Fifty Years Ago Items From The News-Post Files
December 23 1913 item notes Hood College girls returning home for Christmas with gifts handed out by Willie Hamilton the midget carrier impersonating Santa. Albert Snurr of Middletown trapped a 23 pound raccoon on South Mountain using his coon dog Bob, his twelfth raccoon of the season. Frederick Post Office reports busier parcel post with daily end sheets. Harry W Ziegler YMCA boys secretary and Boy Scouts prepare Christmas decorations at the armory. Ramsburg sells his Frederick grocery business to Charles N Wachter and William N Wachter set to take over March 1. he will run Arlington Hotel from April 1. James L McKenzie notes a horse possibly stolen or loose at Third and Market streets.
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William C. Birely
Harry W. Ziegler
Boy Scouts
William H. Ramsburg
Frederick
Charles N. Wachter
William N. Wachter
Ramsburg
Arlington Hotel
James L. McKenzie
Shookstown
News Today
Third
Market Streets
Scranton Pushed For Presidency by Eisenhower
AP Special Correspondent reports on William Warren Scranton governor of Pennsylvania amid speculation about a presidential bid. Scranton denies current candidacy but says he might consider the option after a Dec 14 meeting in Eisenhower's private car. Eisenhower urged deeper thought and praised Scranton’s work, while denying talks about Lodge as a candidate. Observers remain split on his true intentions.
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Belman Morin
Harrisburg, Pa
William
Warren Scranton
Pennsylvania
United States
Scranton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Harrisburg
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Viet Nam
Day Before Christmas Highlighted For Its Significance
The piece stresses December 23 as the crucial day before Christmas. It notes spiritual importance and Bethlehem’s Eve, while detailing last minute shopping, gift lists, and home preparations for guests, family gatherings, and holiday dinner.
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Bethlehem
Mother
Wall Street Scandal Erupts In Allied Crude Fallout
The Allied Crude Vegetable Oil bankruptcy sparked a far reaching affair dubbed the Haupt case. It involves two major brokerage houses, four New York banks, five British merchant banks, and thousands of accounts frozen as regulators stepped in to protect investors. The NYSE pledged 12 million to stabilize markets, underscoring the fragile confidence of the era.
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Kennedy
Wall Street
New York
U. S
Allied Crude Vegetable Oil and Refining Co
Bayonne
N. J
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Star’s Stepson Arrested In Germany
Munich police report 14 year old Michael Thiess stepson of film star Robert Taylor is accused of attempting to murder his father Georg Thiess by serving poisoned tea. Formal charges pending and the youth may be held during investigation by the state prosecutor.
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Munich
Germany
Michael Thiess
Robert Taylor
Georg Thiess
December 23 1943 Twenty Years Ago items
A Baltimore woman Pearl Lockhart 30 was killed and seven injured when two sedans collided on Route 340 near Log Cabin Inn. Fires damaged a four apartment building on North Bentz and the Nazaren e Church on Phebus avenue. Prankfurt endured a major air raid with 2000 tons of bombs. Christmas mail activity peaked at the local post office. A cold wave left 21 degree temperatures. Elmer Eicholt Thurmont native and Capital Transit motorman recovering from a leg wound caused by a razor wielding assailant.
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Baltimore
Log Cabin Inn
Pearl Lockhart
London
Atlantic
Jesse Smith
North Bentz Street
Phebus Avenue
Nazarene Apostolic Church
Prankfurt
Elmer Eicholt
Thurmont
Washington
Capital Transit Co
Secret Service Agent Fred Gruber Dies at 66
Abington Pennsylvania AP reports Fred W. Gruber a longtime Secret Service agent who helped protect three presidents died Sunday at age 66. He retired in 1954 as agent in charge of the Philadelphia office after 34 years in government service.
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Abington
Fred W. Gruber
Secret Service
Gruber
U.S
Philadelphia
Funerals Held for Brady Smith and Keeney in Maryland Area
Funeral services were conducted across three Maryland towns for Eugene Wallace Brady Samuel E Smith and Jesse L Keeney. Brady died Thursday at his Brunswick residence and was buried at St. Marks Petersville. Smith died Wednesday at Carroll County General Hospital with pallbearers including Allen Lovell and Charles Franklin. Keeney died Thursday in Walkersville with interment at Rocky Hill Cemetery near Woodsboro.
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Grace Episcopal Church
Brunswick
Eugene Wallace Brady
A. D. Salmon
William Wenner
Harry George Jr
L. West Schnauffer
Howard Lewis
Roger Eberhart
William Gross
St. Mark’s Cemetery
Petersville
Feete Funeral Home
Waltz Funeral Home
Liberty Road
Winfield
Samuel E. Smith
Gamber
Carrell County
Carroll County General Hospital
J. D. Hoffman
Bethesda Methodist Church
Perkins
Allen
Walter Lovell
Frank Nelson
Charles Franklin
Henry Keaver
O.aham Feeser
Evergreen Memorial Gardens
Finksburg
Jesse L. Keeney
Walkersville
Barton Funeral Home
H. Edward Fisher Jr
Har-den
Frank
Adam Keeney
Carl
George
Norman Eyler
Rocky Hill Cemetery
Woodsboro
Local residents receive hospital care notices
Among the sick Mr. Charles L. Lambert of RFD 4 Frederick is now a surgical patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Leroy C. Horine near Frederick is a patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital where she underwent surgery for a fractured hip Thursday.
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Charles L. Lambert
RFD 4
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Leroy C. Horine
Girl Dies In Church Play Accident In Frederick County
A 17 year old Frederick County girl Barbara Ellen Keyser died after a gag from a muzzle loading rifle fired during a Christmas play rehearsal at Braddock Grange Hall. State Police ruled accidental. Orville Baer owned the gun and tested it earlier. Keyser was a Frederick High School senior. burial at Brook Hill cemetery.
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Frederick County
Braddock Grange Hall
B.O. Thomas Sr
Barbara Ellen Keyser
Marcus D
Faye A. Schultz Keyser
RFD 7
Frederick
John E. Koontz
Keyser
Frederick High School
Grange Hall
Orville E. Baer
RFD 5
Koontz
Baer
Miss Keyser
Bible Baptist Church
Braddock Heights
Brook Hill
Brook Hill Methodist Church
Yellow Springs
Marcus D. Keyser Jr
Betsy K. Keyser
Raymond Keyser
Goldie Schultz
Clifton
East Church Street
Pat
Brook Hill Cemetery
M. R. Etchison and Son
Marcus Keyser
Orville Baer
Auditions Set For Music Scholarships
The University of Maryland announces a $1,600 wind instrument scholarship funded with Carling Brewing Company for four years. The scholarship pays $499 annually with support from Professor Homer Ulrich, head of the music department.
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University of Maryland Today
Carling Brewing Company
Baltimore
Homer Ulrich
Christmas Visits and Army Homecoming Noted in Community
Mrs. Charles B. Cox Sr. of Clover Hill visits Miami with her granddaughter Regina Cox a University of Pennsylvania sophomore who joins parents for holiday vacation. Pvt Robert Reifsnider son of Mr and Mrs Nelson D Reifsnider returns home for Christmas from Fort Devens MA with plans to return January 2. He is a 1963 St Johns High School graduate who enlisted after graduation. Mr and Mrs Foster M Warrenfelts celebrate their 49th wedding anniversary. Dr Rudolph Ehrmann 84 longtime personal physician to Albert Einstein died in Berkeley California after a brief illness.
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Charles B. Cox Sr
RFD
Clover Hill
Miami
Fla
Charles B. Cox Jr
Cox
Regina Cox
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Robert Reifsnider
Nelson D. Reifsnider
Rosemont Avenue
Air Force Academy Liaison Officer Visits Cadets
Lt. Col. Alan W. Long, an Air Force Academy Liaison Officer from this city, spent his annual reserve tour at the Academy near Colorado Springs observing cadets from his home area and their academic classes and leadership programs.
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Alan W. Long
Air Force Academy
Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
William B. Rankin
Hagerstown
Col
Long
West Second Street
Deaths Mrs. Edna Biehl Former Red Lion Resident
Mrs Edna Biehl widow of Benjamin Biehl aged 80 died at her son in law and daughter clifford Gehr home 99 South Pine Street Red Lion Pa Saturday at 7 50 p m She was daughter of Washington and Rosetta Eyler and member of Evangelical Lutheran church and Class 55 Her survivors include three children Gerald M Biehl Mrs Michael J Mulcahey and Mrs Clifford Gehr Red Lion with whom she had resided for months 12 grandchildren one great grandson and several nieces and nephews Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a m at the funeral home 106 East Church Street Interment in Haughs Cemetery near Ladiesburg M R Etchison and Son funeral directors.
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Benjamin B. Biehl
Macy Edna Biehl
East Third Street
Gerald M. Biehl
Michael J. Mulcahey
Clifford Gehr
Red Lion
East Church
Haugh’s Cemetery
Ladiesburg
M. R. Etchison and Son
Daniel B. Fogle
Daniel Benjamin Fogle
New Midway
Veterans Administration Center
Martinsburg
W. Va
Daniel
Lottie (Heffner) Fogle
Grace Rocky Hill Lutheran Church
American Legion of Thurmont
Mary Goldie Burnder Fogle
Ray Eyler
Thurmont
Leonard Eyler
Graceham
Marcella Shillings
Ruth Ruark
Marie Eyler
Baltimore
Harold Eyler
Hanover
Carroll Eyler
Littlestown
Roger Eyler
Ray Crumbacker
Taneytown
Woods
Chester H. Leatherman
Hagerstown
Harmony
Charles T
Mary ‘ (Routzahn) Leatherman
The
Reformed Church
Station Furniture Company
Orpha
Nanamaker) Leatherman
Cathyrne Samuels
Charles Albert
Goldie Wyand
Keedysville
William Payton
Fairplay
Grace Brandenburg
Etta Wilson
East Funeral Home
Boonsboro
Athur Grove
Fairview Cemetery
Raymond T. Pittinger
Ella Eliza Pittinger
Annie M
Harry Erenger
Denver
Colorado
Carl Thomas
Keymar
Edgar Wilson
Norman
David Forney
C.C. Fuss and Son
Warren Eshbach
Piney Creek Brethren Cemetery
Obituary notices from a Maryland area newspaper
Multiple deaths and funeral notices across Frederick, Carroll, and adjacent counties. Includes Daniel B. Fogle of New Midway. Charles T. Grant of Mt. Airy. Claude H. Gardiner of 413 Klinehart's Alley. Mrs. Bertha Henley of Brunswick. Mrs. Lena Kiss Horvath of Union Bridge. Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Joy of Brunswick. Chester H. Leatherman of Hagerstown. Ella Eliza Pittinger of Taneytown. and Horace E. Dodge Jr. in Detroit. Details note ages, relatives, deaths at area hospitals, funeral homes, service times, and burial sites.
Lakonia Fire Forces Abandon Ship Amid Christmas Cruise
The Greek liner Lakonia carrying passengers from Southampton to Madeira and the Canary Islands was torn by a blaze forcing an emergency evacuation. Rescue craft and aircraft aided in the response as the ship listed, with four Americans among the listed travelers and a large lifeboat capacity noted.
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Rio Grande
Salta
Funchal
Madeira
England
Madeira Islands
Southhampton
Teneriffe
Canary Islands
Africa
Lakonia
London
Ormos Shipping Co. Ltd
R. J. Atkins
Matio Zarbis
Southampton
P. Pilcer
Margate
Air Force
Azores
Royal Air Force
Gibraltar
Montcalm
General Steamship Com. Ltd
Greece
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Amsterdam
Line
Myersville Faces Waterless Christmas Crisis
Myersville endures a waterless holiday as Mayor Grayson Doub and Town Commissioner Joseph Harp announce a strict water ban after pumps and pipelines froze. They had battled all day Sunday to thaw the systems using fires and physical pressure as mountain streams feeding the reservoir remained frozen.
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Myersville
Grayson Doub
Joseph Harp
Doub
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Cooksville
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Marriottsville
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jAnna Mae Gardiner
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Park Heights Cemetery
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Lena Kiss Horvath
Union Bridge
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D. D. Hartzler and Sons
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Montevue Nursing Home
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Cumberland
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Clarence R. Joy
Earl Joy
Middletown
Ethel Emmert
Riverdale
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Fletcher
Ohio
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Dodge Motor Co
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