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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1958
Page
2
A partial advertisement from October 23, 1958 lists contact details for The News none Ee Except Great soomeen Pro MFG CO in Frederick MD along with subscription rates for various terms such as three months and one year. The note mentions a member access bureau and general advertising terms.
The 1957 census shows 32 million Americans changed residence in the year ending April. About 21.5 million stayed in the same county, while 10 million moved to other counties or across state lines. Decentralized industry and job shifts drive mobility, including many farm workers relocating to cities and young workers seeking new employment.
Weather and railroad of 24 hours ending 9 a.m. show readings from Albany to Seattle with cloud and rain cover. Feature pieces include Malcolm MacDonald on Borneo peoples and a portrait of Sarah Jennings Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, detailing her role and era.
The Fort Detrick RESA branch board awards two $25 prizes and certificates for outstanding science students in the 85859 academic year. Recipients are chosen by the Dean and Science Faculty from fall enrollees in science courses. James McB. Dobbs discusses The Southern Heritage and notes his TV appearance on Mike Wallace.
Items reflect early 1900s Frederick Maryland life and topics. Featured are political notes on Governor McKeldin and Vice President Nixon, academic happenings at local colleges, authors and works discussed from 1840s through 1803 journals, and social items. A street accident at Lime Kiln injures Laura Hallaiman as the Frederick fair and interurban rail delays are reported, along with campus events and questions and answers.
Raymond E L Barrows, 59, executive vice president of the National Foundation, died Wednesday of a heart ailment. He formerly directed disaster relief for the American Red Cross and joined the foundation seven years ago.
President Robert Hedges leads a student group drafting a constitution for presentation to the student body with Dr. Righter advising. Miss Rachel Baker and Miss Breckenridge have returned home from Frederick Memorial Hospital after an auto accident. Sophomore Harry Garvin broke his ankle in a football game and will wear a cast for eight weeks. Dr. Harold A. Neufeld returned from New Jersey after his father's death. Market prices list corn fow wheat barley as shown.
Twenty years ago a request for an auto traffic light at Worman’s Mill north of Frederick was sent to the State Roads Commission by the Frederick Branch Advisory Board of the Automobile Club of Maryland. The text notes other items from a Frederick column, including election recount payment dispute and a band director’s birthday celebration. Reverend Charles Lewis Ritter, pastor of Pleasant Hill Lutheran Church, died at Frederick City Hospital after a long illness.
Postmaster James A. Grove announces a November 1 to November 20 mailing period for Christmas parcels, cards, and letters to armed forces overseas and authorized civilians. Domestic rates apply, with air mail limits, packing guidance, and prohibited items noted. include customs form where required and ensure legible addresses for overseas delivery.
Eighty housewives traveling from across the United States attended the 1958 Women's Conference on Housing in Washington. Delegates grouped by region to discuss materials, the home and neighborhood, and design. Sessions at the National Housing Center covered interior materials, plumbing, heating, and exterior construction. Notable topics included radiant heating, air conditioning, durability, and low maintenance.
Frederick area families report births from October 19 to October 21. Cathy Elizabeth Coblentz, first daughter, born Sunday to John Coblentz and wife formerly Geraldine King of Thurmont. Dale Eugene Grimm, first child, son, born Monday to Frederick M L Grimm and wife formerly Doris Devilbiss of Frederick. Ruth Ann Wis pigher, first daughter, born Monday to Clarence Wispigher and wife formerly Geraldine Lenhart of Frederick. Timothy Lee Trout, third child, son, born Monday to Richard H. Trout and wife formerly Kathlene McCuller of Union Bridge. James Edwin Bales, second child, first son, born Monday to Edwin Bales and wife formerly Barbara Leatherman of Thurmont. Bernard William Jr., first son, born Monday to Bernard Michaels and wife formerly Betty Mae Thomas of Frederick. Donald Vincent Scurio, second son, born Monday to Angelo Scurio and wife formerly Ruth Schell of New Market. Kathy Lynn Condon, first daughter, born Tuesday to Everett Condon and wife formerly Doris Devilbiss of Westminster.
The contest for governor and comptroller features Beall and D Alesandro courting Baltimore voters. Beall accuses Alesandro of tax and payroll issues while both parties urge federal aid for schools. Campaigns highlight city weight in state results as speakers address women and civic groups.
Frederick County lacks a county-wide library system. A 1959 information campaign led by the C Burr Art Library and Citizens' Committee, chaired by Mrs. J Homer Hemsherg in Niddletown, aims to present the project to organizations. Maryland counties are expanding under Federal and State aid. Frederick could gain $26,000 as an initiation grant and about $10,000 annually in state funds if it starts in 1958. Sixteen of twenty-three counties already have county-wide services, while Allegany and several on the Eastern Shore do not. Next: actions by citizens and groups to secure a Frederick County system.
Horine daughter of Mrs Dawson Horine Myersville pledged to Delta Delta Delta at University of Maryland. Raymond M White former Frederick native now in Louisville Ky, born Jefferson March 19 1916. Army service 1941 45 and 1952 54. living in Kentucky last four years. Frances C Johnson Monume toad Myersville studying for Master of Music in Music Literature at Eastman Rochester. Mr and Mrs Join H Wetzel Jr East Seventh celebrate tenth wedding anniversary. Mrs Wetzel also birthday. Wade F Hursey North Market birthday 52. William T Delanter Mt Pleasant to be 55 Friday. Clark Miller Dill Avenue birthday. Condition improved but confined to room.
A compact guide explains commonly misused words and pronunciations. It defines hence and thence, notes mispronunciations like goutash, and flags misspellings such as elementary and alimentary. The daily word is ineluctable, meaning unavoidable or irresistible, with an example sentence about rapid, ineluctable advancement.
Death notices from Buckeystown and Frederick area list R Sumner Bruce Ward 76, former Buckeystown resident, long Philadelphia stay. other obituaries include Mrs Edna Summers 62 of Middletown, Linda C Werking 71 of Covettsville, Elmer B Zimmerman 89 of Quincy, and multiple services across Maryland towns with family survivors and funeral details. The notices name surviving siblings, children, grandchildren, and involved churches or funeral homes, with dates and locations of services.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at Union Bridge funeral home for Mrs Sadie Elizabeth Stonesifer widow of Oliver J Stonesifer who died Monday Rev Donald Brake officiated pallbearers Guy Green John Hyde George Skinner Isaac Sayler Sr Gordon Fogle and Sterlings Bailey interment in Lutheran cemetery in Tanertown. The funeral of Ruth A Ammons mother of Rev Harold A Ammons who died October 21 in Baltimore will be held Friday at 1 pm at the Witzke funeral parlors Hollins and Gilmore Streets Baltimore Interment in Baltimore National Cemetery. The funeral of Robert Allen Wickham who died Sunday was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the funeral home 8 East Patrick Street Rev Charles F Trunk pastor Evangelical Lutheran church. Sisters list events near Monday night observed as friendship night by the Fythian Sisters and on November 10 a Hallowe'en party will be held.
Mrs. Eliabeth Smith and Thee B. Engle, formerly of this city, will wed November 1 at Ocean Grove New Jersey. A reception will follow at the Carolina Tea Room Ocean Grove.
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