Fifty Years Ago News Clippings August 21 1914
Rome bows in grief at Pope Pius X funeral rites. Chautauqua program features wild animals lecture by Dr Chauncey Hawkins descendant of Daniel Boone. New pavement laid at Arthur Potts residence Court Square. South Market street bridge near completion with tar coat soon. Myeraville men kill rattlesnakes and copperheads after chasing them from hollow log near Black Rock.
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Rome
Pius X
Vatican
Chauncey J. Hawkins
Daniel Boone
Arthur Potts
Court Square
Elmer McC. Phe
South Market Street Bridge
Black Rock
Washington County
Mr. Palmer
Service Charges Aim to Ease Growing Property Taxes
Frederick City and County face tight debate over real estate taxes and services. Discussions consider double taxation on residents, eroding tax base from exemptions and federal property, and potential new charges like garbage, fire, street, library, and school bus fees to offset rising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Maryland Municipal League
Chicago
International Association of Assessing Officers
Uncle Sam
Frederick City
Washington County
Maryland
West Virginia
California
Poverty Standard in Thurmond View Refined
Senator Strom Thurmond questions the $3,000 poverty line arguing Social Security rules push retirees below the line and noting tax data showing billions in income taxes paid by Americans earning under $1,500. He defends the U S free enterprise system as a contrast to global poverty definitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strom Thurmond
U.S
Letter Suggests Defense Attorney for Democratic Convention
Claude K Clackahanny secretary general United Nations proposes a defense attorney present his name at the upcoming Democratic Convention to help President Johnson recover from the 1948 senatorial election scandal. The letter is dated August 19, 1964 from Rex Elgin Frederick Maryland. Resuming service notices announce Rev Raymond L Markley to resume as full-time pastor September 1 after 48 years in Myersville PA area churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Clackahanny
Johnson
Claude K. Clackahanny
United Nations
Rex Elgin
Frederick
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Beaver Creek
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Keedysville
Raymond L. Markley
Chambersburg
Myersville
Twenty Years Ago Notes From the News Post Files
War impacts Frederick events include fair plans at the Fair Grounds in late September after a two year pause. Paris area battles push German forces back toward Rouen as Gen Patton’s tanks roll forward. Monocacy River pollution cleanup is urged as state officials call it the worst in the stream’s history. Richard Bowlus resigns as Maryland Association Junior Chambers president, a Winchester Hall memorial center is proposed, and Old Timers Night at Braddock Heights Roller Rink highlights memories with awards. Hand injury at The Valley Register plant reported.
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Frederick
Frederick County Agricultural Society
George 5. Patton
Paris
Rouen
Seine
Lee LeCompte
Monocacy River
LeCompte
Richard S. Bowlus
Maryland Association Junior Chambers of Commerce
Winchester Hall
Braddock Heights
Gene Smith
WMHI
Frederick youth found guilty on false statement charge
A 20 year old Frederick resident William E Springirth pleaded guilty to making a false statement before Magistrate Robert K Kennedy. He received a suspended $50 fine or 10 days in jail after admitting he falsely claimed a man beat him on East Patrick Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Robert K. Kennedy
William E. Springirth
East Patrick Street
William E. Shepley
Springirth
Shepley
West South Street
Bernard E. King
Patrick Street
C. Clifton Wirts
From Old Crow to Andover Tales Ancient Alaska to Hampstead Reunion
The article surveys Arctic geography and local life, noting Old Crow on the Porcupine River and Martha Benjamin’s ski championship. It details the eighth annual Aden and Maggie Anderson descendants reunion at Hampstead Lions Club Park with officers elected. Prizes honored include oldest man and woman, youngest child, largest family, and longest-traveled couple. The gathering featured music, devotions, and a basket lunch, with attendees listed from York and nearby areas. The next reunion is set for the last Sunday in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ocean
Philippines
Australia
Atlantic
Puerto Rico
Nigara Falls
North America
Old Crow
Porcupine River
Arctic Circle
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Martha Benjamin
Aden
Maggie Anderson
Hampstead Lions Club
Leslie Stull
Joseph Burke
Aden Anderson
Linda Lou Stover
Robert Lewis
Linda
Stephanie
Cindy
Maggie
Gerald
Rodney
Teena Marie
Mary Albright
John Miedwig
Norman
Jean
Gloria
Sylvia
James Welsh
York
Ralph Nusz
Eugene Linton
Elizabeth
Mary
Florence Fogle
Charles Laur
James
Charles Jr
Jacqueline
Kathy
Johnny
Robert Laur
Tommy
Michael
Sue
William
Lilian Anderson
Jo Ann Neser
Franklin Danner
Douglas Taylor
Eddie Stevins
Frederick Memorial Hospital Patients Named In Sickness
James W. Carter of Westpatrick street is a surgical patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Another James Carter, a fireman in the maintenance department, is also listed as a patient. Surfers find good sport in several nations including the United States Australia New Zealand South Africa Peru and the Philippines.
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James W. Carter
West Patrick Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
James Carter
United States
Australia
New , Zealand
South Africa
Peru
Philippines
Cambridge Quiet After Civil Rights Upheaval
Cambridge, Maryland, endures a quiet period after a year of violent protests and National Guard deployment during the Negro Revolution. Local leaders cite the civil rights law, leadership gaps, and outside agitators as factors, while job retraining programs report modest progress and school transfer requests rise in Dorchester County.
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Stephens Broening
Associated Press
Cambridge (Ap
Cambridge
Maryland National Guard
Charles Cornish
C. Awdry Thompson
Gloria Richardson
T. N. Booth
New York Magazine
Cornish
Stanley Wise
Richardson
Cambridge Nonviolet Action Committee
Area Redevelopment Administration
Manpower Development Training Act
Frederick C. Pritchett
State Department of Employment
Baltimore Teen Wins Miss High School of America Pageant
Carolyn Mignini a 17 year old soprano from Baltimore wowed about 3 000 at Convention Hall earning talent queen in the Miss High School of America Pageant She attends Institute of Notre Dame High School in Baltimore studies music at Peabody Conservatory and stands five feet tall Prizes include a full tuition scholarship to the American College of Cosmetology trophies and opportunities in theater fashion modeling and TV work
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Asbury Park
N. J
Carolyn Mignini
Baltimore
Mignini
Institute of Notre Dame High School
Peabody Conservatory
American College of Cosmetology
Alcohol and Trash Charges Placed
An 18 year old county boy Curtis R Zimmerman of RFD 4 Frederick was charged with being a minor in possession of alcoholic beverages and depositing trash on the highway on West South Street about 10 40 p m Thursday. Claude Ray Page 21 of RFD 4 Frederick was charged with depositing trash on the highway. They were arrested by Officers James E Schroyer and Donald E Tracey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis R. Zimmerman
RFD
Frederick
West South Street
Claude Ray Page
RFD 4
James E. Schroyer
Donald E. Tracey
Track Train Wreck Kills Six Near Ottawa
In Leonard Ontario a gravel truck collided with the Ottawa Montreal passenger train at a crossing killing six people including the truck driver. Dozens injured with some trapped. ambulances rushed to the scene as three cars left the track and one tipped.
Interracial Complaints Filed in Maryland Under State Law
The Maryland Commission on Interracial Problems reports 136 state act complaints since June last year with five federal civil rights cases in process. Only four state cases reached court. Anne Arundel County leads with 39 complaints, followed by Baltimore City with 28 and Baltimore County with 24. Other counties show smaller totals. Allegany and Montgomery have none.
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Baltimore
Maryland Commission On Interracial Problems
Anne Arundel County
Baltimore City
Baltimore County
Charles
Frederick
Carroll
Prince Georges
Howard
Washington
Cecil
Harford
Allegany
Montgomery
Death of Joseph M. Howes at 49 in Maryland
Joseph M. Howes 49 of Ellicott City died suddenly yesterday morning at St. Agnes Hospital Baltimore. He was born in Laytonsville and worked as a cerade at Johns Hopkins Physics Lab. Survived by wife Ella Mae and children Joseph Jr Raymond and Robert plus Margaret. four brothers and one sister. Funeral details given by François H Barber Funeral Home with rosary Friday and Requiem Mass Saturday at St. Louis Church Clarksville. Interment Laytonsville Cemetery.
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Joseph M. Howes
Ellicott City
St. Agnes Hospital
Baltimore
Howes
Laytonsville
James W. and
Frances E. Howes
Johns Hopkins Physics Lab
Ella Mae Howes
Joseph M. Jr
Raymond W
Robert E
Margaret C
Calvin M
Silver Springs
J. Thomas
Brookeville
Walter D
Gaithersburg
Mary Frances
Stevens
Arlington
Franois H. Barber
Guy H. Droneburg
Vindobona Convalescent and Rest Home
East Church Street
Paul L. Althouse
Evangelical United Church of Christ
Lynch Lodge
A.F
A. Masons
William F. Holmes
Lewis J. Martz
George T. Schroeder Jr
Francis S. Gaither Jr
Raymond H. Bussard
Harry D. Radcliff
Irvin C. Brant Jr
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
M. R. Etchison and Son
Joseph Asa Hammond
Uniontown
Hammond
University Hospital
Ray Heron
Calvary Episcopal Church
Cliff Williamson
Bernard Kroeger
Gruber Shipley
Alton Haines
William Mitchell Sr
Charles Jenkins
Mount Olivet
D. D. Hartzler and Sons
Kennedy Set To Seek Senate
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy plans to seek the Democratic nomination for New York Senate. Endorsement by Mayor Robert Wagner is anticipated. He would resign as attorney general September 1 to attend the New York Democratic convention and oppose Republican Sen. Kenneth B. Keating.
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New York
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Kennedy
Robert F. Wagner
New York City
Kenneth
Sentinel Coins Promote Subscriptions At County Fair
The Montgomery County Sentinel offers Francis Scott Key souvenir coins, 50 cents, to new or renewed subscribers. Coins are distributed at the Sentinel Booth during August 24 to 29, handled by the Francis Scott Key Memorial Foundation. The promotion targets booster interest for the publication.
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Montgomery County Sentinel
Montgomery County
Francis Scott Key Memorial Foundation
Sentinel
Five Day Smoking Plan Yields Mixed Results Across Group
Participants report weight gain, fatigue, and variable success after a five day quit program. Some maintain abstinence weeks later, others relapse. Several describe chest pain relief after quitting. most keep about a full to one and half packs daily, while others reduce slightly. Attendees credit peer support during meetings but fear relapse when sessions end. Will power remains central to lasting change.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Rest Home Plans and Party News From the Area
Rest Home vice president Dr Raymond Damazo says completion by December 1 with operations around January 1. One story building near Frederick Memorial Hospital with access to thirty five doctors offices aids physician visits. A birthday party at Harold Lowe home near Burkittsville honored Miss Louise Ramsburg on her 21st birthday with a Hawaiian Luau theme and leis. Guests listed include Ramsburg family and local residents. Mrs Roger C Pryor of Haines City Florida is a Lakeland General Hospital patient after a broken leg suffered Sunday August 2
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Raymond Damazo
Trison
Damazo
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Harold Lowe
Burkittsville
Ithe
Maynard Ramsburg
Louise Ramsburg
Donald
Ronald
Walter Ramsburg Sr
Walter Jr
Betty Mae
Billy
Paul Ramsburg
John David
Elaine
Kenneth
Mack
Helman Sr
Mack Jr
Jeannie
Roger C. Pryor
Haines City
Fla
Lakeland General Hospital
Lakeland
Pryor
Susan Warrenfeltz
Wolfsville
Platformers push civil rights plank at Democratic convention
Mayors Tucker and Tate push a community development plan backing a federal department and strong housing and anti pollution programs. Governor Sanders urges enforcement of the civil rights law while preferring local implementation without federal coercion and a moderate, responsible plank.
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Tucker
Department of Community Development
James H. J. Tate
Philadelphia
Platform Committee
Atlantic City
Carl Sanders
Georgia
Sanders
Javits Urges Black Voters Not To Abandon Republicans
In Baltimore Senator Jacob Javits urged African Americans not to desert the GOP over Barry Goldwater opposition. He credited Republicans with backing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and warned that leaving the party would harm long term political freedom. He cited colleagues Keating Beall Scott Fong Prouty and others as key supporters. A separate birthday party a four year old’s celebration was noted at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles B Jones with attendees listed.
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Baltimore
Jacob Javits
R-N. Y
Barry Goldwater
Republican Party
Goldwater
Javits
National Bar Association
New York
Kenneth B. Keating
Charles B. Jones
Logan Street
Mary V. Jones
East Church Street
Thomas Melley
West Seventh Street
Tommy
Peter
Herman Miller
Fairview Avenue
Bobby
Regina
Joyce Powers
Alan Jr
Lynn
Betty Rossi
Catoctin Avenue
Mickie
Steven
Bridgit
George B. Lockard
Lee Place
Vickie
Chris Turner
Virginia S. Weidman
Carlisle
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News-Post
Poverty Standard
H. Eugene Keller
Jefferson Street
Middletown
Valley Register
Chevy Chas
Francis G. Newlands
Nevada
William Steward
Chevy Chase Land Co
Curity
Pritchett
Dorchester County
James Busick
Martin Luther King
Rochester
Paterson
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Senate
Umberger
Edward Umberger
Gas House
Pike
William Allen Jr
Milo Hooper Jr
Richard
Guy Adkins Jr
Marie
Guy
Mike
Charlie
Nancy
William Knott
Eddie
Sharon
Joey
Teresa
George Umberger
Sheila Teague
Mike Crist
Wien
Gop
Wronan
Qashi
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