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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1963
Page
2
In the May 6 1963 issue from Frederick Maryland the front page echoes church bells and a message urging teenagers to respect life guided by religious values. The pamphlet style reminder connects moral conduct to safety and community well being.
A Mrs E H R Gaithersburg Maryland issues a dated message on May 3 1963 requesting that her name not be mentioned for modest reasons.
Farmers face confusion as two reading farm groups clash over the wheat program. The writer argues for less federal control, cites rising costs from 1953 to 1961, notes higher yields, and urges local farmers to vote their honest opinions on May 21, favoring reduced government involvement.
A reader defends parental responsibility for juvenile issues and critiques child guidance measures. The letter recounts personal loss and stresses family influence and religious faith as sources of strength, urging community caution and trust in parents while calling for broader action.
Tax records show nearly 400 automobile owners in Frederick County. Knights of Pythias lodge rooms moved to the new castle on Court Street. Electric lights failed citywide due to plant trouble. Court House janitor found 12 empty beer bottles in Court Square Park. The Colored M E Church plans a new church at West All Saints and Brewers Alley and may abandon the old Hill Church. Twenty three loaded motor trucks tested from Washington. first trip 2 hours 45 minutes. Waller Keefer died in Washington at about 41. Undertaker Rice reburied 21 bodies from three families in Mt. Olivet cemetery. Baumgardner and Walker autos collided at Market and Church. Independent steamer test at Church and Court, first since Marvel theater fire.
May 6 1923 Frederick news notes Mayor Lloyd Culler announces candidacy for a second term as chief executive during a dire emergency. The article also reports record cold May weather, a veteran death, local food production in England, and distant Allied advances in World War I context.
Frederick County's Hallar Best reports from the National School Board Association gathering in Denver. The NSBA condemned strikes by teachers and urged against sanctions or mediation as improper. Wilkinson outlined a four point fitness program for schools with daily vigorous activity and medical screening.
Vincent Godfrey Burns Maryland poet laureate will address the Rotary Club of Frederick at 12 19 p m on Wednesday in the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Burns holds degrees from Penn State Harvard Union Theological Purdue and Columbia and has toured the nation delivering inspirational lectures for 18 years. The program is titled The Four.
The Braddock Heights Volunteer Fire Company responded Saturday around 4 p.m. to a small pine grove fire off Ridge Road with light damage. Scouts aided in extinguishing, and crews returned by 4:30 p.m. Sunday the Carroll Manor Fire Company dealt with a vehicle fire along U.S. 15 near the Three-Way Service Station, owned by J. H. Southern of Herndon Virginia, with damage described as estimable.
Samuel W. Barrick of Frederick County was named to the executive committee of the Alumni Association of the University of Maryland School of Law at its annual Baltimore banquet. Judge William C. Walsh was elected an honorary member. Dean William P. Cunningham gave the principal address and outlined future plans for the law school.
Samuel Sagner 71 retired clothing manufacturer and founder of Sagner Inc died Sunday at his home 2503 Queen Anne Road Windsor Hills He was a charter member of Beth Tfiloh Congregation He is survived by wife Mary Rappeport Sagner four children two brothers eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral services are at 2 p m tomorrow at Sol Levinson Brothers 6010 Reisterstown Road and burial will be in Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Rudolph Tyergat announce the engagement of their daughter Sandy Boone to Chester LeRoy Stone son of Mr and Mrs Albert Stone both of this city A May wedding is planned Also listed are market prices Wheat 1 98 bu Corn 7 50 bhi
Oscar Albaugh 74 of near Union Bridge died at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a two week illness. He left a widow Nellie Bastian Albaugh and two children Oscar L. Albaugh and Helen Fuss plus six grandchildren. Margaret Loretta Carter 67 of Brunswick died at Frederick Memorial Hospital. she leaves a daughter Elizabeth Myers and four grandchildren. Helen Mildred Hood 38 1 died at home in Clarksburg. she leaves a husband Archie Hood a daughter and a sister plus two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements mention Union Bridge, Brunswick and Clarksburg churches and local funeral homes.
Obituaries detail services for Dr. Charles F. DeGaris of Oklahoma City and others across Frederick area. Messages note dates, funeral homes Liberytown Powell and Hartzler Johns Hopkins ties, Mount Olivet and Mt Hopes cemeteries, pallbearers, and church officiants. Reports mention academic roles at Oklahoma University Johns Hopkins and Webster's Dictionary editor work.
Funeral services for Mrs Annie Elizabeth Crutchley widow of Harry E Crutchley who died at Frederick Memorial Hospital early Thursday were held with prayers at the funeral home 106 East Church Street at 9 30 a m then to St John s Catholic Church for high Requiem Mass concluding with interment of the remains.
The caption lists individuals including Marcard Carnpropet and Mee Dean Hernith among mental health clinic workers at the city facility.
A local health agency announces funds for a mental hygiene clinic in the area. The plan includes financial support from community groups and partners to establish services, equipment, and staffing at the facility.
A local health alert accompanies a Boy Scout camp planned by Troop No. 1 and Troop No. 4 under Rich ard Wormer and Ck Geen G rl Secret Trowm. Mrs Revert leads preparation with Mrs Dada steering the campaign committee and volunteers including Mrs Harry Lotas and Mrs William Hobson assisting in publicity and coordination.
Among the ill Mr Kennels Lee Baker and Mrs Facn Bender recover at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Gary Brice, a local motorist, injured in an accident, listed in fair condition. A cabbage in Sherman Rippeon’s fridge sprouted, drawing notice as a quirky local item.
Mrs. Bessie Dell Harp widow of Reno S Harp died at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Survived by two children Rev Reno S Harp Jr and Mrs Donald Jenkins, two sisters and a brother, two grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral at Trinity Chapel Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ with interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Funeral directors M R B Etchison and Son.
A birthday gathering celebrated Randy Weddle's 18th birthday with family members including Jr. and Mrs. John Z. Weddle and Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Heupt. Also announced was the birth of a second child, a son named Brian Meredith, born April 27 at Washington County Hospital.
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