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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1962
Page
4
The article cites Population Reference Bureau data showing men marry around 21 and women around 18, narrowing the age gap. It notes many high school and college students marry early, disrupting education and limiting career prospects, with one in four college students married per Cambridge 38.
Fifty years ago the News-Post notes Pope Pius X issued an order that church dignitaries should avoid social functions where women wear decollette gowns. The move aims to curb low-cut fashion in Catholic circles. Delegates discuss armory for Frederick. A skating accident at Burger's pond leaves Roger Gaver with a minor facial cut. The Farmers Association forms with Oliver Wren as president and Noah E. Cramer as secretary. A wagon collision on icy West Patrick street causes no damage. Limered chimney fire at Lermoberly's home is contained. The Baraca class hosts a city banquet with Joseph D. Baker speaking on Men.
Rocky Ridge reports numerous visits among Nusbaums Wantzes and Stambaughs plus family gatherings. A son was born January 28 at Annie Warner Hospital. a twin birth occurred at Frederick Memorial Hospital. residents attend a firemen’s meeting and a birthday party includes many local families.
Twenty years ago notes from the Feb 10 1942 issue report Singapore near fall to Japanese and British measures closing consulate and destroying factories. MacArthurs forces face heavy odds on Bataan while a US naval contingent arrives at Wellington and supply lines victory is claimed. A Foxville man Ira H Buhrman listed missing after tanker Indian Arrow sinking. Japanese advances toward Rangoon and Java bases. local draft enrollment urged. Frederick Middletown and Brunswick schools open early under daylight saving. Braddock Heights resident Mrs Alice L Rice dies. Royal Hawaiian hotel in Honolulu taken for Navy personnel. The former French liner Normandie capsizes in the Hudson after a fire. All enemy aliens in the U.S. must carry identification certificates.
Among the sick Mrs Delores DeLaulter of West South Street will enter Washington County Hospital Hagerstown tomorrow for surgery. Mrs Harry M Castle is improving slowly at home with her son in law and daughter. While in New Market Mrs Ruth Beard of Tamsville entered Frederick Memorial Hospital for minor surgery. Mrs Marshall Murray of 9 South Jefferson Street underwent surgery Friday at Frederick Memorial. Mrs Helen B Kefauver injured February 1 in an automobile accident has been discharged from Frederick Memorial and is convalescing at her sister Mrs Lester Wiles’s home. Mrs Lela C Fitez of West Patrick Street, a medical patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital, has returned home greatly improved.
The Farmers Co-Operative Association quotes grain prices with Wheat at 1.75 per bushel Barley at 96 per bushel Corn at 6.50 per barrel. The report notes sixty six people were killed by tornadoes in the United States during 1958.
Mrs Belva Welch, Mr and Mrs Rommy Kolb, Francis Beard and Rick Fie of Thurmont are listed among local residents noted in community notices.
Miss Beatrice Fehr outlines February entertaining themes for home demos. She suggests valentine decorations using candy heart place cards and white icing, heart shaped desserts, a plant centerpiece with red hearts, and cherry themed centerpieces. Includes two cherry recipes, a saucy cherry torte and a cherry pie with decorative pastry stripes.
Mrs Margaret E Dickerson is listed with phone 874-4881. Sammy Slottlemyer is confined to home with flu. Ronnie Wiseman, son of Mr and Mrs Martin Wiseman, also confined at home and unable to attend school. Jeanne Wheeland spent weekend with Eastview relatives. Belated birthday wishes for Jim Bangher born January 26. Mr and Mrs William Poole celebrated seventh wedding anniversary February 5. Earl Shreve Sr returned home after Frederick Memorial medical stay. Mrs Sallie Darnell quietly celebrated her 80th birthday. Mrs Ray Poole back to work after flu. Randy and Donna Rae also improving. Valentines Day birthdays for Mrs Arthur Stull and Basil Reav-
Film adaptation of Fitzgerald novel arrives as a Riviera set drama with Tom Ewell Jennifer Jones Jason Robards and Joan Fontaine. romance melancholy and psychiatric angle highlighted. Nearby community notes list birthdays PTA meetings and local visits reflecting small town life in Rockville Creagerstown and Poolesville.
The January MCA Roundup reports 72 new memberships and 32 renewals toward a 350 goal. Corral leaders include Rolling M Ranch and G-Bar-Z Ranch with 54 memberships and 88 points, while Jack Emmett tops Corral bosses with 82 points. Total MCA membership stands at 1,070 with 758 youth members.
Obituaries list Henry Athey of Point of Rocks, aged 53, who died at Martinsburg VA Center after a long illness, leaving a widow Lillian and children Marshall and Martha. services at Assembly of God Church Point of Rocks with burial at Mount Hope Cemetery Woodsboro. Also announced are the deaths of Wilfred Beall in Stockton, Grace Cromwell of Dickerson, Winfred Hopper of Bakerton, Harry Lawson of Dufields, James Miller of Catoctin Furnace, and Calvin Slonaker of Westminster with details on survivors and funeral arrangements.
Side Glances notes a five week hospital stay and family survivors including daughter Mrs Cora Sawyer and sister Mrs George McGee. Funeral from Mayberry Church in Silver Run with Rev Paul W Moore. interment at St Marys Cemetery. Also an obituary for Mrs E Lynwood Wharton at 243 East Second Street, with service details and survivors. Plus report on Powers and Abel spy swap via Glienicker Bridge linking Potsdam and Wannsee, transit routes, and timing shared.
U2 pilot Powers leaves captivity after a commutation by President Kennedy effective upon the swap. Rudolf Abel, convicted of espionage, is deported and released in Berlin. Donovan aided negotiations, with White House noting efforts under way for some time. Kennedy previously ordered the release of RB-47 crewmen McKone and Olmstead during his early presidency.
Dr. Robert W. Krauss of the University of Maryland outlined biology's role in space exploration during a Hood College talk. He stressed studying gravity and radiation effects, life-support regeneration, algae-based food and oxygen production, and the origin of life theories amid many planets potentially hosting life. Also announced is the marriage of Anne Elizabeth Bowland Gillet to Col. William Parke Custis Muñoz.
Florida reports close to a million rooms available for visitors, signaling strong capacity for tourism demand. The figure underscores expansive hotel counts, apartment-style offerings, and lodging options across major destinations such as Miami Orlando and Tampa Bay.
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