Test Alert Here Tuesday Affects Frederick County Civil Defense
Civil Defense units and 55 Auxiliary Police joined Maryland state test called Operation Checkup across Frederick County. Observers praised coordination in Brunswick Emmitsburg Walkersville and Mt Airy while some alarm devices proved inadequate. Traffic halted and pedestrians took cover as ARP and CAP planes observed the drill with cooperation from Virginia and Pennsylvania motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Defense
Frederick County
J. Roger Fisher
CAP
New Market
Jug Bridge
Brunswick
H. E. Sperry
Sperry
Emmitsburg
C. A. Eider
Chronicle Weekly
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Daniel J. Kaas
D. L. Hoffman
Middletown
Thurmont
James R. Dubel
Dubel
Annabelle Taylor
Buck’ Lewis
Lewis
Oder
Walkersville
John ©. Poole
I CD
Glade
Myersville
Charles V. Main
Frederick
Frank Freed
Civil Air Patrol
Frederick Municipal
Main
Frederick City
William L. Brown
Episcopal Church
Carroll County
Mt Airy
Mt. Airy
Frederick-Carroll
L. L. Browning
Amnuaty
Mt Airy Volunteer Fire Company
Detrick
Hyattstown
Montgomery County
District of Columbia
Camp Detrick
Linden Hill
Jefferson Street
Ninth and
Market Streets
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Died Tuesday David Daniel Fox 64 Western Union veteran
David Daniel Fox 64 died Tuesday at Birchwood Nursing Home Long Island after eight months illness. Born Yellow Springs he was WWI veteran and Western Union employee since age 15 most recently at Elizabeth City New Jersey office. Survived by three brothers and one sister. services Friday morning at 11 at 106 East Church Street funeral home with interment Pleasant Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Daniel Fox
Birchwood
Birchwood Drive
Long Island
N. Y
John W
Mary E. Atkins Fox
Yellow Springs
Western Union
Elizabeth City
N. J
Frederick
Harvey BR. Fox
George Fox
Samuel Fox
Hagerstown
Loretta Dull
Cleveland
East Church Street
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
M. R. Etchison and Son Funeral Directors
Government Charges Thrown Out Of Court
NEW YORK Sept 2 Government anti trust charges against 17 of the nation's biggest investment bankers were thrown out after a 34 month trial. Federal Judge Harold R Medina found no merit in government testimony that the firms monopolized the securities business to fix prices and insure profits. The defense spent millions while the government spent millions. The firms named include Morgan Stanley Co Kuhn Loeb Co Smith Barney Co Lehman Brothers Glore Forgan Co Kidder Peabody Co Goldman Sachs Co White Weld Co Eastman Dillon Co Drexel The First Boston Corp Dion Reid Blyth Harriman Ripley Stone and Webster Harris Hall Union Securities Corp. It was among the longest trials here in years with frequent recesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harold R. Medina
Morgan Staniey and Co
Kuhn Loeb and Co
Smith Barney and Co
Lehman Brothers
Glore Forgan and Co
Kidder-Peabody and Co
Goldman Sachs and Co
White, Weld and Co
Eastman Dillon and Co
Drexel and Co
the First Boston Corp
Dion Reid and
Lemon juice mix blamed for illness at migrant barracks
Ten migratory workers housed at the barracks off East South Street were taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital after falling ill on Monday afternoon. County health officer Dr Forbes A Burgess said the digestive system illness stemmed from lemon juice mixed with a soft drink, the acid reacting with a metal container.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East South Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Forbes A. Burgess
Obituaries from Frederick area include multiple deaths
Multiple notices list deaths of Mrs. Frank H. House at 416 Sherman Avenue after a day’s illness. Mrs. Jacob H. Sell near Gettysburg. Harvey McKinley Carr near Westminster. William Holland of New Market. Mrs. Dorothy Goodsell of Frederick. Mrs. Kenneth Fleagle and Mrs. Euodis Gonso Fleagle with West Point ties. Each obituary notes survivors, funeral arrangements, and interment details.
Local Obituaries and Funeral Notices
A sequence of death notices and funeral details from Frederick County area newspapers. Listings include Clyde Bentz of LeGore and his family, Charles Grove formerly of Wolfsville, William Hopkins of New Market, and Alvie Cecil of near Worman's Mill, with funeral times, locations, and burial plans at Mount Hope Woodsboro Boonsboro Simpson's and Mt Olivet cemeteries.
Drop 100000 More From Federal Payroll
Washington September 2 Chairman Phillip Young of the Civil Service Commission says the Eisenhower administration expects to drop another 100000 workers from the federal payroll by next June 3. This would bring total reductions to about 188000 since January 20. Most cuts come from normal turnover such as vacancies not filled and retirements. Payroll would fall to about 2412000 from a wartime peak of 3700000 in June 1943. January figure cited as 2000000. Officials assure job security for workers who perform satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Phillip Young
Civil Service Commission
Eisenhower
Young
Civil Service
Mt Pleasant Wedding Sees Bowers Eader Union
Miss Shirley Elaine Bowers and Clifford Roy Eader wed in Mt Pleasant, with Rev. Benjamin Hartley officiating at the Methodist Church. The bridal party included Janet McDevitt and Susan Bader, candles, and pink dotted swiss flower girls. After a church ceremony, a reception followed at the bride’s home and a southern states honeymoon began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Elaine Bowers
Ralph H. Bowers
Clifford Roy Eader
Mt. Pleasant
Lewis Eader
Benjamin Hartley
Barbara Bowers
Janet E. McDevitt
Susan H. Bader
Miss McDevitt
Karen Lee Eader
Jimmy Bowers
Edna Masser
Mass Georgianne Masser
Eader Bowers
Mr. Pleasant
James Bowers
Karen Lee Bader
Annapolis
Harold Bowers
Susan H. Eader
Robert Eader
Mt. Pleasant Methodist
Granison Bader
Shookstown
Funeral notices from Emmitsburg and surrounding towns
Funeral services were held for Charles Ott of Emmitsburg at St Joseph’s Catholic church with interment in the new church cemetery. Other services included Chyde F Beniz of LeGore and Norman William Garber, plus John H Sauble of Carroll County, Walter E Butler of New Windsor, Annie E Cayler of Union Bridge, James Franklin Sherard, Clister Irene Bell, and more, with various funeral homes and tributes across multiple local cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Emmitsburg
Charles Ott
R. D
Warner Hospital
Gettysburg
John Sullivan
New Church Cemetery
Howard Miler
Lawrence Ott
Ernest Andrew
William Matthews
John Weatherly
William Shorb
Chyde F. Beniz
LeGore
Walkersville
H. C. Kettler
Ray Zimmerman
Jack Tressler
Harry Young
Clyde Booser
William Speak
Samuel Dayhoff
Robert Fogle
Mt. Hope Cemetery
G. C. Barton
Middletown
Howard McCarney
Norman William Garber
Edward Smith
Oscar Nuse
John Kline
Clarence Myers
Gilmer Hamilton
Howard Valentine
Olivet Cemetery
Gladhill Company
John H. Sauble
Carroll County
C. C. Fuss and Son Funeral Home
Taneytown
Morgan Andreas
Curtis G. Bowers
Charles Cashman
Charles Oholer
Harry Ecker
Martin Koons
Raymond Wantz
Keysville Cemetery
Walter E. Butler
New Windsor
D. D. Hartzler
Joseph Lee
Western Chapel Cemetery
Westminster
Clinton Fietcher
Clarence Duppins
Richard Bowman
Nelson Brown
Alonzo Nakes
Louis Patterson, Jr
Willard ML. Horine
Joseph H. Holdcraft
Alfred R. ‘Glass
Eugene McKenzie
Charles E. Zimmerman
James F. Walsh
Glenn Orrison
Francis Scott Key Post
No. 1
American Legion
Alvey M. Norwood
Edward A. Crowther
William Kennedy
Harry Fogle
Raymond R. Gafney
John R. Newton
Mount Olivet Cemetery
C. E. Cline and Son
Clister Irene Bell
Madison Street
St. Paul’s A. M. E. Church
Della
W. A. Stewart
L. A. Penn
O. B. Jackson
John Leaks
Walter Williams
Shirley Ambush
Clinton Bell
Lloyd Bell
Charles Naylor
Floyd Ambush
Clyde Ambush
Earl Bell
Church Cemetery
C. E. Hicks
Wies Theresa Firer Weds R. F. Whipp, Thurmont
Miss Theresa Virginia Firer, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas F Firer Thurmont, became the bride of Robert Franklin Whipp son of Mr and Mrs Maurice Whipp Thurmont in a Sunday ceremony at Our Lady of Mt Carmel church Thurmont Rev Roger K Wooden officiated. The couple reside in Washington D C after a Canada wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Virginia Firer
Thomas F. Firer
Thurmont
Robert Franklin Whipp
Maurice Whipp
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church
Roger K. Wooden
Baltimore
Vincent J. Tomassis
Frances Be, Firor
Mary V. Offutt
Washington, D. C
Glenn Gibbs
Kensington
Ralph Shinn
David Gall
Paul Mathias
Whipp
William Sterbinsky
Emmitsburg
Caesar Franc
George Greco
Schubert
Luther Buhrman
Graceham
Canada
S C Trout Dies At 94 In Frederick History Remembered
Samuel Calvin Trout aged 94 of Frederick died at 11 45 AM Tuesday at his home 13 West Third Street after weeks of illness. A lifelong resident, he recalled Antietam cannonading as a boy and witnessed Gettysburg troop movements. He worked as a blacksmith and at Frederick Iron and Steel, retiring in 1932, and served 25 years as deacon of First Baptist Church. Survived by his wife Laura Biehl Trout, daughters and sons in Frederick, six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Interment Mt Olivet Cemetery after services at 2 30 PM Friday at the Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob H. Sell
Ellen Reeves Sell
Snyder Convalescent Home
Gettysburg
Thurmont
Charles
Margaret McBride Reeves
William A. Feiser
Hanover
H. HH. Riddleman
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Lavinia Holland
Simpson’s
New Market
W. E. Falconer
Clyde F. Benta
Clyde Freeman Bentz
LeGore
Frederick Memorial Hospital
New Midway
Daniel W
Anna M. Barrick Bentz
LeGore Lime Co
Lottie E. Kaufman Bentz
Margaret C. Warner
Evelyn E. Carroll
Melvin L. Bentz
Harry Bentz
Pennsylvania
Walkersville
Mount Hope Cemetery
Woodsboro
G. C. Barton
Charles L. Grove
Wolfsville
Frederick County
Washington County
Williamsport
Woodland Way
Hagerstown
James A
Harriet Hayes Grove
Braddock
Littlestown
Old Catoctim Cornet Band
Woltsville
Boonsbors Lutheran Church
Loga Tribe
Raymond Shifler
Locust Grove
Paul C
Cedar Lane
Hagers_town
Mark D
J. Richard
Boonsboro
Donald R. Stonesifer
William F. Bast and Sons
Alvie Henry Cecil
Alvie Henry Cecil Sr
Worman’s Mill
Thomas J
Mary E. Stockman Cecil
Pleasant Hill Reformed Church
Frederick Iron and Steel Co
Frederick
Nellie Roseanna Haifleigh Cecil
Roy F. Fogle
Ralph E. Crum
Alvie H. Cecil Jr
Donald R. Cecil
N. Louise Cecil
Archie Cecil
Herman Baublitz
William H. Ridgeley
East Church Street
Mt. Olivet
M. R. Etchison and Son
Samuel Calvin Trout
Antietam
Third Street
Mr. Trout
Johe
Catherine Dorcus Trout
Laura Rebecca ‘Biehl Trout
First Baptist Church
Trout
Troutville
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Frederick Iron and Steel, Inc
Mr Trout
Northern Central Railroad
Russell O. Crist
J. David Trout
G. Willam Trout
Ruth R. Trout
James S. P. Trout
Baptist Church
Inventory filed in Orphans Court on Clara V Smith estate
An inventory filed in Orphans Court values the estate of the late Clara Virginia Smith at over 65000. It lists bank deposits around 350000, stocks and bonds about 10000, cash on hand 34500, furniture and personal effects near 400, and other assets about 150. Magistrate pays $10.50 parking fine in Baltimore remarks guilt and mistake for parking at a bus stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans Court
Clara Virginia Smith
Middletown
Baltimore
Baltimores
Stanley Scheer
Miss Castle Tells Zonta Members About Her Trip
Miss C Bess Castle described a February to March Hawaiian trip to the Zonta Club in the Wedgwood room of the Francis Scott Key Hotel. The talk highlighted Honolulu's sunshine flowers and hospitality with humor and detail. The meeting covered upcoming Community Concert Association plans and a September 28 campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaiian Islands
Wedgwood
Francis Scott Key Hotel
C. Bess Castle
Zonta Club
Miss Castle
Nina M. Cramer
Islands
States
Honolulu
Ethel Northam
Middletown
Francis Scott Key
Ethan Book
Adoption petition seeks Saundra Jean Hite name change
In Frederick County Md an ex parte petition asks a decree declaring Saundra Jean Hite the adopted child of Riley Roan Bohrer and Phyllis Resina Bohrer and to rename her Saundra Jean S Bohrer. The minor born January 26 1937 Cumberland Md. father John M Hite, mother Phyllis D Dite divorced July 31 1947. petition asserts best interests for education welfare and support and notes the petitioners live in Thurmont with a good home. Court orders publication of the notice once weekly for four weeks before October 17 1953 and requires the father to appear by November 2 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saundra Jean Hite
Riley Roan Bohrer
Phyllis Resina Bohrer
Saundra Jean S Bohrer
Tepeuinon
Minor
Cumberland, Md
John M Hite
Phyllis D. Dite
Cumberland Md
Mimor
US Distriet Court
Baltimore
U. S
Leavenworth
Ran
Thurmont
Camp Detrick
Saundra
Jean Bohrer
Che
Circuit I Court
Frederck Coutts
Ta Court of Equity
Frederick Couunty
Frederick County
Mal Sherman P Rowert
Soheitor
Frederick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fisher
Pikesville
Frank H. House
Josephine Kavanagh House
Sherman Avenue
William C
Rose Siitley Sappington
Libertytown
St. John’s Catholic Church
House
Amvers Auxiliary
Ladies Auxiliary
National Letter Carriers Association
Frank
Paul Sappington
Theodore Sundergill
William Graser
City
Merton Franklin
Taylorsville
Lillian Stitely
Louis C. Myers
John Morrisey
Amos Smith
Mount Pleasant
Mount Olivet
Harvey McK. Carr
Harvey McKinley Carr
Jesse P
Cora Bloom Carr
Jr. O.U.A.M
Westminster Southern States Cooperative
Sarah P. Carr
Jesse M
Paul Lenker
Singlestown
William WM. Holland
William H. Holland
Jonas and
Alice Gronn Holland
Baltimore County
W. Henry Goodsell
Dorothy
Dolly) Theresa Goodsell
William Henry Goodsell
Frederick Junction
Goodsell
Park Mills
John
Della Eckenrode Studebaker
Eugene A. Goodsell
John Studebaker
Thomas Bradley
East Patrick Street
Friends
St. John’s Church
Kenneth Fieagie
Euodis Gonso Fieagie
SFC
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Military Academy
Mon- Gay
H. C. Gonso
First Church of God
Fleagle
Finchey College
Omar Kaylor
Williamsport High School
Corniwallon-Hixison
N.Y
Pamela
Kendra
C. Gon, Jr
Findley
Ohio
Charlotte
Wright
Tuccoa
Anna
van Orsdell
Cornwallon-Hudson
Cornwall Presbyterian Church
West Point Military Academy
William Hopkins
William
Wiley Hop) Hopkins
Louise Hopkins
James A. Stewart
Funeral Home
W. I. Snowden
Simpson's Cemetery
Annie E. Cayler
William F. Caylor
Union Bridge
Glover
D. D. Hartzler and Sons
Louis P. Chastain
Samuel
Charles Boba
Howard Gray
Malcolm Rakestraw
Earline Alexander
Samuel Bowman
Lutheran
Uniontown
James Franklin Sherard
Fort Howard Hospital
Maurice D. Ashbury
All Saints Episcopal Church
Maryland National Guard
Tre Fouad
Wies
Theresa Firer
Weds
R. F. Whipp
S.C. Trout
Edward J. Nally
Bronxville
Edward Julian Nally
Radio Corp. of America
RCA
Samuel C. Trout
Heads Legion Auxiliary
Virginia Miller
David Brewer
Alice Kennedy
Zonta
Victor Herman McSherry, Jr
McSherry
Nicodemus National Bank
W. Calvin Chesnut
Princess Anne
Ralph W. Bell
Rehobeth
Somerset County
Peninsula General Hospital
Salisbury
Albert Cusick
Albert Jr
Dorothy E. Matthews
Gloria
Ponce
Matthews
Cusick
Bell
Atley Roan Bohrer
Phrilis Regina Bohrer
Awiecs
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