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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1959
Page
1
Weather figures show this summer near normal despite several days at or above 90 degrees. Through recent days 30 hot days have occurred, with hints this year could surpass the 34 average yet fall short of older record highs, as the 90 plus days trend continues amid hot months and scattered thunder showers.
A fragment from a 33 season era asks if beachgoers at Atlantic Beach are dressed in minimal clothing. The brief implies public curiosity about attire at the seaside, with no verified details.
In Binghamton New York Donald LeBarre fifteen leaned from a moving car to inspect a rail. He fell and died after his head struck a concrete guard post. The car’s driver Janet LeBarre his aunt stopped to check on him.
The City of Frederick seeks an injunction against Ernest W. Ausherman to halt storage of building materials at 312 Sehley avenue. The court order requires removal within 18 days of service unless a contrary cause is shown by September 10. Judge Patrick M Schnauf signed the order, served August 26, citing residential zoning violations and disruption from ongoing construction business.
Retail milk prices in stores fell up to four cents a quart after suspending state controls in southern Virginia. Home-delivered milk stayed at 25 cents a quart and 51 cents for half a gallon of vitamin D homogenized. Control suspension applied statewide since July 1.
Maryland Democrats host Senator John F Kennedy in Annapolis as they weigh how to handle the Maryland presidential primary Kennedy seeks support to win early convention votes while Tawes keeps the delegation uncommitted to avoid binding. Symington to visit Maryland soon.
Jenkins Brothers Inc. Packing Co. reports the late corn is better than the early crop though not as large as 1958. Cannery work will finish packing in about a week with canning starting August 1. Late beans run about the same as corn and packing will end in October after starting in July.
In Oroville California Pat Arellano a 32 year old barber awaiting jail booking asked to make a phone call and was directed to a radio room where he was asked if he was a prisoner. When told the phone was outside he walked away on Wednesday and has not been seen since. He had been sentenced to 100 days for drunken driving.
Captain Dale Severtson of Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base Missouri will study space geography at Clark College Worcester Massachusetts for two years. He aims to become one of the few Americans with a PhD in space geography and to help guide future space exploration.
The brief lists high temperatures and conditions for multiple cities with precipitations and ranges, followed by a single arrest. James A. Hough of Charles Town, W. Va., was arrested last night for being intoxicated within city limits. Police Sgt. Denver Shook and Lt. Harry Quinn made the arrest.
Frederick County announces entries for the 97th County Fair. Mailings invite 4 H Club members to submit entry blanks by September 12 and 4 H record books by September 29 to qualify for fair participation. Open class exhibits allow 4 H youths to compete with adults. the Tractor Operator contest moves to October 2 with a written exam September 25 at the Extension Office.
Dick Shipley organizes an amateur football team in Frederick with about 120 boys at the first practice at Washington Street Elementary. Shipley aims to expand the squad this year and seeks sponsors. Next practice is Saturday at 2:30 pm. those unable to attend may contact Shipley or Sam Gaver.
Washington AP Three Marine Corps generals resign over junior officer Shoup becoming top commander. Megee in Honolulu says disappointment with not getting the post, while Pollock and Twining unavailable for comment. Megee praises Shoup as a fine officer who will be a great commandant.
Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret greet President Eisenhower on arrival at Balmoral Castle. The private visit includes an honor guard and a royal drive through Deeside. Eisenhower, on talks with Prime Minister Macmillan, plans further meetings in London and Chequers. The welcome draws hundreds in cold, windy weather.
Atlanta reports investigators uncovered two lots of loose diamonds pawned recently by Lady Lady Lord Motherwell connected to a federal probe into stolen property. He faces extradition in California for a 1960s murder. the case involves a $24 000 sight draft and possible interstate crimes. The Duke of Windsor named among the year’s best dressed, despite slipping fashionwise.
Widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers expected almost daily with spotty precipitation totaling one to five tenths of an inch. Hot over the weekend, turning cooler Monday or Tuesday, then warmer Wednesday. Temperatures will average 4 to 8 degrees above normal. Afternoon highs 77 in the west to 83 in the east. Lows 51 to 60 across the region.
City police report 1,687 bicycles approved of about 2,275 owned, leaving 575 to be inspected the first three days of next week. Cpl. Charles W. Bare oversees the program, with about 30 unapproved inspections noted. All bicycles must pass inspection and be licensed or risk impoundment. Inspections lag behind last year, with over 375 more to process next week at city locations and police headquarters.
Magistrate Edward D. Storm fined two motorists ten dollars each for traffic infractions. Reichard was charged by Trooper Robert Snyder after a collision on Buffalo Road near Mt Airy when a transmission failed and the car drifted left into the oncoming lane. Offutt represented the defendant William Poffenberger, who was fined ten dollars for exceeding fifty on Route 40 west of Frederick on August 27 after being paced at sixty mph by Trooper Carlson. George Jackson, colored, was ordered held for a jury trial on assault and destruction of property charges with a $1,000 bond after refusing to waive his right to a jury trial.
Prime Minister Nehru said Chinese troops seized an Indian border post in the northeast frontier after attacking a 12 man picket detachment. He claimed crossings from Tibet on Aug 25 and 26, with gunfire and encirclement, while Peiping denied knowledge of the border crossing.
Police using dogs discovered the decomposed body of Mrs. Ace Wolfe 62 in a golf course stream near Baltimore Country Club. Clothing including a nightgown and sleeping pills were found nearby. Initial signs show no outward violence as a medical examiner was summoned. she vanished Monday during her daily walk in northwest Baltimore.
East European delegates at the World Council of Churches nine day session on a Greek island urged Western Christians to accept coexistence with communism for church survival. Hungarian Lutheran Bishop Zoltan Kaldy criticized anti Communist China and warned against defending a feudal order in Tibet.
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