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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1957
Page
2
The fragment shows an 1837 Frederick Missouri newspaper item for a Great Southeast Beg. and Mfg. Co. subscription offer and membership notice. It includes postal details and an entry about a Saturday edition dated February 16, 1637 with unclear names and numbers.
The issue reports a New Market WCTU meeting with Mrs. Munroe hosting and members presenting programs on youth and moral themes. Separate coverage discusses Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations panel actions on military aid to the Middle East, suggesting a stronger stance than the House resolution. St Barnabas Auxiliary meets in Winchester Street to plan altar items and social activities. Birthdays, gifts, and club roles noted. Cardiovascular disease affects about 10,000,000 Americans nationwide.
Frederick attorney William Storm pursues almanacs as a personal hobby, salvaging and swapping damaged issues to fill missing years. He values reading more than price, notes remarkable early editions, and recalls almanacs offering medical cures and boastful claims.
The WA4 column notes the American Association of University WomenRecent Graduates group meeting for dessert and bridge at Mrs Allister Mac Kay home with Mrs Louis La Motte co hosting. Beta Sigma Phi sorority screened a novel USA film at C Burr Art Library with Mrs Gerald Beveridge presiding.
Maryland lawmakers reach halfway through a busy S day session with budget and tax bills, motor vehicle reforms, and seafood regulation on the agenda. Committees study license plate and negligent homicide laws while educators push for higher teacher pay and a state program for disabled preschoolers. Rockfish and oyster issues dominate seafood talks amid hearings and potential compromises.
Birth notices from Frederick Memorial Hospital list several new arrivals including Marty Philip Frye, Abbie Lorraine Wilt, Charles Upton Broeheys, Cindy Diane Loy, and Cora Lee Loy. Also mentioned are a surprise eighteenth birthday party for Ann Hildebrand and a Valentine party hosted by Darryl Feaga with classmate attendees.
The Frederick Civinette Club started its Round Robin card series with a gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hartman Rosemont avenue. Prizewinners included Amelia Miller for grand prize with door prizes to Blanche Oden and Harold Fogle. A February 25 rematch is slated at G Wilson Mercer’s home east of Frederick.
The Commodity Credit Corporation reports that farm price support losses over the last four years exceed those of the prior four, largely due to bookkeeping. Surpluses built since 1933 have cost over 4 billion dollars, with further hidden losses from remaining stocks and subsidies.
The School Health Council of Frederick County urges adoption of a long range building and modernization program for county schools. With the population expected to reach 14 303 by 1961 and facilities already tight, the council supports the Advisory Committee on School Facilities recommendations to improve healthful school environments and expanded capacity.
Fifty years ago notes recount a near fatal gas incident at the Darner home near Middletown after a stove vent caused asphyxiation risk, Mrs. Darner saved byMr. Darner. A separate item mentions a committee hearing in Frederick on a Great Fair circuit with Maryland and Pennsylvania fairs. A dispatch notes misinterpreted press abroad about British and French troops with American sentiment. Another line covers a wind-worn wind pump wheel at P Mehri Hiteshew farm east of Frederick. The notice ends with East South Street resident R Ira Moore improving after illness.
A 1997 note recalls a Thurston road car stuck in deep ruts requiring dynamite to free it. Charles L. White photographed the scene. the vehicle belonged to I. L. FevaH LTOuUgnost of Dickerson and was later cleared. The item references wartime statements and a Secretary of State testimony.
The article reports Secretary of State Dulles criticizing the Egypt crisis and the UN's stance on British and French forces. He notes that withdrawal of those forces followed UN decisions and argues bringing them back would be unhelpful under present conditions. The piece highlights tensions abroad and the impact on American prestige.
Several Frederick individuals are listed as recovering or improving from illnesses and injuries at local convalescent homes and hospitals. Howard Eigenbrode is in critical condition at Vindobona Home Braddock Heights. George Cramer is in fair condition at Vindobona. Herbert Strawsburg is improving at home and will observe his birthday. Paul Weddle, East Patrick Street, returned home from Frederick Memorial Hospital after a punch press accident injured fingers, with the left middle finger amputated at the first joint. Mrs Roland Adams has returned home from Washington County Hospital after knee surgery.
The Baltimore Colts received merit awards for the 1956 NFL season. Awards ranged from 300 to 600 dollars per player, with some higher sums. The team has paid bonuses since joining the league in 1953, but a new rule bans blanket bonuses.
The Frederick News-Post offers cash prizes for local news tips during February. Hours are weekdays 8 a.m. to midnight, Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon, Sundays 4 p.m. to midnight. Prizes range from 5 dollars for first to 1 dollar for the next five tips. Only the first tip on a story counts. Editors will select winners and publish the list. Phone Monument 2177.
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