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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1965
Page
5
Obituaries from Westminster and surrounding towns report the deaths of Anee y B Champion at 31, Grant Creek aged 62, Homer Gatrell and George T. Schroeder Sr. in Frederick, Oscar P Coblentz in Frederick, Alfred Fogler, Wilbur Lawrence, William Weisha ar, Frances Gregg, Frank Murphy Sr and others. Veterans, Masons, and church members noted. services and burial details given. memorial gifts requested to charity.
Axtell third graders prepare valentines mail bags for a Friday climax. Students listed include David Beach Kevin Boyce David Crouch Bobby Haller Todd Hankey Brian Kelly Peter Mehl Michael Morgan Daryle Reichard Joel Thompson Marcia Boyer Jameil Bussard Susan Felton Leslie Floyd Linda Hahn Rebecca Shatto Susan Spicer Olivia Staley Maria Vaciliou.
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin flew from Peking to North Korea after discussions with Mao Zedong. The meeting, first since Kosygin became premier, included Chou En-lai and Liu Shao-chi at a reception with no disclosed details. Kosygin stopped overnight in Peking on the Hanoi leg of a four day visit to North Vietnam.
A Frederick County steering committee is formed with members from the YMCA Chamber of Commerce NAACP and League of Women Voters among others. No date set for the first meeting. Alabama football bowl record noted. Administrator’s notice for Thomas Oden estate issued with July 17 1945 deadline and court appointments listed. Public notices include ESSO franchise, local sales, and school board budget items.
Community listings include weekly events at the American Legion and New Midway Fire Co all week venues. Also retail ads for dresses coats and patterns plus auction notices and service ads across Woodsboro Frederick Thurmont and Middletown with dates February through March 1965.
Sister Mary Claude Ford 82 died after months of illness at the Visitation Monastery. Born Myrtle Ford in St Marys County she entered the convent as a young woman and served 60 years in roles including Directress of Novices. Survived by a Baltimore brother Paul J Ford and numerous nieces and nephews, funeral a 9 am Friday at the Visitation Chapel with interment in the monastery cemetery. Conducted by M R Etchison and Son.
Folksingers Tan and Sylvia will perform Friday February 26 at 8 30 p m in Alumni Hall Western Maryland College Westminster sponsored by the Interfraternity Council to open its annual Greek weekend Tickets are 250 per person and available by writing Box 648 Western Maryland College Westminster
Pittsburgh AP reports Chal lenger I W Abel holding a slim edge as United Steelworkers vote tallies continue. The outcome hinges on large locals still largely unreported while Abel and President David J McDonald spar in a close governance contest.
Funeral services were held at Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Church Washington for Dr Walter W Price 79 a longtime Washington physician who died Feb 1 at his Spring Valley home He practiced in Walkersville 1913 to 1919 earned his medical degree from George Washington University in 1910 and later worked at Emergency Hospital and Children s Hospital He is survived by his wife Mildred Stauffer three sons Dr John W Price Dr Walter S Price and Robert N Price and seven grandchildren
Among the sick Mrs. J Homer Remsberg of near Middletown is a surgical patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital where she is recovering satisfactorily. Mr Alby Crawford East Patrick Street who recently underwent surgery in Frederick Memorial Hospital has returned home and is getting along satisfactorily. Mrs Howard Wirts Taney Apartments is a medical patient in Frederick Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Oscar Ramsburg Walkersville will celebrate his 78th birthday Friday. County Health Officer Dr Forbes H Burgess and Mrs Agnes Zimmerman celebrated their birthdays yesterday in the Health Department offices. Mr and Mrs Harry Haight of Sykesville are parents of a daughter born Saturday at Carroll County General Hospital Westminster. Mr and Mrs Henry J Yoder of RFD 1 Taneytown are the parents of a daughter born Tuesday at Annie M Warner Hospital Gettysburg.
A meeting on racial issues drew about 25 leaders led by Col. Oliver J. Cejka to discuss forming a human relations group. Speakers cited housing and health hazards for African Americans in Frederick City and urged immediate action while noting ongoing civil rights progress and unresolved problems. Cejka agreed to act as steering committee chair with local pastors named as core members.
Weekend ad lists steak and bacon deals with prices for jumbo Bologna Crisco and fresh Florida oranges. Card of thanks expresses gratitude for support after the death of Gladys Althoff and thanks to Rev Franklin Dr Love and hospital staff.
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