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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1948
Page
4
Washington Daybook notes how modern presidency burdens the chief executive with vast communications. Daily White House calls reach into thousands of letters and routine duties from regulatory to diplomatic matters. The piece paints a portrait of the modern presidency as a dense flow of paperwork, appointments, and human contact.
Beekeeping history spans back to ancient times with mentions of bees in Hittite era around 1500 B C. The piece notes superstition and beliefs about bees and stings, honey as medicine, and bees’ essential role in pollination of fruit trees and crops.
A lyric celebrating Maryland's beauty from Garrett to Worcester and across the eastern shore. The verse sings of valleys, meadows, rivers, bays, and landscapes from Frederick to Talbot and Kent to Somerset, praising the commonwealth with vivid regionally named places and a tribute to Maryland.
The guest refused the offered drink and the host should not press. A considerate host respects the guest’s choice and maintains courtesy without insisting or turning it into a duty.
A crowd estimated at 2 000 attended Jon Lund and a social supper hosted by Mr J Alien Grumbine. Samuel Toms had his horse taken on Worth Market Street. Z T Green of Linganore District owned the horse. The Board of Commissioners proposed selecting a site at Talbot Creek for a monument to Confederate soldiers at the Antietam battlefield. MURRAY BRISH WH Brish Harry Kiracofe and John Summers noted.
A 1978 note recalls a discovery of human bones on the south side of Car roll Creek linked to a former potter's field and nearby almshouse lot. The item mentions local post nominating Petrotto as commander of Scott Key American Legion for the next term.
A fragmented reminiscence from N A Lufburrow reflects on aging and retirement with vivid, wry humor. The speaker recalls past tasks and ambitions, musing how life might look if they could relive earlier years, yet doubts would remained unchanged.
Alonzo Randolph Thomas a well known farmer near Buckeystown aged 45 hanged himself in the cowbarn Friday before noon He was despondent over health and stomach trouble He was found by a colored youth and the Medical Investigation noted he stepped onto a manger and tied a rope to a girder The funeral will be Monday morning at 17 o clock with interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery Br R Etchison and Son funeral directorservice
Pic. Charles A. Rhodes of Thurmont died in action November 1 1944 in Abbeville France while serving in the Army Quartermaster Corps baker and infantryman He was 27 and had six years in the Regular Army He is survived by his parents two brothers Earl B Rhodes Clinton B Rhodes and a sister Winifred Rhodes Military rites by Edwin C Creeger Post American Legion will precede a 10 oclock requiem mass at Our Lady of Mt Carmel church Interment in the church cemetery Funeral directors OM L Creeger and Son
A well known Bloomfield resident narrowly escaped drowning on a Saturday night while returning home by pickup. The overheated radiator failed near a creek crossing Tuscarora. He cooled at a swing post and used a device to splash water on the hull during a risky separation from the car before returning to safety in Sassafras Town.
Washington notes contrast in dispatches about General Eisenhower s comments on secrets and investigations. Press reports varied from belittling congressional probes to balanced remarks defending security. Rankin and others reacted, while Truman era tensions framed a broader fight over anti communism and loyalty concerns.
Mrs Laura Ricketts colored wife of the late Eli Ricketts dies at Walkersville home after five weeks illness aged 72 born in Frederick county daughter of William and Julia Costley. former Frederick county teacher survived by two stepsons and grandchildren. funeral Monday 2 p m at Walkersville funeral home and Waymans A M E church with interment follows.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at two o'clock at Baust church for William J Shaffer of Westminster Rt 1 with Rev M S Reifsnider in charge. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers named. Fuss and Son funeral directors. The funeral of Thomas Martin Punkett, who died Wednesday morning, took place Friday at eleven from the funeral home on East Church Street. Rev Paul L Althouse officiated. Cremation will be at the family's discretion. M R ticken and Son, funeral directors.
Dr Edwin P Jordan explains urticaria or hives as sudden red itchy skin spots caused by various triggers from foods to insect bites or heat. When the trigger is found treatment can remove hives, otherwise relief is limited and drugs must be used under medical advice. Sunday service notices include Gaithersburg funeral home service with burial in Kerndon Virginia.
Miss Leeanna Franklin hosted a surprise bridal shower for Miss Margaret Hays at Thornbrook near St Anthony's. The event celebrated Hays ahead of her August 26 wedding at Elias Evangelical Lutheran Church with pink and white decor, and guests included Mrs. A. M. Mars, B. P. Ogie, Mrs. Hester Borten, and others.
Local notices list Seth Thompson invited to judge baked goods at the country fair, with Grange programs and conferences. Several Thurmont residents and families travel or relocate, including births in Frederick Memorial Hospital, moves to Braddock Heights, and visits to Atlantic City and Ohio.
Dorothy Dix muses on marital happiness noting that many divorces stem from couples pursuing personal pleasure rather than shared compatibility. She argues both spouses seek their own bliss, leading to clashes over tastes, lifestyles, and control, causing homes to fail and families to fracture.
A collage of archaic religious reflections and literary lines cites Isaiah and Jesus, contrasting plowman toil with spiritual furrows. Famous lines from Samuel Rutherford and Shakespeare are woven with a Navy regulations note about naming ships by state or city, hinting at tradition and duty.
Maryland weather summary shows cooler temperatures tonight across Allegany Garre counties with sunny to partly cloudy skies. Highs near eighty expected. tonight low around 51 to 53 degrees. Sunday and Monday forecast for little temperature change with fair and mild conditions.
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