Thanksgiving Weather and Local 1913 Fraternal Events
Inclement weather dampened Thanksgiving in Frederick with drizzle all day. Yynch Lodge No 163 A F and A M observed its 40th anniversary with a banquet led by committee chairmen. Hippewa Tribe of Red Men held a Thanksgiving banquet in Pythian Castle. John’s Council of Knights of Columbus hosted a ladies night on North Market street. Mrs. L Y Baughman of Frederick attended Pan-American mass in St. Patrick’s Church Washington in the president’s presence. R J A Long of Frederick received a brick from Nebuchadnezzar’s palace via his missionary brother in India. The B&Q Railroad agreed to stop fast train No. 1 at Washington Junction despite protests by the Chamber of Commerce.
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Frederick
Old Sol
Ynch Lodge NO
A. F
A. Masons
Jacob Rohrback
David C. Kolb
Jonathan J. Bielfeld
Harry E. Carty
A. LeRoy McCardell
C. Thomas Kemp
Glenn C. Garber
Henry B. Ramsburgh
Pythian Castle
T. John’s Council OF Knights of Columbus
North Market Street
Harry Burkhart
George C. Doll
John Wilson
George F. Topper
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Washington
United States
L.Y. Baughman
R. J. A. Long
J. S. Long
India
Nebuchadnazaar
Chamber of Commerce
B&q Railroad
Washington Junction
Finishing Touch Christmas Seals Warm Envelopes Since 1907
A double duty envelope carries a Christmas Seal added to stamps for envelopes and packages each season. The seal promotes a warmth beyond Merry Christmas and has raised millions annually to support a continuing crusade.
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George Washington
Smoking and Life Expectancy Gains for Non Smokers
A Harvard epidemiologist Dr Theodor Abelin reports that white American men aged 50 would gain 1.4 more years if they never smoked and 3.6 additional years if current one pack per day smokers quit. The findings cover all causes and mirror trends highlighted as the Surgeon General’s advisory report nears release. The study, presented at the American Public Health Association meeting in Kansas City, emphasizes the broad impact of smoking on mortality.
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Theodor Abelin
Harvard
American Public Health Association
Kanes City
Surgeon General
Abelin
Letter Against Hate Peddlers Denounces Local Activists
A letter to the editor from Abe Pital and Mrs A Pital lodges strong condemnation of phony super patriots seen as hate peddlers in Frederick. They urge decisive community action after the Dallas events, urging citizens not to remain indifferent to pernicious elements.
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the News
Edward D. Storm
Frederick
Dallas
No Charges In Thanksgiving Day City Accident
No charges were filed by city police after a Thanksgiving Day crash on Pinewood Drive at about 10 46 p m. Norma Corristan 17 of Pinewood struck a parked Canteen Service truck while reaching for an item on the floor of her 1961 Plymouth. Damages were 250 to the car and 75 to the truck. Officers Crabill and Tracey investigated.
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Pinewood Drive
Norma Corristan
Pinewood
Corristan
William C. Crabill
Donald E. Tracey
Local residents at Frederick Memorial Hospital reported in varying conditions
Among the sick at Frederick, Mr. Howard I. Quinn of Guinn Road suffered a heart attack and was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital on Tuesday. he is in satisfactory condition. Mr. Ralph F. Martz of Young Place, admitted Monday, underwent surgery Tuesday and remains satisfactory. Mr. Frank M. Ebert of East 8th Street is improving as a patient at the same hospital.
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Howard I. Quinn
Guinn Road
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Ralph F. Martz
Young Place
Frank M. Ebert
8Th Street
Major construction planned for Townsend home for aged
Twenty years ago the Church of God board contemplates major work on the old George Alfred Townsend property near Gapland to convert it into a home for the aged. Also noted are a John Hanson anniversary proposal, Eisenhower defense of Patton, Christmas boxes sent abroad, the sudden death of Bernard B. Young, and Navy reporting fleet strength doubling with 40 new aircraft carriers.
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George Alfred Townsend
Gapland
Church of God
Board of Incorporation of
Church
John Hanson
United States
Congress
Gillette
Iowa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate
George S. Patton, Jr
Eisenhower
Salvation Army
Bernard B. Young
Buckeystown
Allegany County Orphans Court
Cumberland
Knox
Ruby TV killing raises venue questions in Oswald case
James Marlow notes Jack Ruby created a national legal dilemma by filming the Oswald killing in a Dallas jail. He discusses change of venue limits, Rideau precedent, and whether Ruby’s televised act could define his trial or suggest temporary insanity as a defense.
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Jack Ruby
Lee Oswald
James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
All America
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Oswald
U.S. Supreme Court
Kennedy
Supreme Court
Wilbur Rideau
Louisiana
Rideau
Sheriff's Department
Potter Stewart
Stewart
Calcasieu Parish
Baptist Missionary to Speak at Blue Ridge Union Night
Dr Theron Farris Southern Baptist missionary to Japan will headline the associational Training Union Mobilization Night at First Baptist Dill Avenue. The program features Rev Robert Woodward pastor Rev Charles Bullard devotional and Concord Choir with Mrs Edwin Hedgpeth. Farris is stationed in Sapporo Hokkaido and leads pastor seminars.
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Theron V
Corky) Farris
Southern Baptist
Japan
First Baptist
Dill Avenue
Blue Ridge Baptist Association
Robert F. Woodward
Charles P. Bullard
First Baptist Church
Hagerstown
Concord
Edwin H. Hedgpeth
Weverton
Farris
Hokkaido
Sapporo
Fort Worth
Texas
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Texas Wesleyan College
Baylor University
Waco
New Orleans
Baptist Theological Seminary
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Wrightstown
New Jersey
Alex Bryant
Indian Springs
Associational Training Union Organization
President Johnson Seen Through Civil Rights Lens
A profile outlines Lyndon B Johnson as a Southern leader facing the civil rights test ahead of 1964. It notes his 1957 1960 civil rights role and his varying stance on Cuba defense disarmament Latin America and domestic policies along with voting records on labor education agriculture taxes and welfare.
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Belman Morin
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Johnson
Senate
Texas
Kennedy
Cuba
China
America
Latin America
Truman
Eisenhower
Ezra Benson
Congress
Youth Conservation Corps
Five Day Weather Outlook with Weekend Chill
Temperatures stay near normal with highs 45 to 52 and lows 29 to 36, dipping to the 20s in extreme Western Maryland. Weekend cold snaps give way to a modest warm-up around Monday, then another cool spell mid next week. Rain totals under .4 inches expected early next week with snow flurries in Western Maryland Saturday.
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Maryland
Columbus Second Voyage Reaches Indies
In 1498 Columbus sails from Spain on a grand second voyage with 17 ships and 1,500 men. At Guadeloupe Spaniards save Arawak captives from Puerto Rico. He returns the Indians and names the island San Juan and claims it for Spain.
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Christopher Columbus
Spain
Indies
Guadeloupe
Puerto Rico
Columbus
San Juan Paar
Deaths in Frederick area leave many grieving families
Obituaries note the deaths of Harry G. Bishop of Frederick in his home at 63 after illness. Morris Bright Dorsey of Mount Airy. Mrs. Mamie Oliva Mohler of Frederick. infant Donna Lee Phebus. David Steiner, former Frederick resident and railroad employee. and Rev. Ralph Roy Richard, a 90 year old retired Lutheran minister. Surviving relatives include spouses, children, siblings, and grandparents. services and interments are listed for Mt. Olivet, Friendship, Poplar Springs, and other local cemeteries. Funeral directors include M. R. Etchison and Son and C. M. Waltz.
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Donna Lee Phebus
Charles L
Frances L. Phebus
RFD
Woodbine
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Linda Lee
Charles L. Jr
Terie D
Roy E. Phebus
Florence Phebus
Carrie Litchfield
Washington, D. C
Poplar Springs
C. M. Waltz
David Steiner
Frederick
William F. Steiner
Maryland House of Correction
Jessups
Herman F
Othela Fout Steiner
Marion T. Steiner
Altoona
Grayson B. Grove
United Presbyterian Church
Francis Scott Key Council
C.U.A.M
Mountain City Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Pennsylvania Railroad Relief Association
E. Church Street
Mount Olivet Cemetery
M. R. Etchison and
Ralph Richard
Ralph Roy Richard
Virginia Ave
Hagerstown
Richard
Winchester
Asa Richard
Roanoke College
Gettysburg Theological Seminary
Lea Richard
Ursula Cotta Wade
Funeral notices and society column excerpts
Obituaries from Frederick area: Mrs. Mattie Blanche Sheetenhelm dies at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a long illness. services at Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery, McKaig. Mrs. Rachel H. Trovinger of Hastings on Hudson dies at Johns Hopkins. services in Boonsboro with Rev. Martin Davidson. Includes readers’ letter on etiquette and a Dear Helen column discussing bridal party ushers.
Little Mother Has Problems
Dorothy Dix answers a sixteen year old housekeeper who struggles to keep a home tidy while managing siblings and a nonfamily friend helper. The adviser commends her willingness to help, warns against overemphasis on order, and notes younger siblings often resist neatness.
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Siteen
Obituaries for Rodgers Carmichael Hawn Shankle in Frederick area
Funeral services were held for Robert Rodgers of Troy North Carolina at the Troy Funeral Home after a heart attack at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Berton Eugene Carmichael husband of Nellie Holmes Carmichael died at Frederick Memorial Hospital and services were held at 1 p.m. at 106 East Church Street with interment in Fort Lincoln Washington D C. Lilian Annabelle Hawn wife of William H Hawn of Union Bridge died at home and services were at Union Bridge Funeral Home with interment in Mountain View Cemetery Union Bridge. E Mae Shankle died Saturday night at her son in law and daughter’s home and services were held at Calvary Methodist officiated with interment in Mount Olivet cemetery. Pallbearers listed for each service include local community members.
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John Mohler
Mamie Oliva Mohler
John L. Mohler
West Fourth Street
Clinton J
Mary C. Angleberger Dutrow
Calvary Methodist Church
Rena Grace
Dutrow
Reba Dutrow
Mary Catherine Derby
Dayton
Ohio
Willard Dutrow
East Church Street
Mount Olivet Cemetery
M. R. Etchison and Son
H. C. Sheetenhelm
Mattie Blanche Sheetenhelm
Harry Clarke Sheetenhelm
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick County
William David
Margaret Adella Miller Angelberger
Sheetenhelm
Mt. Zion Methodist Church of
McKaig
Clarke P. Sheetenhelm
H. Gordon Sheetenheim
Frederick
George W
Robert Rodgers
Troy
N.C
Troy Funeral
Rodgers
American Motor Inns, Inc
West Pat-rick Street
Berton Eugene Carmichael
Nellie Holmes Carmichael
E. Church Street
W. Merval Weaver
United Presbyterian Church
David L. Hale
Charles H. Conley Jr
Austin C. J. Wiles
Ray H. Smith
Dan Wight
Ned S
Lillian Annabelle Hawn
William H. Hawn
Union Bridge
D. D. Hartzler and Sons
Donald Brake
Mountain View
Leslie Shinham
Herman Moffett
Earl Smith
Kenneth Halter
Alva Stonesifer
Pat Hanlin
E. Mae Shankle
Mark R. Fisher
Hamilton Avenue
Ralph M. Sharpe
Earl F. Oden
Harold M. Wildasin
Harry W. Hart
Richard E. Shaft
Howard J. Hooper
Leslie
Rivers and Monocacy Run Low and Clear at Key Points
The report notes the Potomac is clear and low at Point of Rocks while the Monocacy remains clear and low at Buckeystown. In a fragmentary line the text mentions sounds and a National Geographic marine reference with hydrophones.
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Potomac
Buckeystown
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Bud) Bishop
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