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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1957
Page
2
A Reed in the local brief notes damage suits entered on Saturday October 5 in Frederick Maryland with brief reference to court actions and filing dates in the ongoing legal notices section of The News.
James R. Hatn and Habe Petroleum Co. seek 514 900 against Donald E. Dodd and Brice E. Crum. Travelers and Relance Insurance cited as defendants. Case filed in Chrestt Court with parties listed. Local shorthand notes reference New Market and Frederick Rural Free Delivery area.
Washington dispatch reports lawyers debate Eisenhower and the Army Chief’s stance on upholding the Constitution and banning use of troops to enforce court orders under the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 as restated in 1956. The piece notes the act’s limits and cites recent legal opinions and a series of court actions related to damaged vehicles and insurance liability.
Fifty Years Ago items note market hours change effective tomorrow with early opening at 5 a.m. and closing at 10 a.m. for sales, then standard hours 8 to 10 a.m. after tomorrow. Mention of a 60 foot hose tower under construction at the Junior engine house and contractor A. M. Gittinger.
Mrs Peters takes District 5 directorship at the annual meeting of the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland held in Hagerstown. Attendees from the area included Mrs Elizabeth Lewis Peters and others. A bridal shower for Miss Roxie Strine was held at Mrs Franklin Tyeryar’s home with gifts and refreshments.
Birth notices list multiple families in Frederick area for October 1 to October 3. Names include Bernard and Shirley Rice, James Bell, Howard Devitbasse, Olivia Helwig, Henry Luther, Stanley Gaver, Robert Gogolski, John Kehr, Donald Smith, and others, noting firsts and seconds, with locations in Brunswick, Westminster, Meadville and beyond.
Syrian Foreign Minister Bitar denounced a Western fueled campaign of defamation aimed at souring ties with the United States. He said Syria receives Communist arms but has a limited budget and pilots claim Soviet jets. He blamed Western refusal to back Arab independence for regional tensions and said no invitation to meet with Dulles has been received.
Letters praise the Frederick community for campaign support. The Ladies Auxiliary of John R. Webb Post 3285 VFW thanks residents and volunteers, and WFMD for announcements. The Frederick Community Concert Association credits The News for excellent coverage and its role in a sell-out membership drive.
The rector of All Saints Episcopal Church Rev. Maurice L. Ashbury is reported in satisfactory condition as a surgical patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Laura Nusbaum of Union Bridge fell last September 24 injuring her right arm and shoulder with internal injuries leading to surgery. Robert P. McClain of Lovettsville Va. entered Newton D. Baker Hospital in Martinsburg for observation on Wednesday.
Entry thefts at the Hagerstown and Frederick Railway ticket office in Middletown yielded only trolley tickets. A jewelry store window on North Market Street was broken with a brick and rings and watches stolen. Public sales moved three unused schoolhouses, Harmony two-room at $210, Burkitsville one-room at $22, Woodville colored school at $325.
Ir Harvey S Zimmerman sold a house and lot on West South street to Cephas N Rena for 800 dollars. Freight wrecks on the Baltimore and Ohio line near Martinsburg caused fifteen cars to pile up but trainmen escaped unharmed.
The Philadelphia area fair closes tonight amid reports of few accidents among children despite many attendees. Beverly Minnick, 13, suffered a deep cut and received first aid before discharge from Frederick Memorial Hospital after more than a dozen stitches. Regional Future Farmers of America judging contests featured fifty four teams and 184 boys from five counties with Frederick, Walkersville, and Howard County teams placing in livestock, dairy, and poultry divisions. The Presbyterian Church in the U S A issued The Church and the Public Schools study guide to defend public education against charges of godlessness.
Carroll County General Hospital fund campaign heads by Sherman E Flanagan chairman of the clubs and organizations committee. He cites letters sent to Carroll County and Reisterstown clubs and organizations and describes speakers visiting groups to explain the drive. Subchairmen span service clubs veterans and auxiliaries and other groups. Flanagan stresses concerted effort hard work and sacrificial giving and notes the hospital’s acute need and broad leadership. He is a state senator and Lutheran church member residing at 404 East Main Street Westminster with his wife and four children.
A series of reader questions about Social Security payments, eligibility for increases, widow and railroad pensions, working after retirement, and how earnings affect benefits. Advice includes checking with local offices and clarifying individual circumstances.
Dr Edwin P Jordan summarizes newly adopted Principles of Medical Ethics by the AMA House of Delegates. The standards guide physician conduct toward patients colleagues and the public, emphasizing service, constant knowledge improvement, ethical behavior, and appropriate disclosure.
The notice outlines physician ethics and societal duties while advertising enlistments in units such as Quartermaster Signal Transport Army Security Agency and Special Forces. It lists additional Army specialties and schooling options for high school graduates, with applications open until Dec 31 at the Carroll Frederick counties recruiting station and a women applicants window 18 to 35.
M/Sgt Robert Zeke Watkins and Sgt 1c Max Gifford announced September Army enlistments listing Samy G Knight Knoxville Donald R Sharrer Sykesville Joseph R Sharrer Hampstead James A Thomas Jr Sykesville Robert L Tabler Jr Sykesville Nicholas B Buckingham Westminster Charles A Weader Reisterstown Robert E Kegai Sykesville Donald A Kaetzel Buckeystown Walter G Campbell Mt Airy qualified youths may choose Armor Artillery Medical Service Engineers Infantry Military Police Ordnance for three or more years.
Miss Shirley L. Nicodemus daughter of Mr and Mrs Eli Nicodemus near New Windsor wed Benjamin F. Smith son of Mire and Mrs Clarence Smith Mt Airy on September 28 at 7 30 in Singanore Methodist Church. Rev Kenneth Tyson officiated the double ring ceremony with Alice D Nicodemus as maid of honor and George G Wrigit as best man. The couple will reside near Frederick after the ceremony.
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