Squire Of New Market Celebrates 86th Birthday
William Falconer of New Market marks his eighty sixth birthday with active roles in the family funeral business started by his grandfather. A former magistrate and coroner, he recalls horse drawn hearses, early embalming, and service during the World War I flu era. He remains engaged in church and community life with Lucian Falconer, his son, and a large extended family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Market
William £. Falconer
Falconer
Lucian Falconer
Grandad
New Market Fire Company
Iate
Ritchie
Mr. Falconer
Mr. Falgone
Reuben Falconer
Alk Betta Nc Hets
Old Baltimore College
Cima
Episcopal Church
Ng Pond Ded
Frank Keeter
Eldred
Frances Penn Falconer
Penn
William Penn
Pennsylvania
Lucian
Baltimore
William Charlotte Howser
Lanham
Milo Chick ‘Usjtarora
Wilbur Carson
Lewis Carson
Elizabeth Carson
Fidelity ‘Lodge I, O. O
Mystery Comedy at Walkersville Bazaar
The Walkersville High School Dramatic Club presents Serrer at Blacklake a three act mystery comedy during the annual school Supper and bazaar Friday and Saturday Feb 25 and 26 in the Walkersville school. The plot centers on a will reading at Black Oaks with twists including an escaped convict and a murdered heiress. The cast features Bonnie Flo Ted Mildred and Clarissa among others with suspense, romance and humor as the truth unfolds in theHyge fog room of Black Oaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serrer
Blacklake
James Reach
Walkersville High School Dramatic Club
Walkersville
Bonnie
Flo
Black Oaks
Rusty
Clarissa
Ted
Mildred
Ronnie
Rat Rusty
Hye Fog
Algernon Blakely
Willie
Lynn Moberly
Rusts Gates
Bob Renner
Hawk West
Imi
Elvira
Navex Helwig
Flo Turner
Shirle
Rippenn
Scott Radford
Kenneth Wisner
Clarissa Blakely
Eisenhower highway plan faces cost and funding questions
A 1955 briefing to President Eisenhower outlined a proposed superhighway program funded by a federal corporation and bond sales. It warned of high costs, debated financing through taxes and rail revenue, and questioned debt limit implications while noting major federal role in funding. Also included are local notices from New Market and Birmingham murder case updates.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Treasury
Nonagenarian quilter keeps diary at ninety six
A Saint Marys area profile chronicles Mollie Whipp born September 20, 1858, now 96, living with daughter in a Fe graville home. She diaries for eight decades, quilts with delicate patterns like necktie and log cabin, sews sunbonnets, and reflects on Civil War memories. Her faith, family, and gentle routines anchor a long, active life despite limited mobility.
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Betty Sullivan
Bille
Mollie Whipp
Mrs. Whipp
Hilfe
Fe Graville
Howard Boyer
Historical Society
Hooke
Rhoush
Whipp
David
Susan Specht Myers
Gots
Mre Whipp
Minates
Tillie Howard
Kesser
Myers
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Gains in standing for Westminster bank in 1954
The County National Bank of Westminster rose 53 places to rank 134th among the 1400 largest U.S. banks in 1954, with deposits of 3,687,499 as of December 31. The 1955 annual roll call published by the Daily American Banker shows 14.00% banks to the United States.
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New York
Careroll County National Bank of Westminster
United States
Tote Calle FG. Seewege dl
Daily American Banker of New York
Debat e Opens on Paris Treaties in West German Parliament
West Germany struggles with defense policy as the lower house opens a three day debate over the Paris treaties. Chancellor Opeas Bonn leads the Socialist motion to postponed consideration while opposition calls for rapid resolution.
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Opeas
Bonn
Germany
Silver Bit Riding Club Banquet at Brunswick Hall
The fourth annual Silver Bit Riding Club banquet was held at the Brunswick Fire Hall. A Ladies Auxiliary tart served after Rev. Ralph Miller’s invocation. Brigadier General Wayne Shisler spoke on Marine horses and history, with dancing, solos, and prize drawings attended by over 130 guests. A note highlights Hemophilia Foundation funding and medical research.
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Ihe
Richard Ramsburg
Bertram Enfield
Ed Shafer
Leslie
Russell Lirren
Joseph Long
Frosd Wickham
Austin Keyser
Herbert Duvall
Jerome Offutt
Carl Holt
Frederick
Leon Enfield
Adelaide Enfield
Shisler
Gen Shisler
Quantico
George W. Harris
Woody Free
Connie Nichols
Doctor Says Hemophilia is Hereditary Royal Disease Explained
Dr Edwin P Jordan outlines four distressing bleeding types in hemophilia, noting Queen Victoria as a carrier. Most cases show family history, but some occur without it. Severe forms cause internal bleeding and joint damage, while mild cases benefit from new diagnostic tests and ongoing research.
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Edwin P. Jordan
NES
Victoria
England
Stranger from Philadelphia seeks law building in Fredericksburg
A visitor from Philadelphia aimed for a Fredericksburg Virginia law building but wandered into Frederick Maryland by mistake. The local resident noted the law offices were empty by evening and suggested waiting until the next day to meet his contact.
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Frederick
Philadelphia
Philadelpha
Fredericksburo Va
Frederick, Md
Magna Charta assertions and Raleigh questions mixed
A fragmented set of quiz style items questions about the Magna Charta seals at Runnymede Saint Johns Ries en Florida Raleigh imprisonment and historical writings, with stray notes on a mule sound and a Danish industry query, all presented as a garbled did you know style.
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Juan
Runnymede
John
Patant
Saint Johns Ries
Florida
United States
Senate Vote Sets Wide Judge Pay Scale Debate
A Senate decision shifts judge pay from 15000 to 27500, amid party splits. Democrats favor Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia appointees while Republicans back Maryland and Beall. The text notes Panama’s geography with jungle and dry Pacific margins.
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Senate
Tadas
Tennessee
West Virginia
Kilgore
Virginia
Berd and Robertson
West Yreainla
Neely
Fort Maryland
Beall and Butler
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Bein City
A. L. Patterson
Arnie Hawking
Dave Edwards
John Poole
Mildred Blakely
Penn Wisner
Kate Blakely
Judy Foland
Julie Blakely
Grave Lewis
Ted Blakely
Ed Price
Vins
Hallay Best
Jug Bridge
Frederick By Pass
Frank Keeler Quilimaker
Pieve & Men
Pias
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Eayerter Pase
Nerhangs
En Trent
Bover
Silver Bit ‘Club Dines
Holdrege
Neb
Odds and Ends
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Lapland
Anmoers
Walter Raleigh
Raleigh Biel Heen
Tower of London
Aimee Ise
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