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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1947
Page
4
A doctor argues that children should learn proper food selection from a young age. He links better nutritional education to wartime effort and improved economics, and recommends breakfasts with pasteurized milk, vegetables, eggs, and whole grains, plus nourishing school lunches and limited sweets. He also notes cousins’ marriage can yield superior or defective children depending on family traits.
Treasury launches a January savings bond drive to curb rising living costs. The campaign argues inflation is fueled by government spending and high taxes, urging bond purchases as a hedge while acknowledging hardship from current prices.
United Press lists the ten biggest stories of 1947 by negative significance led by the high cost of living. It includes the Taft Hartley Law, Texas City disaster, Arab Jewish tensions, India’s partition, and the World Series, with only Elizabeth II’s romance and the World Series offering happiness.
A deer gifted for exhibition by Hayes Brown from Singarore Hills Farm escaped its pen at Ric Derr’s yard and charged Mr John Derr who was attempting to catch it. Derr was knocked down but survived. the deer was later killed. Also fire damaged furniture at the Curtis residence near Adamstown. December Circuit Court applicants listed and court criers praised. Mrs John Whitmore slipped on a banana peel outside RicCardell’s shop and injured her back.
Twenty years ago in December 1927 inmates at the county jail slept on floors benches and chairs due to overcrowding and limited cell space with only the east wing in operation. Raybond Fizzell of New Market was injured when his motorcycle crashed into a truck on Jug Bridge Hill. Frederick Tonian party members met opera star Marion Talley after her Poli's theater appearance in Washington. Maryland 1928 automobile license tags begin appearing on streets this week with motorists allowed to place them on cars by December 13 rather than January 1.
Washington Daybook summarizes social and political commentary from TRIS COFFIN with anecdotes about women pressured by mothers for wealth, a Dear Dorothy Dix exchange on romance, and a war bride seeking divorce guidance. The column also covers inflation debates in Congress, price controls, and a profile of Willie Higinbotham.
Charlie Barnet and his orchestra will play the annual Christmas dance of the Frederick Higo School Alumni Association on Monday December 29 from nine to one. The national act has appeared at major venues and in several motion pictures. Alumni officers and board members are named.
Veronica Virginia Shanks of Baltimore marries Chester Luther Grove Jr of Frederick at St. Peters Chapel with a reception at 2761 Fairmount Ave. The couple will live at 208 S Collins Ave Irvington after a New York honeymoon. Catherine Mercer weds Arthur Rippeon at Woodsboro Lutheran Parsonage with a Brown street Jenith dress and yellow rosebuds corsage. they plan to reside at the bride’s home.
City families in the Pacific and North Atlantic regions of the United States are described as exceptionally large consumers of milk. The passage also juxtaposes religious and moral views with humanist thought, mentioning purity of souls and social conscience.
Christmas round robin teas set for Saturday December 13 from 3:30 to 5:30 pm. Coblentz Shriner and Meyran halls host tours through three dorms with decorations, music by Harriett Biddle and students, and receptions for faculty, staff, and families.
Washington Dec 12 notes John L Lewis blames citizens who switched from coal to oil for heating oil shortages in parts of the country. The piece argues coal shortages and coal mine strikes harmed steel production, boosted costs, and slowed oil industry expansion, while miners’ wages and tax concerns are discussed amid local notices and Hood Club events.
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