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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1966
Page
5
A sequence of death notices for Mrs. Geraldine Faulkner Mrs. Hester Ridgeway Charles F Weber C Glenn Yinger Shirley A Geary Carl M Misenko Emery L Baust George B Powers Oda M Stockman appear with funeral details and family survivors. Each entry lists age residence spouse parents siblings and funeral arrangements with church home or cemetery.
The Frederick Branch of the Maryland Ornithological Society restarts monthly meetings Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in Winchester Hall Hiram Winchester Room. Guest speaker Charles Ware a Soil Conservation Service official and West Virginia University graduate will discuss conservation. Open to the public. A bird walk planned for September 10 in Catoctin Park. Officers include President Mary S Motherway Vice President Frank Nicodemus Dr Howard Hodge and Secretary Treasurer Mary Grace Helfenstein.
Funeral services were held for Mrs Helen L Shipley at 1106 E Church St with Rev Ralph M Sharpe officiating. Interment followed at Mount Olive. Also listed are services for Mrs Frances Rebecca Twyman of Jefferson County and Mrs Frances P M Kelly. details include burial sites, survivors, and funeral directors M R Etchison & Son.
The article lists many volunteers assisting a chest X rays recruitment program across Buckeystown Petersville and Burkittsville areas. Key organizers include Mrs Patsy S Moore and Mrs Kitty Kline with numerous registrars and recruitment aides named by locality. The counties mentioned include Buckeystown Petersville and Burkittsville with local volunteers coordinating registrations.
Several hundred starlings were killed or frightened away last night as city police sprayed the air over St John’s Cemetery with birdshot and trapshot. Cpl Donald E Tracey and Ofc James E Shroyer fired volleys from .12 gauge shotguns to drive birds from the cemetery trees. Residents complain of noise and droppings on tombstones and grounds. Police say killing some birds and scaring others is temporary with more sessions likely in Court House Square during summer.
The IBM Federal Systems Division plant near Gaithersburg struggles with 1000 cars daily clogging Routes 705 and 355 at Brown's Station Road. Management has staggered shifts and seeks two additional lanes. SRC planning includes the project but not soon. The facility grows from 200 on weekends to about 1100 workers with 1350 capacity by year end.
Former President Harry S. Truman questions whether tight money will curb inflation or spur deflation or a depression. The piece notes rising prices despite high rates, strong loan demand, home-building credit squeezes, stock market volatility, and bankers seeking loans while firms issue bonds to raise capital.
Three people including a teenage motorcycle rider were injured in weekend traffic crashes. Richard A. Rudy, 17, on Mt Phillip Road, collided with Daniel B. Shea, 18, on West Seventh Street. Rudy was treated and charged with failure to keep to the right. A second crash on Md 26 near Unionville involved Bruce Crum and Betty A. Wilson. both treated for abrasions and Crum charged with failure to reduce speed. A U S 40 incident near East South Street saw Lorenzo Thigpen Jr. lose control. no charges filed.
Washington AP reports the Vegetable Growers Association of America linking lower fresh market vegetable output to labor supply worries. The Agriculture Department notes early summer acreage down 1 percent and late summer acreage down 3 percent. Grower fear of insufficient labor drives reduced market supplies and higher prices than last year.
An unknown caller tipped the News-Post about a fire that damaged an elderly couple’s car and garage in Libertytown last week. The tipster said he did not want the prize money if his tip won. The Joys may win in the month’s Samaritans Award contest.
Local notices list executrix and administrator appointments in Frederick County Maryland with standard notices to creditors. Names include Grace Rebeccia santi, Guy W. Nusz, Farmers & Mechanics National Bank, Thomas M. Eichleberger, Mary Tollenger, Hilda Alosugh snd, Elinor T. with, and Mary R. Tollenger. Also appears are local services: painting carpentry masonry by Merle Summers, travel agency Boyer Travel, beauty salon, septic tank cleaning, Frederick Builders, and various local classifieds.
The U S 6th Fleet has confirmed a mission allowing units to visit Port Said Egypt as part of official duties. The visit underscores cooperation between the navy and Egyptian authorities during ongoing regional activities.
Among The Sick Mr. Boate Myers of Yellow Springs recuperating at home after an ill spell Saturday. Mrs. G. E. Webb of Harpers Ferry is ill in Charles Town General Hospital. Mr. Oscar Baugher Redwood Avenue is a patient in St. Joseph Hospital Towson. Mrs. Paw Fogle West Fifth Street has undergone surgery at Frederick Memorial Hospital. FIELD FIRE The Independent Hose Company was called out to a field fire shortly after noon today along the Parkview Road at Eastview.
Washington AP reports a bill to expand an Indian loan program cleared the Senate Interior Committee and advances to the full Senate for consideration. The measure aims to boost funding and accessibility for American Indian borrowers with updated loan terms and governance provisions.
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