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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1959
Page
4
Third grade and fourth stage teams in Mrs Lee's room led by Lara Bowie won the activities. Ronald Smith captained the black relay team to a finals victory over Mrs Lee's group. Marie Har appears in incomplete text with unclear details about the 89 Men over Ge team.
Catherine Brows, 19, a Lincoln High student, won a 259 prize and a portable mixer for an Up-Side-Down recipe in the Pillsbury Bakers' School Program. Graduates include William Bernard DeLauder earning a BS in Chemistry at Morgan State College with multiple honors.
An article notes progress in lung cancer prevention and the role of public education and campaigns. It mentions researchers, smoking risks, and a hope for broader prevention measures amid industry pushback while also listing Juniata College graduates Peter Fahrney and Dorothy Marker with degrees in biology and home economics.
At a special SF meeting the Independent Hose Company appoints a committee to draft resolutions on the death of William Henry Burger. Members include Peter Seeger Wm H Mehring Philip Schell John Fleischman Sr Lewis Mehring. Other locals travel to attend council events in Baltimore and Washington.
Summary of June 9 1933 columns reporting local residents headed to New York and England while others from Frederick and surrounding towns are listed. An AP item notes Durham tragedy and a London debate on atomic bomb positions amid a six day Atlantic Congress event with mixed reactions.
Miss Frances Beatriz Gonzalez daughter of Mr and Mrs Gilberta Gonzalez of Laredo Texas married John Fenton Scarff III Monday at Holy Redeemer Church Laredo with Rev Father Valentine Rodrighezi officiating The couple will reside in Laredo The bride a Texas Woman's University graduate taught and worked with the Laredo Public School system The groom is a Frederick High School graduate and is completing military duty The wedding featured Miss Dora Gonzalez as maid of honor and Fred Monks of Elmira New York as best man
Roger W. Babson outlines the shift toward contracted farming and large scale canning and freezing. He notes higher costs, need for better raw material control, and potential moves to own groves or acreage to compete with synthetic products. He cites growing frozen foods demand, improved processing, and logistics as key drivers.
Sheriff Horace M. Alesander seeks to settle claims to 801.97 from a December sale of Woelfel's Men's Shop assets. In Equity Court Chief Judge Lehnauf ordered the money paid into the court registry and all six claimants must interplead to resolve priorities. Claimants include F Florence and Sons, Carl Neckwear, Wolverine Shoe and Tanning, Rockford Mich Garden Sports, U S Rubber Baltimore, and H D Lee Trenton NJ.
Amuth Springer and Howard Damuth wed May 16 in Lewistown with a family ceremony. Miss Shirley Funk and Harold Grossnickle married June 6 at Myersville in a home ceremony. Wills probated include Dr Ivan Tannehill and Wm Moser estates detailing executors and distributions to heirs and grandchildren.
Ralph Fraley Martz recalls the Old Hughes Ford near Frederick as a boy beset by relic hunting and water scarcity. He notes ancient trails, banner stones, and battles near Hughes Ford, with expert comments from John J. Snyder and Col. J. Brengle’s Belle Vue farm nearby.
A blasting mishap occurred when a box of 1440 cherry bombs spilled from a panel truck and rolled under a following truck. The resulting explosion smashed a nearby home’s windows, ripped tires from the truck, and lifted the semi trailer four feet off the road in the Denver suburb of Adams City.
Charles Roderick of New Market reports a bisexual calf born on Boyers Mill Road. The whiteface Hereford is described as healthy and growing well. Nearby, three sets of twin calves were born on the Howard Scheell farm near Roderick’s property.
James Haley 3rd earned a bachelor of science in marketing at the University of Maryland last Saturday. He has worked with Key Chevrolet since 1950, studied at General Motors Institute in Michigan, served two years in the Navy, and is a Theta Chi member residing with his wife Sarah Grilia of Arlington Virginia on North Court Street.
Roy Sewell, a 31 year old service station operator in Oklahoma City, was forced to raise his hands as a bandit demanded money. The robber and his partner fled after failing to find the cash, which Sewell says fell through a concrete crevice and was later recovered only as a loss of 150 dollars to access it. The scene ended without further injury, while Sewell prepared to uncover the bills. Separately, Washington reports the House voting again to extend wartime tax rates for corporations and excises.
Birth notices from Frederick Memorial Hospital list multiple families welcoming new babies from June 5 to June 8. Entries include Glenard W. Smith and Margaret Jefferson’s son Keith Allen. Calvin A. Carey Jr and Janet Carr’s daughter Donna Luanne. Howard R. Damuth’s daughter Lacelia Lynn. and other families from Frederick and nearby towns noting first or additional children with mothers’ maiden names.
Mrs. Solomon Hoke of the Associated Women announces eleven contestants for the Carroll County Farm Bureau Farm Queen contest to be held July 9 at the Agricultural Center. Connes Robinson of WBAL TV will host. A.Y.P. takes a cake and pie take-off to be auctioned for funds and a TeenAge Food Poster contest targets diets for growing children aged 13 to 19.
A local colored man was fined 150 dollars and sentenced to 45 days in jail for operating while his license was suspended. Paul I. Lewis of Phobus Avenue faced the charge after a Route 60 Urbana accident. Charles Edward Shafer Jr. of Hagerstown paid fines for speeding and failing to obey a written order, with a trial date in May. Mickey Lee Waldrop of Gaithersburg was found not guilty of reckless driving. Two men convicted of intoxication in the city received suspended sentences. John L. Mills Jr. and Carlton A. Marvel of Metropolitan Life visited Lake George for a conference. The U S government signed contracts with Toyota to buy trucks and parts for non Communist Asian factions.
Donald V. Joy son of Mr and Mrs Hubert L Joy Emmitsburg will receive a bachelor of law degree on June 11 at the thirty second annual commencement of the University of Baltimore in Baltimore He is a graduate of Emmitsburg High School and Mount Saint Marys College He served in the U S Army for two years and is a screen favorite presently employed with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company in Baltimore Sonny Hale dead at 57 Baltimore actor Sonny Hale died today after a thrust in the Hale era more details unavailable.
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