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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1964
Page
6
Frederick paper of the Great Southern PTG and MFG Co publishes local and AP news. Subscriber rates listed for 1 month to 1 year with prices. Newspaper is a member of AP and Audit Bureau.
Readers in Frederick County protest a proposed mandatory sewer system. Petitioners warn that many elderly homeowners and those with minimal facilities could face financial hardship or lose their homes. They urge countywide input before any action and caution against imposing county commissions on small towns. Additionally, readers debate constitutional issues around compulsory drunk driving tests and self-incrimination. The page notes Cotopaxi as the Andes’ highest active volcano at 19,334 feet.
A survey finds Castro's influence waning across Latin America with Argentina Venezuela Colombia Chile and Peru viewing him as Moscow puppet or weak ally. The piece urges OAS action to quarantine him while contrasting festive memories with aging duties and college return woes.
The National Fire Protection Association reports 11,800 deaths and 1,800,000 serious burns in fires nationwide last year. Property damage reached a record $1.76 billion. Though preliminary, the figures urge a nationwide effort to remove fire hazards in 1964.
In Frederick County Maryland, residents criticize the move to create a Sanitary District. They accuse town officials of manipulating petitions, conducting costly surveys, and pressuring voters. They say public meetings were misleading and that many “no” votes were ignored, praising deception and trickery about sewerage adoption.
The January 6 1914 issue reports at the Office of Justice crowds from Brunswick hearing cases on violations of the Women s Ten Hour law. A Western Maryland Railroad freight derailment near Loy s Station destroys four cars and spoils contents. Harry M Kemp residence near Montevue destroyed by fire. neighbor Harry Free awakens deaf mute Kemps. Frederick deluged by two inches of rain with Myersville snow depth over nine inches. Blacksmiths raise horse shoe prices from 1 to 1 20 due to rising raw material costs.
January 6 1944 item notes Miss Margaret Peggy Dean Rockwell Terrace has returned from New Guinea where she served as a Red Cross worker helping to serve drinks to pilots Roger H Willard county roads engineer replies to Farm Bureau criticism saying they hinder public improvements RAF Mosquito bombers hit Berlin and British planes pound targets in northern France following a major daylight attack
The Frederick area obituary notices recall Thom as Miss Fulton 79 a longtime canal supervisor and church member with survivors including wife Bessie Oswald Fulton brother Walter Fulton sisters Emma Fulton and Willis Redford, plus four stepchildren. Funeral at 106 East Church Street. Also Mrs Charles E Garber 86 dies after four weeks illness with many descendants and wide family ties. Other notices honor William S Geisbert 64 Army Map Service veteran buried Arlington National Cemetery, John M Weddle 64 Thurmont contractor, Mrs Orida J Ward 80 Rockville with extensive Montgomery County lineage, and John Raymond Zentz husband of Viola Zentz with two children and multiple siblings. services set in various towns.
Several obituary notices detail the deaths and survivors of Mrs. Emma A Cross Miss Reba Dutrow Wilmer W Demory and Mrs Hilda Fornwald. Surviving relatives and funeral arrangements in Myersville Voluntas Lovettsville Thurmont McKeesport and Point of Rocks are listed with dates and burial places. Monitored services set at Mt Bethel Cemetery Mount Olivet Union Cemetery Blue Ridge Cemetery and other local sites.
Washington AP The Supreme Court agreed to rule promptly on reopening Prince Edward County Virginia public schools on a desegregated basis by fall. Officials closed the schools in 1959 to avoid desegregation, a controversy in court since 1951 and echoing among the 1954 school desegregation decisions. AFFIRM DESISION The Court also affirmed striking down a Louisiana law requiring racial segregation at public entertainments and athletic events. MOTORIST CONVICTED A Lantz man was found guilty of failing to yield by Magistrate James F. Strine after a collision on U.S. 11 north of Hagerstown. fined 28 dollars.
Funeral services for Mrs Sarah A Alrutz of Damascus were at St Pent Church with Rev Joseph Gaara officiating. Miss 5th Street died at Frederick Memorial Hospital and is buried at Mount. Richard Lee Flynn died, services at Olin L Molesworth Funeral Home with Rev Ralph Posey. Elizabeth Hess funeral held in Lancaster Pa. Herbert F Martin services at St Johns Lutheran Creagerstown. Charles E Messner services at Creager Funeral Home Thurmont. William Elias Stitely interred at Holiness Christian Church Keymar. Milton F Staub services Creager Funeral Home. Harry Leonard Yinger services at 106 East Church Street. Pallbearers listed for each service.
Funeral services were held at the late home on West Main Street Emmitsburg for Eva May Rowe 79 who died at home Tuesday evening. Rev. Ronald Fearer and Rev. Philip Bower officiated with interment at Mountain View Cemetery Emmitsburg. Pallbearers were Donald Harner Lewis Stoner Guy Baker Jr Clarence Frailey John White and Robert Saylor. Funeral arrangements were through Wilson Funeral Home Emmitsburg.
The county engineer notes the Linganore Creek bridge failure is among aging structures slated for possible improvement or replacement. He cites the Gas House Pike as a main artery and outlines rerouting plans via MD routes 26 40 75 and U S 40 to maintain traffic while authorities seek a quick over cre over Linganore Creek near New London.
An arsonist set a fire in the Astor Hotel ballroom in Times Square causing a million dollars in damage. About 400 guests evacuated as heavy smoke filled the 11 story hotel. no injuries reported. Police described the suspect as a 30 to 35 year old man in a trench coat with glasses, last seen fleeing after witnesses chased him.
Mrs Carrie M Smith of near Woodsboro was carried to Frederick Memorial Hospital by the G C Barton ambulance on Saturday evening as a medical patient. She is reported to be improving. Mrs Emma Obler was moved from Frederick Memorial Hospital by the G C Barton ambulance to the home of her daughter Mrs Leslie Keeney of Walkersville on Sunday morning after fracturing her leg in an accident on December 4.
Mr and Mrs Harry Burkett of East South Street will celebrate their 48th wedding anniversary on Tuesday. The brief personal notices also record births and honors including Shane Edward Swope born December 21 at Washington County Hospital Hagerstown Tama Ann McCall born December 26 at National Naval Medical Center Bethesda and Ed cooper, Oakmont area in Rosement. Outstanding Airman Richard D Ensor of New Windsor has been named outstanding airman of the month at Yokota Air Base Japan.
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