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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1960
Page
1
The area logged a new cold snap with Unionville at one degree below zero and Frederick airport in the single digits below zero. Roads were cleared after five inches of snow, schools resumed after five snow days, and yet another storm may loom early next week with forecast highs staying below freezing.
In Circuit Court Chief Judge Patrick Schnauffer fined Carl Castile 3700 and costs and gave a three year suspended sentence in a case charging assault and battery against his teenage sister-in-law Peggy Mentzer. Castile must begin serving the House of Correction immediately if the fine is not paid. Other defendants, Millard Matthias Glessner and Ronald O. Willard, received five year terms for forgery and theft related offenses at Sabillasville store. Willard faced multiple charges with two counts of breaking and entering partly abandoned by the state. The record notes a long prior felony history for Glessner and a forged check under the name Carl Tressier. The trial included testimony about a July 1958 plan and a cross-state flight to California by Willard and associates. A former city officer, Charles Reynolds, testified as a character witness in the Willard case.
The first annual Frederick County School Art Exhibit will be held this weekend at West Frederick Junior High. Richard Summers says works from all grades will be shown including cultural art crafts and vocational projects. Several hundred exhibits are expected with displays in the cafeteria and gymnasium. Summers and teachers will set up Friday evening.
James A. Stull of East Third Street was found not guilty of failing to drive to the right of center after a rainy morning crash on S 40 December 18 1959 near Hamiltons Restaurant on the Frederick road. Reinholz the other driver admitted drinking prior to the collision as did Stull. Both men said debris and speeds were uncertain and the judge noted reasonable doubt in the case.
A late winter storm blasts the Midwest and South with heavy snow and ice. Rescue workers, Army National Guard, and Red Cross aid over 300 trapped families in northwest North Carolina as snow depths reach 23 feet in some areas.
The Maryland School for the Deaf, in an enlargement program, was allotted $7,000 in the state budget for plans and specifications for two dormitories to house 75 students each, one for boys and one for girls. The project aims to relieve overcrowding as enrollment rises, with a $3,750,000 primary building already underway to serve 190 students.
The five day forecast shows temperatures averaging 10 to 15 degrees below normal with a cold weekend then a brief warming trend. Precipitation is expected to average about one half inch by Monday or Tuesday. Normal highs and lows are 31 to 36 for most areas, with mid 20s in the mountains.
Seven year old Carroll Putman of Hansonville tries his new wheelchair donated by the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Robert L. Smith presents the chair on behalf of Frederick County Volunteer Firemen and the health association. Firemen lead fund raising for the November March for Muscular Dystrophy as Smith, secretary, looks on with paral Mother Mrs Martin L Putman nearby.
A severely disabled eleven year old boy Carroll Putman benefits from a chair that replaces leg muscles during daily activities. Frederick County Volunteer Firemen assist in Muscular Dystrophy awareness as Carroll’s family and doctors pursue treatment at the Institute for Muscle Disease opened in 1959.
Rescue commanders in Logan W Va report heavy smoke and heat as crews rig a ventilating system to reach 12 trapped miners three to four miles from the Holden 22 shaft. They include safety inspector William Donaldson. No contact since Tuesday morning. Time limits and dangerous conditions hamper attempts to reach the men.
Outfielder Mickey Mantle ended a mid day holdout and signed his New York Yankee contract today for a reported 65 000. Agreement came after a conference with General Manager George Weiss who had briefly criticized Mantle. Mantle becomes the highest paid player in the American League and trails Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants by 385.00. Mantle flew in from Dallas to meet Weiss and said he wanted to get this over with.
President Eisenhower urged Congress to raise first class mail to 5 cents per ounce and air mail to 8 cents, with postcards at 4 cents. Second class would rise 40 percent and third class about 25 percent, to make the Post Office self supporting and cut deficits in the 1961 budget.
In Baltimore Circuit Court, Mrs. Louise C Birely seeks alimony child custody and support from her husband Dr. Morris F Birely a Thurmont throat specialist. She alleges abandonment and cites a 16 000 annual income. The suit lists Robert E Clapp Jr and Howard D Breze as attorneys. An accident report from Gerstown notes 41 year old Robert Story collided at Locust and East avenue causing heavy damages. Story resides on Cedarwood Drive.
CAPE CANAVERAL NASA launched Pioneer V using a Thor Able rocket. The 9 pound payload reached solar orbit, will travel 74.7 million miles to its nearest sun approach, completing one orbit in about 31 days. Telemetry channels functioned, signaling a successful firing.
A fragment reports a property sale in Myersville for 3000 dollars. The First Federal and Loan Association and parties including Robert L and Pergy are linked to the transaction. The parcel is about two tenths of an acre with a residence and rooms described as commercial property. Auctioneers conducted the sale.
Theresa Hayes a 19 year old blind operator at Overbrook School for the Blind stayed at a braille switchboard as a fire swept the main building. She helped guide nurses to rescue students before firefighters arrived. Firefighter Lt. William Adgie was killed. six others injured.
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