Unique Church Sets Rigid Membership Rules Nationwide
The Universal Week of Travel Association reports in this city detailing a church with strict requirements for prospective members. Plans include a morning breakfast with lay participation and a noon gathering, followed by an evening prayer vigil led by Rev. Gordon Cosby. Also noted are youth events in February at the Episcopal camp with the Washington County Youth Council, plus ongoing ministerial appointments and health board participation by Rev. Dr. Earl Redding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal Week of Traverterial Association
Washington, D. C
Allenight
Gordon Cosby
Hvening
Earl Redding
Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church
Washington County
Church of the Saviour
MCA
District
of Columbia
Cosby
Lawmakers Seek Driving Law Reform to Cut Maryland Toll
County ministers join a movement to reduce deaths on Maryland roads by urging state lawmakers to raise driving standards to national levels. The Washington County Ministerial Association backed legislation, citing fatalities from autos and trucks and plans for joint religious events in the coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Washington County
Fire destroys large house north of Hancock
A Monday blaze wrecked a framed house 12 miles north of Hancock along Route 22. The George Ward family became homeless while the property owner, John Johnson of Mercersburg, faced loss. Hancock and Cumberland firefighters battled the flames as roof residents broke through the blaze. Furniture had been moved out before the fire consumed the redecorated building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
George Ward
John Johnson
Mercersburg
Cunnelisburg
Minor Accident Cases Treated
Mrs Nellie Conkling of 254 Frederick Sr fractured her right shoulder in a fall yesterday. She was discharged after treatment in the emergency room of Washington County Hospital. Curtis L Cooper two year old son of Richard Cooper 53 North Cannon Avenue hit his head on a coffee table when he fell and cut his left eyebrow requiring three stitches. Mrs Grace P Dorsey of 116 N Jonathan St was in an auto accident yesterday afternoon and cut her right knee requiring four stitches to close the cut. Charles H Rowland Boonsboro Route 2 suffered contusions of both knees in a minor automobile accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie ¥. Conkling
Frederick Sr
Washington County Hospital
Curtis L. Cooper
Richard Cooper
North
Cannon Avenue
Grace P. Dorsey
N. Jonathan St
Charles H. Rowland
Boonsboro _Route 2
Amaulo Agrident
Man Promoted By Air Reserve
Allen Elridge of 18 Husewood Drive was promoted from first lieutenant to captain in the Air Force Reserve. Effective last November 28, he is a veteran of 13 months of overseas service in World War II. He holds the European Theater and American Theater ribbons, plus Reserve Force ribbons, the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Medal, and the Victory Medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Elridge
Husewood Drive
Air Force Reserve
Mercer Sees No Dearth Of New Comedians For TV
New York columnist Charles Mercer argues television will find fresh comic talent despite vanishing vaudeville and burlesque. He notes many current TV stars began in clubs and vaudeville, reminding that longevity and persistence shape success. he asserts new comedians must develop on television rather than rewind past stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Charles Mercer
New York
Julia
Jonathan Winters
Tack Paar
Herb Shriner
Buddy Hackett
Ernie Kovaam Levenson
Johnny Carson
Steve Allen
George Gohel
Bob Hope
Groucho Marx
Jackie Gleason
Phil Silvers
Suville Ball
Bob Cummings
Robert Young
Burns and Allen
Jack Benny
Spring Byington
George Gobel
NRI Alumni Chapter Plans Meeting on Colorimetry
The Cumberland Valley Chapter of the NRI Alumni Association schedules a Thursday 8 p.m. meeting at the YMCA featuring a lesson in colorimetry and discussions on aerodynamic topics. R. A. Darby of Fairchild Aircraft will moderate a panel on STOL and VSOL aircraft with military applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Valley
NRI Alumni Association
YMCA
John H
Pearl
Harry
F Weane
W. Straub
Edwin
J. W. Klopp
USN
Bureau For Aeronautics
Cal
G- P. Seneif
USA
Offief
C. G. ‘Strathy
USAF
Headquarters, Air Research and Development Command
Fun Night Forms Meeting's Topic at 4-H Council
Washington County 4-H Senior Council met in the extension office to discuss a fun night planned for March 2. Committees were named for refreshments and decorations, with the event split into two groups by member size and a film titled Unconditional Surrender shown about polio vaccine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
4-H
Colorado senator proposes trash pickup for DUI offenders
Colorado state senator A Woody Jlewelt of Boulder proposes making jail inmates convicted of driving while intoxicated collect whisky bottles and beer cans along highways. Hewett said a bill would be drafted if no legal obstacles exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado
Sen
A. Woody
Jlewelt
Boulder
Hewett
Polio Drive Yields 156 Dollars in Greencastle
Members of Harry Zeigler Post VFW and ladies auxiliary in Greencastle collected 156.90 for the March of Dimes during a Blue Crutch Drive Saturday. The nearby Pennsylvania post joined many communities in fundraising as part of a statewide polio relief effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Zeigler
VFW
Greencastle
Ladies Auxilary
Pennsylvania
Janet Bittner
Twabelle Henson
John Conrad
Walter Shives
W. Max Izer
D. D. Moore
Karl Glasser
Harry Unger
Raymond Barnes
Robert Myers
W. C. Potts
Eugene Goetz
Charles Fitz
J. Clyde Bittner Jr
Harald
Jubal Early Topic for Civil War Round Table Meeting
Jubal Early, the Confederate general who led an 1864 attack on Washington, is the subject for the next Tagerstown Civil War Round Table. Speaker Millard K. Bushong of Berryville Va will present at Terrace Restaurant Prospect and Pennsylvania Avenues. All men interested in Civil War topics invited. reservations to A H Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uibal A. Early
Washington
Millard K. Bushong
Berryville
Terrace
Prospect
Pennsylvania
J. Walter Coleman
A. H H. Bennett
Trey Lange Piastow
Hagerstows
Timmerman Named Commercial Manager of Sales
Mrs Timmerman begins as commercial manager of sales for the telephone company. She started in Roanoke Virginia in 1963, spent 12 years there, then moved to Aberdeen North Dakota as a service representative in the business office. Her new duties require travel across western Maryland from Oakland to Elkton with headquarters in Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timmerman
Roanoke
Aberdeen
Maryland
Oakland
Elkton
Hagerstown
C and P appoints new official for service in county
Four 4-H programs begin as Mrs Elles W Timmerman is named service official for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone area in Bath County. Nick Pope and Walter R Riddie announce programs including an enhanced 4-H farm and home electric work, tractor maintenance with summer competition, the baby calf weight and feed conversion project, and the spring hog show and sale set for late March. Two county youths will attend a Frederick meeting to plan the new programs. Charlie Krepp and Bill Roth star for Coach Ralph Casey's UNC swimming team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elles W. Timmerman
Chesapeake and
Frederick
Pops
Pope
Fire destroys sixty five homes in Tendara Tendara Tsushima
An early morning blaze in Tendara on Tsushima island in the Korean Straits left sixty five homes destroyed and about 420 people homeless, according to police reports. Local responders battled the fire but most structures were lost, with authorities assessing the damage and relief needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagasake
Japan
Todiay
Tendara
Tsushima
Ford glamour wagons and Ranch Wagon tease buyers
Ford promotes five new glamour wagons and a four door Country Sedan with extra seating and a single central mechanism for liftgates. The Ranch Wagon line, including the Del Rio version, emphasizes subdued tones and higher styling with 2 doors and six passengers. Ford touts quiet operation and easy handling, urging test spins to prove its appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
del Rio
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Ehal Chedotter Predereed
Wenhington Street
Air Reserve
Allan Etridce
NRI
IAS
Jubal
Trys
Ellen W. Timmerman
Charlie Krepp
Bill Roth
Ralph Casey
University of North Carolina
N. Y
Humphreys
Jater
Frederice Humphreys
Soden
Fords
Ford Brake
National Gael
Bonneville
Utah
Wne
Sharrett Motors
E. Beltimere Strest
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