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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1954
Page
2
The essay recalls the drive for independence that defined early America and its role as a beacon of freedom. It argues the United States must reaffirm its commitment to independent self-determination for all peoples while avoiding coercive dominance and misguided unilateral zeal in Cold War era politics.
The June meeting was hosted by Mrs Lola Wachter with Evelyn Clark as cohostess and assisted by Mrs Marian Davis. The group, led by the president, heard scripture from Mrs Wachter and prayed together. A July 28 family picnic at Baker Park is planned if weather allows, with rain location at the church chapel. Prizes were drawn for Beatrice Cole Beulah Guyton Jerry Keefer Jane Stull Mrs Shipley Helen Stewart and Garnetta Morgan, followed by refreshments. The September meeting will be chaired by Mrs Helen Bieh and Mrs Dot Murray.
Miss Jacquelyn Aileen Carpenter becomes Mrs Raymond Garner Butt in a May 28 double ring ceremony at Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church. Rev. Dr. Raymond E Wilhelm officiates. Guests include families only. Honeymoon in Atlantic City. The couple plans residence in Clarksburg.
Among the sick note 12-year olds Robert E. Cline and Oliver Davis are listed recovering and discharged from Frederick Memorial Hospital. Robert Cline, burned on hands June 21 by a live wire while climbing a tree, is discharged Monday. Oliver Davis recovered from Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever diagnosis. Richard Walker broke his right arm after falling from a tree at his parents’ Mt Airy home.
A reflective piece notes the world’s ills and little gains, observing that most people still vie for lawfulness over crime. It laments graft and name calling while suggesting plunder is not a craft, and affirms that many people keep higher aims today.
Fifty years ago a local insurance agent warned that unless fire department equipment improves within a set time, insurance rates may rise. Estimated cost to city is 10 000 to 15 000 dollars. News notes berries cherries raspberries and ducks with chickens scarce. A frame stable on North Bentz street belonging to James H. Smith burned, nearly consuming the building before fire company arrived. A local church chicken house thief shows a preference for barred Plymouth Rocks. Surveyors begin work for a proposed Baltimore and Frederick Electric Railway with a franchise promising operation by Sept 12.
July 3 1934 notes include heat 94 at noon forecast cooler July. Arthur H Boll of Locat Bank er injured in a west Rockville crash that toppled a car into the Chesapeake and Ohio canal near Harpers Ferry with three saved from drowning. Dallas Keller treated at Frederick City Hospital after a pistol misfire. Herb storage tips offered. Betrothal announced for Jean Dolores Buickenstaff and C Barton Galloway. Galloway a Johns Hopkins University medical student.
Miss Marilyn Rudy and Paul C Leatherman wed at St Mark's Lutheran in Wolfsville on Sunday June 27 at 2 pm Rev Howard J McCainey officiated The bride wore a white lace and net gown with veil and carried a white Bible topped with an orchid The couple plans a honeymoon to Niagara Falls and the Northeastern states Both graduates of Middletown High School 1953 and 1952 respectively are employed in Middletown and Hagers town The ceremony included music by Jasper Morgan and soloing by Mrs Rebecca Leatherman
Washington views rise amid Indochina tensions with rumors of a France Red China exchange on Southeast Asia withdrawals. Senators Knowland and McCarran denounce Red China in the UN, while French officials call such links baseless. Officials differ on U S aid and a wider war, with no credible move toward admitting Red China to the UN and no change in allied positions.
College Park July 2 George J. Martin State chairman of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service discussed the 1955 acreage allotment program announced by the Secretary of Agriculture. The plan tightens production and marketing controls, requiring voters to approve marketing quotas for the 1955 wheat crop in a July 23 referendum. It sets a national 55 million acre wheat allotment and introduces cross compliance and total acreage rules to curb surpluses.
President and Mrs. Andrew G. Truxal resume residence on Hood College campus after a three week tour of New England and New York. They visited Hanover New Hampshire once home to Dartmouth sociology. In New York City they attended The Caine Mutiny Court Martial with Barry Sullivan and met his wife Marie Brown Sullivan. Their granddaughter Carol Jean, born June 30 to Dr. and Mrs. John Truxal of Purdue University, was recently announced.
Theodore Semmier food manager at the Francis Scott Key Hotel gave a talk to the Frederick Zonta Club about Hotel Kitchens, tracing his training from Germany through experiences in hotels and ocean liners. He emphasized kitchen leadership, the art and science of cooking, and the importance of timely service in America’s dining habits. The next meeting is July 12 at the Key Hotel with a report on the International Zonta convention.
Col Joseph Victor of the U S Army Medical Corps stationed at Camp Detrick died of cancer at 11 30 a m Friday at Walter Reed Hospital He lived with his wife Estella on Route 3 Frederick and had been ill since June 3 Born in New York City in 1908 he earned a B S from City College of New York in 1926 and an M D from the University of Rochester in 1930 He worked as a research pathologist at Columbia University before joining Camp Detrick in a civilian role from 1947 to 1953 when he was commissioned He is survived by his wife a daughter Joan 15 a son Andrew 18 and his father Benjamin Victor of Ferndale N Y Funeral services will be private Flowers may be omitted in favor of a memorial fund"}
Funeral services for Henson Edward Trail of Mount Pleasant who died at the home of his son in Buckeystown Tuesday evening were held at the funeral home on East Church Street Friday morning. Rev. Thomas Morgan officiated. Pallbearers were Franklin Carlisle Willie Sears Fulton D Sears Ernest Page Charles W Ranneberger and Joseph W Page. Interment was in Frederick Memorial Park. M R Etchison and Son funeral directors.
Langdon Day aged 83 of Ridgeville dies at home after a life as a farmer. He leaves a wife Mrs Sadie E Day a daughter Mrs Trago Lloyd a son Quentin L Day and two grandchildren. Services Monday at 2 pm at Damascus funeral home with interment Kemp Town cemetery. Flowers omitted.
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