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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1963
Page
2
Fragmented OCR reads as a garbled notice from an association news item. It mentions a member of the association and replication of a cost or price, with unclear locations and dates. The readable parts indicate a carrier or service charge and a vote or meeting context, but details are too obscured to confirm specifics.
Reading Cuba's foreign trade shows a sharp fall from 1.3 billion dollars in 1959 to 240.8 million last year with non communist nations shrinking further this year. Japan now leads non communist trade at 4.4 million as US trade vanishes to 7.2 million. Communist bloc trade rises to about one billion, but mainly for military goods, replacing consumer goods. The regime's economy appears unsustainable, risking internal unrest over bread rather than guns.
A Frederick team in the Fred erick Babe Ruth League failed to win the World Series but earned wide praise. Dr Frank Nordstrom sent an unsolicited letter to commend the Frederick boys for sportsmanship and good conduct, recognizing the champs and their families and supporters.
A Farmington resident writes admiringly about the Frederick ball team's conduct during a week in Farmington. He describes their impeccable manners and the foster parents' gratitude for hosting them, noting the team lost the series but earned lasting admiration. Sent from Farmington New Mexico dated August 27, 1963 by Frank B. Nordstrom M.D.
Col Paul S Brengle named Chief of the Scientific and Technical Liaison Office at Bolling Air Force Base within the Bresaroh and Torhnalnn Division AFSC. He is son of Mrs G Elmer Brengle of Middletown and later Elmer Brengle formerly of this city. Brengle arrived from the Pentagon where he headed Saft at Head quarters Defense Atomue Supports Agency. From 1958 to 1962 he was secretary to the joint board of future storage of atomic weapons reporting to the DoD MIL liaison committee. He and his wife reside in Alexandria Virginia.
National Guard commander William Ogletree withdrew approval for Cambridge to hold a fireworks show on Labor Day after earlier permission was granted and the July Fourth display canceled due to racial violence. Mayor Colin W. Mowbray and the city council had been informed by letter.
The State's Attorney did not press charges after reviewing a motor vehicle matter tied to a Cambridge display. Approval by military authorities followed, as officials moved to withdraw the case.
Prof George Edward Smith writes A Mothers Song with words by Rudyard Kipling and music by Smith. McHenry livery stable in Hagerstown burned for about 10000 loss. portion covered by insurance. Builder George E Fulmer awarded Tobias Zimmerman barn contract after fire. A brief hail and rain storm drenched Frederick area. total precipitation .17 inch. Harry Jennings, 18, injured when his shotgun blast shattered his arm. after hospital surgery he consented to amputation. A watch was stolen at Obender shop via ladder entry from adjacent yard. Frederick M Diven named instructor at University of Virginia Law School Charlottesville. Last night quiet with no arrests reported at police HQ. John Working of Sabillasville died attempting to alight from moving train. Rural letter carriers meeting at Woodsboro elect John Snook president. Luther C Dear injured by electric meat chopper in North Market Street shop.
Mayor Hugh V. Gittinger said the city will sell the large brick smokestack at the municipal light plant and improve and rent the Singap ore filtration plant farm. Plans include cutting and marketing pine trees from the Singanore watershed for December Christmas trees.
The Maryland State Teachers Association will hold its annual three day meeting in Baltimore from October 17 through 19. Ralph Ther of Brunswick Elementary School serves on the exhibits committee and Lawn Eltaginer of Western Maryland College, formerly of Frederick, is chairman of the general sessions committee.
The Tidewater Fisheries Department announces the Maryland Tidewater Fishing Guide a free road map style publication showing Bay and coast fishing grounds with seasons fish types and access routes. It includes open seasons size limits baits knots and tackle tips and is mailed on request from Annapolis. Traffic and education notes follow later in the issue.
Henry Mason Faber of Hagerstown named farm representative for the Eastern Division of Potomac Edison, covering Frederick County and parts of Howard Carroll and Montgomery Counties. He will aid farmers with layouts of hay drying and food processing equipment, ventilating and wiring systems, advise on equipment availability, coordinate with agencies, and arrange farm tours.
A busy instructional piece from the Reading Laboratory EA guides students to summarize texts. It outlines steps from checking the table of contents to identifying major periods and key figures, applying the method across subjects, and treating country history as a living person for perspective. It notes focusing on organization, dates, and concepts to avoid overwhelm in courses.
The National Safety Council estimates 430 to 520 Americans may die in traffic accidents over the Labor Day weekend and 17 000 to 21 000 may be injured disabling them. The period runs from 6 p m Friday to midnight Monday with last year's record 50 fatalities.
A federal judge stayed the $3.06 million libel judgment against Wally Butts today in Atlanta pending motions for a new trial and a judgment for Curtis Publishing Co.
Death notices list Clarence W. Sault of Boyds and Phyne L. Shipley of Westminster as deceased. Sault’s burial planned in Littles Town and Union Cemetery Lovettsville with services at Brown Funeral Home Lowlettsvile. Shipley, 51, died at Garland Dull’s Old Washington Road home with services at Waltz Funeral Home Winfield. Survived by spouses and siblings as indicated.
The two Myersville residents Fay E Lewis and Harold K Wolfe wed on August 24 at 8 p m in a single ring ceremony at Rev C Basil Grossnickle's home. Attendants Merle C Summers assisted them and the couple will reside near Harmony after employment in Frederick. Two women slain in Manhattan apartment are found bound with kitchen knives nearby.
James Marlow analyzes that Wednesday's civil rights march signals only a temporary quiet and that enduring equality depends on ending white deprivation. He notes MLK Jr warns of fatalism if denial continues, while John Lewis pushes harsher critique of party principles and pace of reform. The piece contrasts nonviolence with some violent outbursts and questions whether peaceful strategy can sustain long term progress.
Three 17 year old Emmitsburg youths had juvenile jurisdiction waived in court this morning. Charles Crum George Wager man and James Ot were arraigned on petty larceny for taking a fan from an Emmitsburg laundromat. Arresting officer Wilem Law testified the fan was removed after efforts to dismantle it. The youths have been in Frederick County jail and will be tried in Emmitsburg for petty larceny.
Funeral services for Joseph Henry Timmerman of RFD 2 Gettysburg were conducted at Wilson Funeral Home and St. Joseph's Church Emmitsburg with a Requiem Mass. Burial followed in St. Joseph's Cemetery. American Legion Emmitsburg assisted with military rites including honor guards firing squad and pallbearers.
Among the ill, Mr John Pine at Frederick Memorial Hospital shows improvement. Mrs. Arthur Stall, of Frederick, has been discharged and will recover at home for several weeks.
Local notices from Ellerton and nearby areas recap injuries and illnesses. Tom Monroe broke a left thumb while playing. Mrs Raymond Smith was admitted to Valley View Nursing Home near Middletown after a stroke. Several families attended a Frushour reunion August 25. Various residents were guests and visitors across Jefferson Lewistown and Cockeysville. The text also notes birthday acknowledgments for Tina Marie Grossnickle and Gary Leatherman, with reunion dates amended for the Leatherman gathering.
Frederick Maryland matter reports a man named John Henry Wetzel ordered to undergo a mental examination at Springfield State Hospital after a hearing before Magistrate Robert K. Kennedy. Wetzel had threats against his ex wife Regina Wetzel and had previously served time for non support. Also noted are acquittal of Jesse Willard Booker in an assault case and Daniel G Brown fined for trespassing at his father Lloyd Brown’s Hope Hill home.
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