Parking boosts and heritage in Frederick
Letter writer suggests a Bentz street Armory side parking lot to serve downtown events and voting. Proposes relocating the playground, resurfacing with meters to cover costs, and a bridge linking East Patrick and Optimist lots to expand shopper and commuter parking. Argues for preserving Thomas Johnson High School name and cites historical figures.
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Sears
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Ralph W. Boyer
Freeze Dehydration Transforms Army Mess Hall Fare
Army menus shift from basic rations to freeze dried steaks and other foods stored in cans without refrigeration. Water reconstitutes textures and flavors, enabling indefinite shelf life in combat zones. Col. James K. Chenault recounts eight days in Castro terrorists captivity and notes a rare, successful exchange of ideas.
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Venezuela
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United States
Letters to the Editor on Kennedy memorials debate
A Washington Post Letters to the Editor excerpt argues against naming public places after President Kennedy. The writer urges honoring Kennedy by pursuing his ideals, such as a civil rights campaign, rather than commemorative gestures like stadiums or highways.
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What We Can Do To Help Prevent Another Tragedy
Frederick residents respond to a sermon by Reverend Robert F. Woodward on Kennedy assassination and urged shared responsibility. The December 7, 1963 letter thanks the paper for publishing the sermon and calls for collective action to prevent future tragedy.
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Robert F. Woodward
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Water Main Break Freezes Traffic In Kansas City
A large water main burst near Penn Valley Park at 29th and Broadway caused freezing water in 18 degree weather. The icy spill blocked six blocks of streets including Southwest Trafficway Broadway and Wyandotte Street, creating a monumental downtown traffic jam during the morning rush. Police rerouted vehicles as major arteries stalled.
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Cubans Use Isles as Arms Shipments Base
The Cuban Revolutionary Council told the Organization of American States that the Isles of Pines once a resort south of Cuba is a submarine base for sneaking arms to South and Central American terrorists. It cited fishing boats and planes delivering arms to places Castro seeks turmoil.
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Allen Delano James Is Fined And Jailed In Petty Larceny
Allen Delano James of Hyattstown, 18, was found guilty of petty larceny for stealing two packs of cigarettes and pennies from the 240 Diner. A suspended $100 fine and 30 days in jail were imposed after a Magistrate's Court hearing before Stanley Y. Bennett. sentencing was delayed for character investigation.
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Hyattstown
Stanley Y. Bennett
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Fifty Years Ago Items From The News Post Files
Diary entries recount Andrew Jackson arriving in town on February 9 1829 at Talbotts Hotel and Henry Clay visiting in March 1829 with a costly dinner. Notes record July snows at Middletown and local clergy moves. Mayor Fraley plans street rebuilding as East Patrick Street entrance work proceeds. Myersville milk shippers protest railway rate hike.
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Fraley
Board of Aldermen
East Patrick Street
Myersville
Frederick
Twenty Years Ago Items From The News Post Files
From the December 10 1943 issue of The News Post brief items note wartime draft notices for local men in Draft Board One, a Maryland welfare funding ruling, a National Day of Prayer proclaimed by FDR, a fall on Glisan's Mill bridge injuring Russell Hoffman, a near fall by William Smith, and Frederick stores adopting modified blackout display rules.
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Frederick
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Local Welfare Board
Department of Public Welfare
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Glisan’s Mill
Linganore
New London
Russell Hoffman
Middletown
County Roads Board
William Smith
Burkittsville
Frederick's
Hemingway’s Sister Dies in Detroit at 65
Mrs. Marceline Hemingway Sanford, sister of Ernest Hemingway, dies at 65 in Detroit after a long illness. The author’s sibling wrote a book about the Hemingways and was known for her ties to the famous family and its literary legacy.
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Detroit
Marcelline Hemingway Sanford
Ernest Hemingway
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Bawaii
Wall Street Suffers Like Tossed Salad
AP analysis explains how commodity futures trading works and how a single dealer’s failure at IRA Haupt & Co. froze securities for 20 000 customers, prompting the NYSE to authorize up to 12 million to aid innocent investors. It contrasts futures hedging with stock trading margins and outlines risk and leverage in the commodity markets.
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AP Business News
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Expect $200000 For Tippit Family
Dallas police Lt. Verne Hipskind said the Tippit family fund had grown by 15000 to 140861.25 in donations by Monday. He projected that money not handled by the department would push the total near two hundred thousand as officers recall the Nov 24 killing of patrolman J. D. Tippit during the Kennedy assassination inquiry.
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Big Bella Leads Hunter To Safety In New Hampshire
ERROL New Hampshire AP Big Bella the loud North Country horn helped another lost hunter find safety. Frank Zarek 27 of Mansfield Massachusetts followed Bella hoots Monday after getting separated from four companions Sunday. Bella a city of Berlin air horn on a truck powered by an air compressor blasts for about four miles guiding hikers to a road.
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Mrs Crum Returns Home After Major Surgery
Among The Sick Mrs. Roger W. Crum of near New Midway who underwent major surgery November 29 at Frederick Memorial Hospital has returned to her home. In Augusta Ga AP Ft Gordon authorities probe explosion of a 105 millimeter howitzer Monday. One soldier killed and two others injured.
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Deaths of A Knott and Rhinehart tallied in Maryland obits
A Knott 60 died at St Anthony's near Emmitsburg from coronary thrombosis. He was a Thurmont native and blacksmith, survived by wife Mary I Dagwall Knott and 14 plus grandchildren and several siblings. Funeral arrangements at Creager Thurmont with prayers tonight and a Thursday mass. Rhinehart 85 died at daughter's home in Kensington. Survived by children Cora Shipley Rezie Rhinehart Mildred Larman Hilda Roberts C Robert Rhinehart Bessie White and many grandchildren. Services Wednesday in Damascus with interment there.
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Ray Portner
Frederick
Robert Condon
Camp Hill
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Elmer Knott
Blue Ridge Summit
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Hanover
Richard E. Knott
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Fairfield
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Ohio
Sylvester Oneill
Minnesota
Creager
Vincent Tormalski
St. Anthonys Cemetery
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Hilda Roberts
Blueford Road
Kensington
Damascus
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Rachel Barber Sheckles
Cora Shipley
Browningsville
Rezie W. Rhinehart
Mildred Larman
Hida Roberts
Robert Rhinehart
Bessie M. White
Olin L. Molesworth
Damascus Cemetery
Funeral services for three area residents held Monday
Funeral services were conducted for David E. Crackley of 707 North Market Street, Carroll Wachter Haugh of New Midway, and Mrs. Clara Gertrude Nusbaum of Westminster. Crackley, a World War II veteran, received full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. Haugh’s service was at Woodsboro with interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Woodsboro. Nusbaum’s funeral occurred at New Windsor with interment at Linganore Cemetery Unionville. grandsons served as pallbearers.
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Westminster
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Robert H. Hiller
Linganore Cemetery
Unionville
Donald Nushum
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Richard Miller
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Francis Boone
Counties Adopt Wedding Ceremony Official Form Authorized
The four counties of Southern Maryland's seventh judicial circuit adopt an official wedding ceremony form for civil marriages effective January 1. The ceremony retains traditional wording from start to finish and will be performed by court clerks in Prince Georges, Charles, St. Marys, and Calvert Counties.
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Seventh Judicial Circuit
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Postponed action on Western Maryland forest lands gas and oil plan
The Maryland Board of Public Works delayed Monday’s vote on opening Western Maryland forest lands to private exploration for gas and oil as officials weigh environmental and regional impact concerns. The pause follows opposing positions from local groups and state agencies across the decision process.
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Commies Lay Down Rules For Visits
East Germany set two conditions for West Berliners visiting relatives in East Berlin at Christmas. West Berlin administration must deal with the East regime directly, not Bonn, and permit offices must be on West Berlin soil. Willy Brandt doubted a deal, as the wall would open for Dec 15 to Jan 5 for West Berliners with fast access barred.
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Frostburg probe sparks Allegany inquiry into college findings
About seven Allegany County residents request a legislative review of a Frostburg State College inquiry that accused president R. Bowen Hardesty of curbing free speech. Hardesty, on leave, is hospitalized for respiratory illness with heart conditions. The Allegany County Citizens Association claims bias and cites that Hardesty and former dean Ivan Diehl were the only witnesses sworn.
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Carlton M. Harris
Centre Street Methodist Church
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Ivan Diehl
Pocketbook contents recovered after theft at Gastley home
Police report two teenage boys found most papers from Mrs Gastley pocketbook at 543 East Church Street yard. The book, taken Saturday around 7 pm from 209 East Munro Street, contained about $100. It was found later in St Johns cemetery and returned to Mrs Gastley. A separate theft at 317 Dill Avenue yesterday night saw a pocketbook taken from the kitchen table, but only some items remained.
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Gastley
East iChurch Street
Howe
Rail Line Opened After Derailment Near Great Cacapon
Cumberland AP reports trains ran normally again on the Baltimore and Ohio line after a coal train derailed Monday between Keyser West Virginia and Hagerstown at Great Cacapon. No injuries were reported.
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Baltimore & Ohio
B&o
Keyser
W. Va
Hagerstown
Great Cacapon
Insatiable Vocabulary Lesson and Fire Hazard Tips
English Lesson by W L Gordon discusses misusage mispronunciation and a daily word INSATIABLE with example. Ban fire hazards advise checking oily rags bags rubbish chimneys and furnaces. Also note gourmet pitt certificates allow visiting relatives in NC hospital meals.
Rivers Conditions Report at Point of Rocks and Buckeystown
Potomac river at Point of Rocks described as clear and full while the Monocacy near Buckeystown is cloudy and full. Shovspa prahRTHIVes.
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