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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1950
Page
9
Police and safety experts note that most highway crashes stem from excess speed. Michigan conducting a test with unmarked cars reports arrests eight times higher than with clearly identified vehicles. Critics argue outdated speed limits also justify such tactics.
A satirical piece contrasts charity to a poor newlywed couple with stories of relatives freeloading. It follows a tale of furniture, debt, and slights, then shifts to the Glade Valley Grange March meeting with candidates praised, a new executive, and plans to oppose Daylight Saving Time until April classwork.
A debate over private questions in the census, such as income for every fifth person, has cooled. The piece argues no more intrusions than past censuses, noting safeguards against revealing individuals. It predicts the 1950 census will yield bulky but useful statistics.
Dorothy Dix observes that repeated kindness breeds expectations and resentment. Lending money or giving help often boomerangs, turning beneficiaries into chronic victims and the donor into a cautious, prudish giver who finally stops offering aid.
Fifty years ago a Spectal train brought Frederick officials and railroad men to inspect the western line of the Baltimore and Railroad. Wm T Mullinix led a tour of historic sites. A patent was issued to Hall W Eyster of Einitsburg for a clock device to replace a broken spring without disassembly. The Clover Leaf Literary Society debated whether Webster was a greater statesman than Franklin, with the negative winning. Photographer J F Krehl has taken 27 views of Patinetto Fibre Company departments, to be sent to Paris for the April 14 exposition. Local bills advanced as General Assembly neared adjournment, while an unfavorable House report blocked a plan for departmental pedagogy at Frederick College.
Langley Field Virginia chosen for two week summer maneuvers of the 29th Division Air Corps, knocking Frederick from consideration. Rhodes scholar M J Grave, home briefly, and a vivid Oxford life glimpse. Local boxer Chuck Mercer loses to Gunboat Smith in Walt erstown after a 90 second bout, out cold ten minutes. City razes the Kre h residence at West Third and Klinehart alley to widen the alley. site to be cleared in ten days or two weeks.
Washington Daybook reports on the case of Mrs. Ellen Knaytt at Ellis Island and its potential to spur a Congressional overhaul of the Immigration Service. The piece notes hearings, subpoenas, and debates over deportation laws, criticizing service flaws and highlighting political maneuvering by Walters, Langer, and Roosevelt Jr.
General Eisenhower told the Senate Appropriations Committee that the 15 billion dollar arms ceiling was cut by a billion without armed services guidance. He warned civilian leaders must balance reasonable security with the national economy, urging more funds for anti-submarine warfare, Alaska defense, and the Air Force while avoiding overreach.
The April calendar filed with the Frederick Chamber lists events across Frederick, Hood College, and local venues. Highlights include lectures, concerts, club meetings, Easter parade, a theater show, and college activities at Hood College and Francis Scott Key Hotel.
A feature teaches commonly misused words and mispronunciations. It covers examples like I am angry with my brothers versus I am angry at the outrage, notes on Abyss pronunciation, and differences between Ferment and Foment. It promotes vocabulary growth with daily word focus, today Nonentity.
Maryland residents learn how annuities and other income are taxed with Maryland forms and deadlines. The guide explains investment income rules, endowment and pension benefits, veterans dividends, and penalties for nonpayment. It notes forms, free tax help, and the April 15 due date with quarterly installment options.
Five Frederick residents Miss Doris Simpson Miss Mary Kathryn Remsberg Miss Dorothy Handley Mrs J R Doupnik and Miss Nora Defdee Truxal with 3.0 averages are invited to a Sunday morning Dean Elizabeth E May hosted breakfast in Hudson theater garden and Coblentz Hall. About 105 students will gather. Honored guests include President and Mrs Andrew Gehr Truxal and several faculty and local figures from Hood College and the community.
Side Glances lists Mrs. Ira Bond Mrs. Alice Mercer Mrs. Charles Mercer and couples Mr. and Mrs. Staley Ramsburg Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gaver Mr. Austin Gaver and Mr. and Mrs. Pierce H. Gaver as part of a local society roster.
Mr and Mrs Charles A Crawford announce the engagement of their daughter Joan N Crawford to Gary H Boyer son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Boyer of North Market Street Wedding date not set Miss Crawford a student nurse at Frederick Memorial Hospital Glass Thayer Oklahoma City and Pfe John Paul Glass of Emmitsburg were married Sunday March 19 at 3 pm at the bride’s parents’ home The couple will take a 21 day furlough in April then expect to be sent overseas.
A series of Q and A items cover physics, religious artifacts, presidential transport, a nursery rhyme, the International Date Line, and abolition. Notable points include a steel ball sinking regardless of depth, the Mercy Seal as a gold plate with sacrificial blood, Taft first to bring cars to the White House, Mary Had a Little Lamb published in 1830, the Greenwich prime meridian established in 1884 with a Date Line near the 180th meridian, and Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 with the 13th Amendment ratified in 1865 outlawing slavery.
Miss Doro thy E. Zimmerman daughter of Mr and Mrs Tobias E Zimmerman Route 4 Frederick has been elected second vice president of the Syracuse University Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega social sorority She is a junior in the College of Liberal Arts majoring in English and journalism active in Hendricks Chapel choir Red Cross board and Panhellenic Council graduate of Frederick High School 1957
Frederick history questions explore the town’s first churches and their builders from 1745 onward. The piece lists standing churches over a century old, early foundations like Reform and Lutheran, mid 18th to 19th century growth, and 20th century additions including synagogues and new church groups.
A reflection on faith, creation, and divine influence from Hebrews 11:3 and Ella Wheeler Wilcox moodily contemplates belief guiding life. The speaker rejects single church allegiance, praising a personal faith current that carries the soul toward love and spiritual light.
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