Slaying of Maxwell Bodenheim marks Village decline
HAL BOYLE reflects on Maxwell Bodenheim’s suicide and the fading Bohemian Greenwich Village scene. He contrasts Bodenheim’s tragedy with the Village’s tourist gaze and notes how true inspiration resides in the artist’s own mind, not place or address. He recalls Chicago roots, peers like Hecht and MacArthur, and a Village evolving with real estate and campus vibes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Maxwell Bodenheim
Greenwich Village
Empire State
Gen. Grant
Max Bodenheim
Chicago
Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur
MacArthur
Helen Hayes
Hecht
Bodenheim
Max
John Masefield
Eugene O'Neill
Edna Millay
Alexander Hamilton
Edgar Allen Poe
John Lardner
Richard Harding Davis
Ernie Pyle
Franklin Roosevelt
Green- Wuods
Thomas Wolfe
Jand
Washington Square
Park Avenue
Abraham Lincoln
Springheld, Fl
Strategic Mobility Signals U S Air Power Expansion
The movement of the first bombardment wing with jet bombers to North Africa marks a shift to mass overseas training. The wing travels as a unit, refuels en route, with supply transports and spares following. Within 48 hours the wing is ready, boosting readiness for potential combat.
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North Africa
Strategic Air Command
SAC
England
U. S
Fitzhugh Lee Chapter February Meeting Held
Fitzhugh Lee Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy met Monday at Mrs. Jack Forney’s home in West Third Street. President Mrs. C W Gregory led a report on the Hall of Records in Richmond to house Is Thor af the Canfadersey. The chapter donated 590 and will continue funding. Movies loaned by C P Telephone Co were shown by Mr Forney. Next meeting set for March at Mrs Miriam Wilson Feely’s West Church Street home.
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Fitzhugh Lee
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Jack Forney
West Third Street
C. W. Gregory
Richmond
Thor
Canfadersey
C&p Telephone Company
Forney
West Church Street
Miriam Wilson Feely
Fifty Years Ago Items From The Columns Of The News
Fifty years ago the Feb 9 1904 column reports Baltimore’s great fire finally subdued after 75 blocks and about 2500 buildings burned. Losses exceed 100 million dollars with 50000 job losses. A traveling salesman Edwards D Reaves has sleigh mishap near Mt Airy as Miss Selle McCaffrey stops the runaway horse. Local banks stay open as the legislature may declare a holiday to Feb 15. The frame resighs the farm of Milton B Ramsburg near Lewistown burns, family escapes. Isaac Steele aged about 60 Frederick dies in boiler explosion near Groves Line.
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Baltimore
Mir
Edward D. Reaves
Frederick
Mt. Airy
Warfield
Milton B. Ramsburg
Lewistown
Ramsburg
Isaac Steele
Twenty Years Ago Items From The News February 9 7454
A fragment from Tre Celuiuns recalls 17 years in Frederick and nearby rivers, noting ice and weather with several locations including Creagerstown and Brunswick bridge. Fire at Laberty home caused minor damage. Union Bridge Fire Company responded. Captain Otho Keller led Kiwanis bowling team to three games against Hagerstown Kiwanis.
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Ars Drg
Frederick
Creagerstown
Potomac
Brunswick Bridge
Stanley Jones
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles Hoffman
West Main Street
Laberty
Union Bridge Fire Company
Otho Keller
Hie Kiwanis Chih
Hacerstown Kiwanians
New Approach To Korea Peace Sought
Secretary of State Dulles appears to shift to talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov in Berlin to seek a new Korea peace plan as Panmunjom deadlock persists. The State Department denied Dean will be replaced and hinted at arranging a peace conference without resuming Panmunjom talks while Dulles weighs replies to Soviet demands.
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Washington
Dulles
Molotov
Berlin
Korea
Parimumnjom
State Department
Arthur H Dean
Dean
Panmunjem
Possible compromise on Bricker amendment treaty powers
Administration leaders study possible compromise proposed by Senator George D Ga and Senator Knowl and R Calif on Bricker constitutional amendment affecting treaty powers. The proposal arrives amid ongoing debates on executive authority in foreign affairs.
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Knowl
R-Calif
Sen
George 'D-Ga
Bricker
C E Banquet At Adamstown Observes 73rd C E Founding
The large audience gathered in Adamstown for a World Friendship observance marking the 73rd anniversary of Christian Endeavor’s founding by Dr Francie E Clark. The event at Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church included music, country costumes, messages from Rev. Taylor and local leaders, and a birthday cake presented by the local Junior Endeavor groups. Guests came from Frederick and surrounding counties as the Frederick County C E Union spearheaded the event within the week of observance.
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World Friendship
Hanover
Chistian Endeavor
Franci E Clark
Walliston Congregational Church
Portland
Christian Endeavor Week
Frederick County
Findeatver Caton
Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church
Adamstown
Rey
Eilvain Freed
County Union
Mewa
Ar Spade
Mme
Clarence W. McGann
Germantown
Blue Mountain
Jean Norris
Locust Valley
India
Dollie Burnmen
Lantz
Therlands
Dorothy Jean Strine
Thurmont
Germany
Elizabeth Haller
Walkers‘ville
Australia
Josephine Buhrman
Nicaragua
Nancy Helwig
Walkersville
Honolulu
Phyllis Stup
Adams+town
Lebanon
Ruth Shepley
Myersville
Edouard Taylor
China
Mr. Taylor
Taylor
C. E
Gerald Carbaugh
Women's Guild
William Woerner
C. E Union
Frederick County Christian Endeavor Union Cbe
Mr. McGaha
Former German Baron Becomes U S Citizen
Baron Wilfred Ernest Adolphe von Mayer was sworn in as a U S citizen in Baltimore after a Federal Judge's ceremony. He renounced the title of baron of Lelkerr, saying he never valued titles and compared his rank to a Kentucky colonel. Mayer, 25, is a master's student in modern German history at the University of Maryland, born in Frankfurt. He noted the title meant little beyond its comparison to a British knight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Wiliam C. Coleman
United States
Wilfred Ernest Adolphe von Mayer
Kentucky
Republican strategy mix aims to build Congress victory
David Lawrence argues the GOP must raise funds and unite behind Eisenhower without overreliance on his personal popularity. He notes that campaigns failing to balance party unity with Ike’s image risk aiding Democrats, cites Lodge’s Massachusetts defeat, and urges Republicans to strengthen party discipline and inclusivity to prevent splinter groups.
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David Lawrence Wallington
Republican Party
Congress
White House
Eisenhower
New Apares
Ike
Sail
Nixon
Porace
Thurmont School Expansion Plans Face July Start
Officials briefed on a Moore Business Firms project adding a plant expansion expected to double capacity and create about 75 new jobs, with completion possible by August. The Thurmont school crowding prompts talks to proceed despite timing concerns as state bonds for school construction are issued April 1 and commissioners face a near term decision.
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Rhoderick
Thurmont
Hooper
Jacob Bader
Moore Business Firms, Inc
Thur ™ Mont
Board of Education
George C. Rhoderick, Jr
Emerald weighs thirteen hundred eighty four carats
A Q and A item notes the largest emerald at 1384 carats owned by the present Duke of Devonshire and asks about the age of the yule log custom. The answer states the emerald weight and owner, while the yule log origin traces to Germanic pagan times.
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Duke of Devonshire
Berlin talks shape Germanys future in Western alliance
Senator Beall reflects on Big Four talks in Berlin and Western Europe. He notes unity among Western powers against Communist aims, German desire for equality in Europe, and the key role of integrating Germany into the European family of nations for lasting peace. He warns against Communist influence and urges caution with German concerns and history.
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J. Glenn Beall
Maryland
Washington
Berlin
Western
Germany
NATO
Ea European Defense Community
United States
West Germany
Gabriel
Europe
Hitler
Free World
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Birthday Party Honors Leatherman and Ford Daughters
A Sunday birthday party was hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L George Leatherman for Miss Mildred Leatherman and Miss Edna Ford, daughters of local families. Guests from Hagerstown and Centerville attended, with many gifts and refreshments served. Separate note mentions zoologists ranking the chimpanzee as highly intelligent, with orangutan second and elephant third.
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L George Leatherman
Mldred Leatherman
Edna Ford
Norman Ford
Middletown
Wallie Harshman
Emerson Harshman
Waldo Harshman
Ralph Harshman
John Shoemaker
Bruce Harner
Carroll
Hagerstown
Charles Socks
Faye
Centerville
Gaither Moser
Marion
Elizabeth Ann
Charlotte Leatherman
Janice Wolfe
Kay Gladhill
Bonnie Lee
Judith Ann Harshman
Charles Speckt
Carnard Baker
Harald Wolfe
Ronald
Terry
Companions Of Song Debuts In Frederick February 24
The Companions of Song will debut in Frederick February 24 under the Community Concert Association. This will be their second area appearance. Frederick members can attend via reciprocal access with Chambersburg, Pa. The 8:15 p.m. concert in the high school auditorium is for Concert Association members only with no door tickets. Tessy Spivakovsky’s Waynesboro appearance is postponed to April 3.
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The
Frederick
Community Concert Association
Frederick Association
Chambersburg
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Concert Association
Tessy Spivakovsky
Waynesboro
Anniversary Banquet By Junior Auxiliary
The 21st anniversary banquet of the Junior Auxiliary was held January 27 at Hotel Frederick with about five members and guests. President Mrs. Virginia Danner presided and presented gifts and new officers for 1954. Officers include First VP Mrs. Alice Summers, Second VP Mrs Ruth Hopkins, Secretary Mrs Julia Blumenauer, Assistant Secretary Mrs Helen Brachey, Treasurer Mrs Elizabeth Green, Assistant Treasurer Mrs Rachel Wash, Chaplain Mrs Ruth Hill, Assistant Chaplain Mrs Elgie Stull, County Organizer Mrs Mildred Kottmger. Guests F B Sappington and Rev W Merval Weaver offered remarks. Mt Pleasant Grange provided entertainment. Banquet committee headed by Mrs Helen Brachey with members Mrs Virginia Danner, Mrs Helen Delauter, Mrs Ann Fletcher, Mrs Katie Gittinger, Mrs Elizabeth Green.
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Gene Teta Cleus Ae
Hotel Frederick
Virginia Danner
Danner
Mildred Shafer
Auxiiary
Alice Summers
Ruth Hopkins
Julia Blumenauer
Helen Brachey
Elizabeth Green
Rachel Wash
Ruth Hill
Elgie Stull
Mildred Kottmger
F. B. Sappington
W. Merval Weaver
Junior Fire Co
Mt. Pleasant Grange
Helen Delauter
Ann Fletcher
Katie Gittinger
Denies resignation plans for U S ambassador to Italy
Clare Boothe Luce denied plans to resign as U S ambassador in Italy and said she would return to the United States in late spring or summer to resume a vacation interrupted by Italian politics. Some friends doubted her, expecting a possible change of mind by early fall.
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Rome
Clare Boothe Luce
U.S
Italy
United States
Court upholds weather forecast immunity in 1951 flood case
U S Court of Appeals rules the Weather Bureau forecasts are a governmental function for public use, not liable for damages claims by six Kansas City firms seekingover million dollars. The ruling states misinformation about flood stages was not a private obligation and forewarnings served public purposes.
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ST. Louis P
U. S. Court of Appeals
Kansas City
Federal District Court
Weather Bureau
Fiood
Weather Bureau Furecaats Mere
Hagerstown Woman Named Defendant in Custody Case
Dr John Trudeau of Oak Park Michigan petitions the Maryland Court of Appeals for custody of two children from his former wife Camilla Dixon Trudeau of Hagerstown. He argues she is unfit citing visitors and drinking after their 1951 divorce. Washington County court found no neglect. Mish called her conduct reprehensible but not grounds to remove children.
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Annapolis
John Trudeau
Oak Park
Mich
Detroit
Court of Appeals
Hagerstown
Camilla Dixon Trudeau
Trudeau
Michigan
Max Rickard
Washington
Joseph D. Mish
Ellicott City
Vivien Leigh Breaks Wrist During London Performance
Actress Vivien Leigh, aged 40, broke her wrist during a London stage performance of The Sleeping Prince last night. She slipped five minutes after the curtain rose but finished the show before being hospitalized and ordered a short holiday from the stage.
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London
Vivien ‘Leigh
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Tum
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Democratic Party
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Eugene A. Roelke
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Berkley Ford Phillips
Jess D. Orndorff
West B Street
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Caroline Harrison
University of Wyoming
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Ottawa
U. S. Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
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Canada
Senate
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Frank Keeler
Civixettes
Women's Service Club
Francis Scott Key
Mary Sullivan
Laura Offutt
Mary Nikirk
Rowena Hildebrand
Genevieve Falk
Hilda Black
Cichairman
Margaret Strawsburg
Ruth Kinsey
Patsy Moore
Helen Mercer
WS Peto
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