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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1960
Page
4
The Frederick paper dated Friday October 14 1900 details publication by The News and outlines subscription rates including per-issue price and monthly options. It notes association with the Associated Press and asserts republication rights for AP dispatches.
State Police searched for Dorothy Jean Sidler 33 of Damascus after she left home Thursday with her 7 year old son and 15 year old daughter in a 1959 black Dodge sedan. A .22 rifle and a shotgun were reportedly taken. Police believe she and the children are unharmed and may head toward the Pittsburgh area where relatives are said to reside.
The article praises newspaper carriers as independent contractors who deliver 58 million copies daily, calling them a prime example of free enterprise. It notes Saturday, Oct. 15 as a day to honor newspaper boys and underscores their role as a bridge between a free press and the public. The piece also covers local Taneytown tax actions and Halloween safety plans.
Miss Gertrude Hotaling a former nursing professor at Emmitsburg will travel to Hunter College in New York during the week of October 16 as a representative of the National League of Nursing. She chairs public health nursing at Saint Joseph College and works on an accreditation survey for the league.
Charles McC. Mathias Jr. outlined a plan to boost college access for high school graduates by amending the National Defense Act to offer government guaranteed private loans and federal grants to colleges. He urged GI-like loans, attacked opponent Foley's record, and warned that the Democratic program could cost $12 billion, funded by tax increases or inflation.
Two Frederick sergeants John J. Pullman and Charles T. Elworthy won the XXT US Army Corps BAR championship at Fort Meade October 3 to 8. Sp. Fred Rudy and Mage Frank Baker of Frederick County helped the Maryland D C sector capture the 2 caliber pistol trophy. The four are with the 302nd Signal Battalion on Rocky Springs road. More than 250 fired in the Smalls Arms Tournament covering the XX Corps area including Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and Washington. Col James E Bartgis Jr directed the event under NRA rules.
The Kefauver farm near Middletown hosts a large barn raising on the site of a recently destroyed structure with over a hundred attendees. Revival meetings led by Rev Absalom Knox continue at Flint Hill church. Frederick reports the oldest and youngest conference members, Rev J W Kiracofe with 47 years in ministry and Rev Paul E Holdcraft at 19. Pickpockets plague the Hagerstown Fair, while a polecat raids Frank Keefer’s henhouse. Samuel Marino loses a horse to colic at New Midway.
Germany and Russia were strengthening positions at the mouth of the Danube. A parish fundraiser dinner at Hotel Frederick by St John’s Catholic church was planned with Rev Fr William Sauer as pastor and W Clinton McSherry as executive chairman. An all day Maryland draft boards conference was set in Baltimore. Parking meters push cars to side streets with ample metered spaces. Mayor Culler noted no new collector for former Alder man Charles T. Butcher’s vacancy. Tom Mix, film star, died in an auto crash after touring Frederick four years earlier with his circus at the fairgrounds.
Frederick residents discuss using the rear City Hall site for parking and offices while preserving brick exterior for historic charm. A new Market Street sidewalk by C P Telephone improves safety and access from North Market to downtown, with praise for the Professional Building link and cross street intersections. Regional observers note the role of newspapers and the civic value of reporting.
Fort Detrick officials report the 1960 United Appeal drive nearly complete with about $9,500 raised by Army units and civilian staff. Colonel Carl S. Casto thanked contributors and urged continued civic duty as personnel lists are finalized. Awards, promotions, and local events including a charity show at West Frederick Junior High are noted along with personnel moves and upcoming social activities.
Congolese soldiers withdrew from Patrice Lumumba's residence with the deposed premier at liberty to resume politicking. Mobutu claimed plans to fight UN forces over Lumumba while the army override a prior ultimatum to attack UN troops guarding Lumumba. No immediate explanation for the four day blockade was given.
The seventy eighth annual United Lutheran Church Women convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Maryland and Washington, D C, meets Oct 26 and 27 at St Pauls Lutheran in Cumberland. Host pastor Rev John F Sammel and chaplain Mrs Stanley B Jennings lead delegates from 132 Maryland and DC groups. Frederick area delegates include Mrs Russell Young and others.
Anne Lee Hughes 27 of Hebron was sentenced in U S District Court to 18 months in federal prison for embezzling 12871 from Hebron Savings Bank over nearly four years starting September 1956. Judge Roszel C Thomson noted the couple bought a car and a boat and took vacations while the bank insured by FDIC flagged a shortage found in June during a routine audit.
The Monocacy Pony Trotting Association held its final race of the season at Friendly Acres Pony Farm, five miles north of Frederick. Silver trophies went to top ponies in each division with plaques for seconds. Champions included Starlight in Class A, King Larige V in Class B, Rusty in Class C, Colleen Cody in Class D, and Shots Brightlight as the 2 year old champion. Race results list multiple ponies and drivers across divisions with times and placements.
Aldermen will review a revised street boundary plan describing a northern extension parallel to Market street from East Fifth to Market, then west along Fifth to 180 feet west of Market, south to West South, east along South to start. It also includes a block starting at East Patrick and Carroll, north along Carroll 180 feet, west on Patrick to Bentz, south along Bentz 180 feet, east parallel to Patrick to Carroll, and north along Carroll 180 feet to the start.
Obituaries list Samuel W Boyce and others by name with ages and death details. Surviving relatives include children and grandchildren. Funeral arrangements note times, places and officiants at Ceres Bethel AME church Burtonville, Connellsville, Reedeysville, and Emmitsburg churches.
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