Supreme Court reinterprets Constitution to reapportion Maryland Senate
James Ensor of RFD 2 New Windsor and Mrs Shirley L Happ Braddock Heights Md object to the ruling that sets Senate seats by population. They argue it undermines the two chamber system and expands federal power, urging steps to impeach Justice Earl Warren and calling for scrutiny of the Court's decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Senate of
Maryland
United States Senate
Earl Warren
James
Ensor
After Sputnik era shifts study focus among elite youths
Following the 1957 Sputnik launch interest in science and engineering among the top students declines slightly while social sciences and humanities rise. A National Merit semi finalists survey of about 68,000 students shows males shifting toward teaching and languages, females toward social sciences, with medicine steady and overall science still attracting about half. The trend reflects adapting youth values to national needs as space interest wanes.
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United States
Life Span Doubled And The Fight For Healthy Old Age
About 90 million Americans over thirty now live longer than previous generations. Life expectancy at birth was 49.24 years in 1900, but at age 30 today it adds 43.4 years for a total of 73.4 years. Degenerative diseases begin before birth, with aging illnesses starting in adolescence. Modern medicine targets preventing noninfectious diseases early, aiming for healthier, longer lives.
Letter backs repair of Culler Memorial Fountain in Baker Park
A letter to The News argues to repair or rebuild the Culler Memorial Fountain rather than demolish it. The author notes cost, replacement concerns, and the fountain as a Lloyd Culler memorial of Frederick, urging restoration to preserve city history and park dignity.
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Baker Park
News
News and Post
Culler
City Hall
Lloyd C. Culler
Frederick
Fifty Years Ago Items From The News Post July 7 1914
Contractor Martin C Kemp won the Frederick Fair Association bid to build the entrance structure at the southwest corner of the grounds. The one story building will be 65 by 30 feet. Lilly of the Swamp, the 33 year old United steamer, was moved to the United Engine house after repairs. Roy Shipley Keefer and Harry Gilbert, returning from a motorcycle trip, damaged Keefer Gilbert’s front wheel near Atlantic City. Gilbert escaped with minor bruises. Bernard W Thomas, son of Deputy Register J Fenton Thomas, is hired as a traveling agent for the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad, after six years with the line. S W Barrick Lime Company of Woodsboro operates a seven passenger Packard for daily service to and from Woodsboro, with Hugh F Willis in charge of the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin C. Kemp
Frederick Fair Association
Lilly
United Steamer
Independent
United Engine House
Roy Shipley
Keefer
Harry Gilbert
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Keefer Gilbert
Gilbert
Bernard W. Thomas
Register of Wills
J. Fenton Thomas
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
W. Barrick Lime Company
Woodsboro
Hugh F. Willis
New Market
Leap Year Fails to Boost Marriage Licenses in Frederick
Twenty years ago July 7 1944 report notes the leap year did not fix the marriage license shortage in the county clerk’s office. A survey showed few eligible bachelors.
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Court House
Frederick County
Lawrence B. Fenneman
War Manpower Commission
Casper E. Cline Jr
Rockwell Terrace
Frank Dorsey
Police
Births Reported at Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick Memorial Hospital records births for several families. George W Miller and Mary Ann Dowd welcome a son George William Marlin Jr. Michael Nelson arrives for George Cline’s family. Sandra Lee Sweeney, Cynthia Aon Orn dorff, Christopher Todd Flanagan Jr., Kimberly Kay Skiles, Terri Jo Blank, Roxanne Dutterer, and Timothy Daniel Bowlus are listed as newborns with respective parents and locations.
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George W. Cline
RFD
Myersville
Michael Nelson
James F. Sweeney
South Carroll Street
Sandra Lee
Bernard C. Orndorff
Lovettsville
Cynthia Aon
Felix T. Flanagan Jr
Washington Street
Christopher Todd
Flanagan
Evelyn Sowers
Burkittsville
SP-5
Larry H. Skiles
Poplar Heights
Frederick
Kimberly Kay
Ezra W. Blank Jr
Terri Jo
Calvin Dutterer
Westminster
Roxanne
Jack S. Bowlus Sr
Union Bridge
Timothy Daniel
Local Social News Notes Harold Miller Presides at Optimist Club
Mr Harold D Buck Miller formerly of Monrovia and now in Greensboro North Carolina has been installed as president of the Greensboro Noon Optimist Club. He is a branch manager for Aetna Finance Company and is the son of Mr and Mrs Harry Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold D
Buck) Miller
Monrovia
Greensboro
N.C
Greensboro Noon Optimist Club
Miller
Aetna Finance Company
Harry Miller
Third Street
Terri Lorraine Miller
Claude Miller Jr
West South Street
Lawrence Massier
LeGore
David Allen
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Charles E. Duffin
Carver Apartments
Duffin
Rosetta Davis
Angella R. Beckley
RFD 5
Frederick
Milton Wall
Alexandria
Goshen
Indiana
Howard Clive
Carroll Parkway
McCutcheon
Chase Manhattan Bank
San Juan
United Appeal Workers Named in Frederick
Miss Hershberger a Frederick public service leader will chair the city’s United Appeal business and professional groups. She has led the women’s division of the drive, exceeded her goal, and served as Mental Health campaign chair in 1961. She is active with the Red Cross Salvation Army Zonta East ern Star and Lutheran Church.
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Knights of Columbus
St. John's Catholic Church
Miss Hershberger
Frederick
Maryland Department of ‘Employment Security
Community Chest
United Appeal
Appeal
Key Nominated For Hall Of Fame Controversy Looms Over 1965 Balloting
An article lists early nominees for the Hall of Fame including Andrew Carnegie Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr Jefferson Davis Jane Addams and Luther Burbank while noting debate over who should be seated and where they sit in the ceremony seating arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Jane Addams
Luther Burbank
Realtors Hold Luncheon Meeting in Frederick
William Hammond executive secretary of Maryland Board of Realtors told about 30 members that belonging to the association benefits the professional. Dr Norvell Belt noted a potential eastern seaboard metropolitan growth and farm land values near $2000 per acre. The talk highlighted local state and national membership advantages, the standard commission schedule, ethics code and upcoming meetings in September at the Washingtonian Motel Gaithersburg.
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William Hammond
Maryland Board of Realtors
Francis Scott Key Ball Room
Frederick County
Baltimore
Washington
Frederick
Norvell Belt
California
Trammond
Emmett Bowlus
Belt
Washingtonian
Gaithersburg
Funeral Services for Rev Dr Henri Kieffer Held
Funerals for Rev Dr Henri L G Kieffer pastor emeritus of Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ were held Monday at 2 pm. Rev Paul L Althouse led with Rev Kenneth Bishop assisting. Attendees included Potomac Synod clergy, church consistory members, and Rotary Club members. Honorary pallbearers listed. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery Hagerstown.
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Henri L. G. Kieffer
Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ
Evangelical United Church of Christ
Paul L. Althouse
Kenneth Bishop
Potomac Synod
Rotary Club
Walter H. Duvall
John Ed. Schell
Allen G. Quynn
James H. Gambrill
Edward C. Hartman
Carl Weakley
R. Ames Hendrickson
Rose Hill Cemetery
Hagerstown
M. R. Etchison and Son
One in ten Americans affected by mental illness
A statistic indicates that one person in ten in the United States becomes incapacitated by mental illness, highlighting the prevalence and impact of mental health conditions on daily life and societal resources.
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United States
Autopsy Report Awaited in Infant Death Case
Deputy State's Attorney William Wenner said the written autopsy report for the infant found in a cardboard box near Yellow Springs last Wednesday has not arrived, with officials noting autopsy results typically take a week or longer. Mary E. Jackson, 20, of East Seventh Street, is identified as the infant's mother, and attorneys argue against prejudicial statements while formal charges are not yet filed. The case includes inquiries by state police and city detectives, and a funeral is planned for other listed local deaths with services and interment details.
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William W. Wenner
Wenner
Yellow Springs
Henry I. Stafford
Mary E. Jackson
East Seventh Street
Stafford
Elis G. Carty
Miss Jackson
State’s
Edwin F. Nikirk
E. Maurice Bealcourt
Mary Jane Beall
Cedar Grove
Maurice Beall
Marylander Nursing Home
Germantown
William Rufus
Ida Mae Whittington Furdum
Upper Seneca Baptists Church
Damascus
William E. Beall
Steve Rodgers
Salem
N.J
Olin L. Molesworth
Upper Seneca Baptist Church Cemetery
Deaths Mrs James J Arnold and Mrs Carrie Abbott
Mrs James J Arnold 75 of Emmitsburg died Monday night at Western Maryland Hospital after extended illness. Survived by husband James J Arnold son and two daughters plus siblings and ten grandchildren. Requiem Mass Thursday at St Josephs Emmitsburg with interment at St Josephs cemetery. Mrs Carrie L Abbott 83 widow of Samuel P Abbott died Monday near Lovettsville. Survived by brother Walter B Williams and nieces and nephews. Services Wednesday at Brown Funeral Home Lovettsville with interment at Columbia Gardens Arlington.
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iLester L. Reynolds
Lester Lee Reynolds
Marlboro
New York
Brunswick
Naval Hospital
Albany
Reynolds
Steadman Keenan Post
American Legion
Theodore Reynolds
Edna Reynolds Utterback
Marion Green Reynolds
Lester Lee Reynolds Jr
Knoxville
James Edward
Clyde Ruchard
Charles Alan
Joseph W. Reynolds
C.H. Feete and Brother Funeral Home
Wade Hampton
St. Marks Cemetery
Peterssville
Hamilton J. Slusher
Viola Baker Slusher
White Hall Farm
King George County
Virginia
Fredericksburg
W. L. Slusher
White Hall
Ruth Baker Matranga
Clearwater
Fla
Wheeler and Thompson
First Baptist Church
James J. Arnold
Mary Pearl Arnold
Emmitsburg
Western Maryland
Hagerstown
Frederick County
Jacob L
Addie Wagerman Topper
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary
American Legion Auxiliary
Francis X. Elder
Francis X. Arnold
Charles B. Pitzer
Elmira
N. Y
Willard C. Weikert
Gettysburg
Roberta
Daniel C. Topper
Benjamin Topper
Alabama
Ruth Eckenrode
Hanover
Alice Woods
Samuel P. Abbott
Carrie L. Abbott
Lovettsville
Charles and
Sally Feitz Williams
New Jerusalem Lutheran Church
Walter B. Williams
Brown Funeral Home
Michael W. Kretsinger
Columbia Gardens Cemetery
Arlington, Va
Funeral Held for Rt Rev William F Culhane at Mt St Marys
Funeral services were conducted Monday at 11 a.m. in the Mt St Marys College chapel for Rt Rev William F Culhane treasurer of Mt St Marys College Emmitsburg who died last Thursday Rev T Austin Murphy auxiliary bishop of Baltimore celebrated the Solemn See Mass and led rites at the grave in the college cemetery Senior lay faculty pallbearers Dr John W Richards Dr Robert T Marshall Prof Gerald C Orosz Prof Robert J M Henke Prof Dominic G Greco and Prof James J Phelan Honorary pallbearers included other faculty and Donald P Quinn Sr president of the college National Alumni Association Rt Rev George D Mulcahy rector Mt St Marys Seminary delivered the eulogy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Culhane
Mt. St. Mary’s College
Emmitsburg
T. Austin Murphy
Baltimore
John W. Richards
Robert T. Marshall
Gerald C. Orosz
Robert J. M. Henke
Dominic G. Greco
James J. Phelan
Donald P. Quinn Sr
Mt. St. Mary's College
National Alumni Association
George D. Mulcahy
Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary
New President Elected for American Legion Auxiliary
Mrs Richard Palmer was elected president of the American Legion Auxiliary at the monthly meeting at the Legion Home. Officers include Grace Stull as first vice president and Emery Staley as second vice president with Patrick ONeill recording secretary and William Miller corresponding secretary. Other posts fill by Joseph Holdcraft treasurer Howard Hanson chaplain Dorothy Stroup historian Matthew Morrissey sergeant at arms and executive members Gladys MacDougal James Grove Richard Butler Verdie Dunn. Installation of officers will be held jointly with Legionnaires at 7 p.m. in July at the Legion Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Palmer
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Grace Stull
Emory Staley
Patrick O’neill
William Miller
Joseph Holdcraft
Howard Hanson
Dorothy Stroup
Matthew Morrissey
Gladys MacDougal
James A. Grove
Richard Butler
Verdie Dunn
Legionnaires
Legion
New Sabillasville School Approved Overcrowding Relief
Frederick County officials approve the Sabillasville school to relieve crowded Thurmont conditions. Glen Construction of Rockville to start next week, aiming completion before the 1965-66 school year. About 200 students expected. eight classrooms plus health rooms, library, admin area, and multipurpose space planned on 15 acres.
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Thurmont
Renn
Glen Construction Company
Rockville
Foxville
Sabillasville
Horman
Tam
Frederick County
Carroll Manor
State Department of Education
Ill Health Notices From Local Area Patients
Among the sick Mr Ruby Hoffman of Baltimore formerly of this city remains very ill at Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore Mrs Gloria Schreyer a surgical patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital Mrs Nellie Rockwell of Brunswick who had been a medical patient in University Hospital Baltimore since June 11 left the hospital last week and is spending a few days at the home of her son in law and daughter Dr and Mrs K C Hollet and son Kenny Ellicott City She will return home this week Interment will be in Mt Olivet Cemetery.
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Abra R&r. Keadle
Susan Irene Keadle
Waynesboro
Abram R. Keadle
Garfield
Sheridan and
Olivea Wolfe Toms
Smithsburg
Ringgold
First Christian Church
Alvie Toms
Point of Rocks
Herman ‘Toms
Clyde Toms
Merle Toms
Leah Kline
Otho Toms
James French
Ira Toms
Hagerstown
Merle Sheeley
Elsie Toms
RFD 3
Mt. Lena
Grove Funeral Home
Donald E. Reese
Green Hill Cemetery
Ruby Hoffman
Baltimore
Union Memorial Hospital
Gloria Schreyer
East Second Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Nellie Rockwell
Brunswick
University Hospital
K. C. Hollet
Kenny
Ellicott City
Rockwell
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Shirley L. Happ
Braddock Heights
New Windsor
News-Post
Alexander Pope
Sena Aan
Realtors
Cora Lucinda Martin Shipley
William Ashley Shipley
Worcester
Massachusetts
Mt. Olivet
W. Merval Weaver
United Presbyterian Church
W. B. Watson
Jeffersonian Manor
Charles Town
W. Va
Grace
St. Marks
Petersville
C. H. Feete
Brother
Ernest P. Bear
Ernest Plain Bear
Scarpenter
Ridgeville
Frederick Condition
Rivers County
Chrisee Leak
Low
Tian
Hannah Plain Bear
Dionne
Nina Martin Bear
Tell Monroe W
Norman M
Ormond Beach
Florida
Vernon T
Bath
Bruce Shoemaker
Near Yellow Springs
Welzie M. Bear
Locust Grove Church of the Brethren
New Wind‘sor
D. D. Hartzler and Sons
Locust Grove
Donald Plank
Locust Grove Cemetery
George C. Barber
George Calvin Barber
Wakefield
Carroll County General Hospital
Carroll County
George C
Catherine Davis Barber
Della Lippy Barber
Barber
Wakefield Church of Surviving
Elmer Mueller
Harry C. Barber
Elmer S. Barber
Dorothy Barber
Lewis Barber
Hershell Barber
Wakefield Church of God
A v
Orgyl L. Dick
Leisters Cemetery
Edwin A. Peterson
Blanche Wachter Peterson
Maryland Masonic
Cockeysville
Charles S
Emma Jane Roderick Wachter
William L. Wachter
M. Leslie Hartweter
Brooks Funeral Home
York Road
Towson
Baltimore National Cemetery
Rev. Culhane
Senor
New Sabillasville
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
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