Fifty Years Ago Items From The News Post Files
Fifty years ago notes from The News Post dated October 25 1913 report Ex sheriff William G Grimes resigning as Boys High School teacher to join Derr and Grimes meat business on North Market Street An outbreak of hog disease is noted and several local deaths are mentioned Also William J Feiser of Lima Ohio promoted to trainmaster on the Lake Erie and Western railroad A frost and fine fair weather are described A boy named Robert Kline was struck by a car with no serious injuries A Frederick County Baltimore Colony arrived for the Frederick Fair A horse kicked a buggy at Sponseller stable and six drunks at the fair faced hearings with pickpocket reports on the grounds
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William G. Grimes
Boys’ High School
Luther C. Derr
North Market Street
Derr and
Grimes
J. Edward Phileger
West Patrick Street
B. E. Phebus
Cran
Ville Wachter
William J. Feiser
Lima
Lake Erie and Western Railroad
William H. Reese
West Fifth Street
Mercury
Robert Kline
Charles Kline
Church
Frederick County
Baltimore
Frederick
Thomas Sponseller
Dennis
Normal Weather Brings Unease As Heat Breaks Records
Longing for normal conditions dominates the continent as record heat marks this time of year. Drought looms and forest areas face closures amid fear among farmers and foresters. Citizens recall the film The Day the Earth Caught Fire as a reminder of rainless days.
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Santa Claus
Cancer Remission Questions Hope for Biological Control
More than 1,000 spontaneous cancer regressions have been reported to the Illinois College of Medicine. Documentation found 130 cases since 1900 where cancer abated. Everson says internal bodily changes create conditions unfriendly to cancer in weeks or days, fueling hopes for artificial induction and better treatments beyond surgery and radiation.
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Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago
American Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute
New York Academy of Science
Tilden C. Everson
Letters To The Editor Praises Taxpayer Paying Local Taxes
Martin L Zimmerman argues that a photo of the C and P Telephone Co manager paying city taxes is a celebration of others money. He asks for balance and suggests a picture of the ordinary taxpayer with a family and small property paying taxes. He signs from Taneytown Maryland dated October 19 1963.
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C. and P. Telephone Company
Martin L. Zimmerman
Taneytown
Woodfield School Dedication Set
Dedicatory ceremonies for Woodfield Elementary School will be Sunday from 3 to 4 pm. Charles W. Bell, contractor, will receive the key. The band and students will perform four vocal selections. Remarks by William S. Coyle and Dr. C. Taylor Whittier, plus Millard Cass. Invocation by Rev. Ralph D. Posey and Benediction by Fr. Joseph E. Gedra. The school opened in November with principal Marian Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodfield
Charles W. Bell
William S. Coyle
Montgomery County School Board
C. Taylor Whittier
Montgomery County Schools
Millard Cass
Red Army drives German lines in broad daylight offensive
Twenty years ago the Red Army gains ground across multiple sectors as American artillery repels Nazi counter-attacks in Italy. National War Fund reports $25,000 raised toward a $37,000 goal with 175 workers participating. Draft Board One notices instruct 36 locals to Baltimore for final physicals and possible induction. RAF heavy bombers target Kassel in the costly ninth raid, 44 planes missing. Sauer kraut becomes scarce in Frederick County grocers. Halloween celebrations canceled again due to wartime conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Army
Africa
Sicily
Alife
Fifth Army
Italy
National War Fund Drive
Baltimore
Kassel
Frederick County
Motor Boat Case Heard In Court
Dorsey D. Bryan of Knoxville was acquitted of reckless motor boat driving but found guilty of failing to report the July Potomac River accident promptly to state authorities. Jurors deliberated about two hours. no sentence imposed yet. Passengers Sandra L. Watkins and Jerry Hughes testified. Watkins injured, vessel capsized and struck her as she swam.
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Dorsey D. Bryan
Knoxville
Hagerstown
D. K. McLaughlin
Sandra L. Watkins
Jerry Hughes
RFD
Potomac River
Miss Watkins
Max Kehne
Grant Place
West Virginia
Roy W. Rafter
Maryland Tidewater Fisheries Department
Rivers Run Clear and Very Low at Point of Rocks
The Potomac river conditions show clear water and very low levels at Point of Rocks while Monocacy is dirty and very low at Buckeystown, indicating unusually low flows and potential impacts on local navigation and water use.
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Potomac
Buckeystown
Parkinson predicts Western collapse by 2000 plus
British historian C Northcote Parkinson warns Western civilization may fall to Eastern dominance by about the year 2000, due to taxation and bureaucracy. He argues friction between East and West spurs ideas, while noting bureaucratic growth and reform limits. Parkinson, known for satire of institutions, jokes he will be 91 then with another theory.
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New York
C. Northcote Parkinson
Parkinson
Governor Tawes Faces Criticism Over Commutation
ANNAPOLIS AP Gov Tawes saved three Black youths from the gas chamber by commuting their death sentences to life imprisonment for a car theft, assault, and rape near Sparnsville. The Washington Post editorials charged the move as meager justice and urged full freedom for Giles brothers and Joseph Johnson.
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Annapolis
Tawes
James Giles
John
Joseph E. Johnson Jr
Spencerville
Washington Post
Giles Brothers
Joseph Johnson
Maryland
The
Post
Washington
Hal Witt
Witt
Earthquake rattles towns near Portsmouth England
An earthquake beneath the English Channel shook towns and villages within about 50 miles of Portsmouth today. No fissures or serious damage were reported.
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Portsmouth
England
English Channel
Rockefeller Campaign Tactics In New Hampshire Race
Governor Nelson Rockefeller builds a national bid for the Republican presidential nomination with a high strategy campaign. He uses a renowned grassroots approach, aides and a staged remarriage, while trailing Goldwater in New Hampshire polls and facing GOP resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Gray
Albany
N.Y
Dartmouth
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New Hampshire
Rockefeller
Holy Cross
New York
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Mrs. Rockefeller
Goldwater
White House
Kennedy
U.S
United Nations
New York City
George L. Hinman
Corporation
Hinman
Upstate Binghamton, N.Y
Henry Kissinger
Harvard Center For International Affairs
Manhattan
Legion Auxiliary To Meet In Baltimore This Fall
The American Legion Auxiliary Department of Maryland holds its annual fall conference Saturday and Sunday at the Emerson Hotel in Baltimore. Laurel native Mrs. Phillippa M. Pontier, department president, will preside. Delegates from Francis Scott Key Unit include Mrs. James Reid and other officers. National VP Mrs. Glenn E. Perry will attend a Saturday banquet and reception. The conference opens Sunday at 9:30 a.m. with program presentations for 1963 64 and resumed sessions after luncheon.
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American Legion Auxiliary Department of Maryland
Wait
Emerson Hotel
Baltimore
Phillippa M. Pontier
Laurel
Department of Maryland
Francis Scott Key
James Reid
Richard Graham
Arthur Buxton
William H. S. Miller
George 8. Rodock
E. J. Fisher
Alby
George
Frederick Memorial Hospital News
Frederick Memorial Hospital Alumnae Association raised 500 at a benefit dance to fund the Hospital Building Fund pledge. Cub Scout Pack 798 toured the hospital led by Administrator P David Youngdahl and Den Chief Bob Smith. Birthdays were celebrated for patients George R. McKinna and John S. Smith. Administrator Youngdahl left for a Joint Faculty Preceptor Conference in Minneapolis.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Brunswick
Grace Young
R.N
Cub Scout Pack
den Lof Parkway
P. David Youngdahl
Joseph D. Baker
den Mather
Bob Smith
Rosella Arnold
George R. McKinna
John S. Smith
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Mary Agnes Baker Funeral Services Held in Winfield
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Mary Agnes Baker formerly of Carroll County at Waltz funeral home in Winfield with Rev. Harry Ledgard in charge. Interment followed in Ebenezer cemetery. Pallbearers included Thomas Gerst Robert Gerst William Ledford Timothy Taby William Perrigan and Richard Morrison. Also noted are services for Stanley Dentonbury of Unionville at Union Bridge funeral home with Rev. Lawrence H. Mason and pallbearers Walter Zimmerman Melvin Anthony Sr. Francis Staley Jacob Young Herman and Elbert Koontz. Interment at Singapore Cemetery. Additional notices cover Mrs. Della Gartrell of Mt. Airy with interment in Pine Grove cemetery and memorials by Prudence Chapter Order of the Eastern Star. Further obsequies for Charles Edward Palmer of 13 West All Saints Street with military honors at Fort Detrick and burial at St. Paul’s Church cemetery in Della Maryland. Funeral services for Rev. Melvin Thomas Tabler, longtime Mount Olive acquainted minister, were conducted at Calvary Methodist Church with multiple clergymen present and interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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Mary Agnes Baker
Carroll County
James QC
Baker
Tampa
Fla
Waltz Funeral Home
Liberty Road
Winfield
Harry Ledgard
Ebenezer Methodist Church
Ebenezer Cemetery
Thomas Gerst
Robert Gerst
William Ledford
Timothy Taby
William Perrigan
Richard Morrison
Stanley Dentonbury
Unionville
Union Bridge
D. D. Hartzler and Sons
Lawrence H. Mason
Walter Zimmerman
Melvin Anthony Sr
Francis Staley
Jacob Young
Herman
Elbert Koontz
Singapore Cemetery
Della M. Gartrell
Mt. Airy
Frederick Memorial Hospital
C. Roger Elgert
Calvary Methodist Church
Pine Grove Cemetery
L. E. Jones
LeRoy Brown
Stanley van Sant
Paul Beall
Zeke Watkins
Harry Bellison
Prudence Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Charles Edward Palmer
West All Saints Street
West Patrick Street
C. B. Jackson
Jesus
Fort Detrick
St. Paul’s Church Cemetery
Della, Md
C. E. Hicks
Melvin Thomas Tabler
Helen S. Tabler
Dill Avenue
Ralph M. Sharpe
W. DeWitt Dickey
Christ Edmonson Methodist Church
Baltimore
Drought Grips Region With Sparse Rainfall
The year totals 19.82 inches with every month except March defying normal rainfall. Two dry years in succession mark a severe drought as unseasonably warm weather persists into next week. Hurricane activity off the southeast coast could bring weekend rain, offering a glimmer of relief. Ginny offers hope amid drought.
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Ginny
Weather Bureau
Fire alarm responds to overheated space heater on B and O Avenue
The United Fire Company answered a Thursday 7:40 p.m. alarm at 140 B and O Avenue for an overheated oil space heater. Firefighters were on scene about ten minutes with no damage reported.
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United Fire Company
B & O Avenue
Supersonic Aircraft Faces Air Forces Equal to 12 Hurricanes
The force of air rushing over wings and fuselage of the fastest supersonic aircraft is 10 to 12 times greater than that of any recorded hurricane, highlighting extreme aerodynamic loads and structural challenges for high speed flight.
Symposium Is Announced at Frederick Heart Med Body Meet
At the quarterly Heart Association board meeting in Frederick officials reported on the Conference of Employment and Heart Diseases with Fort Detrick and praised the rehabilitation committee as staging the best conference yet. The planning committee was led by Richard W. Graham and included Mayetta Hershberger and James O. McCanner among others.
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Frederick County
Mayetta Hershberger
W. C. Hill
James O. McCanner
A. Atlee Radcliffe
A. Austin Pearce
Donald B. Rice
Oliver J. Cejka
Richard D. Hammond
William G. Hill Jr
LeRoy D. Fothergill
L. R. Schoolman
LeRoy Davis
Forbes Burgess
McBride
Nelson R. Bohn
Hill
P. David Youngdahl
Richard R. Burgee
Clifford C. Lull
Jane McCarrell
Public Information Committee
Bohn
Charles H. Conley Jr
Edna Mensell
Beatrice Fehr
Glenn H. Warneking
Floyd G. Pressler
William W. Werner
Vernally Moore
Nellie Smith
Mr. Bohn
Nellie Winchester
Charles Worthy
George B. Douglas
Wiliam Boteler
Harry W. Brachey
George M. Chapline
James R. Coffman
Earl McDevitt
Charles W. Lough
Russell B. Ohler
A. F. T. Baum
Robert H. Schell
Burnett Anderson
West Virginia
Paul Dayton
Indiana
Harold White
Oregon
Heart Association
Catherine Thomas
Katherine Bussard
James Etchinson
Kenneth Fogle
Malcolm Scott Douglas
Jack Haller
Miss Derr
Fothergill
McCarrell
Douglas
Charles H. Kehne
Radcliffe
Tract Sold Near Highland School Road in Jackson District
George T. Keech Baltimore broker negotiates sale for Marvin Moore Jr to Charles C. Blank et al of five acre unimproved Melvin Gladhill tract near Highland School Road Jackson District. Purchasers receive immediate possession.
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George T. Keech
Baltimore
Creagerstown
Marvin Moore Jr
Melvin Gladhill
Charles C. Blank
Highland School Road
Jackson
Deaths of Mrs. Ruth Summers and William R. Wilson
Mrs. Ruth C. Summers of near Myersville died suddenly at Frederick Memorial Hospital at age 45. She leaves a husband, four sons, a daughter, two sisters, one brother, and five grandchildren. services planned at Harmony Church of the Brethren with interment in Harmony Cemetery. William Raymond Wilson, 73, of RFD 1 Keymar, died at Annie M. Warner Hospital after a long illness. He served 30 years as Keymar Post Office mail carrier, was active in harness racing, and was a Moose Lodge member. Survived by cousins. funeral for Wilson set at C. C. Fuss and Son Funeral Home in Taneytown with interment at Uniontown Church of God cemetery.
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George W. Summers
Ruth C. Summers
Myersville
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Jerome
Alberta Rohrback Travis
Summers
Harmony Church of the Brethren
Marie Summers
Brunswick
Merle C. Summers
Roscoe
Carroll Lee
Charles F. Summers
Flossie Beachley
Eileen Olden
Arthur Travis
Middletown
Gladhill
Harmony Cemetery
William R. Wilson
William Raymond Wilson
RFD
Keymar
Annie M. Warner
Gettysburg
Wilson
Moose Lodge
Frederick
John Calvin
Sarah Louise Graham Wilson
C. C. Fuss and Son Funeral Home
Taneytown
Wilbur M. Whalen
Uniontown Church
Sick residents and patients listed in area hospitals
Among The Sick Mr. Ellis C Wachter clerk of the circuit court of Frederick County is a patient at Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown undergoing knee treatment and listed as satisfactory. Mr. Reno Crum of Washington a former city resident is a patient in Sibley Hospital Washington after major surgery. Mr. Thomas Eagle of Woodstock Va is a patient in Woodstock Va Hospital. Mr. Dennis W Prior 21 of New Design Road Baltimore is in intensive care at University Hospital Baltimore in serious condition after an October 12 accident. Mr. George E Lewis of Frederick is a medical patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
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Ellis C. Wachter
Frederck County
Washington County
Hagerstown
Reno Crum
Washington
Sibley Hospital
Crum
Washington Eastern Star
Thomas Eagle
Woodstock
Nellie Eagle
Knoxville
Dennis W. Prior
New Design Road
University Hospital
Baltimore
Prior
Baltimore Hospital
George E. Lewis
14Th Street
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Martin Rocket Accepted For Gemini
The first Air Force Titan II booster, built by Martin Co in Baltimore, was accepted for the Gemini program. It will be shipped to Cape Canaveral for unmanned Gemini capsule launches, marking a major NASA step toward orbital flights soon and Gemini’s mission to reach orbit next year.
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Baltimore
Air Force Titan
Air Force
Martin Co
Air Force Missile Test Center
Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Woodfield School
Boyle
Hal Boyle
Rocky
Legion Auxiliary
Frederick Memorial Hospital News
Ilena
Edmund Valtmann
Hartpord
Timif
Martin
Gemini
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