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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1953
Page
6
The Women of the Union Bridge Church of the Brethren will travel to the Fahrney Memorial Home to present a program for the aged residents this Thursday.
A ceremony next Thursday in Harpers Ferry West Virginia honors the transfer of about 90 acres to the National Park Service for the Harpers Ferry National Monument. Hosts include the Conservation Commission and Mayor Gilbert E. Perry with Governor Marland and ex Governor Patterson among invited dignitaries from Maryland and West Virginia.
New York July 12 They buried Mrs Jeana Rosenstein to day as she wished Her features rouged and powdered her body clothed in a pink and navy dress with a matching stole The 42 year old widow was found dead Friday in her expensive apartment with an empty sleeping pills bottle nearby Her lawyer had received a death by own action note and called police The husband died two years ago and she faced financial difficulties In a note she asked to look in her coffin like a sleeping doll just waiting to be awakened by her Prince Charming Some 300 persons filed past the bier and saw her as she wanted to look before you close the lid on me
July 12 volunteers from Calvert Prince Georges St Marys Charles and neighboring counties join Maryland Civil Defense for a Baltimore area drill approved by DC commissioners. The project, once halted, is revived as Operation Fire with about 70 pieces of equipment converging on the capital when the alarm sounds.
Hagerstown residents will drink more water from the Potomac River and less from mountain springs. City officials say about 7 million gallons a day have been drawn lately, with the mountain lake falling short due to a dry spell, so river withdrawals will increase to compensate.
Two drivers with long police records faced a magistrate on Saturday. One paid 22.90, another received 20 days on road work. Snyder of Pennsylvania fled on foot after a chase, pleaded guilty to driving without license and other offenses, and was jailed. Wolf of Woodsboro faced scooter license charges, fines totaled 322.90, with previous drunken driving convictions noted. The docket listed numerous speeding and passing violations, license issues, and fines across multiple Maryland towns, with jail terms and suspended sentences in several cases.
A compact list shows drivers and penalties including illegal passing at Jug Bridge and Square Corner, no operator's license, reckless driving on Route 40 and Route 240, speeding in various zones, failure to obey a boulevard stop sign, and other violations with associated officers and fines in a clustered urban area. Names include Hany F. Carbaugh, Roland E. Bayer, Vernon Brooks, Donaley V. Hollobaugh, Donovan Houdeshell, James A. Gribble, and others across Urbana Detroit Akron Baltimore and beyond.
Gaithersburg figures Fred Delwett and his sons visit Fort Worth while Labat family hosts a reception at Ascension Chapel. Miss Stevens returns from missionary work in South India and plans nurse training in Philadelphia. Lions Club members travel to Chicago for convention then tour Canada. Mrs. Diamond returns to Gaithersburg from Parkersburg. Families head to Gaspe and Nova Scotia for summer, with Scouts preparing for the National Jamboree at Samia Ann Cant.
The Montgomery County health department announced polio cases in Rockville affecting women aged two to two years. All cases occurred between July and July 10, raising the season total to one. Five newly reported cases involved nurses at private sanitaria.
Clarksburg residents gathered at King's Clarksburg Park for a Monday night assembly led by President James R. King. reports covered finances, upcoming programs, and community events including Rev. Bob Meyers talk at Boys' Haven of Baltimore and plans for August 3 meeting. attendance was large with several visitors from Rockville.
Lewistown Boys Club plans an August picnic at the next meeting. Mike Conway spoke on care of a paying feck and hosted the group at his home. Billy Clem rejoined after a recent operation in Baltimore. Recreation will precede meetings for the rest of the summer while yearly goals were reviewed.
J Kenneth Joy and J C Joy, sons of Hubert L Joy, are stationed in Berlin with the Sixth Infantry since December. Kenneth recently returned from a two week furlough touring Italy and Switzerland. Also listed are furloughs and relocations of several servicemen and relatives including GMSN Robert L Wivell at Yorktown VA, corporal John M Fuss in the Pacific, plus visits by Ruth Edgar, the Adams family, and others.
Union Bridge hosts a farewell for Rev Samuel A Harley and family with a chest of silver as 150 attendees say goodbye before the Aug 15 move to North Manchester Indiana. Other notes mention Shellman moving to Florida, hospital stays, a new baby, a missionary society meeting, and a large Vacation Bible School with 222 enrolled and 220 daily attendees.
Lime Kiln residents and relatives share visits and travels with family near Mt Airy Lovettsville Frederick and Washington while New Market W S C S holds a July meeting with devotion and a Laborers for Christ program and plans for Aug 13 with refreshments and social hour.
Members of the Frederick Sketch group attended the Waterford Foundation Exhibitions art fair in Waterford Virginia on Sunday. Attendees included Mrs. Alton Bennett Mrs. William Howard Mrs. Carl Godenauer Miss Dorothy Eberstadt Mrs. Vernal C. Moore and Mr. and Mrs. D Landes.
The Urbana Chamber of Commerce board met at the Peter Pao Inn to plan a summer outing with arrangements led by Robert L. Smith. They assign the entertainment committee duties, pledge city cooperation on fire inspection and prevention, and commend Maryland State Police for promptly arresting the Liberty bank robbers.
A seven year old boy from near Frederick was critically injured Monday evening when he apparently fell from the top of a grain boxcar on the Farmers Cooperative Association property on East South Street. Larry Claggett, son of Mr and Mrs Arprey Claggett, was rushed to Frederick Memorial Hospital with a serious brain concussion and remained unconscious Tuesday. The accident occurred about 8 30 p m after the child accompanied John L O Hara Jr on a road of grain destined for Baltimore storage. No eyewitnesses reported whether he reached the top or fell part way up the ladder. A truck driver saw him lying unconscious on the ground.
Mr and Mrs J W McAtee of Oakton Virginia were honored by their daughter Margaret Jgiehart with a reception marking their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. The event at Oakton Methodist social hall featured white gladioli and red blooms, a four tier silver topped cake, and about 125 guests from Maryland DC and Virginia.
The freighter Jacob Luckenbach crashed with the Hawaiian Pilot in dense fog about 18 miles southwest of the Golden Gate. All crewmen were rescued by the Coast Guard as the Luckenbach sank minutes later. the Hawaiian Pilot sustained a damaged bow but remained afloat and safe en route to San Francisco.
The Senate Finance Committee approved President Eisenhower's extension of the excess profits tax for six months with no changes from the House version. The move aligns the measure with the original form sent to the Senate.
Sen. Monroney sharply challenged McCarthy on the Senate floor over the CIA inquiry. He warned that exposing CIA operations could aid enemies and urged the chamber to accept responsibility for McCarthy's investigations while noting Democratic walkouts. McCarthy planned to subpoena Allen Dulles and other CIA officials amid allegations of insubordination and a $150,000 shakedown against a foreign government.
Rev Victor S Ross Jr, recently ordained deacon, will assist Rev Leon P F Vauthier at St James New Market and St Pauls Poplar Springs. He and his wife plan to move from Alexandria to Mt Airy, occupying a Main Street home opposite St James. Born Baltimore 1925, he is from a family long associated with the Episcopal Church. his Navy service and education at University of Maryland and Virginia Theological Seminary led to his 1950 to 1951 training and recent ordination. He has a daughter Anne Schley Ross and is married since 1959.
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