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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1961
Page
2
The notice outlines subscription costs with monthly and yearly options and carrier delivery varying by location. It credits the Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press, and states newspaper registration details and post office entry at Frew, Missouri, on Thursday October 28, 1961.
Luther Hodges rose from office boy to a $75 000 a year textile industrialist and later urged youths to work hard, invest, and borrow to build future capital. He argued that many firms seek eager workers and suggested debt to invest in ventures, predicting employment gains and less social security worry in retirement.
The Kennedy Administration cuts textile machinery depreciation from 25 to 15 years and some to 12. Under Secretary Henry H. Fowler says priority will revamp useful life schedules by industry to enable renewal of plant and equipment and to contend with faster foreign write offs.
Theodore EB Thompson Sr., 51, a Frederick painter, died at Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon Pa after a fall from a dam roof he was painting. Born in Virginia he was the son of Oscar W. and Mary Susan Fox Thompson. Survived by wife Amelia Zep Thompson and six children E Thompson Jr Frederick Oscar Lewis Steven Craig Mary Susan Cynthia Loutsa Thompson all at home, plus six stepchildren and five sisters. Funeral directions likely in local notice.
New machinery for the mines of the Singanore Copper Co is ready to be tested. D C Ramsburg and Son of Harmony Grove shipped two carloads of yellow corn west. A new pavement is being laid in front of John H Ramsburgs coach factory on West All Saints street. Mr Christian Railing and Elmer Fritz move from East Fourth Street to Dill avenue. Tons of chestnuts are being shipped from the county to city markets, twelve tons in two weeks by M L Horine and George Huffer of Burkittsville. The Grocers Protective Association of Frederick elected officers President W E Miller Secretary A d Eicheberger Treasurer J H Gorman. The committee on the proposed new charter for Frederick decided to retain the cities corporate name. Mrs Jacob Kintz and her children arrived in Frederick from Germany. Ernest Helfenstein and S Amos Urner to form Helfenstein and Urner November 1 at 111 N Market Street offering general insurance. The Frederick Gun Club to hold a shooting contest west of the city along the Frederick Railroad with about 20 entrants. The Civic Club has divided the city into five wards for Tag Day solicitation.
DR THOMAS H BRIGGS of Columbia University told the State Teachers Association in Baltimore that the war will bring immense changes in lifestyle. Frederick station owners plan to keep hours 7 p m to 7 a m for two and a half months. Rain and smoke drenched Frederick, the first meaningful rain in a month, easing drought worries. A leak in the main Fishing Creek line was spotted from an airplane at 1300 feet over the Kemp farm, prompting waterworks officials to investigate. Elmer F Munshower, city executive and soon to be inspector general of the 2d Division infantry, noted the development.
Mrs. Audrey E. Pressler named recording secretary of the National Association of Biological Teachers as she remains active in science education. A graduate of Box College, she has pursued further study at Western Mary and is recognized for leadership in biology circles.
Among the sick Mrs Walter Hoffman of 374 Madison Street entered Frederick Memorial Hospital Tuesday as a medical patient. Mrs Ernest A Peacock Sr, formerly of the area but now of Lipton, Tenn, is a medical patient in Baptist Hospital, Memphis. Mrs Robert E Lowman, Mt, at Suburban Her, and an auto reed 19 he CLASS SEATIAG HELN Ta Te, then a transfer to the home of Mrs Richard Glad Bey near Yellow Springs.
Ralph Gaver Hessong 68 a well known farmer of near Lewistown died suddenly at his home at 5 45 p m He was a WWI veteran and member of St Pauls Lutheran Church Utica He survived by wife two daughters two sisters one brother and a host of relatives Funeral arrangements set for Saturday at 2 30 p m at Creager Funeral Home Thurmont with Rev Pollard officiating and burial in Blue Ridge Cemetery Thurmont
Mr and Mrs Bayard B Rosencrantz near Urbana announce the birth of their second child and daughter Faith Lee at Frederick Memorial Hospital weighing eight pounds 11 ounces. Mrs Rosencrantz is Betty Biser daughter of Irving and Mrs Biser of the city.
In Yonk ers NY a trainer named Hayes Saad and owner C T Ty figure into a puzzling case. A deed appears to name Tease her for the remainder of the sex. The text is fragmentary and unclear but suggests a custody or ownership dispute linked to a trainer in a horse or animal case.
Grain prices at the Farmers Co-Operative Association show modest gains with reports indicating local oats and wheat values edging higher. Market observers note limited volume as traders await further weather and demand data from key shipping ports.
Nobel Prize in literature goes to Ivo Andric of Yugoslavia, 69, for epic depictions of his Bosnian homeland. The 1961 award, worth $48,300, marks Yugoslavia’s first Nobel in literature and highlights Andric’s historical trilogy The Bridge on the Drina and his Bosnian focus.
A public address by F. S. Romero at West Frederick High School will explore Latin America today. He promises frank discussion on Castro, US-Latin American relations, and the social and political transformations reshaping the region.
A Baltimore APC report notes a correction after misnaming Tawes in reference to appointments. The piece cites the State Reads Commission and the governor, Bow, as key figures, and mentions Richard C. Wacht 55 and COLT within the context of a trade error.
The article reports on the appointment of Case as bond counsel to the State Roads Commission and ties to Gov Tawes. It notes fees totaling about 50 000 dollars since 1959 including 6 250 for a 12.5 million issue. Sybert’s March 9 1960 letter is cited as supporting Case’s appointment. Finan will review past practice. Luther League meets Braddock group discusses slides and Who's Who project with members listed.
Mrs Irene Barbara Wolfe 75 of Emmitsburg RFD 1 died at Brookfield Maint Vienne. United Church of Christ minister Rev John Challes led burial at View Cemetery. Pallbearers included Demaid ims Rosensteel Walter Crevise Ahev A Kline Dr Fyark Herman and Prof Dominic G Green.
Reported clashes unfold as Communist drivers allegedly harass passengers at a camp near the North Korea line. The UN command cites a deliberate incident on October 16, blaming four Communist drivers for the confrontation and threatening further action.
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