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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1956
Page
2
An exploration of the sun as a G-type main sequence star with a 6000 degree surface, noting its warming influence and the yearly vernal equinox to summer solstice cycle. Spring brings growth while daylight hours rise until the June 21 solstice, then decline into summer. The piece also mentions a poetic northern journey of sunlight and seasonal moods.
Bids for proposed Opera House improvements were received but not read, with uncertified checks allowing revision to certified forms. A storefront awning broke, shattering a large plate glass window at Doll Bros. store. Wash engineers expect a three week survey.May work hoped after May first. Buckeystown Mill property sold at court for 3500 to Wm F Steiner. CDR Fahrney Store room remodeling to house Steiner Bros. druggists.
More than 150 fathers from ten states and the District of Columbia visit Hood College for the first Date With Dad weekend. Activities include a theater party games banquet dance and worship service in Coffman Chapel led by student committees.
Frederick officials consider a large electric substation project to support west end growth. Bids from Westinghouse and others are reviewed while ordinances and bonds govern residential area siting and utility installations. Pipeline work includes Baker Park pool upgrades and Singapore water line improvements.
In morning sessions Magistrate Wilbur F Shefield Jr handled multiple traffic matters. Atilio Allori was acquitted of speeding on U S 40 east. James Sanderson was found guilty and fined five dollars plus costs with suspended penalties. Several others faced fines for reckless driving and permit violations on US 15 and Md 355. Collateral forfeitures were noted for several defendants cited by Trooper Storer.
Members of the Board of Supervisors of Elections announced that the office of Elections in the Courthouse will close at 11 30 oclock Monday morning to attend a meeting in Annapolis. Howard R. Damuth, president, said the session aims to clear questions on State election laws and the use of new voting machines. The Walkersville PTA will meet Monday at eight o'clock at the high school auditorium with three parts presented by 4-H girls, the H boys and the Girl Scouts.
A weekend full of social events features Miss Jean Collmus of Richmond awaiting her March 24 wedding at William and Mary Chapel, plus readings by Miss Bertha Trundle and a Civinette Club Round Robin at Braddock Heights. Guests include many local spouses, club members, and travelers visiting from nearby areas.
Mrs Haller judged the Philadelphia flower show, one of the east's largest, after returning to Minefield near Jng ia Eaiee. The couple then visited the New York City show and New Canaan, Conn, to see their daughter and family. Others report wedding anniversaries, births, club meetings, and a fond note of community events.
Mr and Mrs Calvin S Watkins announce the engagement of their daughter Elaine to Bernard O Cordell son of Welty Cordell Clarksburg and the late Mrs Cordell Elaine is a junior at Damascus High School Bernard Cordell is a graduate of Frederick High School class of 55 and is employed in Bethesda No date has been set for the wedding.
Captain Manan A. Tierney of the Army Nurse Corps will speak to Frederick Memorial Hospital student nurses at 1 PM on Wednesday March 21. She will also interview prospective Army nursing applicants from 10 AM to noon at the East Patrick Street recruiting station. Tierney, from New York, trained at St Marys School of Nursing and served in a Field Hospital during World War II.
Among The Sick Mrs John A McCabe returns to duties as thief deputy in the Wer Wills after being confined to home on West Third Street by illness for the last week. Fred Magaha of Burkittsville undergoes surgery at Frederick Memorial Hospital and is set for another operation early next week. Walter Sinn, local attorney, remains in satisfactory condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Rev Dr Henri L G Kieffer also reported in satisfactory condition after surgery at the same hospital. Mrs Thomas C Black of Frederick Route 5 shows slow improvement after Tuesday surgery. Master George E May Jr of Brad dock Heights underwent surgery and is in satisfactory condition. Charles U Price of East Second Street admitted for treatment for a broken ice from a skiing accident in Vermont. Norman M Dixon, 328 Madison Street, admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital Wednesday. A line about Congress meeting in eight cities appears with no clear connection to the hospital notes.
Washington report outlines Truman as the favored Democratic nominee despite others. It notes European respect for Truman, party dynamics, and his potential to shape a vigorous campaign. It also mentions Stevenson Kefauver Harriman as rivals and Truman's age and international record. A rural carrier exam in Myersville is announced by the U S Civil Service Commission.
A 19 year old Myersville resident, Lee Floyd Warrenfeltz, is listed in critical condition with a fractured skull after a Thursday afternoon crash on Md 1 four miles west of Wolfsville. State Trooper Paul A. Kline said he lost control on a crest, the car struck a bank and a tree, and the vehicle was demolished at Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown. Rev Seymon W Ketcham of Briarcliff Manor NY will speak at First Baptist Church evangelistic services starting Sunday at 11 am and continuing nightly through Friday with music and special selections from the church choir.
Jean Shutt Rinehart formerly of Frederick becomes Mrs. Class Jr. of Keene NH in Glenville New York. The couple reside at 518 Brandywine Ave Schenectady. Engagements announced include Sandra Anne Bassford and Maynard Calvin Thomas Jr. and Nancy Rebecca Kennedy and George Vayvada with plans for future weddings.
James Sunday, a former Thurmont resident now living in Taneytown, escaped injury when his 1954 Buick was struck by a freight train at the Western Maryland crossing on Carroll Street. Mrs. Banks, visiting Thurmont, had just left the car minutes earlier. no one else was reported hurt.
Twenty seven persons passed drivers tests Thursday conducted by the Department of Motor Vehicles at inspectors in the State Armory. Names include Patricia Ann Shuff and Barbara Ann Kelley among many others from towns such as Frederick Walkersville Germantown and Brunswick.
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