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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
4
Dorothy Dix argues that many husbands complain about their wives chatter yet a talkative wife is preferable to a silent partner. She cites Rip Van Winkle and urges that constant conversation fosters happy homes while too little talk leaves relationships cold.
The piece surveys routes to the White House noting governors as a common ladder, Congress and the vice presidency as frequent paths, cabinet positions as stepping stones, and military service as a notable route. It cites figures on how many presidents came from each background and recalls Chester A. Arthur’s unusual ascent after Garfield’s assassination.
The Ausherman family reunion will be held August 14 at Hagerstown City Park with an afternoon program of entertainment and games for children. Awards will go to the oldest man and woman and the youngest baby. Mrs. Robert Myers is mentioned as secretary of the association based in Chambersburg, Pa.
Frederick farmers institute hosts a crowded picnic at the fair grounds with bands and speeches. A heavy downpour floods streets, forcing fording at Bentz street crossing. The Key Monument base is laid at Alt Olivet cemetery. A new pastor Rev AIw il Conner is welcomed at Adamstown parish. A US District Judge presides over Montgomery County matters in Goldsborough.
BIDS WERE OPENED TODAY by the County Commissioners for a heat plant and other pit arrangements. the lowest bid was from J N We son and Son at 3000.75. Rain fell in sections. the mercury hit 91 by 11. James Brighswell operated 2 motorcycle and Dallas Beller on a bicycle were injured near Frederick Junction and hospitalized. Lightning struck a large barn on John W Grove’s West Fourth Street property, destroying the barn and hay crop. adjoining sheds and the house were saved by fire companies.
A week of special services runs Sunday August 1 through Sunday August 8 at 7 45 pm at Union Bridge Church of the Brethren. Evangelist Rev Jacob T Dick of Lititz Pa speaks on topics including Toward A More Vital Religion and The Renewal Of The Church. Taneytown male chorus to sing Sunday at St Tabor Park with a Lutheran message on The Great White Throne Judgment.
The page notes several wedding notices including Shafer Eyter and Pete Geisen at Beth Lutheran and others, while also reporting Baltimore hardship petition delays. It explains that many short form B-S8A petitions lack required information or supporting data, delaying action as petitions are returned to landlords.
Washington Daybook reports Senator Tobey hatching an antiinflation program in the Senate Banking Committee. The piece contrasts Tobey with Senate and House leaders, notes Wolcott as a conservative driving force against economic controls, and mentions other key senators including Gamble, Doc Smith, Buffett, Fletcher, Riley, Spence, Monroney, Boggs, and Buchanan, with references to OPA and Faulkner.
State Police Superintendent Beverly Ober announced a trooper was summoned after a shooting incident in which a bird died when its beak was shot off during target practice. The disciplinary board heard the accused trooper today and a full disciplinary action will follow once findings are reported.
The Moscow talks show ambassadors engaging directly with a head of government for critical issues, avoiding public brinkmanship. Western powers seek to lift the Berlin blockade with measured concessions, while stressing restraint and no appeasement.
Sykesville Episcopal church school will visit St. John's Church School on Wednesday August 4 at Cramer's picnic grounds from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Basket lunch planned. Sunday School picnic set for Springfield Presbyterian grove on Saturday August 7 at 2 p.m. Mr and Mrs George Slack welcome a son born July 18 at St. Agnes Hospital. Geraldine Frizzell to wed G Thomas Croft of La Plata next summer. James McDonald returns from Church Home Hospital after five weeks. Mrs McDonald visited sisters during absence. Mrs Emme Spurrier and Vera Mae back from week with Roby Beall family in Petersburg WV. Grace W Cauthorn guests at Linthwaite Farm Howard Co. Mrs Warren H Stuart returns to Arlington after week with Ella Schultz and Annie Randal. A C Brown, A R Selby guests witnessed Oklahoma in Washington. D W Cauthorn dines with H Brayshaw at Glen. D W Cauthorn guest of W H Parlette at Papsco Heights. Elliott and Mrs Parlette visit with KR Divers at Roanoke VA. Mrs Stephen Lynn and daughter from Baltimore weekend guests of Carrie W Dean. Miss Smith visiting brother-in-law and sister Jay Sr. Mr and Mrs Steubaugh announce birth of son Gregory near N C on Tuesday 20.
The report records August precipitation totals and daily metrics. It notes 3.81 inches actual for August 1947 and 3.44 inches, with excess precipitation through August 1 of 5.42 inches for 1948. Temperatures show yesterday high, last year low figures, and river conditions describe the Monocacy at Buckeystown Dam and Potomac at Knoxvale as muddy. Moonrise and moonset times are provided for tomorrow.
A selection of local residents travel and visit family members across the region. Gaithersburg figures include Merton Duvall and Mr Frank Severance returning from New York City while Miss Patricia Duvall spent weeks at Cape Cod and Barnstable Massachusetts. Miss Helen Caulfield and Frances Fulghum meet in transit with trips via plane from Roanoke and Pawleys Island. Mrs Kenneth Reck tours Hanover Pennsylvania with her children Barbara and Kenneth, and the Irvin family vacationing with Mrs M C Ellis at Rankin EL. Nancy Woodfeld spends the week at Westminster before heading home on Walker Avenue. Reverend and Mrs James McCollam of Chicago visit Stiles family on Shady Grove Road, with a planned picnic mer Sunday inviting over 75 guests statewide. An Ann Elliott of Chevy Chase, daughter of Edward Elliott and Mrs TM Moyher of Hecerstow McCollam, is noted. Rev James McCollam’s career and sister Yates Barber are mentioned. Mrs Karl Newell is in New York City.
Frederick County Board of Education appointed a new football coach at a Wednesday meeting. The appointee is a former Tulane University quarterback with Army team grid experience and has worked as an attorney in Frederick. He will lead Frederick High School football program this season.
Roger W. Babson argues competition fuels progress across industries from railroads to farming and electricity. He cites historians and figures, notes fear of competition in Gloucester fisheries, and urges Americans to embrace rivalry as essential for productivity and national growth.
Court notices include nullity suits in Alberta Viola Summel DeLauter and Kenneth P infant by their mothers. absolute divorce suit for A Kathleen Javier. Marriage licenses issued to several couples. list includes James R. Paim and Annabelle Baker, Geor ge L Moriarity and Margaret Collins. Property deeds show transfers in Leazer Main and Merrit Geisier tracts. market prices list grains.
Know America Today marks anniversaries from 1802 to 1990 touching Collins Line founder Edward EK Collins born in Sorn Truro and James Monroe Taylor a Vassar president born in Brooklyn. The piece lists births, deaths, and historic dates including stamps, abolition of flogging, and WWII events, plus today’s birthdays and a brief horoscope noting a warm, steady life with good luck in marriage.
A fragment from N A Lufburrow debates how dispositions range from spiteful to delightful and notes beauty does not determine character. The excerpt contrasts fair features with untamed temper and hints at beauty as a mere condition not linked to disposition.
Lovettsville area items include funeral services for Miss Sue Orrison in Washington and family visits. A birthday supper honors Mrs Hickman with family present. multiple visits feature Miss Sara Stiger, Mrs Fawley, and Mrs Mann. Community events include all day church picnics in Gross woods with Rev Bush and collaborations among local churches. Kathryn Ann Aflen announces engagement to P Frank Legard. 4-H encampment delegates named. Red Cross blood donor drive planned in Lovettsville with chairwoman Earl Aflen.
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