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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1961
Page
3
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Obituary notes MR GEORGE MEHRLING dies at home on West South street. Democratic candidates CRAMER improves after surgery. Republicans and Democrats hold meetings and plan events at Fair Grounds and county offices. Weather turns clear after a damp spell with frost forecast. Local sports at Maryland Agricultural College with David Johnson as left end. Minor incidents include banana slip injury and auto mishap near Frederick. Anniversary edition comments greet the new volume.
The article accuses Khrushchev of false claims at the party congress in Moscow claiming unemployment abolished by communism and Soviet armament dominance. It cites U.N. records and Kennedy figures showing real unemployment in various nations and U.S. arms expenditure, arguing the speech favors propaganda over facts.
A Britain wide inquiry follows the vanishing of the longest railway sign from a Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogogoch platform in Anglesey. The item, once prominent on the line between Wales and England, prompted police checks and appeals for clues from readers in a broader UK context.
From the October 21 issue: the Royal Air Force bombed Bremen for the sixth time and Naples for five hours. Potomac Edison Co directors heard that demand for power would be met. copper use bans affected non-defense construction. A Potomac Synod gathering featured Scott R. Wagner and Dr. George W. Richards delivering sermons. London reported halted German Moscow drive. County trap data shows 618,606 beets caught in 1,044 traps across seven towns. Birth notices list multiple Harpers Ferry Brunswick and Brunswick residents. local obituaries and name readings accompany the page.
Barry Kefauver of Staley Avenue, Caruse Pa, is enrolled at Dickham College in a new student registration. The report notes a single entry about his status as a student.
The article discusses when to pass after partner’s new suit response and argues for treating it as a force. It describes a North hand in a Pittsburgh game where North passes one spade, South loses two tricks but ends with five odd, and notes the hand could reach four spades depending on card setup.
Miss Jean Harnish, county social worker, outlined the guidance clinic at a BPW meeting. The Francis Scott Key Hotel dinner was led by President Mrs. Lucille Wolford and attendees accepted a November 21 facility tour at the Maryland School for the Deaf.
The Albauch family reunion occurred October 8 at Edith Gruber’s Rocky Ridge home. Attendees included Harkan K Albauch and spouse, Joan and Janie, plus relatives from Heneyview, Woodin, Texas, Tanextoan, Keymar, Brad dock Heights, Labesture, Savane, Ravialistown, Chaves Clarken, and others.
The Rally Day exvice at Mt Tater Sumlay Setar is set for October 2 at 10 8 am with speaker Merwin Fuss of Taneytown. Members of each class will attend.
The writer flits through autumn scenes from the Frederick Post to nearby towns, noting peak color along sunlit highways. He recalls trees near US 40 Braddock and Washington Street, and a Lane Street favorite, while sharing anecdotes about neighbors, travel, and local lore.
Byron outlined a county tour describing two new schools one vocational and one academic both modern masonry buildings with decorative plant-filled foyers. He attended the dedication of the John Thomas Schley stadium used for football and noted an American flag beside a German banner. The county operates with professional appointments and a paid chauffeur, and plans budgets comparing Landen and nearby areas while noting wartime history and ties to American standards.
The county collects sales and property taxes along with national levies. It builds its own schools and roads with the help of students. Byron relays a minister's idea for a shared communion with Landau sending wine once a year to unite communities.
Mrs Richard Remsburg and Mrs Eugene Young led a program at the Jefferson Homemakers Club October meeting in the United Church of Christ Fellowship Room. The presentation described Chile as a land of varied environment with adobe houses where timber is scarce and workers live in small villages.
Deaths announced for Br. Gaver of Philadelphia and Blue Ridge Summit relatives. Emma C. Martin 88 of Brunswick dies in Boonsboro and funeral at Grace Episcopal Church Petersville. Frank M. Rohrback 65 of Glisans Mill dies after long illness. survived by brother Ben Rohrback. William M. Staub 51 formerly of Frederick County dies in York with several siblings and a son and two grandchildren.
Full military honors were given to William I Hopwood Sr at Arlington National Cemetery after dying at Newton D Baker VA Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia. He served as a lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps during World War II and is survived by son William Irving Hopwood of Frederick and other relatives.
The Pleasant Valley Community Chorus, directed by Rev. Lewis M. Kirby Jr., begins weekly rehearsals at Saint Luke's Parish Hall in Brownsville 8 p.m. through October, then 7:30 p.m. at Brownsville Church of the Brethren in November. Originating from a Palm Sunday concert, it is now nonsectarian and self-supporting with a planned Christmas program and a call for singers, especially men, with membership based on interest and attendance. Contact Miss Amanda Smith in Brunswick for details.
Smith Jr son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Smith of Thurmont was married in a montage October 14 at 5 p m. Rev E R Andrews officiated. The bride Jo Lamm Stup and Nancy Jean Stup attended, linking families from Thurmont and Point of Rocks in a double ceremony.
Dee McCardell editor of the Baltimore Tuesday will speak Tuesday at 12 15 p m in the Francis Scott Key Hotel A Freder ick native and author of Braddock of the Coldstream Guards has recently returned to the country.
Dr. Randle Elliott, Hood College president, will be the speaker at the 11 a.m. Laymen's Sunday service at Evan gelical Reformed Church of the United Church of Christ in this city. Richard H. Best and Robert Jaeger assist in the service, as Brotherhood officers for the coming year are installed: President Kenneth Crampton, vice-president G Raymond Shipley, secretary Edgar Brownlow, treasurer William Rhoads.
Mr John G Jones, injured when he slipped on his front porch last Saturday at his home west of Tourmont, was taken by American Legion ambulance to Frederick Memorial Hospital where a check showed no broken bones.
Cresaptown couple Mr. and Mrs. James C. Skid More II announce the birth of daughter Patricia Diane on October 12. Mrs. Skidmore, former Patricia Crawford, is the Cresaptown native and Mr. Skidmore, longtime educator, now teaches science at Allegany High School. Alerman William B. Buralli celebrates his birthday today.
Mrs. Katie C. McCanky of Union Bridge lost part of her left forearm when her arm became entangled in a coin operated washing machine at the Hanover County Laundry Village. She was rushed to Hanover General Hospital where the forearm was removed two inches below the elbow. An employee said she was demonstrating use of the machine to another patrol when the accident occurred. The machine had automatically shut off when unbalanced, and the alleged switch error occurred as she tried to refresh the wash.
The article lists several children injured in local mishaps. Ranald Hemming, 11, fractured his right arm after a fall at school. John C. Brice, 16, fractured his arm in two places after falling from a tree. Richard Byler, 5, fell from a fence at home near Camp Airy and fractured an arm.
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