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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1947
Page
4
An anonymous letter writer imagines a new automotive gadget a window mounted jack pushes up the car top so motorists can use both hands for driving. The idea targets weak tops and hints future cars may feature top holders amid other top related innovations. Lewistown W S CS hosts August meeting at home of Mrs Archie Fogle with Miss Charlotte Webster as co host.
A farmer’s employee in Howard County, returning from an errand, had his team of horses submerged in a swollen stream. One horse drowned and the vehicle was demolished. The driver escaped by climbing a tree and stayed there until morning. The Cornerstone of the new Methodist Episcopal church in Exumiisburg will be laid this afternoon. The ceremony will be conducted by Acacia Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Thurmont with participation from Columbia and Lynch lodges. The Frederick Quartette will perform. A wreck on the Pennsylvania Railroad at Lancaster disrupted Frederick to Philadelphia connections. The Board of Aldermen will inspect the waterworks system during their annual trip tomorrow.
Twenty years back in 1927 county road repair work proceeds under Commissioners direction while flood damage and high water have caused repairs to cost substantial sums. City and county Boy Scout organizations led by Prof Ignatius Bijerlee and C T Westman visited Joseph D Baker at Braddock Heights. The Emmitsburg public square fountain was removed for better traffic flow. Cyril Klein promoted from district forester to district forester with Cumberland office, effective in October.
Dorothy Dix notes the eternal mystery of marital behavior as she cites cases of tyrannical wives jealous husbands and constant bickering. She argues there is no sane reason for conflict and that many couples turn love into a bitter battlefield instead of peace.
A bat disrupted the Frederick Memorial Hospital campaign final report at Calvary church drawing cheers when it fluttered through doors and over heads of 400 attendees. Dan Thomas closed the door, then the intruder reappeared, prompting laughter and cautious exits as attendees calmed and returned to business. Dr Grabill Injured in Ocean City trip. knee injury and car damage delayed return to AIL, Mt Airy. CorA nitrogen and phosphorus needs noted for tasseling corn across season.
Rural Frederick roundup details a record hospital drive, local theater, reunions, picnics, and community events as summer wanes. Notable items include a $618000 memorial campaign, World War II veteran notes, road projects, and rising sales tax proceeds.
Weather data shows August 1946 precipitation at 6.20 inches, well above normal 3.81, with 1947 deficiency at 2.45 inches. High yesterday 14, low last night 69. Rivers muddy at Buckeystown dam and Point of Rocks. About twenty diseases spread by mice and rats.
Washington reports the Taft Hartley act strengthens worker rights by allowing either union or nonunion status, protects the right to join or refrain from joining, and bans coercive methods. It extends protections via the National Labor Relations Board, permits legal action against unions for unlawful strikes, and enforces proper notices and financial disclosures.
Private Charles Russell Brice, son of Mr and Mrs George Brice Thurmont, now in the Army, has been moved from Fort Jackson S C to Denver Cole. Dr and Mrs Norman Sanner of St Petersburg Fla honeymooned at Crow's Nest Thurmont after their Washington D C wedding August 15. Sanner previously ran Sanners Pharmacy. They announce home September 1 at 82112 14th Street St Petersburg Fla. Mr and Mrs Oliver Phelps Myersville welcome a son. Mr and Mrs Floyd Smith Broad Run welcome a son born Thursday August 7 weighing seven pounds four ounces named Robert Emerson. Mr and Mrs Paul Rice and daughter Linda of Dayton Ohio visiting Mrs Rice's parents Mr and Mrs Luther Boyer BroadfI. Rev and Mrs daughter Thurmont visiting Mossanctia and Lake Junahsk near Asheville NC for two weeks. Mr and Mrs Thomas Bowman Mr and Mrs T E Keough Read PA guests of Rev and Mrs A W Harnet at Lutheran parsonage Myersville. A zinc white oil and resin enamel paint formula was long ago named enamel paint for its smooth glossy surface.
Mr and Mrs Ir announce the engagement of their daughter Minetis L. Loriz to Si. Frid 7, son of Mr and Mrs August F. Fiedler of Washington, formerly of St Louis Missouri. A wedding date has been set.
The week lists a varied program at Tivoli with The Perils of Pauline a Pearl White era spectacle and This is America plus Warner Pathe news. The Great Waltz returns with Luise Rainer and co stars. Other offerings include The Private Affairs of with George Sanders Angela Lansbury Ann Dvorak Iced Lightning and Warner-Pathe news. Saturday presents The Woman on the Beach with Joan Bennett Robert Ryan and Charles Bickford. Also shows March of Time and a comedy.
Cub Scout Pack No 276 visited the FBI and Department of Justice in Washington with Cub Master David get and leaders Dr Charles Brosdrap and Mrs Russell Yours. They saw labs crime scene equipment handwriting analysis and 105 million fingerprint records then toured a library and a firing range before a Potomac picnic and National Airport visit.
Washington Daybook surveys an array of Capitol Hill maneuvers and personalities. It highlights an anticipated January investigation into Nick Bez and the RFC loan for his northern fishing venture, plus global notes on Arthur Calwell and Australian immigration. It ends with a 1947 copyright note and a tangential remark on ancient beauty practices.
Miss Arva Lake May daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Kenneth Stay of 604 West Patrick street became bride of Robert Clarke Thomas son of Mr and Mrs Austin Clarke Thomas of 126 East Third street this morning at 1030 in a palms and white gladioli setting at St John Catholic rectory Rev Herbert K R Jordan officiated. The couple will reside at 126 East Third street Frederick after a New England Canada tour.
Naomi Kinna Wise of Middletown wed Onle C. Jr. Nikirk of Middletown in a Christ Evangelical ceremony officiated by Rev. Philip E. Selor. Attendants were maid of honor Dortha M. Thomas and best man Roy E. Kinna. Afterward a reception at the bride’s home, couple to reside on Jefferson Street Middletown.
The wedding of Bliss Dorothy Louise Ford and William Carl Krieger took place at Calvary Methodist Church at three o'clock with Rev Dr J Franklin Haas officiating. Attendants included Mrs Howard W Cantwell and bridesmaids Jean Sturmma and Jean Maddy Hinton. Richard Plawin served as best man. Guests came from Indiana Ohio Michigan Pennsylvania and Maryland as Hydrangeas lined the aisle and the sanctuary glowed with candles. The bride wore a white seite gown with an embroidered bodice and pearl center headpiece, accompanied by white roses and baby's breath with a white orchid. A reception followed at the church parlors and the couple planned a southbound trip with later plans for residence in Valparaiso Indiana.
Kiss Bennet who has taught at a Two Rivers Wisconsin school for a year arrived Wednesday for a 16 day visit with her parents, as details of the upcoming September wedding are noted.
The excerpt discusses common misuses of words such as statue versus stature and automobile, cites misspellings like inlaid, and presents a vocabulary exercise. It defines incipience and commencement and notes pronunciation quirks, including irregularities in words like omniscience and incipience.
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