Holiday Mail Record Pends for Christmas Season Here
Frederick Post Office expects last year’s holiday mail peak to be surpassed. Postmaster James A. Grove urges early mailing, advises bundling and tagging cards for local or out of town delivery, offers free pickup, and notes deadlines for out of state and local recipients. Emphasizes proper packaging and 2 cent card postage with special handling for faster delivery.
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Frederick
James A. Grove
Post Office Department
Building Lot Sold To K and K Builders Pair
A deed recorded in the clerk's office transfers a building lot and part of another on the east side of the first block of Upper College Terrace from Mr. and Mrs. Roland W Harpaugh to Guy E. Kelly and Louis C Kinsey trading as K and K Builders. Consideration is near 4500 dollars with a frontage of about 91 feet on Upper College Ave and depth around 170 feet.
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Upper College Terrace
Roland W. Harpaugh
Guy E. Kelly
Louis C. Kinsey
Upper College Ave
Welcome Wagon Newcomers Elect President at November Lunch
Yellow Springs residents elected Mrs. Arthur Schuettinger president of the Welcome Wagon Newcomers club for the coming year at the November 10 luncheon at the Elks club. Retiring president is Mrs. Jack Scollard. The January luncheon will install new officers and committee chairs including Trombley, Carrick, King, Robert, Wintworth, and Grebe. Proceeds from a closing auction benefited the Community Chest and husbands’ entertainment.
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Fred Carrick
Ralph King
Norman Robert
R. A. Wintworth
Walter Grebe
Scollard
Deaths in Frederick Area Twenty Three Names
Obituaries from Frederick area list Mrs Clara A Main 87 widow of George A Main died Wednesday at 11 at her son Albert Main Clifton after six months illness. Ada L Snoots 62 widow of Jonas Snoots died Wednesday at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Miss Mary E Kugler 42 Emmitsburg died at Montebello Hospital Baltimore after four years illness. Miss Alice May Cooley 46 died Monday night at home Dickerson. Infant Deborah Ann Davis 10 months 25 days died at home 408 Military Rd. Ira L Wales Glyndon former organist at All Saints Episcopal. Virginia Hayes Osburn Pittsburgh widow of Frank Chew Osburn. Mrs Rosa Belle Rice 73 wife of John W Rice died Tuesday at home 316 Park Ave. Funeral notices follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara A. Main
Clara Ann Main
George A. Main
Inlaw
Albert J. Main
Clifton
Sjamsville
Luther Main
Lewistown
Blanche Michael
Frederick
Amanda Wachter
John W. Wachter
East Church Street
Middletown Reformed Cemetery
M. BR. Etchison and Son
Mary E. Kugler
Mary Elizabeth Kugler
Emmitsburg
Montebello Hospital
Baltimore
Warren O. Kugler
Columbia
Kugler
Presbyterian Church of
Gideon Galambos
Mt. View Cemetery
L. Allison
Alice May Cooley
Dickerson
Nathan Cooley
Ethel Davis
Sykesville
Ruby Davis
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Clyde
Herbert Cooley
Washington
Roy
Vernon Cooley
Barnesville
Monocacy Cemetery
Beallsville
William B. Hilton
Deborah Ann Davis
Loy W
Bernice Etzler Davis
Military Road
Dorinda Davis
John W. Davis
Union Bridge
Vernon L. Etzler
New Market
Church Street
Mount, Olivet
M. R. Exchison and Son
Ira L. Wiles
Ira LeRoy Wales
Glyndon
Wales
All Sains’ Episcopal Church
Vera M. Wales
John Palen
Hood College
Virginia Hayes Osburn
Virginia Hayes ‘Osburn
Frank Chew Osburn
Pitts ‘Burgh
John W. Rice
Rosa Belle Rice
Park Avenue
Rice
Albert L
Lavina Shafer Powell
Grace Reformed Church
Ellsworth Rice
Dennis I. Powell
Cumberland
Florence Flani
Death notices from Lovettsville and surrounding areas
Infant Lester Wesley Jacobs Jr aged 10 months died likely of pneumonia at Lovettsville. Services to be held at Union Cemetery Lovettsville with burial by B E Brown. Mrs Etta Lee Farver 58 of Sandymount died in Baltimore. Survives husband two children siblings and grandchildren. Funeral at Stone Chapel Methodist Church Warfieldsburg. Martin L Weddle former Thurmont resident died in Baltimore home of stepson. Buried Lewistown Cemetery. Rev Byron Keesecker officiated. George Milton Klipp Braddock Heights infant son of Grayson and Alberta Sumner Klipp died of bronchial pneumonia. buried Rocky Springs Cemetery.
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East Patrick Street
Utica
C. E. Cline and Son
Lester Wesley Jacobs, Jr
Lester
Nell Hatcher Jacobs
Lovettsville
Linda Lee
Bonnie Celeste
Owes Jacobs
C. W. Miller
Union Cemetery
Lewis A. Farver
Etta Lee Farver
Sandymount
Carroll County
St. Agnes Hospital
Baltimore
Ulysses Duvall
Lester Carpenter
Catonsville
Charles Farrer
Manchester
William Doyle
Westminster
Brice Poole
Jennie Shaugney
Floorsville
Charles
Preston Duvall
Sykesville
William Green
Snow Hill
Stone Chapel Methodist Church
Warfieldsburg
C. M. Waltz
Martin I
Martin L
Weddle
Thurmont
William Kelly
Hoyd Street
Martha Ellen Shuff Weddle
John L
Martha A. Weddle
Kelly
Grace Ingles
Waynesboro
Reba Hickman
Gladys Elliott
Blanche Wright
Helen Green
Hagerstown
Irene Domer
Buckeystown
Byron Keesecker
Lewistown
M. L. Creager and Son
George Milton Klipp
Grayson E
Alberta Summer Klipp
Braddock Heights
David
Alice
Minnie Summel
Samuel Klipp
Frederick
Rocky Springs
M. R. Etchison
Sen
William H. Stone
Union Bridge
D. D.hartzler & Sons
Louis Chastian
Pipe Creek
Lewis Baker
Donald Black
Thomas Martin
Walter E. Reese
Maurice Gray
Elmer Wilson
Personal Services Suit Over Estate Shares Heirloom Claim
Mollie Dougherty files in Circuit Court against Kenneth D. Bartgis as administrator of Albert Bartgis estate at Ladiesburg seeking 8300 for house keeping gardening lodging and care from 1938 to 1952 and 2000 for a traffic accident on Route 40 near New Market. Plaintiff alleges promise that all property would belong to her if she remained with Bartgis. Attorney H Kieffer DeLauter represents plaintiff.
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Mollie Dougherty
Kenneth D. Bartgis
Albert Bartgis
Ladiesburg
H. Kieffer DeLauter
Bartgis
Route 40
New Market
Harry M. Free
Frederick
Franklin Leonard Reeder
Holden 5
Felton
Austin T. Griffin
Stores Extend Wednesday Afternoons To Christmas
Yesterday began Wednesday afternoon shopping hours extending to five p m through Christmas. Many retailers stay open until one on other days, but meters on Wednesdays have no charge after 1 p m. East west traffic adjusts as Frederick routes change, yet no accidents reported so far.
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Frederick
Multiple Frederick funerals mark Thanksgiving week
A string of funeral services were held for Clara May Smelser, George Gibbons, Dr. Frank R. Olson, Charlotte Elizabeth Cashour, J. Cleveland Weishaar, William H. Stone, Alma V. Williams, Lewis Calvin Keeney Sr., Edna R. Baumgardner, Edward A. Cramer, and others across Frederick and Taneytown. Services occurred at various churches and funeral homes, with interments at Mount Olivet, Frederick Memorial Park, Prospect cemetery, and local churchyards. Pallbearers and clergy included Rev. Ralph A. Greiman Jr, Rev. Raymond E. Wilhelm, Rev. W. Merval Weaver, Rev. Glenn L. Stahl, C. E. Cline and Son, and M. R. Etchison and Son.
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Clara May Smelser
Walkersville
East Church Street
Ralph A. Greiman, Jr
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Mt. Olivet
M. R. Etchison and Son
George Gibbons
Center Street
Patrick Street
Raymond E. Wilhelm
Grace Reformed Church
Austin Gibbons
Bernard Mills
Ernest King
Ralph Cecil
Melvin Haugh
John B. Gardiner
Mount Olivet
C. E. Cline and Son
Frank R. Olson
W. Merval Weaver
Pic. Dunkelberger
Pic. Brigman
Camp Detrick
Charles R. Phillips
John C. Malinowski
Everet Champlin
Charlotte Elizabeth Cashour
David Cashour
Charles H. Poole
New Market
Richard M. Burns
New Market Methodist Church
Clifton Coughlin
Raymond Stevens
John Bell
Roy Thompson
George Chaney
Wilbur Carson
Prospect Cemetery
Mount Airy
Lewis Calvin Keeney
East Fourth Street
Herbert L. D. Doggett
Trinity Methodist
G. William Martin Jr
Richard Martin
Frederick Eyler
Roger Eyler Jr
Ralph Fout
James Keeney
Frederick Memorial Park
Edward A. Cramer
East Patrick Street
Grace Evangelical Reformed Church
Gordon Harris
Frank T. Miller
Edward Esterly
Lewis Plunkard
Russell Withington
Kirk Cramer
Mount Oliver Cemetery
Weddings Across Frederick County in Late 1950s Hours
Multiple couples from Hanover Walkersville Taneytown Emmitsburg and Frederick tied the knot on Thanksgiving and nearby dates. Lefevre Evans Bianca and George Lefevre led a double ring ceremony in Walkersville with Rev Price officiating and plans to reside in Hanover. Kinna Weant Bollinger and Hopkins Muench Grimes Weber across local parishes. The weddings featured traditional gowns, corsages, and 1950s era receptions with couples traveling to destinations such as New York City and Florida.
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William R. Sell
U.S.A.F
Walkersville
Bollinger—Weant
Mildred R. Weant
Paul F. Weant
Catherine L. Saverwein Weant
Taneytown
Robert L. Bollinger
Percy Bollinger
Trinity Lutheran Church
Glenn L. Stahl
Miss Fairy L. Frock
Florida
South
Taneytown High School
Windsor Shoe Co
Littlestown
Dorothy Dern
Baltimore
Marion Comer
Rebekah Schaeffer
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Cynthia
Sally Shafer
Douglas Wolfe
Murray Roop
Fred Grimes
Paul Dern
Robert Baumgardner
Paul D. Shafer
Carrie H. Dern
Louise Nez
National Agricultural College
Buwie County
Doylestown
Maurice
Moser
Katherine Roop
Theodore Wolfe, Jr
Edward Emnch
Richard Valentine
Carne Long
Janice
Valentine
Murray Reop
Not Aiming For Ike's Job McCarthy Says
McCarthy states he has no ambition for the presidency and urges Americans to pressure President Eisenhower via letters protesting blood trade with a mortal enemy. He defends his stance on China policy while acknowledging no Q&A.
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Ike
McCarthy
Eisenhower
United States
China
Britain
U.S
Truman
Leonard W. Hail
White House
GOP
Hall
Bermuda
Churchill
Laniel
Wisconsin
Door To Door Canvassing Law Is Killed
ROCKVILLE Dec 1 The Montgomery County Council killed a proposed door to door solicitors ordinance after a motion by Councilman Gravelle amid public reaction and crime-related concerns. The action followed police reports of solicitor complaints and cited a Takoma Park murder case. The council also criticized county jail conditions and discussed a polio like illness at Chestnut Lodge, plus plans for a new county zoning ordinance.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Louis A. Gravelle
Anyoint
Council
Harold F. Hammond
Grover Walker
J. Louis Monarch
Stele B. Werner
Lathrop E. Smith
George F. Nesbitt
Takoma Park
Arlington
Grand Jury
Edward T. Beall
Beall
Howard County
Montgomery
Howard
W. L. Ellicott
Chestnut Lodge
Ellicott
William C. Burrage
Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Blood thinning drugs may have saved thousands says physician
A Miami doctor told the American Medical Association that anticoagulants like dicoumarol and heparin could have saved about 640,000 Americans who died of heart attacks in ten years. He estimated eight million people were stricken, and that wider use might have cut deaths from 724 to 16 percent, though treatment has been limited to under one fifth of cases.
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ST. Louis
American Medical Assn
E. Sterling Nichol
Miami
Fla
Carroll County bids open for consolidated elementary school project
Edward Staller of Taneytown submitted the low base bid of 31224,900 as Carroll County Board of Education opened bids for a Route 32 near Eldersburg consolidation. Manchester Hardware of Manchester bid low plumbing at 18,645 and J E Schaeffer of Reisterstown bid low electrical at 12,500. Howard County bids include P R Souder of Damascus for an addition to Clarksville School at 88,100.
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Edward £. Staller
Taneytown
Carroll County Board of Education
Route
Eldersburg
Manchester Hardware Company
Manchester
J. E. Schaeffer
Reisterstown
P. R. Souder
Damascus
Howard County Board of Education
Clarksville
Rehearsal Night Social for Mrs Weber Highlighted by Showers
Following the rehearsal on Wednesday night the wedding party members were entertained. Mrs Weber received three showers prior to the wedding given by her bridesmaids her aunt Mrs Raymond Roop and the operating committee of the hospital.
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Weber
Raymond Roop
Ballenger 4-H Club Hosts Achievement Night Speaker
Assistant County Agent Roscoe Whipp spoke at Ballenger Boys H Club Achievement Night in the community hall. With 30 members and parents present, Joseph Zimmerman Jr. led the meeting and members received 1954 4-H calendars as awards while activities like camp reports music and square dances highlighted the evening.
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Roscoe Whipp
Montgomery County
Ballenger Boys
Joseph Zimmerman
Atlee Compher, Jr
Jean Lantz Jed
Peggy Moore
Kenneth Zimmerman
Grace Zimmerman
Arthur Cook
Tommy Zimmerman
Garrett County
Alan Moore
University of Maryland
Larry Howard
Tommy
Ricky
Sonny
Donna Jeanine
Gary Compher
Mr. Whipp
Ballenger 4-H
Jed
Grace Zimpnermai
Wamsville W. I. C. Meets. plans aid to hospital and India
Wamsville W I C and the W S C met in the parish hall to elect officers and discuss devotionals. The group voted to buy towels for Sibley Hospital and roll bandages for India. Readings on FAO’s role in Afghanistan and Ethiopia were shared by members, the theme song Behold the Sow ero and seasonable Christmas songs were sung, a Christmas package sale was held, and refreshments were provided by Mrs. Conrad Hargett and Mrs. Nelson Myers Jr.
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Wamsville W. 8. C
Ijamsville
Paul Beard
Presitius
H. C Swomler
Dronebure
Sibley Hospital
India
Swomiey
Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO
Afghanistan
Ethiopia
Nelson Myers, Jr
Joseph Kehne
Conrad Hargett
Beef Grades Prime and Choice Explained
Exet notes the difference between prime and choice beef. Prime comes from young well fed cattle with fat interspersed in lean meat. Choice is high quality with less fat than prime.
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Exet
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Holiday Mail
Ada Lacy Snoots
Ada Lucy Snoots
Jonas Snoots
Samuel and
Mary Dawson Snoots
Evangelical and Reformed Church of
Robert Hope
Knoxville
Ezra Williams
Emily Shhumacher
Gaithersburg
Eva English
R. E. Brown
J. Cleveland Weishaar
Morgan R. Andreas
Reformed Church Cemetery
Elwood Simpson
Clyde Welty
William Sherman
Harry Dougherty
Walter Keefer
Kermit Reid
C. O. Fuss and Son
Alma V. Williams
Donald H. Williams
Paul L. Althouse
Evangelical Reformed Church
John F. Miller
Edgar Fox
Richard Hane
George E. Miller
Frank Klipp
Homer Mercer
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Edna
R. Baumgardner
Norman R. Baumgardner
Church Cemetery
Franklin Fair
Luther Luckenbaugh
Glen Dayhoff
C. LeGore
T. O. Brown
Darrell Nelson
C. O. Fuse and Son
Horace Williams
Carol Jane
Tommie
Wilmer Koontz
Essie Miller
John Esworthy
Clagettsville
Ida Cramford
Clarbeburs
Kinna
Boyer
Viola Boyer
John Boyer
William Kinna
Dewey Kinna
Rose Hill Manor
Jefferson
Ermine Platt
Evelyn
Kinona
Jimmy Masser
Mt. Pleasant
Braddock Grange Hall
Frederick High School
Amertronics Inc
Doris Muench
William Hopkins
St. Joseph's High School
Cedarhurst
Margaret Blair
Solgist
Virginia Baumgardner
Lord Jesus
Louise G. Shafer
Mary Frances Shuler
Fred Amos Shuler
Elkton
John Willard Johnson
Richlands
First Christian Church
Shenandoah
Benjamin Siemmons Johnson
Cadiz
Norman Edward Allen
Mary Jane
Priscilla Harman
Dayton
Raymond Showalter, Jr
Harrisonburg
Malotte
Lohengrin
Mendelssohn
Charles Franklin Shuler
James Marshall Shuler
Betty Lou Turner
Lewis O. Turner
Dillwyn
Eva Marie Shuler
Leesburg
Elizabeth Ann Shuler
Mary Washington College
Nell Comer
Janet Johnson
Bethany College
Bethany
West Virginia
Joyce Herbold
Lexington
Massachusetts
Charles and Polly
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