Ten Killed In Fireworks Plant Blast
Houston dispatch reports a fireworks plant explosion that killed ten and injured at least seventy five. The Alco Fireworks and Specialty Company warehouse and nearby homes were destroyed, with rescue efforts under way and warehouses completely leveled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Asst
George Seber
Alco Fireworks and Specialty Company
Kenneth Williams
A. M Cohen
Cohen
Williams
An &Foot
Synod Hears Reports At Morning Session
Morning session of the Potomac Synod featured reports from boards and missions. Dr. Lentz outlined growth in education and missions including 12 new congregations and 123 missionaries in seven countries. Delegates heard on Sino-Japanese and African work, world service gifts, and varied program plans. 150 delegates were expected with registration rising toward 156, as Hood College hosted the 14th annual meeting of the Evangelical and Reformed churches in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Christian Education
Board of National Mission
China
Japan
Africa
Lentz
General Council
World Service
Christ
Titus Lehman
Baltimore
Clyde Straub
Annapolis
Evangelical Reformed Church
Frederick
Potomac
Edgar Hoffmeier
Elizabeth II
Jesus Christ
Paul Althouse
Synod
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Hood Collige
Arthur W. Newell
Richmond
Andrew G. Trai
Hood College
Phiip Anstedt
Arlington
Frederick Eyster
Hacerstown
J. Edmund Lippy
Philadelphia
Maryland Rep RAPS plan to close Annapolis field office
Protesters in Annapolis denounce a plan to shut the state’s Washington area field office. Representative Small of Maryland stated he has no plans to confer with veterans and other officials on the proposed closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Small
Avercs
Annapolis
Mad
Lions Elect District Governor At Atlantic City
Delegates from 32 Lions Clubs in Western Maryland elected Murray D. Ryan of Mount Airy as District Governor for 1953 54 at the 31st annval convention of Multiple District 2 held in Atlantic City. Ryan a charter Mount Airy member with thirteen years perfect attendance has served in many roles including Zone Chairman of Carroll County clubs. Also noted are obituaries and funeral notices for Thomas Elwood Howes and Keyser Holmes with funeral details and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
Maryland
Atlantic City
Murray D. Ryan
Mount Airy Club
Lion Ryan
Carroll County
Lion
Mike
Mount Airy
Dorothy Reed
Greenmount
Baltimore
Henry C. Berman Co
Obituary notices from Harpers Ferry and Laytonsville area
Obituary summaries for Jennie Bell Howell Susan C Fry and Martha Walters note multiple survivors, funeral details, and civic ties. Jennie Howell died June 3 in Charles Town Hospital with services at Eackles Funeral Home in Harpers Ferry. Susan Fry, of Laytonsville, died after a yearlong illness with services at Roy W. Barber Funeral Home, noted for community service. Martha Walters, of Paeonian Springs, died at 48, survived by husband Claude Waiters and two children, with several sisters listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie B. Howell
Jennie Bell Howell
Charles Town
W. Va
Eackles Funeral Home
Harpers , Ferry
Howell
Duffields
Charles
Mary Ronemus Barnhart
Bolivar
Mary Howell
States
Calvin
Harpers Ferry
Claude Walters
Martha Barnhouse Waiters
Claude Waiters
Paeonian Springs
Annabelle Williams Russell
Henry Russell
Fred Isaac
Paeconian Springs
Wilbur Barnhouse
Lynchburg
Dorothy Ann Isaac
Charles Cooper
Leesburg
Amos Hurt
Elizabeth Heltzclaw
Emma Mullen
Herbert ‘Mullen
Ethel Russel
Funeral services for Mrs Flora L Shipe in Brunswick
Funeral services set for Wednesday at 11 a m for Flora L Shipe who died Sunday night from burns when her home was destroyed by fire Saturday. Rev S A Candl officiating at C H Feete and Bro Brunswick funeral home. Interment in Bolivar West Virginia. Survived by two sons and a daughter Howard Shipe Weverton Russell Shipe and Mrs Eva Bell Frederick. Former Harpers Ferry resident lived in New Addition near Brunswick. Found near a fence after neighbors called firemen. no water to fight blaze. two room house destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora L. Shipe
Frederick Memorial Hospital
C. H. Feete
Bro
Brunswick
S. A. Candal
Bolivar
W. Va
Howard Shipe
Weverton
Russell Shipe
Eva Bell
Frederick
Harpers Ferry
Shipe
New Addition
Bridal Shower For Miss Patsy Wachter Held In Adamstown
A bridal shower was given in Adamstown in June by Mrs. Melvin H. Bowers Jr. in honor of her sister Patsy Wachter who will be married Sunday. Many gifts were received and refreshments were served to Miss Wachter. Attendees included Mrs. Melvin H. Bowers Mrs. Stanley Wachter Miss Helen Wachter Mrs. Patxs Wachter Mrs. Helen Coleman Mrs. Irving Young Mrs. Russell Mohler Miss Betty Mohler Mrs. Margaret Mohler Mrs. Mildred Tobery Miss Maude Mohler Miss Evelyn Wachter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin H. Bowers, Jr
Adamstown
Patsy Wachter
Miss Wachter
Melvin H. Bowers
Stanley Wachter
Helen Wachter
Patlxs Wachter
Helen Coleman
Irving Young
Russell Mohler
Betty Mohler
Margaret Mohler
Mildred Tobery
Maude Mohler
Evelyn
Summers Culler Wedding Held Saturday In Lutheran Church
Doris Jean Culler and Harold Thomas Summers wed in the Evangelical Lutheran church. The ceremony featured a double ring rite with family members and attendants, followed by a reception at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Guests traveled from multiple states as the couple plans home at 8 West Third Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church
Doris Jean Culler
Floyd LeRoy’ Culler
East Second Street
Harold Thomas Summers
C. Thomas Summers
South Market Street
Mr. Summers
W. V. Garrett
Samuel William Barrick
Rockuch Terrace
Edward Etchison
East Church Street
Carl Culler
New Jersey
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Washington
Virginia
Colorado
New York
Baltimore
West Third Street
Frederick High School
Averett Junior College
Danville
Hood College
University of Maryland and
Lebanon Valley College
Anville
State Roads Commission
Designated as curate in Prince George's Parish
June 10 announcement by Rev. Raymond P. Black mid Montgomery county names Stewart Labat as curate for Episcopal Prince George's Parish. He will reside near Gaithersburg and focus on Ascension Chapel affairs, serving as assistant to the parish priest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stewart Labat
La-bah
Prince George’s
Montgomery County
Raymond P. Black
Christ Church
Rockville
Ascension Chapel
Gaithersburg
Labat
Episcopal Church
Raccoon and Calf Wander Frederick Streets
Frederick police responded to unusual animal calls. A raccoon was found in a hallway on East Patrick Street and removed to Julian Gelphey’s store after luring it into a box. A bull calf wandered Rosemont streets, was placed in a police car, and taken to Renn’s Meadow until owner Norman Clark claimed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Patrick Street
Julian Delphey
Benjamin Phebus
Gelphey
Sergi
Harry Quinn
Rosemont
Renn
Weights Weighed and Duties Assigned for Gaithersburg Chapel
The notice defines gross weight tare weight and net weight as they relate to the Gaithersburg chapel and its parish. It states the holder will begin duties on July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaithersburg
Ali Ghan Temple Plans Ceremonial On Saturday
The twenty eighth anniversary ceremonial of Ali Ghan Temple A A C N M of Cumberland will be held at Junior High School in Hagerstown on Saturday. A three o clock band concert in the square features nine bands from Cumberland and Kena Temple Alexandria VA. Nobles from Jaffa Harrisburg Zembo Boumi Almas Osiris Zem Zem Acea Kazim Beni Kedem Namesis Nur Crescent attend. Dinner for about one thousand Nobles is planned at the Masonic Temple in Hagerstown starting at four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ali Ghan Temple
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Cumberland Ad Kena
Alexandria
K. E. N. A. Temple
Altoona
Jaffa
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Washington
Wheeling
Erle
Richmond
Roanoke
Charleston
Parkersburg
Wilmington
Trenton
Crescent
Marriage on the rocks ends in suspended term
In Magistrate's Court Lillian Ruth Covell obtained a legal separation from Harvey Covell Jr after he was found guilty of beating her. Judge Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr suspended a six month sentence in the House of Correction contingent on Covell’s reform and sobriety. The affair included prior incidents of violence and accusations of drinking from both spouses. Collateral forfeit notices followed for multiple motorists and offenders cited by local police and state troopers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Ruth Covell
Harvey Covell, Jr
House of Correction
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Lewistown
Covell
Harry Bowman
Jessie Charlies Hall
Winchester
Harry Jacob Martin
Thurmont
Christopher Allan Tosseh
Barberton
Ohio
Andrew Webster Walter
Bethesda
Robert Sidney Revell
Homeland
Fla
W. W. Corbin
Carroll Edgar Morgan
Baltimore
Hill
Anna Mae Jacques
Ralph Currence
Daniel
Swomlew
Briscoes Talk Of Round Trip On TV Shows
Rev and Mrs J W Briscoe of Urbana spoke at a Frederick Zonta Club meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. They described an 11,500 mile road trip from November to March with no car trouble, detailing stops from Chicago to Los Angeles, including TV appearances and a Rose Bowl prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Briscoe
Urbana
Frederick Zonta Club
Francis Scott Key
Washington Zonta Club
Virginia Conway
Washington Club
Zoapta
Statler Motel
Washington
Briscoe
West Coast
Bris
Chicago
Lincoln
Springfield
Greensburg
Kan
Los Apecies
Briscoes
West Virginia Couple Killed On Bay Bridge
A West Virginia couple, Joseph Lake Vaughan and his wife, were killed in a head on crash with a truck cab on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge near Annapolis. Vaughan, 62, and his wife, 69, were from Logan WV en route to St Michaels MD where their daughter teaches. The truck driver, Leonard Gegorek, said he braked to avoid the car as it swerved into his lane. The crash site was about 1,300 feet from the western shore on a four mile bridge. Vaughan was a furniture department manager. their daughter Betty Jo Vaughan teaches at St Michaels High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Point
West Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Joseph Lake Vaughan
Logan
W. Va
Leonard Gegorek
Baltimore
Gegorek
Vaughan
George W. Phillips
Annapolis
St. Michaels
Maryland
Betty Jo
Miss Vaughan
St. Michaels High School
Maryland Judge Praises State At Lions Ladies Night
Judge Prescott of Rockville addressed a Carroll Manor Lions Club Ladies Night in Adamstown praising Maryland’s place in the Union. The event featured Rev J W Rosenberger, accordion selections by Lioness Helen Zimmerran Green, and guests from Frederick Brunswick Glade Valley and other clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Stedman Prescott
Rockville
Carroll Manor
Claggett
Helen Zimmerman Green
Glade Valley Club
Walkersville
Horace M. Alexander
Lions International
L. Rayhu Specht
Ira T. Ray
Byron W. Thompson
William A. Simmons
Noel H. Gross
Charles V. Main
Frederick Lions Club
Norman F. Remsberg
George R. Albert
Wiliam Bross
Alonzo L. Barger
W. Carlos Myers
Joseph R. Payne
Brunswick Lions Club
Paul J. Green
Robert H. Remsberg
Buckeystown
William J. Wilcom, Jr
Frederick Junction
Traffic charges filed by city police overnight
Several individuals from various locations were summoned on traffic offenses. Charles W Himes on West South street cited for inadequate muffler. Gene Shultz of Route 2 cited for speed excessive. Dorsey Sier from Monrovia cited for speed. James E Reynolds on East Patrick street cited for exceeding 30. Everett Price from Parsons West Virginia posted 11.45, William A Simmons from 50n Place charged with exceeding 25. Officers N Dorsey and Staley filed these charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Himes
West South Street
Gene Shultz
Frederick
Dorsey Sier
Monrovia
James E. Reynolds
East Patrick Street
Everett Price
Parsons
W. Va
William A. Simmons
Wil
N. Dorsey
Staley
Briscoe Seeks Old Professor on Crosscountry Journey
Mr Briscoe traces a former professor from his college days after years of searching. En route home the Bowcars tour Yosemite Grand Canyon and New Orleans before ending the trip with the Passon Play in Hooda.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary ¢. Selby
Mary C. Selby
Howard County
Howard C. Selby
Poplar Spring
Edgar J. Hammond
West Friendship
Nathan C
Mary C. Hobbs
H. Bernard Selby
New Market
Hammond
Walter Scott
Arbutus
Harry de Vries
Freedom
Joseph Eyler
J. Crawford Hobbs
Leon P. F. Vauthier
McKendree Cemetery
C. M. Waltz
Catherine M. Brooks
Germantown
Joshua T
Celia Tilghman Green
Fannie L. Green
Edward Green
Denton
George Green
Elladora Milberry
Union Bridge
Amelia Mathias
Bark Hill Methodist Church
B. Watkins
Mt. Joy Cemetery
Uniontown
William T. Lee
Kattie Catherine Lee
William Thomas Lee
Hopeland
Jesse
Sarah Harris
Charles Edward Lee
Funeral Home
West All Saints Street
Hope Hill
L. A. Moore
Hope Hill Cemetery
C. E. Hicks
Bertha A. Hamilton
Jefferson
Edward ‘Haller
East Third ‘Street
Guilford Nursing Home
Boonsboro
Willis E
Jane Doty Hamilton
D. C. Winebrewer and Son, Inc
St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery
M. R. Etchison and Son
Wade H. Hobbs
Winfield
Elias C
Georgianna Hobbs
Clara May Hobbs
Beatrice Marquette
Druscilla Thomas
Hyattsville
Wade
Remtains
E. K. Sawyer
Springfield Cemetery
Sykesville
Stella Kessler
Edward Kessier
Simon and
Rebecca Cohen
Beth Sholom
Harry M. Kessier
Minnie Stern
Abe Cohen
Detroit
Mich
Seymour Stern
Richard
Edward Kessler
Levinson
West North Avenue
Taterment
B'nai Israel Cemetery
Lillie V. Potter
Lilie Vida Potter
Charles Strickter
East F Street
Yarrowstarg
Washington County
Gladys Russell
Harry
Norman Russell
Lucketts
Brown Funeral Home
Lovettsville
Taylorsville
Val
Edward H. Kyle
Thomas Elwood Howes
Daisy
Richard Thomas Howes
Mary Shipley Howes
Lena Howes
Francis
Etchison
Ritchie L. Gilliss
Del
Evelyn Cocker
Lucille Parrish
Florida
Lilian Brannock
Florence Hartkins
Effie Hawkins
Edward
R. Guy
Damascus
Herman Howes
Roy W. Barber
Laytonsville
Warren Firth
Methodist Church
Mt. Tabor
Howes
Josh Warfield
Keyser Holmes Keyser Holmes
Addie Hardy
Pete” Holmes
Theodore Holmes
Samples Manor
Merray B. Kyan
Thomas
Barbara Hoffmaster Spencer
Strickler
Newton L. Daniel Poling
Brownsville
J. L. Eackles
Edward D. Fry
Susan C. Fry
Edwin D. Fry
Fair Hill Farm
Montgomery County Hospital
Edwin C
George C
Derwood
Frederick Fry
Amy E. Fry
Margery Fry
Alfred Ransom
Alaska
Warren A. Firth
Mr. Fry
Lawtonsville
Fair View Farm
Fry
Iowa
Robert S. Gordon
Ralph. A. Greiman
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Austin
Ralph
Raymond Gordon
Richard Jackson
Clark Heffner
Roy Ridgeway
C. E. Cline
Mary McL. Witherow
Chas. H. Corbett
Jack Carty
John Whitmore
Albert Zentz
Louis Jones
United Brethren Cemetery
M. L. Creager and Son
Neil Roberts
Vernon Roberts
Oakland Read
Holy Family Catholic Church
Harrisonville
Fr. Bolling
Floyd L. Culler, Jr
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Carol Lane
West Church Street
Mona Lee Clark
Washington, Pa
Alice Bowers
North Market Street
Lila Chichester
West Second Street
Russell Castle
Hume Davis
Raymond R. Basford
Helen Stup
Nancy Fisher
Opal Baugher
Patsy Kubrick
Delores Bowers
Jeanie Bowers
Nancy Mohler
Ronald Young
Wayne Hawes
Sharon Mohler
Peggy Young
Joanne Baugher
Fellows Studio
Jean Buckenstafl
Grace E. Carpenter
Gloria Holand
BR. N
Church Home Hospital
Church Home and Hospital School of Nursing
Jean Blickenstaff
Daniel Blickenstaff
Rose- Mont Avenue
William Topping Watson
Grace E Carpenter
Grover N. Carpenter
William Topping
Gloria Holland
Carl Holland
Culler Avenue
Wth
Blickenstaff
Ali Ghan
Bay Bridge
Bureau of the Census
U. S. Department of Commerce
George R. Winski
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!