Hood College to Host Fourteenth Potomac Synod Sessions
The Coffman Chapel contract was awarded to J. B. Ferguson and Company of Hagerstown for 372,500 with a year to complete by September 1954. Modifications avoid major structural changes. Hood College hosts the Potomac Synod of Evangelical and Reformed church with delegates from Maryland District of Columbia Virginia and parts of West Virginia for several sessions through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffman Chapel
Hood College
J. B. Ferguson and Company
Hagerstown
Andrew J. Coffman
Henry Powell Hopkins
Charles F. Bowers
Ferguson Company
Misty Mount Readies Opening for June Fourteen
Camp Misty Mount in the Catoctin Recreation Area will open June 14 for its first two week session with a full staff of counselors and a program including camping outdoor cooking swimming arts crafts and nature activities A nurse will supervise health and meals will be provided A new refrigerator sink and roof updates accompany pre camp preparations Staff arrive June 10 for four days of training The camp director is Mrs Charles W Jones and other key staff members and volunteers are listed Emmitsburg Urbana and surrounding areas report several new cases of infectious hepatitis and a Middletown resident suffers shingles setback
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misty Mount
Catoctin
B. E. Watkins
G. B. Williams
Watkins
Jones
Charles W. Jones
Hagerstown
Louise Rasmusson
Madeline Hopkins
Mangansville
D. W. Grove
Rhoda Munson
Frances Moats
Jean’ Coates
Washington, DC
Lula Gilliam
Lexington
Mary Straw
Cumberland
Nancy Porter
Jeannine Lighter
Martha Beall
Baltimore
Marian Westover
Ranier
Nancy Young
Laurel
Helen Hamby
Riverdale
Cooleen Kriger
Arts and Crafts
Mary Coffey
Nancy Swearingen
Thurmont
Edwina Lantz
Handy Boys
Fred Worthington
Garry Rambaugh
Sunday Evening Church Services In Frederick City
Sunday evening services in Baker Park sponsored by the Protestant churches of Frederick city begin June 14 with the Church of God led by Rev. F. P. Brose. A tentative summer schedule through August 30 lists Grace Evangelical and Reformed, First Baptist, Presbyterian, Church of the Brethren, All Saints Episcopal, Evangelical Reformed, Calvary Methodist, Evangelical Lutheran, Salvation Army, Trinity Methodist, and Evangelical United Brethren, led by various pastors and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker Park
Frederick City
Church of God
F. P. Brose
Grace Evangelical and Reformed
Raymond E. Wilhelm
First Baptist
Robert Woodward
Presbyterian
W. Merval Weaver
Church of the Brethren
Ralph White
All Saints Episcopal
Maurice Ashbury
Evangelical Reformed
Paul L. Althouse
Calvary Methodist
Edward A. Godseyr
Evangelical Lutheran
W. V. Garrett
Salvation Army
Houston Ellis
Trinity Methodist
Herbert Doggett
Evangelical United Brethren
John Ness
Report of Slight Accident on Bridge Near Keymar
A car driven by Betty Virginia Abrecht of Frederick collided with a dump truck on a one way bridge on Route 71 between Frederick and Carroll counties near Keymar around noon Thursday. Abrecht stated she honked as she neared the humpback bridge over Little Pipe Creek. The left fender of her car scraped the truck owned by William Wilson of Route 1 Taneytown and operated by John William Thomas of Orlando Florida. No charges were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Carroll
Betty Virginia Abrecht
East Third Street
Carlton Lewis
Little Pipe Creek
Keymar
Wiliam Wilson Uiz
Taneytown
Army Worms Invade Farm Near Beallsville
An Upper Montgomery County farm along Route 26 fights an army worm invasion consuming 40 acres of barley and threatening alfalfa. Farmers spread bran mixed with Paris green to deter the pests, noting repeated broads cast applications are needed as moths lay eggs and millions of caterpillars devastate crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery County
Parish Green
Sam Clammer
Beallsville
Audrey Shawyer
Agriculture Department
First FHS Co-Ed Class Plans Reunion June 13
Frederick’s first coed high school graduating class holds its thirtieth reunion June 13 at Peter Pan Inn. About 110 members expected. nine of the original 119 are deceased. Gatherings begin at 3 p.m. with punch, followed by a 6 p.m. banquet for graduates and spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Fhs
Frederick
Peter Pan Inn
Major reunion marked by Forney led planning and memories
Arthur J. Forney heads a local committee organizing a 1923 graduates reunion with a scarlet booklet titled Born 20 Years Too Soon and silver cover by Claire McCardell. Ninety plus attendees filled questionnaires, while Walker N. Jolliffe collects class slides for display. former faculty guests include Miss Mary Ott and others. class officers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Forney
Claire McCardell
Walker N. Jolliffe
Mary Ott
C. Bess Castle
Rhoda’ Hartman Fogle
S. Fenton Harris
Irene Lapp
Mr. Forney
Charlotte Aumen
Darnell Baltzell
Alice Haller
Ruth James
Littlestown Rotary hears refugee preacher on Iron Curtain
Rev Gideon Galambos of Taneytown and Emmitsburg spoke to the Littlestown Rotary Club about life behind the Iron Curtain. The Czech native described postwar Russian occupation since 1945 and the tortures endured, recounting his escape in 1948 and arrival in the United States the same year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlestown
Gideon Galambos
Presbyterian Church
Taneytown
Emmitsburg
Mr Galambos
Czechoslovakia
Russia
United States
Mrs Guy P Main Improves at Middletown Home
Mrs Guy P Main shows steady improvement at her home in Middletown after staying as a patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Her daughter, Mrs Vernon V Bass of Ann Arbor Michigan, is visiting with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy P. Main
Middletown
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Vernon V. Bass
Ann Arbor, Mich
Mrs. Main
Elmer Singer Installed Civitan Club President
Officers of the Frederick Civitan Club were installed at a Thursday night meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel by Thomas Campbell, governor of the Chesapeake district. Elmer Singer became president, with LeRoy Blumguauer as first vice president Irving Ramsburg as second vice president and Carroll Free as treasurer. Board members are John Best Louis Kinsey William Miller and William Moore. King Mularkey of Bethesda presented the attendance award trophy. William Moore served as program chairman and introduced speaker Charles McC. Mathias Jr president of the Frederick County Historical Society who spoke on Frederick’s history and anecdotes. Visitors from Bethesda and Hagerstown attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Civitan Club
Francis Scott Key
Thomas Campbell
Chesapeake District
William Moore
Charles McC. Mathias, Jr
Frederick
Mathias
Frederick County Historical Society
Fredericktown
Bethesda Club
Hagerstown Club
Shirley Bayton Receives a Degree From Morgan State
Shirley Bayton of Frederick earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Morgan State College Baltimore where Governor Theodore McKeldin spoke. The ceremony honored 216 graduates with Baysl Bayton among the B A recipients and others earning B S degrees including Edward Valentine Taylor and Clifton A Sands with top honors and awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Clifton A. Sands
Cooksville
Morgan State College
Maryland
Theodore R. McKeldin
Sands
Baltimore Sunpapers
Erma R. Smith
Linwood
Shirley Bayton
Frederick
Edward Valentine Taylor
Gaithersburg
Faces Five Charges In Mercersburg Area Traffic Case
City police filed five charges against Clarence William Snyder of near Mercersburg Pennsylvania for wrong way on a one way street reckless driving speed over limit no registration card and no operator license. He was released on 72.60 collateral for a June 12 hearing after ownership of the sedan was proven to belong to his brother Earl. Other entries note charges against Charles William Himes Camp Meade for failing to obey written summons and various summonses at a Wichita Kan hearing, Frederick Maryland cases, and other individuals for passing at an intersection, exceeding speed, intonation, and reckless driving with posted bonds and summonses. Police officers N Dorsey Sinley and Kanode preferr ed the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence William Snyder
Mercersburg
Snyder
N. Dorsey
Earl
Charles William Himes
Camp Meade
Charles Ho Tegeter
Wichita
Kan
Hany D. Campbell
Frederick
Handley
Leo L. Wetzel
Union Bridge
Elmert AL Baker
Myersville
Diety Offwers N. Dorsey
Sinley
Kanode
Awards Made At West Maryland College Commencement
Jamie Evelyn Karin Nowak of Baltimore received the Mary Ward Lewis prize for being the best all around college senior at the Western Maryland College commencement. Stuart Joel Abrahams earned the Lynn Francis Gruber medal for extracurricular proficiency. Jane Currie McLeod earned the alum citizenship award. Althea Fairbank Niemeyer of Reisterstown received the Adelaide Strichs Watson prize for excellence in home economics. Honorary degrees went to Wilmer Arthur Dehulf, Henrietta Bready De Witt, and Robert Statson Parker, all of Baltimore. Maryland graduates listed include Westminster Dennis Boyle and Mildred Beamer among others from Hagerstown, Lineboro, Cardiff, Union Bridge, New Windsor, Benson, Taneytown, Oakland, Hampstead, Woodbine, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westaminster
Jamie Evelyn Karin Nowak
Baltimore
Mary Ward Lewis
Western Maryland College
Wilmer Arthur Dehulf
Henrietta Bready de Witt
Robert Statson Parker
Maryland
Westminster
Dennis Matthew Boyle
Mildred Leone Beamer
Charlotte Irene Bonneville
Shirley Sue
Oakland
Barbara Anne Winters
Hampstead
Royal Lawson Clagett
Wife Wins More Support At Magistrate's Hearing
Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker Jr. raised weekly support for Donald Martin of Hagerstown to 26 dollars for his wife Adeline Martin of Thurmont and two minor children. Martin plans to appeal. Other cases included motor vehicle collateral forfeitures. offenders cited for improper passing and speeding near Myersville. arrests by troopers Carlton Lewis, Philip Kretsinger and Albert Hedden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Donald Martin
Hagerstown
Peoples Court
Martin
Adeline Martin
Thurmonat
Lee L. Lovell
Baltimore
Cyrus R. Brandenburg
Frederick
Leonard J. Smith
Beltsville
Jorge L. Antunes
Lanham
Peter H.’ Rivers
Hampton
S. C
Myersville
Class Elects Officers At Calvary Methodist Church
The Wide Awake Sunday School class elected officers for the coming year at a 20 member meeting hosted by Misses Ellen and Vivian Freed. Mrs. Kitty Kefauver was named president with Ruth Eyters as secretary and Eloise Bonnell as treasurer. Gloria dHorine appointed. A committee including Gladys Hull and others planned a July 29 picnic. Devotions were by Miss Vivian Freed and reports given by Hilda Kinsey, Lucille Tucker, and Helen Norris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Methodist Church
Ellen
Vivian Freed
Jane Burgess
Lorraine Wolfe
Kitty Kefauver
Ruth Eyters
Eloise Bonnell
Gloria dHorine
Gladys Hull
Jean Eiker
Doris Gaither
June Burgess
Hilda Kinsey
Lucille Tucker
Helen Norris
Okinawa Stationed Airman Louis N. Cole Jr
Louis N. Cole III, son of Mr and Mrs Louis N Cole of California, enlisted in the Air Force November 17, 1952, trained at Sampson AFB New York, then left California April 28 for Kadina AFB Okinawa. He has been stationed since May 14 and recently completed five electronics courses at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. He turns twenty on June 17 and is listed as AF 3464517 with address APO San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okinawa
Louis N. Cole
Air Force
Sampson Air Force Base
Geneva
California
Kadima Air Force Base
Cole
Fort Leonard Wood
Ceva
San Francisco
Lcani
Bloodmobile drive at Camp Detrick seeks June 17 donors
Camp Detrick Public Information Office begins preparations for the June 17 Red Cross Bloodmobile view. Capt. Joseph Schwimer leads the drive with Capt. Melvin Grumbach outlining medical aspects and honorary co-chairs Mrs. LeRoy D. Fothergill and Mrs. John W. Fitzpatrick. Low whole blood supplies in Korea spur urgent participation from all personnel to aid American soldiers. Numerous Red Cross volunteers across divisions listed. Military notes honor Lt. Cmdr. Ancil B. Smith and others advancing or on leave while local social events and post activities fill the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Detrick
Public Information Office
Red Cross
MH. K. Ferguson Company
Ralph M. Parsons
Joseph Schwimer
Melvin M. Grumbach
LeRoy D. Fothergill
John W. Fitzpatrick
Korea
Mary Arnold
Myrtle C. Bestler
F. L. Bunte
B. A. Campbell
Frances DeGrange
Robert de Rose
Martha B. Engle
Carol R. Freed
J. S. Grabenstein
G. R. Hardy
Lloyd L. Hoover
Joan M. Klouser
Lee Ifert
Betty
K. Smyre
Claire Kepler
John Se. Malinowski
Richard Miller
Peggy T. Miller
Jack O. Mittan
Charles
Ancil B. Smith
Usn
Cmdr. Smith
Camp Detrick Naval Unit
Earl
Kilmer
Richard C. Hollingsworth
Huntsville
Ala
Stanley W. Rainey
Brunswick
Claud
Louis W. Felter
Richard D. Dreydoppel
James ™. Kelsh
Robert E. Bair
Robert B. Stevenson
Max Etkin
Charles H. Knanff
Roger L. Jewell
Arthura. Wojan
Geoffrey P. Wells
John MH. Hash
William T. Emmett
Eric E. Metzker
Warren L. Maury
Lazarus
William M. McDonald
Cecil K. Haga
Herbert Doggett
Trinity Methodist Church
William Mowen
Church of the Nazarene
City Breeders Seek Permits To Raise Psittacine Birds
Five Frederick area dealers have applied for permits from the Frederick County Health Department since June 1 under new state rules. Psittacine birds such as parrots and love birds require local permits, with sanitarian inspections after a written request. The relaxed regulations allow importation and sale within the state, with mandatory records of transactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
Frederick County
Forbes MH. Burgess
State Department of Health
Burgess
Plans Completed For Brownies Day Camp In Yellow Springs
Frederick Association of Girl Scouts reports readiness for Brownie Day Camp opening next week at Yellow Springs. Registration tonight 7 to 8 30 at Scout HQ. final leaders meeting planned. New officers and camping plans emphasized. blanket permission slips for year. Camp Baker available for troop camping. budgets due by June 15. fall leaders training planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KKO
Frederick Association of Girl Scouts
Yellow Springs
Willard Markey
Scout
William Griffith
Griffith
F. B. Reese
Leaders Club
The
Scouts
Baker
Charles Keller
Samuel M. Rosenstock
Joseph Vona
Association
Herman Hunter
Henry Lochner
Harry Radcliff
Charles Kellier
Thomas Saffit
F. Russell Young
Marion G. Smith
R. Patrick Turner
Franklin Reese
Samuel H. Rosenstock
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College Church
Reformed Synod
Potomac
General Synod
Tiffin
Arthur W. Newell
Richmond
Frank K. Bostian
Henry W. Schultheis
Glen E. Gordon
Washington
Philip Anstedt
Arlington
Titus Hehmanne
Wayne H. Bowers
Charlottesville
Andrew G. Truxal
Organization of Synod
Trinity Chapel
Evangelical Reformed Church
Edgar Hofftmeier
Clyde Straub
Annapolis
John Lentz
Norristown
General Council of the Reformed Church
Kenneth Bishop
Woodstock
Board of
Muinlsley
E. Kenneth Snyder
Forbes H. Burgess
Urbana
Charles K. Rhoderick
Camp Breckinridge
William T. Young
Clyde Young
Woodsboro
R. A
Co. C
Camp Breckinridge, Ky
Hiltner-Roelke Photo
NEW Market Juvenile Grange
Howard Quinn
Clarence Schultz
Schultz
Joe Gaver
Darlene Schultz
Nancy Hoffman
Flora
Roberta Redding
Ceres
Betty Stiles
Pomona
Gene Schultz
Mrs. Quinn
Jane Hoffman
Judith Wolfman
Patsy Kent
Ruth Schill
Charlotte Stiles
Bonnie Redding
Clifford Stiles
New Market
Sarah Whittington
Nellie Wills
Taney Apartments
Whittington
Julia Ridenour
Blue Ridge Summit
Wills
Ricenour
John Rhines
Proie Py
Frank Keefer
Frederick Visitation Academy
Jeff
Rosemary Hanley
Mary Snyder Beatty
Irene Young
Florence Windsor Stewart
Mary Joe Dunning
Bernice Rang
Alexandra
Elmer Singer
Civitan Club
Morgan State
West
Phillip Coady
Clyde L. Friar
John W. Fitz.patrick
Arthur E. Kimberly
Imel Johnson
Coady
Friar
Fitzpatrick
Kimberly
Johnson
Elkin
Edwin R. Davies
Raymond Randall
George E. Hoeffler
Joe E. Heatherly
Walt Thompson
Walt. Thompson
Jack Geating
Detrick Radio
WFMD
Detrick
Thompson
Mandalay
John H. Convey
Julian
Bill
Paul Pattons
Beach Haven
N. J
Maryland Military District Unit No. 3
Dean Warwick Hutchinson
District Engineers’ Office
Basil | Blankenship
Missouri
Ozark Lakes
George Vayvada
Nanticoke
George
Canada
Robert L. Harns
Civitan Chad
Imrederick
Telk
Saint Joseph College
Necchi Sewing
Sheila Patricia O'Frici
Frances Tacionis
University of California At
Los Angeles
Doris Swanson
Escanaba
Michigan
Postmasters and Supervisors
Delaware
Ocean City
Plimhimmon Hotel
John P. Hayes
National Association of Postmasters
Jesse V. Horton
National Association of Postal Supervisors
Post Office Department
Ene of
Keres
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