Referee appointment, local judge noted in 1938 letters
Twenty years ago items from The News reflect the reappointment of William C. Coleman as referee in bankruptcy for Frederick County for a two year term. Local attorney Holden S. Felton disclosed he handled 371 cases since becoming referee eight years ago. Also noted are a sudden death of Mrs Malinda Estelle Ahalt, a sub freezing day reminder for ice skating, WPA park expansion at Baker Park, and a deed recorded for 4.02 acres on East Street north of Ninth Street from Richard F. Kine to Guy E. Kelly valued around $20, with a plat showing nearby Alban Tractor Company and Frederick Production Credit Association areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the News
US & District
William C. Coleman
Frederick County
Holden S. Felton
Yocal
Malinda Estelle Ahalt
Lester RI Ahalt
Jefferson
Culter
Baker Park
Kidwifer
Carral Creek
West College Terrace
Monoqcacy
East Street
Ninth Street
Richard F. Kine
Guy E. Kelly
Alban Tractor Company
Frederick Production Credit Association Fund
Tre News
Marviancé
Pennsylvania
China
United States of America
Grace
Episcopal Church
Harold J. Wilson
Erty
Fannie Babbington Wiles
Shington Hospital
Alchetown
Pears
John
Alien Kline
Ieee
Jamerica
Takeo
United States
Olivet
Lee Duprey
William Tyler Page
Eisenhower
Bost
Taneytown
Deaths and letters on constitutional creed and public safety
Mrs Gertrude C Brown of Brunswick dies in Walkersville area after long life there. Elizabeth Ann Crum, Lee Duprey, and Mary Alice Rudy deaths noted with funeral plans. A reader letter objects to 40 plus women drivers being shamed in the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude C. Brown
George T Brown
Walkersville
George H
Park Avenue
Brunswick
Annie Gernand Cramer
News-Post
December Term Of Court Opens With Nongrand Jury
The December term of Circuit Court opened with Chief Judge Patrick M Schnauffer presiding. It is a nongrand jury term and the new petit jury was present with several cases set for trial later. the jury was excused for now. Members listed include Ruthanna E Wenzel Hal Lee Ott Ada B Mayne Grace M Ferfer Milton E Akers and others. Reds Accused Sequal South Korea accuses North Korea of kidnapping 42 fishermen and seven boats off the east coast. North Korea radio says the fishermen entered its territorial waters Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Ruthanna E. Wenzel
Hal Lee Ott
Ada B. Mayne
Grace M. Bur Fer
Milton E. Akers
W. Homer’ Renn
Louise C
REDS
SEQAL
South Korea
Korea
North Korea
Chinese Firepower Holds Off on Odd Days War Turmoil
The Chinese Communists continued their pattern of shelling offshore targets only on odd numbered days with a 19 day stretch of silence on even days. In Havana President Batista asked Congress to declare a national emergency granting seven more sweeping powers to fight Castro’s rebellion, as Congress faced uncertainty. Obituaries note Alice Lloyd Johnson of Orange Virginia died at 84, with extensive survivors. Local memorials list Lakin and other funeral details for Terra Alta and Taneytown residents.
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Havana
Ful ‘Sencid Batista
Congress
Fidel
Castro
Funeral services for Mrs Ross Liller held in Thurmont
Funeral services for Mrs Ross Liller of near Emmitsburg were held at 1 p.m. Sunday at Creager Funeral Home in Thurmont. Rev. Cameron Johnson conducted the service. Interment followed at Mt Tabor Cemetery, Rocky Ridge with pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Cramer
Walkersville
Harvey R. Cramer
G. C. Barton
Glade Cemetery
Walkers‘ville
Middletown
Funeral Home
Winfield, Foe Law
H. Summers
Mt. Airy
Albert Burkhardt
Summers
Glenmerrie
Jterment
Carroll L. Boyer
the Good Cemetery
Gladhill Company
Shepherd Lutheran Church
Fredneral
Erick
Mt. Olivet
Stanley van Sant
Qlie G
William Dixon
Guy Robinson
Willie Barnes
Herman Barnes
Carrol Bryan McCleaf
Carroll Bryan McCleaf
Taneytown
Newton D. Baker Veterans Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Union Bridge
Fairfield
Fannie Benchoff McCleaf
John
McClear
Alice Izer McClear
Mary Gonder
Near Taney- Hown
Robert P McCleaf
Alton McCleaf
Blanche White
Neal Herring
Helen McCleaf
Alta Armour
Gettysburg
Harry McCleaf
Lancaster
Edgar McCleaf
Columbus
John T. McCleaf
Tanevtown
Lutheran Church
Union Memorial Post
D. D. Harizler and Sons
Stanley B
Jennings
Richard O. Weller
Thesday
Creager Funeral Home
Harry M. Scheu
Thurmont
Eugene R. Ethel Smith Scheu
McVicker
St. Paul's
Thomas W. Scheu Jr
Ross
Liller
Creager
Emmaitsburg
Cameron Johnson
Methodist Church of
Tom's ‘Creek
John Davis
John RicGlaughlin
John Baumgardner
Charles Valentine
Raymond Baumgardner
Jacob Birely
Mi Tabor
Rocky Ridge
Charles William Morrison
Trail Avenue
Frederick Memorial Hospital
East Church Street
Raymond E. Wilhelm
Grace United Church of Christ
James Phelps
Richard Hankey
John Crapster
George iBonnell
Kenneth Bartgis
George Stevens
Rosedale Cemetery
Martins Burg
W.va
Javeel
Schell
Union Memorial
V.F.W
D. D. Hartzler and Sons
Cyril S.J .Hoover
Retirement ready: Boyle’s commonsense tips for aging
Hal Boyle argues magazines exaggerate retirement dangers. He urges early prep for life after work and warns many borrow from relatives to fund a retirement, noting it can take decades of steady borrowing to build a solid retirement fund.
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Hfe
Jps
the Inc
Eisenhower Record in 1960 Vote, By David Lawrence
The column argues the 1960 election will hinge on the Eisenhower record rather than candidate personalities. It cites 1920, 1932, and 1952 precedents, notes public desire to assess handling of Korea, communism, and inflation, and suggests fiscal restraint may define future Republican and Democratic leverage amid national economic concerns.
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David Lawrence Washington
Fisenhower
Eisenhower
Warren
Harding
Wauiks Ai. Lua
Ohio
Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Dwight
Korea
Iarmer
Republican Party
Congress
New York
Ydeally
William Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Glaucoma and retirement musings mixed in column
A reader asks if glaucoma can be avoided and how long vision lasts. Dr. Edwin F. Jordan says there is no known prevention and early diagnosis with proper treatment is crucial. The piece weaves medical guidance with political commentary and obituaries, reflecting a broader wartime era tone.
Local Personal News and Births From Maryland Towns
Donald L Keeney enlisted in the army with basic training at Fort Jackson S C receiving address Pvt Donald L Keeney RA 12656363 Co D 4th B N Fort Jackson S C Eldin Brandenburg Myersville announces birth of Serena Kea third child and second daughter at Washington County Hospital Angerstown Brandenburg formerly Catharine Rice Heartstown Mrs Minerva Horine celebrates 92nd birthday callers include Elizabeth Washburn Philip and Floyd Horine Grace Horine Peggy Umstead Kathryn Kirsch Miss Irah Horine William Dudrow and Charles L Creager Catoctin Avenue turning 33 on Tuesday
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Donald L. Keeney
Ross Keeney
Gaithersburg
Fort Jackson
S.C
Co. D
4Th B. N
S. C
Eldin Brandenburg
Myersville
Serena Kea
Washington County Hospital
Angerstown
Brandenburg
Catharine Rice
Thurmont
Minerva Horine
Heartstown
Horing
Elizabeth Washburn
Philip
Floyd Horine
Grace Horine
Pegey Umstead
Kathryn Kirsch
Irah Horine
Wiliam Dudrow
Traffic Deaths Seen Rising in Decades of Danger
A 2555 AP News Week column outlines 30 years of traffic fatalities bemoaning 50,040 lives yearly and urging action. It notes the President's Committee Traffic Safety, the Council of State Governors, and the National Safety Council hosting regional legislative meetings to push research and new laws. Public enemy No 1, traffic deaths, demands eradication.
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Truse
Traffic Safety
Council of State Governors
National Safety Council
Fifty Years Ago Items From The Colomas Of The News
Fifty years ago on December 8 1908 the junior and united fire companies nominated officers for the coming year with Motter unopposed for president of the Juniors and Gaver for head of the Uniteds elections set for January 4. Officer King encountered two bird dogs after hearing a noise in Mrs Steele s hen house and the dogs killed 34 chickens. a damages claim was planned. A local show Fun Makers featured trained dogs and acts from Baltimore. Emil G Reitz Frederick baseball player joined the contract department of C and P Telephone. Ikee formed ponds thick enough for skating for local youths.
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Colomas of the News
United Fire Companies
John C. Motter
Joseph W. Gaver
King
George Steele
Burke Street
Steele
Woodsboro Opera House
Emmit Roelkey
Ralphy Routzahn
Buck
Wimg
Wm. Devilbiss
Baltimore
Citizens National Bank
Emil G. Reitz
Frederick
C. and P
IKEE
Ill Health Of Mr Clarence Darby At Johns Hopkins
Mr Clarence Milton Darby of iRayttstown is seriously ill at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore after recent surgeries. Mrs Albert Kefauver of Davis Avenue is a surgical patient at the Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Milton Darby
iRayttstown
Jonus ‘Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Darby
Albert Kefauver
Davis [Avenue
Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns
Hopkins Hospital
Christmas Party Held by Wide J Awake Class at Calvary Methodist
The Wide J Awake Class of Calvary Methodist Church held its annual Christmas party and monthly meeting at Mrs. Louis Kinsey’s home. Guests included Mrs. E William Hall and teacher Mrs Hammond Clary. The program featured scripture, a devotional, Christmas legends, a closing poem, and a social hour with gifts and games. Refreshments were served by Mrs Kinsey, Mrs Russell, and co-hostesses Mrs Roy Kinsey and Mrs Donald Fadeley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Methodist Church
Louis Kinsey
E. William Hall
Marjorie ‘Russell
Evangelists Attract Bigger Crowds Across Nation
The report notes a rise in evangelistic activity amid troubled times. World Harvest Evangelism Inc led a major effort aiming for a global Christ scare, with Lloyd L. Sweet guiding a broad crusade. Since October a campaign in New York has drawn thousands and yielded hundreds of conversions. Rev. Raymond Jimenez, 22, a Puerto Rican evangelist once shunned by his Brooklyn church, now features prominently in the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Harvest Evangelism, Inc
Lloyd L. Sweet
Durham
Francis Nelson
Nelson
World Harvest
New England
Sweet
New York City
Puerto Rico
St. Nicholas Arena
Christ
Raymond Jimenez
Brooklyn
Eugene
Jimenez
Mexico
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Hanne T Ao
Jeremy Vid Rela
Besas 2
Steeshad Af Miata Bote
Church of Christ
Church
Samuel
Mary Guthridge
Shewbridge
Velma Nicholson
Elke
Ridge
Lillian Whittington
Daugh- Poe Vaikybe Sass Shar Heylers
Mary Fran
Dolan
Yarrowshure
Julia Whitmore
Walkers
Cannes
Iville
Elsie Leath
Alma Bohrer
Hyattsville
Missierman
Hummelstown
Jessie Brown
Johs Brown
Houston
Texas
Betty Kelly
Fobl Owing
Oneida Brehm
Clarence Shewbbridge
Cumberland
Samuel E. Shewbridge
Tuscon, Ariz
Netlie Boblock
C. H. Feete and Brother
Mary Alice Rudy
Paul S. Rudy
Butterfly Lane
Maxine Rudy
Charlotte Jahalr
Orpha Palmer
Ruth May
William Bussard
Ernest Rudy
Noah Korrel
George E. Wiles
Willie Wiles
Clarence Wiles
Brad
Dock
Grayson Wiles
Pleasant
Pama Steen Enn Tabtanne
A. McC
Frederick, Md
Alex Er
Frederic
Co. Nath
Golty Ereterscow Sav
Ac Edison
Potemac Edison
Frederck Gas Rage & Betlela
Alice Lloyd Johnson
John Calvin Johnson
Orange
Thomas W. McDonough
Quynn Orchard Road
St. Claire
Arbelia V. Remick Lloyd
Ida Mae LeBrand
McDonough
Zoor Church
M. R. Etchison and Son
Thomas W. Scheu
Thomas Willard Scheu
Grion Bridge
Veterans’ Hospital
Fort Howard
Reiko ‘li Scheu
Mr. Weller
Boyle
Hal Boyle
AW York Jap
Lawrence
David Lawrese
Edwin F. Jordan, M.D
NEA Service
Mary ‘Blanche Obenderier
St. John’s Catholic
Herbert R. Jordan
Melvin Sneaks
Floyd
Burchett
Thomas Grumbine
Jare Young
James Ewing
Francis Rowe
Maynard
Wastier
Mount Olivet
Harry E. Carty Company
Clancama
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Journal of the American Medical Association
Maude Mae Ramsburg
Luther T. Gilbert
Walkeraville
Paulafford
Harry Lewis
Charles L. Creager
Catoctin Avenue
Etters
Orphans Court
J. William Obenderfer
Wilson Place
Mary Blanche Obanderfer
Glenn H. Lenhart
Woodsboro
Lillie Z. Lenhart
Patricia Ann Wharton
Fairview ‘Avenue
James F. Wharton
Peng ‘Vel Wr
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
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