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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1955
Page
2
The notice shows subscription rates for monthly, three, six, and yearly terms from The News in Frederick Maryland. It is an early 1950s newspaper page with a small audit bureau seal and postal entry marking. The document reflects period pricing and publication details.
The piece argues for thorough study and action to prevent future flood damage after recent Northeast floods and prior storms. It notes 1921 San Antonio floods, 1940s tornado-like rain events, and references Connie Diane Hazel and other storms, calling for an alert system for floods and radiant rainfalls.
Market reports note peaches of high quality with a variety of fruits and eggs rising in price due to chick moulting. William H. Turner resigns. M R Newton M Zentz elected director of First National Bank. Large Modern Woodmen log rolling at Braddock Heights with dancing and a greased pig contest. Frederick and Middletown Electric Railways sale terms hint at a share value not less than 45 dollars. purchasers unnamed. A blacksnake is killed by J Simmons near New Market.
The column recounts August 31 1995 items from Myerside and Frederick County. Highlights include the Burgess and Commissioners seeking government funds for a town reservoir, the closing of work relief programs prompting transfers of workers, a Carew Court term juror list, a 1981 playground season finale at Baker Pan amphitheater, and multiple obituaries and notices for Harvey Sylvester Catsail Mrs Gertie Gross Seward Harry Naylor Townshend Thomas E Goodman Mrs John H Michael Harry F Mohler and others with funeral details and surviving relatives.
Frederick until 1926 then move to Chambersburg Pennsylvania where he rose to superintendent of the Hagerstown branch of Baltimore Life Insurance Company. He retired in 1996 and returned to Frederick dying after a long illness. Survived by wife Stella and two sons Thomas and Lewis, plus siblings and grandchildren. Funeral at 6 East Patrick Street with interment at Olivet Cemetery.
Funeral services were held for 24 year old Robert William Specht killed in a Friday automobile accident. Revs Elmer Anderson and Ivan G. Naugle conducted the service at the Thurmont funeral home Tuesday at two. Pallbearers included Vernon Stambaugh Calvin Kinna Edward Lewis Gene Althoff Lee Taylor and Russell Clabaugh. Burial followed in Blue Ridge Cemetery.
Chief Warrant Officer George A Hunich and his wife and two sons just returned from a two week tour of Maryland after travels worldwide including service in World War II and Korea. He praised local beauty while the Hinichen family, recently back from the Far East, maintains Frederick ties and residences in Alexandria. Mrs Hinicher, formerly Wiss Fern Glass, has lectured Frederick women on Japanese culture and arts with Tokyo and Yokohama connections.
Yesterday's Stars dominated The Ascociavnd Press prching details Kellner and Kansas City athletes delivering a 4-3 win to topple the New York Yankees from first, while Ted Kluszewski boosted his major league home run lead with three hits in the Giants game, 5-0, in the second doubleheader contest.
Market moves show minor gains across most stocks with limited price changes. Report cites Piedmont League results featuring Souk and Portsmouth as Lancaster defeats Adapt News at Hagerstown in a brief AP recap.
Mr Bussard will head the Frederick Community Chest drive with a budget committee drafting the 1956 plan. The council discussed agency budgets, county-wide expansion, and the need to avoid duplicative fund drives while aiming to keep the goal near last year’s 40,000.
Episcopal churches sponsor a four day evangelistic mission at Trinity Episcopal Church Martinsburg W Va. Father John Maillard of England will lead services starting Sunday September 11 with 8 pm evening sessions and 10 30 am morning services on Tuesday and Wednesday. Special children consultations begin 30 minutes before each service.
WP Ford Frick commissioner calls meeting for Tuesday September 6 to set place and prepare for the 1935 World Series. All contending teams in both leagues urged to send reps. Series slated to begin September 28 at the American League park with two games in New York City.
Recruitment at Frederick stations lists 18 area youths enlisting this month. Air Force four year tours include Keyton Campbell Young and Duvall, with prior service noted for Campbell and Young. Army three and four year tours feature Summers Routzhan Bostian Haley Meyenhardt Tawney and Pergey. Navy enlistees Bentz Largen Stitely Smith Byler and Fry train at Bainbridge. Recruits assigned to Sampson AFB for basic and Army posts for preliminary training.
Deeds recorded show J Marshall Staub and M Pauline Staub selling to Esso Standard Oil Company property on North Market Street at the northeast corner of Fourth Street for about $20 000. Other transfers include George Gouker to Clifton Freed at Redwood and Catoctin avenues for around $101 500 Monroe Staley to Roland Staley at 806 Worth Market Street for about $10 000 Thomas L McDade to Mark Lee Summers on Broad Run Petersville road for about $8 500 Gus W Burkett to John C Weddle Sr at 116 West Fourth Street for about $7 500 and Dais O McDonough to Luther McDonough in Mi Airy for about $7 000.
A garbled boxing snippet shows opponents from Houston Daris and Hans Friedrich in Hartford and Meriden bouts with outpoints and scores. A brief Pennsylvania note mentions lifting a boxing regime ban affecting Yarrosburg, and Gen George M. Leades referenced in a stray line.
Washington column argues that $15 million from the Ford Foundation and the Fund for the Republic finances anti communism efforts in the United States. It cites congressional and FBI spending, questions the motives, and asserts the Communist party aims to overthrow the government and should be outlawed. Strong entities include Ford Foundation, Fund for the Republic, Clinton Rossiter, Cornell University, Congress, and FBI.
The report quotes views labeling minority opinions as intolerant and describes a political party in the United States identified with the enemy. It claims incontrovertible evidence before Congress and courts shows a foreign-backed conspiracy using a U.S. party as a treasonous front.
An 18 month old girl from Mount Airy has typhoid fever, with Barbara Roxanne Harrison sick since August 15 and hospitalized in Frederick Memorial. Health officials say the illness, treated with antihistamines, is likely to improve and are investigating the origin while ruling out wells contamination linked to recent floods. This is the first local typhoid case since July 1954, with two prior Buckeystown cases in May and July 1954 traced to a carrier.
Detective Ellis G. Carty was taken by ambulance to Frederick Memorial Hospital for observation and treatment of a virus infection after falling ill at home since Saturday. Miss Yvonne May Stull of Lewistown broke both bones in her left wrist playing Saturday evening and received emergency care at Frederick Memorial Hospital, returning home with a follow up visit set for Friday. Negotiators for CIO United Rubber Workers and Firestone Tire & Rubber Co reached a tentative contract agreement affecting 22,000 workers in eight cities to avert a threatened midnight strike deadline by less than an hour.
Mr and Mrs Curtis Seitler of Thurmont visited Mrs Seitlers cousin Mrs E B Hammond at Glyndon over the weekend Master Charles E Hargett Je observes his fourth birthday today Mr and Mrs Hargett will celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary on September 2 Rev and Mrs Paul L Althouse and two children Mary and Paul and their German student guest Miss Waldtraut Schnell returned Tuesday from a week at Atlantic Beach Fla Rev Mr Althouse is pastor of the Evangelical Reformed church Mr and Mrs Robert E Harrison and son Michael vacationed at Atlantic City N J last week staying at the Chelsea Hotel Mr and Mrs Lyles L Zabriskie and children Elinor and David have returned to Park Ridge Ill after visiting Mrs Zabriskies parents Mr and Mrs Lester Birely Yourmont Mrs Birely accompanied them home Mr and Mrs Kenneth Dawson 104 East Fourth Street announce the birth of a son David Bradford Dawson on Sunday morning at Frederick Memorial Hospital Miss Ellen MacNeille of Woodbine will arrive at Mount Holyoke College September 19 for a joining program of registration testing tours and get acquainted parties for one day new students Mr and Mrs William Shuff and children Janie Billy and Bobby of Rocky Springs returned home Thursday after spending a few days with Lt and Mrs Elmer Long Jr and family at New Bern NC Mr and Mrs J Andrew Cooper of near Frederick announce the birth of Erdmie Andrew born August 25 at Frederick Memorial Hospital Both Mrs Cooper and Jerome are doing well and are now at home The new son weighed 8 pounds 10 ounces Sgt We and Mrs Robert Remsberg of Wiesbaden Germany announce the birth of a daughter on August 24 Lois Ann James is the mother of the baby and is the former resident of West Fifth Street
State Police trooper Earl L. Brown, 42, of Columbus, was shot in the chest during an early morning investigation of an armed man on a road. The assailant, an unemployed Columbus taxi driver, was wounded as he surrendered a pistol earlier carried by the suspect.
Shenandoah College and Conservators of Music vote to relocate from Dayton Virginia to Winchester Virginia citing financing difficulties. The note mentions an average thunderstorm releasing energy far exceeding the first atomic bomb.
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