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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1964
Page
4
U S Conference of Mayors seeks White House urban problems aide and a coordinating committee to tap state local and federal funds for urban renewal slum clearance housing and mass transit. Rural electric cooperatives urge a national power pool to cut electricity costs and boost rural economies amid the poverty fight.
Orley R. Boupland Jr of Walkersville writes to question Frederick County Metropolitan District aims and past district attempts. He urges stronger leadership and citizen participation to advance county wide water and sewer plans amid recent public disagreements over New Market and Braddock Heights talks.
The article links Khrushchev Castro and Mao to coordinated East African mutinies in Kenya Uganda and Tanganyika and notes Zanzibar Congo and Libya uprisings. Britain and U.S. space tracking fate cited as uncertain while Idris I quelled Libya revolt. The piece portrays Cold War brinkmanship and communist expansion.
A reader discusses approaches to suburban governance and favors a Sanitary District for New Market. He lists potential advantages such as circumventing debt and tax limits and avoiding boundary changes, and cites existing county districts as examples of independent administration.
Mrs. Clifton W. Brannon, wife of a Longview, Texas evangelist, speaks Friday at 7 30 p m at the South End Baptist Church Scholl s Lane Burck Street. TheFriday service will be devoted to her life story from a minister s home to civic work and faith.
A surprise party was hosted by Miss Doris F Blank and Mrs Jacqueline Goode at West South Street in honor of Mrs Geneva Brachey. The event featured a This Is Your Life charm presentation and a decorated cake for numerous family members and friends. Gifts came from a list of attendees and absentees. TOP WOMAN DIES MARY ANDERSON 91 FORMER HEAD OF LABOR DEPT WOMEN'S BUREAU DIES WEDNESDAY AP confirms she led from 1920 to 1944.
The county treasury last year collected 10983 92 through mortgage and judgment taxes. Rev S A Hedges preached temperance at Utica Church. Plans for an electric road from Williamsport to Washington linger with possible Maryland and Virginia extensions. Ralph E Schroeder 16 wins a spelling bee at Hood College with about 900 words. Hood College president J H Apple tours Bedford and Altoona for a new administration building. The Grand-Daddy chestnut near Jefferson Pike dies at about 300 years old. New county road plans to replace the dangerous Broad Run route near Lover’s Leap along the Adalt property.
Local Draft Board One released a list of 78 registrants from the city and county who will travel to Baltimore soon for pre induction physical examinations. The Eight Air Force flew over 800 heavy bombers against Frankfurt as Berlin burned from a RAF assault. Frederick Fair plans were set for the last week of September by the Agricultural Society. Independent Hose Company officers elected without contest with Thomas A. Chapline as president emeritus and others in key posts.
Semitic workers in the Sinai likely devised the first alphabet. In 1280 B.C. the Hittites and Egyptians forged the first nonaggression and mutual defense pact via Pharaoh Ramses II's marriage to a Hittite princess. The Mitanni organized early horse racing and training, influencing Indo European migration from Asia to Europe.
Market prices show corn at 7.00 per barrel or basis unspecified, with oats at 1.95 per bushel and barley at 1.20 per bushel. The note lists standard grain quotes for local buyers and sellers.
Hollywood star Alan Ladd, famed for This Gun for Hire and a 23 year film career, was found dead at his Palm Springs home at age 50 after a nap. Police say natural causes likely a heart attack. autopsy ordered. Wife Sue Carol, once his agent, recalled his last days and radio appearance.
Frederick City audience can watch The Romeros on NBC Tonight Show this Friday before their Frederick appearance on February 22. The family guitar ensemble will also premiere a guitar recital at Philharmonic Hall New York on February 7. Upcoming free concerts include Teltschiks in Chambersburg February 15 and Warfield in Gettysburg February 26.
Among the sick at Monocacy Hall Nursing Home to their homes and at Frederick Memorial Hospital patients undergoing surgery or recovering in fair to satisfactory condition include Elmer Roderick Clinton Eckard Virginia Stang and Larry Campbell. Other updates note Dorsey Nicholson family care Marian Nicodemus and a motorist charge for reckless driving at an East Third Street alley incident. Bel Air Harford County approves teacher pay raise using state funds boosting starting salaries to 5000 and 8100 for 15 years experience.
Gov Tawes urges a major tax program to fund state growth and school aid while proposing a one percent income tax increase to cover the budget gap. Critics doubt extra revenue is needed if future federal cuts and underestimated revenues improve Maryland’s finances. The session runs until March 5 with key votes looming.
PE outlines a project to build seventeen 138000-volt transmission lines in the Potomac River Valley to unlock inexpensive energy and keep rates low. The plan includes routes from Ft. Martin to the Keystone plant and connections to New York and Philadelphia, with interconnections across Washington and Baltimore for peak demand flexibility and emergency reserves.
A series of deaths spans Frederick and nearby towns. Howard C Bowman, 72, farmer formerly of Silver Run, died in Baltimore City Hospital leaving five children and 11 grandchildren. George Harry Craig, 81, of West All Saints Street, died after a brief illness. services at Hicks Funeral Home with interment in Fairview Cemetery. Allen E Jones, 60, husband of Louise Wells Jones, died at Frederick Memorial Hospital. funeral at Mt. Hope Cemetery with services by Rev. Shellhamer. George W Lowry, 73, of Gaithersburg, died at Springfield Hospital. survived by three children, eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a sister. services in Redland. Marvin P Shepley, 51, of 130 East Third Street, died suddenly of a heart attack. funeral arrangements at North Market Street, with Mass at St. John’s Church. Mrs. Effie Thomas, 91, widow of William H. Thomas Sr., of Harmony Grove, survived by four children and six grandchildren. funeral at Mt Olivet. Funeral homes listed include Little Funeral Home, Hicks Funeral Home, and Francis H Barber Funeral Home.
Funeral services were conducted for Lula B. Basehear at Taneytown near Libertytown with pallbearers named and burial in Union Chapel cemetery. Alice Marie Davis of Bartonsville died Sunday and had services at Bartonsville Jackson Chapel Methodist Church with multiple reverends and a choir. Car rie M Morningstar died at Montevue Home and was laid to rest at Graceham cemetery after services at Creager Funeral Home. William Lee Stull’s funeral occurred at Feete Funeral Home Brunswick with burial at Mt Olivet. Richard Neal Wolfe died at his Clifton home and services were held at the Church of the Brethren with interment at Resthaven Memorial Gardens.
Pearl designs mark the Francis Scott Key Memorial medal and a Battle of Gettysburg stamp that won a national post office art contest. A Philadelphian by birth, he moved to the area two years ago and works from his South Market Street office with a passion for history and authentic detail.
FBI announces the arrest of Bernard John Dorn Jr., 20, of Spring Valley N Y, in connection with a $7,700 armed robbery at the Premier Building Association in Baltimore last November. Two other men were arrested. Dorn was taken at his home and faces arraignment before a U S commissioner.
Mead L. Bricker a Ford Motor Co. vice president and top production executive in the auto industry died Tuesday in Royal Oak Michigan at age 78. He helped shape manufacturing and plant operations during his career with Ford and was regarded as a leading figure in automotive production.
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