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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1963
Page
10
Kennedy foreign aid authorization faces final House passage after strong Democratic support. Republicans seeking deep cuts were defeated. Senate panel weighs its own bill amid nuclear test ban hearings. Final funding, likely lower than authorization, rests with Rep Otto Passman and the upcoming appropriation bill.
Obituaries list Mrs Mary Wiles Locke of Bethesda and Bathesda area dying in Washington Hospital Center after a long illness. Surviving include husband Dwight Locke and children Elizabeth and David, with services at Hines Funeral Home in Washington DC. Also noted are Russell Norman Davis of Smithsburg dying suddenly at 76 with a long service record. Alta Cordle of Baltimore dies at Kings Daughters Hospital Martinsburg after a brief illness. Burial details and memorials follow for each.
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church of Weverton hosts its third homecoming on August 25 with all-day services. Zion Baptist Men's Choir from Hagerstown joins choirs from Knoxville and Baltimore. Rev. W. M. Clayborm pastors the congregation with Charles Mathew as secretary. Williamsport Red Men dance August 24 with music by Hal Heagy and The Simplicities.
Keyser educator J B R Haines was installed president of the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen Association with Harry Krodel David Hass and George Dove as officers. The Maugansville 4-H Club, sponsored by the Ruritans, donated clothing and $200 to a needy family, while the group aims for perfect attendance at the district convention and plans a Timonium State Fair entry. Salem Church hosted a dinner as the Ruritans met at Maugansville Community Park with Jacob Martin presiding.
A Western Maryland Regional Planning Workshop will be held Saturday September 14. Sponsored by the State Planning Department with counties Allegany Frederick Washington and Garrett. Spokesmen say the workshop will focus on problems in Western Maryland. Keynote speakers include Rep Charles McC Mathias Jr and Harry Q Boswell. Topics include zoning subdivision layout water and sewage systems industrial development parks urban renewal and downtown planning.
A color film titled Regions Beyond will feature at the Christ Rally tomorrow evening at the Lestersburg Seine Ball. The 43 minute Gos pel Films presentation centers on the Congo jungles and is described as a missionary classic. The rally opens free to all with music and a guest appearance by Ron Jansen, new SYFC Club director, plus a surprise or two.
Joseph L. Conroy 48 of Detroit Michigan appeared before Magistrate Rob in Kuczynski morning charged with public drunkenness. He admitted a prior suspension for catching a bus to Orlando Florida and received a 15 day sentence to Washington Co Jail, with the magistrate warning no further breaks. The case followed a recent appearance on the same charge.
A Peace Corps placement test will be given Saturday starting 5 30 a m at Room 24 Hagerstown Post Office and at more than 800 other post offices and college campuses. The noncompetitive test precedes filling out a Peace Corps questionnaire. The August 24 date is the last general chance to take the test until October 18. Successful applicants may train 10 12 weeks on a college campus and four weeks at a Peace Corps camp in Puerto Rico. Volunteers commit to two years of service including training. The minimum age is unspecified and married couples may serve if they meet project requirements and have no dependents.
State Superintendent Thomas G. Pullen Jr approves two Maryland nonpublic schools in Washington County under the latest Academic Schools rule. St Maria Goretti et al and Hillside Nursery School Inc pass new standards. private institutions must obtain State Board of Education consent before issuing credentials. Pullen notes that day nurseries or child care centers cannot use school or kindergarten names unless meeting school standards.
Western Maryland Railway to spend 3.7 million on rolling stock with five 2,500 horsepower locomotives 150 hopper cars and 50 boxcars. Investment includes 1.3 million in capital improvements at Port Covington Baltimore plus new weighing and handling equipment for coal and export cargo and two repair shops at Baserstown and Ridgeley West Virginia.
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