Twenty Years Ago Items From The News Columns May 7 1940
A digest of historical items notes a German report on a battleship, excursion trains to Frederick, Maryland politics with Senator Radcliffe's renomination win, and county notices. Obituaries for Carl T. King and others list services in Taneytown and Frederick. Funeral rites for Ruth Trout and others proceed at First Baptist and Mount Olivet amid local farewells. A feature on the University of Maryland Homemakers Short Course highlights classes, speakers, and activities for county women gearing up for June programs.
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the News
Lenton
Frederick
George L. Radcliffe
Maryland
Howard Bruce
Bruce
O'Conor
Walter Johnson
Congress
Potomac Edison Coo
Robert L. Smith
Nice
Johnson
Dewey
Frederick County
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Norway
Winston Churchill
Emmitsburg Groups Host Meetings and Shows
Francis X. Elder Post No. 123 holds its regular meeting with reports and a plan to loan an invalid walker. A Brownie Troop forms at the Lutheran parish house with new attendees. The Silver Fancy Garden Club schedules its annual flower show May 18 in Emmitsburg parish hall under the theme Musici In The Air. Mr. and Mrs. Kerrigan return from Michigan. Hemier visits relatives here. Mother and Daughter Dinner honors May 3 at Frederick Church of the Brethren with remarks on Mother's Day origins. Short Course offers self improvement and creative thinking with June 1 registration.
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Charles B. Shor A
Girls State
Kathleen Shorb
Geneva Sprankle
Lutheran
Corinne Wehner
Ralph Ohler
Ralph Lindsey
Charles B. Shorb
Sandra Myers
Mary Ellen Hobbs
Jacqueline Balmer
Joan Hatter
Diane Grothe
Sharon Ohler
Bonnie Fuss
Norma Wiley
Connie Seiss
Juanita Lindsey
Mary Jane Koontz
Carolyn Boyle
Silver Fancy Garden Club
Methodist Church
Emmitsburg
Alen Feeser
Claude White
Margaret Webler
J. Ward Kerrigan
Joseph Kerrigan
St. Joseph. Mich
David Hemier
Florence Shober
Frederick Church
Mother's Day Reverence and Community Tribute
One day dedicated to mothers celebrates faith, courage, and devotion that forged the republic. De. J. Milton Rogers, retiring Woodside Methodist pastor, was honored at a testimonial dinner with over 300 attending at Peter Pan Inn. The congregation presented a 1960 Buick, a $1 gift, a signed guest book, and an appreciation scroll.
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de. J. Milton Rogers
Woodside Methodist Church
Silver Spring
Peter Pan Inn
Fred C. Reynolds
Woodside Church
Justin Lawrie
Fifty Years Ago Items From The News May 7 1910
Re-elected Montgomery County superintendent Prof Earle B Wood, son of JE Wood of Frederick parish. Rev L B Hensley to be installed as Emmitsburg Presbyterian pastor with Rev Thomas Freeman Dixon officiating as moderator and charge. Bakery improvements by August Bieier at Market and Fifth progress, steam oven nearly done, West Fifth Street building demolished for warehouse. Frederick mourns William F Ecrestein age about 57 at sister Ellie Shafer’s East Third Street home. Dr Samuel T Haffner prominent Frederick County physician dies at Rockwell Terrace age 62. former circuit court clerk, Republican and Mason. Bonnabel House East Patrick Street displays a large sign.
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Earle B. Wood
Montgomery County
Wood
JE. i R. Wood
Frederick Par
L. B. Hensley
Emmitsburg Presbyterian Church
Thomas Freeman Dixon
August Bieier
Market and
Fifth
Frederick County
Rockwell Terrace
East
Patrick Street
Concert Draws Full Elm Street Junior High Crowd
A capacity audience attended a Montrose High School chorus and band concert at Elm Street Junior High School. Thomas Silliman of West Frederick Junior High arranged the program, and many West Frederick and Eb Street residents hosted guest musicians and entertained them after the performance.
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Elm Street Junior High School
Montrose, Pa
Thomas Silliman
West Frederick Junior High School
Eb Street
West Frederick
Merkle Adams
C. M. Atchison
Add
Charles Broadrup
Edward Cherry
Snields
William Green
G. John Hahn
E. C. Ball
Eugene Hamory
Floyd Hanshew
T. M. Hoffmeister
Joseph Holdcraft
Russell Horman
Leon Howard
L. S. Idoine
Dale Jenkins
A. Johnson
Reverdy Keeney
H. F. Kline Jr
Mir
Lewis A. Kline
Melvin Krantz
Sydney Leopold
Albert Main
Allie Messer
Rudell Mullinix
James Nuse
Alice Olson
William Patterson
Morris Rhian
Roy Rhoderick
William Roessler
John Schwab
Charles Smith
Glenn Summers
R. M. Thomas
Clergy Rector Maurice D Asbury Home After 18 Day Hospital Stay
Reverend Maurice D Asbury of All Saints Episcopal Church Frederick returns home after an 18 day stay at the Church Home and Hospital Baltimore. He will keep a limited working schedule as he recovers. Mrs J B Atkinson of East Third Street also returns home from Frederick Memorial Hospital where she was a patient.
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Maurice D_ Asbury
All Saints Episcopal Church
Frederick
Church Home
Baltimore
J. B. Atkinson
East
Third Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Canterbury Assn Cook-Out Marks Year End Social
The Canterbury Association of the American University attends a cook-out at Pincake Browning's home today marking the year’s final social event. Mr John J Snyder of East Fourth Street, noted Indian relics expert, celebrates his 70th birthday quietly. Mrs Austin Meistner and son James visit Miss Carrie Laie on East Seventh Street. Mrs Kathryn Buxton observes her birthday at 7 West Fifth Street. A post wedding shower for Barbara Lamm and John Roger Kegsey, recently married at the Assembly of God church Point of Rocks, was held Tuesday with many local pastors and guests in attendance.
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The
Canterbury Association of the American University
Pincake Browning
John J. Snyder
East Fourth Street
Austin Meistner
James
Thurmont
Carrie Laie
East Seventh Street
Kathryn Buxton
West Fifth Street
Barbara Lamm
John Roger Kegsey
Assembly of God
Point of Rocks
Assembly
Mary ©. Kibbe
Phyilis MM. Angus
Roger Kegley
Barbara Lamm Kegley
Henry At
New York Times
Frederick
Chamber of Commerce
Maryland
the Times
United States
Maryland Commission of Economic Development
de Frederick
Montgomery County
U.S.A
Anne Arundel County
Chesapeake Country
Hagerstown
24 Enterprises
Cecil
Lancaster
Wilmington
New York
Philadelphia
Friends of the Library
Richard Leichert
Washington
England
Goldie Castle
Welcome Wagon Fame
Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club
Naomi Winston
Greensboro
N.C
Nancy
News-Post
Billy Schnauffer
Brownie
West Church Street
Fifi Peters
Toby Despeaux
John W. Nall
East Ninth Street
Marshall L. Etchison
Lfe
Marshall
Historical Society of
Frederick County
Loats
East Church Street
Historical Society
Martinsburg
John T. Potts
Annie Houser Potts
Engle
Jefferson County
Norwood
Glendith Good Potts
Virginia Potts
Howard Long
Keedysville
Carroll Bracket
Aid
Robert Potts
James Potts Jr
Shepherdstown
Lena Lightner
Washington, D.C
David Gageby
William Potts
Bolivar
Maryland promotional push contrasts with Frederick notes
A Maryland Times supplement touted the state as a business hub with heavy funding from county and state groups. Frederick is mentioned historically with little emphasis on economic benefits, while Montgomery and Anne Arundel counties highlighted advantages and location signals.
Vern Bickford Dies at 39 of Cancer in Richmond
Vern Bickford a former Boston Braves pitcher who posted 66 wins and 57 losses between 1948 and 1954 died Friday in Richmond at age 39 after a battle with cancer.
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Vern Bickford
Richmond
Boston Braves
Deaths in Cumberland and region noted
Obituaries reported for Mrs. Sadie J. Cook of Cumberland and several area residents. Cleveland Thurmond Grove of Baltimore County died at University Hospital aged 69 after a heart attack. Mrs. Walter Hape and Mrs. Ella F Howard are among others named with service details and burial plans in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Frederick High School seniors stage The Curious Savage play
Frederick High School presented The Curious Savage with Angie Browning as Mrs. Ethel Savage and Betty Palmer as Lily Belle under Anna May Hughes. The cast impressed audiences with convincing performances and strong stage craft. Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Hahn of Ceresville attended the National Ayrshire Breeders Association meeting in St Paul, Minnesota.
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Frederick High School
Curious Savage
Angie Browning
Ethel Savage
Anna May Hughes
Betty Palmer
Lily Belle
Lorraine Bubrick
Edwin Hill
Mariene Powell
Robert Txentey
Mary Anne Flowers
Mark Alexander
Richard Betson
Elaine Smallberg
James Alexander
Porare
United States
Walter J. Hahn
Ceresville
National
Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
St. Paul
Minn
Scouts Award Honors at Troop 40 Assembly
Girl Scout Troop 40 held an awards assembly led by Mrs. James Fraser as committee chair. Miss Margaret Dell served as leader with assistants Miss Elaine Valient and Miss Idorm Kresge.
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James Fraser
Margaret Dell
Elaine Valient
Idorm Kresge
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Carlton T. King
Ideal Farms Dairy
K. E. Dailey
King
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Helen
Mary King
Braddock Heights
Sarah A. Haifley
D. Frank Haifley
Taneytown
C. O. Fuss and Sons
Joseph F. Callahan
Baus Church
Vernon Zimmerman
Kenneth Lambert
Walter
Charles Myers
Clarence Master
C. David Starner
Ethel May Mehring
Harold S. Mehring
Trinity Church
Stanley Jennings
Lutheran Church
Cemetrey
James Mehring
Theodore Jester
Claude Derr
George Harner
Roy Phillips
Harry Forney
Edwin Baumgardner
Nerville O
Clarence E. Holéz
Bryn Mawr
Stewart Funeral Home
Ardmore
Catoctin Furnace
Waynesboro
Blanche Hettinger
Alice Rust Long
James A. Long
Miami
Fla
John E. Williams
All Saints Church
William S. Burger
H. Reese Shoemaker Jr
Ray J. Clift
F. R. Smith
Mt. Olivet
A. R. Etchison and Son
Ruth Rebecca Trout
Carroll Parkway
First Baptist Church
Robert F. Woodward
Owen’ W. Ayers Jr
Shirley L.‘ Fogie
James Goodman
Holy Palaces
Ethan &G. Book
Harry D. Radcliff
Dewey I. Doksia
Glenn H. McGregor
John S. Rubeck
Eugene W. Prumt
James A Sensenbaugh
Paul L. Hoffmaster
Harry V. Frushour
Mount Olivet
M. R. Etchison and Son
William Paul Maloney
Airy
Ringeyile
St. Michael’s Church
Pine Grove Cemetery
Olin L. Molesworth
Damascus
Edna Barth Maloney
William P. Maloney
Miss Beatrice Febr
Frederick An
Homemakers’ Club
College For Women
Venia St. Keller
University of Maryland
University Chapel
Frederick County Homemakers
Robert Russell
Harold Keller
Washington, D. C
Frederick High
Edwin Hall
Mary Anne Flow
George May Jress
Marlene Powell
Beis
Whe
Heinm
Steret
Sadie J. Cook
Cumberland
Hyndman
George
Cinderella Hayman
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Order of Eastern Starz Ladies Shrine Club
North Cumberland
Joseph Buday
C. Wilson Cook
Charles E. Cook
George L. Cook
Edward Hayman
Confluence
John F. Sammel
Hillcrest Cemetery
Cleveland Thurmond Grove
University Hospital
West All Saints Street
Franklin T
Clare Thompson Grove
Nellie A. Grove
Nellie Adella Grove
Delly May Grove
Franklin T. Grove
William F. Grove
West Patrick Street
North Market Street
Maurice D. Ashbury
Olivet Cemetery
Robert E. Dailey and Son
Walter Hape
Margaret V. Hape
Irving Andrews
Longfellow Street
John E
Agnes Garber Buffington
Hope
Trinity Lutheran Church
J. Whitheld Buffington
Berwyn
Victor Zepp
Westminster
Fuss Funeral Home
Stanley B. Jennings
Church
Ela F. Howard
Ella F. Howard
Chambersburg
Chambersburg Hospital
Gettysburg
George and
Emma (Herbert) Warner
Corpus Christi Catholic Church
Joseph Howard Sr
James E. Falker
Odenton
Joseph Howard Jr
Pauline Williams
James Potts
James Ranson Potts Sr
Scarmon W. Wa
King’s
FHS
George May
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