Frederick Fire Department notes on hydrant flow and policy
In a letter to The News Paul B. Rhoads Jr voices concerns over hydrant flow rates and an upcoming inspection. He states his views as a Frederick citizen not on behalf of any fire company and urges action based on issues developed over years.
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Frederick
Maryland
Ember
Burtan of_Cirevanow
AssociaTes
Citizens of
Armas Haan
Wey Medie Nis
Wall
Sss Sany
Whiteford
Paul B. Rhoads JR
E. Patrick Street
Frederick, Md
Optimism Looms As Incomes Rise And GM Plans Spending
Personal incomes rose by over $2 billion in February to an annual rate of $478.3 billion, signaling growing purchasing power. General Motors announced a $2 billion spend to add jobs, though risks include potential inflation from higher demand and possible cuts if labor needs surge. The Administration faces tests in guiding labor and capital expansion while California and other states weigh all number dialing and preserving exchange names amid public debate on school prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Johnson
California Public Utilities Commission
California
The
United States
Letter to the Editor urges regular hydrant inspection program
A Frederick letter argues for re instituting a regular hydrant flushing schedule and addresses misinterpretations linking it to a paid Fire Chief. It clarifies that the Water Department operates hydrants, outlines required notices to the Water Department before testing, explains proper flushing through the steamer connection, and suggests volunteers could assist under water department supervision if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Whiteford
Water Department
Fire Department
Bill Davis
Scranton Wins GOP Mock Vote at California College Republicans
Scranton rose from last place to win on the third ballot at a mock national Republican convention in California. The mock convention, staged by the California College Republicans, had been deadlocked on the first two ballots among Barry Goldwater Nelson Rockefeller and Henry Cabot Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Fifty Years Ago Items From the News Post March 23 1914
A large standard barometer and a thermometer were placed at the E S McCardell confectionery for public use with night lighting. The county commissioners received a petition from 75 Emmitsburg residents for a new bridge across Toms Creek. A fire destroyed a small Wolfsville schoolhouse building with books desks and stove saved. possible incendiary link. County Engineer Crum and crew surveyed West End schoolhouse Brunswick to install a proper drain for basement water.
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News-Post
E.S. McCardell Confectionery Store
Emmitsburg
Toms’ Creek
Wolfsville
Crum
Brunswick
West End
Mobile Blood Donor Unit Moves After Record Frederick Drive
The Baltimore Blood Donor Service unit travels to Brunswick after collecting 513 pints in Frederick over a three day visit. RAF raid on Germany follows Second Day with about 1500 American bombers and fighters striking western Germany. Firestone store expansion preview draws many officials and locals including Roger B. Wolfe at 30 36 East Patrick street. Maryland Public Service Commission approves bus transport franchise resuming April 1.
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News-Post
Baltimore Blood Donor Service
Brunswick
Frederick
Frankfurt
Germany
Firestone Home
East
Patrick Street
Roger B. Wolfe
Maryland Public Service Commission
Car Crash Leaves Davenport and Passengers with Minor Injuries
Montgomery County police reported that Davenport drove north when his 1961 Chevrolet veered off the road and hit a power pole. Passengers Alberta Jackson, 36, and Earl Plummer, 39, both of Doubs, were treated and released at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda for minor injuries. the car was a total loss. Officers T Parker and R Water pool investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hersney
Davenport
Alberta Jackson
Earl Plummer
Bethesda
Montgomery County
T. Parker
R. Waterpool
Mathias Speaks On Farm Issue
Congressman Charles McC Mathias Jr. warns city residents their taxes fund costly farm programs. He cites rising price supports from 1961 to 1964 and criticizes cotton subsidies as increasing subsidies to taxpayers while hurting farmers and urban households.
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Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Department of Agriculture
Mathias
Congress
White House
Local residents enter hospitals for surgery and care
Among the sick Mrs Amanda Baugher near Shookstown entered Johns Hopkins Hospital Sunday and will undergo surgery today. Mrs George L Bennett Biggs avenue is a surgical patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Market prices list Wheat at 1.95 a bushel and corn at 7.00 a barrel and 1.20 a bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Baugher
Shookstown
Johns Hopkins Hospital
George L. Bennett
Biggs Avenue
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Premier Khanh Abandons Hope for Easy Fixes in Vietnam
Premier Khanh acknowledges weaknesses and slow civil service reform, signs new officer promotions at Thun Duc military reserve school, and plans district hamlet level administration after training. He predicts a future split in National Liberation Front and discusses North Vietnam options and Lodge’s possible removal with reluctant acceptance.
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Khanh
Thun Duc
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
North Viet Nam
Lodge
United States
Hagerstown Man Held As Counterfeiter
Three men from New Jersey and Maryland are jailed in Schuylkill County Prison on counterfeiting charges in Mahanoy City. Edward P. Sadukas 25 Bound Brook James Dansees 23 Bound Brook and Robert V. Visconti 22 Hagerstown Md passed counterfeit ten dollar bills to two local stores. A Philadelphia Secret Service agent identified Dansees and noted his claim of ties to Mahaney City. The men appeared before Justice William Young in Mahaney City and denied knowing about the bills.
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Pottsville
jThree
New Jersey
Maryland
Lare
Schuylkill County
Mahanoy City
Edward P. Sadukas
Bound Brook
N. J
James Dancsecs
Robert V. Visconti
Hagerstown
Morris Abel
Secret Service
Philadelphia
Mahaney City
Abel
Justice of the Peace
William Young
Motorists Charged After Weekend Crashes in Walkersville
Lois R Ingram of Walkersville was charged with drunken and reckless driving after a Sunday morning collision on East Highth streets. His 1955 Chevrolet suffered 350 in damage and a traffic sign, tree, and forehead injuries were reported. Jerry Chipley aged 19 of Walkersville was charged with reckless driving after his 1959 Ford hit a city light pole and a tree on Carroll Parkway, damaging the pole lawn and tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois R. Ingram
Walkersville
East
East Highth
Ingram
East Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Donald L. Travis
Roger A. Wicks
Jerry Chipley
Carroll Parkway
Chipley
College Avenue
Edward Mantz
Calvin L. Phillips
Magistrate's Court Convictions Assign Fines and Terms
Walter Thomas Harrison, a 1 year old Rockville man, jailed 120 days in default of fines after guilty pleas to driving on a revoked license, speeding over 60 mph, and failing to appear. Bruce L. Houck Jr., 30, Gaithersburg, fined for drunken and reckless driving with suspended penalties. Leonard Appleby's car involved. breathalyzer .19. Ernest Perkins, 38, West Patrick street, guilty of intoxication within city limits with a suspended $25 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Thomas Harrison
Rockville
Byron W. Thompson
Harrison
U. S
Edward W. Lennox
Bruce L. Houck Jr
Gaithersburg
Houck
James E. Schroyer
West Patrick Street
Leonard Appleby
Brothers Reunited in Baltimore After 53 Years Apart
Samuel Felcher, 81, and his sister Mrs. Dora Isaacs from London were reunited in Baltimore after 53 years. Isaacs, visiting with her grandson Jeffrey, arrived at Friendship International Airport to be welcomed by Felcher’s son Bernard. They plan three weeks of visits including trips to New York and Washington.
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Baltimore
London
Samuel Felcher
England
United States
Petticoat Lane
Dora Isaacs
Friendship International Airport
Felcher
Bernard
Isaacs
Planty
Brunswick man receives Kennedy sympathy acknowledgment
Thomas H. Zimmerman of Brunswick received acknowledgments from Mrs. John F. Kennedy for a sympathy card he sent after the death of President Kennedy.
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Thomas H. Zimmerman
Brunswick
John F. Kennedy
President Kennedy
Deaths of local residents list multiple obituaries
Herman Charles Beard 56 huckster of Bucher John Road Union Bridge died of a heart attack Saturday. Lewis Walter Brown Sr. and Jr. veteran farmer of Jefferson died after heart attack. William Albert Crimm of Frederick Memorial Hospital died. Alva N. Gladhill of Jefferson died at home. Charles Earl Lenhart of Woodsboro died after heart attack. Each obituary notes survivors, funeral details, and cemetery plans.
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Herman C. Beard
Herman Charles Beard
Bucher John Road
Union Bridge
Frederick County
Earl G
Geneva Buckingham Beard
Charles E. Beard
Gene M. Beard
Westminster
Ann Y. Day
Haff
New Windsor
Roy C. Beard
Mary Miller
Catherine Hoffman
Frederick
Clifford Beard
Glenn M. Baird
Charles E. Lenhart
Charles Earl Lenhart
Woodsboro
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Miller Alonzo Miller Rides a Long Frederick Life
Alonzo G. Miller 64 of Frederick died Sunday at 5 10 p m in Montevue Infirmary after heart illness. He is survived by seven children and fourteen grandchildren and was a former mechanic with Tucked Sales and Service and a Bethlehem Shipyards veteran. Funeral arrangements were to be announced. Interment in Frederick Memorial Park. M R Etchison and Son, funeral directors.
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Lewis W. Brown
Lewis Walter Brown Jr
Jefferson
Mr. Brown
Samuel Walter
Emma Wright Brown
Ella M. Thrasher Brown
Harold Buckner
Clarence Fogle
Frederick
E. Church Street
Jefferson Lutheran Cemetery
M. R. Etchison and Son
William A. Crimm
William Albert Crimm
John Insley
Fairview Avenue
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Mr. Crimm
Pittsburgh
William Raymond
Emily Crampton Crimm
St. Mark’s Cemetery
Petersville
Alva N. Gladhill
Daniel and
Magdalene Kinna Gladhill
Jefferson Lutheran Church
Mary Fry Gladhill
William N. Gladhill
Brunswick
William Moore
This City
McClure Haupt
Kensington
M. Otha
Harmony
S. Jesse
Gladhill Funeral Home
Middletown
Eugene Young
Reformed Cemetery
Frederick County
Charles C
Annie Mensell Lenhart
Charles E. Lenhart Jr
Sharon Marie Lenhart
Glenn B
Roy J. Lenhart
Mary C. Lenhart
Woodsboro
Fort Detrick
Samuel C. Fogle Company
Powell and Hartzler
Donald A. Haas
Woodshoro Lutheran Church
Alonzo G. Miller
RFD
Montevue
William G
Mildred Lee Hobbs Miller
Alan H. Hargis
C. H. McKenzie
Baltimore
Grayson Ef, Miller
Richard D. Miller
Fort Rucker
Alabama
Patricia A. Doll
Joseph T. Miller
Miller
Bethlehem Shipyards
Frederick Iron and Steel Company
Frederick Memorial Park
Linden Hills
M. RB
Etchison and Son
Charles W. Stambaugh
Patricia Stambaugh
East Sts
Charles W. Stambaugh Sr
Alice Painter Wiles
Edward Douglas Wiles
Charles W. Stambaugh Jr
Victor Lee Stambaugh
Alice Elizabeth Stambaugh
Lester
Raymond
John Roop
Douglas Roop
Georgia
Elizabeth Caudell
Audrey Teller
Jacksonville
Florida
Frank Dockson
Rocky Ridge
East Church Street
Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
Route 15
Funerals for Fry Gray Mock and Smith held in multiple towns
Funeral services were held for William E. Fry at 2 p.m. in Jefferson with Rev. Bronson Staley officiating. Martin L. Gray's rites took place at 2 p.m. in Thurmont, led by Rev. Roby H. Eastridge. Pebbles Darlene Mock was buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery after an 11 a.m. graveside service. Rosye Derr Smith's funeral was held in Walkersville with Rev. Dale M. Shellhamer presiding. Pallbearers included numerous local names, and interments followed in local cemeteries.
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William E. Fry
Jefferson
Frederick Memorial Hospital
East Church Street
Bronson Staley
United Church of Christ
Norman Remsberg
Homer Gross
James Nuse
Henry Lakin
James Pearl
Ira Remsberg
Reformed
M. R. Etchison & Son
Martin L. Gray
Lewistown
University Hospital
Baltimore
Creager
Pebbles Darlene Mock
Catherine Mock
Germantown
Merlin E. Garber
Church of the Brethren
Mt. Olivet
Rosye Derr Smith
Elmer E. Smith
Walkersville
Bucton
Dale M. Shellhamer
Ragney
Sidney Steinour
How Far Have We Traveled In Homemaker History
A skit by Mrs. Dorothy Lassetter recounts 50 years of extension work from 1914 to 1965. Notable milestones include formation of women’s clubs, food preservation efforts for government distribution, and the Federation of Rural Women’s Clubs becoming the Frederick County Council of Homemakers’ Clubs. Elections name Mrs. George Chick president and Mrs. David Yinger secretary, effective January 1, 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wallace
Dorothy Lassetter
W. Hayes Brown
Merryland Tract Club
Federation of Rural Women’s Clubs
University of Maryland
Frederick County Council of Homemakers’ Clubs
Paul Buhrman
Lewistown Club
George Chick
County Council
David H. Yinger Sr
Braddock Club
Chick
Yinger
Unruly mob injures Elizabeth Taylor and Burton in Boston
AP reports a press agent says Elizabeth Taylor was injured by a mob at Logan International Airport and the Sheraton Plaza Hotel. Burton and Taylor were jostled during a lobby scramble as fans crowded for greetings. Doctor care was sought for Taylor after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Elizabeth Taylor
Logan International Airport
Richard Burton
Sheraton Plaza
Burtons
John Springer
Burton
Daniel Nyboe
Tve
Derr Family Interred in Mt Hope Cemetery Woodsboro
Ward Derr Edward Derr Jr Melvin and John Derr Robert Keller and Alton Geasey are named in the interment notice. Interment was made in Mt Hope Cemetery in Woodsboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Derr
Edward Derr Jr
Melvin and
John Derr
Robert Keller
Alton Geasey
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Woodsboro
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Colette Orlando Grove
Clopper’s Road
Robert T. Davenport
Boyds
Viet Nam
United
Utica
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