Teachers Have Big Task In Instilling Ideals
Dr. Harry Do. Byrd, president of the University of Maryland, urged Middletown Lions and area educators to reinforce liberty and Christian principles in children. He warned against foreign attempts to reshape ideals and called for understanding training from early years, stressing spiritual strength as key to enduring national identity. The talk, attended by local officials and educators, featured performances by Jamele Faust and Sharon Hooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Do. Byrd
University of Maryland
Middletown
Byrd
America
State Department
Ruhland C. Boyer
P. D
Optimistic Chest Drive Surges Toward Goal
By noon Tuesday the campaign was 20 percent toward its 537,000 target with momentum rising. Community Chest officials expressed confidence in reaching the goal as committees and individuals boost efforts through the remainder of the week. Suburban and fraternal groups lead, with women’s committees and business organizations contributing strong totals, often higher than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Feather
Byron W. Thompson
Harold Schaden
Guy Kellexs
Rath
Government Echees
James Felt
I Industries
William Dee Morten
Commercel Olanizattions
Melin Hlomerr
di Wet
Acar
Halloween party by Pathan Sisterhood draws forty attendees
The Halloqwe'en party at the Pathan Sisterhood weekly meeting drew about forty members. Prizes were awarded to Mary Elizabeth Cullerder for prettiest costume and to Jessie Keefer and Thelma Pickett for originality and comic display. Images and notes from Grand Chancellor Fran sas Hievarng and Lewis Barnes reference state Knights of Pythias announcements for a November 28 initiation in Gaithersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pathan
Mary Elizabeth Cullerder
Jessie Keefer
Thelma Pickett
Fransas Hievarng
Kischts
Pythias
Silver Spring
Lewis Barnes
Hypaty
Gaithersburg
Tiany
Knights of Py- Doo
Pythian Castle
Sine Wall
Clarksburg Day Festivities Set With Contests and Parades
Clarksburg Day organized by the Clarksburg Community Association features a 3 p m picnic in King's Park with races games and prizes for winners a 5 p m softball game between men and boys adjacent to the park a bake sale and country store at the community hall and a Hallowe en parade and party with prize winning costumes. Evening prizes include a Sunbeam mixer and a county ham. Notables: Otho W Hammond celebrated his 80th birthday. several local families and residents are listed with visits and birthdays. Community church activities and events follow including MYF WSCS and a teachers training school and chest x rays at Clarksburg school on Nov 5 with various local attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
Hallowe'en
Otho W. Hammond
Hammond Drive
Hammond
Raymond Whipp
Baltimore
Anita King
Head College
District Community Chest
Mayflower
Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
Wiliam Coffey
Silver Spring
Martz’s Woods
Browningsville Methodist Church
MYF
Germantown Methodist Church
The
Methodist Church
Germantown Church
WSCS
Montgomery County
Darnestown
German, Town Methodist Church
Jane Sattler
Clarksburg School
Porterfield
Skyline Drive
Raymond King
Dallas
Wood‘acres
Jordan
Connecticut Gardens
Maryland Road Route Plan Sparks Washington Parkside Debate
Maryland and Washington officials meet in Baltimore and Washington to discuss routing a new four lane beltway and the Washington National Pike through Rock Creek Park and near the Columbia line. Residents oppose the Rock Creek segment as planners favor the beltway and parkway integration amid growing traffic and park conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
State Roads Commission
Washington
Rock Creek Park
National Capitol Planning Commision
Marsland National Capital Park
Planmac Commission
Imenor Department
Russell Ho McCain
Roads Commission
Wiliam F. Childs Jr Ats
Marsland
Frederick
Washineton
North Chess
Chase
National Capial Planning Commission
Acamne
Plannaig Commission
Automobile Collisions Reported at City Intersections
An auto sustained minor damage after a collision with a Potomac Edison engine at Military road crossing. George E. Hoetler of Atlanta claimed he didn’t see the engine until close, no injuries. Another incident at West South and Lee streets involved Harry F. Riggs with ignition neglect and a hit on Joseph J. Murray’s car, damage about $200. Riggs denied operating the vehicle, citing keys left in the ignition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac Edison Company
Military Road
Malifary J Road
George E. Hoetler
Atlanta
iLieut
Ben Phebus
Hoefler
Arthur Baker
East South Street
West South
Iee
Harry F. Riggs
Fee Street
Harry Quinn
Joseph J. Murray
York
South Street
Tee Street
Murray
Riggs
More Farm Ponds Built in Maryland Countryside
A Maryland survey shows farm ponds rising for water control fire protection stock watering and recreation. Since 1937 nearly 1000 have been built with district help. In the year ending June 30 1953 the State Game and Inland Fish Commission stocked 322 ponds with 142 016 fish across 134 acres the most in one year. The June 30 1953 county totals list Frederick 73 ponds Harford 22 Queen Anne’s 1 among others with 190 acres and 104 cblood ?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Committee For Conservation Now
State Game & Inland Fish Commission
U. S
Soil Conservation Service
Game and Inland Fish Commission
Commission
Frederick
Allegany
Anne Arundel
Baltimore
Caroline
Carroll
Cecil
Charles
Garrett
Harford
Howard
Kent
Montcomers
Prince George's
Queen Anne's
St Mary's
Washington
Taneytown High to Host Sixth Annual Thanksgiving Dance
Taneytown High School Alumni Association announced committees for the sixth annual Thanksgiving Dance set for Nov 26 from 9 p m to midnight in the high school auditorium. The ad hoc groups include advertising decorations tickets and refreshments with payments and incentives for Junior and Senior Class ticket sellers. Taney Inn hosted Kiwanis Farmer’s Night with guests from Westminster and Union Bridge as George Mullen spoke on agriculture trends and farm size changes since 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y Taneytown
Taneytown High School
James Fair
Janet Roger
Edward Sell
Louella Harner
Herbert Bowers
Caroline Shriner
Robert Waddell
Leo Sanders
Betty Naylor
Donald Carr
Joan Baumgardner
Taneytown Kiwanis Club
Taney Inn
David Smith
Wallace Yingling
Celius Redding
Roland Koons
Hubert Null
Charles
Roy Baumgardner
Walter Hilterbrick
Maurice McDaniel
Ira Albaugh
Paul Niswander
Harry Bowman
Union Bridge
Stoner Fleagle
Floyd Strickhouser
Frank L.wargny
George Harris
Westminster Club
John Skils Jr
Larry Feeser
THS Key Club
Dave Smith
Charles Clitz
Agriculture Committee
Sam Breth
George Mullen
University of Virginia
Potomac Edison Co
Edward Reid
Harmon Arpaugh
Edward Howarth
Ned Mausser
Clarence Stem
John Skiles
Raymond Wright
Annapolis
Don Swann
Grace Reformed Church
Theodore Ft. McKeldin
Cermonies
Margaret Shreeve
Glenn Stahl
Gideon Galambes
Arthur Garvin
Miles Reifsnider
Post Offices In Montgomery County Get Temporary Reprieve
Ednor Spencerville and Brinklow post offices in Montgomery County are spared for now as postal officials review plans to abolish them. Bert Barnes says the plan is dropped temporarily and figures will be gathered. Maryland Rep Hyde criticized the plan citing potential costs. The department claims annual savings of 1,000,000 but Hyde based his critique on a September 24 public meeting in Sandy Spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ednor
Spencerville
Brinklow
Montgomery County
Bert Barnes
Division of Post Office Services
Barnes
Representative Hyde
Maryland
Post Office Department
Hyde
Sandy Spring
Ted
Chest Campaign Volunteers Meet On Plans Here Today
Mrs. Richard E. Zimmerman outlines a $37 000 Red Feather fund drive at 1 15 p m in the YMCA auditorium. About 120 volunteers will canvass homes to spread the Community Chest message and support seven local agencies. Girl Scout demonstrations on Market street in front of City Hall run all week with troops 14 3 1 15 12 showcasing home making handicraft knotting and textile painting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Feather
Richard E. Zimmerman
YMCA
Frederick
Community Chest
Girl Scouts
Market Street
Adrian Leatherman
Edna Masser
Maryland School For the Deaf
Bjorlee
Edward Storm
Rothenhoefer
Franklin Reese
The
Guy Nusz
Philip Harvey
Girard Gallup
Herman Weener
Alvin G. Quinn
John C. Engle
Attention Grows For Mentally Retarded Children In Education
Montgomery county reports a fivefold rise in children in special classes over three years with 14 classes now active. Speaker Owen Knight outlined two retardation types and urged careful, scientifically based programming including separate classes for monxoloid and brain damaged children. He praised Miss Ely and noted supportive programs for emotionally disturbed youths. The meeting closed with plans for a November symposium at Hood College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Knight
Pupu
Montgomery County Board of Education
Frederick County Association
Frederick
Knicht
State Department of Education
Montgomery County
Knight
Ely
Ellsworth Mazaha
Frederick County Association For
Hood College
Newly Formed Frederick Exchange Club Meets First
The Frederick Exchange club, under National Exchange club authority, held its first meeting at the V F W Home. John N. Bowers was named preliminary president and LaVerne J. Brendle preliminary secretary. The group aims to support community projects in health, safety, living conditions, recreation, and religious work, sponsored by Hagerstown with committee members Thomas S. Michael Jr. and John Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exchange Club of
Frederick
National Exchange Club
John N. Bowers
LaVerne J. Brendle
Hagerstown
Thomass. Michael, Jr
John Young
Airman Fined 265 At Trial In Night Court
Air Force veteran Robert L. Kalyn of Ashtabula pleaded guilty to drunken driving and related charges after a Route 15 collision near Hansonville. Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr. imposed 265.45 dollars in fines and costs, with potential jail terms if unpaid. Additional sentences followed for other defendants including Silas Washington Weedon and Lester F. Carter in separate cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Air Force
Robert L. Kulyn
Ashtabula
Ohio
Tr. J. W. Hardy
Kalyn
Route 15
Hansonville
Alabama
Silas Washington Weedon
Sunnyside
West All Saints Street
Kanade
Harry D. Saylor Jr
Graceham
Continental
Durward W
Nathan Dorsey
Carter
Ridgjey King
Frederick
Henry Lee Gray
Robert N. Russell
Weedon
Russell
Harry Quinn
Francis Delauter
Ralph Fisher
Wolfsville
Delauter
Fisher
Carver Apartments
Tan
MVD
Sheffield
Miss Shook Is Club Speaker
Dolores Shook, a 23 year old cerebral palsy victim and foster daughter of the Kiwanis club, spoke from a wheelchair to about eighty members. She holds a Maryland high school diploma and a Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation School certificate in accounting, plans to work in Frederick, and shared her life story of hospital care and persistent study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolores Shook
Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation School
Fisherville
Maryland
Frederick
Leora Shook
East Second Street
Dolores
Sperry L. Storm
Kernan’s Hospital
Baltimore
Reisterstown
Good Shepherd
Alientown
Allentown
Maryland Board of Education
William C. Hull
Clarence C.carty
Francis Scott Key
Joseph ‘Vona
Maryland School For the Deaf
Ignatius Bjorlee
Vona
Carlton Molesworth
Kiwanis
William C. Hiil
Thomas H. Qui
New Market PTA Discusses Census and Teachers
New Market school stands as Frederick County's fifth largest elementary with the most pupils per teacher. Douglas Crockett presented census results noting 39 pupils per teacher on average and 33 in first grade. Robert Gillett, president, announced executive committee assignments and room mothers, with the next meeting set for November 10 at 7 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Market Pta
New Market
Frederick County
Douglas Crockett
Crocken
Robert Gillett
Executive Committee
Gas Rates Suspended By Public Service Commission
The Public Service Commission halted higher gas rates proposed by Hagerstown Gas Co. pending investigation and a future hearing. The suspension lasts until February 28, 1954 unless ordered otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Public Service Commission
Hagerstown Gas Co
PSC
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dr. Byrd
Carksburg
Military Road Crossing
Taneytown
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Chest Campaign
Ladies Aid Society
Centennial Memorial Evangelical United Brethren Church
Minnie Engie
Park Avenue
Clara Falk
Lavina Hana
Murray Fox
Matard Castle
Ruth Shankle
Mae Baker
Florence Ellenbrode
Hann
Frank Keeter
Lord's Acre
Jefferson Lutheran Church
Hensy Keller
Jefferson
Jett
Lee Gordon
Richard Smith
Charles Stockman
Luther Remsburg
Halfdan Zimmerman
Miss Shook
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