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Newspaper

News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1960

Page

4

May 9 1960 Frederick News Page Four Highlights

Page four itemization shows the Frederick Maryland Daily News column from May 9 1960 with details on subscriptions and circulation figures. The page includes Associated Press content and republication rights, and notes the edition date and postal classification. The text lists Great Southern Pig and Mess Co as an advertiser at the top.

the News Frederick Maryland Great Southern Pig & Mes, CO Noth Court St Associated Excat Thus Fretenck Henek

J H Falk Dies After Heart Attack at 58

James Hamner Falk a Frederick County treasurer for nearly 92 years and active churchman died of a heart attack at 10 38 Sunday morning after leaving his home to teach Sunday School He was 58 and survived by his wife Harriet Shook Falk mother one brother and three sisters. He served in many fraternal roles and was a longtime Democrat elected treasurer in 1938. Funeral services set at Evangelical Lutheran Church with Masonic rites at Mt Olivet cemetery.

James Hamner Falk Frederick County Mr. Falk Park Avenue East Second Street Uniteds Ambulance Frederick Memorial Hospital Falk Frederick Elizabeth F. Davis Falk John W. Falk Harriet Shook Falk J. William Masonic Order Order of United American Mechanics OUAM Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lynch Lodge No. 163 A. F AML Royal Order of Scotland Enoch Chapter No Royal Arch Masons Grand Chapter of Maryland Enoch Jacques de Molay Knights Templar Frederick Lodge of Perfection Chesapeake Court of Honor St. Cyprian Order of the Red Cross of Boys’ High School Old Commercial Bank Western Maryland Trust Company North Market Street Mt Olivet Heart Fund Robert E. Dailey and Son

People to blame taxes on their own levy

The article argues that the American people bear responsibility for tax levels as officials derive their taxing power from voters. It contends citizens must elect representatives who reflect tax relief goals and, if motivated, can lower taxes by using their votes.

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Births Reported at Frederick Memorial Hospital

May 57 births include Cynthia Rene Long first child for Mr and Mrs Robert Long Middletown the Longs former Trene Beachley of Broad Run. Melvin Nusz at Dy Hansen apartments welcomes fourth child son David Ray. Ernest Printz RFD 1 welcomes third child second daughter Aeritta Maze.

Frederick Memorial Hospital Robert Long Middletown Cynthia Rene Long Trene Beachley Broad Run Melvin Nusz Dy Hansen Apts David Ray Ernest Printz RFD Aeritta Maze

Stock Quotations Guide for Exchange Prices

Bid and ask prices from Alex Brown and members of the New York Stock Exchange provide a guide to the approximate range within which these securities could have been sold or bought at the time of compilation. The data reflects current market activity and helps assess value and liquidity.

Askea Alex Brown New York Stock Exchange Frederick Focal

Fifty Years A Ago Items From The News May 3 9 1310

Fifty years ago notices report a tobacco house and a farm machine shed near Fjamsville destroyed by fire suspected incendiary. Mrs F E Michael of Daysville injured crossing railroad tracks when her buggy overturned as a train approached. Independent Hose Co votes to enter a reel team for Baltimore convention races. Frank V Staub receives 5000 young trout from the U S Fish Commission for mountain streams near Indian Springs. Annie Baer hospitalized after a stool collapse while lighting gas at her nephew W T Haller's East South street home. Jacob Gorman kills a 7 foot 7 inch black snake in the Catoctin mountains.

Fjamsville John Ther Nitchman Baltimore F. E. Michael Daysville Walkersville Northern Central Railroad Michael Independent Hose Co Frank V. Staub Norte Market Street United States Fish Commission Indian Springs Annie Baer City Hospital Wiliam T. Haller East South Street Jacob Gorman Catoctin

Trail elected president of Maryland State Dental Association

Dr William E Trail was chosen president elect of the Maryland State Dental Association at its annual meeting in Baltimore. The Frederick County Agricultural Society will build one or two new cattle barns at the Frederick fair grounds. About five thousand tulip bulbs bloomed in Baker park. Potomac Engineering Co of Cumberland bid 31342 for repairs to the Brunswick bridge over the Potomac River. Nearly 106 persons applied for work as operators at the citys low rent colored housing project site. Mrs Charles H Conley and Mrs Charles F Wilson sponsored girls confirmed at St Josephs church on Carrollton Manor Buckeystown with Archbishop Michael J Curley administering the sacrament.

William E. Trail Maryland State Dental Association Baltimore Frederick County Agricultural Society Frederick Fair Grounds Baker Park Potomac Engineering Co Cumberland Potomac River Brunswick Charles H. Conley Frederick Charles F. Wilson Ijamsville St. Joseph's Church Carrollton Manor Buckeystown Michael J. Curley Washington

Obituaries from Poolesville area and Lovettsville

Multiple obituaries record deaths in Maryland towns including Poolesville Lovettsville and Barnesville. Among the deceased are Mrs Clark daughter of the late Riggs and Darby. Earnest L Frye formerly of Lovettsville. Elias R Howes of Sun Shine. and Julia Hershberger of Poolesville. Funeral details note calls at local funeral homes and services in churches with interments at Monocacy Cemetery Lovettsville Union Cemetery and Mt Carmel Cemetery.

Julia Hersberger Julia Eliza Hershberger Poolesville Miss Hershberger Aaron and Hester Hersberger Norma Jane Wright Florida Hempstone Griffith Rockville Anna Winstead Washington, D. C

Regular Church Women Meeting In Jefferson May 9

Jefferson reports the United Lutheran Church Women of St. Pauls will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday night May 9. St Pauls Church Council also meets that evening at 8 00. visitors include Mr and Mrs William Harwetel of New York visiting aunt Mrs Charles C Roderuck and Mr and Mrs Carl Keller visiting their aunts Miss Mary Hine and Mrs Charles Roderuck. John Lakin Sr of Fengaville, a former Jefferson resident, is a patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital.

John Lakin $Sr Fengaville Jefferson Frederick Memorial Hospital

Frailey Reelected Emmitsburg Burgess

Emmitsburg residents reelected Burgess Clarence G. Frailey by a wide margin. Frailey earned 166 of 203 ballots cast, first elected in 1956 following Thornton W. Rodgers retirement. Dr. K. W. Houser won the commissioner seat with 153 votes, B. H. Boyle 46, and Cloyd Seiss one write-in. Write-in choices included James Arnold Edward Houck Arthur Elder Richard Sprankle Joseph Elder George Danner and J Norman Flax.

Emmitsburg Clarence G. Frailey Chargin Frailey Thornton W. Rodgers K. W. Houser B. H. Boyle Cloyd Seiss Burgess James Arnold Edward Houck Arthur Elder Richard Sprankle Joseph Elder George Danner J. Norman Flax

British hiker rests as steamboat springs tale unfolds

Dr Barbara Moore, 56, of Briain, stops overnight in Steamboat Springs Colo on a 3000 mile hike from San Francisco to New York City. Two British army sergeants Mervyn Evans 33 and Patrick Moloney 37 who left SF April 12 reach Cheyenne Wyo, about 100 miles behind Dr Moore as the trio travels across the West.

Steamboast Springs Colo Barbara Moore Briain San Francisco New York City Dr. Moore Cheyenne Wya Mervyn Evans Patrick Moloney Dy. Moore

Co Y Mehring Dies On Saturday

Charles Upton Behring a retired Keymar farmer and truck operator died Saturday at 9 in Frederick Memorial Hospital at age 61. He is survived by wife Nellie F Lookinghill Behring, son William F Mehring, two daughters and 11 grandchildren, plus siblings. Funeral Tuesday at Haughs Lutheran Church Taneytown, burial in Haughs cemetery. viewing at Fuss Funeral Home Taneytown.

Charles Upton Behring Keymar Frederick Memorial Hospital Mehring Upton F Emma Smith Mehring Nellie F. Lookinghill Behring William F. Mehring Robert M. Miller Forrest Roser Jr Trueman Keefer John Rocky Ridge Luther Reisterstown Haugh’s Lutheran Church Taneytown

Funeral services for Gordon Spurrier at 2 pm Wednesday

Funeral services for Gordon Wilbur Spurrier owner of the ML D Harp real estate and insurance agency will be held Wednesday at 2 pm from Robert E Dailey and Son funeral home. Rev Merval Weaver will officiate with interment in Mt Olivet cemetery. He died Saturday morning of a heart attack at 205 Grove boulevard, survived by his wife Grace Harp Spurrier, a son Terry Harp Spurrier, a sister Audrey S. Ogie, a niece and nephew, and his father the late Dorsey W. Spurrier. He was active in church and civic organizations.

Earnest L. Frye Earnest Lewis Frye Lovettsville Lynchburg Harry C Bessie Butts Frye New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Frye Nannie Carter Washington, D.C Alice, Davis San Diego California Emory Frye Sherman Frye Brunswick Frank Frye Albany Georgia Lutheran Church Michael Kretsinger Union Cemetery R. E. Brown Elias R. Howes Elias Ridgley Howes Sun Shine John Helen Howes Susie R. Howes Margaret Wachter Etchison Woodrow E. Howes Mary Carter Wheaton Lee Howes Baltimore Francis H. Barber Laytonsville Mt. Carmel Gordon Wilbur Spurrier ML D. Harp Real Estate and Insurance Agency Robert E. Dailey Grove Boulevard Grace Harp Spurrier Frederick County Dora M. Ball Spurrier Terry Harp Spurrier Audrey S. Ogie Airy Dorsey W. Spurrier Spurrier Lynch Lodge A. F Frederick Forest Tall Cedars of Lebanon Breakfast Optimist Club American Legion The Harp Agency

Local residents enter Frederick Memorial Hospital for observation and treatment

A list of area residents including Mr. George Wirts Mr. William Beard Mr. George Burkett and others entered Frederick Memorial Hospital Friday or Wednesday for observation, surgery, or cardiac care. Mrs. Mary Cline and Mrs. Russell Strine remained under medical attention with Strine in serious condition and visitors barred. Peggy Cole was sent to Walter Reed Hospital for surgery next Tuesday.

George L. Wirts MGA North Market Street Frederick Memorial Hospital William T. Beard RFD Walkersville George E. Burkett New Market Robert M. Ahalt Middlestown Lewis A. Baumgardner North Bentz Street Walter E. Barnes Union Bridge Fredreick Memorial Mary Cline Russell Strine Edna E. Brownlow Peggy Cole Motter Avenue Walter Reed Hospital Washington

Local Personal Notes Highlight Florida Jungle Gardens Visit

Mrs. John Dudach of Frederick enjoyed a vacation visit to Sarasota Jungle Gardens on the Sun Coast Florida with flamingos and tropical birds. gisted Birthday alerts for several residents appear, including ages 50 to 79, plus military family updates from Fort Worth Carswell AFB and local celebrations in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

John Dudach Washington Street Frederick Sarasota Jungle Gardens Sun Coast Florida G. Dayton Hodges Arbor Hill Farms Staunton Elmer E. Hodges McKaig Julia Estella Smith Walkersville Inlaw Allen Harper Jr Crescent Avenue Lansdale Randy Shelhorse Jr Fort Worth Tex Carswell Air Force Base Riverhead N. Y Shelhorse French Morocco Texas Randy Shelhorse Sr Frank W. Yanes Merril E. Giesler Urbana Austin C. Gibbons Frederick Avenue Jesse N. Smith East Eighth Street Arthur R. Mason West Second Street George W. Smith New Midway Lewis E. Leather Buckerstown Bessie Hoffman Woodsboro Arthur R

TV Actor Hugh O’Brian Faces Repeated Gun Mishaps

Savannah AP report recounts actor Hugh O’Brian’s string of misfires and burns while filming Wyatt Earp on stage. A cartridge error caused pain and a stage injury to Frisco Estes during a live show, after earlier powder burns in North Carolina and a blank explosion during practice.

Savannah Wyatt Earp Hugh O'Brian O’brian O'Brian Frisco Estes Wilmington N. C

Gordon Smith Appointed To Frederick County School Board

Gov Tawes named Gordon Smith of Ijamsville to the Frederick County Board for a six year term beginning May 2. Smith said he would join with an open mind on the school question and hoped county education would improve in coming months after the nomination dispute.

Annapolis Tawes Gordon Smith Ijamsville Frederick County Smith Katherine Trundle Powell Democratic State Central Committee

Pupils See Classic Play at National Theater Washington

West Frederick Junior High Sections 80 and 83 attended Mary Stuart at the National Theater in Washington on May 4. Dorothy Bock Pierre spoke to three eighth grade classes on April 27 about the play’s history, Mary Stuart and Elizabeth I, with host teachers and staff. The matinee featured Eva n Le Guilienne and Signe Hasso, and Scott L. Kirkpatrick led a backstage tour of the historic venue.

West Frederick Mary Stuart National Theater Washington Dorothy Bock Pierre Rachel Bishop Helen Chandler Robert R. Hardman Robert L. Pitts Pierre Scotland Queen Elizabeth I England Hardman Pitts Evan le Guilienne Elizabeth I Signe Hasso Elzabeth Mary Scott Scott L. Kirkpatrick United

Writer Michael Straight Speaks at Hood College Library

Novelist and former New Republic editor Michael Straight discussed his method of inhabiting characters to fuel Carrington during a Friends of the Hood College Library luncheon. He described researching the 1865 Sioux massacre and the Wyoming fort tale across several states, noting unpublished letters and Col Carrington’s pleas as key sources.

Joseph Henry Apple Hood College The New Republic Michael Straight Carrington Wyoming H. B. Carrington Wyoming-Montana Union Mexico Japan Straight Washington Col. Carrington Hood New York England Roosevelt Katherine E. Dutrow Andrew G. Truxal Charlotte Smith Theron Green B. Paul South Hagerstown Smith Tristees College Wayne C. Neely Neely Neeley

Western Maryland Hit Hard By Heavy Rain

The first sustained soaking rain in over a month hit Western Maryland over the weekend, flooding areas around Baltimore and causing slick highways and earth slides. Cumberland recorded 4.06 inches, a May record. Potomac and Will s Creek ran high, with Wiley Ford Bridge showing the Potomac near flood stage. Roads were blocked in Allegany and Garrett Counties.

Maryland Baltimore U. S. Weather Bureau Robert BR. Golden Cumberland Golden Potomac Willsa Wiley Ford Bridge

Eisenhower Bitten by Mosquito Leaves Small Head welt

President Eisenhower reports a small welt on the side of his head after a mosquito bite while fishing. He recalled a scar above the left ear from a West Point football accident and noted the mark appeared faintly discolored during a White House breakfast with Republican lawmakers.

Washington Eisenhower White House Robert Wilson California West Point Gettysburg

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J. H. Falk Howard J. Stup Dill Avenue Phyllis la Rue Kenneth Martin Luther H. Martin Lewistown Trinity United Church of Christ, J . Adamstown Frederick Co Feericktown Rush Gunitsan Potomac Edison Marken & Biel Held Rai Bsck Co. Agricultur Ciety Gaithersburg Barnesville Monocacy Cemetery Beallsville William B. Hilton Leonard Elsworth Hossler East Second St East Church Street Russell F. Seabright Jr Mount Olivet M. R. Beeson and Son Mary Gees McComas Chippendale Farm Cooksville St Paul’s Episcopal Church Poplar Springs Herman DiBrandi William ©. Trail William W. Spaulding Carlton Molesworth George Ross George Hess Winfield Robb M. R. Etchison and Son Waltz Andrew Guy Mumford Winfield Hoyt Dudley Ebenezer Methodist Church St. James Cemetery Dennings Charles Jenkins Walter Flemming Albert Brown Daniel Boone B. Frizzell Ralph Bloom Sepegetut Earp Damon Blue Ridge German Shepherd Chambersburg, Pa Helen Ramsburg W. Maryland
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