Frederick banker J. M. Miller marks 90th birthday
The veteran Frederick banker J Marshall Miller celebrates his ninetieth New Year’s Eve birthday at his Ta North Market Street home. A retired dean of Frederick bankers and longtime vice president of Fredericktown Savings Institution, he credits his longevity to homegrown vegetables. He recalls Civil War era memories, Monocacy and Antietam, and reflects on bank ransom loans and future security. His daughter Virginia and his dog Topsy keep him active as he plans future garden projects and more visits with friends and family.
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Correction: Davis Couple’s 87th Anniversary Not 86th
In the Friday Society column The News correctly notes Mr. and Mrs. John J. Davis of Greenfield near Dicker son celebrated their 87th wedding anniversary, not 86th as previously stated on December 16.
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Christmas events brighten Union Bridge churches and homes
The Union Bridge Methodist church tower amplifies Christmas readings as Rev. Donald T. M ntosh leads the service with Mrs. McIntosh singing carols and piano pieces, aided by familiar recordings. Otis Devilbiss Jr. returns from Massanutten Academy to spend holidays with his parents.
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McIntosh
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Massanutten Academy
Woodstock
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George H. Eyler
Edward Knipple
St. James Lutheran Sunday School
Ricard Miller
Abner Devilbiss
Mamie Leatherman
Ralph Haifleigh
Margaret Eichman
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg
Paul Eichman
Mt. Union Lutheran Church
Blaine Broadwater
Christmas Socials and Visits Across Montgomery County
Gaithersburg residents host anniversary and holiday gatherings as neighbors share celebrations. Neelsville hosts Mr and Mrs Wilbur Watkins for their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Perry family hosts Sue Frances and David. Murray Walker hosts Christmas parties Friday and Saturday. Amityville couple Charles Wilmarth visits with Harry Hammond. Rockville residents W N Hurley and family return from Radford. Zoe Wadsworth visits St. Louis while Lucy Salamanca returns from New York to her sister Dr Maude Nuttall in Washington Grove. Dorothy Viett Smith visits mother in Atlanta for a week.
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Neelsville
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Sue
Frances Perry
David
Murray Walker
Charles Wilmarth
Amityville
Long Island
Harry Hammond
W. N. Hurley
Bill
Dwight Hurley
Rockville
Radford
Zoe Wadsworth
Washington Grove
St. Louis
Lucy Salamanca
New York
Maude Nuttall
Dorothy Viett Smith
Atlanta
Ed Viett
Frederick Chamber addresses by laws and park plans.
Frederick Chamber of Commerce directors discuss revising by laws to increase from 12 to 14 directors, study parking control measures on residential streets, and consider private parking area restrictions. They seek surveys of parking spots for State Roads Commission and bid on Crampton's Gap land use and McCurdy Field for Sunbury Inter-State League spring training in April 1948.
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American Automobile Association
State Roads Commission
Frederick
Elmer Eshelman
Church of God
George Alfred Townsend
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Washington County Historical Society
Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce
E. L. Gill
Sunbury Yankees
McCurdy
Sunbury
Chamber of Commerce proposes broader area limits and new meeting rules
Directors discussed membership in several classified groups to elect two directors from each class. New provisions for three meeting types and advance notice were debated. A broader objective to include agricultural and transportation interests in the Frederick trade area was recommended, beyond the city limits. Progress updates were given.
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Frederick
Francis Scott Key Memorial Postage Stamp Idea
Proposal to issue a Francis Scott Key memorial postage stamp at Frederick on the fiftieth anniversary of the Key monument. The plan recalls Key’s Baltimore residence and the monument in Frederick, aiming to honor the poet lawyer with a commemorative stamp.
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