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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1960
Page
4
Bread for the world would rise above hunger if wheat stocks held by the United States, Canada, Argentina and Australia were equitably distributed. The Canadian Bureau of Statistics cites 2.7215 billion bushels on hand as of August 1, enough to provide 80 loaves per person per year, with flour and roughage potential.
Nigeria, 373 250 square miles with 34 million people, becomes Africa's largest state by area and population. Africa's UN admission boosts the bloc to 29 members, widening the Global balance as Khrushchev visits the UN seeking a majority.
A Frederick County reader challenges the Facts Finders on its letter about teacher salaries and school needs. The writer accuses Samuel C Hayes and the group of presenting opinions as facts and urges clarity and fairness in public discussion. The piece also opposes two Maryland constitutional amendments 13 and 14 supporting farmland assessment limits.
A collection of brief historic notices: Mr C R Simpson from Indian Springs sells second crop strawberries. County vote total 12 437. Gov Crothers appoints E C Peter to Sixth Judicial Circuit bench succeeding sickly Judge Henderson. Regina Rodocken hosts whist party at East Patrick St. Fires blamed on a chimney spark destroy Mr Albert Hemp’s home. State Board of Trade to meet. Fred Aubert’s airship plans questioned by mother. Horse fright causes wagon spill near Frederick. P F Pampel slips on banana, fractures leg. Percy W Kelly named Bartholow s postmaster. Mary Smith breaks hip at Mrs Lambright’s. Fatal crash near Emmitsburg en route to Rocky Ridge.
A router of brief items notes Italy entering war on Greece, British aid promised. local chimney fire put out. a Maple Avenue house sold for 5000. St John’s Catholic drive raises funds. traffic meter removal petition. Detrick Field work begins. draft lottery coming. Frederick Cooperative Campaign ends with 700 members. deaths from accidents. Berlin raids. Petain Laval talks with Frederick wedding report outlines an October 2 ceremony at Poplar Springs Church for Patricia Ann Bowman and Walter Arthur Dennison with detailed bridal attire and a reception, couple to reside in Poplar Springs.
A Baltimore Parkville Junior High School class sent Oct 26 balloons with the markings Nix on and Kennedy to float, later found in Newfoundland by a local schoolboy. The note describes the drift and distance and links to a harmless educational project.
Henry M. Bain Jr argues amendments 13 and 14 would shift tax burden from landholders to farmers in rural counties and urban edge zones. He cites rising land values and taxes, labor costs, and speculative land leasing as factors harming actual farmers. He warns suburban subdivision, waterfront homes, motels, and industrial plots would reap tax cuts at nonfarm residents' expense.
Henry Cabot Lodge told reporters he knows more about U S prestige abroad than the US Information Agency and that the nation’s prestige has not fallen. He argued Kennedy confuses prestige with popularity as crowds estimated at 30,000 along his route and 4,000 to 5,000 in a plaza gathered to hear him speak.
Funeral details list Requiem Mass for Michael J Croghan with Rev Hogan and assistants, pallbearers led by Clarke and Croghan relatives, interment Mount Olivet. Anna Gilbert service at Harmony Lutheran with named bearers. Carl W King services at Damascus funeral home with military graveside rites at Arlington. E Maude Wood rites at All Saints Episcopal Church with bearers. interment Mount Olivet. Robert E Dailey and Son directed.
Memphis officials heard cries for harsher penalties at a liquor law meeting as Mrs Hal Beard of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union urged drastic action proposing the death penalty to deter violations.
Mrs. Virginia Foley Miller, noted as the first woman on Winter Haven Florida’s city commission, has won re election to a third term. She previously lived in Frederick and resided in Delaplane Virginia before moving to Florida.
Side Glances reports multiple obituaries and funeral notices. Subjects include Waitman McWilliams of Brunswick and family, Mrs Elsie May Pettingall of Laytonsville, Mrs Harold A Plummer of Laytonsville, and Emory T Shafer of near Middletown. Details list ages, kin, addresses, church affiliations, service times, and burial plans.
Among the sick at Frederick Memorial Hospital four weeks, H Stanley Davis Sr. has returned home near New Market. Miss Jo Ann Taylor of Jefferson street is at University Hospital Baltimore for observation and treatment. George Zimmerman of Shookstown underwent surgery after admission Tuesday. Guy E. Kelly of West Second Street had surgery Tuesday and is recovering satisfactorily. Louis C. Jack Forney of West Third Street returned from Newton D Baker Veteran's Hospital Martinsburg after a two week stay at Frederick Memorial Hospital and four months of treatment. he will continue physical therapy at home and enjoys seeing friends again.
Mr and Mrs Joseph C Cowden of Blue Ridge Summit announce the birth of a daughter born Tuesday at Waynesboro Hospital in Pennsylvania. The newborn joins the family as their latest child and adds joy to the household.
The Frederick News-Post invites cash tips on local news events for October. Tips must be submitted to the office on weekdays 3 am to noon and Sunday 4 pm to midnight. Prizes: $5 first, $3 second, $2 third, and $1 for the next five stories. first caller on a story wins.
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