Pope Paul VI Plans Holy Land Pilgrimage in January
The Pope announced from the ecumenical council he plans a January pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He said the journey aims to honor Christ’s life and seek peace among Arabs and Jews, Moslems, Jews and Christians, as the first successor of Peter to visit sacred sites. He stressed a prayerful mission to bless the path toward divine mercy and reconciliation.
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Paul VI
Holy Land
Jesus Christ
Palestine
Christ
Ecumenical Council
Peter
Earth
Jesus
Meditation on Mental Health and National Well Being
A letter from Edith Browning in Monrovia Maryland dated December 4 1963 urges temperance fortitude and compassion as essential for individual health and national strength. It links violence gossip and war to inner destruction and calls for greater openness to therapy during Mental Health Week. The writer cites the present administration and a deceased President in expressing concern for the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Browning
Monrovia
Maryland
Market Prices for Wheat Corn and Barley
Market prices list shown includes Wheat at 1.75 dollars per bushel Corn at 6.75 dollars per barrel Barley at 115 dollars per bushel indicating current commodity values and trading markers. The figures reflect quick-access pricing for staple grains and feed grains in the market.
Aftermath of Violence and Threats Across the Nation
Following Kennedy's assassination threats surged nationwide with anonymous calls to Georgia's governor and a false bomb report delaying Astronaut Scott Carpenter's flight. Police warn that copycat acts endanger public safety and demand treatment for those making threats.
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Yancey
Kennedy
Georgia
Scott Carpenter
Kansas Capitol
Mental Health Week urged by Letter To The Editor
A reader argues health includes mental and emotional well being. He asserts that recognizing and addressing mental illnesses is as essential as physical health and urges openness about personal struggles to achieve true wellness.
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the News
Fifty Years Ago Item Notes for December 7 1913 News-Post
The Empty Stocking Club faces a funds shortfall with only about 15 dollars raised and at least 75 more needed to continue its charitable work. Miss Mary Wallace at Frederick City Hospital donates skin for her brother Joe after his Indian costume caught fire. Josephus W. Shafer of Middletown named agent for the Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Co in Middletown. Lewis Clarke, brakeman in the eastbound Brunswick yards, injured after a fall from a moving train. Temperatures ranged from 46 to 54 degrees. Good Samaritan Lodge Odd Fellows in Thurmont initiates 27 candidates.
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News-Post
C. Will Fout
Mary Wallace
City
George Wallace
East Third Street
Frederick City Hospital
Joe
Young Wallace
Josephus W. Shafer
Middletown
Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Co
Lewis Clarke
Brunswick
Good Samaritan Lodge OF Odd Fellows
Thurmont
Funeral Notices for Local Residents Remembered in May
Funeral services were held across multiple towns for residents including Calvin Keeney of Centerville near Woodsboro and William Ramsburg of Frederick Street. Pallbearers and interment sites varied, with services conducted by local pastors at Barton Walkersville Lewis Town and New Windsor funeral homes.
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Calvin M. Keeney
Centerville
Woodsboro
Brookfield
Barton
Walkersville
Albert Snyder
Brantley Keeney
William Fogle
Russell
Austin
Thomas
Henry Barton
Rocky Hill Cemetery
William Edward Ramsburg
Goldie E. Summers Ramsburg
East Church St
Frederick Memorial Hospital
East Church Street
Joseph R. Kidd
McKaig
Denton Repp Snader
New Windsor
Veteran’s Administration Center
Martinsburg
W. Va
D. D. Hartzler and Sons
William C. Yates
Baltimore National Cemetery
Russell Lambert
Ronald Welker
Edgar Byler
Wilbur Blackston
David Baile
Cullen Barnett
Howard E. Thompson
Johnson, Tenn
St. James Episcopal Church
Mt. Airy
Robert Pegram
Pine Grove Cemetery
H. L. Merritt
S. R. Steele
James Windsor
LeRoy Brown
Harry Bellison
Kenneth Burdette
C. M. Waltz
Taylorsville Methodist Church
W. Earl Wright
Gillis Road
Taylorsville
L. J. Summerfield
FE. K. Sawyers
American Legion
Carroll Post
Mr. Wright
Jeffery Allen Doody
Roger P
Barbara A. (Biddinger) Doody
Adamstown
Barton Funeral Home
Bruce Gabbert
Richard Sims
Doubs Methodist Church
Joe Rowe
Michael Carty
Wayne Boone
Robert Smith
Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
Hansonville
Clara V. Kintz
George E. Kintz
E. Church Street
Charles F. Trunk Jr
Evangelical Lutheran Church
John P. Wisner
Clyde E. Adams
Bradley T. Freed
Harvey I. Harris
John S. Fox
Roy F. Myers
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
M. R. Etchison and Son
Howard Upton Quinn
View Light Farm
Quinn Road
Clifford P. Lloyd
Centennial Memorial E.U.B. Church
Clark S. Rist
New Market
Obituaries List for Maryland Area Figures
Multiple death notices from Laytonsville to Westminster, including Donald F. Fraley of Laytonsville owner of Gulf Service Station and Case Machinery dealer, and Carroll Wachter Haugh of New Midway milk truck outfit. Also memorials for Mrs. Clara Nusbaum of Westminster and Benjamin F. Spitzer of Brunswick, with funeral plans in Maryland and Virginia.
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Donald F. Fraley
Donald Francis Fraley
Laytonsville
Montgomery General Hospital
Case Machinery Co
Marian
Madge) Fraley
Joyce T. Darnell
Virginia
Ruth
Eva Cheeky
Howes
Charles A. Fraley
Burtonsville
Francs H. Barber
St. Paul
Carroll W. Haugh
Carroll Wachter Haugh
New Midway
John G. Ball
Montgomery County
Haugh
Sealtest Dairies
Washington
Maryland- Virginia Milk Producers Association
Frederick County
Clarence Harvey
Myrtle Wachter Haugh
Carrie Frounfelter Haugh
Darlene
Larry Haugh
New Midway Fire Company
Frederick County Firemen’s Association
Woodsboro
Powell and Hartzler
Dale Shellhamer
St. John’s
Joe Eisenhauer Notebook Review
An obscure notebook entry by Joe Eisenhauer is summarized, noting fragmented notes and unclear topics. The readable text hints at world events and personal musings but provides no coherent narrative or verifiable details.
Christmas Spirit Via Peace and Charity Echoes
A Christmas message urges peace and goodwill after President Kennedy's death. It highlights President Johnson's call to end hate and violence and promotes Salvation Army Red Kettles funds for holiday dinners. Community events include Lions Club fund drive for the blind and a wedding notice for Brenda Snowden and Preston Sulcer.
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John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
America
Johnson
Salvation Army
Frederick
Richardson-Wright wedding at Hood College in Frederick
Miss Jane Lynn Wright and Gordon Albert Richardson wed on Thanksgiving Day at Coffman Chapel Hood College Frederick. The ceremony featured candlelight and white chrysanthemum arrangements with uncles Rev Harold Bell Wright and Rev Malcolm Francis Wright officiating. Bride wore satin brocade gown with pill box veil and carried white Fuji chrysanthemum bouquet. The couple plans to reside in Gaithersburg after a brief honeymoon following a Fox Alumnae reception on Hood campus.
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Richardson—Wright Coffman
Hood College
Frederick
Jane Lynn Wright
Wilson Hudson Wright
Hagerstown
Gordon Albert Richardson
Vernon Richardson
Silver Spring
Harold Bell Wright
Malcolm Francis Wright
Norman Lindsay
William John Wright Jr
Patrick Boyer
Peggy Wheeler
Salt Lake City
Utah
Hood
Blank Check From Ford Motor Co Returned
Rochester man receives a signed Ford dividend check missing the amount. Ford telegram asks return of the unfilled check, suggesting a double check. The unusual pre Christmas surprise highlights the company’s prompt follow up.
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Rochester
N.Y
Robert F. Ogden
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Attorney Sworn In as U S Attorney for Maryland
Thomas J. Kenney, 54, is sworn in as United States Attorney for Maryland in Baltimore in U S District Court. He replaces Joseph D. Tydings who resigned last month to consider a Senate bid. Kenney was an assistant U S prosecutor for five years prior to entering private practice.
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Baltimore
Thomas J. Kenney
United States
Maryland
U. S. District Court
Kenney
Joseph D. Tydings
U.S
U.S. Senate
Umbaugh Kin Noted in Obituary From Kimmell Notice
The obituary notes Wade Umbaugh of Lovettsville Va a World War I veteran retired B and C signal man Mrs Mary Smith Umbaugh and five grandchildren are mentioned along with three children Lillian Hursay Cromwell Ind Alice Dearhoff Wantah Ind and George Umbaugh California a brother Wade Umbaugh and many nieces and nephews. Interment occurred at Kimmell Ind.
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Mary Smith Umbaugh
Lillian Hursey
Cromwell
Ind
Alice Dearhoff
Wantah
George Umbaugh
California
Wade Umbaugh
Lovettsville
Kimmell
Local Birthdays and Anniversaries Highlight Carroll County
Twin brothers Ralph E. Schroeder and Roy S. Schroeder mark their 66th birthday Monday. Charles Loy of RFD 2 Keymar announces birth of his fifth child and second daughter at Carroll County General Hospital Westminster. James E. Miller and wife celebrate their 31st wedding anniversary. Miller works at Winchester Hall. Sharon Olivia Covey of Carrollton to celebrate her 20th birthday today following a preliminary party at City Hall where she works as a secretary. Betty Tomlin of Rosemont also attends to her birthday.
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Ralph E. Schroeder
Roy S. Schroeder
Washington, D.C
Charles Loy
RFD 2
Keymar
Carroll County General Hospital
Westminster
James E. Miller
East Third Street
Miller
Winchester Hall
Sharon Olivia Covey
Pinoak Drive
Carrollton
City Hall
Covey
Betty Tomlin
Rosemont
Couple dies after joint return from work in Spring City
Oliver J. Schubert died Friday after returning from work in Spring City. His wife Elizabeth called a physician and a minister by telephone before collapsing and dying. They would have celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary today in Montgomery County.
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Spring City, Pa
Oliver J. Schubert
Elizabeth
Schuberts
Montgomery County
Rivers Conditions at Point of Rocks and Buckeystown Observed
The Potomac at Point of Rocks is clear and full while Buckeystown near Lonocacy reports cloudy skies and a fall of weather. The report notes river clarity and water level differences between the two locations.
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Potomac
Point of Rocks
Lonocacy
Buckeystown
Pearl Harbor Remembered at Battleship Arizona Memorial
AP reports formal ceremonies at Pearl Harbor mark the Arizona Memorial on the 22nd anniversary of the 1941 attack. Navy salutes the war dead with wreaths, garlands, and tributes as the flag at half mast honors fallen sailors and Lieutenant John F. Kennedy in the Pacific campaign.
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Pearl Harbor
Arizona
Navy
Pacific
John F. Kennedy
United States
Japan
Probers In JFK Case Seek Power
Oswalds widow cites statements as key factors in the JFK probe. Investigators found a notebook with Walker’s name and number in Oswalds room after arrest. Officers planned to question Oswald about the Walker incident on Nov. 23, a day before his death.
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Oswald
Walker
Kennedy
Irving
Tex
Ruth Paine
FBI
Texas School Book Depository
Baltimore Youth Convicted in Razor Slashing Murder
A 17 year old Baltimore youth was convicted in Baltimore Criminal Court of rape and first degree murder in the fatal razor slashing of James Henry Duffy and the assault on his wife. The victim Mrs. Duffy identified him. the incident occurred August 24 in their apartment.
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Baltimore
Clarence
Green
James Henry Duffy
Che
Duffy
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Great Southern Ptg. & Mfg. Co
Court St
Associated Press
Frederice
Fishing Creek
Tra
Luther Miller
Elm Street
Camp Detrick
Chemical Warfare Service
Martin B. Chittick
Loyd M. Griffin
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Roosevelt
Churchill
Turkey
Eutan M. Snook
Mountaindale
Victor Cullen Hospital
Lewistown Chapel
Roby Eastridge
Charles Rice
John Barber
Milton Rice
Alvie Rice
Keefer Stone
Ralph Cline
M. L. Creager and Son
Harry E. Nusbaum
Clara Gertrude Nusbaum
Westmoreland Street
Jordan Nursing Home
Carroll County
Theodore Augustus
Martha Ellen Repp Harman
Hannah M. Boone
Marie G. Warner
Marguerite E. Trager
Ruth A. Harman
Ira la. Nusbaum
I. Harman Nusbaum
Pompano Beach
Fla
Truman E. Nusbaum
Hazel T. Miller
Uniontown
Katherine C. Roger
Taneytown
John Owings
Mattie Barnes
Florence Lindsay
Carrie Barnes
Oak Orchard
Charles Backman
Mabel Harman
Walter W. Harman
Westminster Methodist Church
Donald H. Hiller
Linganore
Unionville
Benjamin F. Spitzer
Benjamin Frederick Spitzer
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Newton Baker Veterans Hospital
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
B&o Veterans
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Brunswick Baptist Church
Catherine (Miller) Spitzer
L. L. Spitzer
Miami
Florida
John T
Mount Crawford
Lindsey
Harrisonburg
Poe
David Melwane
Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
John R. Umbaugh
John E Umbaugh
Pygo Ind
Umbaugh
Fel Wayne
George and
Alice Harper
Joe Eisenhauer
Beasley
Booth Tarkington
Washington Public Schools
George Washington University
George Washington Law School
U.S. Army
Fort Detrick
Middletown High School
Thompsons’ Contractors
Rockville
Ford Co
Gettysburg
Mildred Bowers
Roger Bowers
Rt. 2
Warner Hospital
Baugh
Lucketts
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Milwaukee
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Plind
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Winnipeg
Elmer Roderick
Frederick Memorial
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