Retirement of Frederick County official A Grant Hooper after 20 years
On Thursday the swearing in of newly elected Frederick County officials at the Court House marked the retirement of A Grant Hooper, a respected County Commissioner for two decades. Known for conscientiousness and integrity, Hooper steered the county through inflation and debt amortization, earning the Good Government Award and serving as the first president of the Maryland County Commissioners Association. His departure leaves a legacy of sound finances and public service as new commissioners prepare to assume duties.
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Court House
A. Grant Hooper
Hooper
Frederick County
Maryland County Commissioners Association
Chamber of Commerce
Letters To The Editor Salute Mr Hooper's Public Service
Edwin H Sponsteller Greencastle Pa lauds A Grant Hooper on retirement from Frederick County Board of Commissioners. Praises his leadership in public education health welfare administration finance. Quotes Lord Tennyson and notes Hooper set a high standard for public officials. November 29, 1954.
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Hooper
the News
A. Grant Hooper
Board of County Commissioners
Frederick County
Jederick Lowy
Mz Grant Hooper
Lord Tennyson
Edwin H. Sponseller
Greencastle
Fifty Years Ago Items From The Columns Of The News
Readable items from the December 3 1904 issue recount events in Frederick including the YMCA directors re electing Henry H Abbott as president and C Albert Gilson for a fifth vice presidency, a large fire on West High Knob, the Clearing House Association annual banquet with toastmaster Thomas A Chapline and attendees, Dr George D Moore of Indiana buying ten dwellings on East South Street, and holiday openings at Shipsey and Bops and at George St Redock and Company.
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Henry H. Abbott
Young Men's Christian Association
C. Albert Gilson
William D. Zimmerman
Glenn O. Garber
High Knob
Catoctin Mountain
Cyrus Biser
Henry Coblentz
Conrad Shultz
Clearing House Association of
Frederick
City Hotel
Thomas A. Chapline
Mr. Chapline
Hichard Potts
Paul Willard
D. Hedges
W. D. Zimmerman
R.£. Delaplaine
Charles H. Thomas
George W. Heinlein
E. C. Markell
George D. Moore
Indiana
C. Edward Zellers
East South Street
Shipsey and Bops
George St. Redock and Company
Aldermen Shipley to not seek re election after 33 years
Twenty years ago items note Alderman G William Shipley tells the Junior Fire Company he will not run again at January’s annual meeting after 33 years as foreman Fire damage estimated at 250 dollars occurred at Miller's Restaurant on East Patrick Street believed from an overheated piece or short circuit The Maryland State Grange held its 68th annual session at the Francis Scott Key Hotel with Master Thomas Roy Brookes delivering a report.
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G. William Shipley
Miller's
East Patrick Street
Maryland State Grange
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Thomas Roy Brookes
Deaths in the area Charles Angleberger and others
Obituary notices detail the deaths of Charles Jacob Angleberger 83 of Boonsboro and Albert Washington Clagett 75 of Gaithersburg, both with multiple survivors and plans for funeral services. Additional notices include Annie Lois Hildebrand, J Howard Myers, Willard Ellis, and Mrs. Louclla Butts, listing residences, survivors, and burial arrangements. Funeral details note local homes, churches, and cemeteries with dates and times.
Funeral Rites Held for Lillian Kessler and Others
Funeral services were conducted at Elias Evangelical Lutheran Church for Lillian Kessler 34 wife of Leonard Kessler of Hanover formerly Emmitsburg who died Sunday at Hannover General Hospital Interment Mt View Cemetery pallbearers listed Debra Jean Forrest infant daughter of Charles and Cliffadean Forrest services held at Thurmont funeral home officiated by Rev Troy Orr interment United Brethren Cemetery Thurmont M L Creager and Son funeral directors Albert A Smith died Monday held at St Pauls Church Utica officiated by Rev EL Koontz Helwig interment Lewistown Cemetery pallbearers named
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Charles Jacob Angleberger
Magnolia Avenue
Guilford
Boonsboro
Philip and
Sarah Heffner Angleberger
McKaig
McKaiz
City Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Carl W. Angleberger
Woodsboro
Paul P. Angleberger
This City
Russell Angleberger
Austin F. Angleberger
Ida Burall
Unionville
Fannie Harbaugh
Libertytown
East Church Street
Mt. Olivet
M. R. Etchison and Son
Annie L. Hildebrand
Annie Lois Hildebrand
Charles E. Hildebrand
National Lutheran Home
18Th
Douglas Streets
N. E
Washington
Charles E
Mary Palmer Summers
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lewis Hyde
York
Russell Clarkson
George Strasberger
Baltimore
Mehra Lantz
St. Petersburg
Fla
Arthur C. Bond
Paul
Hildebrand
City
Ross Summers
California
Dugal Suuilnels
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Yellow Springs
Ellis
Willard Ellis A. Willard
Bealisville
Charles and
Mary Willard
Charles Willard
Beallsville
Lola Slifer- Frederick
Barnesville
Uuiil
Monocacy Cemetery
Wilkham B. Hilton
Charles R. Butts
Louclla Florence Smith Butts
Locust Valley
Loess
Middletown
John Linthicum Beall
Reich's Ford Road
East Patrick Street
Parit G Kieffer
Evangelical Reformed Church
Charles H. Kehne
A. Irvin Renn
Russell Z. Horman
G. Wilson Mercer
A. Luther Knowles
Bruce E. Crum
Mount Olivet Cemetery
C. E. Cline and Son
Elias Evangelical Lutheran Church
Emmitsburg
Lillian Kessler
Leonard Kessler
Hanover
Hannover General Hospital
Paul L. Foulk
Philip Bower
Mt. View Cemetery
Louis Rosensteel
Ernest Rosensteel
Andrew Shorb
Allen Bouey
Oldrich Tokar
Regis Miller
S. L. Allison
Debra Jean Forrest
Cliffadean Forrest
Thurmont
Troy Orr
Harrison
Mary Davis
Patsy Donnelly
Georgetta Reed
Leota Horne
Ruth Sweeney
Kathleen Beddinger
Jean Rodgers
Patsy Welch
Vonnie Sweeney
United Brethren Cemetery
M. L. Creager and Son
Albert A. Smith
Frederick Memorial Hospital
St. Paul's Church
Utica
EL Koontz Helwig
John Daniel
Kenneth
Marshall
Robert
William
Clifford Leatherman
Lewistown
Tes
Deeds Recorded In Property Transfers Across Local Areas
Deeds filed in the Clerk's office show multiple residential and agricultural transfers. James McSherry sold to Dr. and Mrs. B O Thomas Jr a residence at 305 West Second Street for about 335000. George F Staley Jacobs sold to Harrison J Dixon about 89 acres with improvements in Woodsboro district for around 18500. Bronson Corporation sold to William H MacMul len a residence at 811 Montclaire Avenue for about 11000. Victor J Kifer sold to Aaron Straus and Lillie Straus Foundation Inc an improved property on Meialane 81 in Thurmont for around 8500. Thomas F Palmer sold to James H Moore an improved property along Mountaindale Bethel Road in Lewistown district for about 4500.
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James McSherry
B. O. Thomas Jr
West Second Street
George F. Staley Jacobs
Montgomery County
Harrison J. Dixon
Woodsboro
Bronson Corporation
William H MacMullen
Montclaire Avenue
Victor J. Kifer
Aaron Straus and
Lillie Straus Foundation Inc
Thurmont
Thomas F Palmer
James H. Moore
Mountaindale-Bethel Road
Lewistown
Rams Favored But Colts Pose Threat
Los Angeles Rams enter Memorial Coliseum as favorites yet face a dangerous challenge from Baltimore Colts. The Rams rely on salvage wins as they contend for the Western Conference berth, while Baltimore seeks another upset after a 17-15 win over San Francisco and a previous 48-0 rout of the Colts.
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Rams
Colts
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Rams
Balimore Colts
Memorial Coliseum
Hampton Paul
Chicago Bears
Baltimore
San Francisco 49Ers
Buddy Young
Paetl Geis Kerkorian
Baltmore
New York Giants
Interment in Locust Grave Cemetery Gladhill Co
Funeral notices announce interment in Locust Grave Cemetery Gladhill Company. Services and funeral directors are listed with customary details for the final rites and burial arrangements.
Engagement of Miss Frost Announced
Worcester Mass and Marlborough N H announce the engagement of Helen Houston Frost to Rev William Manning Hale son of Rev and Mrs Whitney Hale of Boston and Marlborough A summer wedding is planned in Worcester Frost a Smith College student and former debutant is a niece of Mrs Holmes D Baker in Worcester and granddaughter of Mrs Buchanan Houston The groom to be served in the South Pacific during World War II and is a graduate of the General Theological Seminary New York He is a curate at Christ Church Cathedral in Springfield Massachusetts
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Miss Frost
Rufus
Frost
Worcester
Mass
Marlborough
N. H
Helen Houston Frost
William Manning Hale
Whitney Hale
Boston
Holmes D. Baker
Waverley Farm
Buchanan Houston
Houston
Springfield
Edgar L. Manning
Montclair
N. J
William §. Hale
Hood College group to view Portrait of A Lady in Washington
A group of 37 Hood College girls will attend Portrait of A Lady at the National Theater in Washington this evening. Buses depart from Coblezntzs Hall around 6 30 p m with Miss Nancy Cohen chaperoning.
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Hood
Hood College
National Theater
Washington
Henry James
Coblentz
Nancy Cohen
Frederick history talk highlights city’s past landmarks
Dr. James B. Ranck spoke to Hood College students and faculty about Frederick as a frontier settlement founded in 1745, its ties to the Cumberland Road, and notable figures. He described the Jug Bridge legend, Barbara Fritchie, Roger Brooke Taney, Francis Scott Key, and planned walking tours with Dr. Wayne C. Neely.
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Frederick
James B. Ranck
Hood College
Chesapeake Bay Area
Pennsylvania
Dr. Ranck
Frederick the Great
Prussia
King George
England
Lord
Baltimore
Ranck
Rock Creek
Washington
Maryland
Cumberland Road
St. Louis
Hood
Wayne C. Neely
Hospital entries share surgical updates for several locals
Among The Sick Mr Norman Burdette of Rocke Ridge entered University Hospital Baltimore Sunday for surgery on Wednesday. Mrs Hoelen Wetzel of Mt Airy entered Montgomery General Hospital Silver Spring today for minor surgery. Miss Darlene Sittie at Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore underwent surgery Friday Nov 26. Camp Detrick resident Charles Zehnder of Fairview Avenue entered Frederick Memorial Hospital Monday for surgery and has progressed satisfactorily.
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Norman Burdette
Rocke Ridge
University Hospital
Baltimore
Hoelen Wetzel
Mt Airy
Montgomery General
Silver Spring
Darlene Sittie
Union Memorial Hospital
Miss Sittie
Wm. E. Sittie
Camp Detrick
Charles Zehnder
Fairview
Avepus
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Cox Set for Orioles Sale in Major League Move
Brooklyn plans to trade veteran third baseman Billy Cox for 350,000 to Baltimore or Cleveland as minor league meetings close. Dodgers seek Walterson Cox waiver and consider trades with Reds for Greengrass or Post. Western League reduces damages for Omaha Columbus move to 60,000, with minors approving major league amendments and banning out of territory broadcasts.
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Houston
Omaha
Neb
American Assa
George Trautman
Western League
Denver
Associated Press
Brooklyn
Billy Cox
Baltimore
Cleveland
E. J. Bavasi
Dodger
New York
Walterson Cox
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Jimmy Greengrass
Wally Post
E. C. Bailey
Reds
Junior Gilliam
St. Louis Cardinals
Redbirds
Columbus American Assn
St.Louis
Fred Waring Marries Pianist Virginia Morley in Indianapolis
Fred Waring, famed bandleader, wed pianist Virginia Morley in a private Indianapolis ceremony after Morley’s divorce from Livingston Gearhart in Las Vegas. Waring, 54, and Morley, 30, announced plans to honeymoon after the road tour. Gearhart is a Waring arranger and Morley’s former partner.
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Indianapolis
Fred Waring
Virginia Morley
North Methodist Church
Waring
Las Vegas
Nev
Miss Marley
Livingston Gearhart
Gearhart
Champaign
Cincinnati
Marion County
Evalyn Nair Waring
Dixie Lyn
Frederick Monroe
William Griffith
Tom
Marley
Helen Unruh
San Francisco
Thomas Fisher
Miss
Candidates File Additional Expenditures in Recent Race
Several candidates reported campaign spending and contributions in the latest election. C Burton Cannon Jr. listed 341.19 in expenditures with 150 to the campaign fund and 175 in contributions including 125 from C B Cannon Sr. Null, new County Commissioner president, spent 481 with 270 to the Democratic fund and received 710. Holter and Ramsburs reported contributions and expenditures for commissioner races. Wachter, re elected Clerk of the Court, spent 788 with 300 to the Republican fund. Wirts, renamed to the Legislature, spent 163.45 including 125 to the Democratic fund.
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C. Burton Cannon, Jr
Circuit Court
C. B. Cannon, Sr
Connie Canson
Louis Twenter
Theodore Semler
Delbert
Eduard F. Holter
Democratic
Mehri H. Ramsburs
Ellis C. Wachter
Republican
C. Clifton Wirts
Adoption of Censure Motion Squelches Effective Inquiry
Washington commentary argues the censure of Senator McCarthy halts congressional probes into communism and chills free speech. It criticizes the Senate for curbing investigations, blames McCarthy’s tactics, and predicts a lasting precedent restricting dissent and inquiry.
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David Lawrence Washington
Congress
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Senate
United States Senate
Rep
Martin
Texas
America
Senator McCarthy
Memorial Service Notice Omits Miller Deaths
The annual Fred erick Lodge No. 684 Elks memorial list in Thursdays News should have included late member William A. Miller among those who died in the past year. Beard Honored Virginia Tech star Dickie Beard named 1954 Virginia’s top college player by Norfolk Sports Club. Leigh Williams Memorial Trophy to be awarded December 14.
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Frederick Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
William A.miller
Beard
Norfolk
Dickie Beard
Virginia Tech
Norfolk Sports Club
Virginia
Leigh Williams
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Albert W. Clagett
Albert Washington Clagett
Gaithersburg
Bethesda
Bertie E. Clagett
Walter Keir
Wilson Clagett
Albert Clagett
Germantown
Robert Moore
Easton
Gartner Funeral Home
Paul K. Cummins
Grace Methodist Church
Forest Oak Cemetery
J. Howard Myers
Keymar
Lewiston
N. Y
Carroll County
Joel and
Mary Sherfey Myers
Dorothy Myers
Niagara Power and Hudson Electric Co
Redant Funeral
Niagara Falls
D. D
Leon Loeb
Wellcome Farms
Thurston
Mas
Louis. Marks
Mas. Marks
Korea
Japan
Fort Knox, Ky
Mr. J. Maurice Dade
Jefferson
Max Wiener
David Stuart
Woman's Hospital, Baltimore
Joseph H. Himes
Fbn
John B. Wogan
Wogan
Regular
Katrina Himes
Ensign
Martin L. Bowers, Jr
USNR
Berkeley
Calif
New Orleans
Bowers
Ann Natalie Colbert
William T. Delaplaine
Dill Avenue
Martin L. Bowers
Robert L. Reid
Dickerson
William Schnitzler
Lawrence Abercrombie
Poolesville
Louis Wilson
Arlington
George Meany
Sean Loeb
Meany
American Federation of Labor
Schnitzler
AFL
Adm
Allen G. Quinn
USN
Quynn
Rockwell Terrace
Ransom R Lewis, Jr
Glade Valley
Walkersville
Brann
Francis Scott Key
Edward D Shriner
R. F. Bennett
RFD
Kathrin Anne
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Detrick
Genzme
Nancy Taylor Genazmer
Paul R. Genzmer
Hudson
Mag. 2
Dilh Gunt Uifishand Verricy, 2d
Frederick Louis Detrick
Ruxton
Doctor Detrick
H. Boardman Jones
Christ Church
Glad Acres
N.Y
Dr. Detrick
Baty Florence Conroy
Larchmont
Glynn Robinson
Riverdale
Eugenia Cuyler
Milford
Conn
Justyn Goodman
Barbara McCulloch
John Alexander Magee
William Tuerke
James William Koontz
S. Kirk Millspaugh
Richard W. Genzmer
Rhoderick
Overstreet
Clicia Overstreet
J. E. Overstreet
Glenn Rhoderick
Robert R. Rhoderick
Mt. Pleasant
Calvary Methodist Church
Edward A. Gadser
Rudelle Crum
Mr. Rhoderick
Rendell Rhoderick
Crum
Mrs. Rhoderick
West South Street
Orioles
Ummer
Joe
Eubot
Lehman
Watkins Committee
Gould
Ats
Cerick Bary
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