Wisner Twins Appear identical to Aberdeen motorists
Wisner brothers John and Charles, 23-year-old identical twins from Frederick, serve in Military Police at Aberdeen Proving Ground. They fool motorists at different gates, with John taller and heavier by about an inch and 20 pounds. Married to Yvonne Gerrich, John is a 1947 Frederick High School graduate who played football with Charles. Both were drafted February 1 1950s and sent to Fort Meade before MP duty.
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Aberdeen Proving Ground
Wisner
Frederick
Charles
John
Yvonne Gerrich
Frederick High School
Frederick County
Fort Meade
Local Lovettsville Social Notes Reach Outward
Lovettsville and nearby communities share a busy week with hospital visits and recoveries. Mrs W Rickard returns home from Garfield Hospital and recovers well. Rev Yingling and family, including Johnny, spend days in Baltimore. Mr Burton McKimmey moves to Leesburg home to recover. Pearl Graham visits Washington with Leslie Graham and family. Raymond Peacock and family of Silver Spring join John Watts in Washington for a visit to C C Cooper. Grant Roberts and family from Frederick dine with Cooper parents. F F Spring visits son Graham Spring in Miami. Claudia Fox returns home. Charles Painter recovers from pneumonia at home. H W Beatty visits Brunswick with hosts. Mrs John Arnold, Mrs Hattie Orrison, Mrs Nellie Thornsbury, and Miss Christine Portney dine with C C Cooper. Sunday guests include Mrs David Grover and Arthus William Reliance. Sam Marcantonio, Stewart Womeldorph, and Johnny, plus Edna Belt from Washington. Dorothy Keller and Patricia Beatty visit with H W Beatty grandparents in Brunswick. Dr William A Wade assists in Hagerstown at St Pauls United Brethren church. L P Hickman attends Maryland Virginia Milk Producers Association banquet at Statler Hotel and enjoys Ice Capades. Maurice Hatcher and spouse welcome a newborn in Leesburg Hospital February 10, joining three other children.
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Lovettsville
Rickard
Garfield Hospital
William Yingling
Johnny
Baltimore
Burton McKimmey
Leesburg
Loudoun Hospital
Robert Wenner
Pearl Graham
Charles Painter
H. W. Beatty
H. D. Beatty
Brunswick
John Arnold
Hattie Orrison
Jefferson
Nellie Thornsbury
Christine Portney
C. C. Cooper
L. A. Womeldorph
Edna Belt
Washington
Dorothy Keller
Patricia Beatty
William A. Wade
Hagerstown
Dr. Wade
St. Paul's
Maurice Hatcher
Leesburg Hospital
Ladiesburg Sunday Guests and Local Visits
Ladiesburg residents and neighbors hosted and visited among several households this weekend. Lists include Monroe Simpson of Union Bridge and Hall Martin with the Ecker family of New Windsor, Patsy Saylor of Taneytown, and Kenneth Butts of Rockville, plus social visits involving the Gaver and Lind families and others in Thurmont and nearby towns. Betty Lamarr filed for divorce from Ernest Stauffer, citing cruelty in Los Angeles.
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Ladiesburg
Paul Saylor
Monroe Simpson
Union Bridge
Hall Martin
Charles Ecker
New Windsor
Patsy Saylor
Taneytown
Kenneth Butts
Rockville
Hedy
Los Angeles
Betty Lamarr
T ‘Oday
Acapulco
Ernest “Ted Stauffer
Lamarr Divorce Details and Local Notices Summary
Actress Hedy Lamarr alleges seven months of marriage were endured inhumanely. She seeks no alimony or property settlement and asks to resume her former name. Separate from the case are marriage licenses for Leroy White and Katherine Wallace and Donald Wachter and Grace Stevens. Deeds record transfers of $10 between several couples. A Dairy Quality Award honors Arthur Graham of Walkersville for low bacteria milk deliveries to Chestnut Farms-Chevy Chase Dairy in 1958. Navy announces three weeks of Atlantic convoy exercises from Feb 27 involving New York and Norfolk routes with Royal Canadian Air Force patrol support.
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Miss Lamarr
Stauffers
Fritz Mandl
Gene Markey
John Loader
Leroy C. White
Buckeystown
Katherine Wallace
East Church Street
Donald Lee Wachter
West Seventh Street
Grace Evelyn Lee Stevens
John H. Baker
Frederick D. Bruce
Arthur Graham
Walkersville
U.S Savings Bond
Frederick
Chevy Chase
G. Arthur Graham
H. T. and
Mary A. Boyer
Jefferson
Ford L. Harwood
Jacob E Martin
Hagerstown
James C. Pearl
Lander
Nelson Myers
New York
Norfolk
South America
Royal Canadian Air Force
Beauty Contests Highlight Williamsburg Town Fair
Beauty contests were a feature of the official town fair held twice yearly in 18th century Williamsburg Virginia.
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Williamsburg Va
Grange Meeting Notes From February Session
Grange members gathered February 8 at the Community Hall with 34 members and seven guests. Highlights included singing Columbia the Gem of the Ocean and Onward Marching, readings on Abraham Lincoln, piano pieces by Marie Zentz, and vocal duets by Zentz and Lou Zentz. Mr T West Claggett spoke on current legislative bills including the proposed raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange News
Ballenger Grange
Columbia
Grange
Austin Renn
Russell Dudrow
Howard Smith
The
Nour
George Baker
Abraham Lincoln
Marie Zentz
Thurmont
Ray Smith
Lou Zentz
T. West Claggett
Claggett
Local meeting notices and real estate bill filed
The report notes a Thurmont recreation period magic act by Mr. Sawyer and a scheduled meeting for February 22. It also records Ned S. Zeiler filing a circuit court bill seeking specific performance of a real estate contract with Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Kent of Florida for about 15 acres south of Frederick between U.S. Routes 15 and 240, with $500 of $4,500 total price.
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Sawyer
Thurmont
Bill
Ned S. Zeiler
Frederick
Court orders show cause why trustee sale should not proceed
The court required the defendants to show cause before March 27 why a trustee should not be appointed and the sale consummated. An account of the estate of Alice A. Staley was filed by executrices Mabel Linton and Mary Staley, listing a contribution of $1,191.57 with identical disbursements to keep the real estate free of encumbrance.
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Alice A. Staley
Mabel Linton
Mary
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ir. Frank Miller
Katherine Gaver
Frank Gaver
Daniel Lind
George Lingg
F. W. Birely
F. H. Birely
Lloyd Willhide
Betty
L. S. Smith
Court News
I. Russell Allnutt
Frank Howes
Irene Moore van Eckhardt
Roger A. Etzler
Adrian W. Reynolds
Wizabeth J. Sumon
Jeanne E. Barnhart
Elizabeth
Sumon
George W. Summers
Clarence L. Ridgeway
Ross H. Willhide
Chester Allen Stull
Navy
Atlantic
Moulin Rouge
Paris
Sid Liskowitz
Ruth
Sid
Silco
Valentine Heart
Clorox
N. Market St
Frederick, Md
G. E. Electric
Maryland
U. Ss
New Hampshires
Lax
G. C. Barton
Walkersville, Md
Labells
Missie
Sportswear
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