Old Maids Decline Sparks Domestic Crisis
Dorothy Dix notes a record low in old maids as more women become self supporting and marry for status and meat tickets. The essay credits war and modern grooming for the shift while praising old maids as vital family figures and laments fewer singles in a changing society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Nightingale
Clara Barton
Red Cross
Jane Addams
Hull House
Frances Willard
Womens Christian Temperance Union
Susan B. Anthony
Sell Syndicate, Inc
Britain and Russia Sign Five Year Grain Trade Pact
Britain secures 500000 tons of Russian grain under a five year agreement in exchange for machinery and electrical equipment. Russia to repay debts to Britain. Observers note trade links may ease tension but not curb Kremlin ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Soviet Union
Russia
United States
Japan
Pearl Harbor
France
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Middle East
Greece
Turkey
Moscow
Kremlin
The Right of Complaint in American Life
The piece notes the fundamental American right to complain and petition authorities. It contrasts US freedoms with other countries where fault finding could invite trouble, arguing complaints attract attention and drive improvement even when issues are hard to fix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Local items from the News February 17 1898
Fifty years ago items report Maine destruction rumors in Havana harbor and theft of a robe from Keller and Newman on East Patrick street. A grand stand at the race track blew down in a storm. Aldermen refer a water main tap request on South Market street for an elevator. Lutherans report excitement over a gown incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Maine
Havana Harbor
Keller
Newman
Harris and Fillers
East Patrick Street
L. V. Baughman
Board of Aldermen
W. H. B. Etchison
South Market Street
Water Co
Memb Lutheran Church
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns Of The News
Local items note attendance at the Grand Opera Fest and a joining of the League of Women. About 1 900 tickets are being distributed to attend the Frederick Automobile Show at the State Armory March 6 10. Frederick County Jersey Cattle Club names A H Derr as president with Frank Nicademus Walkersville as vice president Arthur Myers Frederick as secretary and H J Orth Jr Frederick as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matd W
Washington
League of Women
Frederick
State Armory
A. H. Derr
Frederick County
Walkersville
Arthurs Myers
H. J. Orth, Jr
Af Columbian
Strength For Today and a Lease Extension Notice
An essay clip on security as an illusion discusses how overconfidence in one skill can mask weaknesses. The piece notes a lease extension for a building, with Mr. and Mrs. William McC Holzapfel and Mr. and Mrs. J Carliste Smith securing the extension at 210 dollars monthly from Charles Wertheimer and Mrs. Philip Werthermer. A 1947 shift shows natural rubber consumption overtaking synthetic for the first time since 1343.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Securi
Babson
Sind
I Company
Tecorés
Cirewit Cour
William McC Holzapfel
J . Carliste Smith
Charles Wertheimer
Philip Werthermer
Russia US tensionsfade as ERP storm brews in Congress
Washington diary notes US Soviet friction over spying in Yellow Sea and Austria assets. It assesses measures shaping Russian policy under Marshall and ERP, plus military spending and Greece aid, and cites domestic tax feuds including Rep Muley Coughton and Rep Knutson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tris Coffin
Washington
Russia
State Department
Yellow Sea
United States
George Marshall
U. S
Austria
Congress
Marshall Plan
Armed Services
Moscow
U.S
Truman
Robert “Mulex” Coughton
North Carolina
Franklin Roosevelt
FDR
Harry Truman
Rep
Doughton
Muley
GOP
Coughton
Democrat House
Sam Rayburn
T Hhcantil
H. Carl Anderson
Minnesota
Shtan
Harold Er Knutson
Bs Globe
Weather Almanac Entries and Temperature Readings
The report lists daily precipitation for 24 hours ending 5 am none and year to date .74 inch. February totals show 1947 and 1948 figures with high of 48 and low of 34 yesterday and 27 a year ago. Sun and moon times are given for today and tomorrow with total degree days 371.
Stassen Tops Truman In Polls In Early Gallup Reading
Washington February 17 Anques Stassen leads Truman in popular strength in early Gallup readings outside the solid South. Dewey, Taft, and Vandenberg trails appear in different trial heats, with Wallace drawing support that could shift to Truman if he withdraws. The piece notes electoral vote counts and discusses implications for 1952 nominations and potential third-term sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anques
Eisenhower
Gallup
Solid South
Stassen
Minnesota
Truman
Tassen
Trusman
Wallace
Dewey
Siassen
America
Taft
Republlicans
Vandenberg
Stas 3En
Republican
Sears Employees Share in Firm Profits in Frederick
Fifty Sears Roebuck and Co. employees in Frederick received annual profit shares via the savings and profit sharing pension fund. Each member holds 13 12 shares of Sears stock plus a cash balance of 10.471. The fund, established 32 years ago, now owns over 16 percent of Sears stock with current assets around 171,0965,000 at 34 a share, credited to individual accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Frederick
Sears, Roebuck and Company
E. C. Hartmann
Hartmann
Sears
Hartman
Pnetet
Questions and Answers From A Local News Feature
A public Q and A section covers wedding attendants origins water spouting whales and sudden death in sports. It presents facts on U S coast lights first lighthouse Sandy Hook 1764 and early mule breeding by George Washington along with notes on constitutional convention secrecy and buried logs age. The piece includes a church class meeting report with attendance details and fundraising plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U. S
Sandy Hook
N. J
Maryland Revolutionary Leader and Early American Figures
A history snapshot lists Maryland figure Matthew Tilghman born in Maryland and died 1790, New Hampshire general John Sullivan born in New Hampshire and died 1795, Uriah A Boyden from Foxboro and died 1779, William L. Dayton born Bainbridge New Jersey died 1864, Aaron Montgomery Ward founder born Chatham New Jersey died 1913, Frederic E Ives inventor born Litchfield Connecticut died 1937. It also notes Today in History events from 1880 to 1971, and birthdays including Dorothy Kenyon, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Robert R Newland, Thomas J. Watson, Weville Miller, Howard Bucknell Jr, Bess Streeter Aldrich, Dr William J Wallin, plus a horoscope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keday
Matthew Tilghman
Maryland
John Sullivan
New Hampshire
Uriah A Boyden
Seth
Foxboro
Mass
Wiliam L. Dayton
New Jersey
U. S
Bainbridge
N. J
Aaron Montgomery Ward
Chicago Mail Order House
Chatham
Frederic E Ives
Philadelphia
Litchfield
Conn
Emile Berlin
Japan
U.S. Supreme Court
Gen. Mac
Bataan
Tunisia
Iwo Jima
U.S. Infantry
Corregidor
General Motors
U. S. Department of State
Russia
Dorothy Kenyon
New York
U.N Committee On the Status of Women
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Bennington
Vermont
Lawrence
Kansas
Robert R
Bob") Newland
University of Tennessee
Greenville
Tex
Thomas J. Watson
International Business Machines
Campbell
Weville Miller
Washington, D. C
National Association of Broadcasters
Louisville
Howard Bucknell, Jr
International Tel. & Tel
Bess Streeter Aldrich
Elmwood
Nebr
Cedar Falls
Iowa
William J. Wallin
Yonkers, N
University of the State of New York
Yonkers
Iit
Luf's Stuff Discusses Rising Living Costs And Wages
The article notes higher living costs and stagnant wages with no remedy yet found. It mentions a February 26 course for canners and freezers at College Park, sponsored by the University of Maryland horticulture department, and a Tri-State Pack Association spring meeting in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luf
College Park
University of Maryland Department of Horticulture
Baltimore
Cach
Tri-State Pack Association
Five Ply Chief Pride Di Gub Colan dies then North Dakota move
Henry R Shoemaker notes Five-Ply, a Holstein bull owned by the U S Department of Agriculture, will depart for North Dakota after Ray H Smith leaves a 48-daughter herd. Dams averaged 12 388 pounds milk and 430 butterfat. daughters 15 591 milk and 543 fat. All 13 daughters improved in milk and fat over their dams. Five-Ply, raised at Beltsville, left with a cooperative agreement. Production records and proper sizes drive dairy progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry R. Shoemaker
North Dakota
Beltsville
Smith
Frederick County
Clinton
Alpert J. Zimmerman
Merimran
Img
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Maryland Artificial Breeding Cooperative Association
Aocal Association
Zimmer Man
New York State
A. Albert
Ulus
Maryland Artificial Breeding Cooperative, Inc
Doctor Says Most Accidents Are Preventable
Dr Edwin P Jordan outlines accident causes and prevention steps. He cites comparisons to 1940s data, rails and crosswalks, fall hazards at stairs and baths, lighting, and storage. He notes at least two persons with serious conditions may be prone to accidents and urges comprehensive safety measures. The doctor also answers questions about knuckle cracking and joint snapping, deeming it harmless beyond rare cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin P. Jordan
NEA
Journal of the American Media, Association
National Safety Council
United States
Taft Retort and College Talk Highlight February Issue
Senators and students figure in a multifaceted column noting Senator Taft as lead contender for the Republican Presidential nomination. Felix Morley, in Lime magazine, previews the series with Taft’s on‑the‑record demeanor and campaign impressions from Rose Drummond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft Hood College
Felix Morley
Limeagazine
Robert A. T
Republican Union
Rose Drummond
Washirton
Christian Scieri Monitor
Frank’y and
Free
Taft
Bond
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Dorothy Dix
Igk
the News
Earl L. Douglass
D. D
Washington Daybook
Marshall
Harold Staseen
By David Lawrence
U. S. Senate
Quebec
George Washington
Spain
Digse
Volunias
Evangelical Reformed Church
Evelin Krantz
Rosemont Avenue
Ton
Mary Rhoderick
Sallie Blumenauer
Saillie Benauer
Know
Lufburrow
Brunswick
Patricia Jane Brengle
George K Brengle
Ronald Nelson Miller
Ronald Madison Miller
Knoxville
St. Francis Catholic Church
Paul Dougherty
Memih
Marie Eagle
Virgina Weddie
N Magham
Eleanor Ayres
Jean Brengle
Heao
Donald Eagle
Willam Garrett
Clyde Hawes
Edward Keating
Wayne Tucker
Odds and Ends
NAVY
Leon H. Naylor
Iabermaster D. Underwood
Naval Train Center
Great Lakes
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