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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1961
Page
4
An afternoon paper from Frederick Maryland dated Wednesday March 1 1961 lists circulation and editorial notes for The News Betestishedt used by the Great Southern Stg and Mfg Co. It notes subscription rates and AP dispatch usage for focal news.
The six day wildcat strike by 3,300 Flight Engineers International Association members cost airlines 40 million dollars in revenue and maintenance. 84,000 furloughed workers lost 15 million in wages and Florida Caribbean regions added 20 million. About 200,000 others were idle across industries. Officials urge a permanent panel or labor court to curb future losses to the economy.
Reader letters correct a February 25 News item about the county PTA recommendations for the Board of Education vacancy. The Frederick County Association for Mentally Retarded Children Inc notes its incorporation, affiliations with state and national bodies, about 49 members, and ongoing efforts to establish Girl Scouts, summer programs, dances, trips, and youth activities for mentally retarded children.
Twenty members of the Weather Fellowship Class of St Pauls Lutheran Church of Walkersville met Thursday February 23 Scripture was read by Mrs Robert Moberly and prayer led by Mrs James Stoner Jr The topic John the Disciple was presented by these ladies A short business meeting was conducted by Mrs Stoner followed by a social tour Refreshments were served by Mrs Allen Gaddis and Harold Powell
Tokyo and Pretoria will restore full diplomatic relations by exchanging embassies, the Japanese foreign ministry said, the first such move since World War II.
A resident returns home to foil a would be thief with a quick exit via a shed. Plague devastates Bal Cham Lintz Manchuria with martial law in force as two thousand die daily. Obituary notes Edward J Winebrenner Sr. dies at 401 South Market Street at age 78. Reverend L M F Myers and daughter Margaret move from Coatesville to Ambler to lead St. John’s Lutheran. Weather shows spring still distant after a 35 degree low following a 60 degree day. New trolley car No 31 run by Motorman Horace at the Central Hardware store plans for March at the Fair Grounds.
France had no reply to Japan with demands for large parts of Indo China. An Italian division in Africa was crushed by British forces and three brigadiers and 3,000 prisoners were taken. Britain extended mining near Singapore as snow fell causing slow traffic. Alfonso XIII, former Spanish king, died in a Ram ehov e room after decades in exile. The Dutch increased East Indies forces. Temperatures dropped and snow slowed traffic across the state. The Twenty-ninth Division will begin receiving selectees after April 1. Draft Board Two may be called to supply men for the second March intake as Board One has for the initial call.
Maryland congressman details House discussion of HR 4806 to extend unemployment benefits for 13 weeks or 50 percent of prior coverage, funded by a temporary tax increase. He cites district talks, policy committee support, and the expected April relief availability, plus Maryland district reapportionment concerns from a Annapolis hearing.
Miss Evelyn Pauline Ridgley daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Ridgley of this city, long-time resident with Mr. and Mrs. Markell Dutrow of Mt Pleasant, wed Frank H. House February 19 at Zion Methodist Church. Rev. Richard Thompson officiated. The couple left February 20 for a Florida wedding trip. The bride wore a chiffon dress with a lace bodice and carried white carnations. Honor attendant Markell Dutrow wore orchid dress and carried spring flowers. Best man Charles Dutrow of Mt. Pleasant. After returning, the couple will live at Derrick Plaza Apartments.
A winter summary notes February 2 tied for the coldest reading since 1912 at 11 below zero, with 28 days mostly below freezing. Snow totals topped 16 inches in a 24 hour span and 23 inches on ground, while 3.27 inches of liquid precipitation exceeded normal. Roads were hindered by mud and stranded trucks, as storms hit in quick succession.
An infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Hobbs Jr. of Mt. Airy died Tuesday afternoon at Women’s Hospital in Baltimore. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. R. Delaine Hobbs Sr. of Mt. Airy, maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Hoff of New Market, and great grandmother Mrs. Wilford Hobbs of Mt. Airy. Private services will be held at Fine Grove Cemetery in Mt. Airy, conducted by Rev. Roger Elgert of Mt. Airy Calvary Methodist Church and Rev. Clark Aust of New Market Methodist Church. Arrangements by Waltz Funeral Home, Winfield.
The Brunswick Town Council passed two ordinances Feb. 16 in a special meeting. Ordinance No. 1 covers business licenses, peddling licenses, work permits, parking spaces for professionals, and coin operated machines licensing. Ordinance No. 2 establishes a building code with permits, fees, and licensing for business firms, with Brunswick mains unchanged. The building ordinance governs design, construction, alteration, equipment, repair, demolition, and maintenance of all buildings and structures.
Birth announcements list on February 22 to February 26 from Frederick Memorial Hospital. Included are Brendon John, Richard Willem, and other newborns with family names such as War street, Dietz, and Robertson. Details are fragmentary but indicate multiple new births in Frederick, Maryland.
February gathering of the New Market Boy's 4 H Club met at the Stiles' home near New Market. Members discussed basketball games and the scrap drive and judged the Hoard's Carryman Judging Contest. Last year the club placed second nationally. REDS HELD INSPECTORS HONG KONG: Three British inspectors were freed by Red China after being held and later released.
Funeral services are noted for Steve Wolfe Knon John Getzendamner with interment in Rocky Ridge cemetery. Robert E Dailey and Son directs. Mrs Elsie J Free died at Thurmont with services at Evangelical Lutheran church Creagerstown led by Rev F E Reinberger. Pallbearers listed and burial in Creagerstown cemetery. M L Creager and Son directs. Mrs Fannie R Musser Walkersville died Saturday with services at G C Barton funeral home Walkersville and burial Mt Olivet Frederick.
Mr. Ruben Milo Blank marks his 26th birthday while Mr. Richard E. Zimmerman observes 20 years as a lawyer with Parsons Newman. Other birthdays include John Plunkard 14, Davis Lee Waltz 4, Edward Umberger 67, Wayne Hooper leap year 5th birthday, and Lucille Howard 45. Visiting friends and civic figures are noted among Frederick locals.
Among the sick at Frederick Memorial Hospital Mr. Bud Tracey of North Wisner Street is recovering after surgery on Tuesday. Mrs. Catherine Toms of Washington improving after major surgery January 26 at Andrews Air Force Base Hospital. she is formerly Catherine Riggles. Mrs. J. D. Homme of South Jefferson Street improves at Frederick Memorial Hospital as a cardiac patient. visitors are not allowed. Mrs. Evelyn Burall wife of Alderman William B. Burall is under observation at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Layton Moser of Thurmont transferred from Frederick Memorial Hospital to Vindobona Convalescent Home yesterday by Thurmont American Legion ambulance.
The Frederick Science Club will meet Thursday March 2 at 7 30 p m in the YMCA Hi V room for the fourth lecture in a series. Freeman Lee of Aerojet General will speak on space and rocket power and the program includes films The Next Hundred Years and Tyros The Experimental Weather Satellite along with discussion.
Police hunted a missing child case across Manhattan and the Bowery as a derelict linked to Edith Kiccorius emerged. A cabaret card photograph identified Fred Thompson, a 1953 ex nightclub goorman, with a suspect then traveling to New Jersey before work as a handyman.
Largely attended funeral for Robert Fulton Nicodemus a well known business man who died at his home 607 Rosemont avenue. Services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Evangelical Reformed church with Rev Paul L Alehouse officiating. Interment in Mow cemetery. Pallbearers named. Funeral director M. R. Etch Son.
A broken OCR fragment describes a crime investigation with references to the state police in Brooklyn and a man named Fred Thompson. It mentions Edith, St. Rose Lima church Mass prep, a capture in Toms River, and a police account of a haunting crime carried out by the narrator and others.
Janet and Jane Webber, local Easter Seal twins from New Market, will meet President and Mrs Kennedy at the White House on Thursday. The pair, with their family, promote Easter Seal rehabilitation projects and will appear at Bowie Race Course on March 1 as featured guests for Easter Seal Day.
The stock market fell in active trading early today as investors booked profits after the latest rise. The decline reflected broad selling across major averages with several key stocks retreating from intraday highs.
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