Civil War Centennial Observance Opens In Maryland
Governor Tawes and state legislators led a gala parade through West Patrick Street to mark the Civil War Centennial observance. Major General Grant, grandson of Gen. Grant, attended and spoke at a banquet, while Confederate and Federal units marched together amid cheering crowds.
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Pat Rosencrantz
J. Millard Tawes
Second Army Band
Americia
Company A
North
Second Army
Maryland
S. Grant
Grant
Armory
Amelia
Lee
Ely
Gov. Tawes
West Patrick Street
Gen. Grant
Mayor Proclaims Prayer Day Observance This Friday
Frederick observes World Day of Prayer with a two block observance led by the Frederick Council of United Church Women. The program includes a 11 am prayer meditation at Trinity Chapel and a 2 pm service at the Evangelical United Church of Christ with participants from 15 churches and a nursery for preschoolers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Frederick
Robert Woodward
First Baptist Church
Christian World Missions Committee
Frederick Council
Charles E. Hicks Til
Asbury Methodist
Paul F. Mehl
Grace United Church of Christ
John Garst
Trinity Chapel
West Church Street
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
First Missionary Baptist
Evangelical United Church of Christ
Fui Council of United Church Women
Searce
Frederick Council of
United Church Women
Charles Wehler
Ursinus College
Collegeville
Named Head of Sanitary Commission and allies chosen
James H. Grove Jr. named first chairman of the new Sanitary Commission by the County Commissioners. Noah E. Kefauver Jr. serves four years and Joseph M. Riine 16 years as vice president. Grove’s six year term. Grove, banker and Lime Company executive, active in local Farm Bureau leadership, heads a 42 member district study panel. Federal funds up to 25000 aid planning. future county water facilities to be designed for decades.
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James H. Grove Jr
Sanitary Commission
Grove
Noah E. Kefauver Jr
Joseph M. Riine
Farm Bureau
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Middletown
Kline
Richard F. Kline
Kennedy to speed up federal spending to spur economy
President Kennedy plans a 7 pm news conference to announce faster spending of some federal funds. Informed officials say the move aims to lift lagging growth and cut unemployment without new congressional action. The plan includes issuing administrative orders to accelerate spending on select programs. The stock market showed gains in steels, motors, and aircraft missiles amid heavy trading.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congo
United Nations
Patrica Lumumba
Congress
New York
Students Clear Rubble After Roof Collapses at Farm Barn
Eleven FFA students from Thurmont High assisted on the Edgar G Emrich farm near Creagerstown after the barn roof failed under heavy snow last Thursday. They, with two school staff members, cleared debris in one day, aiding Emrich whose large barn housed about 40 cattle. insurance did not cover snow damage.
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FFA Thurmont High
Edgar G. Emrich
Creagerstown
Emrich
Margo
Charles
Emrichs
Baltimore
Maryland Cooperative Milk Producers
As- Tne
Dennis Hoitman
Robert Valentine
Roy Anders
Luther Ridge
U.S. Attacks Soviet Congo Moves at U.N.
Ambassador Adlai Stevenson denounces Soviet Congo policy as a declaration of war on the United Nations. A tense Security Council meeting ended with the worst public disruption in the UN’s history as about 10 Lumumba supporters protested and forced entry. Stevenson urged united Security Council backing for Dag Hammarskjold to uphold UN roles in Africa.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Soviet Union
Congo
United States
Stevenson
U.N. Security Council
World Organization
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba
Security Council
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
U.N
Thurmont cleanup volunteers named in local incident report
Lamar Martin Strafford lawyer Eddie Whipp Gary Whitmore Robert Renner Earl Boller and Grayson Long assisted with a Saturday cleanup. Also aiding were William Baker a Thurmont High School agriculture teacher and Carlos Englar of the Thurmont school faculty. Masten Long neighbor of the Emricks also joined in the task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar Martin
Strafford
Eddie Whipp
Gary Whitmore
Robert Renner
Earl Boller
Grayson Long
William Baker
Thurmont High School
Carlos Englar
Thurmont School
Belgian Tragedy Claims U S Champion and Mother
A Sabena jet from New York crashed near Brussels killing all 72 aboard including the U S figure skating team and coach Maribel Vinson Owen. The ground victim was a Belgian farm laborer. The plane struck near Brussels International Airport after circling the field, with debris scattered and no survivors reported among occupants. The team, led by Owen and her daughter Laurence, had recently won national titles and planned to compete in Prague.
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Brussels
Belgium
New York
U. S
Prague
Maribel Vinson Owen
Winchester, Mass
U.S
Laurence
Philadelphia
Brussels International Airport
Italy
Britain
Denmark
California Poly
Toledo
Ohio
Boeing
Miss Owen
Steffi Westerfield
Colorado Springs
Colo
Rhodie Michelson
Long Beach
Calif
Bradley Lord
Boston
Gregory Kelley
Douglas Ramsay
Detroit
Dudley Richards
Ray and
Ya Rae Hadley
Seattle
Bill and
Laurel Hickox
Larry Pierce
Indianapolis
Diane Sherbloom
Los Angeles
Roger Campbell
Donna Lee Carrier
Bob
Pat Dineen
Deane McMinn
Lomita
Associated Press
Theo de Lent
M. Croon
Icvng
Usu
Lemmeke
Francois de Klegermaker
Pierre de Biolley
Liege- Brussels
New Hospital Director Takes Post In Frederick Memorial
David Youngdahl becomes administrator at Frederick Memorial Hospital succeeding retiree Ethel Northam after fifteen years. His background includes a BA and MA in Hospital Administration from the University of Minnesota and prior roles at St Barbas, Methodist Hospital Houston, James A. Hamilton Associates, and Cambridge Maryland Hospital. January metrics show 782 patients treated, 607 admitted, 625 discharged, 132 remaining, 138 births, and 16 deaths. Fasnacht Day marks Lent with traditional doughnuts among Pennsylvania Dutch communities.
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David Youngdahl
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Ethel Northam
Youngdahl
Minneapolis
St. Barnabas Hospital
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Tex
James A. Hamilton
Board of Managers
Paul S. Michael
Melvin E. Lea
Thomas R. Reid
Robert J. Furie
Richard C. Reynolds
Harry W. Gray
F. 3. Heldrich Jr
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George Radcliffe
Louis Goldstein
Samuel W. Barrick
Shore
Frank J. Kester
Delbert S. Null
Jack Lee
Francis Scott Key Hotel
WEE
Ramsburg
Fred Driscoll
Allegany County
Anne
Frank J. Keefer
Marvin Brashears
Roger Moore
Vive Lumumba
Adlai
Masten Long
Emricks
P. David Youngdahl
Miss Northam
Frederick Memorial
Lancaster
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