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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1963
Page
2
The News published in Frederick Maryland announces regular rates and delivery options. It notes association with the Associated Press for local and AP dispatch republication and confirms second class mail status.
Fifty years ago on May 1913 readers noted summer arriving with a street piano, a Myersville High School graduation address by Edgar H. McBride, and diplomas to be presented by Prof. John T. White. Clarke Place saw concrete curbing work awarded to LeRoy Hoke, and a dramatic explosion left battery parts and a glass jar in ash.
British scientists and some MPs voice worry over American space experiments. They cite the rainbow bomb test over Johnston Island and a plan to deploy a belt of reflectors around Earth, debating potential impacts on satellites and radio astronomy.
Warnings from national safety officials warn that Memorial Day weekend travel will bring increased traffic hazards. Speed and reckless driving, possibly boosted by alcohol, are expected to cause fatalities. Officials urge postponing nonurgent trips to reduce risk.
A memorial dedication at AM Saints Episcopal Church West Church Street honors Alma L. Quill who died June 3 1962. One window depicts St Barnabas donated by her parents Gard ner Quill of Frederick RFD 5 and the other St Matthew donated by W O Schade and family. A third window honors the late child struck by a truck on Route 4 near Clifton. Military notes mention PFC Paul Ho Remer and other servicemen linked to the community.
Twenty years ago Frederick faced disruptions as two garbage trucks were disabled and one caught fire after collisions on North Bentz Street between Third and Fourth. Heavy rains drenched the area, the longest in memory, while Edsel Ford died at 49 in Detroit.
Nair Gedf Manson, 78, once a general superintendent of the Post Office Department in Washington, died last week at Winchester Memorial Hospital. A well known figure among postal workers in Virginia and nearby areas, he had served in senior posts including Third District Transportation Force.
The Grace Methodist Church in Gaithersburg hosted the Saturday afternoon wedding of Miss Barbara Carole Duvall and Ensign John Adams McGraw USNR. Attendants included Lynn Massel and Judy Moneta, with Willard McGraw Jr. as best man. The couple plans a long-distance move to Long Beach, California after a brief trip.
The article reports a quiet wave of state legislatures pursuing constitutional amendments to limit federal authority. Chief Justice Earl Warren criticizes lawyers for inaction while states push three proposals, seeking to curb Supreme Court power and modify apportionment rules. Notes the involvement of 16 to 14 states and possible expansion to 12 or more states.
The piece traces reactions to proposed amendments seen as a route to a Confederate style Union. Yale professor Charles L Black Jr warns against the path as leaders like Kennedy Douglas Keating Romney join opposition. New Jersey shows staged recall moves, signaling a longer fight ahead.
Mr and Mrs Oliver P Merchant announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Elizabeth to Stewart Wharton Jr son of Mr and Mrs Stewart Wharton Sr both of Rawson Jefferson County Details note Mary Elizabeth Harpers Ferry High School class of 1960 junior at Shepherd College member of Sigma Sigma Sorority Stewart Wharton Sr a Charles Town High School 57 graduate Marine Corps veteran and Dixie Narco Company employee No wedding date set Also engagement of Carolyn Louise Oden Harpers Ferry Route 1 to Daniel B Moler Bakerton Jefferson County Carolyn a Shepherd College Business Education student Moler a Harpers Ferry High School alumnus employed by the West Virginia State Road Commission.
Among the sick Mrs. Harry Naugle of Woodsboro has returned home from Annie M. Warner Hospital in Gettysburg Pennsylvania and is reported as getting along nicely. Mrs. Dorothy Warfield Shade of Wilson Place has returned home from Frederick Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for a week and is fair. Mrs. Walter L. Fogle of Woodsboro recently returned home after a surgical patient stay at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mr. Elmer Mullinix of Lisbon slowIy improving at Frederick Memorial Hospital after two weeks as a patient.
A student at Eastern Nazarene College in Boston is connected to activities spanning science and government. The item mentions a person named William A. but the OCR text is garbled, referencing roles at Destry and Detrick and a chapter of Serna Veda, with ties to mathematics and computer work.
Obituary notices list Mae Alice Ahalt, 14, of 622 West Patrick St, died at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Also reported are Ralph A. Baumgardner, 71, of Baltimore. Albert J. Dyer, 74, of Frederick. Mrs. Gertrude W. Hays, 70, of Damascus. Olin L. Molesworth, local funeral director. and John Marsden, 23, of East Third Street. Surviving relatives, funeral details, and family connections are given for each.
Obituaries note the deaths of Ulysses G. M. Stull and others with detailed survivors and funeral plans in Harpers Ferry and Lewistown. Separate items report First Lieutenant Robert W. Tedder earning a regular USAF commission in Orlando after reserve service. Also cited is a regional claim that oil and natural gas lead mineral production value across 13 states.
Joseph D. Broussard, philosophy instructor at Mount Saint Mary's College Emmitsburg, named to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree at the Rhine Commencement. He completed his Bual examination in April and his dissertation titled Eternity in Greek and Scholastic Philosophy. Native of New Iberia Louisiana he studied at St Peters College Southwestern Louisiana Institute Tulane University Loyola New Orleans and The Catholic University of America. He has taught at Mount Saint Mary's College since 1958 and lectured at The Catholic University. Broussard is married and father of four.
Mr. Robert Schrmer of West Patrick Street will celebrate his 88th birthday tomorrow. Miss Caroline Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Smith of East Church Street will celebrate her 87th birthday remarry.
An Otis Air Force Base report says a helicopter began a transatlantic flight to France in favorable weather. Crew members include Capt. John D. Arthur of Chester Pennsylvania, Capt. Willam A. Scott of Cambridge Maryland, and Day Wie vam Letman of Dalas Texas.
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