Frederick business drives Red Feather campaign effort
A 30 member Frederick committee led by Melvin H Derr and Jacob R Ramsburg targets 500 local businesses to support the Red Feather Community Chest drive. They aim to surpass last year’s response and raise funds for seven welfare health and recreation agencies, stressing benefits to housing, citizenship training, and crime prevention. Volunteers sought to set a new record for speed and money raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Melvin H. Derr
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Red Feather
Derr
Salvation Army
Children's Aid Society
Federated Charities
Ramsburg
Children’s Aid Society
McKeldin Reaffirms Magistrate Conflict Stance
Gov McKeldin renews demand that trial magistrates refrain from acting as defense attorneys in traffic court across Maryland. The issue followed Magistrate Ritchey of Reisterstown defending in Baltimore traffic court, with Ritchey pledging to stop juror appearances statewide if asked. The governor plans further talks to clarify policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
McKeldin
Wylie L. Ritchey
Reisterstown
Ritchey
Gaithersburg Hosts Luncheon Guests From Nearby Areas
Mrs Ceslie Mullineaux of Gaithersburg entertained at Laurel Brigade Inn in Leesburg with guests including her sisters Mrs Leslie Woodfield of Damascus and Mrs John Dade of Washington and Mrs Russell King of Clarksbore. Numerous local families from Gaithersburg and beyond were noted visiting, traveling, or hosting events across Maryland and neighboring states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galherssuhu
Ceslie Mullineaux
Gaithersburg
Laurel Brigade Inn
Leesburg
Leslie Woodfield
Damascus
John Dade
Washington
Russell King
Clarksbore
Murray Graves
Williamsburg
L. M. Griffith. Jr
C. W. Barnsley
Orlando, Fla
W. J. Barnsley
Rockville
Barnsley
Wiliam Lauder
Edgar Allen
Ocean City
George Marshall
Clay Plummer
Harry Kanode
Adamstown
Armin Heiz
George
Marian
Judy
Gaithersbure
New York City
John Larcombe
Joseph Kuchia
Pittsburgh
Tipton Sheets
Gaithersboro
Chicago
Sheets
John Hancock Insurance Co
Ernest Beall
Francis Beall
Arlington
Richard Fry
Aubrey Beall
Vincent Beall
Washingwn
Birthday dinner for Leon Upright noted in Bolivar
Bolivar West Virginia report highlights a 64th birthday dinner for Leon Upright. Attendees included George Cox family from Kearneysville, Alvin Upright, Chile Miller, Floyd Wilt, Marvin Luckett, and others. Local events cover baptisms, hospital visits, fire company anniversary profits, and church guild meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivar
W. Va
Leon Upright
Hazel Null
George Cox
Leon Upright, Jr
Alvin Upright
Chile Miller
Kearneysville
Hims
Floyd Wilt and Son
Marvin Luckett
Pat” Sp
Geo. E
Epp) Webb
Fannie Loman
Winchester
Memorial Chapel
Camp Hill Methodist Church
Joseph Lee Kern
Jerome Douglas Eugene Kern
Charles Kern
Alexandria
Harry Hager
Eugene Kern
Harpers Ferry
Friendship Fire Company
Leonard Reid
Karan
Mike
Baltimore
Ernest Webb
Webb
Minuie Crut
Summitt Point
Agnes Grubb
Bessie Lane
Robert Bailey
Laurel
Edith Shewbridge
Germantown
J. L. Backies
Thefternoon
Thomas Riley
Charles Riley
Harpers, Ferry
Virginia City
Lee Hoover
A. L. Ridgeway
Camp Hill
B. C. Spensier
Roanoke
Methodist Parsonage
Marcus Rutherford, Jr
Marie Rutherford
Marcus Rutherford
Lucy Grove
Bolsivar
John Valentine J
Phoenix
Ariz
Cobb
Valentine
Brunswick
Robert M. Barnles
Paul Barnies
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Ellington Air Force Base
Houston
J. Donald Backles
West Virginia
Funeral Directors Association
Luke Frame
Sadie Buckner
Frame
State
Public Health Service
Charleston
Christmasburg
Raymond Riley
Memorial Hospital
C. C. Arms
Harnsville
WL Va
Paul Barties
Martinsburg
Edgar Barnes
Hagerstown
Corn Shocks Near Licksville and Camp Detrick Notes
Rows of corn shocks near Licksville Frederick county resemble Indian wigwams on a hazy day. Nicholas Yinger and Ralph E. Fout photographed the scene with Yinger noting artifacts and a 255 year old Tuscarora village history, trading routes, and cultural notes. Camp Detrick public information reports strong donations toward the combined amenities drive, an open Grange meeting updates on farm programs, plus upcoming tryouts for stage productions and various military and community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Licksville
Frederick County
Nicholas Yinger
West Patrick Street
Ralph E. Fout
Yinger
North Carolina
Canada
Brantford
Ontario
Maryland
Chartier
Nick Yinger
Who Gets What Of Food Dollar
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reveals a revised market basket measuring urban family food purchases in 1952. It shows the farmer’s share at 44 cents of every dollar, down from 52 cents in 1946, with midmen gaining a larger slice as marketing costs rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
BAE
Linganore Grange Holds Regular Meeting and Events
Linganore Grange met with 27 members and planned fair booth products for October 4 at Unionville Community Hall. A Community Show committee was named: Ralph Ripley, Charles Rhoderick, Ruby Gaither, plus details for a food stand at the October 14 Baltzell sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange News
Linganore Grange
Unionville
Ralph Ripley
Charles Rhoderick
Ruby Gaither
The
Grange
Kenneth Baltzell
Sara Grumbine
Walter Zimmerman
Arthur Simms
Albert Ecker
Robert Helwig
Edgar Ripley
Several Charged With Disturbing the Peace and Concealed Weapons
Otis P. Fisher of Samsville was held on $100.90 after arrest by Officer Kanede for disturbing the peace and carrying a knife. George T. Williamson of Wellsburg was charged with speeding and posted $11.45 collateral. Alton K. Wolfe of Baltimore, Grover C. Mullin of Edgewood, and Claude W. Cregger of Frederick were issued summons by Officers Mosaburg and Bender for exceeding 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis P. Fisher
Samsville
Kanede
Fisher
George T. Williamson
Wellsburg
W. Va
Bender
Alton K. Wolfe
Baltimore
Grover C. Mullin
Edgewood
Claude W. Cregger
Frederick
Mosaburg
Emmitsburg Social Notes Include Clergy Trip And Visits
Emmitsburg residents note clergy members headed to Rome to witness a Catholic college dedication. Families, relatives, and service members in Oxford Baltimore Butler and Washington areas share visits, furloughs and weekend gatherings. The Francis X. Elder Post 121 drill team earned 35 dollars for National Kids Day parade participation in Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmitsburg
Sterling Hemler
Oxford
Charlies D. Hemler
Grace Saffer
John M. Reddy
Baltimore
Stanley Scarf
St. Anthony's Shrine Catholic Church
Rome
Scarff
New York
Esta Miller
Virginia
Butler
Walter F. Crouse
Susan
George Rosensteel
James Kelly
Correine Grinder
Margaret Rosensteel
Robert Rosensteel
James Grinder
Marion Rosensteel
Lutheran Home For the
Washington
Louise Sebald
Robert Conlon
Donald Flax
U. S. Army
Fort Knox
J. Norman Flax
Fort Devens
Mass
John C. Eyler
George Winters
Louise Adams
Homeopathic Hospital
C. Felix Adams
George Constantine
Silver Springs
Glen Polly
Fairfield
Mary Claudia Rosensteel
Louis Rosensteel
Morris Hewitt
Hagerstown
William Rosensteel
Gee
Constantine and Family
Silver Spring
American Legion
Francis X. Elder
Frederick
Methodist leaders outline church social action in Sykesville
Bishop G Bromley Oxnam spoke to hundreds of Methodists in Baltimore Conference about church social action. Dr. F Reid Isaac highlighted the work of child care programs supported by the Methodist church across homes and institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sykesville
G. Bromley Oxnam
Washington
Methodist Church
Strawbridge
Baltimore
F. Reid Isaac
Board of Child Care
John Hedeman
Rotary Club
Robert Solomon
Laura Lee
Lutheran Hospital
Charles T. Kemp
Women’s Hospital
Betty Cooper
Sykesville High School
Church Home Hospital Nursing School
University of Maryland
Washington and Lee University
William Brandenburg
Montgomery County General Hospital
Evelyn Scott
Sykesville Homemakers Club
Georgia Bowers
Helen Burdette
Robert Allport
R. E. Jenkins
Glenn Buchanan
Onnie Carlyle
Burdette
Robert Watkins
S. Gerald Sellers
Albert F. Brown
Donald Llewelyn
Bertie F. Hobbs
C. Dorsey Hobbs
West
Friendship
Weer and Haight Funeral Home
Edison Amose
G. W. Paul
PTA Meeting Focuses On Resources And School Policy
A Frederick High School training session fills the library as PTA leaders discuss using periodicals and council guidance to improve schools. Speakers note PTA’s nonpartisan stance, 7,000,000 members, and 100,000 in Maryland. They urge appointments of capable members to school boards and plan United Nations week with city officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Frederick High School
ABC
Fred L. Bull
Stanley G. Cook
Edward Cherry
W. W. Corbin
Joseph Vona
Leona Pollack
Cook
Montgomery County
Maryland
Pollack
Vona
Roger Willard
Finance Committee
Lovettsville News Briefs Highlight Local Moves and Visits
Bonnie Arnold moved into a new home near Lovettsville. G H Wirts expects to occupy a new house by November 1. Families, neighbors and visitors gathered, with word of hospital transfers and a Spring descendants gathering at the Otho Spring home. World Wide Communion services planned at New Jerusalem Lutheran church at 11 a.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovettsville
Bonnie Arnold
G. H. Wirts
Jerry Pearrell
Bonnie Demory
Glendon Demory
Pearrell
Donnie
Preston Mullen
Robert Wright
William Cooper
Lucketts
Wright
Jasper Baker
Doris
George Baker
Horne
Burkittsville
Charles Everhart
B. M. Wagner
Hagerstown
Paul Gross
Guy Grove
Washington County Hospital
Wagner
RK. E. Brown
Rose Marie Beatty
Brunswick
H. W. Beatty
James Armmoid
Loudoun
Charles
Elia Spring
Otho Phillip Spring
Otho Spring
Patricia Spring
Homer Spring
C. Bernard Spring
Frederick
Co. B. Spring
Charies Spring
Carolyn Spring
Kensington
Pauli Buckler
Billy
Arlington
Earl Spring
Eugene
Evelyn
J C
Betty
Carlos
Patricia
Lovellsville
Shirley Ann Butler
Robert E. Moore
Jerry van Landingham
Baltimore
William A. Wade
New Jerusalem Lutheran Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mt. Pleasant
Oda Filler
Frederick Far
Cavetown
Anderman
Clarence Cramer
Camp Detrick
Mysel
Middletown Valley
Middletown Valley Grange
Cecil K. Holter, Jr
Maxine Brandenburg
Secretary of Agriculture
Frederick Fair
Rodney Wil’iard
Joseph Schwimer
Hood College Dramatic Club
Derrick
Brodbeck Hall
Janet Edelstein
Pfe
John W. White
Janice Elizabeth Friesen
First Methodist Church
Bakersfield
Cal
L. Pfe. White
University of California
Detrick
Robert J. Friend
USAF
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
Knauff
Ott
John S. Tabor
Washington District Engineers
Letterkenny Ordnance Depot
Chambersburg
Maine
Milt Frank, Sr
Luther Murray
Cecil K. Haga
Haga
Murray
Lt. Haga
Ste. Maryan Krystosiak
Billie
J. J. Stubbs
Sally
Arington
Bert Tanner
Rockies
U. S. Highway 30
Clarksburg
Frank Olson
Ann Durkovitch
Niagara Falls
N. C
Ann Marie Sterbinsky
Barbara A. DeGrange
Watson
Rascell E. Haupt
Edith F. Miller
Howard K. Hartman
Carlton A. Toms
Wallace L. Pannier
George A. Fisher
Robert A. Jones
Gary Robert
Catoctin Estates, Inc
George £. VanFossen
Biggs Avenue
Catoctin Construction Company, Inc
James M. Buckler
Catoctin Avenue
Kiwanis
Mayo
Donald B. Rice
Carlton Mereworth, Jr
Ernie Smith
Kawami International
Baker Park
Carroll Manor Grange
Pomona
Austin Renn
Toasitmaster
Woman's Club
Lions
Carroll Manor
Frances Carver
Frank Darner
Middletown
Katie Null
Clinton Remsberg
Center Street
Null
Mollie Brubaker
Harry Null
Graceham
Clara Heffner
Cora Remsberg
P. T. A. Meeting
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