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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1963
Page
4
A Frederick audience watches a student recital with most attendees silent while the announcer asks for applause. The writer urges young people to recognize the country’s freedoms and respect others, calling it a home responsibility beyond school.
The piece stresses fire prevention during Fire Prevention Week and urges households and institutions to focus on smoking habits, electrical safety, inflammables, and preplanned emergency actions to limit loss and protect life and property. It calls for awareness and cooperation to cope with possible fires and to strengthen insurance adequacy.
Kilowatt home heat spreads from few regions to more, with 1.3 million houses heated electrically now and a 25 per cent rise in the past year. Edison Electric Institute notes rate cuts and a shift toward flameless heat as more new homes adopt electric warmth, while gas dominates with about 24 million households.
A Frederick News letters page includes a son SP4 William Shuff stationed in El Paso and his wife Penny praising the hometown paper for keeping them connected to Frederick Fair and local events. Family members in Germany and Maryland send regards as Frederick High grads cheer sports and weddings from afar.
Dr R W Smith veteranarian of Frederick injured in a Milton Pa race is improving at home but will miss practice for two months. Myrkle-Harder Co to perform at City Opera House during Fair Week. City Engineer Crum and Water Supt Burck plan a concrete dam on Fishing Creek to conserve water and boost pressure. New Market School reopens after scarlet fever outbreak. Wheat stolen from a Jefferson farmer’s barn. investigation underway. County commissioners prepare signs warning weak bridges for traction engine use. Congressman David J Lewis delivers an inspiring talk at Grace Reformed Sunday rally.
October 8 1943 items note Waresquoam submarine attack off Japan killed 500, red army advances near Rome, Secretary Stimson reports 8307 casualties, fire destroys a farm residence near Emmitsburg, hunting result of a marked albino squirrel, protest over immunity for state cars in Frederick, and a late night loitering ban for under 16s in the town.
After two hours of deliberation the jury found 37 year old Charles Russell Ault of Brunswick guilty of entering and robbing the Brunswick Eagles Club on March 24. Defense counsel Edwin F. Nikirk filed to poll the jury and will seek a new trial. The judge delayed sentencing pending a three day motion for new trial.
Michael J. Quill asks the New York Transit Authority to eliminate fares and grant a 165 million dollar yearly wage boost for 38 000 union members while funding from real estate taxes federal aid and state support. No TA comment yet. Judy Garland accuses Sid Luft of contempt over a Beverly Hills restaurant incident.
Boston columnist John Gillooly of the Record-American correctly predicted a Dodgers World Series sweep of the Yankees. He noted his pick in a column last Wednesday and took pride in the outcome.
The Potomac at Point S Rocks is clear and low while the Monocacy at Buckeystown runs cloudy and low. Local observers note steady flows and unusually low levels for both rivers amid current conditions.
The Hood Club presented a $1000 check to Hood College President Randall Elliott at the annual dinner at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. The gift joins earlier contributions to reach a $500,000 matching fund target to be completed in 1963, with 59 attendees including Rev. James A. Smith as guest speaker. A club gift was also approved for Frank Roberts, longtime college staff member, and new officers were elected.
Polly shares reader tips on clever clothing hacks and home care from items like nylon stocking sashes to coat hanger drying shapes. Practical ideas include converting old shirts into aprons and using elastic to smooth square-neckline fits.
Mrs Blanche P Brooks wife of Joel M Brooks of near Taney town died Friday funeral Monday at 2 pm Union Bridge funeral home conducted by Rev Glen M Baird pallbearers Otis Devilbiss Edgar Hartsock Charles Diehl Harris Frock Donald Leister Thurston Myers interment Pipe Creek cemetery near New Windsor. Mrs Della V Keller widow of Harry N Keller died Thursday Vindobona Convalescent and Rest Home funeral Monday at 11 am from 106 East Church Street Rev Kenneth C Hamrick officiating pallbearers Thomas Henry Charles Jerry Keller Everett Stephen Smith interment Mount Olivet cemetery M R Etchison and Son funeral directors.
Miss Jean Gasper of Virginia Avenue celebrated her birthday at home on Sunday night. In Hawaii, Staff Sergeant Richard Greenfield and his wife announce birth of their third child, Richard Dean Jr., at Tripler General Hospital on September 23 weighing seven pounds two and a half ounces. Greenfield stationed at Hickam Air Force Base. mother is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hartsough of Walkersville. Indonesians expect President Kennedy to visit in December as part of a Far Eastern tour. Fifty-one countries will offer American graduate study grants for 1964-65 academic year. Market prices list corn seven dollars fifty cents per barrel and wheat at 1.68 per bushel.
Members of the panel discuss language learning at the fall Maryland Speech and Hearing Association gathering held at the Maryland School for the Deaf. Participants are seen lined up before the meeting opens.
Mrs Edna Johnson Bomberger 52 of Taneytown died at Waynesboro Hospital after a long illness. She was born in Thurmont and lived in Wayne Heights since 1960, survived by husband J Morgan Bomberger, a son J Richard Johnson, and several siblings. S Albert Sayler Jr., 63, retired farmer near Johnsville, died at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He leaves three sons, three daughters, a brother and two sisters, with funeral arrangements pending.
Obituaries report the deaths of Harvey Hollister Bundy 75 longtime attorney and father of McGeorge Bundy who served as secretary to Oliver Wendell Holmes and as special assistant to Henry L. Stimson in WWI Baron Joseph M Franckenstein 53 a U S State Department cultural attaché in Tehran died of cancer Death notices also include The Rev Dr Albert C Dieffenbach 87 Unitarian leader and interfaith pioneer and Mrs Arthur S Adams 70 widow of a former president of the American Council on Education who died of a heart attack
Mrs. Robert Burtner hosted the October 1 meeting with co host Mrs. James Whittington. The group viewed a film strip Seeing Habits For Safe Driving and discussed surveying areas critical to safe driving. Mrs. James Reid was named vice president and Pryor Neuber radio chairman. The final meeting on highway safety will be led by a Frederick state trooper at Mrs Anthony Wolk’s Pearl street home.
Oslo statistics show 2219 drunkenness offenses logged by police in the first seven months, up about 1000 from the same period last year. The Central Bureau of Statistics notes Norwegians did not handle drinking as well this year as in 19.
In Mexico City an English-speaking community has begun a $4 million fundraising drive to build a new hospital. When finished the facility is expected to rank among the best equipped in Latin America.
Washington AP reports Sen. Paul Douglas argues Southern bloc strength on Capitol Hill could dilute seniority. A plan by loyal Democrats would bypass disloyal members for committee roles, potentially denying long-tenured members promotion. Debates hinge on 1964 campaign outcomes and historic alternative chair selection methods. Revival services at Shookstown Assembly of God run nightly 7:45 with Rev Gordon Churchill leading youth-focused messages through Oct 18.
Union Bridge resident and former Frederick man Mr. E. Carter Smith was admitted Monday to Frederick Memorial Hospital for observation and treatment.
Sweden's fall military maneuvers faced an early disruption when defense forces captured the enemy commander and his staff. Judges then reactivated the staff so the war games could proceed.
Two Institute of Oceanology vessels will study marine life and sea currents in the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea for two and a half months, according to Iris. The mission includes measurements and oceanographic observations by Soviet researchers aboard the ships.
Miss Janice Lee Cutsail daughter of Mr and Mrs Le Roy B Cutsail of Pinewood Drive and Charles D Woodward Jr son of the late Mr and Mrs Charles Woodward Sr of Sykesville were married September 21 at 2 pm in Calvary Methodist Chapel Rev Ralph M Sharpe officiated The bride wore a chantilly lace over taffeta gown with sabrina neckline and her bouquet was white rosebuds A reception followed at the grandparents home The couple will reside on Fairview Avenue after a trip to Virginia Both are local graduates and employed in Frederick and Towson respectively
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