Cheatham Named General Chairman of 1964 United Appeal
John R. Cheatham president of Key Chevrolet Sales Inc was named General Chairman for Frederick city and county United Appeal 1964 announced by George A. Zeigler Community Chest president. Cheatham a prominent Maryland auto dealer will direct what is billed as the area’s most ambitious campaign with a goal to be announced soon. He chaired the 1963 Individual Gifts Division and has long served in community and civic roles including Kiwanis Cotillion YMCA Salvation Army Calvary Methodist Church trustees and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Cheatham
Key Chevrolet Sales, Inc
United Appeal
Frederick City
Cheatham
Geoge A. Zeigler
Community Chest of
Frederick County
Frederick
Community Chest
University of Richmond
Cadillac
Chevrolet
General Motors Corporation
Maryland
G.M.A.C
Washington
The
Salvation Army
Calvary Methodist Church
Daddies Can Also Learn To Swim
A Frederick matron asked if it was too late for dads to learn to swim and enrolled her husband in a Red Cross course. The two week program begins Monday June 29 with classes weekdays at 6 30 p m at Municipal or Diggs Pools. Enroll early to secure instruction and a nominal fee is charged. Red Cross teachers will supervise at both pools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Red Cross
Frank R Byrne W
Diggs
Frederick four students chosen for Weekend With Scientists
Frederick County Heart Association selects Bruce Wyncoop Lewis Flora Patrick Snead and David Hartley to attend the Weekend With Scientists at the University of Maryland Campus. Event expanded to enroll 103 youths, with ten physicians presenting on topics from heart surgery to anesthesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County Heart Association
Frederick County
Heart Association of Maryland
University of Maryland
Bruce W. Wyncoop
Lewis F. Flora
Brunswick High School
Patrick K. Snead
David L. Hartley
Frederick High School
The
Lionel Glassman
Sinai Hospital
Public Education Council of the Heart Association
Clinton Harrison
Melvin L. Keller
Arnell Patz
Milton Markowitz
George H Greenstein
Robert J. Wilder
Jacob C. Handlesman
Donald H. Dembo
George G. Finney Jr
Floyd G. Pressiler
Nelson Bohn
Charles H. Conley Jr
Jane McCarrell
Edna Measell
Beatrice Fehr
Glenn E. Warneking
Minnesota 4 H members visit Frederick as exchange program begins
Three Minnesota 4 H club youths Ramona Hamre Lynda Schleif and Tom Ward arrive Sunday for a week in Frederick County as part of the Maryland Minnesota Exchange. They will stay with local host families attend Demonstration Day activities at Frederick Fairgrounds and West Frederick Junior High School and join a closing gathering at the 4 H Center Chevy Chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Maryland
Ramona Hamre
Lynda Schleif
Tom Ward
Holly Akre
Ramona
Allie Messer
Urbana
Lynda
Charles Brauer
Emmitsburg
Tom
Austin Reeder
Union Bridge
Jean
John Messer
Messer
John
Wayne Reeder
Harry Fouche
Frederick
Chevy Chase
City Cat Problem Cited By Local Officials
Cats increasingly trouble residents in the city with garden damage and noise from nocturnal battles. Police note no cat ordinance or licensing, limiting enforcement. Humane Society cites many complaints and urges watchful care of pet cats, finding homes for stray or wild cats, and discouraging abandonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry T. Phelps Jr
The
Humane Society
Food Fair to reopen closed grocers after strike
All grocery chain stores shut by a clerks strike for two months will reopen next Wednesday, a Food Fair spokesman said early this afternoon. The move ends months of disruption for shoppers and clears the way for resumed deliveries and shelf restocking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Fair
Mathias urges alert to drought relief for Maryland farmers
Congressman Charles McC. Mathias Jr calls for prompt action on drought relief for Maryland as rainfall remains well below average. He cites soil contamination risk from heptachlor and warns hay yields have fallen from 2.04 tons per acre in 1961 to around 1.46 tons in recent years, with many fields exceptionally light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Maryland
Orville L. Freeman
Frederick
J Millard Tawes
Mathias
Lema and Pott Lead National Open With Quick Start
Tony Lema and Johnny Pott raced to a two under par 33 on the opening nine holes of the 64th National Open in Washington. Both players moved ahead early as they target a third straight tournament victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tony Lema
Johnny Pott
Expect 200 Attend WSCS Officers Training at Calvary Church
About 200 women are expected June 23 for officers training of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at Calvary Methodist Church. The event for Frederick and upper Montgomery County W S C S leaders begins at 6 p.m. with dinner, with sessions led by district officers and a second program for Washington West District leaders at Eldbrooke Methodist Church in the morning and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Calvary Methodist Church
Frederick
Montgomery County
Methodist Church
Washington West
Eldbrooke Methodist Church
Washington
Carl Piepoli
Calvary Methodist
Donald Schwartz
George Schmersal
Francis
Ralph M. Sharpe
C. Grayson Stevens
Calvary Methodist W. S
New Major Highway Endorsed by Planning Commission
The Capital Beltway proposal would encircle Washington about 25 miles from the White House, totaling 162 miles with Maryland and Virginia segments. It would link Potomac near Quantico to Poolesville, looping through Montgomery and neighboring counties. The Virginia belt is open, Maryland segment nearly complete this summer, with a second belt planned near downtown. An unrelated fire call reported at 1:30 p.m. for a chimney fire at 317 West South Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Poolesville
Montgomery County
Maryland
Prince Georges
Anne Arundel
Charles
Capital Beltway
Virginia
Fairfax County
Montgomery
Prince Georges Counties
Orientation and Planning Meeting for Seasonal Labor Team
Staff and volunteers set for summer work with agricultural laborers gathered for orientation and program planning. The photo shows health, social services, and child care center staff, with roles listed, at Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude R. DeLauter Jr
Randolph 3. Rosencrantz
Edith Addison
James B. Thomas
Frank J Keobara Brittain
Melanie Lathrop
Kathryn Rowe
Marguerite Krantz
Helen Warrenfeltz
Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church
Hotel Annex Demolition Planned on West Patrick Street
Photo by Frank J Keeter ing shows the second West Patrick Street property slated for summer demolition to make way for parking space. The Francis Scott Key Hotel also intends to tear down the hotel annex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J Keetering
Patrick Street
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Underground utilities planned to preserve Harper's Ferry charm
Bids are invited to bury electric and telephone lines in Harper's Ferry West Virginia part of a National Park Service project to restore the town’s historic appearance. Work covers the lower town and includes excavation backfill conduits and street lighting with bids due by 2 p.m. July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jower
Harper's Ferry
W. Va
Harper’s Ferry
Joseph R. Prentice
Harper’s Ferry National Historical Park
National Park Service
Mr. Prentice
Clude
Park Head
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Weather Looks Good For Sleep And Sunny Days Ahead
Sleeping conditions were ideal with a cool 5 degree low last night and expected 57 to 60 degrees tonight. Today will be sunny and warm with a high of 75 to 80. Friday brings variable clouds and warmth with scattered showers possible amid a pattern of cool nights continuing through the weekend.
NLRB Plans Complaint Against Acme Food Co
A National Labor Relations Board official prepared to issue an unfair labor practice complaint against Acme Food Co over its Maryland store closures. Baltimore regional director John A. Penello was authorized to file the complaint as part of a broader dispute that shuttered 225 stores, while the NLRB general counsel upheld the dismissal of similar charges against A&P Food Fair Giant Safeway Penn Fruit and Grand Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Acme Food Co
Maryland
John A. Penello
Arnold Ordman
Washington
Pennello
A&p
Food Fair
Giant
Safeway
Penn Fruit
Grand Union
Acme
Migrant Ministry Plans Summer Volunteer Program
Staff and about 35 volunteers gathered at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church for orientation and planning of the three pronged migrant program. Leaders noted strong youth interest and outlined assignments, including 19 high school seniors to work at the East Frederick Elementary School child care center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Carroll L. Boyer
Frederick County
Migrant Health Council
East Frederick
Frederick Motor Company to Raze West Patrick Building
Frederick Motor Company plans to raze the three story Marken and Bielfeld building at 123-125 West Patrick Street next month to create more customer parking. The project reorganizes departments, moves get-ready to outside space, expands parts, and repositions body shop into the former E. B. Shipley property to reduce congestion on West Patrick Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Patrick Street
Frederick Motor Company
Marken and Bielfeld
West Patrick Street
John C. Warfield
Hertz Rent-A-Car
E. B. Shipley Company
Warfield
Bielfeld
Christian Dangers Are Cited at Episcopal Conference
Mrs Theodore Wedel of the National Council of Churches warned against splitting religion from daily life. She spoke at Hood College during the Episcopal Province of Washington conference, saying the Church is God’s creation and exists to help carry out His work, not for private worship alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Theodore Wedel
National Council of Churches
Wedel
Episcopal Province of
Washington
Hood College
Christ
Firemen Battle Brush Fire Near Baltimore and Ohio Tracks
Firefighters from Gaithersburg and Upper Montgomery along with railroad crew battled a brush fire spanning about five miles alongside the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks from Sellman to Germantown. The blaze, starting around 12 30 p m, is believed caused by sparks from a train and lasted nearly two hours. A second small fire along Md 355 south of Gaithersburg burned briefly with no damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio
Montgomery County
Frank Rice
Gaithersburg Fire Company
Upper
Sellman
Germantown
Rice
Gaithersburg Company
MD. 355
Gaithersburg
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Area
Kenedy
Heart Association Project
Minnesota 4-H
Food Stores
Calvary Church
United and Citizens Fire Companies
West South Street
Edward Harrell
Claude DeLauter
Adrian J. Brown
Alfred A. Pansa
Barbara DeLauter
Bar
Harpers Ferry
Migrant Ministry
Mr. Harrell
DeLauter
G. Richard Bucheimer
George J Stup
Frederick Motor
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