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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1954
Page
2
The Frederick News notes that daylight lasts nearly two extra hours each day compared to late December. The piece reflects on how longer days influence daily life and signals winter easing toward its end, acknowledging the annual shift in public perception.
Lt. Comdr. Georges Houot and Engineer Lt. Pierre Willm reached the sea bottom 129 miles west of Dakar in the French Navy bathyscaphe. They reported a hilly, cloudy seafloor and no unusual sea creatures. The voyage marks a shift from experiment to broader ocean science exploration. Sunnyside Restaurant Property Sold Near Clarksburg Fetching 10 500 Plus 10 000 First Mortgage. Auction conducted by B Edwin Brown with Null and Null auctioneers. Market prices listed for corn oats barley and wheat.
The Red Cross launches a county drive to raise 20000 for another year of humanitarian work including disaster relief and servicemen support. Campaign chair Austin Angleberger notes volunteers outpace paid staff, with ten dollars in value for every dollar raised and says funds fund wide aid, training, and safeguards.
March 1, 1904 items note Mt Airy bank organization with W Ahilan G Urner as president and J L Burdette as cashier. Benefit fair netted 1331.64 for Independence Hose Co. Multiple public sales of properties on South Market Street and nearby areas to various buyers. Freder icktown Savings Institute adds D Lough as director. Cronise Harmony Grove purchase. Ramsburg to manage farm work.
A Saturday report lists several local residents in hospitals and recovering. Mrs Cnaries, Route 5 Frederick, is at University Hospital Baltimore improving. Mrs T Stuart Haller of Pinefield Jug Bridge Hill is at George Washington University Hospital Washington undergoing treatment. Amos T Anderson, previously at University Hospital, returned home 706 Vernon Avenue recuperating. Mrs Harvey Wachter, 114 East Eighth Street, recently home from Frederick Memorial Hospital slowly improving. Dr James B Ranch, Hood College history head, at Frederick Memorial Hospital for observation. Windywin T Usher Vianet Southstreet recuperating at home after surgery at St Joseph's Hospital Baltimore. Jesse Nusbaum near Liberty moved to Frederick Memorial Hospital by ambulance. Horace Catsail, 227 South Market Street, moved to Frederick Memorial Hospital.
Mr John H Hoff marks his 4th birthday at his son in law and daughter’s home. Edwin R Stuil a State Teachers College student from Lewistown attended a Lutheran conference in Buck Hill Falls. Mrs E Fisher returns from a Florida vacation with the Bennett family. Maude Blundell plans a Florida trip from Washington. Delaplaine couple sails to St Petersburg for weeks. H Watkins Sr returns home from Florida visits.
Damascus faced a fresh wave of violence as 13 people were wounded when troops fired on crowds and used tear gas during protests. Army chief warned against further unrest as Damascus prepared to welcome Hachem Revel Attassi as the new head of state amidst a curfew.
Twenty years ago items note an extremely cold spell with temperatures two above zero. A new gas main project on East Third Street faces delays due to frozen ground and pipe damage from thaw. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad hump in Brunswick yards briefly closed then reopened after about 20 minutes. Rex Mark Jenkins was named rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Brunswick by Bishop Edward Helenstein of Maryland.
The Frederick News-Post received the Treasury Department top honor for supporting the Savings Bonds program. A framed copy of President Eisenhower’s inaugural prayer, crafted from wood used at his oath, was presented amid broader Maryland newspaper awards with contributions from Vermont and Pennsylvania craftsmen.
New York dentist Dr Irving Peress claims he has been persecuted as a civilian after Sen. McCarthy denounced him. He alleges his home was stoned and that una signed letters with anti-Semitic epithets target him and his family, as McCarthy accused him of being a Fifth Amendment Communist.
Washington reports John Foster Dulles 66, secretary of state, maintains a tireless schedule chasing peace and security. He traveled 3,381 miles in a year, oversaw a major State Department shakeup, and juggles meetings with leaders from Molotov to Adenauer. He works long hours and even dictates from home, with upcoming talks in Geneva and Caracas. Tonight Women of the Moose gather at the Moose on West South Street for a chairmen session at eight.
Members of troop 8 of the Girl Scouts received rambler community cooking and sewing badges at a meeting in Scout offices last week. Nine girls earned the rambler and community badges, one earned cooking and sewing, and the World Scout pin was presented to the entire troop by Miss Betty Boliger, acting executive director. The ceremony, with mothers invited, featured a skit on the pin’s meaning and the troop roster includes Patricia Law Ruth Kipe Barbara Herd Kastene Miller Shirley Myers Patricia Mullinix Hazel Settle Jacqueline Stephens Kay Grimes Winifred Lawson Morrow Byers Martha Atkinson Melinda Ramsburg Lorraine Cole.
Indochina reports say French forces flushed Vietminh rebels from the Red River lowlands in north Indochina with 92 killed and 114 captured. Navy records note William M. Lewis boatswain's mate third class of Monrovia Maryland assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion One with Naval Beach Group One on duty.
Secretary Benson announces that 1953 halted the long slide in farm prices and laid groundwork for a sound permanent farm program. He cites surpluses, overproduction and price declines inherited from Truman, and notes new flexible price supports and expanded markets as key goals. The report highlights cost-price squeeze and mentions emergency loans, drought aid, and a beer-buying program as stabilizing measures.
William Henry Moore retired dairyman observes his 89th birthday with a family dinner at his home 116 East Church Street. Daughters and families join Mr and Mrs Moore along with relatives from Maryland and Virginia including a great grandson Michael. Also notes church activities and a covered dish supper of the Eagles Auxiliary with new initiates.
Admiral Arthur W. Radford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says economy is not the sole focus of the new look defense plan. He notes the military must keep the economy strong as a bulwark of the free world and discusses ground forces, atomic superiority, and Korea. He also answers questions on nuclear use, Soviet intentions, and prospects for peace, warning that Korea remains unsettled and may not see a truce.
Piano pupils of Mrs. Frederick D. Eddy held a music party at her West Seventh Street home on Saturday afternoon. A variety of pieces, including Dvorak and Call Me Madam selections, were performed as a simple informal program. Refreshments followed, with the group singing requests and sharing in a light social gathering.
The Golden Rule Class of the Lutheran church held a Wednesday evening covered dish supper in the chapel with 16 members and 3 guests. Prof. William Sprigg discussed the church organ, then the president Mrs Henry Lochner led the business meeting. Prizes were awarded and plans made to attend church as a group before the next meeting on March 24. Hostesses were Mrs Riddlemeyer, Mrs Staley, Mrs Flair and Mrs Murray.
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