Preservation urged for Frederick School towers by observer
Mary Grace Helfenstein of Frederick writes Oct 11 1963 to urge saving the old main building towers of the Maryland School for the Deaf as landmarks. She notes the post Civil War architecture should be preserved while praising school progress and seeking a nonfunctional reuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
the News
Maryland School For the Deaf
Frederick
Board of Visitors
Mary Grace Helfenstein
Watkins Acres
State Local Taxes Rise With Public Spending
A Tax Foundation study shows 1942 to 1961 population up 36 percent while state and local spending climbed 138 percent in real terms. Maryland up 60 percent population, spending 203 percent. Mississippi and Arkansas show large spending gains with minimal population growth. West Virginia up 1 percent population, spending 53 percent. Public services now are lavish and elected officials push for more while taxpayers resist.
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The
Tax Foundation, Inc
Maryland
Mississippi
Arkansas
West Virginia
Talks Amid War Standoff Highlights Cold War Tensions
Soviet Foreign Minister Andre A. Gromyko and President Kennedy discussed steps to ease East West strains in the White House while Soviet troops blocked the Berlin Autobahn in West Germany delaying three U S military convoys. The scene underscores the paradox of negotiation during a tense standstill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agal
Andre A. Gromyko
Kennedy
Whit House
Berlin Autobahn
West Germany
Gromyka
Letters Thanking News And Post For Editorial Support
Letters from the Frederick County American Red Cross praise the News and Post for its steady publicity and support during National Newspaper Week October 15 19 1963 and outline the Red Cross Blood Program First Aid Water Safety Disaster services and more. Dentists extend best wishes for Newspaper Week in Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News and Post
Frederick County
Red Cross
Frederick
Washington
News-Post
H. Albert Dean
American Red Cross
Services Saturday For Cullen Head
Funeral services for Dr Michael Davis superintendent of Victor Cullen State Hospital who died Thursday at Johns Hopkins were held at Leonard J Reich funeral home in Baltimore with a 1 pm service and a 1 42 pm requiem at St Michaels Church. Dr Zavis born in the Ukraine in 1902 later moved to Czechoslovakia and the United States in 1949 where he worked for Maryland State Health Department and Victor Cullen for 14 years becoming superintendent three years ago. He was president of the Ukrainian Medical Association of Baltimore and Washington and survived by his wife and son Daniel a pre medical student at Johns Hopkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Davis
Victor Cullen State Hospital
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Leonard J. Reich
St. Michael's Catholic Church of
Byzantine
Petro Melyczuk
Zavis
Ukraine
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Charles University
Prague
Vlasto
Daniel
Germany
United States
Maryland
Manhattan Players End Week With Across the Great Divide
Fifty years ago the Manhattan Players closed their week at the Empire with Across the Great Divide. City engineers Crum and Best, with a crew, left for Fishing Creek to start a concrete dam and aim to complete it to hold water by week’s end. Marbury withdrew from the Democratic race for U.S. Senate. An automobile crash near Brunswick injured three occupants. A Shaff horse untied near Feagaville was found in the Maryland Brick yard. Rev Wayne H Bowers preached at the Reformed church in Jefferson and heads to Barcelona with family for missionary work. Car 161 of Hagerstown and Frederick Rey Co jumped rails near the Square Corner, causing a traffic tieup. County Commissioners considered improving the Buckeystown to Adamstown road.
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Manhattan
the Empire
Crum
Best
Fishing Creek
William L. Marbury
United States
John Walter Smith
William Dixon
Brunswick
Dixon
Frank Whiteman
van Dean
Maryland Brick and Supply Co
Wayne H. Bowers
Reformed Church
Jefferson
Twenty Years Ago Items from The News-Post Files
A 1943 snapshot notes Italy declaring war on Germany, Eisenhower and Allied command, and MacArthur's Rabaul offensive with heavy air power results. It also mentions a New Guinea air force room disclosure, a Mediterranean naval loss, a Fredericksburg drought curtailment measure, a Brunswick curfew indecision, and water regulation power granted to Major Gittinger.
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News-Post
Fifth Army
Italy
Civilian Defense
Catoctin Mountain
Salamander Rock
Frederic City
Brunswick
Hugh V. Gittinger
E. Austin James
Douglas MacArthur
Air Force Battle Operation Room
New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain
MacArthur
Mediterranean
Gittinger
Mark W. Clark
Volturno
Senators push for ethics code amid Baker case
U S senators question conflicts of interest as the Baker affair prompts calls for a formal ethics code. The Rules Committee opens inquiry into Baker, former secretary of the Senate’s Democratic majority, over suspected improper influence for a private firm. Senator Javits urges a permanent congressional ethics code, arguing they must address conduct of both staff and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Davis
Washington
Senate
Robert G.baker
Senate Rules Committee
Baker
Congress
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Kerr
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Rules Committee
Capitol
Javits
Daniel Webster
Massachusetts
Sen. Webster
Nicholas Biddle
Bank of the United States
Adenauer to Step Down as West German Leader
Konrad Adenauer 87 will resign after more than 14 years as West Germany’s first chancellor. The era linked Germany to the West, but reunification remains a central issue as he hands over to Ludwig Erhard. Adenauer’s supporters praise strength and prosperity, while critics argue he hindered reunification.
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Adenauer
West Germany
Carl Hartman
Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet Union
West
Sueh
Ludwig Erhard
de Gaulle
France
Erhard
Ministry of Economics
Baltimore TB incidence and legislative study of Victor Cullen Hospital
Condition of rivers declines as Baltimore faces high TB incidence among metropolitan areas. Mention of Potomac and Monocacy weather, and a Buckeystown editorial notes a legislative delay from Senate Resolution 55 to create a committee to study Victor Cullen Hospital. Senator George Snyder chairs with members from Frederick and Allegany counties.
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Baltimore City
Potomac
Point City
Derr Com
Rocks
Buckeystown
Senate
Victor Cullen Hospital
George Snyder
Washington County
Frederick County
George Hughes
Allegany
Market Prices and Auto Safety Warned In Cold Weather
Market prices show corn wheat and barley with figures. The AAA Automobile Club warns motorists of carbon monoxide as an invisible killer and to never warm up a car in a closed garage amid approaching cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA Automobile Club
Kennedy Salutes Newspapers During National Week
President Kennedy praised the nation’s newspapers marking National Newspaper Week and said no other country has a press so responsive to freedom. He stressed the press’ vital role in informing citizens and criticising government policies as essential to an open society and responsible freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
King Hassan II Hosts Mrs Kennedy in Moorish Palace Visit
King Hassan II personally visited Mrs Kennedy at the 19th century walled Moorish palace he lent for her Morocco stay. He drove from Isummer Palace about half a mile away to greet her for roughly 30 minutes Sunday night, two hours after her plane arrived from Athens.
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Marrakech
Morocco
Hassan II
John F. Kennedy
Isummer Palace
Mrs. Kennedy
Athans
Obituary notices from Maryland and New York deaths
A clogged list reports multiple deaths including Mrs. Hilda Sophia Arnvall at 92 in Sandigan Maryland and Mrs. Dora Elizabeth Duble of Taneytown. Other obituaries note Ada Virginia Hoffman of Brunswick, Richard H. Mott Sr. of Laytonsville, and Herbert H. Robinson of Taneytown with funeral plans and interment at local cemeteries.
Widow of C. W. Shanaberger dies at 84 in Albuquerque
Harvest Moon er of Albuquerque N M widow of C W Shanaberger dies last Friday at 84 resided with grandson Carl Shanaberger Jr in New Market for two years. Survived by six children and 48 grandchildren plus 58 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. Services at Singleton funeral home Glen Burnie Tuesday 2 45 p m interment Bel Air Memorial Gardens. Harvey S Skeet Hoffman dies at 65 at home Frederick born to George Jacob and Annie Topper Hoffman survived by sister and three brothers. six nieces and one nephew. Active in St Johns Church United Fire Co and Johnny Swamper Club of the Fire Co. Funeral Wednesday at 8 30 a m prayers then 9 a m mass at St Johns. Interment Mt Olivet Cemetery. Robert E Dailey and Son funeral directors.
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Everet P. Hoffman
Ada Virginia Hoffman
Brunswick
Charles IL
Annie V. Shry Baker
Annie Katherine McLaughlin
Andy E. Hoffman
Burkittsville
Marguerite E. Conner
Evelyn W. Mathews
Winifred C. Crowl
Alvey Leon Hoffman
Raymond &. Hoffman
George William Hoffman
John Richard Hoffman
Betty Jane Boyce
Robert C. Hoffman
Gapland
Ernest L. Baker
Elmer Baker
North Carolina
Nellie Potts
Lovettsville
Blanche Green
Taylorstown
Melvie Clevenger
Point of Rocks
Feete Funeral Home
James Senseny
Park Heights
Richard H. Mott
Richard H. Mott Sr
Indianapolis
Indiana
Frederick County
Mary W. Mott
J. Arthur Mott
Braddock Heights
Richard H. Mott Jr
St. Louis
Missouri
James C. Skinner
Ind
Alexandria Cocky
Purcellville
Meeting of Friends of
Sandy Spring
Masonic Lodge
Scottish Rite
Alexandria
Francs H. Barber
Laytonsville
Woodside Cemetery
Brinklow
Albuquerque
N.M
C. W. Shanaberger
Baltimore
Wentz Shanaberger
Sarasota
Fla
Carl Shanaberger
Chatham
Singleton Funeral
Glen Burnie
Bel Air Memorial Gardens
Harvey S
Skeet” Hoffman
Winchester Street
Frederick
George Jacob
Annie Topper Hoffman
Margaret L. Shoemaker
George F. Hoffman
Arthur R. Hoffman
St. John’s Catholic Church
United Fire Co
Johnny Swamper Club
The
Fire Co
North Market Street
AE. Smith
St. John’s Church
Mt. Olivet
Robert E. Dailey and Son
Obituary notices for Mrs Margaret Fleagle and Mrs Kathryn Forney
Funeral services for Mrs Margaret M Fleagle who died at her Thurmont home were held Saturday at the Creager Funeral Home with Rev Martin A Case officiating. Interment followed at Blue Ridge cemetery. Services for Mrs Kathryn Young Forney widow of W Veil Forney Sr who died Thursday were held at Alton Bennett’s home with Rev Charles F Trunk Jr officiating. Pallbearers included Stephen Langley J L Homer Miller Sr Edwin F Nikirk Milton Frank Jr William M Milhouse and D Sprigg Chesley. Interment was at Mount Olivet cemetery. M R Etchison and Son funeral directors.
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Margaret M. Fleagle
Edgar Fleagle
Thurmont
Creager
Martin A. Case
D. Edward E. Richard
Franklin L. Nottnagle Jr
Donald and
Keefer Lewis
William Martin
Blue Ridge Cemetery
Kathryn Young Forney
W. Veil Forney Sr
Alton Y. Bennett
North Market Street
Charles F. Trunk Jr
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Stephen §. Langley
J. L. Homer Miller Sr
Edwin F. Nikirk
Milton Frank Jr
William M. Milhouse
D. Sprigg
Bus Smashes Truck On Turnpike
KEARNY N J AP Two women were killed and 20 to 25 injured when a Greyhound bus rear ended a tractor trailer on the foggy New Jersey Turnpike north of Newark. The bus bound for New York City from Philadelphia was packed and about two hours of traffic delay ensued.
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Kearny
N.J
Greyhound
New Jersey Turnpike
New York City
Philadelphia
Newark
Islanders Fortunate Wave Fails To Hit Hawaii
Honolulu AP reports a tidal wave alert caused thousands in Hawaii to flee to hills while mainland observers watched coastal bluffs. The ocean rose only about two and a half feet, leaving residents relieved as no major surge materialized.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Hawaii
Little Debra Ann Snoots to celebrate first birthday
Personal items note Debra Ann Snoots, daughter of Mr and Mrs Billy Snoots of Adamstown, will celebrate her first birthday on Wednesday. Also mentioned are trips to the South by Walter G Clem Daisy Angleberger and G Foster Angleberger. Gina Lea Weddle born October 11 at Frederick Memorial Hospital weighing six pounds fifteen ounces.
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Debra Ann Snoots
Billy Snoots
Adamstown
Walter G. Clem
Daisy Angleberger
G. Foster Angleberger
South
Grand Ole Opry
Nashville
Tenn
William S. James
Texarkana
Ark
Charles W. Weddle
RFD
Frederick
Gina Lea
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Weddle
Ruth Gregg
Roscoe S. Gregg
Union Bridge
Blood drive appeal urges more donors to protect county
Grove warns that only a few hundred repeat donors sustain the county population of 70,000. The blood mobile returns October 31 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, West Seventh Street, 1 to 6 30 p.m. Seventy notices will go out this week and A through H surnames without pledges are urged to call or walk in at the Red Cross office.
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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
West Seventh Street
Frederick County
Red Cross
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Frederick Post
Frederick News
Associated Press
As Press of the
Cullen Head
Michael Zavis
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
White House
Marshal Badoglio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S
Ivan Hoffman
Washinton
Board of Public Works
Walter Smith
Cullen
Sen. Derr
del. Houck
Albert Smith
Legislative Council
William T. Arnvall
Hilda Sophia Arnvall
Lander
Reginald A. Biser
Sandigan
Route 7
Glenmerrie Nursing Home
Andrew
Emma Carson Reed
Biser
Benjamin Anderson
Kiantone
N.Y
Axel Gustafson
Jamestown
F. A. Schoonover Funeral Home
Sugargrove
Busti Cemetery
Busti
M. R. Etchison and Son
Roy E. Duble
Dora Elizabeth Duble
Rfdinn
Taneytown
Annie M. Warner Hospital
Gettysburg
Roy E.duble
William H
Emma C.robinson Devilbiss
Mariam Duble
William W. Duble
RFD Im
Ine Smith
Mary Sue Branning
Jeusville United Church of Christ
Homewood Auxiliary
Women’s Guild
Keysville
C. O.fuss and Son Funeral Home
Herbert H. Robinson
Herbert Henry Robinson
RFD 2
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Melinda Hart Robinson
Roland R. Robinson
Roland R. Robinson Jr
Frank Jr
Frank S. Robinson
Sally Robinson
Washington, D.C
Virginia Osborn
Huntington
W. Va
Margaret Qulin
Syracuse
New York
Anacostia High School
George Washington University
Trinity Lutheran Church
C.O. Fuss and Son Funeral
Howard W. Miller
Alma Wentz Shanaberg
Harvest Moon
Bruce Shanks
Buffalo Evening News
Hoffman
Skeet’ Hoffman
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