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Newspaper

News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1953

Page

2

Asher Low Bidder On Rt. 40 Contract

Bids opened today for the final link converting U S 40 into a modern Baltimore Frederick super highway. Asher and Sons Inc of Annapolis submitted the apparent low bid of 1 082 325 for a 2 6 mile stretch from Ridgeville to the Ridgeville interchange. The project will close the 13 mile gap toward Frederick, part of a larger 25 mile route completed in seven segments.

Baltimore Frederick Maryland San Francisco Atlantic City Ridgeville New Market Asher Monocacy River Baltimore City Limits Patapsco River Pine Orchard Rolling Road Pearl Harbor Baltimore National Pike William Preston Lane Jr

Condemnation suit filed for Route 40 relocation land

The State Roads Commission filed a condemnation suit in Circuit Court for 8.84 acres to relocate Route 40 from Sjamsville road to the Monocacy River. Defendants are Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ritchie Jr and Farmers and Mechanics National Bank. A $3,000 deposit was paid as a fair value estimate. The state seeks 7 additional acres for slope easement facilities and stream changes. Return date set for December 24. Attorneys: Edward D. E. Rollins Joseph D. Buscher and Charles A. Price.

Sjamsville Road Monocacy River State Roads Commission Martin Robert Ritchie, Jr Farmers and Mechanics National Bank Edward D. E. Rollins Joseph D. Buscher Charles A. Price

Boonsboro to Buy Its Water System for 43000

Boonsboro Maryland officials recommend the city purchase the town water supply from Boonsboro Water Co for 43000 after a dry spell strained supplies. The deal awaits voter approval at a special election. Deeds filed show Franklin Roelke and others selling properties in Walkersville and Biges Avenue with prices around 8000 and 418800 respectively.

Boonsboro Bounsboro Water Co Franklin Roelke Orval Nelson Walkersville Catoctin Estates, Inc Charles €. Hull Margaret Hull Norford Biges Avenue Rolling Acres, Inc Wopa Pe Bhacheve

Deaths mark end of era in Maryland towns

Multiple obituaries from Taneytown to Frederick and surrounding areas note deaths of Mrs Mary E Mehring 88, Mrs Lee M Hodgson 83 formerly Miss Fanny Miller, Mrs Nora B Holter 82, Clarence E Funk 67, infant Barbara Dianne Palmer 7 months, Mrs Margaret M Smith 73, Mrs Mary L Summers 82, Mrs Mary Virginia Black 84, D Oscar Wolfe 67, John W Keefer 69, Mamie Clary Mullinix 73, Annie Laurie Lea, and other residents. Funeral rites arranged by local undertakers with services across churches and cemeteries in Maryland towns.

Lee M. Hodgson Fanny Adele Miller Frederick Clarksville Tenn Ilness George W. and Annie Greentree Miller Nevin S. Baker Sandra Lee Anne Wilson Baker Margaret M. Smith Westminster Liberty Robert E. Yingling

Funeral Services For George W Wood Rocky Ridge

Funeral services were held Tuesday at Mt Tabor Lutheran Church for George W Wood of Rocky Ridge with Rev Dixon Yaste officiating. Large attendance and floral tributes, church choir singing, and pallbearers listed. Interment in church cemetery. Funeral directors M L Creager and Son.

Mary E. Mehring Taneytown David M. Mehring Hobertson Hanover Amos and Catherine Schley Basehoar Trinity Lutheran Church the Missionary Society Mite Society of the Church Harold S. Mehring Wilbur Mehring Silver Clarence E. Funk Clarence Eugene Funk West Patrick Street Newton D. Baker Martinsburg W. Va Silas C Martha Ellen Dixon Funk Frederick County Frederick Junction Urbana 154Th Co. L. 213Th 325Th Infantry 79Th Lucey Marbache St. Mihiel Meuse Argonne V. F. W. Post Cora B. Funk Charles C. White Frederick Elmer Funk Myersville East Church Street William C. Harpold Flint Hill Methodist Church Mt. Oliver Cemetery M. R. Etchison and Son Robert E. Yingling Westminster Albert KR. Smith Liberty Paul E. Smith John E Horace Smith Libertytown Amos Smith Pleasant George Smith Lewistown Carrie E. Howard Delta I. Sampsell Panama Capitola Appel East Patrick Street Albert R. Smith Libertytown Methodist Church Fairmount Cemetery C. E. Cline & Son George W. Wood Rocky Ridge Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church Dixon’ Yaste Jesus Saviour Pilot Me Floyd Wetzell Graydon Clem Roy Dinterman Lester Fox Cameron Eichenbrode Wa’ Er Clark M. L. Creager and Son Hattie Castle Kefauver North Bentz Street Curtis R. Kefauver Middletown Howard McCarney Lutheran Cemetery Roy Cline, Jr Thomas and Glenn Stone John Glenn Castle Edward Burke Gladhill Company Annie S. Leaking Harry O. Fogle Woodsboro Powell and Hartz Jer Raymond C. Myers David Benedict Beaver Dam Cemetery Emory Buffington Frank McKinney Roger Gilbert Raymond Young Elmer Grossnickle Ira Buffington Grossnickie Wolfsville James Roesner Kenneth Grossnickle Dick W. St Martin Elmer Wilbur Wiles Middletown Lutheran Cemetery Gladhilla Juanita Fay Baugher Daugh Leonard V Rachel F Whitbeck Baugher Barronsville LaMarne Smith Rex. BE. Cece LaMarne Smith Sant Peace In the Valles Floyd Settle Hazel Settle Fred Settle May Whitbeck Bobby Campbell Richard Stilley James Stiles Gene Cecil Methodist M. R. Etchison Leon Lula Estelle Thomas Utica N.Y Walter D. Mehriing Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church Adamstown Charles W. Creager Paul J. Mackensen St. Paul's Lutheran Church Baltimore W. V. Garrett Evangeltical Lutheran Church Frederck Raymond E. Bowers John M. Clem Wilbur C. Hargett Maurice Aa. Ramsburg Parkwood Cemetery C. E. Cline and Son

Obituaries and club notes in Middletown area pages

Funeral notices mark services for Juanita Fay Baugher infant and Carl E Bartholow with interments in Middletown Lutheran and Payne's chapel. Homemakers clubs in Pleasant Grove and Walkersville hold meetings at Church halls and homes, planning Christmas events and sharing recipes, while Jug Bridge Club schedules their December 29 party. Also noted are Western Maryland Railway employees honored for long service and regional social club activities in Frederick area.

Walkersville Club Ezra Grantham Walkersville Homemakers Club Paul Dinterman Jed Harold Hooper Edgar Roderick Ross Moberly Paul Barker Arthur Graham William Sell E. E. Collins Woodrow Handiey Pauline Cromwell J. W. Long Homer Brooks Fred Myers Gambrill Park Club Gambrill Park Homemakers Club Harry Stup Shookstown Eugene Stup W. R. Gross John A. Harris Stup Frederick Donald Sullivan Rocky Springs Church John A. Harris, Jr Paul Stup Leroy MacKenzie C. W. iShuff Grayson Masser Oscar Stitely Stitely Harris Jjr

Candlelight wedding in St Marys Lutheran church

October 11 ceremony at St Marys Lutheran church in Silver Run officiated by Rev W E Saltzgiver and Rev F R Seibel. Bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Nowell, wore Chantilly lace gown with orange blossom coronet. groom is Captain Nowell, US Naval Academy graduate. Reception in Parish Hall. couple to reside in San Diego. bride nurses at U S Naval Hospital San Diego.

St. Mary's Lutheran Church W. E. Saltzgiver F. R. Seibel F. Gray Goudy Baltimore Shirley Pratt Goudy Miss Pratt George Albert Smith, Jr Belmont Mass Melvin Paul Kenneth Mathias Graceham San Diego California Nowell York Hospital School of Nursing University of Colorado Navy Nurse Corps U. S. Naval Hospital, San Diego U. S. Naval Academy

Language quirks explained by Hood College professor

Dr. Andrew G. Meyer of Hood College outlined how English evolves through pronunciation and spelling changes. He cited examples from evil and devil to modern map names like Swetara and Maudlin, noting universal simplification trends and the influence of historical linguistics on everyday speech.

Andrew G. Meyer Hood College Meyer Devil George Bernard Shaw Robert C. McCormick Chicago Tribune Harrisburg Marjoriebanks Marchbanks Bethlehem Bedlam Madgdalene College Niagara’ Falls Frederick Countion France E. Linwood Myers Kiwanis Carlton Molesworth Robert Grant Hagerstown C. St. Aldridge Westminster John E. LaMott Baltimore

Obituary notices from Lovettsville and Emmitsburg area

The obituary details a Lovettsville resident, a lifelong farmer, member of Waterford Presbyterian Church, with funeral conducted by Rev Henry Willis. Surviving are Esther Newton wife and five sons in Lovettsville and Washington. Also noted are the June burial of Mary Elizabeth Kugler, 42, at Mt View cemetery after death in Baltimore with Pallbearers listed.

Nora B. Holter John W. Holter Middletown Guilford Boonsboro Horatio B Mary Glessner Kefauver Cecil K. Holter Oscar W. Holter Foster C. Remsberg Annie C. Kefauver Barbara Dianne Palmer Malcolm Palmer, Jr Keedysville University Hospital Baltimore Charlene Stephen Floyd . Myers Malcolm Palmer Fannie Michael Charles Myers Myersville Karl I. Warner Fairview Cemetery William F. Bast and Sons Leesburg Lewis Crosen J. C. Johnson Roland Frank Legard Edgar Graham Lovettsville Bere Charles Town W. Va James Albert Shumaker Loudoun County Waterford Waterford Presbyterian Church Hev Henry Willis Esther Newton Rober F William E Joseph N Lovensvide Charles N Donald E Washington

Suspends Clark and Names Fulghum to Lead U S Court in Germany

In Frankfurt on December 9 the State Department suspended Chief Justice William Clark for insubordination and appointed Associate Justice Carl W. Fulghum to preside over the three judge U S Appeals Court in Germany. Fulghum steps in as Clark defies orders to return to the United States and contends over leadership of the bench as the next session opens December 14. Clark calls department workers cookie pushers and vows to hold court, while officials clarify the suspension and travel order disputes involving the High Commission in Bonn.

Frankfurt Germany State Department William Clark Himas U. S Clark Carl W. Fulghum U. S. High Commission West Germany Fulghum Glenwood Springs Colo Appeals Court Walter Bedell Smith Princeton N. J United States Smith Dulles Washington Lincoln White Department Sen. McCarthy R-Wis White U.S West Berlin Ernst Reuter High Commission Bonn Berlin

More Nurses Pay To Raise Hospital Rates

Baltimore report cites Hospital Association official Robert S. Hoyt stating nurse pay boosts will push higher hospital charges. He notes private duty rates rose to 14 dollars daily since December 1 and predicts general nurse wages will climb. He mentions Baltimore and Eastern Shore hospitals are aligned with the plan, while overall nurse pay remains underpaid. The State Nurses Association urges beginners in general duty nursing to 3100 dollars from 2650 to 3150 dollars.

Baltimore Hospital Association Robert S. Hoyt Hospital Association For Maryland District of Columbia Delaware Eastern Shore Annapolis Hoyt State Nurses Association

Bright Jewels Meet At Calvary Methodist Christmas Party

The Bright Jewels class held a Christmas party at 824 North Market Street hosted by Mrs. J R Yingiing with co host Mrs Clayton Hahn. Officers were elected led by president Mrs Robert Kline and secretary Mrs E M Akers among others. Santa visited and gifts were distributed. January meeting set for Mrs William Zimmerman's home.

Jug Bridge Club Harry I. Hamiliton North Jefferson Street Aubrey Spavis Evan Carpenter Grace Burral Ray Smith Elmer Dixon Davis Young Bascom Neal Charles Murphy Montevue Calvary Methodist J. R. Yingiing North Market Street Clayton Hahn Claud Breighner Robert Reifsnider Edward Akers Ray Watkins Robert Kline Lester Keopsle E. M. Akers Nevin Ports Aiiginating Santa Claus William Zimmerman East Patrick Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

Rt. 40 Mary L. Summers William H. Summers John and Mary Altman Brandenburg Mary C. Thomas Chester F. Summers Grayson B. Summers Lon United Brethren Cemetery Paul F. Bittle Mary Virginia Black Elmer Black Thurmont Rebecca Payne Lady of Mt. Carmel Church The Sodality Edith Grumbine Lady of Mt. Carmel Vincent J. Tomalski United Brethren Church M. L. Creaguer and Son D. Oscar Wolfe Oscar Wolfe Seaton Avenue Emmitsburg Annie M. Warner Gettysburg Union Bridge Daniel and Molly Saylor Wolfe Eagles Judge Knights of Pythias of Irene Spell Wolfe S. L. Allison John W. Keefer Taylorsville Marston Carroll County Keefer YMCA Brunswick Keenan Martha Courtney Keenan J. H. Keenan Order of Eagles Harmony Lodge of Masons No Washington, D. C Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen George Bennett Park Heights Cemetery C. H. Feete and Brother C. Ernest Mullinix Mt. Airy Mamie Clary Mullinix Ralph E. Mullinix Kemptown Leonard Haines Arthur Thompson New Windsor Emory Brandenburg Ray Mullinix Clarence Runkles Prospect Church C. M. Waltz Annie Laurie Lea N. Luther Lea Greensboro N. C Melvin Lea Fast Church Street Olivet Cemetery M. R. ‘Elias Henry N. Munshaur Woodboro Powell and Hartzler Mr. Munshaur Raymond Anna Edwards Henry Hoffman Emory Angleberger Harry Dorcus Simon Biddinger John L. F. Keenan Annie Ir. Grossnickle Carl E. Bartholow Jones Funeral Home Winchester Catherine Forrest Bartholow Winchestur Ida Rice Charles Dorothy Bratt Pauline Lawson Carl E. Jr Floyd M Dorothy Goad Francis Little James W Charles A. Bartholow Payne's Chapel Charles Wesley Shumaker Lovellsville Plesant Grove Club Robert Windsor, Jr Pleasant Grove Homemakers Club Pleasant Grove Hall Robert Harrison J. Witliam Lawson Western Maryland Railway Co W. H. Otto Keymar W. H. Saltzgaver D. L. Bankert Japan Korea G. Frank Thomas Thomas and Company Inc Tri- State Packers” Association New Jereau Byron Horne Nowell Phyllis Yingling Mathias Robert M. Mathias Byron Morne Nowell U. S. Navy Ambrey Nowell Salt Lake City Utah Hood Allison Funeral Home Emmitssbug Mary Elizabeth Kugler Montebello Hospital Balimore Gideon Galambos Mt. View Cemetery John Kugler John Eyler Frank Weant Roy Eyler Arthur Murray New York Dec Park Ave Hrdrive
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