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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1954
Page
2
Dun and Bradstreet study of 8862 commercial failures finds human factors drive 9 of 10 collapses. Lack of managerial experience cited as root cause, with failures occurring even in firms decades old.Brains, courage, and know-how deemed essential. money helps but cannot substitute.
The article notes that daylight saving time ends later in several New England states and nearby communities, keeping days shorter as winter approaches. It cites the earth’s axial tilt and mentions the tourism industry as a motive for extending DST until October 31.
Fifty years ago tales from The News report a catastrophic B and O railroad accident near Catpetin Switch where four men died and another was seriously hurt as they tried to move to a different track. Potomac River and Chesapeake and Ohio canal water levels are very low hindering boat loads. Local officials plan an iron bridge over Sam's Creek funded by York Bridge Company. John M Ahalt sold a 124 acre Petersville farm for $60 an acre. Francis Scott Key Council celebrated its eighth anniversary with talks on patriotism.
Orchard thieves active this year with apples picked wholesale and carried away. armed night watchmen hired. Recent primary election and single registration day cost 9349.27 dollars per Board of Election Supervisors. September grand jury investigated beer sales to minors by county operators. A tornado unroofed a large barn on Peach Orchard farm near Emmitsburg, leaving only stone walls.
Miss Margaret Mitchell daughter of Mr and Mrs Joan Mitchell Bayside New York married Friday September 17 to Richard R Kline son of Mr Ralph Kline and the late Mr Kline. Rev Robert K Thomas performed the ceremony at All Saints Protestant Episcopal Church Bayside. A reception followed at the Douglaston club.
The Automo bile Club of Maryland distributed the first traffic safety poster for the 1954 55 school term to area schools. It promotes cooperation between boy and girl Safety Patrol members and young charges with design by Louise Hora fios of New York City. Parents are urged to stress six rules to keep children safe on the way to and from school and to follow Patrol signals near schools.
The Waiting Workers of the Harmony Church of the Brethren met for September with 23 members present. President Miss Annie Leatherman led devotions after singing What A Friend. Dorothy Kline Nell Hubble and Mary Leatherman read poems. A sale is planned at Pearl Brandenburg’s home October 12 at 7 30.
Chicago report says August marked the eighth consecutive month with lower traffic deaths. The National Safety Council notes a saving of about 1,500 lives in the streak. August 1953 traffic deaths were 24,200 versus 22,?78 the prior year, a reduction of around one point one percent.
A catalog listing new titles includes Burke Davis's Stonewall and Jacob Cochran’s The Stars at Noon, plus aviation entrepreneur Flora Cochran. It also reviews Building and Flying Scale Model Aircraft by Musciano, How to Live with Your Teenager by Baruch, and Primer of Drawing for Adults by Howard Simon.
Nellie M. Shuff of Sabillasville and Jesse B. Clipp of Boonsboro were married Monday at 2 PM in Otterbein United Brethren Church with a single ring ceremony. The bride wore an orange suit with black accessories. The couple will reside in Boonsboro where Clipp farms. Shuff formerly worked at the Maryland State Sanatorium in Cull en. Biddinger-Greer in Darnestown. Miss Iva Greer of Gaithersburg and Sherman D. Biddinger of Seneca wed at the Presbyterian Church in Darnestown Saturday Sept 25 at 7 PM. Attendants were Christine Clark and Richard Rau of Gaithersburg. The couple will live in the Crossman apartment in Clark burg.
Members of the Women’s Missionary Society of St Paul’s Lutheran Church Walkersville met at the Parish House for their first Fall session. Edna Culler led a talk on Sunday School by Mail and future development. Mrs. Dinterman presided. 207 lbs of clothing were sent to the Church World Service Center in September. A $3 donation to Patron and Protégé Work was approved. Maryland Synodical Convention planned for October 20–21 in Hagerstown. The meeting closed with a missionary benediction.
The opening doubleheader at Polo Grounds features Cleveland and New York with Rhodes homering for the Yankees. Game details note Maglie Grasso and Liddle among pitchers, plus Rhodes home run for New York. Attendance hits 52,751 with net receipts of $316,957.25 and distribution of shares among players, commissioners, and clubs.
Washington notice by David Lawrence discusses the Watkins Committee findings on Senator McCarthy. It questions standards for censuring a senator, addresses alleged inconsistencies, subpoenas, and the handling of investigations into personal and income tax matters, noting lack of proof of wrongdoing while maintaining innuendo. The piece critiques the balance of powers and calls the report a potential character assassination.
Gil Turner knocks out Gil Turner in the sixth round of a 10 round nationally televised bout in Chicago. Al Andrews previously floored Turner. the event drew 1,194 paid, with a net gate of 2812, and set up possible future matchups including a title shot next spring.
A curious fact notes that a comet tail always trails away from the sun. A separate query states the northern region bird with the longest migration is the sighthawk, traveling from Alaska to Argentina.
In a multi team prize event at 18 East Patrick Street Gerob Freher's Appliances topped 1,322 awards. Nolvapiel earned four prizes totaling 5500 and a Paris trip for two valued at 2500 as top salesman and a duplicate award as state entry owner. Volvaples delivered best entry for The Cincher For This Sales of Rayelle Linoleum.
A string of obituaries from Thurmont to Brunswick notes death of Mrs. Frank Tortoro at Thurmont home with services at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and burial in Baltimore. Other notices celebrate Miss Alice Buffington of Taneytown, Miss Bessie A. Martin of Thurmont, Mrs. Bessie Wigington of Brunswick, Albert Otis Gamber of Flohrville, John M. Warrenfelty near Gettysburg, and related survivors and funeral arrangements across Frederick and Adams counties.
Harmony Grove couple Mr and Mrs Irving L Beall announce the birth of a son Richard Irving at Frederick Memorial Hospital on Sept 28. Fairview Ave couple Mr and Mrs Markwood G Mackenzie announce a son Markwood G Mackenzie Jr at the same hospital weighing ten pounds. Various local residents visited Middletown and Frederick. Dr William R Barnhart spoke to the Baltimore Soroptimist Club at Hotel Stafford. Mrs Virginia Pearl Weidman attended a meeting of Rev Henry Hall descendants at St James Church. David D Glick of 312 Upper College Terrace joins the Ohio State University marching band per Prof Jack O Evans.
Among the ill are postmaster E Lynch Gross of Brunswick who left Frederick Memorial Hospital after nearly two months. He is improved but confined to bed and cannot receive visitors. Other patients include Mrs Alice Karn in critical condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital, Mrs A W Vann in Archbold Hospital, Luther Stambaugh in Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Mrs Nola Theiss in University Hospital Baltimore. Interment planned for Zion E U B cemetery. funeral services noted for S. L. Allison in Mylersville.
Maryland official warns the Eurasian water chestnut threatens Chesapeake Bay and branches. A. L Nelson forwarded a US Fish and Wildlife Service report by Francis M Uhler noting rapid spread from Oxon Bay mouth to 10,000 acres along a 40 mile stretch. Seeds pierce leather and foul beaches, harming water fowl feeding grounds, navigation, and fishing while creating mosquito breeding shelter.
Washington announces nearly 45 million dollars for federal aid to school construction in 288 communities with increased populations due to federal installations. Reservations rely on a 39 million dollar 1952 appropriation. final allocations await review. Maryland and Harford County amounts are cited.
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