Eleanor Roosevelt Tops Americans' Most Admired Women List
Eleanor Roosevelt leads the poll as Americans name the most admired women, with Dwight Eisenhower's wife second and Vijaya Pandit, the UN General Assembly president, rising to third. Queen Elizabeth and Clare Booth Luce round out the top five, while Hollywood stars are notably absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Roosevelt
Sears
Dwight Eisenhower
General Assembly of the United Nations
Mme Vijaya Pandit
Queen Elizabeth
Britain
Clare Booth Luce
Stoveine Aner
Hollywood
Helen Hayes
Kate Smith
Butter surplus: find a plan before it melts away
Boyle Column notes 131,000 tons of butter held by the government, with no clear disposal path. Suggestions vary from naval transport to a butter monument, gifting to the Soviet Union, or a congressman cash bonus in butter, highlighting political frustrations and looming storage needs as summer approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam
Congress
Washington Monument
USA
Stice Polilicians
Year Of Prevention Puts focus on polio fight and vaccine trials
The article discusses a shift to prevention in polio campaigns, with large scale vaccine trials planned for schoolchildren and gamma globulin use for temporary protection. It notes the March of Dimes and National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis funding, a sixth straight polio epidemic year, and a need to divert some funds to ongoing efforts. It also details a separate public deed recording a county property sale involving W Jerome Offutt, Mr and Mrs Albert Cavell, and Mr and Mrs Russell Koontz with a 34500 consideration for land along Butterfly line in Ballenger district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Foundation For
March of Dimes Fund
Janus
al County
W. Jerome Offutt
Albert BE. Cavell
Russell Koontz
Butterfly Line
Ballenger
Fifty Years Ago Items From The Columns Of The News
Fifty Years Ago items from The News January 18 1904 describe the 83rd anniversary service of the Young Men's Bible Society of Frederick County at the Methodist Episcopal church with Rev Dr L T Widerman of Baltimore as speaker. A burglary at The Cottage saloon on North Market Street left liquor and cigars stolen. A sledding accident on the Jefferson Pike injured William Corum with a broken leg. Robert Patterson injured his hip after slipping on ice at Emmittsburg. Holy Name Society elected officers including Michael McCaffrey president John Francis Smith vice president John Wilson treasurer Charles Staley secretary and George Gannon master of novices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Bible Society
Frederick County
Methodist Episcopal Church
L. T. Widerman
Baltimore
North Market Street
Sith and
Seventh Streets
A. B Castle
Jefferson Pike
William & Corum
Robert Patterson
Emmittsburg
THE
Holy Kame Society
Michael McCaffrey
John Francis Smith
John Wilson
Charles Staley
George Gannon
Farmers Cooperative meeting elects five directors for 1954
At Wayside Inn the Farmers Cooperative Association annual stockholders meeting elected five directors for the next three years. Sr. Frank Holter was re elected president. John Baumgardner, a Frederick High School student, sprained his left arm playing basketball at school. Plans for a complete Frederick city sewerage system were forwarded to the State Board of Health for examination. At Evangelical Lutheran church annual meeting John L Shaw and Robert L Smith were elected elders and James H Falk and Austin W Howard, deacons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Cooperative Association
Wayside Inn
Frank Holter
John Baumgardner
North Market Street
Fredenck High School
Frederick City
State Board of Health
Major
Alverfon
Evangelical Lutheran Church
John L. Shaw
Robert L. Smith
James H Falk
Austin W. Howard
Minister Paul L Althouse Addresses County Ministers
Rev Paul L Althouse spoke to the Frederick County Ministers Association at their January meeting about The Role of Religious Education in the County. He chairs the Frederick County Council of Religious Education and was joined by Kay Young Wackley, youth director of the United Youth Council, with Rex Gobbei leading devotions and Rev Howard J ReCarmel on fellowship. Rev Ralph E White presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Althaies
Frederick
Rex Roger Gobbei
Howard J. ReCarmel
Ralph E White
Moon Is Blue draws large crowds at Tivol theater
Report claims large afternoon and night showings at Tivol theater for the comedy Moon Is Blue. Louis Kusner of Stanley Warner says attendance surpassed any film at the Inval theater, with orchestra seats filled and few balcony seats remaining. Starring William Holden, David Niven, and Maggie Ne–Mamara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tivol Theater
State Censorsney Board
Louis Kusner
Stanley Warner Theater
Inval Theater
William Holden
David Niven
Maggie NeMamara
Wedding in York Pa Unites Miss Mary Salome Stauffer and Robert Skald
In York Pennsylvania on a Saturday ceremony at First Presbyterian Church Avon-by-the-Sea officiated by Philip Mager the double ring wedding of Miss Mary Salome Stauffer daughter of Congressman Walter Stauffer and Mr Robert Eugene Skald son of Mr and Mrs Wilbert Skald took place. A reception at the bride’s home followed with about 490 guests then a Bermuda trip before settling in Mall Township. The bride attended Dana Hall School Manor Junior College Wellesley and the Philadelphia School of Occupational Therapy. The groom attended Rutgers University and works as mortgage specialist and appraiser. Guests included numerous Stauffer relatives and other local figures while a dinner at the Yorktown Hotel preceded the rehearsal dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A Mustaer
Vagel Prope
York
Mary Salome Stauffer
Walter Stauffer
Robert Eugene Skald
Wilbert E Skald
Avon-by-the-Seas
J. Res Philip Mager
First Presbyterian Church
Bermuda
Mall Township
Skold
Dana Hall Schooline Manor
Wellesley
Mass
Philadelphia School of Occupational Therapy
Rutgers University
New Brunswick
N. J
Stauffer
Watbregutte
J H Stauffer
United States House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
Helena Stauffer
Nelson Stauffer
Ward Stauffer
John Stauffer
Nethe Niesdemus
Elizabeth Nelson
Robert Nelson
Walkersville
Holmes D. Baker
Waverley Farm
This City
John T. King
Baltimore
David Baker
Robert Price
Washington
William Baker
Yorktown Hotel
Soldier injured in Route 240-A wreck near Frederick
Fourteen hundred dollars in damage reported as Milton A. Marlin a Camp Detrick soldier from Nashville Tennessee was treated for a lacerated forehead after his 1953 Chevrolet rear ended a Dodge driven by Clifford M. Drew of West Church Street. Drew said he stopped for an unidentified car that pulled out and was hit in the rear. Damage totaled about $500 to the Drews car and $800 to the Marlin vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Detrick
Frederick
Milton A. Marlin
Nashville
Drew
Carlton Lewis
Berryville Road
Darnestown
Montgomery County
William Douglas
Germantown
Leon Hebron
Hebron
North Market Street
Seventh Street
Harry J. Martin
Thurmont
Was
Laurence Brown
Broadway
Brown
William Bapst
Peoples Court
Martin
Baltimore and Ohio Reissues Passenger Credit Cards
Passenger credit cards once discarded for years are being re issued by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The new policy, initiated last week, offers application forms at local offices and extends to rail dining cars. Cards cover rail, Pullman or parlor car charges and are valid at B and O ticket offices for tickets on connecting lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Suit filed for $50,000 damages in Maryland court
The State of Maryland for the use of Nanante May Arnold and other Arnold heirs sue Sanford C Good and Swartz of Harrisonburg Va for injuries from a Nov 15 1952 crash near Frederick. Lester W Fritz drove the Frite car west on Route 40 when Swartz tractor trailer allegedly hit it. Negligence is alleged. local attorney Edwin F Nekirk represents the plaintiffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Nanante May Arnold
Roger G, Jr
William
Robert J
Richard
Elizabeth Ann Arnold
Roger G Arnold
Mt. Alty
RFC
Sanford C Good
Harrisonburg
William Harvey Swartz
Plaintffs
Arnold
Lester W. Frits
Frederick
Swartz
Good
Frite
Edwin F. Nekirk
Miss Huffer Weds Julian Linwood Oliver Jr in Christ E Evangelical Church
Miss Edna Mae Huffer daughter of Mr and Mrs Josephus Huffer Middletown and Julian Linwood Oliver son of Mr and Mrs Julian Linwood Oliver of 221 Summit Avenue Hagerstown were married Saturday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock in the Christ E Evangelical and Reformed church Middletown Rev Edwin M Alcorn officiated in a double ring ceremony before an altar banked with palms bouquets of white flowers and candles Vocal selections were given by Mario Kinna and organist Janet Harp accompanied the ceremony A reception followed in the church social rooms The bride wore a Chantilly lace and nylon tulle gown with Queen Anne collar and seed pearls The groom best man was Julian L Oliver Sr The couple will reside in Pensacola Florida where the groom is stationed with the Naval Air Corps The bride attended Greenbrier College Lewisburg West Virginia and Loon Memorial Hospital school of nursing The groom is a graduate of Hagerstown High School and attended West Virginia State Teachers College
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Mae Huffer
Dauzier
Mr and Vis
Josephus Huffer
Middledown
Julian Linwood
Mro
Julian Linwood Oliver
Summit Avenue
Hagerstown
Christ | E Evangelical and Reformed Church
Middletown
Edwin M Alcorn
Mario Kinna
Grieg
de Koven
Janet Harp
Lisat
de Hardelot
Bond
Schubert
Tanise Haffer
Mat of
Hanor
Oliver
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Air Corps
Adjdletown High School
Greenbrier College
Lewisburg
W. Va
Loon Memorial Hospital School
Wieseing
Hagerstown High School
Wastarrtnenn Titer Antteen
Camp Detrick Charities Drive Raises $9000 for Local Groups
More than $9,900 contributed by military and civilian personnel at Camp Detrick went to local and national charities this month. Capt. Joseph Seehwimer, chairman of the Detrick Combined Charities committee, announced that 26 agencies received funds. The Frederick Community Chest collected $5,186.46, with recipients including the American Cancer Society, National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Heart Association of Maryland, United Cerebral Palsy, and other programs. The American Red Cross was not represented due to charter restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Detrick
Joseph Seehwimer
Detrick
Maryland Lowety
United Cerebral Palsy
Frederick County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
Army, Navy
Air Force
American Red Cross
One Way Sign Confusion Hits Streets Court Hearing
A Baltimore motorist faced Peoples Court over an accident at Patrick and Carroll streets blamed on missing one way signage. Magistrate Wilburn Sheffield found an improper left turn, suspended a $10 fine, and noted the other driver Garland Westfall from Hagerstown was in the opposing lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Motorst
Peoples Court
Patrick and
Carroll Streets
Wilburn Sheffield
John Mc Dusman
Tte
Dusman
Patrick Street
Baltimore
Carlton Lewis
Philp Kretsinger
Local Personal Notices Highlight Milestones and Moves
Mrs Nellie Lloyd of Brunswick completes requirements for the Master of Education at the University of Marylana and will be awarded a diploma at regular commencement exercises on June 4. Mrs Lloyd is a Brunswick High School faculty member. Various families report travels, births, and relocations including a son born to Mr and Mrs Wilbur Calltider of Norfolk, VA, and the Robert A Winston family moving to Frederick for a new home on South Mountain. Rev C Henry Hunsberger and Mrs Hunsberger celebrate the birth of Edna Ellen Louise in Chambersburg PA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Lloyd
Brunswick
University of Marylana
Lloyd
Brunswick High School
Wilbur Briggs
Germantown
Hialeah
Fla
G. G. Griffith
Dave Clark
Laytonsville
Pas-a-Grille Beach
Wiley Griffith
Marilyn
Wilbur Calltider
Norfolk
Bruce Nevan
Norfolk General Hospital
Callrider
Louise Dutrow
Harmony Grove
Robert A. Winston
Raymond Street
Chevy Chase
Frederick
South Mountain
Middletown Valley
Winston
Naam
Shirley
Marion D. Carmark, Jr
Robert Steer Carmack
Frederick Memoral
C Henry Hunsberger
Lemasters
Edna Ellen Louise
Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg
Hunsberger
Martha ©. Grossnickle
Glenn Grossnickle
Myersville
Berlin Conference Clouds Hope for European Peace
In Berlin four wartime powers face off as Molotov and Attlee, Eden and Bidault foil hopes for a united approach. Western Europe fears a single army backed by the US and Britain, while Moscow seeks division and leverage, making progress unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Varlow
Washington
Altewerdt
Bis
Berlin
United States
Dulles
Bitain
Eden
France
Bidault
Russia
Alelotay
Coustadvly Wheales
Ssorld
Molotov
West
Europe
West Germany
Britain
Western Europe
Moscow
Rusia
Germany
Heart Association Plans February Campaign in Frederick
Frederick County Heart Association executives meet in City Hall to plan February efforts. William A. Drews named campaign manager and will form committees. Mayor Donald B. Rice is president. State figures attend Maryland luncheon unveiling the national campaign with Dr Helen Taussig and Margaret O Brien assisting. Local chapter funds support a summer cardiac camp, Winchester Hall heart chim e, literature purchases, and hospital beds for child patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Heart Association
City Hall
William A. Drews
Donald B. Rice
Heart Association of Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Helen Taussig
Margaret O Brien
Clyde Arbogast
Maryland Heart Association
Cowles Andrus
Buhr
Winchester Hall
Focal Heart
Frederick County
Shriner Hall Wins Interdorm Playday Contests
Shriner Hall defeats Col-Jentz and Meyran Halls at Hood’s drill gym, capturing 56 points in basketball and swimming to Mesxran's 44 and Coblentz's 22. Miss Virginia Parker of Bath Me announces. Playday sponsored by the Athletic Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shriner Hall
Col- Jentz
Meyran
Hood
Interdorm
Gawdrill
Shriner
Mesxran
Coblentz
Virginia Parker
Bath
Playdas
The
Athletic Association
Te Q
Gan
Mesran Hall
Henry Wilson
Mss
Virginia McCulmame
Jeremiah Len
Maplewood
N. J
Colbath
Coblentz Hall
Marlene Miller
Berwyn
Ellen Rosser
Bethesda
Hudson Pool
Pesey Richards
Easton
Cohlentz
Dorothyann Fradd
East Orange
Aliss Elizabeth Borden
Erie
Benjamin Franklin's Large Family Membership
Yes, he was the 13th child in a family of 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Side Glances and Community News Notes
Side Glances reports Meyran and Shriner swimming results in a Plasday event with Meyran taking second, Coblentz losing, and a paper-mache ostrich prize. A former Sault Ste Marie mayor, Theodore McKinney, relocates to Frederick with wife, cites milder climate and family ties. Also notes a state contract to Convar’s Electric Co. for Loch Raven electric distribution work.
Germantown Baptist Church Dedicated in Maryland
Germantown Baptist Church in Maryland dedicated its new $17,000 building with a 250 seat sanctuary, 10 classrooms, and a fellowship hall. Rev C A Brubaker, pastor since 1935, led the service with Rev C Thomas as executive secretary of Maryland Baptists and several Seneca Association pastors participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown Baptist Church
C. C. Thomas
Maryland Baptists
Thomas Shreeve
Leonard Carmack
Horace Dubois
Robert Crowley
Seneca Association
C 4A
Brubaker Garnett Umberger
Brubaker
Travilah Baptist Church
Mount Zion Baptist Church of
Bethesda
Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
American University
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Boyle
the News
Paul L. Althouse
Aliss
Rebecca L. Domer
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Creagerstoun
Mulmusters
Elien C EL. Powell
Grasson AL Domer
Daisy Mi Domer Stull
Rfd
Florence E
Frank L. Stoner
Raymond R Zimmerman
Dull Avenue
Wicham
Marion Zimmerman
VOICE
I McCarthy Ur-Wis
Senate Investigations
Voice of America Engineering
Eisenhower
Miss Huffer
Julian Linwood Oliver, Jr
Hero
Davis Studio
Hunter Bowers
Heart Assn
Palle SA
Casfar
Sharpe
Perste
Milquetoast
Sault Ste Marie
Richigan
Theodore
McKinney
Watkins Acres
Sault
Mercury
Mary
Washington, D C
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Russell Law
Chateau-Thierry
Sault Board of Education
State Department of Public ‘Improvements
Convar's
Electric Company
Maryland Training School For Boys
Loch Raven
Conway i
M. Bay
U.S
Pat
Beret
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