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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1963
Page
2
News snapshot from the Associated Press dispatches dated Wednesday July 31 1969 includes entries filed from the Fredrine post office area. The brief items reflect typical wire service summaries of events and notices from that period.
Ocean City voters approve a curfew for persons under 18 during Labor Day weekend from midnight to 6 a.m. August 31 to September 3. The measure follows repeated riots and police concerns about teen crowds, with penalties from 10 to 100 dollars or up to one day in jail for nonpayment.
A Commerce Department tally shows U S personal debt at a record level while average Americans stretch to repay loans. The Internal Revenue Service identifies 8 people with incomes over a million in 1961 and 92 newcomers to the millionaire list, illustrating shifting affluence amid rising debt.
The Labor Department reports June consumer price index at 106.6 percent of 1957-59 average, the largest nine month jump, with economists split on inflation while heat and crops warnings loom for July.
Elmer Woodrow Toms Jr. age 19 of RFD 2 New Windsor was convicted of driving on a revoked license his second offense. He received 20 days in jail and a $100 fine in a hearing before Magistrate Byron W. Thompson.
Western Europe's common market refused to lower the customs duty on American poultry. The United States had urged a reduction from 13.4 cents to 10.8 cents per pound. The German state minister noted France rejected the proposal to ease the tariff on American and turkeys.
Mrs John A Dowling reports her eight year old son bitten by a dog she calls a vicious ape. John Bohls leads a campaign to ban extravagant raggy dancing at Pen Mar. Mrs Daisy Zimmerman dies after a heart attack at Walkersville. The hottest day of the summer hits Frederick. Debate over installing a city police call system continues. Drought ends street sprinkling and garden watering in Frederick. Fire on Alfred Routzahn’s Middletown roof saves the residence. James A Jones loses a valuable horse to heat. Diary excerpt recalls Confederate Army encamped near Frederick in 1862. Aldermen consider removing swinging business district signs.
Charlie Keller cranked his 14th home run helping the Yankees rout the Cleveland Indians 11 to 1. Spangler, GOP head, called Roosevelt’s speech a step in a fourth term bid. Navy says subs sunk Japanese merchant ships and damaged four in the Pacific. German civilians told to go home. fascist forces disarm Nal troops near Lareea. Vatican diplomacy continues as Allied command issues a warning against halting operations. London and Moscow back US peace effort amid Mussolini tensions.
The Kennedy administration's civil rights bill draws seven main criticisms from Southern politicians led by Mississippi figures Gov. Ross Barnett and Atty. Gen. Joe Patterson, focusing on power, demonstrations, and alleged constitutional flaws while protection for public accommodations is the bill's most controversial provision. The article notes claims of communism, tyranny risks, and threats to personal and property rights as opponents frame their case.
Washington report lists eight potential favorites including George Romney and William Scranton, with others in the mix such as Rhodes, Hatfield, Allott, Case, Morton, Byrnes, and even Milton Eisenhower as a possible surprise contender. It notes factions seek a compromise candidate to unify a badly split GOP ahead of opening ballots.
A Frederick County family sustained multiple injuries in a two car crash on Edmondson Avenue Baltimore Sunday evening at 6 30 p m. The Taylors Mrs Donna Lee Turner and child Temara Sue were involved. Mrs Taylor is in satisfactory condition with skull and leg fractures and facial injuries. Mr Taylor has a broken kneecap and mouth lacerations. Mrs Turner and the baby have only minor bruises. A Baltimore motorist lost control on a rain slick bridge and fishtailed into the 68 Ford driven by Mrs Turner. A trial is set for August 9 and charges are pending. Both cars are totaled.
Congressman Charles Mathias Jr. and six Republican colleagues introduced a bill to create the Office of Community Development in the President's Executive Office. The sub cabinet agency would coordinate federal urban programs and research, collaborating with state and local bodies on housing urban renewal sewer water and air pollution.
Nolan C. Chandler, long time Norfolk ferry official, is named manager of a proposed Mouth of Delaware Bay crossing. Chandler will be paid $27,300 annually with a $18,000 base in interim duties. He will begin next March and may consult at $1 per diem until then.
Tokyo reports Red China officially rejects the U S British backed test ban. Officials denounce Western powers and accuse the Soviet Union of allying with imperialism to oppose socialism while claiming peace rests on greater defense and military strength.
CAMBRIDGE AP reports Stanley Branche, field secretary for the NAACP, calls for voting registration amid racial tensions. Branche says African Americans must register and vote as part of pursuing equal charter rights. the piece notes a Tuesday fight or event connected to the effort.
Baltimore County police said four men were refused service Tuesday night in a US 1 restaurant in Baltimore County where the state public accommodations law applies.
Police arrest 21 protesters after about 1000 whites gathered near a Chicago apartment building where a Negro family had moved in. The incident occurred Tuesday night amid mob activity and police action.
In New York City, an AP report notes a demonstration over construction jobs drawing attention to employment opportunities and labor demand. The event highlighted requests for hiring preferences and local hiring metrics.
Buyers and store owners express satisfaction with the Givenchy presentation noting elegant styling and strong detailing despite a restrained collection. The event reinforces brand appeal among fashion buyers and retailers seeking refined silhouettes and accessible luxury.
Mrs Mary Grece Coblents 4 Braddock Heights widow of Harry B. Coblentz died Tuesday night at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Frederick County she was daughter of the late Francis Merion and Amanda Ausherman Mahoney. Survived by sister Amy M Trilappe Hyattsville and many nieces and nephews. She taught school in Brunswick and owned Coblentz Mountain House Braddock Heights. Funeral services at 2 p.m. Saturday from the funeral home 1201 North Market Street. Rev J Paul Goltent of Zion Lutheran Church Middletown will officiate. Interment Mt Olivet Cemetery. Robert B Daily funeral director.
Among the sick, Elmer Harding of East Fifth Street was admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital Tuesday afternoon with a slight stroke. Philip Amoreio of South Market Street, a surgical patient at Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, is convalescing at home. Amoreio, an employee of Carmack's Grocery, and Grover C. Cornelius of Brunswick, Brunswick, was moved to Newton D. Baker Hospital in Martinsburg, West Virginia, by Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance Sunday night. he is improving.
Fred B. Rooney, 37, a Democrat, wins the Bethlehem based special election to fill the late U S Rep Walter past vacancy. Rooney defeats Republican Robert G. Beckett by a large margin in unofficial tallies as Kennedy era policies face critique.
Funeral services were held for William E. Bittle of Myersville after his death on July 2 in Lakeland Florida. Several other obituaries follow including Tose Loraine Deen of Libertytown, Miss Emma Anne Gross formerly of Jefferson, and Elizabeth Virginia McCloud of Mt. Pleasant. Interments occurred in nearby cemeteries with multiple pallbearers and local funeral directors named.
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