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News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1953

Page

3

Water main crack repairs under pressure in Frederick

A crack appeared in a 12 inch water main from Fishing Creek reservoir near Blue Ridge Avenue in west Frederick. Water Superintendent William J. Davis said repairs would be made under pressure with a new pipe section to replace the cracked main without cutting off city supply. Dynamiting for nearby sewer pipe installation is cited as the cause.

Fishing Creek Reservoir William J. Davis Water Department Mr. Davis Blue Ridge Avenue Biggs Avenue West Frederick Frederick Davis Linganore Creek Fishing Creek East Church Street

General Assembly Set To Meet On Aug Twelve

UNITED NATIONS July 21 delegates prepare for a full General Assembly session on Korea starting August 12 if a Panmunjom truce is signed this week. Plans for a Korean political conference to open 90 days after the armistice are shaped with Western delegates pushing a one nation conference concept. An informed source lists a 12 nation U N bloc including United States Britain France India Turkey Greece Philippines Netherlands Australia Belgium Thailand and South Korea. On the Communist side would be Soviet Russia Communist China and North Korea. Lester B Pearson will convene the third session of the General Assembly after a truce is signed to set the U N position and select a conference venue.

United Nations BU. N General Assembly Korea Panmunjom U.N United States Britain France India Turkey Greece Philippines Netherlands Australia Belgium Thailand South Korea Soviet Russia China North Korea Lester B. Pearson U. N

Maryland road bonds sold at higher rate

The State Roads Commission sold 25 million dollars of highway bonds at a 5 percent higher interest rate than the previous issue. Union Securities Co. and Halsey Stuart & Co. led a syndicate bidding the 15 year note, costing the state 2,5874 in interest. The sale funds are for projects under construction or under contract through year end.

Baltimore State Roads Commission Union Securities Co Halsey, Stuart & Co Roads Commission General Assembly William Preston Lane, Jr

Woman Freed But Husband Is Held

In Baltimore a 27 year old woman, Pauline Skendales, was freed on a charge of possessing 600 counterfeit ten dollar bills, while her husband Gus Skendales remains held as a witness in a related case. Secret Service officers found the bogus money in a house basement last week. Mrs Skendales testified amid objections from her attorney Helene Elizabeth Brown.

Baltimore Pauline Skendales Secret Service

Deaths and Obituaries From Frederick Area

Death notices include Bertha Pry of near Burkittsville mourned at Urbana. Oscar Dennis, 53, of Taney Apartments, dies at his father in law’s Brunswick home. Emma Hesson, 92, former Harney resident, dies in Hagerstown. Lillie Danner, 67, of Frederick, died at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Lewis Engle, 76, Frederick resident, dies after seven months illness. Gertrude Humbert, 73, of Taneytown, dies. Mary Black, of Dawson, Pa., 59, dies. C E Kelley, 53, Hagerstown, dies at Washington County Hospital. Atlee Kohlenberg, 61, Du Bois Pa., dies in New York State. WILL PROBATED: Martin L. Cordell of Doubs probate details listed.

Oscar H. Dennis Oscar Henry Dennis Taney Apartments W. E. Madden East B Street Brunswick Carrie Elsroad Woodfield Lous Dennis St. John’s Catholic Church Dennis Ox Fibre Brush Company Ruth M. Madden Dennis Ralph E. Dennis Waverly C. Artz Baltimore Thomas’j. Dennis Frederick John Dennis Washington Louis Dennis Ellicott City Hubert Yinger Alice King Silver Spring East Church Street St. John’s Church St. John’s Cemetery Holy Name Society M. R. Etchison and Son Lillie May Danner Harry Scott Danner North Bentz Street Frederick Memorial Hospital Clarence Lee Lillie Kate Baumgardner Louis F Edward T. Dauner Caroline Wilson Florence Johrden Washington, D. C William H. Layman East Patrick Street Mount Olivet C. E. Cline and Son Lewis Henry Engle Leonard P. Allison McMurray Street John M Anna C. Wiles Engle Lutheran Church Frederick Lodge Legal Order of Moose Baltimore Legion Moose Independent_Hose‘ Company Ramsburg Fertilizer Company Merhi W Irving L Engle Allison Charles B Engie Shookstown George H. Engi Miamisburg Mt. Olive Ceme Neral Directors Mary Root Black Ralph W. Black Dawson John Laura Roderick Root Frederick County Alice Lincoln Phobus Robert Wooddy Uniontown Joseph Root Pittsburgh Emmet Root Ira C. Root Atlee P. Kehlenberg Atlee P. Kohlenberg DuBois New York Daniel H Sarah’ Murphy Kohlenberg Alice Ainsley Kohlenberg Mag Frederick Carns Robert Allee Kohlenberg Indianapolis Martha Reynolds George B. Kohlenberg Utica Daniel H. Kohtenberg Arlington Laura Lochhead John R. Kohlienberg Sarah Roe

Wedding at Calvary Church Mt Airy

Miss Atha Jean Rigler and John Richard Swomley wed at Calvary Church Mt Airy on July five at seven with Rev. W DeWitt Dickey officiating. The bride wore nylon tulle gown with a lace edged veil and carried white flowers. Attendants wore orchid and yellow gowns. reception followed in the church social room and the couple honeymooned in Miami Beach Fla and southern historic sites.

Calvary Church Mt. Airy Atha Jean Rigler Leslie B. Rigler John Richard Swomley W. DeWitt Dickey Dale Harvey Reisterstown Florence Mullinix Baltimore Margret Elien House Middletown Academy of the Visitation Leslie B Rigler, Jr Larry B. Hall Airy John W. Gosnell Woodbine Norman Eisler Octavia Gosnell Zimmerman Braddock Heights Miami Beach Fla South

Funeral notices and wedding announced in Taneytown area

Funeral services were held for Mrs. Gertrude Humbert in Taneytown with interment in the Taneytown Reformed church cemetery. Additional funerals included Mrs. Doris Dindore Funk in Brunswick at First Methodist and Mrs. Ethel Frushour near Wolfsville at St. Mark's Lutheran. Other services covered include Mrs. Ruth Ellen Robinson of Thurmont and Clayton Eugene Kemp of Frederick, with multiple pallbearers and church affiliations noted. A Lincoln Cemetery service for Mrs. Salix Rathbun Speer in Purcellville was also recorded. A wedding at St Paul’s Lutheran Jefferson united Miss Winifred Steiner and Charles Kohlhoss Jr with a large procession of attendants and a reception at the Steiner home.

Bertha L. Pry Bertha Louise Pry Burkittsville William J. Witcom Urbana Luther C. and Etta F. Arnold Pry St. Paul's Lutheran Church Ladies’ Missionary Society Wilcom Lee Zeckler Outerbridge L. Pry East Church Street Pleasant View Fear Burkittsville M. R. Etchison and Son Nelson Lavina Babylon Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church Church Charles T. Humbert Nellie P. Humbert Nettie M. Boyd Taneytown Morgan Andreas Reformed Church C. Q. Fuss and Son Gertrude Humbert CO. Fuss and Son Edgar Fink Clarence LeGore Ernest Fream William Myers Oliver Lambert Geary Bowers Taneytown Reformed Church Doris Dindore Funk John Funk First Street Brunswick Frederick Memorial Hospital First Methodist Church George H. Bennett Norman L. Trott Frank Cover William Wenner William Gross Frank Heim Garrett Billmyer David Fisher Mt. Olivet Cemetery Frederick Ethel Irene Frushour Wolfsville St. Mark's Lutheran Church Raymond L. Markley Irk D. Sensenbaugh Howard Bubr‘man Ralph Morgan, Jr Charles Wastler Clarence Lewis Graysson Michael Paul F. Bittle Ruth Ellen Robinson G. Albert Robinson Thurmont R. D Funeral Home Thomas Morgan Myers Cemetery Welsh Rus Penna. M. RB Etchison and Son Funera Directors Clayton Eugene Kemp Raymond E. Wilhelm Grace Evangelical Reformed Church Marion Green Wilfred Blank Harry Free Merril Martz Richard Hovermale Guy P. Burdette Frederick Memorial Cloister Salix Rathbun Speer Lincoln Cemetery Purcellville David C. Crawford, Jr Leesburg Loudoun Hospital Sesame Club Home Interest Club Leesburg Presbyterian Church St Paul's Lutheran Church Jefferson Winifred Virginia Steiner Francis L. Steiner Charles Edward Kohlhoss, Jr Charles E. Kohlhoss Poolesville Moris G Zumbrun George H

US Defense Dept lists 290 Korean War casualties

Washington July 21 The Defense Department released a new casualty list No 61 identifying 290 Korean War deaths including 42 captured and 1 wounded, reflecting the toll and service losses in the conflict.

Washington Defense Department

Frederick County Reps At State Music Workshop

Mrs. Lilian Braungart and Miss Doris Simpson represented Frederick County at the Maryland State Music Workshop directed by Dr. James E. Spitanas at Frostburg State Teachers College. Fifty teachers from all counties discussed a balanced K through 12 music program and produced a guiding manual with plans to be used next year.

Lilian $. Braungart Doris Simpson Frederick County James E. Spitanas Maryland Middletown High School Spiznas Frances M. Andrews Pennsylvania State College Margaret Lowry Queen's College Elementry

Catholic War Veterans Favor Positive Americanism Program

Thomas J. Cuite said President Eisenhower praised the organizations approach to promoting Americanism rather than merely opposing communism after White House talks. The group handed Detroit convention resolutions urging U.S. efforts to safeguard Peter and Constantin Georgescu, two U.S. children in a Romanian slave camp, whose parents refused to spy for the state.

Washington Thomas J. Cuite Catholic War Veterans White House Eissenhower Cuite Detroit V. C. Georgescu U. S New York Peter Constantin Georgescu United States

Rural Church of Virginia Award Won by Leesburg Church

Sant Valley Methodist Church of Lower Loudoun County Leesburg receives the Rural Church of Virginia Award of 300 dollars for community service over the past year and advances as a contestant for the Rural Church of the South honor. Rev. Albert Fritter is pastor. Award funded by Sears Roebuck Foundation and presented by Town and County School of Emory University Atlanta.

Leesburg Pleasant Valley Methodist Church Lower Loudoun County Rural Church of Virginia Rural Church of the South Albert Fritter Emory University Atlanta Sears Roebuck Foundation

Couple wed after Bermuda honeymoon in Poolesville

The bride, a Broenswick High School and Miss Willard secretarial school graduate, works at Camp Detrick. The groom, a Poolesville High School graduate, works in the garage business with his father. They plan to live in Poolesville after a two week Bermuda honeymoon.

Bermuda Poolesville Kohlhess Broenswick High School

Married Couple Teems with Local Nuptials at Locust Valley Church

Miss Leona Mae Norris and Donald Ray Rohrer wed June 27 at Locust Valley Church of God Middletown. The ceremony included family attendants, a lavish floral altar, and a reception at Rev. Clarence W Fink’s home. After a brief trip they will reside at 115 South Madison Street Lebanon Ill with Rohrer stationed at Scott Air Force Base.

Leona Mae Norris Franklin G. Norris, Jr Middletown Donard Ray Rohrer Kathleen Rohrer Ray Rohrer Locust Valley Gerald Carbaugh Fern Elizabeth Norris Jane Louise Norris Beverly Axline Knoxville Irene Marlene Fink Burkittsville Glenn Earl Masser Frederick Route 5 Robert Main Myersville James Fink Franklin Norris Glenn E Masser Dorothy Putman Clarence W. Fink Ralph Thomas Brunswick Irene Rohrer Hagerstown Charles Shafer Virginia St. Louis Lebanon Ill South Madison Street Rohrer Middletown High School University of Maryland Fairchild L Scott Air Force Base Washington Martinsburg W. Va South Mountain Pennsylvania Mt. Rainier Maryland Norris

Detrick Club Meets at Camp Derick Women’s Club

Forty three members and guests attended the monthly Camp Derick Women’s Club meeting at the Officers Open Mess. Five tables of badge were played with Aladioli and ivy decorations. Flowers from Dr. Ralph E. Lincoln’s garden adorned the room. President LeRor D. Fothergill presided. hostesses included Mrs. Lincoln and others. Aug 20 seating will be Mrs. Wor sham, Wentworth, and Hanel Jr.

Camp Derick Clarke Cottrell William N. Shirer L. D. Worsham Richard Wentworth Everett Hanel, Jr

Start packing of sugar corn in Gaithersburg area

First sugar corn packing of the season began Wednesday at Gaithersburg with the Thomas and Company plant opened to handle a large corn field. Local plant plans and Adamstown plant actions remain uncertain as dry weather threatens the Adamstown crop. Forecasts show only a slight chance of scattered showers before a cooler change expected Friday.

Gaithersburg Thomas and Company Adamstown Weather Bureau

Birth Certificate Not Needed For Social Security Benefits

A Hagerstown Social Security official states that a birth certificate is not required to qualify for benefits. Proving birth date can rely on baptismal records, family Bible, or other evidence when a birth was not officially recorded. Individuals should file at 74 West Washington Street, Earle Building, and can visit the Frederick office Thursdays at the Masonite Temple U.S. Employment Office between 10 am and 2 pm.

King Earle West Washington Street Hagerstown Frederick U. S Masonite Temple

Baker Watts Bidder on Frederick Housing Notes

Baker Watts and Company of Baltimore submitted the lowest bid of 2.5 percent at par plus a 93 dollar premium for 92 000 dollars of Series A notes to finance the George W Carver housing project in south Frederick. The bid was recommended for approval pending the U S Public Housing Administration regional office, with notes dated March 1 1953 and maturing 1935 through 1962.

Baker, Watts and Company Baltimore Housing Authority City of Frederick George W. Carver South Frederick U. S. Public Housing Administration Frederick Public Housing Administration

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Niewers Emma L. Hesson Harney Walter L. Lambert Summit Avenue Charles D. Held Harmey Lutheran Church C. O. Fussland Son Gertrude M. Humbert Gertrude Oh. Humbert Herbert Humbert Mon Humbert Carroll C. Earl Kelley C. Earl Kelly North Avenue Washington County Hospital Charles E Norah Frush Kelley St. John’s Lutheran Church Haggerstown Church School Brotherhood Church Council Suter Bord Hamm Ray Blanset Rose Hill Cemetery Martin Luther Cordell Doubs Jedna Smith Gertrude Blessing Gladys Ranneberger Vivian Low Lillian Brown Elmer Brown Kelen M. Waltz J H. Kieffer DeLauter Dick Wachter Marion Carmack, Jr William Beers Denton Patricia Smith Nancy Jo Kohlhoss Juanita Sabota New London Carol Anne Mewrackin Faith Ann Carmack Alicia Weilistood Tipton William Soper Ronald Young Marion Carmack Jack Shannon Pooiesville Matthew Kohihoss Hiltner-Roelke Studio Charles E. Kohthoss, Jr State Music Workshop Kearneysville Fred Nelling Cleveland Charles Town General Hospital Here Mary Nelling St. Thomas Nelling Gerald Staub Robert Wood Eric Preston Randal John Metzger Baltimore County Baltimore City Metzger Halethorpe Randall Richard M. Elkins Ft. Holabird Chatham Elkins Spring Grove State Hospital Detrick Club Gaithersburg Plame of Thomas and Co W. S. King The Social Security Administration Baker, Watts & Company Bel Air Baltimore Weather Bureau Charles McC. Mathias Margaret 4. Steiner West Third Street William B Bennett Blue H Hamilton North Market Street Clyde M. Roney Consideration Nepwepar
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