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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1958
Page
2
Frederick edition page four reports local briefs and notices with scattered details. The itemized items include small community updates and notices from local organizations.
Obituary notices list Mrs. Mary Jece Clipp of Brunswick who died Tuesday night in Frederick Memorial Hospital, and John W. Morgan, 87, of Cumberland who died Saturday at Allegany County Infirmary after long illness. Burial plans and funeral directors named. Additional notices include Mary E. Smith of Jamestown and several local families with service times, church affiliations, and burial locations.
Funeral services held for Lee H. Anderson of Mayberry at C. O. Fuss and Son funeral home Taneytown with Rev. Garvin and Rev. Hock officiating. Interment in Brethren church cemetery. pallbearers named. Also services for Starvin We Calhoun of Middletown at Gledhill funeral home with Rev. Burkhardt officiating and burial in Lutheran cemetery. Julian Kopff’s body awaiting viewing as family location listed. Mrs Carfie Stitely listed in condition after New Market crash. funeral directors named.
Content notes a 1908 Frederick county legislation increasing teachers salaries to 350 dollars with eight years tenure, a grand lodge session in Frederick on May 26 to confer degrees, a Stauffer Hall dance in Walkersville with 46 couples, and mail service improvements for Jefferson via trolley announced by Postmaster A. H. Harrington.
The Board of Education decided to retain B. Fenragen of Baltimore to draft plans for a new bere zilocane project as crowds gather. A boxing show in the city drew Believed strong turnout, with Detroit posting four bouts to three. Frederick hosted a Court of Honor awarding many prizes at Pythian Castle as Hoy Scouts and Cubs watched. The American Legion Drum Corps Frederick won 150 dollars at the Winchester apple festival parade in Virginia.
Mr and Mrs Claude C Trout celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary today at Wilson Place. They wed April 30 in 19 by the late Rev S M Beneh Frederick. They have four children Abs Earl Troxell Photo Fellows Stu Mrs Forbes Burgess Austin Trout and Mrs George Mudd Jr Washington. Eleven grandchildren. A dinner for immediate family will be hosted by their children Saturday at the home of Dr and Mrs Burgess Butterfly Lane.
Fort Detrick researchers report a purified toxoid capable of neutralizing all five botulinum toxin types A through E in animal tests. The work, presented at the Chicago meeting of the American Bacteriology Society, suggests potential human use pending further study and highlights TB failures in negative tuberculin tests in monkeys.
James R. Hahn of New Market was elected president of the Western Maryland Chapter of the Maryland Motor Truck Association at a Hagerstown meeting. He will be installed May 20 in Cumberland with officers including Robert F. Moore and J. R. Shingleton. Members represent Garrett Allogany Washington and Frederick counties. Mrs. William McPherson McGill spoke at a Carroll county Women’s Democratic Club dinner on women’s political participation. her son Wakefield McGill teaches at Westminster High School.
Among The Sick Mrs entered Hospital Monday for observation. Mrs. Henry Lakin Jefferson is a surgical patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Lillian Martin of Mt. Airy is a patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Clarence Jewell III son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Jewell Jr South Market Street is a patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Raymond L. Smith Woodsboro entered the hospital Tuesday for gy surgery today. Mrs. Raymond Albaugh of Keymar is recuperating at home after surgery at Frederick Memorial Hospital. She is getting along nicely.
Mr and Mrs HD Snyder and son David visit friends in Ohio and Illinois. Mrs Herman M Snyder visits Alexandria Virginia. Mrs Doris Miller of Baltimore visited with Mrs Snyder last week. Mr and Mrs James S Decker near Yellow Springs announce birth of their second son at Fredericks Memorial Hospital. Mrs Dean Nikirk leaves to join husband in Newport Rhode Island at Naval Training Center. Mrs Nikirk formerly Rebecca Ann Basford daughter of Raymond R Basford Doubs.
The Glee Club directed by Al will present a varied program including songs from Carousel and Night pieces, piano solos by Eugene Miller and others, and a Mendelssohn Elijah excerpt. The band under Jerry Marrane will join for a parade appearance after the Winchester festival participation.
Collateral forfeitures for traffic violations are listed with names and addresses from Maryland and nearby states. The document also details a political letter from the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee backing Edward D. Storm for Congress in the Sixth District, urging a May 5 meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel to rally support.
Captain George F. Bell announces a May recruitment drive at Fort Detrick and Walkersville for the six month trainee program. Local youths 17 to 26 may enlist with different active service requirements, offering six years total active and reserve training. Contact Bell at Walkersville or attend Fort Detrick drills Tuesdays at 8 p.m.
The chemical industry maintains high research spending with a projected 2.5 billion dollars on new production facilities in 1958 and 1959. Construction already underway totals 135 billion dollars, with 40 percent more planned. Confidence stems from notable growth over the past two decades, including a 400 percent rise in production since 1935.
A Frederick Maryland area birth report highlights several families welcoming children at local addresses. Names include Catherine Marie, Kathi Lynn, Glen Derwin and Gwen Denise, Deborah Anne, and Brenda La Rue among others with birth dates distributed over a weekend. The narrative blends wildlife anecdotes about snakes and a note on Senator Flanders retiring after two terms.
The narrator recalls numerous hobbyist exploits from Carroll Creek era including Indian arrowhead collecting, bees, homemade gear, and replicas of store axes. He describes hunting tricks, fake trails, and a rabbit decoy tactic, noting no serious injuries except a dog bite leaving tooth marks near Baker Park.
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