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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1947
Page
4
Dorothy Dix counsels a young woman and two readers on relationships marriage timing and respect for in laws. Advice emphasizes waiting for financial stability avoiding secret marriages and choosing respectful forms of address with in laws.
The 80th Congress adjourned its first session amid deadlocks between a Democratic president and Republican leadership. It boasted notable wins including Taft Hartley and the unification of armed services and bipartisan foreign policy support for Greece and Turkey. Critics note potential tax relief and further cooperation could have expanded results.
A group leaving a dance at midnight wondered where to go next as late nights spark debate about starting events earlier. The piece notes sleep aids study and work, advocating longer rest for better next day performance. A divorce remarriage notice follows: Samuel A Geib and Kathryn Marie Geib of Hershey Pa obtained a license to remarry after a 1946 divorce in Dauphin County.
Fifty years ago the Frederick Academy trustees secured E E Cates of New York to lead the high schools, while city improvements continued at multiple sites. A severe thunderstorm struck the Mc Murray factory yard, hail hit Fengaville picnickers, Col D C Winebrewer’s jobbing house expanded, Hood's Falls general store was robbed by tramps, and Lewis Lambright, 10, suffered a fracture attempting to climb into a buggy.
Assessment of property in the city resumes Wednesday morning with three assessors W E Miller George S Rodoeck Jr and John L Dutrow appointed by the County Connector The city's new parking ground on South Court Street will serve 400 to 500 cars A man fell from a porch at a house he was building near Clifton sustaining fractures to both arms Masters Philip Carty and Philip Hiteshew left for Camp Ritchie Cascade to be guests of Major F C Rogers
A study note on word pairs and common mispronunciations. It explains explicit versus implicit, incapacity as lack of ability, and cites a quotation about cunning and treachery. The piece emphasizes vocabulary growth by learning one word daily.
A parent should avoid correcting a child's grammar in front of guests. Address the error privately later to prevent embarrassment and maintain a supportive, respectful tone during the visit.
Hagerstown reports Asa H H Watkins of Mt. Airy plans 11 new detached homes on Arm strong avenue off Virginia avenue. He recently acquired the lots and will break ground soon for five and six room brick and frame houses with modern amenities. The development lies within the city limits with water sewer and gas access.
Medical advisory warns blood bank operators to weed out donors with jaundice or liver inflammation to reduce hepatitis transmission. Excludes anyone with past jaundice, recent contact with jaundice, or prior blood transfusions. notes experiments to kill the virus have failed.
A Washington analysis argues that the twenty first amendment reserves liquor control to states, limiting Federal regulation of advertising and commerce. It discusses Brandeis prior decisions, the commerce clause, and the potential need for new constitutional amendments to regulate intoxicating beverages.
Local social notes document gatherings and visits around Middletown and Waynesboro Pa. Families such as Drapers Klines and Greenes are listed among guests at Cold Springs Park Hershey Park Williams Grove events. Readers respond to trivia about St Louis railroad stations rice paper and Lincoln Highway elevations with brief local Q and A segments.
A Taneytown Stor Club lunch meeting convened July 22 at the Taney Inn with president J. H Ommert presiding. Speaker Mervyn C Fuss addressed members. The next gathering is scheduled for August 12. Local social notes include guests, births, departures, and visits among residents and in nearby towns.
In a Knoxville Express column the typographical slip is described as a sly, lurking fault that hides until the ink dries, prompting a stunned boss to groan while copy editors lament the one persistent error amid a clean remainder.
Union Bridge report notes property sale by Harler Weeks and wife of Mrs Jacob Smare. Mrs Snare to live with her niece and husband. Local visits include George H. Evier family in Union Bridge and Emmitsburg. Reports carbuncle illness for Charles Luttrell and hosting guests Sandra Giladhill and Vernon Gladhill. Japanese beetles cause damage to trees and crops. beetle traps placed townwide. Mrs Truman Myers hosts Church of the Brethren Aid Society gathering near Clemsonville.
Major Thomas M. IAL answers reader queries about National Service Life Insurance changes disability status on Civil Service jobs and using GI Bill loans for business or car purchases. He advises contacting VA offices or veterans organizations for help with unpaid life insurance claims and explains how beneficiary changes work and government loan guarantees.
A string of social visits figures in Martinsburg and surrounding areas with names such as Etta Kline Gaugnier and the Caples family noted. The Martinsburg City Council in a special session tabled the proposed gross sales tax after a protest by Retail Business Men's Association members and others.
The piece urges doing what we can now rather than delaying, noting how time is uncertain. A Greek tale about a prince who boasted of future pleasures is ruined when a bear appears. The final image shows the untouched wine glass as the lesson.
Lufburow offers a reflective essay on rain as part of a larger page including a military promotion. Corporal Bowyer B. Fout, son of Frederick residents, is promoted to sergeant in the Eighth Army in Japan. He trained at Fort Meade and Fort McClellan and volunteered for parachute duty with the 11th Airborne Division. He previously sailed with the U.S. Merchant Marine and visited many countries.
The Wivell family of 17 children lives in an old nine room house near Mt. St. Marys College. They rely on a pump for water and face shortages for pipes and materials. Father Bir Wivell, mother born in Adams County, and the children tolerate injuries and illnesses with little fuss. The elder sons finished high school. one plans college for agricultural teaching.
The text blends biblical reference Acts 21 39 noting Paul the Jew of Tarsus a citizen of no mean city with a remark on world citizenship from Sacra d a d es. It adds a note on raisin vineyards planted east to west to maximize sun exposure for grapes.
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