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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1960
Page
4
May 5 1900 issue lists subscription prices by mail and carrier, including six month and yearly rates.—Also includes established notices and references to Associated Press content and post office filing in Frederick, South Dakota.
The 1960 census is nearing completion and points to a major shift toward metropolitan areas. About 97 percent of population growth in the last decade occurred in cities, with suburban areas holding about 50 million people and 45.3 million of the 241 million gain from 1950 to 1959 attributed to suburbs.
Fifty years ago items note a public school district discussion with MESSRS John T Martin Eugene L Harrison George Miles and Prof Roger Harley before county school commissioners. A fire on B and C avenue damaged two houses. contents removed but water damage occurred. Elmer Feaga of Yellow Springs sold a three week old calf with no tail at birth. Frederick county board of assessors organized with Charles Rice and David V Stauffer as leaders. Former Governor Frank Brown expected to run again on a low taxes platform. School board heard locals advocating better conditions and plans for new buildings.
A Maryland unemployment examiner notes claims processed locally, not in Baltimore. Alban Wood, seriously ill, shows some improvement. Thurmont hosts a large fraternal ladies night with Charles E Moylan as speaker. About one hundred men furloughed railway workers recalled to Baltimore and Ohio shops in Brunswick. State Police reorganized May 1 with Carl B Dillinger as Western Maryland commander overseeing Frederick and Cumberland substations.
Frederick Memorial Hospital records April 2 4 list births: Reese Whitesell and Catherine Jensen welcome Christopher Robert, a third child and second son. Charles Ferguson and Helen Forsyth greet Mary Katharine, a second daughter. Donald Melin and wife welcome Richard Steven, a third son. Oliver Asher and spouse celebrate Marie Annette, their eleventh child and sixth daughter. Robert Bell and spouse welcome Teresa Lynn, their second child and first daughter. Carl S Davis and Shirley A Lydard announce Carl Samuel Jr. William Gamber and spouse reveal William Larry, their second child and first son.
List of individuals admitted or operated on at Frederick Memorial Hospital with their addresses and status. Includes Mr. John G. Ogle Thurmont and others as medical or surgical patients, plus brief notes on improving conditions and activities. Also reports a Wallace incident in Youngstown with a self inflicted shooting and a parking accident at the naval shipyard involving Frank Rizo.
Mr and Mrs William Molinari and Mr and Mrs William Buxton attended the birthday party of Mrs John Clabaugh of Baltimore Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs James M Dixon of Knoxville announce the birth of their first child a son James Darren at Charles Town General Hospital on April 23.
The article notes planned industrial growth in Point of Rocks with zoning for residential, business and industry. It quotes Todd on prefabricated steel joists enabling flexible designs for recreation centers and stores, from Pennsylvania steel sources, plus a forthcoming boom as other firms seek space. Also mentions summer Bermuda cruises from Washington aboard the S S Evan...
More than 300 grocers and guests attended the Independent Retail Food Distributors annual dinner at the Peter Pan Inn in Urbana. President John G Croneburg presided with Elmer Stockman as arrangements head. Rev W Merval Weaver gave the invocation. Notables from several city and state associations were present including Guy Musey, J Manning, and local police chief Charlies Main.
John Zufall and Mrs Arnie assisted stockman with arrangements while officers and board members were present. Droneburg Walter H Dud Trew vice president Charles E Riddlemoser treasurer Garland S Guyton Harry I Hamilton James H Feaga Paul 31 Carmack Harry C Main Charles E Ziemerman and William A Carl were named.
Mervin Harshman’s trial for selling beer to minors was postponed at his request. No new date set. Court officials noted Harshman telephoned before 10 a.m. trial time. Melvin E. Roberts and two Frederick youths implicated Harshman in the incident.
A man who wore glasses and believed he was nicknamed Mervin works at Victory Liquors, which has faced a license suspension before. Three teens carry delinquency records, with Ket Term an having served lengthy terms in Maryland reformatory and Frederick area offenses cited.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Mary Margaret Royston of Browningsville at the Olin L. Molesworth funeral home in Damascus with Rev. W Mervall Weaver officiating. Pallbearers included members of nearby lodges and she was interred at Greenwood cemetery.
The board approved 50000 in school supplies for Walkersville and Urbana while accepting bids for a new furnace in the administration building. Murphy Company won the furnace contract at 2270.40 after Fisher's bid was discarded for not meeting specifications. Additional bids ranged from 2323.40 to 2500 for the furnace and 605.29 in agricultural supplies from listed vendors.
Obituaries report the deaths of 80 year old Mrs. Hager D. Barnett at her daughter's Brunswick home with services scheduled Friday at Saint Francis church Harpers Ferry and interment at Saint Peter's cemetery. Also noted are the death of 64 year old Mrs. Ethel May Mehring at Gettysburg hospital and services Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church Taneytown with burial in the church cemetery.
The University of Maryland's Men's Glee Club and Hood College Glee Club join for a Friday concert at 8:00 p.m. in Coffman Chapel Hood. Directed by Charles J. Warner and Paul Traver the program includes Paris When Jesus Wept Morpheus and Gloria as final piece.
Janet Day a Hood College junior chosen by Glamour magazine as one of the Ten Best Dressed College Girls in America will model in the August issue. She is a home economics major aiming for clothing design and has modeled in Springfield and Hartford. This marks Hood’s second consecutive Glamour winner following Joan Sutton last year.
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