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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1954
Page
2
A patriotic appeal urges readers to support the Red Cross, noting a city free of major disasters and stressing that the organization relies on public aid to continue its life saving work. It emphasizes personal responsibility to assist with urgent errands and drives.
Washington sparring broke out over free air time for the Democratic tax position. Mitchell said four TV nets carried Eisenhower’s speech while only DuMont aired the Democratic rebuttal and few stations carried it. CBS Radio said it did not oblige rebuttal time and NBC ABC offered limited responses.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles sees a new doctrine banning foreign control of American political institutions. The Tenth Inter-American Conference passed the resolution with one dissent, Guatemala, while Mexico and Nicaragua abstained. The measure warns the Soviet Union to stay out of Western Hemisphere affairs.
A 24 year old Edward Nitka collapsed 14 feet below ground in a tank after oil fumes. He lay unconscious 43 minutes before Frank Pranschke, 26, the 5 foot 6 inch 145 pound rescuer, entered the tank to free him with a rope assisted by others. Nitka regained consciousness at a hospital and was reported in satisfactory condition. Additionally Rosetta Bowie released on 1000 bond on two counts of false pretense for alleged bad checks.
Scotland Yard investigates about a dozen anonymous letters threatening to kill Queen Elizabeth II if she sets foot on Gibraltar. Officials say letters in red ink signed Falange Espanola may be a hoax. security tightened for the May 10 Gibraltar visit.
A Columbia University Bicentennial exhibit titled Man's Right to Knowledge and the Free Use Thereof is on display in Hood College's Joseph Henry Apple Library. The panel exhibit, illustrating the theme, is set up on the library ground floor.
Fifty years ago, the David V. Stauffer estate on Jefferson turnpike near Frederick, including a brick dwelling, two tenant houses, barns and 102 acres, sold to Roy J. Hyndman of Philadelphia for 13000 cash. Hyndman plans to move in this spring. The House of Delegates passed several county bills including a Brunswick street improvements referendum and an amendment to Baltimore and Frederick Electric Railway charter raising capital to 2000000. Rev J W Deitzler of York Pa chosen pastor for St Johns Lutheran charge serving Maersville and Wolfsville.
Weather contrast from 76 to 24 degrees marks the day as March weather. Frank J. Young of Hagerstown wins the Brunswick Frederick marathon in 1 hour 47 minutes, four and a half minutes ahead of James Schamel of Brunswick. A transient at the local quarters is arrested for stealing money from a fellow transient to take a friend to the movies. Announcement notes 1,143 residents have signed up here as members of the Come, For Governor Chile.
In Clio Alabama on March 7 the town’s economy collapsed as missing banker Royal Reynolds and his wife vanished. His father, R W Reynolds, 72, now offers 25 thousand dollars to friends who aided the couple’s investors, while residents face ruined savings, empty offices, and closed services. About 81,800 dollars from the First National Bank of Atlanta were tied to the Reynolds affair, with records lost and a town seeking restitution.
Independent Retail Food Dis tributors and Serv-U Save-U stores met at the Odd Fellows hall in Frederick to view films by Esskay Packing official John Myers and discuss cooperation and alertness for independent grocers. The gathering launched a membership drive led by Robert Schell with a May 10 close.
Dr Clara H Mueller visiting Hood College economist and sociologist spoke to the Zonta club in the Wedgwood room at the Francis Scott Key Hotel on March 15 detailing a cycle of the economy. She cited factors from durability goods to international trade and urged policy backed by a clear plan. The next meeting on March 22 will feature classification talks by Mildred Dann and Evelyn Mudge with a Hood College concert announced for April 10 at Brodbeck Hall.
Johns Hopkins University researchers Charles Renn and William Chesney report a rapid method to measure silver in water at one to ten parts per billion. Sponsored by Salem-Brosius, the work shows silver can disinfect specified bacteria, though not to replace chlorine, and clarifies conditions where silver is ineffective.
The March Trinity Methodist WSCS met at the church with Mrs. Stevens leading a hymn and plans to contribute to the Lenten offering. Twenty five dollars and seventy five cents from the February ruinage sale were reported. Towels were given to seamstresses for Sibley Hospital. Devotions led by Mrs. Basil Lewis featured Latin Americans Along the Mexican border. Miss Wheatly, a Cuban veteran, and Mrs. Gaul, a Kentucky home missionary, spoke. A prayer circle closed the service with ref renents listed. City police distribute a safety magazine Tommy Gets The Keys to about 1,000 students urging safe driving rules. The Chesapeake Conference of Seventh Day Adventists meets Sunday in Baltimore for its 21st biennial session with 32 churches represented and about 270 delegates. agenda includes business sessions, officer elections, and policy resolutions.
Harry G. Dorsey died at his East Second Street home Wednesday evening after a period of illness. He was 81, born near Libertytown, and worked in Frederick’s clothing trade before joining Kemp's Men's Store. Survived by his wife Louise, several Dorsey relatives, sisters and a brother, with funeral arrangements at East Patrick Street and Saint John's Church. Interment in Saint John's Cemetery.
Tokyo reports 23 Japanese fishermen treated for radiation exposure after the March 1 retaliation blast in the Marshall Islands. Four crewmen remain seriously ill in Hiroshima, while eight nearby boats showed slight radioactivity but no injuries. Public uproar grows as compensation talks continue.
Mrs. George Green returns to Lewistown from a week with Mr. and Mrs. Basil C. Louis Jr. of Lansdowne Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Jones of East South Street celebrate their forty eighth wedding anniversary on March 17 with many gifts received. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Runkles and children Gloria and Gary Thurmont recently visited C. Ernest Mullinix and Ray Mullinix families at Mt. Airy.
A fragment reflects on true accustians and charity, stressing we gain only by giving. It cites a biblical teaching that the poor widow gave more than those with wealth, emphasizing humility and generosity as virtuous in neighborly aid.
A string of obituaries from Frederick County records the deaths of Clarence E Geisinger 71 of Lynn Indiana with North Canton connections, Mary Wilson 83 of Westminster, Catherine Susan Tems 43 of Washington, Benjamin Harrison Speaks 62 of Frederick, Charles Henry Kerchner 72 of Walkersville, James William Esler 92 of Ladyburg, and Gay Mary Ann King 54 formerly Lovettsville. Funeral details note services in Hollansburg Ohio, Westminster Baltimore area, Walkersville and Lovettsville with interments in local cemeteries. Survivors include children, sisters, brothers, and grandchildren across Maryland and nearby states.
Side Glances records the death of Newton Brown with survivors in Lovettsville and funeral details led by L Brown and Carty Company. Also noted is the death of Miss Alice Virginia Crum of Frederick with services at Mt Olivet and St John s Catholic church and burial at Mt Olivet along with other memorial rites for B Perkins and Betsy Perkins and notes on local veterans and sodality members.
The funerals for Charles H. Clarke Sr of Thurmont, Erma Elizabeth Bussard of Frederick, and Paul L. Gross of Westminster were held this week. Clarke’s service at Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel included Rev. Vincent Tomalski and Rev. William Culhane. Bussard’s funeral at a Frederick home featured Rev. Carroll Bower and G. Ermine Plots. Gross’s rites occurred at a Taneytown funeral home with Rev. Joseph Chukla. Clarke’s pallbearers included Clyde Young and Charles Baker. Interments followed in local cemeteries.
Among The Sick Mrs. Daniel Bickenstaff of Rosemont Avenue has entered Church Home and U Hospital in Baltimore for Friday surgery. Mrs. Lavenia Hahn of Araby has been ill for two weeks. Effie Shoemaker was removed from her daughter’s home at 12 East Ninth Street to Frederick Memorial Hospital for observation and treatment. Mrs. Grover Panton of East Third Street shows nice improvement as a surgical patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Odessa Stup of Doubs remains critically ill at the Kemp home, 709 East South Street, after visiting three weeks ago.
Hillsboro announces the engagement of Donna Joy Fogle, Walkersville, daughter of the late Ernest and Mrs. Fogle, to Ralph V. Fisher, son of Russell C. Fisher. Fogle, a Walkersville High School and Hood College graduate, teaches in Thurmont. Fisher, an Emmitsburg High School and University of Maryland alumnus, farms with his father. A summer wedding is planned.
A Wednesday report in The News misstated the Circuit Court bookmaking fine for Peter Places. The correct amount is $900, not $50.
Market prices for wheat per bushel corn per barrel and barley per bushel are listed with general figures. The brief shows commodity pricing but lacks detailed values or dates.
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