Fifty Years Ago Items From the News-Post Files
Street Superintendent Sennett of Brunswick nets a 40 pound carp in the Potomac River. Lawson Dubel travels to Brunswick to ship the Brunswick Herald press to Baltimore. Frederick City Hospital Association reports 16th year, 102 dozen eggs last month, chicken farm productive. Thurmont pleads for a modern new school building, 84 citizens travel to meeting. Evangelical Lutheran Church council accepts organist Bion Firestone resignation after 14 years.
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Sennett
Brunswick
Potomac River
Lawson Dubel
North Market Street
Brunswick Herald
Baltimore
Frederick City
Thurmont
Board of
Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
Bion Firestone
Firestone
Double Time Pay Plan Faces Rough Battle in Congress
President Johnson’s overtime pay proposal to fight unemployment stalls as advocates fail to build support. Hearings were expected to continue with many witnesses, but only White House and Labor Secretary Wirtz back the plan. Critics say double time would curb production, raise costs, and unfairly punish management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
James Roosevelt
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
House Labor Committee
White House
Labor
Wirtz
Daylight Saving Bill Faces Farm Belt Opposition
A New Jersey senate bill would make daylight saving time year round. Support from educators, industrialists, and railroads clashes with farm belt resistance. Since 1916 DST has aided urban life but troubled farmers who follow the sun and worry about livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
State
Senate
England
Possible renewal of eastern driving ban eyed in 1944 notes
Maryland Office of Price Administration forecasts renewal of the eastern pleasure driving ban and further gasoline ration cuts. Local deferments to industrial workers shrink as boards review all exemptions under 26. efforts push WB to ease housing conversions in Frederick. Rabies alert in Frederick County with serum rushed after child bitten by rabid cat in isolated Sabillasville area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Office of Price Administration
War Production Board
Frederick
Hugh V. Gittinger
Dan Wight
Frederick County
EC. Kefauver
Sabillasville
Glaucoma Tests Scheduled for Rockville May Day
For the second year free glaucoma screening will be offered to residents over 40 at the Rockville Civic Center on May 2. The Rockville Lions Club and the Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington coordinate the effort with Lions members arranging up to 500 tests, equipment setup, traffic control, and visual acuity exams.
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Rockville Civic Center
Rockville
Suspend Sentence For Two Teenage Girls In Disorderly Conduct
Caroline R. Jackson and Marie P. Disney both 17 from West All Saints street were found guilty of disorderly conduct. Each received a suspended 30 day jail term in Magist rate Court before Byron W Thompson after police arrested them February 1 on Saints street for cussing and causing a disturbance. William E Roberts 21 of the city was jailed 50 days in default of a $50 fine after found guilty of intoxication following his arrest March 9 by Officer Shepley for staggering on South Market street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline R. Jackson
Marie P. Disney
West All Saints Street
Byron W. Thompson
William E. Shepley
Saints Street
William E. Roberts
Roberts
Shepley
South Market Street
Peace Corps Test Set For Saturday
The Board of U S Civil Service Examiners in Hagerstown announces a Peace Corps Placement Test Saturday at 8 30 am. Citizenship age 18 or over required. single or married with no dependents under 18. No pass fail scores. two year tours. Contact William F Krepp for forms and information.
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Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Hagerstown
Peace Corps
United States
William F. Krepp
Post Office Bldg
Sick residents seek hospital care and report updates
Among The Sick Mr. Lee C. Iferd of Middletown entered Newton D. Baker Veterans Hospital Martinsburg W Va for surgery Tuesday. Mr Glenn W Fink near Middletown entered Frederick Memorial Hospital Monday and underwent surgery Tuesday morning. He is getting along nicely. Mr Harvey Showe Sr East Patrick Street confined to his home after a stroke March 1 slightly improved. Mr Steven Robvick of Water Street is a patient at University Hospital Baltimore reported in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee C. Iferd
Middletown
Newton D. Baker Veterans Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Glenn W. Fink
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Harvey Showe Sr
East Patrick Street
Steven Robvick
Water Street
University Hospital
Baltimore
Blinded Motorist Hits Tree After Early Morning Crash
A Frederick woman identified as Barbara Richey, 24, claimed she was blinded by oncoming headlights when she ran off South Market Street, striking a road sign and a tree. She and the 1960 Corvair suffered damages. no charges filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
South Market Street
Barbara Richey
New Design
Richey
John Wheeldon
Richard Baugher
West Seventh Street
Fairview Avenue
Mildred Meitzler
North Market Street
Gail Vernon Jr
Pontiac Avenue
Meitzler
Fairview
Vernon
West Seventh
East Fifth Street
Chapel Alley
Melvin Stottlemyer
Water Street
Sandra L. Heffner
East Seventh Street
Stottlemyer
Fifth Street
Harpers Ferry Park announces staff changes
Superintendent Joseph R Prentice of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park said several staff moves take effect. Jon B Abrams transfers to Isle Royale as District Ranger on March 1, William T Ingersoll leaves for Sitka and Glacier Bay as Supervisory Historian on March 7, Robert E Cook to succeed Abrams around April 12, Bruce Myers moves to Natchez Trace Parkway on March 13. Wolfe succeeds Ingersoll as Supervisory Historian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph RR. Prentice
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Jon B. Abrams
Isle Royale National Park
Houghton
Mich
William T. Ingersoll
Sitka
Glacier Bay National Monuments
Juneau
Alaska
Robert E. Cook
Cape Cod National Seashore
Mr. Abrams
Cook
National Park Service
Mr. Gone
Flint Hill
Bolivar
Motorist Wrecks Car On Route 340
Samuel Earl Speer of Upper Darby Pa suffered scalp lacerations when his 1958 Cadillac ran up one embankment on Route 340 crossed the highway and struck the opposite embankment. He was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital and released after repairs to his back scalp wounds. The crash caused about 1000 dollars in damage and occurred about 9 30 p.m. Monday. Trooper William E. OHara Jr filed the reckless driving charges.
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Pennsylvania
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Samuel Earl Speer
Upper Darby
Speer
William E. O'Hara Jr
Q Gee Speer
Spectacular Minuteman tests ignite Western skies
At Vandenberg AFB California the Air Force tests an improved Minuteman intercontinental rocket producing hotter exhaust and dramatic contrails. The greater range and energy raise spectacular daytime and sunset displays over Western states as missiles streak and firework-like plumes fade into the upper atmosphere.
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Ralph Dighton
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
West Coast
California
Local obituaries list Brown Culler Noyes Longerbeam
Mrs. Margaret Savana Brown of Buckeystown died after a brief illness at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Also noted are Lola May Culler formerly of Middletown who died in Springfield State Hospital, Jeannette D. Noyes of Poolesville, Mary Ann Longerbeam of Bolivar, and multiple family survivors with funeral arrangements announced in Brunswick Barnesville Bolivar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Brown
Margaret Savana Brown
Buckeystown
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick County
Tony
Nettie Ambush
Francis Hammond
Anna Howard
Baltimore
Ethel Riviera
James Howard
Horace Howard
Philadelphia
John Howard
Brunswick
Robert Howard
C. E. Hicks
Fairview Cemetery
Lola M. Culler
Lola May Culler
Middletown
Springfield State Hospital
Sykesville
Lewis Care
Monrovia
Feete Funeral Home
Middletown Lutheran Cemetery
George H. Klinefeller
Edmund S. Noyes
Jeannette D. Noyes
Partnership
Poolesville
Edmund Noyes
Leesburg
Alfred D. Noyes
Barnesville
Hilton Funeral Home
Lake Worth
Florida
George W. Longerbeam
Mary Ann Longerbeam
Ethel Longerbeam
Bolivar
W. Va
Mannings
Barney Painter
Thomas
Elwood
Cumberland
Hayward
M. C. Scott
Harpers Ferry
Maryland to Consider Statewide Public Accommodations Law
Annapolis AP Maryland legislators open a special session amid civil rights focus and plans to broaden the public accommodations law to cover more counties. Speaker Mandel says a statewide law could be enacted but faces opposition. eight Eastern Shore counties and Garrett are highlighted as likely additions, with Dorchester County tensions noted. session also reopens the roads program and redraws congressional lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Maryland
Baltimore City
Marvin Mandel
Calvert
St. Marys
Chesapeake Bay
Garrett
Wicomico
Talbot
Dorchester County
Camjbridge
Congressional
District lines redrawn as eight congressmen seek statewide vote
Baltimore political maneuvering centers on redrawing district lines to equalize population and possibly repeal the state income tax increase from 3 to 4 percent. Republicans pledge to combat the tax hike and have filed bills to cut the rate to 3.5 percent, though floor action remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore City
Britain Celebrates Birth of Queen Elizabeths Son
London reports Queen Elizabeth II has a new son born Tuesday night at Buckingham Palace. He weighs 5 pounds 7 ounces, the smallest of her four children at birth, and both mother and baby are said to be well.
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London
Britain
Elizabeth I
Buckingham Palace
John Weir
Vernon Hall
Prince Philip
Paul
Greece
James
Robert
Rupert
David
Alexandra
Funeral notices for Betson Bowie and Dosh Jr.
Funeral services were held for Harry C. Betson of Ridgeville at Olin L. Molesworth in Damascus with Rev. Clark S. Rist officiating. Interment followed in Pine Grove Cemetery Mount Airy with pallbearers listed. Separate services for Raymond W. Bowie were conducted at Hicks Funeral Home with Rev. William H. Crawford officiating. Interment was in Ebeneezer Cemetery Centreville and pallbearers named. Nearby, funeral services for infant James F. Dosh Jr. were held at Mount Olivet Cemetery with Rev. Charles F. Trunk Jr. officiating. M. R. Etchison and Son directed.
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Harry C.betson
Ridgeville
Olin L. Molesworth
Damascus
Clark S. Rist
New Market
Raymond W. Bowie
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Hicks Funeral Home
William H. Crawford
Baltimore
Centreville
C. E. Hicks III
James F. Dosh Jr
James F
Helen Yarchuk Kespelher Dosh
Mount Olivet
Charles F. Trunk Jr
Evangelical Lutheran Church
M. R. Etchison and Son
Thurmont Legion Plans Supper and Dance Anniversary
Mervin L. Green, commander of Thurmont Post 168, announces a supper and dance Friday night to celebrate the American Legion 5th anniversary. Elwood Biffle chairs the planning. Ladies Auxiliary will prepare the buffet. Post members attend free with 1964 dues, paid at the door. renewal urged before June 15 to qualify for the September 6 picnic.
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Mervin L. Green
Edwin C. Creeger Jr
Thurmont
Thurmont Legion
Green
Legion
American Legion
First American Expeditionary Forces
Paris
France
Truman and Mrs. Johnson Arrive in Athens for King Paul Funeral
Former President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson visit Athens to attend King Paul’s funeral. They view the controversial statue of Truman unveiled for U.S. aid to Greece and note the ongoing restoration work as anti American demonstrations echo Cyprus tensions.
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Gerald Miller
Athens
Greece
Harry S. Truman
Lyndon B Johnson
United States
Paul
Truman
Athens University
Cyprus
American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association
AHEPA
Felix de Weldon
Phidias
Insurance Head Probing Examiner in Baltimore
State Insurance Commissioner F Douglass Sears investigated how an examiner obtained two suits from the companion firm of a bankrupt auto insurer National Motors Insurance Co The probe is being conducted by the examiner s colleague William T S Bricker assistant state's attorney and staff members Sears said the suits were bought last year during an audit of the company led by its officers
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Baltimore
F. Douglass Sears
William T. S. Bricker
Sears
National Motors Insurance Co
Lodge Rides New Hampshire Victory to Delegates
With 288 of 302 precincts counted, Lodge led the Republican primary with about 34 percent, signaling a mandate to challenge President Johnson. Snowbound turnout reached roughly 90,000 as write-ins for Scranton and Romney appeared, while Johnson led Kennedy in the Democratic race with 21,898 to 17,683.
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Goldwater
New Hampshire
John W. King
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Johnson
Seaman Edward L. Welty Completes GED Tests
Edward L. Welty seaman apprentice U S Navy son of Mr and Mrs Robert M Welty of North Market street recently completed the U S A F general educational development high school level tests. Welty now teaches instrument flight technique to helicopter student pilots at the Naval Air Base Whiting Field Milton Florida. Mr and Mrs Walter De Grange and sons of 105 West 14th Street returned to Frederick after a week in Hollywood Florida with Mr and Mrs Howard Cline. They visited St Augustine Miami and Key West. Mrs Charles R Gaver celebrates her birthday at her Myersville home.
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Edward L. Welty
U. S. Navy
Robert M. Welty
North Market Street
Seaman Welty
Naval Air Base
Whiting Field
Milton
Fla
Walter de Grange
Howard Cline
St. Augustine
Miami
Key West
Charles R. Gaver
Myersville
Tass Comments On N H Primary
Tass reports Goldwater defeated in the New Hampshire primary with critical remarks about his policies. Margaret Chase Smith is cited as a marginal opponent described as a “Goldwater in a skirt.” The dispatch notes write-in winner Henry Cabot Lodge favored a tough foreign policy but did not publicize his platform.
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Moscow
Tass Today
Barry Goldwater
Margaret Chase Smith
Goldwater
United States
Tass
Leonid Volichansky
Claremont
N.H
New Hampshire
Valichansky
Henry Cabot Lodge
Five Day Forecast And Air Force Silent Loss
The five day outlook calls for five degrees above normal temperatures from Thursday through Monday with weekend warming and a cooler start to next week. Normal highs 46 to 53 and lows 29 to 35 with Garrett County seeing lower teens. Showers Sunday and snow flurries in the mountains Thursday. precipitation around one third inch. In Wiesbaden Germany the U S Air Force European headquarters offered no comment on the loss of a twin jet reconnaissance aircraft over East Germany.
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Associated Press
Garrett County
Wiesbaden, Germany
U.S. Air Force
East Germany
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Worman’s Mill
Rt. 355
J. Rolfe Castleman
West Coast Missile Base
Minuteman
Equal Rights Law
Lexington, Ky
University of Kentucky
Margaret
Queen
Duchess of Kent
Insurance
Lodge
N. H
Wera
Shaphe
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