Letter To The Editor On Public Records In Frederick
The writer questions a Carroll County Register of Wills refusal to release wills and documents for inspection. The law grants public access to all papers filed for record or kept in the office, with the register required to provide immediate access and memoranda for examination, as stated by Harry L. Radcliff, Register of Wills for Frederick County, in a March 19 notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Register of Wills
Carrol
County
Harry
Radcliff
Growth in religious membership outpaces population rise
The National Council of Churches reports 1950 membership in the 67 major bodies at 85,319,274 and notes a 24 year gain of 59.8 percent versus 28.6 percent population growth. Protestant and Catholic increases outpace the rise, Jews up 2.25 percent, yet 43 percent remain outside churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of the Census
National Council of Churches of Christ
U. S
Research and Survey Department
How Big Is 85 Billion Dollars In the Federal Budget
The piece compares 85 billion dollars to private giants like AT&T and Metropolitan Life to illustrate scale, noting AT&T’s 12.7 billion and MetLife’s 10.9 billion assets as portions of the federal budget. It argues for executive retrenchment and highlights state tax assessment reforms in Maryland with maps, data records, and pilot areas in Hartford County and southeast Baltimore County, aiming for 100 percent assessment accuracy by 1959. It also mentions a new aluminum extrusion plant planned for Halethorpe Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
America
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Federal Communication Commission
State Utility Commission
State Tax Commission
State Bureau of Control Surveys
Permanen
Marxland
Maps Bureau
Harford County
Baltimore County
Orc
Anoiker Oy
Januars i
Marsland
Tae Sun
Whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die
A Daily Bread excerpt presents an esteem filled meditation on death from John 11 and an unknown author. It uses a ship at sea metaphor to convey immortality, suggesting that life continues in the observer even as the vessel sails away. The piece closes with a hopeful echo that the believer’s life endures beyond sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Furnell Bailey
John
Originator of landscape gardening in America
Frederick Law Olmsted Sr is generally regarded as the founder of landscape gardening in America. His notable work includes Central Park in New York City. The expression rain check originated in baseball, where a rainout gives spectators a ticket to a future game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr
Central Park
New York City
Fifty Years Ago Items From The News Columns
Four county commissioners and their clerk traveled to Annapolis to oppose a bill mandating a $500 yearly scholarship appropriation to Buckeye Towns normal school. Engine bidders opened for the new electric plant engine. award delayed pending more bids. A fierce gale at Braddock Heights damaged property. a frame house under construction collapsed and a windmill was snapped off. Diamond Bowling Alleys opened with Baltimore Fayette beating Frederick 4 games to 1. notable Frederick bowlers were Frazier Smith Keefer Haines Simmons. At Frederick Elks meeting J Roger McSherry elected exalted ruler. officers named include Frank L Stoner Vincent Sebold Richard P. Rossiter and Gen R Dennis Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Annapolis
Buckeystown
Braddock Heights
G. Waring Tyson
Mr. McSherry
Braddock
Fayette Club
Baltimore
Alfi-Frederick
Frederick
Frazier
Smith
Keefer
Haines
Simmons
Frederick Elks Iodge
J. Roger McSherry
Frank L. Stoner
Vincent Sebold
Richard P. Ross
R Dennis, Jr
H Shiner Wretasurer
Bi year old contract turns up in 1932 hearing notes
A bi year old contract between the Western Maryland Railway and the late Daniel S Liss of Leys Staton surfaced at a Public Service Commission hearing in Balmers. The accord bound the railroad to Malta a siding and flag station at Loys, amid various unsettled railway closure attempts. Local sports notes mention Frederick’s Cadet basketball team losing progress at Hagerstown. Hood College Chapel hosted a Palm Sunday service with a performance of The Seven Sam Words of Carm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Maryland Railway
Daniel S Liss
Leys Staton
Com Wesny
Balmers
Malta
Loys
Winter & Reign
Robins
Frederick
Hagerstown
Allefans High
Hood College Chapel
Brodbeck
Lent Time To Renew Spirit By Roger W Babson
Babson argues Lent as spring and a time for spiritual renewal. He urges a spiritual rebirth of nations, contrasts religion with materialism, and asks if political candidates are praying men. He cites Saul to Paul and warns against godlessness while calling for a worldwide spiritual upheaval during Lent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger W. Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Roger W Babone
Jesus
Lent
New York
World of Tomorrow
Saul of
Tarsus
Paul
Europe
Whittaker Chambers
Siberia
Fin Bu_ inc
Lenten Thoughts on Names and Mercy in Luke
A devotional reflection on Jesus’ interactions in Luke 9, noting nicknames for disciples like Peter and Boanerges, and the Samaritan village resistance. The author ponders Jesus’s mission, the contrasts between wrath and mercy, and prays for guidance amid conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mensayes
Wil
Jesus
Simon
Peter
James
John
Boanerges
Thunder
Sen
Jobn
Jerusalem
Mediaton
Retired Frederick Banker Zimmerman Ends 56 Years Of Service
William D. Zimmerman a longtime Frederick County National Bank officer retires after 56 years of service including roles as bookkeeper teller cashier and vice president. He served as bank treasurer first Y M C A officer and active in local fire companies churches and Union Manufacturing. He and wife live on East Third Street with one son who is Union Manufacturing treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Zimmerman
Frederick
Frederick County National Bank
Zimmerman
Union Manufacturing Company
West Church Street
Frederick Y.M.C.A
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Columbia Lodge No. 58
A. F. and
A. Masons
East Third Street
Wm. Douglas Zimmerman
The
Pattern of Conspiracy Alleged in Racial Bombings Speculation
Washington watchers speculate a pattern behind recent bombings and anti racial incidents across Florida California Iowa Pennsylvania and New York linking them to communist tactics designed to fuel friction. The discourse notes small numbers of communists can incite mischief and cites a Detroit congressional testimony about a few hundred communists taking control of a large automobile workers union. A Des Moines case involving a Hawaiian couple facing threats over a house purchase remains unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Florida
California
Iowa
Pennsylvania
New York
Arnold Schuster
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Detroit
Des Moines
Local notices mix with race tension warnings in New Windsor
The page recounts social visits in New Windsor and Baltimore, adds a hospital transfer for Sandra Hughes, and features a debate on racial and religious tensions stirred by outsiders. Officials stress vigilance against exploiting discord, noting juvenile schemes and possible manipulation by adults while advocating understanding and nonviolence.
Deaths and Obituaries From Maryland Area
Multiple obituaries list Alice Rebecca Reader and others dying at home or nearby towns. Survivors include children in Hagerstown Boonsboro Benevola and beyond with numerous grandchildren and siblings. Funeral arrangements noted with Boonsboro Mt Olivet Pine Grove and Locust Grove locations.
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Alice
Reeder
Alice Rebecca Reader
Hubert Reeder
Mra
Roy Flouk
Boonsboro
Martin Luther
Sarah Catherine (Ford) Hutzell
Lloyd Binning
Hagerstown
Roy Flock
Ernest Baker
Benevola
Edgar Betts
Frederick
George Kline
Littlestown
Funeral services for Mrs Laura Smith held in city
Funeral services for Mrs Laura Smith who died Monday afternoon were led by Father Robert Bozel at St John Catholic church. Prayers were at the funeral home on East Patrick Street, then a low mass at St John’s. Interment followed at St John’s cemetery. Also noted: funerals for Harry C Dusing of Pleasant Walk at Pleasant Walk Church with Rev Stephen Raby. Thomas E Harry of Mt. Airy at Winfield funeral home. Thomas J Fowler of New Windsor at New Windsor funeral home. Calvin Amos Blair Sr of 222 West South Street at Evangelical Lutheran church. Sharon Elaine Blank infant of Ralph L and Evelyn Blank at 106 East Church Street. interments at local cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. William Hickman
Addie Jane Hickman
Doubs
James
Lucinda Witts Carey
St. Marks Lutheran Church
James F. Cates
East Patrick Street
Mt. Olivet
M. R. Etchison and Son
Mary E. Spurrier
Monrovie
James Molesworth
Ridgeville
John Spurrier
Thomas H
Dony Ellen Murphy
Thomas Murphy
Washington
Nettie Moxley
Mt. Ally
Moxley
Pine Grove Chapel
Malcolm Wright
Pine Grove Cemetery
C. M. Waltz
Allison Moxley
Mt. Airy
Frederick County
Jesse
Willie Anna Moxley
Maggie Moxley
Albert Moxley
Baltimore
Melvin Moxley
Lester Moxley
Airy
Ernest W. Moxley
Libertytown
Mary Lou
Marlene Joyce Hoffer
Homer E
Bessie Winters Hoffer
Mayberry
Marlene Joyce
Johns Hopkins Hospital
William F
Brenda Jean
Westminster
Novah W
Milton T George E
Linda Lee
Maude L
Hamel
Maude Louise Bready Hamel
Queensbury Road
Riverdale
Thomas A.hamel
Luther M. Bready
Adamstown
Ernest Teske
Thomas L
William H
Blair L
Harry H. Hamel
Riversdale
Hyattsville Memorial Episcopal Church
Fort Lincoln Cemetery
Laura ¥. Smith
Robert Bozel
St. John’s Catholic Church
St. John’s Church
Funeral Home
St. John’s Cemetery
C. E. Cline and Son
Harry C. Dusing
Pleasant Walk
E. U
Stephen Raby
Fester Shepley
Alvey Myers
Gareth Flock
Don Warrenfeltz
Elwood Green
Lloyd Michael
Churca
Paul F. Bittle
Thomas E Harry
Winfield Funeral Home
W. de Witt Dickey
Benjamin
Harry Bohrer
Wilbur
Charles Harry
Oliver Hood
Frank Harry
Locust Grove Cemetery
Thomas J. Fowler
New Windsor
D. D. Hartzler and
Calvin Amos Blair, Sr
West South Street
East Church Street
W. V. Garrett
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Harvey J. Harris
Charles Ene Herman B. Brust, Jr
Robert Burali
Karl W. Zimmerman
Donald B. Rice
Mount Olive
Sharon Elaine Blank
Ralph L
Evelyn Morgan Blank
Monrovia
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Carl F. Smith
Pleasant Hill
Brunswick Couple Wed In Single Ring Ceremony
Miss Peggy Shannon Langley daughter of Mr and Mrs Shannon Langley of Brunswick became the bride of Jay Wilroy Main Jr son of Mr and Mrs J W Main of Brunswick in a single ring ceremony at St Francis church Brunswick Father Paul J Dougherty officiating The bridegroom is employed by the B and O Railroad Co They will reside on East Potomac street Brunswick beginning April 1
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Main—Langity
Peggy Shannon Langley
Shannon Langley
Brunswick
Jay Wilroy Main, Jr
J. W. Main
St. Francis Church
Paul J. Dougherty
Main
East Potomac Street
Personal notices from Brunswick area sailors and families
The column lists service members and relatives: Cpl. Wilson Greenfield sails to Japan via Camp Stoneman and Honolulu. Mrs Myer Kaplan, Dr. Morton Kaplan, and family trips to Rochester. Mrs. John Noll home from Miami visit with Veron Arthur family. Mrs. Louise Porter returns from Dearborn with aunt Ida Hanson. birth of Richard Ernest Brightwell in Frederick Memorial Hospital. Howald D. Michaels at Fleet Training Center Norfolk. David S. Muench at Bainbridge recruit training. William G Beachley returned from North Atlantic duty aboard USS Strong. Orville A Yingling and Edward E Rice listed as recruit trainees at Bainbridge.
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Cpl
Wilson Greenfield
Anna Greenfield
Brunswick
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Japan
Honolulu
Hawaii
Myer Kaplan
Rochester
N. Y
Morton F. Kaplan
John Noll
Veron Arthur
Miami
Florida
Louise Porter
Dearborn
Michigan
Ida Hanson
Richard Brightwell
B. & O. Avenue
Richard Ernest
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Fleet Training Center
Norfolk
Howald D. Michaels
United States
USS
Strong
North Atlantic
William G Beachley
USN
G. Dewey Beachley
Box 40
Knoxville
U. S. Naval Training Center
Bainbridge
Frederick
Orville A. Yingling
Gladys J. Nickel
East Sixth Street
Edward E. Rice
Charles L. Rice
Route 3
Health notes from Brunswick area hospital stays
Multiple local residents are recorded in and out of Frederick Memorial Hospital and other area facilities for observation, treatment, or recovery. Names include Ia H Hauver mother of Prof Herman Hauver, Charles Streams, Vernon Stine, Mrs John Insley, Alver D Young, Mrs Helen Sheaker, George Bilzer, Guibert F Raynes, and Mrs Wilbur J Cline. Some transfers to Baltimore hospitals are noted and malnutrition is highlighted as a persistent issue among low income families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Hauver
Lantz
Herman Hauver
Brunswick High School
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Charles Streams
Wilbur Streams
Brunswick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Vernon Stine
John Insley
Knoxville
Alver D. Young
Near
Frederick
University Hospital Stilamore
Helen Sheaker
Poplar Springs
Downs Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
C. M. Waltz
George Bilzer
Jefferson Street
Union Memorial Hospital
Guibert F. Raynes
Weet Fourth Street
Frederic Memoral Hospital
Wilbur J. Cline
Bat Sounds In Flight Show Bats Use Noise for Navigation
Cornell zoologist Dr Griffin told a Brodick Hall audience that bat calls in flight are loud to the bat and help it steer. He explained echolocation uses reflected sound to detect objects, allowing bats to navigate and feed after blinding, as part of sensory extension rather than a new sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald R. Griin
Cornell University
Broddick Hall
Head College
Camp Derick
Research
Jgnfin
Griffin
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Prederick
I Sun
Agat
Erat & MG
Wancer Menth
Halethorpe
Marethorpe
Keiser Aluminum and Chemien Gem
Waar
the News
Mr. Zimmerman
Bank
David Lawrence
Gus Haler
Alfred DiFietro
Edna Schell
George Magin
Sandra Hughes
Prince George Generals
James Carlisle
Russia
Ignis
Young Peoples Farm Bureau
Raymond Buchman
Grover Zimmerman
Soil Conservation
Norman Condon
Ambundance
Mercury
Wt. Webster
Domon
Fort Meade
Army
Air Force
Food Service School
Kenneth L. Keefer
McKeldin
Maryland Civil Liberties Committee
U. S. Naval Traing Center
David S. Muench
Walter Muench
Emmitsburg
Bat
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