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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1957
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text shows an advertisement listing items with prices and a brief note about newspaper press content. Mentions Meath, eyeglasses, monthly costs, and a reference to Associated Press. date appears as Friday December 27, 1957.
The consumer price index shows a 1.2 percent rise from the previous month, led by new car costs and transportation. Analysts note the lag between production and consumer prices and predict little further rise unless broad economic conditions improve. Sacred Heart Hospital in Cumberland reports its maternity ward closing as the facility prepares for full closure by October 1960. Brooklyn's population surpasses Manhattan with 2.731 million residents to 1.898 million.
Representatives from the Carroll County Teachers Association plan to ask the County Commissioners at 2 p m today to modify the 1958 budget to fund a salary increase. Officials noted past raises and warned higher pay could strain morale and staff. Superintendent Jenness warned of difficulties in recruiting and possible longer school days next year.
Fifty years ago items note Company A leaves for Baltimore to receive medals from Governor Warfield after 1907 small arm practices. Other items include honors for Earlston Hargett, the Jenny Wren club at Mt Pleasant Girls, ice cream gifts to railroad workers, school budget and dance festival decisions, Constellation restoration funds, and 30 drivers passing exams across Frederick area.
Babson argues trustees and investors overfund trusts favoring blue chip stocks and high dividend bets. He urges 10 percent of trust funds into non-dividend growth firms with honest management and notes risks and potential gains from convertible bonds vs plain bonds amid inflation worries. He cites patriotism and funding new industries as national interest.
Gerald Sarracini, 39, an actor who played Romanoff in a Broadway show, died after a street fight in New York. He and Tommy Bell were attacked on Broadway near 63rd Street, Bell fleeing the scene and later returning with police to find Sarracini unconscious with a brain concussion.
In New York on December 26, the Health News Institute warned that hundreds of thousands of doses of Salk vaccine could be destroyed due to overstocked inventories. The vaccine carries a six month government lifetime and manufacturers, facing excess supply, may deem many doses outdated and unusable.
Twenty years ago six or seven people were hurt in a dozen county accidents during the holiday weekend due to drizzle that froze. The New Point of Rocks bridge opened with thousands of autos crossing on its first day. Four year old armed robbers at two Frederick grocers were believed solved with a confession. The Brady gang survivor, sentenced to death in Indiana for a policeman's murder, was reported. Frederick enjoyed a snowless Christmas with mild 56 degree weather.
In Columbus Ohio on Christmas Day Fred Stei 76 lost his $1 000 life savings after dropping it in a sewer near his home. Police and city sewer crews conducted a search but heavy rains may have washed the money away. The article notes Henry J Kaiser once earned $3 a week as a photographer's assistant.
The article extends New Year wishes for 1958 and notes Freder ick’s holiday light displays. It discusses public approval of the downtown string lights, estimating about 2,500 in related costs, and mentions Chanukah overlapping with Christmas on December 25. It recalls Chanukah’s history and the Temple rededication following Maccabean victory.
Fort Detrick announces a year in review covering January to September with notes on the New Year reception, personnel moves, awards, community programs, and public affairs feats. Notable items include the 1957 chair election, safety awards, lectures, and visits by notable officers and guests.
New Year decorations in the city area cost more this year due to expanded coverage and a near total replacement of stringer wire. MAX S. KEHNE, Superintendent of the Light and Signal Department, notes time and material costs rose as maintenance and erection were funded by city funds.
Washington report from the Agriculture Department says publicity linking smoking to lung cancer did not reduce cigarette sales. August to October showed high factory sales, with output around 441 billion cigarettes for the year, about 4 percent above 1952, and near Business Week estimates.
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