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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1955
Page
2
Frederick newspaper announces establishment content and publish schedule plus subscription rates. It lists address 36 Earth Court St, phone MO 2 1171, rates 50 cents single copy, 1 dollar monthly, 2 50 for three months, 4 50 for six months, 8 dollars yearly. Also notes second class mail status and August 24, 1953 date.
The article discusses progress in weather forecasting over 25 years, noting improved predictions with scientific aids. It contrasts public expectations of perfection with reality, highlighting higher accuracy for broad forecasts than pinpoint hourly rain. It recalls older ignorance of storm conditions and cites overall better hits than misses in statewide or regional forecasts.
A News Tuesday story about the late John Russell Zimmerman's estate was incorrect. The estate was valued at less than the $500 bond required by Orphans Court for letters of administration to James F. Zimmerman of Fairview Avenue. The News regrets the error and any inconvenience.
Items from the News columns dated August 24 1905 recount a Maryland School for the Deaf field trip to locate pupils under a compulsory schooling law. A horse drawn wagon incident near Jefferson turnpike injures George Plunkard. A barn fire on John Ott's farm near Loys destroys the structure but livestock are saved. A Frederick City Hospital charity carnival is planned at Frederick Fairgrounds with a 4 PM parade. Marie E Gerhard former faculty at Woman's College Frederick sails from San Francisco to Japan as a Reform missionary.
Items from the August 24, 1955 column include a car crash near Frederick striking a cow, a local tennis champion Edgie Russell Jr defeating Charles U Price in Baker Park, observations on Ethiopia and Haile Selasshi era from Estabrook, last night’s low 53 degrees suggesting fall, the death of Dr Ezra Z Derr aged 84, and Roy DeLauter purchasing the 133 acre Yate Peter J Carpenter farm east of Frederick at public sale near the court house.
Clinton K. Hughes of Braddock Heights Volunteer Fire Department helped extinguish a brake fire on a Diamond T truck along Route 4 west near McCain Orchards. While a driver named Wiles scattered sand, Hughes retrieved a fire extinguisher from Mercer Service Station and contained the blaze, allowing the truck to proceed after cooling.
Among the sick Mr. John Brubaker of Trail Avenue is improving after surgery at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Charles Curfman of Medford was admitted to University Hospital Baltimore for observation. Alderman Emmett R. Bowlus expects to return home today. Richard L. Zimmerman, a lawyer, underwent emergency appendectomy and is in satisfactory condition. Charles Sifford of Home for the Aged is a patient at Frederick Memorial. Linda Lee Black, daughter of Gordon and Mrs. Black, had surgery at Frederick Memorial and is progressing well. Mrs. John L. Hessner has returned home after a week as a patient at Frederick Memorial. Roxanne Rube, 13 months, daughter of Dean and Mrs. Rube, had surgery at Kernan Children’s Hospital Baltimore and is doing as well as can be expected.
Mr and Mrs Denver Shook and daughter Cathy along with Mr and Mrs Walter Dunbar and daughter Sharon returned from a vacation in Atlantic City staying at the Marlborough Blenheim Hotel. Nevin s Bo Was key and Carroll Parkway celebrate their son Harold Waskey returning from a week’s Atlantic City trip. Marshall Miller of Burkittsville and Alonzo Ausherman of Locust Valley also back from Ohio visits. they stayed with Ed Mowen and family in Eaton and visited Flook brothers, John Farmersville, F inn er Dayton, Paul Greenville, and Mamie Wakenight of Springfield across five states including Marsland Pa. Herman S Brust Jr and wife announce birth of Herman Bielefeld Brust III at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Brust daughter of Kenneth J Metcalf. Delores Hahn Woodsherd placed on the bean deck for second semester of 1934-33 at Wittenberg College. Dean Wendell Nystram presiding. Dean Francis Aubel and wife of Walkersville announce birth of son Dean Francis August. Drake favored New York 2 Ray Drake a 23-year-old Brooks middleweight faces Dani Giovanelli in a 10-round bout at Madison Square Garden. ABC to broadcast at 9 pm EST.
Analysis argues unions may spend unlimited funds on federal campaigns under the First Amendment, risking a shift by Supreme Court to treat unions like corporations in political spending. The piece considers Taft Hartley limits, free speech, and potential moves toward broader funding rights for labor groups and corporate donors, amid debates on free elections and congressional control.
Vernon Thomas will address the Lions Club of Frederick on Thursday August 2 at 12:14 a.m. in the Francis Scott Key Hotel. He is a special representative for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Public Relations Department and will discuss aspects of the railroad industry. He is one of 22 railroad representatives trained in public speaking as part of the industry community relations program through the Baltimore Community Committee.
Frederick's Mountain Theater opens its final Straw Hat season production The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. The cast includes Lois Barden as Amanda and Peter Freck as Tom with Norothy Lee Tompkins as Laura and Walter Stilley as the gentleman caller. Direction by Dyas on a realistic Sulley-designed set earns high marks for a strong local performance.
An habitual shoplifter Mary Eve Iyn Lyles of East All Saint Street was found guilty by Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker Jr. She admitted stealing a dress from McCror store and three pairs of socks from S. S. Kresge, and devised a method using stolen shopping bags to conceal items. She received three months on each of two charges, to run consecutively, with collateral forfeited. Additional traffic collateral was listed for multiple drivers cited by State Trooper Robert D. Kirby and other officers.
A 13 year old writes about dating Robby aged 18 despite parental approval, noting limits on meetings and secrecy. His parents disapprove, dance attendance and public outings are avoided, and communication has faded as they navigate a long distance friendship and social scrutiny.
A local reader cites an American Mercury piece claiming Frederick held 200000 for defense against Early’s raid. Officials say no such funds existed or were repaid, noting the claim is a misread vignette about ransom and wartime finance.
Lewiston Utah’s Ciah P Lavue faces Pittsburgh’s Bob Baker in a 10 round heavyweight bout at West Jordan Utah. Baker predicted to win by knockout as weigh ins put Baker at 209 pounds and Layne at 207. Event scheduled for tonight with ring time around evening MST.
Babson Park Massachusetts August 24 Roger W Babson questions the durability of current prosperity. He notes postwar gains such as 125 million radios 42 percent high school graduates and rising car ownership, then links growth to government debt and borrowing. He warns that continued artificial prosperity depends on public spending and will eventually require a reckoning.
The Frederick Officers Flight of the 65th Air Reserve Squadron begins its first semester at Camp Distin k September 7 under Major Horton Peace. The period runs September to June 1956 with three September sessions, two in October, and eight in November to January. Attendance of at least 10 of 12 meetings is required to stay in the program. An Airman’s Flight will form in Frederick later this year, commanded by Lt. Col. Alan W. Long of Frederick. Falls aground to one of four accidental deaths on the farm.
Nine 4-H girls will represent the county at Timonium State Fair next Thursday with blue ribbon winning demonstrations from Demonstration Day. Individuals include Eleanor Hipkins Urbana on Baking a Cherry Pie Patsy Wise Middletown on Baking Powder Biscuits Ruth Keller Jefferson on Making and Uses of Cottage Cheese and MT Pleasant club pair Janet McDevitt Georgia Anne Masser on From the Hen House to Frying Pan. Team entries feature Thurmonts Barbara Carback Veronica Little on How to Make and Serve Cottage Cheese and Mary Ellen Jones Donna Jean Compher Ballenger on Quick Mix Golden Glow Cake. Additional girls will enter canning sewing and other club activities as announced by Betsy Lovington.
The Krise family held its annual reunion on August 7 at the home of Edward and Ada Krise in Buckeystown. Dozens of attendees included extended family members and spouses such as Handley, McKinney, Wiles, Garver, Plunkett, and Stover among many others listed by name.
East Frederick Athletic Club seeks to extend its unbeaten string tonight at 6 30 entertaining Halltown West Virginia paper company in a softball game at Maryland Avenue Park opposite the Frederick fairgrounds. Notable EFAC players include Fred Burgee Roy and Henry Lake Howard Smith Bob Weddie Fred Young Bill Crone with John Wetzell to start and a strong infield and catching crew led by Lonny Smith Roy Lake Bruce Baer and others.
The first reunion of George Samuel and Tela May Smith descendants was August 14 at Staley Park with a picnic lunch and an afternoon program. Prizes were awarded for oldest woman and oldest man, plus longest distance traveled, with many Smith family members listed among attendees and participants.
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