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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1958
Page
10
Frederick city voter rolls show a drop of more than 1600 in eligible voters for the upcoming municipal election. Final registration figures total 6824, down from 8438 four years ago, a decrease of 1017.
Unofficial counts place the eligible voter pool around 22 500 with many miners among registrants. Registration patterns suggest apathy rather than lack of opportunity, and the 1954 mayoral vote tally of 5 043 may be surpassed if turnout mirrors past trends. Western diplomats view Khrushchev and Nasser as not fully satisfied with their talks, while Moscow promises all-needed support to unite the Arab world and bolster Nasser’s leadership.
The program for Fort Detrick Armed Forces Day on Saturday May 17 starts at 1 00 p m with gates opening Exhibits in Field House and Parade Grounds open for inspection At 2 50 p m assembly near Parade Grounds on Seventh Street for Weapons Show At 3 00 p m welcome remarks by Colonel D G Grothaus and Major John A Derr address Music by Middletown High School Band At 3 05 p m a simulated attack with Chemical Corps weapons At 4 00 p m Armed Forces Day ends
Brunswick police probe an attempted robbery at the Acme Market on West Potampe Street. A back door was breached and goods including canned meat, potatoes, and candy were taken but not recovered. a vehicle fled as officers arrived, with no money stolen suspected. Milkman Jerry Eshbaugh alerted the store manager Elsie Cooper. Chief Herbert Sperry led the investigation, noting a patrol car’s approach may have spooked the burglars.
Air Force Col. Glenn T. Eagleston will place a garland on one of six flag draped caskets at Hickam AFB Hawaii to select the Unknown fighting man of World War II thought to include the Pacific theater. The remains will join European theater unknown at sea near the Canberra and one will be buried at Arlington on May 26.
A Cincinnati Enquirer classified ad offered to buy poison ivy leaves and stems at 35 cents a pound up to 1000 pounds. Farmers, suburbanites, orchardists, and gardeners called, curious why anyone would want the plant. The advertiser, E P Espy, explained the firm manufactures poison ivy to create immunity though some callers wondered about health effects.
Fort Detrick officials report a balloon from the 266th FA Battery Searchlight U.S. Army Reserve Westminster broke loose around 9 30 p m Thursday night It was filled with helium and would be released at an altitude of four to six thousand feet before collapsing and drifting to the ground No one is in danger if it lands Officials have notified authorities Tammany Hall directs Powell re election bid amid tax evasion suit and court action today
Representatives of 12 Granges and Pomona Grange joined the Peed erick Memorial Hospital tour hosted by the hospital Women’s Auxiliary during National Hospital Week. Dr. Charles J. Conley said the hospital serves as a medical center, noting crowding and full use of all wings and original buildings for care, diagnosis, nursing, rehabilitation, and emergency services.
Ten thousand dollars will be available June 1 for architectural and planning fees for a new primary building at the Maryland School for the Deaf. The project aims to educate and feed about 100 to 120 deaf and hard of hearing children aged four to eleven. The article notes personnel changes, trustee appointments, and campus improvements, plus collaboration with Gallaudet College and attendance at an international education congress.
Obituaries note the deaths of Charles Peace Greenville and Eugene F McDonald founder of Zenith Radio, among others. The report also covers a volatile French political crisis, its Tunisia Algeria implications, and US concerns about Western alliance stability and possible shifts under de Gaulle and Pillmiin.
Rep DeWitt S Hyde Md on platform today announced the Brunswick post office project in the north side of Brunswick street West. The new building is to be a one story brick 2,484 square feet space under a ten year lease with renewal options. It will feature modern furnishings AC fluorescent lighting and be part of the Post Office Department leasing program to improve mail handling and service. Police reported a separate violent incident where a ski shop operator Don Le Strange, 49, killed his wife Catherine Ulland, 54, and wounded a shot during a domestic tragedy at their home in Utland California. Mrs Ulland sister Edith Guthridge of San Leandro noted Ulland had been tense recently.
Five day forecast indicates some rain or showers on Monday with fair weather for the rest of the period. Rainfall expected about half an inch. Temperatures near normal with highs from mid 70s in the east to around 70 in the mountains. Winds show cooler Monday then warmer mid week. Washington notes: the House Appropriations Committee cut 65.581 million from 382.721 million requested for Commerce Department and related activities. Frederick Memorial Hospital x ray exams total 5237 last year.
Weather observer warns of light overnight showers altering the no rain forecast but expects a pleasant weekend with partly cloudy skies. Saturday should be warmer, Sunday fair and mild. Showers were light enough to wet ground, about one hundredth of an inch. Overnight low 52, high yesterday 72, today’s high in the seventies.
Grasshoppers swarm Phoenix covering windows and windshields. Night streets dimmed as insects obscure lights. Entomologists cite favorable breeding weather for the outbreak. City residents report widespread mess in the 13,000 population area.
Four Maryland 4 H Cub members were announced as delegates to the National 41 Conference in Washington June 14 20. The selections are Hrunhilde F Seidel of St Leonard Calvert County Jean Carpenter of Mau gansville Washington County Calvert Stewart of Baltimore County and John B Scarborough of Churchville Warwick County.
A Paris committee approved Pilimlin’s bid for emergency powers as crowds gathered under security in the National Assembly. In Algiers, Lt Gen Rao Salaun moved to assume civil and military control, while De Gaulle’s supporters feared a dictatorship and the premier signaled immediate measures for a state of emergency.
Billy Glenn Newhouse, 21, surrendered in Farmington after being sought for the fatal shooting of his uncle James Its key 58 and the kidnapping of three others. One victim stabbed, another a former girlfriend aged 11 raped. Newhouse refused to speak. The case ties a long arrest record to a violent spree at a filling station. In Caracas, Venezuela, Lt. Col. Romer Alonso Havard named governor of the federal district, replacing Col. Miguel Hamon de la Rosa amid unrest linked to Nixon visit protests.
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