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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1964
Page
4
The text shows a 1964 newspaper masthead with Associated Press copyright notice and post office filing details. It notes the AP uses and republishes local news and dispatches, with the paper entered as Frederick, Maryland, on a Thursday in April 1964.
Mr and Mrs Dale E White RFD 5 Frederick announce the birth of their second child son named Mark August born on Tuesday.
Lieut Col John H Glenn Jr, the first American astronaut to orbit Earth three times, suffered a concussion after slipping in a February 26 bathroom incident. His recovery is slow and he has paused his bid for the Democratic Senate nomination in Ohio. He may return to space work or pursue politics after healing.
A resident attack on a woman ends fatally after a thug wounds and escapes as more than twenty neighbors watch from windows. No one calls police until after the assailant flees, prompting criticism that public cowardice abets crime and neglects civic responsibility.
Birth notices from Frederick Memorial Hospital list families with new arrivals between March 28 and 31. Entries include Herbert and wife for Sonya Sue. Carroll Wachter for Evelyn Irene. Richard Minster for Mich Green. Bernard Ashley for Kevin Blake. Edward Gray for Darren Landon. Dale Sullivan for Curtis Dale. William Day for Suzanne Marie. John Mills for Donald Christopher. Rob ert Zecker for Robin Marcella. Clarence Hahe for a fourth child.
In 1914 Frederick County fights lower cross county rates with Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. Public Service Commission ordered a cut but appeal possible. Hood College hosts Extension Society officers: T F Dixon president, Bertha Trail vice president, J H Apple secretary, Ida Hersh treasurer. Groundbreaking for Greater Hood College took place. Joseph H Apple Jr dug first spadeful. Rev J O Warfield publishes Ogles genealogy of Frederick County.
Twenty years ago April 2 1944 reports a large formation of American heavy bombers targeted Budapest in the first U.S. airstrike on the Hungarian capital. The item notes other local business moves and church leadership changes alongside the wartime events.
Walter Stephen Thompson, 50, of Belle Fontaine, Ohio, was found guilty on two motor vehicle charges in Magistrate's Court and fined $10 on each count. Thompson was charged with driving without a registration card and driving with expired license plates. Lenn Bar net, 40, of MRD 1, Mr. Airy, had case dismissed for lack of prosecution. Barnett was charged with disorderly conduct March 22.
A mixed OCR fragment lists numerous small land titles and notes from Frederick County. Entries include names like Kemp, Kemp’s good luck, Joshua, Peter, Bowers, Ridgely, and Scharf and reference land areas, May, and various short phrases. The passage resembles a catalog of parcel names, owners, and brief descriptors from a historical land records page.
Edward D Baltzell a Frederick native who resided in York Pa died Wednesday night at York Hospital aged 59 He was manager of the York office of the Keystone Automobile Club since 1948 and earlier worked with York Shipley Roosevelt Oil Service and Baltimore Life He was a member of St Johns Episcopal Church York Kiwanis Accept ed Scottish Rite Zembo Temple Zeredatha Lodge 451 A F and A Masons and York County Shrine Survived by widow Gladys M Baltzell a son Edward D Baltzell III and three grandchildren Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 pm at Edward Baumeister Colonial Mortuary York with interment Prospect Hill Cemetery York
Baltimore Mayor Theodore R McKeldin asked Health Commissioner Robert E Farber for a detailed report on city purchases of tetracycline amid New York City price comparisons. The Baltimore News American noted hospital and private patient prices ranging from about 9 to 40 cents per tablet while federal payments to an Italian producer were 1.6 cents. Market prices listed corn 7.00 a barrel barley 1.20 a bushel wheat 1.95 a bushel.
Sen. J. W. Fulbright praised the strong response to his March 25 foreign policy address and predicted a wide election year debate. He cited 5 000 letters and noted mixed reactions from President Johnson and Secretary Rusk while urging openness to flexible policy toward Red China and an end to the Cuba boycott.
Dr Francois Duvalier declares himself lifetime president as top officers pledge loyalty at the National Palace in Port au Prince. The move follows years of iron rule, U S relations strain, and continued security under the tonton makouts.
A Baltimore grand jury urged that all political campaign ads include the word advertisement. The recommendation came during a report on charges and countercharges in the Maryland Democratic Senate primary race between Louis L. Goldstein and Joseph D. Tydings. The jury suggested legislation to mandate labeling if needed.
At Morgan State College in Annapolis Gov. William A. Scranton led the mock Republican presidential ballot, winning 748 votes on the second ballot. Nelson Rockefeller followed with 423, Barry Goldwater 99, Henry Cabot Lodge 20, Richard Nixon 18, with earlier totals showing Rockefeller leading on the first round.
Edmund C. Meister aides Gov Tawes and Prison Supt James Curran will study changing Maryland’s one visit per day rule for lawyers interviewing inmates. Meister wrote to Baltimore lawyer Lawrence Powers amid a March 20 policy start. Officials say limit helps prison staff burden.
Paul Oliver Bankard 66 of Taneytown Md died Wednesday at Annie M Warner Hospital Gettysburg Pa after five years of declining health. Survived by wife Marie Carbaugh Bankard and children Paul O Jr Elizabeth Stansbury and others. funeral Sunday 2 pm at Fuss and Son Funeral Home with Rev Howard W Miller. Martin Dineen Welsh Sr 71 of Bakerton W Va died Tuesday in Charles Town General Hospital after five weeks as patient. Survived by wife Ellen Lewis Welsh and three sons. funeral Friday 2 pm at Bakerton Methodist Church with Rev James E Smith. Interment Mountain View Cemetery Sharpsburg.
Funeral services for Sergeant Charles Lewis Waskey who died at Andrews Air Force Base Hospital were held at the funeral home on East Church Street. Rev. Bronson Staley officiated with military honors by Bolling AFB Honor Guard led by Sgt Julius R. Ricks. Interment followed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Funeral directors M R B Etchison & Son organized arrangements.
Foreign guests from Hesse and a Frankfurt teachers association were welcomed by the Frederick County School Board and the County PTA Council. The group toured local sites and joined a luncheon at the Francis Scott Key Hotel, learning American teaching methods during a two day stay.
Rev. Robert J. Lewis of River Road Unitarian Church Bethesda will headline the 11 a.m. service at the Unitarian Fellowship Church of Frederick this Sunday. He will discuss “Suffering is a Double Edged Sword” and lead a children’s dedication ceremony with participants from Frederick and area families.
The meeting featured talks by Miss Meares and Mrs. Hicks on social relations among Negroes, job opportunities, housing, and equal accommodations. Frederick city and county progress was noted but more work remains. A luncheon followed hosted by Church of the Brethren women, with a symposium on Reconciliation Through Christian World Relations led by Miss William Kloppel and others.
Anchorage and other Alaska areas pursue debris clearance and restore schools and transport while federal aid looms. President Johnson orders 50 million dollars in emergency relief. Gov Egan seeks 500 million. bank president calls for 1 billion in grants, legislatures to consider a 50 million bond as part of recovery efforts.
Miss Carol Ann Murphy, daughter of Mr and Mrs Mehri Murphy of North Benty street, marks 17th birthday Easter Sunday. Mrs Cleo Ford, of North Benty street, celebrates birthday Saturday. Marine Second Lieutenant Paul W Culwell, son of Dr and Mrs William Culwell of Mt Airy, serves with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 at New River NC. Mrs Irene Kemp, of West South street, has birthday today after returning home from Freder ick Memorial Hospital following major surgery.
Mary Louise Remsberg daughter of Dr A Royal Remsberg Jr 928 Shawnee Drive fractured her left arm in a fall at home Wednesday night She is progressing satisfactorily. Mrs Samuel Zimmerman RFD 4 Frederick returned home today from Frederick Memorial Hospital where she had been a medical patient. Mrs William Lambdin Motter Avenue has returned home after surgery at Frederick Memorial Hospital her condition much improved. Myron Leigh Kemeter Ridge Road entered Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown on Wednesday and will undergo major surgery. Gail Plemmons 10 daughter of Mr and Mrs Van Cecil Plemmons RFD 4 Frederick is reported in satisfactory condition after surgery Wednesday at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
George Tebbetts 54 manager of the Cleveland Indians suffered a heart attack Wednesday night and was in improved condition at St. Mary’s Hospital in Tucson. Dr. Arthur Dudley said Tebbetts had called in Dr. Samuel Grauman a heart specialist for further tests today.
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