Ground broken for four brick houses on East Third street
Fifty years ago in Frederick County news notes report Kolb Brothers begin four brick homes on East Third Street with excavation contracted to E Thurs ton Grove. Several local figures and events appear including a supper party for Mr Frank Hargett and visitors, a state roads commission defense by Governor Crothers, new pavement in Middletown, and a fire at West Patrick Street storeroom. A car derailment near Middletown, a narrow escape of Edward T Schroeder, Opera House sneeze powder reward, and Columbus Day bank closure are also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Kolb Brothers
East Third Street
E. Thurs_ton Grove
Frank Hargett
West Second Street
Paul C. Whupp
New York City
Jefferson
Crothers
State Roads Commission
J. Ahemme Wiliamson
Record Street
Messrs
Kreh
Abrecht
C. E. Cline
Middletown
Harry Lambright
William A. Burger
West
Patrick Street
John M. Alexander
Alexander
Everest C. Harding
Frederick County Fair
Charles P. Hueshew
Lee Ranneberger
Harry L. Bennett
Roy Hyndmas
Victor Myers
Lee Dutrow
Murray Houck
Frank Stauffer
Opera House
Frederick Railroad Company
Horiie and
Billle
Edward T. Schroeder
Mers. M. Mullinix
M.C.A
Columbus Day and the enduring legend of Columbus
The piece lauds Christopher Columbus as a true pioneer whose bold vision transformed history. It notes early detractors, Viking curiosity, and the later reverence that elevates his memory. His two continental legacies are praised as monuments to progress and a challenge to emulate his courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Columbus
Soa
Deland
Columbus
Letter on Vigi controversy and public response
Thornton M. Pratt argues that public debate over the Vigil sponsored by Fort Detrick requires hard questions beyond prayer. He critiques Mr. Kline and Mr. Kime while urging citizens to defend their country with informed action, not passive faith, and calls for editor engagement to expose vital issues. Dated October 8, 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
News-Post
Frank Laubach
Fort Detrick
Richard Fritze
Khrushchev
Dr. Lattbach
United States
Ihelf
Kime
Diety
Thornton M. Pratt
McMurray St
Fredenck
Six men inducted at Fort Holabird for local board
Six men registered with Local Board 45 were inducted into the armed services last Wednesday at Fort Holabird Baltimore. Inductees include Clarence Leroy Rinehart Elm Street Lester E Stream James S Bennett Brunswick Guy L Snurrie RFD 1 Frederick. Edward R Strine Brunswick and Charles W Huse East Fifth Street volunteered for the draft. A number of men were sent to Fort Holshie for pre induction physicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serective Service Boards
Armed Services
Fort Holabird
Baltimore
Clarence Leroy Rinehart
Elm Street
Lester E. Stream
James S. Bennett
Brunswick
Guy L. Snurrie
RFD
Frederick
Edward R. Strine
Charles W. Huse
East Fifth Street
British Bombs Hit Hamburg and Cherbourg Shelling
Twenty years ago reports say British bombs devastated Hamburg and a cruiser attempted to shell Cherbourg held by Germans. Other notes mention Mrs Ida M Markey's sudden death at Braddock Heights and Fredericks residents contending with dense fog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Germany
Cherbourg
Ida M. Markey
J. Hanshen Markey
Frederick
Braddock Heights
Roxbury
Far East
Shanghai
Bobby Kettells
Walkersville
Frederick City Hospital
Orient
United States
Marine Corps
Siam
Hawai
Birthday Notices for Joyce Smith Gordon Sheetenhelm and Gladys Blank
Mrs. Joyce Smith of East Ninth street will celebrate her birthday tomorrow. Mr Gordon Sheetenhelm of Pine avenue turns 43 years old tomorrow. Miss Gladys Blank, daughter of Mr and Mrs Eza Blank of Ballenger Creek Road, is celebrating her 14th birthday today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Smith
East Ninth Street
Gordon Sheetenhelm
Pine Avenue
Gladys Blank
Eza Blank
Ballenger Creek Road
Kennedy's Win Narrow Over GOP Rival in Local Booth
A crowded polling scene shows Senator John F. Kennedy narrowly defeating the Republican candidate. The tally includes many volunteers staffing the booth such as Mrs. Hubert Brown and Mrs. Frank S. Warner, with supporters serving cakes pies coffee candy and tickets. Local residents Ralph B. Zimmerman Alton Williar Ira Caldwell Ira Rippean advertise and decorate while a line of volunteers assists dining room and hall duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Hubbard
Hubert Brown
Frank S. Warner
K. Pixley
K. Kaste
G. Nickelson
Harry Frantz
Allen Heflin
Elmer Mensell
G. Martin
Arthur Leveronne
Carrie Geisbert
John Garsi
Arthur Brown
Clifford Crum
Wm. Hough
Ars. Lewis Sunday
Russell Wachter
Charles Himes
Walter Eaves
Allen van Fossen
Ivan S. Hammond
Edna Stitely
Charlies Swomley
Horace Wright
Charles Miller
Richard Hopkins
Randolph Stull
Robert Leatherman
Earl Hoffmaster
M. Anders
Donald Reeser
Sylvester Bostian
Ira Caldwell
James Derry
Candy
Cedric Smith
Edward Hedges
Robert Kennedy
Roland Smith
H. Monroe Cramer
Alvin Simon
Ralph B. Zimmerman
Alton Williar
Ira Rippean
Edwin Carstensen
John Gilbert
H. Staley
E. Grant
Robert McLaren
James Stoner
Luther Foster
J. H. Hooper
H. O. Smith
E. L. Grantham
W. Soper
D. Schwartz
G. Arthur Graham
W . Ramsburg
R. Craddock
Edna Culler
D. Eee
Charles D. Hoke
Kenneth Mercer
Nancy Greenwood
Ralston LeGore
James Working
Lew Myers
Jack Wisner
J. Ward Crum
Charles ‘Clem
James Tucker
Harold Petersen
Garfield Potts
James Lawrence
W. Cash Smith
L. Sheridan Barber
Richard G. Comstock
Rexford
Smorgasbord Planned by Walkersville PTA at New High School
Walkersville Elementary and High School Parent-Teacher Associations sponsor a Smorgasbord at the new Walkersville High School on Friday. Doors open at 4 p.m. with serving through 8 p.m. The event, begun last year, aims to serve all attendees thanks to improved facilities. General chairman is Mrs. George C. Stauffer with associate chairwoman Mrs. Paul Green. Numerous committees listed for ham, turkey, salads, vegetables, desserts, and beverages, including many local volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walkersville
Walkersville High School
Armorgasbord
George C. Stauffer
Paul Green
Harry Stull
Harold Rederuck
Alton Williar
Wm. Cramer
Hensel Starey
Roger Layman
Robert Hooper
Charles Conaway
Carroll Cook
J. Beeson
C. R. Frushour
Ward Crom
G. Haifleigh
James Rinehartslau
Donald Eaves
Paul Funk
William Lynch
Paul Eaves
Carroll Kaiver Salads
Charles Swomley
Ernest Dettbarn
R. A. Leonard
Ralph B. Zimmerman
Wm. Erwin
Edgar Stup
C.grossnickle
Carl Ramsburg
Paul Beard
Robert Green
John McHenry
Charles Stull
Charlotte Garber
Adult Education Registration At 178
To date 178 persons have enrolled for adult education classes at the Community College center. Reports will be made this week from the registration centers at Lincoln School Wick, Brunswick, Middletown and Thurmont. Notices will be mailed to those who registered as soon as it is determined whether the enrollment is large enough to start a class in each of the subjects requested by the registrants. Professor Doyle Eskew notified those who enrolled for Art of Frederick to meet in the Frederick High School art room at 8 00 p.m. this Thursday. Persons who are interested in joining this art class should attend this session. Course costs include a two dollar registration fee and whatever personal equipment and materials each enrollee needs. Max Kehne and Robert Leatherman have called for their electricity and woodworking classes to meet at West Frederick Junior High School this evening. Registration will be conducted in the Brunswick and Middletown high schools from 7 00 until 9 00 p.m. Wednesday October 12. A course in basic English will be offered if there is sufficient enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community College Center
Linccoln School
Brunswick
Middletown
Thurmont
Doyle Eskew
Art of
Max Kehne
Robert Leatherman
West Frederick
Insurance Executive Stritch Dead at 75 in Nashville
Eugene L. Stritch, 75, retired vice president of National Life and Accident Insurance Co., died Monday of a stroke in Nashville. He was the brother of the late Samuel Cardinal Stritch of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Eugene L. Stritch
National Life and Accident Insurance Co
Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Chicago
Hood College Teacher Named to Pillsbury Advisory Council
Miss Marrietta Henderson chair of Hood College home economics has joined the Pillsbury Awards Program Advisory Council. The council includes three other deans and educators from Ohio State, Alabama and Iowa State. Henderson has served Hood College since 1953 and has a long career in home economics education and international programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marrietta Henderson
Hood College
Pillsbury
Miss Henderson
Thhe Hood College
Danville
Greece
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Assoc
Germany
U.S
Brazil
American International Assoc
Family of Education Council
Asheville
N. C
College of William and Mary
Cornell University
Cornel
University of Chicago
Pilsbury
Florence Failgatter
Iowa State University
Dorothy D. Scott
Almanack contests readers on its 1961 edition
Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack, famed for weather signs and farming tips for 164 years, goes modern with its 1961 edition. A contest asks readers how they use the almanac, with past letters showing plans for crops, doctor visits, weddings, and vacations aligned to forecasts and even zodiac signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
John Gruber
Ills and Ot Wards From Frederick Memorial Hospital
Among The Sick Mrs. Roger Lenhart Willis acres is a patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital and will undergo surgery there Wednesday. Norman Dixon, a 17-day patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital, returned to his Madison street home Saturday in a much improved condition. Rev. J. H. Schmitt, patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital, has returned to his home at 405 Biggs Avenue. Little Randy Stultz, son of Capt. and Mrs. Donald Stultz, Valparaiso, Fla., underwent surgery at Frederick Memorial Hospital on Saturday and is improving satisfactorily. Randy and Mrs. Stultz are visiting relatives and friends in Frederick while Capt. Stultz is attending school at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Mrs. Raymond Albaugh of Detour, who fell and broke her back six weeks ago, has returned home from Frederick Memorial Hospital and is coming along nicely. Mrs. Ira G. Baer of Araby entered Frederick Memorial Hospital Saturday. Her condition is poor at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Lenhart
Willisacres
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Norman Dixon
Madison Street
J. H. Schmitt
Biggs Avenue
Randy Stultz
Donald Stultz
Valparaiso
Fla
Kennedy Choice of FHS Students
Frederick High School held a mock presidential election with Kennedy 387 votes and Nixon 362. Registration preceded voting at a main lobby station. 495 Democrats 361 Republicans and 9 Independents registered. Campaign activities, speeches, and posters complemented authentic voting through a school voting machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick High School
John F. Kennedy
United States
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Maryland
Frederick
FHS
P.O.D
House of Representatives
Board of Election Supervisors
Zoning Appeals Face Two Proposals At Frederick
Frederick County zoning hearings consider Click’s request to rezone B-3 land near two county roads and allow possible parts business with several old cars, plus a proposal by Frank N. Stauffer to reduce side yards in R-1 districts. Catsail argues regulations differ from other counties. decision expected within a week. Dr William M Mann, longtime director of the National Zoological Park, dies in Washington at 74.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Click
Zimmerman
J. Alfred Catsail
Planning Commission
Paris
Frank N. Stauffer
Walkersville
Zoning Commission
Catsail
Frederick County
Harford County
William M. Mann
Washington (Ap
National Zoological Park
Washington
Deaths of Mrs Capitola E Anderson and Sterling E Hively
Mrs Capitola Eugene Anderson 101 mother of Purcellville mayor Albert Frank Anderson died Sunday at Cloptons Nursing Home Paeonian Springs after four weeks there She was born in Washington and lived in Purcellville 26 years She survived by her son three daughters five grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral services set for 6:00 am EST at Halls Purcellville with burial at Congressional Cemetery Washington Sterling Edward Hively 66 of Westminster died unexpectedly Sunday at University Hospital Baltimore husband of Helen King Hively A World War I veteran with the 313th Infantry Division he moved from Frizenburg to Westminster He leaves a sister and his wife Funeral services at Myers Funeral Home Westminster Wednesday at 10 am with burial at Baust Church Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert E. Anderson
Purcellville
Capitola Eugene Anderson
Albert Frank Anderson
Cloptons Nursing Home
Paeonian Springs
Barney
Adolph
Loraine Lipphard
Washington
Episcopal Church of the Advent
Helen Ball
Augusta Dolson
Connecticut Avenue
Halls Funeral Home
Congressional Cemetery
Sterling E. Hively
Sterling Edward Hively
Westminster
University Hospital
Baltimore
Helen King Hively
Frizenburg
Edward L
Catherine Stocksdale Hively
Hively
France
Baust
Molleville Farm
Baltimore Bishop Dies in 60s at St Elizabeths Church
Most Rev Jerome D Sebastian auxiliary bishop of the Baltimore Archdiocese died at St Josephs Hospital in Baltimore after a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 60 and had led St Elizabeths Church and civic religious groups including Boys Brigade. Funeral services set for next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Jerome D. Sebastian
Archdiocese of
Sebastian
St. Joseph's Hospital
Maryland
St. Elizabeth's Church
American Catholic Hierarchy
Pius XII
Carol Club
Johns Hopkins University
Sodality Union of
Insurance veteran Harry T James Jr 30 years with Met Life
Harry T James Jr of Upper College Terrace celebrated thirty years with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. A September 30 dinner at Peter Pan Inn Urbana honored his milestone with friends from Frederick city and surrounding towns. Attendees praised his career, community service, and school athletic past, presenting keepsakes and an engraved pen set along with a commemorative album of photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry T. James Jr
Harry TF. James
Upper College Terrace
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
James
Peter Pan Inn
Urbana
Hagerstown
Chambersburg
Washington
Martinsburg
Charles Town
W. Va
Mr. James
Frederck High School
Frederick City
Metropolitan Life
John G. Rupprecht
Floyd Shine
Garland Guyton
Jane Dorsey
Maze Bad- Tich
Ea McGlaughlin
Carroll Rife
Betty Dellinger
Daniel Moats
Mehrle Wachter
Ralph Herman
Archie Slaybaugh
John Schamel
Warren Huber
Freda Derr
G. Hunter Bowers
Harold Brode
Albert Evier
G. V. Hull
James Grimes
Ray Weddle
Charles Woodman
John Millis
Gerald Dorsey
Charles Webber
Nancy Krantz
Ralph Bush
Grace Nichols
Anne Glendening
Robert James
Russell Seabnight Jr
Robert MacDougal
Alby Crawfort
Frederick SL Kottmver
Kathern Gray
Frank Beachey
Funeral rites for Mrs Sayler held in Walkersville
Funeral services for Mrs. Car ty P. Sayler who died Wednesday were conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at the G C Barton Funeral Home in Walkersville with Rev. Albert Snyder officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carty P. Sayler
G. ¢. Barton Funeral Home
Walkersville
Albert Snyder
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New London
Herbert R. Eiker Jr
Interior Communications Electrician
USN
Herbert R Eiker
Dill Avenue
Patrick Henry
Carol
Larry Staley
Larry E. King
Ruth R. Corns
Central
McPherson College
Kansas
Brethren
Texas
Mexico
Joel K. Thompson
General Brotherhood Board
Larry King
McPherson
Kan
Eric and
Nils Olson Corbin
Terry Winters
Jackie Fox Tholding Baloon
JoAnne Coady
Hood
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