Century-Record Longevity Debates Span Centenarians
The article surveys claims of extreme longevity, noting verified records and skeptical estimates. It cites 1940 census figures of 410 Americans aged 109 plus, remarks on regional variances, and cites demographers who pin human maximum life at about 112 to 115 years, with little change over history.
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United States
Methuselah
National Geographic Society
Turk Zaro Agha
Baba Haramsingh
India
Russia
Christen Jacobsen Drakenberg
Thomas Parr
Charles I
U. S
Wyoming
Maine
Morntana
South Dakota
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Hampshire
Nevada
Mississippi
Alabama
Texas
Multiple wedding notices in Brunswick area in 1950s paper
Miss Mildred Tobery and James Booth wed at the bridegroom home in Brunswick in a double ring ceremony. The bride wore nylon net with red rosebuds, maid of honor Betty Fogle, best man Freddie Calhoun, and a reception followed. Engagements announced include Vivian Edwards and Samuel Hughes. Fritz-Rosensteel notices. and Wivell-Orndorff nuptials in Emmitsburg with Mary Orndorff as maid of honor and detailed gown descriptions. Additional family attendees listed.
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Booth
Tobery
Mildred M. Tobery
Russell W.obery
Frederick
Hazel Booth
Brunswick
Sherman Or. Booth
Fast D Street
Ralph H. Miller
Bethany Lutheran Church
Betty Fogle
Darolina Jenglin
Freddie Calhoun
Frederick Tailoring Company
Tumble Brook Farms
Grace Booth
Clyde Null
Louise
Nell Fae Brawner
Freeman Booth
Charles
Harold Gaither
Peggy
Russell Tobery
James Morgan
Betty Elaine Young
Harriet Frye
Wivell
Orndorff
Mary Iva Orndorff
James Orndorff
Thurmont
R.F.D
Mr. Orndorff
Charles Edward Wivell
Roy J. Wivell
Emmitsburg
St. Anthony's Shrine Catholic Church
Francis Kearney
Helen Orndorff
Patricia’ Wivell
Maid of Honor
James Wivell
Joseph Wivell
Robert Kaas
Joan Wivell
Samuel Wivell
Ill and recovering in Frederick Memorial Hospital
Among The Sick Mrs. Leslie Green of Lee Place was taken Monday to Frederick Memorial Hospital by ambulance crew M R Etchison and Son. She is progressing satisfactorily. City Police Sergeant Arnold Simmons, who had surgery there Tuesday after admission Monday, is reported to be getting along nicely.
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Leslie Green
Lee Place
Frederick Memorial Hospital
M. R. Etchison
J. L. Brandenburg
Josephine Lee Brandenburg
St. Mark's
George M
Minerva Warrenfeld Brandenburg
Lutheran Church
Harry Stone
Frederick
Clarence Brandenburg
Rocky Springs
East Church Street
Middletown Reformed
M. R. Etchison and Son
Fifty Years Ago Items From The Columns Of The News
A May 5 1914 column notes public concern over speeding autos on Market Street and dangerous crossings. New store building at East Patrick Street to open that evening with Fisher's orchestra and souvenirs. A local sheep incident reports 23 head euthanized after rabies. John I Johnson of ck street dies after illness. Dr S F Thomas city health officer records 15 deaths and 16 births in April.
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the News
Market Street
Warn- Senetock Brothers
East Patrick Street
Otlock
Fisher
John I. Johnson
Ck Street
Eboul
F. Thomas
Twenty Years Ago Diems From the Columns of The News May 5 1934
The Official Mercury reached 87 degrees by noon the warmest day since October 1. J Frank Topper a 63 year old farmer near Emmits Hare died of a heart attack in his barn. Mayor Edward Nogle and his council week took over City Hall for a day citing measles and passing motions for an escalator on Souris Market Street and signals for a close period. The Nasnie McYeager Farm of 110 acres in New Market district was sold to Ransom R Lewis of Frederick with immediate possession.
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the News
J. Frank Topper
Emmitshare
Harn
Wis
Edward Nogle
Souris Market Street
Nasnie McYeager
New Market District
Ransom R. Lewis
Deaths in Buckeystown and Nearby Areas
Obituaries from Buckeystown Clarksburg and surrounding towns list Mrs. Lillian Geneva Harris died at 50 after a long illness at home. Ellen Rebecca King aged 83 died at Frederick Memorial Hospital. William E Myers and William B Hilton with other local residents also noted. multiple funeral details and interment plans included.
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We Harris
Lillian Geneva Harris
C. Wy
Track Harris
Buckeystown
Philip and
Emma Keyser Stalling
Harris
Hood College
Elen Rebecca King
Ellen Rebecca King
Clarksburg
Frederick Memorial Hospital
John and
Elizabeth Seaman
Edward Maxwell
Comus
Oscar Leaman
Bethesda
Ira L. Leaman
Silver Spring
Barnesville
Jack Ammon
Clarksburg Methodist Church
Frederick Memorial Park
William B Hilton
Funeral Rites Thursday For Late Vernon Cook
Vernon Cook prominent Baltimore attorney dies May 3 after long illness. Johns Hopkins 1890 and Maryland Law 1892 graduate led Cook Chesnut Markell firms then Cook Markell. Survived by widow Jessie Kelinger Cook, son Vernon Cook Jr, daughter Jessie Marjorie Cook. Out-of-town relatives include Admiral and Mrs Quynn and Dr and Mrs Quynn. Funeral Thursday with local attendees. couple to reside in Hagerstown.
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Baltimore
Vernon Cook
Johns Hopkins University
Law School
University of Maryland
Gans and Haman
Cook, Chesnut and Markell
Cook
Auto policy debate at Geneva conference signals evolving U S role
In Geneva, David LaWrence argues that Britain and France cannot fully back the United States in Asia, warning that Soviet and Red China manpower outpace Western forces. He urges bipartisan action, broader ally-building in Asia, and a shift toward ground armies if atom bombs are not approved, with Europe redefining troop deployments and deterrence strategies.
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David Lawrence
Geneva
United States
Great Britain
France
Asia
Earope
Soviet Russia
Red China
Free World
Europe
London
Paris
Pisce Sige
Heieue
Indivir
Moscow
America
England
Indo-China
Tunisia
Morocco
iSmail
Pdg
China
Alexander
Mitchell
Dulles
State Dulles
Congress
Capitol Hill
Southeast Asia
Fraunve
Vanfieet
Greece
Morningstar and Himes Funeral Services Reported
Funeral services for Edgar John Morningstar of Barnesville were held Saturday at a local funeral home with Rev. Raymond Hilliard officiating. Interment was in Monocacy Cemetery. Also funeral services for Edward Luther Himes near Jefferson were conducted with interment in Jefferson Reformed cemetery. Numerous other local obituaries and funeral items are noted with details on pallbearers, churches, and cemeteries.
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Willam B. Myers
William E. Myers
Montgomery County
Sunshine
George and Mary Myers
Margaret B. Groomes
Olney
G. Louis Myers
Robert C. Myers
Roy W. Barber
Laytonsville
St. John’s Cemetery
Edgar John Morningstar
Barnesville
Raymond Hilliard
Poolesville Methodist Church
Hatton Brown
Sanson
Vata Towrance Price
Beverly Thomas
Sprigg Hays
A. R. Lillard
Monocacy Cemetery
Beallsville
William B. Hilton
Edward Luther Himes
Jefferson
East Church Street
G. E. Platt
Ralph E. Culler
Joseph B. Long
Keefer R. Crampton
W. Ross Horiie
Ralph C. Koontz
Homer C. Gross
Jefferson Reformed
M. R. Etchison and Son
Mollie Irene Sponselier
Walkersville
Charles A. Price
Roy Mensell
Carl Dorsey
Edwin Staley
Walter Heffner
John Smith
Charles Stauffer
William Z. Stauffer
Mt. Olivet
Maria Ewars
Ice Street
University Hospital
Baltimore
Asbury Methodist Church
Edward McGowan
E. E. Williams
J.P. Blackman
C. B. Jackson
Jesus
Flower Girls
Communion Stewards
Frank Proctor
Elmer Dixon
Edward Leakins
Lewis Hill
Paul Leakins
Joseph Stanton
Fairview Cemetery
C. E. Hicks
WeekEND Visits and Openings Highlight Local Personal News
Mrs. Ted Ott and Mrs. Joe Zimmerman visit Dallas town Pa to see Rev and Mrs Morris Zumbrun and Mr and Mrs Hermann Fischer after wintering in New York and Washington. Sedley Inn reopens for the season. Sgt Charles Ross Keeney, son of Mr and Mrs Samuel B Keeney, on a 30 day furlough with family after Korea duty. Marlin Green and wife Lewistown welcome a son born Monday at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Patty Brice of Randolph-Macon Woman's College to sing in May 15 Greek plays chorus. daughter of Dr and Mrs A Talbot Brice, Jefferson.
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Ted Ott
Frederick
Joe Zimmerman
Feagaville
Dallastown
Morris
Korea
Inf
Marlin Green
Lewistown
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Patty Brice
Randolph-Macon Woman's College
Miss Brice
A. Talbott Brice
Jefferson
May Queen Court Member Weds Amid Pageant Changes
Miss Fran joes Cohen of Philadelphia will marry Army Private Thomas Hess of Baltimore this Saturday in Philadelphia, prompting rearrangement of Hood College May Day plans. Cohen, a Philadelphia native and Hood senior active in basketball and yearbook, will reside with Hess at Fort Lee New Jersey after marriage.
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Hood College
Franjoes Cohen
Philadelphia
Miss Cohen
Thomas Hess
Baltimore
Hess
Newlys
Amelia Heineman
Mr. Hess
Ned G. Hess
Dartmouth College
Fort Lee
Eugene Sanders Named Resident Counsellor at Cornell
Eugene Sanders son of Mr and Mrs W Eugene Sanders 11 Rosemont Avenue has been selected by Cornell faculty as a resident counsellor for freshmen. He is among 35 chosen from 233 applicants and holds a national competitive scholarship. He is a sophomore on the dean's list and serves on the Campus Relations Committee in the Student Union and on the interfraternity council.
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Eugene Sanders
W. Eugene Sanders
Rosemont Avenue
Cornell University
Cornell
Frederick
Interfraternity Council
Road Program Wins Honor for Maryland 12 Year Plan
Maryland's 12 year road improvement program received a national honor from the National Highway Users Conference in Washington. Maryland and four other states were awarded Golden Milestones for comprehensive road needs and costs data guiding the 1952 legislation and a $568 million construction plan. Russell H. McCain accepted the citation for Maryland and joined a panel on blueprinting for adequate roads.
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Maryland
National Highway Users Conference
Mayflower Hotel
Washington
Rome
Russell H. McCain
State Roads Commission of
Colorado
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
McCain
First Color TV Set Is Received Here
The first color television set on display in Western Maryland is at Better Homes Equipment, East Patrick Street. The Westinghouse ELinch screen model will show color programs where studios provide broadcasts, with black and white images available when color is not scheduled.
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Maryland
Better Homes Equipment Store
East Patrick Street
Westinghouse
Derrick Sends 60 Scientists To Meeting At Pittsburgh
Derrick and civil service scientists attend the 34th general meeting of the Society of American Bacteriologists in Pittsburgh. US and foreign experts gather to share year’s developments with presentations from Detrick personnel on botulinum toxin, Brucella studies, disinfectants, and anti viral drug research.
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Derrick
Pittsburgh
Society of American Bacteriologigists
United States
Maryland
SAB
Detrick
Riley D. Housewright
James L. Roberts
Agricultural and Industrial Bacteriology
James T. Duff
Julius Klerer
R. H. Bibler
Dorothy M. Oftedahl
G. G. Wright
J.S. Begel
Walter Beam
USN
Henry T. Eigelsbach
John D. Haynes
Dorothy G. Smith
Hermoise H. Katz
John C. Wagner
Herbert 5
Ginoza
Robert A. Altenbern
Curtis B. Thorne
William J. Williams
Jack Litwin
Dr. Thorne
Morton Reitman
L. S. Sutton
R. L. Aly
W. S. Miller
Noel G. Gross
Robert K. Hoffman
Saul Kaye
Dorothy M. Portner
Elizabeth C. Mayo
and Kaye
Glenta Oglesby
Werner Braun
Braun
Jeanne Whallon
Detrick Personnel
Edwin C. Corriston
Louis C. Lamotte, Jr
Smith
Wagner
Sigt Henry H. Bloom
Francis B. Gordon
French Consul To Visit Hood Thursday
Pierre Dupont French Consul at Washington will visit Hood College Thursday as guest of the modern and classical languages department. He will dine with French faculty and residents of the French House, attend the year end recital, speak informally to French students, and present the French Government Prize to outstanding Maison Francaise residents. Residents include Joyce Parker Betty Warren Carol Schwarz Ely Davis Jeanne Schmidt Nessa Brickman and Janet Halsted with Halsted elected president for 1954 55.
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RMI
Pierre Dupont
Washington
Hood College
College
la Maison Francaise
Maison Francaise
France
Joyce Parker
Staker Heights
Betty Warren
Hingham
Carol Schwarz
Yonkers
N. Y
Ely Davis
New York
Jeanne Schmidt
Towson
Nessa Brickman
Bikins Park
Janet Halsted
Severna Park
Halsted
House
New York Times Reports DOJ to Create Internal Security Division
The New York Times says Attorney General Brownell will soon announce the establishment of a Division of Internal Security within the Department of Justice. The move signals enhanced federal focus on domestic security matters.
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New York
New York Times
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Kenneth Bruce Edwards
Knoxville
Vivian Pauline
Samuel Robert Hughes
Brunswick Street
Miss Edwards
Brunswick High School
Ritchie State Hospital
Cascade
Montebello State Hospital
Hughes
United States Marine Corps
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Fritz—Rosensteel
Laura G. Topper Rosensteel
DePaul Street
Charles B. ‘Topper
St. Joseph's Rectory
Edwin Oscar Fritz
Harvey Myers
Taneytown
John Sullivan
DePaul, Street
Emmitsburg Manufacturing Company
Cambridge Rubber Company
Francis Wood
Petersville
John W
Annie Gilbert Wood
U. S. Army Depot Brigade
Co. D 333
Cecilia Wood
Richard Wood
Henrietta E. Randolph
Washington, D. C
Joseph Thomas Wood
Fanny E. Wood
Boston
Mass
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Paul Daugherty
Feete and
Bro
Balymnore
FL. Reese Shoemaker, Jr
Muriam Hy
Ramsbury
W. L. Guilmino
Robert Storer
Tng
Donald Bowser
U. S. 40
U. S. 40-A
Patcher
Bowser
Babin
U.S. 40
Myersville
W. W. Corbin
William T. Kenny
Canada Hill
Kenny
James H. Working
North Market Street
Mt. Pleasant
Stanley L. Ansell
New Windsor
George W. Brown
Lester Mullenax
Cumberland
Elmer V. Garrity
Douglas W. Storms
Glen Arm
John L. Boyd
Mi. Pleasant
Clyde E .Kemmel
Mechanicsburg
South Bentz Street
John Brown
East Eighth Street
William R. Lawther
Camp Detrick
Braddock Heights
George BP. Traband, Jr
RFD
Mt. Airy
James Edward Stevens
Pleasant View Cemetery
Burkittsville
Mereating
Women of the Moose
West South Street
Hospital Guild
Josephine Gosnell
May Queen’s Court
York
Lynchburg
Portsmouth
Colonial Heights
Petersburg
Newport News
Norfolk
Hagerstown
Lancaster
Pat OH
WEA
Uss Swinn
Mare Kyat
Corrisian
Housewright
Roberts
Charles KR. Phillips
Grass
Wright
Everett Hanel
Sidney Leopold
Leon S. Idoine
Dudley P. Glick
Edwin M. Lerner
Li. Bloom
William JG. Roessler
Williams
Hood
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