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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1951
Page
4
The piece argues for trimming government staff by directing agencies to replace vacancies only when essential, noting many workers leave for private jobs. It cites a rise in home mortgage debt in 1950 and links savings to home ownership, then recounts a July birthday party for Luther Burker with guests from several towns.
Relman Morin writes of Hal Boyle as a fit tribute to the Sioux of the Black Hills, praising his earthy Western honesty, generous nature, and relentless discipline. He notes Boyle’s nights in cities, love of poetry, and instinct to help the underdog, ending with a playful nickname suggestion, happy traveler.
Fully a thousand people witnessed the events at Athletic Park last night. J Frank Pampel canceled his roller track exhibition claiming an unsafe platform and lack of pay. Charles Lipps rode in his stead. A new dog show will highlight the Frederick Fair with 20 classes and expert judges. An awning toppled at A L Kline shop on West Patrick Street, smashing a second story window. James Hahn John Grove Nicholas and William Brust caught 37 bass in the Potomac. Edward T DeLashmutt, a Frederick resident, is named a railway mail clerk.
Incendiary fire destroyed a bank barn and two strawricks on Calvin C. Rice’s farm near New Midway. a school bus shed was saved by local firefighters. Emmitsburg faced a fire scare as a cow barn hay shed and a warehouse on Roy Maxell’s property burned. Middletown High School science instructor Wilbur Devilbiss resigned to teach physics at Frederick High. An epidemic of car thefts occurred with three cars taken then returned. police blamed joyriders.
Admiral William Morrow Fechteler, newly nominated as Chief of Naval Operations, reflects on ship commanding as the best job and the personal satisfaction of leading a ship. He notes the great responsibility and authority of command and his enduring love of the sea despite anticipated duties on land.
The weekly teen age dance drew 51 attendees Wednesday night at the Staley Park field house with Mrs. W. W. Corbin as chaperone. Sponsored by the City Recreation Commission. The U S Department of Agriculture recommends no less than 520 pounds of protein food per person per year.
Washington reports State Department officials describe steps by which President Truman will withdraw trade concessions to Russia and its satellites. Proclamation sets authority to cancel benefits. embargo on China fur imports. notices issued to Rumania and other states with varying lead times. Czechoslovakia complicates plan as Geneva talks approach and tariff concessions may be suspended sooner.
Washington reports Hede Massing testified before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee that in 1934 she recruited Noel Field, then a State Department official, into her Soviet apparatus, competing with Alger Hiss. She detailed other recruits, her Communist membership since 1918, and noted Field and Duggan connections to State Department divisions. Police report twelve defendants rounded up on corporation and loitering charges in Frederick with bail set at 250 dollars.
The piece contrasts a wrong reaction denying praise with a right one saying thank you. It notes people may feel embarrassed but choose to show pleasure. It also mentions cowbirds laying eggs in other birds nests, resulting in the other birds raising their young.
Washington reports that party leaders debate whether President Truman is the strongest 1952 candidate. A U S News World Report analysis shows Truman carried few key states in 1948 while Democratic ticket supporters won more votes locally. The issue hinges on whether the party is stronger now and if Truman can unite delegates at the convention.
The Economic Cooperation Administration reports Western Europe will double military goods production in the year ahead, with further gains since the North Atlantic Treaty. It warns about raw material shortages and rising prices endangering output and economy, citing Marshall Plan benefits and defense shifts.
Dorothy Dix advises that age gap is not critical to a happy marriage and urges open discussion to mend quarrels. In the second letter a wife laments a husband’s long unemployment amid medical certainties and contemplates divorce as a last resort.
The American Bar Association recommended to the U S Senate that President Truman's nomination of Jerome Drucker to the federal bench in Illinois be rejected. The advisory cites concerns about the nominee's qualifications and judicial philosophy.
Babson analyzes 1951 crop prospects from New Boston New Hampshire, estimating records in corn and wheat, steady oats and apples, higher tobacco, and rising fruit output due to rain and demand for frozen juices. He notes price levels and discusses Kansas City flood impact and weather cycles since 1933.
Dear Miss Dix advises ending perpetual borrowing by refusing supplies and money. A neighbor who borrows repeatedly should be met with a firm no and actions like an empty purse or empty canister. The column notes a general uptick in car prices may follow across manufacturers.
A congressional inquiry into 11 000 new GSA desks costing 880 000 reveals storage in six warehouses including cow barns and an old mill. Despite this, desks were ordered again by July 18. Senate House watchdog committee to audit federal spending is urged while security lapses expose secret wartime documents.
A compact guidance piece highlighting common word mistakes and pronunciations. It urges avoiding party as a person and explains misused terms like melee battalion medallion fertile squalid and a daily word habit. It also notes U S armed services meat consumption patterns.
The Nation Today discusses a new price control law signed by President Truman and its uncertain effect on inflation. It notes Congress delayed the controls, the potential blame game in 1952 campaigns, and past experiences with 1946 style controls and the OPA's collapse.
President Truman said he will learn the facts about Democratic National Chairman William M. Boyle Jr. allegedly receiving fees from a St. Louis printing house that obtained a large RFC loan. He did not specify steps taken or who is involved.
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