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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1956
Page
4
A brief sports note mentions a May 22, 1956 date for a competition between two teams labeled 2 5 coms and SEL Soi 2, with Tuesday referenced as the day of the event. The fragment provides limited specifics on location, teams, or scores.
Industrial gains from auto sector include the Dodrill-GMR Mechanical Heart exhibit at the Smithsonian. A photoelectric oxyhemograph and an electro-stethograph aid anesthetists by monitoring oxygen and heart sounds during surgery. The centri-filmer sterilizes polio vaccines for uv light, after seven years of development by auto engineers.
An eager gathering at Kemp Hall organized into four committees of 25 to support a YMCA fundraising drive. Glenn O Garber Henry H Abbott Edgar Moore and D John Markey named chairs of the four groups. A fire at Charles M Rhoads residence damaged clothing. Sister Bernard injured at a convent. Tyergar seals North Market fountain basin. Frederick County strawberry crop hit by drought with scarce early fruit.
Frederick High School totals 194 percent to win the public schools track meet at the Fair Grounds. Woodsboro captures Class D. Class C goes to another Frederick group. A Frederick group attends an Oxford Group gathering in Washington with nearly two thousand attendees. A car accident near Buckeystown injures Ross Grimes Adamatown but causes no serious injuries. Phi Sigma Kappa election at Gettysburg sees SANNER elected president of the Rhe Deuteron chapter. Wedding report: Nancy Kennedy and George Vayvada wed at St. Johns Catholic Church with details of attire and attendees. The couple plans to reside at Fort Detrick after travels in New England and Canada.
Rev and Mrs Ira Petre Church of the Brethren missionaries from near Maugansville will sail from Montreal on May 29 and London June 1 to Nigeria for a four year term. They leave behind three older children with Frederick county families for schooling while Lucille Mary Ellen and Bernice join them in Africa. The couple has served in mission work since 1939 and will focus on Bible education, pastoral work, and native women programs.
Approximately 186 Masons attended a Past Masters Night event at the Masonic Temple in Vienna. Columba Lodge No 58 AF and A M hosted a dinner served by Eastern Star members. Guests included Mr and Mrs Paul Reis and their son Peter of Ridge Road Bradock Heights. The trip planned by members goes from Idlewild to Vienna then via flight to Scandinavia Germany Austria and a tour of Switzerland France Luxembourg Sweden, returning July 9.
Birth notices list nine families welcoming new children at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Frank G Muraugh and wife announce son Frank Gabriel Jr. Carolyn Taffy Prudence arrives for Nelson H Miller Jr. Gary Luther is born to Jack W Derr and wife. Susan Elizabeth to William E Sanders. Eva Arlene to Arthur R Nyberg. Gary Wayne to William R Cromwell and Betty Jane Clark. Kevin Thurbie Markoe born to Thurbie Markoe and Frances Fisher. Kathy Marie to Lee C Eyler. The notices include addresses in Frederick Thurmont Boyds College Park and Route designations.
The Garden Club of Frederick and Tasker’s Chance invite public participation in the spring flower and fashion show luncheon at the Francis Scott Key Hotel Friday. Luncheon begins 12 15 with fashions by Town and Country Shop. Flower show opens at two with judges named and class chairmen listed.
Miss Ethel Northam of Frederick Memorial Hospital School of Nursing attends an accreditation institute in Baltimore. The event, sponsored by the Maryland District of Columbia Delaware Hospital Association, features leaders from Johns Hopkins Hospital and Sinai Hospital discussing Joint Commission accreditation standards and processes for hospitals.
Mr and Mrs William Smith of Damascus announce the engagement of their daughter Eveyn V Smith to Reginald W King son of Mr and Mrs William Howard King of Jermantown Miss Smith is a senior at Damascus High School Reginald King is a Gaithersburg High School graduate class of 1952 served three years in the armed forces and is employed at Western Union Washington No wedding date is set
Among the sick Mrs Maude Cook Staun entered Frederick Memorial Hospital Monday for observation and treatment. Mrs Louis E Twentey is a patient at the hospital following surgery and is reported satisfactory. Mrs Mae Stockman improving slowly after a cerebral hemorrhage and remaining a patient since May 12. Mrs Frank Lakel Sr entered for observation May 10 and returned home very much improved. Mr Edward Cadmus of Thurmont moved to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Mrs Charles Stitely was admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital by American Legion ambulance. Pvt Richard C Snoots of Brunswick attends the Adjutant General s School at Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana after basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina.
The draft legislation would move five holidays to Mondays in New Jersey, creating six three day weekends including Lincoln's Birthday Memorial and Veterans Day. The measure names dates for Columbus Day and Washington's Birthday and places Memorial Day on the last Monday in May. The bill was sent to the Senate yesterday.
Algerian rebels ambushed a French convoy 50 miles west of Senuf on the road to Constantine, killing three and wounding five, with two French officers among the dead. Rebels reportedly fled after counterattacks, leaving 17 dead. A French patrol near the Moroccan border was ambushed, two wounded. In Algiers a French soldier was sentenced to death in absentia for joining rebels with arms.
Ezzard Charles the former heavyweight champion says he will keep fighting as long as he feels good after losing to Wayne Bethea at St Nicholas Arena. He notes he could retire but prefers staying active and profitable through boxing. Riverfront deeds and lease agreements follow in the notice column. Plan investigations by two Senate committees seek to probe armed services roles in war.
The study committee appointed for a proposed Frederick county health center meets tonight at eight o'clock in the Roads Board conference room on the Court House second floor. The group will organize and begin initial discussions about the center.
A British rally criticizes concessions to rising generations as Britain weighs its grip on Cyprus Singapore and Aden. Lord Lloyd states no constitutional changes in Aden due to strategic and economic value. Singapore talks on independence falter while Britain keeps security control. Cyprus battles underground extremists seeking end of British rule and unification with Greece.
Dr. Frank M. Humphrey a Virginia veterinarian who founded the Lord Willing Farm for alcoholic rehabilitation died at Mount Alto Veterans Hospital aged 69. He bought a 359 acre farm near Culpepper last year for rehab work. Services set for 1 p.m. tomorrow at Ft Meyer Chapel with burial in Arlington Cemetery.
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