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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1959
Page
2
The fragment notes a republication related to the Associated Press and a post office matter. It mentions Fred Ack Mine and a second class matter designation. The text is garbled and unclear.
Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Naval Operations, says the United States can destroy the Soviet Union multiple times with its retaliatory power. He argues a general nuclear war is remote and urges confidence, noting bombers, carrier forces, and missiles provide invulnerability and response options despite a missile gap.
British scientists have isolated the basic substance amine penicillinic acid, the parent of natural penicillins, enabling production of tailor made variants to overcome resistance and allergies. Authorities call it a major advance since penicillin's discovery and a potential revolution in antibiotics.
Birth announcements list several families welcoming new children from March 10 to March 12. Names include Stephen Lee Hahn, Steven Joseph Etzler, Joyce Ann Babylon, Lindsey Whitney Frazier, Susan Orewe Kinna, and other newborns with parent names and residence details. Also noted is the 1962 World Amateur Ice Hockey Championship being awarded to the United States with Colorado Springs as a potential site.
Letters to the editor express desire for a cross symbol during Holy Week and Good Friday, arguing for Christian symbolism to curb juvenile delinquency and reflect moral sentiment. A separate note highlights a grand champion hog at the Eastern National Spring Market Hog Show, Cedar Point Farms showcasing Chew sold for 2.30 per pound.
A report notes a colored wife beater was given 20 lashes at the jail in a crowd presence and 36 days in jail by the court. Lay Huffer, son of Mr and Mrs Geo Huffer of Burkittsville, narrowly escaped a fatal accident from a revolver discharge that wounded his hand and knee but not seriously. The United Brethren Sunday School will reorganize due to space, and Casuxo at Braddock Heights sees lumber deliveries for site work. Car Coblenz and Nas have taken keeper roles at Frederick Brick Works.
In Frederick a citizen group pushes for a civics manager form of government after Walter J. Millard National Municipal League speech at Chamber of Commerce event. The report notes Anna Mary Sprow, a former slave, died at 91 at Frederick County Emergency Hospital. Frederick High beat Hagerstown 34 20 in Western Shore basketball tourney at the State Armory. Siedling led local scoring with 10 points. Best College Terrace area becomes a one way street amid heavy traffic.
The West Frederick Junior High School band will present a concert at the school on Friday evening March 20. Thomas E. Silliman directs. James Checker of Lebanon Valley College will be featured on trombone selections. The program includes works by Harold Walters Percy Faith and Robert Powers. Band officers and a large roster of performers are listed.
Obituaries from Frederick area note deaths including Mrs Mabel Artman Cain of Wadsworth March 5 and relatives in Damascus Baltimore and Frederick. Also listed are funeral details for Eugene Doody Sr Charles Merrill Foster and Herbert G Taylor with survivors and service arrangements. Other notices include Mrs Merry Jane Windsor address and burial plans in Montgomery County. Russia withdraws crews from regattas in Washington and London citing scheduling conflicts with Soviet sport events.
Funeral services for Miss Maggie Addison, longtime resident near Urbana, are set for Saturday at 2 PM at the Etchison and Son funeral home. She died Wednesday at Springfield State Hospital after years of illness aged 88. Interment in Mt. Olivet cemetery. Family may visit after seven Friday evening. She taught in Sunday school and was active in the Methodist church and WMCS. Also reported are funeral notices for Dr Louis Henry Dielman of New Windsor, John Oliver Lee of Hopehill, W Scott Rippeon of Libertytown, Minnie M Zentz of Thurmont, and others. A separate note covers Canada defeating Russia 3-1 in the World Amateur Ice Hockey Championship final round.
Murphy, a Washington College senior from Frederick High School, active in Canterbury Club cross country and intramurals, heads Canterbury and scholastic societies. He is engaged to Sally K. Graham of Statesville and attends Hood College student status. Also noted: three Potomac Edison employees reach 25 years and join the Quarter Century Club with plans for a spring meeting in Taveroost.
Charles L. Riggs 54 of Kemptown died of injuries after his 1949 Dodge left Maryland 8 and hit a bridge abutment near Kemptown. He was a retired farmer, longtime resident, and survived by his wife Emma, a son, a daughter, four grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, a brother and two half siblings. Funeral arrangements set for Damascus with interment at Providence cemetery.
Four year old Richard Smith, son of Mr and Mrs Herman Smith of Mt Airy, is a patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital with a satisfactory condition after a fall that broke his leg. David Smith has measles at home. Several residents including Mrs Charles Hazellslatey and Mrs Neva Droneburg underwent or are undergoing hospital care. Other patients include Mr Charles E Welty, Mr F Leslie Rippeon, Lime Kilo, Mrs Mehri Cook Lime Kilo, and Mrs Raymond A Haugh Jr with surgeries or medical conditions, and Mrs Minnie L Heffner ill at home. Mrs Margaret Brust moved to Western Maryland State Hospital by ambulance.
Mr and Mrs Edward L Butts Locust Valley celebrate their free wedding anniversary on Sunday March 8. Mr and Mrs Monroe W Stuller announce the birth of their second son William Gregory weighing seven pounds two ounces at Nonasseur Air Force Base in Morocco North Africa on February 18. Mrs Stull is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Carrell Brewer near Ladiesburg. Mr George Mert Braddock Heights will celebrate his birthday Friday.
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