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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1962
Page
4
The text presents an Irish Blessing translated from an ancient Gaelic prayer. It speaks of light rain and earth and wishes warmth from peat fires, gentle greetings, and a path to God. It notes St Patrick’s heritage and the church influence spreading worldwide from Ireland.
Mrs Elizabeth R McElroy director of the Easter Seal Treatment Center lauds the girls for competence and fine attitudes toward community service. She notes abundant funds and expresses appreciation for their presence at the center on March 15, 1962.
The 1954 plan reduces nine colored schools to one two room unit at Doubs housing 57 Negro elementary pupils. About 1,300 Negro students will attend predominantly white schools alongside former Negro teachers. Doubs will close when a nearby desegregated school expands. Frederick’s gradual desegregation is praised as genuine compliance with the Supreme Court decision, aided by open leadership and community support.
In Frederick County during Girl Scout Week readers note the group’s aid to the Easter Seal Treatment Center. Troop 26 and 27 contributed 129 hours of clerical work while Troop 7 helped with redecorating efforts for several weeks.
11-year-old James E. Walker of Suitland Prince Georges County was struck and killed near his home on Friday night. State Police say it was Maryland’s 70th highway fatality of the year, compared with 67 last year. Trooper investigate details say the youth darted in front of a car on Silver Hill road driven by Floren P. Dean of Falls Church Virginia.
Highlights from March 17 1912 include Russell Seiss nearly drowning while fording Hunting Creek his buggy overturned by floodwaters. a large dance at Mr and Mrs W C Smith near Jamestown. J Campbell White to address the Men and Religion Forward Movement convention at the Evangelical Lutheran church. an Art Club meeting featuring a poem Beckleys Candy. The Monocacy River flooded bridges and the Frederick railroad Braddock Junction line derailed briefly. Ingomar Albaugh celebrated his 41st birthday with a postal shower. A Victrosa concert delighted residents at the Home for the Aged.
Twenty years ago reports from the News Post recall a fatal hit and run on Route 26 east of Unionville and injuries to Mrs. Leslie Albaugh and Mrs. Mary Affelt of Union Bridge. Police search for the car that struck Charles Toms of Foxville near his home. Omono Grange at Creagerstown urges ending WPA labor by April 1. MacArthur arrives in Australia to assume command in the southwest Pacific. transfer of headquarters by Roosevelt and delay approved to organize within the Philippine command. The Yanks have landed to support Australian forces. Labor leaders say unions forego strikes during the war. Prisoner who escaped Roxbury State Farm steals Albaugh’s car then is captured in Baltimore. A bridge project near Jug Bridge to be completed in about two months.
Obituaries report Mrs. Ollie P. Fuller of Lufkin Texas age 80 died of a heart condition. Survived by husband Thomas P. Fuller and six sons all in Texas. services in Lufkin. Oliver M. Hoffman 59 died at home near New Market. survived by wife Anna and six children. services in Damascus and New Market Methodist Church. Robert W. Larsen Sr. died in York Pennsylvania. survived by wife, son and daughters. services in York with interment in Frederick Memorial Park. Elton Theodore Dout Thompson of Centerville died at Frederick Memorial Hospital aged 35. survived by wife Flossie and parents. seven daughters seven sons two sisters three brothers and many relatives. funeral at Ebeneezer Methodist Church.
Rev Ronald Hass will speak at 9 15 worship at St John s Lutheran March 18 as part of a community exchange of pastors during Lent. Four Tuesday services follow at Lewistown Methodist Zion Church Creagers Town Lutheran Bethel Latheran Church with various pastors and liturgists. Union offerings fund church activities and Vacation Church School operations. Youth Committee at St Johns meets March 19. Miss Madeline Parbaugh of near Creagers Town mentioned.
Thurmont High School senior Madeline Harbaugh leads in homemaking scores as state contenders are named. The State Homemaker of Tomorrow wins a 1500 dollar General Mills scholarship with a 500 dollar runner up. Other items note birthdays, illnesses, church society activities, and multiple funerals in local community circles.
Maryland officials allocate 500 dollars for an architect to render a proposed Newspaper Hall of Fame building at Gathland State Park north of the War Correspondent Arch. Frederick architect Charles F Bowers to draft the drawing, with Gov Tawes and a Maryland Press Association committee guiding plans during the Civil War centennial year.
Miss Judy Roberts Miss Darlene Zimmerman Miss Martha Etzler and Misses Mary and Sherry Zimmerman of Mt Zion Lutheran Church of Fengaville attend the Frederick District Luther League third annual retreat this weekend at Mar La Ridge in Jefferson. A 7 lb 2 oz baby girl Janene Bowers Thomas born March 2 at James Connally Air Force Base Hospital Waco Texas to A 3C and Judith Ann Thomas. Mrs Hammond Gaugh celebrates birthday. Daisy Magaha observes 83rd birthday today.
A Washington woman, Bernice Kelly, 47, was beaten and robbed of 150 in cash and five $5 savings bonds at 3rd and D Streets NE. She was taken to Casualty Hospital in serious condition with cuts, bruises, and a possible concussion after a thief forced her to surrender her purse Friday night.
An avalanche buried two farms near Niigata 120 miles north of Tokyo. Police reported one woman and five children killed in the incident.
The State Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association will hold its quarterly meeting May 26 and 27 here, showcasing the latest in hair fashion. Mrs. Thelma Mulder of Chevy Chase is state president, with the Frederick Hairdressers Association hosting led by Mrs. Evelyn Tyergar. The plan was set at a Taney room gathering in the Francis Scott Key Hotel, also noting the annual May 7 card party at Hotel Frederick. Owen Ecker, liaison officer and state treasurer, attended an Atlantic City regional hairdressers meeting and stayed at the Ritz-Carlton.
Frederick Memorial Hospital reports births for March 13 to 16 listing several families and newborns. Donald Revell Jr and Pamela Elaine are first children for their parents, with other couples welcoming sons and a daughter, including twins Timothy Lee and Tammy Lou Gilbert. Names include Donald R Stull Jenny Cooke JoAnn Harris Carl M Lee Lois Carr Gene Rippeon Linda Droneburg Robert Marshall Henry Harner Clara Routzahn Kelly Lynn Alton Gilbert Ronald Tripp Jo Ann Horn David Scott with residences in Frederick Thurmont Starnsville Walkersville Middletown and surrounding areas.
The Alpha Theta chapter met at Winchester Hall on March 7 with President June Shefler presiding. A social dinner was postponed to March 31. Guest speaker H Reese Shoemaker, local attorney, presented a program on the practice of law.
SIDELIGHTS by Pat Rosencrantz reports Frederick’s Beautification Committee and Operation 62 plan spring rejuvenation across Patrick Street blocks, light pole planters for Easter, and a restored All Saints Rectory with targeted completion by May 1. The Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage tours May 6. spring tours across Virginia and West Virginia follow. Local girls’ tulips brighten Frederick Memorial Hospital trays, Homemakers Choir at Hood College elevates community culture, and weight-control classes grow at the YMCA with Slyme Tyme as a new program. A Democratic candidate for County Commissioner brings musical prowess. Mrs Haines recovers from a cold after a New York trip amid a winter bus strike environment.
Awards listed by divisions and categories with multiple winners. Senior High includes Biological Botany Gail Thompson FHS and medicine Charles Bokesch FHS, George Cramer FHS, Virginia Neff FHS. Zoology first Janet Spivey FHS second Marian Chapman FHS third Ruth Ann McLaren Walkersville. Junior High winners include Biological first Karol Ann Long West Frederick and others. Elm Street entries with several students named.
Susan Griffith and Robert Delauder from Middletown lead in Physical and Biochemistry at FHS, with Stephen Kuperberg and Clifford Henson also placing. Betsy Goodman and Edwin Nutkirk from FHS claim top spots in Physics, followed by William Bullivant and Charles Yost from FHS with honors. Lee Gladhill and Sue Shatko of FHS excel in Math and Computers, while Richard Piepoli and Marvin Lipford of FHS take second spots and R A Sullivan from Singapor e earns honorable mention.
Among the sick Mr Ed Raney Young of Catoctin Ave is a surgical patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mrs Alonzo Ahalt underwent an operation at Punta Gorda Hospital Punta Gorda Fla on Monday morning. She is getting along as well as can be expected. Dr W B Watson of Brunswick is reported in fair condition at the Frederick Memorial Hospital where he is undergoing observation. Mrs Nannie L Eisenhauer East South street entered Frederick Memorial Hospital Thursday for surgery. She is reported satisfactory today.
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