Fifty Years Ago News-Post Items October 28 1913
Nearing half a century back the News-Post reports a Braddock Heights Fair dance drew nearly 200 with the Braddock Heights Orchestra led by Prof. Irving S. Biser. Eggs rose to 32 cents a dozen, butter 30 cents a pound, and net returns from the fair topped $3,000. An accident burned Mrs Kennedy while Mrs Miller helped. Vernon Rhodes loses $50 rent to alleged fair grounds thieves. An auto struck William Wills’s cab near the Arlington Hotel, damage about $15. County spending totals reach $280,764.79 for all county needs. schools cost $105,000. Worse weather cancels a Wanderlust hike. Charles Heffner erects wrought iron fence on South Market street.
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Braddock Heights
Irving S. Biser
Frank Kennedy
East Sixth Street
Oscar Miller
William Wills
Arlington Hotel
Charles Heffner
South Market Street
Deaths in area claim five lives in brief notices
Mary Adkins 76 widow of John N Adkins died at home in Myersville. Survived by daughter Ruth Jackson and many descendants. Services at Harmony Church of the Brethren with interment there. Mary K Beachley 84 of Broad Run died in Middletown nursing home. Survived by husband William, daughter Harold Zecker, son Eugene Huffer, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services Tuesday 10:30 am with Rev. George Klinefelter. interment Reformed Cemetery. Garland Lee Ecker 58 of Poplar Springs died at home. Unmarried, survived by sister and brother. Body at Waltz Funeral Home, interment Poplar Springs Cemetery. Joseph M Grossnickle 45 Middletown resident electrical contractor died at home. Survived by wife Gloria Grossnickle and sister Grayson Doub. Services Wednesday at 2:30 pm, interment United Brethren Cemetery Myersville.
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John N. Adkins
Mary Adkins
Myersville
William and
Margaret Wiles Ford
Harmony Church of the Brethren
Ruth Jackson
Poolesville
Gladhill
Middletown
Church
William A. Beachley
Mary K. Beachley
Broad Run
Valley View
Middlestown
Jacob and
Sarah Delauter ‘Huffer
Reformed Church
Burkittsville
Harold Zecker
Eugene Huffer
Broad
Gladhill Funeral Home
George Klinefelter
Reformed Cemetery
Garland Lee Ecker
Poplar Springs
Howard County
L. Vernon
Agnes Ecker
Baltimore County
George Burgtorf
Chester Hood
Sykesville
Claude
C. M. Waltz
Winfield
L. G. Smith
Joseph M. Grossnickle
Harvey and
Alta Harshman Grossnickle
Lutheran Church
Amvets
Order of Elks
Frederick
Gloria Hoover Grossnickle
Grayson Doub
J. Paul Seltzer
United Brethren Cemetery
Water Saving Rules From Mayor Wagner Touts Simple Conservation
National water shortages push homeowners to cut waste. Ten practical rules from Mayor Wagner urge fixing leaks shaving carefully and using appliances efficiently. Frederick notes Monocacy plant easing but warns shortages can recur and water costs rise.
Safest Food Here Says FDA Official
Robert S. Roe of the Food and Drug Administration credits producers processors and government for Americas food safety. He notes the FDA examined 3500 samples this year to ensure compliance with safety guides. Despite occasional slips the system is nearly foolproof and the food supply is described as the safest in the world.
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Roberts
Roe
Food and Drug Administration
America
FDA
Milk Prices Down and Expenses Go Up Letter
Farmer W Lawson King of Gaithersburg Md laments drought harms but stresses milk price declines from 5.92 in 1952 to 4.65 in 1962. He argues farmers lose income while costs rise, urging publication to raise public sympathy for milk producers. Also notes local illness entries and hospital updates.
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the News
Washington, D. C
W. Lawson King
Twenty Years Ago Items From The News Post Files
A storm from the northeast brings soaking rain to Frederick. Arthur Peter, 69, Washington attorney and chair of Washington Loan and Trust Co., will be buried today. he is brother to the late Judges Edward C. Peter and Robert B. Peter of the Sixth Judicial Circuit. General MacArthur’s air force destroyed 123 Japanese planes in raids on Rabaul, total over 300 in four recent assaults. Sharp increase in postal rates proposed, boosting first class letters and taxes on luxuries such as liquor and candy. Berlin warns of a great eastern front disaster as the Russian army advances. Navy Day honors the world’s mightiest battle fleet. Georgia firm offers to build a 1,000,000 gallon storage tank for Frederick at $100,000, elevated 100 feet. Indicates Frederick may soon adopt a bicycle ordinance patterned after Cumberland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Arthur Peter
Washington
Washington Loan and Trust Co
Peter
Edward C. Peter
Robert B. Peter
Sixth Judicial Circuit
MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Congressional
Berlin
Georgia
Frank W. Rothenhoefer
Cumberland
It Would Be A Poor Excuse Red Wheat Deal
Washington focus on wheat sales to Soviet Bloc countries. Agriculture experts say such deals do not justify bread price rises. They note flour price shifts and storage costs. implications for CCC losses and budget effects are analyzed.
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Peter Edson
Washington
Enterprise Assn. Washington
NEA
U.S
Russia
Department of Agriculture
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Texas
United States
Federal Grand Jury
Canada
China
Kennedy
Men's Club Plans Baby Contest at Baptist Church
Members of the Men's Club of the First Missionary Baptist Church on West All Saints Street will hold a Baby Contest on November. The event aims to engage families and raise funds for church activities, with proceeds benefiting church outreach and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Missionary Baptist Church
West All Saints Street
Community contest at the church awards silver cup
At 3 30 pm the church hosts a local merchant prize event. Dozens of merchants donated prizes including McCrorys Peoples Drug Store A and P Supermarket and J C Penney Co The Men s Club president Deacon James Hill and Rev G T Huston lead the event with Dr James Guess as contest chairman.
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Empere
McCrory’s
Peoples Drug Store
A and P Supermarket
Kresge S. S. Co
J. J. Newberry, Co
Storm and Shipley
Rosenour’s
Parson's
Henry’s
Colonial Jewelry Co
Acme
Droneburg
Frederick
Birth of Collin Wesley Green at Holloman AFB NM
Lieut Theron Brooke Green and Mrs Green announce the birth of a son, Collin Wesley, at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Sunday morning. Green is the son of Mr and Mrs Theron D Green of Rockwell Terrace. Mrs Greer is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn E Biehl of Grove Boulevard.
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Theron Brooke Green
Collin Wesley
Holloman Air Force Base
New Mexico
Green
Theron D. Green
Rockwell Terrace
Greer
Glenn E. Biehl
Grove Boulevard
Byron §. Dorsey
Evanston, Il
Spain
Italy
France
Francis Scott Key
Helen Hood
Airy
Catherine Nice
Vindobona Rest Home
Frances Dorsey
Clarke Place
Howard W. Ash
East Church Street
New York City
Ash
American Academy of Ophthalmology
Americana Hotel
New York
Lee Reynolds
Point of Rocks
Reynolds
JoAnna Kerrigan
Raymond G. Butt
Ryan
Helen Kromm
Yellow Springs
J. William Strine
Lewistown
Butt
Skyline Drive
Virginia
Russell Cline
Raymond and
Warren
Cline
James Mathews
William Wardenfeitz
Ralph Keeney
Hampstead
Woman injured in auto collision near Holiday Inn
Cornelia W. Hickman of Point of Rocks was treated and released after a 6 10 p m Saturday crash on the Dual Highway near the Holiday Inn. Kathleen L Brown, also of Point of Rocks, was driving the striking car and was charged with changing lanes when unsafe. Damages totaled 1500 dollars.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Cornelia Welling Hickman
Kathleen Lee Brown
Point of Rocks
Holiday Inn
Brown
Edwin Paul Hamman
Silver Spring
Industrial building completed at Point of Rocks site
Jim Gibbons and Arthur H. Bowis announce a 25 800 square foot one story brick and block shell building in the 1000 acre industrial park near Route 15 and Potomac River adjacent to the Baltimore and Ohio line. The 33 acre parcel offers 11 1/2 foot ceilings 2000 square foot office space and room for expansion with labor survey indicating a substantial pool of skilled labor for textile or sewing operations.
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Point of Rocks
Frederick
Montgomery Counties
Jim Gibbons
Arthur H
Bowis
Chevy Chase Chevrolet
Bethesda
Route 15
Potomac River
Todd Steel Corp
Mac Finn Company
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Maryland State Department of Employment Security
Funeral notices for Daisy Barr Morris Roberts Ruth Summers
Funeral services were held for Daisy D Barr widow of Rob ert McK Barr in Oahu Hawaii after a long illness. Morris William Roberts formerly Browns Trailer Court died in Washington DC and services were at 106 East Church Street with Rev Robert F Woodward officiating. Ruth Summers wife of George Summers died at Frederick Memorial Hospital and services were conducted by three pastors with interment in Harmony Cemetery. Gladhill Funeral Company directed arrangements.
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Daisy D. Barr
Robert McK. Barr
Oahu
Hawaii
Robert E. Dailey Sr
North Market Street
Ralph M. Sharpe
Calvary Methodist Church
Wallace Smith
William Weaver
Jack Mauer
Robert E. Dailey Jr
Edge Hill Cemetery
Charles Town
W. Va
Morris William Roberts
Browns Trailer Court
Washington, D. C
East Church
Street
Robert F. Woodward
First Baptist Church
Robert Keeney
Donald Fadeley
Frank R. Smith Jr
Elwood T. Whitmore
Mount Olivet Cemetery
M. R. Etchison and Son
Ruth Summers
George Summers
Myersville
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Harmony Church of the Brethren
Paul Leatherman
Basil Grossnickle
John Gossard
Harmony Church of God
Locust Valley Church of God
Maynard Harp
Maynard Ford
Gracen
Cline
Roger Lewis
Woodrow Wolfe
Albert Wolfe
Local Man Takes His Life
Frederick man John J. Powell 49 died about noon Saturday from a self inflicted gunshot wound in the left chest. He was found in his garage and operated his own trucking business. Funeral arrangements are set at Barton Funeral Home Walkersville with services Tuesday at 11 a.m. Interment in Chapel Cemetery near Libertytown. Also reported Miss Bertha May Tyson former WCTU head died at 94 in Edgewood.
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Frederick
John J. Powell
South Market Street
Thurmont
Myrtle Kintz Powell
William C. Powell
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Elizabeth Blake Powell
C. William Powell
Baltimore
Virginia Seiss
Ernestine Trout
Ruth Seiss
Carolyn Theobald
Irvin
Barton Funeral Home
Walkersville
Chapel Cemetery
Libertytown
WCTU
Edgewood
Bertha May Tyson
Maryland Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Miss Tyson
Cecil County
Maryland
West Nottingham
Curtis C. Tyson
River condition report at Point of Rocks foretells low levels
The Potomac River is clear and very low at Point of Rocks while Sengleney remains dirty and very low, indicating poor water quality in areas monitored this period.
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Potomac
Jacoby on Bridge Column Preview and Tips
Bridge column by Jacob y offers expert bidding and play ideas adapted for NEA Service readers. Strategy concise and practical with emphasis on modern bridge concepts.
Fourth Hand Bidding Odds in Oswald Jacoby on Gambling
Bridge analysis explains fourth hand openings as bets. South’s fourth hand with spades is a strong bid, while North’s four spades is risky. Mast and West win the first four tricks. West opens diamonds, letting South run 10 tricks. East and West avoiding bidding early could swing the outcome.
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Oswald Jacoby
South
North
Mast
West
East
School Food Service meeting headsAtlantic City stage
Dr James A Sensenbaugh Frederick County superintendent and Mrs Virginia Klos superintendent of the county school lunch program will be featured participants at the 17th annual convention of the American School Food Service Association in Atlantic City New Jersey Tuesday through Saturday More than 2500 specialists will attend the four day meeting which will include addresses by national authorities in quantity food service workshops demonstrations of food preparation techniques and discussions of the role of School food service in the total education program Featured speakers include Richard W Reuter and Gerald Ramsey Also Charles Town fatal? no. Robert Toth of Frederick Md suffered head lacerations and a knee injury when a car left State Route 9 north of Charles Town struck a utility pole at 225 am He was transported to Charles Town General Hospital by Independent Ambulance.
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James A. Sensenbaugh
Frederick County
Virginia Klos
American School Food Service Association
Atlantic City
N.J
Total
Richard W. Reuter
Kennedy
Food For Peace
Gerald Ramsey
Southern Methodist University
ASFSA
Charles Town
Robert Toth
Frederick
Here
Charles Town General Hospital
Independent Ambulance
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New Market
David
Susie Brinkley
J. Ralfe Castleman
G. R. Brinkley
Robert F. Wagner
Frederick City
Roland Adams
RFD 2
Washington County Hospital
Hangerstown
Jill Kupferberg
Lee Kupferberg
Dill Avenue
Richard
Calimer
Kelvin Calimer
Lantz
Waynesboro Hospital
John L. Barber Jr
John Barber
Mountaindale
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Victor Cullen State Hospital
Sabillasville
Commodity Credit Corp
CCC
Russia & Co
Bete Bruce Shanks
Buffalo Evening News
Jacoby
Oswald Jacob
Aksloe Wiloe
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