Fifty Years Ago News From Frederick July 22 1914
Local health notes cite Dr Thomas M Williamson reporting 8092 Red Cross Christmas Seals sold in 1913. City crews prepare Rockwell Terrace for an oil coating with street tearing and rolling. Maryland School for the Deaf reports two year maintenance and repair funding totaling 748,382.92 dollars under Principal T C Forrester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Thomas M. Williamson
Frederick County
Red Cross
Rockwell Terrace
Maryland School For the Deaf
T. C. Forrester
Safety in Bicycling Summer Raises Rider Awareness
The piece notes a seasonal rise in youthful bicycle riding and urges safety practices. It cites state inspection and licensing trends, required vehicle operation rules for riders, and recommended equipment like brakes tires bells reflectors and steering with one hand. It also mentions night wear high visibility clothing and school bicycle safety programs to reduce fatalities and injuries.
Khanh presses North Vietnam war stance as U S aid stalls
Vietnam premier Nguyen Khanh urged closer ties with his people to build morale and oppose Vietcong propaganda. He appealed on the tenth anniversary of division for North Vietnam refugees and religious groups, asking for American backing he did not receive from General Maxwell D. Taylor, who seeks a slower liberation strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nguyen Khanh
South Vietnam
Vietcong
Khanh
North Vietnam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Johnson
Taylor
Frances Henderson Named News Bureau Director at Morgan State
Mrs Frances M Henderson has been named director of the News Bureau and assistant professor of English at Morgan State College. She holds a BS from Wisconsin and an MED from Johns Hopkins, and has taught in Baltimore Public Schools. She has served as city or managing editor for three Afro American papers in Baltimore, Richmond, and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances M. Henderson
Morgan State College
Henderson
University of Wisconsin School of Journalism
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Baltmore
Richmond
Washington
AstroNauts Carpenter Undergoes Minor Surgery
Houston news confirms M Scott Carpenter, NASA astronaut, underwent minor surgery after a left toe fracture and right foot deformity from a Bermuda bike mishap. Doctors extended his stay in a Houston hospital for toe dislocation correction and right foot adjustment. he requested the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston, Tex
M. Scott Carpenter
Houston
Carpenter
Bermuda
Meeting Cancelled for New Market Fire Company
The New Market Fire Company cancels its upcoming Thursday meeting and will notify members of the next gathering later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Market Fire Company
Rebellion Rumors and Civil Unrest Plague Reich
Twenty years ago Swedish reports said two German divisions revolted in Prussia amid chaos suggesting early civil war, while communications faltered. Inclement weather pushed the Frederick Jaycees meeting to the YMCA as plans for waste paper drives and new projects moved forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Prussia
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Reich
Frederick Jaycees
Y.M.C.A
Jaycees
George Bonnell
Armed Services
Maryland Veterans Advisory Committee
Laurance M. Buck
Baltimore
Frederick
Four Injury Suits Filed in Circuit Court This Week
In three auto collision cases and a fourth suit, plaintiffs seek damages totaling 525,000 for permanent injuries. Ernest Anderson and others sue Clyde L Ambush of Adamstown for 525,000. George Henry Sigler sues Albert Remsburg and the Mercer Company for 25,000. George Thomas Ambush sues Gene Allen Stull for 25,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Anderson
Anna Anderson
Ernestine Anderson
Mary L. Brown
Gretchen Brown
Clyde L Ambush
RFD 1
Adamstown
Anderson
George Henry Sigler
Hagerstown
Albert Remsburg
Middletown
Earl W. H. Mercer and Son Company
Frederick
Sigler
Remsburg
Mercer Company
George Thomas Ambush
RFD 2
Urbana
Gene Allen Stull
Woodbridge
Stull
Desi Arnaz Sued for 36 Million Over Club Incident
A Cathedral City couple files a $36.75 million lawsuit against Desi Arnaz in Superior Court alleging assault battery slander and false imprisonment. The Youngs say Arnaz chased them at Thunderbird Country Club where they worked as janitors last January and Arnaz allegedly struck the husband when the wife was aided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desi Arnaz
Indio
Calif
Jack Young
Arnaz
Thunderbird Country Club
Young
Frederick's Riding Champions at Three-Phase Event
Frederick area riders captured two of three division championships at a Sunday Three-Phase event at Moxley Field. Susan Miller won Class B champion and Steve Poirier took Class D champion honors for Frederick, with other local riders placing across dressage and stable management categories.
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Steve Poirier
J. R. Poirier
Moxley Field
Sjamsville
Frederick Pony Club
Mary
Susan Miller
Culler Ave
Frederick
Jerry W S Miller
Tamsville
Seneca and Potomac
Montgomery County
Lcross
Baltimore
Brad Smith
Seneca
Arthur Tmirie
Potomac
Lida Zang
Annapolis
Sandy Fubini
Mary Richardson
Howard County
Arthur Imirie
Allan Imirie
Ann Bernsdorff
Allan Imrie
Elizabeth Brinkley
Janice Badir
John Smith
Ann Bersdorff
Peggy McFarland
Joey Sheehan
Steve Powier
Minor Accidents Reported In City
A county motorist was charged with driving without a license after a collision on East Patrick street. David G. Tyler, 72, of Frederick, caused $50 damage by hitting an iron bar. In a second incident on West Patrick street Dr. Stephen L. Daduk, 52, Braddock Heights, opened his door into a truck driven by Le Roy M. Robinson, 44, Middletown, causing $75 damage to the car and $15 to the truck. no charges were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David G. Tyler
RFD 3
Frederick
East Patrick Street
William McK
Boost
West Patrick Street
June Allyson gains $500 monthly increase in child support
Actress June Allyson widow of Dick Powell wins a court order boosting her child support to 2500 dollars per month from Powell estate. She cites illness of her second husband keeping her from working. Her children Pamela 16 and Richard 14 are named in the filing. Allyson married Glenn Maxwell last October about ten months after Powell's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
June Allyson
Dick Powell
Superior Court
Miss Allyson
Pamela
Richard
Glenn Maxwell
Powell
Birth notices for Julianne Bing ham and Kenneth Lee Ford
Dr and Mrs Gene A Bing ham announce the birth of their second child a daughter Julianne born Friday at Frederick Memorial Hospital Kenneth L Ford and Mrs Dorothy Margaret Scurlock announce the birth of their third child a son Kenneth Lee born July 16 in Japan weighing nine pounds Mrs Ford is the former Dorothy Scurlock of Wellston Ohio A L Ford son of Mrs Pauline Ford and Mrs George Runkles and son Gary returned home to Thurmont after two weeks in Columbus Georgia visiting Sgt and Mrs Keeney and Curtis Keeney They traveled by bus to Georgia and back by car with the Keeneys on 12 day leave Visitors to Mrs Roy Kefauver include Mr and Mrs Harry Swain Mr and Mrs John Cartee and Mrs John Keller
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene A. Bingham
Wyngate Drive
Julianne
Lal Frederick Memorial Hospital
Kenneth L. Ford
Japan
Kenneth Lee
Ford
Dorothy Margaret Scurlock
Hugh Scurlock
Wellston
Ohio
Eeney
Runkles
Roy Kefauver
Laurel
Harry Swain
West Fifth Street
John E. Cartee
Monocacy Village
John Keller
Walkersville
Illness and injuries reported in local hospitals
Mrs Myrtie Stultz of West Patrick street entered Frederick Memorial Hospital last night after a period of illness. Susan Sherry Swope, 15, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry M Swope of Lantz, fractured her right ankle falling from a tree at Waynesboro Hospital Monday. Ruth Dixon Thomas of Elm street remains a medical patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition. Harry C Zimmerman of Urner avenue Braddock Heights injured his neck in a fall at home last week and is improving slowly at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
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Myrtie Stultz
West Patrick Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Urner Avenue
Braddock Heights
Frederick ‘ Memorial Hospital
Deaths in Frederick Area Expose Local Notables
Multiple obituaries from Frederick area list deaths of Miss Helen Theo Allnutt Mrs. Calvin L Engle and others. Services announced for Saint Johns Church Mount Olivet Cemetery and local funeral homes. Names include Frank Allnutt Agnes Barnes and Mary Engle with extensive survivor details.
Obituary notices for Menchey and Selby families
Cecelia Sponsefler Menchey predeceased her husband in March 1943. Surviving are five children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, with services at Littles Funeral Home and burial at Mt. Carmel Cemetery Littlestown. M Jesse Selby, 74, of New Windsor, died after an extended illness. Surviving children and relatives listed. services at New Windsor Funeral Home followed by interment at Winters Cemetery.
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Cecelia Sponsefler Menchey
Eagles Lodge
Littlestown
Albert J. Menchey
Philadelphia
Mae Sowers
Gettysburg
Violet Knight
Lindora Blubaugh
Hanover
Lila Showe
This City
Mary Mumper
Littles Funeral Home
Elwood L. Bair
Tor
First Methodist Church of
M. Jesse Selby
New Windsor
Mollie Selby
Carroll County
Mordecai
Mary Jane Clingan Selby
Ray Viola Wagner Selby
Selby
Pipe Creek
Fannie Smith
Brunswick
Ernest Selby
Tyrone
D. D. Hartzler and Sons
Winters Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Clara Wolfe near Middletown
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for Mrs. Clara Viola Wolfe widow of Cleen S. Wolfe who died Saturday at her home near Middletown. The Rev Fred Horner officiated at Union Bridge funeral home with pallbearers Frank Bohn Earle Wilhide Blaine Broadwater Emmett Miller and Ralph and Edgar Bair. Interment followed in Lutheran cemetery Union town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Viola Wolfe
Middletown
Cleen S. Wolfe
Union Bridge
D. D. Hartzler
Edgar Bair
Lutheran Cemetery
Uniontown
Western Maryland College Receives Kresge Grant
Western Maryland College Westminster has been awarded a 15000 grant by the Kresge Foundation for the Centennial Expansion Program. The gift supports a 1967 68 plan to enlarge the campus to 1000 students with a science wing two dormitories a dining hall and renovations plus a new heating plant as part of a 3645000 project. The college aims to raise 1500000 from alumni and friends with 1200000 already on hand.
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Western Maryland College
Westminster
Kresger Foundation
Western Maryland
Friends
Kresge
Kresge Foundation
Death of 70 year old in Maryland traffic crash raises toll
AP report from Salisbury notes Mrs Blanche Taylor 70 of Chance Somerset County died Tuesday night at Peninsula General Hospital after a July 4 crash when a car driven by her husband Norman 73 was struck by another vehicle on Maryland 363 near Princess Anne. Statewide traffic toll rises to 282 versus 311 a year ago.
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Salisbury
Warren
Peninsula General Hospital
Blanche Taylor
Chance
Somerset County
Norman
Maryland
Princess Anne
Rodin Bronze Roaring Lion Donated to Baltimore Museum
Auguste Rodin's Roaring Lion bronze sculpture donated to the Baltimore Museum of Art by Louis E. Schecter a Baltimore advertising executive. The sculpture joins The Thinker in the museum collection as Rodin's only animal work.
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Scuupture
Baltimore
Auguste Rodin
Roaring Lion
Baltimore Museum of Art
Louis E. Schecter
Rodin
Thinker
Baltimore Museum
Racial Riots In Singapore Bring Curfew and Deaths
Singapore endures daytime curfew after three killed and 341 injured in Malay Chinese clashes. Prime Minister Razak announces tolls and arrests at a Kuala Lumpur news conference as 6,000 troops restore order. Riot police and troops patrol deserted streets amid efforts to prevent spread. A U S consulate car was attacked during the violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singapore
Peacing Prie
Tun Abdul Razak
Kuala Lumpur
Razak
U.S
Charles J. Rogers
Santa Cruz
Calif
Ketterman Family Reunions Honor Century-Plus Ties
The twelfth Ketterman reunion gathered about 150 at Cold Springs Park near Waynesboro Pennsylvania on July 19. Guests enjoyed food and games while officers were elected and prizes awarded for oldest participants and longest traveled couples.
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Ketterman
Cold Springs Park
Waynesboro
Grace
John Carey
Richard Sursher
Thurmont
Jack Farrow
Hagerstown
Richard Rolter
J. Raymond Tosten
Elzie Farrow
William Tosten
This City
William Ashbaugh
Richard Roiler
Katherine Carey
Chambersburg
Carl Knob
Wolf
Paul Louthan
Stewartstown
Albert Robinson
Vicky Wilson
Russell Pearson
Loretta Carey
Nancy Knob
James Trace
William Wilson
Two Acquitted Of Disorderly Conduct In City Court
Three area men faced disorderly conduct charges after a Saturday night brawl on East Patrick Street. Charles F. Clingan and Ernest P. Lyons were acquitted, while Charles R. Boone was found guilty after Officer Reed T. Thompson testified about the cruiser intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Y. Bennett
East Patrick Street
Charles F. Clingan
South Carroll Street
Ernest P. Lyons
Walkersville
Charles R. Boone
RFC 1
Frederick Boone
Reed T. Thompson
Woodrow Smith
Roger Wicks
Clingan
Boone
Lyons
Edwin F. Nikirk
Christmas Turkey Bonus Ruled Optional for Boeing Workers
A US District judge ruled the Christmas turkey bonus for Vertol Division Boeing Co employees from 1954 to 1962 was a custom, not a legal obligation. The decision centers on whether the annual gift constituted a contractually binding benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Vertol
Boeing Co
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Lou Oberhaus
Michael Prickett
Charles Forsman
Reuben B. Moxley
The
J Rolfe Castleman
Liamsville
Susan
Mary Lou Oberhaus
Marley McFarland
Marjorie Boutelle
Helen T. Allnutt
Helen Theo Allnutt
Home For the Aged
Springfield Hospital
Licksville
Richard J
Jennie C. Allnutt
Frank Allnutt
Gaithersburg
Glenna A. Cornwell
Washington, D.C
Home For the
Agnes C. Barnes
Kensington
Calvin L. Engle
Mary Ellen Engle
East Fourth Street
Monocacy Hall
Kirs. Engle
George C
Virginia C. Stockman Coran
Mary Catherine Wilcox
John C. Engle
Helen &. Gaither
Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ
Ladies Bible Class
Francis Scott Key
Post 11
American Legion Auxiliary
East Church Street
Mt. Olivet
M. R. Etchison
Phoebe E. Getzendanner
Knott Nursing Home
Charles Town
W. Va
Daniel and
Margaret Winebrenner Getzendanner
Zion Episcopal Church
M. B. Hollinger
Bryn, Maur
George Bonhag
Bethesda
Jack Getzendanner
Rawson
Allen Bartlett
Elmwood Cemetery
Shepherdstown
Smith
William Daniel Hall
War Memorial Hospital
Front Royal
Carrie Edwards
Scott
Randolph A. Keyes Jr
Orah Lucille Keyes
Lucketts
Loudoun County
Leesburg
Faith Chapel Presbyterian Church
Home Demonstration Club
William F. Menchey
Ranges Convalescent Home
Samjuel
Ann Myers Menchey
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