Local Personal Notes From Frederick Area
Pvt. Grayson E. Young completes basic training at Fort Knox and plans two weeks leave before reporting to Fort Dix for infantry training. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Fox of Hagerstown welcomed an eight pound five ounce girl May 13 at Washington County Hospital. Mrs. Fox is Frances Rudy of Middletown, daughter of Ralph and Frances Rudy. Alvin G. Quinn, secretary of M.C.4, attended the M.C.A. Nationals Council meeting May 17–19 at the Sheraton Philadelphia, representing the Central Atlantic area. Mrs. Quinn joined him in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Michaels of Pittsburgh announce the birth of their first child, a daughter, last Wednesday. Dr. Jesse S. Fifer of Buckeystown Frederick traveled to Europe for the Rotary International Convention in Lausanne, May 19–23. Kenneth R. Oland of Frederick reports the birth of a daughter, Annette Louise, May 21 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Two Western Maryland College seniors earned ROTC awards. Cadet Lt. Col. Robert W. Butler received the Baltimore Sungapers medal as outstanding cadet, and Cadet Major G. Eugene Krantz earned the Association of the United States Army medal. Butler is son of Paul W. Butler of Frederick. Krantz is son of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Krantz and is biology major. Patricia C. Trenton of Cumberland dies from injuries in a highway crash. daughter Cynthia, and driver Raymond Wempe in fair condition. Mrs. Ella Urban of Braddock Heights admitted for rest at Vindohona Convalescent Home. Retired Rev. F. Berry Plummer, former St. Paul’s United Brethren pastor, is a patient at Washington County Hospital for nearly four weeks.
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Gary Fox
Hagerstown
Washington County Hospital
Central Atlantic
Frederick
Europe
Trans World Airlines
New York
Lalerne
Switzerland
Western Maryland College
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Robert W. Butler
Baltimore
Bob
jHe
G. Eugene Krantz
Association of Eel
United States Army
Erwin Harry
George C
Francis Scott Key
Weerel Krantz
East Second Street
Vindo- Beta Beta Beta
Hona Con
Brad
Interfraternity Council
Erk Hoeichte
Alpha Gamma Tau
Ella Urban
EastChurch Street
Everedy Company
Vindohona Convalescent Home
May 21 1579 Frederick News Ad Rates
Partial OCR shows a Frederick newspaper page with date May 21 and 23, 1557 era monetary figures. The readable lines list subscription durations and prices such as three months, six months, and annual costs, plus small currency figures.
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Frederick
Mad
Teesday
Mosiks
Sy Cartier
Monts
Power and speed blamed for rising U S auto toll
A Travelers Insurance booklet on 1957 traffic deaths notes one in seventy Americans were killed or injured in 1956. It argues heedless horsepower fuels accidents while drivers bears most of the blame, urging restraint as police chase speeders reaching 100 mph.
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United States
Travelers Insurance Company
Appreciation Letter From Frederick WCTU Members
A May 26 1957 note from Mrs Luther Bussard Frederick thanking the News editor for publishing their May 16 1957 Feagaville convention programs. The letter expresses gratitude for blessings and prayers for divine guidance toward promoting Christian temperance living.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Unions
Frederick County
Feagaville
Luther Bussard
Frederick
Births Reported at Frederick Memorial Hospital May 14
Frederick area families announce births from May 14 to May 2. The list includes parents Adamstown Liberty Lib erty Jefferson Monrovia and New Windsor welcoming sons and daughters such as Steven Allen James Wilson Jr Nancy Leigh Barbara Ann Walter Scott Karen Louise Cynthia Ann Walter Francis and others with local addresses and dates.
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Cynthia Ann
Warner
Margie
Adamstown
Dayton Albright
Jefferson
Bertha Lois
Paul Harrison
West Patrick
Harvey Albert
Br. Anc
William Knott
William
Edward
Knott
Helen Amberger
Frederick
Herbert Waddell
New Windsor
John Mark
William F. Thompson
Monrovia
Walter Francis
Charlies Schild- Knecht
O. Avenue
Charles Russell
Roger Nusbaum
Shawnee Drive
Timothy Davis
Royal couple arrives in Copenhagen aboard Britannia
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrived in Danish waters tonight aboard the royal yacht Britannia. They were greeted by escort ships and a heavy artillery salute as the 4,000 ton vessel prepared to reach Kronborg and dock in Copenhagen amid royal fanfare.
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Copenhagen
Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Danish
Britannia
Kronborg
Hospital Admission Report For Local Heart Patient
Lloyd Grossnickle of 328 East Church Street was taken by United Ambulance at 7 p m Monday to Frederick Memorial Hospital admitted as a heart patient. Mrs Nancy Wright of 906 Cherokee Street was listed as a surgical patient at Vine Hospital.
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Lloyd Grossnickle
East Church Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
United Ambulance
Nancy Wright
Vine
Opening of Braddock Heights Draws Large Crowd in 1907
Fifty years ago on May 21 1907 Braddock Heights opened with an estimated crowd of 3000 to 6000 dancing began at 3 pm to the Braddock Heights orchestra led by Prof. Irving S. Biser. Winds kept many from viewing the observatory. Minnie Hasbrouck the racing mare was sold to Harry Carthy and shipped to Toronto for races. A fire on the front of Fibre Brush Works caused by insulation wore off electric lines caused minor flames. Miss Elizabeth Baker married Albert Carroll Ritchie nephew of Judge John Ritchie of Baltimore. he later became Maryland governor. Frederick Hospital Guild plans a May Day fete May 30 at Junior Hall with a May Pied Piper and chorus to raise funds for a hospital room.
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the News
Braddock Heights
Themusic
Irving S. Biser
Observatory
Minnie Hasbrouck
Messrs. Fraley
Rice and Brish
Harry Ble
Carthy
Washington
Toronto
Canada
Elizabeth Baker
Albert Carbell Ritchie
Tate
John Ritchie
Baltimore
Ritchie
Maryland
Frederick City
Hospital Guild
Twenty Years Ago from The Columns of The News
May 21 1937 reports a bill signed by Governor Nice to fund Frederick county street work with about 10000 yearly aid. It outlines 5000 for Frederick 2000 for Brunswick and 5 for other towns. Also notes local track meet at Fair Grounds and two week extension of relief for unemployables. A fire at Charles D Goulden residence destroys a brood of 275 chicks on Tract road near Emmitsburg.
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Lems
the News
Frederick County
Nice
John B. Funk
Frederick
Brunswick
Fair Grounds
J . Brooder
Charles D. Goulden
Tract Road
Emmitsburg
Business Opportunities by Edgee W Babson
Babson outlines leading future industries and trends based on labor, automation, inflation, and government spending. Industries include oil, chemical, uranium heating, electronics and thermodynamics, earthmoving machinery, microwave tech, broadcasting of power, and consumer goods. He also forecasts shifts in education, auto and parking needs, and the rise of community churches and shopping centers.
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Edgee W. Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Cherical Inde
W. Matsuy
American Agricultural Chemical Co
Florida
Standard Sanitary
U. S
Westinghouse
International Harvester J
Hughes Products
Los Angeles
Motorola Co
Chicago
Gibson
Hallmark
Norcross
Radio Corporation of America
Nancy Lee Dixon
Howard E
Hope of America
Llegal
Ymca’s
Amvets Auxiliary Award Presented At Martinsburg Hospital
Mrs. Bertha J. Kennedy of Amvets Auxiliary Post No. 2 received a service award during a ceremony at the Newton D. Baker Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia. M J Bowman Director of Volunteer Activities announced the award and explained VAVS roles in patient rehabilitation and therapy. Attendants toured hospital laboratories and physical therapy facilities learning about radioactive materials safety and treatment methods for cancer and tuberculosis.
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Bertha J. Kennedy
Amvets Auxiliary
Amvets
Veterans Administration
Newton D. Baker’ Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
M. Jd. Bowman
Bowman
VAVS
Elizabeth P. Staley
Amvets Hospital
Amvet
Kennedy
Rosa G Kreh
Elaine Kennedy
Ada Ford
Barbara Ford
Bauer Faces District Attorney Over Night Club Incident
New York Yankee outfielder Hank Bauer was summoned to the District Attorney's office after a brawl at a night club. An operator claimed Bauer beat him. Bauer denied the charge as authorities consider civilian arrest options.
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New York
New York Yankee
Hank Bauer
Edward Jones
Bauer
Kari Grebow
Jones
Floya
Patterson
Lence
Jackson
Jack
Prosson
Lippe Breidbart
Emil Lence
Tommy Hurricane Jackson
Top Penses
Local Markets Wheat Corn Barley Prices Noted
Wheat at 195 per bushel, corn 98.50 per barrel, barley 1.05 per bushel. Prices listed in today’s local markets.
Annual Banquet Highlights Calvary Church Women
Bright Jewels Sunday School class of Calvary Methodist church held its annual banquet May 9 at Wesley Chapel social rooms. Guest speakers included Rev. Juan A. Tavenner, with a program featuring hats from a skit and songs. A Venture Club election and Soroptimist notes followed, plus a Lewistown W S C S meeting and a fire alarm at East Church Street.
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Bright Jewels
Calvary Methodist Church
Wesley
Edward H. Mantz
Pauline Koontz
Lester Koogle
Koontz
Helen Daugherty
The
E. Wiliam Hall
Julian A. Tavenner
Melvin E. Tabler
Edward M. Mantz
Pauline. Koontz
Claude Breighner
Mary Yingling
Charles Daugherty
Edward McDevitt
Clayton Keller
Edward Akers
William Zimmerman
Howard Mayne
Robert Reifsnider
Claude Hahn
Charles Burger
Harry Zimmerman
Lewistown
Lewistown Methodist Church
Anna Green
Jewell Beeson
Jeanne Grimes
Samuel B. Rose
Earle Bowers
Women's Venture Club Formed in Frederick County
A new women's service club called the Venture club is being formed for young business and professional women. It was organized at a Soroptimist dinner at the Francis Scott Key Hotel with Mrs. Blanche Rogers in charge and Mrs. Florence Sorrentino presiding. A new Soroptimist member, Mrs. Margaret Wasilifsky of Emmitsburg, joined, classified as education-private.
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Ann Eckard
Olive Engle
Jean Dovel
Connie Funk
Mary Fiery
Doris F. Blank
June Saylor
Barbara Weaver
Jane A. Kemp
Winnie Carey
Margaret Schader
Rogers
Baltimore
Venture Club
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Soroptimist International Association
Frederick County
Blanche Rogers
Florence Sorrentino
Soroptimists
Soropti
Cash for News Tips Offer at The Frederick News-Post
The Frederick News-Post offers cash prizes for local news tips during May. Tips accepted weekdays 8 am to midnight, Saturdays 8 am to noon, Sundays 4 pm to midnight. Prizes range from five dollars for top tip to one dollar for each of several other stories. Only the first tip on a story is considered.
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Frederick
News and Post
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R. W. Butler
Pvt
Grayson E. Young
Fort Knox, Ky
Staley Floos
Pine Avenue
Fort Dix S
Kenneth R. Oland
RFD
Annette Louise
Fredferick Memorial Hospital
John W. Kauffman
Meyersdale
Patricia C. Trenton
Cumberland
Meyersdale Community Hospital
Cynthia Trenton
Raymond Wempe
Burns—Burke
Russell Burke
Airy
Shirley Ann
Dyson A. Burns
Merson Burns
Gaithersburg
Lan
Fredericks High School
Burke
Sandy Springs
Paris
France
Mt Pleasant
Doris Fogle
Wilma Brown
Parent-Teachers’ Association of the
North Frederick Ele
Marine Reserves
Poot
Linden Hamilton
Marine Corps Reserve
Sixth Special Infantry Company
Marine Corps Air
Dale Stewart
Cleveland Dancing Dolls
Cleveland
Stewart
Lew Wade
Wade
Laurence E Ricketts
Myersville
Maryland State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Middletown High School
Cincinnati College of Embalming
Kraiss Funeral Home
Yate Laurence
Bessie Herman Ricketts
Paul F. Bittle
Myers
Ilie
Dist
Ramstein
Germany
U. S. Air Force
Black Forest
Chaumont
Tamages
Bea Sern
Independent Hose Company
Citizens Truck Company
Women’s Service Club
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