Tragedy on the Sierras Delivers City of San Francisco Front Page News
The City of San Francisco passenger train, with over 200 aboard, was stopped by a Sierra blizzard. Rescue teams battled 13 foot drifts and howling winds to free passengers as in 1848 the Donner Party epitomized the mountain crossing peril. The piece recalls Donner Summit and nearby history amid ongoing heavy snows affecting highways and rail lines. It then shifts to local items: Emmitsburg Lions meet with guests Paul Keepers and David Martin. Christmas recap by George Wilhide. Boy Scouts drive. playgrounds replaced by Little League baseball with $300 annual cost. church ladies served a meal. Glade Valley Grange to meet January 22 at 8 p.m. in Walkersville Fire Hall. Marriage license issued in Ellicott City for Edwin Gartrell and Lorraine Eyler.
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San Francisco
High Sierras
Donner
Springfield
Sierras
Sutter's
Emmitsburg
Mia
Roy Maxell
Roy Bollinger
Charles Gillelan
Susan Daugherty
Peninah Gingell
Patty Jean Bower
Anniversary of Lee Birth Observed by Confederate Veterans
The Alexander Young Camp Confederate Veterans held a Park Hotel banquet with about 60 veterans and friends. Hon F J Nelson spoke on Southern Heroes. other speakers included Adolphus Fearhake Capt G B Philpot and Dr Edward Nelson. The piece also notes a railway drama at the Opera House and voting machines cost estimates for Frederick County. Blanche Bentz, three, was badly burned at home by lighting a stick in the kitchen stove.
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Robert E. Lee
Alexander Young Camp
Park Hotel
F. J. Nelson
Adolphus Fearhake
G. B. Philpot
Edward Nelson
Opera House
Frederick County
Jefferson
Frederick
Blanche
George Bentz
O Avenue
Miss Florence W. Dour Dies at Home in Frederick
Twenty years ago column items note Miss Florence W. Dour known as Miss Flex dies after stroke at 4 North Market Street. She long served as an art teacher and active in Frederick Art Club. Also reported: new public school building at New Market near completion with 300 student capacity. large Lee and Jackson banquet by Fitzhugh Lee chapter planned at Key Hotel. two men arrested in Hagerstown for attempting to peddle items stolen from Berry R. Ropp’s confectionery.
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Florence W. Dour
Veterans in Congress Shape U.S. Policy, Boyles Notes
Washington dispatch notes that a large share of Congress has military service, with Omar Xetchum of the Veterans of Foreign Wars tallying that 58 of 96 senators and 231 of 433 representatives are veterans across conflicts from Spanish American to World War II. It highlights multi war veterans and recalls biographies like A Leonard Allen born in a log cabin.
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Boyle
Arthur Edson
Washington
Truman
129Th Field Artillery
Congress
Omar Xetchum
Ed Martin
R-Pai
House
Senate
Martin
Frear
D-Dei
Hendrickson JR
Woodruff
Green
D-Ri
Neely
Wva
Gillette
Iowa
Connally
D-Tex
Martin and
Ketchum
Virginia
Rep
A. Leonard Allen
Dla
Congressional
Questions and Answers from a Historic Trivia Page
A reader asks about Latin novels, film in India, and La Follette's WWI expulsion vote. The page cites Apu leius for The Golden Ass as a rare Latin work, notes India as a major film producer, and mentions a 1919 Senate vote defeating expulsion. It also covers questions on aluminum, Chippendale furniture, Karakul sheep, chlorophyll, Iron Curtain, and Falcon Island’s volcanic eruptions as a periodic phenomenon.
Death notices from Washington and nearby communities
Deaths include George W Bartlett of Washington aged 52 who died after a lingering illness and is survived by his mother, widow, a son and three grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 10 from 5732 Georgia Ave NW with burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Also Edna M Keefer of Union Bridge found dead at 4 PM Friday. coronary occlusion cited. Age 62, survived by one brother, four nieces, one nephew, funeral Monday at 2 PM Mt. Union cemetery notes. Reginald S Koehler of Frederick died in Roanoke, Va. former Shenandoah Valley Railroad and Norfolk and Western employee for 33 years. Survived by son, two daughters, sister, and five grandchildren plus one great grandchild.
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Eorge W. Bartett
George W. Bartlett
Madison Avenue
Washington
Mr. Bartlett
Lottie Fry Bartlet
William Bartlett
Lovettsville
Faye MecGaha Bartlett
George William Bartlett
Selah Bartlett
Bartlett
Georgia Avenue
Arlington National Cemetery
Edna M. Keefer
Union Bridge
Herbert Martin
Upperco
Baltimore County
Martin
Miss Keefer
Carroll County
Frank
Annie Shank Keefer
Roy C. Keefer
Mt. Union Lutheran Church
D. D. Hartzler and Son
Donald Warrenfeltz
Mt. Union Cemetery
Reginald S. Kothler
Frederick
Roanoke
Reginald S. Koehler
Herman and
Josephine Mann Koehler
T. S. Bader
Charlies Sifford
Robert S. Tyson
Koehler
Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Funeral services for William L. Jordan to be held Monday
Funeral services for William L. Jordan, colored, will be held Monday morning at 1 o'clock from the funeral home at 106 East Church Street. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. M. R. Etchison and Son, funeral directors.
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William L. Jordan
East Church Street
Fairview Cemetery
M. R. Etchison and Son
Job's Daughters Officers Installed at Bethel No 28
Officers of Bethel No 28 International Order of Job's Daughters were installed January 9 in United Brethren Sunday School building with Miss Mary E. Dubel presiding. Honored Queen Felton received gifts from installing officers and guests from nearby towns attended the ceremony and refreshments followed.
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Bethel No. 28
International Order of Job's Daughters
United Brethren Sunday School
Mary E. Dubel
Ann Rothenhoetec
Gertrude Heimilier
Marshall
Nancy Wenzel
Hilda Mae Williams
Grace Butcher
Essie Wenzel
Betty Brutchey
Patsy Butcher
Patsy Lescalleet
Ann Daugherty
Libby Boyer
Mary A. Hursey
Janet Foland
Margaret Wayble
Catherine Engle
Connie Myers
Alma Martz
Sth
Jo Ann Schroeder
Evelyn Sullivan
Felton
Cy Heers
Kieser
Maryland
Rothenhoefer
Holden S Felton
Bethel
Uace Butcher
Mothers Club
Balimie
Hoserstown
Rock Vlie
Westmmaster
Fredenck
Navy recruits begin training at Bainbridge and Great Lakes
Three county men recently joined the US Navy and are undergoing recruit training. Lesward V. Baugher, Franklin L. Valentine and Leonard F. Rice are stationed at Bainbridge Maryland and Great Lakes Illinois Naval Training Centers respectively, to complete basic training.
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UO OS Navy
Lesward V. Baugher
Chillard A Stiely
Wisnerstrem
Franklin L. Valentine
Wilburn Valentine
Thurmont
Naval Training Center
Bainbridge
Leonard F. Rice
Marion W. Rice
Route
Naval Treniag Comer
Greet Lakes
Did Churchill Make A Sale In Congress
Washington observers note Prime Minister Churchill delivered a carefully crafted address to Congress, framing British needs in American terms and stressing unity with the United States. His messages on steel, military aid, and global alliances intertwined with warnings to communists and praise for bipartisan American policy. Churchill’s calm, deliberate delivery underscored Britain’s postwar burdens and the hope for continued Anglo American cooperation despite occasional diplomatic strains.
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Washington
Churchill
Sale
David Lawrence
Congress
House of Commons
Britain
Africa
Asia
Vandenberg
Thamipion
United States
Korea
America
Truman
Middle East
Suez
Franklin Roosevelt
Southeast Asia
Israel
British Commonwealth of Nations
Atlantic
Formosa
Red China
General MacArthur
Europe
Frederick weighs fluoridation of city water
Frederick officials consider adding fluoride treatment to local water to combat tooth decay. Mayor Donald B. Rice says city chemist George K. Smith will study the Hagerstown system and may visit to observe operations. The idea has been discussed by the Maryland League of Municipalities and the county health supervisor. Dental society members support evaluating the method for school children.
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Frederick City
Donald B. Rice
George K. Smith
State Health Department
Baltimore
Mr.Smith
Hagerstown
Frederick
Maryland League of Municipalities
Warren R. Evans
Board of Education
Frederick County Dental Society
Three From Here Take Part In Hood Recital
Three girls from Frederick performed in a Hood College student recital in Brodbeck Hall on Friday. Anne Smith Sally Bowers and Betty Jane Stambaugh were featured with selections from Mascagni Curran Schubert and Bach. The second half aired on radio and a reception followed in Meyran Hall. The article also notes Panama Canal Zone transfer to the United States by treaty on February 26 1904 and market prices for wheat barley corn.
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Frederick
Brodbeck Hall
Hood College
Anne Smith
Ross V. Smith
Thurmont
Sally Bowers
Martin L. Bowers
Betty Jane Stambaugh
Charles Stambaugh
Taneytown
Music Department
Music Department Faculty. Miss Smith
Pietro Mascagni
Pearl Curran
Miss Bowers
Franz Schubert
Miss Stambaugh
Falso
Jean Philippe Rameau
Joyce Pritchard
Morristown
N. J
Ernesto Lecuona
Malaguena
Ruth Whittaker
Harrisburg
Johann Sebastan Bach
Jean Dauber
Washington
Leo Sowerby
Myrna Have
Greensburg
Miss Hays
The
Sun
Grace Evangelical
Reformed Church
Blanche Boniface
Mezzosoprano
Atlantic City
Benedetto Marcello
Gretchen Amos
Vero Beach
Fla
Gustav Klemm
A. Buzzi Reccia
Miss Smith
Meyran Hall
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Republic of Panama
Hood Club Elects New Officers Aide in Fund Drive
New Hood Club board convened with Miss Roenan Fairney named president at home on Fairview Avenue. Officers include Mrs. Lawrence Baldwin as vice president and Mrs. Francis Gather Jr. as secretary plus treasurer, alumnae secretary, and several members. They plan fundraisers to complete a 1000 installment toward a 3000 pledge to Hand Forward Program, including a spring rummage sale and a street fair.
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New Hood Club
Roenan Fairney
Frederick County Hood Club
Fairview Avenue
Lawrence Baldwin
Francis Gaither
Robert Davis
Mary Grace Helfenstein
The
College
Charles Lanner
Hood Club
William Kreh
Theron Green
Charles Heck
G. Hunter Bowers
Charlotte Smith
Samuel Deterding
Side Glances from Camp Campbell and Mt Airy
Village notes at Camp Campbell where Sgt Burns is stationed with the U S Army. Mrs Burns is the former Miss Jonine Hoade daughter of Mr and Mrs L C Hoade. Shad Haines suffered a break above the wrist and will be unable to resume duties until mid February. Various local residents including Mrs H W Smith of Brunswick and Mrs W O L Haines of New Windsor visit relatives in Linwood and Mt Airy. Mrs Paul E Wright underwent an appendectomy at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Donald Harrison at Mt Airy was admitted to Johns Hopkins for an operation. Norman Burdette returns home from Frederick Memorial Hospital after a leg fracture. Murray Nicodemus of Liberty town admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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Tucky
Camp Campbell
Sgt. Burns
U. S. Army
Shad Haines
Haines
Park Avenue
Mt. Airy
H. W. Smith
Brunswick
W. OL Haines
New Windsor
Myrl Fogle
Linwood
Lester Mullinix
Long Corney
Women's Hospital
Baltimore
Paul E Wright
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Donald Harrison
Airy
Johns Hopkins Hospital
William Pryor, Sr. Thurmont
Norman Burdette
Creagerstown
Murray Nicodemus
Libertytown
Engagements announced across Maryland and beyond
Multiple wedding engagements announced: Betty Jane Thompson to James Blumenauer in Brunswick Frederick residents Kathleen Virginia Trout engaged to Richard H. Trout Detour Union Bridge couple James V. McCuller announces Kathleen Virginia Trout engagement. no wedding date set. Marceline LaRue Eccard engaged to Joseph C. Thompson II Baltimore Mount Lebanon pair with nursing and engineering backgrounds. Bethany and Towson details. Patsy Jane Schrover to Gordon L. Lushbaugh of Leitersburg further details of schooling and employment noted. no wedding date set.
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Jesse C. Thompson
Brunswick
Betty Jane
James Blumenauer
George D. Blumenauer
Frederick
James V. McCuller
Union Bridge
Kathleen Virginia
Richard H. Trout
Harry Trout
Detour
H. B. Eccard
Myersville
Marceline LaRue
Joseph C. Thompson, II
Baltimore
Mr. Thompson
Mount Lebanon
Health News From Frederick Area Obituaries and Recoveries
Among the sick in Frederick Mr E D McCain recently operated on at Frederick Memorial Hospital has returned home and is able to be about the house Mr Boate Myers at 105 East Seventh Street has been at Frederick Memorial Hospital for the past week and is improving He expects to return home soon Mr Robert C Plush of 429 North Market Street was taken suddenly Wednesday and moved to his daughter Mrs Lewis Elworthy’s home Miss Eleanor Pearce of Cambridge Massachusetts underwent an operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital and will recuperate at her parents home Dr and Mrs A Austin Pearce Upper College Terrace Arm remains entangled in a mechanical issue at Mt Aky Milling Company
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E D. McCain
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Boate Myers
East Seventh Street
Robert C. Plush
North Market Street
Lewis Elworthy
Willis Street
Westminster
Eleanor Pearce
Cambridge
Mass
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
A. Austin Pearce
Upper College Terrace
Ae Mt Aky Milling Gupay
Local opinion split on college athletics reforms in Frederick County
Residents discuss the American Council of Education proposal to end post season games and award scholarships by need and academic ability. In six interviews from Woodsboro, New Midway, LeGore, Shimmsville, and nearby towns, opinions vary on bowl games and merit based scholarships, with a slight minority opposing both changes.
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Emmitsburg
Thurmont
Woodsboro
Frederick County
American Council of Education
Everyday English Lesson Word Mistakes Guide
A compact guide highlighting misuse of common phrases and mispronunciations. It notes omitting unnecessary words like to go in questions, and explains correct pronunciations for arthritic and ambassador. It offers a daily word goal with introspection and points out a stingray example with a jellyfish’s paralyzing barbs.
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Synonimus
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Edwin Leon Gartrell
Walkersville
Lorraine Frances Eyler
the News
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Mehrie C Wier
Camp LoJour
Charles W Wise
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India
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
U. S
Germany
Minnesota Commission of Public Safety
Chippendale Furniture
Thomas Chippendale
Winston Churchill
Westminster College
Fulton
Souri
Falcon Island
Job’s Daughters
Hood
Tt. Webster
Sgu
Iou Progaslt West
Robert H. Remsberg
Buckeystown
Remsberg
Joan Crampton
Keefer Crampton
Hood Science Club
Schelkman
Science Club
August Schelkman
Urbana
Camp Detrick
Dr. Scheik- Man
Coblentz Hall
Dorothy Baird
Haddonfield
Joan Ball
Connellsville
Greece
Howard R. Kerchner
Charles
Myra
Athens
T Sgt. Kerchner
New York
Kerchner
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Charles H. Kerchner
Howard A. Kerchner
U. S. Air Force Section
A. P.O
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Warren T. Lenhart
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Magnolia Avenue
Lenhart
A. E. Cramer
Shirley
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Miami
Robert L. Lane
Patricia
Bobby
Susan
Sgt. Lane
Frankfurt
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Strassee
Dad
Wesshoffen
John H. Wetzel, Jr
Taney Apartments
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Mary Buhrman
Clyde Young
Graceham
Florida
Gerbue Myers
Gettysburg
Ivan G. Naugie
Frederick Graf Whelan
Corning
N.Y
Ernest ©. Webb
Chicago
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North Court Street
Mrs. Elmer
Ramesburg
New Design Road
Mis
John C Douglas
Roger Paul
Betty Jane Shadrach
Kenneth Burdette
Peter
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L. LaPrade
Liverpool
Rubert P. Burdette
Mr Airy
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Welsh
Olive
Charles Burns
Punbrem
Brett
Bernard W. Stull
Ava Janet
Norman Clifford Rippeon
Norman E. Rippeon
Miss Eccard
Middletown High School
Frederick Memorial Hospital School of
Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital
Towson
Thompson
Milwaukee
Wis
U.S. Navy
Carnegie Tech
Pittsburgh
Johns Hopkins
Bendix Corporation
Ray A. Schreyer
Patsy Jane Scehroyer
Gordon L. Lushbaugh
Leitersburg
Schrover
Columbia Business College
Lushbaugh
Magerstown High School
Tri-State Electric Supply Company
William Wiles
Sjamsville
Allen R. Smith
Maurice Donsife
Carl W. Angieberger
LeGore
Austin Dutrow
New Midway
Fogie
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