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News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1964

Page

4

Funeral Services Held For Wirts Sr and Two Others

Funeral services were held for Edgar Cornelius Wirts Sr. of Knoxville who died Friday at Frederick Memorial Hospital. The Rev. William Warner officiated at Feete Funeral Home Brunswick with pallbearers Woodrow Souder Sam Ramsburg Harvey Eagle Charles Wirts John Shaffer and John E Grim. Interment at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens Frederick. Edith May Boyer died Friday at her Route 1 residence and had funeral services Monday led by Rev. J Paul Selzer at 106 East Church Street. Pallbearers were Bernard Kaye Albert Boyer Jr. Robert Boyer Howard Boyer Jerry Minnick and Robert Minnick. Interment in Reformed Cemetery Middletown. Donald R Brice of Thurmont died Thursday at Frederick Memorial Hospital and funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Creager Funeral Home in Thurmont conducted by Rev. Elmer R. Andrews assisted by Rev. Ivan G. Naugie.

Edgar Cornelius Wirts Sr Knoxville Frederick Memorial Hospital Feete Brunswick William Warner Woodrow Souder Sam Ramsburg Harvey Eagle Charles Wirts John Shaffer John E. Grim Rest Haven Memorial Gardens Frederick Edith May Boyer East Church Street J Paul Selzer Middletown Lutheran Church Bernard Kaye Albert Boyer Jr Robert Boyer Howard Boyer Jerry, Minnick Robert Minnick Reformed Middletown M. R.tchison & Son Donald R Brice Thurmont Creager

Obituaries and Funeral Notices Gather In Thurmont Area

Interment was in Blue Ridge Cemetery Thurmont for Esther Lenhart widow of Chester Lenhart and for Elizabeth Shaw wife of Lawrence Shaw. Services held at Creager Funeral Home Thurmont and East Church Street funeral home with local pastors officiating. Pallbearers named. Interments in Utica and Mount Olivet cemeteries. Willie Ensor Sr. buried at Barton Funeral Home Walkersville with service by Rev Black and Rev Pollard. Large fraternal parade planned with strong support from city and county. Sugar corn yields noted from Hiram Grove farm near Frederick. four and a half tons per acre on eighteen acres. A P Marsh possesses an old May 28 1879 menu card from Richmond Va hotel. Walkersville High School class of 1911 held first reunion at A G McKinney home.

Esther M. Lenhart Chester W. Lenhart Utica Creager Thurmont Mary Edward Wenck Arthur Lambert Clarence Warner Paul Baer Lawrence ,Clark Frank Martz Stewart Geisbert Woman's Guild of the United Church of Christ Willie L. Ensor Sr Walkersville Barton Funeral Home David L. Black‘welder Charles ‘A. Pollard Ralph Smith Walter Zimmermake Edward Zimmerman David Stauffer Earl Hill Reno S. Harphery Hiram Grove Frederick G W. Young Mr. Young VRS. A Walkersville High A G. McKinney

Nations with highest per capita wealth and Sgt Alvin C York tribute

The Financial Times rankings place Kuwait and Qatar atop per capita wealth, followed by Canada Sweden Switzerland Luxembourg Australia New Zealand Denmark West Germany France Britain Norway and Belgium with Switzerland dropping to sixth. The column then honors Sgt Alvin C York as a World War I hero and notes American military resolve from past wars to present Vietnam era actions.

United States Financial Times of London Kuwait Qatar Persian Gulf Canada Sweden Switzerland Luxembourg Australia New Zealand Denmark West Germany France Britain Norway Belgium Khrushchev

Hahn couple marks eighth wedding anniversary today

Mr and Mrs Roland Hahn of Mary street celebrate their eighth wedding anniversary on this date. Eva M Summers has returned home to South Main street Mt Airy after visiting near Huntington West Virginia and Winchester Pennsylvania. A farewell dinner was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Mark Elliott after services at Pipe Creek Church of the Brethren for Rev Austin Cooper who has moved to Monrovia to lead the Bush Creek congregation as pastor.

Roland Hahn Mary Street Eva M Summers South Main Street Mt. Airy Huntington W Va Winchester Mark Elliott Pipe Creek

Local Hospital Admissions Report

Among the sick Mr Charles Hoffman Woodsboro entered Frederick Memorial Hospital last week as a medical patient Recent admissions to Vindobona Nursing Home Braddock Heights were Mr Reuben G Bostian Woodsboro Mrs Mathilda C Helfrick Carroll Parkway and Miss Daisy Miller North Market Street Master John Wayne Harris son of Mr and Mrs John R Harris has entered Frederick Memorial Hospital for treatment and surgery of his foot which was cut in an accident a few weeks ago He is improving satisfactorily Michael L Rice 9 of Frederick is a patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

Charles Hoffman Woodsboro Frederick Memorial Hospital Vindobona Nursing Home, Inc Braddock Heights Reuben G Bostian Weodsboro Mathilda C. Helfrick Carroll Parkway Daisy Miller North Market John Wayne Harris John R. Harris Michael L. Rice Frederick

Agnes Boyle 90 Died in Emmitsburg Home

Agnes Boyle died at age 90 at her daughter Miss Sarah Boyle’s home in Emmitsburg on September 1. Funeral services were Friday at Wilson Funeral Home with a Requiem Mass at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church officiated by Rev. Louis Storms. burial in the church cemetery. Pallbearers included Jack Stoner Jerry Bialecki Patrick Boyle James W. Boyle Jacob Baker and Edgar Hobbs. David H. Cashour of Monrovia died Thursday evening at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Services were held Monday at 2 p.m. at Falconer Funeral Home New Market with Rev. Clark Rist presiding. interment in Prospect Cemetery Mt. Airy. Pallbearers were Clifton Coughlin Everett Bowers Harvey Bowers George L. Chaney Albert Elworthy and Roy Thompson.

Agnes Boyle Sarah Boyle Emmitsburg Wilson Funeral Home St. Joseph’s Catholic Church David H. Cashour Monrovia Frederick Memorial Hospital Falconer New Market Clark Rist Clifton Coughlin Everett Bowers Harvey Bowers George L. Chaney Albert Elworthy Roy Thompson Prospect Cemetery Mt. Airy

Language clubs and new aids at Emmitsburg schools

Emmitsburg students may join Le Cercle Francais for French and the Junior Classical League for Latin. New audio visual aids arrive for language classes this year. At Mother Seton first grade classes start Thursday while all other classes begin Wednesday. First graders and one parent per student report Thursday with half days Thursday and Friday before full time on Monday.

le Cercle Francais Mother Seton

Twenty Years Ago News From September 1944 Front

Reports from the Swiss French frontier claim Allied forces captured Aachen and Saarbrucken though no Supreme Headquarters confirmation came yet. Pfc John L Duble of Graceham, cited for heroism in action with an infantry company, is named in Roosevelt’s remarks. British American and Russian delegates at Dumbarton Oaks outline a world security body with progress on the Council and Assembly but debate on an international force continues. Margaret L Smith of Baltimore visited New Market over Labor Day weekend. Labor Day observed with many plants and offices closed, bringing the quietest day in years.

Aachen Saarbruken Germany Supreme Invasion War Department Pfe John L. Duble Graceham Roosevelt Maryland J. W. Duble Dumbarton Oaks Council Assembly of the Future Peace Agency Margaret L. Smith Baltimore New Market

Holiday Weekend Ends Quiet With No Major Accidents

Frederick weathered a three day holiday with no critical injuries and heavy but smooth traffic. Police noted a bottleneck near the State Police bar racks at West Patrick street, Baughman Lane and Linden Avenue. Several accidents occurred including a one car crash near Johnsville injuring Jerry Lee Chipley, 20, and other minor injuries in Walkersville and Urbana areas. Police charged several drivers with traffic offenses as damage totals rose. A separate notice mentions commemorative envelopes for a Post Office event.

Walkersville Bethesda Naval Hospital Johnsville Jerry Lee Chipley RFD 1 Renner Road Tpr Byron L. Hubble Chipley Frederick Memorial Hospital Larry Eaton Jerry Jeffries Virginia Roy J. Reed Thomas Ashington Jr Ft. Eustis Rem Urbana Washington Louis Hipkins Jefferson Boulevard Braddock Heights Harry J. Frost Hipkins George W. Stultz George W. Koch Hospital Charles J. Davis RFD Frederick Pine Tree Libertytown W. Dennis Drumm Davis

Plan Observance At Fort McHenry Seeks Sesquicentennial Stamp

Plan to observe the Septemnber 14 celebration includes a noon hurricane signal and an evening fireworks display at Fort McHenry. An unusual feature is the issuance of Sesquicentennial envelopes with Francis Scott Key postage stamps. Judge Delaplaine suggested safe harbor routes and the plan mentions small craft movement to Florida and the Carolinas from the Bahamas and Puerto Rico.

Fort McHenry Frederick Francis Scott Key Ing Delaplaine Florida Carolinas Bahamas Puerto

Makarios to seek Soviet aid terms in Moscow visit

President Makarios will send a delegation to Moscow this week to seek concrete terms for the Soviet offer of aid to the Greek Cypriot government. He previously urged Soviet military aid after Turkish war planes attacked Greek Cypriot positions and has also asked the United Arab Republic for help.

Nicossa Cyprus Makarios Moscow United Arab Republic

Deaths in Frederick area with multiple obituaries

Edith May Boyer widow of Emmert J Boyer of Frederick died at home after a lengthy illness. She leaves six children, twenty-two grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren, and Lutheran Church ties, with services at Middletown. Charles Clinton Hoover a retired farmer of Leitersburg died at Martin Manor Nursing Home at 91, survived by four sons and many grandchildren, funeral in Green Hill Cemetery. Mrs Anne C Nichols of Brunswick died at Wynelle Nursing Home after a 40 year Frederick County teaching career. survived by daughter Mary Strube and sister-in-law. services at Feete in Brunswick. Thomas Russell Perrell of Rockville died suddenly at Suburban Hospital. survived by wife Ellen, daughter Marilyn, and brother William. services at Gartner’s Gaithersburg then Mt Olivet Cemetery. Mrs Peggy Dean Seal, age 24, noted.

Emmert J. Boyer Edith May Boyer Frederick Boyer Waynesboro Joseph Anna Elizabeth Norris Winks Robert E. Boyer Boonsboro Joseph A. Boyer Middletown Frank D. Boyer Albert B. Boyer Charles J. Minnick Mitchell Lum Baltimore Middletown Lutheran Church Reformed Cemetery M. R. Etchison and Son Charles Clinton Hoover Leitersburg Martin Manor Daniel O Sarah Hartle) Hoover Christ Reformed Church Clever- Smith Ernest. F Smithsburg Lloyd L Lester R Lappan Edgar V. Nichols Anne C. Nichols Brunswick Wynelle Nursing Home Military Road Sandy Hook John P Susan M. Wallerberger Nichols Washington County Frederick County Madison College Virginia Towson State Teachers College University of Maryland Mary Elizabeth Strube Thurmont Laura’ Noes Thomas R. Perrell Thomas Russell Perrell Rockville Bethesda Perrell Hiram Myrtle Perrell Germantown Ellen Higgins Perrell Marilyn L.perrell William E. Pertrell Gartner Gaithersburg Mt. Olivet William C. Specht Taney Apartments Frederick Memorial Hospital Joseph and Betty Fox Specht Edgewood Church of God Mary I. Linton Specht Lafayette N. Specht Melvin S. Specht Near Frederick Rayhne C. Specht William C. Specht Jr Taneytown Irene G. Crouse Frances L. Morgan Bar‘ton Walkersville Brook Hill Methodist Church Yellow Springs Mildred. F. Hargett Mildred F. Hargett Woodsboro Charles W Dessie May Fox Hoffman Wilbur A. Hoffman Harold W Elsie H. Chew Arlington Frances E. Ramsburg St. Petersburg Fla Earlston L. Rothenhoefer Barton Funeral Home Mount Olivet Cemetery

Changing of the Guard dies after long illness in Martinsburg

Obituary round up from Martinsburg and Frederick area notes several deaths. Zombro family resident of Loudoun County near Harpers Ferry. funeral at J Donald Euckles Chapel Harpers Ferry Wednesday at 2 pm. Other notices include Myrtle Strawder of York Pa. William Specht of Frederick County. Mildred Hargett of Woodsboro. James Winpigler formerly Evergreen Point and military road resident. Luella England of Ijamsville. C Elroy Whitmore Creagerstown.

James KR. Winpigler James Roger Winpigler Evergreen Point Military Road James Thomas

Funeral Rites For Mrs Delaplaine Mention Civic Arts Work

The obituary describes Mrs Delaplaine as longtime president of the Board of Managers at the Home For The Aged and active in Frederick area groups G rows and clubs. It notes her roles with Frederick Memorial Hospital Women’s Auxiliary Hood College Board of Associates and teaching art at Catawba College and Newton North Carolina with a gracious and genial character.

Home For the Aged Frederick Memorial Hospital Civic Club Garden Club of Frederick Art Club

Premier Ikeda Treated For Throat Condition

Tokyo officials say Premier Hayato Ikeda will enter the National Cancer Center Hospital on Wednesday for treatment of a noncancerous throat ailment. A spokesman says the 65 year old leader has a chronic laryngeal catarrh causing him pain and discomfort.

Tokyo Hayato Ikeda National Cancer Center Hospital Ikeda

Also Mentioned on This Page

Elmer R. Andrews Ivan G. Naugie Brown Blue Ridge Cemetery E. Elizabeth Shaw Lawrence J. Shaw Raymond E. Wilhelm Grace United Church Faithful Circle Richard and Charles Newton John Charles Brachey Woodrow Smith Paul Jeffers Alvin York California Pall Mall Tennessee Alvin C. York York South Vietnam News-Post Rico Bermuda Southampton England Cleo Florence East Atlantic Ace Avis Donald E. Fanders Shirley A. Korboth Hagerstown Monument Road Michael Road Myersville Fanders James Curry Church Street West All Saints Street Brenda L. Stanton Evergreen Street Curry South Bentz Street James E. Schreyer Stanton William M. Tyergar RFD 5 West Fifth Street Donna J. Miller East Third Street Jefferson Street James E Schroyer Tyergar Robert Thomas Middleburg Manassas Haymarket Robert C. Puller Puice Leesburg Front Royal Loudoun County Theodore Byron Williams Bessie P. Smoot Arcola James D. Apperson James A Grove Andrew L. Seal Peggy Dean Seal Francis Scott Key American Legion Post 11 Seventh-Day Adventist Shookstown Road Frank J. Keefer Antoinette G. Brosius National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Edwin A. Brookey Sr Legion Harmon L Staley Patrick J. O'Neill Floyd A. Krause Seventh-Day Adventist Church F. Lauback Wilfred Schulze Dennis R. Ney King’s Daughters Hospital Martinsburg Harpers Ferry Charles Town West Virginia James Edward Virginia Carroll Zombro Andrew Lee Seal RFD 2 Cathy Jean Andrew Lee, Jr Edward Lee Richard James David Cleveland Seal J. Donald Euckles George Collis Chestnut Hill Cemetery Chestnut Hill George R. Strawder Myrtle Strawder Grant Helen Larkins Chambers Lester Preston Jr Etta Strawder Rebecca Lyon New York City Winpigler John J Flora May Jackson Winpigler R. Leon Winpigler James Rice Brandock Heights John Edward Winpigler Hansonville Bernard Rice Robert Troupe Bernard Clem Alden A. Plock Marshall J. Barger Charles W. Flock Glenn W. Grimes Roy Speaks Clyde Young Grace United Church of Christ Order of Red Men and Loyal Order of Moose Lodge Lutheran Cemetery M. R. Eaieon & Son Walter A. England Luella England Ijamsville Asbury Methodist Home Annie E. Page Hane James E. Hane Yiamsville Methodist Church Womens Society For Christian Service WwewLajay Olivet Cemetery Etchison and Son C. Elroy Whitmore Elroy Whitmore Creagerstown John H Sarah E. Smith Whitmore Thurmont Church of the Brethren Olive Hann Whitmore Bruce C. Whitmore Wheaton Illinois Spencer Whitmore Chambersburg Charles Whitmore Arbutus Steiner M. Whitmore Helen Wilhide Creagerstown Cemetery
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