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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1955
Page
2
Established 1855 Puphahedeee AER MFG CO lists subscription rates for single copies and advance payments. It notes a monthly price of 1.00, three months 4.50, six months 4.50, yearly 8.00. The paper is entered as second class matter at the Frederick, Maryland post office. The issue date is Monday October W, 1955.
Lewis L. Strauss, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, announced at a press conference that energy from the hydrogen bomb could be harnessed for peaceful use with expenditures rising to significant sums. He cautioned the timeline could range from one year to a thousand, with a plausible guess around twenty years, and noted Britain and the Soviet Union are racing in the same field.
The Frederick Community Concert Association thanks The News for excellent coverage during our concert membership campaign. Coverage aided selling memberships before the drive closed, enabling four top concerts this season for about a thousand members. Public volunteers who enrolled citizens are also thanked for bringing good music to Frederick.
Three vehicles sustained minor damage in a collision at South Jefferson and West South streets Saturday around 4 10 p m. A truck operated by William D Gosnell of Walkersville stopped for a traffic light, a sedan driven by Cornelius Thomas of Laurel, and a sedan driven by Melvin T Field of Baltimore were involved. Field was charged with operating without a license. David P Stull of West Patrick Street was jailed for operating under the influence and reckless driving. Charges of intoxication were filed against Thomas E Naylor and others. Officers Sergi Denver Shook, Phillips, Mossburg, and Shook handled arrests.
Mr and Mrs Mo of Grove near Baltimore spent Sunday at the home of the former's mother Mrs James H Grove Sr Mr and Mrs Willis D Witter of near Baltimore are visiting relatives in the city and county Mr and Mrs Wilmer Sheckles East South Street announce the birth of a daughter Saturday morning at Frederick Memorial Hospital Mother and daughter are reported doing nicely
Former President Harry S Truman gave reporters a brisk morning workout during his Midtown stroll. He noted his pace slowed from 128 to 120 steps a minute and said he has no interest in backing any candidate or guiding delegates. Truman, accompanied by 20 photographers and staff, spoke about Eisenhower’s illness and his plans to meet editors before a luncheon. He’s in New York mainly to see his daughter Margaret, home from Europe, and will skip tomorrow’s walk to reach the arriving liner United States.
DR UPTON A SHARETT aged 47 formerly of Frederick died last evening in Colorado Springs Colorado after years as a busy Frederick physician his health failing about six years ago. also notes traffic accidents involving Leatherman family Wolfsville and a party of four in a Baltimore to Frederick auto crash. an attempted burglary at Dr S B Haffner residence and a U S Army Engineers battalion march to a farm on Georgetown pike with 175 men and six officers.
The Second day of the annual Fair brought cold weather as Cavalrymen from Fort Myer thawed ice on water brackets while the mercury slid to 29 degrees. New officers of Francis Scott Key Post American Legion were installed and future plans outlined at a Legion Home meeting. Warri E Pellingall was installed as commander. Little Dorrie A Brown, formerly owned by Eyler stables of Thurmont, dropped dead at the finish of the second heat of the 219 race at the Fair Grounds. W F Eck Natt Reading Pa was the present owner. Joseph F Rhoderick of East Tenth Street and Mired Sharpe Motter Avenue touring the New England states and Canada.
Martha Jane Reeder and Garland Lamar Foreman wed in a Sunday ceremony at the Evangelical Lutheran church with Rev. Charles F. Trunk Jr. officiating. The event featured a double ring rite, white gladioli decor, a reception at Staley Park, and plans to reside in San Francisco where Foreman serves as a Navy musician.
A massive Saturday crowd flocked to the exhibition building as eleven year old Derringer performed on the Wurlitzer organ. He drew families, received keepsakes, and charmed officials, while his normal life includes tutoring and schooling in Philadelphia.
In a controversial study of the jury system the Ford Foundation funded University of Chicago Law School researchers who planted hidden microphones in a jurors’ deliberation room. Critics say the intrusion violates the Seventh Amendment and constitutional privacy protections, prompting calls for new federal restrictions on eavesdropping and urging better methods for research without violating juror rights.
Prices were generally lower today in the stock market in early dealings. Arlington, Va: Mr. and Mrs. Martin Folty, Hagerstown. Mrs Elizabeth Grove and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pepper, Baltimore.
Patricia Rebecca Harshman daughter of Russell D Harshman near Myersville married Wayne Zecher Guyton son of Arthur R Guyton Burkittsville in Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church Wellsville on October 2 in the afternoon service led by Rev Albert Snyder and Rev Emmett F Bittinger. The ceremony featured palm arrangements and music by Harold Reeves Yarroll and Robert Royce. The bride wore Chantilly lace with pearl accessories and carried a white Bible with an orchid. Guests numbered about 250 and a reception followed at the bride’s home. After a wedding trip to Niagara Falls and Canada the couple will live in an apartment at the groom’s parents.
About fifty women gathered in AH Saints Church parish hall for the first session of the Flower show school organized by Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland. Mrs. T Stuart Haller chaired the session with Mrs Ruston Ridgely as state chairman. Attendees included members from Virginia and West Virginia and residents from Howard Carroll Washington Frederick and Montgomery counties. The course runs three Mondays and aims to teach flower arranging and flower raising fundamentals.
A smoky fire in the subbasement of the Hotel New Yorker triggered evacuations of more than 100 guests who rushed to the lobby in night attire. The incident disrupted two wedding receptions and required a response from local fire crews.
The marriage of Aisa Shirley Mary Alice Broadbent to Philip Dale Cady was solemnized on Saturday October 1 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel church in Thurmont. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James A Broadbent, wore a white tulle net gown with lace and hoop skirt, and carried white rosebuds and yellow pompoms. The groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh W. Cady of Mansfield Pennsylvania. The ceremony featured Bach Gounod Ave Maria and a four tier cake reception at the bride's home. The couple plan a wedding trip. the bride will live with her parents until January 1936 when the groom graduates from Penn State University.
The Marinland Scholastic Press Advisers Association will hold a luncheon at the Hotel Stafford in Baltimore on October 21 at noon to award prizes for the best journalistic work by school periodicals shown at the Fifth Regiment Armory during the fall state teachers meeting October 20 to 22. Reservations are due by October 14.
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