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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1957
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR shows a Saturday September 1957 date with mentions of Frederick Enea and past OME Free. The readable lines suggest a brief public notice or classified item from a newspaper page, poorly legible and lacking full context or names.
The article discusses Soviet claims of testing an intercontinental ballistic missile and the implications for global power. It notes the lack of defense and the potential Western lag of several years, emphasizing that a first test likely constitutes a prototype rather than ready production. It cautions the race could reshape strategic dynamics and urges matching or surpassing Soviet progress. Included is a lengthy grain price line and a detailed society note about the August 25 wedding of Ruth Alice Ensor and Andrew Theodore Ridge ly, with extensive ceremony description.
A Ladies Auxiliary meeting discussed a door to door campaign for Multiple Sclerosis set for September 17, linked to John R. Webb Post 3285 sponsorship of the Hope Chest campaign of the Maryland Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Majors were named and miles marked in city and county, with dozens more volunteers from local clubs aiding, posters and canisters placed, and funds split between Maryland clinic support and national research with state grants possible.
Fifty years ago on September 7 1907 the columns report canned fruit industry activity with corn at fair quality but half a crop and a four to five week season. Mayor Smith Edward Preston and aides inspect city tents and report needed improvements. Auntie Riehl festival for Carre Park decorates the city while Rocky Springs notes a short chestnut crop. A man fined one dollar and is discharged after paying eighty cents and leaving the city.
Twenty years ago on September 7 1937 Mrs Allen G Quynn and two daughters Peggy and Serene arrived in Frederick from Hongkong after a harrowing voyage through Sino Japanese hostilities in China they witnessed Japanese warships hammering Chinese fortifications near Shanghai. The Washington Redskins trounced the American Legion All Stars 30 to 0 before 3690 fans at Cardy Field. If countywide personal property assessments rise proportionally to the first five districts, values will increase, says Alfred W Gaver. Labor Day traffic was heavy as motorists returned home. no serious accidents were reported and records cooled by a chilly drizzle after hot weather.
Carl Carty and daughter Pat have returned to Elmira after a Georgia summer in Marietta visiting Jacksonville St Augustine Marineland and Daytona Beach. John J Cronin real estate boards field executive will visit Frederick County to meet with Realtors and address the board at Key Hotel. Mr Cronin has worked as oil company negotiator and as executive secretary of Maryland Council of Retail Merchants.
Funeral services will be held Monday at two o clock from the funeral home at 1606 East Church street for Glen Crone burg who was killed Friday when a milk truck he was driving crashed head on with a Boyer Transportation Company milk truck. The body lies at the funeral home for friends to call. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet cemetery. M. R. Etchison and Son.
Hagerstown report shows Washington County spent 23000 more than intake last year while revenue reached 3,379,000 and expenditures 4,023,000. Auditor John K. Baker II calls the records a costly patchwork with weak internal control and autonomous departments. He urges centralized accounting. commissioners offered no comment.
Lawrence E. Baker of Adams Town entered University Hospital in Baltimore on Friday afternoon for treatment as authorities assess crime linked to local drinking spots.
Lawrence discusses a proposed plan for voluntary integration in which communities offer three school types: mixed, all-white, and all-Negro. Busing could be provided where facilities are distant, and residential requirements would be removed for school assignment. The plan aims to align with the 1954 Supreme Court decision while avoiding forced integration.
Multiple death notices list Nellie May Stunkle M R Eichison and Son funeral directors services in Martinsburg Greenhill Cemetery burial in Boonsboro East funeral home and 19 grandchildren. Margaret Louise Waltz 53 Baltimore died at home 4203 Ethland Ave Evangelical United Church of Christ burial Friday Memorial Frederick Md. Elizabeth Sypolt Westerngle Martinsburg Kingwood and Ringwood area services at Gladhill Middletown burial Union cemetery Burkittsville interments in Mt Oliver Union cemetery recorded.
The world famous artist Grandma Moses, age 97, plans to continue painting daily at her home in Eagle Bridge. Articles note her routine, a family gathering, and remarks about her habit of working each day despite arthritis, with funeral notices and local deeds intertwined in the page.
Nearly $900 was raised at a Welcome Wagon annual benefit card party held Wednesday evening at Hood College. Funds will support a Verifax copying machine for the C. Burr Artz Library and a scholarship for a foreign student, with about $200 earmarked for party expenses.
Emmitsburg Francis X Elder American Legion Post 12 met at Bud Shorb's Farm with Commander Eugene Sprankle presiding. Thirty-two members attended as the drill team reported progress and plans, including a Halloween parade chaired by Harold Hoke.
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