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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1964
Page
4
Mrs Charles Biddl ec ome of RFD 6 Frederick Maryland urges responsible citizens to buy The Blue Book of the John Birch Society to inform themselves before it is too late. The note is dated May 26 1964.
Dr Jules Backman of New York University warned that any rise in the minimum wage would raise unemployment by pricing out low wage workers where joblessness is heaviest. He argued labor costs push automation, with wage-driven machine substitution accounting for missing workers.
The weather bureau adopts numerical probability forecasts, indicating odds like a 50 percent chance of rain. The system aims to reduce blame on the weatherman while acknowledging uncertainty, pledging to forecast only sure events such as the summer solstice on June 21.
A Frederick County reader praises John Birch Society advocacy in a letter to the editor, reveals intent to join the group, defends its aims, and rejects accusations of extremism while urging readers to inform themselves and act to save the country.
Unders ideal weather drew one of Frederick s largest crowds as the Tri City League opened on the Fairgrounds grounds with Hagerstown as the opponent. Officer Quinn caught the first dog since Titlow s discharge, promising another capture. The Girls High School auditorium may be divided to create new classrooms due to space. The public library shows strong early usage with 269 books borrowed in the first week. A large enthusiastic crowd attended the Boys High School fourth annual track and field meet. Company A won The News cup, Company B took the drill championship.
Dr James Francis Cooke presides at Hood College as seventy eight graduates receive degrees in a ceremony marking future destinies. Senator Millard E Tydings urges graduates to choose their government and face future problems. The Fifth Army battles south of Rome continue while the State Board of Health plans site visits for a Western Shore chronic disease hospital in Frederick and Washington Counties.
Frederick Memorial Hospital records list newborns from May 22 to 25. Parents include Fish er Thurmont with Renada Lee, Long Walkersville with Tony Allen, Freeman Jefferson Boulevard Brad dock Heights with Pamela Carol, Lambert Pontiac avenue with Mark Alan, Combs West Thirteenth street with Mark Benson, Runkles RFD 1 with Randy William, Whit field Fairlane Trailer Court with Yvonne Tracy, Koontz Jefferson with Richard Allan.
The article notes Bishop Murphy, ordained 1937 and auxiliary 1962, serving as pastor at St Rose of Lima in Baltimore. It also highlights his roles in the Archdiocese and recognition as a Knight of St Gregory. James J. Keelty, father of eight, will earn a Mount Saint Mary’s degree as his father earns a doctorate.
A tribute event in Cambridge marks John F. Kennedy Library fundraising day honoring Dr. Sensenbaugh. County and city officials, educators, and numerous names from Hood College, Frederick County, and local schools attend. Notables include Mrs. Mary Condon Hodgson Miss La venia Hood Dr. Evelyn Mudge A. Irvin Renn Rev Dr Ralph E White Merrill E Groelle Fred J Ward Richard Summers Karl Manwiller Miss Holly Anne Akre Miss Carlotta Hayes and others.
ANNAPOLIS AP Thousands gather in Maryland's capital for five days of Naval Academy activities. More than 900 midshipmen will earn bachelor of science degrees and be commissioned next Wednesday. The dress parade on Worden Field opened the 119 year tradition led by Rear Adm. Charles C. Kirkpatrick. Most graduates become Navy ensigns with about 75 joining the Marine Corps and a few entering the Army or Air Force.
AP reports judge Bowie Duckett ruled on the state income tax increase backed by the General Assembly last March. Jacob Matz, attorney for Baltimore Comptroller Hyman Pressman, says he will appeal the portion holding the tax hike constitutional.
A reflective poem laments roadside death and the senseless toll of speed drunken driving and carelessness. It cites 1963 as the worst year in highway safety with 42 700 deaths, urging personal responsibility and a shift from blaming others to self restraint behind the wheel.
Stanley Sagner, president of Sagner Inc., announced that the first quarter ending March 31 showed a 29.33 percent gain over 1963. The Freder ick Tailoring on Wisner Street is noted as part of the growth, aided by a new full-capacity McConnellsburg plant boosting deliveries. The firm highlights expanded sport coats and slacks, plus a Northweave slacks selling package that more than doubled expected volume, and Clubman Sport Coats.
The Rt. Rev. William K. Dunn, chaplain and Notre Dame College assistant professor, died Thursday night from uremic poisoning at age 51. He would have marked 25 years ordained Saturday and served as Catholic representative on the To Promote Good Will program. Dunn was on the Catholic Board of Education and Gov. Tawes appointed him in 1963 to the State Advisory Council on Higher Education.
Emmitsburg High School outlines year end events for 25 graduates with diplomas from Acting Superintendent Dr. John L. Carnochan Jr. The June 9 ceremony features Donna Sayler and Susan Martin as speakers, with Rev. Fearer and Rev. Charles delivering invocations and benedictions. A five member music program led by Mrs Arsenault and Gary F Smith accompanies vocal selections by Susan Crouse. After graduation, 25 seniors plus four chaperones plan a June 10 13 trip to the New York World’s Fair, organized by Wolfe Travel Service with Dianne Null in charge.
Harold Cohen 51 of North Miami Beach Florida died suddenly at North Miami General Hospital. He was a World War I veteran, retired Army captain, 32nd Degree Mason, and pharmacist. Survived by wife Virginia Malone Cohen and two children Elsa and Walter. Funeral today at Adath Yeshurun Temple. Sadie Elizabeth Mehrling 90 of Frederick died at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Widow of Harry L Mehrling and mother of Nellie L Mehrling. Visitation Saturday evening. funeral Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at 106 East Church Street. Burial in St Paul Lutheran Cemetery Jefferson Maryland. Interment by Senae and Son, funeral directors.
Members of the Frederick Bridge Club played at the VFW Country Club near Frederick on Monday evening with North-South winners Dr. Harry Gray and Mrs. Robert Gray in first place followed by Mrs. Gerald Yonetz with Manuel M. Weinberg and Wayne Fort with William Selzer. East-West winners were Phillips Pearson and his wife in first, Pat Sherman and Pat Lambrotte in second, and Charles Crum with George Hedstrom in third.
At the May 25 council meeting the annexation of Belle Vue Heights and adjacent land took effect May 22, adding about one hundred residents to Union Bridge. Over a hundred sewer connections have been permitted since.
Miss Joanne Culler daughter of Mr and Mrs Roland Culler RFD 4 Frederick has been elected member of the Kappa Mu Chapter of Alpha Iota Sorority in Hagerstown The Frederick High School graduate attends Maryland Medical Secretarial School Alpha Iota a global honorary business sorority with chapters at leading business colleges in the U S and Canada Eligibility rests on scholarship leadership personality and character Culler was among 15 honored at a reception recently held at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts.
William H. Smith 69 former Electrolux area representative died at 1:50 a.m. at Newton D. Baker Veterans Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife Ada V. Smith a stepson Donald Darkis and several siblings. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with interment in Mt. Olivet Cemetery conducted by Rev. Paul L. Althouse. Robert E. Dailey and Son, funeral directors.
Frederick Transit bus and a parked 1959 Ford collided on East Patrick street around 8 30 am Thursday. The 1945 GMC bus sustained $10 damage while Sumpter’s car incurred $100. Driver Charles Gartner 22 from Blue Stone Circle said to avoid a rear of an unidentified bus. Sgt William McK Boost investigated.
State Police report two soft drink machines broken into overnight. At Gulf station on U.S. 15 south of here the Pepsi box was opened but no money was taken because the operator emptied it Thursday night. At Super Gas Mart on South Mountain US 40 roughly $5 in change was stolen. Investigators Th Robert L. McAfee and Trooper Gordon Smith pursue separate leads. it is unclear if the same person committed both break ins.
Funeral services were held for Thelma Abrecht Lenora Brashears Mollie Leather William Ogle Henry Wachter and Marion Whitter across Frederick County. Interments followed at Mount Olivet Pipe Creek Evergreen Memorial Gardens Zion United Church of Christ Cemetery and Mount Olivet with M R Eichison and Son and Robert E Dailey and Son directing.
Experiments show salmon rely on their highly sensitive sense of smell to navigate back to the waters where they were born, guiding their migratory return.
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