Fifty Years Ago From The News-Post December 27 1911
Mrs. W W McKaig hosted an elaborate tea and bridge in Cumberland for Mrs. George R Dennis of Frederick. Christmas was celebrated at Mt St Mary's Emmitsburg with Larry Dielman playing Adeste Fideles on flute. The Boys Monthly Bible Class banquet was planned. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co work in Frederick nears completion costing about 25000 dollars. Merchants plan a Boosters Week for Frederick city and county. A small barn on H Clay Biser’s Jefferson farm was destroyed, suspected incendiary origin. Col E A Baughman received a letter about a rumor of a shooting by Myrkle and Harder’s leading man Jack Burton. Harder denies it. This morning at the New City Hotel Clerk Frederick Fredericks surprised reporters by remaining as day clerk after a change of mind by W A Reist. Mr F D Barrick of Mt Pleasant lost his mare Jennie Bob Tait. A fire scare at Leslie W Biser’s Jefferson home due to a tapestry fire from a magic lantern spark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. McKaig
Cumberland
George R. Dennis
Frederick
Mt. St. Mary's
Emmitsburg
Larry Dielman
Lutheran Sunday School
Lnloy
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
H. Clay Biser
Jefferson
E. Austin Baughman
William Harder
Myrkle and Harder
Harder
Jack Burton
New City
Frederick Fredericks
W. A. Reist
York
F. D. Barrick
MT. Pleasant
Jennie Bob Tait
Leslie W. Biser
Pollution impact and health costs from smog studied
A joint Armour Research Foundation and US Public Health Service project links severe smog exposure to higher mortality in lab mice and estimates air pollution causes over $1 billion in annual economic losses through crop damage and worker illness. Researchers seek to identify harmful pollutants to enable prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour Research Foundation
United States Public Health Service
Richard A. Prindle
Air Pollution Division
The
Public Health Service
Prindle
Los Angeles
Stock Quotations Report From A Turbulent Market Day
A chaotic transcription notes rapid price movements and unusual quotes across multiple stocks. The brief lists several tickers with terse, fragmented values and uncertain metrics, reflecting a volatile session with sharp swings.
Twenty Years Ago From The News Post Christmas items
A collage of 1934 events notes Japanese actions in Manila and Hong Kong, a sinking off Kuching, Russian Nazi reports, a low Fishing Creek Dam, a bus fire near Gaithersburg, and a large Christmas party in Frederick reflecting wartime and local life news.
Selected as Queen in Etheris Personal Pageant
A garbled personal pageant note lists names including Amit Lanersine and Doris among contestants. Baron G LIM Te and Barry Gebith appear, with mentions of Em a Rn and ZF Bee. The fragment suggests a royal selection event with several participants.
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Sendue
Etheris
Amit Lanersine An Chins
Ars
Baron G Lim Te
Ale Tee Gebith
Seis
Em A
Ember
Eme
Doris
Wedding of Miss Galinda E Baker to William Spirit in Brunswick
Miss Galinda E Baker wed William Spirit of Baltimore in a December 8 ceremony at the Baptist Church of Brunswick. The bride wore a silk sheath gown with seed pearls and a shoulder veil, carried a white satin Bible. Attendants included matron of honor Mrs. Wayne Barker and bridesmaids Mrs. Lucile Kline and Miss Loretta Zawicki. The reception followed at the Masonic Hall’s Tal Cedars Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spirt
David Carmack
Joseph B. Payne
Wayne Barker
Lucile Kline
Brunswick
Loretta Zawicki
Baltimore
Mrs. Kline
Zawick
al, Manning Gladstone
Bernard Willliams
Tal Cedars
Masonic Hall
New York
Desperado Al Jennings Dies At 98 In Tarzana
Alfonso Jackson Jennings known as Al Jennings, train robber, ex convict, lawyer, lecturer, evangelist, politician and film figure, dies at 98 in Tarzana California. His career spanned law, outlawry, public office and advisory work for western films.
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Desperado
al Jennings
Tarzana
Calif
Alfonso Jackson
Jennings
Bantam Badman
Oklahoma Badlands
Tillman
Eggleston
Maude
Jesse James
Dalton Gang
Tiny al
Anchor Stuart Lake
Wyatt Earp
Ter
Kiwanis Install Officers In Frederick Club Ceremony
Clyde M. Roney Jr. was inducted as president of the Kiwanis club at the Francis Scott Key Hotel in Frederick. Lt. Gov. W. Warren McCann presided. New officers include Dr. Harold E. Schaden and Herman E. Hauver as vice presidents, J. Vernon Coblentz secretary treasurer, and William T. Howard Jr., Nelson E. Langan and George A. Ziegler as directors. Past secretary Harry Fehl Jr. received a pin and was promised bulletin editing duties for 1962 at Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Warren McCann
Hagerstown
Capital District
Kiwanis International
Clyde M. Roney Jr
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Harold E. Schaden
Herman E. Hauver
J. Vernon Coblentz
William T. Howard
Nelson E. Langan
George A. Ziegler
John E. Patton
George B. Delaplaine Jr
Glenn A. Main Jr
Harry H. Fehl Jr
Gettysburg
Frederick
Kenneth Foust
Fehi
Foust
Fehl
Kiwanis
Cohlentz
Roney
International
Caal
Ion
Get- 2
Bucheimer Jr
Reisters
Munshower
Shy
True Skin Revealed Beneath the Epidermal Layer
An explanation of skin structure contrasts the epidermis with the true dermis. It notes the epidermis consists of shed cells while the dermis contains vital nerves vessels and sensory cells, detailing a rough inventory of the true skin's components and their contact with the world.
Four Scouts Bike 50 Miles For Cveling Badge
Four Boy Scouts rode fifty miles over the weekend despite chilly weather. They camped overnight in tents and sleeping bags, cooked by a campfire, and had breakfast beside the fire Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Wallis
Alan Vandervoort
Pete Lapera
Tim O'Toole
Fmir
Dorothy Dix by Helen Worden Erskine Inheritance Query
Dorothy Dix discusses an inheritance request from a person claiming a share of estate. The letter questions rightful ownership and seeks guidance on property claims and legal rights within family succession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Dix
Helen Worden Erskine Aon
Inheritance Tax and Family Duty Question
A reader asks about paying tax on inherited property and a son’s duty to accept what is rightfully his. A second letter advises not letting relatives deter rightful gifts and to avoid parental coercion. A third reader seeks parenting guidance for two jealous children and is told to foster separate interests and time with each parent.
Biological Safety Techniques Discussed
Denver experts from the U S Army Chemical Corps discuss exobiological safety methods for space work. Three main approaches are outlined by Dr. Arnold G Wedum including ventilated protective gear, gastight cabinet systems, and a hybrid of both. Biologists urge avoiding Earth contamination while studying extraterrestrial bodies and consider safeguards against foreign organisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado
U. S. Army Chemical Corps Biological Laboratories
Fort Detrick
Frederick
Maryland
Arnold G. Wedum
Moon
Earth
Army
Charles R. Phillips
Physical Defense Division
Sym
NBC analyzes Berlin crisis and NATO unity on air
NBC news staff presents a clear analysis of the Berlin crisis and Khrushchev's aims to isolate Europe and weaken NATO. The program contrasts Allied unity with differing NATO views while warning of shaken German confidence and Soviet strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Lowry
New York
Berlin
NBC
Khrushchev
Europe
America
Chet Huntley
West Germany
Soviet Union
NATO
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