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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1956
Page
2
The fragment references distribution audits and the Associated Press material service. It appears to be a newspaper dateline from January 26, 1956, noting republication rights and post office circulation handling for Fredrick, Md. The readable text is limited and does not provide a full event or outcome.
Sunday notes study by Charles L. Watkins shows four historical Sunday oath moments. Monroe and Wilson began second terms with private Sunday oaths and public ceremonies the next day. Taylor and Hayes started first terms with private oaths on Sunday to ensure leadership if crisis emerged before public rites.
Readers discuss academic prep for Frederick county graduates and college success. Lewistown PTA reports a $30 donation for Club Week and UN program talks. a traffic case yields a not guilty finding. a March of Dimes dance is announced with local organizers and donors.
Russell Michael was reelected president and James C. Biehl vice president of the Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church at the annual meeting held Wednesday evening. Two elders and two deacons named for three year terms. Elders Charles T. Butcher Harold Free. Deacons Charles Thomas John Howard. Retiring elders Carel Corson Austin Fork. Retiring deacons R Brad Wolfe Milton Shook. Rev Dr Frederick D. Eyster spoke on his role as full time synod president. About 110 members attended after a dinner. Mr Michael presided.
A well attended Urbana Lions meeting at the Methodist Parish House featured State's Attorney Samuel W. Barrick who spoke on duties of his office. The club plans charter night with a 7 o'clock supper at Hotel Frederick on Jan 31. Attendance at the event in Urbana is anticipated.
At an adjourned meeting the mayor and aldermen purchased 500 feet of knit jacket fire hose from Boston Woven Hose and Rubber for the United Fire Company at 65 seats per foot. Jacob A. Culler sold his 100 acre Middletown farm to Roy Maught for 6700 dollars. Capt John Markey and others from Company A visit Hagerstown to inspect armories of Companies B and Hagerstown. The Southern Alumni Association of Franklin and Marshall College held its annual meeting in Hagerstown naming Prof. Joseph H. Apple president and deciding to meet next year in Frederick. A Harpers Ferry pool gambling plan aroused Jefferson County opposition as a Washington sports resort. special trains to accommodate gamblers were planned.
A 1906 Frederick county snapshot notes a deep cold wave with subzero lows and new snow. A freight trolley derailment near Myersville killed George Fraley and injured Clyde Wachtel. A sledding accident left a boy critically injured and two others seriously hurt. Fire damaged properties at West All Saints and Court streets, spreading to adjacent structures. Henry E. Niles of Baltimore Life Insurance speaks at a Frederick Life Underwriters luncheon at the YMCA Country Club, outlining home office expectations for agents.
Among the sick Mrs Willis Smith returned home from Frederick Memorial Hospital after discharge Monday. Mrs E G Cunningham who had a broken wrist in a fall has returned to her winter residence on Rockwell Terrace. Mrs T B Wayward of Tyson Apartments East Church Street was to Frederick Memorial Hospital Tuesday, in uncertain condition. Mr Milind F Lease Jr of 1M South Market Street was to be moved to the VA Public Health Hospital Baltimore in an ambulance. Mrs Henry E Pontos Jr of 38 East Third Street was admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital yesterday for surgery today.
George A. Nevin, consultant for the National Association for Mental Health, told Frederick County Mental Health Society members at the Francis Scott Key Hotel that public understanding is crucial. He urged treating mental illness like any other disease, noted the small research funds, and outlined plans for the 1956 National Health Week campaign with local officials and supporters present.
Mr. Harry T. Barnes of Mt Pleasant observes his 86th birthday on Friday. Walter E Sinn a local attorney marked his birthday Tuesday. R Paul Smith of Hagerstown and former Frederick resident is noted for birthdays Wednesday. Mrs John B Wisner and Woodsboro resident Pvt Ahert Fo Wiener are mentioned in visiting and training center context Camp Gordon Ga.
The piece outlines Republican and Democratic reactions to a possible Eisenhower re election bid. It notes concerns over his health and the timing of a decision, citing Senate leader Knowland and House leader McCormack. Rumors center on Humphrey as a potential GOP candidate and a potential Eisenhower Nixon ticket.
Miss Dorothy Warenskjold sang at Frederick High School in a Frederick Community Concert Association program attended by about 700. She opened with Verdi and Puccini arias, followed by folk and foreign songs with encores, though the program lacked a single focal highlight. Pianist Rollin Jensen received high praise for his accompaniment. Leonard Rose will headline the next concert on March 5.
Bramwell Kelly of the State Roads Commission described a regional meeting on litter reduction in Maryland. The Governor’s Committee to Keep Maryland Beautiful cites $200,000 annual taxpayer costs previously. fines and cleanup orders have reduced littering. Clean up week runs March 24 to March 31, with John E. Clark as committee chair.
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer urged rapid passage of military laws to build a 500000 strong West German force. The government begins recruiting 6000 volunteers under a deadline of March 31, then all enlistments halt without permanent law. He pledges a 12 division army for NATO within three years amid a push for about 15 laws. Veterinary officials warn farmers of hog lice risking swine pox spread.
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