Deaths in Frederick area leave several families grieving
Walter L. Nikirk age 66 dies at Mt Amy home after heart illness. Survived by wife Viola Beatty Nikirk daughter Sherwood Bootman of Baltimore brothers Harry and Elmer Nikirk sisters Edne Grubbs Lola Fitzgibbon Mary Day. Funeral at Mt Airy home with Rev Ralph M. Sharpe. interment Pine Grove cemetery. Grace Partington Ward dies in Wilmington after illness. funeral in Rhode Island. Marlon H. Summers, 86, retired farmer from Walkersville, dies at Middletown home. Anna May Rice, 86, dies at Mountaindale after nine months illness. services in Middletown and Lewistown churches. funeral directors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. Nikirk
George
Arlanda Nikirk
Frederick County
Mt. Amy
Viola Beatty Nikirk
Sherwood Bootman
Baltimore
Harry
Elmer Nikirk
Frederick
Edne Grubbs
Kamaville
Lola Fitzgibbon
Washington
D. C
Mary Day
California
Ralph M. Sharpe
Calvary Methodist Church
Mt. Airy
Pine Grove Cemetery
C. M. Waltz
Harlon H. Summers
Marlon H. Summers
Walkersville
Amd
Samuel Gerrich
Middletown
Gerrich
Grade Reformed Church
William J. Kepler
Clayton Summers
Hagerstown
Edgar F. Hoffmeier
Reformed Cemetery
Gladhill Co
Anna May Rice
Anna May Rebekah Rice
William Henry Rice
Calvin Rice
Mountaindale
William H
Mary Feaster Sulcer
Jefferson
The
Methodist Church of
Lewistown
Ross Tamietanna
Ape
Funerals for Several Local Residents Held Across City
Funeral services were conducted for Miss Kittie Stover Quynn at the Home for the Aged with interment in Mt. Olivet cemetery. Mrs. Edwin O. Mackley died Monday and lay in state at 8 East Patrick Street awaiting services. Mrs. Teresa Elsha Mackenzie, widow of James E. Mackenzie, had Low Mass at St. John's Catholic Church. Martin Luther Milter's funeral was held at United Brethren Church with interment in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Laure Ida Cromwell's funeral occurred at her son’s home on Cedardale Road with graveside rites performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Geesey
Mountaindale
Walter S
Alexandria
W. Calvin
David Flook
Frederick
George Wachter
Lillian Sulcer
Bertha Burdette
Martin
David Sulcer
James Sulcer
Thurmont
Lewistown Methodist Church
Lewistown
M. L. Creager and Son
Kittie Stover Quynn
North Record Street
Mt. Olivet
Harry E. Carty Co
Edwin O. Mackley
East Patrick Street
Echamaipi
Tery. E .E. Clite and Son
Teresa Elsha Mackenzie
James E. Mackenzie
St. John’s Catholic Church
Arthur C Slade
B. A. H. Brust
Wilfred Blank
Lester Shaffer
Kenneth Busey
Archie Mitchell
Joseph Siup
St. John’s Cemetery
Etchison and Son
Martin Luther Milter
Aioine
Frederick City
United Brethren Church
J. H. Schmitt
Wilmer L
Slifer Maurice Shearer
Marshall Davis
Charles Burker
Ralph Kanode
Oscar Keyser
Mt. Oliver
Mr. Etchison and Son
Laure Ida Cromwell
Robert E Cromwell
R. Floyd Cromwell
Cedardale Road
Baltimore
Hugo W. Schroeder
FP. R. Seibel, Jr
Funeral Notices from Walkersville and Thurmont
Funeral services for Nettie Strube Gardner wife of W Arthur Gardner assistant superintendent at the Maryland State Sanatorium were held at Thurmont funeral home. Interment Blue Ridge cemetery Thurmont with M L Creager and Son as directors. Services for Joan Frances Mann infant daughter of Virgie and Madeline Mann were conducted by Rev C Sullivan at 8 East Patrick Street and interred at Mt Olivet with C E Cline and Son directors. Pallbearers named for both services included Calvin Keeney Ralph Steuffer Elmer Houck Mer vin Green and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walkersville Lodge
Bons and Daughters of Liberty
Calvin Keeney
Ralph Steuffer
Elmer Houck
Mervin Green
Harry O. Smith
Harry Wiinlle
Mi. Hope Cemetery
Woodsboro
M. R. Etchison and Son
Nettie
Strube Gardner
W. Arthur Gardner
Maryland
Thurmont
Charles H. Corbett
St. Johns Lutheran Church
James Oosterling
F. L. Weber
Baltimore
Calvin Lohr
William and Albert Zentz
Elmer K. Barnhart
John H. Whitmore
Howard R. Darnuth
Blue Ridge Cemetery
M. L. Creager and Son
Joan Frances Mann
Virgie
Madeline Crouse Mann
Jefferson
East Patrick Street
C. ©. Sullivan
Church of God
Mt. Olivet
C. E. Cline and Son
Illness Updates From Frederick City Hospital
Reports from Frederick City Hospital show Charles Beatty remains unchanged as a patient on North Market Street. John T. Best improves at the same hospital while Florence Rowe near Frederick undergoes treatment. Nevin Cline of 436 East Patrick Street is admitted for leg injury care. Mrs Jos H J Nestor of East Patrick Street underwent surgery and is recovering well. Liza Nestor of Jay Cole prepares to depart with Military Police in New York City after Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Beatty
North Market Street
Frederick City Hospital
John T. Best
Florence Rowe
Frederick
Nevin Cline
Eart H. Cline
East Patrick Street
C. E. Cline
Mre
Jos
H. J. Nestor
Frederick City Fair
Liza
Nestor
Jay Cole
New York City
New York
Taneytown Firemen Elect Officers For December Meeting
The Taneytown Fire Company held its December 14 meeting electing officers: President Donald Tracey, Vice President David Smith, Secretary Doty Robb, Financial Secretary George Nobie, Treasurer Charles R. Arnold, Chief Raymond Davidson, Trustee Paul Shoemaker. Robb to buy gifts and ten new helmets ordered. Alton Boston reports to the Army December 31, fifth member in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taneytown Fire Company
Donald Tracey
David Smith
Doty Robb
George Nobie
Charles R. Arnold
Raymond Davidson
Paul Shoemaker
Robb
Alton Boston
Weather Summary for December Readings
The report shows 0.48 inches of precipitation in the past 24 hours ending 8 a.m. Today. December total so far is 2.35 inches, below the normal 3.25 inches. December 1941 totals reached 3.65 inches with yesterday’s high at 41 and the low at 35. Sunset is 5.55 p.m., sunrise tomorrow 6.49 a.m., moonrise 12.40 a.m., and moonset 11.11 p.m.
Expident to accomplish ends explainer prompts daily word
A compact note on daily vocabulary with spelling notes misused forms and pronunciation. The focus word expedient defined as a suitable means to accomplish an end and a sample sentence about hope for someone making work the last expedient. Grain market references wheat corn with punctuation quirks.
War Quiz Questions on Military Ranks and Vessels
A wartime quiz item asks about proper titles for a WAAC officer versus a sergeant and identifies names of ships such as the Selleau Wood the New Jersey the Bunker Hill and the Miami asking readers to classify each as battleship aircraft carrier or cruiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAAC
U. S
Pearl Harbor
New Jersey
Bunker Hill
Miami
Tulagi
Tebourba
Tunisis
San
Miss Kemp Weds Frank H Whitney in Arlington Home
Miss Helen Kemp and Frank Holbrook Whitney wed at the Kemp home in Arlington at 12 05 AM on December 24 in a double ring ceremony. The bride wore ivory satin with lace and a fingertip veil, and her sister Miss Virginia Kemp was maid of honor. After a brief reception the couple left for a Washington honeymoon. the bride will return to finish studies at the University of North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Work Kemp
Harold Augustus Kemp
Ariington Va
Frederick
Frank Holbrook Whitney
Stewart Bedeau Whitney
Laconia
N. 2
Carbert Meade Hartford
Kenmore
North Huntington Street
Arlington
Peyton R. Williams
Christ
Episcopal Church
Georgetown
D. C
Deloven
Virginia Bruyere Kemp
John S. Derrie
Robert D. Maltby
Washington, D. C
Woman's College of the
University of North Carolina
Western High School
Helen Virginia Work
Roanoke
Kemp
Daisy Birely Kemp
Clifton
Robert Augustus Kemp
Whitney
Fort Belvoir, Va
Weddings Cook-Lewis and Cramer Hoffman at Christmas Eve
Multiple marriage notices detail December weddings: Goldie Lewis to Pvt Roger Cook at Thurmont Methodist parsonage with attendants Mrs Hamerick and George Black. Edna Cramer to Corp Henry Hoffman at First Lutheran Church Little Rock with attendants Natalie Jors and Lawrence Grieks. Sharrer-Grossnickle wed at Union Bridge Lutheran parsonage. Dep. National Student Volunteers program at Church of the Brethren canceled due to transportation issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Lewis
Goldie A. Lewis
Thurmont
Roger A. Cook
Frederick
Dean Kezier
Claude Hamerick
George Black
Pvt Cook
Morman— Cramer
Edna Alice Cramer
Middletown
Iste
Alvie B. Snook
Corp
Henry Hyden Hoffman
W. Seymour Hoffman
Melfa
First Lutheran Church
Little Rock
Ark
Rudolph Prange
Brice
Natalie Jors
Lawrence W. Grieks
Jackson
Mich
Hoffman
Academy of the Visitation
Hood College
Middletown High School
Corp. Hoffman
Central High School
Keller
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Army
The
Peoples Life Insurance Company
Washington, D.C
Camp Joseph T. Robinson
Church of the Brethren
Bridgewaters College
Local Personalities Share Christmas News and Military Moves
Capt. Allen G. Quynn left for Washington after furlough and holidays at home. Birth announcements include a 12 pound David Omer Kline for Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kline of High Knob and a Martha Ollie for Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sigler of Frederick City Hospital. Various service members and relatives send Christmas greetings from Maryland to friends in Walkersville and Frederick area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen G. Quynn
Navy
Washington
Pawlig Wap
Ray Kline
High Knob
Ron David Omer Kline
Mary Rebecca Engelbrecht
Maryland General Hospital
Baltimore
East Patrick Street
N R Garment Co
Walklersville
Happy Johnny
Louise Florence Virginia Castle
Church Home Hospital
Gilmer I. Castle
Jefferson Street
Harry £. Cramer
Harmony Grove
Herman Wittonger
Easton
Emory Cramer
Helen
Betty
Dorothy
Bobby
Evelyn
Paul
Charles
Monroe
Merril
Walkersville
Ralph Cramer
Miriam
Austin
Frederick
Paul M. Little
Thurmont
Theodore K. Axtine
Fort George G. Meade
Delaware Ordnance Depot
Pedricktown
N. J
Axline
Alma Axline
Knoxville
Florence French
Emma
Magnolia Avenue
Ralph C. Sigler
Martha Ollie
Frederick City Hospital
Russell Z. Herman
Middletown
Tech. Corp
Robert G. Green
Cube
Bangaeneering Corps
Clara Green
Corp
Green
Fort Jackson
S. C
Maryland State Police
Cumberland Barracks
John H. Church
Martha Jane Church
Church
Joseph Haller
Rebecca Wilcoxon
Edward Fry
Point of Rocks
Ernest Page
Carrell Shry
Paramaribo
Zaterdag
Dutch Guiana
More Showers To Follow in Frederick Weather Outlook
Frederick residents face dreary days with ongoing rain through New Year. The past two days brought the heaviest precip of December, nearly three quarters of an inch, keeping December at about two and a quarter inches. Temperatures range 35 to 40 degrees as winter arrives. Marriage licenses issued at Westminster include Roland E Harmon with Ruth Annaengelbrecht. Union Bridge sees Guy R Farer and Margaret L Atkinson listed. Frank M Hammy Gill was arrested for vagrancy and jailed after a hearing set for Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
North Pole
Westminster
Roland E Harmon
Rutn Annaengelbrecht
Union Bridge
Guy R. Farrer
Margaret L. Atkinson
Sykesville
Frank M
Hammy" Gill
Marshall Murray
Holiday Dance at Porters Featuring Clarke Sheetenheim Orchestra
Ports ballroom hosts a holiday dance featuring Clarke Sheetenheim and his Orchestra. The notice states New Year’s Day closed and that the venue will open Saturday following, with hours noted for Thursday night. Markers Cash Market listed in the ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke Sheetenheim
Marker
Local Notices and Ads From Frederick Area Chronicle
Various items including business hours and closures, farm market and addresses, New Year's events, charity notices, dress sale, fruit cake winners, public sale notice, and auction announcements from Frederick Maryland area. Highlights include Marker’s Cash Market listing, New Year’s Eve dance, dress sale at Henry’s, fruit cake contest winners, and Buckeystown farm machinery auction details.
Howard A Gross and Gilmore & Flautt offer city and county properties for sale
Realtor Howard A Gross lists many Frederick Maryland properties including 10 room two bath corner home at Diarne Place and South Market, a modern 6 room dwelling with steam heat, an 8 room College Park style home, a 4 unit apartment building, and county farms near Mt. Philip and Middletown Valley. Gilmore R Platt and Gilmore R Platt Jr advertise multiple city lots and farm properties on Madison Street East Third West Fourth and East Sixth, plus warehouse and edge of town intakes, marketing quick sale or exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsa F. Anhalt
Gaid Elyie F. Ahalt
East Main Street
Middletown
Frederick County
Maryland
John L. Boutgahn
Ira J. Young
J& Central Beiler
Motter C. Thomas
Elsie F. Bussard
Folin
Purc
M Foster Ahalt
Mary B Thomas
Emmert R.bovwlus
Jassie N. Cobleniz
Washington Highway
Frederick
Third
Pluther Rice
East Third St
Diarne Place
South Market
East Patrick
Cox East
East Sixth
South St
College Park
South Carroll
Madison Street
Black
Mil
Creagerstown
Thurmons
Mt Philip
Middletown Valley
Burkittsville
Royal Bank Barn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grate Partington Ward
Fredericx
Wilmington
Del
Grace Partington
Partington
Dorothy Partington
Evangelical Reformed Church
Rhode Island
Taneytown Firemen
War Quiz
Miss Kemp
Frank H. Whitney
Grosunickle
Margaret Louise Sharrer
D. L.sharret
Keymar
George Tilghman Grossnickle
Wilbur Grossnickle
Union Bridge Lutheran Parsonage
C. C. Sellers
Esther Sharrer
Frank Moffitt
Saya W. C
Stauet's
Frederick P
WM. E Ross
Market St
Evergreen Point
Jimmy Hall
Independent Hose Co. Aremen
Edgar E. Thomas
HENRY
N. Market ST
Seeger & Company
South Market St
Dr. McCunkey
Buckeystown
Chas Herman Brunner
Emmett R. Bowlus
R. L. Kelly
Rice's
Penn. Avenue
Olga Pocahontas
Rodock & Son, Talanhotes
Reasonable Pines WM
D. Bowers Lumber CO
Shull's Meat Market
Chapel Alley
East 3Rd
Fourth Streets
Frederick Junk Company
F. &. Gastley and Sons
East Third Street
Washington St
Dorsey Shipley
H. F. Shipley
North Market
Rockwell Terrace
Gilmore H. Fiautt
Braddock Heights
H B. Coblentz
Braddock
Bath
Park Avenue
Western Maryland Trust Company
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Uargain
J. Marshall sTaun
Independent Hose Co No. 1
GUY V_ ARUST
Bookk Effer
iHewterk Desres Poaitin
Fred News-Post
Nto
Jon
Wiite
Ace James Garrett
Fetloan Mesaratutola Taravwal
Noah E. Cramer
Spencer Zimmerman
Noah E Cramer & Son Realtors
N Court St
Prederick
Glenn L. Martin
Margare
Duvall
Brooke Taney
Apts
Frederick News-Post
Landis Jewelry Store
Rees
Weederick
Alvin J. Dudley
Unionville
Samuel C.F
New Midway
Barnesville
Montgomery County
Irs
Susie M. Yunk
Jae Aiven
Wm Haranman
Leatherman
Linganore
Woodville
Haller Snyder
East Sixth St
Manth
Maurice Stamebaugh
Woodshore
Ady
Letooren
Tate
Fox
Roc
ad+vancemen
Educahon Eng
Tian Iin
Cal. C. & Willams
Bdgewood Hotel
Citizens Nationalbank
Citizens National Bank! OF
Fredeiick, MD
Burplus
Holmes D Baker
John MW Baker
Woh OB Anders
Wbartgis Storm
D Ralph Zimmerman
Lewis M. Sponseller
Asat
Charles H. Cantey
James H Gambrill
Daniel Baker, Jr
Heines
Bate
John 4
Baker
Archibald
Fisher Elias B. Ramsburg, Jr
Parsons Newman
R W Harbaugh W
H. B. Anders
Federal Reserve System
P. Luther Ride
Keefer M. Koogle
Larac Lola
West
Patrick St
Magnolia Ave
Howard A. Gross
Ot Middletown
Court St. Frederick, Md
Potts & Griffin
KEY Chev. Sales, Inc
Papmet
Ims
Chevrolet
Geoge
Chevrolet Sales, Inc
Imi
Patrick Street
Richard Koogle
E. St
Orphens’ Court
Rothenholfer
Annie Rothenhoefer
Pauline R. Koontz
William M Storm
dDec
Ellie Ndilab
Organe’ Court
Joseph C. Cramer
Lizzie McD. Cramer
H. Kiefler DeLauter
Jane It
Orhana’ Court
Inaryland
Edward E. Taylor
Allegheny County
Pennayiwamdn
Annan Amatte Werle
Grayson H. Mercer
Richard BE. Zimmerman
Panal Court
Macyland
R Cc
Oshurn Oba
Rubert D. Osbuee
Jan Saaie
Nisson
Orphans' Court of
Frederict
Vun
Orphans’ Court
Edgar Betson Ylate
Frederck County
Whitty Ee puTioyw
Pinkney
Richardson T. Clyne Boutson
Welty Fahrney
Catherine A. Botson
D. Princeton Buckey
D. Princeton Burkey
Earl D. Harr
Earl D. Harp
Catherine Harp
Earl BD
Harp
Pinkney A
Clyde Boutson
Orphant Comm
Roy L. Leatherman
Register of Wills
Frederick Comte i
Dev Zateyaa
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