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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1958
Page
2
Page four of The News Frederick Maryland features social notes and society briefs with local names and events. The item lists May dates and people, reflecting mid-century community life in a regional newspaper.
A report notes workplace slips and falls cause more deaths than home incidents, while overall traffic deaths fell 6 percent in the first quarter. The year sees 7,736 traffic deaths versus 250 fewer than last year, suggesting recession reduced driving. Analysts count 3 percent lower traffic fatalities but workers staying home due to recession.
Obituaries detail the deaths of Joan O Cline 81 a retired farmer near Myersville and Roscoe L Criswell 62 a Winfield resident and Tidewater Express foreman. Cline leaves wife Violet and four children. Criswell leaves wife Irene and three children plus five grandchildren. Services planned in Myersville and Winfield with interments at St Pauls Lutheran and Ebenezer Cemetery.
Fifty years ago she is survived by four daughters and a son, with multiple grandchildren, a church member and Masonic Star. The body will move to Hartman funeral home in Derry for services. Roy Elliott, 58, of Hammonton N J, found dead in bed at home. Mrs Camby Stottlemyer, 84, widow of Camby Stottlemyer, dies at Gateway Convalescent Home. Unidentified white man found dead in a field near Walkersville, likely drowned in Monocacy. Plans to open the baseball season May 20 include William Jennings Bryan delivering a lecture at the Opera House. Surviving family lists and local notices follow. Additional items include local events, a free vaudeville show in Braddock Heights starting June 8, and assorted community notices.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Grimes Winfield announce the birth of a son George Raymond on April 30 at Woman's Hospital Baltimore. John B Wright of Dayton and Hugh Wright of Fairmont WV visited their sisters Misses Oeale and Lake Wright of Point of Rocks. Mrs Robert Lee Eaton plans to fly from New York to visit family in York shire England for ten weeks. Farmer Lyle Spankie in Alberta Genada reports delivering 48 piglets from three of his sons.
Twenty Years Ago forom The Cstaimas ons. March 1238. Harmon R. Smith of Middletown, seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews survive. The body rests at the funeral home at 16 East Church Street. Funeral services at the home Saturday at eleven, interment Mt Olivet. M. R. Eichison and Son, funeral directors. Also posted are fragments mentioning Captain Langley Andrews, a wife and two daughters, and notes on a May Day ceremonies at Head College with Barbara Frick crowned queen. Golf winners include Robert Harrington and Carl Gnook at Catoc Tin Country Club. Buckerstown, a Buckerstown Homemakers Club member, Mrs. Shankle, and her family are listed, with services for a Mrs. Shankle noted alongside a long obituary fragment detailing children and kin.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at St Oliver Cemetery for Rt Rev Charles S Helfsnider native of Frederick and longtime American bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Japan. Officiating were Rev Norman S Binsted and Rev Maurice Ashbury. Bishop Reifsnider died March 16 in California. Frank Farr McKimmy of Furnace Ford died Sunday morning. funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 PM at 106 East Church Street funeral home with Rev BR Richardson officiating. Interment Mount Olivet. pallbearers Liosd Jones Jr Shirley Hayes Dr Fred B Kehne Ernest L Page Clyde Stunkle John H Thomas.
Partial OCR text hints at a dispute over rights to a song or musical work with references to Blige and a high court decision. The readable phrases suggest a legal proceeding or ruling on copyright or ownership, but details are unclear due to garbled characters.
The piece reports improved food supplies and cheaper options across meats and vegetables. It notes beef, veal, and fish availability rising with a shift toward economy cuts and staples like chop and ground beef, while prices remain higher than in prior years. Seasonal produce arrives from California, Maine, and Texas crops expand.
Duke Divinity professor and preacher Dr James T Cleland will headline the Vesper Service at Hood College on Sunday. A Glasgow University graduate with multiple chaired posts, he has published Best Sermons and The Interpreters Bible among others as he prepares for a sermon reflecting his long career in theology.
Judge John To Tecker of the Supreme Bench of Baluingore heard arguments in a case regarding property at ws Feniaie Urovans Asylum of Frederie in Circuit court. He said he would study the matter after clearing a backlog, noting heavy prep and strong opinions may exist.
The Women’s Society of World Service of the Evangelical United Brethren Church West Second street held its annual Mother and Daughter banquet May 1 at 6 30 p m in the church social room A covered dish dinner served ninety two members and guests A program titled A Spiritual Meal featured readings from scripture and literature with Mrs Helen Summers leading Gifts honored Mrs Laura Shook as eldest mother and runner up Mrs Della Hamilton for most daughters and grandchildren Patricia C Weddle named youngest mother Next W S W L S meeting is in June George A Brown presides
Taft Calif A 22 member Catholic group planted a row of young shade trees along one side of St Marys Church Wednesday. Forty three Cub Scouts from a Methodist church planted a row of trees along the other side as a gesture of faith and appreciation for church members Packmaster R T Qyan led the effort
Rev Dr Frederick D Eyster president of the Potomac Synod United Church of Christ and Mrs Eyster returned from Montclair New Jersey on Wednesday after delivering an address at the banquet during the 23rd annual meeting of the Middle Ada Conference of the Congregational Christian Churches. Several congregations in the conference are in the Potomac area and the theme emphasized the United Church
IJAMSVILLE W S C S met in Parish on May 2 for a covered dish supper serving 26 members and 16 visitors. A short meeting followed led by Mrs. Paul Beard. Mrs. Joseph Kehne requested material for Ellen Atkinson to take to Borneo. Funds and prayers were given for Asbury Home and International Christian University in Japan.
The National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters urges motorists in Maryland and across states to reduce accidents by obeying traffic laws and driving with care. It notes inflation limits but emphasizes that avoiding and limiting liability claims keeps costs down for drivers and insurers alike.
The column notes multiple local residents at Vindobona Convalescent and Rest Home Braddock Heights. Mrs Madeline Wiles and Mrs Mirtle Stultz return home after stays. Mrs Lula Karn transferred from Frederick Memorial Hospital to Vindobona by ambulance. Edyth Grumbine and Charles Strosnider Jr were moved or treated at local facilities. A jury seated in a murder trial at Frederick Memorial Hospital is mentioned. America’s first submarine Turtle is noted in Revolutionary War history.
Detroit boxer Kenny Lane, awaiting a lightweight title shot for nearly five years, vows he would be smarter than Ralph Dupas. Dupas was knocked out in eight rounds by champion Joe Brown in Houston. Lane spoke by phone from Muskegon, watched the fight on television, with manager Pete Petroskey, as promoters posted a 35 000 purse to ignite interest. Lane pledged a strategic, high hands approach if given the chance.
President and Mrs Eisenhower host a White House state dinner for Chief Justice Earl Warren and the Supreme Court with about 70 guests. About 200 additional invitees, including Washington area judges, attend a musicale after the dinner.
In Copenhagen NATO foreign ministers offered the Soviet Union a fresh invitation to enter technical talks on disarmament while they proceed with their own studies for escaping the arms race. The 15 NATO members, after a three day meeting, said efforts to eliminate war must continue at all diplomatic levels and stressed patient negotiations by experts over a high profile summit. They signaled doubts about the value of a government chiefs meeting, while still open to a summit if productive.
Washington news: the Eisenhower administration clings to its reciprocal trade program amid rising congressional pressure for higher tariffs. After a lengthy talk with Speaker Sam Rayburn, no agreement emerged. Weeks says the bill is still the goal, while Rayburn signals possible compromise and Democrats show weak support.
Equity cases include Mildred B Smith versus C Lawrence Smith and Jean Cox versus James Cox with partial divorces for minor children. DeWitt Rowe versus Anna Belle Rowe filed for absolute divorce. Multiple marriages licenses listed with ages and towns. Property deeds show transfers from Cyril E Duncan to Gene Arthur Adelsberger, Ernest Lloyd to H Kieffer DeLauter, and others with county sums of $10.
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