. Fisher
Gene Tetmyer
Morrow, Ohio
Edgar Boller
Geraldine Boller
California
Curtis Pittinger
Newport News
Pittinger
Elmer Pittinger
Beatrice Morris
Sykesville
Paul Wright
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
Charles M. Peery
Dana Rudy
Bel Air
Harford County
Mr. Peery
Maryland
Aberdeen-Angus Association
Larry MacPhail
Glen Angus
William Morgan
Linda
William I
Vandalia
Oma Marsh
Hamilton, O
George A. Bowls
Thomas Estes
Tommy
Margaret
S. C
Samuel L. Steele
Estes
Carl Owen
Danny
Fountain City
Tennessee
Lenhart
William Giesler
Hyattstown
Paul Richard Wise
Mar Ausherman
Gro
Charles Byerly, Jr
Arig Bach
M Dowell
Sac Heart
Casper C. Moore, Jr
Frederi
Rock
Brooklyn
N Rochelle
Lenhart and
Wilcom
Edward Farr
Dancus
Betty
Geo
Franklin Harne
Harry Harne
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