Return Home Rewires a Wife Masters Domestic Skills
Hal Boyle reflects on how a traveling husband finds the home front renewed upon return. He notes his wife Frances often improves during his absence, learning to handle repairs, waste, plumbing, and even minor electrical fixes, while her skepticism about sales visits remains. The essay traces wartime years and postwar fixes, ending with a humorous jab about TV plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Jay
Frances
Texas
Rover Boy
Towas
Franges
Tme
Ope
Housewife Power Seen to Curb Inflation and Self Employed Social Security Changes
Charles E. Wilson states that consumer resistance at the retail level can throttle inflation by pressuring prices down, with housewives able to curb profiteering through vigilance. Self-employed individuals must file annual social security premiums with tax reports by March 15, 1952, at 24.4 percent of net self employment income. Hollywood romance ends as Arlene Dahl and Lex Barker cancel their New York wedding following a pre-nuptial dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Wilson
Office of Defense Mobilization
Wilson
Congressional
Hollywood
Arlene Dahl
Lex Barker
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The News Columns
Fifty years ago on April 16 1901 the town reported quiet municipal voting under a new law amid GOP complaints of missing colored voters. A deputy at precinct two was dismissed for intoxication. Sheriff Troxeull issued tickets to Ceph Overs witnesses for the jailyard execution requiring twenty witnesses. The county board plans a 60 foot bridge at Stockmans Road from Jefferson to Catoctin. A Clemsonville fire destroyed several guibuildings and provender owned by D R H Clemson, with dwellings saved. Fredericks City and Jefferson Turnpike shares totaling 220 were sold by the county to G M Smith William H Herry P L Hargett and John D Keller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Troxeull
Board OF County Commissioners
Stockman's
Jefferson
Catoctin
Clemsonville
D. RH. H.clemson
Frederics City
Planting of 300 Barbberry bushes on Fishing Creek slope
The mayor and aldermen debated planting 300 barbberry bushes on the east slope of Fishing Creek Gam, sending the matter to the water committee for investigation. J Marshall Staub will erect a concrete warehouse on East Fifth Street for general storage. Local business people protest proposed discontinuance of several Baltimore and Ohio Railroad trains. Bids opened for Frederick airport buildings with the lowest estimate by William Cannon slightly over $19,000.
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Fishing Creek
Water Committee
J. Marshall Staub
East Fifth Street
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Aad
Frederick Aire
Inwest
William Cannon
A Bomb Exhibit Here Apr 19 21 by VEW
The Deadly A-Bomb exhibit by Veterans of Foreign Wars will tour Frederick on April 19 to 21 in a custom trailer. It shows British and Russian views to explain the weapon and aims to educate the public. Located in North Market Street first block, hours 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. No admission charged. donations welcomed for VFW service and welfare work.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Frederick
VF. OW. Post
Nahinn Wade
V2 F. W
North Market Street
Syracuse dean's list honors Magaha and Zimmerman
Ern est P. Magaha Jr of Syracuse New York and Miss Dorothy E Zimmerman of Frederick Maryland have been named to the Syracuse University College of Liberal Arts dean's list for maintaining at least a B average. Zimmerman is a journalism major and campus honors member while Magaha is a freshman Phi Kappa Psi member. both are Frederick High School graduates.
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Syracuse
N. J
Ernest P.magaha, Jr
E. P. Magsha
Dill Avenue
Dorothy E. Zimmerman
Tobias E. Zimmerman
Frederick, Md
Syracuse University College of Liberal Arts
Eric H. Faigte
Miss Zimmerman
Alpha Chi Omega
Theta Sigma Phi
The
Syracusan
Magaha
Phi Kappa Psi
Rederick High School
MacArthur Welcome Delayed In San Francisco Parade
General MacArthur arrival delayed to after dusk by his request though San Francisco planned a welcome including a gun salute and a 15 mile parade from International Airport to his hotel. Tens of thousands expected to greet him despite the postponement.
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San Francisco
General MacArthur
Elmer Robinson
MacArthur
International Airport
Miss Smith Speaks At Braddock Heights Meeting
The Braddock Heights Community Center Association held its monthly session at Miss Carlotta Hayes home with Miss Helen Smith as guest speaker. She discussed painting lampshades and showed samples from manufacturer to finished product including reproductions and old designs. The program also covered heraldry and coats of arms with sample paintings.
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Braddock Heights
Miss Smith
G. William Stultz
Grenfall
Alice M. Rohrback
Hestesses
Carlotta Hayes
G. Willem Stultz
Thomas §. Williams
David Yinger
Jug Bridge Club
Jug Bridge Homemakers
Edward Sharpe
Edward Oden
Beatrice Fehr
Russell Michael
Cancer Fund
Grace Beard Young
Ronald Kling
Charles Walker
Thomas Kling
Carolers Conclude season with Frederick concert
Carolers a quintet of Penny Perry Leo Bernasche Robert Bollinger Jonathan Wilson and Eric Carlson present the season finale in Frederick High School auditorium open only to Community Concerts Association members. Program spans quintets duets trios male quartet and solos with works by Moore Schumann Schubert Brahms and other composers.
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Wil
Community Concerts Association
Frederick High School
Thomas Moore
Schumann
Schubert
Freed Waring
Porthoven
Brahms
Penny Perry
Leo Bernasche
Robert Bollinger
Jonathan Wilson
Eric Carlson
Fred Waring
Dorothy Dix Answers on Husbands and Step Mothers
Dorothy Dix weighs in on fewer good husbands today and the pressure of choosing partners. She cites changing norms, self interest, and the idea that husbands are not essential luxury, with examples of paternal shifts and adults guiding choices in family life.
Fulgent Lesson on Words and Social Etiquette
A compact language lesson lists usage notes for disused words and mispronunciations. It highlights fulgent meaning dazzlingly bright with a sample sentence. It advises proper guest etiquette during business trips and gratitude to hosts, noting old fashioned etiquette.
Deaths and Obituaries From Frederick Area
A series of death notices and funeral details from Frederick County and nearby areas. Mrs. Hazel Marie Fogle Mehriing dies at 53 after long illness near Woodsboro. services at Grace Lutheran Church. Mrs. Genevieve Statler of Hagerstown dies at 44. George Thomas Eyler dies at 59 in Frederick. Infant Darrel Eugene Jackson dies at Frederick Memorial Hospital. graveside services held. Mrs. Virgie Blickenstaff of Smithsburg dies after lingering illness at 62. Ronald Lee Williams of near Hyattstown dies at Frederick Memorial Hospital at age 3. Funeral plans listed for each, with burial places and officiants. Also brief NBA playoff result: New York Knits defeat Rochester Royals 92-89.
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Lawrence C. Mehriing
Hazel Marie Fogle Mehriing
Woodsboro
Crutchley Nursing Home
North Market Street
Edward L
Jennie Keeney Fogle
Frederick County
Grace Lutheran Church
Rocky HI
Martin Shriner
Eddie Kline
New Midway
Frank Wilhide
Thurmont
Kenley Dorsey
Orville Lippy
Johnsville
Paul DeBerry
Keymar
Walkersville
G. C. Barton
Darrel Eugene Jackson
Donald Euugene Jackson
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Benjamin Jackson
Rutledge
Tenn
Harvey W. Cordell
Frederick
Route 4
G. E. Platt
Evangelical Reformed Church
Jefferson
Frederick Memorial Park
M. R. Etchison and Son
Marriage License Issued in Westminster to Neal and Boyle
A marriage license was issued at Westminster to Robert Chester Neal and Elizabeth Magnadier Scott Boyle of Taneytown. The couple, likely planning a formal ceremony, appears on the official records as newly issued license holders.
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Westminster
Robert Chester Neal
Elizabeth ‘Magnadier Scott Boyle
Taneytown
Funeral Services For Nevin W. Stull Tuesday
Nevin Wachter Stull night watchman at the Y M C A is found dead in the pool and funeral services are set for Tuesday morning at 11 at the funeral home on East Church Street. County medical examiner rules accidental death with Stull reportedly prone to heart issues. Interment at Mt Olivet cemetery.
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East Church Street
Nevin Wachter Stull
YMCA
Alvin G. Quinn
Stull
Quinn
Mt. Olivet
M. R. Etchison and Son
Funeral Services for Edna Barnes Held Near Winfield
Funeral services for Edna C. Barnes wife of William H. Barnes were held Sunday at 11 AM at a funeral home near Winfield with Rev. Elbert Perkins officiating. Pallbearers included Roger Arnold and others. Interment in Taylorsville Methodist cemetery. Surviving sisters named but omitted from notice. C. M. Waltz funeral directors.
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Edna C. Barnes
William H. H. Barnes
Taylorsville
Winfield
Elbert Perkins
Taylorsville Methodist Church
Roger Arnold
Roland Gosnell
Otha Fleming
George H. Magin
Henry Adams
Charles J. Gunn
Taylorsville Methodist Cemetery
C. J. Hubbard
Washington
D. C
Alice Shipley
John Shenton
Catonsville
C. M. Waltz
Macellus H. Wright
Baltimore
Garner N. Bull
Earl Zepp
George Ways
Noble Poole
Marion Hipsley
Pat Riley
Curtis Beranger
Freedom Cemetery
Woodsboro Walker Wins Trophy at Mason and Dixon Show
Woodsboro resident Finley Grim owns one year old pedigreed walker hound named Ambassador. The dog won a trophy at the Mason and Dixon Beach Show held in Pawn Grove Pennsylvania.
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Woodsboro
Finley
Grim
Pawn Grove
Births and visits noted in local society column
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Carignan announce a daughter Mary Christie born April 12 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kettel announce a son Stephen Robert born Sunday at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Ensign A R Yingling Jr visiting his parents and wife and young son, headed to California for six months after Navy Academy graduation. Mrs. Bertha O Steel to spend summer with son Richard in San Francisco. Francis L Brighwell and wife welcome an eight pound daughter Frances Louise born Sunday morning at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Thelma Wolfe, Mr Air and Miss Adelaide Wooden vacationing in New York City.
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Leo Carignan
Magnolia Avenue
Mary Christie
Frederick Memoria Hospital
Robert Kettel
Westminster
Stephin Robert
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Kettells
Doris Wachter
A. R. Yingling, Jr
Lv Aby
Californ
Ensign Yinglin
U. S. Nav Academy
Bertha O. Steel
Mt. Air
Richar M. Steel
San Francisco
California
Francis L. Brighwell
East Ninth Street
Frances Louise
Thelma Wolfe
Air
Adelaide Wooden
Baltmore
York City
Ills and recoveries noted in local notices
Among The Sick Mr. Lewis Burch of 9 McMurra street continues ill with a coronary ailment since January 13 under doctor care. Mrs. P. S. Lansdale of East Chure street recovering satisfactorily after an operation last Tuesday at Doctor's Hospital Washington. Mrs. Claude W. Stup moved from Frederick Memorial Hospital to the home of her parents near Bethel in an ambulance operated by R Etchison and Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Burch
McMurra Street
P. S. Lansdale
East Chure Street
Doctor's Hospital
Washington
Frederick Memorie Hospital
Raymond Putman
Bethel
R. Etchison and Son
Weddings Tie Nokes Barnhouse in Brunswick and Eckard Williams Nuptials
Miss Karla A Nokes daughter of Mrs Oneta Redman and Henry A Barnhouse son of Mrs Jesse A Barnhouse married Thursday at Bethany Lutheran Parishioner Rev Ralph H Miller presided. Bridegroom served in the Air Force and works in Brunswick yards. They will live with the bride’s parents. Marilyn Williams married Cecil O Eckard at Ridgeville Howard Chapel with Rev Malcolm Wright officiating. The couple, with families present, exchanged rings in a parsonage ceremony. The bride wore a gray suit with a white orchid. her sister served as matron of honor. Best man Lee Eckard. The bride is a Catonsville High School graduate employed at Camp Detrick. the groom is a Middletown High School and Bridgewater College alumnus working as a physico chemist at Camp Detrick. They honeymooned in New York and now reside in Damascus.
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Sarahouse—Nokes
Karla A. Nokes
Oneta Redman
Knoxvilly R. D
Henry A. Barnhouss
Jesse A
Rosemary Cox
Baltimore
Lee Eckard
Middletown
Catonsville High School
Camp Detrick
Middletown High School
Bridgewater College
Bridgewater Va
Eckare
Slays His Family in Graysville Farmhouse Murder
A 31 year old farmer John Henry Schmidt surrendered to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and confessed to killing his father mother two sisters and a brother with a high powered rifle. He was transported to Winnipeg 50 miles northeast. Coroner H W C North said the bodies were found scattered inside and outside the Schmidt home. Market prices for corn wheat barley and other staples follow.
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Graysville
Man
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
John Henry Schmidt
Winnipeg
Here
H. W. C. North
Carman
Schmidt Faom
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Bud) Eyler
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Virgie E. Blickenstaff
Smithsburg
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Dorothy Kline
Downsville
Nevin Blickenstaff
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Cavetown
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Myersville
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Ronald Lee Williams
Hylattstown
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Montgomery County
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Rockville
East Patrick Street
Mt Olivet
C. E. Cline and Son
Rochester
New York Knitks
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Royals
Nevin W. Stull
Jesse E. Weizel
New Windsor
Donald E. Lewis
Robert Helwig
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Roland Baile
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Theodore Fogle
Pipe Creek Cemetery
Charles E. Wehrer
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Henri L. G. Kieffer
Andrew G. Trouxal
Charles A. Sifford
George J. Best
Henry Thackston
Roy Hyndman
Robert B
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