Fifty Years Ago Items From The News Post May 1913
Edward F. Peck of the firm Allen and Peck was elected president of the Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Co. succeeding Emory L. Coblentz. A flood inundated Ellerslie and nearly an inch of rain fell in Frederick. The Democratic primary named Lewis H Fraley for Mayor and Michael Mecaf frey for City Register. The News editor received a box of strawberries from Andrew Wachter. The Chambersburg Auto Club convoy arrived in Frederick despite rain and lights outage blamed on crossed wires at the Court House and Frederick Gas and Electric Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Peck
Allen and Peck
Hagerstown
City Register
Andrew Wachter
Utica
Ellerslie
Cumberland
Chambersburg Auto Club
Frederick
George Wallace
Frederick Gas and Electric Co
Court House
Kennedy Reactivates Labor Panel Under Taft Hartley Act
President Kennedy reactivates a 12 member national labor panel to aid the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in handling strikes and threatened strikes. The panel broadens the weaponry of the president and aims to widen dispute resolution, following Truman and Eisenhower era precedents and signaling a push for industrial peace across the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
National Labor
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mediation
Americans can live to 100 with healthy living says AMA panel
The AMA committee on aging projects 100 year lifespans for Americans. Dr Edward Bortz, 67, past AMA president and geriatrics leader, urges diet exercise rest and recreation and caution against stimulants and excesses. He notes some prefer shorter lifespans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association
Committee On Aging
Edward Bortz
A.M.A
American Geriatrics Society
Barnesville Plans $300 Bill for Lilith Filming Disruption
The Barnesville Town Council approved a $300 bill to reimburse the Lilith production for use of town streets and traffic interference during filming in Montgomery. The notice notes the Hollywood group brought many visitors to the town, though details on the extent of disruption are limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilith
Montgomery On
Barnesville
we @ Hollywood group
Opera
Dr Quynn Memorial Service Notices at Hood Library
Memorial services were held for Dr Dorothy Mackay Quynn wife of Prof William R Quinn near Urbana on Friday at 1 Friday morning at the Intern Church Rector Rev Maurice D Ashbury conducted the service. The notice references the Hood Library memorial observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Mackay Quynn
Wiliam R. Quinn
Howe
Urbana
Maurice D. Ashbury
Twenty Years Ago items From These Files May 29 1
Wartime items reference Roosevelt Byrnes leading War Mobilization Board and Eden urging aggressive action against Italy. RAF heavy bombers hit Essen with 23 lost. Berlin radio reports damage. Chaplain Stephen Galley recommended for Army service. Memorial Day observances planned with WWII wartime shortages noted. Approximately 1,000 Frederick High School students to march. Antietam Memorial Day canceled due to gasoline shortage. Camp Pickett colonel to speak at Appomattox Confederate cemetery event. Sus LInes and taxicabs cut schedules to meet a 40 percent gasoline reduction amid a fuel shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
James F. Byrnes
Britain
Anthony Eden
Italy
Essen
Ruhr
Berlin
Stephen Galley
Kemptown
Seventh Battalion
Maryland National Guard
United States Army
Francis Scott Key
American Legion
Frederick High School
Victory Corps
D. John Markey
Camp Pickett
Surrender Grounds
Appomattox
Y Plans Two Dance Trip YMCA Event
The notice describes a dual plan for a dance and a trip organized by the YMCA. It mentions promotion by Eddie Dykstra and participation in a park event. The text also references military terms and a German ordnance unit context, with scattered dates and names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Ymca
Yoifman
Eddie Dykstra
Chirze
Cowan Gap Park
Creed Fe
Governor Tawes appoints 43 to state agencies
Annapolis AP Forty three appointments by Governor Tawes to state agencies announced today include Albert P. Bachhaus as director of the State Department of Public Improvements and Charles E. Edmondson of Cambridge to the Public Service Commission for six years. Additional June 1 effective appointees include Dr Benedict Skitarelli and Lady Grapaki to hospital construction advisory council, Harold Tschudi to the council, Francis A. Griffith Jr to the advisory board of the Department of Correction, Andrew Lewis to the Employment Security Board, Clifton M. Miller, David Williamson and Myrtle A. Polk to the Board of Visitors and Governors of Washington College, George F. Hazelwood to the Potomac River Basin Interstate Commission, Eleanor Diggs Harrington, William Marsell, George L. Radcliffe and Kent R. Mullikin to St Marys Seminary Board of Trustees, Richard W. Cooper to the Commission of Geology Mines and Water Resources, and John A. Schaffer to the Medical Advisory Board on Hospital Licensing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Tawes
Governor's Office
Albert P. Backhaus
State Department of Public Improvements
Charles E. Edmondson
Cambridge
Public Service Commission
Benedict Skitarelli
Cumberland
Lady Grapaki
University Hospital
Baltimore
Advisory Council On Hospital Construction
Harold Tschudi
Francis A. Griffith Jr
Hagerstown
State Department of Correction
Andrew Lewis
Employment Security Board
Clifton M. Miller
David Williamson
Chestertown
Myrtle A. Polk
St. Mary’s Seminary
Richard W. Cooper
Salisbury
Commission of Geology, Mines and Water Resources
John A. Schaffer
Tof
Washington County Hospital
Local court fines handed to three offenders in Frederick cases
Charles E. Kinna Jr. 21 of Frederick received a 50 dollar fine and costs after a morning assault and battery conviction before Magistrate Stanley Y. Bennett following a May 22 charge by his aunt Betty J. Burdette. Arthur T. Rippeon Jr. 40 of Frederick was fined 10 dollars and costs for failing to yield the right of way after a May 6 charge by Trooper Thomas L. Winebrenner, connected to a Md. 26 collision. Charles Robert McCormick 46 of Elkton was fined 10 dollars and costs and jailed five days for drunkenness on a public highway following an arrest May 28 by Trooper Jack Forsythe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Kinna Jr
RFD
Frederick
Stanley Y. Bennett
Kinna
Betty J. Burdette
Arthur T. Rippeon Jr
Rippeon
Thomas L. Winebrenner
MD. 26
Mt. Pleasant
Winebrenner
Harry Rhoderick
Charles Robert McCormick
Elkton
McCormick
Jack Forysthe
U.S. 340
Special Fund Set Up For Late Mrs Eagle
The Duke Hospital Auxiliary in Durham establishes the Virginia Basic Fund for Student Nurses in memory of Virginia Frazier Eagle rhythmical leader in the Duke Hospital Auxiliary. An initial 157 dollars is earmarked for deserving Duke University School of Nursing students. Mrs Eagle aided Red Cross Edee mom Community Center Farms Service and Salvation Army in Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Hospital Auxiliary
Durham
N.C
Virginia Frazier Eagle
Suste
Eagle
John H
Mary F. Frazier
Watt W. Eagle
Duke University Medical Center
J. Claude Dorsey
John T. Frazier
Baltimore
Virginia Basic Fund
Auailary
Duke University School of Nursing
Glenn R. Nesey
Bake
Red Cross
Edeemom Communiy Center
Farms Service
Salvation Army
Frederick Motor Co Receives Progressive Management Award
The Frederick Motor Co. is cited as a leading Ford dealer for progressive management and high standards. Award honors modern sales service and merchandising practices with aim to render superior service to Ford owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Motor
Fredenck Motor Co
Heer
Ford
Rotest L. Warfield
Fris
Mount St. Mary's to Award Honorary Degrees to Two Alumni
Mount St. Mary's College Emmitsburg plans its 135th commencement on June 5 presenting honorary Doctor of Law degrees to two alumni. Thomas P. O'Brien of Wheeling West Virginia and Joseph M. Fitzgerald of Miami Florida honored for service to government and community and loyalty to their alma mater. O'Brien, Class of 1927, served twenty five years in government judiciary and was judge of the Intermediate Court. Fitzgerald, a 1939 graduate, leads Florida alumni circles and active in civic and professional groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. St. Mary's College
Emmitsburg
Thomas P. O'Brien
Ohio County
Wheeling
W. Va
Joseph M. Fitzgerald
Miati
Florida
O'Brien
Mount Saint Mary's
Judge O'Brien
Catholic University of America
Washington, D. C
National Alumni Association of the Mount
J. J. P. O'Brien
O'Briens
Frank
W. W. Barron
Fitzgerald
Mount Saint Mary's College
National Alumni Association
University of Miami School of Law
Kiwanis International
The
B.P.C.E
American Legion
Knights of Columbus
Navy League
N.C.C.M
American Irish Historical Society
Emerald Society of South Florida
Serra International
Boulevard National Bank
Births Reported at Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick Memorial Hospital reported multiple births between May 25 and May 28. Recipients include Mr. and Mrs. Heller with Tamara Ellen. Mr. and Mrs. Flanary with William. Mr. and Mrs. Rice with Todd Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan with Lisa Jane. Mr. and Mrs. Gloyd with David Andrew. Mr. and Mrs. Woodyard with Michael Edward. Mr. and Mrs. Lamb with Carolyn Joan. Mr. and Mrs. Morrison with Angie Lorine. Mr. and Mrs. Naill with Kimberly Sue. Mr. and Mrs. Horton with Cathy Ann. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis with Billy Ray Jr.. Mr. and Mrs. Mass with a son. Kenneth Lyman. Mr. and Mrs. Lakin with Lisa Anne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Robert C. Heller Sr
Pearl Street
Tamara Ellen
Buford L. Flanary
RFD 2
Woodbine
William
Flanary
Sharon Jenkins
Baltimore
Richard Earl Rice
North Market Street
Todd Allen
Rice
Phoebe Morgan
Frederick
Carroll $. Lamb
RFD
Carolyn Joan
James P. Morrison
Brunswick
Angie Lorine
David Naill
East Fifth Street
Kimberly Sue
Naill
Audrey Biddinger
George R. Horton
Airy
Cathy Ann
Horton
Mabel Fritz
Hilly Ray Lewis
John Hansen
Billy Ray Jr
Howard Lee Mass
Tilip Hill
Kenneth Lyman
George A. Lakin
Jefferson
Lisa Anne
Lisa Anne, Tuesday. Mrs. Lakin
Joan Mcaal
Weenisboro
Jocal Janier Chamber Announces Past President’s Party
The Jocal Janier Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Past President’s party this Friday at the Peter Pan Inn Urbana. Cocktails begin at 6:30 pm followed by dinner and the installation of ten newly elected officers. A formal program will conclude the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jocal Janier Chamber of Commerce
Benguet and Bance
Peter Pan Inn
Urbana
al Sp
Arong The Sick Mr Coned Tacher Sr East Seventh stress
Patient at Fit Memorial Hospital described as in unfavorable condition. M Grant Mills listed, with RFI 1 Mt Aire noted. Frederick Memorial Hospital report confirms admission yesterday. Market prices show corn at 7.50 per tal and wheat at 1.0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Coned Tacher Sr
East
Fit Memorial Hospital
M. Grant Mills
RFI
Mt. Aire
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Women's Democratic League hears Bloom on water sanitation
Members of the Women's Democratic League met May 22 at Winchester Hall with presiding officer Mrs. Victor Marken backing President Mrs. S. Madelyn Himes. Herbert M. Bloom spoke on water sanitation, urging public awareness and county support as U.S. population grows. He cited water use data and noted conservation, while the group plans a June 26 oyster supper for city and county officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Democratic League
Winchester Hall
Victor Marken
S. Madelyn Himes
Herbert M. Bloom
Metropolitan District and Sanitary Commission
Frederick County
Mary C. Hodgson
Col. Bloom
Sanitation Commission
Bloom
United States
Mi chie announces birth and birthday notices in Leesburg
Mrs Helen Stull, daughter of Mr and Mrs Rastead Still Sr of Leesburg, announces the birth of her son Gentae Mivadr on May 18. Mr Howard Dinter Jr of Rocky Lee celebrated his birthday yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Michie
RFD
Leesburg
Birh
Gentae Miva
Michaels
Helen Stull
Rastead M. Still Sr
Levistean
Iva Q. Michaed
RED
Peederick
Howard Dinter Jr
Roky Leehcame
Gary school teachers approve talks after bargaining delay
Gary Indiana teachers’ union members agreed to resume talks with the school district today after a bargaining standoff. The vote signals renewed efforts to reach a contract deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Ity
Obituary notices for Barthlew Harper Kelbaugh hundred year olds
Obituary notices list William Presley Barthlew of Frederick County dead at 118 Fourth Street died at Frederick Memorial Hospital. William Ernest Harper of Silver Spring died at Holy Cross Hospital at 86. Kelbaugh Kilbaugh family member dies in New York City after owning Cotactin Orchard near Thurmont. Funeral services scheduled in Maryland and New York.
Charles S Hobbs Dies In Frederick Residence
Charles Smith Hobbs, 3 star died at his home 501 Magnol ia Avenue on Tuesday at 3 45 p m He was born in New Market and is survived by his wife Marie Severn Sanders Hobbs a son Charles S Hobbs Jr of Hillcrest Heights a daughter Mrs Robert F Remus of Frederick a brother Paul Andrew Hobbs a sister Mrs Grace Kefanver and three half siblings He was a World War I veteran and a former dispatcher for River Ridge Ris Company Funeral services are to be held at M R Etchisom and Son Funeral Directors 1 am Friday at the funeral home with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Presley Barthlew
East Fourth Street
Frederick County
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Post Office Department
William H
Ida Fox Barthlow
All Saints Episcopal Church
Carrie Andrews Barthlow
East Church Street
Mt. Olivet
M. R. Etchison and Son
William E. Harper
William Ernest Harper
Burnt Mill Hills
Silver Spring
Holy Cross Hospital
Corrie E. Harper
Jennie M. Thompson
Highland
William LeRoy Harper
E. Ray Harper
Germantown
Rosie Beall
White Oak
Tyson Wheeler
Rockville Pike
St. Bernadette’s
Four Corners
St. John's Cemetery
Forest Glen
Maryland
Mr. Hobbs
New Market
Phillip
Laura Haugh Hobbs
Charles S. Hobbs
Hillcrest Heights
Robert F. Remus
Frederick
Paul Andrew Hobbs
Grace Kefanver
Harry Boyer
Rocky Ride
Clyde Boyer
RFD
Eldred Boyer
Howard Sc
Taterment Wr
Mount Olivet
M. R. Etchisom and Son
Sugar Prices Lowered Amid Wholesale Market Dip
A federal agriculture official announced a policy easing as wholesale sugar prices retreat from mid rise levels. Industry refiners and traders anticipate continued adjustments and potential relief for consumers.
Death of Charles Wells Sr. in Linganore area
Charles Elsworth Wells Sr. died at his home 5 South Market Street after a long illness. He was 72 and known in the recap and vulcanizing industries. Survived by four children, three stepchildren, a brother and 12 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements set with Holy Name Society prayers and a requiem at St John’s Church. Indiana?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Elsworth Wells Sr
South Market Street
Wells
St. | Ann Catholic Church
Rita Crutchley Wells
Harry Phillips
Gray- Ky
Mary Elizabeth) Wells
Gertrude Clotilde
Pawtucket
R.L. Charles FE
Wells Jr
Greenbelt
Cheryl R. Wells
Joseph E. Englegrecht
Ormosa
Jack H. Kennedy
Donald L. Bridges
Howard Wells
Washington
East Church Street
Funeral services for Albert Johnson Dyer held at Calvary Methodist
Funeral services for Albert Johnson Dyer who died Sunday at his home on East 4th Street were conducted Tuesday at 11 a m from the funeral home on North Market Street with Rev. Ralph M. Sharpe officiating. Pallbearers included Lewis E. Abrecht and others. Interment followed at Mount Ivret cemetery. Robert E. Dailey and Son, funeral directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Johnson Dyer
East 4Th Street
North Market Street
Ralph M. Sharpe
Calvary Methodist Church
Lewis E. Abrecht
Charles E. Troupe
Rov F. Gastley
Norman E. Ruppert
A. Conley Koogle
Elmer W. Rhe
Mountivet Cemetery
Robert E. Dailey and Son
Cuba Charges U.S. Fired On Oil Crew
Havana reports a Soviet Cuban oil crew was fired on by a U S Navy plane off the north coast. No casualties were noted in a ministry release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
U.S
Havana
API
Armed Forces Ministry
Trucks Collide in Pittsburgh Suburb Fire Involved
Two tractor trailers collided head on near Glen Osborne outside Pittsburgh. One driver died and another hurt as vehicles burst into flames in the crash reported today by AP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Glen Osborne
Pittchuren
Farm tariff talks loom amid market access battles
Washington reports Secretary Ordile Freeman says tariff pacts with the European Common Market hinge on granting full access for farm products. Authorities arrest three men in Calvert County Maryland on moonshine charges as part of a wider crackdown linked to alcohol seizures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
Secretary of Agriculture
Freeman
Beef Listed As Best Food Buy This Holiday Weekend
The Associated Press reports beef remains the best economic choice for the holiday weekend with prices at unusually low May levels. Fed cattle supply drives the drop as national chains offer sirloin at 79 cents a pound and rib roasts continue to attract shoppers. Hamburger is also featured by many grocers as a holiday item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York Area
Town Ends Battle Building Sewage Plant
Havre de Grace will construct a sewage treatment facility after a 17 year clash with the State Health Department. The department pressed for the plant since 16, calling river dumping a public health menace, while Mayor James C. Vancherie once warned they can sue and be damned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre DE Grace, Md
James C. Vancherie
Havre de Grace
State Health Department
Health Department
Vancherie
Susquehanna River
Nations Appeal On Racial Issue By U S Lawyers
In Geneva, judges lawyers and law professors from about 90 nations urged Americans to back President Kennedy in addressing racial injustice. The International Commission of jurists praised the President and U S leaders for tackling segregation and supporting equal rights publicly and privately. Copter Takes Off For Battle Island Mission From Goose Bay Labrador the Australian Air Force helicopter attempted the second crossing of the Atlantic bound for Indag Fet Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Judces
Lewe Uyers
Kennedy
Internatonal Commission of Durists
Bwly
Goose Bay
Labrador
Air Force
Atlantic
Pen A
Indag Fet Bay
Battl Islay
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Newas
Dr. Quynn
Hood Library
England
Lausanne
Satzer
APD
Asaya
Trip
Angers
Anders
Batig
Gov. Tawes
Mount St. Mary’s
Thomas P. O’brien
Joseph M. Fitsgerald
Javeees
Arong
Women’s Democratic League
Rcials
Annime Odden
Dorothy Handiey
Walter Cook
West 72Nd Street
New York
C. S. Hobbs
Charles Smith Hobbs
Marie Severn Sanders Hobbs
Magnolia Avenue
Tan Madina
Inday
WRB
Linganore
Walkersville
Tor
Walkersville Methodist Church
Walkersville High School
Arnold Fleagle
Leo Duncan
Mike Stull
Harvey Clem
Europe
Glee Club
Ivy
David Blackwelder
Clarence C. C. Thomas
Board of Education
Agate
Ulysses
George Michael Stull
Lewistown
Charles A. Pollard
Zion Reformed Cemetery
Charkesville
M.or
Etecha and Son
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