News Entry at The Post Office Frederic k Me April 23 1947
A brief 1947 item notes a news entry at the Frederic k Maine post on Tuesday April 23 1947. Details are limited in the readable fragment.
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1947
Page
4
A brief 1947 item notes a news entry at the Frederic k Maine post on Tuesday April 23 1947. Details are limited in the readable fragment.
A university expert calls farming one of the most hazardous occupations. He cites yearly farm accident deaths and injuries in New York and links rising risks to machinery, fatigue, and wartime production pressures. Advocates a comprehensive farm safety program based on available data.
Mrs Ivan T Lawson of Gamsville argues that Eastern Standard Time should be kept as God’s time. She worries daylight saving disrupts workers in farms and other jobs by shifting hours earlier and later, complicating daily life during wartime and peaceful times alike.
The noted young baritone Mac Morgan gave a brilliant concert in Hood College's Brodbeck Hall to a lively crowd. He ranged from Peri and Gounod to Brahms and Schumann, with several novelties and an encore by Debussy. accompanist John La Montaine also offered Chopin etudes and a La Montaine toccata. Nearby, a plane crash near Annapolis injured two, pilot Antanas Jurgilas and passenger Laura Keller, both unhurt beyond scratches.
President William Wilcox Edel of Dickinson College spoke at Hood College on the topic Religion and its role in daily life. He argued religion cannot be removed, defining it as hopes dreams and internal drives guiding behavior. The service featured Mendelssohn pieces and reflections by local clergy.
Local notes from Calamus dated April 29 1897 report Hon Charles F Markell a Fredericktown representative and former US consul at Rio de Janeiro seeking endorsement. A profane tramp is jailed after altercation with Mayor Yeakle and police. Market prices show asparagus ten cents a bunch strawberries twenty cents a box greens onions rhubarb and lettuce cheap. Scaffolding goes up at All Saints steeple for repainting. Local 1 DIES discusses aid to Greece.
The Chamber of Commerce backs a new Penncama Railroad station with Mayor Lloyd C Culler to sign today for an Ahrens-Fox fire ladder truck at 16500 dollars, city paying 15000 and the seller covering the rest. Mr and Mrs Lawrence E Bentz welcome a daughter born this morning at 37-B Trail Avenue. Thurmont High School rallied to beat Frederick High Cadets 7-5, with seven errors by the locals behind pitcher Hickman.
Washington debates the Wagner Labor Relations bill with Senate figures like Ball and Ives taking center stage. The discussion revisits 1935 provisions on employer interference and the union shop while weighing free speech protections and federal versus state authority.
The St Josephs College glee club in Emmitsburg will hold its annual spring recital Wednesday at 7 30 p m under Miss Marie Budde. The 40 girl choir will perform operatic and concert numbers with solos by Joan Crowley Carmen Lopez Jeanne Rankin and pianist Peggy Goldsmith accompanying.
Western Maryland College hosts its annual May Day on Saturday at 2 30 PM Shirley Snyder a senior from Hagerstown will be crowned Queen of May by President F G Hollows The program features a fantasy The Apple of Contentment by Mary Thurman Pyre directed by Mary Wiich Silvey of Salisbury and Emajane Hahn of Walkersville with senior dramatics members The evening continues with a semi formal dance in Girl Gymnasium with music by Tophatters of Baltimore The Queen and court will be guests of honor.
A report notes a Women Voters League meeting at schools where Miss Vovatsi speaks on Greece and independence. The Sunbeam News mention recalls a 1927 Shawnee file noting theater owners would open Sundays with pictures shown.
Crowds filled Rehoboth Methodist Church near Lovettsville Virginia for a dedicatory service honoring a new Minshall Estey electronic organ donated by the congregation and for sanctuary and tower windows funded by church organizations members and relatives of deceased members. Edward C Miller from Bethel Methodist Maryland contributed organ music along with Mrs Carrie Crim the church organist and Rev Stanley Emerich delivered the sermon with the theme Strength and Beauty A baptism welcomed Phyllis Louise White infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert K White.
The Home Economics Club of Had Col Hl plans its annual spring dinner in Coblentz Hall on a Wednesday at six. Members include Mrs Martha Carson college dietitian Mrs Leona McNais and Miss Louise Doty. The event features speeches and regional readings from club members.
A series of obituaries and notices from Thurmont and nearby towns recount the deaths of Mrs. Manzella J. Fogle and Mrs. Salome B. Winebrenner, plus infant Elizabeth Ann Fogle and James Henry Norris. Also listed are an Open Forum for Pomona Grange, a surprise birthday party for John C. Gladhill, and additional local notes on services and funerals, with references to several families and churches.
Dorothy Dix argues most engagements reveal true character. many brides and grooms marry despite faults or abuse. She cites letters from readers about men who beat, control, or mislead their partners, urging caution and self protection to avoid unhappy, dangerous marriages.
The report notes 24 hour precipitation ending today at 8:59. No current storm data. April totals show 1.86 inches so far, compared with normal 8.55 inches. Temperatures yesterday high 69, low last night 29. Sun set at 8:00 p.m., moon rises at 3:27 p.m., moon set 4:17 a.m.
Equity case Pauline E Fraley v Francis J Fraley a bill for absolute divorce temporary alimony and counsel fee listed. A parade of marriage licenses shows Lee Paul Morgan and Mamie Virginia Greckenridge Erma etc all from this city and nearby towns with multiple names and ages. Property deeds include transfers between individuals and couples with nominal sums listed.
A quiet wedding at the Evangelical Lutheran parsonage in Frederick united Miss Mary Elizabeth Fulner and Paul M. Culler in a single ring ceremony officiated by Reverend W. Garrett. The couple lives at 323 Jefferson Street after the April 23 ceremony.
In a Vanderbilt Cup hand, expert Harry Fishbein argues the correct line is to lead a small heart from dummy and finesse the ten of diamonds after East plays low. If the heart finesse wins, you then cash the ace of diamonds and later safety play diamonds, countering West's potential overreach. The article links this to a broader championship context and notes related luncheon and local notices.
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