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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1956
Page
4
The Frederick News lists subscription options with prices for mail and carrier delivery. Rates include monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly terms. The paper notes AP affiliation and local postal handling details.
The FDA announced a public warning deeming Hoxsey cancer medicines worthless and dangerous as they can hinder other care. It cited potassium iodide risks and noted a 1953 court ban on interstate shipping, with ongoing legal battles and a Portage Pennsylvania clinic opened March 7 1955.
A lengthy reflection explains the national debt totals about 279 billion dollars and each person’s share around 1,691 dollars. It uses analogies: earning one dollar per second for 24 hours would take 1,841 years to reach the total, or stacking 279 billion dollars would reach almost 25,000 miles high.
Rev Dr A J Gill former Martinsburg pastor appointed pastor of local church. Rev A L Thirlkeld transferred to Aberdeen. Braddock Heights season prep underway with new houses near completion. Tyson cottage foundation laid. Hotel Braddock lawn being graded for flower beds. Cottage north of the Junction under roof built by George W Perry from Catholic Villa lumber. Automobile show in Baltimore reports a $1600 Stanley steamer to Charles W Ross Jr Frederick. Rev J Paul Tyler assigned to Trinity M E Church South of city. He is son of Rev George Tyler who led the church about 25 years. Harris and Filler and others, wholesale merchants, to close by 4 pm Saturdays Apr 7 to Oct 27.
About 50 garden enthusiasts and guests gathered at Coffman Chapel Hood College for a three day flower show school session one. Emily Stobing Pittsburg lecturer led morning and afternoon classes focusing on design color and judging. The District Five Federated Garden Clubs sponsors with Mrs T Stuart Haller and Mrs Smyth Pendleton as organizers.
A plan proposes replacing training schools with a single advisory board in the Welfare Department. The measure aims to streamline oversight and unify guidance for student science fair projects across districts.
Local notices tell of Mr. and Mrs. William S. Huyett relocating to Baltimore as he transfers from the Hagerstown to the Baltimore office of Eastern Greyhound. Also noted are Easter Sunday visits by Stull guests, a birth at Memorial Hospital, a cadet promotion at Lackland AFB, a christening at All Saints Episcopal, and other personal items.
Washington column notes Congress ponders aid for small business but risks weakening larger companies that employ many workers. The piece questions who defines small and cites tax proposals, highlighting firms with high revenue still struggling to scale versus giants like U S Steel.
New Market welcomed Dr. Michaels as a resident physician, moving in with his wife a trained nurse and a 15 year old son. Born in Germany, educated in Mainz and Morristown, he interned at Vassar Hospital and studied English while awaiting licensing after WWII. The town aided in securing office space and equipment as he began practice beside the Met store.
Mrs. Monroe Lowman announces the marriage of Charlotte Koontz of Frederick to Lee H. Smith of Frederick. The ceremony occurred March 24 at Singanore Methodist Church Unionville with brief family attendance. The couple will reside in Frederick after a Florida honeymoon and a brief city paint department note mentions Mr. Smith.
Mr Nathan Jacobson, Frederick merchant, improves after hospital admission as a cardiac patient. An upcoming Frederick High School science fair features exhibits on nuclear control and conventional armaments, with Fort Detrick researchers assisting, as public attendance begins Thursday evening.
Gov McKeldin signed 17 bills and vetoed 10 in a session finishing pass key measures. He amended the transit seizure bill to grant himself power to name arbiters in the protracted Baltimore transit dispute.
The Student Council and Dramatics Club present Finders Creepers at eight in the Frederick High School auditorium to raise funds for the State Student Councils convention. Hercules Nelson, Wilbur Maxwell, Celeste, and Uncle Bob figure in a weekend of comedic misadventures as mortician work and unexpected guests unfold.
April brings nature to active life as plants bud frogs croak and songbirds sing. The season shows both promise and doubt, balancing frost and heat while giving renewed vigor to fields, woods, and human spirits.
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