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Newspaper

News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1970

Page

5

Deaths in Frederick area feature drownings and obits

A series of death notices from Frederick County and nearby, including Carroll Wilt in a Monocacy River boat accident near Gas House Pike Bridge, Vietnam veteran and Exco Construction employee. Additional obituaries for Francis C. Biddinger Sr., James R. Radcliff, David E. Myers, Nannie Catherin Mahoney, and David Lee Hunt with surviving family details and funeral arrangements.

Carroll Edward Wilt West Fifth Street Monocacy River Gas House Pike Bridge Frederick County Gladys Mauck Wilt Frederick Charles F. Wilt Auburndale Florida Carroll Corky Exco Construction Company Point of Rocks Viet Nam Charles F. Wilt Jr Stanley Wayne Wilt Douglas Campbell Rosalie Rebecca Wilt M. R. Etchison and Son Funeral East Church Street Etchison Funeral Home Merlin E. Garber

Funeral Rites Held For Mrs Charlotte N Houck

Largely attended services for Mrs Charlotte Naomi Houck wife of Bruce A Houck at 35 East 6th Street died Wednesday evening at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Services were from Robert E Dailey and Son Funeral Home with Rev Karl Retter officiating. Interment Resthaven Memorial Gardens.

Francs C. Biddinger Francis C. Biddinger Carrie Ann Poole Biddinger East Seventh Street Frank Susan Biddinger Biddinger Hood College Frederick Church of the Brethren East Church Street Church of the Brethren Merlin E. Garber Locust Grove Cemetery Liberty Town M. R James R. Radcliff James Ralph Radcliff Myrtle May Zeniz Radcliff West Second St Frederick Memorial Hospital Frederick James Marshall Annie R. Wagner Radcliff Evangelical Reformed Church Radcliff California Mr. Radcliff David E. Myers Mt. Airy Veterans Administration Hospital Martinsburg Frederick County Charles Martha Smith Myers Albert Myers Mr. Airy Dorothy Brooks New Windsor Annie Mae Dorsey New London Geraldine Myers Baltimore Mary Simms Olin L. Molesworth Funeral Baltimore National Cemetery Nannie C. Mahoney Nannie Catherin Mahoney All Saints Street Lewistown Calvin A Ruth A. Ricketts Wolfe Atlantic City New Jersey Abrahams Mahoney Mae Snowball Price Memorial A. M. E. Zion Stewardess Board The Missionary Society Katherine Davenport Blance R. Brown Hicks West Patrick Street G. J. Snowball Odell Carr Asbury Methodist Church Fairview Cemetery David Lee Hunt A Sheets Place Ft. Detrick Beverly Hunt Brenda Sue David Lee Hunt II Detrick Kenneth D. Hunt Peru Ind Newton Kans Salamone East Patrick Street Charlotte N. Rouck Charlotte Naomi Houck Bruce A. Houck East 6Th Street Robert E. Dailey and Son North Market St Karl W. Retter Church of the Nazarene Elmer Sittig Jesus L. Hall Windsor David Devilbiss Willard Cooper Oscar Grove Harold Keeney William B. Davis Resthaven Memorial Gardens Mount Olivet Cemetery M. R. Etchison and Son

Patient Mr. Ralph E. Cecil at Frederick Memorial Hospital

Ralph E. Cecil of West Seventh Street is listed as a medical patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Ralph E. Cecil West Seventh Street Frederick Memorial Hospital

Custodians Help Shifted Students Ready For School

School officials praise custodians Bernard Ambush and Theodore Peake at Parkway Elementary for aiding community liaison and easing a shift of students from South Frederick to Park ward. Principal John Carter credits them with teamwork and improving relations. Williams says the summer effort was commendable and preparations are on schedule for a clean, ready-to-start school.

Bernard Ambush Theodore Peake Parkway Elementary South Frederick Parkway Ambush Peake John Carter Carter Williams

Festival Draws Multitudes to Schwenksville Folk Fest

Crowds poured in on Friday for the Philadelphia Folk Festival at Schwenksville with red signs guiding attendees. The 72 hour event featured concerts on a packed slope, children and pets in attendance, spirited dancing, and a communal, open atmosphere with workshops and river activities nearby.

Schwenksville Maggie Ralph Irish Rovers Perkiomen

Marijuana plant seizure leads to arrest in Maryland

Police report 17 pounds of marijuana uprooted in the area with an estimated value of about 1300 dollars. A 26 year old man faces charges of possession with intent to distribute and a preliminary hearing set for Sept 24. A 15 year old girl is charged as a juvenile delinquent and released to guardians. The crop is the second marijuana discovery in the area in a month. OFFICE CLOSED All offices of the Maryland Department of Employment Security will be closed Monday Sept 7 1970 Labor Day. Claimants for unemployment benefits who report on Monday have alternate dates.

King Maryland, Department of Employment Security

Two Die In Vehicle Crash After Off Road Collision

Police said a sleeper at the wheel caused a Jeep and homemade trailer to leave the road near U.S. 15. Turner died after landing on an unopened road section. six others were hurt in a separate Coppermine Road crash as six people were treated and released at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Additional accident on Md 80 near 70S involved Wisner and Painter. Painter faces charges including intoxicated driving and driving on the wrong side with a September 14 trial date set.

Turner U.S. 15 Henry W. Pilch Frederick Memorial Hospital Willard Boyd Mason B. and C. Avenue Coppermine Road MD. 194 Woodsboro Diane Fay Weltz Motter Avenue Mark William Frantz Walkersville Betty Iront Strite Braddock Randolph Walter Dodson Smithsburg Mason Marshall Elwood Wisner MD. 2 Harold Andrew Painter Falls Church Virginia Wisner Painter

Absentee Ballots Available for Frederick County Primary

Absentee ballots for the September 15 primary are available at Winchester Hall basement. Applications must be filed by September 5 to vote in the primary. Residents may apply and receive ballots in one trip. Rules cover students, servicemen, vacationers, travelers, and those more than 75 miles from the polling place. Physical disability allows proxy application. reapplication required for November.

Board of Election Supervisors Winchester Hall Frederick County Maryland Board of Elections Office

Moderates Lead in South Vietnam Senatorial Returns

In early returns from South Vietnam elections, a moderate pro government slate led by Huynh Van Cao with 708,607 votes heads the field, while An Quang backed by Vu Van Mau tallies 629,288 and Senate President Nguyen Van Huyen follows with 549,682. Sixteen states contested the 60 seat race. The Frederick County Commissioners held an assessment appeal hearing and met in executive session to discuss a Clover Hill property tax valuation.

Saigon South Vietnam Senate Sen Huynh van Cao An Quang Vu van Mau Frederick County Franklin M. Shankle RFD 7 Sunnybrook Drive Clover Hill

Birthday celebration for Eddie Renner in Frederick

Mr Eddie Renner of 319 W Patrick Street Frederick celebrated his birthday yesterday with friends and neighbors in a small local gathering.

Eddie Renner W. 'Patrick Street Frederick

Charter Petition Nearing Final Certification Stages

The Board of Election Supervisors near final certification of petitions for a Frederick County charter government submitted in July. Supporters filed about 6,200 signatures to place the charter question on the November ballot. If approved, a five member charter writing board would be formed, with elections and public hearings planned across 1971 and 1972.

Board of Election Supervisors W. Jerome Offutt Frederick County Board of Elections Offutt Charter Writing Board Board For Elections

In Memoriam Drums Arthur L death notice

Obituary fragment honors Arthur L. with memorial words from family, noting August death anniversary and sorrowful reflections. Local notices include various ads and community references, listing businesses and services in Unionville Maryland and nearby towns.

Ticker Tape Theft Hits Offi ce at West Church Street

Thieves stole a wall street ticker tape machine and an electric typewriter from Robert Hooper's Investment Securities office on West Church Street. Police note the machine is largely useless without its circuit box and external hookup. Other YMCA building offices were ransacked with little taken. Detectives probe a break in at E Harp Gilberts on South Bentz Street. Several hundred dollars in silverware reported stolen.

Wall Street West Church Street Robert Hooper Investment Securities YMCA E. Harp Gilbert’s South Bentz Street

Lions Club to Hear Bartok and Bach Program

Frederick Lions Club meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel will feature a musical program directed by James Warthen. Selections from Bartok and Bach will be performed. Introduction by Past President Joseph P. Turner.

The Lions Club of Frederick James Warthen Francis Scott Key Hotel Bartok Bach Joseph P. Turner

APPRAISAL OF LOCAL EMPLOYMENT ADS AND ESTATE NOTICE

Classifieds include RN day shift opening at Frederick Nursing Center with contact 663-5181, in home babysitter 2 days weekly at 662-1160, governess live-in or by day at 663-9535, plus state of Maryland notice of appointment for Mildred E. Jones as personal representative of Howard R. Sewell with probate deadlines February 14 and 17, 1971.

Frederick Nursing Center Worl Ave Circle S Drive In State OF Maryland Howard R. Sewell Mildred E. Jones Cliftview Avenue Baltimore Register of Wills Frederick County Austin James W. Church Frederick Herbert L. Rollins Rollins Rollins & Wenner Thomas M. Eichelberger

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Carroll E. Wilt David D. Gall Thurmont Martinsburg Veterans Center Creager William E. Ervin Ralph Sauve Vernon Nicholson Sherlock Nicholson Joseph Gall David Gall R.G. Green Blue Ridge Cemetery Clinton Harrison Clinton Harrison Florence Damascus Richard ''E. Schwinger William Durvall Dudley Phebus Charles Warfield Russell Bennett Stanley Duvall Harold Eyler Jennings Chapel Cemtery William J. Day Frank Depre Robert Porter Edwin Frye Herbert Hyatt Lew Gladhill Druid Clodfelter Rodger Day Thomas Bellison Damascus Cemetery Assessment Memoriam Drum Arthur L Cappella’s Food Market N. Market St Esskay Campbell’s Pork & Beans U.S Elder's Unionville Paul R. Kolb Putman, Stull & Ramsburg Reunion Mountaindale Woods Keller & Son W. Patrick St Flint Hill Church Harmony Band Rovin’s Corner Knapp Rudy Hamilton Keyser Gas House Pike Ponton 5Th St T.V Singer Fall Ecker Children’s World Nursery Rosemont Ave Armstrong & Congoleum Milner Water St Frederick, Md Kallaway’s Rug Cleaner R. D. Hemp & Sons Jefferson Iskoodah Eyler Stables Ruth C. Eyler Clarence Love Brunswick, Md King Floor Service, Inc East Street E. G. Sappington Frederick R. F. Sappington Tropical Aquarium E. Patrick ST. Angels H. H. Kramer TII Health Reel's Mill Road Catoctin Mountain Peaches Hale & Shippers Pryor’s Peaches Smokehouse Apples Flanagan Orchards, Inc Frederick News-Post Henry Orchard Meadow Road Alfred R. Thompson Frederick Co P.O. Box Fitzgerald’s Orchard All New Tyler’s Jewelers Alcoholics Anonymous Box Bartlett Walter E. Smith, JR SEA Horse Stables Eyler H. D Sherwin Williams E. Patrick St Shepley S. Market St CBS Electric Co Patrick Street Brown Insulation Fiberglas CBS Insulating Co Meadowcrest Subdivision Old Receiver Road Shookstown Crocker & Little Builders, Inc Market St Frederick Glass Shop E. 4Th Street Woodrow Bill) Anderson East Patrick St Niewens Sarrh
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