Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

News in Frederick, Maryland

We have 6,005,256 pages in Maryland

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1954

Page

8

Jeffersonian Democratic Club forms in Frederick county

About 200 Democrats met at the Francis Scott Key Hotel to organize the Jeffersonian Democratic Club. Officers elected include President Philip Beard and Vice Presidents Jerome Offutt and J Ward Kenigan, with a board of governors named from districts. Aimed at county representation, HQ plans, and a constitution draft were set, with State Comptroller Tawes addressing the gathering. The meeting showcased candidates present for campaigns in progress. A separate note discusses DST time changes and a vote on standard time in August. In New Orleans, the U S Fifth Circuit upheld the draft of doctors under the Universal Military Training Act, with Dr William R Bertelsen contesting the law.

Francis Scott Key Muntpal Jeffersonian Democratic Club Philip Beard Jerome Offutt J . Ward Kenigan Prest- Geilo Joseph J. Coady George Hamilton Earl Geisbert Allen Groff Franklin Cramer LeRoy Barrick Lumen Norris William Staley Harry Himes Sonny Cannon Frederick Ctty Edward D. Storm New Orleans U. S Fifth Circut Court of Appeals William R. Bertelsen Moeline Army

Daylight Time Up For Vote At Brunswick

At the Brunswick Mayor and Council meeting presided by Mayor S. T. Wirts the council voted to put the question of adopting daylight saving time before voters again. Residents earlier favored standard time, but recent years have seen more merchants and businesses observe daylight saving time despite Brunswick's official standard time status.

Brunswick S. T. Wirts

Stanley Invites Governors to Richmond Meeting

Gov Thomas B Stanley invites Southern state governors to Richmond in June for an information exchange on school problems from the Supreme Court segregation decision. Telegraphs went to 15 states requesting replies by May 24, with June 7-8 proposed. Some states, including Oklahoma City plans, indicated no meeting at this time.

Richmond jGov Thomas B. Stanley Supreme Court Stanley Vwelanama Vukia-Homa City Murray Gov Georgia Florida Louisiana Alabama Texas North Carolina South Carolina Delaware Arkansas Kentucky Maryland Okla

Maryland University gathering introduces office seekers

In the University of Maryland main dining hall a crowd heard various office seekers. Mahal 4 urged Democratic factions to unite to defeat the Republicans, but he reportedly opposed harmonious primary campaigning. The National Geographic Society notes historical context that dogs and turkeys were the only domesticated animals in North America when Columbus arrived.

University of Maryland Mahal North America The National Geographic Society

Also Mentioned on This Page

Democrats Homa Tennessee West Virginia College Park DeLaval P. L. Hargett & CO South Market St Ritchie FI Nance Corp Frederick, Md FORD Comoa Ford Trucks Fordomatic Frederick Motor CO West Patrick St Ford Theatre WNEW Soe Philco Motorola T.V Sunbeam Melvin M. Encle Ee N. Carroll St Pythian Castle North Court Street Mr. Brown rFiuu de Fae Poraneaf Peaenof At Finance CO East Patrick ST Frederick Monument Robert €. Schutzel YES MR. Farmer Wilson Southern States Frederick Cooperative Southern States Valley Cooperative Middletown MI. Airy Cooperative Mt. Airy
Search Courier

Search the News Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The News?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication