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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1961
Page
4
The News of Frederick reports local briefs and notices as of Tuesday August 29 1961. Aiming to provide community updates, the paper lists daily events, civic notes, and regional happenings with brief summaries and notices for residents.
Frederick writer W C Crosby walks west along the National Pike as plans for Mt Olivet cemetery superintendent residence move forward. DC militia officers commend Frederick postmaster and carrier from their encampment. Florist Frank C Hargett hosts a floral reception at 121 West Second. Motorcycle crash injures Charles W Griffin after collision with Powell buggy from Catoctin Furnace. Brick work contract awarded for St Pauls Catholic church Point of Rocks to Oden Kreh and Nusz Frederick. George H Wilson travels with wife claiming to be traveler author teacher and lecturer through Frederick. Barvey Wilhide, clerk at Wiles store, mourns theft of his bicycle outside Market and Fifth. Frank L Knode returns from Moose Grand Lodge sessions in Detroit.
The Census Bureau estimates the nation gains about 2,976,000 people in 46 days from July 1 to August 15, averaging 64,700 daily. That daily gain equals a city the size of Lexington, Ann Arbor, Galveston, Ogden, or Lawton, and in a week surpasses five states. In a month the increase exceeds many states, prompting urging to stake your section while possible.
Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold warned of a potential UN deficit of 90 million dollars by next June. Unpaid assessments totaling 16.95 million for Emergency Forces in Gaza and Congo operations have unbalanced the budget, with the Soviet bloc withholding payments. He warned that withholding voting privileges for nonpayment could be necessary to prevent financial vetoes undermining the UN’s usefulness.
The daily paper shifts from scarce ads to use as a vital selling tool. Classifieds now drive the largest ad volumes in major papers, accounting for over a quarter of total advertising. They grow due to quick, inexpensive results for sellers and buyers alike.
Among The Sick Miss Diane Shelton returns home from University Hospital Baltimore and will seek periodic treatment. Mrs Alice Plitt of Frederick fell and broke her hip and is very ill. Mrs Donald Lynch improving after ten days as a medical patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital and will convalesce at her brother Richard Hammond’s home on Mt Philip road before returning home. Mrs Louise Hartsock on East Third street is improving at home. Mr Stanley Wachter Sr of Clifton road is a patient at Fort Detrick Hospital. Signal blamed in collision at Samuel and Washington streets. drivers Frank Fitzgerald and James Earl Taylor. $750 property damage. May Williams, mother of Ted Williams, died Sunday. long-time Salvation Army worker. Chinese invented eyeglasses long before Europe. legend says used in China by 500 B.C. and in China about A.D. 1275 per Marco Polo.
Items from August 29 1941 report a 15 percent cut in Gaso line supplies for September. Washington resident John M Conroy son of Dr and Mrs James G Conroy injured in Bethesda auto crash. Japan seeks armistice and ceasefire. Admiral Nomura visits White House with treaty message. Carmi W Sayler reports Junior Chamber of Commerce event a success. Fort Meade infantry furnace flooded by storms. Frederick Junction resident William Booker injured by ambulance on Route 240. Harry Y George appointed to State Board of Education. Terre Laval a French German collaborator and aide shot at Versailles. condition critical. Peaches canned at Thurmont purchased by government.
Washington AP says the Metropolitan Opera Co and its orchestra settled their labor dispute by binding arbitration. Secretary of Labor Goldberg will arbitrate the contract terms. stars will be lined up for the 1961-62 season. President Kennedy welcomed the agreement.
Baltimore AP says Hyman A. Pressman, lawyer for watermen opposed to the Maryland Virginia compact, will seek to overturn the agreement and its voter approval. The Maryland Court of Appeals has upheld the compact, and the case will go to the U S Supreme Court in about two weeks for a ruling on its constitutionality.
President Arturo Frondizi hunts for a new foreign minister to replace Adolfo Mugica who spoke of a three hour meeting between Ernesto Guevara and Richard Goodwin in Uruguay. Mugica's resignation aimed to ease tensions with the United States. Frondizi may pick a pro Western Roman Catholic politician to reinforce right wing policy.
Mr and Mrs Earl Grove and family depart for a vacation to the Adirondack Mountains and through New England stopping in Ayen Massachusetts to visit Mrs Bargers daughter Mrs Beatrice Cleckner and family. Mr Hargett of Miami announces the adoption of a son William Scott two months old. Mrs Hargett is Helen Garrett daughter of Vernon Garrett Westminster. Mrs John Leister Taneytown correspondent is on a week’s vacation.
State Police search for Gene Horner a 17 year old from Salisbury who fled Monday afternoon from Breathersville Reformatory near Hagerstown during a work detail. Horner age height and weight given. description notes brown hair and blue denim clothing. He is serving time for destruction of property breaking and entering and larceny.
Timonium Md AP winners of the quarter horse competition include Filly foals Princess Pat owned by Kyle Hobbs Dayton Md Yearling fillies Cat Payola owned by Bob Huff Fredericksburg Va Yearling colts Day Out owned by James C Shelly Winchester Va Two year colts Poco Caz owned by Ellsworth and Helen Boyd Gaithersburg Md Champion stallion Poco Caz Gelding 2 years old and younger Jaks Kwik owned by JAK Quarter Horses Gettysburg Pa Registered Quarter Horse Cutting Nickey Dawson owned by RA and Mary L Myers York Pa
Howard Robinson Cannon 35 of Chestertown was found dead in his car jammed under the steering wheel in a soybean field off US 213. Deputy medical examiner Dr. Rodney Layton ordered an autopsy. A passerby Albert Kirwan reported the vehicle left the road and traveled about 250 feet into the field. Cannon was en route back to a dairy plant job.
In Oran Algeria a 6 p.m. curfew was ordered for teenagers after a night of rioting against Moslems and police. Six Algerians died and 32 were injured as mobs attacked vehicles and beat Muslims with clubs and bottles following the deaths of a 17 year old European and an 18 year old nationalist rebel victim.
Las Vegas hosted an all-night sendoff for Rev. Richard Crowley who is being transferred to Springfield after six years. About 2000 parishioners and 64 entertainers attended in the glitzy casino district as Crowley praised colleagues and reflected on his ministry among hotel workers and late-night revelers.
Washington AP report on the House 41st anniversary of ratification of the women’s suffrage amendment. Rep Catherine May reminded colleagues of suffragette trials and triumphs while men and women in Congress weighed the impact and future of women in politics.
Washington report from the Public Health Service says births in the first half of 1961 reached about 2,077,000, surpassing the 1959 first-half record of 2,056,000. If the trend continues, the yearly total could hit 4,386,000, breaking the 1957 record.
Atlanta AP report details security measures as nine Negro students were set to attend white public high schools in Georgia for the first time, after one student, Damaris Jeannette Allen, opted for a Spelman College scholarship.
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon remains undecided about a California governor bid but receives full backing from Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower offered advice and pledged to help if Nixon runs. Rockefeller at Seattle urged Nixon to consider the race, while opposing one party dominance.
Albert W. Andrews, 25, fired twice from his Northwest Washington home as police arrived after his wife reported threats. Three officers returned fire, striking Andrews in the chest and leg. he died at a hospital. He was a grocery clerk and father of three.
With heat at 95 degrees, SRC officials outlined next winter's snow removal program for state highways. Fourteen new graders with gee-shaped plows, more front-end loaders, and bids for salt, chemicals, sand, and cinders were ordered. Total cost around 200000 dollars after last winter's record 2300000 dollar expense.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Harold Milton Baker 98 of Highfield Mrs. Pearl M. Garber 71 of New Market and Mrs. Fairy Dill Henning 68 of Thurmont along with Mrs. Mary Melvin Null 79 and Dr. Homer F. Robert 77. Baker lived in Highfield worked at Cullen State Hospital and Patuxent Institute later. Garber was a longtime resident of New Market with several children and grandchildren. Henning survived by many children and grandchildren. Null died at Union Bridge home after long illness. Robert a former Amherst College instructor and WWI veteran died in Northampton Mass. Funeral arrangements vary across Germantown Bethel Church of God Barton Funeral Home and M. L. Creager and Son.
Mr and Mrs Noah DeHaven of Gainesboro Virginia announce the engagement of their daughter Betty Ann DeHaven of Leesburg to AIC Larry E Swope son of Mr and Mrs G Kenneth Swope of Brunswick The bride to be is a James Wood High School graduate and works at C and P Telephone Co in Virginia The groom to be is a Brunswick High School graduate presently stationed at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas A fall wedding is planned.
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie S. Burkett of Fengaville were held Monday at 2 p m with Rev. Seabright officiating. Interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Also: services for Joseph S. Fischer of Braddock Heights held at Gladhill Funeral Home Middletown with Rev. Burkhardt officiating. Interment Lutheran Cemetery Middletown. Austin W. Howard of Hagerstown had services Monday at 11 a m at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church with interment Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Birth announcements from Frederick Memorial Hospital list multiple families. Delmar Getzan Danner and wife announce Ralph Douglas a second son on Thursday at Route 1 Frederick. Lawrence J. Heiler and wife announce second daughter on Thursday at Poolesville. Clarence Leatherman and wife announce Gary Daniel a fourth son on Thursday at Myersville. Dr. and Mrs. John Teske announce Cathy Lymn a second daughter on Friday at 408 Delaware Road Frederick. Eliott Weinberg and wife announce Arthur Louis Heckel a first son on Friday at 5131 White Rock Avenue Frederick. John Thomas Harris and wife announce John Thomas II a son on Saturday at Route 4 Frederick. Harris formerly Jeraline Johnson of South Dakota. William H. Ridgely and wife announce William Howard Jr. a son on Sunday at 15 Taney Apartments Frederick. Ridgely formerly Rose Marie Guariglia of Frederick.
The Kanode family marked its 24th reunion at Rosedale Park with a noon basket lunch and a brief business session led by President Paul Eader. Prizes were awarded for longest distance, oldest man Jacob Eader, oldest lady Florence Kanode, youngest child Julie Ann Siedenspinner, and married longest at 52 years to Harry and his wife. A new program committee was named Ruth Townsend Don Siedenspinner and John Townsend. Many relatives attended, and tap dances by Susan Oland followed the meeting.
The ninth annual Ketterman reunion at Cold Springs Park near Waynesboro Pennsylvania honored the oldest man Charles Trimmer and oldest woman Mrs. Kate Carey the largest family present and the youngest child Brenda Wilson nine months and Michaelavers nineteen months. Officers elected for 1962 include President Mrs. Raymond Tosten and Vice President Dorothy Farrow. The next reunion is planned for the third Sunday in July 1962.
Tass reports a platinum nugget weighing about 28 troy ounces discovered in a valley in the eastern Urals. Platinum futures are quoted in New York at 80 to 85 dollars per troy ounce. The Maryland State Firemen's Auxiliary Fall Conference will convene in Kentland on September 21 at 10 am.
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