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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1961
Page
4
A fragmented page from The News of Frederick Maryland dated Tuesday February 28 1961 shows typical wire service columns and local notices. The text is partial with garbled OCR, but indicates a standard daily newspaper layout featuring Associated Press material and local briefs.
The discussion centers on wage levels with references to World War era rates and a proposed 25 cent hike. Critics argue higher base pay could raise consumer costs and threaten job stability, while supporters claim higher wages drive economic health and consumer strength.
A letter to the editor notes a Sabinasville Elementary school bus on a snowbound county road after it briefly reopened. The author describes heavy travel, one way traffic for four tenths of a mile over a hill crest, and the lack of warning signs. The missive urges clearer warnings during school bus and commuter hours.
Dr Sensenbaugh told the PTA audience that education must be universal and continuous, with schools covering all areas to be feasible. He urged shared funding across federal, state, and local levels and predicted future changes in procedures and discoveries impacting education.
The President discussed the 1965 Golden Anniversary of the State Parent-Teacher Association and urged each member to donate 10 per year for four years to fund a new building for PTA facilities. The group favored accepting contributions. Thanks were given to Boyer Foor Jr for five easels and to Room Mothers for flannel boards.
The News and The Frederick Post printed a record 21 000 copies on Monday for regular editions. The press run increased by over 100 copies daily since January. Paid circulation figures are audited yearly and are lower than press runs due to uncredited copies.
Osborne Bezan son, 72, former president and board chairman of Chemstrand Corp., died Monday after suffering a stroke four days earlier.
Fifty years ago Frederick faced a famine of luxuries as the grand jury report prompted sheriff Grimes to warn storekeepers against Sunday sales. Residents near Athletic Park complained of baseball and card games on Sundays. Mayor Schell received a letter from Horace Clarke of Denver. Professor John W Bruner, appointed to supervise colored schools, began visits to 29 schools. Paint and Powder Club members discussed Olio leadership as Arman Brady emerged in local affairs. President Gambrill of the Board of Trade reported that Congressmen Pearre said the House passed a measure.
The item notes William Marn ocher per Georgia and Eddie Riesenne of Frederick connected to The ws since its invention. A freight train crash on Baltimore and Ohio near Luper Spring killed Samuel E Snyder and Bartholows and mortally injured a fireman Arthur Duffy of Baltimore. The British aerial offensive intensified with planes bombing Calais docks and northern France.
Eisenhower proclaims the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal area a national monument promising restoration as a recreational park. The article traces canal and railroad history from Baltimore to Harper’s Ferry, notes early labor strife, federal aid, Maryland’s 6 million donation, and features landmarks like the Paw Paw Tunnel and Moonacacy River spanning aqueducts and locks along a long, storied transportation corridor.
Death notices report multiple local obituaries including Mrs. Atonza Bennett, 76, wife of the late Atonza Bennett, of Clarksburg, died at Victor Cullen Hospital. Survived by two sons, Marshall Bennett and Harold Bennett, and 11 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements at William B. Hilton Funeral Home. Also noted are the deaths of Mrs. Rachel Dawson Ward, 91, and Mrs. Theresa Virginia Fry, widow of W. Fry Jeff erson, with funeral details and survivor lists. Additional notices list Mrs. Leona Beatrice Waiters, widow of John T. Potts, of Harpers Ferry, and Mrs. Christopher Phette with family details and burial information.
Dr. Joseph F. Thorning of Carro llton Manor was a guest of the Mexican Ambassador and Mrs Carnie Flores in the Embassy Box at Constitution Hall for a Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra concert with Eugene Ormandy conducting. Earlier Thorning and the Luxembourg Ambassador and Mme Heisbourg were dinner guests at the Mexican Embassy. Mr Edward Kratz of Lewistown was visited Sunday by Mr and Mrs William T King of Bethesda.
John Newton Lummus, 89, first mayor of Miami Beach and early Atlantic Grove real estate developer, died Sunday in Florida. He led the city’s early growth and helped shape its development.
Local Cub Scouts traveled to Washington during Boy Scout Week to pin congressmen and senators. Participants included Charles Edward Ritchie Jr of Middletown Pack 476 pinning E August Johansen and Clare E Hoffman of Michigan, plus Georgia reps E L Forester and Senator Herman E Talmage. Other scouts and pins listed include Frank S Stubblefield, William H Natcher, Thaddeus Machrewino, and Robert N C Nix Sr in various states and packs.
Funeral services were held for Mrs Clara V Parker Hack in Chester Pa with interment at Fairview cemetery. Ada Dane Elizabeth Stine, widow of William C Stine, also had funeral services in Middletown with burial at Lutheran cemetery. Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary announces a public card party on February 12 at St John School Hall with chairs appointed and various volunteers handling prizes and refreshments. Also noted are plans for a St John church gathering and outings to Baltimore venues for parish members.
Henry A. Engelbrecht Jr. graduates with the February class from George Washington University in Washington. He majored in economics and is a Frederick High School alumnus who spent four years in the air force. While in the air force he attended Yale University for a year as a language student. He served in Formosa and Cape.
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla Feb. In spring a young space pilot will climb into a Redstone capsule atop a 26A pad. If successful, the craft will rise about 115 miles and splash 290 miles down the Atlantic tracking range in roughly 16 minutes. The pilot may be John Glenn Virgil Ivan Grissom or Alan Shepard Jr. The mission marks NASA's first manned suborbital flight, expected in April or May.
Frederick High School launches a fundraising project to buy an organ for the auditorium at an estimated cost of 6000 dollars. Glee Club director Heiserly Corun notes benefits to students and community with two free school concerts and one public show at 8:30 pm in the Community Center. Glenn Derringer, a noted performer, will headline the March 10 event to kick off gifts and support from local merchants and organizations.
Among the sick Mr Howard Barker of Frederick undergoes open heart surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore on Saturday and is reportedly doing as well as can be expected Mrs Lawson Weller of Monrovia entered Frederick Memorial Hospital for observation and treatment Rev Monsignor John L resident of Mt Saint College Emmitsburg was reported seen as showline
Raymond Scott of Gettysburg drained gas from a storage barrel and filled it with water to trap suspected thieves. Clifton Forsythe Orrianna Musselman and an 11 year old juvenile were arrested by state police after Scott reported the stalled car and tracks leading to the barrel. The youths face larceny hearings.
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