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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1951
Page
7
A new parachute design at Ft Bragg eliminates the hard opening jerk for jumpers. Trials show the chute catches and unfolds smoothly, reducing the fear of a failed deployment. A tester described landing as like coming down on a featherbed, noting the smoother climb down as planes accelerate toward faster speeds.
Grace Elizabeth Nicodemus argues against Maryland Senate Bill No. 55 expanding Thurmont’s tax base. William McPherson McGill, chairman, contends outlying areas would pay town taxes without benefits, calling for referendum or amendment and citing 1776 rights.
The piece criticizes President Truman for proposing continued ECA funding arguing it sustains a costly bureau cracy after the agency completed its work. It urges detailing new duties and questions enduring the ECA beyond necessity while noting Maryland and Virginia roadside park contrasts along a highway corridor.
A reader asks who should be Frederick’s next mayor citing three young Democratic aldermen under pressure to appoint a successor. The letter praises avoiding past political connections and stresses patience wisdom and long suffering as essential for pulling Frederick from a deep rut.
State Regent Gertrude Garvey spoke at St Johns auditorium on Charity as loving your neighbor. Twenty joined Court Maryland and thirteen joined Court Hagerstown as officers and visitors observed the initiation ceremony with remarks by Rev Bozel and Grand Regents. A buffet supper followed with musical selections by local performers.
A historical Christian view notes that the early church expanded without warfare and offers spiritual tools alongside armed defense. It argues the sword of the spirit accompanies the sword of steel as modern threats rise. The piece cites Alexander Graham Bell as inventor of the aireron.
HAL BOYLE reports Omar Bradley’s Life magazine serialization of The War America Fought. Bradley criticizes American and British leaders with candor, praising Alexander and Hodges while noting tensions with Montgomery and Patton, offering a rare insider assessment of Allied command dynamics.
Fifty years ago reports note a plan to install four handsome memorial windows in the new Centennial Memorial United Brethren church, with Rev. C W Stinespring stating the cost will be about 500 dollars. Also details a new Paris Indians baseball team lineup, Easter church observances, and James Reindollar selling a Walnut Grove road farm to Noah Catsail.
From the 1931 column: Frederick County high schools announce commencement dates. Addresses to graduates will be abolished in favor of programs in which senior classes participate. William J. Grove urges protest against suspending two more B and O railroad trains serving the area. Miss Hall Lee Ott elected president of the Frederick Zonta Club.
Miss Nancy Ann Grove and Kenneth Neil Bruchey married April 1 at All Saints Episcopal Church. Rev. Samuel S. Johnston officiated the double ring ceremony with lighted tapers and flowers. The couple plans a short trip and will reside in Williamsburg, with the bride a nursing graduate of Frederick Memorial Hospital and the groom a College of William and Mary senior set to graduate in June.
The Frederick Art Club hosted a meeting at Mrs. George S. Rodock's home with Miss Florence Eigenbrode as co-hostess. President Mrs. Grace Beard Young presided as Miss Ruby Arneson spoke on Decorative Arts in Sweden, detailing Swedish craft history from medieval dyeing to 18th century furniture and the Arts and Crafts revival, followed by Mrs. Robert E. Delaptaine’s talk on Scandinavian Glass and China including Marieberg, Rorstrand, and Gustavburg wares.
A Fredericktonian, visiting Buenos Aires twelve plus years ago with help from the U V B Embassy, recalls touring La Prensa plant. He notes the building’s distance from city center, locked doors, and a guarded entrance granting access with a private guide. He praises La Prensa for 66 years of journalism built on accuracy, impartial tone, and documented truth, warning against publishing rumors or unverified claims and urging responsibility in reporting.
Rev J Edmund Lippy urged prayer as the path to calm and faith during a Hood College Vesper service noting Jesus visit to Martha and Mary. He urged students to pray unashamedly and to sit at the feet of Jesus if troubled. The talk referenced Hood's April 2022 convocation for Defense of Democracy and contrasted Martha's anxiety with Mary's better choice. Copenhagen marks 1940 occupation with two minute silence and local Danish china and Swedish glass exhibits featured at a club meeting.
Washington reports that US naval officers weigh dividing Atlantic command between American and British forces. The discussion links colonial politics, MacArthur criticism, and Eisenhower's peace-time continental role. It notes British Labour left wing influence and calls for reexamining inter-allied command, with emphasis on maintaining U.S. naval leadership where needed.
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