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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1951
Page
4
Hood College starts a drive to raise 750000 with an initial Freder ick county solicitation of 200000. The plea stresses private giving from alumnae and friends, noting no tax support and the need to improve facilities and finances to keep the college competitive and beneficial to Frederick city and county.
The 1951 graduates enter a era shaped by war and economic lull. Veterans among them endured horrors and uncertainty, yet they project a steady, hopeful future. They confront service obligations and a world their elders did not know, yet display realism, courage, and pride in their adjustment to difficult times.
The Emmitsburg Community Hall Association is formed on a permanent basis June 5 by representatives from twenty civic organizations. Edger G. Erorich is president with George J. Martin, Louis H. Stoner, Paul A. Keepers, and Thornton W. Rodgers as officers. A constitution and by laws are adopted. Possible sites include a town lot on South Seton avenue, the Fire company lot, or the Elser building. Funds will be raised before construction with initial donations from the local Grange and others expected. first event is a corn game on June 23 at the Fire Hall. Regular meetings set for the first Tuesday each month, next July 3.
Parks Superintendent C Cyril Klein notes the same banded swan returns to Culler Lake for the season without a mate. The bird has no mating inclination in winter, with other swans present. Growth on the lake surfaced after annual cleaning, likely a historical plant from old goldfish culture. Klein reports 60 more ducklings on Carroll Creek, bringing total to 86 or more.
Frederick firemen left for Westminster for the State Firemen Association annual meeting. The parade is set for this afternoon with concerts tomorrow. George Kehne of the Opossum town pike tollgate reported two Belgian hares poisoned. William L. Gardner of Middletown appointed US storekeeper Ranger. Daniel T. Ordemnan elected director of Frederick County National Bank. Edward J. Smith and Charles L. Horsey to graduate from Georgetown College on June 20.
Twenty years ago a four year old boy, John L. Shaw Sr., son of Mr and Mrs J L Shaw, was badly cut on the face when knocked down by an automobile near his home on the National Highway east of Frederick. The item notes other local news from June 12 1931 including a church mission meeting and Camp Ritchie improvements.
Miss Mariam Lorraine Cosgrave and Willard Ermon Shepherd wed at Urbana Methodist church in a Saturday ceremony with the Rev. John W. Kuschel officiating. Bridesmaids wore rayon marquisette gowns in ink lavender and blue, and the couple plans to reside in Chevy Chase after a Virginia Beach honeymoon. The second wedding for Susan Patricia Myers and Lowell Harmon Boothe took place at Lovettsville's St James Reformed church with a large reception and guests from Baltimore Pittsburgh Washington Charlottesville and Floyd County.
Miss Gloria Cecelia Gosnell married Orval W. Staley in a Sunday afternoon ceremony at Trinity Methodist parsonage. The couple will reside in Yellow Springs after a wedding trip through New England. Also, Miss Annabele Marie Harne wed Woodrow Wilson Anderson at Frederick Church of the Brethren parsonage with Rev. Ralph E. White Jr. officiating. The couple now lives at 1 West Seventh Street.
Turkish anglers prize fishing as a popular pastime along the coastline where the Black Sea meets the Mediterranean. The waters yield various freshwater and saltwater species, drawing locals to piers and boats for leisure and sport.
Radio Moscow has intensified its propaganda effort in the Midwest with a near doubling of English language broadcasts over six months. FCC officials said no American station rebroadcasts Moscow, while monitors noted an exceptionally strong signal across the region with peak reception at Grand Island Nebraska, possibly due to increased power or summer frequencies.
St Euphemia s Parochial School Burnitsburg held its graduation Friday at 7 30 pm in St Joseph s Church with 26 graduates. Processional Ave Maria and Veni Creator opened the ceremony followed by a sermon by Rev Michael O Brien. Diplomas were awarded by Rev Francis Stauble.
Readable fragment enumerates individuals including Mary Stover Mary Jane Scott Doris Gouchenour Mary Ann Kelly Joann Bowling Robert Gelwicks Eugene Mosensteel Richard Ott Richard Coul Leo Sprankle Don ald Hobbs Eugene Adelsberger Pa trick Haley William Grees Law rence Rentzel Patrick Warthen Gerard Bualecki and Joseph Van Brakle.
Early returns in Italy's third local elections show anti Communist forces taking Florence with 113181 votes to 107398 for the Communists who governed the city since the war. Taranto remains under Communist control as Genoa Venice and Ancona swing away from Red leadership.
Baltimore nurse Miss Mary Helen Strobel daughter of Mr and Mrs Milton C Strobel Braddock Heights completed a three year program at Franklin Square Hospital School of Nursing. She received the F V B award for administrative ability at commencement in St Luke s church and now serves on the medical and surgical service while awaiting state board results becoming a registered nurse.
Washington reports final voting starts on a series of excise tax boosts aimed at raising about two billion dollars yearly. The Ways and Means panel backed increases on liquor beer wine autos trucks and appliances plus higher gasoline cigarettes and a higher capital gains rate. Also approved were 20 percent withholding on dividends and other adjustments while the bill awaits full House approval.
At Lovettsville Virginia High School the closing exercises featured six students receiving achievement pins from commercial teacher James Millen for 1st and 2nd year typing and shorthand. Catherine Riley won a citizenship award and Harriet Frye the school spirit award. The bac calaureate address was given by Rev. W A Janson of New York. Catherine Riley gave the valedictory and June Lee Rollins the salutatory. Perfect attendance awards were listed by grade with many names. the 1951 will was presented by Joan Carey and the class history by Harriet Fry.
Poem by N A Lupburrow praising gentle May and early June days with balmy air and soothing breeze. The author laments the passing of May and Jung while celebrating the fair weather and flowers in their powers.
A Biblical verse credits wise action to a virtuous woman, buying a field and planting a vineyard. The quote notes God endows women with genius in the heart, guiding loving works as essential achievements.
A parade kicks off the Frederick Little League season with a 2 PM march from South and Market Streets. Mayor Donald B. Rice will throw the first ball at 3:30 PM on the West Twelfth Street diamond, followed by opening ceremonies and games between Lion Civitan and North End South End Civic teams.
Cpl Ralph L. Lamm of Point of Rocks Maryland receives the Bronze Star for bravery near Shinko Korea on August 9. Under heavy enemy fire he moved a machine gun to a better position, firing on North Korean troops and helping defend a battalion perimeter with his actions attributed to inflicting heavy enemy casualties.
The column records the births of Michael Brian Reeser and Mary Alice Glass at Frederick Memorial Hospital. It also notes David L. Buhrman visiting from Chanute Field, Gilbert area residents' congratulations, Bernard M. Davis Jr earning an M D from Georgetown and planning a Bethesda internship, and various weekend travels and a University of Maryland graduation. Additional items include celebrations of birthdays for Mrs. Emory Carmack and Mary Jane Haines, Eugene Wachter’s bachelor of science, and wedding events linked to the Wachter family and Frances Sprankle Kennedy.
In Bedford and nearby areas, Dr. Edgar A. Miller Sr. will move from Walkersville to Cleveland for a training post and end his Walkersville practice June 30. Dr. Charlotte Oderuck of Walkersville wins the Iota Sigma Pi research award in Denver and gains Institute of Nutrition membership. Community updates include wedding anniversaries, family visits, local church events, and a rural anecdote about a potato grower pacing the floor over a $500 note due to a payment problem.
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