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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1961
Page
8
The page from The News of Frederick Maryland dated Friday February 24 1961 presents a collection of concise notices and brief items. Readable segments reference local events and community notices with names places organizations and dates.
In a FTC hearing an ad executive showed sandpaper samples shaved with shaving cream to illustrate deceptive demonstrations. Detergent ads claimed superiority with witnessed lab demonstrations. Oil and refrigerant tests tested solidification while carpet fibers and vacuum tests checked durability. Perry Como Show scrapped Love Story idea. NBC airing Sing Along and Twilight Zone as scheduled.
In Princess Anne Maryland Somerset County deputy medical examiner labeled the deaths of Clarence Elwood Barnet ninety and his son Robert Jean Barnet thirty four as mercy killing and death by own action. Robert Jean Barnet reportedly killed his father with a claw hammer and then died by a self-inflicted gunshot. Notes found in the home indicate mercy killing intent and burial instructions.
Twenty four people died on Maryland highways in January, down 41 percent from 1960, while total accidents rose 33 percent. Baltimore County led in accidents with 541, Prince Georges 469, Montgomery 424, and Anne Arundel recorded five fatal accidents, with Baltimore County reporting four.
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conducted by Herbert Grossman will join Mount St. Marys College and St. Joseph College glee clubs for a Symphony Night concert in Memorial Gym on Feb 28 at 8 30 p m on the Mount campus. They will perform Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4 and other works as part of the program.
The a cappella chorus performs Thompson Alleluia under Fr. David W. Shaum, Mount St. Marys Glee Club director, as the program closes with the orchestra chorus.
Grama Hansons Song of The Set will mark the second appearance of the Baltimore Symphony on the Mount St Marys campus. The St Joseph singers are under the direction of Sister Margaret Ann.
A dense newspaper page shows a packed TV and film schedule with times and programs. Entries include drama series, news bulletins, variety shows, Westerns, cartoons, and classic films such as Tarzan titles and It Happened One Night. Numerous time slots list programs like The World Turns, Dr. Malone, Sing Along With Mitch, and King’s Row, reflecting a mid century listing style.
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