Fifty Years Ago News-Post Notes From Frederick January 7
A column of items from the News-Post files recalls events around January 23 including the Laymen's Missionary Movement supper at Masonic Temple. A trolley pole accident nearly killed line foreman Samuel C Titlox near Thurmont. Estate trustees auctioned 152 acres at Woodsboro for 64.25 per acre. Calendar exhbitions by AL C A boys will auctioned to fund a library. A YMCA basketball league formed with Harold B Clark president. Grace Reformed Church hosted a Union Prayer Service addressed by Dr T H Lewis. Mrs A J Gill suffered an eight inch scalp wound after a fall in New Windsor. McClintock Young fell from a chair breaking a rib. Rev J Poyntz Tyler of Hagerstown spoke to the Young Men's Bible Society. A chimney fire at Mrs Worthington Johnson's home burned out without alarm. The Banner of Liberty from Woodsboro suspended after last week. editor Clemm noted. George C Killian injured three fingers at Wilcoxon and Brown lumber yard. Winter hardships press Frederick's poor, needing more aid since 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Samuel C. Titlox
Frederick Railroad Company
Thurmont
John L. Dutrow
Harp
Newman and
Exchison
Josephine Long
Woodsboro
William B. Catshall
Boys’ Department
AL C.A
Roy L Hyndman
Bers
Y.mc.a
Harold B. Clark
E. A. James
Grace Reformed Church
T. H. Lewis
Western Maryland College
A. J. Gill
Mr. Gill
Frederick
New Windsor
McClintock Young
Mr. Young
F. B. Smith
J. Poyntz Tyler
Hagerstown
Young Men's Bible Society
Evangelical Reformed Church
Worthington Johnson
East Second Street
Banner OF Liberty
Clemm
George C. Killian
Wilcoxon
Brown
Main dish meals and thrift tips for meat and eggs
Malia Dishes covers choosing main dish proteins like meat poultry and fish plus eggs and dairy. It guides grading by USDA, cheaper cuts, long slow cooking, and classic dishes such as goulash ragout and baked eggs with cheese. Includes a brief club note from Past Noble Grands meeting and upcoming February events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Fehr
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Fuel Outlook and Toastmasters Meeting in Frederick
A report discusses resilient U S fuel resources through 1973 with nuclear power expansion unlikely to be required soon. Separately the Frederick Toastmasters Club 1302 held a pre holiday session December 15 at the Frederick Hotel with remarks by John Thrasher and Edward Shantz and speeches by Monk Patrick Davis Zentner Kefauver and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Toastmasters Club
Frederick Hotel
Educational
John Thrasher
Joseph Fischer
Edward Shantz
Arthur Mason
Thomas Garner
Charles Monk
William Patrick
Jack Davis
Robert Zentner
Fred Kefauver
Frank Castagliola
Karl Zimmerman
Carl Darner
Lewis Dixon
Charles Baldwin
Leo Sanders
Richard Black
New York City
Exchange Club
VFW Country Club
Club meets and notices from local organizations
The Mothers and Teachers Club of Calvary Methodist Church met January 2 at Mrs Jons home to plan a future sale and prize games. A white elephant sale is planned for February 6 at Mrs Charles Kemps home. The Republican Senior Club of Libertytown elected officers at its December meeting and will meet February 1. Also noted is a claim that the purple colored animal world’s only purple creature is the blesbok, a small South African antelope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers and Teachers Club
Calvary Methodist Church
Jons
West 12Th Street
Freeze
Summers
M.S. Sharrer
Republican Club
Republican Senior Club
Libertytown
Liberty District
Paul L. Dixon
Bennie E. Duncan
J. Melvin Cook
Roosevelt Marshall
George R. Keller
Central Committee
Earl D. Biddinger Jr
Twenty Years Ago From The News-Post Files Jan 7 1945
President Roosevelt warned Congress of an unprecedented foreign peril and called for a swift increase in armaments for defense and for fighting democracies abroad. Frederick county auditor Robert C. Triesser was renamed by the county commissioners. Firefighters investigated a chimney blaze at Carroll Wickless home but found it extinguished. Marguerite Treille’s mother died after a long delay in France. Marguerite Treille is Hood College language professor and department head. The British army Vanguard nears Tobruk as 30,000 Halieans were captured at Bardia. Rev. W. M. Weaver was elected president of the City Ministerial Association. Frederick County Hood Club donated $650 to Joseph Henry Apple Library fund. Sterling Smith Jr. promoted to technical sergeant. Jacob Rohrback, ill for weeks, returned to his office briefly. Tax burden increases as groups spend more. A cold wave hit Frederick with a west-northwest gale, producing the lowest maximum temp since Jan 28, 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Robert C. Triesser
Hagerstown
Frederick County
Juniors
Citizens Truck Co
Carroll Wickless
Moster Avenue
France
America
Mile
Marguerite Treille
Mile. Trelie
Hood College
Tobruk
Bardia Tell
W. M. Weaver
Frederick County Hood Club
Jozeph Henry Apple
Ster Smith JR
Jacob Rohrback
Tetum
Fredenck
Greta Thyssen files for divorce from Ronald Starr
Greta Thyssen, upset by her husband Ronald Starr insisting on separate tables at restaurants, seeks a divorce. The Hollywood pair, linked to Los Angeles life, ends their marriage amid public attention and personal embarrassment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Greta Thyssen
Ronald Starr
Manila Police Scored Poorly in Fight Against Crime
Col. Jose G. Lukban of the National Bureau of Investigation said 93 percent of municipal police are inefficient and corrupt, highlighting a major obstacle in the country’s crime fight in Manila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
Jose G. Lukban
National Bureau of Investigation
Registration for College On Jan 26 at Frederick CC
Registration for the second semester at Frederick Community College will be held January 26 from 10 am to 8 pm at college offices in Frederick High School. New applicants must file transcripts and admission forms by January 19. New courses include American government, personal hygiene, analytic geometry, and music appreciation with three hours credit each for government and hygiene, four for analytic geometry, and two hours for music appreciation. A new non credit algebra course will also be offered to help students lacking prerequisite math.
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Frederick Community College
Frederick High School
Duval 'W. Sweadner
Sweadner
New Freeze Dry Baby Food Approved by 3 Doctors
Three medical researchers from the University of Missouri report in the American Journal of Diseases of Children that concentrated dry frozen baby food was well accepted by 49 infants. Mothers with experience in other foods preferred this product for freshness, taste, ease of preparation and storage, and it allowed greater variety in feeding. Infants began consumption at four months with monthly checkups showing favorable growth compared to standard feeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Medical Association
Gerard J. van Leeuwen
Emily J. Guyer
Robert L. Jackson
Department of Pediatrics
University ‘of Missouri School of Medicine
Columbia
American Journal of Diseases of Childreni
Frederick News-Post Cash for January News Tips
The Frederick News-Post offers January cash prizes for local news tips. Tips accepted weekdays 8 am to noon and Sunday 4 pm to midnight. First tip on a story wins. five top tips receive $5, $3, $2, and $1 each. Editors will select and publish prize winners. Phone Monument 2-1177.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick News-Post
G Delights Cidelights By Weis White Maines
Maryland assistant coach Bernie Reid urges study skills to maintain class averages. Four Frederick High School graduates propose a weekly study course from ninth grade to ease transition to higher education. Reid stresses grading for football players and avoiding flunkouts while praising Buck Summers’ column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernie Reid
Maryland University
Frederick High School
Rotary Club of
Frederick
Reid
Rotary
Jack Jack Molesworth
Buck Summers
News- Post
Buck
Hal Moser
Maryland
Homier Brooks
Jack Molesworth
Jack
Gerald Smith Sworn In As Citizen
Gerald H. Smith was sworn in as a United States citizen in Rockville on Thursday. Born in Sao Paulo Brazil, he lists his mother Mrs. J. Paul Urner of Sao Paulo. Smith is married to Joanna Umer and they reside on East Second Street with three children Jo Jimmy and Robert.
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Gerald H. Smith
United States
Rockville
Smith
Sao Paulo
Brazi
J. Paul Urner
Brazil
Milton G. Urner
Farmers andanics-Citizens National
Joanna Umer
East Second Street
Jimmy
Robert
Death notices for Hoffmaster and Brown families in West Virginia and Maryland
Deaths of Mrs Martie Cather Hoffmaster 38 at home in Hagerstown. Born in Jefferson County West Virginia, she leaves daughter Mary Hoffmaster and brother Charles Clipp. Funeral Monday 10:30 am at Norment Funeral Home with burial at Mountain View Cemetery Sharpsburg. Also Mrs Maggie Mae Brown 72 of Garre Mills dies in Charlestown West Virginia. survived by Otis and Vernon Johnson. services at 2 pm Monday at Baparrer Mills with interment. C H Feete and Brother funeral directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martie Cather Hoffmaster
Florence Etheldia Hoffmaster
Marti Luther Hoffmaster
Hagerstown
Jefferson County
W. Va
John W. and
Mary (Hoffmaster) Clipp
Hoffmaster
Christ’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Friendly Bible Class
Mary Hoffmaster
Charles Clipp
Summit . Point
Norment Funeral Home
Lawrence N. Strunk
Mountain View Cemetery
Sharpsburg
Joseph T. Brown
Maggie Mae Brown
Joseph Thomas Brown
Garrex Mills
Otis Johnson
Char’ Aun
West Shea
Eugene
Eliza Fenix Johnson
Charlestown
Vernon Johnson
Pawpaw
West Virginia
Baparrer Mills
C. H. Feete and Brother
Funeral Rites For Spenser E Brittain And Walter Read
Funeral services for Spenser E Brittain husband of Mrs Ceci lia D Brittain and for Walter Martz Read who died suddenly of a heart attack were conducted at the First Baptist Church with Rev Robert F Woodward officiating. Casketbearers included Eben Book Peter Galt Leonard Thomason Jesse Kettells John Stevens and James Trout. Interment followed at St Olivet Cemetery. Robert E Dailey and Son directed arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spenser E Brittain
Cecilia D. Brittain
Walter Martz Read
First Baptist Church
Robert F. Woodward
Eben Book
Peter Galt
Leonard Thomason
Jesse Kettells
John Stevens
James Trout
St. Olivet
Robert E. Dailey and Son
Sick Ann Shoemai’s Daughter Improves After Kidney Surgery
Delegate Gary L. Utterback remains home ill and hopes to attend next week’s General Assembly sessions in Annapolis. J Neel Davis returns home from Frederick Memorial Hospital after three weeks. Francis B. Sappington, West College Terrace, is hospitalized after a December 25 ice fall injured his arm. Harry Ramsburg of Watkle is recovering after Frederick Memorial Hospital surgery. Julia M. Shafer near View Nursing Home is convalescing following observation and treatment at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Vernie Carty of East Fifth Street fell at home Friday and injured her leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Shoemai Daugh William
Gary L. Uuterback
West 13Th Shest
General Assembly
Annapolis
J. Neel Davis
Frederick Memorial Hospital
New Market
Francis B. Sappington
West College Terrace
Harry Ramsburg
Watkle
Frederick Memorial
Julia M. Shafer
the View Nursing Home
Near
Frederick Memorial Ho
Vernie Carty
East Fifth Street
Birthday notice for Gerald Wayne Blank
Master Gerald Wayne Blank son of Mr and Mrs Ezra W Blank from Lane town observed his eighth birthday on January 6 Mr and Mrs Elmer A Hig of Woodsboro have a son and are in Florida at Jungie Gardens on lower West Coast
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Wayne Blank
Ezra W. Blank
Lane
Town
Elmer A. Higof
Woodsboro
Ae Sas
Florda
Jungie Gardens
Lower West Coast
Engagement announced for Gloria Jeane Exler and Jerry Crum
Gloria Jeane Exler of Walkersville is engaged to Jerry Meredith Crum of Woodshore. Gloria, a Walkersville High School Class of 1959 graduate, works at Towne Restaurant in Woodsboro. Crum is a graduate of T. Edgie Russell General Contractors in Frederick. No wedding date set. Hospital report lists Mildred A. Keiholtz treated as outpatient at City Hospital Mar tinsburg. admissions include Mrs. Harry Dougherty James E. Sullivan Mrs. Glenn W. Wivell and Florence G. Boone. Frank Lyon, 60, stage and screen actor, dies of heart attack at Gardner State Hospital. Alfred Wotmark, 84, painter known for color in portraits and stained glass, dies in London.
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Roger A. Exler
Walkersville
Gloria Jeane
Jerry Meredith Crum
Chauncey MM. Crum
Woodshore
Evier
Walkersville High School
Woodsboro
Cram
T. Edgie Russell General Contractors
Frederick
Mildred A. Keiholtz
Em Gardner
City Hospital
Martinsburg
Gettysburg Hospital
Harry Dougherty
Taneytown
James E. Sullivan
Emminsburg
Glenn W. Wivell
Union Bridge
Florence G. Boone
Rocky Rige
Frank Lyon
Gardner. Mass
Gardner State Hospital
Lyon
New England
New York
Big Pond
Bridgeport
Conn
London
Alfred Wotmark
Warsaw
Poland
Morrissey Welch wedding plans outlined in Libertytown
John T Morrissey of Libertytown and Miss Morrissey are engaged to Geraldine Ellen Morrissey who will wed Larrie Roland Welsh son of Mr and Mrs Roland Welsh. No wedding date set. Miss Morrissey a St Johns High School graduate Class of 1960 employed by Frederick Trailing Company. Mr Welsh a Mt Amy High School Class of 1956 graduate employed by Equitable Life Insurance. Emmitsburg correspondent report covers parish sodality events and upcoming Legion activities with numerous local names and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Morrissey
Libertytown
Geraldine Ellen
Larrie Roland Welsh
Roland W. Welsh
Aare
Miss Morrissey
St. John’s High School
Frederick
Frederick Trailoring Company
Wessh
Mt. Amy High School
Equitable Life Insurance Company
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P.N.G
Temple
West 7Th Street
Jessie Webster
Francis Jones
Eva Stride
Mae Miller
Alice Ford
Halley Harvey
S. E. Broun
Temple Hall
Maey Miller
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A. Leland Clark
Poolesville
Maryland Association
Lawrence Downey
Wiliamsport
E. Brooke Lee
Damasseus
Jauiliary Association of Beef Raislers
Clark
East
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Francis Scott Key
Jack Lee
Sam Stroud
Franke Sinatra
Washington Newswomen
Gerald Smith
Rayburn
Washington
Sam Rayburn
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Osvaldo Seda
Seda
Catile Erustler
Upper Marlboro
J. Herbert Catterton
Cattertons
Darby Field
New Hampshire
Mt. Washington
White Mountains
Jane Mansfield
Athens
Maria Xenia
U.S
Emmitsburg
Charles B. Sherb
the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin of
Marie Rosensteel
Eugene Bouey
Bones
Parr
James Boues
George Arnold
Tore
Batimore
Elizabeth Pfeiffer
Albert Kelly Baltimore
Paul
Ralph Long
James Nicholas
Westminster
Francis Glass
Philip Sharpe
Victor Cullen
Veterans Hhe Hospital
Christ
American Legion
Legon
Madeline Harner
Laura Franz
Ann Topper
Mary T. Miller
Meira Hardman
Legion
Nian Legion
Andres Shorb
William E. Sanders
Robert Shorb
Charles B. Harner
Robert L. Myers
Richard McCullough
Curtis D. Topper
Donald F. Topper
Thomas Harbaugh
Bailtimore
George Gingell
Beegie
Shank
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Thomas Hoke
Biglerville
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