Fifty Years Ago Items From The News Post
A set of notes from December 12 1913 covers junior fire company engine inspection at the new hall and an old LaFrance steamer upgraded with a gasoline motor able to reach 35 mph. Fire destroys the Mulhix flour mill in Derwood.
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News-Post
Junior Fire Co
LaFrance
Joseph Mullinix
Derwood
Montgomery County
Harry W. Bowers
Lloyd C. Culler
State Armory
Harvey Murray
Lawson
East Fifth Street
Greenmount Cemetery
Frederick City Hospital
Budget Woes Challenge Johnson on Spending Caps
President Johnson pledges thrift amid growing pressure to trim the budget. Despite vows to keep the next budget under 103 billion, statutory costs and fixed commitments limit cuts. With an election approaching, meaningful reductions remain uncertain.
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Johnson
Congress
TV rights clash over Ruby trial sparks debate
The columnist argues against televising Jack Ruby's murder trial while noting the Oswald case and Kennedy assassination frame. The piece also reports U S base cutbacks in Europe, including Zaragosa Spain where a $30 million SAC bomber base will be shut and placed on caretaker status by June 30.
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Jack Ruby
Kennedy
Mr. Ruby
Oswald
U. S
Europe
Morocco
Turkey
Italy
England
Spain
Strategic Air Command
Zaragosa
U. S. Air Force
Dem Leaders Likely Keep Posts In New Senate Session
Sen Hubert Humphrey predicts no change in top Democratic Senate leadership. Johnson reportedly discussed plans with current leaders and will work with them on new proposals. Humphrey and Mansfield deny rumors that 86 year old Carl Hayden will resign as president pro tempore and that Mansfield would succeed him.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Congress
Humphrey
Johnson
Minnesota
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Mansfield
Christmas Show Set For Tivoli December 18
The annual Christmas show for city and county children will be held at the Tivoli on December 18 at 10 30 a.m. The event promises a festive program for youngsters across the area.
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Tivoli
Roosevelt
Malta
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
William D. Leahy
Dnieper Bend
Charles 8. Hartman
Messiah Evangelical and Reformed Church
Baltimore
Monocacy Club
Evangelical Reformed Church
New York
Thurmont
Junior Fire Co
Local Health Notes From Frederick Area
Among the sick Mrs. Harry Beall is confined at home with kidney stones under a doctor's care. Myron Leigh Kemerer, 10, son of Dr. Verner Kemerer, underwent major surgery at Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown. Larry Beard, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beard, is improving at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a broken leg. Mrs. Herbert O Bry an has returned home after surgery at University Hospital in Baltimore.
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Harry Beall
Airy
Myron Leigh Kemerer
Verner Kemerer
Ridge Road
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Larry Beard
Paul Beard
Walkersville
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Camp Fairchance closes under warden report
Warden Otto Boies says Camp Fairchance in Moundsville WV will shut down due to deteriorating condition and frequent walkoff escapes. Potomac area water levels are muddy with river conditions noted as part of the closure rationale.
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Moundsville
W.va
Jefferson Grange Hosts Yule Dinner and Christmas Program
Jefferson Grange members and families held a covered dish supper and Christmas program December 5 inside the Jefferson community hall. About 75 attended as Susan Poole led carols and readings were given by Ronnie Whipp and others, with gifts for youngsters and moments of remembrance for John F Kennedy and Howard Quinn.
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Jefferson Grange
Jefferson Community Hall
Susan Poole
Ronnie
Robert
Whipp
Bron Son Staley
Jack Lakin
Brenda Ott
Rudolph
Caroll
Sheryl Brown
Mrs. Lakin
Susan
Daniel Poole
Miss Poole
Sta Hey
John F. Kennedy
Howard Quinn
The
Grange
Lakin
Merril Remsberg
David Tfert
Miss Lakin
Merril Remsburg
Henry Keller
Richard Grove
Helen Remsburg
Howard Massie
Keller
L Vein
Massie
Pomona Grange
County plans property control and better employee benefits
The county adopts an asset accountability program for items over 25 dollars, tracks vehicle performance costs, and assigns property responsibility. It expands vacation and sick leave policies, implements personnel records, and approves a cost sharing hospital plan. Officials also push for quality education funding and school construction while detailing road improvements this year.
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Frederick County
Frederick County audit cites weak internal controls and asset reevaluation
The 1962 Frederick County audit, delayed by accounting staff changes, calls for a detailed reappraisal of fixed assets and a review of office routines to strengthen internal controls. It notes small revenue discrepancies, incomplete asset verification, and suggests broader audit scope for 1962 fiscal year.
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Frederick County
James L. Rimler
Certified Public Accountant
Rimler
Fr. Rimler
Maryland
Istate
State of
Frederick
Roads Board
Delbert S. Null
C. Burton Cannon Jr
A. Irvin Renn
Donald Linton
Charlotte W. Yarrell
Santa Letters to the News-Post Editorial Office
Letters received include Karen Darlene Mayne from Mt Airy RFD 3 Paul James Green Jr. of Walkersville Timothy E Myers of Libertytown and the Wisners Linda Cindy Hahn and Debbie Sherri Tina and Cheryl DeGrange of Frederick Junction.
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Santa Claus
News-Post
Karen Darlene Mayne
RFD
Mt. Airy
Paul James Green Jr
Walkersville
Timothy E. Myers
Libertytown
Karen
Ronnie Wisner
Frederick
Linda
Cindy Hahn
This City
Debbie
Sherri
Tina
Cheryl DeGrange
Frederick Junction
Frederick County Plans Revenue Reforms and Fair Exhibition
The Frederick County Roads Board adopts standards to cut maintenance costs and coordinates with the House of Delegates to secure new revenue. The county purchased space for the 1964 65 New York World's Fair exhibition and developed an equitable house trailer tax program. Meetings with Frederick City officials foster cooperation, and taxpayers are urged to submit suggestions and criticisms on county operations.
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Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
OS Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Claudy
Frednae
Arick County
Los Angeles
Louisville
Aenea
Mane Hoek
Board of Education
Sayeviane
Edu-i
New Orleans
New York
Okla
Omaha
Philadelphia
Brunswick High
Phoenix
Carrall Manor
Pittsburgh
Tary
Pind
Ptund
Ore
Rapid City
Frederick
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Sk. City
Tooms
San Diego
Thom- San Fran
Jas Johnson
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Frederick County
Winnipeg
County Roads Board
Roads Board
House of Delegates
Frederick City
Quints To Be Home By Christmas
Aberdeen, South Dakota AP reports Fischer quintuplets three months old next Saturday are likely to be home for Christmas. Two of the four girls may go home Saturday. James Andrew came home Nov. 30 weighing 10 pounds 5 ounces. Parents Mr and Mrs Andrew Fischer expand help at their northeast Aberdeen rented home as the babies gain weight and health.
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Aberdeen
S.D
Fischer
James Andrew
Andrew Fischer
Mary Magdalene
Mary Catherine
Mary Margaret
Quints
Mary Ann Fischer
Elmer Brady
Hecla
M.D
Deaths in Frederick area and nearby towns
Obituary list of Stanley Ace and several others from Maryland and Pennsylvania. Includes ages, birthplaces, family survivors, church and lodge affiliations, and funeral arrangements with Nicholson and Detour area locations. Also notes cremation and burial sites, with multiple relatives in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Local Obituaries From Taneytown and area
Taneytown resident dies after hospital stay of three weeks at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Julia Wilhide Smith and several siblings, with service set at Co. QO. Fuss and Son Funeral Home. Interment Pipe Creek cemetery. Also, James Patrick Tinney Jr. dies at 40 in Frederick Memorial Hospital after heart condition. Survives include wife Janice Tinney and three children. Services by Hilton funeral home. burial Rest Haven Memorial Gardens Hansonville. Also, Mrs. Ann hone Rhinehart dies. funeral held at Olin L. Molesworth Funeral Home Damascus conducted by Rev. Frank Depre. pallbearers grandsons.
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Stanley FP
Ace Stanley P. Ace
West Palm Beach
Fla
West Palm Beach Hospital
Iva Hards Ace
Wye County
Edward
Ellen Kinsman Ace
Frederick County
Ace
Masonic Lodge
D. L. and W. Railroad
Glen Alden Coal Company
Scranton
Clarks Summit
First Presbyterian Church
Benjamin L. Blessing
Benjamin Luther Blessing
Mary Houck
Ladiesburg
Tilghman L
Alice Fogle Blessing
Rhoda Bloom Blessing
Frank I
Edwin L
Lancaster
Frank L
Keymar
Mary N. Houck
Near Detour
Martha J. Grabill
Johnsville
Union Bridge
D. D. Hartzler and Sons
Edward O. Fisher
Haugh’s Creek Church
Haugh
Taneytown
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Samuel A
Augusta C. Smith
Julia Wilhide Smith
Smith
Pennsylvania Railroad
Taneytown Station
Middleburg
Gettysburg
Margaret Keeney
Mollie Lind
Lewin Smith
York
Annie Snyder
Littlestown
Austin Smith
Baltimore
Co. QO
Fuss and Son Funeral Home
George Carpenter
Pipe Creek
James Patrick Tinney Jr
James Patrick Tinney
Mary Street
James P
Elizabeth Shelton Tinney
Potomac Edison Company
Janice Wilhide Tinney
Myersville
Jay
John
Susan Tinney
Hilton Funeral Home
Barnesville
Good Shepherd Church
Charles E. Collins
Norman Clark
Calvin Barker
Melvin Engle
Charles Putman
Rhodes Putman
Richard Wiles
Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
Hansonville
M. R. Etchison and Son
Annhonie M. Rhinehart
Olin L. Molesworth
Damascus
Frank Depre
Kenneth Shipley
Dennis White
Nelson
Edwin
Charles
Jerry Rhinehart
Funeral Services for Local Residents Held This Week
Funeral services were conducted for Mrs. Margaret E. Gleichman wife of Rev. Paul H. Gleichman at the Evangelical Lutheran Church with interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Also remembered are Roger S. Gordon of 202 West South Street and Frederick County Deputy Sheriff Willard C. Koogle with services at Gladhill Funeral Home Middletown and interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Additional rites for Lester W. Putman of 403 Lee Place were held at 108 East Church Street.
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Willard C. Koogle
Frederick County
Gladhill
Middletown
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Paul
Grayson Koogle
Bill Poffenberger
Edgar F Poffenberger Jr
Charles
William Leatherman
Reteerenss
Middleown
Frederick County Fish and Game Protective Association
Lester W. Putman
Viola Haho Putman
Lee Place
East Church Street
Wea
K. Reyer
Two Frederick Men Acquitted On Drunk Driving Charges
In two court cases Magistrate Stanley Y. Bennett acquitted Walter L. Andrews on drunken driving and related self identification charges while finding him guilty of an expired chauffeur license with a $25 fine. He also acquitted Chester L. Wastler on drunken driving but convicted him for improper turning signals with a $25 fine.
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Frederick Area
Stanley Y. Bennett
Walter L. Andrews
RFD 5
Frederick
Andrews
Paul W. Mossburg
East Street
Discount Supermart
Ella Chick
East Second Street
Chick
E. Austin James
Wastler
Robert E. Snyder
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Funeral Rites for Reinaman at Taneytown
Funeral services for Frank J. Reinaman who died Sunday at the Veteran's Hospital Martinsburg W Va were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Fuss Funeral Home Taneytown Rev William Wiley officiated Interment Grace Reformed cemetery Pallbearers Claude Nusbaum James Hahn Charles Young Charles Unger John Smit Melvin Beaver Funeral services for Mrs Ethel L Bankard widow of William E Bankard who died Tuesday morning at her residence in Taneytown were held from United Church of Christ Taneytown at 2 p.m. with Rev William Wiley officiating Interment Grace Reformed cemetery Pallbearers Charlie Wants Clare Null Merling Fritz Frank Tawney Ned Musser and Harry Mohney Nick Carter a Kentucky bloodhound whose nose led to over 600 arson tests followed an hour-old trail.
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Daniel A. Keefer
Alice Katherine Keefer
Daniel Alvin Keefer
Burkittsville
Hagerstown
Ephraim
Stella Shrader
Joseph A. Keefer
Knoxville
Dorothy Dinterman
Brunswick
Lane Ridgeway
Vienna
Howard Shrader
Cherry Hill
Margaret E. Gleichman
Paul H. Gleichman
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Charles F. Trunk Jr
Mt. Olivet
Harry T. James Jr
C. Oland Meitzler
Henry N. Lochner
F. Ross Myers
Joseph T. Griffin
W. Meredith S. Young
Frank J. Reinaman
Veteran’s Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
C. O. Fuss
Taneytown
William Wiley
Grace Reformed Cemetery
Claude Nusbaum
James Hahn
Charles Young
Charles Unger
John Smit
Melvin Beaver
Ethel Ludean Bankard
William E. Bankard
United Church of Christ
Grace Reformed Force
Charlie Wants
Clare Null
Merling Fritz
Frank Tawney
Ned Musser
Harry Mohney
Nick Carter
Kentucky
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Dem
Haine
Siug Memcho
Santa Letters
Market Prices Wheat
Bagiey
Ned S. Zeiler
Raymond E. Lucas Jr
Charlotesville
Travis
Johanna
Deborah Zeiler
Joseph D. Zeiler
P. H. Ace
Lima
Judson Bailey
Nicholson
Rennville Funeral Home
Nicholson Cemetery
Russell M. Ahalt
Clarence
Lola Beachley Ahalt
Middletown Lutheran Church
Lloyd Ahalt
Elvin Ahalt
J. Paul Seltzer
Reformed Cemetery
Earl W. Staubs
C and
Huntington
Jesse A. and
Lenore Bailey Staubs
Harpers Ferry
Paciaes
Harperserry
Estelle Oaks Staubs
Shirley Joy
Bethesda
Isadorett
Waynesboro
Woodrow Staubs
Winchester
Harvey Staubs
Bolivar
J. Doniee Anen
Curtis
Smith Curtis Camu Smith
Roger
Spike) Gordon
Catherine S. Gordon
West South Street
Funeral Home
F. P. Brose
Parkway Church of God
D. L. Esworthy
R. D. Jenkins
G. W. Wolfe
A. R. Watkins
H. R. Davis
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