Fifty Years Ago From The News-Post Files 1912
Checks issued in January settlements for milk deliveries to White Cross Milk Co totaled between 10000 and 11000 dollars to Frederick County farmers. William J. Grove of Lime Kiln praises good roads for progress in a letter to the editor. The Maryland Society of New York held its annual banquet at the St. Regis Hotel in New York. Paul Whipp of Frederick was corresponding secretary, with Roger Wood and Whipp among local guests. Cumberland reports a masked bandit robbed Baltimore & Ohio Train No. 1 near Piedmont, W Va. a brakeman was arrested and jailed in Keyser. Frederick’s new Fire Engine from United Steam Fire Engine Co. arrived for testing by Waterous works with a machinist to supervise. Grand Jury commends Montevue and jail conditions. Walter McDaniel of West Third Street to work as bookkeeper for S. T. Little Jewelry Co and serve as organist at Centre Street Methodist Episcopal Church. Pancake Day observed, Shrave Tuesday. Governor Goldsborough names three justices of the peace for Frederick district, all Republicans, with one Board of Election Supervisors change and new appointments to Board of County School Commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Cross Milk Co
Frederick County
William J. Grove
Maryland Society of New York
St. Regis Hotel
New York
Paul Whipp
Frederick
Roger Wood
Whipp
Cumberland
Baltimore & Ohio
Piedmont
W. Va
Keyser
United Steam Fire Engine Co
Waterous Engine Works Co
St. Paul
Minn
Montevue
Walter McDaniel
West Third Street
S. T. Little Jewelry Co
Baltimore Street
Centre Street
Goldsborough
Aaron R. Anders
George R. Dennis Jr
Fabian Posey
C. H. Eckstein
Lloyd T. MacGill
John Francis Smith
Board of Election Supervisors
William B. James
John W. Humm
Samuel V. Doll
Joseph F. Eisenhauer
Board of County School Commissioners
Charles L. Wachter
William P. Morsell
Henry Stokes
Boteler Gross
First At Last Americans Claim Atomic Firsts In Space And Sea
The Atomic Energy Commission highlights a string of firsts including atomic powered batteries in space, two atom powered warships, the first atomic powered merchant ship, and the submarine launching missiles underwater. It notes a weather station in the arctic and a navigational buoy in Curtis Bay as further achievements while suggesting future nuclear propulsion for space vehicles. The piece contrasts American leadership with Soviet claims and frames these advances as only the beginning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atomic Energy Commission
Arctic
Curtis Bay
Baltimore
Kremlin
Pendleton Family Named In Error Claims In Letter
Letters to the editor rebut an article about Rev. William Randolph Pendleton. Readers discuss Pendleton County naming and alleged connections to Edmund Pendleton and Randolph, with notes on lung cancer research and a Maryland medical statement.
Twenty Years Ago From The News-Post Files February 20, 142
United States forces arrive in Java as naval losses mount for Japan in February. MacArthur notes growing pressure on Bataan defense while local sewer work lingers and wartime fuel, labor, and draft issues unfold amid broader Allied countermeasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Post
Lenya a Legend In Her Lifetime On Broadway And Beyond
Lotte Lenya, widow of Kurt Weill, reflects on the luxury to pursue one’s choices and her rise from Vienna’s coal bin beginnings to Berlin’s stage queen. She created Jenny in The Threepenny Opera and now earns late-career acclaim in The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone and Brecht/ Brecht off Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lotte Lenya
Miss Lenya
Burt Weill
Jenny
Berlin
Senya
Vienna
Weill
Germany
Mrs. Stone
Greenwich Village
Birthday Notices and Births in Local Area
Mr Ronald E Grove of Shookstown is celebrating his 18th birthday today. Pvt Russell W Goodsell returns from eight weeks basic training at Fort Jackson for a 12 day leave. Mr and Mrs Amos Shafer of Middletown observe their 54th wedding anniversary on February 0. G Ernest Jack Lipps of 151 West South Street Frederick will celebrate his 65th birthday Wednesday. George S Rodock Jr of 120 East Patrick Street Frederick will celebrate his 71st birthday Wednesday. R J, former Francis Scott Key Hotel manager, visits here. Mr and Mrs Albert E B Edwards, 600 W Patrick Street announce the birth of a son David Joseph on February 15 at Providence Hospital Washington. Mrs Edwards is the former Lois Ann Lipps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald E. Grove
Clyde E. Grove
Shookstown
Russell W. Goodsell
Fannie Goodsell
Ethel Griffith
Columbia
D. C
Goodsell
Fort Jackson
S. C
Amos Shafer
Middletown
G. Ernest
Jack) Lipps
West South Street
Veterans Service
Maryland Veterans Commission
Winchester Hall
George S. Rodock Jr
East Patrick Street
Frederick
Paul MedAuliffe
Providence
R. J
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Albert EB. Edwards
W. Patrick Street
David Joseph
Providence Hospital
Washington
Edwards
Lois Ann Lipps
Sick Professor Wade Falls At Valley View Nursing Home
Professor Henry Wade collapsed Sunday at Valley View Nursing Home near Middletown and broke his hip. He was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital Monday in fair condition. Elizabeth Mehrling of West Patrick Street has returned home after illness at University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore. Randy Shafer, 22 months, son of Merkle and Mrs. Shafer of Middletown, had eye surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital today. Wilbur E. Kern of Wyncote Pennsylvania, formerly of Middletown, improves at Roxboro Hospital Philadelphia after a heart attack. Lorraine Elworthy of New Market is convalescing at home after Frederick Memorial Hospital surgery. Mrs. Odie Dinterman of 114 East 6th Street rests at home after a shoulder injury, in as well as can be expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wade
Valley View
Middletown
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth Mehrling
West Patrick Street
University of Maryland Hospital
Baltimore
Tattle Randy Shafer
Merkle Shafer
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Wilbur E. Kern
Wyncote
Roxboro Hospital
Philadelphia
Lorraine Elworthy
New Market
Odie Dinterman
East
6Th Street
Elm Street Opens Science School Fairs
Elm Street School opens the county wide series of secondary science fairs with its exhibit tonight. Elm Street expects about 150 junior high entrants while twelve winners will be announced Wednesday. The county fair runs March 15 to 19 at West Frederick Junior High, with awards for top exhibits. Other schools schedule fairs March 1 to 12, leaving Brunswick as the only county secondary school without a fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Street
Linganore School
Singapore
Paul Hummer
Len
West Frederick
Fort Detrick
RESA
Edward Kerns
James Rankin
Robert McKay
Kerns
Lincoln
Middletown
Walkersville
Frederick High
Thurmont
and Emmitsburg
Brimswick
David A. Jones Dies At Church Organ
Gettysburg Pa David A Jones 64 a World War I veteran and longtime organist at St Pauls AME Zion Church died suddenly Sunday around 11 am while playing the prelude He was taken to Warner Hospital and pronounced dead coronary thrombosis cited by Adams County coroner Dr C G Crist The deceased had long hoped to die at his organ and hinted this might be his last delivery day to customers while delivering the Saturday edition of the Gettysburg Times
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
David A. Jones
St. Paul's Ame Zion Church
South Washington Street
Warner Hospital
C. G. Crist
Adams County
Gettysburg Times
Funeral notice for Jones at St. Pauls AME Zion Church
Jones native of Walkersville Maryland served in WWI as a private in the 16th Depot Brigade and was a longtime church organist at Bethel Church Carlisle and district venues. He died after work as a maintenance man and Gettysburg Times delivery driver. Survived by wife Elsie Naomi and three children with funeral Wednesday at 2 pm at St. Pauls AME Zion Church and interment Gettysburg National Cemetery.
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Jones
Walkersville
James
Annie (Goines) Jones
Albert J. Lentz Post American Legion
Gettysburg Times
Bethel Church
Car’lisle
St. Paul’s Ame Zion Church
16Th Depot Brigade
Elsie Naomi (Thomas) Jones
David F
Detroit
James R
McGuire Air Force Base
Jean W
Elizabeth Ann
William H
Hester Jones
Carlisle
St. Paul's Ame Zion Church
Lena Parr
J. J. Robinson
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Snowstorm Abates In Northeast
A heavy Midwest to Northeast snowstorm weakened as cold air moved in from Canada. Snow fell 8 to 12 inches on top of Thursday’s 20 inch cover, with heavy coastal snow ongoing in Maine while southern New England saw improvement.
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Midwest
California
Indiana
Upper Great Lakes
Atlantic
Maryland
New Jersey
New England
Maine
Driver Guilty In Drunk Case
A Gettysburg motorist Francis W Hook was convicted of drunken driving after a Breathalyzer reading of .24. He was fined $100 and noted to have knee and diabetic issues affecting balance. Several motorists received fines or acquittals on speeding charges in the same Magistrate Court session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Francis W. Hook
RFD 1
Robert L. McAfee
Route 15
Harmony Grove
Hook
McAfee
Neil W. Alexander
State Police
Top E. Barnes
Stanley Y. Bennett
Edward D. Storm
Baltimore
Morris L. Kaplan
Barnes
Kaplan
Allen L. Burke
East Church Street
Burke
Ford
John F. Burger
Burger
Mercury
Lime Kiln
Doctor Says Bottled-Up Emotions Harm Both Victim and Bystanders
A reader asks how to cope with unseen illness and low self-esteem, fearing judgment. The doctor urges psychiatric help and honest discussion with a physician or pastor to protect herself and her family. A second query about cataracts from arthritis drugs is noted but unresolved due to missing specifics.
Glenn Orbits Earth During First Spaceflight
Apollo era mission details describe John Glenn’s 17 orbit flight with vertigo during turns, normal health claims by Dr. William Douglas, and visual observations from space. Glenn noted daylight transitions every 45 minutes, sighted Perth, Africa, and the Canaries, and reported Earth’s curvature and booster separation with a calm, exhilarated tone. President Kennedy welcomed the success as Glenn spoke by telephone with family from orbit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gherman Titov
Glenn
William Douglas
Friendship 7
Indian Ocean
Perth
United States
Australia
Pacific
Cape Canaveral
Canary Islands
Africa
Canaries
Kennedy
John
Thomas H. Miller
Cape Control Center
Mercury Control Center
Earth
Cataract Links With Diabetes and Drugs Warned by FDA
The text notes possible connections between cataracts and cataract-causing drugs used for arthritis and blood pressure. It stresses that stopping the drug may reverse the condition and urges seeing an eye specialist promptly. Patients should inform doctors of all medications due to FDA warnings directing physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food and Drug Administration
No Road Fatalities In City In 1961
Frederick police report 1961 had no fatal road accidents in the city. February and spring months recorded higher accident counts while the department logged 1,098 man hours and 171,365 miles driven in safety programs. Radar speed control began mid year with 1244 warnings and 84 citations issued. School safety measures included 2300 bicycles inspected and registered and ten school guards aiding crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles V. Main
Frederick
Washington Street
Powers To Take Lie Tests In Interrogation
U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers agreed to take polygraph tests during extensive questioning by U S intelligence officials. Officials say no truth serum is used and Powers cooperates fully. Interrogation could exceed initial two week estimate as investigators seek a clear account of the May 1, 1960, downing over the Soviet Union and the role of a possible high altitude antiaircraft weapon.
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Washington
Francis Gary Powers
U.S
Powers
Soviet Union
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Harry L. Decker
Frederick Post
All Saints Church
William Randolph Pendleton
Decker
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Virginia
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Christ
Nicholas Yinger Frederick
Mr. Decker
West Virginia
Edmund Pendleton
Rev. Pendleton
Continental Congress
W. Virginia
Edmund Jennings Randolph
Maryland Trudeau Society
England
Williams, Spicer, JR
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Java
United Nations
Aneta
Eneral MacArthur
Bataan Peninsula
Stimson
Netherlands Caribbean
Aruba
Darwin
North Australian
Hawaii
Alaska
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
London
Anson
Howe
City Police Commission
Boyle
Hal Boyle
R. A. Sullivan
Linganore High School
Sullivan
Frederick High School
Liftlee
Onag
Fidelis Bible Calls
Fidelis Bible Class
Grace United Church of Christ
Irma Green
Morence Waskey
Taney
Rita Shaffer
Viola Gubish
Mabel Withide
Farmers Co-Operative Association
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