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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1960
Page
4
The Frederick Mid newspaper announces subscription rates and policy. It notes Associated Press content rights and exclusive republication of local news and AP dispatches. It is dated Friday September 9 1960 and lists postal matter details.
An editorial urges heightened vigilance by motorists, parents, schools, and police to protect children from traffic hazards as they travel to school. It stresses supervising play areas, enforcing school crossing rules, and educating children about bicycle safety, with accountability for drivers and communities alike. It also reports building permits totaling about 46,300, plus courses and a regional utilities conference with local reps attending.
Mathias delivers a historic one star flag flown over the Capitol to Woodsboro Volunteer Fire Department. Lawrence Dorsey and Fire Chief Walter Weidner accept as the group recounts funding start up loans and the department now boasts about 40 thousand dollars in equipment and establishment. Also note Boy Scouts and American Legion Troop 328 plan a fifth 1960 paper drive on Saturday at 9 a.m. collecting paper rags and magazines from Taneytown and nearby roads.
Raleigh E. Henline, on his second trip as a Cumberland division brakeman, was killed when his body was struck by an overhead bridge while riding on top of rain cars from Cumberland to Brunswick. He lived in Cumberland and was a native of the area.
Twenty years ago three Libertytown men faced charges of first degree murder after a drunken brawl near Johns ville during which a man was slain. Vandalism hit Braddock Heights with damage to the auditorium and H and F offices. The Navy ordered a vast fleet, and WWII bombing left London with heavy casualties as veterans held reunions in Frederick and Braddock Heights. A boy, Carl Culler, suffered a severe scalp laceration after a tree fall near his home.
Fort Detrick will be represented at the 133th National Convention of the American Chemical Society in New York City, with a week long meeting at the Statler Hilton. Robert R. Freeman will preside at a Tuesday symposium featuring papers from Fort Detrick, Japan, and universities, joined by Dr. Edward Schantz and other Fort Detrick scientists.
A column reflects on the return to school as thousands of Frederick County students resume classes. It shares a mother's prayer for educated hearts guiding children toward virtue, notes school guards' essential role, and observes older students aiming for higher education while cautioning that time reveals challenges ahead.
A column argues that formal schooling and theology may teach much yet fail to cultivate true understanding. It notes that a college degree often hides shallow knowledge and calls for living, compassionate religion beyond creeds. A municipal note mentions a costly town meeting minute fee.
Rev Harry L Feb of the Evangelical United Brethren Church spoke to Buncheon Lions members at the Fran cis Scott Key Hotel on spiritual service and community leadership. He urged service across political and social realms and urged daily living as a partner of God. The event included introductions by Lion Nevin T R Was key and noted guests from the Glade Valley Lions Club. A York Fair trip was canceled due to lack of interest, and seven September birthdays were celebrated.
Dr. Robert Boyle of 817 Young Place wins the Flesh For Fun photo contest sponsored nationwide by General Electric Company.
Mrs. Estelle C Floyd Sr 79 widow of James F Floyd Sr died Wednesday at Kensington Gardens Nursing Home near Washington She was a Montgomery county resident and Potomac Methodist member Survivors include 10 children 21 grandchildren and a sister Funeral services were held at Robert Pumphrey Rockville with interment in Potomac Cemetery John Sensener Messier 73 of York Pa died yesterday in York He was a Hoover Cleaner salesman and Lutheran church member Survivors include wife daughter two grandchildren and a sister Funeral services Sunday at C C Fiss and Son Taneytown with interment in Taneytown Lutheran Cemetery Rev Bell to officiate.
A federal court order requiring three East Shore dairies to supply USDA records will not be complied with says Mills Dairy Products Co owner in Cambridge. Mills plans to close the Cambridge operation rather than yield records, joining Brice G. Twilley and Nesbit C. Murphy in opposition to the order. The dairies, fighting federal milk orders aimed at Eastern Shore pricing, warned of a White House protest if records are seized. Mills serves 4,500 customers, with about 30 suppliers and 30 workers.
Washington AP reports both employed and unemployed figures fell in August, signaling a weaker job picture with a sizable jump in the idle rate. The drop in jobholders and unemployment contrasts with rising idle figures, highlighting a softer labor market.
Funeral services were held for Roy Ches ter Gaver at 106 East Church Street with Rev. Raymond L. Markiey officiating. Pallbearers were T. Edgie Russell Company employees. Interment in Mount Olivet cemetery. Also funeral for Ira O Harrison at Jennings Chapel Methodist in Florence conducted by Rev. Harold L. May with a solo. Pallbearers: Russell Bensdet t Harold Eyler Reed Rippeon John Chrobot Irving Chrobot John Hatfield. Interment in church cemetery. Funeral services for Harry Franklin Sier at 106 East Church Street with Rev. Charles F. Trunker presiding. Interment Mount Olivet. Lorenzo Jefferies of Greensboro died in Brunswick truck crash. services at 23 West A Saints Street, interment Fairview cemetery. Jefferies was 38 and employed at Jenkins Brothers canning factory. six Negroes admitted to Frederick Memorial Hospital. C. E. Hicks III funeral director. M. R. Etchison and Son funeral directors.
East Berlin officials ordered a new travel rule requiring West German citizens to obtain a special permit to cross into the Communist sector. Interior Minister Karl Maron announced the decree, with permit applications to be filed with the Communist police. Foreigners appear unaffected.
Frederick Memorial Hospital records birth announcements for September 6 and 7. The Summers of Jefferson welcomed a third son, James Douglas, on Tuesday. the Dixons of Woodsboro welcomed a daughter, Susan Lee, on Tuesday. Mrs. Bonnie Holsinger Dixon. Creggers of New Midway welcomed a son, Eugene Carlton, on Wednesday. George Bender Jr. of 231 East Sixth Street welcomed a son, Steven Bernard, on Tuesday.
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