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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1970
Page
5
Obituary notices report the deaths of Edna Ree Cramer 84 of Frederick and Everett Umbaugh veteran and former Fort Detrick employee, with service details and survivors. Hilda L Webber 47 of near Middletown dies in Baltimore hospital, with funeral arrangements, church connections, and family survivors listed. Funeral services set for Woodsboro and Mount Olivet areas with local church officiants.
Mayor E Paul Magaha said he is no longer in business but welcomed the Rainbow Daze promotion. He predicts a successful event drawing residents and merchants to downtown Frederick with a colorful, unique idea.
Mr Grayson Palmer Snook of Dill Avenue has been moved to Newton D Baker Veterans Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia for therapy and rehabilitation. Mrs Barbara Draper was admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital on Wednesday for surgery and her condition is satisfactory.
Funeral services for Janet R Barrick of Woodsboro were held in Woodsboro with pallbearers named Samuel Claude Harry Barrick Claude Barrick Jr and Claude Richardson. Interment Mt Hope Cemetery Woodsboro. Anna R Morrow died Tuesday and services were held at the Odd Fellows Home in Frederick with pallbearers Maurice Ramsburg Ramsburg Jr A C Tiemeyer and James Lighter. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery Baltimore. M R Etchison and Son funeral directors.
County Commissioner Charles E. Collins will represent Frederick County at the National Association of Counties Conference in Atlanta Georgia next week. James Bryan clerk to the commissioners will accompany Collins to attend the meeting of county officials. The conventions run Sunday through Wednesday with the theme New County U S A and speakers from county, state and federal government.
Norman A Carlson head of the U S Bureau of Prisons outlined a new approach for youthful offenders at Morgantown West Virginia detailing five behavioral groups in separate dormitories with fulltime psychiatry and two psychologists. University of West Virginia interns assist with counseling while a ninety day prerelease period places inmates in half way houses to secure jobs and social contacts. Carlson cited ongoing research showing higher post release success for these youths than conventional prison inmates.
A late Thursday night crash on Route 180 south of Frederick injured Brenda Joyce Adams and Cynthia Jane Etzler, both 21 to 24, as they rode with Andrew Phillip Adams. The second vehicle, driven by Brian Keith Moberly, was backing from a private drive when it failed to yield, resulting in about 1100 dollars in damage and a minor injuries report.
An enormous telescope reveals a galaxy about 16 billion light years away, marking the furthest object observed. The finding highlights the reach of modern astronomy and the universe's vast scale.
A 12-year-old Walkersville girl, Chellis Neal, visiting San Diego, caught a 50 inch 42 pound halibut at Ocean Beach Pier using live anchovies. The record game fish weighed the biggest of its species ever landed in San Diego. She said she does not like fishing. She plans to return home in August to enter Walkersville High School.
Four scientists and an engineer began mission 850 of Tektite 2 at 10 30 AM in Lameshure Bay Virgin Islands. Two 20 day projects study spiney lobsters panulirus argus with tagged individuals and sonic devices to track migration while a second team examines octopii and related species. Team members include Lou Barr William F Herrekind Fred G Eric Hochberg Jr John A Couch and Richard T Heckman. Habitat refurbishing and supply restocking preceded the dive.
A 250 window at Henri's on North Market Street was shot with a BB by vandals Thursday night. Steve Serepca reported the damage, and Pvt. James Bohrer led the initial investigation. A SECA fountain was also damaged that night when a water pipe was broken, according to Pvt. Phillip Larkin.
A sea turtle typically stays underwater for 30 to 40 minutes before resurfacing to breathe. The fact highlights the species' remarkable diving ability and adaptation for long submersion.
President Nixon begins westward talks visiting Fargo North Dakota and Salt Lake City Utah for about ten days. He will meet five upper midwest governors and four Republican state leaders plus church officials led by the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The trip includes highway motorcades and a Pioneer Day event in Salt Lake City as Nixon plans to discuss federal programs for police and courts with state heads on his return to Washington.
Mr and Mrs Charles DeWolf of Umatilla Fla announce the birth of daughter Katherine Lee on July 17. Mrs DeWolf formerly Miss Pat Castie of Middletown. Mr Charles Buffington of West Seventh Street is enrolled in a summer graduate program at Bowling Green State University in Ohio and teaches at Linganore High School. Mr and Mrs John Ashbury, formerly of Frederick now in Baltimore, announce birth of their second child and first son John Walker Jr on July 22 at St Josephs Hospital Towson. Mr Ashbury is son of Rev and Mrs Maurice Ashbury of Frederick.
The State Roads Commission of Maryland offers for auction a 0.42 acre triangular parcel formerly owned by Augustus C. Tyergar, located on the south side of a service road near Cap Stine Road in Frederick County. Auction Friday August 7, 1970 at 10:00 A M with a $500 deposit. balance due at settlement. The commission may reject any bid and the buyer bears covenants and restrictions. details available at Monocacy Shopping Center office.
A scrambled page offers notes on topiary history and a long list of local notices. Advertisements include apartments in Pleasant Lodge Ocean City, obituaries for Harry Smith Sr, and community events across Frederick and surrounding towns with auctions, picnics, reunions, and farm sales.
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