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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1952
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text shows addresses in Frederick and Freeromeo Maryland with dates April 5 and April 6 1908 and mentions second class matter. Content is incomplete and reads like a postal or press notice line. Entities include Augit Bureae and Freeromeo Maryland.
Frederick introduces a new traffic system with Market Street northbound and Bentz Street southbound for a defined distance. The change, backed by engineers, aims to improve safety and flow though residents expect objections. Critics warn of delays for downtown drivers and question funding for future extensions.
J Edgar Hoover cites forty seven burglaries per hour daily in the past year. He urges simple precautions to deter break ins including leaving a light on, keeping shades up, notifying neighbors, securing locks, and recording serial numbers of valuables to aid recovery.
A reader laments South Africa under white rule and the pass laws as Palm Sunday marks the 300th anniversary of white settlement. Manilal Gandhi leads natives in a nonviolent campaign against discriminatory laws, while critics warn against communist appeals and urge justice over force. New Windsor letters urge local officials to consider street extensions in Frederick and potential impacts on the South End.
Fenelon quotes Matthew 4 9 and states that realizing God's presence is the sovereign remedy against temptation. This biblical reflection links Christ's temptation with divine awareness as strength for believers.
A Staged snapshot of April 5 1946 notes the first meeting of a four part YMCA series with George T. Tibbitts speaking on Life's Fundamental Principles. A Business Men's Association session included a Pennsylvania Railroad official stating no new freight or depot projects due to adequate current facilities. Masonic Temple lodges hosted various groups with Knights of Pythias support, Eastern Star meetings, and Jacques Dellossay Commandery gatherings. George W. Gaver, a retired farmer, was elected director of Middletown Valley Savings Bank to replace the late Edward L. Cotlentz.
Twenty years ago report details Martha Dane Church, daughter of Captain and Mrs John H Church, plunging five feet from a Tivol theater stage into the orchestra pit during a rehearsal for a fashion show. She is recovering at home at 122 West Church Street. Two thunderstorms moved across Frederick with little rain beyond that. The News also covers Charles W. Galloway of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad addressing the Kiwanis Club on railroad problems.
The House slashed almost one third of the State Department appropriations, reducing total funding to 1.0169 billion for the next fiscal year. The Vote included large cuts to the Voice of America and the information program, with Vatican mission funding restricted pending Senate confirmation.
Frederick police records show no fatal traffic accidents in the first three months of 1952. March total accidents rose to 37 from February 25, with four motorists and one bicyclist injured, all minor.
The Frederick Art Club met at 120 East Patrick Street with Mrs. Grace Beard Young presiding. Mrs. Grayson Painter and Mrs. Joseph Nestor led the program while Mrs. Palmer spoke on Art in industry. The talk traced industrialization’s impact on living standards, design of goods, and the move toward modern, attractive products and architecture.
Dr Edward Davens, head of preventive medicine, told the Frederick County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association meeting at the YMCA that public prejudice makes crippled children face barriers even after medical recovery. He emphasized public information and prevention, noting eight Maryland Health Department clinics focus on orthopedics, plastic surgery, hearing, vision, speech, cardiac, epilepsy, and cerebral palsy. Officers were re-elected and the association adopted the budget funded by Christmas Seals.
Charles E Wilson former head of U S Defense Mobilization is praised for pushing a rigorous defense build up. The piece notes his insistence on better designs and broader material bases, critiques timelines, and discusses the plan extending to 1953 with more divisions and forces. It also covers his resignation amid steel wage policy debates and a broader shift in policy.
Committees and cast members gather props fit costumes and rehearse for the spring production by the Community Player aiming to depict a true English atmosphere.
The Associated Press reports looming strikes in two key sectors next week. Some 700,000 CIO steel workers timetable midnight Tuesday and 57,000 CIO telephone workers in 43 states are set to walk out at 6 a.m. Monday. Western Union telegraphers and Western Electric staff threaten nationwide disruption as talks stall. Government wage chief seeks to avert a defense industry strike while steel demands hinge on a ton price increase. Beirne, CWA president, plans new talks in Detroit and Washington to head off further action.
HAL BOYLE observes a shift as many husbands take charge of spring cleaning with the wife in a standby role. A hen party of wives shares anecdotes of husbands chasing top-to-bottom overhauls, vacuum-driven chaos, and costly missteps, blaming mothers for the urge while noting the trend toward year-round housekeeping.
An exhibit by the Labrador branch of the Needlework Guild is on display at the C Burr Art Library at the end of next week. Local members contributed toys to the exhibit, showcasing their craft work.
Side Glances notes children near Santa Claus's home lack toys while Labrador's Grenfell Mission workers find this truth. Local group saves and makes rag dolls with ginghams and plaids in sewing circles, to be shipped with garments and supplies for Christmas distribution by the Mission. Exhibit led by Mrs. Robert McCutcheon with community help from the Heights. Frederick Home for the Aged also contributed. Miss Margaret Motter, Frederick, heads the local Guild.
Mr and Mrs J H Yelton and son returned from Manchester after attending the funeral of J B Yelton Sr who died Tuesday. Kenneth A Bartgis a USMC bandsman stationed in California played with the band at the National Orange Show in San Bernardino and visited the Los Angeles auto show. Various locals mark birthdays and visit kin including George Kern and C Grant Delphey while others report relatives serving overseas and in the armed forces.
Kathryn Marie Zimmerman daughter of Mr and Mrs Clayton H Zimmerman of Ceresville wed Charles Albert Nicodemus son of Mr and Mrs Robert N Nicodemus of Walkersville in a 2 30 pm Glade Reformed Church ceremony officiated by Rev Charles A Price. The bride, given by her father, wore a white gown and reception followed.
Norms Elizabeth Keech, daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn E Keech of 100 Castle Road Nahunt Massachusetts, to wed Donald Ward Fulton son of Mr and Mrs Ward A Fulton of Rockwood Sellman. Keech a Salem Teachers College graduate and Alpha Phi member, Fulton a University of Maryland 1949 graduate Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Fulton worked for Commercial Credit Corp Baltimore before navy recall in 1959 and serves as Ensign USCGR aboard the USS Sicily in the Pacific.
The King's Daughters class of Calvary Methodist church met at Holden Felton's Dill Avenue home for a covered dish supper with 16 members present. President Florence Keily led with singing and prayer. reports were given by Bessie Schwartz and Harvey Harris.
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