4 H Queen to Crown at Great Frederick Fair
The first Frederick County 4 H Queen will be crowned Sept 27 after a wheel selection from six finalists. Nominees come from 4 H clubs with final six chosen Sept 22. 950 county 4 H members attend the event with square and round dancing and 4 H talent performances planned for fair week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Sally O. Miller
Frederick County
A. Irvin Renn
Board of
George B. Delaplaine Jr
Frederick News-Post
Charles Thomas Ford
Dorchester County
Winchester Hall
Miller
Frederick County Fair
Price Electric Plans Demolition of Fire Hazard House
Price Electric Co. will demolish a dilapidated unoccupied house at 325 E Church St adjacent to its plant on East Church Street. President Joseph Degen said the structure is a fire hazard and will be torn down. Earl H. Cline and Son contracted to do the work, starting today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price Electric Co
East Church Street
Joseph Degen
Degen
E. Church St
Earl H. Cline and Son
Brunswick Delegation Seeks Added School Bus Service
A Brunswick delegation asked the Frederick County Board of Education for expanded bus service to the new Brunswick High School area, citing hazardous sidewalk gaps on Maple Avenue and southeast Brunswick. Board members planned to inspect streets and assess solutions. The meeting also noted facility fixes at Lewistown and Carroll Manor Elementary Schools and ongoing vocational training programs for local youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Frederick County Board of Education
New Brunswick
C. L. Schwinn
J.E. Riggan
Maple Avenue
Paul L. Hoffmaster
Carnochan
C. Gordon Smith
Board of Education
New Lewistown
Tolbert F. Sawyer
State Heath Department
Carroll Manor
Gordon Smith
East Frederick
Smith
Thomas
O’possumtown Pike
Frederick Community College
Eugene Wood
Office of Economic Opportunity
Carnachan
Slander suit opens for $100,000 in Maryland case
A jury heard testimony in Frederick in a $100,000 slander suit brought by Harry Bobst of Carlisle against Owen Ecker, owner of a North Market Street beauty salon. Bobst alleges Ecker called him a crook during a 1964 Maryland Legislature debate on beauty school regulation, harming his Havre de Grace salon. Judge Robert E. Clapp Jr. presided. list of jurors included Gwynn Kinsey and Royal Lawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Harry Bobst
Carlisle
Owen Ecker
North Market Street
Ecker
Maryland
Bobst
Havre de Grace
Harford County
Pennsylvania
Edwin F. Nikirk
Law Firm
Lentz and Manfred
Baltimore
Robert E. Clapp Jr
Gwynn X. Kinsey
Foreman
Royal Lawson
Ernest C. Speaks
Edna V. Albaugh
Marguerite N. Fothergill
Irlene V. Kline
Herman A. Boyer
Donald L. Boyer
Bernard T. Davis
Dominican Crisis Settled
The Organization of American States secured a full agreement ending a four month Dominican crisis. A provisional government will be installed Friday as a step toward general elections in nine months. Rebel leaders and armed forces pledged support for the peace plan and interim regime led by Hector Garcia-Godoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
Junta
OAS
Ellsworth Bunker
United States
Ramon de Clairmont Duenas
el Salvador
Omar Penna Marinho
Brazil
Hector Garcia-Godoy
Medicare Sign Up Begins for 65 and Older
Washington AP reports 2.5 million retirees will receive kits on two new Social Security programs the voluntary medical plan and automatic hospitalization coverage. Enrollment opens for those 65 plus not yet on benefits. plan costs 3 dollars monthly with government matching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Social Security Administration
Elderly Woman Hurt In Dog Attack
A 77 year old Washington woman, Evelyn May Easley, was knocked to the ground by a 72 pound Boxer near the Rosemont residence of Mrs. Grace Waltz. She suffered a possible fractured left hip and elbow lacerations and was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital, in satisfactory condition. The dog owner is Howard W. Lewis and the animal is under veterinary observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Evelyn May Easley
Stephen P. Riland
Easley
Brunswick
Howard W. Lewis
Americans Die In Viet Plane Crash Near Saigon
Four Americans and one Vietnamese were killed when a helicopter, apparently shot down by ground fire, crashed 25 miles northwest of Saigon in Binh Duong Province near Ben Cat. A Vietnamese unit recovered the bodies. Separately, futile week-long rescue efforts ended for a U.S. Navy pilot who bailed from an A4 Skyhawk after a bombing mission in North Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Binh Duong Province
Ben Cat
Viet Nam
Thanh Hoa
Steel talks drag as union balks at wage plan
Emergency steel talks extend into a third day as union negotiators challenge White House wage guidelines. President Johnson and congressional leaders warn a strike would damage the economy and security. The deadline shift postpones a strike that would idle about 450 900 workers and affect 80 percent of U S steel output. Labor and Commerce secretaries press for a 53 cent hourly raise over three years versus a 40 6 cent offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washngton
White House
Johnson
House
Senate
W. Willard Wirtz
John T. Connor
Aflcio United Steelworkers
Mathias Enters Railroad Safety Bill
U S Rep Charles McMathias Jr introduced a bill to improve railroad safety by limiting continuous hours for all railroad employees. The measure sets maximum on duty hours and minimum off duty periods, with special provisions for relief and wreck train crews and for dispatchers in emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
R-Md
Pistol Qualification Results Top Frederick City Officers
Officer William E. Shepley led the Frederick City Police in a pistol qualification on Tuesday with 98.8, just shy of perfection. James E. Schreyer followed at 94.0, maintaining second place. Sgt. John B. Wheeldon scored 9.8 and Ray N. Dietz 196.0 near the rest of the expert qualifiers. Twenty two of 33 officers qualified as experts on the Singapore range, an increase of six from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Shepley
Frederick City
Ofc
Shepley
James E. Schroyer
Schroyer
Singapore
Schreyer
John B. Wheeldon
Ray N. Dietz
Dietz
William McK. Boost
Gideon T. Darkis
William Shepley
Frederick
Marine Corporal Thanks Johnson for Chance to Serve in Vietnam
Marine Cpl Dennis Stefanacci of Ambridge expresses gratitude to President Johnson for the chance to serve his country in Vietnam. The 21 year old writes of his prior Okinawa service and the pledge he has made to defend the United States despite wishing there were no war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Vietnam
Pittsburgh
Dennis Stefanacci
Okinawa
Viet Nam
Ambridge
House of Representatives
Geraldine Stefanacci
Dennis
Stefanacci
Merger Talks Under Rail Stock Market Spotlight
In New York the stock market moved irregularly as merger issues tied to rail concerns dominated trading. Analysts weighed potential industry impacts and railway sector guidance amid ongoing corporate consolidation chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J E Boone Dies In U S 40 Truck Wreck
A 30 year old Braddock Heights man, James Edward Boone, was killed when his pickup crossed the highway center and collided with a westbound tractor trailer on U S 40 ten miles west of Frederick near Md 153. The death was ruled a crushed chest and multiple fractures. Boone’s truck was demolished and the tractor trailer sustained about 1500 dollars in damage. He died at the scene. Boone leaves a wife and daughter and several siblings. Service arrangements and interment are announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Heights
U.S. 40
B. O. Thomas Sr
James Edward Boone
Edward W. Lennox
Frederick
MD. 153
Boone
U.S. 4
Lennox
Clifford Nicholas
Baltimore
Tie. Lennox
Meredith B. Boone
Bertha I. Dodd Boone
Ruby E. Boone
Jennifer Lynn Boone
Ralph W
Ronald T. Boone
Robert M. Boone
Ruth D. Boone
RFD
Doris L. Appel
Amy J. Appel
Flintstone
Geraldine I. Appel
Bertha P. Morgan
Yellow Springs
Mary J. Morgan
Hurricane Betsy Rises Again In Atlantic March
Betsy regained strength after being downgraded to a tropical storm. Weather officials aborted a silver iodide cloud seeding plan. The storm moved west at 6 mph with peak winds near 80 mph, posing no immediate U.S. land threat for two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Betsy
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
U.S
Frederick Singers Rejoin Adult Education Program
The Frederick Singers resume choral activities Sept 20 as part of Frederick County's adult education program. Eugene Miller of Brunswick High School will lead the class, with core members from the Singers and former director Charles J. Warner stepping down. Miller, a Lebanon Valley College graduate, studies at Peabody Conservatory and is noted as a skilled conductor and musician. The class aims to perform varied choral works, with planned non profit concerts potentially for charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Singers
Frederick County
Eugene Miller
Brunswick High School
Miller
Charles J. Warner
Hood College
Singers Miller
Lebanon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Price Electric
Medicare
U. S
Cindy Leopold
Charles Leopold
George May
Cindy Main
Jay Main
Karen Leopold
Cindy
Patricia Knight
Robert Knight
Brenda Barger
Virginia Barger
Nancy Daugherty
W. W. Daugherty Jr
Viet
Officer Shepley
George Ma
J. E. Boone
Tek
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!