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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1968
Page
4
On Sunday August 4 the event at the Armory begins at 10 a.m. with a MARS meeting a swap session and a prize drawing. The top prize for the ham radio fest is a Swar 3000 Sideband Transceiver. Equipment displays will be open for visitors to inspect.
Philip N. Hunter of Hagerstown Eastern Division Manager Potomac Edison to MC the Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club Hamfest banquet. The event draws about 700 operators and families to Winchester Virginia for August 3 4 activities.
The Gaver descendants of George Dallas and Martha Hes son held their first reunion at the Specht home in Middletown with 45 attendees. Harry Warshmn led plans to repeat next year on July 20 at the Raritan Club Pavilion Wolfsville, inviting all Gaver descendants.
Governor Shafer during a two week Rockefeller campaign tour in Michigan said Nixon is far ahead now but Rockefeller has an excellent chance at the Republican nomination. He noted an open convention possibility and commented on Pennsylvania's 1964 delegates to the Miami Beach meeting.
Twenty five members and two visitors attended the regu lar meeting of Samaritan Rebekah Lodge last Friday evening with the Noble Grand Mrs Edith Trussell presiding. The lodge charter was draped in memory of former Past President Florence De Bow who died July 5. The Judge held its annual picnic Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Monocacy Village Park. The Past Noble Grands will visit the Aged Cottage at The IOOF Home Thursday evening for the monthly birthday party. The next regular meeting will be June 26 when the Rebekah Degree will be conferred on candidates from Centennial Lodge Oak Grove Rebekah Lodge and Samaratan Rebekah Lodge.
Frederick County volunteers won multiple honors at the Upper Montgomery County Volunteer Fire Department parade in Beallsville. Highlights include the Frederick County Highlighters as top appearing majorettes, Guardian Hose Company Thurmont for longest distance apparatus, Mount Airy VFC for best appearing pumper under 300 gpm, Gaithersburg for best appearing fire company, Browningsville for best appearing band, Cabin John Park for best appearing pumper over 500 gpm and oldest piece of equipment, Damascus for most in line, Hyattstown for best appearing ladies auxiliary, Rockville for best appearing laddered truck, Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad for best appearing squad car, and Hyattstown for best appearing ambulance.
The 167th Military Airlift Group in Martinsburg West Virginia will become the 167th Aeromedical Airlift Group on August 1. The unit retains nine C 121 Super Constellation aircraft and shifts to a patient movement emphasis after earlier plans for deactivation. It has supported the Military Airlift Command on domestic and offshore missions including bases in Alaska Newfoundland Labrador Bermuda.
Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, and Guantanamo Bay Cuba are served by aeromedical evacuation flights. Each flight typically includes one flight nurse and two male medical specialists. Guard nurses have completed a six week flight nurse course at the School of Aerospace Medicine Brooks AFB Texas.
A month old African lion cub weighing 63 pounds was kept behind bars at the Chicago Avenue district police station after Gary Spine, 25, brought it in and offered to donate it. He said the cub was brought from Africa after its mother died and was kept in custody as a precaution.
Honest Politician Walter L Kennedy Republican from Chelsea announces re election bid in a Tuesday press release The 48 year old car dealer says he has three children one wife and one horse and acknowledges limited resources but needs the money Kennedy is aiming for a fifth term
The Libertytown High School Alumni Association will hold its eighth annual meeting Saturday.
On July 20 the Liberty town fire hall hosts an evening program starting with a lucky hour at 6 30 dinner at 7 30 a business meeting then dancing and rentertainment from 9 to midnight Historic Chestertown on Maryland's Eastern Shore and a small private coeducational liberal arts college is listed, enrolling 656 students with about half pursuing graduate study.
Miss Gladden Ward daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald E Ward of 1205 Motter Ave has been awarded an unrestricted scholarship to attend Washington College in Chestertown She is a recent graduate of Sandy Spring Friends School and Washington College located in
Maryland families ended 1967 with a record $198 billion of life insurance in force, an increase of $2 billion during the year, the Institute of Life Insurance reports.
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