Fifty Years Ago Excerpts From The News Post August 1913
The Baltimore and Ohio excursion brought 357 visitors to the city from Washington. A collision damaged the front of a trolley car. Franz von Schilling resigned as general manager of the Hagerstown and Frederick Railway, succeeded by W. J. Harvie. Grace Hummelbaugh and Harling Sponseller survived a runabout collision near Bradock Heights. Diary entry recalls 1863 Court House bell. Trolley wire broke near Fulmer's Station delaying traffic. Roderick Shipley attend OUAM meeting in Boston. Removing old awning and sign poles underway. several property owners plan further removal.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Washington
Hagerstown
W.J. Harvie
Peck
Grace Hummelbaugh
West Patrick Street
Harling Sponseller
South Market Street
Braddock Heights
Jacob Englebrecht
Court House
Bilding
Twenty Years Ago Items From The News Post
Twenty years ago items note DR Thomas M Williamson dies in Mendepen street residence and had run a drug business on North Market. Roosevelt tells Canadians surrender would pay Hitler if Quebec conference attendees. War Labor Board rejects John L Lewis bid for portal to portal pay for United Mine Workers. Frederick canneries packing corn, season longer than expected. Frederick County War Price and Rationing Board offshoots to supply coalitions with gasoline ration renewal blanks. Red Army hammering at Kharkov retreating Germans with new Soviet gains. National Catholic Women's Union cites Pearl Harbor era offensive.
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North Market Street
Roosevelt
Canada
Hitler
Quebec
Europe
WAR Labor Board
John L. Lewis
Portal
United Mine Workers
Frederick
Frederick County
Miss Jenkins and Mr Prevost Married at St Johns Church
Miss Peggy O Neill Jenkins of Braddock Heights and Joseph Eugene Prevost of Villa Nova Baltimore county were wed at St Johns Catholic Church. Rev John L Lippold presided. Bridesmaids wore fern green chiffon gowns with yellow and bronze pompon bouquets. Reception followed at Peter Pan Inn Urbana. After September 7 the couple will reside on Woodbourne Avenue Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy O'Neill Jenkins
Valerie Jane Jenkins
Thomas Brennan
Bayside
N.Y
Judy Quill
Thomas H. Quill
Lindbergh Avenue
Carolyn Graeser
Bucktown
Diana Greenwood
Baltimore County
Charles Hurley
Maurice Nelligan Jr
Baltimore
Virginia Lee Jenkins
Milford
Del
J. Ross Prevost
Benjamin
Hayden III
Charles A. Hurley
John EB. Kennedy
Theodore FE. Madey
William C. Walter
Peter Pan Ton
Urbana
Mrs. Jenkins
Woodbourne Avenue
Frederick High School
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
Towson State College
Loyola College
U.S. F. and G. Insurance Co
Eastern Shore
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Siretelk
North Carolina
Florida
Deaths and Funeral Notices From Local Communities
Obituaries note the deaths of Miss Etzler of Woodsboro aged 77 after a nursing career in Baltimore. Mrs. Ioie Flora Fox Galloway formerly of Baltimore dies at Highfield home. Mrs. Addie Weedon Johnson of Louisville dies at Kentucky General Hospital. Mrs. Alice Smith West of Funkstown dies in Hagerstown. Services set for Mt. Hope cemetery, Loudoun Park, and Funksterway with local churches and funeral homes handling arrangements.
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Frederick County
Anderson H
Ida Mae Ecker Etzler
Miss Etzler
Maryland General School of Nursing
Baltimore
Cora V. Barrick
Woodsboro
Bessie Etzler
Thurmost
Gertrude Etzler
D. Paul Etzler Jr
Claude Barrick
Church of the Brethren
Powell and Hartzler
CH. Himegardner
Woodbury
Mt. Hope Cemetery
James A. Galloway
Ioie Flora Fox Galloway
Walter Smith
Highfield
Mt. Moriah Church
Foxville
Eastern Star
Creager Funeral Home
Thurmont
Harry Yeide
Clarence McGaha
Loudoun Park Success
Dale
Stuart Johnnson
Addie Weedon Johnson
Stuart Johnson
Louisville
Louisville Kentucky General Hospital
John Thomas Weedon
Jennie Weedon Thompson
Sunnyside
Edna Holland
Hester Hardy
Brunswick
Lillie Smallwood
Petersville
Jennie Lee
Hopehill
Martha Swann Walker
New York City
Emma Shaw
Helen Harris
Centreville
Anna Mae Washington
Doubs
Hiram Weedon
Bartonsville
Edgar Weedon
Sundyside
Robert Thompson
Lincoln , High School
This City
Hampton Institute
Hampton
Alice Smith West
Hagerstown
Fuckstown
Charles W
Elizabeth Harvough Smit
Christ Reformed Church
Funkstown
Cartie Virginia Smith
Rocky Mount
N.C
Edwin C
William H
Frederick
Paul S. Tampa
Fla
Elias L
Clarence R
Joenda Gordon
Ronald West
Martinsburg
Wil Ham West
Rouzer Funeral Home
Suter-Rouzer Funeral Home
Kenneth Sc
Alvie H. Snyder
Downsville
St. James
John W
Stella Gearheart Snyder
Fairchild Corporation
Church of the Brethren of
Betty Snyder
Llnyd
Tampa
Florida
Wilbur
Minardi Funeral Home
Joseph Quensenberry
Rose Hill Cemetery
Easy To Be Ignorant In The Modern Scientific World
The article argues that rapid advances in science and technology outpace the public's understanding. It notes laypeople cannot keep up with new weapons, vehicles, and home tech, quickly deeming ideas obsolete. Weather remains a safe, non contested topic for casual conversation.
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America
Penny Fading as Old Coin Loses Purchasing Power
A Midwestern reporter notes the penny’s dwindling usefulness as few items cost a penny today. He buys only matches at a drugstore and sees candy and weight machines vanish from price lists. Children ignore the worn coin. the penny appears doomed as a relic of value.
Motorist Jailed For Fines Default In City
Eugene Osbourne 43 of North Carolina jailed for two months in default of fines after drunken driving and reckless driving charges following a South Market Street crash. Officer Baugher says vehicle struck car and fled. Osbourne arrested Saturday and taken to state facilities. Samuel Crawford 38 of Midway West Virginia also found intoxicated within city limits with a suspended $25 fine and costs after arrest on August 24.
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Eugene Viewer
Osbourne
N.C
Jai
Byron W. Thompson
South Market Street
Rol. Baugher
Ashearne
Patrick Street
Crawford
Ray N. Diets
River Conditions Report From Hechaystown Opens
Imperfect reading notes indicate river conditions at Menwacy with low water levels near Hechaystown. Mentions side triddle and Becks rates along the river, but details are unclear.
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Hechaystown
Mail Carrier Post in Jefferson Office Seeks Applicants
Examination open for Rural Carrier at Jefferson post office with applications accepted until September 7. Applicants must reside within delivery area for one year and be of eligible age. no maximum age, but over 70 limited to temporary one year appointments. Information at Jefferson post office. Loren Weeks, 75, playwright and veteran journalist, former Detroit News critic, dies in Phoenix. Maj. Gen. F. J. McMorrow, 52, commander at Redstone Arsenal, dies in Huntsville.
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Jefforn
Adden
Jefferson
Phoenix Ang AP
Loren Weeks
Dish
Weeks
Detroit News
Wilding Pictures
Huntsville
Ala
F. J. McMorrow
U.S. Army
Redstone Arsenal
Plans For Washington March On Aug 28 Hold Tight
Washington anticipates the August 28 March for Freedom and Jobs with organizers aiming for a peaceful event. Leaders include A Philip Randolph and Walter Reuther and speakers at Lincoln Memorial. Funds raised cover march costs plus traffic and safety services to manage thousands of participants.
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Peter Edson
Washington
Enterprise Asse
NEA
Perbage
Jnrutame
A. Philip Handolph
Mathew Altmann
National Catholic Conference On Interracial Justice
Eugene Carson Blake
National Council of Churches
Joachim Pring
American Jewish Conference
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Lincoln Memorial
District of Columbia
Snether
Virginia
Maryland
Sick Bussard Returns Home From Pittsburgh Visit
Dennis Bussard son of Mr and Mrs A Earl Bussard returned home due to illness after a brief vacation in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Mrs Alice Reker was admitted to Brick Memorial Hospital.
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Dennis Bussard
A. Earl Bussard
Pittsburgh
Alice Reker
Brick Memorial Hospital
Une
Woodland Hills Degree Career Stitch cm
Unable to determine a coherent summary from the provided text. The fragment appears to reference Woodland Hills California and a degree related career, but lacks sufficient details, names, events, or dates to form a factual card.
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Woodland Hills
Calif
Obituary notices across several Maryland communities
Obituaries for Forrest P. Beall of Sandy Spring and Joh W. Bowers of Olney announce funeral rites led by local clergy with pallbearers from fire company and church members. Additional notices include Margaret E. Franklin of St. Anthony and Guy W. Hough of Darnestown, with services at Laytonsville and area churches. Interments follow at Mount Olivet, Blue Ridge, Rose Hill and church cemeteries.
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Forrest P. Beall
Sandy Spring
Francis H. Blarber
Laytoneville
James Morshe
Oak Bele
Emory Church
Olney
Beall
Rocksville
Joh W. Bowers
United Steam Fire Engine Company
North Market Street
Wag
North Market
Sireet
W. Merval Weaser
United Presbyterian Church
United Fire Co
Marvin Spencer Jr
Carroll Shultz
James Morgan
Terry Miller
Richard Hamrick
Ernest Shank
Charles Miller
Elwood Shankle
United
Lester Baker
Glenn Criswell
Preston E. Long
Mount Olivet
Robert E. Dailey and Son
Margaret E. Franklin
John N. Franklin
St. Anthony
Presbyterian Church
Emmittsburg
William Hendricks
Robert C. Wenner
James T
Samuel C
Thomas C
James T. Jr
Robert 5. Hays
Blue Ridge
Thurmont
Creager Funeral Home
Guy W. Hough
Darnestown
Darnestown Presbyterian Church
J. W. Rosenberger
Rockville
Guy Allnut
Henry Knighten
Clark Boyer
Billy Schaffer
Clifford Gasch
Everett Johnson
Francis H. Bacher
Laytonsville
Births and family notices from several Maryland towns
Mr and Mrs Eugene H Callahan Crofton Road Baltimore announce birth of their first child Patrick Moore on August 24 at Sinai Hospital Baltimore. Mrs Callahan is the former Corinne Moore. Paternal grandmother Mrs Louis Callahan. Mr and Mrs Franklin Shisy and daughters of New Market camp in Smoky Mountains. Mr Maurice Holbruner Woodsboro celebrates birthday Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Bernard Myers Gaithersburg announce third child Bunnee Sue born August 12 Suburban Hospital. Other children Larry 12 and Timmy 9. Mr and Mrs Charles C Parker and sons Randy Barry Timmy of Damascus visited Boone North Carolina to see Horn In The West outdoor drama.
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Eugene H. Callahan
Crofton Road
Baltime
Patrick Moore
Sinai Hospital
Baltimore
Callahan
Corinne H. Moore
Louis H. Callahan
Frankin Shisy
New Market
Rational Heme
Smoky Mountains
Maurice Holbruner
Woodsboro
Bernard Myers
Gaithersburg
Bunnee Sue
Larry
Timmy
Aund
Charles C Parker
Randy
Barry
Damascus
Boone
N.C
No Identity Of Men Killed By Dynamite In Butte
A large blast from stolen dynamite in Butte leaves unknown casualties. Sheriff Bill Dalling’s office reports confusion in accounts and no confirmed death toll. Deputies near the zone were poised for arrests when the explosion occurred. some initial reports suggested more than one person killed may have escaped.
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Butte
Mont
Bill Dalling
Darling
Humee
Justice March Echoes Gandhi Salt March in Washington
Associated Press analyst James Marlow compares Wednesday's Washington civil rights march to Gandhi's 1930 salt protest. He notes the large crowd, the goal of pressuring Congress for a civil rights bill, and the ongoing pace of desegregation from landmark rulings to recent demonstrations.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Mohandas Gandhi
Gandhi
India
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Congress
Martin Luther King Jr
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