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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1947
Page
4
The Soviet Union presses for scrapping US atomic bombs while opposing broader disarmament. Gromyko, a sharp diplomat, uses the UN Atomic Energy Commission to stall action on peacetime atomic uses, aiming to limit non communist nations’ gains and maintain Russia’s military stance.
The essay highlights widespread enthusiasm for preserving and collecting old furniture, books, garments, and household items. It notes how skilled restoration elevates unattractive pieces into valuable antiques and discusses exhibits that reveal early American life and ingenuity.
The piece reflects on the spiritual chorus Were You There and ties its theme to death, burial, and resurrection. It discusses personal mourning, crucifixion as part of life, and the belief that God raises the dead despite human suffering. The author cites biblical imagery and notes a Babson Newspaper copyright.
A girl introduces a date to her mother with the wrong approach and corrected wording. The proper line is Mother, this is Him Grant, presenting the young man to the mother rather than the other way.
Congress debates labor reform amid Truman veto threat and Republican plan to push separate bills. House and Senate Democrats split on labor measures with a possible White House veto looming, potentially stalling action into 1948 and prompting extended strikes and funding battles for labor boards.
A veteran blinded and missing both hands after three infantry years returns to work in the Interior Department under the reemployment provisions of the Selective Service Act. Fred Fetter Jr., chief of the department’s placement office, confirms the law requires physical qualification to perform the job.
A special election in the past two days approved expending 331 809 to extend water service by 5 percent, with 433 votes for and 159 against. Ten persons also cast ballots for a fire alarm system, but the issue was not up. Two stories recount a police incident and a bicycle incident near the Gas House.
Fragmentary notice notes four persons connected to state bank removal for treatment. Mentions Harry Hull, Dr and William Schmidt students at Franklin and Margati College Lancaster Pa. in Frederick for Easter. references Clean-Up and Paint Up week in Frederick.
The Interior Department cites strong reemployment outcomes for veterans returning from service. Officials note most veterans who applied within 90 days were reinstated or promoted, including one case of a veteran obtaining two-grade increases. The department stresses protections exist even for those with temporary wartime positions.
The Frederick City Hospital records the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Meredith Boyer on March 30. The child was named Greta Larue. Samuel D Crone serves as secretary of the local U S Civil Service Examiners Board at the post office.
NEA Washington correspondent Peter Edson reports Secretary of War Patterson disputes claims that unifying the armed services threatens democracy. Patterson warns against delaying merger details and argues coordination, not division, strengthens national defense amid outcry from Navy and Marine officers.
A fragmentary notice describes a vanished paper and comments from representatives about stock and memory. The text mentions a funeral notice proofreading and pallbearers named Paul repeatedly, indicating a chaotic clipped report.
Eureka Kansas writer Roger W Babson argues public schools falter as 350,000 teachers left since 1940 and replacements are untrained. He calls for living wages, stronger school committees, voter action in primaries, higher taxes for education, and removal of career-politician influence to save schools.
The article outlines cancer as cells multiplying beyond body needs and details how surgery and radiation aim to remove or destroy cancer cells. It cites leukemias and the impact on bone marrow and organs, then notes funds from the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Public Health Service for research and the need for facilities and trained staff.
A Frederick funeral attendee noticed in the Gettysburg Times an article series on The Meaning Of Lent by Rev. Howard Schley Fox, pastor of the Trinity Evangelical and Reformed church. The sighting connects the Schley name with local Frederick history and the ongoing Frederickton memory.
English lesson notes discuss telepathy as mind to mind communication and Merel’s belief. Caution on pronunciation and common misspellings such as vengeance and paroxysm. The daily word idea promotes vocabulary growth with examples of embryo used as beginning or undeveloped form.
A fragment discusses heart health and the dangers of a weak heart. The piece hints at personal insight and the speaker’s inability to deny certain facts about heart function and its impact on daily life.
Dorothy Dix counsels widows not to be paralyzed by duty or grief and to seek renewed happiness after loss. She notes the strain of marrying again while honoring deceased husbands and parents, urging courage, hope, and a return to life. The column ends with a reader’s question about daughters in law and grandchildren, answered with advice on family dynamics.
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