Three-Day Conference Ends In Baltimore Methodist Unity Talk
A three day conference of Baltimore Methodist commissions closes with unity as a possible goal still unsettled. The report notes ongoing discussions on church union and the need for continued deliberation among branches of the Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mint
Baltimore
Katherine Hahn
West All Saints Street
Tom
Liam King
H. Edward Henvig
Reverdy Droneburg
Jobs Bauer
Edward Hertz
D. Brucher
Mary Jane
Fred Nothagle
George Lochner
End of Conscription in Britain Signals Shift in Military Policy
Article notes Britain ends compulsory military service for the first time since 1939, shrinking the regular army from about 300,000 to 165,000 and favoring small, highly trained nuclear capable units. It discusses U S and NATO roles, potential impacts on conscription, and broader peace-keeping trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Brush Tary
United States
U.S
Pentagon
Congress
Europe
U. S
Twenty Years Ago From The News Post December 5 1940
Brief items note Junior Fire Co. officers Lew R Derizbaugh as president and W Barigis Storm for Uniteds, Allen Quy nn promoted to Navy captain stationed in Hawaii, Citizens Truck Co. membership drive in Junior Hall, and county officials debating a 311000 school budget with tax rate near 1.12. Reports mention Greek troops near Porte Edda and a cold December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Fire Co
Lewis R. Derizbaugh
Uniteds
W. Barigis Storm
Allen G. Quynn
U.S. Navy
Navy Department
Quynn
Ann Alee
Citizens Truck Co
Lester Smith
Nacacom
Shipley
Mit Galien Kiine
Moan Gees
Morning Avenue
Porte Edda
Albania
Yale Vacation Brings Martha Grove Home for Holidays
Miss Martha Clark Grove daughter of Mr and Mrs W Jarboe Grove of Frederick will leave Centenary College for Women on Friday December 16 for Christmas vacation and return January 3 to the campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YALE
Hackettstown
N. J
Martha Clark Grove
W. Jarboe Grove
Frederick
Centenary College For Women
Pegey Donaldson
Pittsburgh
Frederick High School
Dona’ Iee
Chatham
Donaldson
Mary Rhoads
Confirmation Held at Two Churches in Frederick
Confirmation services took place Sunday at All Saints Episcopal Church during the 11 am liturgy and at St Timothy’s on Lin Street. The list of confirmands includes Barbara Bellanger Atchison, Betty Ruth Atkinson, Vicki Diane Beison, Edward Robert Bawlus, Guy Franklin Brandenburg, Robert Leroy Burriss, Diana LaRue Caniford, Janice LaRue Caniford, Gary Arnold Clark, Mary Conover Clement, Frank Gale Clemson, Robert Frederick Cole Matter Avenue, Harold Robinson Comstock, Charles William Conley, Nancy Pitchford Cooney, James Lorick Corbett, Saundra Lee Crawford, Linnie Marie Cunningham, Pamela Jean Cunningham, Paula Marie Cunningham, Thomas Peter Cunningham, Claudette Ann Delashmuti, Clarence Grant Delphey, Jan Virginia Delphey, Sarah Ellen Dorrell, Melvin Hedges Dutrow, Fred Watkins Gregory, James Stephen Kippen, Christopher T Kline, Jane Kaisings, Jay Hurt Maupin, Tena Michele Meadows, John Malcolm MecCardell Jr, Jane Frances Peace, Joan Virginia Reed, Thomas Scott Sheier, Walter Ellsworth Smith Jr, Linda Patricia Staley, Charles Henry Thomas, Sylvester Lee Thomas, Kathryn Sasse Thompson, Linda Ann Thrasher, Robert Eugene Trout, Alison Stanbury Ward, Patricia Anne Ward, Mary Frances aschhof, Nancy Case Zeniner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
Powell
St. Timothy’s Lin Street
All Saints’ Church
Barbara Bellanger Atchison
Betty Ruth Atchison
Narva Avenue
Vicki Diane Beison
RFD
Frederick
Edward Robert Baowlus
Delaware Road
Guy Franklin Brandenburg
Clarksburg
Robert Leroy Burriss
John Hansen
Diana LaRue Caniford
Janice LaRue Caniford
Young Place
Gary Arnold Clark
Dill Avenue
Mary Conover Clement
Frank Gale Clemson
Robert Frederick Cole
Matter Avenue
Harold Robinson Comstock
Woodsboro
Charles Willam Conley
Nancy Pitchford Cooney
North College Parkway
James Lorick Corbett
Saundra Lee Crawford
East Patrick Street
Linnie Marie Cunningham
Pamela Jean Cunningham
Paula Marie Cunningham
Thomas Peter Cunningham
Fort Detrick
Claudette Ann Delashmuti
North Market Street
Clarence Grant Delphey
Jan Virginia Delphey
Catoctin Avenue
Sarah Ellen Dorrell
West 12Th Street
Melvin Hedges Dutrow
Fred Watkins Gregory
East Fourth Street
Linda Patricia Staley
North Markets Street
Charles Henry Thomas
Sylvester Lee Thomas
West College Terrace
Kathryn Sasse Thompson
Biggs Avenue
Linda Ann Thrasher
Pinewood Drne
Robert Eugene Trout
Walkersville
Alison Stanbury
Master Avenue
Patricia Anne Ward
Libertytown
Mary Frances Aschhof
West Church Street
Nancy Case Zeniner
Claude Ti Ann Vor Excer
Surgical Patient Admitted for Monday Operation
Mrs. Granison L. Eader of near Mt. Pleasant entered Fred Enck Memorial Hospital Sunday for surgery on Monday. Catectin a surgical patient at Memorial Hospital 3825 Greenspring Ave. Also, Gladys H. Weliy among the sick is noted at Memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys H. Weliy
Memorial Hosp
Feas I i Children
Greenspring Ave
Granison L. Eader
Mt. Pleasant
Fredenck Memorial Hospital
Thomas Ramsburg Celebrates 15th Birthday
Thomas Ramsburg son of Mrs Ethel Lawson of RFD 6 Frederick marks his 15th birthday today. He works as a paper boy for the News Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ramsburg
Ethel Lawson
RFD 6
Frederick
Thomas
The
News-Post
Surprise party honors Morgan State College senior Collins
A surprise birthday gathering was held for Robert P. Collins, a Morgan State College senior, hosted by his wife Gladys at her parents residence on Linganore road. Ernest Yancy, son of the Liberian ambassador to Israel, attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. Collins
Morgan ‘State College
Gladys
William ‘H. Garner Jr
Linganore Road
Ernest Yancy
Libera
Israel
Future Bright for Pianist Richard Cass
Richard Cass, a young American pianist, impressed in a Community Concert Association program with a demanding, varied menu including Scarlatti Mozart Ravel Chopin and Franck. The critic praised his technical mastery and artistic maturity in the Chopin and modern pieces, while noting room for growth in the Franck Prelude and Fugue. An American composer Lou Wve’s short sonata and a Keeney encore also highlighted the recital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Cass
van Cliburn
Doi
Scarlatti
Mozart
Ravel
Cesar Franck
Chopin
Cass
Lou Wh Ve
Stengasiasiv
Wendell Keeney
Washington, D. C
John D. Ramaley
Bible Class Sees Officers Elected for Coming Year
The Threads of Gold Bible Class at Calvary Methodist Church held its November 29 meeting with 12 members present. Mrs. Raymond Ford presided. devotions were led by Mrs. Earl Siup. a brief business session elected officers for 1957–58. The next gathering will be December 27 at 7 30 pm hosted by Mrs. Albert Powell with a Christmas party planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Methodist Church School
Ead
Raymond Ford
Earl Siup
Ford
Thomas F. Summers
Norman Marsden
Martin Ritchi
Earl Stup
Howard Gerrick
Grace Stup
Alice Smith
Lester Dorsey
Edna Myers
Elmer Srup
Trail Avenue
Albert Powell
Glass and Wantz: Glass-Bercaw Nuptials in Emmitsburg
Miss Mildred Virginia Wantz became the bride of Wilson M. Glass on Saturday November 26 at 7 pm at Elias Lutheran church in Emmitsburg. Rev. Philip Bower officiated. reception followed at the Blue Duck Inn. couple to reside on Route 1 Emmitsburg with guests from Cockeysville Thurmont Taneytown Fairfield Gettysburg and Waynesboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glass
Bercaw
Mildred Virginia Wantz
Emmitsburg
Annie Wantz
Wilson M. Glass
Emmiseas
Elias Lutheran Church
Philip Bower
James A. Houck
Igs
Cockeysiville
Thurmont
Tanestown
Fairfield
Gettysburs
Waynesboro
Ghana Breaks With Belgium Over Congo Developments
Accra Ghana cuts diplomatic ties with Belgium accusing Brussels of shaping Congo events. Belgian Ambassador Gerard Walravens ordered to leave within 48 hours. President Nkrumah says Congo leader Kasavubu is pro Belgium or guided by Belgian advisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Accra
Ghana
Belgium
Brussels
Congo
Gerard Walravens
Kwame Nkrumah
Joseph Kasavubu
300 At Urbana School Dedication
The Urbana school dedication lists pupils from various named "Swamp Academy" and "Rock Cliff" groups with names such as Beverly Maher and Betsy Brewer among participants. Station changes report WARK Ha gerstown ownership transfer to WARK Inc and staff updates. Obituaries note the death of Mrs Byron C Vedder and Dr Philip A Shaffer in St Louis and Urbana respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WARK
Hagerstown
Unsed Broadcasting Co., Inc
Wark, Inc
Sam Phillips
G. Harold (Gus) Brewer
ABC
Aften Hedgecock
WARE
WDOV
Dover
Del
Philip A. Shaffer
ST. Louis, Mo
Philip Anderson Shaffer
American Biochemistry
School of Medicine
Samehington University
St. Loui
Death notices from Union Bridge and surrounding areas
Multiple obituaries detail deaths including Six-year-old Sameel Verses Butler at Union Bridge after a short illness and WWI veteran. Arthur Wiliam Crebbs of Lewistown. Mrs. Orzula Catherine Crum of Union City. Lloyd R. Evier of Harrisburg. James Spencer Fisher of Barnesville. John Robert Hoar of Petersville. Funeral arrangements and survivors listed for each, with calling hours and burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sameel Verses
Butler Samuel Vernon Butler
Carrie Butler
Union Bridge
Samuel
Anna Mary Bowie Butler
Mr. Butler
Frank Butler
Wright Funeral Home
Clarence Gavins
Libertytown Cemetery
Libertytown
Raymond K. Wright
Obituaries From Maryland and Pennsylvania Death Notices
Obituaries list multiple deaths with details of services, locations, and survivors. Mrs. Helen Gonso Koser of Greencastle died at 67, with interment in Petersville. Chester F. McKenzie of 328 West Patrick Street died at 59 with service at a Luckens funeral home. Reubin Nicholson of Gaithersburg died at 39, with Laytonsville church ties and Legion membership. Calvin Staub of Creagers Town, 8, funeral at Thurmont. Mrs Minia Smith of Thurmont, 96, survivor family and church affiliations. services and burial for each noted with the respective funeral homes and cemeteries.
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Lloyd R. Evier
Harrisburg
North Harrisburg
Thurmont
Charles R
Nora Smith Evier
Thurmont High School
University of Maryland
Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders Association
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Linglestown
Stanley M. Koser
Helen (Gonso) Koser
Greencastle
Waynesboro
Charles and
Isabell
Hellane
Gonso
Evangelical Lutheran Hucc
The
Echo
Jesse Spangler
Fred_ erick
Chester F. McKenzie
Chester Francis Te
West Patrick
Liberty
Alice Seaton McKenzie
Harry F. Schmidt
Agnes Evler
East Church Street
Mount Olivet Cemetery
R. Etchison
Reubin
Nicholson Reubin
Nicholson
Gaithersburg
Montgomery County Road Department
St. Paul Methodist Church
Laytonsville
Norman Price Post
American Legion
Elsie A. Nicholson
Donald E. Kemp
Baltimore
Lewis A. Nicholson
Tak
Calvin David Staub
Creagerstown
Mary Hewitt
David and
Casandra Grushon Staub
Staub
Ernest R. Staub
Rocky Ridge
Albert L
David R
Stella C. Smith
Brunswick
Cora Ramsburg
United Church of Christ
King’s Daughter Society
Women’s Bible Class
Viola Reifsnider
Lilian Smith
M. L Creager and Son
Samuel A. Moyer
United Brethren Cemetery
Reformed Church Organ Fund
Funeral notices and inductions reported in local deaths and draft
The obituary column records the funeral for Mrs Annie Var Fossen Atkinson and services for John W Dinierman Rebecca DeGrange Ollie M Shaw and others, with pallbearers listed and interment sites noted. Five men from local Selective Service boards were drafted to Fort Holabird Baltimore for induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Boards
Fort Holabird
Baltimore
Armed Services
David A. Weedon
Knoxville
Stewart N. Milberry
Doubs
Wayne E. Garver
Unionville
Lewis S. Smith
RFD
Emmitsburg
Larry J. Bostian
Thurmont
Senator's Wife Dies in Vermont Senator's Wife Passes Away
Mrs. Winston L. Prouty, 53, of Newport Vermont wife of Republican U S senator from Vermont, died Saturday from a coronary condition. She was born in Stanstead Quebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron C. Vedder
Urbana
Ill
Champaign-Urbana Courier
Kathleen Fry
Edward J. Fry
Michigan
Leany
Winston L. Prouty
Newport
U. S
Vermont
Stanstead
Que
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Browningsville
Harold Bennnett
Millard Burdette Jr
Ernest Trout
Tommy Hawkins
Allen Burdette
Perry Day
Thomas Molesworth
Robert Day
George Hawkins
George Bader
Forrest Snyder
Emory Moxley
Libby Bennett
Madeline Burdette
Harold Bennett
Shelby Hawkins
Hilda Molesworth
B. M. Woodfield
Marvin Gil
Ben Burdette
Terry
Dawn
Curtis Flynn
Miel Linthicum
David Flynn
Curtis
Martinsburg
Rosalee Breland
Winchester
Tne
Nehi Betiling Company
National Fruit Product Company
Breland
Anc
Brown & Sons Mobers
New York
Cage
Potomac Edison
Tearken & Brefferdt
Frederick Co Agricultural Society
Bank of Damascus
Borme Trust Co
Taneytown
Devo. Bank Amish
Farmers State
Emmitsburgh
First Nazi Bank
Maryland State Bank of
Montgomery County
Myersville Savings
New Windsor St Bank
Peemtes Nati Bank
Srungwick
Thormont Bank
Watkersville Bank
Yrocasbora Savings
Prig’t
Dorothy Spencer
Lana Ambush
Shirley Brightius
Rosetta Brown
Bobby Smith
Ernest Morris
Wayne Brown
Ronnie Harris
Thomas F. Maher
Thomas G. Patterson
Louise Cleaves
Jerry Miles
Tony Buckles
Charles Shupe
Harvey Wallick
Donald Rice
Harriett Easton
Patricia Linton
Jane Riley
Louis Smith
Sharon Stup
Judy Scott
Patsy Biddinger
Carolyn Ambush
Nancy Sexton
Donna Webb
Elmira VanFossen
Jacqueline Gosnell
Sharon Bowers
Jerome Sur
Gary Collins
Phylis Brandenburg
Hampton
Robert Shupe
Robert Houck
Virginia Gillam
Mary Alice Melvin
Brenda Sears
Candance York
Sandra Elaine
Wiles
Aldine Marie Whitacre
Arthur W. Crebbs
Arthur Wiliam Crebbs
Lewistown
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Brookville
David V
Minnie Early Crebbs
Julia F. Miller Crebbs
Arthur W. Crebbs Jr
Allen Harper
M. L
Roy Crum
Orzula Catherine Crum
Roy L. Crum
East Second Street
Mahlon B
Mary Ann Hoffman Green
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Natoma Council
Pocahantas
Elwood L. Crum
This City
Mahton B. Crum
Blanche Carl
Mayberry
Benjamin Green
Myersville
Martin L. Green
Stanley Pryer
Laniz
R. Etchison and Son
Pens Bible
Masonic Order
Annabelle Munter Eyler
Carole Ann Eyler
Gettysburg College
Myrtle
M. English
Warrenton
Bertha M. Klay
Wade G. Myers
Mayme Hays
James S. Fisher
James Spencer Fisher
Barnesii
Barnesville
Frances Ruth
Marel G
Bes D. Dorie
Margaret Watson
Washington
Eva &. Lancaster
Stanley E. Fisher
Chevy Chase
Lealand L. Fisher
Rockville
Willam B. Hitton
St. Mary's Church
John Robert Hoar
Olive Anderson Hoar
Petersville
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Hoar
B. & O. Veterans Organization
Frank Hoar
Ida Merriman Hoar
Jennie Dobson
Minia D. Smith
Benjamin and
Amanda Lightner
REA Te
TSR Rogem
Mrs. Dudley
Annie Var Fossen Atkinson
Justus B. Atkinson
Funera
Ralph M. Sharpe
Calvary Methodist Church
Calvary Church
Order of Eastern Star
Pythian Sisters
Rebecca Lodges
George E
John W Dinierman
East Sixt Street
G. C Barton
Walkersvile
Harry L. Fehl Jr
Ance
Francis W. Phillips
George Layman
Kenneth Layman
Harry Barkier
Gilmore Sutley
Maynard Lipps
Edward Esterly
Chape
Viola Zinsel
Rebecca DeGrance
W. Carrier
Clayton O. DeGrange
Jefferson
St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheral Church
Eugene W. Young
Millard Smith
Franklin Smith
Charles Smith
Clavton Smith
Vernon Smith
Kenneth Smith
St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
Jean. M. R. Etchison and Son
Ollie M. Shaw
Damascus
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