Thurmont Jaycees Host State December Meeting
About 200 Junior Chamber officials from across Maryland gathered at the Thurmont American Legion home for the all day December board meeting of the Jaycee state organization. National President Doughton and state president Rockville led the events with a parade by Thurmont High School band and a banquet headlined by National President Doughton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Thurmont American Legion
Thurmont Jaycee Group
Thurmont Jaycees
Jaycee
Siree
Thurmont High School
Morgan J. Doughton
S. Fred Steppe
Rockville
Jeppe
Doughton
James Spahr
Thurmont Jaycee
Xe Trout
Spahr
Thurmont
Hostig
Charlie Weaver
Yeuseum
Gettysburg
Christmas Gifts for Mentally Ill in Frederick County Project
Frederick County volunteers push second week of the Christmas Gifts for the Mentally Ill project. Sponsored by the Mental Health Society of Frederick County and Maryland Association for Mental Health, gifts support Maryland mental hospitals. Chair Mrs George Wright with assistors oversee collection centers at Burr Ariz Library Peoples Drug Stores and area libraries. Stores and libraries in Thurmont and Emmitsburg collect gifts to be sent to Baltimore for wardwise distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
The
Mental Health Society of
Maryland Association For Mental Health
Thermnal
Maryland
George Wright
Robert Altenbern
Everett Hanel
Byron Thompson
Paul Wise
Larce
Wwe
Recre
Dubbing Kennedy Coins Captures City In Joke
Local residents report possession of red painted quarters depicting Washington as a Catholic cardinal. The Kennedy coin gag spreads nationwide with mint officials noting no law against it though banks may refuse or recall the doctored quarters. Treasury experts estimate recoin costs at about 2.25 dollars per 1000 pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Associated Press
George Wington
Ken‘nedy
John F. Kennedy
Washington
Mint
Leland Howard
Bureau of the Mint
Treasury
George Washington
Howard
Byron Named 1961 March of Dimes Campaign Chairman
Goodioe E. Byron selected as chairman for the 1961 March of Dimes drive by W. Jerome Offutt. The plan includes a Candlelight Fashion Show January 20 at the Francis Scott Key Hotel, directed by Mrs. Betty Davis, to raise funds for polio research and broader health projects. Mrs. John Fox to head the Mother's March and Sandra Carter to lead mail solicitations. Richard Siup named county chair. Committees are being formed across the city and county for January campaigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron
Betty Davis
Haber's
Offutt
John Fox
UN Convenes Emergency Congo Meeting Amid Hostage Threats
The United Nations Security Council ordered an emergency weekend session to address the Congo crisis. Officials weigh a Soviet resolution demanding Lumumba's im prisonment release and a Western proposal for fair treatment of prisoners, as clashes between UN forces and Lumumba supporters escalate in Stanleyville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N
APY
Securiy Council
Congo
U N
Patree Lumumba
Stanleyville
Belsian
Ji Nation Council
Lumumba
WEE WOMEN Quote Sparks Matchmaking Debate
A brief item notes the playful line She'll marry fast enough when the wrong man comes along highlighting social attitudes toward marriage in the era. The remark appears in a larger column discussing courtships and expectations amid community chatter.
Hood Opens Christmas Season with Handel Messiah
Hood College director Charles J. Warner leads two Christmas programs this weekend. The Hood-U S Naval Academy choir presents Handel's Messiah in Coffman Chapel tonight and Hood Choir offers the Christmas Vesper Sunday at 7:30 PM. Both are open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffman Chapel
Naval Academy Chapel
Annapolis
Frederick
Hood
Andrew G
Police puzzled by anti burglar hammering at door
Thomason, a retired night watchman, heard pounding at his door early Friday and fired three times through the door with a .22 caliber pistol. He saw two men flee, and police suspect he mistook frightened friends for burglars due to a sign reading I'm home Knock loudly on the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Thomason
Thomason
Mayor Ramshore Re-Elected Vice President Of Maryland Municipal League
Mayor Jacob R. Ramshore was re-elected vice president of the Maryland Municipal League for another year. Edward L. Williar, Union Bridge mayor, was elected council member at large. The league convention, held in Frederick last year, will be in Cumberland next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob R. Ramshore
Maryland Municipal League
Edward L. Williar
Union Bridge
Frederick
Cumberland
Snow Ball Nears $10,000 Goal At Frederick Memorial
At the Women's Au meeting of Frederick Memorial Hospital the Snow Ball fundraiser looked set to exceed $10,000 in profits with $39,330 already received. Snow Ball chairman Arthur G. Schuettinger and co-chair Mrs. Walter Foster outlined the strong financial outlook and extensive patronage including 131 patrons and significant contributions from boxholders and local donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Arthur G_. Schuettinger
Snow Ball
Wtal
Walter Foster
Bal
Parsons Newman
Richard F. Kline
Frederick Brick Works
Justus D. Dave
Auxiliary Board
Thomas Reid
Harry Gray
J. Frederick Kreissig
Charles Murray
Ann Tinney Didway
W. Jarboe Grove
Jennings Bailey
I High School
Marr
Fredericktown Savings Bank
J. Richard Ramsburg
Ernest C. Webb
PH. Beavers
EF. C. Hartmann
Christmas Tree Decorated in Court House Park
City employees completed decoration of the Christmas tree in Court House Park on Friday. The tree was donated by former Mayor John A Derr from his East Foil street yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TRIM
Court House Tree City
Court House Park
John A Derr
East Foi Street
Riots in Algiers and Oran as De Gaulle arrives
Riot police using tear gas drove back rightist mobs aiming to storm the Palais d Alger residence. Demonstrators in Algiers and Oran clashed with police and troops, halting transport and terrorizing streets as De Gaulle’s Algeria visit sparked protest and violence across the city and seaport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Pres Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Palais Ete
Jean Morin
Bate
Oran
de Gaulle
Pierre Lagaillarde
Enain
Seaport
Echo d'Oran
Oran Republican
Vive de Gaulle
Ian
Morin
Parlice
Necesare Rot
de Gaichell
de Gaure
Cen
Aimers
Nee
Tre
Lai
Diers Steod
Asi Vgiers
Severe Cold Snap Grips Frederick County
Frederick city and county shiver under a blast of cold air with temperatures below freezing for two days. Readings dipped to 12 degrees at the State Police barracks and to 9 above zero at Unionrike, marking one of the coldest periods since 1959. Streams and ponds froze as a cold front lingered, with ice forming on Culler Lake and forecasts hinting at possible snow flurries but a lingering chill likely to ease soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Unionrike
Culler Lake
Notices Mailed To Verify Deaths In Area
Notices are mailed to verify deaths as part of updating voter lists. The process targets individuals with identical names or middle initials to prevent erroneous deletions, and election boards will begin year‑end purges by removing nonvoters from past years to maintain accurate records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeven Io
Moi
Election Board
Anti Communist Cuban Workers Stand Near Palace Demands
In Havana hundreds of Electric Workers Union members protested at the presidential palace denouncing Communist influence. Led by Amaury Fraginals they demanded Castro meet them while the union defied the CIC push for ouster. A separate hijacking plot in Cienfuegos resulted in five men sentenced to death by firing squad and two women receiving prison terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Mini
de Castro
Cuba
Electrical Workers Union
Castro
Amaury Fraginals
Osvaldo Doriticos
Lumumba Ultimatum Ignored in Congo Crisis
In Leopoldville and Stanleyville factions clash as Mobutu ignores a 74 hour ultimatum demanding Lumumba’s release. Pro Lumumba supporters threaten arrests of whites and severed heads while U.N. moves to secure missionaries and civilians trapped in Stanleyville amid mounting tensions in Oriental Province. The United Nations dispatches Gen Ngashu Tyassu to take command and stabilize the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldville
The
Congo
API
Cal
Joseph Mobutu
Patrice Lumumba
Thysville
Stanneyville
Oriental
Mobutu
Lumumba
Stanier Ile
Greex
Stanierville Clonches
Jeanina Antoine Zeme
U ON
Dag
Belmans
Ci Abou
Canal
L. N Command
Stanleyville
U. N. Command
U.N
Driver Killed Near Hagerstown in Maryland Crash
A year-old Chevy Chaseman died early today on U S near Hagerstown after his car crossed an embankment following a collision with two other vehicles. The crash contributed to Maryland highway deaths rising to 482 in 1940, with multiple injuries reported and investigations ongoing by state authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevy Chaseman
U.S
Hagerstown
Maidorf
Dean
Maryland
C. M Wolford
Haverstoun
Oupest
Ralph Hares Clary
Paul E. Hilt
Hancock
Careene
Ran 20
Batimore
Parran
Heolford
Engers
Luther
Brandywine
Barber Fru
Calvin Laughral
Dundalk
Balimore County
Baltimore
Stamp Trading Stopped in Dallas Court Order
A Dallas judge ordered Charles R Hinds and C B Wiley, doing business as Trading Stamp Exchange, to halt all trading in S and H trading stamps after Sperry & Hutchison complained. The action followed hearings Friday and affects Stamp Exchange operations in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
S&h
Sperry & Hutchison
Charles R Hinds
C B Wiley
Trading Stamp Exchange
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State
Yale
Mason Master Dyes
Martinsburg
W. Va
John L. Schroder
Grand Lodge of West Virginia Masons
Shiwapa Pey
Davis Stuno Goodloe
E. Byron
Women’s Auxiliary
DE Gaule
Charles de Gaulle
Studen
Unionville
Anti-Commie
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