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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1956
Page
3
A miscellaneous Baltimore sun gossip column by HALBOL covers humorous asides from New York to Turkey. It riffs on mail, beer, marriage laws, private exchanges in the Pentagon, eye lashes and hair, plus jokes about celebrities and odd facts.
Backstage invites target new members for stage work as the Community Players form committees for the season opener Two Blind Mice. Meetings set for November 13 at Winchester Mall auditorium, with multiple production roles including costumes, sets, lighting, props, and publicity.
An editorial contrasts American and Russian labor yields, arguing Americans must live up to their promised standards rather than rely on government. It warns private enterprise and privileges conceal a fragile economy while the people shoulder government costs, noting tides of economic change are inexorable. Lilacs bloom in Braddock Heights as Medora Jones reports a second flowering.
Walter Crum 12 year old of Walkersville was accidentally shot by his cat rifle while returning from a hunting trip. Joseph Jenkins Lee, U S Minister to Ecuador, on leave visiting his parents. A horse ran away pulling a delivery wagon. injuries occurred to Bessie Ely and Martha Ely near Knoxville. Delighful Autumn Festival at Girls' Witcli School raised funds with a play "How The Leaves Came Down." A forest fire near Thurront threatens vast timber losses, thought started by locomotive sparks.
The board of supervisors cut election costs by over three thousand dollars. A grade crossing removal near an old crossing is nearing completion, reducing a longstanding danger. Edwin Hives of Jefferson picked a presidential bet and wired a transport plan. A two story brick dwelling on West Main Street is set for immediate possession.
Genealogists gain data from Frederick County graveyards as J Mehrling Holdcraft releases a mimeographed booklet. It covers Mount Tabor, Church of the Brethren Rocky Ridge, VOOR Delour, Tom s Creek M FE near Emmitsburg, with over 40 000 Vermis and 30 000 years of wills cataloged.
The Loewe valley WoC T met December 2 at the church with Mrs. Fiossie Beace ley assisting. The group sang Send The Banner Cry aloud Father Is The Victory sang scripture and prayer. Poems readings and two solos were given and the Young People sang choruses. They planned to send a care package to boys in service and adopted Stand Up For Jesus as the theme. A Santa letter was received today by Santa Claus at the North Pole from Paul Jean Shankle 18 East South Street.
A crowded community column lists anniversaries births and social visits. Notables include Margaret Corbin birthplace Franklin County Pennsylvania and Joseph Hopkinson Philadelphia. The item records local residents visitors and travel to New York Florida and Canada with multiple families mentioned and birthday observances noted.
Washington columnist David Lawrence notes a conservative win across the executive branch and a coalition Congress. He critiques Adlai Stevenson for attacks on Eisenhower, cites October shifts, and analyzes party dynamics and potential for divided government. Public notices include jewelry theft and a local club meeting, reflecting post election civic life.
Unofficial Carroll county results show Eisenhower leading Stevenson in total and by town. Mt Airy Union Bridge Taney New Windsor report Eisenhower scores of 527 440 1933 374 and Stevenson 209 197 195 145 with Butler Mahoney and Devereux also listed.
Harold W. Ward of Gaithersburg elected chairman of the board at the First National Bank of Gaithersburg to fill the unexpired term of the deceased Windsor W. Hodges. Ward, a longtime board member, is a director of the Citizens Building and Loan Association and veteran of World War II. At the same meeting R. Cromwell Allnutt was elected a board member and cashier since October 6, 1949. Mrs. Sidney Fribush and Dr. Fribush celebrate their fourth wedding anniversary with a party at the Brunswick-Potomac Rod and Gun Clubhouse featuring Hawaiian Korean Jewish Tae panese and American themes.
The Frederick County Citizens Council for the Public Schools will host a talk by Superintendent Dr. Tamete A. Sensenbaugh on Understanding Our School Budget. The event is at 745 p.m. Wednesday at Frederick High School. A Citizens Council group including Leon Idoine and Dr. Weintraub visited the superintendent to discuss the new budget referred to the County Commissioners.
Among The Sick Little Allen Woods of Brunswick injured his right arm while visiting relatives. Nov. 4 is noted as a day of illness for others including Mr. Lewis Moberly at Vindobona Rest Home who broke his hip and was taken to Newton D. Baker hospital. A Biloxi couple welcomes a son Stephen Dean at Keesler AFB Hospital. Town officials report early store closings starting Dec 1 for seven Emmitsburg businesses.
Wilson Schley of near this city was guest of honor at a Hotel Frederick dinner Saturday night honoring his 70th birthday. He marks fifty years with Farmers and Mechanics National Bank, now as assistant vice president, with April 1957 as his eventual full fifty-year anniversary. Attendees included his children Mrs Milton G Frank Jr Donald G Schley and N Wilson Schley Jr and relatives from Baltimore Youngstown and nearby communities.
A surprise party was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Austin Jovy in Ementsburg for Mrs Day s birthday on Friday November 9 The room featured green and yellow decor a three tier cake and many gifts Refreshments were served to a long list of attendees from Emmitsburg and nearby towns including Baltimore area guests Market prices list Wheat 290 per bushel Barley 510 per bushel Corn new boi 600 per bushel
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