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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1961
Page
4
Halethorpe Maryland police report two windows on a Baltimore and Ohio commuter train bound from Washington were shattered by gunfire Wednesday night at Lansdowne Crossing. No injuries were reported. Investigators believe a .22 caliber rifle or pistol fired the shots, with damage estimated at 150 dollars and no suspect identified.
Page four of The News Frederick Maryland lists advertisement rates and mailing options. It notes subscription prices by mail for different durations and a weekly four-page issue cadence. The page includes publishing date January 6, 1960s era and references a southern figure and manufacturing co.
Canada’s dollar slips toward parity with the U S dollar amid a widening balance of payments gap. Finance Minister Fleming projects a 15 percent withholding tax on non resident interest and dividends, cancels foreign investor concessions, and seeks tax tweaks to favor Canadian firms as Ottawa courts trade with Fidel Castro's Cuba.
The Taneytown Mayor and City Council met Monday and reviewed finances with receipts of 2 490 30 and expenditures of 12 441 55 leaving 32 605 18 in balance. Water meters needing replacement and a potential fluoridation plan were discussed while plans to join water systems and cross warning at Baltimore Street were considered. Building permits in Winchester Hall rose to two for 5 256 and an earthquake near Berkeley was noted from the Aleutian event.
City Ministerial Association met presided by Rev E H Lamar, with prayers by Rev Henri L G Kieffer. Grace Reformed church to host week of prayer with Rev Dr T H Louis as speaker. Committees formed to review charitable solicitations and advance Layman’s Missionary Movement meetings later in January.
Twenty years ago in The News-Post the British forces breached Italian defenses at Bardia while Nazi bombs hit Dublin. Taxpayers face a combined $2.35 tax rate across city county and state. Agricultural conservation payments arrive to county farmers in the AAA program. Frederick County’s assessable base rises by 1.485 million. The new year brings its first rain half an inch. City Hall budget funds an elevator. Sheriff Guy Anders assists Draft Board One after three registrants miss medical exams. Hagerstown’s judge retires from the Fourth Judicial Circuit bench.
Fort Detrick Public Information Office reports Dr. Dale W. Jenkins chief of entomology led participation at two international symposia, one in Bombay and one in Bangkok, with UN invitations, lectures on radioisotopes in entomology and parasitology, and sessions chaired. He reviewed global entomology and public health research, with talks to be published in UN proceedings. Awards and promotions, new arrivals, farewells, and holiday notices round out the Fort Detrick brief.
In Wilk Rogers style, the piece notes sober, down to earth truths about kindness and the weather. It lauds city workers for maintaining services during snow and subfreezing temperatures, praising engineers and department heads for tough, essential jobs while urging residents to clear snow and show consideration.
City code requires property owners to clear snow from sidewalks within six hours after it stops falling, with exceptions for overnight snowfall. Officials prefer pedestrian courtesy over enforcement, while a scholarship fund from Frederick High School Alumni Association aims to help a student attend college, started by Norman S Geiser with about 500 from a Christmas dance. John W Null’s passing removes a colorful local figure known for charity and public service.
Superintendent Frank Anderson announced that 1960 visitation at Harpers Ferry National Monument reached 585,786, a slight drop from 1959’s 604,930. October’s spike due to the John Brown Centennial inflated totals, with 115,000 visitors that month. Despite weather and snows, Anderson remains optimistic for 1961, noting all 50 states and many foreign areas were represented in 1960.
In Towson Maryland Republicans announce a Monday night rally to launch the 1962 campaign. Christine H Nathan of the Republican State Central Committee says the next two years will determine the success of their presidential bid in 1964.
Two obituaries report the deaths of Miss Exzile Marcella Virginia Fisher of 114 West All Saints and Mrs Claudia Geary of Harpers Ferry. Fisher leaves brothers Reeves and Reynor, a half brother Clint Johnson, and many nieces and nephews. burial at Simpson's cemetery after services at 2 PM Monday. Geary, 93, born March 20, 1867, widow of George Dowden Foster, survived by daughter Elizabeth and several nieces and nephews. funeral held at Dailey funeral home in Harpers Ferry with burial in St. Peter's Catholic cemetery, Bolivar.
Funeral services were held for Roy G. Butler at 2 p m at the funeral home on East Church Street with Rev. E A Frink officiating. Interment followed at Mount Olivet cemetery. pallbearers named. Also honored were Ruth E. Gross with services at 2 p m at the 24 West Ail Saints Street home. interment in Fairview cemetery. Bonnie Jean King of Purdum buried at Mountain View Cemetery with pallbearers named. J Lee Simmons obituary services set for 11 a m Saturday at 106 East Church Street. viewing tonight 7 to 9 p m. Mount Olivet interment. Veteran newsman Vernon B Garton died in Martinsburg at 88. services Saturday at 2 p m from Rosemont Funeral Home with burial in Rosedale Cemetery.
In Liege and Brussels street disturbances erupted as the one day old strike collapsed in two of Belgium nine provinces. Socialist leaders reportedly seek a way to halt crippling walkouts while government spokesmen declare the strike ended in Limburg and Luxembourg.
London dispatch reports that Moscow announced on Thursday that Outer Mongolia and the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal have agreed to establish diplomatic relations. The move signals widening Soviet influence in Asia as both nations seek formal ties and broader cooperation.
Five regional Young Republican Clubs joined last night at Staley Park Field House to form a county wide outfit with William Crum elected first president. Clyde Boone was named vice president, Sally Hedstrom and others won secretary and treasurer posts as residents from Walkersville Union Bridge Lander Rocky Ridge and town districts filled the slate under a regional voting plan. The group aims to join the Maryland State Federation with a January 13 Frederick meeting to formalize bylaws and host a federation banquet chaired by Reyburn Browning.
New York AP report says Mrs John F Kennedy elected First Lady of world fashion by the New York Couture Group. The 1960 list includes Vicomtesse Jacqueline de Ribes Audrey Hepburn Queen Surikit and many others with Kennedy leading by an overwhelming margin.
A fragmented history column lists items from 1661 Florida troops seizing an arsenal to 1695 Hawaii monarchist plot busts, Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms in 1941, and later notes on agriculture funding. It also covers births and anniversaries of Charles Jones Jenkins, Clarence King, Michael V. DiSavio, and other figures with scattered biographical hints.
Western Maryland Railway said reduced freight revenue and lower traffic in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia forced furloughs and a 10 percent salary cut for executives over 10,000 per year. President W Arthur Grotz cited economies with hope for an early business upturn and restored pay. No estimate on furlough numbers given.
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