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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1953
Page
4
A July 3 1953 newspaper notice from Frederick Maryland seeks readers and advertisers by mail or phone for county news. The item promotes The Sem Wnce News and its printing services as the best style and cheapest quality, noting post office filing as second class matter.
The New Jersey Supreme Court upheld corporate gifts to charities and educational institutions as valid operating expenses for rate determinations. It cited that utility firms may treat charitable payments as reasonable if they affect service creation, noting annual corporate gifts exceed 300 million dollars with education receiving over 60 million.
Local court notices list multiple marriage licenses for individuals in Frederick Littlestown and other towns including Wallace Bollinger Shoe maker Chinn and Allen. Deeds show transfers among Lakel Gramm Hahn Van Dyke Thomas Stotuemser Miner Wenner and others. Brunsw ick native Albert Wenner promoted to Traffic Supervisor at Celanese plant in Cumberland.
A Pne year-old Negro was fined 100 for loitering but found not guilty of indecent exposure after trial. Magistrate H Reese Shoemaker Jr noted no evidence of exposure while recalling a prior similar charge. Hall, arrested near East Sixth Street, faced witnesses describing lingering and staring at women in shorts. one claim of indecent act on Saturday lacked exposure.
Robert L. Rumpf, top high school graduate and son of Mrs. Edward I. Myers Jr., earned a national Methodist scholarship at American University Washington. He stood among ten top grads, active in student government, National Honor Society, athletics, and Methodist youth groups. He will attend the fall session starting October 1 with free lodging.
A number of speeding and traffic related arrests were recorded on Route 40 West and other routes. Magistrate Wilbur F. Shelffield heard collateral forfeitures including drivers from Carnegie Baltimore Cumberland Hagerstown and Johnstown for improper passing excess speeds and failure to drive to right of center. Officers Mades Guilmino Hardy and others including Boone Dishong and Lewis made the arrests.
Firemen called to the former home of James C. Hagerty, press secretary to President Eisenhower, discover no blaze but an overheated water heater left burning when the family moved out. Moving men arrived to relocate furniture to the new home, revealing the issue.
Myersville Helping Hand 4 H girls met at the fire hall last Friday at 730 PM with Mrs Shepley as guest speaker on various hobbies. The session time was moved from Toom and the next gathering is planned for Friday July 31 with refreshments served.
North East Volunteer Fire Co. captured the top prize of 350 dollars for the best uniformed band as Ocean City hosted the Maryland State Firemen's Association event. Nearly 200 fire companies and about 5,000 firefighters marched over a mile in a four day convention ending parade. Cecil and Harford counties dominated most prizes totaling 1,400 dollars with Elkton and Havre de Grace earning multiple awards. Exmore Virginia won all out-of-state categories totaling 200 dollars.
Fifty-five persons attended a Church of God picnic on Winchester street Saturday. The annual event was held at Miller's Woods picnic grounds near Lewistown. After devotional services, games and family style lunch followed, with votes naming the best picnic pet.
A hound wandered across Route 40 east of the city caused a three car collision Sunday afternoon. Dr Edward Pardoe of Johnstown stopped to avoid the dog, rear end collision with Florence Hammond and her husband Jesse Hammond in two Dodges. Total damage around 1300. Both Hammonds charged with following too closely, hearing set July 10.
Jefferson Grange met June 4 in Jr. O U A M Hall. A September cookie contest announced. quilt framed at Virginia Zimmerman’s home. softball tournament date TBA. Food sale at Pomona picnic tentatively July 4. fall play planned. Program featured Home on the Range, vocal solo Gareth Biser, monologue Doris Hert, poem Jack Lakin, safety talk Louise Hood. Attendance contest won by Stump Jumpers over Road Runners. Next meeting a watermelon feast July 2 at Luther Hildebrand home. New Market Homemakers club staged a June 24 program with Master Leroy Burall. Gareth Lease announced county softball July 29 and Rocks camp July 25–26. Grange funds $5 toward two youths’ camp expenses. L. H. Crickenberger urged search for community physician. Lavinia McGolerick led Homemakers program, including county government quiz, skit Spend Wisely Your Food Dollars, recitations, rib ticklers. Seeds for Democracy call for garden seed to be brought to watermelon feast on July date at Montgomerys. rain date Hall.
The Liamsville Homemakers Club held a daylong picnic on June 1 26 in the meadow of Mr Albert Burdette. Activities included bathing fishing and ball playing followed by a weiner roast and a six o'clock picnic supper. Members and guests listed include the Breckenridges Burdette Hargetts Hollingsworth Houston Swomiey Roop Toms Hatcher Moylan and many others from Washington Ardmore Pa Baltimore and surrounding areas.
Miss Ruby Mae Pearce daughter of Mr and Mrs Chester Pearce became the bride of Robert E Bellison son of Mr and Mrs Norman Bellison near Damascus on Saturday night in Damascus Methodist church. The ceremony was conducted by Reverends Ode ll Qsteen and Thomas Sunderland before a candle lit altar. Preceding the ceremony organ and vocal performances accompanied the couple. The bride wore Chantilly lace and nylon tulle over satin with a pearl coronet and carried a white orchid. The matron of honor and bridesmaids wore blue yellow green and orchid gowns with mixed flower bouquets. The groom was attended by his brother Thomas Bellison as best man and ushers Chester Ray Pearce Milton Pearce and Donald Benson. After the ceremony a reception followed in the church social room and the couple left for a trip to New England states. They plan to reside at the groom’s home.
Robert Fox, son of Meredith Fox of 205 West Fifth Street, was rushed to Frederick Memorial Hospital about 2 p.m. after reportedly falling from a sliding board at Baker Park. He complained of a back injury and the extent of injuries was not immediately known. Earlier, at 12:05 p.m., Stanley Weaver of Harpers Ferry Route 1 was treated at the hospital after a tractor trailer automobile crash near Weverton. He had contusions and abrasions on the left forearm, shoulder and face and possible other injuries.
Baltimore city council president Arthur Price charged today that WBAL radio and television stations faced a flagrant shakedown to obtain a zoning change for a 150 foot transmitting tower on Violet Avenue. Price turned his information over to the state attorney for investigation as WBAL officials denied involvement and planned to relay their account to authorities.
Clarksburg unit of Brady Stave Company, an eastern leader in white oak timber, operates on U S 240 between Rockville and Frederick. Timber supply expected to last 25 years at current growth. Timber cut at company camps and hauled to Clarksburg plant for stave production. Company earned two safety awards from Am erican Associated Cooperage Industries for logging and mill operations covering 150000 man hours over 22 months with no lost time accidents since August 1951. W Q O Rose, superintendent, notes plans for expansion.
Donald Naylor, 17, son of Ollie and Carver Apartments, a Lincoln High senior, won first place at a Tri State Convention in Annapolis defeating entrants from Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. Sponsored by Mountain City Lodge of Elks, he advances to the Baltimore regional on July 12 with possible world contest in Atlanta on August 23. local Elks back him with support.
Mrs. Russell Strine hosted a surprise caller, Mrs. Ho, wife of a Chinese embassy member injured in a Gaithersburg automobile crash on June 29, 1935. The Strines aided Mr. Ho at the scene and have since received gratitude and gifts from the Chinese couple.
The Linthicum estate, probated in the Orphans Court, largely goes to relatives with no valuation listed. Mrs Flor rie Linthicum of Monrovia left Escondido furniture to friends Windsor family and 1,000 each to niece Ethel Som mers and George Linthicum II. Real estate is to be sold and proceeds to residuary heirs. executor is Mr Windsor. Codicils name jewelry bequests and debt cancellations. additional notices mention Amy Lakin estate.
A near Knoxville resident will recover the $22 left in an envelope at Kemp’s Department store Frederick. Kemp’s advertises in Lest and Found, two claimants described the envelope, one a Knoxville resident and the other a Frederick widow with four children. The store will notify the owner by letter when she is in Frederick.
Eighty Montgomery relatives gathered at I. Rayner Montgomery and wife’s home near Ijamsville for a day of basket lunches croquet softball fishing and swimming. Attendees included many Montgomeries from Frederick Braddock Heights Clarksburg Owings Urbana Nutwell Tracey’s Landing Gainesville and Gainsville with officers reelected: Mrs Mahlon Swomsley president Hollie Montgomery secretary and Mrs Holland Lawson treasurer. Ordinary bottle glass melts at 4 of 2.58 degrees Fale.
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