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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1957
Page
2
The Saturday edition of The News Frederick Maryland presents a compact page with local notices and brief items. The readable text notes the date and publication details, with likely short community notices and summaries of local happenings.
Personal notes include Mr and Mrs Meredith E Boxer welcomed a daughter at Frederick Memorial Hospital. The column also surveys postwar politics, praising and criticizing communist systems, citing Tito and Khrushchev era dynamics. It touches on space age milestones, refugees, and a call for American realism amid Cold War tensions.
Washington dispatch details Mrs Eisenhower’s birthday celebration attended by Mamie Eisenhower and guests, including Mrs Harold Burton and Mrs J Reed Stalley. The report notes President Eisenhower’s Oklahoma City speech on Soviet policy and U.S. defense, plus social moments at the luncheon and interactions among attendees.
Gene Fullmer edged Neal Rivers in a razor thin decision after a brutal middleweight bout at Madison Square Garden. Officials had it close with two for Fullmer and one a draw. nurses and managers noted the fight's extreme intensity and lasting cuts sidelining both fighters.
Overseas installations planned for 1959 include Croughton Eng land Hickman Honolulu Fuchu Tokyo Goose Bay Labrador and Sidi Slimane Africa as part of a 200000 mile private wire network. Messages will be typed once at origin and flashed to Air Force facilities. Also notes designer John M Burnham dies at 40 in New Haven Conn pneumonia after leading Nautilus Skate and Seawolf submarine designs for Electric Boat General Dynamics.
Dorothy Dix column recounts a reader's plea about a teen girl constrained by her mother who forbids friends and dating, prompting advice to endure until independence and avoid miring in mistrust. The piece includes a second letter about a 19 year old mother of three adjusting after moving to a housing project and seeking guidance.
Readers from multiple states discuss how earnings above thresholds affect checks and the impact of moving to Iowa or changing residence on Social Security. A Rural Mississippi couple asks about annuity implications and disability payments, while others seek guidance on timing at 62 or 65 and how family earnings interact with benefits.
A patchwork of local items notes Among The Sick Eva Jean Lambert readmitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital after surgery on Nov. 3. Leslie Huizell of 325 West Fourth Street returns home from Washington County Hospital after an operation. The report quotes President Eisenhower on communism and free world resolve while Kingston Jamaica reports a local court case involving Mannasah Thomas, a matressmaker, and a 12 year old boy’s motorcycle accident near Frederick. Rooftop heliport at Detroit’s S S Kresge Co. marks a new era in air commerce. An AWOL 20 years case from Pensacola ends as a man surrenders. Julian page notes Andrews Air Force Base and national communications centers. Oslo reports U S aid to Norway’s system and a Norway map. Local hospital notes, unemployment, and a county food show fill the page with scattered items.
A reader laments U S outstripping by the Soviets in rocket research and space feats. The letter urges tougher leadership to accelerate programs and questions public education while noting Sputnik II and Curly the dog. The writer signs as Mrs. Wertenbaker from Frederick.
Fifty years ago this column reports 1907 events. Delegation of lawyers urged Governor Warfield to appoint Glenn H. Worthington as chief judge of the circuit to replace Judge McSherry. George Edward Myers announces deputies William H. Smith and Charles Clingan with no riding deputy yet. William Earner to remain. A house fire near Middletown ends safely after an oil can explosion and a quick response. Walter Castle, Frederick County Telephone and Telegraph worker, fell from a pole, breaking his right leg. Middletown plans a new Savings Bank with incorporation certificate and a planned modern building on the Sheffer property site.
The Women's Guild of Utie2 United Christsville held its regular monthly meeting at the home of Abs Lois Ingram. Devotions were led by Mrs Martin Walsh. Mrs Charles Clem presented the issue. Seventeen members attended. Donations were requested for Miss Ida Cramer's Christmas box. The group planned sending care packages to service men overseas and noted thank you cards from members. The next meeting is scheduled for December 12 at Mrs Merle Ecker's home Thurmont.
John W. Wisebrewer aged 20 of Troutville suffered a fatal injury when his shotgun slipped from a tree stump and fired. The accident marks the county's first hunting death of the season.
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