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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1957
Page
2
Washington dispatch notes a debate over U S willingness to fight under various circumstances as President and budget topics frame the day in world affairs.
The Kiwanis club met at the Francis Scott Key Hotel to discuss defense policy, the president’s budget plan for fiscal 1958, and the role of military force in national security. Speakers noted concerns over peacetime budgets and the potential use of armed forces, with Cathy and Ralph cited among attendees.
The Columns of The News recounts events from January 3 1907 including the United Fire Company appointing Frederick Wellinger as engine driver to fill a vacancy, P Frank Pampel named circuit court auditor by Judge Motter, a wartime era church and community notices, and commentary on international relations and United Nations contrasts with postwar policy as discussed by local and national figures. The piece notes a shooting match by Company A, a double ceremony wedding near Hillsboro and Lovettsville, and an engagement announcement for Myrna Corinne Hoff and Richard J. Simmons.
The column reflects on postwar diplomacy urging peaceful means to resolve conflicts. It notes the Suez reopening and the need for allied actions short of force. It cites Frederick County finances, a Fair Grounds event, and a Middletown birth announcement as contemporaneous items.
Miss Harriet Baker returns from a three day visit with Miss Patricia Godsey of Baltimore. Rev. Howard J. McCarney and family move to Hanover Pa to assume duties at St Matthew’s Lutheran church. George Swartz of the Soil Conservation Service returns from a holiday with family in Williamsport. Mr and Mrs Howard H Kelly Jr and daughter Katherine visit Hubbard C. Dey Haines marks his 7th birthday as United Nations notes referenced.
The year’s top Maryland news centered on a fatal church fire at Arundel Park with 11 dead and 227 injured, plus a state transit strike that halted buses and trolleys. A political sweep followed, with Millard Tydings’s comeback and its fallout, a mass arsenic poisoning case, and key leadership shifts shaping the year’s narrative.
The Daily Sketch ranks Princess Margaret in a nine or ten place list of best dressed royals while a stream of Baltimore political and social turmoil unfolds. A violent school and fire incidents, labors controversy, and Mencken's death color a day of legislative and civic strain in Maryland.
Rocky Ridge reports Christmas Day gatherings across Thurmont and surrounding towns. Families and friends shared dinners and gifts at homes in Thurmont, Emmitsburg, Lewistown, and Walkersville, with community events at the Volunteer Fire Company hall and Mt. Tabor Sunday School program. Marine graduation attendance noted.
In Annapolis on Jan 24 the House of Delegates moved to permit radio and television coverage of the General Assembly with floor access possible after speaker permission. The rule awaits Senate approval and marks a shift in coverage, as Sen. Thomas F. Bempsey was elected chairman of Baltimore City delegates to the Senate, succeeding Sen. Philip H. Goodman.
The Evangelical Lutheran Sunday School Friendly Girls Class hosted its annual Christmas dinner at the Francis Scott Key Hotel on December 27. The event included secret sister reveals and gift exchanges, with many members named among the attendees.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Eyler Jr of Emmitsburg observe their forty third wedding anniversary in a quiet family celebration. The couple marked the milestone as the New Year approached with warm congratulations from relatives.
By the Associated Press highway officials nationwide push tougher policies after 1956 shows at least a five percent rise in traffic deaths from 1955. Safety experts estimate totals exceed forty thousand as lawmakers seek to curb highway slaughter.
Vice Adm. Wilson Brown, 74, longtime naval aide to Presidents Coolidge Hoover Roosevelt and Tru man and former Naval Academy superintendent, died yesterday in Croton Conn. Dr. Leroy E. Cowles, 76, president of the University of Utah from 1936 to 1946, died yesterday in Orem. A state AP survey notes safety crackdowns planned or in effect in several states, including more highway patrols and stricter license enforcement, faster inspections, road blocks, radar speed enforcement, and expanded age limits.
William Chapman Potter, 82, a retired New York industrialist and banker, died yesterday. Born in Chicago, he was associated with banking and industry in Albany. Dr Erwin F. Lowry, 65, a notable figure in research engineering at Sylvania Electric Products, Inc. labs, Ridgeway, Michigan, also reported as deceased.
Among the sick Mrs Earl Funk of Shawnee Drive Monocacy Village is reported in fair condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital after major surgery this morning. Mr Howard S Colliflower of East Patrick Street is admitted for observation and treatment at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mrs Windsor Yingling near Park Mills is reported in fairly good condition after major surgery on Sunday. Move ahead New York prices moved ahead slightly on the stock market today in slow early trading.
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