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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1964
Page
4
The paper lists subscription rates for singles, mail and carrier delivery and notes AP republication rights. It prints publication information for The News in Frederick Maryland, including postal entry and audit bureau references, dated October 1964.
The 462d Frederick Fair opened in damp conditions and drew strong entries across departments. The article notes the fair’s long heritage, evolving classifications, and the ongoing importance of agriculture to Frederick County, urging residents to visit this annual showcase.
Discussion outlines a $12 million pilot to illiteracy attack for 6 000 New York trainees at $2 000 each funded by the federal government through July 1965 with state match thereafter. Extrapolating to 3.5 million unemployed, the price tag would reach about $7 billion with training, counseling, aptitude tests, and job placement to lift families above poverty, far above Johnson's $750 million request.
A 75 foot tall solid propellant rocket motor generating over one million pounds thrust was successfully test fired by the Air Force at Lockheed Propulsion Co.'s Potrero center. Col. Harold Robbins described the two minute static test as proving reliability, power, and flexibility for space operations.
Mr and Mrs Irvin Wagner near Mt Airy hosted a first birthday party for their daughter Susan Gayle on September 24 from 7 to 9 pm Refreshments were served to family and neighbors including Mr and Mrs John Brown Mr and Mrs Robert Arrington Mrs Kenneth Clements and son Scott all of Mt Airy and Mrs Nettie Wagner Howard Wagner Beth Mrs Dorothy Wanger and Donna Wagner. King Mahendra and President Johnson exchanged greetings as Nepal inaugurated its first international telephone and telegraph service built with U S aid.
Local school officials including Dr. John L. Carnecian and Ross V. Smith attend a state conference in Salisbury focusing on vocational education. James L. Reid leads a Q and A after a session, with Dr. Sensenbaugh addressing the banquet and tours of historic Salisbury planned.
Fifty years ago, the Storeroom space at Market and Church Streets will host Lewis R. Dertzbaugh after October 1 with an all new line, linking to his Busy Corner shop on Market and Second. J Windsor Williams showed four ears of mammoth yellow corn from Kemptown field weighing ten pounds. Samuel Y. Doll gave Major D. John Markey an old fashioned army revolver for the local armory from Melville E. Doll’s war relic collection. John F. Cline of Braddock correctly noted a celestial object. Delavan’s Comet is believed visible in the morning sky.
In a full-dress report on the Quebec conference, Prime Minister Churchill warned the House of Commons that fighting against Hitler may continue into 1945. He said he valued restraint against premature hopes for early ceasefire. Congressman's Beall ends Frederick visit after County Fair. Former Frederic k Hustlers figure Henry Sherry appears among fairgoers. Byrnes pledges continued price, wage, and rationing controls after Germany's defeat and until victory in the Pacific.
The Assessment Office approved 13 county construction permits on Wednesday totaling 110,525. Six new homes include three on Basford road for William C. Carter and Lee A. Whipp, plus one for Howard Zimmerman and others in Mount Airy and Harmony Hills. Business and home improvements, including a loafing shed, milking parlor, and porches, also received permits across Mount Airy, Emmitsburg, Thurmont, and surrounding areas.
Washington AP reports the Bobby Baker hearings reopen with focus on District of Columbia Stadium contract bidding and changes. Key figures include Baker, McCloskey, Reynolds, but officials say testimony may delay calling them. Also note six months of sonic boom tests in Oklahoma City drew complaints from about two percent of residents.
Maryland railroad workers union endorses the Democratic ticket of Johnson and Humphrey and backs Beall in the Maryland Senate race. The board also endorses Rep. Carlton Sickles and Rep. Charles Mathias for reelection after review of candidates. Also lists USAF enlistments from Hagerstown Frederick Thurmont and surrounding areas with all recruits beginning basic training at Lackland AFB.
Ramon Magaysay Jr son of the late Philippine president married Isabel Delgado in Manila. Delgado belongs to a prominent family and formerly worked as a receptionist guide at the Philippine Pavilion in the New York World's Fair. Mrs Kennedy donates two Irish deer to New York Central Park Zoo arriving from the Wexford estate in Virginia.
White Plains New York AP Justice Joseph F Gagliardi refused to alter the Sun Valley Idaho divorce custody terms dating April 1 1963 awarding primary custody to Dr James S Murphy The court found the health welfare and stability of the four Rockefeller children Malinda Carol Margaretta and James are best served by remaining with their father. Mrs Nelson A Rockefeller had sought custody after Murphy remarried June 10 stating custody affected the children's health.
The piece accuses Barry of rushing into crowds and political trips at taxpayer expense while avoiding serious discussion with the American public. It charges him with lacking leadership and principles for foreign policy, accusing him of sidestepping and deceit and labeling communism the main threat to peace.
Frederick Memorial Hospital reports births from September 27 22 to September 27 22 with numerous families welcoming new children. Names include Robert David Matthews Stephen Garrett Cynthia DeAnn Edward Kristen Karl Dwayne Edward Alice Virginia Mark Edward Christine Noel Mary Jane Donald Ray Jr Sheri Lynn and others. Families list addresses and parental names.
Funeral services for Henry Nelson May husband of Mrs Isabelle E Weese May died Tuesday at home will be held Friday at 2 pm from Evangelical AB Church. Interment Mt Olivet cemetery. A Boyd Fisher of Pittsburgh died Monday at West Penn Hospital. Interment 4 pm Saturday Monocacy cemetery Beallsville. Mrs Andronike Helen Christis funeral held Wednesday at 10:30 am from 106 East Church Street funeral home. Memorial services were held in Pittsburgh Episcopal Church for A Boyd Fisher. Interment Monocacy cemetery Beallsville.
Several thousand Greek Cypriots cheered as a ministerial delegation returned from Moscow where they negotiated a Soviet military aid agreement. The crowd chanted down with NATO and long live Soviet aid, saying stronger defenses were needed to prevent intervention by Turkey in the island’s nine month old feud with the Turkish Cypriot minority.
In Peoria two men born the same year with identical names, William L. Lynch of Havana and William E. Lynch of Peoria, both 81, recover from the same urological surgery at St. Francis Hospital. They were unknowingly assigned to Room 245.
Among The Sick Mrs. George Stull at Taney Apartments entered Frederick Memorial Hospital for surgery. Mr. Jack Blake entered Annie Warner Hospital Get tysburg Pa as a medical patient. A hygrometer was developed to detect less than one part water vapor per million parts of air at 20 points up to 300 yards away.
Mount Saint Mary's College Emmitsburg announces new instructors for the year in mathematics philosophy business administration and languages. newcomers include Thomas D. Ryan a Philadelphia alumnus and valedictorian. Peter L. Muschamp of Switzerland with French literature pedagogy. Eugene A. Mattis Shamokin 1959 graduate in business administration. Milton F. Smith Louisville MA in philosophy. and Jurana Lal Mehta from India as visiting lecturer in Indian civilization and philosophy.
U S Ambassador Max D. Taylor said the Communist Viet Cong are far from a military victory in South Viet Nam and that the crisis's resolution remains open. He faulted the counterinsurgency program as ineffective without a stronger government backed by the people.
Harry R. Wilson, 78, husband of Mary E. Smedley Wilson, died at Frederick Memorial Hospital early Wednesday. Born in Philadelphia, he was son of the late Harry R. and Clara Virginia Weaver Wilson. Survived by widow and brother Walter R. Wilson of Norristown. He attended Baptist Church, retired two years ago, and belonged to Sheet Metal Workers International Local No. 102 AF of L. Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Thursday services 2 p.m. Interment at family convenience. M. R. Etchison and Son, funeral directors.
Dr Max Lerner renowned author and lecturer will discuss The American Political Scene in Alumni Hall Western Maryland College on October 9 at 11 30 a m The Brandeis University Professor of American Civilization and New York Post columnist has taught at several colleges and spent a year in Delhi India His lecture opens a series by prominent speakers and the public is invited.
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