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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1955
Page
2
President Eisenhower asked Congress to earmark three and a half billion dollars for foreign aid in the arc of Asia. The funds target Afghanistan to Korea and Japan, aiding newly independent states with economic and technical assistance to improve living standards and curb Communist influence.
The Federal Trade Commission has formed a thirteen man task force to study the impact of large corporation mergers on the U.S. economy. The government says the merger movement may be too bloated to police by normal channels, with the Justice Department concluding a sixty two member study on antitrust enforcement. Firms that stifle competition face tough action from the FTC and DOJ, with fair practices the standard for judging monopolies and violators.
Authorities pursue a murder inquiry into the shooting of Magistrate Moats around 9 30 p m Saturday. Investigators say the 발견 suggests a taller assailant, with no clear enemy identified. Housekeeper Beulah Coffman cleared, alibis checked as family and neighbors aid the probe. A governor appointed successor will come from the county Republican committee. no early appointment expected. Footprints of a child found near the Moats home. light only in basement exposed routine, suggesting a familiar assailant.
Among The Sick Mr. E Keeney of West Fifth street underwent surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore last Friday and developed pneumonia. City Engineer W Raymond Walter, long patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital, returned home to 19 East Patrick street to continue confinement. In Athens Greece four more light earthquakes caused damaged houses and a death toll rising to ten. High winds and rain worsen conditions for the homeless. Picket lines form outside Sandia base to keep peace amid atomic center protests.
A Business Men's Association meeting voiced strong disapproval of the Board of Aldermen turning down a proposed property reassessment. They urged seeking a legislative act next winter to retire the current board early so a new one could be elected a year sooner. The Golden Jubilee Exercises of All Saints church closed with a reception for about 250. Samuel Hoopes and Prof. George Ed Smith sang Bolms. A county school site near Middletown was selected, acres owned by Charles Crone valued at $700. A marble monument was erected at Visitation Convent graveyard for sisters who died, over 40 buried including founders. Church officers elections in Middletown named Christ Reformed elders Charles Keller and A Melvin, Biser deacons Daniel Kefauver and Albert Miller. Zion Lutheran elders George W. Gaver and Singleton Ramaburg, deacons Daniel Kepler and Danch Derr.
Twenty years back items from April 26 1905 note plans for a Frederick county fire company convention in Frederick likely in summer. A memorial service would be held in Baker Park for deceased firemen. A rock from a Hager loan fern damaged after a New Market fire. the truck fire prompted water hose intervention. A large bank barn on Charles Leather man farm near Wolfsville burned. Leather man severely burned aiding livestock rescue.
A quiet April 2 Beaver Dam Church ceremony united Miss Mary Louise Nusbaum and Robert Lee McCuller with a double ring rite performed by Rev Byron Flory. The couple, now residing on McCuller’s father’s farm, left for a brief wedding trip. The tie followed by a second marriage as Gleida Geisinger Mackenzie wed Genner Davis Flickinger in St. James Rectory Frederick with Rev Richard Mitchel officiating.
The Frederick Business and Professional Women's Club held a monthly dinner at the Francis Scott Key Hotel with speakers Otho J. Keller and J. B. Collinus discussing insurance, stocks, and bonds. They urged retirement funding, investing in local industries, and diversifying through investment companies. The meeting covered club business, hospitality notes, and plans for the Maryland Pilgrimage to the United Nations and National Hospital Week activities.
Paris officials grapple with the news that Soviet Russia would end its refusal to sign the Austrian peace treaty. The move fuels talk of a four power conference and raises questions about whether Moscow will curb its military threat and allow real peace in Europe.
Mr and Mrs John C Sharrow of Youngstown Ohio will celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary May 1. They are parents of John D Sharrow of East Fourteenth Street. Also included are births and notices of local families, including a nine pound daughter Mary Christine born April 19 to Jerome Idaho residents, and multiple updates on health, schooling, and community events with names and places such as Monrovia Bucknell University Sunbury Pa Frederick Memorial Hospital Patomac Edison Company and Bon Secours Hospital.
The American Legion Auxiliary met April 19 at the Legion Home East Church Street after a covered dish supper. President Mrs Hoden presided, Jane Hahn introduced speaker Father Jordan who spoke on Panama’s geographic and economic importance. Winners of the essay contest What My Vote Means To Me were read and prizes awarded to Patrick Warner and Miss Williem Boone. Other reports covered Easter treats for veterans, Girls State plans, nappies sales, and district hosting details for May.
Mount St Marys College will hold its annual Parents Day open house on Sunday May 4 with a solemn Mass at Kaom is the College Chanel. Lunch at noon, tours of labs and demonstrations, a 3 pm Glee Club concert, and a 4:45 pm benediction. Baltimore soprano Neda A Wright is featured as guest pianist and special performer.
Lobsters possess pincers on the first three pairs of appendages with the foremost pair typically larger than the others, indicating a consistent pincer distribution across the front limbs.
The Keystone Chapter of Mortar Board names nine seniors from Hood College Class of 1936 for membership after tapping ceremonies in Brodbeck Hall. New regular members include Ann Barnett Palmerton Katharine Crook Baltimore Rebecca Eppers Aberdeen Frances Gilchrist North Haven Danet Halsted Severna Park Ruth Irwin Bala Cynwyd Mary McConnell Sharon Mary Lu Urban Laredo Fox and Carol Welch Westbury joined by honorary member Miss Sherrill for service to the college. The event drew parent attendees and marked the chapter’s continuation of its scholastic and leadership standards.
A driver pulling a cargo trailer escaped injury when he lost control on a slight grade north of Franklinville on U.S. 15 around 10:15 p.m. Monday and the vehicle overturned. Edward J. Schule of Rochester, N Y, identified by Trooper Donald Tucker, was southbound and both the auto and trailer rolled after leaving the roadway. The trailer carried household effects and sustained major damage. minor car damage reported. Grover L. Hanshew of Frederick Memorial Hospital treated for multiple facial contusions after being thrown against a windshield. John H. Seaton treated for a lacerated forehead and elbow and discharged. A Carroll county accident reportedly injured Sexton. The county and state police planned further investigation.
About 25 researchers engineers and statisticians from across the nation will gather at the Army Chemical Center next Thursday and Friday to discuss statistics and engineering as applied to military weapons and equipment design. The symposium, sponsored by the Chemical Corps Engineering Agency, aims to unite statisticians and engineers. attendees include Dr Robert Lusser and Dr William G Cardhan.
The Truderick County Medical Society and County Health Department organize Friday meetings across Frederick County to inform residents about local medical facilities and proper use. Panels include doctors from Frederick Memorial Hospital and local clinics with Q&A sessions open to all families. sessions occur May 6 13 26 and 27 at Calvary Methodist Frederick New Market Libertytown and Thurmont venues.
The Duke of Edinburgh orders a long range telephone for his sports car to call Buckingham Palace from anywhere in Britain and parts of Europe. His private suites at Buckingham and Windsor Palaces feature electric dishwashers and grills. A De Havilland Heron plane with safety gadgets is due within six weeks. The first railroad locomotive to reach America arrived in 1829, though not known to have run here.
The Frederick County Mental Health Society partners with a statewide fund to launch a campaign led by Paul Wise. The goal is 50,000 dollars to support research drugs like serpasil and thorazine, mental hygiene education, and expansion of hospital services. Governor McKeldin is honorary chairman. Olin Grimes of Westminster is Western Shore chairman. A local chairman is not yet named.
The Middletown Valley Grange, Inc will hold its regular meeting Thursday at 8:39 p.m. in Memorial Hall. Youth Committee chair Donald Easterday leads the program. A Pomona Youth square dance is set for Saturday at 8:15 p.m. at Middletown Junior High School on Pempert street with Happy Johnny and his song and Jim Grove providing calling.
Hagerstown Maryland railway operators said the two track main line returned to medium speed last night after crews cleared derailment wreckage from earlier in the day.
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