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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1963
Page
2
The Frederick Maryland newspaper advertises subscription rates and delivery options with monthly and yearly prices and carrier details. It notes circulation figures and republication rights for local news and AP dispatches, with service terms and area mailing information.
Fifty Years Ago items from The News-Post dated July 15 1918 note Harry T Levely of Annapolis named to legislative committee for the State Firemen’s Association along with E S Shafer John F Sinkth Robert A Bennett and Dr A A Radcliff. Camp Fire Girls led by Miss Pearl A Bader to a camping trip near Hunting Creek. Coal prices rising with Pennsylvania operators signaling hikes. A heavy wind storm caused tree damage on Dill Avenue. Frederick stores close at five o’clock in the afternoon. Middletown residents smoke at a fire scare near Alfred Routzahn’s home by the creamery of C M Shank. a bucket brigade fought the blaze. Frederick traffic officers likely saved a life when a wagon containing Miss Amy Boopst and Mrs Milton McDaniel overturned near William E Bopst’s Seventh Street home. medical aid given by Dr C H Conrey.
Inflation affects all, with money and credit driving it. The U S dollar weakens versus 1946, harming savers and the elderly. Governments should model living within income to curb rising prices and restore value.
Gov. Walsh unveils a six week program at an old CCC site in Harrison State Forest to employ one hundred youths. They will build firebreaks trails and improve the forest while receiving 75 dollars a month and board. The plan aims to keep youths occupied and instill work habits for future employment.
A July 15 1943 retrospective notes Sicily landings with U S Seventh Army commander Lt Gen George Patton Jr wading ashore to direct battle. British Eighth Army advances from Augusta toward Catania. Italian fleet blamed for avoiding engagement. wartime travel bans and rationing topics. local ambulance calls and minor traffic incidents. three Baltimoreans arrested in Ocean City for pep pill sales.
The Luckeystown area shows Monocacy-cloudy and thin waters while the Potomac at Point of Rocks runs clear and low. Local observers note turbidity differences between the two waterways during the period observed.
Kemptown area Mrs. Clareeve Cram and Aly welcome daughter Robyn Marie born June 29 at Montgomery County General Hospital. Several July 4 social visits noted at Great Falls Alpine Beach and Maryland Beach. Providence W.S.C.S. met July 9 planning summer picnics and auctions. church renovations discussed. minister away on vacation.
Mr and Mrs Samuel Scott Hansbrough of Hagerstown announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Scott to Philip Moss son of Mrs Benjamin Moss and the late Mr Moss of Sharpsburg Pike The couple plan no wedding date yet Mary is a Hood College senior majoring in Spanish with a French minor She is a 1960 graduate of North Hagerstown High School Philip is a Hagerstown High School and Johns Hopkins University graduate and works with Moss Insurance Agency in Hagerstown
Boonsboro and Union Bridge announce two engagements. Mary Consuelo White to Gary Ingram Rinehart, with Mary a Hood College student and Rinehart a Catawba College graduate. Carolyn Daice Myers to Phillip Maurice Stansfield, with Myers an American Chemical Society secretary and Stansfield a Massanutten Military Academy graduate. A fall wedding is planned.
In Miami Beach Florida the sweltering midsummer heat challenges Miss Universe contestants as the pageant opens. Nerves, skipped meals, and humidity affect several hopefuls, with the event culminating in Saturday night’s final.
Lois Elaine Horine daughter of Luther E Horine Walkersville wed William Hunt Poffenbarger son of Reese Poffenbarger Woodsboro Saturday at 2 pm in St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church Walkersville Rev David L Blackwelder officiated. Attendants included Patricia Krevska Anne Lovell and others. After ceremony reception in parish house. couple to honeymoon briefly before returning to studies at Radford College and VPI.
Multiple deaths and funeral notices for Nina V. Gambrill, Harry Huffer, Emma R. Sibley, George P. Tebery, Mrs Warfield, and George C. Winebrenner. Records list survivors, birthplaces, and service details. Services are scheduled at Mount Olivet, St. Marys Catholic Church, Tyson Wheeler Funeral Home, and DeBarton Funeral Home with interments in local cemeteries.
In Versailles Kentucky AP reports former Democratic governor Happy Chandler told friends he is feeling well and upbeat while seated on his lawn. The piece notes his public appearance and ongoing political stature amid local chatter and support.
Dr. R. Bowen Hardesty announces new Frostburg State College advisory board members. Alton Y. Bennett of Frostburg and William Prescott Allen of Bethesda join alongside William Hetzer of Washington County and William L. Wilson Jr. of Allegany County, with Dr Baumbgardner of Garrett County also listed.
Funeral services were held for Corrine Corun widow of William E. Corun at the church and home with Rev. Paul L. Althouse officiating. Interment was at Mount Olivet cemetery. A separate service for Rev Noah H. Fravel occurred at Trinity Chapel with Rev. Althouse and Rev. Roy C. Snyder assisting. pallbearers were nephews. Interment followed at Manor Reform Cemetery.
Among the sick in the area are Sanford Bee DeGrange of West Fourth Street who returned home from Frederick Memorial Hospital Friday and is improving. George H. Smith Jr. of Calvary Avenue who entered Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore on July 2 for surgery suffered a heart attack and is listed on the critical list. Mrs John Gladstone of Brunswick is improving after surgery at Washington Sanitarium Takoma Park. Ada Ford, a magical patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital, was discharged Friday and is convalescing at North Bentz Street home. H Lavier Michael Jr Fairland Virginia and Mrs H Lavier Michael of West College Terrace Arlington Va are in satisfactory condition after surgery at Jtors Hospital.
Mr Eugene Warrenfeltz, 25, and twins Rudy and Judy Twentey, 19, celebrate birthdays. Family and friends host gatherings for Mrs Grayson E Bowers on her 90th. Diana Jean Godwin arrives July 8 to Savannah relatives. S/Sgt Hollis E Sloat relocates to Scott AFB with family joining from Columbus. Various extended family visits and military postings appear across Rock Springs and nearby communities.
Police report a car driven by 14 year old Ker ry Hewtt sped through an intersection and struck a tree on Camping Station road near Fairfield at 12 14 am Saturday. Two girls were injured and damage was noted in the crash.
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