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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1958
Page
2
The notice from Great Southern Pig and Mpg Co appears in the December 15 issue dated 1555 from Frederick, Maryland. It lists business details and a publication line indicating regular release cadence on Mondays with a focus on regional trade and industry topics.
The report notes a Russian scientist’s claim that extended sleep improved a US dog’s health and delayed senility after three months of sleep therapy. The dog lived six years beyond average, though the professor did not spell out human application, citing social and political factors. It adds Chicago curator William J. Gerhard, 85, died of a heart attack after a long museum career.
Fifty years ago the move of Mr J Kelley Robinson from Harmony Grove to New York is reported with sale to Thomas B Hayward of Baltimore on private terms. Mr Robinson and family have moved. The musical comedy A Knight For A Day was well received at City Opera House. Arrangements are underway for two polo teams at the Diamond Roller Rink with games starting January 1. An electric clock was installed in R H Kemp store at Market and Third by Western Union. A pane of glass in B F Grove’s window near West Patrick Street Bridge was broken during onions tossing by youths.
The Frederick Art Club held a Christmas party at Mrs. Roger Willard’s Rhine Boulevard home. Mrs Hammond Clary presented slides on Gothic cathedrals of France and England, detailing Notre Dame Chartres Rheims Cologne and Milan cathedrals, with notes on English Gothic periods. The event closed with refreshments and plans for the January 8 1959 meeting at Mrs. George L Bennett’s home.
Ralph F. Wiles of Jefferson and Mildred I. Simmons of Centerville were married in a double ring ceremony December 12 at 7:30 p.m. Rev. C Basil Grossnickle officiated near Myersville. Attendants were Paul Wiles of Frederick. The couple will reside near Jefferson.
Annual Christmas Dinner at Frares Scott Key Hotel hosted News Post staff. About 70 attendees, awards to long-serving employees, new members welcomed, and a 75 year history celebrated with tributes, emblems, and reflections from leadership.
The fragment reports temperatures and precipitation for M4 ending at a specified time. Details are unreadable and names, places, or exact figures are missing.
Twenty years ago items from The News dated December 15 1933 note the Frederick County Welfare Board requesting 585 544 8 for next year, Gambail State Park improvements outlined by state officials, Grover L Michael elected Grand High Priest at an Maryland Masonic convention, Yuletide greens appearing and Christmas tree prices, plus stock quotations from Frederick area firms via Alex Brown Sons.
Obituary notice detailing multiple deaths and services including Louis E Warthen of Emmitsburg, Beatrice Bennett and Robert E Bowers of Baltimore, Naomi Grace Lenhart of Araby, and James Herbert Bell of Frederick. Services listed at William J Tickner and Sons and St Anthony’s Church with interments in local cemeteries.
State Police report two motor vehicle charges against Richard Allen Cramer of Mt Airy after his car struck an embankment east of New London, fatally injuring 16 year old Claude Robert Oden also of Mt Airy. Cramer faces failure to keep to the right of center and reckless driving charges.
A five alarm blaze struck Stylewood Corp a West Baltimore cabinet maker driving tenants from nearby apartments. Firefighters say the fire fed on lacquer paint and lumber. A hearing before the Board of Ironing Appeals was postponed until after the holidays. Notices list Rio Zimmerman as attorney for Guy Kelly. Obituaries include Eddie Hodges 66 Damascus and William T McKnight 35 Brownsville. Shuffler Sr. and Warthen families noted with burial plans in Mount Olivet and Neelsville.
A stream of hospital admissions and medical updates from Frederick Memorial Hospital, Ellicott City, and nearby areas. Listings cover patient names, addresses, conditions including fractures, surgeries, pneumonia, heart issues, and results of operations, plus a note on Japanese war criminals granted freedom by the United States.
A 19 year old from Luray Virginia named Theodore Allen Brent Vaughan was taken by State Police after a five hour manhunt. He allegedly held up a Baltimore taxi operator and stole the taxi. Troopers from Barracks B chased him east of the city and captured him. He was turned over to Baltimore county police.
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