Fifty Years Ago Items From the News-Post Files
Fifty years ago Frederick County news highlights include Richland Farms with over 4,000 layers, agitation for dusk lighting on vehicles after an auto wagon collision, United Mining Milling Company resuming New London mines with 18 workers and 40 tons of ore daily, tested rock 5.18 percent copper, a $50,000 bill for Maryland School for the Deaf repairs introduced in the State Legislature, and a wreck of Fast Freight No. 94 near Sandy Hook blocking Baltimore and Ohio traffic for about an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Richland Farms
United Mining, Milling Company
Singanore Copper Company
New London
Maryland School For the Deaf
Mathias
Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland Division
Sandy Hook
Showdown over Guantanamo base amid fishing boat crisis
Article asserts Cuban and Soviet actions aimed to force a confrontation over the Guantanamo Naval Base. It cites a fishing boat seizure, diplomatic cable exchanges through the Swiss legation, and editorials in Cuba Socialista and Pravda. It argues Castro and Khrushchev sought to pressure the United States, urging President Johnson to respond with resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Florida
Guantanamo Naval Base
Panama Canal
Havana
American
Berne
Switzerland
Swiss Legation
Washington
State Department
Cuba
Cuba Socialista
Fidel Castro
Panama
Soviet Union
Pravda
Communist Party
Guantanamo
Raul Roa
U Thant
United Nations
Castro
Khrushchev
Moscow
Edison Anniversary Marks Inventor’s Birth Date
The article notes Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847, marking 117 years since his birth. It praises his efforts to raise living standards through countless inventions, cites over 2,000 patents, and mentions his final estate of 40 million dollars as proof of his legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Alva Edison
America
Edison
Outsider Gary Schroeder Wins National Muskrat Skinning Title
Gary Schroeder of Dallastown Pa won the 19th annual National Muskrat Skinning contest in Cambridge. He skinned five rats in 1 04.2 to beat Elihu Abbott of Dobbins Md and his brother Ted who tied for second at 1 12.8. Abbott has seven prior wins and the world record is 1 03.0 set in 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Dallastown
Gary Schroeder
Schroeder
Elihu Abbott
Dobbins
Ted
Abbott
Twenty Years Ago Items From the News Post Files
Twenty years ago February 10 1944 reported library activity in Frederick County with 45181 books borrowed in 1943 and strong public interest in special educational features. Scrap-paper drives gathered heavy participation from youth aiding war needs amid wartime shortages. Nimitz announced Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands was captured and occupation completed as German forces pressed six assault points at Anzio Cassino combat continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Post
C. Burr Artz Library
David G. Everhart
Frederick County
Chester W. Nimitz
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
Anzio
Cassino
Mental Clinic Head To Speak To PTA
Dr. Thurman Mott Jr., director of Frederick County Health Department Mental Health Clinic, will address the West Frederick Junior High PTA on Patience and Fortitude. He will discuss his hospital projects and private practice, with pre-talk classroom visits and a 7:30 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurman Mott Jr
Frederick County Health Department
West Frederick
Baltimore
Edwin R. Cornish Jr
P.T.A
Sunshine City free editions shift in St Petersburg
Fredericksonians wonder if St Petersburg should drop the Sunshine City nickname as rain disrupts the Inde pendent paper tradition. A 24 hour sun rule makes the Inde pendent free when clouds cover noon to noon, with 219 free editions since 1910 and only two last year.
Flintkote Reports Improved Sales and Earnings for 1963
Flintkote Company reports stronger 1963 results with sales at 278.79 million, up from 272.36 million in 1962. Net income reached 13.38 million, 2.06 per share on 5.53 million averages, vs 12.60 million and 1.92 per share in 1962. Union Station owners offer to sell to the federal government for 1 dollar. Edward L. Welty, seaman apprentice USN, son of Mr and Mrs Welty, reported for duty with Training Squadron Six at Whiting Field Milton Florida, a unit of Naval Air Basic Training Command at Pensacola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flintkote Company
Flintkote
Edward L. Welty
USN
Robert M. Welty
North Market Street
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Whiting Field
Milton
Fla
Naval Air Basic Training Command
Pensacola
Local Man Dies At Detrick Hospital
Albert Nickel aged 59 of East Sixth Street died this morning at Ft. Detrick Hospital from a viral infection. He had been admitted in January and worked as a laborer at Detrick since April 1951. An autopsy will be performed. funeral arrangements are handled by M. R. Etchison and Son Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Nickel
East Sixth Street
Ft. Detrick
Public Information Office
Nickel
Detrick
M. R. Etchison and Son Funeral Home
George B. Fraley
Catoctin Furnace
James Henry
Isabelle Sweeney Fraley
Fort Detrick
Methodist Church
Helen Marie Keeney Fraley
George B. Fraley Jr
LeRoy Heath
Owings Mills
Joseph Schiltz
Utica
Richard Stonesifer
Taneytown
Walter E
Charles H
Roystain H
Catoctin
Harry P
Frederick
Plummer E
Thurmont
Frank A
Gaithersburg
Minnie Hessong
Catoc
Agreement Reached With Cumberland Teamsters Union Local 453
Members of Local 453 of the Teamsters Union voted to accept a one year contract with seven Western Maryland dairies. The agreement covers about 150 plant workers and route personnel, retroactive to February 1, and provides a 5 cent per hour raise for inside workers, a $5 weekly boost for route workers, and a $4.50 monthly increase in health and pension contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Teamsters Union
Western Maryland Dairies
Maryland Eyes Implied Consent Law Passage
Baltimore AP reports Maryland State Police Superintendent Col Carey Jarman says court rulings upholding implied consent laws elsewhere boost chances for Maryland. He notes opposition fears of unconstitutionality and cites Virginia as having upheld such laws. The proposal would require suspected drunken drivers to take a breathalyzer test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Carey Jarman
Jarman
Virginia
Perfume Your Bath Fragrance Tips
Concentrated bath perfumes provide a long lasting scent. Use a small amount in bath water and avoid applying another fragrance that could clash with the one you wear.
Funeral notices for Brooks Cockrell Flanigan McCleery Redmond and others
Funeral services were held for multiple individuals including Mrs Gertrude Catherine Brooks at Barkei Methodist Church with interment at Mt Joy Cemetery. Raymond A Cockrell died at home with services at First Baptist Church and Mount Olivet Cemetery. Naomi Irene Flanigan, Roby C Gibson, Bertha Louise McCleery, Louis Duke Perry, and John E Redmond also received services at various funeral homes and churches with interments in local cemeteries. Military honors were rendered for WWI veteran John E Redmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Catherine Brooks
George W. Brooks
Near Union Bridge
Barkei Methodist Church
Thomas Williams
John and
Clarence Clark
Lester Davis
Alonzo Nokes
Arthur Patterson
George Green
Mt. Joy
Uniontown
D. D. Hartzler and Sons
Raymond A. Cockrell
South Market Street
East Church Street
Robert F. Woodward
First Baptist Church
Donald M. Fadeley
Frank R. Smith Jr
Robert W. Keeney
Elwood T. Whitmore
Mount Olivet
M. Etchison and Son
Bertha Louise McCleery
Claude R. McCleery
Maurice D. Ashbury
All Saints Episcopal Church
W. Jarboe Grove
James H. Grove Jr
Clyde Crum
R. Francis Sappington
Otho J. Keller IV
Mount Olivet Cemetery
M. R. Etchison and Son
Sharon Baptist Church
Cooksville
Howard County
Louis (Duke) Perry
Fannie Dorsey Road
Sykesville
Thea Davis
Clyde Reed
Leonard McClanahan
Ruse Roby
Esty Wilder
Dayton Barjpard
Daniel
Jesse Winkles
Waltz Funeral Home
Liberty ‘Road
Winfield
John E. Redmond
Putman Road
Charles A. Pollard
Creagerstown
Utica
Co. A. 2Nd. Ba
175Th Infantry
Maude L. Wolfe
Sabillasville
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Elmer P
Eliza J. Steltemyer Wolfe
Mt. Bethel Methodist Church
Foxville
Norbert E. Wolfe
Lantz
Herbert J. Wolfe
Thurmont
Alta McAfee
Grace Smith
Sabill
ARNG honors Lt Walsh and Legion Auxiliary meets in Woodsboro
In a ceremony the Army National Guard oversaw Lt James TM Walsh's service with pallbearers and buglers named. The American Legion Auxiliary of Glenn W Eyler Post 282 Woodsboro held a meeting at the Legion Home with officers and committees named for drape and essay contest duties. The Legion Home dedication is set for June 7 at 2 pm, joint sponsorship by Legion and auxiliary, plus plans for flag pole donation and World’s Fair flag project. District meeting scheduled in Hagerstown February 16 with Americanism Committee leading February program. Hymn of the month is The Churches are Foundations, refreshments provided by Mrs Ivan Hammond and Mrs Quinton Crawford. Pig prize awarded to Mrs Rory Lind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Glenn W. Eyler
Woodsboro
Legion Home
Maxime Murray
Wiliam Young
James Nell
Ira Caldwell
Donald Trimmer
Sherman Powell
Legion
Auxiliary
Agnes King
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Americanism Committee
Ivan Hammond
Quinton Crawford
Rory Lind
Mrs Gertrude Glass Recovers After Friday Surgery
Among The Sick Mrs Gertrude Glass of Frederick Avenue underwent surgery Friday at Frederick Memorial Hospital and is reported to be getting along as well as can be expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Glass
Frederick Avenue
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Freighters Collide Off Germany in Fog Sunrise
The American freighter Blue Jacket and the German coastal freighter Dirk collided in dense fog near Gremerhaven. The Dirk, a 29 ton vessel, sank with seven of eight crew members believed lost. The Blue Jacket escaped without reported casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gremerhaven
Germany
Blue Jacket
Dirk
Rice Couple Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Aaron Rice of Thurmont celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at John Duble’s Thurmont home on January 26 from 2 to 4 pm. Their family includes 2 sons and 6 daughters, 22 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Guests came from several local towns and states. A three tiered wedding cake a money tree and other gifts were presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Rice
Thurmont
John Duble
Deaths in area include Eichelberger and Fraley obituaries
Obituaries list Harvey L. Eichelberger of Bakerton and Hagerstown with survivors, military service, church membership, and burial details. George B. Fraley of Catoctin Furnace dies at 75 with family, church ties, and funeral arrangements. Elizabeth M. Harris, Hyattstown native, dies in Rockville after brief illness, with survivors and service details. Rev. Henry Pindell Manning, 78, Blue Ridge Summit, dies after long illness with career highlights and survivors.
Obituary Notices from Washington County Area
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs Susan Kephart Main 90 near Locust Grove and William C Poole 88 near Feageville along with George W Neal 87 of Strasburg and Mrs Mary Anna Small 81 of Gaithersburg. Surviving relatives include children grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral details list East Funeral Home Boonsboro Barton Funeral Home Walkersville Mt Olivet FrederIck interments and service times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Kephart Main
Locust Grove
Washington County
Hagerstown
Maugansville
George and
Mary Michael Main
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Boonsboro
Logan Tribe
IC/RM
Welty’ Nicodemus
Keedysville
Russell ‘Tritappe
Knoxville
Roy Babbington
Nyle Poffenberger
Fred Huffer
Middletown
Albert
Largo Main
Florida
Bruce Main
East Funeral Home
Richard Faitman
Richard F. Batman
William £. Poole
William C. Poole
Farrmer
Feageville
Frederick County
Charles Edward
Mary Engle Poole
Harriet Jacobs Poole
Mabel E. Brunner
Near Frederick
Charles W. F. Brunner
North Beach
James W. Brunner
Frederick
Charles U. Small
Mary Anna Small
Diamond Avenue
Gaithersburg
Ethel S. Stang
Washington Grove
Frances §. Fletcher
Derwood
Helen S. Willoughby
Dorothy S. Bagley
Darnestown
F. William Small
Rockville
Mari
S. Cashell
Taneytown
Ada S. Howard
Margaret §. Selby
Elizabeth S. Collins
Gartner’s
Forest Oak
Kenneth Carder
McDonald
Higher Living Standard Seen in Baltimore Area 1960 61
Baltimore area families reported a 46 percent rise in after tax income from 3824 to 5585 during 1950 61 and a 39 percent increase in current consumption. After adjusting for a 2 percent inflation, after tax income was 17 percent higher in 1960 61. The share spent on food and clothing fell while shelter autos and medical care rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
U. S. Department of Labor
Statistics Bureau
Baltimore City
Anne Arundel
Carroll
Howard
Labor Department
Personal milestones and local notices in brief
Mr and Mrs Martin Stine of West Seventh street celebrate their 36th wedding anniversary today. Dr and Mrs Howard W Ash of Jefferson Boulevard returned from Florida where Dr Ash attended the Mid Winter meetings of the Florida Ophthalmological Society. Mr and Mrs Roger H Willard of Kline boulevard returned from a two week Caribbean vacation visiting Puerto Rico Antigua and St Croix by jet to Friendship Airport. Erik Florander a local real estate broker on North Court street was named to the Maryland Association of Real Estate Boards membership committee. The letters VDB on Lincoln cents are the initials of engraver Victor D Brenner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Stine
Erik Florander
North Court Street
Maryland Association of Real Estate Boards
Florander
Lloyd R. Coates
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frederick L. Jessen
James L. Roberts
Jessen
U.S. Army
Patrick I. O’brien
PTA
Union Station
Naomi Irene Flanigan
Park Avenue
Charles F. Trunk Jr
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Albert Wastler
Allen E. Hawker
J. Harold Hooper
W. Meredith S. Young
Francis Putman
Francis Staley
Atica Lutheran Cemetery
Liberty, Road
Roby C. Gibson
Westminster
Carroll General Hospital
Edwin Reter
Edward and Francis Bollinger
Arthur Samois
Gordon Bellson
Joseph Dull
Ralph Martin
Harmony Grove Cemetery
ARNG
James ™. Walsh
Donald R. Bartgis
David T. Houck
John M. Trout
James L. Mackley
William F. Wilson
Wilbur J. Bunn
James R. Isanogle
George Phebus
Dennis R.roney
M. R. Etchison
Son
Harvey L. Eichelberger
Harvey Lee Eichelberger
Iess
Wackington
Geness
Downsville
Jefferson County
W. Va
George Lee Eichelberger
Katie Irene Welsh Eichelberger
Lester
Thomas Eichelberger
Bakerton
Louise Watson
Anna Lee Howard
Iva Kretzer
Dargon
Harpers Ferry
Ethel Churchey
Sharpsburg
Daisey Churchey
Charles Eichelberger
Martinsburg
Frank Eichelberger
Luther Eichelberger
Dargan
Walter Eichelberger
Chestnut Grove
Woburn Manor
Downesville
Church of God
John Myers
Samples Manor Cemetery
Samples Manor
Hackles Funeral Home
Elizabeth M. Harris
Elizabeth Murphy Harris
Hyattstown
William Paul Benson
Rock Road
Harris
Montgomery County
George Washington
Julia Shriner Murphy
Hyattstown Methodist Church
Womens Society of Christian Service
Ritchie B. Mathews
Bethesda
Hyattstown Methodist Cemetery
Henry P. Manning
Henry Pindell Manning
Blue Ridge Summit
Francis M
Anna Lee Pindell Manning
Baltimore City College
Virginia Theological Seminary
Alexandria
Mr. Manning
Kentucky
Missouri
All Saints Church of
Isabel Ralston Manning
Henry P. Manning Jr
Southampton
Church of the Transfiguration
Harry Lee Doll
Noble C. Powell
J. Boyd Davis
Woodlawn Cemetery
Lafayette A. Main
Lafayette A. Main, Husband
George W. Weal
George Washington Neal
Strasburg
Shenandoah Memorial Hospital
Woodstock
Neal
Southern Railway
Strasburg Christian Church
Sparmont Lodge No. 98
Riverview Cemetery
Sparmont Lodge
Will
Ira M. Wachter
Damascus
Edith E. Wachter
Springfield Hospital
Cordelia Nichols
Bessie Angleshee
Olney
Nellie Townsend
Unity
Mamie Howes
Kensington
Clinton
Woodfield
William
Harry
Etchison
Francis H. Barber
Laytonsville
Etchison Cemetery
Lincoln
Victor D. Brenner
Vleuren AE
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