Local notes mix mail, clubs, and city politics
A regional roundup covers mail rate curiosities, the Frederick Horseshoe Club leadership and park activities, condolences for Ranger Gary Pickett’s loss, a Maryland Grange banquet guest list, studded snow tire rules for Western Maryland, birthday humor for Frederick Mayor Ronald N. Young, tax talk on Potomac Edison, a silver wedding anniversary request, local print collectors’ edition prints, and a light diary on diet remarks by editor Mary Fouche with pianist Eleanor Harper as a prize student.
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Sertoma Club
Frederick
Ronald N. Young
Jack Doll
Larry Johnson
John F. Lewis
Lewis
Frederick Lions Club
Irving Abb Trail Blazer of Frederick Horses
A lengthy reminiscence honors Irving Abb, detailing his 1968 start with horse Jackson, trailblazing on Gambrill Mountain and Sugarloaf, and his role as an honorary member of Frederick and Montgomery county riding groups. The piece recalls friends, trail layouts, and Abb’s generosity guiding horse lovers across shared routes.
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Irving A. Abb
Abb
Jackson
Chief
Frederick
Montgomery
Mr. Able
Irving
Mike Brittain
Alaska
Mary Davidson
Dickerson
Irving Abb
Lucie Stigler
Brenda Miles Yates
Ruth Roberts
Milton
Shirley Ricketts
Val Symington
Leesburg
Margaret Dietz
Marilynn Miller
Ann Hedrick
Mike
Dottie Brittain
Irving Able
Worthington Valley
Newport
C. Oland Meisler
Mathews
Gettysburg
Hunterstown
Gambrill Mountain
Jackson, Tenn
Gambrill
Irving Abl
Gambrill State Park
Frederick County
Montgomery Counties
Carlisle
Loudoun County
Sugarloaf
Montgomery County
Loudoun
Hhis
Sugarloaf Mountain
Irving A
Apples donated to 58 families by Frederick County group
Fifty years ago on October 24 1931 Frederick County Drought Emergency Association received a donation of apples from James H Gambrill II of Montgomery County for 58 local families. Cards were sent to worthy families inviting them to take part. T Poole Jones assisted by Louis Alexander directed the distribution. Robert F Cromwell Brunswick High School principal was elected vice president of the Maryland State Teachers Association at its Baltimore convention. Transfer of stock from Frederick Montgomery Ward to other stores proceeded as the local branch closed after two years due to space limits.
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Frederick County
Robert F. Cromwell
Brunswick High School
Maryland State Teachers’ Association
Baltimore
Cromwell
Frederick Montgomery Ward
J.J. O'Reilly
Frederick
Elected leaders named in Maryland Virginia Churches of God session
The October 24 1961 session at Sharpsburg Church of God elected Rev Paul Moore as president of the Maryland and Virginia Eldership with Rev Robert Easterday as vice president and Rev C E Ebersole as secretary. Hood College trustees include Dr Cloyd H Marvin and Dr Pauline Tompkins with two first honorary trustees Mrs John T King and Dr Guy H Snavely. Frederick County youths Mahlon Eyler Harvey Clem and Wayne Gaver won silver and gold in Future Farmers of America judging in Kansas City. The report also notes extensive trail riding rules and local projects by Irving Able including work with Sugarloaf trails and Catoc Tin Mountain Park.
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Sugarloaf
Irving
Paul Moore
Westminster
Maryland
Virginia
Churches of God
Sharpsburg
Church of God
Robert Easterday
Boonsboro
C.E. Ebersole
Indian Springs
Hood College
Cloyd H. Marvin
George Washington University
Pauline Tompkins
American Association of University Women
John T. King
Baltimore
Frederick
Guy H. Snavely
Washington
Frederick County
Future Farmers of America
Kansas City
Mahlon Eyler
Harvey Clem
Walkersville High School
Wayne Gaver
Middletown High School
Abb
C& O Canal
C & O Canal
Irving Able
Giamatti’s moral policing sparks debate on rights and pluralism
Vernon E. Jordan cites Yale President A Bartlett Giamatti denouncing right wing moral vigilantes seeking to impose a uniform code. The piece contrasts the movement’s tactics with traditional values, arguing such groups threaten pluralism and individual freedoms by policing books art and lifestyles.
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Yale University
A. Bartlett Giamatti
Giamatti
Yale
Department of Education
Rise of morality dicts fuels hate and racial violence
Giamatti warns that petty moralists wield political muscle and modern messaging to spread a distorted, dangerous agenda. He cites rising anti black and anti Semitic incidents, synagogue desecrations, cross burnings, and minority attacks as danger signs. The era’s climate is fueled by a resurgent Klan and neo Nazi groups, while silent sympathizers and coded racism sustain bigotry. News Services
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Giamatti
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Creat
Patrick Chaat
Frederick, Md
Emily Dickinson
Newell Esterly
Diane Davis
Ed Depew
Junior Fogle
West Patrick Street
Chesapeake Connection
Gary Pickett
Mitchell Alan Pickett
Thurmont
Mr. Pickett
Catoctin Mountains
Victor Cushwa
Grange
Sheraton Inn
Washington and Allegany
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Delph Handley
Martha Sue Brittain
Potomac Edison
Hessian Barracks
Harry L. Richardson
Great Southern Gallery
Great Southern Printing & Manufacturing Co
Maryland School For the Deaf
Mary Fouche
Eleanor Harper
Grandma Dear
the Trail Blazer
Tom McFadden
Catoctin Mountain Park
McFadden
Able
Vernon E. Jordan
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