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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1954
Page
2
New York City Hospitals Commissioner orders removal of ambulance sirens after a Brooklyn pilot study shows a 60 percent drop in accidents and no patient complaints. Drivers to follow normal traffic rules during the test. time saved by sirens deemed not worth increased crash risk.
Two Monrovia men stopped on West Patrick street for having no tail light were fined 15 dollars and costs in Peoples Court. Magistrate Wilbur F. Sheffield heard charges that Earl E. Wright drove without a license and William Morris permitted an unauthorized person to drive. Morris claimed he had no license and intended they share the fine. Neither possessed operator permits. Forfeited collateral included William Yeager for reckless driving and Clyde Baker for improper air.
Among The Sick Mr Edwin A Brookey Sr has been ill for two weeks and is bedbound at 117 East Church Street. Samuel Prell of Newark New Jersey, owner of the Prell shows at the Frederick Fair, was operated on at Frederick Memorial Hospital last Friday and is now fairly well. Dolores DeLauter of 233 West South Street entered Washington County Hospital at Hagerstown for surgery today. Gary E Lacy of 423 West Patrick Street underwent surgery at Frederick Memorial Hospital on Monday and is progressing satisfactorily.
Fifty Years Ago items from The News dated October 12, 1904 highlight Frederick Fair advance sale, the formation of the Old Boys Fremont and Lincoln Republican Club led by President Edward A Gittinger, and a 200 member Choral Society reception hosted by director M G Beck at the Conservatory of Music.
IDEAL WEATHER BROUGHT out a tremendous crowd at the Fair Grounds and seemed to assure the success of the annual show. THE MEMBERS OF MOUNTAIN Lodge No. 29 Knights of Pythias will honor the memory of the late Judge Glenn H. Worthington by putting on a campaign for new members to be known as the Judge Glenn H. Worthington Memorial Class. OFFICERS OF FRANCIS SCOTT Key Post American Legion were installed at the last meeting: F. Lester Smith commander, Harry Pettingall first vice commander, Arthur P. Ridgely second vice commander, Roger R. Rice finance officer, Charles L. Blentlinger historian, Thomas Williams chaplain, Lawrence C. Willard adjutant.
Obituaries document the deaths of Alonza J. Ahalt a Middletown farmer age 76. Edmund P Little 71 cabinetmaker and carpenter from New Oxford. infant Nancy Fay Basore. Charles Albert Fox 83 of Gettysburg. and Mrs Sarah A Lee 71 longtime New Market resident. Surviving spouses children grandchildren and siblings are listed along with funeral arrangements and burial details.
Funeral of WH Kells held at Blue Ridge cemetery Thurmont with grave side services. Pallbearers listed. Funeral for David Otho Griffin held from East Patrick Street home with interment at Mount Olivet. Carrie Agnes Adelsberger of Emmitsboro buried at Mt View cemetery after Evangelical and Reformed church service. Pallbearers named among local residents.
Six wills were probated in Orphans Court on Monday with estates left to immediate family members. Wills from Brunswick residents include Mrs. Alice Campbell Karn to her son Carman P. Tarn, executor after Carman G. Campbell renounced. Mills couple wills bequeath home at 230 Potomac street to sons Ernest E. Mills and Howard Mills, with other items and equal shares to listed children and spouses. Other Brunswick wills allocate real estate for life to children, with remainder to survivors, and name executors. A Catoctin district will leaves estate to widow Etta Mae Kline as executrix. A colored Buckesstown will leaves property to children with life estates to siblings, executor Webster Johnson. The Baltimore note mentions no renewal of accreditation for the university medical school.
Washington report details the arrest of Joseph S. Petersen Jr a longtime NSA physicist and mathematician charged with stealing highly secret documents from 1948 to 1952. The piece argues civilian security boards and lack of an overall review mechanism erode national defenses and questions Fort Monmouth ties and oversight.
The Brook Hill Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service met October 6 at 7:30 pm with panel led by Mrs. Joanne Doggett discussing "Except the Lord Keep the City." Topics covered included urban spiritual needs, housing, schools, and hospitals, followed by a treasure-hunt resulting in six new members joining.
Mr and Mrs Charles Pritchett of Mountaindale announce the birth of son Gary Lee on Oct 9 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Charles Ray Morgan and wife announce their second daughter Nancy Mae born Oct 2, with their first daughter Dorothy Ann turning one on Sept 28. Mrs Morgan is former Ann Cockrell. Kathy Fare Flohr, daughter of Dr and Mrs Roland Flohr, observes her second birthday today. Mrs Charles B Young of Bloomfield quietly celebrates her 90th birthday today. Mr and Mrs A Owen Mercer of West Patrick St welcome their second son David Howard born Sunday at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Alan L Foster of Fort Knox visiting his mother Mrs Charles K Foster and brother Trooper C Foster. Delta Gamma Alumnae of Hagerstown were hosted by Mrs Arthur Stover at 1208 West Seventh Frederick. Stover family recently moved from Bucks County, Pa. Mr Stover is district representative for Quaker Oats. Pfc James F C Wisner returns to Camp Lucas Mich after emergency leave for aunt’s funeral. Battery A with AAA AWB. Mr and Mrs Robert Catterer of Union Bridge welcome daughter Janice Rebecca born October 4 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mrs Thomas Mann of Frederick RFD 4 notes their son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Ralph C Bradles Sr living in Tokyo, Japan. address given. Mrs Clyde Dirlemann, surgical patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital, returns home to Walkersville.
North Carolina became the first state to cast a vote toward independence marking a pivotal step in the early United States era. Delegates expressed resolve amid growing tensions with Britain as colonial unity formed around liberty and self governance.
The Frederick County Board of Education denies claims costs are excessive and argues schools match or beat similar districts in value. It notes efforts to spend prudently for long term savings, and urges residents to report defamatory statements to halt unethical campaigns.
Philadelphia reports 39 year old Alex Segal of West Englewood New Jersey is hailed as a top and possibly most temperamental TV director. Sidney Shalett in the Saturday Evening Post lauds Segal for steering the U S Steel Hour on ABC with about 170 collaborators and notes his rise from Trenton theater to Peabody Award winning work. Segal married to Ruth Storm of Frederick Maryland with two children Cindy and Johnny.
The writer notes France as a shifting and unsettled diplomatic actor, always in geographic focus and never calm, describing the Republic as perpetually in a state of flux and “a stew” as viewed by N A Lufburrow.
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