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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1957
Page
2
A readable fragment shows a Frederick Maryland newspaper page dated Tuesday August 6 1957. It preserves the era’s typographic layout and section headings with typical local notices and brief items.
Medical authorities warn against alarm over Asiatic flu like illness in the article. They describe typical fever sore throat and dry cough lasting a few days and note vaccines have been developed from isolated strains. Officials urge ready cooperation between private and public medicine to curb any potential epidemic.
A Frederick reader argues life’s trials justify fighting on and calls death by own action a cowardly escape. Separate letter questions why Liberty junior senior high school site selection lags despite architect appointments and community push for a new school. Nicholas Yinger notes Ecuador’s 9 percent world balsa output.
The column recounts incidents from 1907 including NERCE MARSH a conductor who struck a trolley pole and was knocked out then recovered to resume travel. A group camps on Eugene Sponseller's White Oak Spring farm. Maryland political turnout heads to Baltimore for the state convention with Governor race chatter. Rosebud baseball beats Middletown 7 2 at Athletic Park as pitcher Burch fanned 15 and had three hits in four at bats. Voter rights issue noted as 20 million Americans lack voting eligibility due to residency rules.
Evelyn Barnes Wilhide of New Windsor notes residents face long bus trips as Frederick County seeks a junior senior high school and more classrooms. She urges locating new facilities near Liberty to reduce travel for east of Liberty students amid ongoing election and voting access discussions.
Columnist David Lawrence weighs the Senate civil rights bill, its chances in the House, and the risk of a veto. He notes labor and business views, jury-trial implications in criminal contempt, and potential shifts in political support around voting rights.
New York police report six youths confronted brothers Dennis Mahoney 16 and Patrick 14 in High Bridge Park. One teen punched and kicked them prompting a retreat. Detectives arrested two 16 year olds John Matthews and Thomas P. Ryan on assault charges.
At Vehicle Night in Las Vegas Nevada a minister Rev Emil LaPorte age 41 and his 10 year old daughter Laura died after their car plunged from a road into a gulley following 2.79 inches of rain. The couple’s other son Milton Jr and wife were injured in a prior crash on U.S. 40 West. Milton Sr. and son remain hospitalized.
Police arrest 22 year old Robert Mittelman in a tavern phone booth while he was making an extortion call to Mrs. William Wood Prince wife of Armour and Co. vice chairman. Investigators had traced a two year pattern of harassment including obscene remarks and date requests. The man had demanded 25000 and threatened harm, with calls continuing after complaints to Illinois Bell. Detectives and telephone workers used walkie talkies to locate the origin on the South Side.
Miss Dorothy Newcomer daughter of Mr and Mrs Ervin E Newcomer Route a Waynesboro Pa wed Clyde M Ohler son of Mr and Mrs Chester Ohler Route 2 Emmitsburg Friday night at the Welty Church of the Brethren Rev W Hartman Rice officiated. The ceremony featured mixed flowers and organ music with a short recital. The bride wore a pink street length dress and white accessories. After a reception at the bride's home the couple planned a wedding trip to an unannounced destination and will reside with the bridegroom upon return. Mrs Ohler attended Quincy High School and worked at McCrorys. the groom farms with his father.
A collage of historical notes lists anniversaries and births including Brewster born in Preston Connecticut died 1865 and Benjamin born in the British West Indies, plus Still and Shirlaw memorials. The piece also recounts events like Fremont’s return to St. Louis and wartime pay raises, then details local marriages and parlor news with Emmitsburg and Woodsboro ties.
COLLEGE PARK Md due to drought many corn fields will be used for silage or abandoned. Eighty five percent of field corn tasseled as of last weekend with rains needed to improve very poor yield prospects. Soybeans need moisture and growth has nearly stopped. Tobacco prospects decline while hay and pastures show little growth. In Western Maryland peach harvests underway with Halehavens Sunk y and Georgia Belles listed for late August.
The Navy will place 60 ships in mothballs to cut costs, including the battleship Iowa, with 23 new vessels and conversions offsetting the loss. Eight destroyers 16 destroyer escorts 2 submarines and five transports five landing ships two minelayers and two minehunters are among the deactivations. Affected ships will be chosen soon while new atomic powered submarines and modern vessels join the fleet by next June. The move follows a Pentagon order to trim personnel by 15,000 and curb spending.
Sgt le and Mrs William H Slemmer Jr announce the birth of Martha Kemp Slemmer last Thursday. Mrs Slemmer Sr of East Second street visits her son and family while Sgt le Slemmer is stationed at Fort Ritchie. Also noted are family travels and returns of Melvin Dixon family, J Frederick Mc, and the Hodges, Stambaughs, Grove family, and others visiting relatives in Canada and Massachusetts.
Maryland study of 15 161 public high school graduates from June 1955 finds 27 percent attend college in 1955 56. Montgomery 33.9 percent and Prince George's 25.7 percent led counties. Baltimore City 31.7 and multiple counties show varied rates.
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