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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1955
Page
2
The notice records that the Audit Bureau of Circulations is at the post office in Frederick Maryland as second class matter for Monday January 31 1955.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the 160 cent dollar is a memory but the current consumer dollar is worth more than since May 1953. Food costs led the decline for the first calendar year drop since 1949, while fuel oil rent and medical costs rose. Rents show signs of leveling after price controls were removed. The overall view is a favorable one for the average citizen.
The piece notes rising vacation interest as warm days arrive. It cites vacation as a growing American institution with expanding facilities and record travel, predicting more Americans pursuing leisure across the nation and beyond.
Osborne I. Price writes to commend Frederick volunteers after a large fire at J. C. Penney Company praising the city’s fire equipment and the unpaid, hazardous service of volunteer firemen from all walks of life. He extends gratitude on behalf of Magnetic Devices, Inc. dated January 31, 1955.
Four children escaped injury Friday around 5 28 p m when a wagon they rode in collided with a car on Rinehart s Alley 175 feet north of West Sixth Street. James C Young of Frederick reported seeing the wagon entering the alley from a driveway and stopping his car as it approached. The children jumped from the wagon and pursued it after the collision. Officer William Mutchner investigated. Completing tour Long Beach Calif Destroyer Division 32 and 131 return Feb 6 after fourth Far Eastern duty aboard USS Leonard F Mason torpedo mate second class Ralph H Bowings son of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Fr Bowings Adamstown Md
In Leopoldville the capital of the Belgian Congo, the aboriginal population has increased from to according to census figures, reflecting demographic growth amid colonial governance and urbanization pressures.
Gordon Dean former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission will speak at Hood College Friday evening at eight o clock He has worked as a private industry consultant since 1953 and holds board roles with Nuclear Science and Engineering Corpora tion Fruehaus Trailer Company and General Dynamics Corporation
Fifty years ago items from The News dated January 31 1905 report a good crowd at Rogers Vaudeville Company at City Opera House notes on the Crystal Plate Ice Company board officers Milton Gurner Jr files suit against mayor and aldermen over a $10 lawyers license debate at North Market Street School and a new janitor for the Masonic Temple building William Herwig replacing Francis Thorles.
Temperatures fell with readings near freezing at Frederick and the airport. Harold Kehne Brunswick suffered a leg fracture after a sled collision on Delaware Avenue. Over 600 attended the President Roosevelt Birthday Ball at the State Armory, raising funds for the national infantile paralysis charity. Evangelical Reformed Ladies Bible Class held its annual dinner at Barbara Fritchie tea room with about 85 in attendance under Mrs. Richard S. Hargett.
Mr and Mrs J C Kettells Walkersville left Sunday for Florida. Mr and Mrs Harvey Toms Le Gore announce birth of son Michael Wayne January 20 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Glenn Yinger observe 22nd wedding anniversary and Yinger turns 45. Guests include John Rogerville Washington Mich ael Chawstyk Wilkes Barre Pa Delta George Venable Baltimore Paul Rogerville San Francisco. A F 13 515 758 Batt No C102 362 Sta Sq A B D Parks Air Force Base CA. Mr and Mrs Harry E Stockman and daughter Linda Lee Burkittsville hosted Clarence Ridgeway Middletown for Sunday dinner. Mr and Mrs Roland Seidel Thurmont welcome son born January 23 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Peter L Shipley 109 East Second receive congratulations on birth of daughter Susan Allen, seven pounds seven ounces. Mrs Shipley is Nellie Geneva Buchanan Urbana. Mr and Mrs William E Brown 253 West Fifth receive congratulations on birth of daughter Betsy Ann January 22 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Baby and mother at home. Mr and Mrs Robert Falkenstein Myersville announce birth of daughter Lynn Ann at Frederick Memorial Hospital Sunday. Mrs Falkenstein is Betty Ann Coblentz Middletown.
Among the sick Mrs Ray Zimmerman of New Market was admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital on Sunday for observation. Mr Albert B Gannon of South Market street Frederick was admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital for treatment and observation Saturday. Mr Glenn Draper of West Patrick Street Frederick who had been a patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital for the past week returned home Friday where he is reported improvise. Mrs Harry Rippeon has returned to her home in Thurmont following surgery at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Miss Ruth Little of Thurmont was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital Wednesday. Little Ruby Burns 17 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Rudy Burns of Thurmont who has been a patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital was transferred to University Hospital Baltimore for further treatment. Mrs Mildred Sayler Barber of Thurmont was admitted to Frederick for surgery. Mrs Anna Shorb of Thurmont is recuperating from surgery at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Clifton Manahan 18 of Thurmont who sustained lacerations of the left leg and a rib in an accident at the sawmill of Coartes Smith Thurmont where he is employed is reported to be in a satisfactory condition at Annie Warner Hospital Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Mrs A D Seipier of Catoctin Furnace underwent surgery at Frederick Memorial Hospital on Mon. Samuel A Long farmer of the Alocky Ridge area who suffered a heart attack at his home is under treatment at Waynesboro Pa Hospital and is reported to be slightly improved. James K Smith of Fast Fourteenth Street entered Frederick Memorial Hospital Sunday for surgery. Mr Walter W Poole near Walkersville entered University Hospital Baltimore on Thursday where he underwent surgery.
The Exchange Club approved a donation to the Citizens Council for Public Schools at a weekly dinner at W. FLW Country Club. They outlined Crime Prevention Week activities to boost Frederick citizens' crime awareness, noting juvenile delinquency concerns and shared responsibility among church schools homes and law enforcement. Francis Romero of Black and Decker Baltimore will speak at Thursday’s meeting on South American economies and politics.
Miss Helen Barbara Hersperger daughter of Mrs William Hersperger and the late Mr Hersperger married Ernest Paul Magaha Jr son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Paul Magaha at Evangelical Reformed church. Rev Paul L Althouse officiated a reception followed at Francis Scott Key Hotel. The couple will reside at 8 West Third Street.
President Eisenhower urged Congress to bolster private health insurance through a federal reinsurance service enabling private firms to share risk. The plan aims to extend coverage to farm families, low income groups, and home or doctor visits, with no government subsidy. He also sought grants for juvenile programs, pollution control, nurse training, mental health, and mortgage insurance for health facilities.
Princess Margaret, 24, travels from Windsor to Clarence House then to London Airport for her first transatlantic voyage. She embarks on a month long tour of the Calypso isles in the British West Indies aboard the BOAC Stratocruiser Canopus, with refueling in Gander, Newfoundland.
At the United Nations Security Council in New York, Soviet Russia demanded the United States withdraw its armed forces from the Formosa area and that Chiang Kai-shek surrender the Tachens Matsu and Quemoy to the Communists. The draft resolution also hinted at Formosa and Pesca deores Islands. The United States called the move a propaganda stunt while reporting new Chinese Communist firebombing of Tachens. The council previously rejected a similar measure. Red China’s participation would be nonvoting if speakers are added without invitation under the U.N. Charter rules.
Los Angeles reports half the world may have one leg shorter by about a half inch. Dr. Harold E. Crowe explains most are untroubled as shoemakers can adjust heels. If pain or hip shoulder differences appear, see a doctor. Children aged 10 to 16 can be assessed biannually.
In Peoples Court Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield imposed a generally suspended sentence on George N. Benoit of North Market Street for assault and battery on his wife Betty. Two servicemen, Paul M. Harsange of Youngstown and Franklin D. Koch of Maysel, were jailed or fined for motor vehicle offenses after being stopped on U S 40 near Braddock Mountain. Harsange received 20 days in default of $20 for exceeding the 50 mph limit. Koch faced 15 days in jail in default of $15 for permitting a vehicle to be driven in violation. Additional motorists listed were Arthur W. Palmer, Robert E. Parks, and Herbert T. King with varying fines.
Thurmont announces the engagement of Claudia Marie Hoffman to Pvt. Gilbert H. Harbaugh son of Calvin and Mrs Harbaugh Blue Ridge Summit Pa Harbaugh is a Thurmont High School senior and Army recruit at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri Hoffman is a Thurmont High senior No wedding date set.
A $110000 damage suit filed in Orient Court against County Commissioners and Roscoe E DeGrange of East Second street was settled out of court for about $3000 reportedly covered by liability insurance. The Zybluts claimed their car was hit by a county dump truck driven by DeGrange near West Patrick street. Attorneys were Ron W Thompson for the county and Parson Newman for the plaintiffs.
The Associated Press notes Maryland recorded at least eight highway fatalities over the weekend. Deaths occurred Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday with eight victims named or described, including a scooter rider and a Silver Spring passenger in a car crash.
The deep freeze persisted in Maryland with Oakland Garrett County reporting minus 15. Baltimore forecasters warned of more of the same frigid conditions tonight, with moderating temps tomorrow. Western Maryland may see snow tomorrow afternoon or evening, and snow or rain is possible Tuesday night through Wednesday as temps rise slowly.
In Beltsville near Millington a car overturns after veering off Maryland 291 injuring Bertie A Meekins 36 of Kendeysville Kent County. Sheridan Perryman 21 dies after his car hits a tree at speed. Elmo Lee Maupin 18 of Clarkburg involved when a car hits a pole on Maryland 80 near Monrovia. Edward Vernon Zabel 50 injures when his car collides and veers into a tree in Baltimore. Mrs Francis Moore Wimmer 33 of Rocks hits a parked truck on Maryland 165 in Harford County.
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