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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1960
Page
4
After 38 years in medicine Dr Hay Fletcher i Farquharson lists major advances in disease control. Diptheria typhoid poumonie and tuberculosis are much lesser threats due to sulphanilamides and penicillin. Yet cancer remains feared despite cures as friends die, underscoring progress and limits in modern medicine.
In Kasai province near Bakwanga, Congo army units clash with Baluba rebels allied to Kalonji. Kalonji claimed Bakwanga’s fall and three other centers, but Katanga officers doubt those victories and report continued skirmishes as troops retreat from Bakwanga.
Probate details reveal Carty's will leaves one half of the estate to his widow Mrs Storm under marital deduction rules and funds a trust via Farmers Mechanics-Citizens National Bank. The other half goes to the bank trustee under the February 1959 trust agreement. Mrs Storm named executrix. will dated February 18, 198. Witnesses included Herbert R. Staley and H Albert Dean.
Melvin, in a conservative suit, mingled with crowds as sailors and Marines waved hello. Barricaded in a corner, he shook hands with about a hundred, tended bar, and posed for photos under TV lights while fans climbed tables. Finally he and Gestion eased outside for a breather on the sidewalk.
Melvin Miller appears at a civic breakfast before a trip to Del Mar for the Melvin Miller Stakes. The crowd cheers as he handles the paper work and enjoys a quiet evening back at the Sandpiper after a day of local events.
Among The Sick Mrs Nancy Mercer on West Patrick Street entered Frederick Memorial Hospital Tuesday for major surgery on Wednesday morning. Mrs James Brashears of Monocacy Village entered Tuesday for observation and surgery. Bir Edward W Heffner of East Third Street entered Wednesday afternoon and underwent surgery Thursday morning. he expects to stay six days. Marlo Thompson of Brunswick remains in the same condition after entering two weeks ago with double virus pneumonia. Mrs Edna Noell of 500 East Patrick Street was taken to Thayer Clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for treatment.
Mr and Mrs Robert Abrecht Sr of North Market Street quietly mark their 41st wedding anniversary at home Friday. Bryan L Rice has completed a 30 day leave and departs for a two year tour with the 3rd Air Command in Japan after prior duty at Labrador Air Force Base. He is the son of Mr and Mrs E Bryan Rice of 318 Park Avenue Frederick. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Schafer and family, formerly of Hawaii and now in Lovettsville Virginia, visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Elmer Etzier and family of Feagaville. Miss Kim Schafer visited Miss Martha Etzler through Monday evening.
Miss Katie Mehrling sprained her knee after a fall on West AH Saints street. Brainerd H Warner Jr of Montgomery county won the Republican nomination for Congress in the Sixth Maryland district. Gist Blair and Alexander Hagner followed, while Democrats backed David J Lewis over H Dorsey Etchison. Charles W Main active near Middletown named Republican candidate for the Third Maryland district. Dick Nallin becomes a Connecticut League umpire. Ernest McCardell and Charles Stull caught nine bass while fishing. Constable Lewis F Carter of East Third street celebrated his 54th birthday. The 3th Annual Session of the Grand Lodge of Maryland, I.O.G.T., will meet at Day in Carroll county with a Woodbine lodge.
The September 1 1940 column reports Calvix Coblentz a 19 year old sustaining an eye injury at Blue Ridge Transportation Co in Hagerstown. Local cab owners agree to a five cent taxi fare increase. Carroll Creek floods cause extensive damage including A and P at South Court Frederick and Tivoli theater basement seven feet deep. Ed Mackley of Fountain Rock shows a four and a half pound bass hit by a car on Dublin road near Walkersville. News adopts Bodoni type headlines replacing Gothic style.
Captain Martin announced Cahn will command local Civil Air Patrol units with a two hour trip south into Virginia and the Carolinas. The CAP's new flight section for pilots only is planned, with a PA 18 two-seat aircraft recovered and relicensed. The senior squadron has 15 members and is led by Patton, Toms, Brosius, Bellamy, and Dean with other staff in place.
Emmitsburg reports include Alten Stoner returning from New Orleans with family visits from Waynesboro and Annandale. Mass times set for St. Joseph's first Friday. Regis Sanders treated for a hand fracture after a cow incident. Birth announced in Gettysburg. Dodge Dart prize awarded to Austin Joy of East Main Street. Alumni picnic at Marsh Creek scheduled for August 28. Kerrigans visit family in Emmitsburg. Swope moves to Shriver property to sell milk equipment. Local gatherings include Keepers and related families dining in Taneytown.
Mrs Frederick W Buzzerd and Shelva Jean Miller wed at Williamsport Methodist Church officiated by Rev Gordon Clews and Rev Charles Michaels. The bride wore organza and lace with a chapel train, veiled by a queen’s crown, and carried gardenias and ivy. The reception followed at the church social room and the couple planned a two week honeymoon to New York and Massachusetts before settling in Philadelphia.
The State Department says Maurice H. Halperin, a former U.S. official, is in Moscow serving as an adviser to the Kremlin on Latin American affairs. In a passport renewal he said he has been in the Soviet Union since December 1958 and is employed by the USSR Academy of Sciences researching undeveloped countries. He previously led the OSS Latin American section during World War II.
The Mountain Theatre season closes strongly with James Glenn delivering a superb Kreton in Visit To A Small Planet to crowds praised for loyalty and support. Co stars include Timothy Rice Marion Whichard and Buckey Burdette as a witty ensemble with director Gené Montanino guiding professional staging and Clarge Dunham handling sets. Audience cheers rise as a clever farce blends space visitor mishaps with mid century Americana, while a cat steals a few moments from the spotlight.
Several Frederick area obituaries notice deaths including Mrs Jocepa C Andrews and Mrs Maria Ann Andrews of 04 East Third street with service details at Saint Cas... religious rites and burial plans. Also William H Eyler 69 of Frederick dies at Frederick Memorial Hospital after two weeks as patient. survived by brother Charles Eyler and others. services at Myers Funeral Home Westminster. Myrtle Himes 73 dies en route to hospital. nurse and hospital administrator roles noted. services at 106 East Church Street Funeral Home, interment at St Luke's Feagaville. Mrs Anna Edmonia King of Clarksburg dies at Montgomery County General. survivors include two children and siblings. Rosary at Gartner's Gaithersburg. Mass at St Marys Barnesville. interment Clarksburg. Lydia Ann Luelia Lescalleet 29 dies suddenly. surviving children listed. services at funeral home and Union Chapel Cemetery Libertytown. Roy E Main 65 dies in Pomona California. formerly Middletown Valley resident. survivors include wife Ruth and mother Cora Lambert Main. siblings listed. Several other lines note additional survivors and service details for local funeral homes.
Obituary notices for C Henderson Mellott 65 of Mercersburg Pa died of a heart attack at home and is to be buried near Gladhill Lutheran church with services at Minnich Funeral HomeGreencastle. Emma Snyder Quinn 89 of Frederick with surviving sons and daughters and services at 106 East Church St Funeral Home. Wallace C Wicker 80 formerly of Mt Airy died in Richmond Va with services in Richmond and Pine Grove Cemetery Mit Aury.
Funeral services were held for Aaron Dorsey 88 of 128 West All Saints who died Monday at Wester Maryland State Hospital Hagerstown with Rev. O B Jackson officiating. C E Hicks was funeral director. Also services for James Newman who died Saturday at Newton D Baker Veterans Hospital Martinsburg will be held Friday at 10 am at Arlington National Cemetery. Body is at Brown funeral home Martinsburg VA and will move to Fletcher Funeral Home Washington. he received full military honors. Guy William Swomley’s funeral was held at 106 East Church Street and later at Mount Olivet cemetery with Rev Ralph M Sharpe officiating. Pallbearers listed and interment at Mount Olivet. M R Etchison and Son, funeral directors.
Carl Otto Gochnauer longtime Adamstown merchant and former postmaster of Philomont dies after over four years illness at Frederick Memorial Hospital. He left wife Ruth Preston Gochnauer, two daughters Ada Moore and Fay Shipley, and siblings across Virginia Maryland. He built a brick store in 1925, led local groups, and supported horse sports. Interment at Mt Oliver Cemetery. memorials to Frederick County Heart Association.
The Frederick News-Post announces cash prizes for local news tips in September. Tips accepted weekdays 8 am to noon and Sundays 4 pm to midnight. top tip earns $5, followed by $3, $2, and $1 for next stories. First caller per story wins. Editors will select winners and publish prize list. Tip line: Monument 2-1177.
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