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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1950
Page
7
A reader asks if she should divorce an unambitious husband. Mise Dix counsels weighing sacred vows and personal happiness, noting some men are lazy yet charming while urging self-respect and possible education over retreat.
Dr Wilder G Penfield at Johns Hopkins reports that electric brain stimulation during surgery can turn on or off certain dreams under local anesthesia. The method may let people select dreams if perfected, always producing the same dream from a stimulated area. A stored dream is still required, and nightmares limit possible outcomes. The piece warns of Orwellian misuse and urges safeguarding dreams while possible.
The British Navy seeks live dolphins and porpoises to study underwater speed and propulsion, hoping to uncover methods to improve undersea craft. The note draws parallels to insects like the bumblebee, whose flight defies early aeronautics theories, suggesting designers must learn from nature’s oddities.
Dorothy Dix answers Miss Dix by arguing charm comes from being agreeable. Any woman can cultivate appearance, listening, and politeness, learn dances and games, and master polite acts like sending notes and flowers. The dread is the bull in the social china shop who disrupts plans.
Fifty years ago notes recall The Goldsborough property on West Patrick Street bought by Mr Lewis AO Rive. It was remodeled and will be occupied by the Bloomfield Miliners Company after improvements. Weather turned wintry with rain and snow today, temperature like February. Senate debated toll road reforms and lighting at gates. Del Burkey bill tax free for bicyclists. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad rumor of double tracking from Gaithersburg to Washington.
G ED MYERS, census supervisor, sought guidance from State's Attorney Storm about enumerator difficulties in the southern city area. He warned that those who refuse to answer census questions could be summoned to U S District Court. FE Austin James announced candidacy for States Attorney on Republican ticket. Jackie Fleischman, son of Earl and Mrs Fleischman, celebrated his first birthday with friends. Final plans set for annual spring planting of 4000 red pine trees on city watershed property under Trans Walton League.
Washington Daybook reports three related proposals from President Truman Secretary Louis Johnson and former President Hoover, each drawing sharp attacks on Capitol Hill over veterans hospital beds and federal aid. It notes Congress debates cost and effectiveness while administrators argue over consolidation and efficiency to aid veterans and reduce duplication.
The account recalls Jesus in the Mount of Olives with his disciples, praying before betrayal. They fall asleep as danger looms, while a crowd and Judas approach to arrest Him, signaling the impending trial and crucifixion.
Washington reports on President Truman’s Point IV program, reframing anti-Communist effort as a push for development. It envisions teaching agriculture and health, training doctors and nurses, and inviting native leaders to study abroad to become engineers and teachers. The plan seeks increased private capital, industrial growth, and better living standards to reduce upheaval and reliance on propaganda.
Pravda reports in New York that Russia will not end its U N boycott while Chinese Kuomintang delegates sit in the United Nations. The paper calls the UN a state of paralysis and desolation, blaming the AnglAmerican bloc for the stalemate. Observers say Soviet stance remains firm and no shift in strategy is evident.
Spurious notices reveal several parcels offered by Mr and Mrs Wortswell Selva and Mr and Mrs Richard P L Kine with bids around $22.00 and related adjustments. The uncertain listings reference area parcels along Western Cuban Avenue and nearby blocks, with names mangled in OCR yet indicating sale activity and revenue considerations.
The Derby Committee seeks to include rural boys by involving Frederick County 4-H clubs as a project for the Tri County Soap Box Derby on July 18. Clubs would elect a driver and assist with parts, calculations, and critique while members provide support rather than direct construction. Derby Director Joe Baker emphasizes widening access for rural entrants.
The Associated Press reports a fresh batch of cold air spreading from the Rockies into central Texas and beyond, bringing snow and rain to parts of the frosty belt. Lows reach 16 above in Cheyenne and Rock Springs, while mild conditions persist in eastern states as the cool air pushes southeast from the Ohio Valley. Maryland forecasters expect temperatures near 80 in Baltimore with a chance of thundershowers, followed by a northwest wind shift and a return to cooler spring conditions.
A compact reading of religious lines cites Matthew 13:37 on sowing good seed by the Son of man and Ruskin on dedication of body mind and soul to the risen. Deuteronomy 28 9 promises blessing for obedience while Burkitt links thankful living to faithful service.
Directors Jesse B. Anders Holmes D. Saker Charles McC. Mathias W Clinton McSherry R Paul Smith Thomas L Zimmerman William D Zimmmerman were re elected at the annual stockholders meeting. Officers named Thomas L U Zimmerman president treasurer H D Baker vice president Charles McC Mathias secretary J B Anders assistant treasurer. A decree in Equity Court granted Mrs Mattie Myers absolute divorce from Kenneth Myers custody of two children and costs. Wilbur F Sheffield Jr represented the plaintiff.
Carolyn and Earle Blakeslee will give an Easter Sunday evening concert at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. The program for two voices includes sacred and secular works and features the first American performance of Castelnuova-Tedesco's Ramon and Juliet duet. The recital, at eight o'clock, will be broadcast in full on WCFM Baltimore.
Don Koll and Charles Crain of the Mountain Theater Players set for an 18 week spring and summer season in Jennerstown Pa Koll will handle juvenile roles while Crain doubles as character man and stage manager Both Koll Crain and Barnet Biro recently appeared in an Army Signal Corps film Biro also completed a tour as stage manager for A Streetcar Named Desire and plans TV work this summer McCall, who performed at Braddock Heights, designs sets for a TV show in Berwyn Pa
A collection of brief items notes a Babson Syndicated piece arguing democracy fails due to minority influence and urging action. It then reports Frederick Brick Works directors re elected with officers named. Also covered is Mt Airy telephone exchange’s open house attended by 200 locals and a note on Oregon wildlife officials estimating deer elk antelope and bear population at 654000.
Glenn T. Swisher, city controller of Potomac Edison, was elected president of the Maryland Utilities Association. Officers include W. Gril Morrel as vice president, George B. Daniel as first vice president, and Raymond H. Bret as second vice president. The group met at the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Baltimore with 415 attendees and featured speeches by national speakers and Congressman Calvin D. Johnson.
The regular quarterly Frederick County WCTU meeting met at Feagaville on Saturday at 2 pm with Mrs. Cal Schildtnecht presiding. Reports said Middletown and Walkersville Unions would become Light Line Unions, and a state paper subscription drive was noted. An invitation to hold the county convention at St Luke's, Feagaville, was accepted with several committees named. PROMOTING NEW SMOKE Tall, cavalry cavalier parade with R J Reynolds tobacco banners.
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