26 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1961
Page
1
The piece retells Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem, the virgin birth, Jesus’s stray from regal kingship, and the shepherds’ witness. It recalls Elizabeth and Zacharias, Mary’s purification, and the ritual offerings with lambs and turtledoves, amid crowd disbelief and wonder.
Reports from multiple nations reflect calls for peace as conflicts flare in Algeria and Goa. Algerian clashes leave 17 Algerians and 14 Europeans dead with dozens injured, while Goan unrest highlights Goans’ demand for full freedom. Nehru is cited as a prominent peace advocate. Chinese forces shell Quemoy in the Taiwan Strait dispute as winter storms sweep continents, and a bitter cold wave grips the US and Europe causing weather-related dangers and traffic fatalities.
Baltimore AP reports a late Christmas night blaze at Jenry Y. Lanasa & Son produce house injured about 20 firefighters treated at mobile unit or Mercy Hospital. Gases from coconuts and bananas challenged crews. About 250 firefighters battled for over three hours as holes were cut in partitions to flood water. upper floors were vacant and cause was not immediately known.
A succession of obituaries from Hagerstown and nearby towns notes deaths and funeral plans for James E. Gluck of Mercersburg Vincent Tyler of Williamsport Ralph David Delainey of Sharpsburg Ida Belle Browning of Williamsport and Daniel Washington of Hagerstown. Surviving relatives include spouses, children, and relatives across Maryland and Virginia, with services set at Lineinger and Leaf Funeral Homes and local churches.
Ninety Congolese soldiers will wear blue UN berets at Kamina base joining the UN Congo force. They will have the same status as other contingents and later be joined by more than 900. They guard the Katanga base and perform routine duties alongside Indian Swedish Norwegian and Canary Island troops. UN officials say they are not to engage in offensive actions against Tshombe’s secessionist government. The move heightens tensions as officials await Tshombe's adherence to last week’s agreement with the central government.
Cairo Ca branch Nasr ad's government and Cameroon sign mutual trade agreement valuing trade at three hundred fifty thousand seven hundred fifty dollars in Romls. The accord aims to swap goods and bolster bilateral commerce under terms to be implemented by the two nations.
Maryland traffic toll rose with ten deaths during the Christmas holiday period, bringing the year total to 452. Authorities noted accidental deaths also rose during the long weekend while comparing to the prior year’s figures.
Dudley Strain of the First Christian Church in Lubbock asks for forgiveness for humanity's guilt and courage to act righteously. He prays for kindness, humility, and shared goodness as night ends, invoking Jesus Christ.
Sege er Byron Hartley HH, chairman of YD Byron & Sons and The Williamsport company, was elected resident of the Tanners Council of America Inc. with New York City headquarters. The honorary post guides policies, tariffs, export trade, and American labor protection for the U S leather industry, a near one billion dollar annual business.
Service News lists M. E. Stoner a fireman of Hagerstown Maryland serving aboard the ammunition ship USS Firedrake with the Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific. Crewmembers plan holiday menus and Yuletide decorations while about 7 800 miles from home. Other local names include Curtis W Mullenix William A Baker Melvin J Scott James W Morris and Leroy Chaney who have completed recruit training or are noted as stationed at Great Lakes Grant Lakes and home in Hagerstown.
President Kennedy returns to work as aides visit him after pneumonia and a recent stroke. His wife and mother Rose Kennedy are at his side, with Ted Kennedy and Caroline receiving gifts as the family gathers in Far Beach for Christmas. Doctors report improved fever and cautious signs, though partial paralysis remains serious. Budget Director Bell and Sorensen head to Kennedy conferences in Washington.
Former Maine Republican Senator Owen Brewster, a longtime foe of FDR and the New Deal, died in Washington at age 74 after a career marked by clashes with opponents and notable leadership on war era investigations. Survived by widow Dorothy and son Charles, services will be in Dexter, Maine.
John Vincent Murphy, an FBI agent involved in the Dillinger capture, died at a Houston area rest home at 66. He waited outside Chicago’s Biograph Theater in July 1934 as Dillinger met his end, part of a 16 year FBI career ending with retirement last year.
United States foreign aid totaled 5.2 billion dollars in the last fiscal year but netted 3.9 billion after repayments by other nations, the Commerce Department reported. The 3.2 billion in military and economic aid marks the smallest postwar total since 1953, with 1.7 billion for military assistance and 1.5 billion in farm exports, amid 80.6 billion in aid provided from 1995 through June 30.
The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts Board of Trustees adopted a resolution dated December 19 1961 mourning Mathias Peter Maller Jr a longtime friend and board member. The resolution notes his service to Hagerstown and Washington County and directs inscription of the record publication in two local papers and a copy to his surviving family Mrs Willian T Hamilton Jr president.
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