Service Club Members Visit Cascade Camp
Service Club members from Rotary Kiwanis and Lions visited the Frederick Box Setar camp at Camp Ritchie in Cascade for an afternoon of activities with Boy Scouts. The event featured a soft wall game ending 17-14 for the scouts, life-saving demonstrations, a buffet supper, and a flag retreat led by Ernest B. Stephens. Notable attendees included J Sheldon Turner, Emory Shipley, and Lieut Col John W. Leonard as well as camp director Norman Ford.
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Frederick
Ritchie
Cascade
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions Clubs
Service Club
Ao V. Titmore
Charles W. Ross
Elmer Fink
Newark
N. J
Ernest B. Stephens
Richard Gregg Oren
Able
Joan Francis Howard
Norman F. Ford
William Ray
Walkersville
Westminster Girl Scouts
Camp Ritchie
Maryland National Guard
J. Sheldon Turner
Emory B. Shipley
Robert L. Warfield
Wiliam C. Humm
William T. Delaplaine
William C. Kolb
Alpert M. Col- Tentz
Otho J. Keller
W. Dave Morton
John A. Shires
John W. Leonard
Henri £. G. Kieffer
Charles N. Staley
B. M. Davis
A. V. Tidmore
Herman C. Gubisch
Philip Kramer
A. Hart Etchison
Clyde al. Roney
Wills of Hargett and Ricketts Probate Estates
The Hargett estate of Braddock Heights and the Ricketts estate probate in Orphans Court reveal allocations to relatives. Frank C. Hargett leaves $250 to brothers and $200 to Tillie Filghman, with the residue to sisters Tempie Culler and Cora Wagner, executor H K DeLauter. Mrs. Ricketts wills house to niece Hester Sagan Whipp, furniture to the same, two stepdaughters get $150 each, and residue split among Whipp Conner and Kanode brothers with Hammond Clary as executor. Dates: 1938 and 1936. Names: Frank C. Hargett, Tempie Culler, Cora Wagner, H. Kieffer DeLauter, Mollie C. Ricketts, Hester Sagan Whipp, Dora Susan Whipp, Elva A. Conner, Mole Leather, Lillie Jane Trout, George J. H. Kanode, David Kanode, Hammond Clary. Places: Braddock Heights, Frederick, Park Mills, 230 West Fifth street.
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Frank C. Hargett
Braddock Heights
Mollie C. Ricketts
Frederick
Park Mills
Orphans Court
Hargett
A. Hargett
New York City
Albert
Baltimore
William C. Oberlander
Robert J. McCutcheon
Ricketts
West Fifth Street
Hester Sagan Whipp
Testatrix
Dora Susan Whipp
Elva A. Conner
Harri Shook
Earl E. Remsburg
Justice Department moves to block Turrou publication
Washington June 22 The Justice Department seeks to stop Leon G Turrou former G man from publishing confidential evidence in the recent espionage indictments in New York Lamar Hardy US Attorney New York asked a court to restrain Turrou from revealing notes or information in upcoming newspaper articles The case involves eighteen indicted individuals many believed in Germany Turrou is credited with breaking the espionage case and Hardy notified newspapers with contracts to publish Turrou s articles
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Washington
Justice Department
Leon G. Turrou
New York
Lamar Hardy
U. 5S
Turron
Hardy
Germany
Turreu
38 Bodies Recovered After Olympian Wreck at Sleeper B
Milwaukee Railroad officials reported 35 of 38 bodies recovered have been identified, with four more added to the missing list now at 10. A 160‑strong recovery force continued probing the twisted wreckage of Sleeper B, submerged nearly 36 hours in Custer Creek after the flood‑weakened trestle collapse early Sunday.
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Miles City
Mont
Milwaukee Railroad
Custer Creek
Answers to Cranium Crackers and Quiz Clues
A reader quiz lists five items on page four covering quotations geography and names. It notes the saying to live by truth, the Florida Keys distance to Cuba, Milos Hodza as Czechoslovakia’s premier, cross eyed meaning of strabismus, O Henry’s real name William Sydney Porter, and dandruff as blamed for most baldness.
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Florida Keys
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Milas Hodza
William Sydney Porter
O. Henry
Scouts Host Service Club Visitors At Camp Ritchie
Frederick Boy Scouts entertained Rotary Kiwanis and Lions visitors at Camp Ritchie Cascade Maryland Wednesday afternoon with life saving demonstrations canoe displays and flag retreat drills. Center features Elmer Fink Newark N J Norman Ford Camp Director Richard Oden Troop 29 flag bearer and lifeguards. Local leaders and guests include Ernest Stephens Knights of Pythias scout master and Rev Dr Henri L G Eilfer among others.
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Elmer Fink
Eft
Newark
N. J
Norman F. Ford
Richard Gregg Oden
Irving Abbe
John Francis Howard
News-Post
Umm
Ernest B. Stephens
Knights of Pythias
Henri L. G. Eieffer
Albert M. Coblentz
Charles W. Ross
John A. Shires
J.sheldon Turner
A. Hart Etchison
William OG. Kolb
Joseph Urner, Jr
Edward Etchison
Tour Arranged by County Farm Agent for Boston Trip
County agent Henry R. Shoemaker announces an August educational tour for Maryland Virginia and West Virginia counties. From Frederick on Monday August 15, travelers ride by train to New York, sail to Boston, stay at Parker House, then tour Plymouth Rock Salem Bunker Hill and historic homes over two sightseeing days. Details and itinerary available from Shoemaker.
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Boston
Henry R. Shoemaker
New York Harbor
Long Island Sound
Parker House
Plymouth Rock
Salem
Bunker Hill
Philippine Islands Senate Maine and Democratic national committee roles
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt is linked to the Philippine Islands Senate and to Maine. He served as vice-chairman of the Democratic National Committee. The fragment reflects biographical items without a clear narrative or date.
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Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Philippine Islands Senate
Maine
Democratic National Committee
Prisoner Captured Near Braddock Heights After Escape
Four inmates fled Monday night from the State Penal Farm at Roxbury. Robert Yeagle, 23, from Washington County, identified as one escapee, was captured near Braddock Heights in a stolen automobile belonging to C. Foster Valentine of Boonsboro. State Police, led by Leigh W. R May and Corp. W. K. May, intercepted the vehicle Wednesday afternoon and returned Yeagle to the penal farm.
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Roxbury
Robert Yeagle
Washington County
Braddock Heights
Boonsboro
C. Foster Valentine
Leigh W. R May
Corp
W. K. May
Yeagle
Escaped trio sought by Washington County authorities north of Boonsboro
Washington county authorities search the region north of Boonsboro for the escaped group believed to have fled Wednesday. The remaining three at large are John Dohring 30 Lewis Harris 30 and James Young 29 all in prison uniforms at the time of escape. New York City's board of education approved a six year building program to add 227 new elementary schools at a total cost of 223 million 436 thousand 954 dollars.
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Washington County
Boonsboro
John Dohring
Lewis Harris
James Young
New York City
Board of Education
County Officials Weigh 300000 Bond for New High School
County commissioners have not yet acted on a proposed bond issue to fund a new high school. The plan seeks 300000 dollars and awaits formal consideration before a vote or further discussion.
Frederick County Eyes Bonds for New Colored Elementary School
Frederick County plans to issue up to 300000 in bonds to fund the county share of a new colored elementary school. Federal PWA grants cover about 245000 of a 545000 project, with 45 percent expected from the federal program. The act's terms include dated bonds from July 1 1937, 15 year maturities, and allocations for a new high school and Lincoln adjacent colored elementary, subject to board action.
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Frederick County
Public Works Administration
Maryland Pwa
Ellicott City
Board of Education
Eugene W. Pruitt
Frederick
Lincoln High School
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