Seoul the silver foxhole of the Korean front
HAL BOYLE depicts Seoul as a war scarred, hunger haunted capital where 1.5 million residents struggle to survive. Soldiers on leave face scarce comforts, a brisk black market in dollars, limited recreation, and a sense of alienation as the city hovers between fear of a new communist advance and longing for home in Tokyo or Pusan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
Seoul
Paris
Tokyo
Pusan
Japan
Army Finance Office
Red Cross
Europe
Korea
Gas from coal at Missouri government plant
The Federal Bureau of Mines reports progress on producing gasoline from coal at a government demonstration plant in Louisiana Missouri. Output totals about 225000 gallons, a small share of U S yearly consumption, with further work needed on mileage, start, cost, and private investment potential. Scientists also see possibilities for Diesel oil and jet fuel, using German wartime processes, as feasibility studies proceed with initial 30000 gallons allocated for testing in motor vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nto Jes
Federal Bureau of Mines
Louisiana
Mississippi
St. Louis
Letter to the Editor Urges Earlier Evening Shopping Hours
A Frederick reader objects to late night Saturday shopping and urges merchants to offer one or two weekday evenings from Thanksgiving to Christmas. The letter notes congestion on Saturdays and says customers would shop locally if evenings were available and reasonable. The writer cites a one hour drive to nearby towns offering earlier shopping options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the News
Frederick
Mel Ott Named Manager of Oakland Pacific Coast League Club
St. Petersburg Florida December 5 Mel Ott the National League home run king returned to baseball as manager of the Oakland Club of the Pacific Coast League Ott was celebrated for his long hitting career before taking the managerial role in Oakland California based team setup and duties were outlined in today’s report
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mel Ott
Oakland
Charles Knocks Out Barone in 11th Round
Charles defends heavyweight title for the fifth time knocking out Nick Barone of Syracuse N Y in 2 06 of the 11th round in a bout without luster until the payoff punch. Also notes local meetings and a Farm Bureau convention attendance with several Carroll county delegates listed. An erroneous Britannica note about Arcadia is included as a final line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Barone
Cincinnati
Nick Barone
Syracuse
N. Y
Carroll Westminster
Carroll County
Farm Bureau
Dallas
Tex
Ray Brown
Woodbine
George B. John
New Windsor
Gene Sullivan
Kent County
Stewart Young
Twentieth Century Church Work Convention Opens At Walkersville
Fifty years ago the Twentieth Century Church Work convention began at the Walkersville 11 Grade Reformed church and runs through tomorrow night. Receipts of about 2445 were reported at the Yuletide Bazaar of the Daughters of the Confederacy to fund benevolent work. Modern Woodmen of America officers listed include Dr T S Fader John H Grove Wm G Zimmerman H W Haller Philip yr E Routzahn and George R Moberly. J M Hartman and crew are laying a slate roof on the United Brethren church on West Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grade Reformed
Walkersville
Yuletide
Daughters of the Confederacy
Messrs
G. A. T. Snouffer
George A. Dean
Singleton E. Ramsburg
James O. Horne
Board of County Commissioners
John Hershberger
J. M. Hartman
New United Brethren Church
West Second Street
Associate Judge Willard to Hear Juvenile Cases
Twenty years ago today the News reports the appointment of Associate Judge Arthur D. Willard to hear juvenile matters, succeeding the retiring Judge John S. Newman, as the juvenile court continues its work. Also noted is an accident involving Benjamin Renner of Waterstreet who was injured while unloading iron from a Reliable Junk Company truck, the fall leaving him with severe scalp lacerations amid a scrap-iron pile. Col L. H. Sanders of the War College visited the Monocacy battlefield to study the site for a monument authorized by a recent congressional act. Brunswick thieves burglarized the J. H. Porter General Store, stealing cash and tobacco. police Chief Joseph E. Chew obtained the suspect car’s license plate, identifying it as a stolen vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur D. Willard
Johns. Newman
Reliable Junk Company
Benjamin Renner
Waterstreet
Col
H. L. Sanders
The
War College
U. S. Army
Monocacy
J. H. Porter
Brunswick
Joseph E. Chew
Notable Americas Anniversaries and Birthdays Snapshot
Know America Today's Anniversaries lists dates for George Holland born in England in 171, William T. Hamilton born in England in 1822, John Eberhard Faber born in Germany in 1822, and John Singleton Mosby born in Edgemont Va in 1833. It also notes Edward HI born in New Orleans in 1850 and Joyce Kilmer born in New Brunswick New Jersey in 1886. The piece covers Today in History events from 1780 to 1945 including the capital move to Philadelphia and major war era milestones, plus birthdays of Herman Shumilin Lou Little Roger D Lapham Robert W Woodruff John C Whithorn Thomas Braniff Lawrence Frank Eve Curie and a horoscope predicting literary and scientific emphasis for a writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Holland
England
New York
William T. Hamilton
Wildcat Bill
Montana
John Eberhard Faber
Germany
John Singleton Mosby
Edgemont
Edward HI
Southern
Julia Marlowe
New Orleans
Joyce Kilmer
New Brunswick
N. J
France
Philadelphia
S. Naval Observatory
Washington
Jefferson Davis
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Secretary of Labor
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Hirohito
U. S
Brittany
Britain
Herman Shumilin
Atwood
Calo
Lou Little
Columbia University
Leominster
Mass
Roger D. Lapham
ECA
Greece
Robert W. Woodruff
Coca-Cola
Columbus
John C. Whithorn
Johns Hopkins University
Spencer, Nebr
Thomas E. Braniff
Dallas
Tex
Salina
Kansas
Lawrence K. Frank
Caroline Zachry
Mrs Blakeslee to Be Soloist In Midwest Tour
Mrs Blakeslee wife of Hood College professor Earle Blakeslee will sing soprano in Handel The Messiah at Cornell College Conservatory in Cornel College. She travels from New York to Carbondale Hope College Holland Mich Carndale and Philadelphia with her mother Mrs Charles Raney of Akron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood College Department of Music
Carolyn Blakeslee
Earle Blakeslee
Carnell
Midwest
Hood College
Cornell College Conservatory
Niwo
Cornell
Blakesive
New York City
New York
Carbondale
Holland
Mich
Iah
Blakeslee
Southern Things University
Hope College
Carnell College Conservatory
Frederick
Philadelphia
Charles Raney
Akron
Raney
Blakeslees
Free World Fights totalitarians in Korea and policy debate
Washington dispatch argues the free world faces a unified stance only when united. It contends U N forces in Korea risk reverses, with Britain and France divided over General Mac Arthur and isolationism rising in both major parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Free World
David Lawrence
Church Baptism and Local Family Notices at Boyds
A November family gathering at the Nicholson home witnessed the baptism of James Robert Burdette by Rev. James P. Kerr, with about twelve guests attending. The post ceremony reception followed. The article notes moves to Glassmanor from the Williams home, Weaver family relocations, Thanksgiving visit by the Kerr family, a Baltimore marriage of Gertrude Nichols Bowie to Richard Q Marsh Jr, and several other local clan visits and a shop change at Clarksburg town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyds
Donald Nicholson
James P. Kerr
James Robert Burdette
Lawrence Burdette
Jane Nicholson
Earl Nicholson
Clarkshirs
Russell Bennett
Walliams
Glassmanor
Washington
Preston Weaver
Rockcrest
J. E Pollock
Twe
Damascus
J. P Kerr
Gertrude Nicholls Bowie
Roger Nicholls
Baltimore
Richard Q Marsh, Jr
Marsh
Clarksburg
Ernest Hand
Little Son
Gaithersburg
Charles Fraley
Taulaff
Laytonsville
Thomas Nicholson
Sam Mobley
J. Edward Lewis
Addressing a child’s neighborly visits and diet tips
A guidance note suggests parents should personally limit a child’s time at others homes to avoid nuisance behavior. It also advises that weight loss diets include more than normal amounts of protein for effectiveness.
Plan For New Constitution In Maryland
Baltimore December 6 A subcommittee of the Legislative Council drew up a bill to set up machinery for a constitutional convention to rewrite Maryland's 83 year old constitution. If approved, the plan would lead to a June 1951 start, with a special June 26 1951 election, a September session, and a 1952 referendum on the revised charter. Delegates elected nonpartisan, equal to county and city legislative members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Legislative Council
General Assembly
Baltimore City
Six Forfeitures Before County Magistrate Bennett
Six collateral forfeitures were recorded this morning in Peoples Court before Magistrate Alton Y. Bennett. Arrests were made by State Police Lt. Walter K. May and Troopers Donald A. Tucker and Maynard J. Whitney. Names and fines included Charles F. Ray $8.45 for inadequate muffler, Edward C. Conway $21.45 for reckless driving, James H. King $51.45 for reckless driving, Robert J. Lawson $1.45 for improper passing, Paul P. Kneisly $11.45 for speed greater than prudent, and William F. Stoner $36.45 for speed greater than reasonable and proper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Y. Bennett
Peoples Court
Walter K. May
Donald A. Tucker
Maynard J. Whitney
Charles F. Ray
Frederick
Edward C. Conway
Hagerstown
James H. King
Roanoke
Robert J. Lawson
Baltimore
Paul P. Kneisly
Martinsburg
W. Va
William F. Stoner
East Seventh Street
Bazaar yields record funds for Home for the Aged infirmary
The annual bazaar at the Home for the Aged cleared 1583.55 dollars, raising the infirmary building fund beyond the eight thousand mark. Co-chairs Mrs. J Tyson Lee and Mrs. J Walker Carty led the effort with board members residents and friends on November 29 on Record Street. Community support and residents handiwork boosted the event, though no plans exist yet for infirmary expansion pending material availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Tyson Lee
J. Walker Carty
Record Street
Hood Choir Sings With USNA In Christmas Week
Hood College hosts the Navy Blue and Gold for a Handel Messiah rehearsal in Brodbeck Hall on December 9 as preparations continue for the Navy chapel performance December 16 and 17. Soloists Lillian Murphy Lucille Cummings Paul Knowles and William Mann join the combined choirs with Hood organist William Sprigg directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood College
of Hand College
United States Naval Academy
Brodbeck Hall
George Frederic Handel
Navy Chapel
Annapolis
Donald ©. Gilley
The
Academy
Earle Blakeslee
Hood
William Sprigg
Naval Academy
Lillian Murphy
Lucille Cummings
Paul Knowles
William Mann
Brodbeck
Midshipmen
Coblentz Hall
Gambrill Gymnasium
Anishipmen
Marionettes
Navy
Television Used In X-Ray Analysis Across Cities
In a nationwide telecast last night doctors in five network cities watched X-ray images amplified 300 to 3000 times on a television receiving tube. Four patients were examined using a special X-ray machine developed by Dr. Russell H. Morgan of Johns Hopkins Hospital with help from the Public Health Service and RCA labs in Princeton and Lancaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Dumont
Chicago
New York
Washington
Columbus
Russell H. Morgan
Johns Hopkins Hospital
U.S. Public Health Service
Radio Corporation of America Laboratories
Princeton
N. J
Lancaster
Judge Sets Friday Hearing for Ruth Zimmerman Drunk Driving Case
A Peoples Court will hear the case of Ruth Zimmerman of Route 4 Frederick on Friday at 10:30 am after her Monday night arrest for drunken driving by State Police near Route 40 and Ridge Road Braddock Heights. She was released on $1,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples Court
Ruth Zimmerman
Route 4
Frederick
Ridge Road
Braddock Heights
Two Day Deer Kill Reaches Fifty Five in Frederick County
Frederick county hunters tally 55 slain deer over two days with 18 checked at Lewistown station. A Washington County deer was counted near the border. Dozens of hunters scoured Catoctin Mountain while two additional does were found dead before opening day. Weather improved and the season nears last year’s totals as weight and antler size draw officials’ attention. The day’s heaviest deer weighed 137 pounds and boasted eight points, while multiple hunters reported four to six point bucks ranging from 76 to 122 pounds.
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Frederick County
Catoctin Mountain
Lewistown
George Gentry
Washington County
Benjamin F. Phebus
Robert N. Williams
Edgewater
Wilbur Holtz
Sabidasville
Emmitsburg
Eddie Heffner
East Sixth Street
Edwin Hill
Baltimore
E. Wendell Lewis
Dickerson
Herbert W. Mathews
Barnesville
Edward A. Deal
Hagerstown
Sabillasville
Daniel R. Swope
Smithsburg
Wilbur E. Elzier
Woodsboro
Malcolm C. Clouser
Boonsboro
Edward Witham Mhelfner
Frederick
Herman Smith
Mt. Airy
John Wachter
Myersville
Gideon Korrell
Samuel D. Butter, Jr
Middletown
Albert Wilhide
Lantz
Chauncey Crum
New Midway
Norman Jenkins
Mr. Atry
Emory Shelton
Libertytown
Hi-Y Conference Draws 260 Youth Leaders From Four States
About 260 Frederick Maryland Washington and Virginia Hi-Y members attended the 27th annual area Hi-Y conference in Washington last weekend. Interviews with national leaders including Oscar Ewing and Sen H A Smith shaped topics on world peace and Christian leadership. Frederick participants led interview teams and discussions while host families housed attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marylan
Delaware
Virgin
Gary Angleberg
Frederick
Fred Burgee
William Bagent
Staley
John Hane
Toc High School
Oscar Ewing
Federal Security Adinistrator
Sen. H. Alexand Smith
New Jersey
Willa Green
Carlisle C. Humelsmme
Depp
Henr W. van Heusde
Netherland
Struggl
Austin Rhoads
Henry Engelbrecht
Willi Erl
Richa Young
Amercan University
Wasington
Frederick Hi
Donald Z
New Books At Artz Library
New titles highlight St Nicholas anthology The Blue and the Gray by H S Commager Our Jungle Road to Tokyo by Robert L Eichelberger Presidents Who Have Known Me by George E Allen Plus market prices for Wheat Corn Barley with brief notes on contents and bindings described as suitable for Christmas giving
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Allen
Presid Truman
R. F. C. Board
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Peterkin
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