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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1955
Page
2
The Frederick newspaper lists subscription prices and publication details for Four The News. It notes daily editions except Sundays, a 1955 pricing scale, and office contact on Nort Court Street.
The U S Atomic Energy Commission chair Lewis Strauss says the United States is ahead of the Soviet Union in atomic power as of Geneva comments but warns the Russians are rapidly advancing in pure science and engineering. He argues the race for peaceful and military uses will span decades and stresses building up American scientific talent to avoid falling behind.
Mr and Mrs Russell H McCain announce the engagement of their daughter Alice Elizabeth to Harrison McAlpine Jr son of Colonel and Mrs Harrison McAlpine both of West College Terrace. Miss McCain a Hood College alumna worked in Hood admissions. McAlpine a Lafayette College grad and Korean War veteran is a graduate student at the University of Maryland. A December wedding is planned.
September 1 marks the end of practical summer norms as schools reopen and stores pivot to fall, while the calendar notes autumn arrives September 21. Shorter days and cooler nights accompany the seasonal shift, with summer’s heat fading across most regions. Mr and Mrs Charles Kehne hosted the Glad Circle Class of the Evangelical Lutheran Sun Gas Seuvur Ui Weadi Ut dies home at Buckesstown August 27. A picnic supper was served. The feather of the class is Mrs Henry K C Fox.
A horse attached to a spring wagon owned by Frank Lakin on Montevue road dashed up Market Street after a car approached near William H. Kline's store. The shaft broke, the horse ran off, and the harness was badly damaged. Douglass H. Hargett on Catoctin mountain summit sought buyers for land as a sanitarium site. The United Fire Company wagon arrived from Elmira and was christened Johnny Swamper by Vice-President John H Frazier. Ten additional stables were built at the Fair Ground for races with Harry M. Cramer named superintendent of privileges. Mr Farodeman sold his Buckeystown residence to John C. Padgett.
The 1935 column notes a proposed supplemental appropriation of 343 365 for a new sewerage system and 9 390 for improved fire facilities Frederick High School records its largest enrollment 1069 with 42 freshmen 276 sophomores 236 juniors and 127 seniors Elizabeth Harris and Eric Lundgren married at Forest Hill five people injured when a car crashed into a stone wall at Worman s Mill intersection, one of the county s danger points.
Among The Sick Millard Stockman of Frederick was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore for observation after weeks of illness. Mrs Samuel Stambaugh near Union Bridge returned home from Annie Warner Hospital Gettysburg after several days. Dr L R Schoolman was the Frederick County Medical Society official delegate to the Ocean City semi annual meeting. Carroll County Community Chest announced three new appointments Industry Chairman William Mr Henrs Construction Chairman Charles E Shipley Retail Merchants Chairman John R Brown. A county chair meeting was set for Thursday to coordinate drive planning with campaigns opening September 26 and district chairmen directed to organize workers and report kit needs.
Mrs Hoy Schafer near Walkersville serves as president of the Associated Women of the Farm Bureau of Frederick County and presided at a fund event last week. Program chairman Mrs Herbert U Vail assisted. Kenneth McGoreick accompanied Mary Edith Lease in a vocal selection.
A quiet double ring ceremony at St Andrews Lutheran Wheaton united Evelyn Sulver Covell and Alfred Frank Philhower in a Sept 3 rite. Other notices record Miss Charlotte E Muller Eberly wed to Lester H Eberly in Fairfield Zion Lutheran, and Carl Jane Wiles married Kenneth Elmer Wiles in Middletown, plus engagement of Emily Jeane Watts to William Griffith and Dorothy Ravenel Hood wedding news.
Sharon Lee Hargett observes her eighth birthday and plans a Panama Canal Zone move with husband Sat Hollingsworth. Mrs Dwight McCain, West Mr and Mrs Frank Troxell and others host family dinner. Washington connections tour Holoman Base White Sands and visit relatives in Texas and Virginia.
A compiled sports brief highlights major baseball stats with leaders in runs hits doubles and homers. Notable names include Kiusski Cincinnati Logan Milwaukee Newcombe Brooklyn Jones Chicago and Bruton Milwaukee with strikeout counts. A Purdue University notice warns dairymen about cows producing less than six pounds of milk monthly.
Oxford economist Colin Clark warned at an international conference that Soviet gains are exaggerated by publishing practices and base-date shifts. He noted real output per hour rose about 2 percent annually, but U S progress outpaced Russia since the 1890s, with weaker agricultural and food consumption evidence.
Philadelphia report cites Dr. Joseph H. Kite at a surgeons convention proposing tummy-down sleeping habits influence flat-footed and pigeon-toed development. He favors alternating side sleeping and insistent on early position training to prevent deformities.
Mrs Rooert 6 Devilbiss announces the engagement of her niece Shirley A Powell to Leon L Eyler son of Mrs Mildred Eyler both of this city Miss Powell a Walkersville High School graduate Eyler attended Frederick High School and is serving in the U S Air Force at Andrews Air Force Base Washington
Linh 2 Gene Fullmer, a fifth ranking middleweight from West Jordan Utah, seeks a rated opponent after a unanimous decision over Andrews of Superior Wis. He eyes champion Bote Olson and aims to string more victories toward a title shot.
Lovettsville residents attend commencement as Warvey Kines and Mrs Moonyeen Kines graduate at the University of Virginia Nursing School. Mrs Geneva Kines visits Arlington. Other local notes mention guests at the Hicks and Fisher households, a straw bale fire on the Frye farm, and local social visits in Brunswick Leesburg and Arlington.
Delegates at the Protestant Episcopal Church convention debated site selection for the 1958 gathering. Invitations from Adams Beach Florida and New York were reviewed. Houston was dropped due to Texas segregation, while Miami Beach supporters promised no racial segregation, and New York backers cited facilities and a segregation review.
New York Isaae Logart outpointed Lugar Wilgon 17 Krelewond Utah Gene Fullmer outpointed Andrews 16 Las Vegas Neal Rivers sop ped Jesse Turner 16 St Louis. Kerr Oklahoma says Eisenhower acts like a candidate not a statesman and hints at a potential run.
Mrs. W Jarboe Grove was named chair of the fund raising committee of Frederick Memorial Hospital's Women's Auxiliary and will lead the annual Snow Ball. The group met at Calvary Methodist church for a 150-guest supper as the auxiliary observed its third anniversary. Awards were announced for volunteer hours from 100 to 800, and hospital officials plus director Miss Ethel Northam were introduced. Dr. Byron White thanked the group for its service and gifts, with a preview of a new Auxiliary film.
President Eisenhower enjoys speculation on a second term with a playful teaser during a golf outing at Green Gables Country Club west of Denver. Former Gov Dan Thornton praised the shot as the President teased about Washington while reporters jotted notes on his remark.
The Faithful Worker society of St Johns Evangelical church in Crea gerstown held a Thursday evening gathering at Mrs Naomi Long s home. Mrs Harvey Lare read scripture and meditation on the Lord s Prayer as members recited a phase. Eighteen members answered roll call and the group planned a future meeting at Miss Rachel Wastler s home with hostesses Miss Nellie Long and Mrs Naomi Long. A banquet for Lewistown synod friends was noted and refreshments served.
Washington Internal Revenue Service veteran Samuel Ford was discharged on February 11 for an alleged improper financial relationship with Emmitt Warring's defense attorney Charles Ford. The dispute centers on a $13,000 trust note held on Ford’s Lewisdale home since 1949. Ford appeals to the Civil Service Commission, while Charles Ford calls the move an outrage. The IRS declined further comment.
About 2,000 police and Sunakawa villagers clashed with union supporters over plans to survey farmland for extending jet runways at the nearby Tachikawa American air base. Police used no clubs or helmets as 74 people were injured.
The Adamstown Home makers club met Wednesday afternoon at Trinity and Evangelical Reformed Church School with 16 members. Beatrice Fehr led a breakfast demonstration showing hot cereals fruit pancakes orange butter sauce toast and egg combinations. Mrs. Michael presided. silent prayers honored three deceased members. Plans for a September 16 bake sale and a Red Cross donation were announced. The meeting adjourned to September 21 at 1 30 p m.
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