Aged workers urged for flexible retirement policy
Second International Congress of Gerontologists in St Louis calls to drop 65 as a fixed retirement age and assess individuals by ability. Studies of 17 800 workers show older staff have fewer injuries and less absenteeism, while age-related disability rises only modestly. Emphasis on diet and medical insight to correct myths about aging, plus Amvets auxiliary meeting noting new member Rosa Kren and plans to help Montevue patients and a child clothing bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Congress of Gerontologists
St Louis
Amvets Ladies Auxiliary
Amvets
Kitty Engle
Rosa Kren
Montevue
Local Items From The News Columns October 4 1901
Fifty years ago Carlton Molesworth returns to the city after playing for Chattanooga clubs. A Blue Mountain ore mine shovel at Cat Rockin Furnace lifts a ten ton mass of remarkably clean ore. A Baltimore and Ohio train is delayed an hour and a half by blasting near Sykesville. Grace Reformed Sunday school held a supper at Mrs George Salter’s in West Church and Bentz streets with strong attendance. Doll Bros millinery and C Thomas Kemp dry goods announce autumn openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the News
Carlton Molesworth
Chattanooga
Blue Mountain Iron and Steel Company
Catoctin Furnace
Baltimore and Ohio
Sykesville
Baltimore
Frederick
Grace Reformed Sunday School
George Salter
West Church
Bentz Streets
Doll Bros. Millinery Establishment
C. Thomas Kemp Dry Goods
Prisoners recaptured within hour by three officers
Twenty years ago on Oct 4 1931 five jail escapees were recaptured within an hour by three policemen and turned over to Sheriff Crum. The Frederick County Agricultural Society faced losses at the fair though the night shows helped reduce the deficit. Dr William R Barnhart of Hood College urged that Russia is a noble experiment but not a shortcut to God. Officer C W Magaha of Point of Rocks became a new State Police member assigned to the Pittsville sub station near Salisbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood College
C. W. Magaha
Point of Rocks
Pittsville
Salisbury
World Series Fever Brings Nation to Frenzied Pulse
HAL BOYLE recalls a chaotic 1951 baseball season as fans clash with rivals in the epic Giants Dodgers showdown. The column links fear for the country amid tax and world tensions to the all consuming playoff drama, noting wild acts from broken TV sets to a lawyer weeping. An amused Swede observes the uproar, while youngsters in New York bargain for pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Giants
New York
Weather Bureau
Brooklyn
Lawyte
Upper Manhattan
Local Kiwanis Delegation Attends Roanoke Convention
A Frederick Kiwanis delegation and spouses attend the Capital District Kiwanis International convention in Roanoke Virginia. Representing the Frederick club are President John R. Cheatham Vice President James F Messersmith and Secretary J Vernon Coblentz with alternates Walter G Crowther William E Zimmerman and Ormond R Galvin. Mrs Cheatham Mrs Messersmith Mrs Coblentz Mrs Crowther Mrs Zimmerman and Mrs Galvin accompany their husbands Mr and Mrs Samuel H Rosenstock and Mr and Mrs Casper E Cline Jr also attend sessions at the Hotel Roanoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Kiwanians
Kiwanis International
Roanoke
John R. Cheatham
James F. Messersmith
J. Vernon Coblentz
Walter G Crowther
William E. Zimmerman
Ormond R. Galvin
Crowther
Zimmerman
Galvin
Samuel H. Rosenstock
Casper E. Cline. Jr
Hotel Roanoke
Communist Rowdies Stir Berlin Trouble
In Berlin on October 4, Communist youths from the Free German Youth movement staged a nighttime propaganda march into Wedding district, signaling a broader effort to push for talks on national elections with the East seeking to deter West German unity and defense alignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
West Berlin
Robert Menzel
Free German Youth
FDJ
Thme
Soviet Zone
Menzel
East Berlin
Wedding
Ye are the salt of the earth in daily work
A devotional piece by Rev. A Purnell Bailey reminds readers that influence matters. It cites a business man moved by a passerby, notes how Phillips Brooks’ presence revived him on a gloomy day, and recalls youths commenting after Theodore Roosevelt’s burial. The message urges steadfast, positive conduct in everyday tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Purnell Bailey
Phillips Brooks
Theodore Roosevelt
Lyman Abbott
Profits From Woodland Are Slow But Sure
Roger W Babson argues timber is a growing, valuable investment for high bracket investors. He cites rising demand from population and new uses for pulpwood, notes spruce and pine as key woods, and highlights grafting, irrigation prospects, medicinal sap, and leaf value. He urges diversification and owning some trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger W. Babson
Boston
N. H
Uncle Sam
China
Malaya
India
iCopyright Babson Newspaper
Direct Line Hook Up Tn Case Of Plant Fire
A direct line hook up from ADT to Frederick Trading Company is nearly complete connecting City Hall police HQ to trigger fire alarms. A control box may be installed at headquarters tomorrow, enabling quick alarm sounds and bells to aid early fire detection and suppression. Similar lines may extend to other industries and burgulary protection. Titanium dioxide and zinc sulfide pigments are common white pigments in paint making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American District Telegraph
ADT
City Hall
Frederick Trading Company
East Eighth Street
Independent Hose Company
Perjury claims spark new China policy probe in Congress
In Washington on October 4 the House pressed for an investigation into possible perjury by Secretary Acheson over China policy. Testimony by Harold Stassen contradicted Acheson, revealing links to Lattimore and undercutting claims of limited State Department influence. The episode highlights secrecy and political maneuvering within the administration amid broader Cold War tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louis Budenz
Administration
Timothy P. Sheehan
Wneis
Republican
House of Representatives
State Acheson
China
Budenz
Sheehan
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
University of Pennsylvania
Acheson
Senate Armed Services Committee
MacArthur
Stassen
Senate Internal Security Committee
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Jessup
Truman
Chiang Kai-Shek
Owen Lattimore
Department of State
Stassén
State Department
Lattimore
Senetor McCarthy
Mr. Lattimore
Peiping
United States
Mr. Stassen
Senate Committee
Beef Prices Juggled By OPS Affects Various Cuts
Beef ceilings boosted some cuts by several cents a pound while others fell, with rib roasts and lean hamburger rising in price. Pork veal and lamb held steady. Eggs butter and many produce items showed mixed moves reflecting seasonal supply, while OPS surveys monitor price margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Office of Price Stabilization
Agriculture Department
Fair livestock show highlights crowd and prizes at Frederick grounds
Attendance at the fair drew a strong crowd with many children expected at the grounds. 4 H judging concluded with exceptional quality in livestock classes, led by Page Buckeystown in Percheron and Belgian divisions. Awards featured senior and grand champion ribbons for Percheron mares and stallions, Belgian champions, Jersey cattle top prizes, and Guernsey and Angus honors while 4-H clubs crowned multiple winners among Chester White, Berkshire, Hampshire, Duroc, and Poland China classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Agricultural Society and Press
Bill Page
Buckeystown
Dick Remsburg
Jefferson
William Page
Masten D. Long
Creagerstown
Richard R. Remsburg
Page
Gibbons
A. Lamar O'Hara
Ijamsville
W. H. Cornell
Purcellville
A. H. Smith
Upper Marlboro
O'Hara
Cornell
Smith
Jersey
John Stiles
Mr. Airy
Glenellen Farms
New Windsor
Howard A. Quinn
Pearl
Mrs. Smith
Snyder
Quinn
Manor Farm
E. C. Warshime
Fuderwood
Goodfellowship Farm
Towson
Robert Holter
Middletown
Chester
Berkshire
Harold Long
Thurmont
Raymond Bentz
Graceham
Yorkshire
Carrollee Zecher
RFC Grants $200000 Loan to Price Electric Corp
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation in Richmond has approved a $200,000 loan to Price Electric Corporation of Frederick Maryland. W B Cloe announced the loan to a firm producing electrical devices for military communication equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Frederick, Md
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
W. B. Cloe
Richmond Rfc
Price Electric Corporation
Deaths of Mrs Minnie Stitely Rinehart Mrs Lora Krokroskia and Ela Dougherty
Mrs Minnie Stitely Rinehart widow of Hartvard Rinehart died at 84 after a long illness at her Union Bridge home born in Frederick county daughter of Joel and Ellen Stitely. Survived by two sons and a daughter with services Sunday at Raymond K. Wright funeral home Union Bridge. Interment Pipe Creek cemetery. Mrs Lora A Krokroski wife of Darrell Krokroskia died at 47 in Carl Junction Missouri after a three month illness. Survived by husband two children and two sisters. Funeral arrangements pending a body arrival Frederick. Mrs Ela S Dougherty widow of James F Dougherty died in Brunswick Maryland after a residence at St Francis Church rectory for four years. Surviving children include Father Paul J Dougherty and Rev John M Dougherty among others. Requiem mass Friday 930 a m at St Francis Brunswick. Funeral Mass Saturday 10 a m at St Mary’s Pyresville. Interment in church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie. Rinehart
Minnie Stitely Rinehart
Hartvard Rinehart
Union Fridge
Frederick County
Joel and
Ellen Repp Stitely
Harry J
Carroll S. Rinehart
Westminster
Alice M. Reifsnider
Keymar
Esther P
Darrell Krokroskia
Lora A. Krokroski
Carl Junction
Missouri
J. Albert
Fannie Ecker Smith
LeGore
Mis Udari
Huband
Helen
Charles Krokroskia
Beulah Price
Silver Spring
Helen Dixon
Frederick
Ela S. Dougherty
James F. Dougherty
Della
St. Francis’ Church
Brunswick
Paul J. Dougherty
John M. Dougherty
Seattle
Wash
Agnes of the Precious Blood
Newport
Paul Joseph
Sisters of St. Joseph
North Arlington
N. J
Neal Dougherty
Nellie Dougherty
York
St. Francis Church
St. Mary's Church
Pyresville
Church
Personal notes and travel in a mid century paper
MSgt Randy Shelhorse Jr returns to McGuire Field New Jersey after fur lough and Korea assignment. W W Osburn observes his 80th birthday at 115 West Third Street. Elmer E Hodges returns from visits to Wollaston Massachusetts and Tenafly New Jersey. Keilholtz and Six families tour Virginia West Virginia and Maryland via Skyline Drive. Roy Etzler enters freshman year at Western Maryland College Westminster. Transparent soap made by dissolving soap in alcohol to precipitate impurities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Market Street
Randy Shelhorse, Jr
McGuire Field
N. J
Korea
W.W. Osburn
West Third Street
Elmer E. Hodges
Rt. J
Wollaston
Mass
Tenafly
Raymond Keilholtz
Robert
Barbara
Linda Keilholtz
Charles
Mary
Cora Mae
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Roy T. Etzler
Wilbur Etzler
Woodsboro
Western Maryland College
Westminster
Bodies Of County Gis En Route Home
The bodies of 612 Americans who lost their lives in Korea are being returned to the United States aboard Exmouth Victory, the Department of Defense announced. The ship is due at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation around October 5. Next of kin have been notified. The bodies will be escorted to the designated local path by kin. Names listed include Private First Class Samuel Jerry, son of Mrs. Mary A. Cutcheon, Point of Rocks. Private First Class Albert Green, son of Burgess E. Goubbs. Corporal Jack D. Wallace, son of Charles F. Wallace. Routel l Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Korea
United States
Exmouth Victory
San Francisco
Samuel Jerye
Mary A. I Cutcheon
Point of Rocks
Albert Green
Burgess E. G.oubs
Jack D. Wallace
Charles F. Wallace
Routell Frederick
Funeral services for Mrs Rosa Masser near Shookstown
Mrs Rosa Masser wife of William A Masser died Monday at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Funeral held Wednesday at 1 o'clock at the funeral home 106 East Chu Street Rev Robert Easter and Rev J E Stephen officiated. Large crowd attended with many floral emblems. Pallbearers were nephews Guy H Putman W Nor Putman Roscoe H Masser Gail E Putman Jr Harry G Masser and Charles C Masser Jr. Interment in Rocky Sprn cemetery. Funeral directors M R Etchison and S Funerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa
Masser
William A. Mas
Shookstown
Rederick Memorial Hospital
East Chu Street
Robert Easter
J. E. Stephen
P. Bearers
Guy H. Putman
W. Nor Putman
Roscoe H. Mass
Fragmented hospital and personal injury notices from city column
The clipping lists names and addresses linked to medical notes and injuries. LeRoy Strawsburg at 216 So Market is a patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital improving. H A Herwig and Frank J Keefer are referenced with injuries from Saturday and Tuesday incidents respectively. Dr Ralph D Campbell at Naval Hospital Bethesda is resting comfortably after a period of illness. A stray line mentions women owning a percentage of U S land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Strawsburg
Market Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
H. A. Herwig
Frank J. Keefer
Second Street
Ralph D. Campbell
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Frederick Washington Road Route Is Reported Settled
The Maryland State Roads Commission outlined a three part plan to extend the Washington National Pike toward the District line. It calls for southwest Rockville sections, a truck cut from Tucker man to Wisconsin Avenue, and River 1 rebuilding west of Bur Tree Country Club to the Dirt Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maryland State Roads Commission
District Line
Rockville
Thomas Branch
Cabin John Creek
MacArthur Blvd
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Tuckerman and
Lux
Wisconsin Avenue
Route 30
Grosvenor Lane
Rock Creek Park
Silver Spring
Upper
16Th Street
Bur Tree Country Club
Seven Locks
SRC
National Capital Parks and Paing Commission
Commis Pian
Pato River
Cabin John
Shirley Highwa
Virginia
South
New Hall Pike
Frederick
Montgomery Cor
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AL Kiwanis Convention
David Lawrence
Evangelical Lutheran Church School
Dorothy Murray
Lime Kutln
Reta Deater
Helen Biehl
Helen Mack
Virginia Mack
Katherine Bussard
Francis Spurrier
Beatrice Cole
Murial Baer
Dorothy Keyes
Betty Abrecht
Jerry Keefer
Washington Street
Virginia Devereaux
WT. Welst
Ira
Julia
Aywaar
Maud
Tulia
Les
Unit States
Frederick-Washington
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