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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1961
Page
4
Miss Virginia D. Sine daughter of Mrs Charles Sine and Robert E. Hedges son of Mrs John Hedges wed at First Methodist Brunswick in a double ring ceremony. Rev William Warner officiated before families with nine gladioli and roses altar. reception followed at bride’s home. They will live in Williamsburg Virginia.
The nation’s second largest railroad merger proceeds as the Union of the five roads including the Pennsy B&O and Chesapeake and Ohio announces a plan to combine assets totaling about 263 million pounds with a market value near 632 thousand and an anticipated coal car and beef equipment upgrade.
In its first decade since 1950 the Ford Foundation distributed over 1.3 billion dollars in grants. President Henry T. Heald cites 553.7 million for education, 253.9 million for international affairs, 117 million abroad, 97.9 million for arts and sciences, 75 million for business and economics, and 68 million for public affairs. Major bequests from Henry and Edsel Ford expanded its national and international reach and strengthened its role in education and goodwill abroad.
A reader reflects on his experience appealing Montgomery County farm assessments. He notes courteous treatment, informal hearings, and lessons about fairness, property taxes, and the appeal process. He cites potential implications for farm values and the role of local officials.
Frederick district jurors for February court include Jonathan Rickers George Kline Frederick Keller Ira E Biser C W Ross Jr J Fu Cronise C S Doub A BL Routzahn William Herwig. Miss Ida Kinna daughter of Charles Kinna near Braddock killed a house snake in the orchard. Mrs John W Dorsey near Woodsboro had the index finger of her right hand amputated at Frederick City Hospital after a cut from a butcher knife. The W F and G train for Thurmont delayed when engine jumped switch at East Fifth Street terminal. YMCA basketball team plans a February game with Washington and Lee University in this city. Snow arrived three inches as predicted by the weatherman. On Eighth Street Mr Joseph Pace's horse ran away causing damage to Mr Price’s corner shop and breaking wagon gear.
Twenty years ago the nation noted Justice James Clark Mc Reynolds would leave the Supreme Court February 1 after 26 years. A house to house canvass was planned to check cross connections between water service mains and sewers. Temperature at Oakland Maryland was ten below zero.
Miss Esther Maye Hammaker daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest P Hammaker Windy Woods Thurmont and Captain Campbell I Gray Jr son of Mrs Anne Gray of Pompano Beach Fla land Campbell W Gray of Norfolk Va were married at St Johns Lutheran Thurmont Rev William E Ervin Jr officiated The couple left for Bermuda and will reside in Sculthorpe England The bride trained in white satin Belgian lace veil carried camellias and violets The groom a US Air Force captain trained at King College and VPI was stationed in Texas The family and relatives attended a candlelight ceremony and reception at Windy Woods
Francis Scott Key Hotel hears Frederick News-Post assistant manager B Delaplame Jr urge Breakfast Optimist members that American papers keep citizens informed and protect freedom. He cites Cuba’s dictatorship and notes ads boost local economy while research shows high readership of newspaper ads. President James Dorsey presides.
Mrs. Russell H McCain of West College Terrace travels by jet to Hong Kong for a nine month stay with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Harrison McAlpine. Leonard H Gashel of the News Post editorial staff leaves for Neenah Wisconsin for spinal surgery and four months recovery at home. Stephen Ronald Lee son of Mr and Mrs Lee near Urbana marks his seventh birthday while his brother an eighth grade student at West Frederick Junior High prepares for his tenth birthday. David Wayne Snoots of Walkersville celebrates his first birthday January 25.
Mrs James K Smith of Edgewood Church road returns home from Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore where she was a surgical patient and is reported in satisfactory condition. Mrs Mildred Danner on East South Street is confined to home with an infected foot. Daisy of West Patrick Street has returned home after discharge from Windhora Comalescent and Rest Home.
Mrs Eleanor R Watton and infant were released from Waynespial. Mrs Chernesinger and Mrs John Stewart with infant were released from Gen hospital. Robert L Rutherford admitted in Martinsburg King s Daughters Hospital. In Harpers Ferry Robt L Rutherford noted. London reports Menon says India USSR ties like a cloudless sky. Valley California civil engineer Russell G Cone, 64, dies of heart ailment. Dixie song composed by Dan Emmett in 1859 for a minstrel show.
Frederick Memorial Hospital reports births from January 1 to January 22 listing numerous families and newborns. Notable entries include John Allen Main son. Louis Jarine Jr. son. Mark Edward Ryder. Alisa Darshan Bohman daughter. Suzanne Elizabeth Hall. Michael Edward Lee Jr.. Debra Jean Shaw. Melissa Ann Remsberg. Cathy Ann Beach. Joan Victor. Sue Ellen Six. Randall Alan Horner. Randall Cr. Watt. Kenneth Wayne Meadows.
Jefferson Homemakers Club met January 2 in the United Church of Christ Fellowship Room to begin a series on Living Better On 24 Hours A Day. Mrs. Luther Remsburg presided, new members were welcomed, and reports plus plans for the county meeting at Hood College were set.
In Virginia Beach, neighbors in the small Negro community of Searack call Clarence “the man who carves those ugly faces.” Clarence Williams, who started wood carving during illness, now sells pieces for five to twenty five dollars. Walter Thrift of the Artists Gallery notes sales have been brisk, averaging a sale each day.
The Rev Sebastian Erbacher, 73, former president of Duns Scowus College in Detroit from 1931 to 1945, died Saturday in Cincinnati Ohio.
Dr. Wayland Vaughan head of Boston University's psychology department from 1934 to 196, died Sunday in Needham Massachusetts. Archeologists report Iraq Zagros cave system yielded a Neanderthal skeleton dating about 45 000 years ago, indicating long term human habitation.
Miss Martha Jean Keller daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles E Keller Jr of Yankee Land Farm Frederick and Eugene Daniel Bittle son of Mr and Mrs Roy D Bittle near Petersville exchanged vows Friday at 7 pm in Middletown Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church The double ring ceremony officiated by Rev George H Kinnefekter drew immediate family and close friends The bride wore a white ballerina gown with lace bodice and chapel veil Her sister in law Linda Keller Braddock Heights served as matron of honor Lavender bridesmaids matched their gowns and wore lavender crowns The groom was supported by best man Gene Feliz and cousin Gary Greenhut IT’S noted they will reside on North Market Street after a trip following the ceremony
Chicago report on a grammar dispute over whether to use is or are in a long institutional advertisement. Spens and Eustis lead a survey across 22 schools and magazines with mixed results. The latest resurvey shows are ahead but Holy Cross proposes a rewrite of the sentence.
A Farm Bureau delegation meets lawmakers outlining opposition to wage hikes and calls for modest tolls on island bridges. They push stronger disease controls, unemployment Insurance review, stricter hunting laws, landowner liability protection, and uniform daylight saving time alignment.
In Miami stores many clerks speak Spanish and ads read Habla Espanol due to Cuban refugees. One proprietor posted English spoken here. The article notes Indian college enrollment rising from 1955 to 1958 reaching about 3,900.
Records note uniform election day after 1845 by Congressional act and several notable anniversaries and birthdays. Figures include Joseph Hewes born 1730 in New Jersey, later Continental Navy contributor, and Joseph Flynt Willard born 1869 in Wisconsin, sociologist and author.
The American Meds Association debunked mineral sea salt claims as unfounded. Dr Ogden C Johnson states the average American diet provides sufficient minerals with iodine and iron crucial, while claims of mineral deficits and enhanced vitamin absorption lack support. An included note reports Count Carl Douglas, 52, Swedish ambassador to Brazil, killed in a Rio de Janeiro auto accident.
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