Fifty Years Ago Items From the News-Post Files
President Wilson urged Congress for $1000000 in annual revenue via internal taxes to cover a treasury deficit caused by the European conflict. Hood College reports enrollments about 10 percent ahead of prior years, with Dr J H Apple noting unexpected strength despite college expenses elsewhere. Wheat prices rise alongside German advances on Paris, today at 1 18. A bullet embedded in Master M F Lease Jr s left instep bone for ten months was removed after an accidental shooting last November while handling a cat rifle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Congress
Treasury
Europe
Hood College
J. H. Apple
Paris
M F Lease Jr
M F Lease
North Market Street
National Anthem and Fort McHenry 150th Anniversary Reflections
The nation marks the 150th anniversary of the words later set to music becoming the national anthem. Mary Pickersgill stitched the 42 by 30 foot flag that flew over Fort McHenry, symbolizing liberty and sacrifice. The piece laments modern neglect of Old Glory while admiring the historical resolve that built a republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort McHenry
Francis Scott Key
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Baltimore
Mary Pickersgill
Republic
Old Glory
Independence Hall
Boston
Bubble gum firm faces FTC ruling on baseball card monopoly
Parents of Little League players feel the impact of a federal ruling on whether a gum maker monopolizes baseball trading cards. The decision, spanning 113 examiner pages, rests with the FTC and may reach the courts. Collectors’ urge drives activity from spring through summer, fueled by price, gum, and a 587-card series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
Aer
FTC
Thurmont Residents In Local Health News
Among The Sick Mr Harry O Miller, Thurmont barber, is a patient at Chambersburg Hospital with an old back injury in traction. Sgt Francis Falvey returned to Thurmont from Frederick Memorial Hospital after emergency appendectomy and is improving. Local ambulance transfers sent Roy Boyer to Frederick Memorial and Robert Stitely to Washington County Hospital. Edward McClain Jr. has returned home near Monrovia after a surgical stay at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry O Miller
Thurmont
Chambersburg
Francis Falvey
Frederick Memorial Hospital
American Legion
Roy Boyer
Robert Stitely
Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Edward McClain Jr
Monrovia
Cairo largest city in Africa by population
Cairo is Africa’s most populous city with over three million residents, making it the continent’s largest urban center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
City
Africa
Battlefront dispatches from September 5 1944
U S First Army has reached Charleville and Hirson and are within five to eight miles of Belgium on a 30 mile front west of Sedan. British forces thrust northeast of Arras toward Douai and past Vimy ridge to Cambrai while patrols pushed toward Lens and Bernes near Armentieres and Lille.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S First Army
Charleville
Hirson
Belgium
Sedan
Arras
Douai
Vimy Ridge
Cambigneul
Lens
Bernes
Armentieres
Lille
Glenn E. Stowell
Baltimore
Southern
Salvation Army
Atlanta
Parkersburg
W. V
Benjamin F. Phebus
Helen E Walkers
New Market
Mount Saint Mary’s faculty return from summer seminars
Mount Saint Mary’s College faculty members report attendance at summer programs. Dr. Joseph D Broussard and W Richard Etchison completed an eight week seminar on Southeast Asia problems at the University of Michigan funded by Ford Foundation. Dean J Sprague, relations director and former history professor, returned from a Guadalajara summer school assignment as part of a pilot program across five Jesuit universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Saint Mary’s
Joseph D. Broussard
W. Richard Etchison
Southeast Asia
University of Michigan
Ford Foundation
J. Sprague
Guadalajara
Mexico
Sprague
Latin America
Man Charged With Carrying Weapon in New Windsor
City police charged Lawrence E Summers of RFC 1 New Windsor with carrying a concealed weapon after a 515 am report of gunshots near Middle Alley. Authorities found Summers with a .22 caliber pistol on his person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Windsor
Cty
Lawrence E Summers
RFC 1
Summers
Sears Anniversary Sale Highlights 70 Years of Sears
The local Sears store joins 770 nationwide outlets in launching the 70th Anniversary Celebration. Manager Ed ward J. McGuiness touts 78 years of growth in product development and service while praising patronage and offering special merchandise. The Frederick store vies for an Eastern territory anniversary award after last year’s honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Edward J. McGuiness
Me.Guiness
Frederick
North Redwood
Minn
Richard Warren Sears
Minneapolis
Chicago
Indiana
Alvah C Roebuck
Births Reported at Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick Memorial Hospital records births on Sept 3 and 4. William Woodrow Pruitt is the first child of William K. Pruitt and Johnetta Stiles. Melanie Sue Ramsburg is the second child of Herbert E. Ramsburg and Delores Gehr. Thomas Trail Speak Jr is the second child of Thomas Speak and his wife. DeAnn Lorraine Neuber is the first child of Pryor Neuber Jr and Delores Gehr. Toni Lynn Harrison is the second daughter of Warren Harrison and Mary Alry. Patricia Grace Malone is the first child of Donald Malone and Joan Schneider. All parents listed with addresses in Thurmont, Ephrata, and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pryor
Neuber Jr
Culler Avenue
DeAnn Lorrane
Neuber
Delores Gehr
Ephrata
Warren E. Harrison
Alry
Toni Lynn
Donald M. Malone
Red 1
Thurmont
Patricia Grace
Malone
Joan Grace Schneider
Pont Pleasant
N. J
Funkstown Church Names Rev Brake as New Pastor
Rev Donald C Brake will become pastor of St Pauls Lutheran Church Funkstown on September 6. He comes from Union Bridge Lutheran Parish where he served since June 1958 after Gettysburg Seminary and Gettysburg College degrees. He is married to Doris Coleman with two children. Installation is set for Sunday September 20 at 2:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald C. Brake
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Funkstown
Union Bridge Lutheran
Gettysburg Seminary
Gettysburg College
Fort Hil High School
Cumberland
Donald F Brake
The
Messiah Church
Cocoa
Fla
Zion Church
Middletown
Sharon Rae
Donald Roy
Red China Moscow peace talks aim to resolve Peking feud
A wide communist conference in Moscow seeks to settle the Peking Moscow feud. Observers note statements partially target the Italian Communist party which on Friday issued a manifesto of independence. Written by Palmiro Togliatti before his death in the Soviet Union, it urges world Communist parties to shape their own policies while expressing reservations about further alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Peking- Moscow
Pal‘miro Togliatti
Soviet Union
Togliatti
Deaths of Mrs. Emmert J. Bayer and others in area
Obituary notices list Mrs Emmert J Bayer widow of RID 1 Frederick who died at home after a long illness with 22 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren among survivors. Also David H Cashour 63 of Mt Airy dies at Frederick Memorial Hospital with surviving siblings and a funeral Monday. Charles Clinton Hoover 91 Leitersburg area dies at Martin Manor Nursing Home with many children and grandchildren. Guy Charles Kline 53 Myersville dies at Johns Hopkins after two week illness. Haywood James Martin 58 Boyds dies at home with family. Edgar Cornelius Virts Sr 70 Knoxville dies at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage with multiple relatives. Services set at local churches and funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmert J. Bayer
Edith May Bayer
Frederick
Vie
Waynesboro
Joseph and
Anna Elizabeth Norris Winks
Middletown Lutheran Church
East Church Street
Reformed Cemetery
Middletown
M. R. Etchison and Son
David H. Cashour
Charles Poole
Monrovia
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Mt. Airy
David
Charlotte Gore Cashour
Poole
Arthur Horton
Norman Cashour
Mt. Ary
Falconer
New Market
Prospect Cemetery
Charles Clinton Hoover
Leitersburg
Martin Manor
Daniel O
Sarah S. (Hartle) Hoover
Christ Reformed Church
Clever- Smith
Ernest F
Smithsburg
Lloyd L
Lester R. Lappans Crossroads
Guy Charles Kline
Myersville
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Haywood
James Martin
Boyds
Lucille Martin
Charles J. Martin
Herman Martin
Virginia
Elsie
Estelle Martin
Hilton
Barnesville
Horace DuBois
Clarksburg Methodist Cemetery
Edgar Cornelius Virts
Edgar Cornelius Virts Sr
Knoxville
Cornelius William and
Mary Grim Virts
Martha D. Virts
Martha Mary Sneadher
Libertytown
Edgar C. Virts Jr
Jefferson
David Richard Virts
Nelly Eagle
Harvey CC. Virts
Tampa
Fla
Virts
11Th
Joe Eisenhauer's Notebook Item Fragment
An OCR fragment from Joe Eisenhauer's notebook includes garbled phrases and stray words. It lacks coherent events or names to form a complete news item.
No one be hurt driving this Labor Day weekend plea
The column warns that Labor Day Weekend marks the last of summer with a new highway toll anticipated. It cites dangers of excessive speed and holiday indulgence as the season ends and urges safe driving, noting a dramatic illustration from Grove Folks processed by J Rolfe Castleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove Folks
Plant
M. J. Grove Lime Company
News- Post
J. Rolfe Castleman
Two White Defense Appeals to Jury in Murder Trial
The defense warned the jury that condoning the killing devalues human life. Hudson urged jurors not to second guess after electrocution, describing children and families affected. The report also notes opti Mrs meeting details, outlining plans for the club’s season and upcoming events in town.
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Hudson
Campaign mood and campaign trail notes in 1964 races
The report covers Fort Meade related service notices for a Brunswick church member, and outlines early 1964 campaign moves. Goldwater launches in Prescott with a lengthy cross-country tour. Johnson plans Labor Day stop in Detroit. Humphrey and Miller schedule appearances. Ballot eligibility issues surface in South Dakota and New York legal actions seek to remove Goldwater from ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldwater
White House
Prescott
Ariz
Arizona
Lockport
Phoenx
Johnson
Detroit
Cadillac Square
George Reedy
Humphrey
Miller
Waverly
Minn
Ohio
Akron
Youngstown
Indiana
California
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Minnesota
Ilinois
South Dakota
Frank Farrar
An Ha
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Goldwater-Miller
Kenneth B. Keating Keating
Atty
Robert F Kennedy
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Senate
San Francisco
Melvin A. Belli
Ralph Ginsberg
Fact Magazine
Funeral services for William M Albaugh Walkersville
Funeral services for William M. Albaugh of Walkersville were held Friday at 2 p.m. at Barton funeral home with Rev. David L. Blackwelder of St. Pauls Lutheran Church officiating. Interment followed in Keysville Cemetery. Pallbearers included LeRoy Rhodes Robert Gaver Jon Gaver Russell Eyler Elmer Houck and Harvey Houck. Also noted were services for Elmer Frank Hummer of Moorestown New Jersey held Friday at 11 a.m. at New Windsor funeral home with D D Hartzler and Sons conducting and Rev. Charles Ohman of First Baptist Church of Lebanon officiating. Plymouth Lodge AF and AM Union Bridge members conducted services at the funeral home on Thursday at 8 p.m. Pallbearers were Milton Hummer Jr Howard Deeds Jr Gene Cronise Vincent Cronise Paul Smith and Joseph Englar. Interment followed in Pipe Creek Cemetery.
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William M. Albaugh
Walkersville
Barton
David L. Blackwelder
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Keysville
LeRoy Rhodes
Robert
Jon Gaver
Russell Eyler
Elmer
Harvey Houck
Elmer Frank Hummer
Bessie Hames Hummer
Moorestown
New Jersey
New Windsor
D. D. Hartzler
Gene and
Vincent Cronise
Paul Smith
Joseph Englar
Pipe Creek
Smiths Welcome Ninth Child A Daughter In Rocky Ridge
Mr and Mrs Karl Smith of Rocky Ridge are parents to their ninth child a daughter born August 29. They had not chosen a name yet as they anticipated a boy. The couple’s eight other children are boys. Mrs Smith is the former Miss Isa Belle Albaugh daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond J Albaugh near Detour.
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Karl Smith
Rocky Ridge
Smith
Isabelle Albaugh
Raymond J. Albaugh
Near Detour
Only One Holiday Accident So Far in County
State Police reported the only holiday crash of the period as Laura Smith Rinecker of Rural Free Delivery 2 Westminster backed into Harold Rraeger’s parked car from Andrews Air Force Base Washington in the Sportsman's Inn lot on Md 144 around 10 45 p m Friday. Jaeger’s 1957 car sustained 100 dollars in damage and Mrs Rinecker’s 1955 car about 10 dollars. Trooper William E O Hara Jr investigated.
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Laura Smith Rinecker
RFD 2
Westminster
Harold Rraeger
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Sportsman's Inn
MD. 144
Jaeger
Some May Doubt Fair Exchange
Kankakee Illinois AP sheriff’s office reports Mrs Anna Robbins Pembroke township says somebody stole her fat pig and 15 fat hens and left a skinny pig and 15 skinny hens in their place. Ambulance user Erle B Arnold Sr Middleburg was taken last Thursday in an ambulance from Lehigh Portland Cement Co to Carroll County General Hospital for examination and returned to the plant after a slight head knock. Friday Mrs Pauline Martin was taken from New Windsor to Carroll County General Hospital and returned home after X rays.
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Kankakee, Ill
Sheriff’s Office
Anna Robbins
Pembroke Township
Erle B. Arnold Sr
Middleburg
Lehigh Portland Cement Co
Carroll County General Hospital
Pauline Martin
New Windsor
Gettysburg College Opens 138th Year With 500 Freshmen
Gettysburg College begins its 138th year on Thursday September 17 ushering in more than 500 new students and an undergraduate enrollment exceeding 1 060 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg College
Thieves Try Bank Heist in Transkei Town
In Umtata Transkei thieves cut power and phone lines then used matches to locate keys and empty drawers at a local bank. They even cut a floor polisher cable thinking it was an alarm, leaving the cleaner unable to work the next morning.
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Umtata
South Africa
Transkei
Memo on Vodka to Whisky Switch in Johannesburg
The chairman of a large Johannesburg firm sent a memo to senior executives urging that those who drank vodka at lunch switch to whisky. He argued clients would see staff as inebriated rather than stupid. The note reflects a shift in midday drinking habits among Johannesburg business executives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Affrica
Ramsburg Receives Wings of Gold as Marine Aviator
Marine Second Lieutenant Harry R. Ramsburg, son of Mr and Mrs Herman F Ramsburg of Lee Place, earned his Wings of Gold and designation as a marine aviator and helicopter pilot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry R. Ramsburg
Herman F. Ramsburg
Lee Place
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Elizabeth Ewing
Anchorage School
Funkstown Church
Red
China
Charles M
Rosa Schildknect Kline
Nellie Hays Kline
Guynella Keller
Rosalie Chadwick
Clevland
Robert Kline
Iva Wise
Lloyd
Cavetown
Ursa Kline
Austin Kline
Myersersville
Herman Kline
Boonsboro
Ray Kline
Chamberburg
Archie Kine
Wilbur Kine
Bittle
Wiliam M. Brown J
Joe Eisenhauer
Culler Lake
Mark Joy
Jack Joy
Grant Place
Mark
Moscow-Peking
Town and Country
West Patrick Street
Ways and Means Committee
William Farra
Farra
Hamilton Club
Warren Bichy
Wilson Avenue
Company & C
Fort Meade
First Methodist Church of
Brunswick
Frederick County
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