Fifty Years Ago From The News Post September 6 1911
In 1911 local notes report L Reed and Co considering Frederick as a potential site for locating. Marion Haller named U S messenger on the Washington route. Heavy rains damage peach crop. Concrete paving laid on East Church Street. Ground broken for two homes on Wisner Street. Enrollment hits 1400 in city schools. Washington visitors tumble from auto near Emmitsburg. Frederick canning factories busy with corn. Boulden Waters 14 scores 150 in ten pins. buggy collision near Franklinville. A boy bitten by a fox terrier. Wagon wheel collapse blocks Carroll Street. Carpenter James Lloyd killed after fall in Brunswick yard. Invitation issued for Mrs Frank Norwood’s at home in honor of sister Mrs Louis Eugster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Church Street
E. Peter Mantz
Wisner Street
A. A. Lough
H. M. Gitfinger
Washington
Payne's Hill
Emmatsburg
Frederick
Boulden Waters
George Biffle
Thurmont
O'Toole
Emmitsburg
Franklinville
Marcus Simmons
Thomas B. Johnson
Joseph Staley
Carroll Street
Farmers’ Exchange
Farmers’ Supply Co
B. and O
Brunswick
James N. Lloyd
Frank C. Norwood
Rockwell Terrace
Louis Eugster
Preview of 1962 Model Autos Signals Shift in Design
The 1962 models will not reach showrooms for 5 to 9 weeks while 1961 stock declines to a 19 month low. Production started three weeks earlier than last year and some models arrive in September with all new cars on display in November. Ford’s preview highlights a medium sized car trimmed by a foot and half a ton, framed as a full size economy car.
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Ford
Unemployment Insurance fund aids economy despite waste
Over 25 years the program paid about 28 billion pounds in benefits, supporting families and stabilizing spending while facing abuses. Advocates argue reform could redirect a portion of the fund to sustain employment opportunities, retraining, and community-driven job creation without relying on government handouts.
Births Register at Frederick Memorial Hospital
Birth notices from Frederick Memorial Hospital for August 31 to September 2 list numerous families welcoming new children. Entries include Charlotte Irene Wachter, Leigh Anne Zeigier, Harry Laws Jr, Lawrence Joseph Schiavone, James Willam Jr, Edward Dean, Clifford Eugene Jr, Anita Lynn Tribet, Dwight Mitchell, Judy Louise, Clifford Eugene Jr, and others from Frederick, Middletown, Monrovia, Braddock Heights, and Tangletown area families. The Dinterman reunion gathering is noted with attending relatives and locations Taneytown to York.
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Charles Wachter
New Midway
Charlotte Irene
Franklin Lee Zeigier
South Market Street
Frederick
Leigh Anne
Zeigier
Emily D. Fowler
Martinsburg
W. Va
Harry Louis Witmer
Ridge Road
Braddock Heights
Harry Laws Jr
Witmer
Joann Burras
Wheaton
Anthony Schiavone
RFD
Lawrence Joseph
James Saunders
Monrovia
James Willam Jr
Harold D. Fender
River Road
Bethesda
Edward Dean
Clifford Lee
West Af Saris Street
Fust
Clifford Eugene Jr
Wayne E. Tribet
Middletown
Anita Lynn
Richard N. Lewsome
West All Saints Street
Dwight Mitchell
Aim
Raymond Leeei
Judy Louse
Twenty Years Ago In The News Post Sept 6 1941
Seventy-seven lines describe Roosevelt remarks on the Greer attack and pursuit of a marauding submarine. British reports sink an Italian liner and damage a cruiser. A lightning storm in Brunswick injures four girls. Route 40 turnout talks led by James H Gambrill Jr. Nazis claim Leningrad shelved as Russians advance. Frederick blackout during a storm. The Yankees clinch their fifth pennant by beating the Red Sox. Local grain prices list Wheat Corn Barley per unit figures.
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Roosevelt
United States
Greer
Iceland
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Brunswick
Sehnauffer Hospital
Route 40
Confederation of Western Maryland
Town Hill
James H Gambrill Jr
Frederick
Leningrad
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Contractors to Convene on Labor Pressures in Washington
The Western Maryland Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors will hold a Thursday dinner at the Francis Scott Key hotel to discuss labor organization pressures in Washington. A panel from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will analyze labor legislation, strikes, welfare and pension plans, wage setting, and unionism with audience participation. Reservations go to C. Cyril Klein in Frederick.
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Western Maryland
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Washington
US Chamber of Commerce
C. Cyril Klein
RFD 5
Frederick
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Harry J. Lamberh
Joseph C. Fagan
William G
The
Chamber
Madison Wis
Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin
Associated General Contractors of America
National Chamber
van Meter
Winchester
Washington, DC
International Labor Organization
U.S
Geneva
George Washington University Law School
U. S
National Institute of Municipal Law Offices
Deaths Charles E Bruchey and Others in Frederick Area
Notices report the deaths of Charles Edward Bruchey 67 of Braddock at Frederick Memorial Hospital after months of illness. Surviving relatives include two sisters and several nieces and nephews. Also listed are obituaries for Lola V. Fink 67 of 412 Columbus Ave and Walter Rudolph Fogle 65 of Walkersville with details on survivors and funeral plans. Additional notices include Edna Koontz 86 of Sykesville, Frederick J. Kottmyer of 322 West Patrick Street, and Charles William Edward Ramsburg 60 of Dargan with service and burial arrangements.
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Charles E. Bruchey
Charles Edward Bruchey
Braddock
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Howard B
Minnie R. Ricketts Bruchey
Mount Carmel Methodist Church
Bruchey
Ruth M. Reeder
Samuel F. Starr
Edward Neff
Silver Spring
East Church Street
Mount Olivet
M. R. Picasa
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Report
Charles Bowman of Union Bridge admitted to Annie Warner Hospital in Gettysburg. Wesley Mummert of Taneytown and Mrs Harris Lewis of Thurmont released from hospital. Allen F Nagle of Blue Ridge Summit admitted to Waynesboro Hospital. Mrs Ruth J E Funkhouser of Cascade released from hospital.
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Charles Bowman
Union Bridge
Annie Warner Hospital
Gettysburg
Wesley Mummert
Taneytown
Harris Lewis
Thurmont
Allen F. Nagle
Blue Ridge Summit
Waynesboro Hospital
Ruth j _E. Funkhouser
Cascade
Infant Tammi Sue Webber Dies at Two Days Old
Park Heights cemetery in Keedysville hosts graveside services for infant Tammi Sue Webber daughter of Mr and Mrs C Edgar Webber who died Saturday at Charles Town General Hospital at age two days. She is survived by her parents and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Ralph W Reeder. Interment was in Mt Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
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E. Scott Koontz
Edna Koontz
National Lutheran Home
Washington
Keymar
Olive Forthman
Dora L. Weer
Sykesville
Mt. Union Lutheran Church
Fuss Funeral Home
Taneytown
Seth S. Hestler
Mt. Union Church
Tammi Sue Webber
C. Edgar Webber
Keedysville
Charles Town General Hospital
Ralph W. Reeder
Mt. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Funerals Held for Several Local Residents
Funeral services were held for Timothy X. Kelly of Damascus after a fatal Friday incident near Frederick. Harry L. Moler, Raymond Isaac Smith, and Winton Stockman also had funeral services this week, with interments at Gate of Heaven Cemetery Wheaton Park Heights Brunswick Mount Olivet Feagaville St Luke's. Pallbearers and officiants are listed with each service.
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Timothy X. Kelly
Damascus
Frederick
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Joseph Gedra
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Wheaton
Walter Shipley
Leroy Bansberger
Herbert Duvall Jr
Frank Williams
William Ruth
Robert Ruth
Olin L. Molesworth
Winton Stockman
East Church Street
St. Luke's Cemetery
Feagaville
M. R. Etchison and Son
Local Hospital Patients Report Steady Progress
Among The Sick Verry Show, Wilson place, entered Frederick Memorial Hospital Monday and underwent surgery on Tuesday. He is getting along nicely. Mr. Freeman Thompson has returned to his home in Winfield from Mount Wilson Hospital where he had been a patient since July 10. He is doing as well as can be expected. Mrs. Barbara Vaciliou, Cherokee Trail, entered Frederick Memorial Hospital Monday as a medical patient, and she is getting along nicely. Mrs. Ray Zimmerman, of New Market, entered Montgomery County General Hospital Tuesday for observation and treatment.
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Verry Show
Wilson Place
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Freeman Thompson
Winfield
Mount Wilson Hospital
Barbara Vaciliou
Cherokee Trail
Ray Zimmerman
New Market
Montgomery County General Hospital
Science At Work Pigeons to Doughnuts and Tiny Navy Oceans
Science at work reports a pigeon mounted mini radio beacon solving homing questions and aiding missile nav gadgets. Doughnut shaped inflatable space stations could orbit with a hatch accessible astronaut living weeks. Navy tests use a 360 by 240 foot water basin with pneumatic wavemakers to simulate full gale seas for tiny ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Navy
Office of Naval Research
Philadelphia
American Electronic Laboratories
Birthday Picnic Highlights Jefferson Community Events
Mrs. Norman Remsberg was guest of honor at a birthday picnic hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grove. Grange baking contest winners included Mrs. Richard Grove and Mrs. Richard Gove. Numerous local families and clubs visited, with tours and reunions noted, and several members marked birthdays and anniversaries.
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John Arnold Jefferson
Norman Remsberg
Richard Grove
Grove
Grange
Oma Woods
William Ferrell
Homer Gross
Mary Culler
David Ifert
Kathy
Linda
Perry
Ralph Brown
Carol
Sherry
Wayne Hawes
Ethel
Lucy Remsburg
Ricy
Jefferson Grange
Jefferson Community Hall
Richard Remsburg
Merril D. Remsberg
Jack Lakin
Henry Keller
Renn Remsberg
Carlton Keller
James Pasike
Richard Gove
Wilbur Gordon
Arthur House
Helen B. Hemp
American Agricultural Society
Buffalo
N. Y
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
Zion National Park
Bryce Canyon
Las Vegas
Disneyland
Beverly Hills
Knot Berry Farms
Hollywood
Red Woods Forrest
Mt. Saha
Crater Lake
Seattle
San Juan Islands
British Columbia
Glacier National Park
Mississippi’ River
Nancy Thrasher
Washington College
Chestertown
Alpha Omicron Pi
Sigma Tau
Eugene Hemp
Gertrude Boyer
Knoxville
Roscoe Rockwell
Frank Coffman
Brunswick
Atlantic City
Cape Cod
Mass
Ethel Lentbecker
Baltimore
David Frye
Mary Hine
Dana Strait
Dwight Smith
Ricky
Harold Forrester
Scottland
Helen Karn
Stockton Rouzie
Frederick
Homer Smith
Guy Smith
William Bears
Seaford
Del
Ocean City
Waldemar A. Rook
Charles Smith
Dwight
Wayne
Gregory Cox
Carmack
Husky Park
Gregory
Smith
Carolyn Cosgrave
Lily Ponds
Harold Heffner
Ira Detwiler
New Empire
Harry Pennell
United Lutheran Church Women
Kathy Ifert
Mehard Grove
Russel Spivey
Ruth Dade
Gregory Shaft
Margaret Ennis
Charlestown
W. Va
May Hine
Grover Shaff II
Grover Shaft Jr
Sam
Grover Shaft
Plattoon
Marine Corp Recruit Depot
Parrs Island
Francis Young
Francis Jr
Michael
Debbie
Barbara
Shaff
Beverly Beach
Ann Lovell
University of Maryland
Farmers Woods
Petersville
Wayne Smith
Sherry Smith
Faith Ann Carmack
Deana
Denny
Sharren Loy
Nancy Carmack
Alice Buchanan
Harmon Smith
Gene Wolfe
Howard Fawley
Family honors and officer slate announced at Harman Smith gathering
The event saluted Harman and Frances Williams and noted Millard Smith Jr as the largest family member. Officers elected for the coming year include president Charles Smith, vice president Vernon Smith, secretary Mrs Vernon Smith, and treasurer Wilbur Smith. Also mentioned are visits by John Arnold to his relatives in Araby. The radio TV section previews NBC Cain's Hundred premiering Sept 19, with producer Paul Monash outlining the hero Cain and comparing him to Paladin and Eliot Ness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harman Smith
Frances Ann Williams
Millard Smith Jr
Hollywood
NBC
Cain
Paladin
Avenger
CBS
ABC
Eliot Ness
the Untouchables
Frank Pierson
Odysseus
Achilles
Old West Ness
Chicago
Monash
Ancient Greeks and a proto Peace Corps idea
Washington professor Dr. John F. Latimer compares Leitourgia to JFK era Peace Corps noting the Greeks sought public service from the wealthy and allowed roles from warship provisioning to choir and embassy duties, with women largely excluded. He cites ancient festivals and sacred embassies as parallel civic duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John F. Latimer
George Washington University
Latimer
Harvard
Kennedy
Delos
Peace Corps
Women Club Socials and Leaders Attend Convention
The Fort Detrick Homemakers' Club hosted a summer social with a picnic at Mrs Clyde E Peet's home near Yellow Springs. The fall season opens September 6 with an international relations theme on South America Learn to Know Your Neighbors. Top insurance producers from Peoples Life depart September 7 for the 1961 Agency Leaders' Convention in Atlantic City New Jersey September 7 10. Winners are Paul A Watkins Eugene Johnson Doubs and Hollis E Hopkins, with wives invited. The local office at Court and Church streets is led by Ted J Noffsinger.
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Fort Detrick
Office of Peoples Life
Traymore Hotel
Atlantic City
N. J
Paul A. Watkins
RFD
Frederick. L. Eugene Johnson Doubs
Hollis E Hopkins
Dickerson
Court and
Church Streets
Ted J. Noffsinger
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Mroo
Ralph Dinterman
Tang
Ralph Deverman
Diane
Joan
Roy Dinterman
Carjton Houck
le Roy Dinterman
Richard
Billie
Viian
Gloria
Rocky Buigee
Jimmie Goshen
Daisy Dinterman
Robert Sell
Bobbie
Keysville
James R. Wood
Clair Ehrhart
Alvin T. Wood
Scot
Pamalesie
Lance
Bernard Dinterman
Ralph Sherman
York
Paul Dinterman
Stevie
Delroy
Ronald Dinterman
Randa
Jane
Tommie
Paul Dinterman Jr
Sheron
Emigsville
William Wood
Xiva
Carline Paul
Sam Paul
Harry J. Lambeth
William G. van Meter
Foster Fink
Lola V. Fink
Foster F. Fink
Columbus Avenue
Charles
Sarah Alexander Beachley
Middletown Reformed Church
Robert S. Delauter
Broad Run
Kenneth Barton
Sheperdstown
Lewis Hargett
Shookstown
James Welty
Harold Fink
Edward Fink
Washington D. C
Cletus Fink
Texas
Ray Fink
Locust Valley
Lionel Burras
Edgar Beachley
Pennsylvania
William Beachley
Dewey Beachley
Gladhill
George Klinefelter
Reformed Cemetery
Walter R. Fogle
Walter Rudolph
Rudy) Fogle
Walkersville
Western Maryland State Hospital
Hagerstown
Frederick Countty
George ‘Walter
Alice M. Clem Fogle
Mary Heffner Fogle
George W
Rollin F. Fogle
This City
Walter Jr
Arthur E. Fogle
Margaret Grimes
Walkerso
Pauline Mercer
Burkhard Fogle
Roger
Joseph Fogle
John Wisner
Mt. Pleasant
Harry Crum
Barton Funeral Home
Glade Cemetery
Frederick J. Kottmyer
Frederick John Kottmyer
Mildred James Kottmyer
West Patrick Street
Fredericks Memorial Hospital
Germany
Henry John and
Whlemena Louise Kottmyer
Albert H. Waldschmidt Jr
Harry L. Waldschmidt
Arizona
Alby W. Crawford
John W. Reightler Sr
Rockville
James R. Walschmidt
William Kattmyer
Eric
Kottmyer
Evangelical Lutheran Church
F.O.E. 1067
Frederick Iron and Steel Co
Charles W. E. Ramsburg
Charles William Edward Ramsburg
Mary Wiles Ramsburg
Dargan
Carrie Long Ramsburg
Order of Eagles
Loyal Order of the Moose
Nellie Moore
Lewistown
C. H. Feete and Brother
Daniel Blickenstaff
Park Heights Cemetery
Harry L. Moler
Ralph Miller
Park Heights
Maron Carey
Jerry Shewbridge
R. N. Ambose
Otto Carr
B. D. Orrison
Laurence Talcott
Raymond Isaac Smith
Winchester Street
North Market
Charles F. Trunk Jr
Arthur L. Hargett
Raymond L. Smith
William Michael
Leonard Markle
Clinton W. Smith
Charles Luhn
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Robert E. Dailey and Son
Science At Work
Jefferson
Sidvert
NEA
Pet
Junior
RADIO
Cynthia’ Lowry
Peace Corps of
Iit
Mars
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Samuel Gabler
Kittatinny Mountain
Gabler
Pike’s
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