Camp Detrick to get new air weather detachment commander
Camp Detrick will welcome Capt. Robert H. McQuain as commanding officer of the air force weather detachment, replacing Capt. Francis W. Stapor who departs about Sept. 1 to attend MIT for a two year micrometeorology course. Stapor has led the detachment 18 months. McQuain has served there two years and previously at NYU and Air Force Headquarters. McQuain is a nine year Air Force veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Detciex
Air Force Weather Detachment
Robert H. McQuain
Francis W. Stapor
Massachusett Institute of Technology
Stapor
McQuinn
Camp Detrick
New York University
Air Force Headquarters
Washington, D. C
Air Force Service
Ernest D. Holford
Carbondale
Air Force
Th Air Force
Kilkeel
Ireland
Halford
98Rd
England
9Th Air Force
Germany
United States
Federal Railway Mail Service
Holford
Okinawa
20Th Air Force
Mitchel Air Base
N. Y
Frederick
Briggs Phillips
Jackie White
Deane D. Earnhardt
High Knob
Gambrill State Park
Addie Sawyer
Montescue T. Moree
Hearst the Chief: a towering press empire builder dies
William R Hearst once dubbed chief by many newspapermen, shaped American journalism through wire services and publications. Across pages he influenced millions, balancing patriotism with firm editorial independence. The obituary notes his complex legacy and lasting impact on the press. A separate report covers the West Point honor code crackdown, expulsion of cadets for cheating, and the resulting emphasis on discipline. It highlights the military integrity restored to the officer corps and its implications for national security. Also mentioned is a local recreation notice: about 50 teens attended a Wednesday dance at Staley Park, with plans for another event on August 29 featuring Jimmy Taylor and his orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearst
West Point
Academy
United States Army
City Recreation Commission
Field House
Staley Park
Jimmy Taylor
Louise Corbin
Fifty Years Ago Unusually Interesting Frederick Council Meeting
An unusually interesting Frederick Council Royal Arcanum meeting was held with grand officers and escort, a move to send wheat samples to Baltimore for grading and marketing was discussed, the Republican Central committee organized with officers, Harry H. Lee Hanshew left for Columbus to join Who-What-When Minstrels, and Clark Place cement walk extended along the building lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Arthur D. Willard
William H. Hinks
Roger Motter
H. J. Kefauver
Braddock
Harry E. Chapline
Harry H. Lee
H. Lee Hanshew
Frank Adams
Clark Place
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The News Column
Twenty years ago items include a would be robber foiled by a skelton key at East South Street home of Mr and Mrs Edgar K Moore. Aero Squadron of the 29th Division staged a high altitude photography mission at 17000 feet with Detrick Field flyers in furs. Wakefield Valley fire destroyed Guy Babylons large barn in Carroll county causing 8000 loss. City playgrounds to close this week with supervisor Helma Mann planning a special program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar K. Moore
East South Street
Mise Helma Mann
Louis Jouvet Dies After Stroke In Paris Theater
Paris August 16 Louis Jouvet a leading French actor died at 63 after a stroke struck during rehearsal of Power and Glory at the Athenee Theater where he served as director. He had just returned from an American tour and appeared in numerous stage roles and more than 40 films including Knock Hote Du Nord and Volpone. He gained fame for Moliere and Jean Giraudoux and spent the war years in South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Louis Jouvet
France
Jouvet
Graham Greene
Athenee Theater
New York
Moliere
American National Theater Academy
Volpone
Jean Giraudoux
South America
Argentina
Deaths of Schumacher Darby and Kelican in Maryland area
Death notices report the passing of George H Schumacher a retired B and O Railroad machinist at 65 in Cascade. Joseph N Darby a Poolesville District farmer died at Washington Sanitarium Takoma Park aged 87. William F E Kelican aged 76 died near Charles Town after long illness. Surviving relatives listed include children spouses and siblings. Funeral arrangements note Schwab in Baltimore and Eackles chapel in Harpers Ferry with interment at Monocacy and Edge Hill Cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Schumacher
George Henry Schumacher
Mamie M. Weggel
Cascade
John and
Elizabeth Hemming Schumacher
Millington Lodge No. 166
A. F
A. Masons
Baltimore
Frederick G
Thurmont
Vincent Sedina
Philip G
Schwab Funeral Home
M. L. Creager
Joseph N. Darby
Poolesville
Washington Sanitarium
Takoma Park
Darby
Fenton Street
Sliver Spring
Thomas and
Elizabeth Darby
Mary Chiswell Darby
Evelyn Allnutt
Mas
Reno Penn
Clinton
Lutie Clap
Blue Point
L. 1
Ethel Hermann
Washington
Gordon Darby
Silver Spring
Joseph Darby
Kensington
Robert Darby
New York
Harry Darby
Beallsville
Barnesville
Monocacy Cemetery
William B Hilton
William FE. Kelican
William EF. Kelican
Charles Town
Standard Lime and Stone Company
Millville
Bolivar
Cora Gruber
Myrtle Via
Mildred McCormick
Ruth Billey
Harpers Ferry
Clifton
Ray
Charles
Roy
Ellis N. Kelican
Philadelphia
Carrie Kelican
W. C. Perry
Winchester
Eackles Funeral Chapel
Herpers Ferry
Stanley Hauser
Episcopal Church
Edge Hill Cemetery
Funerals Held for Jennetta Keller Lottie Eyler and Mary Myers
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Jennetta E. Keller in Middletown with Rev. Howard J. McCarney officiating. Pallbearers and burial followed at Reformed cemetery. Separate services for Mrs. Lottie May Eyler occurred at Taneytown with interment in Lutheran Church cemetery, led by Rev. Glenn L. Stahl. Mary R. Myers of Bonneville, Pa. was buried at the Baust Evangelical church cemetery after a service led by Rev. Miles S. Reifsnider and Rev. Paul D. Yoder. C Fuss and Son directed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Jennetta E. Keller
Howard J. McCarney
George Deans
Robert Haupt
Cecil
Harry
Lawrence Keller
Clark Routzahn
Reformed Cemetery
Gladhill Co
Lottie May Eyler
New Midway
Taneytown
Glenn L. Stahl
Taneytown, Lutheran Church Cemetery
Calvin Renner
Cletus Fogle
John Fogle
Samuel Fogle
A. A. Haugh
Raymond Stover
C. O. Fuss and Son
Mary R. Myers
Bonneville
Baust Evangelical and Reformed Church
Miles S. Reifsnider
Paul D. Yoder
Ira Rodkey
Raymond Rodkey
Denton Wantz
Allen Morelock
Oliver Brown
William Flohr
C. Q. Fuss and Son
Incapacitate in Daily Word Study Lesson
English Lesson notes present guidance on usage missteps and pronunciation. It highlights phrases avoidable forms like it is the most interesting book that I ever read and suggests alternatives such as that I have ever read. The entry defines incapacitate as depriving of capacity and mentions ill health and disqualification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L_ GORDON
United Nations vows to press Korea goal if war resumes
The Washington briefing quotes General Ridgway warning Communists that UN forces will destroy or drive out troops if war restarts, signaling a shift toward military objective in Korea. It contrasts with earlier statements by MacArthur and U.S. officials, noting a consistent UN mission to liberate all of Korea by force if cease-fire talks fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ridgway
U. N
Korea
United Nations
Senate Armed Services Committee
Dean Acheson
Secretary of State
38Th Parallel
MacArthur
Voice
U. N. Command
U.N
Dream diary link to waking events in Boyle column
RELMAN MORIN notes a British experiment where dream diaries were kept to test whether dreams predict real events. He cites an English scientist who found detailed dream records helped memory and sometimes duplicated in life. The piece references parapsychology and the idea that such precognitive dreams occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Relman Morin
Hal Boyle
New York
Seven Montgomery Policemen Are Named
Seven men were appointed to the Montgomery county police force, increasing strength to 10 146. They report as privates at 2900 dollars yearly. Six are in the first 200 authorized by the 1952 budget. more are expected before rookie school opens September 3. New officers include Robert C Aggers, Joseph M Ganley, Harry A Ward, William W Warner, James H Williams, Clarence W Leek, and Edward F McVay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery County
Robert C Aggers
Hillandale Road
Chevy Chase
Joseph M. Ganley
Boyds
Harry A. Ward
Barnesville
William W. Warner
Kensington
James H. Williams
Greenbelt
Clarence W. Leek
Cameron Drive
Silver Spring
Edward F. McVay
Fayette Road
Catherine Cornelia Dorsey
Germantown
Department of Inspection and Licenses
Col
Robert Ransom
Civil Defense
Gaithersburg
Garden Club Luncheon Sets Stage for September Flower Show
The GWAts Garden Club meets at The Chimney Hood College to plan the annual flower show on September 6 and 7. Invitations fill quickly, exhibits from city and county are due by 11:30 a m opening day, with a horticultural section featuring fall blooms and roses to be arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Chimney Hood College
FR. W. Baer
R. E. Town
Side Glances and Visits Highlight Frederick Socials
In Frederick several social notes unfold with visiting relatives guests and vacations. Rev Kinsel long pastor of Church of the Brethren is referenced and Rev Miyat from Edinburg Ind visits as Rev Weaver takes vacation. Nearby Feagaville hosts a August picnic lunch at Marshall Flooks with many families present and a large guest list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trick
Mr. Kinsel
Church of the Brethren
Frederick
William G. Roessler
West College Terrace
Roessler
Alexander L. Miyat
Edinburg, Ind
Miyat
Presbyterian Church
W. Merval Weaver
Catoctin Estates Expands With Large Lot Block
Frederick area realtors announce a major sale in the Catoctin Estates development. Gilmore R. Flautt Sr and wife deeded land to Catoctin Estates Inc, with Earl F. Hargis as builder. Construction plans call for hundreds of homes in coming years and up to 400 building lots in the new subdivision. Additional transfers include lots on Magnolia and West Seventh streets, and a Cape Cod bungalow sold to Raymond Hawitt and wife. Areas near Fairview, Montfort, and Rose avenues noted.
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Oine
Frederick
Sun
Transft
Biggs Avenue
Rosedale
Wern
Fairview Avenue
Grant Place
Rimont Avenue
West Fourth St
Seventh Street
Gilmore R. Flautt
Ruth R. Flautt
Catoctin Estates
Gilmore R. Fi
Gilmore R. Fleutt, Jr
Nolia Avenue
West Seventh St
Rose
Frede
Earl F. Harge
Kerfoot
Gambrill Park Road
Alnate
Raymond T. Haw
Cape Cod
Chasers
Middletown
Saints Street
North
Bentz Street
Emma Dorsey
Weddings Masser-Black In August Ceremony At Shookstown
Miss Charl Viola Blank and Grayson Lloyd Masser married by Rev. Ro Easterday in Shookstown. Ceremony at the minister’s home, reception at Gambrill Park with candlelight refreshments. They will reside in Hagerstown. Also Betty Jane Winebrewer wed to Ross E Clem at Eu ge Lutheran church with reception. couple to home in Walkersville after Virginia Beach trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masser
Charl Viola Blank
Shookstown
Grayson Lloyd Masser
Gam Park
Ro Easterday
Bernard
Frederick M. ‘Er
Gambrill Park
William Mas
Frederick Masser
Roscoe Gross
Dauter
Arthur Mas
Hartup
Leslie Masser
Leroy Masser
George Cha
Funk
Mil Blank
Monroe Blank
Leo Blank
William Mich
Leon Poole
Bern Rice
Liam Hildebrand
Wilfred Blank
Biert Dasterday
Leonard Markle
B. Stone
Austin Steinhaus
Clem
H College
Columbia University
the Street Junior High School
U. of
James Rimber
Strayer's College of Accouncy
Washington
Virginia Beach
South Mar Street
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Joseph J. Fekete
Rankin
John J. Coulombe
Maine
Ellen Brandenburg
Charles C. McGlain
West Virginia
Edgar B. Didway
Edward D. Forster
William L. Aspy
James H. Specht
Thomas EB. McCann
Hugh J. Martin
Fort George G. Meade
Thomas C. Harris
James A. Lockhart
James E. Ogg
John J. Classen
Harold Trout
Russell Laisure
Robert L. Carper
Guy E. Baty
William FE. Cleaver
William R. Simmons
LaMonte A. Tucker
Frederick T. Boyd
Franklin R. Olson
Maurice D. Rice
Gerald W. Bestler
Joe Gonsiorek
William R. Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
Joseph Pulitzer
E. W. Scripps
the News
of the News
Russell
D-Ga
David Lawrence
Boyle
Montgomery
T. Webster
Gwats
Richard Brown
Brooken, N. Y
Miss Lillian Brown
Lindbergh Avenue
Grace Brown
Rosemont Avenue
Herman Brown
Harrisburg, Pa
Holly-Rosenstock
Philip Wertheimer
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Susan B. Rosenstock
Charles H. Holly
U. S. Army
Rose Haven
Msc
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Holly
Julius Holly
Civic Club
Ernest Englehardt
W. Edward Messick
Cochairmen
5. W. Fox
Home For the
G. R. Flautt
Rockwell Terrace
Terre Haute
Ind
Davis Fox
Herbert N Heston
Magnolia Avenue
Spencer OQ. Geasy
East Third Street
Deborah Leigh
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Stuart Haller Brown
Bambi Brown
Herbert Brown
Springdale, Conn
Mrs
T. Stuart Haller
East Second Street
Smelser
Charles Smelser
Water Cress Farm
Union Bridge
Tasker's Chance Garden Club
J. D. Dave
Melville Stockwell
Robert Harris
Frederick Fair
Fair House
Osborne I. Price
Edgar F
Audrey Jean Hemp
Square Acres
Walkersville
Patsie Himes
Himes
Donald Garst
Evangelical Reformed
Louie E. Carr
Maryland Avenue
Brunswick
W. F. Wibeck
Leland Johnston
Patty
Nancy
Milly and Lee
Albany
Lea Hartman
Tulsa
Okla
Alice Hawkens
Woodbridge
Mattie Hartman
Charles J. Hartman
Robert H. Hartman
Bobby
Point of Rocks
Marguerite Mullican
Benny Ffarsh
Dickie and
Dennis
H. E. Walkie
Mary Lou
Nellie Dean
Howard Falconer
William 5. Hardy
Wilson Avenue
Paul W. Kinsel
Dayton
Fred
Feagaville
Marshall Flook
Charles Willard
Alden Flook
Walter Bidle Jr
Earl Hargett
Arthur Flook
Elvin Flook
Walter Bidle II
Ronald
Elsworth Wiles
Eugene Love
P. E. Flock
Buelah Hildebrand
Willie
Ruth Shaff
Margretta Flock
Betty Kimmel
Joanna Gloria
Grace Bidle
Jane Flock
Mary E. Wiles
Maxine Hi
Calvin E. Schildknecht
North College Parkway
E. Schildknecht
Schildknecht
Harry J. Schneider
Montclair
N. J
Evelyn Ball
Betty
Jean
Shirley
Near
Elkridge
James H. Ball
Ernest W. Ausherman
Shookstown Road
Marvin Ezra
Edward Oden
North Market Street
Melvin Oden, Jr
Larry
Lee Place
Betterton
Maplewood Inn
D. R. Bishop
Mr. Bishop
B. M. Bishop
Terre Haute, Ind
Orn
Te. T
U. B. Pat
Herman M. Brown
National Airport
Buffalo
Canada
Marlin Reid
Detroit, Mich
Lester Wilson
Houghton Lake
Earl Hevner
Gene Hevner
Charles Null
Hubert Null
College Park
Maryland
Herbert Lunzer
Michael
Billy
Lesa
DeLuth
Minn
Leo Kreimer
Lunzer
Rosalea Kreimer
Herbert Bowers
Bonnie Lee Bowers
Annie M. Warner Hospital
Gettysburg
Bowers
Maxine Fream
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