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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1957
Page
2
A December 23 1957 Frederick Maryland page carries miscellaneous items and partial notices including weather, small ads, and community snippets. The page references a December 25 date and lists several unidentified items with limited readable text.
A group of Chicago financial figures warned of a temporary aid recession as 1955 heads into the second half. They noted a slower recovery with a shallow dip, predicting earnings rebound beyond 1956 levels despite first half losses. Edward E. Brotharman said policy may lag but rate cuts could come from reduced money demand and higher savings.
Frederick County residents press for genuine consideration of advisory reports on school facilities and consolidation. Readers urge the Board of Education to ensure reports from citizen committees are given due weight in shaping educational plans, citing prior frustrations. The letters also praise teachers, note multigrade schooling experiments, and thank local groups and media for support.
The report details Hungary during Christmas 1957 with arrests, mass trials, and no amnesty for tens of thousands jailed since the anti Russian revolt. It notes famine era scarcity with champagne, bananas, and oranges, wage cuts, and continued repression as families face a somber holiday. Noble Darrell LeGore completes eight weeks of infantry basic training at Fort Gordon, Ga.
Items from The News columns recounts including Ierb ert C Winebrener a Cuba veteran and Army photo some college building work at M C A with equipment ready for setup W G Barker to supervise apparatus. Turkey prices drop at market ducks and chickens sold. Frederick County delegates endorse Aaron R Anders for minority leader Harvey S Zimmermann sells two story house on W South Street to Mrs Sheeis for 8 dollars
Dr. Joseph James Reidy, specialist in third psychiatry, named director of the new Rosewood Center for treatment of emotionally disturbed children at Rosewood State Training School in Baltimore. He comes from Master Home for Children in Rhinebeck, New York, and will lead a 53-person staff across psychiatry and related fields. The facility, opening January, will house up to 60 children under 14 when community resources are inadequate.
Local listings report Mr and Mrs Robert Boone and son Richard spending Christmas in College Station with relatives. Numerous births birthdays anniversaries and travel notes follow for area residents including Walter Boone director of music at A and M Consolidated High School and families on Military Road. A trial postponement for Joshua Rutherford is noted with details of arrest and detention.
New books at Artz Library include the Junior Jewish Excl Clopedia edited by Naomi Ben-Asher and Hayim Leaf, Biblical Archaeology by George Ernest Wright, The New Testament illustrated edition, The Gallant Mrs Stonewall, invasion of France and Germany 1942 185 by Samuel Eliot Morison, plus new recordings and classical works from Tchaikovsky to Sibelius with noted performers and ensembles. Gift acknowledgments cited for several items.
Twenty years since construction began the new bridge over the Patomeac River at Point of Rocks was finished yesterday and slated to open Sunday. Frederick resident Thomas S. Lipps died at 59 after 22 years with Ox Fibre Brush Company. Frederick Chamber of Commerce prizes for best decorated homes to be judged between Christmas and New Year. Little chance of a white Christmas. Santa only twice by sleigh in the past decade and snow on four of six occurrences in 25 years.
About 600 guests attended the Frederick Memorial Hospital Women's Auxiliary Snow Ball at Gambrill Gymnasium. The event featured decorations by Mrs. Richard Clendenin, a donation by photographer A Aubrey Bodine, and a diamond watch prize won by Dr. Howard W. Ash. Governor Theodore R. McKeldin presented a special award to Mrs. Byron D. White for community service. Proceeds fund x ray equipment. The gala included French-themed decor, lifelike paper mache statues, a fountain stage, gilded statues, and shimmering chandeliers.
The Paris NATO meeting showcased united European resolve and U S support while highlighting a propaganda battle driven by radio broadcasts and Communist opposition. President Eisenhower’s presence boosted drama and legitimacy, though critics warn that Western deterrence hinges on missile bases and nuclear stockpiling. Congress underfunds Voice of America, hindering global information efforts.
Among The Sick Miss Marty E Willard Stewart Manor Apartments has returned home from Frederick Memorial Hospital where she recently underwent treatment. Rocky Ridge was admitted Friday for a check up at Frederick Memorial Hospital with condition satisfactory. Mrs Frank Bentz Sr of Boonsyore is a patient at Washington County Hospital. Mrs Albert Blumenauer Wilson Place has returned to Memorial Hospital where she was a surgical patient.
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