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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1948
Page
5
Notices report the deaths of Marie V Harbaugh near Westminster and Mrs Juresta J Myers near Union Bridge with details of survivors and funeral arrangements. Other obituaries cover Mrs Emma S Valentine near Keysville Mrs Florence Beale Fox of Sabillasville Mrs John B Murphy near Frederick and related services at Beaver Dam Church Bethel Church of God and Western Cemetery are noted along with family connections and various funeral directors.
Notices report the deaths of William D. Robertson 78 of Gaithersburg Roy R. Moffett 54 of Baltimore and Henry H. Sagner of Baltimore. Robertson lengthily served the B and O Railroad including the Rhode Island Ave tower and the Capitol Limited. Moffett was a long time motion picture operator with a large Baltimore area family. Sagner, widower of Golda Blaustein Sagner, was a Mason and Amicable Lodge member. Services held at Gartner and Lewis funeral homes with interment in local cemeteries.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Andrew A Annan of Emmitsburg at her late home with Rev. Charles S. Owen officiating. Pallbearers included J Nesta r, David Martin, Samuel Hays, George Erster, Lois Stoner and Robert McNair. Burial was in Emmitsburg Presbyterian cemetery. Other obituaries note services for Charles Harrison Cae with his Wilbert Anil sect in Furnace, with burial at the local cemetery after services at Lew Methodist church. Also referenced are Mrs Birdie Johnson Dudrova of Hyattstown and Remsburg, with services at a local funeral home and Blue Ridge cemetery, and Robert W. Wond honored with services at his home and burial.
Funeral services were held for George W Snyder and other local residents at Rocky Ridge Mit Tabor Lutheran and nearby chapels with large attendance. The processions featured a church choir, floral emblems and tributes, followed by burial in local cemeteries.
Mr Ray Howling of Leesburg and Mrs Bessie Turner host family gatherings as relatives travel for the season. Ruby Nichols returns from Abington Pennsylvania while Miss Maude Myers recuperates from surgery at home in Taneytown. Attendees include Mrs Florence Seyler Thurmont, Miss Laura Sylvester in Atlantic City, and families from Union Bridge Frederick and Baltimore areas.
Fragmented text reports someone injured after a fall on ice near Johns Hospital. The note mentions seeking couriers and contracts, with garbled phrases about escort duties and rent relief plans.
The Q and A notes goldfish origin in China and its introduction to Europe for Mme. de Pompadour. It also reports the first female Andean condor born in captivity at the Zoological Gardens of San Diego, noting condors as the largest birds of prey and flight.
Announcement details the marriage of Rita Mae Flanagan to Lawrence Brett Jr at Duke University Chapel Durham with ceremony by H E Spence. Attendants included Mary Charles Craft and Pat Flanagan. reception at Washington Duke Crystal Ball Room. bride a Warner College School of Nursing graduate. groom a Duke and Northwestern alumnus.
The article notes fertilizer use rising rapidly with two reasons for early purchase. Farmers seek better supply and condition, especially Maryland farmers increasing purchases postwar. Storage and handling advice follows, warning against moisture and bagging pressure to prevent caking.
A congressional style piece recounts Christmas outreach to veterans in VA hospitals from San Francisco to New York. It highlights paralyzed George and Isadore, and soldiers Jimmy Owen and Eddie, detailing their injuries, recovery, and hopeful job prospects or hobbies funded by a foundation. It includes a correction about insurance policy conversions and endowment questions.
Henry Shoemaker notes preparations for the annual meeting at Federick High on December and a full program highlighting outstanding 4 H boys and Farm Bureau families. County events include a W Stal Senior Club party, farm improvements, and a recap stating 1946 was a good year for agriculture with progress in wheat crops and farm housing repairs.
The Extension Service staff extend best wishes for a happy holiday season to all Frederick County farm families as they promote conservation, improved production and marketing practices, and better family living.
A compact collection of biblical verses and quotes from Emerson and Joubert. It juxtaposes divine judgment and guidance with musings on selfishness and hidden deeds. The snippets urge moral introspection and awareness of God’s presence.
Local businesses announce closing dates and upcoming auctions. Mack's Confectionery will close by 10 PM Monday to Thursday or this week. Adamstown and Libertytown notices include debts not guaranteed, a livestock sale in Frederick County, and a $100 reward for burglary arrest and conviction.
A compact collage of small business notices and personal services including home made chocolates optics beauty salon and gas service ads. It lists phone numbers addresses and brief offerings from Arthur Lambert Gilbert Joh and others with prices and promotions scattered across Market Street and nearby avenues.
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