Fifty Years Ago Notes from News-Post June 3 1914
Weather recaps show 45 degree low and 80 degree high with no rain in sight as farmers await Jupiter Pluvius. A bridge mishap near Ellerton prompts a traction engine to back off before the span fails. Y M C A opens the pool to city youths under supervision. Frederick High School class of 1914 observes a 36 member class night with a debate feature by Amon Burgee Jr. and Charles Moylan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jupiter Pluvius
Charles Harp
Myersville
Middle Creek
Ellerton
D. John Markey
Y.M.C.A
F.H.S
City Opera House
Frederick Boys’ High School
Amon Burgee Jr
Charles Moylan
Wennerstrom Spy Case Prompts U S Security Review
A Swedish colonel turned spy testified about gathering U S defense secrets including Polaris submarine plans. His disclosures raised questions about how he accessed material via American industrial and military contacts and led to scrutiny of the U S Embassy in Moscow for hidden microphones amid Cold War security concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Tig Wennerstrom
Soviet Union
United States
U. S
Moscow
Wennerstrom
Wennerttrom
Washington
WATO
Rising affluence in America reshapes poverty view
A National Industrial Conference Board survey shows the share of families earning 10000 or more per year rising from 7 to 20 percent over 100 years, with predictions that by 1970 over 25 percent will be in this bracket. Meanwhile those earning under 5000 decline to about 40 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
National Industrial Conference Board
2Time
University of Illinois Professor to Address Maryland Graduates
Dr. Paul J. Sanazaro of Illinois will address the Dean's Day celebration for University of Maryland medical school graduates. He is a clinical associate professor of medicine and director of education for the AAMC. The program occurs Friday in the University Hospital courtyard in downtown Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Paul J. Sanazaro
University of Illinois
University of Maryland Medical School
Sanazaro
Illinois
Division of Education
Association of American Medical Colleges
University Hospital
Newsman Arch Bris tow dies after 50 years in journalism
Arch Bristow, 82, longtime Erie reporter and editor, remained active in the field for more than five decades before illness struck three months ago. He died Tuesday in Erie, leaving a legacy in local journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie, Pa
Arch Bristow
Last Full Day of Frederick High School Ends Summer Break
June 3 1944 marks Frederick High School's final day of classes as the cafeteria sells out for summer. The school cafe reportedly handles 25 000 to 30 000 dollars yearly and is praised as the state’s best. A copperhead was found in the Frederick County Welfare Board waiting room and dispatched by a janitor. Mr and Mrs T Stuart Haller move into Sunnymeade Cottage naming Duration House after leasing the main home. Richard Feline becomes Lions Club president at a luncheon election with G Raymond Shipley joining the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick High School
FHS
Frederick County Welfare Board
Winchester Hall
Wilbur Myers
T. Stuart Haller
G. Raymond Shipley
Motorists Acquitted In Frederick Court
In Frederick Magistrate Court this morning agents acquitted several motorists. Harry L. Richardson was cleared of running a red light after claiming motor trouble caused him to drift through the stop. Raymond G. Hixon was found not guilty of following too closely on U.S. 40 west. Charles F. Wallace and Harold J. Karn were convicted of intoxication and trespassing with fines and jail options. John F. Smith was acquitted of assault and battery after testimony disputed the accusation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Richardson
RFD
Frederick
Byron W. Thompson
Richardson
J. Frank Main
South College Parkway
College Avenue
Samuel W. Barrick
Raymond George Hixon
Thurmont
Henry J. Stafford
Cpl
Stafford
U.S. 40
West
Charles Francis Wallace
Harold Jacob Karn
Burkitts‘Ville
C. Lease Bussard
East All Saints Street
Marshall Murray
Karn
Wallace
John F. Smith
Teestreet
Smith
Jacqueline H. Tyler
Charles Goings
Those Secret Agreements Those Secret Agreements
LEON DENNEN analyzes U S private talks with the Soviet Union led by Johnson and Khrushchev. He notes Western allies distrust secret diplomacy and questions the accountability of on the spot verification and open disclosure in disarmament talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Dennen
Enterprise
Washington
NEA
Dean Rusk
United States
Moscow
Poe
NATO
Holland
Johnson
Kennedy
U.S
Khrushchev
de Gaulle
Russia
Johnson- Khrushchev
Castro
Cuba
Personal News and Military Update from Middletown Area
Mr Harry Less Becraft celebrated his 57th birthday while a patient at Victor Cullen Hospital after nine months of care. Pvt Noble Stull Jr 23 son of Mr and Mrs Noble Stull Sr of Jefferson Street Middletown participated in Operation Desert Strike along with over 100000 troops across California Arizona and Nevada. He entered service in October 1963 and is now at Fort Hood Texas listed as Pvt Noble Stull Jr US 52575684 Co E in Eng Pst 1st AD Fort Hood Texas. Mr and Mrs Harold A Culler Middletown announce the birth of Mary Kathryn Tuesday at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Bethlehem Steel Co has a 51 million contract to convert drydocks for Polaris submarines at its Baltimore plant per AP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Less) Becraft
Victor Cullen Hospital
Noble Stull Jr
Noble Stulll Sr
Jefferson Street
Middletown
California
Arizona
Nevada
Pvt
Stull
Ft. Hood
Texas
Co. E
Eng
Harold A. Culler
Mary Kathryn
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Five Other States Hold Primary Elections Tuesday
In California Goldwater claimed a late win in the presidential race boosting delegate prospects while New York and South Dakota produced surprising shifts. Pierre Salinger led in California for the Democratic Senate nomination as George Murphy won the GOP nod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Barry Goldwater
California
Golden State
Goldwater
South Dakota
Rockefeller
New York
Pierre Salinger
White House
George Murphy
Alabama
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
John C. Stennis
Mississippi
Los Angeles
Arizona
Columbia Broadcasting System
GOP
Associated Press
Clair Engle
Salinger
John J. Kennedy
Alan Cranston
Murphy
Leland M. Kaiser
Fred Hall
Kansas
Charles A. Buckley
House
Public Works Committee
Jonathan A. Bingham
Yale
U.S
United Nations
Buckley
Bronx
Robert F. Kennedy
Bingham
Robert Wagner
James C. Healey
James H. Scheuer
Carl Elliott
House Rules Committee
Elliott
John Tyson
Mansfield
Joseph P. Monaghan
Alex Blewett
Stennis
Nils Boe
Sigurd Anderson
John F. Lindley
Merton B. Tice
Land 200 men scale 100 foot cliff at Pointe du Hoc
Lt Col Earl Rudder led Ranger forces to land 200 men on a steep shelf and scale a 100 foot cliff to destroy German guns on D-Day. General Bradley praised his leadership in A Soldier's Story as they faced enfilading fire and grenades while advancing up the cliffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Tex
Earl Rudder
Omar N. Bradley
Omaha Beach
Gen. Bradley
Rudder
Texas A&m University
United States
Europe
Bradley
Johnson
France
Isle of Wight
Normandy
Pointe du Hoc
Rudder Decorated After D Day Heroic Stand
No reinforcements available. Relief came on D Day plus 2. The battalion suffered over 50 percent casualties and Rudder was wounded three times. He earned decorations from three countries including the Distinguished Service Cross and later led an infantry regiment in the Battle of the Bulge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudder
United States
Noted Educator Anna Gillingham Dies in Ossining
Miss Anna Gillingham a führing educator in reading and spelling disabilities died Thursday in Ossining New York in her 80s She visited Frederick in 1961 for a Seminar in Language Reeducation at Hood College She co founded the Orton Society and authored Remedial Techniques for Children with Difficulties in Reading Spelling and Penmanship She taught across the country and held Quaker affiliation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Gillingham
Ossining
N. Y
Miss Gillingham
Hood College
Margaret B. Rawson
Rocky Springs
Frederick
Samuel T. Orton
Swarthmore’ College
Swarthmore
New York City
Honolulu
Hawaii
Baltimore
Washington
Deaths Edgar Earl Angell and others in Union Bridge area
Edgar Earl Angell aged 69 died Monday at 4 30 p m at the Newton D Baker Veterans Administration Hospital in Martinsburg West Virginia after a long illness He was World War I veteran and Union Bridge Post 8806 VFW member Born March 5 1885 in Frederick County he was predeceased by wife Agnes Warner Angell Survived by three daughters a son a foster son five stepsons and four stepdaughters and many grandchildren Services will be held Thursday at 2 p m at the Union Bridge Hartzler funeral home with Rev Clarence Roark officiating Interment Mountain View Cemetery Union Bridge Friends may call this evening Louis A House 77 of Brunswick died at home after a lengthy illness Surviving three children nine grandchildren and a sister Funeral arrangements with Feete Funeral Home Brunswick Requiem Mass Friday 10 a m at St Francis Church Interment St Marys Cemetery Petersville Mrs Fletcher Mullineaux 61 of Baltimore died Tuesday morning after a long illness Born near Kemptown she was wife of Fletcher Mullineaux and worked as a practical nurse Surviving brother Paul E White Arlington Va Friends may call at Olin L Molesworth Funeral Home Damascus Thursday 7 p m Funeral Friday 2 p m Interment Howard Chapel Cemetery Long Corner
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Edgar Earl Angell
Main Street
Union Bridge
Newton D. Baker Veterans Administration Hospital
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Mr. Angell
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Frederick County
Edward and
Auguste ‘Whitmore Angell
Agnes Warner Angell
Evelyn Haines
Esther Nusbaum
Armatha Krushong
Robert E. Angell
Kenneth
fGrinder
William Sprague
Edwin Sprague
Marshall Sprague
Rocky Ridge
U. S
Clinton Sprague
Quantico
Harold Sprague
Camp Lejeune
North Carolina
Julia Lawrence
Ruth Testerman
Owings Mills
Marie Beard
New Midway
Pauline Beard
Johnsville
D. D. Hartzler and Sons
Clarence Roark
Louis A. House
Louis Alfonso House
Elizabeth Mae
Brunswick
Baltimore
Louis and
Mary Bernard House
House
B and O Trainmen Association
St. Francis Catholic Church
Jeanette Ephriam
Irma Merriman
Eilleen House
Fletcher Mullineaux
Lillian May Mullineaux
Kemptown
Lewis E
Rozella Browning White
Paul E. White
Arlington
Olin L. Molesworth
Damascus
Howard Chapel Cemetery
Long Corner
Rockville Brothers Die When Car Slams Front Yard
Two young boys, David Painter five, Stephen three, were killed in Rockville when a 16 year old driver lost control and veered through two yards. Stephen died at Suburban Hospital, David died there about 11 p.m. Officials charged the driver with two counts of manslaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville
Montgomery County
David Painter
Stephen
W. ¥. Painter
Funeral Notices for Blickenstaff and Graham Veterans
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Jennie Blickenstaff in Hagerstown with Rev. Basil Grossnickle and Rev. Charles Cameron presiding. Pallbearers included Asa Blickenstaff and Glen Harshman. interment at Rest Haven Cemetery. Naval Lt. Raymond C. Graham, a long-time Navy veteran, was buried with armed services honors at Arlington National Cemetery. D. D. Hartzler and Sons handled arrangements. Pearl Captalin Mohler of Brunswick died Friday. services at Feete Funeral Home with burial in Harpers Ferry Cemetery. Pallbearers listed as Gary Wirts and others.
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Jennie Blickenstaff
Charles Blickenstaff
Unit Avenue
Hagerstown
Rest Haven Chapel
Basil Grossnickle
Charles Cameron
Asa Blickenstaff
Clyde
Joe Grossnickle
Kenneth
Eldon Brandenburg
Glen Harshman
Rest Haven
Gladhill Funeral Home
Middletown
Ills of Local Residents Treated at Frederick Memorial
Among the sick in the area Mrs Gilmer Castle Sr of South Jefferson street is a surgical patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Ira H. Smith now of Hyattsville is a surgical patient in good condition. C Robert Fawley of West South street was admitted for observation and treatment. Ada Troupe of East Fourth Street has improved after three weeks as a medical patient at Washington County Hospital. Edward L. Bell of Highland street is in critical condition at University Hospital Baltimore. William H. Swope of Quinn Orchard Road injured May 12 with Blake Construction Co is home from Frederick Memorial. Andrew S. Herring manager for J Marshall Staub transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. he is in the Marburg Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmer T. Castle
South Jefferson Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Ira H. Smith
Hyattsville
C. Robert Fawley
West South Street
Frederick ‘Memorial Hospital
Ada Troupe
East Fourth Street
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Edward L. Bell
Highland Street
University Hospital
Baltimore
William H. Swope
Quinn Orchard Road
Blake Construction Company
Gaithersburg
Andrew S. Herring
J. Marshall Staub
Fourth
Market
Five injured in city car crash. Morgan family involved
Police report an East street collision Tuesday night between a Morgan family car and a 1957 Plymouth driven by Edward Gunneau. Five injured including Mary J. Morgan who has a severe forehead laceration. Glenn Morgan and children treated for scalp and knee injuries. Morgan car is a total loss. Gunneau's car damage estimated at 225 dollars. Investigation by Officer Ray N. Dietz continues.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Mary J. Morgan
RFD
Frederick
Lisa
Juanita Smith
East Street
Morgan
Edward Gunneau
Wilson Place
Gunneau
Delaware
Farm Taken for State Park Near Cumberland
A 127 acre farm owned by retired Army Colonel James E. Porter was valued by a Allegany County jury at 45000 dollars after deliberating 45 minutes. The property is needed by the State Commission on Forests and Parks for the Rocky Gap State Park east of Cumberland. Porter purchased the land in 1958 for 19150 dollars and spent about 9000 dollars on improvements. The jury included 12224 dollars of mortgage debt in the total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland, Md
Allegany County
James E. Porter
State Commission On Forests and Parks
Rocky Gap
Cumberland
Porter
D. Clifford Goodfellow
Eugene P. Nixon
Washington
Father Of Quads Is Happy and Stunned
Salvatore Peloro and Maria welcomed quadruplets on Tuesday. The quads include two girls and two boys weighing 2 pounds 2 ounces to 2 pounds 13 ounces each, with the parents’ backstory noting unemployment and hoped for a construction job. The family also has two older children, ages 3 and 5, and both mother and infants are reported in satisfactory condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Salvatore Peloro
Maria
Peloro
Gas company seeks 6 percent rate increase in Maryland
Columbia Gas of Maryland asks the Public Service Commission for a near six per cent rate rise for Allegany and Garrett County customers. Officials say the firm earns about 34 percent on its investment and deserves a higher return. The proposed change would add about 1.48 to a typical home heating bill and 32 cents to other service bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Columbia Gas of Maryland, Inc
Public Service Commission
Allegany
Garrett County
Actress Vanessa Redgrave Withdraws From Brecht Play
Actress Vanessa Redgrave withdraws from the Brecht production opening next Monday due to illness. Siobhan McKenna will replace her in the star role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vanessa Redgrave
Bertolt Brecht
Siobhan McKenna
Fr. Peter Coad to mark 70th priestly year
May article in News notes Fr. Peter A. Coad 1M A dean at Mt. St. Marys College and Seminary Emmitsburg will celebrate 70 years in the priesthood. He is 94 and will be ordained June 23. A new million dollar Science hall at Mt. St. Marys will be named Coad Hall in his honor. The item was entered in the Congressional Record by Rep. Charles Mathias Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter A. Coad
Mt. St. Mary’s College and Seminary
Emmitsburg
Congressional Record
Coad
Mt. St. Mary's
Fr. Coad
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
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D-Mdg
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Baltimore Archdiocese
Charles Town
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Perry Lonza Brown
White Post
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Brown
Matthew M. Fox
Raymond C. Graham
Largo
Florida
Arlington National Cemetery
Fort Myer
Virginia
Armed Services
Graham
Bark Hill
Carroll County
Pearl Captalin Mohler
East A St
Feete Funeral Home
William Warner
Harpers Cemetery
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Gary Wirts
Howard Wheeler
Richard Boaze
Lee Smith
Arlett Zimmerman
Thomas Shewbridge
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