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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1958
Page
2
The newspaper page indicates Associated Press content supplied for republication from the May 20 1958 issue. It shows postal entry at Erick Maryland and marks the Tuesday date alongside local printing notes.
Fifty years ago items from the Columns of The News Frederick Maryland describe a death notice for an elderly resident aged 75 with surviving family and funeral details. Also recounted are literary society debates, a heavy rainstorm flooding Carroll Creek and East Patrick Street, a choral festival with concerts, a Bryan lecture at City Opera House, and a runaway horse incident near Biser’s coal yard.
Frederick area notes from May 20, 1938 recount local events and obituaries. Dr Aug J Raggi, New York surgeon, and Mrs Raggi involved in auto accident. Lindbergh avenue residents contest land assessments. Dr Kefauver urges bacteriological lab in Frederick. obituaries include Franklin Grimes, James Howes, Roy Barber, Milton Lawyer, Rosco Spurrier, infant Lynn Ellen Kuehne. funeral details and survivors listed. various community notices and local achievements noted.
Farm leaders propose an Agricultural Hall of Fame and Museum to honor men who aided American agriculture and helped avert hunger. The project, discussed at the Tru man Library in Independence, is budgeted at 2 million dollars from contributions and aims to recognize pioneers like inventors of barbed wire steel and hybrid corn.
President Eisenhower flies from Gettysburg to vote in the Pennsylvania state primary with James C Hagerty and other aides aboard. He will then head to New York for a major speech on ending the business slump.
Funeral services were held for Roger Wall jlace Linton of Yellow Springs and John Ira Lambert of this city at East Church Street funeral home with Rev. Harold A. Ammons and Rev. William Mercer officiating. Pallbearers included Arthur C. Bradley Augustus M. Spangler James M. Linton James Haller and others. Interment followed at Pleasant Hill and Mount Olivet cemeteries. M R Etchison and Son directed. Blanche E Summers of Hagertyown died Friday. services at Gladhill funeral home Middletown with pallbearers named. interment in Re formed cemetery at Middletown.
Miss Christine M. Lewis daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin D Lewis Thurmont became the bride of Wilbur A. Henry son of Mr and Mrs Arthur F Henry Gettysburg Pa Friday evening at 730 oclock in St James United Church of Christ Thurmont. The double ring ceremony was performed by Rev Harry L Fehl Jr Miss Jean Krout Littlestown Pa was pianist. Ada Juettue Lewis Thurmont served as maid of honor. She wore a pink street length dress white accessories and carried white carnations. Joseph V Hardman Littlestown served as best man. Following the ceremony a reception was held in the social hall of the church after which the couple left on a honeymoon through northern Pennsylvania. Upon their return they will reside on the Gettysburg Littlestown Road. The bride is a graduate of Thurmont High School. The groom attended Gettysburg High School and is employed by the Carroll School Co Littlestown. Out of town guests were from Chambersburg Greencastle Pa Thurmont Frederick and Emmitsburg.
Mr and Mrs Boote Myers of East Church street celebrate their 44th wedding anniversary today. William M M Houck of Frederick and Thurmont leaves for a three day Lincoln National Life insurance sales conference at the Americana Hotel in Miami Florida June 14 with Mrs Houck joining him. Frank N Stauffer of Walkersville will be 69 on Wednesday. Carroll Burdette of Hyatts town will be 39 on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs William A H Solt Sr celebrate their 43rd wedding anniversary today and Solt is also 63 today. Terry W Wade of Highfield and his wife are parents of a son born Friday at Waynesboro Hospital Mo. and Mrs James R Forte of 129 West Fourth street quietly celebrate their 38th wedding anniversary today. Charles A Weddie stationed in Hanau Germany has been promoted from private first class to specialist third class. his wife resides on East Church street and he is son of Mr and Mrs Charles G Weddle of Mountaindale. Maurice G White Jr of West Patrick street will celebrate his 23rd birthday on Friday.
Frederick Memorial Hospital reported multiple births from May 16 to May 19. Included are PFC William Paden and Gloria Jean Paden’s second child Ricky Joseph, Robert and Elsie Ramsburg’s first child Robert Lee Jr., Charles and Margaret Dougherty’s fourth child Stuart Alan, Charles and Delores Fogle’s first son Stephen Mark, James Waters and Virginia Massey’s son Richard Michael, Martin L Bowers and Natalie Colbert’s son Martin Firestone, James H Bowers and Rebecca Elkins’s son Stephen Christopher, Robert Foreman’s daughter Karen Ulrica, Paul B Main’s son Donald Lee, Milton C Dean’s son Milton Charles Jr, and related mother maids.
The Burkittsville Ruritan Club holds its annual Memorial Day Services at Union Cemetery in Burkittsville Sunday at 7:00 p.m. Rev. A. R. Burkhardt of Zion Lutheran Church Middletown will conduct the services.
Morial services and a special commemoration will be held for late Robert Arnold a Burkitsville Club charter member and for Ridgeles A Willard and Mrs Staley parents of organization members Franklin G Norris chairs the Rural Church committee which sponsors the annual service around Memorial Day weekend Some stock market gains were noted in early trading as The Sick Billy Seward son of Mr and Mrs Millard Seward East Second Street recovers from a broken arm and several local residents including St Clinton Rhoades and others were admitted for observation or treatment at Frederick Memorial Hospital Newton D Baker Hospital Martinsburg WV Vindobona Convalescent and Rest Home updates. President Eisenhower signed legislation boosting military pay at an estimated first year cost of about one half a billion dollars.
Bolivar Harpers Ferry news lists visitors including Mrs. Dale Thompson and Mrs. H T McDonald with social calls in Harpers Ferry and Bolivar. A car mishap near Washington street damages two vehicles. Harpers Ferry High School prom music by George Everley’s Orchestra. Mothers Day events at Bolivar Methodist Church celebrate two mothers with awards. A range of travel, hospital stays, and family updates fill the community page.
Paris based NEA correspondent presents De Gaulle’s strongest backer, Jean De Lipkowski, arguing the general cannot become a dictator. The piece outlines De Lipkowski’s view of De Gaulle’s prestige, independence, and cautious approach to power, including plans for a constitution aligned with American democracy and a neutral global stance.
Mrs Mark Rothman of Philadelphia will install the newly elected officers of the Frederick Section of the National Council of Jewish Women at their installation luncheon Wednesday at the Peter Pan Inn. Rothman is past president and honorary president of the Philadelphia Section and serves on national committees. Mrs Meyer Chertoff will be installed as president in a candlelight service. Mrs Lawrence Ware is the retiring president.
Frederick residents Karen Kalloway and Ernest Colwell were named officers in Western Maryland College Greek elections. Kalloway, 118 North Court Street Frederick, becomes chaplain of Iota Gamma Chi while Colwell of Keymar serves as sergeant at arms for Pi Alpha Alpha.
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