Fifty Years Ago Items from the News-Post Files
May 20 1914 items note Bentz street park beautification by residents and park cleanup led by local ladies. City Engineer Crum says 10 000 gallons of road oil bought will oil main Frederick roads. County health officer appointment anticipated with several doctors under consideration, salary 1200 to 1400 dollars. Frederick City Hospital trustees allocate 3000 dollars to install an elevator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Post
Fraley
Bentz Street
Fourth
Fifth
Crum
Frederick
Frederick County
J. M. Goodman
R. V. Haover
B. C. Perry
Ralph Browning
Frederick City Hospital
By-Elections Tilt Spare Seats in Britain Last Week
Four by-elections filled vacancies in Parliament with Conservatives holding three of four seats and Labor winning one in Scotland. The results dampened fears for Labour while restoring Conservative confidence ahead of the fall national election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor
Scotland
Alec Douglas-Home
England
Pack Rat Instincts And The Vanishing Coins
Americans grow hoarding habits as amateur coin collectors drain change from banks and circulation. Despite minting near a hundred million Kennedy half dollars none appear in daily use, while silver dollars vanish as Congress halted minting. Government reserves once over 300 million have melted away as coins become rare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve
Congress
Walkersville FSCS Class Hosts Mother's Day Banquet
Members of the Co-Workers Class of the Walkersville Evangelical United Brethren Church held a Mother-Daughter Banquet May 14 in the church youth chapel. Mrs Orem Stine spoke, gifts were given to church Foster Mothers Elsie Smith and Easter Kettells, and a covered dish supper was served to a large list of attendees including Mrs Strine and many other named members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-Workers
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Walkersville
Orem Stine
Elsie Smith
Easter Kettells
Strine
John W. Fisher
Lizette Prempert
Pauline Snyder
Mildred Snyder
Dulcie Shoemaker
Margaret Kettells
Jean Kettells
Blanche Dudrow
Mary Simon
Nancy
Rebecca
Edna Kerchner
Bertha VanFossen
Helena VanFossen
Janet Cramer
Viola Craver
Geraldine Ramsburg
Daisy Cromwell
Doris Alexander
Charlotte Lipps
Mary Grimes
Mary McGaha
Ethel Clary
Hilda Layman
Nellie Fogle
Mary Zimmerman
Mildred Watson
Carol Watson
Mary Schildt
Alice Keeney
Mary Elen Pfeffer
Margaret Sentry
Mae Zimmerman
Nellie Kaste
Gloria Soper
Rosie Hawkins
Dorothy Zimmerman
Marlene Eyler
Gloria Becker
Agnes Ford
Caroline Sceetgs
Jackie Houck
Paulne Zimmerman
Darlene Schildt
Scull and Gore Edge Each Other in Close Primary Race
The Scull Gore contest stayed neck and neck with Scull pulling ahead late. Scull led in Baltimore and Montgomery counties and carried 10 counties, while Gore carried Anne Arundel Prince Georges and 13 others. Scull declared optimistic about an eventual win.
Civil Rights Bill Debate Highlighted In 1944 News-Post Fragment
A mixed 1944 snapshot shows Allied air raids on Kiel and Duisburg while U S forces bombarded Pas de Calais. Local progress includes the Singapore Filtration Plant back in operation as 2 400 fuel oil ration applications go out. The article also covers Dirksen Mansfield amendments and jury trial provisions in federal civil rights legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiel
U.S
Pas - de - Calais
France
Duisburg
Singapore
Frederick City
William J. Davis
Tokyo Radio Today
Central Pacific
Minamitori Island
Tokyo
Certificates Presented at Second Easter Seal Award Ceremony
Fifteen organizations received certificates of appreciation at the Easter Seal Treatment Center ceremony on North Market Street. Recipients included Girl Scout troops, nurses groups, grange clubs, sports organizations and the Frederick News-Post. Elliott Weinberg stressed Center reliance on volunteers as funds come from none of government sources.
Illness notes for Swope and Abbott in Maryland
Mr William Swope of Quynn Orchard road remains in fair condition at Suburban Hospital Bethesda after an injury at Blake Construction in Gaithersburg on May 12. If he improves he will be moved to Frederick Memorial Hospital next week. Mrs Henry H Abbott of South Market street was moved from Frederick Memorial to Vindo Bona Convalescent Home Braddock Heights after a fall and is improving. Her daughter Miss Julig Abbott visits from the University of Missouri Columbia where she teaches chemistry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Swope
Quynn Orchard Road
Bethesda
Gaithersburg
Blake Construction Company
Me. Swope
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Henry H. Abbott
South Market Street
Vindobona Convalescent
Braddock Heights
Abbott
Heeter
Zimmerman
Anne Lynn Zimmerman
Frederick B. Zimmerman
Darnestown
Robert Alan Teeter
Tudor A. Heeter
LaRue Ward
Linda Jeanne Zimmerman
Rockcrest
Maid of Honor
Harold W. Hayes
Wheaton
Bernard L. Zimmerman
Arlington, Va
Bruce F. Zimmerman
Helen Bowman
Paul Culbertson, Jr
Gaithersburg High School
Atomic Energy Commission
Daniel C. Manson
Linda J. Zimmerman
Paul Culbertson Jr
Jais Tours 1956 Cycle Route Ends in London Flight
Photo by Frank J Keefer notes Jais halted at the Hotel Frederick last night during a cross country tour begun earlier in 1956. He has traveled 137000 miles and recently met with President Johnson in Washington. Later this month he plans a boat trip from New York to London.
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Frank J. Keefer
Jaiswas
Frederick
Washington
Johnson
London
England
New York City
Baltimore Realtor To Speak At Frederick Realtors Meet
Frank M. Baker a Baltimore realtor will address the Frederick County Board of Realtors at the Friday noon luncheon at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. His talk titled One Hour With Brokers Institute will feature institute articles on listing and selling as Realtors Week begins Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Baker
Baltimore Realtor
Frederick County Board of Realtors
Francis Scott Key
Baker
Brokers Institute
Real Estate Brokers Institute
Realtors Week
Baltimore
Board of Realtors
Four Cars Involved In Maryland Crash Near Frederick
A four-vehicle crash on Md. 26, three miles west of Frederick, caused $800 damage. At 3:50 p.m. a 1963 Rambler driven by George W. Biddle, aged 22, struck an unidentified car that fled the scene after stopping for a left-turning vehicle. The unidentified car rear-ended Miss Lova Main, 19, of Thurmont, then was struck by a 1956 Ford driven by John G. Croneburg, 47, of North Market Street. Miss Main's car was rear-ended, and Biddle, along with Mr and Mrs Solt and Croneburg, were cited for failure to avoid collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
George W. Biddle
RFD
William H. Salt Rider
Wilson Place
Lova Main
Thur
Mr. Solt
Mont
John G. Croneburg
North Market Street
Main
Longfellow
Someling
United States
Bidie
Carol Ann
Wallace Wins Large Vote in Democratic Presidential Primary
Wallace captured 16 of 23 counties and two of six Baltimore city districts in the Maryland Democratic presidential primary. He swept all nine Eastern Shore counties but did not enter the June 2 California race. Brewster drew strong support from Black and Jewish neighborhoods in Baltimore and Montgomery County suburbs. Carries 16 Counties In the Democratic presiden tial primary, Wallace carried 16 of 23 counties and two of six Baltimore city districts. He swept all nine counties on the Eastern Shore of Chesapeake Bay, where Cambridge dies and which clings to the tra ditions of the Deep South. Brewster's greatest vote came from Negro and Jewish neigh borhoods in north and northwest Baltimore and the Montgomery County suburbs skirting Wash ington, D.C. It was the last stop for Wal lace on the primary trail. He isn't entered in the June 2 Cali fornia race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tydings
U.S
Louis L. Goldstein
J. Millard Tawes
Wallace
Baltimore City
Chesapeake Bay
Cambridge
Deep South
Brewster
Baltimore
Montgomery County
Washington, D.C
California
Animal Cruelty Case In Court Ends With Verdict Pending
Magistrate Stanley Y Bennett withheld his verdict after a three hour session in Thurmont court concerning Harry W Lewis 35 of RFD 2 Thurmont charged with cruelty to animals. Testimony covered the death of two cows one owned by Lewis and one by Harold Shriver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Y. Bennett
Thurmont
Harry W. Lewis
RFD 2
Wilfred N. Roberts
Humane Society
Lewis
Harold Shriver
Mr. Shriver
Roberts
George W. Green Jr
Frederick County
Lee E. , Miller
George H. Angleberger
Richard E. Zimmerman
Robert §. Rothenhoefer
Traffic collision injures one passenger near Frederick
A 21 year old passenger, Bidle, sustained minor injuries and was treated at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a collision. Trooper Robert Lown transported her for treatment and release. Damages were estimated at 300 dollars to Bidle's car 250 to Miss Main's and 250 to Droneburg's Plymouth. Trooper Roy Reed investigated for the state police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bidle
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Tpr
Robert Lown
Deaths Charles A Koontz Foster L Stine and John E Shaver
Charles A Koontz 78 died Tuesday at home on Woodbine Road Winfield. Survived by wife Edith S. Koontz and brother Wilbur Koontz Balti more. Funeral Friday 11 a.m. Ebenezer Methodist Church with interment Ebenezer Cemetery. Friends may call at Waltz Funeral Home. William Holland Roberts of 109 South Bentz Street died Tuesday at Frederick Memorial Hospital after two weeks illness. Survived by wife Hattie Weedon Roberts stepsiblings and children. Burial at Fairview Cemetery after funeral at Hicks Funeral Home Saturday 11 a.m. Foster L. Stine 70 Middletown resident died Monday night at Veterans Administration Hospital Martinsburg W VA. Survived by two brothers Amos C. and Russell A. Stine. Services Thursday 10:30 a.m. Gladhill Funeral Home Middletown with Lutheran Cemetery burial. John E. Shaver Brunswick died. services held at Oakland Methodist Church Berkeley Springs with burial there. Military rites by Berkeley Post No 14 American Legion. Firing squad members listed.
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Charles A. Koontz
Woodbine Road
Win‘field
Carroll County
Lewis and Mary Koontz
Edith S. Koontz
Wilbur Koontz
Baltimore
Waltz
Liberty Road
Winfield
Harry Legard
Ebenezer Methodist Church
Ebenezer Cemetery
William Holland Roberts
South Bentz Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
William and
Laura Murdock Roberts
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Hattie Weedon Roberts
Ada Roberts
Bernice Roberts
Ursula Hurd
John Roberts
William Roberts
Pittsburgh
Helen Roberts
This City
Douglas E. Roberts
Glen Burnie
Hicks
Fairview Cemetery
C.E. Hicks IM
Foster L. Stine
Middletown
Veteranus Administration
Martinsburg
W. Va
Philip and
Laura Routzahn Stine
Amos C
Russell A. Stine
Gladhill
George Klinefelter
Lutheran Cemetery
John E. Shaver
Brunswick
Oakland Methodist Church
Berkeley Springs
Berkeley Post No. 14
American Legion
Harry Wilson
Carl Munson
W. W. Huff
R. W. Sencindiver
Henry Riggo
Sam Crabill
Russell Taylor
W C Meyer
Charles Cogle
Bugler
Man Falls Asleep At Wheel Of Car
A 25 year old Montgomery County man James Brant of Gaithersburg reportedly fell asleep at the wheel on White's Ferry road in Montgomery County. He suffered minor facial lacerations and was taken to Suburban Hospital Bethesda in good condition. Brant works for the Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery County
White’s Ferry Road
James Brant
Gaithersburg
Bethesda
Brant
Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission
Pope Gregory XIII Reforms Calendar in 1582
The Gregorian calendar was devised by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 to fix drift in the Julian calendar created under Julius Caesar.
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Gregory XIII
Julius Caesar
Certificates Awarded at Easter Seal Campaign Ceremony
At the second annual awards on May 14 at the Easter Seal Treatment Center on North Market Street certificates of appreciation were given to several organizations aiding the 194 Easter Seal Campaign in March. Elliott Weinberg, director of the Center, presented the certificates to representatives including Kristy Nelson of Girl Scout troop 1232 Barbara Cornish of Girl Scout troop 83 and Ellen Tokar from the Future Nurses Club.
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North Market Street
Elliott
Weinberg
Center
Nelsons
Mr. Weinberg
Kristy Nelson
Barbara Cornish
Ellen Tokar
The
Future Nurses Club
Weddings Heeter Zimmerman and Hart Johnson Johnson
Two spring weddings in this city featured Anne Lynn Zimmerman and Robert Teeter at Darnestown Presbyterian Church with reception at the church hall. Anna Hart and Oscar Perry Johnson Jr. wed at St John’s Catholic Church with a reception. both couples include local graduates and current employment details.
Old Guard Democrats Defeated In Maryland Primaries
The piece reports on Maryland Democratic primary results with Goldstein and Tawes leading, noting margins and county splits. Royce Hanson won Western Maryland's 6th District nomination, Harry R. Hughes led Eastern Shore's 1st, Carlton Sickles remained strong for at large, and Garmatz narrowly defeated Pica. Also mentions Alaska float planes and mushroom safety facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stein
Daniel B. Brewster
Tawes
Goldstein
Tydings
Allegany
Calvert
Charles
Garrett
Queen Annes
Somerset
Worcester
St. Mary’s
Congress
Royce Hanson
Maryland
Hanson
Oklahoma
House of Delegates
John P. Moore
Samuel R. Dillon
Moore
Harry R. Hughes
Caroline
del. E. Homer White Jr
Wicomico
Shore
Democratic
Baltimore
Harford
Carroll
Hervey G. Machen
Prince Georges
Richard E. Lankford
Machen
Edward T. Conroy
George H. Fallon
Samuel N. Friedel
Edward A. Garmatz
John A. Pica
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Walkersville Fscs
Niewepa Peo Faphive
Edward H. Cockerham
Lewis S. Nippard
Thomas C. Hofstetter
Sylvan Shane
Montgomery
Miss Gore
Anne Arundel
Scull
Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Elliott Weinberg
Carroll Counties
Glade Valley Grange
Boy Scout Troop 261
Frederick Midget Football League, Inc
Future Nurses Clubs
Emmitsburg
Boonsboro
North Hagerstown
Hancock
4-H Club
Frederick News - Post
Girl Scout Troops
WFMD
WMHL
Mishlal Jaiswal
India
Vernon Heffrner
West Patrick Street
Hefffer
Jaiswal
Gettysburg
Eiserhower
Frank J. Koefer
Emmitsburg High School
Susan Spencer
Girl Scout
Kathy Lohrer
Susan Tinney
Frederick City Club
Johnson — Hart
Anna Dorothy Hart
Dorothy Hart
John Hart
Oscar Perry Johnson Jr
Oscar P. Johnon
Mount Airy
St. John’s Catholic Church
Alfred E. Smith
John B. Hart II
Nancy Knight
Iity
Kenneth Grabill
Mary Mauro
Frederick High School
University of Maryland
Glenelg High School
Terrace Lanes
Old Guard Democrats
Anchorage
Alaska
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