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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1955
Page
2
The Frederick Maryland newspaper issue dated Saturday June 25 1935 presents pricing and publication details. It lists subscription rates for single copies and monthly payments and notes staff and auditing information.
A personal note describes a tranquil sanctuary along a towpath to an old aqueduct. The writer praises the inter-sanctum atmosphere and quotes pax vobiscum as a universal greeting. Signed by NICHOLAS INGER on June 22, Frederick.
Summer seems to begin in late June as the longest day arrives. Americans will travel widely again this year, with steamship lines booking Europe sailings weeks ahead and airlines filling quickly. Most journeys will be within the United States, with growing tours to Canada.
Letters To The Editor recount a scenic Potomac area near Lander featuring the Chesapeake and Ohio aqueduct. The writer notes wood ducks, turtles, and Indian artifacts along the canal bank, with observations on water levels and the aqueduct ruins, plus reflections on nature’s beauty and local history.
Fifty years ago Mr. Allen Lampe and his wife rode through Carroll on a swinging bridge when the horse bolted. The carriage broke its single tree and was pulled free with help, occupants rescued. The page also notes staff changes at The News, a fire at North Market Street store, and other local notices from the period.
Twenty years ago events unfold with chaotic wording about a boy accidentally shot by a play, a potentially loaded gun, and a series of unclear incidents. Names and places appear garbled, but hints of a violent accident, arrests, and injuries surface amid fragmented notes.
Forecast calls for showers and scattered thunderstorms with cloudy conditions. Mild temperatures in the low to mid eighties expected, with a cool start around 57 and some light rain noted this morning.
Auderew M. Cowan received a Master of Science in Agricultural Engineering at the Iowa State College commencement on June 10. He will continue graduate work in Ames after researching grass silage treatment. Cowan, formerly at Camp Uerrick, is son in law of Mr and Mrs Gearse TL Stup of Adamstown.
Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield sits as Vernon L. Rhoderick and William Cromwell, both of Frederick, face jail for a day in default of SUKI fines and drunkenness convictions. Alexandria, Virginia, resident Qwen Lilly jailed four days for intoxication. A series of cases include dismissal motions by Roy Battholaw and Samuel Bart, non-support discharge for Walter Keene, and a wife’s refusal to testify. Traffic fines forfeited for William Litlett and Frank Warner. Marines report: Cpl Everett G. Runkles of Mount Airy joins 4th Marine Regiment in a helicopter airlift at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
James Marlow notes the push and pull around union demands and state unemployment schemes. Ford and GM agreed to broad plans seen as a form of recognition but not guaranteed wages. States vary in duration and amount of unemployment benefits, with some offering up to 28 weeks and others longer. Alaska caps at 745 a week for 26 weeks, Alabama pays about 22.2 a week, while several states provide dependent supplements.
The Baltimore event honors Home Run Baker, Hall of Fame figure from the Eastern Shore, with a double header between Baltimore and Kansas City. Former stars Jim Foxx and Letty Grove attend, linking to Connie Mack’s 1929 1934 1931 AL title teams. Pre game includes Faith Army Band and Aberdeen Proving Ground drill unit. game time set.
The wedding of Miss Belly nne Athey daughter of Mr and Charles Buren Athey Roland Park and Mr George Johnson Ross third son of Mrs Gordon Livingston Todd Watkins Acres and Mr George Johnson Ross California took place last Saturday afternoon June 18 at five o'clock at St David s Church Roland Park Rev George Taylor performed the ceremony followed by a reception at the home of the bride s parents The bride wore a white embroidered organdy dress with bands of embroidered organdy empire lines her veil attached to an illusion finger cap and carried a bouquet of white gardenias white roses and white delphinium Attendants wore aqua organdy dresses and small taffeta hats with bouquets of roses Guests from this city attended including Dr and Mrs D Duve and their daughter Miss Duve and Miss Polk who hosted wedding party breakfast at the Baltimore Country Club
The text notes the late Mr and Mrs Elbridge F Pings of Feedacick hosted this week in town sister Mrs John L DuPont of Philadelphia and her children Margaret Clare and John. It mentions Guy Kelly president of the local Kiwanis club and his wife attending the fortieth Kiwanis convention in Cleveland Ohio.
Fragmented wartime wire text describes 186 Austrians returning home and 26 Americans held in Soviet camps. Names include Sidney Ray Sparks of Tennille and Ray B Schultz of Batavia NY. Sparks allegedly absent without leave facing a court martial. two escapees identified with him. Also reports a Piney Creek wedding at the Presbyterian Church near Taneytown with Miles Jane Stambaugh and Reane of Mir. ceremony details and attendees described.
Soviet foreign minister Molotov addressed the United Nations with a brazen critique of Western bases and defense pacts. He argued NATO and allied groupings are aggressive and warned that disarmament must target Western powers. He asserted the need to reposition Korea and criticized Western democracy, while glossing over Soviet repression and colonialism.
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