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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1960
Page
4
A digest of milestones and birthdays across U S history notes Polk signing the Smithsonian act in 1645 and Wilsons Creek clash in 1861. It lists Hoover’s 1911 food role, Japan surrender talks in 1945, and several notable births and deaths, ending with a brief stock market summary.
The Frederick News page from August 10 1900 lists publication details and pricing. It notes the paper prints daily and Sunday editions with subscription rates for mail and carrier service. It includes the mailing address Great Southern Pig and Mfg Co and contact info in Frederick Maryland.
A Tax Foundation report notes that 80 percent of families with 2000 to 15000 annual income pay about 70 percent of the nation's total tax bill. The median group is taxed about 23 percent of income when including hidden taxes, while top earners face higher rates up to 81 percent above 200,000. State and local taxes lessen the burden for higher income levels, making overall taxes roughly proportional to income for most people.
James H. Gam Brill Jr and D. John Markey plan to visit Columbia to discuss relocating the Van Bergen cut glass plant to Frederick. A Loudooun county committee visited Frederick to talk with County Commissioners about buying the bridge at Point of Rocks. A large barn on William Jones’s farm west of Bolivar burned. A Sunday school picnic featured an address by J. W. Farmer. A third of an inch of rain eased drought. Mayor Gaynor was shot aboard a ship while departing for vacation.
The engagement of Miss Laura Evelyn Woodfield daughter of Mr and Mrs J Waters Woodfield Germantown and Jerome Offutt son of Mr and Mrs John B Offutt Poolesville has been announced. The item notes other World War II era events and local notices including a tax levy, a boy hurt, corn field thefts, and a Japanese fishing fleet sighting off Alaska.
The Man-Made Fiber Producers Assn Inc opposes tariff reductions on imported rayon nylon and other synthetics. President Matthew H. O'Brien says lower tariffs would burden domestic trade. He notes U S workers earn $2.66 hourly vs international peers and cites the legal ban on substandard foreign shipments while allowing imports. Members span Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia among others.
The Unionville 4H Club marked its 20th anniversary last Tuesday at Singanore Grange Hall with 51 attendees including former members, parents, and Home Demonstration Office assistants. Margery Van Sant presented a history of the group, and demonstrations on cake decoration and cracker tricks were shared alongside memories and a club display.
Mr and Mrs George Sheeten heim and their daughters Pamela and Debbie along with Mrs Wilbur Wilcoxen and Miss Elizabeth Wilcoxon recently visited Mr and Mrs Leo C Burger in North Kansas City Missouri. Wayne Lantz marks his tenth birthday today. Cathy Ann Main turns four today. The burgers vacationed in Manitoba Ontario Canada and Duluth Minnesota before returning home. Snook Serbolt and Goins families report recent trips and stays at Ocean City Scarborough Hotel and Niagara Falls.
Production staff consider reviving the opening show Look Homeward Angel by producer William Binning after strong audience interest. The Mountain Theater asks local theater enthusiasts to share approval or disapproval for a summer revival in Frederick Hagerstown and Martinsburg areas.
Four Frederick youths who joined the Navy through a local high school training program are now serving worldwide. James Riddlemoser, George A Evans Jr, Carroll E Kuhn, and Richard E Cook enlisted in 1958 and trained at Great Lakes. They advanced to petty officer ranks as skilled technicians.
The Mountain Theater summer stock presents No Time For Sergeants with Jay Dunn as Will Stockdale delivering standout humor. Stewart Moss and Cliff Goodwin support as a strong ensemble while director Gene Montanino maintains a large amateur cast. A Rotary Club benefit fills the evening, promising full houses throughout the week.
Miss Sharon Lyon Freeze of Hillsdale wed Robert Frederick Hinshaw son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Hinshaw of Rime Boulevard. Maid of honor Ruth Miller wore mint green. best man Peter Fahrney. Ushers included Freese brothers and others. Bride, a Westwood High School and Ohio University graduate, taught in Colorado. groom a Colorado School of Mines graduate and geophysical engineer. After a wedding trip to Alaska, they will live at Fort Belvoir Virginia.
The notice summarizes sudden deaths in several Maryland towns. J Donald Boone 53 Taneytown died at 10 45 pm from intracranial hemorrhage. Clara families include widow Reda Virginia Halter Boone and son Robert. Edward L Burdette 72 Damascus area farm operator died Monday at Montgomery General Hospital Olney. survived by son Marvin and daughter Mrs Donald E Peck and siblings. Mrs Ernest Garber 77 of Frederick County died after illness. funeral at G C Barton funeral home. Norman H Graham 73 Union Bridge Woodsboro dies of heart attack. survivors include wife Mary Yingling and multiple children and stepchildren. Mrs George Grooms 52 Baltimore died suddenly. survived by husband and siblings. services at St Peter Claver Church. Aubrey F Miller 68 Marr\n
Unsworth W. Va. man died Tuesday in Baker VA Hospital at Martinsburg after ten days as a patient. He served as a foreman in the knitting department of Interwoven Stocking Company until his illness in August 1939. Surviving sister is Mrs. Earl McDaniel of Brunswick.
Funeral services and interments were held for William F. of Kemptown at Olin L. Molesworth funeral home in Damascus. Other services included Garland Eugene Grams of Rosemont, Gustavus M. Rohrback formerly of Frederick, and Mrs Heien streetz with rites at St John’s Church. Interments occurred at Providence Methodist, Mount Olivet, and St John’s cemeteries.
Mrs Catherine Walker former Porter College terrace and mother of Mrs Arthur Schuel linger moved from Frederick Memorial Hospital to Monocacy Hall Nursing Home on North Market Street extended. Braddock Heights Sunday saw Lee son of Mr Sel W Lee Jr near surgical pain Baltimore. Dama transferred from Memorial Hospital to the Vindohona nursing home.
Alaska primary vote totals continued to be counted in Juneau as voters weighed initiative No. 1 to move the capital. Weather aided turnout in what officials described as a historically heavy election with the fate of the capital move unresolved and hope to surpass earlier tallies.
Irving E. Beall 56, long tied to Frederick theater life, died Tuesday at Frederick Memorial Hospital after years of ill health. Born in Frederick, he served as state manager and former motion picture projectionist at the City Opera House for over four decades and later at Tivoli Theater. Survived by his mother Mrs Naomi Beall and wife Frances Grimes Beall, with a sister and nephew in Chevy Chase. Funeral services Friday at Orth Market Street Funeral Home with Rev. Carroll L. Boyer. Interment at local cemetery.
The Fr X Elder American Legion Post in Emmitsburg held its monthly meeting with 20 members present presided by Kathleen Shorb. Officers for the coming year were installed including Kathleen Shorb as president and Ann Topper as first vice president.
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