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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1963
Page
2
The Frederick News and Post thanks readers for accurate coverage as the Frederick Community Concert Association recognizes civic cooperation. Mrs A Karl Harner Jr, Membership Chairman, notes 37 years of service and collective effort in promoting cultural projects, praising the newspaper’s role in informing music loving citizens.
The article describes Birmingham Alabama facing violent race clashes after a devastating bombing at the 16th Street Baptist Church killing four African American girls and injuring others. Governor George Wallace mobilizes 500 National Guard troops and 300 state troopers while federal investigators led by Burke Marshall and FBI agents probe the incident. The piece condemns violence and calls for accountability, highlighting the tense, unstable atmosphere in the city and nationwide reaction.
A two year-old man, Stephen Kondrat Jr., killed his mother and a neighbor woman, shot his father, and stabbed a physician during a terror incident in Armarg. Kondrat was held in Indiana County jail. state police quoted him about motives. Separately, Delaware plans 20 percent tolls on the Memorial Bridge, a $105 million ferry bond, and Lewes Cape May ferry financing estimates.
James and Mary four share the birth of the first quintuplets in the nation. Andrew James and Mary Ann Fischer welcomed their babies two months premature in Aberdeen. The Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce organized aid and support from banks and local services.
Frederick Community Concert Association officers express thanks for the recent membership drive coverage and praise the volunteers whose enthusiasm and vision improve the town. The note credits dedicated workers for making the community a better place to live.
Fifty years ago in News-Post files dated September 18 1913 county commissioners considered switching from cluster light poles to a single modern pole for Court Park lighting the Board of School Commissioners rented the United Fire Co hall for overflow from South Street until Washington Street School completion Mayor Fraley urged metal street name plates at intersections Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co began removing wires and poles at Market and Patrick streets to allow quick corner work Mayor Fraley ordered a large iron Keep to the Right plate for the square by railroad tracks Murray Vansantiver was favored as Democratic State Central Committee chairman for Maryland despite a Progressive challenge a colored teacher in the Seventh Street school requested heat Superintendent White approved stoves after a visit to the school
Health officer Dr E C Kefauver warns against using water from polluted streams as drought continues. News item recalls September 8 injuries near Boonsboro from a crash involving a motorcycle and a truck, leaving Daniel A Gay dead. Other notes reference a proposed wall along Carrou Creek and World War II era fronts including Gen Mark Clark and Soviet advances near Krasnograd, with baseball star Charley Keller hitting his 36th homer as Yankees beat Athletics.
Martin T Duffy 26 year old Utica native and Frederick resident will leave the Franci¢ Scott Key Hotel October 1 to become assistant manager of the 300 room Abraham Lincoln Hotel in Reading Pa The appointment announced by the American Hotel Corporation notes his Army service at Fort Detrick and his Jaycees involvement in Frederick.
Ernest F. Poole 47 of Hagerstown died suddenly Tuesday afternoon at his View Street Restaurant which he ran for ten years. Born in Hagerstown he was the son of the late George and Ada Poole. Surviving include wife Loretta, son Ernest B Poole Jr and daughter Margaret Calandrelle, plus six grandchildren and several siblings. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p.m. at Minnich funeral home with interment in Rose Hill cemetery.
The Potomac is clear and low at Point Rocks while the Monocacy is clear and low at Luckeystown, indicating unusually steady water levels for both rivers. No obstructions or flooding evident, with visibility good and flow modest through the observed stretch.
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Hotels and restaurants across the country see tax deduction rule changes as a major cause of reduced business in early 1963, alongside confusion over new regulations and overbuilding. In New York City occupancy fell seven months into 1963, with food sales down and payroll stable, while Washington area hotels faced sharp declines. Industry sources warn losses could reach $700 million to $1 billion for the year, and cite tighter rules and enforcement as the key drag. A separate note reports a Canton Ohio man charged in a Baltimore bank robbery case.
At Andrews Field the Naval Air Reserve Training Unit graduation drew about 200 relatives and friends. J. W. Pettis Aigman, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Carter Annapolis, adjusts his hat beside Airman Reenit George R. Sanner, son of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Sanner of North Market Street Roy. L. Ammereng, a Teut inicator of Mowalaa side New Jersey, adjusts Sanners kerchief as recruits prepare to return to high schools.
July 1983 seafood landings show near record softshell clam harvests with 704 478 pounds of soft and peeler crabs and 988 160 pounds of surf and other clams. Tuna totals reach 873 110 pounds with Pacific yield landed in Salisbury and Cambridge for processing. Hard crab landings remain weak though slight late-month improvement noted.
The U N Steering Committee urged the General Assembly to discuss U N membership for Communist China and the Viet Nam question. The vote on China was 12 to 1 with 8 abstentions as the Soviet delegate backed Albania’s request to reopen the China representation issue.
Among The Sick Donald Green a 13 year old walker ville resident remains under observation at Frederick Memorial Hospital after admission last Wednesday Mrs Lee Bury of North Market Street underwent surgery at Frederick Memorial Hospital on Saturday Also mentioned are Mrs Marie aoe Mr Airy aunt and Mrs Haneeti Brat of Ea Gret with pneumonia and an unclear note about a 40 pink issues.
William Isadore Rogers, 53, of Hyattsville, found guilty of drunken driving and fined 200 plus costs by Magistrate Stan ley Bennett after an August 27 crash on U S 15 north of Lewistown bypass. Rogers was acquitted on speed charges. Breathalyzer read .18. Defense cited nervous condition and medication. Prosecutor Earl F Tracey led case.
At a city meeting officials outlined four business development categories and two industrial zones, expanding the belt around the city and adding 1000 acres to the industrial area. The plan also increases residential and rail corridors along U S 15 Route 26 and the Pennsylvania Railroad, with a Buckeystown road district south of the bypass. The heavy industrial area extends east of East sites along the B O and beyond the M. Grove Lime Company. The Mayor urged concise discussion within two hours. if needed, a follow up meeting will be scheduled.
Death notices report Harry Dorsey Dorsey 46 of Ice Street died Tuesday at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Survives include sister Pearl Dorsey and brother Mahlon T. Dorsey. Funeral services Friday at 2 pm at the 263 West Patrick Street funeral home with interment at Simpson Church cemetery New Market. Also Charles H. Moore 69 of Waynesboro died at home after Cascade birth. survivors include wife May Sensenbaugh and several relatives. Funeral Friday 2 pm Grove Funeral Home Waynesboro. burial Germantown Bethel Cemetery. Mrs Carl Rietzinger Alden Pa formerly Helen Walter died. four sons and multiple relatives listed as survivors. Burial details and locations noted.
Funeral services for Mrs A Patline Grimes wife of Russel L Grimes of Westminster were held yesterday at 2 p m at the Union Bridge Funeral Home conducted by Rev Donald C Brane. Pallbearers included Rouland Stonesifer Guy Green George Millen Cassell Engel and Fenton Yingling. Interment followed at Mountain View Cemetery in Unicoi Bridge. In Frederick Memorial Hospital a service was held Tuesday at the Bartom Funeral Home in Walkersville with Rev Maurice D Ade at Mt Olivet Cemetery in Frederick. Funeral services for Alvin Jay Irvin Sr were held on Tuesday.
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