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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1950
Page
8
Obituaries list multiple deaths and funeral plans from Middletown Frederick and Hyattstown including Hoffman Pfaff Manion Gorman and related families. Services set Sunday and Monday at local funeral homes with interments in Mount Olivet and Monocacy Cemeteries. Also notes a Monday Musicales event in Vinton with Verdi selections and local hostesses.
Two U.S. Army sergeants testified that a 19 year old airman admitted volunteering to supply secret military information to Russia because he believed in communism. Cpl. Gustav Adolph Mueller of St Paul Minnesota allegedly provided U S intelligence materials while posing as Soviet reps. Mueller denied guilt at the opening of his court martial in Garmisch Partenkirchen Germany.
A brief observation by N A Lufburrow from Da Pen IW notes that simple life pleasures bring satisfaction, while ill motives lead to gloom and hateful acts, urging reflective, benevolent deeds.
Reverend and Mrs George H Bennet and Mr and Mrs Carlos Myers will depart early next week to visit friends in Rochester and Buffalo New York and also tour Mr Mantey Chisholm in Toronto Canada. Mr Chisholm formerly served as secretary of the Brunswick Y M C A. Mr and Mrs Gerald Beveridge have returned to their Brooklyn home after spending Easter with the Klipp family near Frederick.
Reported health updates from Frederick Memorial Hospital and surrounding towns list multiple residents with illnesses and surgeries. Edward Mantz fair after cerebral hemorrhage. Charles Heffner in Harrisburg Hospital after operation. Maurice Baxter back from Johns Hopkins. Margaret Cooper recovering from Frederick Memorial surgery. Carrie Reeves treated in Cheverly. Fred Moxley progressing after appendicitis. Walter Ridenbaugh home after major operation. James Hill hospitalized. Lillie Staub ill at home with virus pneumonia.
A Babson Newspaper Synd column reflects on faith and providence, citing Stevenson on God as the unseen steersman guiding life through crisis to safe outcomes. It asserts divine influence in uplifting shocks and transforming fear into strength, with human effort aiding but God doing the greater work.
The Council of Nicea in Asia Minor in 325 established Easter as the first Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon on or after March 21, making the date range March 22 to April 25. The largest western hemisphere cat is the jaguar and Old Faithful’s activity declined after 1949 compared to prior years.
President Truman pardoned former Boston mayor James M. Curley, who had been convicted of mail fraud. The brief release notes Curley’s compliance with public service norms and restores his civic standing amid a market report listing grain prices for Wheat, Corn, and Barley.
Frederick hosts the 13th Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage Sunday May 7 with Garden Club of Frederick as sponsor. Tickets cover the full tour or individual houses and maps plus route markers will aid visitors. Special troopers, luncheons at select inns, and county cooperation shape a bustling Old Home Week atmosphere.
Floyd Cramer, a bank president, urges business to embrace social responsibility and broaden its role in welfare and government. The interview portrays his rise from farm worker to leader and his belief in employer led pension plans and shared management. A second brief item notes a Baltimore chase and a shooting involving a stolen relay, with Jack H. Skiver critically injured.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for kindness during illness and death of Mrs Fannie E Ahal and for flowers and transportation at the funeral. Announcements include Crosley’s Garage opening in Hyattstown, dinner specials, prize winner Mrs R W Hammann, and community sales listings. In Memoriam recalls John B Grimes six years after his death with warm memories from family.
Community condolences and thanks expressed for support during illness and death of Lillian Garber. Notes mention flowers, car use, and family appreciation. Also includes local ads for clothing, furniture, events, and services from Hendrickson's and others.
A scrambled page lists a community night in Creagerstown Parish Hall with Creagerstown Baseball Club and a sale near Monrovia by Marlon England featuring hogs. Also listed are junk shop ads, a secretary job opening, a lawyer office secretary wanted, and a local social club Cozy Club open with contact numbers.
Independent Hose Company firemen were summoned to the home of Alan W Long three miles from Frederick on the Yettow Springs pike at 9 45 this morning to extinguish a chimney fire A booster stream was used At Rockville April 13 Wilton T Allen Montgomery County supervisor of assessments said reassessments of property this fiscal year have increased tax value 3028640 effective July 1
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