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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1948
Page
4
A columnist condemns the Evansville beating of Henry Wallace campaign aides as undemocratic. The piece contrasts American free elections with fascist tactics abroad, argues for political arguments over bricks, and notes generally fair press coverage of Wallace.
The article highlights travel opportunities from military service. It notes United States Navy assignments allow visits to foreign cities and distant locations. Army service today offers many chances to live abroad and observe foreign nations.
A Farm Bureau member writes to The News advocating reopening and cleaning the women's market behind City Hall on Saturdays. The aim is direct producer to consumer sales, saving money for patrons and supporting the market and community.
The tenth suit to be docketed here for trial from another county since March 4, after venue changes, was placed on Jedger today. Al fred Hood sues Albert E. Johnson in Montgomery county Court for $6000 damages alleging March 24, 1947 beating injuries to face chest and leg. Hood is uncertain if injuries will heal or permanent and says he was hindered in business. Johnson denies the allegations and venue change brought the case here.
Precipitation for 2 hours ending 8 30 p m today is .23 inch. April to date is 2 18 inches with normal April 3 55 and actual April 1947 1 85 inches. Excess to April 1 is .60 inch. Yesterday high 53 and low 51. Moon rise 7 57 a m and set 11 32 p m. Sun sets 6 45 p m and rises tomorrow 5 37 a m.
Medical column explains how bile flow disruption from factors like overweight and corsets can lead to gallstones. Symptoms include indigestion upper abdominal discomfort and possible colic, with X ray and dye imaging aiding diagnosis and surgery as a treatment option.
Fifty Years Ago local notes: Roger Ritchie volunteers for McKinley defense. Frederick Schroeder employed in Annapolis. Maryland General Assembly adjourns. Norwood Rouzer Harne Highiman Butts Chapline return home. McKinley urges armed neutral intervention in Cuba. Water supply bill up to 35000 dollars. John Hill estate sells 736 acre Creagerstown farm to Frank M. Stevens Carroll County.
In 1978 the city council and Mayor Culler will study expanding public parking areas and add lighting. Six Democrats filed as delegates to the State convention: Emory J. Coblenty, David C. Winebrenner, Charles H. Conley, Leonard C. Barrick, LeRoy McCardell, and William J. Grove. Also noted is Putt Mossman, world champion horse shoe pitcher, scheduled for a demonstration at J Paul Delphes’s West Patrick street shop. The visit of Prince and Princess de Ligué and family plus the secretary to the Prince and other officials to Rose Hi Manor is recorded.
A tall reporter asks General Dwight D. Eisenhower if he would accept the Democratic Party nomination. He responds with a calm, clear smile and says the world demands sober, serious defense and strength. The audience, including lawmakers and veterans, listens as he asserts readiness and resolve. The piece also notes Iran as a potential Soviet pressure point and closes with a local accident report on Harry N Anders.
A selection from Dorothy Dix letters features a mother choosing between returning to work or staying home to supervise her children, stressing a mother's constant care as vital to raising good citizens and avoiding delinquency. Additional letters discuss marriage, dating, and spousal chores with practical, reciprocal roles at home.
The Spring Leadership conference in Alumnae Hall stressed balancing academic social and extracurricular life for freshmen. Four student speakers led discussions and offered action recommendations for campus life integration. Speakers included Joan Schmitt Naomi Parker Katherine Ross and Jane Kula from various states.
In London on April 22 a 19 foot bronze statue of Franklin D Roosevelt was unveiled by his widow and dedicated by King George VI. The ceremony in Memorial Gardens near the U S Embassy drew thousands as wreaths were laid and the inscription read. The statue, by Sir William Reid Dick, cost about 40,000 pounds raised by the Pilgrims Society.
Baltimore police investigate alleged sale of obscene books with a sample book reviewed by Rev. Joseph J. Ayd S J of Loyola College. H L Mencken comments on lack of censorship while Captain Emerson leads the vice squad inquiry. Also reports Clyde William Null 18 joins the U S Navy for three years and heads to Great Lakes.
Civil Service announces an examination for Lily Pons postmaster with a salary of 2300 dollars per year. Applicants must file with the Civil Service Commission in Washington by April 29, with blanks available at Frederick Lime Kiln Li Pons and nearby post offices. In Frederick, residents watched a televised circus from the Independent Hose Company engine room as Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey played in Madison Square Garden.
Questions and Answers discuss the official flag of the secretary of defense aromanian royal lineage michael hohenzollern the largest masonic temple in detroit and notable generals plus the oven bird name origin. Answers mix inaccuracies and trivia with brief explanations.
Defense officials hailed a Key West gathering as a success but the report outlined a set of arbitration rules rather than a resolution. The Navy gains anti submarine warfare and amphibious role while the Air Force clings to strategic bombing as its core mission.
A reflection on Thomas a Kempis Imitation of Christ as a lasting Christian guide. The text asserts the work’s enduring influence and warns against anti religious campaigns that seek to suppress faith. It frames Christianity as a potent force rivaling modern power.
The marriage of Miss Mary Jane Reed daughter of Mr and Mrs Lewis Reed of Gaithersburg to Ernest Lee Gartner of Gaithersburg took place Saturday at Grace Methodist Church. Rev Karl G Newell officiated with traditional music and solos. The bride wore ivory satin with rose clusters and a long veil. her bouquet featured lilies of the valley and stephanotis with a white orchid center. A reception followed and the couple left for a Bermuda trip, planning to reside in Gaithersburg. Licenses issued to several couples in Westminster Taneytown Frederick areas.
A quiet home wedding in Richmond Indiana joined Miss Catharine May Trundle and William Arthur Mutch with a double ring ceremony at two o clock in the afternoon. Attendant Mrs Richard Remsburg wore brown and bridesmaid wearing forest green bengaline. The couple planned a wedding trip after the ceremony and will reside in Baltimore Maryland after their return.
In Trinity parsonage Mt Airy Frances M Poole Morgan bride of Laurence W Kelly daughter of J T Poole and William Kelly, with Thomas C Poole as matron of honor, plan residence in Baltimore after ceremony. Elizabeth J Middletown Rice Frederick wed at E E Billings home with Miriam Billings and Walter Cern attendants, reception for relatives and friends, couple to reside at 225 West Patrick street. Letters granted for Nannie E Stave estate to Isaac L Stevens and heir children. realty about $1,200.
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