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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1959
Page
3
In Cleveland, Ohio, union leaders oppose railroad proposals to weaken safety rules by reducing train crews. They accuse management of a biased view toward safety and of featherbedding, arguing rule change No. 4 would let fewer workers operate diesel and steam locomotives in freight and ward service.
A 40-year-old schedule map shows the Baltimore and Ohio 1006 mile freight from Philadelphia to St. Louis divided into nine cereal segments. The piece notes the Pennsylvania and New York Central and other railroads face the same issue from outdated rules described as feather bedding to be discussed at a conference table.
In Shreveport Dick Greene of New Orleans turns a Six Spades contract into an overtrick by ruffing hearts and a later club squeeze as East covers. A rural bus crash in Argyle, Missouri kills Frank Schulte, 80, injures Herman Schulte, 80, after brakes fail. bus hits church yard fence and injures two nearby men.
First Lieutenant Henry A. Groff accepts shooting trophies for Private William A. Boone of Frederick Maryland. Boone won the Individual Pistol Championship Class B and the New Shooter Pistol Matches in the XXII U S Army Corps Reserve Commander’s Small Arms Tournament at Fort Meade. Colonel Thomas Mifflin presents in a ceremony that followed the event which drew more than 260 Army Reserve shooters from Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Virginia and the District of Columbia.
The Libertytown Homemakers Club met October 28 at Mrs. Charles Riordan's home with co hostess Mrs. Raymond Keller to view a film The People of Russia. Mrs. Stevens presided as 14 members and one visitor attended and welcomed new member Mrs. Chester Kerbe.
In Athens Alabama two Black men were jailed after the reported slaying of 62 year old Mille farm woman and her 88 year old mother. Sheriff said no mob threat. The suspects Joe Henry Johnson Jr and Ordd Brown Jr were arrested near the farm after the body was found in a barn. An angry posse searched the area overnight as investigations continued.
A Howard County Maryland couple Raymond Mills 37 and Marjorie Mills 34 were found guilty of helping a West Virginia man rob the Central Bank of Howard County Clarksville of 18250 two years ago. Glen O Dell 28 pleaded guilty earlier as the gunman and witness. Sentencing pending a possible new trial motion.
Southern States Cooperative announced the purchase of a fertilizer plant at Harrisonburg from Central Chemical Corp for about 3.6 million. The plant, with capacity 25 000 to 30 000 tons per year, will supply bulk fertilizer to farmers in the Rockingham area. The acquisition preserves 20 local jobs and includes storage facilities and land.
In East Germany, a group of Presley fans faced prison after an Informant Bureau report. The private West organization investigated alleged German music and figures related to Walter Ciorichi, linked to the Communist Party. The youths reportedly sang Elvis Presley songs.
A pilotless F-100 Starfighter at Wright-Patterson AFB dove into a suburban home in Dayton, killing Lynn Shoup age 12 and Laura Shoup age 2 while mother Grace Shoup 37 died of burns. Pilot Maj James W Bradbury, 34 survived. he parachuted clear after the low level crash. The accident followed takeoff from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as the jet went out of control and struck the Shoup residence. A passing motorist was injured by debris. the inquiry seeks the cause of the sudden loss of power and the ejection-seat trajectory.
Towson based Beltimore County budget of 57.1 million dollars requests a 28 cent property tax rise to fund the plan. County Executive Officer Christan H.提出 a budget about 9.5 million above last year's general appropriations. Kahl urged changes to the revenue program including higher utility and telephone taxes to cover the deficit.
The News Frederick reports the election of officers led by president Betty Baker Englar and 1st vice Helen Stoner Dettbarn. Dues set at 31 per member to support expenses and a college gift fund. Dean Kenneth Shook spoke on college admissions with slides, noting Old Main’s teardown.
The Bible class at the Cavary Methodist Church school held a Halloween event with attendees in costume. Prizes were awarded for originality prettiness and hardest to guess. Notes include plans for a November luncheon and a future meeting with Mrs Gladsey and Mrs Jackson.
Edward C. Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Lee of Frederick Route 1, joins Fighter Squadron 12 as part of a large fleet exercise off Southern California on November 26. The training involves units of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
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