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Newspaper

News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1955

Page

2

Speculative hysteria and stock market swings

The piece notes that certainty of rise or fall cannot sustain a market and that sound buying selling principles benefit individuals and the economy. It mentions a Senate Fulbright committee probing stock price rises and possible declines, Harvard economist John Galbraith warning of speculative hysteria, and the link between his remarks and a market pullback.

Senate Fulbright Arkansas John K. Galbraith Harvard

Letters To The Editor Urges Wills And Easter Cross In Windows

A reader calls attention to the need for widespread wills citing a 1955 survey by Teachers College showing many educated and affluent people lack wills. The letter argues ignorance of intestate laws and urges a Cross in windows during Holy Week to renew Christian outreach amid war and social concern.

Election Of School Board Members Would Aid Schools

Frederick Junior Chamber of Commerce calls for public support of school board elections to improve education. David D. Munsell chairs the Education Committee outlining board duties, funding, policy evaluation, and the need for open discussion of issues to secure community backing.

Scheol Board Scheols the News Frederick County David D. Munsell Frederick Junior Chamber _ of Commerce Catoctin Avenue Frederick, Md

Balmy St Patrick’s Day Bring Holiday to Dublin

Dublin enjoys a warm St Patrick’s Day after weeks of biting winds. The Irish granted their 12,000 strong army a holiday as the city basked in springlike air and peaceful conditions.

Dublin Ireland

Fifty Years Ago Items From The Columns Of The News

Fifty years ago items from The News dated March 17 1905 note Floor Gaver Leatherman Summers Grossnickle and Co of Myersville plan a new bank building due to small premises at present. Junior Reel Team Association elects Ward C Halfner president George W Shipley vice president Alban M Wood secretary Lewis Derizbaugh treasurer D John Markey captain. Me Kaig Dramatic Club staged Odds With The Enemy at McKaig school house with Liberty orchestra. performers included Rebecca Dutrow Elizabeth Sheetenhelm Ollie Spurrice Elsie Stevens Markell Nelson Harry Sheetenhelm Mdaynaru Buckey James Gittings Ezra Sheetenhelm Frankie Kefauver Leslie Buckey A Sheetenhelm C Ourraw. Rosenour And Sons win contract to finish 60 uniforms for male high school cadet corps. Dr C H Conley named by Governor Warfield as Maryland delegate to Anti Tuberculosis League convention in Atlanta April 17-19.

FLOOR McKaig Liberty Orchestra Rebecca Dutrow Elizabeth Sheetenhelm Ollie Spurrice Elsie Stevens Messrs Markell Nelson Harry Sheetenhelm Mdaynaru Buckey James Gittings Ezra Sheetenhelm Frankie Kefauver Leslie Buckey A. Sheetenhelm C. Ourraw Rosenour and Sons Schow C. H. Conley Warfiel Maryland Anti-Tuberculosis League Atlanta

Twenty Years Ago Items From The Columns Of The News

A 1935 item notes the Trailed Pontiac sedan of T Edgie Russell found damaged in Miami Beach Florida after a trip. Mt St Marys College won the Maryland Collegiate League basketball title by beating Loyola 38 to 35 at Johns Hopkins gym. Patrick's Day brought down tree limbs and a cold snap with a 10.26 degree drop in temperature. Frederick County allotted several thousand Missouri rabbits imported by the Maryland Conservation Department for distribution. 21 died on arrival.

T. Edgie Russell Miami Beach Fla Russell MT. ST. Mary's College Loyola Johns Hopkins Gymnasium Sf. Patrick's Day Rederick County

Deaths and Funeral Notices From Nearby Areas

Several memorial notices report the deaths of Mrs Sarah Emaline Tracey near Lewistown at 72, Charles Edward Ausherman at 89 in Brunswick, Mrs Louanna Reese Carty of Philadelphia, John Milton Hensley 75 of Page County Va, with survivors listed and funeral arrangements by local directors Etchison and Son and Olin L. Molesworth. The obituaries note church affiliations, family ties, and burial plans including Mt Olivet cemetery and Forest Oak cemetery.

Sarah Emaline Sarah Emaline Tracey Dwight Teele Sr Lewistown Edwin and Ann McVicker Seventh Day Adventist Church Teele W. L. Tracy San Diego Calif Mabie Tracy Los Angles Edwin L. Tracey Columbus Charles Willis ‘Tracey Luda Hart Colmbus James Persons George Persons Canton Rutherford Funeral Home North High Street C. M. R. Etchison and Son John Milton Hensley John Milton Lensley Page County Floyd Hensley Woodfield Simon and Lula Collier Hensley Mary Lay Hensley LeRoy Hensley Edinburg Silas Hensley Eastham Damascus A. Dean Kessler Forest Oak Cemetery Gaithersburg Olin L. Molesworth

Funeral services for Ella May Lytes held at local home

Funeral services for Ella May Virginia Lytes who died Sunday at Frederick Memorial Hospital were held Wednesday at the MRB Etela son funeral home conducted by Rev Bernard Langford. Pallbearers were Oliver Gray Alfred Gray James Gray Richorday Mbert Hammond and William S Cabell. Interment was at Montgomery Chapel cemetery Hyattaville. Hyattaville, W L Burdette funeral director.

Ella May Virginia Lytes Frederick Memorial Hospital MRB Etelason Bernard Langford Oliver Gray Alfred Gray James Gray Richorday Mbert Hammond P William S. Cabell Mterment Montgomers Churell Cemetery Hyattaville W. L. Burdette

Nixon May Be Wrong About G O P Winning In 1956

Washington columnist David Lawrence argues the Republican Party may still win in 1956 if Democrats fail to unite and mobilize independents, warning against anti business rhetoric and fear tactics. He cites investing Americans, property owners, and dividend earners as pivotal voters and predicts Democratic missteps could aid GOP victory.

David Lawrence Washington Nixon Eisenhower Een America Congress

End of 11 Month City Store Strike Opens Delivery

Pittsburgh report says five downtown stores ended an eleven month strike as three small unions removed pickets and AFL teamsters plus other AFL workers return to work. Stores resumed deliveries only if all five stores operate, with unions seeking higher wages and better conditions.

Pittsburgh AFL Teamsters AFL Ginsels Kaufmann's Frank & Seder Rosenbaum's Horne’s Teamsters

U S May Enter New Organization

The Eisenhower administration plans to ask Congress to approve U S entry into a new permanent international organization to lower world trade barriers. The Organization for Trade Cooperation would be created only if two thirds of the Senate and most other countries approve, a step shaping ties with allies and neutrals after months of Geneva talks involving 44 nations.

Washington Eisenhower Congress U.S Organization For Trade Cooperation Ge‘neva State Department

End of World War II Came Sooner Than Expected

Washington details released by the State Department show planning dates for the war's end were revised after Yalta. The combined chiefs set July 1 1945 as the earliest end date for Germany and December 31 as the latest. Japan’s end was advised for about 18 months after Germany’s defeat, though actual events followed later, including the atomic bomb’s impact. Deeds recorded in the Clerk’s office note several property sales across Carroll and surrounding districts with prices ranging from about 4 000 to 35 000 dollars.

Doles Byrd Senate Merixon Harry Truman Congress Washington Yalta State Department Chiefs Franklin D. Roosevelt Whiston Churchill Germany Japan Court’ House John W. Narshman Glenn Leatherman Celia Kaplan A. Hyman Kaplan Fieldcoalt Farms Company Carroll Counts Harvey W. Hawthorne Woodville Annapolis Road Michael R. DeCarlo Percy C. Waught Mt. Clevel Boulevard Wiliam Y H. Haugh le Cari L Ramsburg Woodsboro Forrest G. Motor Gulerpridge L. Pry Burkittsville Knoxville John Robert Grove Alden LE. Fisher Braddock District Ridge Road Richard F. Zamterman William H. Haugh Biggs Avenue Wilbur C. LeGore BE. Eugene Thomas Jr Mary Canton Thideson

Eisenhower says he has not studied Yalta documents

The White House stated President Eisenhower never reviewed the 2945 Yalta conference papers released by the State Department. Press secretary James Hagerty said the decision to publish was entirely within the State Department and did not reflect presidential review or approval.

Washington White House Eisenhower Yalta James C. Hagerty State Department Hagerty Ment University Manland University Hospital Byrd Br. Byrd

Adventists To Publish Bibles In Russia

Seventh Day Adventist Church leaders say they have won permission to publish Bibles in Russia for the first time in 28 years. H L Rudy of Washington D C, vice president of the General Conference, announced the agreement to ease printing restrictions and noted about 100000 Adventists in the Soviet Union may also print religious literature.

WEW York Ipa Seventh-Day Adventist Russia H. L. Rudy Washington, D.C Adventists General Conference Rudy Soviet Union

U. S. Can't Tax Horse Racing At State Fair

Federal jury rules taxation on Maaisland State Fair horse racing is not allowed. Court orders refund of $107,066.25 in taxes, finding racing an activity not exempt under non profit claim. The case notes racing provided income. fair argues breeding and exhibitions justify tax treatment.

Baltimore Maaisland State Fair Internal Revenue Bureau Maryland Fair Fire Fair A

Brooklyn Eagle Quits Over Long Strike

New York publisher Frank D. Schroth announced the 4 year old Brooklyn Eagle would never publish again, saying its presses have been silenced forever after a January 29 strike by the CIO American Newspaper Guild over wage issues. A Guild spokesman said picket lines would stay, and a federal mediator planned to seek a new mediation conference today.

New York Brooklyn Eagle T Ie Frank D. Schroth The Eagle CIO American Newspaper Guild

Burned To Death In Baltimore Basement Fire

One man died and another severely burned in a basement fire in a three story building on Baltimore's eastern business district edge. Curtis Harris was killed. Peter Boyle, 52, suffered severe facial and arm burns. Harris was brother to Charles Harris who lived on the second floor with his wife. The cause of the blaze was not yet determined. Charles Harris said he did not know Boyle and had no idea what the men were doing in the basement.

Baltimore Curtis Harris Charles Harris Peter Boyle Charles Ilarms Boyle Cadn

Birth notices and birthday celebrations in Middletown area

Mr and Mrs Eugene Magaha of Middletown receive congratulations on the birth of a daughter Pamela Dor ee at Frederick Memorial Hospital on March. Mr Charles O White of 24 North Wisner Street observes his 47th birthday today. Mr D Vernon Holter, this city, has read about the Annual Leaders Club meeting of the Farmers and Traders Life Insurance Company at Syracuse N Y.

Eugene Magaha Middletown Pamela Doreee Alute Frederick Memorii Charles. O. White North Wisner Street D. Vernon Holter

William B Cosgrave Admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital

Mr William B Cosgrave of Frederick MD entered Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on Monday for treatment. He is listed with RFD 2 and is among patients receiving care at the medical center.

Wiliam B Cosgrave Frederick RFD 2 Johns Joepkins Hospital Baltimore Monilay

Lou Davis Whitfield returns as home demonstration agent speaker

Lou Davis Whitfield, a Nebraska-born former Home Demonstration Agent, circles the globe since leaving the United States three years ago and will speak at Frederick Homemakers spring meeting. Her career included U S Department of Agriculture work in Pakistan and a marriage to Britisher H E Whitfield. The couple traveled via Karachi London and across Europe before settling near Columbus Ohio where Whitfield works as an extension specialist at Ohio State University and Bert runs a motel. A charity bequest funded St Demetrius Church in Siatista, Greece, with trusts aiding her children’s education.

United States Lou Davis Whitfield Frederickh Frederick Ford Foundation Lou Davis U. S. Department of Agriculture Pakistan Karachi H. E. Whitfield Bert Thomas Cook and Son Bel Damascus Syria Tyre Sidon Whitfields London England Loa Tess Johannesburg Byron Colombo Ceylon France Switzerland Italy Austria Germany Scotland Wales College of Home Economics Bombay Singapore Hong Kong Tokyo Japan Gt Ue Wake Island Honolulu San Francisco USA California North America Columbus Ohio Ohio State University

Frederick County Bank Banquet At Ker Hotel

Frederick County National Bank officials and spouses were entertained at a Wednesday six o'clock banquet in the Francis Scott Key Hotel main dining room. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs Warner Brittain, J W L Carty, Mr and Mrs Stewart Gross, Mr and Mrs Homer Miller, Mrs Emory Nusz, Mr and Mrs Pascal Renn, Robert Warfield, Mr and Mrs Arthur Myers, Mr and Mrs Glenn Biehl, Mr and Mrs Carlton Baumgardner, Mr and Mrs William St Moore, Mr and Mrs C Edward Keefer Jr, Mr and Mrs Charles Remsberg, Miss Louise Stull, Miss Nancy Wenzel, Miss Shirley Felton, Miss Evelyn Hale, Miss Shirley Kiroy, Leon Biass Jr, and Mr and Mrs Roland Mackley. Left large estate George Papanicolas. Montgomery County newspaper publisher who died February 21 left an estate over $325,000. Will filed for probate in Rockville. Includes a $5,000 bequest to St Sophia Orthodox Church building fund for a choir stall.

Frederick County National Bank of Frederick Francis Scott Ker Warner K. Brittain J. W. L. Carty Steward A. Gross L. Homer Miller Emory G. Nusz Pascal H. Renn Robert Shirley A. Kiroy Leon W. Biass Jr Roland C. Mackley George Papanicolas Montgomery County Rockville St. Sophia Orthodox Church

Forfeiture of collateral in Pepples Court cases

Three motorists forfeited collateral in the only Pepples Court cases before Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield this morning. Guy H. Croneburs of North Market Street and Fenton Guy Carr Felicity of Ohio on Patrick Street exceeded limits. Clayton B. R. of Union Bridge exceeded 25 on Calieve Avenue with $11.45. Frank Melvin Thompson of Jamestown was charged with improper parking on North Market Street and found not guilty in a Wednesday hearing.

Wilbur F. Sheffield Pepples Court Guy H. Croneburs North Market Street Fenton Guy Carr Felicity Patrick Street Clayton Br.son RFD Union Bridge Calieve Avenue Frank Melvin Thompson Ijamsville

Wrong Kindergarten Meet Location Sparks Confusion

The Free Kindergarten meets in the Federated Charities building on South Market Street, not at the Esther E Grinage Kindergarten as reported in Wednesday's News, prompting correction.

Federated Charities South Market Street Esther E. Grinage

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