NEWS CLIPS from late 1920's through early 1950's mainly around Damascus and Claggettsville, Montgomery County, Maryland from the collection of Mary Jane (Cushing) Warner contributed by Bernice (Etzler) Davis compiled by Dorinda (Davis) Shepley Oct 2007
Index of Individuals # indicates the individual was listed as African American * indicates there is a photo a, b, c = the column Unfortunately, not all clippings were dated.
ALBAUGH, J.T. Sim - 10b ALBAUGH, Martha A. - 10a ALBAUGH, Mary M. - 10a ALEXANDER, Walter C. - 10b ALLNUTT, Homer (& Mrs) - 10c ALLNUTT, Homer (& Mrs) - 26a ALLNUTT, Homer (Mrs) - 61b ALLNUTT, Sarah Jane - 90c APPLEBY, Harry F. (& Mrs) - 11 APPLEBY, Ruby - 90a APPLEBY, Ruby Ardean - 11 APPLEBY, Sally D. (Beall), w/o Harry F. - 11c ARNOLD, Gladys * - 94 BAILE, Arthur C. - 12b BAILE, Laura (Mrs) - 12a, 98a BAIR, Adelaide Amelia (Mrs Samuel) - 12c BAIR, George E. - 12b BAIR, Grace May (Franklin), w/o Charles P. - 12c BAIR, Jesse A. - 12a BAKER, David - 89b BAKER, Edward - 13a BAKER, Edward L. - 13b BAKER, James - 84c BAKER, Martha (Mrs) - 84c BAKER, Nathan Grahame (Sgt), s/o N.T. BAKER - 96a BAKER, Oscar L. - 13c BAKER, William A. - 14a BARNES, James Oliver - 14b BARNES, Mary Margaret - 14b BARTON, John # - 6b BAUMGARDNER, John M. - 14bc BEALL, Betty * - 94 BEALL, F.E. - 15b BEALL, Filmore - 88 BEALL, Franklin E. (& Mrs) - 89b BEALL, Maurice (Mrs) - 15b BEALL, Philemon S. - 15b BEALL, Robey T. - 15a BEALL, Virginia C. (Watkins), w/o William A. - 15a BEALL, Wilbur Dewey - 15a BELL, Pearl (Mrs) # - 8c BELLISON, William A. - 15b BELLISON, William E. - 15c BLACK, George Wesley (Pfc), s/o Roland - 97 BLACKSTEN, Annie Elizabeth (Smith), w/o Howard - 15c BOND, Betty * - 62 BOSCO, Pasquale - 91c BOSCO, Peter - 91c BOWERS, A.H. (& Mrs) - 90b BOWERS, Eunicie Helen (Long), w/o H.W. - 17c BOWERS, Mary (Young), w/o A.H. - 17c BOWERS, Omar (& Mrs) - 17c BOWERS, Sherman P. (Justice) - 68a BOWERS, Sherman P. (Mag.) - 95 BOWHAN, Anna (Mrs) - 18, 19 BOWHAN, Thomas J. - 18, 19 BOYER, Annie Mary - 17b BOYER, Carrie Eugenia (Watkins), w/o Jesse - 16c BOYER, Doris A. - 89a BOYER, Dr. George M. (& Mrs) - 17ab BOYER, Dr. George M. (& Mrs) - 88 BOYER, J. Wellington - 16a BOYER, Jesse Darby - 16c BOYER, John F. - 16b BRADY, Harry R. - 20a BRANDENBURG, Rodney S. - 20c BRANDENBURG, Claytus - 20c BRANDENBURG, Edna (Mrs) - 89b BRANDENBURG, Ezia - 20a BRANDENBURG, Oliver (& Mrs) - 69b BRANDENBURG, Oscar - 20b BRANDENBURG, Tilghman - 69b BRANDENBURG, William M. - 20b BRANDFIELD, Dr. Ira I. - 95 BRASHEARS, Edna S. (Smith), w/o Albert A. - 21c BRASHEARS, Herbert Roscoe - 21ab BRASHEARS, Herbert Roscoe - 95 BRASHEARS, Jesse H. - 58c BRASHEARS, John M. - 21b BROWN, Bud - 90c BROWN, Delma (Mrs) # - 7a BROWN, George - 90c BROWN, George E. - 22c BROWN, George Edward - 22c BROWN, Laura (Moxley), w/o Joshua - 22b BROWN, Melvin - 22b BROWN, Melvin Dorsey - 22b BROWN, Miranda Jane (Mrs George E.) - 22c BROWN, Roy (& Mrs) - 22a BROWN, Ruth - 90c BROWN, Violet - 90c BROWN, Virgie - 67a BROWN, Wilbur (& Mrs) - 22a BROWNING, Lynn - 22a BRUST, James - 95 BURDETTE, Basil (& Mrs) - 90a BURDETTE, C. McKendree - 23b BURDETTE, Della (Beall) - 15b BURDETTE, Della (Mrs) - 89b BURDETTE, Edward (& Mrs) - 90c BURDETTE, Effie (Becraft), w/o R. Hayes - 24c BURDETTE, Ella Florence (Turner), w/o John F. - 23c BURDETTE, George Henry - 23a BURDETTE, George M. - 25 BURDETTE, Hubert P. * - 88 BURDETTE, J.L. (Mrs) - 89a BURDETTE, James William - 23c BURDETTE, Jean * - 94 BURDETTE, John F. - 23b BURDETTE, John J. - 24a BURDETTE, Lucinda W. (Becraft), w/o Perry G. - 24a BURDETTE, Maxwell E. - 89b BURDETTE, Mildred * - 94 BURDETTE, Peggy * - 94 BURDETTE, Richard Hayes - 24b BURDETTE, Rufus J. - 23a BURDETTE, Samuel - 23a BURDETTE, Vernon - 24c BURNS, Edward (& Mrs) - 26a BURNS, Edward Fielder - 26a BURNS, Harry N. - 26a BURNS, James Oscar - 26b BURNS, Winfred - 90c BURNS, Winfred S. - 61b BUSSARD, C. Lease (& Mrs) - 60bc BUTCHER, Grover C. (& Mrs) - 26b BUTCHER, Hazel - 26b BUTCHER, Hazel * - 94 BUTLER, Samuel James – 26c BUXTON, Ada * - 93 BUXTON, Ada Mae – 26c BUXTON, Becky (Mrs) – 90a BUXTON, Roscoe B. – 52b BUXTON, Walter B. (& Mrs) – 52b BUZZARD, Harry – 82a CAIN, Emma J. (Burdette), w/o Richard W. – 27a CAIN, Georgeanna (Watkins), w/o Jack – 27b CAIN, Richard W. – 27a CANNON, Amos William – 95 CANTWELL, David W. – 27c CARN, Woodrow * - 93 CARO, Israel – 88 CATHCART, Thomas F. (Dr) - 6c CHANEY, John W. – 28b CHANEY, Sarah A. (Cramer), w/o John – 28b CHANEY, William H. – 28a CLAY, Harry L. – 28c CLINE, Carl Albert Jr (Cpt) - 96 CLINE, Lee * - 94 CLINE, Walter A. (& Mrs)* – 29a CLODFELTER, S.F. (& Mrs) – 50a CLODFELTER, Truid A. – 50a CORMS, Annie (Mrs) # - 7b COVER, Blanche E. – 29b CRABBS, Eckert – 91c CRAMER, Charles Benjamin III – 17b CRAMER, Charles Benjamin Jr – 17b CRAWFORD, Milton – 55b CRUM, Charles W. (Sheriff) – 68a CRUMMITT, Charles – 29b CRUMMITT, Charles – 40a CRUMRINE, Edward – 29a DAVIS, James A. – 42a DAVIS, Patricia * - 93 DAVIS, Sterling # - 68a DAVIS, William Kindley – 30c DAY, Adelaide (Hobbs), w/o Columbus W. – 30b DAY, Columbus W. – 30ab DAY, Jack – 89b DAY, Lorenzo T. – 30b DAY, Myra Helen (Davis), w/o James F. – 30a DAY, Titus J. – 30c DECICCO, Nick – 91c DETRICK, Philip (& Mrs) – 67a DEVILBISS, Howard H. (& Mrs)* – 31 DEVILBISS, Howard H.* – 31 DEVILBISS, Mollie (Shipley), w/o Levi F. – 30c DIXON, Clyde – 67a DONNELLY, Fletcher (Mrs) # - 6c DORNHEIM, Carl Emile Jr – 33c DORNHEIM, Dr. Carl E.* - 32a DORSEY (twins) # - 5a DORSEY, Albert – 32b DORSEY, Carrie (Mrs) # - 6a DORSEY, Edward # - 6a DORSEY, Eldred “Hook” – 32b DORSEY, Frank (Sgt) – 8c DORSEY, Garfield # - 6a DORSEY, Grafton “Nick” – 32b DORSEY, Harrison # - 6a DORSEY, Henry # (2) - 6a DORSEY, Isabelle (Mrs) # - 6a DORSEY, James # - 6a DORSEY, Neiper # - 6a DORSEY, Nick – 91c DORSEY, Sadie # - 6a DUDDERAR, John William – 32c DUNNOCK, William W. * - 92 DUVALL, Alfred Winter Jones – 33c DUVALL, Amy Adell (Mrs) – 33c DUVALL, G. Sylvesta (Mrs) – 91c DUVALL, Idell Genevieve – 33c DUVALL, Lewis – 33a DUVALL, Melvin Lee – 33b DUVALL, Morgan (Mrs) – 89a DUVALL, Olive Frances (Keefer), w/o Herbert L. – 34bc DUVALL, Oliver Morgan – 34a DUVALL, Sherwood (& Mrs) – 26b DUVALL, Sherwood D. – 26b DUVALL, William Franklin – 33a DWYER, William (Mrs) -33c EASTERDAY, Dr. C.E. – 73a EASTERDAY, Franklin – 25 EASTERDAY, Hilda * - 93 EASTON, George W. – 35a EASTON, Laura Catherine (Moxley), w/o Lewis B. – 35a EASTON, Lewis B. – 35a ECKER, Annie R. (Fogle), w/o Emory – 35c ECKER, Claggett – 35b ECKER, Elizabeth (Mrs David) – 35b ECKER, Greenberry – 41c ECKER, Thomas S. – 35c ESWORTHY, William – 67a EVERLY, Albert L. – 36 EVERLY, Albert Wilson – 71b EYE, Gloria * - 69a FARVER, Robert Theodore – 37a FLEMING, C. Arnold – 37c FLEMING, Eva (Mrs) # - 6a FOGLE, Charles H. (Justice) – 73a FOGLE, Grace * - 93 FORNEY, Dennie Belle (Scheller), w/o Jesse S. – 37a FORNEY, Howard E. – 37a FOSSETT Roberta V. (Sewell) # - 9b FOSSETT, Barbara Ann L. # - 9b FOSSETT, Beatrice # - 8 - 9* FOSSETT, Bernice E. # - 9b FOSSETT, Dorothea H. # - 9b FOSSETT, Erralise E. # - 9b FOSSETT, Irving W. # - 9b FOSSETT, Joan P. # - 9b FOSSETT, Talmadge W. # - 9b FOSSETT, Talmadge W. Jr. # - 9b FOWLER, Gilbert Hinkle – 37c FOX, John L. – 60c FRANKLIN, Isabelle L. (Pickett), w/o Robert E. Lee – 63c FRAZER, Leroy (Mrs) # 9a FREE, Mildred * - 93 FRITZ, Aubrey – 37bc FRITZ, Frand (& Mrs) – 17c FRITZ, Thomas – 91c GAITHER, Atsie (Mrs) # - 5c GAITHER, Elvet # - 5a GARBER, Earl – 76c GARBER, Mattie – 91c GARTRELL, Jessie – 38a GARVER, Grover – 38b GARVER, Theodosia (Reaver), w/o Jesse V. – 38a GARVER, Vernon L. – 38c GASTLEY, Frank Levi – 38b GEARINGER, Anna Jane * - 93 GERRICK, Mae * - 93 GLADHILL, Frank (& Mrs) – 82a GLADHILL, Franklin S. – 39a GLADHILL, Lou – 82a GLASS, Elwood – 67a	GLOVER, Martha W. (Poole) – 39b GRABILL, Dr. J. Stanley – 84c GRASER, Harry Francis – 70ab GRASER, William – 70ab GRAY, Dr. Seely Nash – 39c GRAY, George & Elizabeth # - 6b GRAY, Harry – 91c GRAY, Nellie (Mrs) # - 7b GRAY, Russell (Mrs) # - 9a GRAY, William – 91c GRAY, Willie S. # - 6b GREEN, Harry – 83b GREEN, Joshua – 39c GREENE, William H. (& Mrs) – 26c GREENHOLTZ, Anna E. (Devilbiss), w/o Charles W. – 39b GREENHOLTZ, Charles W. – 39b GRIMES, Charles (& Mrs) – 49c GRIMES, Frank – 29b GRIMES, Frank – 40a GRIMM, Frederick H. – 55b GROVE, Charles C. - 98 s/o Greenberry GRUBBS, Charles F. – 40b GUE, Richard T. – 40b GUE, Sallie Amelia (Poole), w/o Harry C. – 40a GUNN, Charles – 83b GUNN, Thomas J. – 40c HAGER, Irene (Mrs) – 90b HAHN, Madeline * - 93 HAHN, Melvin (& Mrs) – 90b HAINES, Carville – 67a HAINES, Clarence (& Mrs) – 86b HAINES, Mazie Mae – 41c HAINES, William – 41a HAMMOND, Charles # - 5c HAMMOND, Daniel # - 5c HAMMOND, Edward # - 5c HAMMOND, Elmer # - 5c HAMMOND, Fannie (Mrs) # - 5c HAMMOND, Mary (Mrs) # - 7a HAMMOND, Mose & Kitty # - 5c HAMMOND, Thomas # - 5c HAMMOND, Walter (Mrs) # - 6a HARGETT, Albert (& Mrs) – 90b HARLEY, Ruth * - 93 HARRIS, Amon # - 6c HARRIS, Charles – 91c HARRY, Mary Ann Elizabeth (Boone), w/o William T. – 41a HARSHER, Mary Catharine (Haines) – 41c HAWKINS, Eleanor * - 94 HAYNES, Agnes (Mrs) – 41 HENNING, Merritt – 91a HESSIE, William W. – 42a HILTNER, Roy M. (Sheriff) - 6b HOBBS, William – 68a HOFFMAN, Garland * - 93 HOKE, Leroy – 70ab HOLLINGER, Daniel A. – 42a HOLSEY, Linwood – 42a HOLSEY, Luther – 42a HOOD, Archie C. – 42b HOOD, Ernest V. – 42b HOOD, H. Alvin – 11 HOOD, Henry A. – 42c HOOD, Henry G. – 42b HOOD, Henry G. (& Mrs)– 11 HOOD, Howard Donald – 55b HOOPER, Alice Virginia (Mrs Reese H.) – 43a HOPKINS, Cornelius # - 7a HOPKINS, Isabel M. (Steans) # - 7a HOPKINS, James Garfield # - 7a HORNER, Maurice – 73b HORTON, Willard – 65a HOWARD, Kenneth – 85a HURLEY, Evalyn * - 94 HURLEY, Harry M. – 43b HURLEY, Rosa E. (Mrs Harry M.) – 43b HUTCHINSON, Ida (Mrs) # - 7a HUTCHINSON, William (Mrs) # - 6a HYATT, Herbert (& Mrs) – 84a HYATT, Herbert Souder – 84a HYATT, Mildred (Mrs) – 89a HYATT, Towney H. – 43c HYSON, Barbara (Mrs) – 77a IFERT, Daniel C. – 44a JACKSON, Arthur Wesley # - 8 - 9* JACKSON, Edith (Mrs) # - 5c JACKSON, George # - 9b JACKSON, W.K. (& Mrs) – 49c JACKSON, William H. – 49c JENKINS, Kinnie – 67a JENNINGS, Sallie (Mrs) # - 7b JEWELL, Edgar * - 94 JOHNSON, Betty * - 94 JOHNSON, Elsie (Mrs) # - 7a JOHNSON, Euzell (Mrs) # - 6a JONES, Bessie J. (Mrs. Louis J.) – 44c JONES, Everett R. (Mrs) – 89b KAIN, J. Howard – 45a KEMP, Anna Mae * - 93 KEMP, James M. – 45b KEMP, Raymond - 7a KING, Addie C. (Mrs James E.) – 46c KING, Emma C. (Mrs) – 46a KING, Genoa – 46b KING, Gurvis (Mrs) – 90c KING, Gurvis Pauline (Mrs) – 46c KING, James H. – 46b KING, Woodrow Wilson – 46c KINSEY, Dorine (Mrs) – 45c KINSEY, Spencer W. – 45c KLEIN, C. Cyril - 8b KLINE, Betty – 64c KLINE, Wilfred G. (& Mrs) – 64c KLOKER, George – 68a KNILL, Dorothy * - 93 KNILL, George * - 93 KOLB, R.E.L. – 68a KOONTZ, Imogene – 61b KOONTZ, William H. – 61b KOONTZ, William H. (& Mrs) – 90b LAWSON, Mary (Baker), w/o Eli T. – 47a LEGG, Dr. C.H. – 83c LEGG, Dr. T.H. – 68a LENHART, Fannie Blanche (Riggles), w/o Luther – 47b LETTIRE, Geneva (Mrs) – 83b LEWIS, Dorsey (& Mrs) – 88 LEWIS, Edna (Mrs) – 90a LEWIS, Lola * - 94 LEWIS, Robert L. (Mrs) – 47a LINTHICUM, Frederick – 65b LINTHICUM, Grover (& Mrs) – 65b LLOYD, Elmer (Mrs) – 47a LONG, Carlton – 47c LONG, Irvin Leroy * - 69a LONG, Martha E. (Black), w/o John T. – 47b LONG, Russell L. (& Mrs) * – 69a LOWERY, John – 77a LOWMAN, Roy – 83c LOY, J. Ruskin (Deputy) – 95 LUHN, Ray * - 94 LYLES / SYLES, Neiper # - 6a LYLES, Depsey (Mrs) # - 7b LYLES, Maude # - 6c LYLES, Neiber # - 7a LYLES, William Edward # - 6c LYLES, William H. # - 7a MAGIN, Henry A. (& Mrs) – 49b MAGIN, Marvin Monroe – 49b MAISEL, Annie V. (Foreman), w/o Ludwig J. – 48a MAISEL, Henry – 67a MAISEL, Ludwig G. – 48a MARTIN, Rachel R. (Nusbaum), w/o David W. – 48b McABEE, Alex (Mrs) # - 9a McCLELLAND, Robert – 88 McCLURE, Amelia A. (Mrs Charles T.) – 48c McSHERRY, James – 48c MERRIMAN, Carroll E. “Reese” – 48c MERSON, Alma – 49c MERSON, Harry – 49c MERSON, Lina (Bellison)* - 49 MERSON, Lina E. (Mrs) – 49b MERSON, Ruth – 49c MERSON, Ruth Evelyn – 49b MERSON, W.H. – 49a MERSON, Willis (& Mrs) – 49c MERSON, Willis (Mrs) – 41 MILES, Dorcas – 50a MILES, Irvin # - 5a MILES, Roby B. (& Mrs) – 50a MILLER, George – 68a MILLER, Mary Frances – 80c MILLER, Roberta E. (Easton), w/o D. Grant – 50b MILLER, William (& Mrs) – 57a MILLER, William Albert – 50a MILLS, Cora (Mrs) # - 6a MITLER, Frances – 90a MOLESWORTH, Annie Kerr Spalding), w/o Samuel R. – 50c MOLESWORTH, Archley R. – 81b MOLESWORTH, Eleanor R. (Watkins), w/o J. Raymond – 50b MOLESWORTH, John Raymond – 81b MOLESWORTH, Pvt. Albert W. – 89b MOLESWORTH, Samuel R. – 50c MOORE, Aaron # - 8c MOORE, Amelia Catherine (Gosnell), w/o John P. – 51a MOORE, Anna # - 8c MOORE, Doris Virginia – 51a MOORE, Gabriela M. # - 8 - 9* MOORE, Gemilla # - 8c MOORE, George W. # - 8c MOORE, Luther (& Mrs) – 51a MOORE, Paul Leakins # - 8c MOORE, Sarah (Leakins) # - 8c MORGAN, Dorothy * - 93 MOSS, Bernard A. (& Mrs)– 51bc MOSS, Dale – 51bc MOTTER, Isaac (Mrs) – 83b MOUNT, James W. (Pvt), s/o Monroe - 97 MOUNT, Susan C. (Mrs John R.) – 56a MOXLEY, Allie Mae – 52b MOXLEY, Allie Mae – 90a MOXLEY, Alvie A. (& Mrs) – 52b MOXLEY, Charles Robert – 53c MOXLEY, Clyde (& Mrs) – 22a MOXLEY, Clyde (& Mrs) – 52c MOXLEY, Delia May (Moxley), w/o James O. – 52a MOXLEY, Dorothy Mae * - 94 MOXLEY, Effie Jane (Beall), w/o Roy – 55c MOXLEY, Eleanor (Mrs) – 90a MOXLEY, Eleanor May – 55b MOXLEY, Emory – 90a MOXLEY, Emory (& Mrs) – 90b MOXLEY, Emory (Mrs) – 90a MOXLEY, Everest M. – 53b MOXLEY, Florence E. (Poole), w/o Cornelius Edward – 54a MOXLEY, George W. – 53c MOXLEY, H.W. (& Mrs) – 90b MOXLEY, Harvey (& Mrs) – 61b MOXLEY, Helen Irene – 55b MOXLEY, Ilda (Mrs) – 90b MOXLEY, Ira D. – 52c MOXLEY, James (& Mrs) – 55b MOXLEY, James O. – 52a MOXLEY, Lillie (Watkins), w/o Ernest – 53a MOXLEY, Maloy * - 69a MOXLEY, Mary M. (Brown), w/o Webster – 55a MOXLEY, Minnie (Mrs) – 54c MOXLEY, Minnie (Mrs) – 90c MOXLEY, Nora (Young), w/o Harvey W. – 55a MOXLEY, O.L (& Mrs) – 90b MOXLEY, Ollie (& Mrs) – 90c MOXLEY, Ollie W.* – 29a MOXLEY, Ottie L “Tom” – 54b MOXLEY, Ottie Lee – 54a MOXLEY, Ray (Mrs) – 90a MOXLEY, Robert – 90a MOXLEY, Robert (Mrs) – 90a MOXLEY, Robert S. – 52b MOXLEY, Tressie Lee – 55b MOXLEY, William (& Mrs) – 54a MOXLEY, William S. – 52c MOXLEY, Willie B. – 54c MOXLEY, Willie C. (& Mrs) – 90b MOXLEY, Windsor C. – 55c MULLINEAUX, Aubrey (Mrs) – 89a MULLINEAUX, John Thomas – 57b MULLINIX, Betty * - 94 MULLINIX, Eldridge – 57c MULLINIX, Elmer (& Mrs) – 57a MULLINIX, Everett – 81c MULLINIX, Hazel – 90a MULLINIX, Mary Ellen (Mrs) – 56c MULLINIX, Nora (Lawson) – 56c MULLINIX, Pvt. Elwood – 89b MULLINIX, Roby (& Mrs) – 81c MULLINIX, Rudell (& Mrs) – 57b MULLINIX, Samuel Eugene – 57c MULLINIX, Sebastian M. – 57c MULLINIX, W.E. (Mrs) – 57b MURRAY, Arthur (& Mrs) – 86a MURRAY, Clarence M. * - 56b MUSGROVE, Nora (Mrs) – 88 MYERS, Elmer # - 5b MYERS, Laurence C. (Pvt) - 97 MYERS, Lewis C. – 58bc MYERS, Mary Elizabeth (Mrs) # - 5b MYERS, Roland – 58c MYERS, Stephen V. – 58a	NASH, Earl L. – 59a NASH, Grover M. – 91a NICODEMUS, Charles E. – 59b NICODEMUS, Fannie A. (Lugenbell), w/o Charles – 59b NICODEMUS, Jesse – 59c NICODEMUS, John E. – 59c NORRIS, Frank – 83c NORRIS, George D – 59a NORWOOD, Gray – 91c NUSBAUM, Isaiah (& Mrs) - 31 NUSBAUM, Virgie M. – 59bc OGLE, Charles A. – 60a OHLER, Charles A. – 91a OLAND, Bruce (& Mrs) – 60bc OLAND, Nell * - 93 OREM, James S. # - 8c OREM, Marie (Disney) # - 8c OREM, Sterling Robert # - 8 - 9* OWENS, Lewis E. – 60c PATTY, William (Ofc) - 8c PEABODY, Gerald * - 92 PEARCE, Marion (Jones), w/o Levi – 61a PERKINSON, W.H. (& Mrs) – 90b PERKINSON, Winfred – 61b PERKINSON, Winnie Jean – 90b PETERS, Elmer D. – 68a PETROTT, Francis * - 62 PHEBUS, Ben (Ofc) – 8c PHEBUS, Fuller – 90b PHELPS, Alberta V. – 61b PHELPS, Irving (& Mrs) – 61b PHELPS, Willard (& Mrs) – 10c PHILLIPS, Noah W. – 61c PICKETT, Dillion – 63a PICKETT, Lillian * - 62 PICKETT, Marcus D.L. – 63c PICKETT, Mary A. (Kroning) – 63b PICKETTE, Mary Louise (Snyder), w/o David M. – 63b PITT, Edward – 67a POFF, Dorothy – 61c POFF, Posey & Pucket – 61c POOL, R. Newton – 64c POOLE, Bernard – 64c POOLE, George B. – 49a POOLE, Greenbury C. – 64a POOLE, Hallie G. (Angel), w/o William S. – 64a POOLE, Mary (Glaze), w/o Melvin D. – 64c POOLE, Parke E. – 64b POOLE, Purdum (& Mrs) – 64c POOLE, Purdum (Mrs) – 89b POOLE, Pvt. Bernard M. – 89b POOLE, Pvt. Wallace – 89b POOLE, Rose G. (Lowman), w/o George B. – 64b POPE, David Thomas – 51a POPE, George T. – 51a POTTS, May E. (Mrs) # - 6a POTTS, William E. # - 6a PRETTYMAN, Addie (Mrs) # - 5c PRICE, Howard L. – 61b PROCTOR, Charles # - 6b PURDUM, Amanda (Warfield), w/o Columbus F. – 65c PURDUM, Catherine * - 94 PURDUM, Catherine Louise – 65b PURDUM, John (& Mrs) – 65b PURDUM, Margaret A. – 65a RAINES, George E. – 66a REAVER, Leannah (Long), w/o George F. – 66b REAVER, William H. – 66b REESE, Carroll H. – 67c REESE, F.W. (Mrs) * - 67b REESE, Frank W. – 67a RENN, Leroy * - 93 RESNICK, Ben – 91c RICHARDSON, Martha Alice (Devilbiss), w/o Charles – 66c RIDGELY, Albert * - 93 RIGLER, Jacob M. – 66a RIMBEY, Norman (& Mrs) – 57b RIORDAN, Ella – 18 RIPPEON, F. Leslie – 59bc RITTER, Vernon * - 93 ROBINSON, Delma (Mrs) - 6a ROELKE, Nadine * - 93 ROLLINS, Fannie (Mrs) # - 7b RUMSPORT, Lewis – 68a RUNKLES, Ernest Wilfred – 68c RUNKLES, Frances Pauline (Mrs Raymond C.) – 68b RUNKLES, Laura Rosalie – 68b RUNKLES, Raymond (& Mrs) – 68b RUNKLES, Raymond R. – 33c SAWYER, Sue * – 69a SAWYERS, Betty Jo * - 69a SAWYERS, Kyle * - 69a SAWYERS, Rev. E. Kyle * - 69a SCHAEFFER, Richard (Mrs) – 85a SCHEEL, George (& Mrs) – 69b SCHEEL, Margaret – 69b SCHULTZ, Simon – 91c SCOTT, Albert R. (& Mrs) – 46a SEBRING, Nova D. – 91a SELLMAN, Ralph * - 88 SEWELL, Mildred E. # - 8 - 9* SHEETS, Annie B. (Mrs) – 70c SHEETS, Charles E. – 70c SHEETS, Charles Edward – 95 SHEETS, George W. – 70b SHEETS, Preston Clay – 70ab SHIPLEY, Annie (Reaver), w/o Clarence – 71a, 98b SHUEEY, Ida Ruth (Cover), w/o John T. – 71a SIRK, Virginia E. – 71a SKEGGS, Pearl * - 93 SMITH, Charles M. – 74 SMITH, Clarence S. – 75b SMITH, Eliza Ann (Mrs. William) – 75c SMITH, Ira Monroe – 75b SMITH, J. Albert * - 72 - 74 SMITH, John A. – 75c SMITH, Milton Oliver – 75a SMITH, Rev. Chester B. – 69a SNADER, John D. – 71b SNADER, Minnie Louella (Summers), w/o John D. – 71b SNYDER, Herman M. – 95 SNYDER, Ida O. (Garver), w/o John S. – 71c SNYDER, Len – 90c SNYDER, Ray – 90c SOUDER, P. Ray – 71a SOUDER, Willard L. Jr. – 89a SOUDER, Willard Lansdale (& Mrs) – 89a STANLEY, Betty * - 94 STANLEY, Gertrude – 89a STANLEY, Grover M. (Mrs) – 89a STANLEY, H. Clinton – 71c STANLEY, R. Perry – 71c STEPHENS, Mary A. (Mrs) – 76a STEWART, Hazel Lyles (Mrs) # - 6c STEWART, Walter W. – 76a STINE, Alvie – 76b STINE, Alvin – 76c STINE, Earl – 76c STITELY, George H. – 76a STONE, Betty Jo * - 69a STRINE, Richard – 95 STUP, Wilbert * - 93 SUMMERS, Charlotte * - 93 SWEADNER, W.T. (Mrs) – 18 SYLES / LYLES, Neiper # - 6a TALBOTT, Urner * - 93 TAYLOR, Herbert G. – 83ab THOMAS, G.L. Sr – 60bc THOMPSON, Charles A. – 87c THOMPSON, Sidney J.O. * - 92 TUCKER, Doris – 70ab TWENTEY, Eloise * - 93 UNGLESBEE, Ida Kate (Fox), w/o Lewis – 77b UNGLESBEE, Marion (& Mrs) – 77a UNGLESBEE, Nadine – 77a UNGLESBEE, William Robert – 77a UTZ, John Nathan – 77b UTZ, Lucinda (Kelly), w/o S.H. * – 77c VAN FOSSEN, Betty – 76b VAN FOSSEN, Eldred (& Mrs) – 76b VAN SANT, Jack Webster – 78 VAN SANT, Richard W. (& Mrs) – 78 WAGNER, George W. – 79a WAGNER, Jonas – 79a WALKER, Laura A. (Day), w/o William A. – 79b WALTZ, Clifton M. – 79c WARFIELD, Albert W. – 80c WARFIELD, Alice R. (Baker), w/o Samuel D. – 80b WARFIELD, Emma (Mrs) – 89b WARFIELD, Francis (Mrs) – 90c WARFIELD, H.D. – 90a WARFIELD, Maj. W. Edwin – 89b WARFIELD, S.D. (Mrs) – 90a WARFIELD, S.D. (Mrs) – 90a WARFIELD, Samuel D. – 80b WARFIELD, Sarah C. (Cain), w/o Titus – 80c WARFIELD, Vera * - 93 WARFIELD, William H. – 80a WATERS, Amanda (Mrs) # - 6a WATKINS, Alonza C. – 82c WATKINS, Bates (& Mrs) – 81b WATKINS, Bradley – 81a WATKINS, Calvin S. – 82c WATKINS, Dielia E. (Mrs D.F.) – 81a WATKINS, Dorothy Janice – 81c WATKINS, Edith Pearl (Mount), w/o Vernon T. – 81a WATKINS, Edsel * - 69a WATKINS, Eleanor Rebecca – 81b WATKINS, Herman (& Mrs) – 82b WATKINS, Herman (& Mrs) – 90c WATKINS, Lois – 82b WATKINS, Margaret Ann (Mrs) – 82c WATKINS, Mary E. (Hilton), w/o James Henning – 82b WATKINS, Monroe (& Mrs) – 90b WATKINS, Pvt. Earle Lee * - 82b WATKINS, Ray (& Mrs) – 82a WATKINS, Ray (& Mrs) – 82b WATKINS, Rosa (Moxley), w/o Thomas E. – 82a WATKINS, Thomas E. – 82a WATKINS, Vertie – 90b WATKINS, William M. (& Mrs) – 81c WEDDLE, Donald * - 93 WELLER, Dr. Roy B. – 83ab WELSH, Aaron # - 5c WELSH, Albert Sylvester # - 5a WELSH, Della F. (Mrs) # - 5c WELSH, Erner # - 5c WELSH, James H. # - 5c WETZEL, Annabelle – 83b WETZEL, Jesse (& Mrs) – 83b WETZEL, Lewis – 83c WETZEL, Sarah (Mrs Harry) – 83b WHIPP, Dallas H. * - 92 WHIPP, Wilbur * - 93 WICKER, Mary O. (Mrs) – 67a WILES, Dewey * - 93 WILLIAMS, J. Windsor – 84b WILLIAMS, Jerry (& Mrs) – 84a WILLIAMS, Ruby Mae – 84a WILSON, Daniel – 84c WILT, Harvey – 70ab WINEBRENNER, Emma C. (Hood), w/o Jacob W. – 86a WINEBRENNER, Jacob – 86a WISNER, Ruby * - 62 WOLFE, Virgie Moxley – 54a WOODFIELD, Barbara * - 69a WOODFIELD, Elizabeth Casandra – 85a WOODFIELD, Emory – 85a WOODFIELD, J. Dorsey (& Mrs) – 85a WOODFIELD, Joseph L. * - 85bc WOODFIELD, Nettie (Young), w/o John R. – 85a WOODFIELD, Rose * - 94 WRIGHT, Charles – 86b YOUNG, Dora (Mrs) – 87a YOUNG, Fannie – 90b YOUNG, Fannie May – 87a YOUNG, George W. (Mrs) – 87a YOUNG, Rosa Lee (Mrs) – 87a ZEIGLER, Archie # - 7b ZEIGLER, Audra # - 7b ZEIGLER, Bertha (Lyles) # - 9a ZEIGLER, Charles # - 7b ZEIGLER, Dock # - 7b ZEIGLER, Edith # - 7b ZEIGLER, Edwin # - 9a ZEIGLER, Eleanor Irene # - 8 - 9* ZEIGLER, Geraldine # - 9a ZEIGLER, Gladys Naomi # - 8 - 9* ZEIGLER, H. (Pvt) # - 9a ZEIGLER, Helen # - 7b ZEIGLER, Madeleine # - 7b ZEIGLER, Mavis # - 9a ZEIGLER, Rona # - 9a ZEIGLER, Sam # - 7b ZEIGLER, Sarah # - 9a ZEIGLER, Sterling # - 7b ZEIGLER, Thelma # - 7b ZEIGLER, Ulysses # - 7b ZEIGLER, William Gray # - 9a ZEPP, Fannie (Hooper) – 87b ZIGLER, Bertha (Mrs) # - 6c ZILE, Isiah S. – 87c ZIMMERMAN, Russell – 95
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`Old News Abstracts` Frederick MDGenWeb Dorinda Shepley Last revised: January 19, 2024 © Copyright 1995-2024

NEWS CLIPS

from late 1920's through early 1950's

mainly around Damascus and Claggettsville,
Montgomery County, Maryland

from the collection of Mary Jane (Cushing) Warner

contributed by Bernice (Etzler) Davis
compiled by Dorinda (Davis) Shepley
Oct 2007

Index of Individuals
# indicates the individual was listed as African American
* indicates there is a photo
a, b, c = the column
Unfortunately, not all clippings were dated.


ALBAUGH, J.T. Sim - 10b
ALBAUGH, Martha A. - 10a
ALBAUGH, Mary M. - 10a
ALEXANDER, Walter C. - 10b 
ALLNUTT, Homer (& Mrs) - 10c
ALLNUTT, Homer (& Mrs) - 26a
ALLNUTT, Homer (Mrs) - 61b
ALLNUTT, Sarah Jane - 90c
APPLEBY, Harry F. (& Mrs) - 11
APPLEBY, Ruby - 90a
APPLEBY, Ruby Ardean - 11
APPLEBY, Sally D. (Beall), 
     w/o Harry F. - 11c 
ARNOLD, Gladys * - 94
BAILE, Arthur C. - 12b 
BAILE, Laura (Mrs) - 12a, 98a
BAIR, Adelaide Amelia 
     (Mrs Samuel) - 12c 
BAIR, George E. - 12b
BAIR, Grace May (Franklin), 
     w/o Charles P. - 12c 
BAIR, Jesse A. - 12a
BAKER, David - 89b
BAKER, Edward - 13a
BAKER, Edward L. - 13b 
BAKER, James - 84c
BAKER, Martha (Mrs) - 84c
BAKER, Nathan Grahame (Sgt),
     s/o N.T. BAKER - 96a
BAKER, Oscar L. - 13c
BAKER, William A. - 14a
BARNES, James Oliver - 14b
BARNES, Mary Margaret - 14b 
BARTON, John # - 6b
BAUMGARDNER, John M. - 14bc 
BEALL, Betty * - 94
BEALL, F.E. - 15b
BEALL, Filmore - 88
BEALL, Franklin E. (& Mrs) - 89b
BEALL, Maurice (Mrs) - 15b
BEALL, Philemon S. - 15b
BEALL, Robey T. - 15a
BEALL, Virginia C. (Watkins), 
     w/o William A. - 15a 
BEALL, Wilbur Dewey - 15a 
BELL, Pearl (Mrs) # - 8c
BELLISON, William A. - 15b 
BELLISON, William E. - 15c
BLACK, George Wesley (Pfc), 
     s/o Roland - 97
BLACKSTEN, Annie Elizabeth (Smith), 
     w/o Howard - 15c 
BOND, Betty * - 62
BOSCO, Pasquale - 91c
BOSCO, Peter - 91c
BOWERS, A.H. (& Mrs) - 90b
BOWERS, Eunicie Helen (Long), 
     w/o H.W. - 17c 
BOWERS, Mary (Young), w/o A.H. - 17c 
BOWERS, Omar (& Mrs) - 17c
BOWERS, Sherman P. (Justice) - 68a
BOWERS, Sherman P. (Mag.) - 95
BOWHAN, Anna (Mrs) - 18*, 19*
BOWHAN, Thomas J. - 18, 19
BOYER, Annie Mary - 17b
BOYER, Carrie Eugenia (Watkins), 
     w/o Jesse - 16c 
BOYER, Doris A. - 89a
BOYER, Dr. George M. (& Mrs) - 17ab
BOYER, Dr. George M. (& Mrs) - 88
BOYER, J. Wellington - 16a
BOYER, Jesse Darby - 16c
BOYER, John F. - 16b
BRADY, Harry R. - 20a
BRANDENBURG, Rodney S. - 20c
BRANDENBURG, Claytus - 20c
BRANDENBURG, Edna (Mrs) - 89b
BRANDENBURG, Ezia - 20a 
BRANDENBURG, Oliver (& Mrs) - 69b
BRANDENBURG, Oscar - 20b 
BRANDENBURG, Tilghman - 69b
BRANDENBURG, William M. - 20b 
BRANDFIELD, Dr. Ira I. - 95
BRASHEARS, Edna S. (Smith), 
     w/o Albert A. - 21c 
BRASHEARS, Herbert Roscoe - 21ab
BRASHEARS, Herbert Roscoe - 95
BRASHEARS, Jesse H. - 58c
BRASHEARS, John M. - 21b
BROWN, Bud - 90c
BROWN, Delma (Mrs) # - 7a
BROWN, George - 90c
BROWN, George E. - 22c
BROWN, George Edward - 22c
BROWN, Laura (Moxley), 
     w/o Joshua - 22b 
BROWN, Melvin - 22b
BROWN, Melvin Dorsey - 22b
BROWN, Miranda Jane 
     (Mrs George E.) - 22c 
BROWN, Roy (& Mrs) - 22a
BROWN, Ruth - 90c
BROWN, Violet - 90c
BROWN, Virgie - 67a
BROWN, Wilbur (& Mrs) - 22a
BROWNING, Lynn - 22a
BRUST, James - 95
BURDETTE, Basil (& Mrs) - 90a
BURDETTE, C. McKendree - 23b 
BURDETTE, Della (Beall) - 15b
BURDETTE, Della (Mrs) - 89b
BURDETTE, Edward (& Mrs) - 90c
BURDETTE, Effie (Becraft), 
     w/o R. Hayes - 24c 
BURDETTE, Ella Florence (Turner), 
     w/o John F. - 23c
BURDETTE, George Henry - 23a
BURDETTE, George M. - 25 
BURDETTE, Hubert P. * - 88
BURDETTE, J.L. (Mrs) - 89a
BURDETTE, James William - 23c
BURDETTE, Jean * - 94
BURDETTE, John F. - 23b
BURDETTE, John J. - 24a
BURDETTE, Lucinda W. (Becraft), 
     w/o Perry G. - 24a 
BURDETTE, Maxwell E. - 89b
BURDETTE, Mildred * - 94
BURDETTE, Peggy * - 94
BURDETTE, Richard Hayes - 24b 
BURDETTE, Rufus J. - 23a
BURDETTE, Samuel - 23a
BURDETTE, Vernon - 24c
BURNS, Edward (& Mrs) - 26a
BURNS, Edward Fielder - 26a
BURNS, Harry N. - 26a
BURNS, James Oscar - 26b 
BURNS, Winfred - 90c
BURNS, Winfred S. - 61b
BUSSARD, C. Lease (& Mrs) - 60bc
BUTCHER, Grover C. (& Mrs) - 26b
BUTCHER, Hazel - 26b
BUTCHER, Hazel * - 94
BUTLER, Samuel James – 26c
BUXTON, Ada * - 93
BUXTON, Ada Mae – 26c
BUXTON, Becky (Mrs) – 90a
BUXTON, Roscoe B. – 52b
BUXTON, Walter B. (& Mrs) – 52b
BUZZARD, Harry – 82a
CAIN, Emma J. (Burdette), 
     w/o Richard W. – 27a 
CAIN, Georgeanna (Watkins), 
     w/o Jack – 27b
CAIN, Richard W. – 27a
CANNON, Amos William – 95
CANTWELL, David W. – 27c
CARN, Woodrow * - 93
CARO, Israel – 88
CATHCART, Thomas F. (Dr) - 6c
CHANEY, John W. – 28b
CHANEY, Sarah A. (Cramer), 
     w/o John – 28b 
CHANEY, William H. – 28a
CLAY, Harry L. – 28c
CLINE, Carl Albert Jr (Cpt) - 96
CLINE, Lee * - 94
CLINE, Walter A. (& Mrs)* – 29a
CLODFELTER, S.F. (& Mrs) – 50a
CLODFELTER, Truid A. – 50a
CORMS, Annie (Mrs) # - 7b
COVER, Blanche E. – 29b 
CRABBS, Eckert – 91c
CRAMER, Charles Benjamin III – 17b
CRAMER, Charles Benjamin Jr – 17b
CRAWFORD, Milton – 55b
CRUM, Charles W. (Sheriff) – 68a
CRUMMITT, Charles – 29b
CRUMMITT, Charles – 40a
CRUMRINE, Edward – 29a
DAVIS, James A. – 42a
DAVIS, Patricia * - 93
DAVIS, Sterling # - 68a
DAVIS, William Kindley – 30c 
DAY, Adelaide (Hobbs), 
     w/o Columbus W. – 30b 
DAY, Columbus W. – 30ab
DAY, Jack – 89b
DAY, Lorenzo T. – 30b
DAY, Myra Helen (Davis), 
     w/o James F. – 30a 
DAY, Titus J. – 30c
DECICCO, Nick – 91c
DETRICK, Philip (& Mrs) – 67a
DEVILBISS, Howard H. 
     (& Mrs)* – 31
DEVILBISS, Howard H.* – 31 
DEVILBISS, Mollie (Shipley), 
     w/o Levi F. – 30c 
DIXON, Clyde – 67a
DONNELLY, Fletcher (Mrs) # - 6c
DORNHEIM, Carl Emile Jr – 33c
DORNHEIM, Dr. Carl E.* - 32a
DORSEY  (twins) # - 5a
DORSEY, Albert – 32b
DORSEY, Carrie (Mrs) # - 6a
DORSEY, Edward # - 6a
DORSEY, Eldred “Hook” – 32b
DORSEY, Frank (Sgt) – 8c
DORSEY, Garfield # - 6a
DORSEY, Grafton “Nick” – 32b
DORSEY, Harrison # - 6a
DORSEY, Henry # (2) - 6a
DORSEY, Isabelle (Mrs) # - 6a
DORSEY, James # - 6a
DORSEY, Neiper # - 6a
DORSEY, Nick – 91c
DORSEY, Sadie # - 6a
DUDDERAR, John William – 32c 
DUNNOCK, William W. * - 92
DUVALL, Alfred Winter Jones – 33c
DUVALL, Amy Adell (Mrs) – 33c
DUVALL, G. Sylvesta (Mrs) – 91c
DUVALL, Idell Genevieve – 33c
DUVALL, Lewis – 33a
DUVALL, Melvin Lee – 33b 
DUVALL, Morgan (Mrs) – 89a
DUVALL, Olive Frances (Keefer), 
     w/o Herbert L. – 34bc 
DUVALL, Oliver Morgan – 34a
DUVALL, Sherwood (& Mrs) – 26b
DUVALL, Sherwood D. – 26b
DUVALL, William Franklin – 33a
DWYER, William (Mrs) -33c
EASTERDAY, Dr. C.E. – 73a
EASTERDAY, Franklin – 25
EASTERDAY, Hilda * - 93
EASTON, George W. – 35a
EASTON, Laura Catherine (Moxley), 
     w/o Lewis B. – 35a
EASTON, Lewis B. – 35a
ECKER, Annie R. (Fogle), 
     w/o Emory – 35c
ECKER, Claggett – 35b
ECKER, Elizabeth (Mrs David) – 35b
ECKER, Greenberry – 41c
ECKER, Thomas S. – 35c
ESWORTHY, William – 67a
EVERLY, Albert L. – 36 
EVERLY, Albert Wilson – 71b
EYE, Gloria * - 69a
FARVER, Robert Theodore – 37a 
FLEMING, C. Arnold – 37c 
FLEMING, Eva (Mrs) # - 6a
FOGLE, Charles H. (Justice) – 73a
FOGLE, Grace * - 93
FORNEY, Dennie Belle (Scheller), 
     w/o Jesse S. – 37a 
FORNEY, Howard E. – 37a
FOSSETT Roberta V. (Sewell) # - 9b
FOSSETT, Barbara Ann L. # - 9b
FOSSETT, Beatrice # - 8 - 9*
FOSSETT, Bernice E. # - 9b
FOSSETT, Dorothea H. # - 9b
FOSSETT, Erralise E. # - 9b
FOSSETT, Irving W. # - 9b
FOSSETT, Joan P. # - 9b
FOSSETT, Talmadge W. # - 9b
FOSSETT, Talmadge W. Jr. # - 9b
FOWLER, Gilbert Hinkle – 37c 
FOX, John L. – 60c
FRANKLIN, Isabelle L. (Pickett), 
     w/o Robert E. Lee – 63c
FRAZER, Leroy (Mrs) # 9a
FREE, Mildred * - 93
FRITZ, Aubrey – 37bc
FRITZ, Frand (& Mrs) – 17c
FRITZ, Thomas – 91c
GAITHER, Atsie (Mrs) # - 5c
GAITHER, Elvet # - 5a
GARBER, Earl – 76c
GARBER, Mattie – 91c
GARTRELL, Jessie – 38a
GARVER, Grover – 38b
GARVER, Theodosia (Reaver), 
     w/o Jesse V. – 38a 
GARVER, Vernon L. – 38c 
GASTLEY, Frank Levi – 38b 
GEARINGER, Anna Jane * - 93
GERRICK, Mae * - 93
GLADHILL, Frank (& Mrs) – 82a
GLADHILL, Franklin S. – 39a 
GLADHILL, Lou – 82a
GLASS, Elwood – 67a


GLOVER, Martha W. (Poole) – 39b 
GRABILL, Dr. J. Stanley – 84c
GRASER, Harry Francis – 70ab
GRASER, William – 70ab
GRAY, Dr. Seely Nash – 39c
GRAY, George & Elizabeth # - 6b
GRAY, Harry – 91c
GRAY, Nellie (Mrs) # - 7b
GRAY, Russell (Mrs) # - 9a
GRAY, William – 91c
GRAY, Willie S. # - 6b
GREEN, Harry – 83b
GREEN, Joshua – 39c
GREENE, William H. (& Mrs) – 26c
GREENHOLTZ, Anna E. (Devilbiss), 
     w/o Charles W. – 39b 
GREENHOLTZ, Charles W. – 39b
GRIMES, Charles (& Mrs) – 49c
GRIMES, Frank – 29b
GRIMES, Frank – 40a
GRIMM, Frederick H. – 55b
GROVE, Charles C. - 98
     s/o Greenberry
GRUBBS, Charles F. – 40b 
GUE, Richard T. – 40b
GUE, Sallie Amelia (Poole), 
     w/o Harry C. – 40a 
GUNN, Charles – 83b
GUNN, Thomas J. – 40c
HAGER, Irene (Mrs) – 90b
HAHN, Madeline * - 93
HAHN, Melvin (& Mrs) – 90b
HAINES, Carville – 67a
HAINES, Clarence (& Mrs) – 86b
HAINES, Mazie Mae – 41c
HAINES, William – 41a
HAMMOND, Charles # - 5c
HAMMOND, Daniel # - 5c
HAMMOND, Edward # - 5c
HAMMOND, Elmer # - 5c
HAMMOND, Fannie (Mrs) # - 5c
HAMMOND, Mary (Mrs) # - 7a
HAMMOND, Mose & Kitty # - 5c
HAMMOND, Thomas # - 5c
HAMMOND, Walter (Mrs) # - 6a
HARGETT, Albert (& Mrs) – 90b
HARLEY, Ruth * - 93
HARRIS, Amon # - 6c
HARRIS, Charles – 91c
HARRY, Mary Ann Elizabeth (Boone), 
     w/o William T. – 41a 
HARSHER, Mary Catharine (Haines) – 41c
HAWKINS, Eleanor * - 94
HAYNES, Agnes (Mrs) – 41
HENNING, Merritt – 91a
HESSIE, William W. – 42a
HILTNER, Roy M. (Sheriff) - 6b
HOBBS, William – 68a
HOFFMAN, Garland * - 93
HOKE, Leroy – 70ab
HOLLINGER, Daniel A. – 42a 
HOLSEY, Linwood – 42a
HOLSEY, Luther – 42a
HOOD, Archie C. – 42b
HOOD, Ernest V. – 42b
HOOD, H. Alvin – 11
HOOD, Henry A. – 42c
HOOD, Henry G. – 42b
HOOD, Henry G. (& Mrs)– 11
HOOD, Howard Donald – 55b
HOOPER, Alice Virginia 
     (Mrs Reese H.) – 43a 
HOPKINS, Cornelius # - 7a
HOPKINS, Isabel M. (Steans) # - 7a
HOPKINS, James Garfield # - 7a
HORNER, Maurice – 73b
HORTON, Willard – 65a
HOWARD, Kenneth – 85a
HURLEY, Evalyn * - 94
HURLEY, Harry M. – 43b
HURLEY, Rosa E. (Mrs Harry M.) – 43b 
HUTCHINSON, Ida (Mrs) # - 7a
HUTCHINSON, William (Mrs) # - 6a
HYATT, Herbert (& Mrs) – 84a
HYATT, Herbert Souder – 84a
HYATT, Mildred (Mrs) – 89a
HYATT, Towney H. – 43c
HYSON, Barbara (Mrs) – 77a
IFERT, Daniel C. – 44a
JACKSON, Arthur Wesley # - 8 - 9*
JACKSON, Edith (Mrs) # - 5c
JACKSON, George # - 9b
JACKSON, W.K. (& Mrs) – 49c
JACKSON, William H. – 49c
JENKINS, Kinnie – 67a
JENNINGS, Sallie (Mrs) # - 7b
JEWELL, Edgar * - 94
JOHNSON, Betty * - 94
JOHNSON, Elsie (Mrs) # - 7a
JOHNSON, Euzell (Mrs) # - 6a
JONES, Bessie J. (Mrs. Louis J.) – 44c 
JONES, Everett R. (Mrs) – 89b
KAIN, J. Howard – 45a
KEMP, Anna Mae * - 93
KEMP, James M. – 45b
KEMP, Raymond - 7a
KING, Addie C. (Mrs James E.) – 46c 
KING, Emma C. (Mrs) – 46a
KING, Genoa – 46b
KING, Gurvis (Mrs) – 90c
KING, Gurvis Pauline (Mrs) – 46c
KING, James H. – 46b
KING, Woodrow Wilson – 46c
KINSEY, Dorine (Mrs) – 45c
KINSEY, Spencer W. – 45c
KLEIN, C. Cyril - 8b
KLINE, Betty – 64c
KLINE, Wilfred G. (& Mrs) – 64c
KLOKER, George – 68a
KNILL, Dorothy * - 93
KNILL, George * - 93
KOLB, R.E.L. – 68a
KOONTZ, Imogene – 61b
KOONTZ, William H. – 61b
KOONTZ, William H. (& Mrs) – 90b
LAWSON, Mary (Baker), 
     w/o Eli T. – 47a 
LEGG, Dr. C.H. – 83c
LEGG, Dr. T.H. – 68a
LENHART, Fannie Blanche (Riggles), 
     w/o Luther – 47b 
LETTIRE, Geneva (Mrs) – 83b
LEWIS, Dorsey (& Mrs) – 88
LEWIS, Edna (Mrs) – 90a
LEWIS, Lola * - 94
LEWIS, Robert L. (Mrs) – 47a
LINTHICUM, Frederick – 65b
LINTHICUM, Grover (& Mrs) – 65b
LLOYD, Elmer (Mrs) – 47a
LONG, Carlton – 47c
LONG, Irvin Leroy * - 69a
LONG, Martha E. (Black), 
     w/o John T. – 47b
LONG, Russell L. (& Mrs) * – 69a
LOWERY, John – 77a
LOWMAN, Roy – 83c
LOY, J. Ruskin (Deputy) – 95
LUHN, Ray * - 94
LYLES / SYLES, Neiper # - 6a
LYLES, Depsey (Mrs) # - 7b
LYLES, Maude # - 6c
LYLES, Neiber # - 7a
LYLES, William Edward # - 6c
LYLES, William H. # - 7a
MAGIN, Henry A. (& Mrs) – 49b
MAGIN, Marvin Monroe – 49b
MAISEL, Annie V. (Foreman), 
     w/o Ludwig J. – 48a 
MAISEL, Henry – 67a
MAISEL, Ludwig G. – 48a 
MARTIN, Rachel R. (Nusbaum), 
     w/o David W. – 48b 
McABEE, Alex (Mrs) # - 9a
McCLELLAND, Robert – 88
McCLURE, Amelia A. 
     (Mrs Charles T.) – 48c
McSHERRY, James – 48c
MERRIMAN, Carroll E. “Reese” – 48c
MERSON, Alma – 49c
MERSON, Harry – 49c
MERSON, Lina (Bellison)* - 49
MERSON, Lina E. (Mrs) – 49b
MERSON, Ruth – 49c
MERSON, Ruth Evelyn – 49b
MERSON, W.H. – 49a
MERSON, Willis (& Mrs) – 49c
MERSON, Willis (Mrs) – 41
MILES, Dorcas – 50a
MILES, Irvin # - 5a
MILES, Roby B. (& Mrs) – 50a
MILLER, George – 68a
MILLER, Mary Frances – 80c
MILLER, Roberta E. (Easton), 
     w/o D. Grant – 50b
MILLER, William (& Mrs) – 57a
MILLER, William Albert – 50a 
MILLS, Cora (Mrs) # - 6a
MITLER, Frances – 90a
MOLESWORTH, Annie Kerr Spalding), 
     w/o Samuel R. – 50c
MOLESWORTH, Archley R. – 81b
MOLESWORTH, Eleanor R. (Watkins), 
     w/o J. Raymond – 50b 
MOLESWORTH, John Raymond – 81b
MOLESWORTH, Pvt. Albert W. – 89b
MOLESWORTH, Samuel R. – 50c
MOORE, Aaron # - 8c
MOORE, Amelia Catherine (Gosnell), 
     w/o John P. – 51a 
MOORE, Anna # - 8c
MOORE, Doris Virginia – 51a
MOORE, Gabriela M. # - 8 - 9*
MOORE, Gemilla # - 8c
MOORE, George W. # - 8c
MOORE, Luther (& Mrs) – 51a
MOORE, Paul Leakins # - 8c
MOORE, Sarah (Leakins) # - 8c
MORGAN, Dorothy * - 93
MOSS, Bernard A. (& Mrs)– 51bc
MOSS, Dale – 51bc
MOTTER, Isaac (Mrs) – 83b
MOUNT, James W. (Pvt), s/o Monroe - 97
MOUNT, Susan C. (Mrs John R.) – 56a
MOXLEY, Allie Mae – 52b
MOXLEY, Allie Mae – 90a
MOXLEY, Alvie A. (& Mrs) – 52b
MOXLEY, Charles Robert – 53c
MOXLEY, Clyde (& Mrs) – 22a
MOXLEY, Clyde (& Mrs) – 52c
MOXLEY, Delia May (Moxley), 
     w/o James O. – 52a
MOXLEY, Dorothy Mae * - 94
MOXLEY, Effie Jane (Beall), 
     w/o Roy – 55c
MOXLEY, Eleanor (Mrs) – 90a
MOXLEY, Eleanor May – 55b
MOXLEY, Emory – 90a
MOXLEY, Emory (& Mrs) – 90b
MOXLEY, Emory (Mrs) – 90a
MOXLEY, Everest M. – 53b
MOXLEY, Florence E. (Poole), 
     w/o Cornelius Edward – 54a
MOXLEY, George W. – 53c
MOXLEY, H.W. (& Mrs) – 90b
MOXLEY, Harvey (& Mrs) – 61b
MOXLEY, Helen Irene – 55b
MOXLEY, Ilda (Mrs) – 90b
MOXLEY, Ira D. – 52c
MOXLEY, James (& Mrs) – 55b
MOXLEY, James O. – 52a
MOXLEY, Lillie (Watkins), 
     w/o Ernest – 53a
MOXLEY, Maloy * - 69a
MOXLEY, Mary M. (Brown), 
     w/o Webster – 55a
MOXLEY, Minnie (Mrs) – 54c
MOXLEY, Minnie (Mrs) – 90c
MOXLEY, Nora (Young), 
     w/o Harvey W. – 55a
MOXLEY, O.L (& Mrs) – 90b
MOXLEY, Ollie (& Mrs) – 90c
MOXLEY, Ollie W.* – 29a
MOXLEY, Ottie L “Tom” – 54b
MOXLEY, Ottie Lee – 54a
MOXLEY, Ray (Mrs) – 90a
MOXLEY, Robert – 90a
MOXLEY, Robert (Mrs) – 90a
MOXLEY, Robert S. – 52b
MOXLEY, Tressie Lee – 55b
MOXLEY, William (& Mrs) – 54a
MOXLEY, William S. – 52c
MOXLEY, Willie B. – 54c
MOXLEY, Willie C. (& Mrs) – 90b
MOXLEY, Windsor C. – 55c
MULLINEAUX, Aubrey (Mrs) – 89a
MULLINEAUX, John Thomas – 57b
MULLINIX, Betty * - 94
MULLINIX, Eldridge – 57c
MULLINIX, Elmer (& Mrs) – 57a
MULLINIX, Everett – 81c
MULLINIX, Hazel – 90a
MULLINIX, Mary Ellen (Mrs) – 56c
MULLINIX, Nora (Lawson) – 56c
MULLINIX, Pvt. Elwood – 89b
MULLINIX, Roby (& Mrs) – 81c
MULLINIX, Rudell (& Mrs) – 57b
MULLINIX, Samuel Eugene – 57c
MULLINIX, Sebastian M. – 57c
MULLINIX, W.E. (Mrs) – 57b
MURRAY, Arthur (& Mrs) – 86a
MURRAY, Clarence M. * - 56b
MUSGROVE, Nora (Mrs) – 88
MYERS, Elmer # - 5b
MYERS, Laurence C. (Pvt) - 97
MYERS, Lewis C. – 58bc
MYERS, Mary Elizabeth (Mrs) # - 5b
MYERS, Roland – 58c
MYERS, Stephen V. – 58a


NASH, Earl L. – 59a
NASH, Grover M. – 91a
NICODEMUS, Charles E. – 59b
NICODEMUS, Fannie A. (Lugenbell), 
     w/o Charles – 59b
NICODEMUS, Jesse – 59c
NICODEMUS, John E. – 59c
NORRIS, Frank – 83c
NORRIS, George D – 59a
NORWOOD, Gray – 91c
NUSBAUM, Isaiah (& Mrs) - 31
NUSBAUM, Virgie M. – 59bc
OGLE, Charles A. – 60a
OHLER, Charles A. – 91a
OLAND, Bruce (& Mrs) – 60bc
OLAND, Nell * - 93
OREM, James S. # - 8c
OREM, Marie (Disney) # - 8c
OREM, Sterling Robert # - 8 - 9*
OWENS, Lewis E. – 60c
PATTY, William (Ofc) - 8c
PEABODY, Gerald * - 92
PEARCE, Marion (Jones), 
     w/o Levi – 61a
PERKINSON, W.H. (& Mrs) – 90b
PERKINSON, Winfred – 61b
PERKINSON, Winnie Jean – 90b
PETERS, Elmer D. – 68a
PETROTT, Francis * - 62
PHEBUS, Ben (Ofc) – 8c
PHEBUS, Fuller – 90b
PHELPS, Alberta V. – 61b
PHELPS, Irving (& Mrs) – 61b
PHELPS, Willard (& Mrs) – 10c
PHILLIPS, Noah W. – 61c
PICKETT, Dillion – 63a
PICKETT, Lillian * - 62
PICKETT, Marcus D.L. – 63c
PICKETT, Mary A. (Kroning) – 63b
PICKETTE, Mary Louise (Snyder), 
     w/o David M. – 63b
PITT, Edward – 67a
POFF, Dorothy – 61c
POFF, Posey & Pucket – 61c
POOL, R. Newton – 64c
POOLE, Bernard – 64c
POOLE, George B. – 49a
POOLE, Greenbury C. – 64a
POOLE, Hallie G. (Angel), 
     w/o William S. – 64a
POOLE, Mary (Glaze), 
     w/o Melvin D. – 64c
POOLE, Parke E. – 64b
POOLE, Purdum (& Mrs) – 64c
POOLE, Purdum (Mrs) – 89b
POOLE, Pvt. Bernard M. – 89b
POOLE, Pvt. Wallace – 89b
POOLE, Rose G. (Lowman), 
     w/o George B. – 64b
POPE, David Thomas – 51a
POPE, George T. – 51a
POTTS, May E. (Mrs) # - 6a
POTTS, William E. # - 6a
PRETTYMAN, Addie (Mrs) # - 5c
PRICE, Howard L. – 61b
PROCTOR, Charles # - 6b
PURDUM, Amanda (Warfield), 
     w/o Columbus F. – 65c
PURDUM, Catherine * - 94
PURDUM, Catherine Louise – 65b
PURDUM, John (& Mrs) – 65b
PURDUM, Margaret A. – 65a
RAINES, George E. – 66a
REAVER, Leannah (Long), 
     w/o George F. – 66b
REAVER, William H. – 66b
REESE, Carroll H. – 67c
REESE, F.W. (Mrs) * - 67b
REESE, Frank W. – 67a
RENN, Leroy * - 93
RESNICK, Ben – 91c
RICHARDSON, Martha Alice (Devilbiss), 
     w/o Charles – 66c
RIDGELY, Albert * - 93
RIGLER, Jacob M. – 66a
RIMBEY, Norman (& Mrs) – 57b
RIORDAN, Ella – 18
RIPPEON, F. Leslie – 59bc
RITTER, Vernon * - 93
ROBINSON, Delma (Mrs) - 6a
ROELKE, Nadine * - 93
ROLLINS, Fannie (Mrs) # - 7b
RUMSPORT, Lewis – 68a
RUNKLES, Ernest Wilfred – 68c
RUNKLES, Frances Pauline 
     (Mrs Raymond C.) – 68b
RUNKLES, Laura Rosalie – 68b
RUNKLES, Raymond (& Mrs) – 68b
RUNKLES, Raymond R. – 33c
SAWYER, Sue * – 69a
SAWYERS, Betty Jo * - 69a
SAWYERS, Kyle * - 69a
SAWYERS, Rev. E. Kyle * - 69a
SCHAEFFER, Richard (Mrs) – 85a
SCHEEL, George (& Mrs) – 69b
SCHEEL, Margaret – 69b
SCHULTZ, Simon – 91c
SCOTT, Albert R. (& Mrs) – 46a
SEBRING, Nova D. – 91a
SELLMAN, Ralph * - 88
SEWELL, Mildred E. # - 8 - 9*
SHEETS, Annie B. (Mrs) – 70c
SHEETS, Charles E. – 70c
SHEETS, Charles Edward – 95
SHEETS, George W. – 70b
SHEETS, Preston Clay – 70ab
SHIPLEY, Annie (Reaver), 
     w/o Clarence – 71a, 98b
SHUEEY, Ida Ruth (Cover), 
     w/o John T. – 71a
SIRK, Virginia E. – 71a
SKEGGS, Pearl * - 93
SMITH, Charles M. – 74
SMITH, Clarence S. – 75b
SMITH, Eliza Ann (Mrs. William) – 75c
SMITH, Ira Monroe – 75b
SMITH, J. Albert * - 72 - 74
SMITH, John A. – 75c
SMITH, Milton Oliver – 75a
SMITH, Rev. Chester B. – 69a
SNADER, John D. – 71b
SNADER, Minnie Louella (Summers), 
     w/o John D. – 71b
SNYDER, Herman M. – 95
SNYDER, Ida O. (Garver), 
     w/o John S. – 71c
SNYDER, Len – 90c
SNYDER, Ray – 90c
SOUDER, P. Ray – 71a
SOUDER, Willard L. Jr. – 89a
SOUDER, Willard Lansdale 
     (& Mrs) – 89a
STANLEY, Betty * - 94
STANLEY, Gertrude – 89a
STANLEY, Grover M. (Mrs) – 89a
STANLEY, H. Clinton – 71c
STANLEY, R. Perry – 71c
STEPHENS, Mary A. (Mrs) – 76a
STEWART, Hazel Lyles (Mrs) # - 6c
STEWART, Walter W. – 76a
STINE, Alvie – 76b
STINE, Alvin – 76c
STINE, Earl – 76c
STITELY, George H. – 76a
STONE, Betty Jo * - 69a
STRINE, Richard – 95
STUP, Wilbert * - 93
SUMMERS, Charlotte * - 93
SWEADNER, W.T. (Mrs) – 18
SYLES / LYLES, Neiper # - 6a
TALBOTT, Urner * - 93
TAYLOR, Herbert G. – 83ab
THOMAS, G.L. Sr – 60bc
THOMPSON, Charles A. – 87c
THOMPSON, Sidney J.O. * - 92
TUCKER, Doris – 70ab
TWENTEY, Eloise * - 93
UNGLESBEE, Ida Kate (Fox), 
     w/o Lewis – 77b
UNGLESBEE, Marion (& Mrs) – 77a 
UNGLESBEE, Nadine – 77a
UNGLESBEE, William Robert – 77a
UTZ, John Nathan – 77b
UTZ, Lucinda (Kelly), 
     w/o S.H. * – 77c
VAN FOSSEN, Betty – 76b
VAN FOSSEN, Eldred (& Mrs) – 76b
VAN SANT, Jack Webster – 78
VAN SANT, Richard W. (& Mrs) – 78
WAGNER, George W. – 79a
WAGNER, Jonas – 79a
WALKER, Laura A. (Day), 
     w/o William A. – 79b
WALTZ, Clifton M. – 79c
WARFIELD, Albert W. – 80c
WARFIELD, Alice R. (Baker), 
     w/o Samuel D. – 80b
WARFIELD, Emma (Mrs) – 89b
WARFIELD, Francis (Mrs) – 90c
WARFIELD, H.D. – 90a
WARFIELD, Maj. W. Edwin – 89b
WARFIELD, S.D. (Mrs) – 90a
WARFIELD, S.D. (Mrs) – 90a
WARFIELD, Samuel D. – 80b
WARFIELD, Sarah C. (Cain), 
     w/o Titus – 80c
WARFIELD, Vera * - 93
WARFIELD, William H. – 80a
WATERS, Amanda (Mrs) # - 6a
WATKINS, Alonza C. – 82c
WATKINS, Bates (& Mrs) – 81b
WATKINS, Bradley – 81a
WATKINS, Calvin S. – 82c
WATKINS, Dielia E. (Mrs D.F.) – 81a
WATKINS, Dorothy Janice – 81c
WATKINS, Edith Pearl (Mount), 
     w/o Vernon T. – 81a
WATKINS, Edsel * - 69a
WATKINS, Eleanor Rebecca – 81b
WATKINS, Herman (& Mrs) – 82b
WATKINS, Herman (& Mrs) – 90c
WATKINS, Lois – 82b
WATKINS, Margaret Ann (Mrs) – 82c
WATKINS, Mary E. (Hilton), 
     w/o James Henning – 82b
WATKINS, Monroe (& Mrs) – 90b
WATKINS, Pvt. Earle Lee * - 82b
WATKINS, Ray (& Mrs) – 82a
WATKINS, Ray (& Mrs) – 82b
WATKINS, Rosa (Moxley), 
     w/o Thomas E. – 82a
WATKINS, Thomas E. – 82a
WATKINS, Vertie – 90b
WATKINS, William M. (& Mrs) – 81c
WEDDLE, Donald * - 93
WELLER, Dr. Roy B. – 83ab
WELSH, Aaron # - 5c
WELSH, Albert Sylvester #  - 5a
WELSH, Della F. (Mrs) # - 5c
WELSH, Erner # - 5c
WELSH, James H. # - 5c
WETZEL, Annabelle – 83b
WETZEL, Jesse (& Mrs) – 83b
WETZEL, Lewis – 83c
WETZEL, Sarah (Mrs Harry) – 83b
WHIPP, Dallas H. * - 92
WHIPP, Wilbur * - 93
WICKER, Mary O. (Mrs) – 67a
WILES, Dewey * - 93
WILLIAMS, J. Windsor – 84b
WILLIAMS, Jerry (& Mrs) – 84a
WILLIAMS, Ruby Mae – 84a
WILSON, Daniel – 84c
WILT, Harvey – 70ab
WINEBRENNER, Emma C. (Hood), 
     w/o Jacob W. – 86a
WINEBRENNER, Jacob – 86a
WISNER, Ruby * - 62
WOLFE, Virgie Moxley – 54a
WOODFIELD, Barbara * - 69a
WOODFIELD, Elizabeth Casandra – 85a
WOODFIELD, Emory – 85a
WOODFIELD, J. Dorsey (& Mrs) – 85a
WOODFIELD, Joseph L. * - 85bc
WOODFIELD, Nettie (Young), 
     w/o John R. – 85a
WOODFIELD, Rose * - 94
WRIGHT, Charles – 86b
YOUNG, Dora (Mrs) – 87a
YOUNG, Fannie – 90b
YOUNG, Fannie May – 87a
YOUNG, George W. (Mrs) – 87a
YOUNG, Rosa Lee (Mrs) – 87a
ZEIGLER, Archie # - 7b
ZEIGLER, Audra # - 7b
ZEIGLER, Bertha (Lyles) # - 9a
ZEIGLER, Charles # - 7b
ZEIGLER, Dock # - 7b
ZEIGLER, Edith # - 7b
ZEIGLER, Edwin # - 9a
ZEIGLER, Eleanor Irene # - 8 - 9*
ZEIGLER, Geraldine # - 9a
ZEIGLER, Gladys Naomi # - 8 - 9*
ZEIGLER, H. (Pvt) # - 9a
ZEIGLER, Helen # - 7b
ZEIGLER, Madeleine # - 7b
ZEIGLER, Mavis # - 9a
ZEIGLER, Rona # - 9a
ZEIGLER, Sam # - 7b
ZEIGLER, Sarah # - 9a
ZEIGLER, Sterling # - 7b
ZEIGLER, Thelma # - 7b
ZEIGLER, Ulysses # - 7b
ZEIGLER, William Gray # - 9a
ZEPP, Fannie (Hooper) – 87b
ZIGLER, Bertha (Mrs) # - 6c
ZILE, Isiah S. – 87c
ZIMMERMAN, Russell – 95

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Old News Abstracts

Frederick MDGenWeb

Dorinda Shepley

NEWS CLIPS

from late 1920's through early 1950's

mainly around Damascus and Claggettsville, Montgomery County, Maryland

from the collection of Mary Jane (Cushing) Warner

Last revised: January 19, 2024 © Copyright 1995-2024

mainly around Damascus and Claggettsville,
Montgomery County, Maryland

Last revised: January 19, 2024
© Copyright 1995-2024