Taft nominates Mahlon Pitney to Supreme Court
Fifty years ago February 19 1912 reports Taft sending to the Senate the nomination of Mahlon Pitney for Associate Justice to replace the late John M Harlan Pitney then Chancellor of New Jersey. Also noted are local items including fire underwriters praise for Fire Marshal Ewell a YMCA meeting of Men and Religion Forward Movement and obituaries and other civic notes from Baltimore Frederick and Jacksonville items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Senate
Mahlon Pitney
United States Supreme Court
John M. Harlan
Pitney
New Jersey
Baltimore Association of Fire Underwriters
Thomas J. Ewell
Goldsborough
Men and Religion Forward Movement
Y.M.C.A
Milton G. Urner
Grayson Staley
H. L. G. Kieffer
Ted
G. Rupp
H. H. Abbott
Joseph Apple
Emory J. Coblentz
Kieffer
Lewis A. Shook
West Patrick, Street
Shook
Walter Saunders
David Kolb
Frederick Pair
Board of Managers
George H. Wiener
Ross
Ross Manufacturing Co
Morris Iron CO
Jacksonville
Fla
Henri L. G. Kieffer
Evangelical Reformed Church
Joseph D Baker
Citizens’ National Bank
J. M T. Finney
Belvedere
Baltimore
Roger Moser
H. K. C. Fox
East Patrick Street
Lloyd C. Culler
Patrick Street
B. Rosenour and Sons
Russia Attacks Dutch New Guinea Note in Bold War Rhetoric
A Soviet note condemns Dutch defenses in West New Guinea as provocations and piracy while accusing the Netherlands of aggression and imperialism. It argues Moscow would fear Indonesia negotiating its claims and portrays Indonesia as defending itself against Dutch pressure. The piece contrasts with Europe and asserts war is peace in communism’s logic. In other sections, a Valentine Dance at Hotel Frederick draws 80 College Estates residents, with prizes and thanks to organizers, and an Army drop training at Fort Bragg sends 32 paratroopers and 80 planes to Panama for Jungle Warfare exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netherlands
Russia
Moscow
Hague
New Guinea
Indonesia
West New Guinea
Ingh
Holland
Asia
East Germany
Valentine
College Estates
Meredith Fox
FT. Bragg
N. C
Panama
82Nd Airborne Division
Edward L. Roway
Baltimore
Strategic Army Corps
Wounded in Squabble Over TV Fight in Maryland
In Washington AP report Caswell Wilcox, 45, was shot in the abdomen while intervening in a quarrel between his 13 year old son and 7 year old daughter over a TV program. The youth fired a 22 caliber rifle given as a Christmas present. Detective Denny Husk of Prince Georges County police said Caswell Wilcox died from the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Drunkenness Conviction At City Magistrate Session
A 31 year old YMCA resident was convicted of being drunk in the city in the morning session before Magistrate Stanley Y Bennett. George W. McDonald Was arrested Lonargy by Cpl Paul W Mossburg. The defendant was committed for 10 days in lieu of a $25 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Stanley Y. Bennett
George W. M McDonald
Paul W . Mossburg
Surplus stamp plan extends to three counties
The Agriculture Department approves extending the Food Stamp program to Frederick Allegany and Washington counties per Representative Katharine Byron. WPA crews repair roads as high winds damage a bin on Catocin Mountain near Edgewood. Civilian Defense accepts dancer Marvis Chaney’s resignation offer to support fitness. Jug Bridge realignment halts as Monocacy River bridge remains closed to heavy traffic. The war office signals a new Bataan assault phase as enemy air and shelling increase. Lieut Gay Van Mook urges UN action to counter retreat tactics. Local draft board to assign serial numbers for 3267 men aged 20 to 44.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Frederick
Allegany
Washington
Katherine Byron
County Roads Board
WPA
Catoctin Mountain
Edgewood
Office OF Civilian Defense
Marvis Chaney
Franklin D Roosevelt
Douglas
Births Reported At Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick area families announce births for February with names and dates. Herbert H. Biser and Nancy Lynn. Donald L. Freed and Beverly Ann. Calvin Leatherwood and Cathy Lynn. Charles A. Morris and Mark Allen. Roger Eyler and Eric Allen. Sherman W. Shuff and Laurie Ann. Edward S. Summers and Wesley Scott. Robert L. Van Gunten and Jeanette Lee. Paul H. Clemson Jr. and Robert Lee. Millard H. Snoots and Keith Allen. Jessie Price and James Edward. Cornelius Brashears and Michael Wayne. Julius E. Marshall and William Augustus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Herbert H. Biser
Thurmont
Nancy Lynn
Donald Lee Freed
Mr Airy
Beverly Ann
Calvin Russell Leatherwood
Frederick
Cathy Lynn
Charles A. Morris
Knoaville
Robert L. van Gunten
Woodsboro
Jeanette Lee
Paul H. Clemson Jr
Robert Lee
Millard H. Snoots
South Market Street
Keith Allen
Jessie Price
South
Local Hospital Reports Patient Conditions and Discharges
Mr. Ray Talbott of East Sixth street entered Frederick Memorial Hospital February 12 and underwent major surgery February 13. He is reported in satisfactory condition. Mrs. James Kelly of RFD 3 Frederick is improving after surgery at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Della Keller of Buckeys town has returned home after discharge from Vindobona Convalescent and Rest Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray ‘Talbott
East Sixth Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
James Kelly
Frederick
Della Keller
Buckeystown
Vindobona Convalescent and Rest Home
War Production Chief Warns Against Washington Shutdown
Donald M. Nelson said the war production line could not endure a Washington birthday shutdown anywhere on the line. A Baltimore and Ohio Railroad brakeman, William Wheeler Kepler, was killed when he fell between a freight car wheels near Millvale, Maryland. A destroyer escort is now at a West Coast port for repairs after claimed destruction. A ten year old Black girl Rosetta Louise Thompson was fatally struck by a car near Centerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald M. Nelson
The
Waton Today
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Millvale
Wica
Wilam Wheeler Kepler
Boonsboro
Keedysville
Centerville
Rosetta Louise Thompson
Winter Stars Now At Best But Not Planets Visible
February brings prime viewing of winter constellations with maps showing sky at 10 pm. No planets are visible yet though five brighten naked eye. Sirius in Canis Major anchors the southern skies while Orion and Taurus feature Betelgeuse Rigel Aldebaran and the Pleiades with Capella in Auriga and Leo’s Regulus visible. Northern Ursa Major Cassiopeia Andromeda frame the heavens as Perseus with Algol shines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stokley
Science Service
Science Service, Inc
Sir‘Gus
Canis Major
Lyon
Orion
Betelgeuse
Rigel
Orion's Belt
Initak
Alniam
Mintaka
Aldebaran
Pleiades
Saurus
Auriga
Capella
Canis Minor
Gemini
Pollux
Castor
Leo
Regulus
Ursa Major
Great Bear
Cassiopeia
Andromeda
Perseus
Algol
Five Are Backed For School Board
Five candidates are named for Frederick area school board races with ties to local and state chambers of commerce. Profiles describe community roles in banks, hotels, civic groups, churches, and youth organizations, plus military service and teaching or business careers.
Midway Grange Plans Contests and Games
Midway Grange opened its regular session with Master Harold L. Shriver February 2. A Young Couple of The Year contest was proposed, a February 24 bowling tournament at Walkersville Lanes with a March of Dimes contribution was set, youth basketball outreach was directed, and Youth Night was announced for March 29 at Tuscarora Grange. The health committee chair will attend a public meeting on the county blood bank project. a Massachusetts trip sponsorship check from Pomona was presented. Officers meeting February 27 and an invitation to Linganor were noted. a dedication for new sashes is planned. Five-Day Forecast: temperatures near normal with cold days, warming trend, precip Thursday/Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Smith
Acton
Grange
Walkersville Lanes
Tuscarora Grange
Charles Holt
Pomona
Massachusetts
Austin Renn
Frederick
Wortly
Lionel Burgess
Mount Saint Mary's College hires Frederick CPA as instructor
M D Asbury of Frederick Maryland joins Mount Saint Mary's College Emmitsburg as an instructor in the Department of Business Administration. He holds a UVA BA 1954 a Baltimore accounting certificate and a 1961 Maryland CPA DP A. He also teaches at Frederick Community College and runs a private practice. He replaces Julian Greene who resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Associates
Hood College
Maryland
Jascees
Baker
Episcopal High School
Alexandria
Admiral Farragut Academy
Pine Beach
N. J
Babson Institute of Business Administration
Citizens National Bank
Frances Graham
Brachey
Key Chevrolet Sales
Bethlehem Steel
Key Chevrolet
All Saints Episcopal Church
Lynch Lodge
A.F. and
A. Masons
Tali Cedars of
Lebanon
Carroll Manor Fire Department
Easles
Edith Bee
Kenneth N Brachey
Thompson
Trinidad
British Westeia
Episcopal
St Mary’s College
United States
Howard University
College of Dentistry
Howard Univer
Bissell Hospital
Wumington
Del
Seal View Hospital
Dental Corps
Montgomery County
Frontiers. Chamber of Commerce
Asbury Methodist Church
MaGaha
Young Men's
Kemp's Department Store
Middletown
U.S. Army Air Force
Frederick County
Sanitary Commission
Best
Walkersville Pta
Walkersville
PTA
Gtntre
Charlotte BR. Zimmerman
M. Dunbar Ashbury Jr
Mount Saint Mary's College
Emmitsburg
Francis P. Kearney
Mc. Ashbury
University of Virginia
University of Baltimore
State of Maryland
Ashbury
Maryland Association of Certfied Public Accountants
the Mount
Frederick Community College
Walkersville High School
Frederick High School
North Bentz Street
Julian Greene
Baltimore
Lost Plane Is Found Near Reggane Sahara Wreckage Found
The 29 year old Sahara disappearance of a De Haviland biplane and the preserved body of British pilot William Newton were recovered 140 miles south of Reggane near French atomic testing grounds. Newton’s diary notes a post crash wait for rescue and eventual death from hunger and thirst after seven days.
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Algiers
Algeria
Sahara
Army
William Newton
de Haviland
Reggane
Siiing
Newton
Barcelona
Central Africa
Naples
Two Cars Collide On Reich's Ford Rd
State Police charged Hugh Hargett with failing to keep to the right after his 1948 Plymouth crossed center and struck Catherine Sier on Reich's Ford road. The 1955 Ford driven by Sier stopped in the roadway to avoid the turning car. Accident occurred about 9 a.m. and was investigated by Trooper Byron L. Hubble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reich
Ford Road
Hugh Hargett
RFD 6
Catherine M. Sier
RFC
Frederick
Hargett
Sier
Byron L. Hubble
Local Birthdays Noted For Mr Harry Schmidt And Friends
Mr Harry Schmidt of 13 Kline Boulevard celebrates his birthday today. Mrs John S Hicheliz of 245 East Second Street and Mr Frank Buch of 65 Taney Apts plan birthdays on February 20 and February 23 respectively. Mrs Walter J Eddins and daughters Edith and Wanda, wintering in Delray Beach Fla, will fly February 23 from Charleston S C to Balboa Canal Zone to join T/Sgt Eddins. APO 825 Box 629 Albrook Air Force Base Canal Zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Schmidt
Kline Boulevard
John S. Hicheliz
East Second Street
Frank Buch
Taney Apts
Walter J. Eddins
Edith
Wanda
Delray Beach
Fla
Charleston S. C
Balboa
Canal Zone
Jon T
Eddins
APO
Albrook Air Force Base
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News-Post
Fort Detrick
Navy
Carl 5. Casto
Floyd L. Wergeland
Walter Reed Army General Hospital
Washington, D.C
C. L. Andrews
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Robert
W. Swanson
U. S. Naval Unit
Fort Delick
D. Crozier
U. S. Army Medical Unit
J. C. Hiett
Special Operations Division
Carlo Casio
U. S. Army
Hiett
Field Requirements Agency
Fort McClellan
Alabama
Alex Brown & Sons
New York Stock Exchange
O& M. Citz
Frederick Co
Fredericktown
MD. Trust
Frederick Hotel
Potomac Egison
Potomac Edison
Frederick Gas
Marken
Sielfeld
Frederick Co Agricuity
Bank of Brunswick
Bank of Damascus
Birme Trust
Taneytown
Cal Ae
Poles Cancer
Pyris
Ehace North
Fara
Guat
Sens
Hatic
Colubba
Midway Grange
Harold L. Shriver
Associated Press
Edgar Bartlett
Doubs
Bartletts
Edgar E Bartlett
Elmer Bartlett
Church Hill
Frendly
NEA Inc
M. D. Asbury
Mount Faculty
M. Dunbar
Kennedy Studio
Paul A. Keeney
Bernnest Ann
Gene Sylvester Fogle
Austin A. Fogle
RFD 1
Miss Keeney
Fogle
Reese Warner
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