Nelson R. Bohn Named County Auditor for 1963
The Board of County Commissioners unanimously selected Nelson R. Bohn, a Middle Town CPA, to be County Auditor for 1963 succeeding James L. Rimler. The audit will detail the Board of Education, Trial Magistrate, Montevue Home, Treasurer, Sheriff, and County Accounting Office. An appraisal of county properties will support the 1963 report slated for public release by June 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Nelson R. Bohn
James L. Rimler
Bohn
Middletown
Board of Education
Trial Magistrates Office
Montevue Home
Treasurer’s Office
Sheriff's Office
Rimler
Frederick High School
University of Maryland
Fort Detrick
Thurmont Shoe Firm Head Dies
Norman Austin Overbaugh 55, manager of Thurmont Shoe Company, died at Golden Age Nursing Home Hanover PA after several weeks illness. Born McSherrystown PA he was husband of Marguerite E Weaver Overbaugh and father of John Max Overbaugh of New Oxford. Funeral arrangements include a 10 a.m. requiem at St Marys New Oxford and interment in St Marys Cemetery. Local clergymen and fraternal members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Austin Overbaugh
Thurmont Shoe Company
Golden Age
Hanover
McSherrystown
Paul A
Mary E. Ackerman Overbaugh
Our Lady of
New Oxford Social and Athletic Club
Central Pennsylvania Shoe and Leather Association
New Oxford Fire Company
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Marguerite E. Weaver Overbaugh
John Max Overbaugh
New Oxford
Ralph DeWees
Inez Carbaugh
John Hahn
Addie Marchie
Christmas Eve Lights and Holiday Events Spread Across County
County towns plan festive decorations and activities for children and families. In Thurmont the third annual home lighting contest ends December 27 with judges visiting at 6 30 p.m. Santa visits Thursday evening at 7 30 to 9 30 p.m. in the Legion ballroom. Emmitsburg hosts a Saturday party at the firehouse with a Lions Club event from 10 a.m. Candy and fruit for kids, and a Santa visit at 2 p.m. Mt Airy and Brunswick offer carols and nativity slides, while Middletown's Ingall’s Lumber hosts a pre Christmas celebration with Santa on Friday 7 to 8 30 p.m. and a tree throne for youngsters.
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Hurmantia
Yale
William E. Ervin Jr
Albert Gernand
Jaycees
Thurmont
Thurmont American Legion
Legion
Santa
Harne
Herbert Sweeney
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Mt. Airy
First Methodist Church
Brunswick
John Staub
Lee Smith
Donald Strailman
First Methodist
Middletown
Ingall’s Lumber and Supply, Inc
Ingall’s
Santa Claus
State Employees Seek Fringe Benefit Increase
The Maryland Classified Employees Association says it will seek fringe benefits for state workers costing about 3 million dollars annually. Independent Hose Company answered two separate alarms within an hour at 47 East Third Street, extinguishing minor blazes caused by a defective stove in the basement insulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland Classified Employes Association
Independent Hose Company
East Third Streets
United and
Citizens Fire Companies
Potomac Edison Board Reports 1963 Sales Rise and New Records
Potomac Edison president Robert G. MacDonald told the board that electric sales through November 1963 rose seven percent from 1962 with revenues up six percent. Commercial use led gains with ten percent, residential nine, and industrial five. New one hour peak records were set on December 2 10 and 16 along with 24 hour highs on December 10 and 16 and a December 17 peak of 8 035 million kilowatt hours. The company notes strong adoption of electric heat and a 1963 construction program on schedule with about 9 million dollars to expand service across four states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. MacDonald
Potomac Edison Company
MacDonald
Potomac Edison
Senate Beats Cuts On Aid In Battle Over Foreign Aid Bill
The Senate rejected two amendments reducing foreign aid funds totaling 3.2995 billion dollars. Morse sought to cut support to defense pact allies from 330 million to 300 million, and ElFrender proposed 380 to 350 million. Debate centered on aiding economies near the Sino Soviet bloc to sustain larger militaries, with proponents arguing the aid prevents American troop redeployments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Johnson
Wayne Morse
Dore
House
Allen J. Elfender
D-La
Morse
Formosa
South Korea
U.S
John O. Pastore
Hubert H. Humphrey
New York Man Arrested After Break In At G and L Baking
Police report the arrest of 31 year old Jos eph Sentini of West 47th Street for breaking and entering at the G and L Baking Company on South Carroll Street. He was trapped upstairs by officers after a 2 57 a m call from night watchman Harry Fraley. Sentini arrived from Baltimore around 2 a m and could not be linked to other city break ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
G and L Baking Company
South Carroll Street
Joseph Simon Sentini
West 47Th Street
Harry Fraley
Fraley
Sentini
Baltimore
Main
Skating Plans Up in Air as Lake Ice Fails
City police delayed opening Culler Lake to skaters after a man fell through the ice this morning. Officials hope continued cold weather will thicken the ice so the lake can open Friday, weather forecasts predicting subfreezing temps and possible light flurries with little additional snowfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culler Lake
Weather Bureau
State Roads Commission
New Market
Libertytown
County Roads
McKaig
Myersville
Cattle Trapped on Missouri River Island amid Ice
In subzero weather 120 head of cattle are stranded on a sandbar island in the Missouri River near Reliance North Dakota after the US Army Corps cut water releases at Big Bend Dam. Fire Chief Joe Herb says they stand belly deep in water and cannot swim to shore. Officials fear the herd may be shot to avoid drownings as waters run about ten feet deep to the shore a quarter mile away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri River
Kennebec
Joe Herb
Reliance
US. Corps of Engineers
Big Bend
Johnson Cattle Co
Relliance
Delbert Loomis
West Berliners Cross Through Wall With New Passes
The first West Berliners used newly issued Communist passes to reach East Berlin for Christmas reunions. Police reported six people crossed at a single point, with 22 total at one crossing as officials warned of a large holiday rush. East German officials opened extra holes in the barrier to ease pedestrian and vehicle crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Berliners
Wall To East
West Berlin
Wall
Oberbaumbruecke
Neukoelln
Bloodmobile seeks donors at Good Shepherd Church on Christmas Eve
Donors are urged to attend the Red Cross bloodmobile visit at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Christmas Eve from 9 am to 2 20 pm. James A. Grove, chair of Frederick County blood program, notes no appointments due to Elks Club sponsorship and calls for broad participation to boost supplies during the holiday period. Junior Red Cross Rides will entertain children while mothers give a life saving gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
James A. Grove
Frederick County
Elks Club
Good Shepherd
Du Pont Magnate Trence du Pont Dies At 86
Wilming ton based magnate Trence du Pont died today at 86 after a long illness. He led the Du Pont firm from 1919 to 1926 as president and later served as vice chairman and finance committee member until 1946. Born December 21, 1876, near Wilmington, he retired from the board in 1959 but visited his office daily when possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Trence duPont
du Pont Company
du Pont
du Pont Empire
Irenee Jr
Delinquent Drivers Rehabilitated In Maryland Clinic
Maryland Department of Motor Vehicles operates a driver rehabilitation program in Frederick County with weekly clinics at Frederick High School. Since inception nearly a year ago 360 county and 5,000 statewide drivers have attended. The program requires full attendance and a final exam with a passing mark of 80 to reinstate revoked or suspended licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Lichtenstein
Maryland Department of Motor Vehicles
Frederick County
Claude E. Evans
Maryland
Frederick High School
Evans
Ohio Department of Motor Vehicles
Record cold snaps and storm lash northeastern U S
Heavy snow blankets the northeast as frigid air drives temperatures below zero in at least 13 states. Nantucket and Montpelier report notable snowfall while Chicago and Bemidji set or break date records. Snow disrupts travel and schools with widespread squalls from the Great Lakes to New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Naltion
Nantucket Island
Massachusetts
Montpelier
Falmouth
Mags
Bennington
Rumford
Maine
Muskegon
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Bemidji
Minn
Florida
Rio Grande Valley
Rockford
Ill
Peoria
Limeston
Cincinnati
Ohio
Crossville
Tenn
St. Louis A
Jet Plane Crashes Near Flasher North Dakota
A jet aircraft crashed on a farm near Flasher in south-central North Dakota around 10 15 AM. The craft's type and origin were not confirmed and no markings were seen on the wreckage. A search began for a missing F 106 fighter from Minot Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flasher
N.D
North Dakota
Clarence Erickson
Erickson
Minot
N.C
Air Force Base
Taylor Arrives in Karachi to Seek U S Pakistan Ties
Gen Maxwell D Taylor chairing the U S Joint Chiefs of Staff arrived in Karachi Pakistan to pursue improvements in strained relations with the United States. The report notes tensions between the two nations amid Cold War era diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karachi
Pakistan
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pakistan- U.S
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N. R. Bohn County Auditor
Thurmont Shoe Firm
Margaret Foote Hawley
Miss Foote
New York Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bostom
Stal
Department of
Frank J. Keefer
Hope For Skating
DuPont
P. Park Geiger
Feas
Taylor
Dallas
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Joe B. Brown
Newspaprol Rihive
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