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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1950
Page
5
In Korea, December 4, Boyle describes U S Eighth Army’s withdrawal from the Manchurian border. He portrays the defeat’s bitterness, the daunting odds of rearmament, and the paradox of martial discipline amid retreat. The piece blends battlefield imagery with a somber homeward longing.
A critical column argues the Soviet Union, not China or UN, is the true adversary behind Korea. It accuses Washington officials of denial as Moscow allegedly directs Chinese forces and presses its advantage, urging decisive policy shifts against Soviet aggression.
A Nebraska town recalls the village blacksmith as a mighty man of strength and skill. The rise of garages and tractors replaces the smithy with electric welders and modern machines, leaving the once revered craft in history.
Fifty years ago the board of county commissioners and county health officer left for the Health Convention in Baltimore. A colored man arrested for murder in Monrovia was returned to Frederick. The Presbyterian Church organ recital by Minor C. Baldwin of New York drew high praise. The Gus Sun American Minstrel show performed at the City Opera House, billed as a top entertainment with pleasant surprises.
Twenty years ago the column notes quick thinking and an inhaling machine saved 84 year old Nathaniel Wachter who fainted from carbon monoxide at 129 West Fifth Street. A silent fire alarm at 11 pm was due to a chimney fire at Dr Bernard O Thomas’s home in College Park with no damage. Frederick Demolay lost to Hagerstown DeMolay 20 to 10. Frederick’s team roster included Muss, R Nur, Harrington, Kreh, Roderick, Keefer, Burdette, Moberly, Niass.
The paper launches a Christmas serial featuring Kid Buckaroo, a seven year old hero, as he tracks Santa stolen reindeer across dramatic settings. He confronts Herman the Werewolf and Indian bandits to restore Christmas magic.
The National Capital Park and Planning Commission aims to spread federal agencies over a 50 mile radius from Washington to ease congestion and defend the capital. The plan would cap DC workers at 140,000, move new and expanded agencies outward, build wide highways, create housing for workers, and add schools and recreation while preserving landmarks for future growth.
West Virginia authorities filed murder charges against Junius Ross for beating three year old Ida Smith to death over medicine refusal. The coroner cited a brain hemorrhage as the cause, with statements alleging a fist strike and a board hit. Hope Smith, the father, had left Ida and another child in Mrs. Smith’s care since last September.
Washington reports that top Communist party leaders ask the Supreme Court to strike down their conspiracy convictions and declare the 1940 Smith Act unconstitutional. The Justice Department counters that Reds are enemies of the state and conspirators seeking to destroy the government, arguing the Bill of Rights was not meant as a haven for enemies. The defendants were convicted in New York of violating the Smith Act which bans advocating violent overthrow of the United States.
About 10 000 people filled the Fifth Regiment Armory to close a ten day evangelism drive by the Methodist churches in the Baltimore Conference. Rev Dr Athel F P Shirkey of Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church Washington DC preached Make Way for Christ. Officials say the campaign added about 340 new members to the churches.
Doctors describe a compact artificial heart and lung device tested on dogs and kept ready at Hahnemann Hospital Philadelphia for use during surgeries if the heart stops. They say it could expand chest operations and treatments for heart and lung diseases, though first use would be on a dying patient.
Four people were burned when an explosion ripped through a Cumberland house last night blowing out a side and starting flames. Among the injured are Charles Glicksman his eight year old son Ronald and Mrs Emma Scotti all with second and third degree burns. Mrs Scotti is listed in serious condition. Police suspect a gas leak but could not determine the cause. Glicksman said fumes were smelled after they entered the home to check furnace and water heater. The family escaped with help from a passing driver and a neighbor who summoned firemen.
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt appeared at the Waldorf Astoria for Bethel Hospital’s annual dinner amid a death threat telephoned to police. An anonymous caller warned a gunman would shoot her during the event. Uniformed and plainclothes officers guarded the venue. no incident occurred and she left with protection to the Park Sheraton Hotel.
Mr and Mrs William Rewiski of Honesdale Pennsylvania announce the engagement of their daughter Anne to Cpl Melvin L Summers son of Mr and Mrs William Summers of Frederick. The wedding is set for December 9 in the chapel at Williams Air Force Base Chandler Arizona. Miss Rewiski attends Lamson Business College Phoenix Arizona while Cpl Summers is stationed at Williams Air Force Base Chandler Arizona.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Paul Zimmerman of Braddock Heights sue Charles Mayer of Washington in circuit court for 10000 damages from an October 21 automobile collision on Route 40 near Poplar Springs. They are represented by attorney Thomas B Glass.
A near capacity county Methodist gathering at Calvary Church examined the four year program The Advance to Christ now in year two Dr Frederick Brown Harris pastor of Foundry in Washington and Senate chaplain spoke on Labels of the Day urging a new outlook The service featured Rev W DeWit Dickey and Rev L Gene Stewart with Dr Harris as main speaker Regional services were planned for Mt Airy Clarksville and Gaithersburg Earlier Baltimore meetings drew 56 000 attendees across 12 churches Three indicted for contempt of Congress were reported in Washington context with atomic bomb work cited and a street accident involving a sedan and two individuals requiring hospital care
The Pulitzer prize winner Frank Noel, AP photographer, was captured near Koto six miles south of Changjin reservoir while aiding a convoy under attack. Marine Capraro witnessed the abduction as Reds overwhelmed the convoy. Noel, 52, had stayed up front with front-line units for six weeks, earning praise from editors for his wartime news pictures.
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