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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1955
Page
2
Puslsbee Every vary atternoon nee GREAT omear fot Prat MFG CO 38 Mort Poet Su Phone MO 2 117 Frederick Md SUBSCRIPTION RATES copy cents How paid in advance Month 1.08 three months 2.50 six months 3.00 year 3.00 Member at Bureau of Circulations to post Office at Frederick Md as second class matter Saturday September 17 1955
The article notes long term decline in US gold output since 1940 with a peak at $210 million that year and a 1950s drop to about $654 million. It explains most US gold is government bought at $35 per ounce since 1934, pressuring mines as costs rise and margins shrink, prompting demand for a higher domestic price to boost yields amid global production led by South Africa.
Fifty years ago items recount events from September 17 including Mrs Cyrus Win Field seeing copperheads kill two snakes after locking her children indoors. A serious accident on the Frederick and Woodsboro turnpike left John Snook unconscious after his horse bolted near an automobile. Barlow and Wilson’s minstrel show is announced for the Opera House. Ernest Delitch, a German, caused a scene in Frederick by wandering barefoot in the streets until arrested by Officers King and Hobbs.
Twenty years back in Frederick and Thurmont scenes include three truck wrecks on the Frederick-Thurmont state highway with losses of three trucks one cow and a telephone pole. Hunters begin open season as hundreds join the Sugar Loaf mountain hunt with about 400 shots fired in hours. Four Brunswick residents named as witnesses in a West All Saints street beer garden melee face fines or jail terms after trial. A week remains before Frederick votes on a proposed new sewerage system for the endd. WPA plans would fund a new truck house for Citizens and add to Juniors and Independents facilities if approved.
President Eisenhower met Denver with 48 Republican state chairmen to bolster party organization ahead of the next campaign. He stressed unity over ideology, aiming to solidify control at city county and state levels while supporters debate real differences in philosophy and approach.
Obituaries from Loudoun County VA report Henry B Myers 51 of Luckett and a Safeway employee dies at Loudoun County Hospital. David M Bingham 79 of Weverton a former rural mail carrier and Baptist deacon also dies. Services planned in Leesburg and Weverton with family survivors listed, including spouses children and siblings. Additional notices for Edna Boswell and Alice Davidson record funeral details and church affiliations. Community events include a Walkersville Girl Scouts planning meeting and activities for late September through October.
Miss Vivian Pauline Edwards daughter of Air. and Mrs. Kenneth Edwards Sr of Knoxville married Samuel Robert Hughes Sr of Brunswick in a seven o'clock Friday ceremony at Brownsville Church of the Brethren. The double ring ritual featured candlelight and Kentia palms, with Miss Shirley Edwards as maid of honor and Floyd Smith as best man. A reception followed at the church parish hall with a three tier cake and pink white decor. The bride, wearing lus hioner satin, and groom, a Brunswick High School graduate, reside with the groom's parents after a wedding trip.
Among The Sick Mrs. Amy McGaha and others seek treatment at Frederick Memorial Hospital while several local residents endure injuries, convalescence, and hospital stays. Rocky Ridge 4-H Club held a September meeting planning a bake sale. community leaders and youth reported on activities at farms and schools. Also noted are service members Bernard Little Jr. aboard USS New Jersey and Virgil Kefauver attending a Naval Instructors School course in Norfolk.
Members of the Taskers Chance Garden club plan their annual fall luncheon at the Francis Scott Key Hotel on Monday with Mrs. John A G Smith as luncheon chair and Mrs. Claude Barrick as club president. Also notes social visits and a college tea at Hood College with Major Truxel and faculty guests. Birth of a daughter Renee Adonna Shelhorse Sept 7 announced.
About 140 loyal Masons plan a day long gathering in Pittsburgh next Saturday. The event includes a luncheon at the Masonic Temple hosted by Enoch Royal Arch chapter No. 23 with HK Priest as chaplain and Richard T. Bruehes chairing. Kemp Beniz and G Roger Yinger sit on the committee. Alumni: Alhed Schoel heads the Pittsburgh delegation.
Beatrice Fehr outlines breakfast as a pattern for homemakers with models displaying common excuses like not hungry or busy morning routines. Suggestions include eating a small start with fruit, planning time for bathing, and mothers pairing meals with family to boost health and mood. The discussion covers sleep, readiness, and the impact of skipping breakfast on weight and family dynamics. WS.C.S. meets notes and Thurmont concert details follow.
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