Elizabeth Falk 88 Celebrates Birthday In City
Mrs. Elizabeth F Falk of East Fourth street marks her 88th birthday today. Multiple local residents share holiday travels and family news including Pvt Russell W Goodsell’s return to Fort Jackson after holidays with relatives, and births at Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown.
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Elizabeth F. Falk
East Fourth Street
Russell W. Goodsell
Fort Jackson
D. C
Marie
Beverly Courtney
Bel Air
Pauline Cline
James Hicks
Hagerstown
Ruth Marie
Washington County Hospital
Hicks
Phyllis McKenzie
Richard Troxell
Thurmont
RFD 2
Richard Lee
Troxell
Patricia Cianelli
George E Tressler
Mitzi
Poolesville
Medicine from ancient plants and modern cures
The article reflects on home remedies from grandmothers and ancient flora and notes that while some are magical, others inspired modern medicines. It citesInc a bark yielding quinine and foxglove producing digitalis, ephedrine from Chinese huang, and curare, with explorers seeking unknown cures in jungles to help urban patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Africa
South America
Asia
Cancer progress report offers guarded hope for cures
The American Cancer Society cautions the progress report should not raise false hopes of a general cure. It emphasizes early detection for curable cancers and notes 173000 Americans may be cured next year, up from 42,000 who would have died years ago. The cure rate rises from one in seven in 1936 to one in three.
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American Cancer Society
Reader letter mocks Lear tale as risqué content
The writer objects to The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear and mocks its impropriety, arguing a Downey California school board should scrutinize juvenile literature. The missive suggests more works be reviewed, noting the moonlit voyage and finial wedding as evidence of perceived indecency.
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Lear
the News
Downey
Calif
Tarzan
Jungie Jane
Edward Lear
Local Health and License Alerts From Frederick Area
Hospital reports list surgeries and patients including Mr. Robert L. Garst and Mrs. Earl Owen. The Department of Motor Vehicles announces revoked and reissued licenses for residents across Frederick, Emmitsburg, Thurmont, and nearby towns.
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Department of Motor Vehicles
Baltimore
John D. Jones
RFD
Poolesville
William E Crouse
Boyds
Edward E. Burdette
RED
Mt. Airy
Paulding L. Bailey
Adamstown
Charles E. Schramm
Woodbine
David F. Roberts T
Frederick
Earl E. Handley
West South Street
This City
Thomas T. Bollinger
Emmitsburg
David C. Wivell
Emmittsburg
Roy W. Green
St. Paul Street
Boonsboro
Clinton W. Davie
South Carroll Street
Thurmont
Ray A. Downs
Howard C. Biddinger
Unionville
William F. Delph
Woodbite
Frank E Haines
Lisbon
Gerald C. Palmer
Middletown
James W. Mohler
Pt. of Rocks
Walter H. Smith
RED 1
Anthony L. Wilcom
Monrovia
William T. Smith
Broadstreet
Taneytown
Melvin L. Angleberger
Richard F. Doolan Jr
Sunset Drive
Damascus
Ray E. May
Divorces Granted in Equity Court rulings
Edward L Trail receives absolute divorce from Willie Mae Trail in Equity Court signed by Judge Patrick M. Schnauffer with Wilbur F. Sheffield for the complainant and Edwin F. Nikirk for Mrs Trail. Also Eugene Byron Powell of West Patrick Street granted absolute divorce from Elizabeth W. Powell of Los Angeles. The complainant represented by Edwin F. Nikirk awarded custody of minor children.
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Edward L Trail
Willie Mae Trail
Equity Court
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Wilbur F. Sheffield
Edwin F. Nikirk
Mrs Trail
Eugene Byron Powell
West Patrick Street
Elizabeth W. Powell
Los Angeles
Cali
Mmmnor
Uncertain Origins Seen Behind Tree Die Off in North
In parts of northern New England and eastern Canada the warmer climate is blamed as birch trees die and spruce and balsam suffer. Scientists note widespread stress on conifers as temperatures climb.
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New England
Canada
Four petitions seek reciprocal switching among Frederick railroads
The News-Post notes four local shippers Morris Iron Co Economy Silo and Tank Co Gilmer Schley Lume Co and Farmers' Supply Co filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission for a reciprocal switching arrangement among Frederick lines. The piece also covers county commissioners' discussion on rerouting the Reich's Ford east bank road and various local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Frederick
Morris Iron Co
Economy Silo and Tank Co
Gilmer Schley Lume Co
Farmers’ Supply Co
Reich’s Ford
Monocacy
Adolphus Fearhake
Jacob Rohrback
I. N. Loy
Francis B. Sappington
Joseph W. L. Carty
Samuel Duvall
William C. Birely
Elias Ramsburg
Millard F. Lease
Ira L. Miller
Stewards
William Zimmerman
Tyler
House OF Delegates
James McC. Trippe
Baltimore
State Senate
Jesse D. Price
Wicomico County
Alban M. Wood
Sun Yat Sen
W. E. Gaver
Mt. Airy
G. A. Snyder
Middletown
City
Opera House
Johnson
Lewis A. Rice
Pearce
Pearce and Scheck
Taylor
William Heim
North Bentz Street
Ideal Garage Co
Twenty Years Ago From The News Post Files
A January 3 1942 digest notes air power shortages for Pacific fleets, local workers volunteering for Pearl Harbor repair, snow and sleet in places, Japan’s Corregidor attack, Bardia captured with 5000 prisoners, local tire rationing board named, Nazi retreat losses in Moscow tallied, Frederick Fair reduces debt and auditors bid awarded to Robert C Triesler of Hagerstown for 250 dollars.
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South Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Fortress of
Corregidor
Schmidt
Bardia
Holmes D. Baker
C. Thomas Summers
Charles McC. Mathias
Moscow
Signal Corps
Frederick
Frederick County
Robert C. Triesler
Hagerstown
Kennedy Says Hitting Organized Crime Big Time Pleases Him
In a year end interview, Attorney General Robert F Kennedy says his top satisfactions include striking big time operators of organized crime from their gambling bankrolls and enforcing civil rights protections. He notes antiracketeering laws and new interstate gambling controls as key actions with the Justice Department’s 31,000 staff.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Justice Department
Department
Nola News
New Orleans
Athletic Publications
Minneapolis
Women’s Clubs Hold Christmas Party at St John’s
The Woodsboro Homemakers Club gathered December 12 in St John’s Lutheran Church Sunday School Room for its annual Christmas Party. Retiring president Edith Flanagan presided as members and friends attended a program including carol singing, a reading “Home for Christmas,” piano solo by Gail Catshall, candle lighting, and exchanges of gifts with refreshments. The next meeting is set for January 9 at 8 pm with William Schwarber as hostess and Steiner Cramer and Melvin Anders as co-hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vshore
Woodsboro Homemakers Club
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Edith Flanagan
Russell Dutrow
Wiliam Farra
Reading
Gail Catshall
Jackie Houck
Donald Hass
William Snyder
Elmer Measell
Donald Blower
Sherman Powell
Tommy Powell
William Schwarber
Steiner Cramer
Melvin Anders
Granddaughter of Sgt York to enlist in Women’s Air Force
Mary Elizabeth York, 18, granddaughter of Sgt Alvin C York, will be inducted into the Women’s Air Force in a bedside ceremony at her grandfather’s home in PALL MALL Tennessee. She hopes to make him proud as she becomes part of the service while York, 73 and partly paralyzed after a stroke, witnesses the event. Bishop Hiram A Boaz dies at 95 in Dallas. he served as SMU vice president 1911 13 and president 1920 22 before becoming a bishop.
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Pall Mall
Tenn
Alvin C. York
Mary Elizabeth York
Air Force
Grandpa
Goide
York
Tennessee Hills
Methodist
Dallas
Tex
Hiram A. Boaz
Southern Methodist University
Boaz
Tree Orient
Ex Potomac Edison Veteran Irvin G Stride Dies at 68
Irvin G Stride former Potomac Edison employee of 33 years died today at 4 35 a m aged 68. He lived at 257 Washington Street with wife Grace E Stride and was a member of Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Quarter Century Club. Survived by three sons, one brother, two sisters, five grandchildren, and other relatives. Funeral arrangements set for 11 a m Saturday at M R Etchison and Son Funeral Home with interment Mt Olivet Cemetery.
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Irvin G. Stride
Potomac Edison Company
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Grace E Stoitlemyer Stride
Washington Street
Mr. Stride
Jefferson
John and
Amanda Kimmel Stride
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Fotomac Edison Company
Irvin F., Stride
This City
Richard N. Stride
Thurmont
Robert M. Stride
Raymond K. Stride
San Diego
Calif
Elen Burns
Detroit
Mich
Mae Frank
Escondido
Cali
East Church Street
Mt. Olivet
M. R. Etchison
iCabin Thefts Are Solved Four Held
State Police and Brunswick officers break into a wide theft ring from cabins along the Potomac and canal towpath near Brunswick. Four suspects, including Edwin Keenan 18 and Gene Link 19, were in custody with additional arrests anticipated. Fifteen cabins were looted last Saturday with goods valued in the hundreds of dollars.
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Brunswick
Potomac River
Canal Town
Brimswick
William Crum
Brunswick Police
Crum
Edwin Keenan
Keenan
Gene Link
Knoxville
Link
Frederick County
TFC
Henry I. Stafford
A. D. Hasenbuhler
S. P. Riland
Stock Quotations From Alex Brown & Sons Firm
Bid and asked prices from Alex Brown & Sons members of the New York Stock Exchange in Frederick give a guide to approximate ranges where local securities could be sold or bought at the time of compilation. Current quotes indicate market activity and price levels.
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Alex Brown & Sons
New York Stock Exchange
Frederick
Christmas Holiday Visits Patch Emmitsburg AreaResidents
A flood of holiday visits and family gatherings stretch through Emmitsburg and nearby towns. Residents from Baltimore Camp Hill York Gettysburg and Damascus share time with relatives in the region over New Year s weekend and holidays.
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Charles B. Shory
Emmitsburg
James F. Brady
Waynesboro
Brady
Clarence Sanders
Charles Baker
Camp Hill
Mr. Baker
Guy Baker Sr
Guy Harthagen
Baltimore
Umlaw
Vincent Harthagen
Lois
Margaret Mary Walter
York
Bernard Walter
William Kaas
Myrtle Beach
S. C
William Ott
David Herring
USN
Cape Hatteras
Brooke Herring
Carl Crist
Orlando
Fla
Crist
Andrew Eyster
U. S. Airorce
Florida
George F. Eberhart Sr
Richard Eberhart
George
Gettysburg
C. G. Frailey
William Fraley
Ernest Shriver
Norman Shriver Jr
Nancy Eyster
Hester Allen
Wilmington
Del
John D. White
Pearl Neiman
New York
Jackson Hamerick
Robert Mahoney
Beltsville
Wallace Poole
Charles Ecker
College Park
Thomas Wivell Wivell
Damascus
Roy Wivell
Austn Joy
Michael B_ba
Holiday visits and family gatherings across Maryland area
Local families from Aliquippa Thurmont Goldsboro Baltimore and Frederick plus Washington and Alexandria hosted relatives during the holidays and New Year events. Notable were Mr and Mrs Topper and Shorb families hosting dinners and visiting relatives in Thurmont Taneytown Keysville and other nearby towns.
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Aliquppa
Bobanie
Eugene Warthen
Harry Portner
Thurmont
Portner
Maldred Dutrow
Jerome Peters
Baltimore
Peter
Guy Baker Sr
Fred Sherman
DePaul St
Walter Peppler
George Combs
Alexandria
Rebecca
Susan Haley
Gwen Shorb
Diane Randolph
Alice Ann
Martha Jane Sherwin
Washington
Charles B Shorb
Robert Topper
Donald Boner
Willam Topper
Allen Stoner
Rodgers Topper
Airy
Thomas Stoner
Barabara Bowers
Walter Topper
Topper
Stella Topper
Donald Topper
Oscar Spriggs
Camp Hill
J. Donald Stoner
William Topper J
Taneytown O
Keysville
Robber Fails to Take All Cash at Tulsa Supermarket
A Tulsa supermarket robbery ended with the thief taking part of the money after a shopper objected. Manager J. S. Presley began sacking the cash when a woman paying for her items demanded her change first and received it.
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Tulsa
Okla
J. S. Presley
Frederick News-Post Cash for January News Tips
The Frederick News-Post will pay cash prizes in January for tips on local news events. Tips accepted weekdays 9 am to noon and Sundays 4 pm to midnight. Top prizes: $5, $3, $2, and five $1 awards. tips must be first with the information.
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Frederick News-Post
News and Post
Monument
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