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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1958
Page
11
Lander's small post office, open since 1912, is slated for closure by year end as rural train service wanes and mail handling shifts to trucks and carriers. Miss Mabel Waskey, longtime postmaster and store operator, will retire from the post role but keep the adjacent store running.
Michael Shipley and his wife Barbara Burdette hosted relatives across Maryland during the holidays. Guests from Taneytown Read ing and Baltimore joined the family at Kerger Road and James Street, Ellicott City, while others travelled from Chester and Allentown. Local families noted military and hospital postings as well as anniversaries and gatherings through Christmas.
Miss Mabel Waskey, longtime assistant and post mistress at Lander post office, pauses beneath the flag in front of the small building facing the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The image captures a post office department economy move as she nears retirement after over 46 years in service.
Know America Today's anniversaries list pioneers politicians and scientists born in the 19th and 20th centuries. The piece notes Gen Washington era events, the Gadsden Purchase, the Knights of Labor, and the 1903 Rock Oil charter, plus today’s birthdays including Gen David Shoup and Dr Hardy addressing the Carroll County Association for Retarded Children event at Westminster Elementary School.
Police say Otis Poole 40, father of four, was killed near Berkeley Springs around August first. His remains were found in shallow graves and money totaling about 300 appeared in his possession. Charles Gregory and others face murder charges. a 16 year old girl and a man named Harold Baltomorean are among those questioned. Separate reports note a missing British balloon Small World venturing toward transatlantic crossing with a four member crew. Congressional investigators report progress but no agreement on a final House Oversight subcommittee report.
In Charles Town West Virginia Judge Melvin Snyder heard arguments over the estate of Albert J Boyle. Helene Boyle the second wife seeks executorship while Louise Boyle of Baltimore claims a valid divorce was never obtained making her the legal widow entitled to one third of about 24 million dollars. The judge took the matter under advisement and a decision is not expected for about 30 days. Children from the first marriage have filed suits challenging the will.
A one year old boy Wilburn Rowe Battise died from malnutrition in Austin, weighed 24 pounds, after detectives found his two sisters, six and two, nearly starved. Mother LaVerne Sylestine 24 claimed meals were beans and bread with water. Authorities described a dire home with no bedding and no food for the children.
Mrs Georgianna Turner of Bolivar quietly wed John Swigert of York Pennsylvania about a month ago. Gail Duncan, 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs Dale Duncan long residents of Bolivar, shown improvement after hospital stay and returned home. Mrs Irene Benjamin, widow of J E Benjamin, suffered pulled muscles in fall at Greenbrier Military School home. no bones broken and she recently turned 86. David Cavalier returned home from Charles Town General Hospital improving. R Young home after three weeks hospitalization. Class entertains Glade Circle Evangelical Sunday School at Charles Keefer home on Dec 27 with refreshments. Mrs Henry K C Fev teacher.
A dense, fragmentary slice of old TV guide listings shows programs, times, and partial show names across channels. Notable items include news segments with Huntley Brinkley and Edwards, cartoons like Woody Woodpecker, films such as Jane Eyre and The Village Tale, game shows and public affairs slots, and sports updates. Entities include networks, host anchors, and titles, though many entries are garbled.
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