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Newspaper

News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1964

Page

4

TRE NEWS Frederick 1964 August 14 Page Four

Frederick Maryland newspaper page from August 14 1964 shows local news brief and classified listings. Subscriptions rates include monthly and yearly options with mail and carrier delivery. The paper identifies as a member of the Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulations.

TRE News Frederick Maryland Great Southern Ptg. & Meg. Co North Court Carrer Audit Bureau of Associated Press

Thrilling runaway steam roller incident reported

Fifty years ago Clarence Funk near Frederick survived a reverse ride when a steam roller toppled after a culvert hill run in West End Middle Town. A horse bucked a rider near McCardell's on North Market street before auto lights masked the animal and it was secured. Earl Bagent sworn in as special police for Empire Theatre by Mayor Fran Fraley. President Wilson sought to curb food price inflation from European war by asking Attorney General McReynolds to investigate and pursue prosecutions. In Europe the great powers align with Germany facing France Belgium England Russia Montenegro and Austria in a widening war.

Middletown Clarence Funk Frederick John Kenney McCardell North Market Street Market Street Third Street Earl Bagent Fran Fraley Empire Theatre Wilson McReynolds Europe Germany France Belgium England Russia Montenegro Austria Servia

Chile Breaks Ties with Cuba Amid OAS Stand

Chile becomes one of four states to sever relations with Cuba following the OAS vote on July 26 in Washington. Bolivia and Uruguay weigh compliance and Mexico threatens only if the World Court approves the action. The move aims to isolate Castro but trade impact is minor except for Mexico’s potential contraband role.

Cuba Organization of American States Washington Chile Bolivia Uruguay Mexico World Court Jorge Alessandri Front of Communists Castro United States

Four gunmen raid dinner. ex-president unharmed in Argentina

Former President Artur Frondizi escaped injury as gun-wielding youths attacked a dinner party in Buenos Aires. Four people wounded, including Frondizi’s brother, with over 600 guests present. Police unsure of intruder identities amid political tensions.

Buenos Aires Argentina Arturo Frondizi Frondizi Arturo Illia

Allied forces near Paris threaten Germans south of the Seine

Twenty years ago reports from the front say American troops advanced east of Le Mans and now move northward in a wide sweep threatening German forces south of the Seine. A children's craft show drew 290 entries at Baker Park judged by three local women. The county is seen as a political barometer for the upcoming national vote. Miss Margaret Motter returned to Braddock Heights after visiting Harriett Crutchfield in Sewickley. Master Sgt. Alton Shaff, writing from France, says he had a thousand close calls and slept with boots on for 43 days.

le Mans Paris Versailles Seine Margaret Motter Braddock Heights Harriett Crutchfield Sewickley, Pa Pine Mountain Settlement School Kentucky Alton Shaff Company A France

Duty Calls Dover Chief Justice Faces Governor Nomination

Chief Justice Charles L. Terry Jr said it would be his duty to accept the Democratic nomination for governor if offered next Wednesday. The statement ends months of speculation and positions Terry as the favorite at the state convention.

Dover Del Charles L. Terry Jr Terry

Students moved to relieve overcrowding at Mardela High

More than 30 pupils from Mardela Elementary will ride seven miles to Hebron and Sharptown schools this fall. The change frees space at Mardela High, which shares the building with the elementary. Fourth to sixth graders will attend the alternative schools to alleviate the high school's overcrowding.

Salisbury Mardela

Misconduct Indictments Hit Wilmington Officials

Magistrate John Matushesske and three New Castle city officials face 92 counts of misconduct in office in a grand jury indictment. Matushesske faces four counts of nonfeasance in a traffic case. Mayor Edward McDaniel, John Weaver and Police Chief Jesse Walling are named with malfeasance misfeasance and extensive nonfeasance counts. Weaver is charged as an accessory.

Wilmington, del John Matushesske New Castle New Castle County Matushesske Edward F. McDaniel John Weaver Jesse J. Walling McDaniel Walling Weaver

Martin Plans Unveiled for Research Institute Complex

Baltimore AP report details a two story 43000 square foot Martin Company complex for its Research Institute for Advanced Studies. The site sits on a wooded hilltop within a 25 acre plot bought in February. Groundbreaking is planned for September with occupancy by spring. Director Kenneth Jarmolow says researchers will have private offices and about 17000 square feet of modern lab space.

Baltimore Martin Company Research Institute For Advanced Studies Martin Kenneth Jarmolow

Same Cloud Still Hanging Over Baker Inquiry

Sen. Hugh Scott says the Senate investigation into Bobby Baker ends with the same cloud of suspicion and doubt as when it began. He calls the probe a scandalous episode in legislative history and accuses ongoing wheeling and dealing of shielding Baker’s financial manipulation.

Washington Hugh Scott R-Pa Senate Bobby Baker Scott Senate Rules Committee Baker

Saturday's Primary Could Change Delaware Gubernatorial Odds

Delaware voters head to the polls Saturday for party delegate contests. In Kent, Ernest E. Killen and Robert H. Reed vie for pledged support against Democratic-leaning factions. Chief Justice Charles L. Terry Jr. reportedly could accept a nomination if offered. Sussex Republicans split between Harry G. Haskell Jr. and Attorney General David P. Buckson factions.

Dover Del Delaware Sussex County Kent Ernest E. Killen Harrington Robert H.reed Charles L. Terry Jr Killen Reed Terry Sussex Harry G. Haskell Jr David P. Buckson

Weather Observers Win 1964 Jefferson Holm Awards

Washington AP reports thirty one volunteer weather observers including two from Maryland are chosen for the 1964 Thomas Jefferson and John Campanius Holm awards. Holm award recipients for continued excellence are Thomas J. Bourne Owings Ferry Landing and Norris Bruce Westernport both in Maryland. Spiders contribute to optics with silk filaments noted.

Washington Maryland Thomas Jefferson John Campanius Holm Holm Thomas J. Bourne Owings Ferry Landing Norris Bruce Westernport

Boardwalk Born: Atlantic City’s Sandy Start to a Resort

A disputed rail conductor and a hotel owner with scuffed carpets sparked Atlantic City’s iconic Boardwalk. From 1870 dedication to today’s 60 foot wide steel structure, the walk shaped city life, with changes through 1896 and rules on attire and conduct as crowds grew.

Associated Press Atlantic City N.J. Cap Ocean Front United States Boardman Alexander Boardman Philadelphia Camden Henry L. Bonsall Camden Republic Bonsall Jacob Keim Keim

City of Richmond Ends Chesapeake Service After 1913 Voyage

The City of Richmond, a Chesapeake Bay icon since 1913, sails for the Virgin Islands to be rebuilt as a floating resort hotel. Once a Baltimore to West Point link, the ship survived fogs, storms, ice, World War I seizures, and a 1927 collision before economics ended her service. The sister ship City of Annapolis lies sunk, and the City of Norfolk rests at Pier 4 as a relic of a vanished era.

Baltimore Richmond Chesapeake Bay Virgin Islands Chesapeake West Point City of Annapolis Potomac River City of Annapolis Virginia Norfolk Bay Packer Pier 4

Pay raises set higher pay for judges and workers

The plan boosts appellate judges to 33000 per year and district judges to 30000, with Supreme Court justices at 39500 for associate and 40000 for the chief. White collar federal workers gain about 4.3 percent, secretaries about 310 annually, and postal workers average 5.6 percent, with letter carriers averaging 325 more per year.

Congress Supreme Court House Senate

Riots flare in Elizabethport as mob clashes injure police

In Elizabethport the midnight fighting between Negroes and whites left three officers and a teen with minor injuries. An unidentified white man was arrested with a bottle in hand as a police car suffered extensive damage from rocks and bricks. Mayor Frank X. Graves vowed tough action and warned a year in jail for fools. Six Negroes were later arrested, five of them in a car said to carry rubber hoses, gasoline bombs and bottles. No further injuries were reported.

Frank X. Graves Graves Elizabeth Elizabethport

Hale Family Welcomes Tiny Korean Orphan

The Hale family adopts Yun Ok Suh, a 20 pound two year old girl from Seoul found on the streets. Parents and three children Thea George and Glenn bond with their petite new sister as they adapt to daily life, shopping and medical checks.

Seoul Hale Hales Thea George Glenn Yun Ok Suh

Word Lesson Defining Panegyrist And Common Misuses

A vocabulary page explains usage of across and specious and defines panegyrist as an eulogizer. It includes pronunciation guidance and examples. The note emphasizes daily word mastery and avoiding exaggerated statements.

W. L. Gordon

Multiple Frederick area obituaries list prominent locals

Nellie V. Cannon aged 63 of 5 South Market Street died at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Survived by two sons Burton Cannon Jr and Connie Mack Cannon a daughter Mrs William G Carbaugh five grandchildren and siblings. Funeral at 106 East Church Street Saturday at 2 p.m. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery. John Emmett Green of Lime Kiln aged 71 died. survived by wife Nellie M Spring Green and many children and stepchildren. Service at 106 East Church Street Monday at 2 p.m. Interment United Brethren Cemetery Myersville. Evelyn Clara Legg wife of Dr Thomas H Legg Union Bridge died at home after illness. Survived by daughter Mrs Doris Crumpacker three grandchildren one great grandchild and siblings. Union Bridge funeral home services Sunday 2:30 p.m. Interment Pipe Creek Cemetery. Philip Hammond Welty age 64 of 200 West South Street died at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Irene Shankle Welty two sons Philip Hammond Welty Jr and Scott F Welty three daughters Doris Irene Welty Constance M Stanley and Virginia R Trost one stepson Charles E Harsett nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral at residence Sunday 2 p.m. Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Nellie V. Cannon South Market Street Frederick Memorial Hospital Hagerstown Mildred E. Everhart Frederick Guilford S. Himes Cannon Brook Hill Methodist Church East Church Street Mount Olivet Cemetery M. R. Etchison and Son John E. Green John Emmett Green Lewis Parker Susan Delauter Green Frederick County Green Nellie M. Spring Green Elwood J. Green Myersville Florence McBride Paul D. Green This City Earl M. Green Union Bridge Ralph P. Green Denver Colo Roeland W Green Woodbine James D. Spring Lime Kiln Dorothy M. Walsh Mary Frances Compher Falls Church Betty J. Anderson Adamstown Ruby M. Kreh Baltimore Helen L. Hamilton Dolores F Sibert Virginia Phyllis A. Glover Missouri William E. Spring Rockville Ruthann Satterlee North Carolina Laura Horiie Eva Houp Grossnickle Church of the Brethren Thomas H. Legg Evelyn Clara Legg Carroll County John H Clara Emma (Repp E Doris Crumpacker David Cartzandamer Bel Air Susan Louise Edward Jr Louis Chastain Cumberland Methodist Church Pipe Creek Cemetery Philip H. Welty Philip Hammond Welty West South Street Irene Shankle Welty Mr. Welty Scott S Virginia D. Franklin Welty Philip Hammond Welty Jr Yellow Springs Scott F. Welty Braddock Heights Doris Irene Welty Constance M. Stanley Triangle Virginia R. Trost Charles E. Harsett Feagaville Welty Fort Detrick Mount Olivet

Mrs Irma Cooley Undergoes Heart Surgery at Johns Hopkins

Mrs Irma Cooley wife of Davis H Cooley of Brunswick underwent heart surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore in August. She is reported very well. Mrs Cooley is the daughter of Mrs Charles E Fox of West Patrick Street.

Irma Cooley Davis H. Cooley Brunswick Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Cooley Charles E. Fox West Patrick Street

Biggest U S Cash Heist Still Unsolved After Two Years

A Plymouth mail truck robbery on Aug 14 1962 yielded 1 551 277 dollars the largest cash theft in U S history. Six robbers remain at large while the money was never recovered. William F White chief postal inspector in New England leads a 60 member team pursuing the case with optimism for a resolution.

Henry Supple Boston Plymouth United States Sonation William F. White New England Philip Schena Patrick Barrett Cape Cod Federal Reserve Bank Clark Road Barrett Schena White

Funeral services for Mrs Mary Florence Creeger

Funeral services for Mrs Mary Florence Creeger widow of Leo M Creeger died Monday at Fair ney Keedy Nursing Home Boonsboro were held Thursday at 10 a m at the funeral home 1201 North Market Street Rev William Ervin of St Johns Lutheran Church Thurmont officiated Pallbearers included Roy L Comer grandson and C Ray Weddle Donald G Weddle J Richard Weddle Gerald Freeze and William Biffle Interment in United Brethren Cemetery Thurmont Robert E Dailey and Son funeral directors Gertie Karn widow of Nathan Karn died Monday in Frederick Memorial Hospital services Thursday at 2 p m from the funeral home Brunswick Reformed Church Rev Frank Fesperman officiated assisted by Rev Guy P Bready Interment in Union Cemetery Burkittsville. M R Etchison and

Mary Florence Creeger Leo M. Creeger Fairney - Keedy Boonsboro North Market Street William Ervin St. John’s Lutheran Church of Thurmont Roy L. Comer C. Ray Weddle Donald G. Weddle J. Richard Weddle Gerald Freeze William Biffle United Brethers Cemetery Robert E. Dailey and Son Gertie Karn Nathan Karn Baltimore Frederick Memorial Hospital E. Church Street Frank Fesperman Brunswick Reformed Church Guy P. Bready Leon Ferrell Homer Gross Leo Steiner E. LeRoy Karn John Shafer Norman Remsburg Union Cemetery Burkittsville M. R. Etchison and Son

Emancipated Youth Challenging Old Fans of God

A teenage speaker confronts his father over religion and emancipation claiming to be free from traditional beliefs. The father counters that true emancipation comes with responsibility and a firm tie to learned values. The column reflects generational clash and urging constructive critique of inherited truths.

Earl L. Douglass God Heaven Hell

Old Minds and New Age Hope in a Candid Reflection

A speaker laments current youth and celebrates past giants like Aristotle. They argue that great minds from earlier eras shaped culture and knowledge for centuries, while warning against boasting of emancipation. The text urges humility about ultimate truth and cautions that present understanding remains partial.

Aristotle

Governor seeks report before oyster bed closures

Oysters Hall urges the department to consult with it and state officials before any oyster bed closures. Gov. Tawes announced at a Thursday news conference that he has requested a complete report from Joseph H. Manning, director of the Department of Chesapeake Bay Affairs. The health department listed beds to be closed during spring floods in multiple rivers and creeks across Calvert and surrounding counties.

ACLU protests religious oath for board member

The American Civil Liberties Union complained to the Baltimore Superior Court clerk about a member being required to take a religious oath to join the State Board of Examiners. Dr. James E. Deese said the oath was administered Monday by an office employee with no alternative offered.

Baltimore The American Civil Liberties Union State Board of Examiners ACLU James E. Deese

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