Potomac Synod reports net gain of 19 members and leadership changes
Rev. William J. Lowe delivered the presidents report on the state of the church at Hood College during the Potomac Synod meeting. The year 1937 saw a net member increase of 197 to 56 657 with losses from letters of dismissal deaths erasures and other reductions totaling 226 more than the prior year. Church schools enrolled 61 712. losses there reached 869 amid rising general and property values and a total indebtedness of 698 317. Committees for 1938 Synod were announced across many divisions including religious services minutes education missions and social service with numerous named clergymen and lay leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Lowe
Synod of the Potomac
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Hood College
Mr. Lowe
Potomac Synod
Lloyd E. Coblentz
Baltimore
Oliver K. Maurer
Henry I Stahr
Menci L. G. Kieffer
Ralph E. Hearimar
Henry B Ramsburg
Hugh V. Gittinger
General Synod
Edwin M. Sando
Guy P. Bready
John C. Sanders
John L. Gerber
Amos Diller
E. Lewis Higbee
Philip E. Saylor
Harry Wittmer
Barry Brindle
C. E. Blum
Elmer E. Leiphart
Banks E. Shull
Levi H. Walter
Oliver 5
Hartman
J. Wade Huffman
J. Silor Garrison
S. Leslie Shafer
John T. Fesperman
J. Paul Kehm
John Hollenbach
Paul T. Stonesifer
Charles Hoover
Roy W. Wolfgang
Charles R. Zweizig
Alvil Conner
Howard Koons
Charles P. Rice
Henry J. Seibert
Home Missions
Nevin E. Smith
Border L. Stanley
A. Odell Leonard
Clarence Leppo
James M. Hedrick
Foreign Missions
James W. Moyer
William T. Brundick
Hoy J. Fesperman
William H. Martin
Evan &. Jones
John H. Keller
W. Lacy Leonard
Jacob H. Aisrkel
E. V. Strasbaugh
G. Ermine Plott Waller D. Mehriing
Paul D. Yoder
Nevie = Smith
A. M Glock
T. E. Brooks
Charlies D. Rachel
Harvey S. Shue
Elkton graduation speaker urges graduates to seek truth
June 14 AP report: Senator Millard E. Tydings told 61 Elkton graduates they should think individually and seek authority for the truth, urging independent thinking during the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard E. Tydings
Elkton
Synod Speaker Analyzes Church Merger Progress at Hood College
Dr. Richards, president of the General Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed church, delivered a fine analysis at Hood College during the Synod of the Paterrar session this morning. He described the merger progress and urged unity with the call We Want a union from the heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Richards
General Synod of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Synod of the
Hood College
Richards
Amon
World Morally Bankrupt Says Missionary Society Meet
One hundred ninety three women registered at Hood College for the 24th annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Synod of the Potomac. Numerous ministers' wives attend. executive reports show a treasury balance, and Mrs. Carrie M. Kerechner of Philadelphia gave an address urging Christianity amid societal ills. Committees and volunteers were named for recommendations, resolutions, finance, press, pages, ushers, courtesy, and nominating duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society
Synod of the Potomac
Hood College
Meyran Hall
Paul D. ¥Oder
Codarus
Mary Hoffheins
Carlisle
Henry I Stahr
Hymin
Genevieve Emery Lippy
York
Guy A. Benchall
Woodstock
Hoftheins
Jesus
Yoder
H. H. Abbott
Evangelical Reformed Church
J. 31 Runkle
Altoona
Thomas Jarrell
Washington, D. C
Charles D. Rocker
Helen Barnhart
Treasury
E A. Raubenhold
Carrie M. Kerechner
Philadelphia
Woman's Missionary Society of the General Synod
Teresa Jarrell
Washingston
Frederic Lentz
Howard i Fox
Ernest Bischof
JH. H. Abbott
W. L. Mack
Howard Cook
C. A. Roberts
Harver Shue
W.G. Gerber
Amelia Beale
Annie Blessing
D. E. Remsburg
J. RB. Berges
Shuford Peeler
Miranda Rohrbau
WPA paving and bridge project advances in Frederick area
Twenty five men began work on the Woodsboro pike widening WPA project to boost safety as it connects Frederick to Taneytown. Preparatory work progresses on Joansville Carroll road toward Middleburg and Point of Rocks Olive school roads. A revised bridge approach plan at Point of Rocks and a completed new bridge with drainage structures move forward under State Roads Commission and M J Grove Lime Co contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick-Carroll County
Woodsboro
Ceresville
State Roads Commission
Frederick
Taneytown
Hanover
Joansville
Carroll
Middleburg
Point of Rocks- Olive
Thomas, Bennett
Point of Rocks
Baltimore and Ohio
M. J. Grove Lime Co
Battle of Proxies Costs Young Control in Chesapeake
In Baltimore the battle for control of the Chesapeake Corporation ended with a unanimous vote to dissolve and distribute its stock. Robert R. Young lost influence as Guaranty Trust Co. boosted its board gains, while the new seven member Chesapeake board planned dividend action and capital distribution of the 34 percent Chesapeake & Ohio stake. The meeting confirmed Young’s strategic limitations in the Van Sweringen holding structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Chesapeake Corporation
Robert R. Young
New York
Young
Guaranty Trust Company
McCall Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping Charge
Franklin Pierce McCall pleaded guilty at arraignment to kidnapping and ransom charges in Miami. A special grand jury had returned a true bill, with state attorney George A. Worley leading the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCall
Miami
Franklin Pierce McCall
Faneprics
James Bailey Cash
Princeton Jad
Srand
George A. Worley
Meeting Attendees and Enrollment Highlights
The list shows attendees including C Kistler, Mrs Hoffin, Mrs Maurer, Mrs Robinson, Mrs Fahrney, Mrs Kilmer, Mrs Glass with a separate Place of Meeting group. Enrollment and Credentials include Miss Yoder, Miss Albright, Mrs Bittle. Status lists Mrs Peeler, Mrs Smith, Mrs Gerst, Miss Beard, Mrs Sheely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Kistler
F. Hoffin
O. K. Maurer
R. A. Robinson
E. B Fahrney
Walter Kilmer
Charles Glass
S. H. Callender
Charles Swartzbaugh
Samuel Basehore
Elizabeth Yoder
Esabelle Albright
Floyd Bittle
Lee Peeler
MS Smith
Fred Gerst
Elizabeth Beard
Howard Sheely
Fatally Injured In Eldersburg Accident
Mrs. A. W. Chandlee, 72, of 3 Beechdale road, died after a car driven by her daughter-in-law, Glentina Chandlee, 42, struck a pole near Eldersburg in Carroll County. Glentina was slightly injured and treated at Union Memorial Hospital. State Patrolman Newtoner said the driver reported illness and loss of control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Chandlee
Beechdale Road
Glentina Chandlee
Northfield Place
Baltimore
Pole
Eldersburg
Carroll County
Union Memorial Hospital
Chandlee
George E. Newtomer
Fire alarm to Bill's Sandwich Shop ends with no blaze
A woman telephoned Fire Headquarters saying there was a fire at 4 A.M. at Bill's Sandwich Shop on North Market Street. Firemen found no fire or smoke. Attendants at the adjacent Tate Ice Cream Shop reported a compressor motor burned out earlier between 11 P.M. and 1 A.M., but no connection to the alarm was established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sve
Bill
North Market Street
Tate Ice Cream
Lewis Files For Senate Seat Fight
Annapolis June 14 AP David 3 Lewis of Cumberland Md filed his certificate of candidacy for nomination to the U S Senate seat held by Millard Trollegs The filing was mailed to Secretary of State with the required $250 fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
David 3. Lewis
Cumberland
U.S
Senate
Millard
E Rays
Jones
Hagerstown Man Dies in Auto Crash in Virginia
Harold Meyers, 24, of Hagerstown died from injuries after a car accident near Winchester Virginia. Other passengers from Hagerstown were said to be doing fairly well. The fatal crash occurred Sunday night when the automobile struck a tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Winchester. Va
Harold Meyers
Sino-Japanese War Report From Coastal Battlefronts
Chinese coastal forts faced unrelenting Japanese bombardment turning positions into charnel houses. Thousands killed or injured as Japanese bombing intensified amid ongoing clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenton
Gum On Postage Stamps Described By Treasury Official
John M. Smith of the Treasury Bureau of Engraving and Printing told Frederick Stamp and Coin Club members that stamp gum is a vegetable or sugar compound, not glue, with no flavoring. He noted the Bureau prints 80 million stamps daily, explained the process with display items, and praised the quality of U S stamps while discussing machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
John M. Smith
Treasury Department Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington, D. C
Frederick Stamp and Coin Club
Smith
Bureau
Benjamin Stickney
Stickney
Malcolm C. Stickney
Mr. Smith
Philatelic Agency
Washington
National Guard
St Johns Grammar School Finals Tonight
St Johns Grammar School holds its annual closing exercises this evening in the school auditorium. Sixth and seventh grade girls with seventh grade boys perform The Best Singers while fifth and sixth graders present The Jolly Chimamen and younger students dramatize Alice in Wonderland with a large cast including Patricia Molloy and Patricia Kennedy among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St John's Grammar School
jPart
Gavette
Lillian de Bona
Arnolda
Laura Linck
Lucille
Mary Elkins
Viola Hardman
Anne Elkins
Gypsy Queen
Stella Harlow
Lorenze
Patricia McCaffrey
Doris Kemp
Mary Kemp
Frances Eisenhauer
Patricia Mulezhey
Elizabeth Nusz
Mary Groshon
Brownies
John Kennedy
Robert Thomas
Dude
Meredith Smith
William
Staley
Wilson Baer
Robbert Dutrow
William Mask
Lewis Gouker
Fairies
Constance Keyser
Julia Rossi
Patricia Croghan
Mary Elizabeth
Wells
Catherine Kennedy
Evelyn Mask
Theresa Doll
Katherine
Leichert
Jane Sprank
Rotary Club Gifts Vocational Books to C Burr Artz Library
The Rotary Club presents a career guidance book collection to Miss Josephine Etchison head librarian at the C Burr Artz Library. Members John A. Shires Cyril Klein and J Walker Carty will make the presentation. The list includes titles on plumbing, insurance, education, ethics, art, and Deaf education among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Karl Deschweinitz
Howard T. Hall
Hugh D. Hart
Earl Hudekan
Lee Kanner
Canning Clan
Earl Chaplin May
L. R. Nash
George Lansing Raymond
Alvin Howard Sanders
Henry P. van Dusen
Julius E. Wihlfahrt
Edward A. Woods
William Adams ‘Brown
Frederick
Maryland
The Clown Who Couldnt Read presented by local group
Kennedy Wilson Schley Freed John Gouker James Mask Donald Senley Richard Mohler appear with grades one and two in The Clown Who Couldnt Read. Announcer Harold Curry acts as clown. John Rhoads serves as policeman. Daniel Wight Jr is park attendant. Richard Miller leads story readers Frances Coleman Rebecca Elkins Latricia Hoke Patricia Phelps June Rodefer Adabelia Russet participate.
Bought Back Bags Taken From Plant Theft Case
In circuit court Justice Emmett R Bowlus warned second hand dealers against handling stolen goods. A boy, James Allen Baker, admitted stealing bags from the Farmers Cooperative and selling them at Selar’s junk yard. Co op officials testified they knew the bags were stolen but bought them back anyway. Baker is bound for Juvenile Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples Court
Emmett R. Bowlus
Maurice Solar
Solar
James Allen Baker
Farmers Co-operative Associaton, Inc
East South Street
Selar
Junk Place
O, Avenue
Edith W. Fox
Co-operative
P. DB. Koons
Theodore Reeder
Abraham
Junk Plant
Merril Douglas
Baker
Bowlus
Allen Barigis
Sherman P. Bowers
Leslie N Coblentz
Cooperative
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Sclar
Annapolis Waits On Parking Meter Move
A trial of parking meters on several business streets here was postponed as merchants weigh the plan. City council proposed meters with one hour limits, drawing protests from local merchants. Scottish Rite outing Frederick Lodge of Perfection of Scottish Rite Masons to Vindobona Brad i dock Heights this evening. About one hundred guests are expected with entertainment after dinner at 6.45. Allen W Nicodemus chairs the committee, Guy C Roser is Venerable Master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Frederick Lodge of Perfection of
Scottish Rite Masons
Vindobona
Brad Idock Heights
Sien
Allen W Nicodemus
Guy C. Roser
Japanese Drive Halted by Yellow River Flood
Spanish rebels push Valencia five miles beyond Castellon de la Plana. Japanese advance on Lunghai front halted by Yellow River flood. Insurgent air raids hit Barcelona Valencia and Sagunto while Chinese floods threaten millions. Franco agrees to exchange American prisoners. Britain debates anti ship attacks. French decree boosts army numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Valencia
Castellon de la Plana
China
Sunghai Railway
Yellow River
Barcelona
Sagunto
Lunghai
Hankow
London
Neville Chamberlain
Paris
Francisco Franco
United States
Rails Lead Afternoon Rally In Wall Street
The rails led an afternoon stock market rally as hopes rose for RFC rail lending bill passage after Senate Banking and Currency committee reported it out. Rail and carrier stocks surged briefly before unions oppose the RFC measure cooled gains. transfers ran about 400,000 shares and Chicago wheat futures rose after rust findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
RFC
Chicago
Astronomer Campbell Dies by Apparent Suicide
Dr William Wallace Campbell aged 75 a noted astronomer leaped from a three story window of his San Francisco apartment today after suffering ill health The coroner Dr T B W Leland reported Campbell died instantly and his death is attributed to suicide
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
William Wallace Campbell
T. B. W. Leland
Campbell
Weather Summary for June 1938 and Temperature Extremes
Weather record shows 24 hour precipitation ending 7 am today at none. June to date 2.88 inches with June normal at 4.36 inches. June 1937 had 6.53 inches. Deficiency in 1938 precipitation to June 12.87 inches. Yesterday high 78, high last year 33, low last night 31, low year ago 53. Sun sets at 7:28 pm today, rises tomorrow at 4:43 am. Moon rises tomorrow 9:27 pm, sets tomorrow 7:06 am.
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Kershner
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Pt. of Rocks-Olive School
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Jas Ara
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Capital Hill
Speaker Bankhead
Rules Committee
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Roosevelt
Maritime Labor Board
Public Health Service
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Wangking
Cheney
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Hongkong
Rad
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Certst Go
Geciere
Cigeg
To Presse Mote Stack
Sessan
Demet Faved
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Cmong
Kreeshek
AM South
Forgners
St. John’s Grammar School
Irene
Evelyn Eicholtz
Flora
Margaret Holt
Olivette
Ruth Boost
Viola
Catherine
Roderick
Rose
Caroline Putman
Alice
Catherine Andrews
Jean
Margaret Golibart
Robe
Kennedy
Hubert Dutannzmecer
Calvert Hartle
Wiliam Stephens
Richard Gaither
James Eisenhauer
Putman Dutrow
William Kennedy
Jack Koontz
Donald Schley
Paul Weller
Joseph Leicherz
Edwin Brookes
Carroll Eichott
James Kennedy
Grayson Miller
Richard Smith
Patricia Molloy
Patricia Kennedy
Jean Andrews
Jane Murphy
Mary
C Murphy
Frances Sprankle
Frances Holt
Rose Marie Culler
Clarence Smith
Gilmer Rhoads
Arthur Myers
Folks of Wonderland
Lenore Browe
Mary Linck
Corinne Moore
Frances Nee
Ann Smith
Kathleen J . O'Donnell
Nancy Kennedy
Suzanne Rhoads
Charles Hardman
Franco
Rails
Wall Street
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