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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1962
Page
4
Frederick readers urge officials to heed the planning engineers' survey and not back a longer costly route. The letter cites taxpayer waste and presses for informed public input to influence transportation decisions. The piece also notes confusion and pressure on organizations during the decision process.
The text honors George Washington as a brilliant commander who led Continental troops at Trenton and endured seven grim years in war. It credits him with shaping the new government, presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and establishing the nation on a firm foundation as president and founder.
President Kennedy frames full employment as the major domestic goal of the sixties amid 4.7 million unemployed, 1.5 million older workers displaced yearly, and 1.25 million youths entering the labor market. Experts warn this is a continual treadmill needing business incentives and measured public spending rather than one shot pump priming.
A Frederick reader argues against the B-1 route for Interstate 70 citing a cost of one and a half million dollars more and no added advantage. The letter claims both B-1 and B-5 bypass Route 40 businesses and will be non access, with motorists limited to interchanges. The writer asserts B-5 is the recommended route.
Repairs proceed on Evangelical Reformed Sunday school rooms with hopes to reopen the first Sunday in March. J Kemp Bartlett, on Governor Goldsborough staff, received a sword from William Schnauffer of Brunswick. the sword dates about 135 years back and was left by a Washington officer at a farm near Brunswick. Homer C Fink of Middletown scalded his hand mixing paste. Fire alarm woke Braddock Heights as the chimney blaze at John Poole’s home was put out by chemical engine. Former Orphans Court judge William Randolph Young died suddenly at his son Elmer A Young’s home near Myersville. Rev S Miller, noted Reformed minister, celebrates his 70th birthday at East Third Street home. George Edward Myers of Frederick named State Fire Marshal, a surprise to Annapolis politicians. Goldsborough says Myers planned to live in Baltimore and focus on duties. Mayor and Aldermen approve paving extra streets with terra cotta sewers, cost near $20,000. Eight hundred Scout troops will be organized in local churches. Samuel Hickman, formerly of Doubs and real estate man in Washington, to return to Doubs. appointed justice of the peace for Buckeystown district. to run grain and farm machinery business at Point of Rocks and insurance venture.
Twenty years ago in the Java sea a Japanese cruiser was blown up and another damaged in an Allied attack by Dutch and American ships and planes. Reports from Batavia noted possible hits on more vessels and the loss of an Allied destroyer. The war department announced bombers hit Japanese warships and transports with several enemy planes shot down. A February grand jury urged registration cards and licenses for tire changers to curb wartime thefts. The Russian army reported new Crimea landings as a British convoy defense held. A man drowned in the Monocacy river after breaking through thin ice near Creagerstown.
The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a willow green suit with a brown fur collar and brown accessories, carrying a Bible topped with a white orchid. Mrs. William Summers, matron of honor, wore a beige suit with brown accessories and a red rose corsage. Best man was William C. Summers, ushers were Richard W. Jones and Lee Whipp, with Harold Routzahn as acolyte. The couple departed for a short honeymoon after a reception in the parish hall.
Death notices report Richard F Elgin Jr retired Washington DC automobile dealer of Bethesda Maryland died February 14 1962 born April 12 1881 in Washington County He lived in Frederick Montgomery and Charles Counties survived by wife Leila Gray Elgin daughter Mrs Harvey D Strickland two sons Richard F Elgin Jr and James BE Elgin brother Paul D Elgin six grandchildren one great granddaughter buried at St Marks Cemetery Petersville Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named plus a separate note on John Roger Kegley 20 who died at Frederick Memorial Hospital autopsy pending and family details Funeral home and service notes listed Valley Landon Ward died at Frederick Memorial
Mr and Mrs Eugene Weller of Monrovia announce the birth of Jeffrey Eugene February 7 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mrs Weller is Shirley Ann Lawson daughter of Mr and Mrs B Perry Lawson of New Market. The group gathered Sunday at Union Bridge included multiple families from New Windsor Kelley and Martie New Windsor Harvey Dixon Legioner PA and others. Frederick Memorial Hospital welcomed Jeffrey David February 13 weighing seven pounds nine ounces. Mrs Samuel H Young of 306 North College Parkway celebrates their 40th wedding anniversary today, married February 22, 1922. William M Lininger Jr of 118 East Church Street marks his 22nd birthday today. Kathryn M Schroeder daughter of George T Schroeder Jr of South Market Street observes her 20th birthday while training horses at Washington County Hospital Hagerstown. Dennis K Bussard son of Earl and Mrs Bussard 618 Trail Avenue celebrates his 15th birthday Wednesday. his mother also celebrates her birthday yesterday.
Hospital notice for 70 year old P. Luther Ward Jr. son of P. Luther Ward and Lucy Ward. Master mechanic at Price Electric and Magnetic Devices. Survived by wife Blanche Hoover Ward and two brothers Ray Ward of Kingsport Tennessee and Luter Ward of Edinburgh Virginia. Body at 306 East Church Street funeral home. Visitation after 7 pm. Funeral Friday 11 am, then transfer to Dellinger and Son Funeral Home Woodstock Virginia for 2 pm Sunday services. Interment Massanutten Cemetery Woodsstock.
Funeral services for Leslie W Grove and J Baltimore were held Tuesday at 10 am at Paul E den weth Funeral Home with Rev George F Packard officiating. Aerie No 1067 Fraternal Order of Eagles conducted graveside services at Mt Olivet Cemetery.
After the Revolutionary War the Declaration of Independence accompanied Congress to Annapolis Trenton New Jersey and New York City Then it moved with the national government to Philadelphia and in 1800 reached Washington D C The piece traces the document journey through key early capitals.
Frederick residents enjoy safe palatable water meeting US Public Health Service standards. Chlorination ensures disinfection and bacteriological safety with extra sampling in the distribution system. A few northwest area samples show iron slightly above 0.3 parts per million, not a health risk.
The Voters' Service Committee of the League of Women Voters of Frederick County distributed about 8000 voting information flyers in schools and supermarkets to promote registration. Eligible US citizens age 21 by November 6, 1962 who have lived in Maryland a year and in Frederick County six months by that date may register. those who voted in the last five years are already registered. Those who have not voted in five years must re register. The primary registration deadline is April 14 1962 for the May 15 primary. For more details contact Mrs. Arthur Brown.
Among the sick Mrs Luella England of Sjams ville has returned to Frederick Memorial Hospital where she is slated for surgery State's Attorney Robert S Rothenhoefer has been confined at home with illness and now expects to return Friday Mrs Mollie Staley of 247 Dill Ave entered Frederick Memorial Hospital Tuesday for observation and treatment Mr David I Kinna of Knoxville is a patient at the Charles Town West Virginia Hospital Darryl Randy Shafer son of Mr and Mrs Merhle D Shafer RFD 1 Middletown has returned home following surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital Mrs Ernest F Kennedy this city is a patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital
Miss Patricia Lorraine Lewis and Robert Neff Keister were married February 16 at the Reformed Church in Jefferson. Rev. Miles Reissnyder officiated the double ring ceremony. The bride wore a beige brocade satin sheath with jacket. attendants wore green and magenta brocade satin. After a wedding trip, the couple will reside in Hamilton Virginia.
Five Air Force airmen were trapped for nearly two hours after a tractor trailer jackknifed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near the Kittatinny Tunnel. Twelve people were injured, with five hospitalized. All servicemen were from Maguire Air Force Base, Camp Dix, en route home on furloughs.
In Santo Domingo authorities imposed a state of emergency as violence surged after an aborted coup. President Rafael Bonnelly’s government seized property of former Trujillo allies while claiming a conspiracy from left and right threatened democracy.
A major winter storm lashed the eastern half of the nation with snow sleet and rain. Burlington Vermont and Boston reported 3 inches in six hours while Rhode Island Connecticut New York and New Jersey faced freezing rain. Augusta Georgia saw almost 3 inches of rain in six hours as Macon endured flooding two to three feet deep. A separate Alberta Canada sweep brought blizzard warnings across Montana the Dakotas Nebraska Colorado and Kansas. Detroit recorded heavy wet snow and five heart attack deaths among shovelers. Michigan faced up to a foot of snow and many schools closed.
U S Attorney General Robert F Kennedy flew the 195 mile air corridor to West Berlin with his wife Ethel and entourage amid snow. Thousands cheered the visitors as they detoured past the Berlin wall for City Hall. The trip included top officials and a 30th birthday reunion for Edward Kennedy. Soviet attempts to reserve corridor airspace were not fulfilled as Western controllers maintained daily registrations.
New York AP reports motion pictures from Lt Col John H Glenn Jr space capsule show retrorocket braking during atmospheric reentry making him close his eyes. He later remarks it felt like it could send him back to Hawaii while glancing at instruments and porthole with no apparent discomfort.
The article notes Glenn’s facial reactions captured in 16 mm color as he completes a triple Earth orbit on Tuesday. The fixed camera showed him from helmet to chest with a six inch mirror reflecting instrument readings.
The Maryland State Board of Accountancy reported 68 candidates passed the November CPA exam. Robert B. Ramsburg, a Frederick High School and University of Maryland graduate, earned the third highest mark. Ramsburg and his wife Kay Myers reside in Silver Spring with their two sons, and he works for Arthur Andersen Accounting Company.
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