Fifty Years Ago Items From The News Columns May 8 1506
A set of items from May 8 1506 notes a dog attack on Mrs Edward S Eichelberger at West Second and Court streets, assisted by locals who chased the dog away. A Unified Fire Company strawberry festival is planned for late May or June with a committee named. Myersville held a spirited election with Burgess and commissioners winning on one ticket, while Ira P. Moser led a competing slate. Mayor Smith sent a $523.37 Red Cross donation to aid San Francisco quake victims. J E R Wood of Frederick was elected Montgomery County public schools superintendent by a Board of School Commissioners vote. he has served as Rockville grammar school principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward S. Eichelberger
West Second Street
Court Street
J. Grahame Johnson
Benjamin Smith
G. B. Smith
Woodsboro
Eithelberger
Frank L. Stoner
George W. Bittle
Ira P. Moser
The
Monitor
Smith
Maryland
National Red Cross Society
Frederick
San Francisco
Earle B. Wood
J. E. R. Wood
Montgomery County
Prof. Wood
Rockville Grammar
Middletown reservoir leaks delay summer use
Twenty years ago in May 1956 Middletown's new 1.5 million gallon reservoir is nearly complete but leaks necessitate concreting before it can enter permanent service. Work also begins on the northern Middletown valley superhighway between Frederick and Hagerstown with grading and drainage from Wolfsville toward the Washington county line atop South Mountain. Jacques De Molay Commandery installs officers, while election officials report no material change in early vote tabulations. A local wedding features Miss Dolly Mae Kinna and Mr Smith married April 1 at Braddock Lutheran Church with receptions and family attendance. both graduates pursue work in Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Middletown Valley
Frederick
Hagerstown
Clifford M. Yinger
Charles L. Blentlinger
Dolly MaeKinna
Aver C. Kinna
Frederick and
Breiwsd Bees
Claude Smith
Mr Smith
Braddock Lutheran Church
Martin Lo Zirkle
Elizabeth Carlin
Doris Falkenstein
Jamce Kinna
Chicago
Ill
Thelma Kanna
Odetta Brown
Edward Broom
Robert Dr . Smith
Richard A. Smith
Jailed at Gettysburg: Eyler Pleads Guilty on Reckless Driving
James I. Eyler of Woodsboro pleaded guilty to reckless driving and failing to comply with a police order. He was fined 85 dollars plus costs, recommitted to county jail for 25 days, and to face another hearing on alleged improper vehicle registration. He was jailed Thursday and held on related charges after an incident on Stemmler Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
James I. Eyler
Woodsboro
Justice of the Peace
Robert P. Snyder
Idefanit
Evler
Snyder
Stemmmehr Avenue
Exler
Ijamsville WSC meets in Parish Hall May fifth
Ijamsville Women’s Social Christian Society gathered in the Parish Hall on May 5 with 20 members and 11 guests. Mrs. Paul Beard presided, and reports from the Brook Hill zone meeting were given. A life membership pin was awarded to Mrs. Walter England at the zone gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ijamsville
W.S.C.S
Tthe
Paul Beard
Brook Hill
Swomley
England
Walter England
Irving DeGrange
Long
Beard
Wm. Harpold
Joseph Kehne
Globe
Joan
Joyce Burdette
H. C Swomley
Funerals Say Farewell to Local Figures in Multiple Services
Funeral services were held for Rev Cecil Keefer Sr of Union Bridge and for infant Robert Wayne Ayler of Route 3, with interments at Mt Union and Mount Olivet. Other services covered Rascoe Henry of Mr Olive, George Elmer Ruby of Unionville, and Charles A Fleming of Woodbine. Directors were chosen at the Mutual Insurance Company of Frederick County annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual Insurance Company of
Frederick County
James H. Gambrill
William H. B. Anders
Willaim B. Bennett
R Paul Smith
Debt reduction without legislation predicted this year
The national debt is expected to fall by at least two billion dollars by June 30, leaving about 274 billion. Tax anticipation securities due in June will be paid without new financing, savings bonds mature, and trust fund issues add up to a total reduction near five billion. A surplus of seven billion is suspected but not admitted, allowing optional debt cuts from cash balance if needed. Additionally, Oppenheimer will lecture at the Naval Research Laboratory, and biophysicists study tiger whiskers and other materials to map protein structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Social Security
Veterans Life Insurance
Eisenhower
Deaths and funeral notices in Maryland area
Mrs. Annie Minnick 59 widow of Harvey Minnick Sr died Saturday at 5 am at her son Floyd Minnick’s home in Smithsburg Route 1. Survived by children Alice Griffith Keedysville Floyd Franklin Harvey Jr Middletown Waynesboro Route 4. Funeral 2 pm today Grove Funeral Home Waynesboro with Rev. C. M. Magaha. interment Green Sh cemetery. Frank Pierce DeBerry died Monday at age 6 after eight years illness. survived by wife Walder. son Wardl W DeBerry Baltimore. foster daughter Mrs George Humerick Thurmont. seven grandchildren. brothers William Harry John Elgie and sisters Mrs Bessie Myers Kevimar Mrs Ada VanFossen Taneytown. Body at Thurmont funeral home. calling after 6 pm tonight. Services 2 pm Thursday at funeral home with Rev Samuel Moyer. burial Blue Ridge cemetery. MM. L. Creager, funeral director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Minnick
Harvey M. Minnick Sr
Floyd K. Minnick
Smithsburg
Waynesboro
Samuel
Emma June (Schultz) Shafer
Alice Griffith
Keedysville
Floyd K
Franklin
Daniel
Middletown
Harvey M., Jr
The
Grove Funeral Home
Rev. C. M. Magaha
Green Sh Cemetery
Frank Pierce DeBerry
John Wo
Sophia Martin DeBerry
Walder
Muller DeBerry
Wardl W DeBerry
Baltimore
George Humterick
Thurmont
William DeBerry
Tanestown
Harry DeBerry
Keymar
John de
Beall Co Sponsors Bill To Aid Deaf in Congress
Senator J Glenn Beall of Maryland co sponsored a bill authorizing the Library of Congress to create a captioned film collection for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. The measure by Senator William A Purtell would let the Librarian of Congress obtain educational and recreational films and distribute them through designated libraries as centers. The plan mirrors the existing library programs for the blind, with enthusiastic approval from the Conference of Executives of American Schools for the Deaf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Glenn Beall
Rep
Library of Congress
William A. Purtell
Rep. Conn
Librarian of Congress
Cirenauion
Conference of Executives of American Schools For the Deaf
Beall to Speak at Bicentennial and Union Hall Dedication
Senator J Glenn Beall will address three events in the next two weeks. On May 13 he opens the Fort Frederick Bicentennial Celebration in Washington County. He then speaks at an Montgomery County Young Republicans meeting at the Perpetual Building in Bethesda. On May 21 he attends the dedication of the United Paperworkers of America union hall in Westernport Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Glenn Beall
Rep
Union Hall
Fort Frederick
Fort
Washington County
Senator Beall
Montgomery County
Wisconsin
Montgomery Avenue
Bethesda
The
United Paperworkers of America
Westernport
Romanian Deputy Premier Dismissed in Eastern Bloc Shakeup
Vienna reports Dimitru Petrescu has been removed from his post as deputy premier of Romania amid a broader Soviet-inspired reshuffle. No reason given, unclear if finance minister duties also end. Other bloc officials have faced similar dismissals as Moscow pushes one man rule. Florida voters weigh six way governorship contest amid segregation and clash. Ohio primary voters tally around one million for statewide offices and national convention delegates.
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Vienna
Austria
Dimitru Petrescu
Romania
Europe
Radio Bucharest
Petrescu
Moscow
See South Turning Back On Eisenhower
Two Senate Democrats say Texas gubernatorial defeat signals the South will turn away from President Eisenhower. Johnson forces won precinct contests over Shivers who bolted to Eisenhower in 1952, with county conventions to reinforce the shift. Mansfield states Johnson’s likely bid to head the Texas delegation will unify the party in the South and nationally under Rayburn and Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Texas
Allan
Shivers
South
Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Johnson
House
Sam Rayburn
Opera Star Sues Surgeon For Disfiguring Nose
Opera singer Kamellia del Valle sues Brooklyn plastic surgeon Dr. Mortimer M. Kopp for one million dollars claiming two nose operations ruined her appearance and damaged her career. attorney Harry H. Lipsig quotes the singer. Doctor Kopp denies the charges. Employment rises in April with 912,000 gain in total civilian jobs and unemployment dipping to about 2.56 million despite auto factory joblessness.
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New York
Kamellia del Valle
Brooklyn
Mortimer M. Kopp
Harry H. Lipsig
Haseen
Washington
Apm
Labor and Commerce
Open House Attendees Set for Mental Health Week
Mrs. Geneva Barthel director of the County Welfare Department will attend tomorrow’s open house celebrating National Mental Health and Hospital Week in the auditorium of Springfield State Hospital in Sykesville along with representatives from her office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Barthel
Springfield State, Hospital
Sykesville
Congressional clash over U S air power in future war
In a debate sparked by Senator Symington, Congress weighs American air power against Soviet capabilities. Military leaders like LeMay and Twining back current policy, while questions remain on 1960 readiness and the practicality of B52s versus B47s and carriers. The piece notes ongoing budget support and the risk calculus facing tomorrow’s war.
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David Lawrence Washington
America
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senator Symington
Missouri
Symington
Air Force
Truman
Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
le May
Strategic Air Command
United States
Yner
Senate Committee
U.S
Navy
Russia
Ig 1
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
Engagement Announcement for Margaret Louise Huffer and James Stup
Mr and Mrs Josephus T Huffer of Middletown announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret Louise to James Monroe Stup son of Mr and Mrs Monroe W Stup of RFD 2 Frederick No date has been set for the wedding Margaret Louise Huffer a Middletown High School and Towson State Teachers College graduate 1950 1954 teaches at North Frederick Elementary James Stup Frederick High School graduate 1946 farms south of Frederick This notice appears in the local engagement column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephus T. Huffer
Middletown
Margaret Louise
James Monroe Stup
Monroe W. Stup
RFD
Frederick
Miss Huffer
Middletown High School
Towson State Teacher's College
North Frederick
Siup
Frederick High School
Notable Local Hospital Entries and Departures
Among the sick Mrs Angelst Sykes of West Fifth street entered Frederick Memorial Hospital today for observation and treatment. Mr John F Thompson manager of Parsons Company department store has returned to work after injuries from a fall. He sustained a fracture of the fourth lumbar spine and was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mrs Anna Mary Skipper has returned home in Thurmont from Frederick Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for about three weeks. HMC William V Hudak with the Fleet Marine Force was called home on emergency leave while his wife underwent surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital. her condition is satisfactory. Sandra Jane Burdette nine, daughter of Dor sey and B Burdette, 703 East South street, is improving at Frederick Memorial Hospital where she has been a patient since Sunday. Mrs Charles H Herbert of this city entered Wilmer Eye Institute in Baltimore and underwent surgery Friday. her condition is satisfactory.
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Angelst Sykes
West Fifth Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
John F. Thompson
East Second Street
Parsons Company Department Store
Thompson
Anna Mary Skipper
Thurmont
William V. Hudak
Fleet Marine Force
Atlantic Fleet
U. S. Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Hudak
Sandra Jane Burdette
Dorsey B. Burdette
East Southstreet
Births Reported At Frederick Memorial Hospital
Birth announcements list several families in Frederick area with newborns and parents, naming full names and addresses where given, and noting first or subsequent children and genders. Zonta Club met at Key Hotel with 44 members and elected year chairmen. officers reported routines. Reserve Officers Association members attended Annapolis convention. 150 officers and wives attended, Stockwell presiding. Braddock Heights teens attended a community dance with May Day decor. Jr County Softball League opening scheduled in Frederick, with Liberty facing East Frederick. Ike and Kefauver Front runners tested in Indiana farm belt primary commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ZONTA
Zonta Club
Francis Scott Key
Virginia B. Thomas
Florence E. Garner
Mary C. Hodgson
Nan Roderick
Helen Smith
Marjorie Etchison
Hilda B. Croghan
Grace ‘Stickell
Freda Doll
Mayetta Hershberger
Ida Renn
Alice Barker
Missonica Pratt
Lorene Bowlus
Rhoda Kallaway
Cmdr
Melville C. Stockwell
Bernard FE. Kelly
Reserve Officers Association of the United States
U.S Naval Academy
Annapolis
Department of Maryland
Cmdr. Stockwell
Frederick
Jg) Kelly
Braddock Heights
Maryland
Indianapolis
Indiana Avenue
Liberty
East Frederick
Farm Belt
Dent Eisenhower
Sen. Estes
Kefauver
Tennessee
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Brandt Cabinet Works Inc
Ijamsville W.S.C
Florence Traver
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Roy Zimmerman
H. J. Kester
Helen Notnagle
Coblentz MountainHouse
Cecil Keefer Sr
Union Bridge
Lmon Bridge
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Tlantzier and Sons
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Mt Union Cemetery
Steven Noe
Emory Minnick
Ray Myers
Charles Frownfelter
Gordon Fogle
Wilbur Sawble
Robert Wayne
Ayler
William A
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Patrick Street
Thomas Morgan
Trinity Methodist Church
Mount Olivet
C.E
Rascoe
Henry
Olive
Austin L. Healy
Donald Grimes
Marvin Grimes
Harry D. Pickett
George Condon
Carl Carlson
Gilbert Fleming
Ebenever Cemetery
C. M.waltz
George Elmer
Ruby
Unionville
Locust Grove
Winfield
Charles A. Fleming
Woodbine
R. D. Thompson
J. W Conlaway
Otha Fleming
Howard Fleming
Ernest Fleming
Albert’ .Grimes
Orville Wright
Ebenezer Cemetery
C. M. Waltz
Robert Oppenheimer
Institute For Advanced Study
Princeton
Ndj
Thomas A. Edison
Naval Research Laboratory
Beall
Bill
Florida
Miami
Fla
Yes
Columbus
Fatticia Vance
Carla Kelly
Midwest
Frank Keefer
AAA
Frederck High
Elm Street Junior High
Sperry iStorm
Thurmont High
James L. Fisher
NEA Sarview, Inc
James E. Bolyard
Ralph Eugene
John M. Getzawanner Jr
Mr. Airy
Mar.Zarel Ann
Luther M. Beam+ jer
Brunswick
Elaine Ruth
Beamer
Genevieve Noland
Bolivar
George W. Clemdaniel Jr
Charles Street
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Cynthia Ann
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Sandra Gwynne
William L. Brooks
Lincoln Apartments
William Levi Jr
John J. Donovan
Clarksburg
Elmer
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