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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1960
Page
4
The Taneytown High School Parent Teacher Association will meet Monday at 8 p m. The theme asks if children face fire hazards and a fire safety film from Chicago will be shown. Parents may view the film from 7:30 to 8 with refreshments afterward.
Readers from multiple states ask about reinstating WWII GI Insurance and using tax refunds to pay GI loans. Answers cover reinstatement limits, loan prepayment options, eligibility for GI loans while in school, address changes for benefits, and obtaining medals. Advice references The Adjutant General, VA, and mortgage holders for procedures.
Walkersville residents Mrs Herbert Snider Mrs Philip Beard Mrs Nelson Stauffer and Miss Hilda Devilbiss joined the Rose Garden Club of Frederick County at a National Flower Show in Washington on March 7. In Woodsboro the Glade Valley Democratic Women met to plan an April 4 open house at the Community Center with President Mrs Carroll Wickless leading prayers and pledges.
The piece recalls the Frederick Theater on North Market Street as the closing chapter of the city’s early cinema era dating back over fifty years. It notes key locals like Lewis A. Woodward and Elmer Munshower, traces the Frederick Electrical Engineering Company, and mentions later theater ventures by Robert Downing and community notices including church events and Girl Scouts activities.
The article recalls early 1920s marvel theater ventures by W O Keller and Otho J Keller, the moves between Marvel and Star Frederick theaters, transition to Frederick Theater, and later closure with transitions to Warner Bros. It notes managers, site changes on North Market Street, and brief depression era film suppression before rebound. It also mentions Miss Charlotte DeLasa's teaching career, a Marine trainee, a local essay contest, and a few civic items including a U S Senate/United Nations-related appointment and Boy Scouts recognition.
Fort Detrick kicks off a March drive for national health agencies with canvassing by key personnel. The campaign supports groups including the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness, United Cerebral Palsy, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation, Muscular Dystrophy Association, National Mental Health, National Multiple Sclerosis, Nationally for Crippled Children, and Crusade for Freedom. Upcoming events include a Women’s Club luncheon with Dr. Arnold G. Wedum discussing Fort Detrick topics, a Green Door dance sponsored by the Medical Unit, and welcomes to new arrivals such as Lt Col Slater M. Dozier. Farewells and personnel moves are noted, along with social notes on staff activities and a local outing to New York shows.
Fifty years ago March 11 1910 reports on a public live stock sale with high horses at 250 dollars and costs. A young woman cuts her hand opening a can of fruit. Two Frederick county women and eight others are named for census enumeration. A citizen falls at home breaking a hip. County School Directors fix May 7 as closing date. Colt Packing Co directors elect F W Oben side and P Mehrl He cer.
March 11, 1940 items note funeral arrangements for Doris at Greenwood Cemetery after a car accident injury. Obituary mentions Jam Warfield Dhcaerson dying from Frederick injuries. A state highway system survey plans a four-lane divided highway to meet traffic needs by 1960, per W F Childs, state Manager of the Highway Granting Survey.
The Taneytown Mayor and Council discussed releasing a town right of way for a former coal chute now part of a sewer treatment site. They approved the release and clarified the agreement with the Reindollar Co. Bids for a new pump and electrical controls were awarded to Stanley Ring and Angell's Electric, with a 12 by 16 building to be erected by Perry Building Supply. Snow removal in the parking meters and meter fund balance were reported. A separate accident claim cited slick roads from snow, with two drivers, Jacklyn Lenhart and Samuel Brown, involved. no charges filed.
The biannual wrestling of Social Security reform begins Monday as the House Ways and Means Committee plans behind closed doors consideration of proposed changes. If approved, the measures move to the Senate and presidency, with four months or more likely until adjournment for the Democratic National Convention. Debates expect a health insurance program for seniors, with opposition from AMA and AFL-CIO, amid a flurry of statements and forecasts about the aging population and medical care funding.
Taneytown residents plan to attend the Carroll County Holstein banquet at the Carroll County Agricultural Center Monday at 7 p.m. Lewis Campbell will speak and University of Maryland experts Garryman and Kause will discuss Holstein cows. Also noted is a birthday buffet for 11 year old Vicki Lambert with guests including Indy Keith Jackie Myers and others.
The AP reports the 342 to vote on cloture to end a Southern filibuster on civil rights. Democrats for cloture include Randolph. Republicans Beall. Democrats against cloture include Byrd. Frear. Republicans Butler and Williams.
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