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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1958
Page
2
Editor David Lawrence laments the decline of the scoop era as reporters once courted tips and insiders. He notes changes in sourcing and the press landscape since those days and reflects on what remains of investigative zeal in modern journalism.
In a Nov 19 1905 recap, Pat Rosencrantz describes presidential press relations and background briefings, highlighting Theodore Roosevelt, World Traveler Miss Enez Bowins, and journalistic practices. The piece notes Bowins’s letters from Ireland and Jamaica, her stamp collecting, and friendships with Lincoln School staff and others as she participates in People To People exchanges.
The Frederick newspaper page presents the Wednesday issue dated November 19 1958. It lists subscription details and the paper's publishing company The News Established 1883 with address 38 North Court Street Frederick Maryland.
Elusive moon shot fails as third stage dud. The 7500 mile flight burned out over Africa 45 minutes after launch, prompting a painstaking postflight inquiry. Despite disappointment, analysts note payload and intercontinental speed show potential for future success. Also prenatal nursing exam notices set for January 21 at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
A 1938 column recounts a large Frederick County Food and Better Housing Show crowd at the armory, a fashion show feature, Daniel Poole of Jefferson winning a Chicago trip for H Club records, and the Fred erick High School site transfer to the county board of education. Also noted are a hunter's rabbit shot and a discussion on newsroom leaks and the right to know, plus a brief bank robbery sentencing in Waco.
J Mikton Brunk announces that the Maryland Society for Crippled Children and Adults now provides full time physical therapy through Eijholdt Weinberg at the Easter Seal Treatment Center located at the Odd Fellows Home on North Market Street. Weinberg, a Baltimore native, trained at Forest Park High School and the Medical College of Virginia, with clinical work at McGuire VA Hospital and Richmond Memorial Hospital. He previously worked at Montebello Latr Hospital in Baltimore and is a member of APTA and the American Registry of Physical Therapists. The Weinbergs live at White Rock near Yellow Springs, with Weinberg at the Center daily except Tuesday when he covers the Easter Seal Clinic at Aberdeen. The center serves Frederick, Washington and Carroll counties, funded mainly by the Easter Seal sale.
Osborne I Price, a Frederick resident, had his will probated in Orphans Court. The estate valuation was not set. The will allocates half the adjusted gross estate to the widow Mary Hagan Price, directs securities to be chosen for a $5,000 minimum to Mazie Price Emmett, and leaves the residue to son Osborne L Price Jr., who is named executor. Dated May 14, 1937, codicil dated June 18, 1958.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Veteran Employes Association of the B and O Railroad met at the Brunswick Y M C A chapel. Forty one members attended as Mrs Hyett Beans welcomed guests and new member Mrs John Derflinger. Plans for the December 5 Christmas dinner were made and husbands invited.
The Windsor Hotel, a Civil War era Cumberland landmark dating to 1865, will be torn down around year end to make way for a parking lot or new commercial building. The 100 room structure, purchased in 1901 by the Mullaney brothers, saw little change beyond porch renovations, while Room 4 once housed Gen. Kelly. A park or redevelopment is under consideration.
Maj. Gen. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr. presided as speaker at the 177th anniversary exercises in Gettysburg National Cemetery. The program featured the Gettysburg High School Band and Gettysburg College ROTC, with Dr. H. M. Klein reading Lincoln's Address. The Lincoln Fellowship luncheon followed at the Hotel Gettysburg, where Judge Edward S. Deélaplaine spoke on Lincoln's Visit to Antietam and Frederick.
Emmitsburg resident Thomas C. Harbaugh, an issue clerk at Fort Aitelue commissary, was informed by the Army Records Center he earned the Bronze Star for exemplary conduct during the New Guinea Campaign in World War II. He served 1939 to 1945, with postings in Hawaii, Australia, Good Enough Island, New Guinea and the Philippines, and led the Emmitsburg VFW Post as service commander from 1935 to 1937.
Herb Carneal, veteran sportscaster and Gunther Brewing Company announcer for Orioles games, will emcee the Elks Club Sports Night Dinner on November 26 at 7 30 p m in Frederick. His radio career began in Richmond in 1944 and includes a long record of professional and collegiate sports announcing. Frederick Johnson, Palm Beach, 85, longtime New York real estate executive and prominent sportsman, died Tuesday. He bred racehorses including Omar Khayyam, Derby winner in 1917.
Gerald E. Hoak is named farm representative for Potomac Edison Company. District Manager John W. Morgan says Hoak will assist area farmers with electrical applications, farm wiring planning, equipment recommendations, lighting and layouts. He will coordinate with state and county agricultural personnel from the Hagerstown office, and can be reached through the Potomac Edison local office. Hoak, a Luray Va native, attended VA Tech for a BS in Agricultural Economics and is an Army veteran stationed in the Panama Canal Zone. He and his wife reside at 39 Virginia Avenue in Hagerstown.
Ambulance responded to 404 Magnolia Avenue for Mrs Louisa Pratt wife of Dr Julius Pratt of Hood College after a fall. She is listed as satisfactory and may undergo surgery in a few days. Other notices include Mrs Parker L Weller admitted to Skyline building on Monday in fair condition, and Mr Murray Fox and Mrs Lewis Lenhart hospitalized for surgery at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
A Mercersburg policeman, Raymond W. Bishop, is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor after eloping with a 16-year-old high school junior. He reportedly left his wife and six children, took the girl in his car, and disappeared early Friday. The case was filed by County Detective Russell W. Frutchey.
The 43rd Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers opened November 6 in Baltimore with 815 delegates and 66 guests, the largest gathering in the group’s history. Brunswick Elementary sent seven delegates. Thursday featured talks by Dr. Galen Saylor and Dr. George Bereday outlining universal free education, democratic aims, and education as economic investment, followed by five workshops on guidance, curriculum, and planning. The event concluded Friday evening with Maurice Mitchell of Encyclopedia Britannica Films as speaker.
Mr and Mrs L C Hope of North Market return from a two week visit with friends in Roanoke and Norfolk Va Mr and Mrs Joseph B Sampsell Ridge Road visit the Panama Canal Zone celebrating the Theodore Roosevelt Centennial 1898 1958 Mr Sampsell holds the Roosevelt Medal Mr and Mrs Edgar R Brown Low South Market announce the birth of their first child a son Jeffrey Allan at Frederick Memorial Hospital November 18 weighing seven pounds ten and a half ounces Mrs Brown Low is the former Betty G Lightner
Five cases were heard in Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield Jr. court this morning. Joseph Richard Wood of Burkittsville was found guilty of operating on a revoked license (second offense) with a $100 fine and costs and a 30 day jail term suspended as a hardship case due to his income and four dependents. He attempted to reinstate his license but funds were insufficient. Trooper Joseph Lechlter presented the charge. Edmund Donald Brennan of Valley Stream New York was fined $10 and costs for following too close after a chain reaction on Route 15 north of Frederick on November 15, with Trooper Lechhter handling the case.
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