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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1962
Page
4
The Fredme City newspaper announces basic subscription rates by mail and carrier with monthly six month and yearly options. It notes audit bureau membership and Associated Press reprint rights. The edition appears dated Thursday February 1, 12.
A Bulgarian aircraft with a full aerial photography kit crashes near a NATO base in Italy while the crew claims to seek freedom. Questions linger over permission, overflight routes, and whether Greece or Yugoslavia allowed the mission as NATO and the U.S. fleet monitor radar frequencies.
The article notes rapid telephone expansion with over eight million phones installed in 1960 and a total surpassing 141 million, predicting 1961 to rise further. It compares North America’s high density to Europe where private operation is rare, praising private enterprise for global connectivity.
A driver acquitted on license charges but fined ten dollars for speeding as Trooper Alderton encountered a man waving a found permit near the Grossnickle farm. Levi Runyons of Elkton was convicted of reckless driving and failing to appear after backing in the Route 240 southbound lane while snowbound in New York, with fines totaling twenty five dollars.
Misses Jean and June Cline celebrate eighteenth birthdays today in the city. Mr and Mrs Edward L Heerd mark their 27th wedding anniversary. Larry Wayne and Chris Alan Clark observe their third and first birthdays respectively. Patsy Ann Shepley on East Third Street will observe her birthday Friday and works as a telephone operator for the local company.
Among the sick Mrs. Albert M. Coblentz Mag neta avenue is reported in satisfactory condition at the Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mr. Landes Ward 100 Pennsylvania avenue has returned home from the Frederick Memorial Hospital and is in satisfactory condition with visitors allowed. Mr. Thomas A. Lenhart Araby was admitted Monday morning after a heart attack and remains in satisfactory condition with new visitors allowed. Gen. D. John Markey injured in a fall at his home U7A East Second street has been discharged from Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mr. Richard D. Hammond manager of the Frederick Chamber of Commerce office in Winchester Hall has been confined to his Mount Philip Road home for two days with a slight illness.
Fifty years ago the Boys High junior class planned a sleigh ride for the Girls High junior class. Two large sleighs for twenty or more riders were ordered. Miss Pearl Eader and Miss Stone of the Girls High School would supervise the party. The piece notes several local events and people including a Methodist society meeting at Buckeystown and Mr Ernest McCardell’s sleigh accident on Market street. Brainerd Warner Jr. also seeks a congressional seat after defeat.
The British fall back to Singapore island after heavy fighting in Malaya. Australian British and Indian troops retreat to a fortified island stronghold. An ice slick causes a multi car collision at Frederick Junction. A Le Gore butcher shop burns, causing substantial loss. A rainstorm delays a Japanese air attack on a convoy to Singapore. Russians report capturing 46 villages from the Nazis. The tanker Rochester sunk by a submarine off the Atlantic coast. Freezing order on 1942 autos not applying to pre January 1 purchases. Labor shortages may impede roadside marketing due to car fuel and tire limits. Samuel T. Royer elected director of Frederick County National Farm Loan Association. Sale of Aberdeen Angus cattle announced by Monocacy Farms. Frederick County Board of Education denies early school closings for farm work.
The hemisphere meeting on Cuba split on action to expel Havana from the OAS. Argentina and Brazil faced pressure from hardliners while Mexico feared leftist agitation. Mexico and Brazil shows mixed views. 20 of 21 nations condemned Castro and his Soviet alignment.
Miss Carolyn Ann Ross daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert S Ross and Lawrence Preston Hershberger son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Hershberger were married January 98 at 3 pm in Germantown Church of God Lantz Rev C W McGaha officiated The ceremony featured white gladioli pink carnations and candelabra music by Mrs Mary Esta Scruggs organist Robert Lynn soloist The couple will reside at Camp Springs The bride a 1961 Smithsburg High graduate The groom a 1961 South Hagerstown High graduate in the Air Force
A physician warns parents and teachers that syphilis and gonorrhea rates are rising among U S teens especially girls. He cites national infection numbers and age patterns, and stresses safe drugs exist to prevent and cure venereal infections.
A batch of new titles arrives including The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman detailing the 1914 outbreak of World War I and its 30 days of battle. Costain presents The Last Plantagenets reexamining Richard II and the Plantagenet era. CIA by Andrew Tully questions insider accuracy. Elizabeth and Leicester surveys a wary romance. Dr Spock Talks With Mothers covers child health and family dynamics. The Stars at Noon profiles aviatrix Jacqueline Cochran and her ascent. A gift from the Zonta Club supports the Young People’s Corner. In Italy, Milose Solakov faces espionage charges after a crash over a NATO base.
The article urges high school health programs to educate 18 year olds about venereal disease. It emphasizes lectures with slide demonstrations, information on illegitimate pregnancies, dangers of promiscuity, and that prophylaxis is unreliable. It highlights risks to households future spouses and children and notes transmission via kissing or shared utensils in infectious syphilis cases.
Annapolis Governor Tawes rejects any easing of Maryland's sales tax at the 1962 General Assembly. He cites a $592,388 revenue loss by raising the starting point to 26 cents and opposes eliminating the tax on restaurant meals. He argues readjustment is unnecessary as funds support state and local government, especially Baltimore City, and warns revenue must not be jeopardized. The Restaurant Owners Association had pushed for any change.
The Department of Employment Security counts 2 828 placements in county jobs across skilled, professional, domestic, and service fields. Miss Hershberger praises employer participation as outstanding and notes selective screening helps refer workers to suitable jobs. The local office operates from the Masonic Temple and emphasizes ongoing community service.
The Frederick County Court House lists recent deeds with transfers of real property. Purchases include G James Seppi and wife for a Detrick Road site. Ralph B Shipley and others on Pinewood Drive. Ronald Peppe and others on White Rock road. Louis D Shea and wife on Route 340. Floyd J Seiss and wife on Emmitsburg District land. Edgar L Draper and wife on Mt Olivet Boulevard. Brehm Building Associates Inc to Prentiss W VanSant and wife. 816 Montclair Avenue property to Kenneth Willard and wife. Earl F Angell and wife on Johnsville. Thomas C McDonough and wife on Price Distillery road. Robert A Evans Jr and wife on east side road. John W Umberger and wife on Monrovia. W Thomas Whitmore and wife on 631 Park Place. Skyline Builders Inc to Taylor Nute and wife on Strawsleigh subdivision in Braddock Heights.
The article explains the U.S. federal budget process from the President's fiscal year plan to Congressional action, including appropriations, contract authorizations, and debt authorizations. It outlines agency spending, supplier production, benefits, and tax collection, noting cash flows begin when funds are actually drawn.
Miss Ethel Mae Hipsley daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Hipsley Lis bon and Paul Wesley Eckels son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Eckels Lansdowne were married December 2 at Lisbon Methodist Church. The double ring ceremony was led by Rev Harold May and Rev Robert Fisher with music by James Bosworth and Sarah Barnes Slagle. The couple plan a Pocono Mountains wedding trip and reside in Catonsville. The bride, a 1959 Glenelg High School graduate, works as a typist. the groom, a 1957 Baltimore Polytechnic Institute graduate, also works at Baltimore Business Forms. A reception followed at the church hall.
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