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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1958
Page
2
Hospital volunteers and various groups run an “Operation Christmas” program at Victor Cullen Hospital. Activities included carols, tree trimming, decorations, and gifts for patients, with services planned for both Protestant and Catholic congregations and ongoing events into spring and beyond.
Elm Street School hosted its first night dance in the new gym on December 19 for the eighth and ninth graders. The event, the first after school social by the Student Council this year, featured Christmas decorations, student planners, and a skit during intermission. Several faculty and parent volunteers helped with setup, refreshments, and chaperones, while Miss Janet Felton and Mark Hoke’s wedding is noted in a separate feature.
A regional coffee price dip contrasts with rising green bean exports and efforts to limit supply in Latin American nations. Meanwhile, Mt Zion Church women in McKaig held a Christmas gathering with carols, devotions, and a movie, as Sgt First Class Clarence E Hause completed a recruiting course at Fort Benjamin Harrison.
Thirty entries recount December 23 1908 items from The News. Knight tournament at Diamond Roller Rink crowned Victor Krebs. obit for Walkersville resident Lewis P Ramsburg dies at 75. Postal rush seen. substitutes Sinn Crum on routes. mail carriers burdened with baskets. Local firms Kemp Haller Neidis Miller Hendrickson Bennett Rodock announce December 26 closings. Ex sheriff Andrew Bride named to Franklin Savings after Dr Steiner.
Twenty years ago in Frederick Maryland the city awarded bids for public works including a 2 500 contract for the Freders School and contracts for the Citizens Engine House and Junior addition. Workmen removed trolley tracks on Main Street as city projects moved forward under PWA funding. Lawyers secretaries attended a Bar Association luncheon at Francis Scott Key Hotel.
Dr. Robert Wilson Ard, 34, of Hagerstown, son of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Wilson P. Ard, died Saturday evening after a crash on The Terrace near Park Place. Patrolman Grimsley reported the car skidded 76 feet, struck a curb, then halted in a hedge beside a lamp post. Dr. Ernest Poole and deputy medical examiner Dr. R. Wells attributed fatal injuries to chest trauma, lung hemorrhage, and a broken neck. Earlier, Ard was involved in a separate collision at Long Meadow Shopping Center with a parked car owned by Mac V Bussard.
Funeral services for Mrs Deisy May Harley widow of Albert L Harley of Yellow Springs were held at 11 o clock Monday morning at the funeral home 106 East Church Street Rev Harold A Ammons pastor of Brook Hill Methodist Church officiated Pallbearers were James Linton Gary Linton Michael Main Bernard J Keyser Jerry Harley and Melvin Keyser Private interment was in Brook Hill cemetery reltore Springs M R Etchison and Son funeral directors
Walkersville church group held its annual Christmas meeting with a Nations festival theme. Represented nations included Germany, America, Italy, France, Ireland, Sweden, England, and Poland. A varied program featured music, scriptural readings, a creche, and a decorated tree. Officers were elected: President James Working, Vice President J E Stoner Jr, Secretary Margaret Sayler, Assistant Secretary Henry Hearn, Treasurer Willard Gaver. A banquet was set for Rover's Restaurant in Thurmont on Saturday night in January.
Mr. Robert K. Kennedy of Walkersville has been discharged from Frederick Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient since December 3 suffering from a medical condition. He has returned home to recover.
Authorized to abandon the city railroad line two miles from Fort Detrick to the intersection of Chapel Alley and East Street in Elwood via Potomac Ed Co. The line’s abandonment prompted ongoing court directions and a report of a Magisterial court proceeding. Funeral services were held for Peter R. Noel at a North Street home, with Rev R W Richardson officiating at St Pauls cemetery, Point Rocks.
Bar Association hosts annual luncheon for secretaries with remarks from court officials and lawyers. Guests and members praised staff, heard carols, and watched gifts distributed to attendees amid holiday decor and travel notes for out‑of‑town members.
Deaths listed for John Henry Crouse near Pearl aged 67 with son Melsin E. Crouse Sr. and daughter Eleanor Sears, plus siblings and grandchildren. Annie C Daniels widow of Dennis Daniels of Middletown, Calvary Methodist alumna and former chief operator. William Richard English 38 dies at Bethesda Suburban Hospital. parents and Walkersville grandparents noted. Florence A Lipps 78 dies. services at St John Catholic Church and Bit Olivet Cemetery. Margaret E Maser widow of George Maser of Frederick. services at funeral home and Kepner in Wheeling. Marriage license issued in Gettysburg to Edward Fuss and Lois Rice.
The weatherman foresees a possible white Christmas in Maryland with cold air from Canada meeting warm southwest flow. Snow likely in the mountains and rain or snow elsewhere, with rain late tonight in the mountains and a shift to snow before the cold air clears. Western counties expect mainly rain but some snow possible.
A barn on the Leonard J. Gillespie farm near Simmons Road Taneytown four miles east of Emmitsburg burned Sunday afternoon. Damage estimated at 30000. Firemen from Vigilant Hose Co Emmitsburg and Taneytown fought for three hours with water drawn from a pond after chopping through seven inches of ice. Milk house equipment and farm machinery destroyed. all livestock removed.
Fern L. Smith, campaign chairman for the Carroll County Association for Retarded Children, reports the fourth annual educational fund drive total has surpassed $6000 with four county districts still to report. The final result is expected to match or exceed last year's total. The increase supports direct aid for county retardees and notes the new Baile Hall Day Center.
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