Damascus Christmas events and community notices span season
A long list of Damascus and nearby area Christmas activities includes a solo Santa Claus appearance with gifts, Wesleyan Service Guild party on December 15, and plans for Student Recognition Day and a New Year's Watch Night. Also noted are pageants at St Bartholomews Laytonsville, hospital births, polio recovery homecomings, and numerous holiday visits and gatherings among local families and veterans groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Moxley
Julia Mayer
Santa
Claus
Wesleyan Service Guild
Sidney Gustavson
Hawkins Creamery Fiead
Howard Taylor
Ailton Pruett
Cleveland Hyatt
Dorothy
Carl Cline
Robert Cline
Lee Cline
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Donald Scott
Damascus
St. Bartholomews Episcopal Church
Laytonsville
Harry Dalzell
Ulysses Griffith IV
Mary - Beth Turner
Joseph Douglas Riggs II
Angel
Sara Elliott
Meredith Smith
Jame Ann Griffith
Carolyn Griggs
Louisa Riggs
Lina Riggs
Judy Starkey
Bobby Cain
David Cain
Marshall Smith
Blakiston Gambrill
Brookes Starkey
Jimmy
Walter
Philip
Buddy Wilkerson
Robert Riggs
Peter Turner
Roger Griggs
Stephen Cain
Macdonald Goodwin
Herbert Cain
Santa Claus
Gilcin Meadors
Columbia Hospital
Washington
Robert Hilton
Clagettsville
Gail Diane
Montgomery County General Hospital
Hiltons
Gwen
Philip Schroeder
Children’s Hospital
Louise Moore
Margaret Woodfield
Join Woodfield
Cedar Grove
Eric Hurlebaus
Hawkins Creamery Road
Thurston King
Mr. King
Kenneth King
Leonard
Les Thompson
Frank Hitchcock
Greg
Harry Wainwight
Clarksville
B. C. Magdeburger
Woodfield
Milwaukee
Frank Sedwick
2800 B&O Workers Furloughed Across System
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announced a systemwide furlough affecting about 2,800 employees, or seven percent of staff, effective January 1. The move stems from reduced freight traffic with loading around 1,600 cars daily, 17 percent below a year ago. The layoff spans all departments and no callbacks are set. The carrier employs roughly 44,000 from New York to the Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
B&o
New York
Mississippi
Draftees and Vets Guide for Reservists and Veterans
Major Thomas M. Nial answers questions from readers on veterans benefits and the GI Bill. Topics include pension raises for disabled veterans, college enrollment limits, tax refunds, life insurance dividends, change of address for VA checks, evidence required for dependent benefits, and rules on stopping premiums after disability. Alaska seals tagged by U S Fish and Wildlife Service traced movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Nial
Kalamazoo
Mich
Livermore
Valif
Army
Sgt. T. C
Fayetteville
N.C
Interne
Richmond
H. B
Oakland
Calif
P. R. al
Bridgeport
Conn
Veterans Administration
S. C
Valley Head
Ala
Nial
Court News Highlights Local Divorce and Property Deeds
Frederick county court notices show multiple divorces and marriages in the region. Deeds record transfers involving residents of Frederick, Emmitsburg, Thurmont, and nearby towns. The report notes clergy figures, including a pontifical requiem mass to be led by Archbishop Keough for Msgr. Leary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Lowe
Hetty Chester Collins
Walkersville
Etta Mae Cavey
Frank E. Gantz Jr
Elliott City
Clarence Franklin May Jr
Danielle Krikorian
Viola Ruth Titman
Washington , C
Allen Stull
Eugene Lof Thiemont
Francis Xavier McGuire
McKissick
Baltimore
Joan Agnes Walter
Marc Sagan
Albert
Emmitsburg
Bragunier Et al
Jada Development Corp
Araumraa Naar Iwidewer
Asd
Loretha Wiward C. McCann
En . Henderson
Turner
Washington
Walter C. Martz
Walter
Wayne C. Obler
Barbara A. Martz
Cook
Purceft Z. Smith
Middletown
Ernest W. Ausherman
Ville
James P. Laster
Dundalk
William S. Leyte
Thomas R. Jackson
Betsy J. Smith
Thurmont
Thelma Hall
Donald Meredith Holfiman
Guy F. Gladhill
Donald
Lof Fredeviet
Connie Louise Brandenburg
Lee Gladhill
Elmer Hay Boone
Frederick
Charles A. Loots
Mil
State Roads Commission
Hagerstows
Bounty
Bou Secours Hospital
George Franklin Freed Jr
Lang Ilimoce
Bayt W. Sayler Jr
Joseph H. Himes
iWrancis P. Keough
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nora F. Lynch
Kennett Square
Charles” Null
Fort Myer
Fla
Paul Scott
Robert Wagner
Worcester
Mass
William G. Kincaid
West Virginia
Robert Wilkinson
North Carolina
Emerson Slacum
Anna
Margaret
Orange
Anton Smekson
Kenneth Boley
Airs
Mary Jane Burdette
Hazel Burdette
Jerry Wiliams
Claude Williams
F Ashton
Claudia Browning
Olan
Airslfred Broadhurst
Bethesda
J. W. Peters
Eagle Rock
AL Dean Kesler
F. Mfaustin
Falls Church
Murray Andrews
Andrews
Brooke
Aid
Harry Stipe
Martinsburg
W. Va
Stipe
Mmother
Mirs
Blanche Stipe
Suffolk
Roger Poole
Raymond Snapp
Methodist Church
Jerry Hyatt
M.Y.F
Molly Gladhill
Radie Eader
Virginia Sims
Arkington
Julia Beall
Wilmore
Fred Beall
Joy
Lewisdale
Afr
Herbert S. Hyatt
Beulah Hyatt
O. E. Williams
T. F. Brown
Col
Kenneth T. Wright
Germantown
Robert E. Lloyd
Adam Scott
Vincent Day
Scott Lewis
Alfred Hurley
Scott
Robert Lewis
Fort Laudersdale
al Blue Cross
Maryland State Insurance Department
Reginald H. Dabney
Blue Cross
Charlies S. Jackson
E. Clinton Bamberger
Fk Dabney
Associated Hospital Service, Inc
Maryland
Turkey
Alaska
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Buckeystown
Slaters
Frederick City
WHS
Particas
Ned S. Zeiler—Realtor
Court St
Prescription
Pearres Prug Store
Drus & Prescription Servic
Une MO
Market St
Court News
Frederick J. Barkier
Union Bridge
Joan BM. Bury
Mintinville
Meer Leary
Shurch
Ren Joseph A
Msgr. Leary
Mstr
Ad. Francis Leary
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Vaueprine
Francis P. Kenough
Rene L
Fous
Greta Stevens
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