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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1960
Page
13
Sets once backing money ranged from 1700 to 4 dollars and were then worthless. Now they attract collectors who prize the futures and historical value of the notes. The shift highlights how financial artifacts gain cultural and monetary interest over time.
A detailed narrative traces a historic bank fraud involving William Weed and J T Guthrie, detailing asset misstatements, a run that forced redemption of $5000 in notes, and political insinuations linking Whigs and Democrats. It recounts certificate of deposit manipulations, early bank premises, and exposés by M W Heard, with the institution’s moves from Millington to Hagerstown and finally to a downtown site later replaced by a school.
The Urban Renewal Administration announced a 25000 dollar grant to the Maryland State Planning Department to aid in planning the future of Wicomico County. The grant will be matched by state and local funds.
James T. Ramsey, formerly sales supervisor at Hagerstown in 1956, is promoted to service station development manager for the Delaware Maryland and District of Columbia Division of Esso Standard. He joined Esso in 1946. F. J. Eierman will succeed Ramsey as sales supervisor for the Baltimore district.
A promotional offer promises a free book to improve hearing. Details are limited but the message emphasizes a no-cost resource titled Save Your Hearing and invites readers to address an unspecified recipient.
Astro guide notes June 25 1934 events include the Fondu Lac State Bank of East Peoria Illinois entering receivership and depositors becoming the first to be reimbursed under federal insurance. Other business sector forecasts anticipate higher 1960 sales with gains in manufacturing retail trade wholesale trade and utilities.
Five area youths earned high honors at Franklin and Marshall College and placement on honors lists. William A. Byers of Spring Valley Rt 6. James Harvey Hill of 1525 Hamilton Blvd. Jack James Seville Jr of 800 Dual Highway. Harry Paul Ridenour of 655 Orchard Rd. William Seal Byers of 248 Prospect Ave all achieved dean or honors status with grade scales from 3.0 to 4.0, reflecting strong academic performance.
Carl F. Purtton, a veteran chemical industry executive, was named special assistant to Governor Underwood for industrial development. He starts at $1 a year and pledged to use his experience from Mathieson and Food Machinery to push West Virginia growth. Purtton, nearly 65, has directed plants in Morgantown, Charleston, and Nitro and previously led billion-dollar operations.
Senator Homer Capehart opposed reopening old sores as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee released a four day closed hearing report on the U2 shootdown before the Paris summit. The committee approved the 62 page report by a 141 vote with Laushe and Wiley abstaining. Lausche prepared a separate statement for release with the report.
Customers at an McAlester grocery store paused as Oklahoma’s Lt. Gov George Nigh joined the rush, seen carrying sacks of groceries to cars and helping in his father’s shop. The moment highlighted his hands on approach to local service during a busy day.
Annapolis sources report Lloyd L. Simpkins of Gov. Tawes staff calling it undesirable for a Baltimore Substitute trial magistrate to hear cases before another magistrate on the Eastern Shore. Paul, a substitute in Baltimore City, defended a motorist in a Salisbury traffic case, where a judge fined him $15 for speeding. Simpkins, executive secretary of the Maryland Trial Magistrates Association, urged that such practice perhaps should not be permitted.
J Homer Remsberg of Middletown Maryland will judge the Holstein breed national show in Quito Ecuador on June 26 under joint sponsorship by the Holstein Friesian Association of America its Ecuador sister group and the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. He has judged the Quito show before in 1948 and 1954 and has officiated at national shows in Chile and Colombia as well as the Rosario Exposition in Argentina. He also serves as a technical consultant to Holstein breeders and dairymen across South America.
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