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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1957
Page
3
Fragmentary text from The News Frederick Maryland February 9 1957 mentions legislative items and AP news service. Readable parts include page header and scattered phrases about class shatter and a 205¢ office. No clear events or names.
Mrs Margaret Repp Englar wife of G Myers Englar Uniontown died Friday night at Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore aged 68 She was daughter of Wesley and Rose Ann Repp She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last Saturday She is survived by husband one daughter Mrs John Donofrio Westminster one grandson John Patrick Donofrio Jr and one granddaughter Teresa Ann Donofrio She was a well known resident of Uniontown active in Pipe Creek Church of the Brethren member of Carroll Garden Club and Carroll County Historical Society deputy registrar for Uniontown District and employed in Baltimore IRS division Funeral Monday at 10 39 from her late residence Rev C Reynolds Simmons will officiate Burial Pipe Creek cemetery Friends may call at late residence afternoon Sunday Fuss and Son funeral directors.
The piece notes that 1950 census data show deaths by accidents in the United States running high, with annual fatalities near 95,000 and non fatal injury cases over 9.4 million. It contrasts these numbers with economic losses and stresses the need for safety, citing organizations like the National Safety Council and public education efforts. It also reports Maryland legislative activity on roads and safety measures, plus a local obituary for Clyde S. Abrecht Sr. and community notices.
Fifty Years Ago items from The News dated February 9 1907 note a wagon with 600 feet of hose ready at the Independent engine house and three horses to be used for the engine. The piece then shifts through obituaries and local notices including Mrs Alice Bruce Smith 78 widow of William Parker Smith a former ironmonger who died at home, and a brief report on a traffic accident and desegregation discussions in Baltimore. It also mentions a Maryland Teachers Association tableau and a large crowd at a bazaar. The column includes local memorials and notices about court matters and public improvements.
Twenty years ago on February 9 1937 readers saw early reactions to President Roosevelts Supreme Court plan and reports from local events. A farmer Nicodemus narrowly escaped a bull attack while John Cutt ing aided him. An acid spill in North Market street prompted firefighting action. Local notes mention Lt Richard Ross's performance and Fabric industry chatter. Nursing staff formed Vindobona Convalescent Home education group. officers elected. Funeral services announced for Dr Joseph Thomas Watts. Appliance demand fluctuated while general retail trade remained steady. Frederick City Chest set to meet and hear annual agency reports. Uganda stories include a first woman candidate for Parliament and a captaincy promotion bid with no votes in the election.
Feb 9 report on 33,629 American soldiers killed and 103,284 wounded in the Korean War. Notes many maimed, some confined to beds or wheelchairs for life, affecting families and relatives.
Garden Club of Frederick met at Mrs E Dwight McCain home Hilterest Orchards Friday afternoon. Mrs Frank Nicodemus presided. Mrs Jennings Bailey spoke on Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland efforts to curb billboard construction and on her trip to the National Convention in Salt Lake City. Announcements noted district flower show judging school March 25 26 27 and Fifth District Show in April.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at two for Thomas Lakin Thrasher a prominent dairy farmer who was fatally injured Friday morning in a farm accident. Interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery. he was a longtime member of the American Guernsey Cattle Club and a St Pauls Lutheran Church parishioner. He is survived by his wife Delia Summers Thrasher and son Thomas L. Thrasher Jr with other relatives listed. Funeral directors were M R Echison and Son.
Frederick couple Mr and Mrs Jack Hockman announce the birth of a daughter Penny Melissa on February 2 at Washington County Hospital Hagerstown. This is their third child joining a son and a daughter. Mrs Hockman is the former Jackie McClain of Waynes CT. Carrie E Romsburg of Carroll Parkway celebrates her birthday. Community notes mention Methodist church work, American University progress, a 1959 projected Sibley hospital readiness, and missionary correspondence from Miss Kathryn Eve seeking relief items for a Lepers colony. Church events include World Day of Prayer plans, dedication services, and WSCS activities in Buckeystown with prayer life, a playlet, and a covered dish supper set for February 13.
Governor McKeldin lauds Avery Hall of Salisbury as a notable Republican figure. He cites Hall among “statesmen without portfolios” and lauds Republicans with reserve leadership at a Lincoln Day dinner in Marion, Maryland, highlighting Hall as an excellent example of civic usefulness.
Among the sick Mr George Kessler of Rockwell Terrace was moved to Frederick Memorial Hospital for observation and treatment with satisfactory condition. Walter C Jones discharged from Vindobona Convalescent Home Braddock Heights visiting relatives in Virginia. Mary Ann Konipole ill at home 108 East Sixth Street with virus infection improving. she is a Frederick High School junior. D Franklin Stottlemyer convalescing at Mt. Pleasant home after a week at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Howard A Hoff at Loch Raven VA Hospital Baltimore. George T Cramer transferred from Frederick Memorial to Vindobona Convalescent Home, condition satisfactory. Rev Leon P F Vauthier retired ill at Ridgeville. former pastor at St James P E Church Mt Airy and later Grace Church New Market. Clifton Mullinix of Ridgeville patient at Montgomery General Hospital Sandy Springs. Address change for Kenneth L Ford Air Force Amarillo Texas A B Kenneth L Ford A F 13584047 3342 STARON Flight 4228 Amarillo Air Force Base Amarillo Tex. Emmitsburg garage sold to Wilbur T Umbell and Helen Co Umbell by Westminster Realty and Insurance Co.
The Frederick News-Post offers cash prizes for local news tips during February. Tips accepted weekdays 8 a.m. to midnight, Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon, Sundays 4 p.m. to midnight. Prizes range from 5 to 1 dollars for top stories. only the first tip on a story counts. Call Monument 2117.
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