Fifty Years Ago in News Post January 2 1914
A well known citizen complains of city traffic blocking crossings with teams tied or halted in mud forcing pedestrians to detour. Dr J Duncan Spaeth of Princeton lectures on Shakespeare Julius Caesar Brutus in Hood College course. Real estate agent Grayson H Staley buys ten lots in College Park Swastika Realty project. Oyster shipment disrupted when a US express wagon and coal cart collide near the B and O station, scattering two buckets of oysters.
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News-Post
Shakespeare
J. Duncan Spaeth
Princeton University
Hood College
Brutus
Grayson H. Staley
College Park
Swastika Realty Company
Uite
United States Express
Baltimore and Ohio
Path to Job Security Lies in New Industries
Roger Blough of United States Steel argues that among the 100 largest firms in 1909 only 29 remain top players, showing older industries fade as new ones rise. He urges government and business to fund drastic research and create entirely new industries to provide abundant employment and sustain the American dream.
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America
Roger Blough
United States Steel Corporation
Pope Paul VI Commends American Virtues and Charity
The Pope contrasts the Ugly American thesis with his view of Americans as charitable, sincere, and disciplined. He notes many American priests show spiritual strength and hard work, urging a shift from self criticism to using spiritual power to curb aggression and injustice.
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Pope Paul VI
America
Holy Father
CEF Meeting Minutes Outline State Outreach Plans
Members of the Child Evangelism Fellowship of Maryland met in Baltimore to discuss expanding the Good News Clubs and outreach to unchurched children. County officers Mrs. Glenn Main Jr. and Mrs. Elmer J. Shelton Jr. attended in place of Donald Lynch with plans for a 25th anniversary and a Fall Fellowship Banquet led by Rev. Matthew Diachenko, with details to follow. The next county meeting is set for Tuesday at the Lafferty residence on Valley Street at 7:30 p.m.
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CEF
Child Evangelism Fellowship of Maryland
Fellowship
Baltimore
Good News
Glenn Main Jr
Elmer J. Shelton Jr
CEE
Donald Lynch
Child Evangelism of
Maryland
Matthew Diachenko
Aest
Child Evangelism Fellowship
Eugene Lafferty
Valley Street
Birthday dinner honors Mrs. Foster M Warrenfeltz
A Sunday evening birthday dinner was hosted at the Warrenfeltz home on Magnolia Avenue Mt Philip Road for Mrs. Foster M Warrenfeltz who turned 70. Attendees included Foster M Warrenfeltz Eugene W Warrenfeltz Charles N May and daughter Terry Bernard W Warrenfeltz and spouses.
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Foster M. Warrenfeltz
Magnolia Avenue
Bernard W. Warrenfeltz
Mt. Philip Road
Eugene W. Warrenfeltz
Charles N. May
Terry
Twenty Years Ago Items From News Post Files
Twenty years ago January 27 1944 reports state CALLER LAKE ice remains thick after a cold spell despite milder weather. Homeowners pay ten cents a stick to $22 a cord for firewood amid a coal shortage. County Commissioners used less than half of a $10 000 emergency fund with major draws for education and a sheriff trip to Portland for a prisoner return. Argentina breaks with Germany and Japan becoming the last American nation to sever Axis ties. ambassadors to be expelled.
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Caller Lake
Board of Education
Horace M. Alexander
Portland
Ore
Argentina
Germany
Japan
Americas
Axis
Woman Injured In Car Accident In Charleston
A Charleston woman Virginia Dorscher age 25 was treated and released from Frederick Memorial Hospital after a collision at North Market and Fourth. Harold Stitely driving a 1956 Pontiac failed to obey a traffic device causing $200 damage to both cars. Stitely faces a charge for running a red light.
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South Carolina
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Virginia Dorscher
Charleston
S.C
North Market
Fourth Streets
Stitely
East Coast Relay
Urbana Boys 4 H Club Holds January Meeting
The Urbana 4 H Club met January 24 at Urbana School with 15 members two leaders and two new members Audie Murphy and Frank Brandenburg. Officers elected were Gary Schipper president Jerome Snyder vice president Ken Weedy secretary Richard Melvin treasurer H Wilson Roderick reporter and leaders Earle Nicholson and William Wilcom Jr. The next meeting is February 27 at the Urbana School.
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Gary Schipper
Audie Murphy
Frank Brandenburg
Anita Schipper
Carolyn Nicholson
Jerome Snyder
Ken Weedy
Richard Melvin
H. Wilson Roderick
Earle Nicholson
William Wilcom Jr
Urbana
British Troops Quell East Africa Mutinies Across Kenya Tanganyika Uganda
British forces in Kenya Tanganyika and Uganda screened and disarmed rebel troops after a week of sporadic fighting. In Lanet Kenya 11th Battalion of the Kenya Rifles was disarmed and 300 soldiers held in a barbed wire compound. At Jinja Uganda 1st Battalion Uganda Rifles mutineers arrested. battalion command handed to an African. wives of British servicemen evacuated to Britain. Prime Minister Kenyatta vowed firm military action with no compromise.
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Tanganyika
Dar Es Salaam
Lanet
Kenya
Nairobi
Jomo
Spea
Kenyatta
Jinja
Uganda
Uganda Rifles
Britain
Local Health Notes On Residents’ Recoveries
Among the sick Mr. William M. Gladhill of Brunswick has returned home after a stay at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Harry C. Dash of Mon Roe avenue recovers from a slight stroke at Monocacy Hall Nursing Home. Mrs. Edna Leigenbrode Braddock Heights is a patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital for observation and treatment. Miss Linda Clem Thurmont has returned from St. Agnes Hospital Baltimore after treatment. Mr. Claude R. Johnson Sr. Washington D. C. who was critically injured in a motorcycle crash on Route 15 near Lewistown last Thursday evening is in fair condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
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William M. Gladhill
Brunswick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Harry C. Dash
Monroe Avenue
Monocacy Hall
Edna Leigenbrode
Braddock Heights
Linda Clem
Harvey Clem
Thurmont
St. Agnes Hospital
Baltimore
Claude R. Johnson Sr
Washington, D. C
Lewistown
Frederick County 4H Older Youth hears leadership talk
Richard D. Hammond of the Frederick Chamber of Commerce was guest speaker at Winchester Hall with about 20 members and advisor Miss Holly Akre present. He outlined three key leader traits intelligent forceful and fair.
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Richard D. Hammond
Frederick
Charles Wiles
Joe Biser
West Frederick
Damien
Lord Baltimore
Baltimore
Miss Akre
Sandra Burdette
Brenda Hahn
Jo Ann King
Jean Messer
Susan Messer
Sylvia Brauer
Harvey Clem
State Order
Turner Hall
Dorothy Emerson
Maryland
Miss
Cecil County
44 Club Foundation
UDC Lee Jackson Luncheon Highlights Civil War Remembrance
The Fitzhugh Lee Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy held its 67th Lee Jackson luncheon at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Judge C W Gregory led a business meeting after lunch while Miss Antoinette Brosius reported on the Maryland Division convention in Baltimore.
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Fitzhugh Lee
The
Daughers of the Confederacy
Francis Scott Key
C. W. Gregory
Antoinette Brosius
Maryland
Baltimore
Judge Gregory
Robert E. Lee
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
Green Briar Military Academy
Lewisburg
W. Va
Joseph Vona
Fitzhugh
Harold Manakin
C. Burr
Peace Corps Tests Set For February 8
Placement tests for Peace Corps applicants will be held February 3 at the Post Office building in Hagerstown and at the McCowley Building on Commerce Street in Baltimore. Tests begin at 8 30 A M and require a completed Peace Corps Questionnaire. Applicants must be American citizens at least 18 with no upper age limit. Married couples may apply if they have no dependents under 18.
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Peace Corps
Post Office
Hagerstown
McCowley
Commerce Street
Baltimore
College Peace Corps
Washington
Henson Loses Wedding Ring In Doughnut Batch
Minneapolis AP reports baker Michael Henson mislaid his wedding ring after mixing donut dough. He hopes it remains unfound by anyone who might bite on it.
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Minneapolis
Michael Henson
Henson
Camp Penile Camp in Thurmont
Thurmont hosts Camp Penile offering a camping program for youth with outdoor activities and educational sessions. Organizers promote safety, nature exploration, and community-building experiences for participants.
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Camp Penile
Thurmont
Du Pont Reports Record 1963 Earnings
The Du Pont Company announced record 1963 earnings of 472 million dollars or 10.05 a share, up five percent from 1962 profits of 452 million dollars or 9.60 a share, in New York.
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New York
the du Pont Co
Death notices of Basehoar Benner Garver Humerick Wolfe and Wolfe kin
Multiple obituaries from Taneytown and surrounding towns detail deaths of Mrs. Lula Benner Basehoar 80, Mrs. Alice Potts Davis 63, Mrs. Fannie Dorsey Garver 74, Mrs. Kathryn Hum erick 83, Robert S. Snider 70, Richard N. Wolfe 52, Miss Mary C. Wolfe 90 and others. Surviving relatives include siblings, spouses, and numerous grandchildren. Funeral services set at Fuss and Son Funeral Home Taneytown Jackson Methodist Church New Windsor and Bethel Church of God Cascade with interment at local cemeteries.
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Earl N. Davis
Alice Marie Potts Davis
Bartonsville
Theate William and
Daisy Potts
Philadelphia
Jackson Methodist Church
Marie Smith
Clarice DeLons
Frank Potts
Hicks Funeral Home
Fairview Cemetery
Woman Found Dead In Yard In Frederick
A 31 year old Frederick woman, Jean H Beaver of 22 East Second Street, was found dead in her back yard around 7 30am by a neighbor. She apparently fell from the first floor rear porch about seven feet to the ground. An autopsy is planned at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Survived by two daughters and a sister. Requiem Mass at St Marys Church in Hagerstown Tuesday at 10 am. Coffman Funeral Home of Hagerstown in charge.
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Frederick
Frederick County
B. O. Thomas ‘Sr
Jean H. Beaver
East Second Street
Charles V.main
Main
Frederick Memorial ‘Hospital
Hagerstown
L. Vinton
Emily Jamison Hershey
Hershey
Funeral notices for Ball Green Hough in Maryland area
Funeral services were held for Garnett C. Ball at 10 a.m. Saturday from 106 East Church with Rev. Maurice D. Ashbury officiating. Interment followed at Mount Olivet. pallbearers included Garnett Ball II and John Krantz Jr. Also honored were Charles D. Green, who died at Washington County Hospital, with services at Mt. Bethel Methodist Church near Foxville and pallbearers listed. Omitted survivors for Green include sons Charles C. Green and Roy L. Green. F. Hough, retired orchardist, died Thursday afternoon. services were conducted at 10 a.m. at the funeral home with interment at Pleasant Hill Cemetery Monrovia. pallbearers were Byrd Orchards employees. Interments followed at church or local cemeteries. funeral directors were M. R. Etchison and Son and Robert E. Dailey and Son.
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East Church Street
Church of the Brethren
Resthaven Cemetery
Hansonville
M. R. Etchison and Son
Garnett C. Ball
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Maurice D. Ashbury
All Saints Episcopal Church
Edgar Caywood
Garnett Ball II
John
Walter
Stanley Dade
John Krantz Jr
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Charles D. Green
Washington County Hospital
Mt. Bethel Methodist Church
Foxville
Arthur Wood
Jesus
C. W. Robinson
R. M. Heiston
Dale Reed
R. A. Fahnstock Sr
R. A. Fahnstock Jr
Bruce McCleas
Church Cemetery
Charles C. Green
Waynesboro
Roy L. Green
Smithsburg
Charles F. Hough
Lucy V. Hough
RFD
Monrovia
Mondcacy Hall
North Market Street
Alfred E. Smith
St. John’s Cathlic Church
Byrd Orchards
Charles Town
W. Va
C. M. Singass
Ralph Zombro
Roy Woodward
Phillip Singass
Edward Smallwood
Ollie I. Zombro
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Robert E. Dailey and Son
Almanack Use Sparks Contest Reader Insights
An Indiana man explains he shares the Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack with former friends to guide calf dehorning pig castration hen setting lamb tail docking hay cutting bean harvest and fence sprout cutting. An Arlington reader won for saying Almanack notes spice conversations with peers and business associates. Some readers suggest moon and star guided tips to improve cooking and tool use.
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Hagerstown
Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Almanack
Arlington
Tydings Seeks Senate Nomination Ousting Maryland Machine
Joseph D. Tydings filed for the U.S. Senate in Annapolis and pledged a vigorous campaign against Maryland's state Democratic machine. The 35-year-old Democrat expects to win his party's May 9 primary and noted his background as a former U.S. attorney for Maryland.
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Annapolis
Joseph D. Tydings
U.S. Senate
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Parkway Elementary School
National Institute of Dental Research
Bethesda
Ronald W. Robinette
Webster C. Leyshon
Chin Chung
Jerry Wis
Paolo
Frank J. Keefer
Wander
Edith Irene Barker
Roscoe Michael Crone
Tamara Sue Cashour
Nairobs
UDC
Lee-Jackson
du Pont Company
Amos C. Basehoar
Lula Benner Basehoar
Taneytown
University Hospital
Amos Calvin Basehoar
Alonzo and
Elizabeth Miller Benner
Trinity Lutheran Church
Tangetown
Joseph W. Benner
C. O. Fuss and Son Funeral
Donald C. Brake
Union Chapel
Libertytown
Roscoe Garver
Fannie Dorsey Garver
New Windsor
E. Buchey Garver
Randolph and
Ordella Buchey Dorsey
Walter Wantz
Eau S. Garver
Flora E. Daily
Linwood Brethren Church
D. D
Winter’s Cemetery
Samuel L. Humerick
Kathryn Elizabeth Humerick
York Springs
Annie M. Warner
Gettysburg
Hillsboro
Ill
John B
Martha Neusman Kipe
United Brethren Church of
LeRoy Humerick
Emmitsburg
Raymond Boller
Graceham
Allen Stull
Bernard Feeser
Jerre Lerew
Merkle Miller
Earl Kipe
Ellicott City
Carl Kipe
Highfield
Maude Kauffman
Martin Hovis
Mt. Holly Springs
Pittenturf
William Kennard
United Brethren
Robert S. Snider
Robert Samuel Snider
Loudoun County
Peter Snider
Mary Webb Snider
Rita Harding Snider
Margie Edwards
Virginia
Kate Eackles
Bolivar, V.a
Hall Funeral Home
Purcellville
Richard N. Wolfe
Richard Neal Wolfe
Fort Detrick
Clifton Road
Wolfe
Isa
Harry Edward
Flo Edith
James Soper
Luzon
Church of the Breth
Ten
Mary C. Wolfe
Walter H Smith
Kansas City
Washington County
Samuel and
Mary Himes Wolfe
Bethel Church of God
Cascade
Creager
Clarence McGaha
Jehurch Cemetery
Ss Nea
Tydings
Senate
U.S
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