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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1963
Page
4
Britain's poet laureate John Masefield writes a tribute to President John F. Kennedy. The poem honors Kennedy’s generous heart and radiant leadership and asks that his spirit and promises be fulfilled beyond his death.
A Frederick Maryland business advice column urges careful hiring and staff training. It warns that rude or inattentive employees provoke bad publicity and drive customers away, noting well paid workers reduce turnover and improve service. It stresses verifying references and ensuring staff show genuine interest in work to sustain profits.
The nation and world express sympathy for Mrs John F Kennedy after the President's death. She handles extraordinary distress with supreme courage and composure despite deep personal sorrow. Her conduct inspires a public call to face global troubles with calm fortitude.
The Washington Post laments the violent act of shooting Lee Harvey Oswald. It condemns the attacker as bringing reproach to authorities and society, heightening grief and fear and denying the community the full protection of the law for a man accused of grave crimes.
Babson Park Mass. columnist notes fierce retail competition and urges merchants to prepare for strong Christmas trade through 1964. He emphasizes neat, well lit stores with ample parking, clear merchandise visibility, and regular inventory checks to avoid stockouts and rash reorders.
Captain and Mrs Murray of 9 South Jefferson Street Frederick were in satisfactory condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a car overturned Friday evening on U S Route 40 east of New Market. Both were injured in the accident reported last night.
A compilation notes a large warehouse fire owned by Jesse P. King of Ridgeville with a $3000 loss. Eggs fall to 37 cents a dozen amid warm weather. Bavarian royalty meet Mrs. Corinne de Germendia and daughter in Munich. Henry J. D. Hagan adds a new delivery wagon. H Edward Herwig becomes station agent and George Smith mail carrier. Jefferson High School closes for scarlet fever. two Thomas children and Edna Keller ill. Hood College freshmen entertain juniors on an allusion to Gettysburg trip. Frederick Fair projected to net about $3000. Young Men's Bible Society sets January meeting with committees named.
Berlin endured unprecedented destruction as the RAF conducted a thousand-bomber attack. Fire and smoke engulf key sites as witnesses describe burning streets and boiling asphalt. The raid follows earlier strikes threatening the German capital's ability to recover. Elsewhere British Eighth Army gained eight miles in Italy.
Miss Kaye Elaine Weatherholt daughter of Mr and Mrs Weatherholt Araby and Donald A Shoemaker Jr son of Mr and Mrs Shoemaker Monrovia were married Sunday at Calvary Methodist Church. The ceremony featured white chrysanthemums palms and candles. The couple will live at Stewart Manor Apartments after a short wedding trip. Mrs Weatherholt wore a peach black ensemble with orchid corsage. The bride attended Frederick High School class of 1963 and works for the Atomic Energy Commission in Germantown. The groom, a 1959 graduate, works for Paul G Lindstrom in Washington.
Mrs E Mae Shankle aged 57 died Saturday night after a long illness. She lived at 101 East Second with her daughter Mrs Mark Fisher at 31 Hamilton Ave. Survived by two brothers, five grandchildren, and former Cumberland ties. She worked at Fort Detrick since 1951 and served in Extension Service and County Home Demonstration. Funeral Wednesday at Catherman's with burial Mount Olivet.
William H. Browning Sr. was reelected president of the Frederick County Farm Bureau at a Saturday meeting at Frederick High School with 237 attendees. His wife was named chairman of the Women's Committee, and Austin E. Kemp was elected vice president. C. Donald Easterday was chosen secretary, with five directors elected and women named to director posts and delegation roles for the upcoming state meeting in Baltimore. Market prices noted: $1.75 bu see a.
Dr George W Buchanan associate professor at Wesley Theological Seminary preached at Singanore Methodist Church Unionville during the annual Homecoming Thanksgiving Celebration. The 11 am sermon titled Too Late To Sacrifice was delivered for the guest preacher. Reverend Lawrence Mason currently serves as pastor.
Berton Eugene Carmichael 84 of Tyson Apartments Frederick died at 6 05 am Sunday at Frederick Memorial Hospital He was born June 24 1879 in Ogle County Illinois and was active in farming real estate and academia He served as Professor of Animal Husbandry at the University of Maryland and since 1938 managed Monocacy Farms With wife Nellie Holmes Carmichael and daughter Elizabeth L Carmichael he supported Frederick Rotary and Presbyterian Church Funeral services set for Wednesday at 1 pm at 106 East Church Street with interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery Memorials to the Presbyterian Church requested.
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs William Hawn of Union Bridge at 455 p m after a long illness survived by husband Richard L Biehl and relatives. John David Leakins of Gettysburg dies Sunday at York Hospital aged 56, survived by wife Qeneta Dern Leakins and siblings. services planned in Taneytown and Gettysburg with church and funeral home arrangements.
The U.S. Justice Department expressed concern about a proposed merger between the Maryland National Bank and the Chestertown Bank of Maryland.
Funeral services for Howard L Huffer of 43 W Patrick Street were conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at Gladhill Funeral Home Middletown by Rev J Paul Seltzer. Grandsons Albert Jones Glenn and Elwood Huffer James Floyd and Raymond Schroyer served as pallbearers. Interment followed at Lutheran Cemetery Middletown. Funeral services for Lorenzo Miller of Myersville were held Saturday at Bittle Funeral Home Myersville with Rev Monroe J Shearrer Jr. officiating. Grandsons Howard T H Eugene Donald L Miller Glenner F Hichelberger Jr Leonard G Phelps and Charles C Myers served as pallbearers. Interment at United Brethren Cemetery Myersville.
Hel en Barbara Flanagan and James Buttler Maddle married at First Presbyterian Church in Haines City Florida on November first. Rev. William Edmondson and Rev. Albert Reese officiated. The couple will reside in Haines City. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell Flanagan Thurmont and attended by her parents.
The Potomac River is reported clear and normal at Point of Rocks while the Monocacy River is clear and normal at Buckeystown, indicating typical water conditions for both locations.
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