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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1951
Page
9
A Commerce Department poll shows new home construction will fall about 50 percent from 1950 levels while overall construction remains only 20 percent below 1950 figures. High costs, credit limits, and material shortages curb activity, with wartime dislocations noted and a hoped return only after the wet crisis ends.
The article notes a temporary iron ore shortage scare for the Mesabi Range in Lake Superior, with steel firms eyeing Venezuela and Canada for sources. New ore discoveries and processing advances are said to avert immediate exhaustion, while large freighter plans reflect continued long term demand despite fears.
George Gilbert Gracey of Seven Valleys Pa faces assault and battery charges plus being drunk and disorderly after a Westminster restaurant arrest on a warrant. He was jailed in Westminster and remanded after a prior incident at his brother in law’s Greenmount home. Stephen H Lynn of Lykesville was jailed for break in and disorderly conduct with threats. hearing before Magistrate Burman led to House of Correction sentence suspended, and fines plus costs of 52 dollars with jail remand.
The Korean army announced via Radio Pyongyang that from June 25 to December 31 it shot down or destroyed 507 American aircraft. The breakdown cited 354 fighters, 53 B-2s, 68 bombers, and 12 reconnaissance planes, as U.S. losses tallied by Far East Air Forces through November 21.
HAL BOYLE reports on Eighth Army patrols calling themselves the icebox brigade and the frozen foot as they wade barefoot across icy streams along a 150 mile front to check Red movements. They uncover evidence of North Korean vengeance squads targeting refugees and spy networks. Maj. Walter Simonovitch led a daring crossing saving eight civilians, while night patrols face wounding risks and harsh cold.
Fifty years ago the Luthean church in Middletown hosted a century service when a dynamite cracker exploded in the vestibule as crowds gathered. No one was hurt, but the incident caused shock and indignation among locals. Milestone tree decorations at Bentz Street and business changes at 109 West Patrick Street are also noted, along with a board meeting at the Home for the Aged and a school orchestra program at the Opera House featuring local students and teachers.
Local items from the Frederick area list Jack W Hamm as late John W Hamm’s successor on the Board of Managers of the Frederick County Agricultural Society. Donald Warfield Jr. is hospitalized with blood poisoning from a cow kick near New Market. H O Beachley sells 160 acres near Middletown to Lawrence F Rudy, Middletown Dairy proprietor. Frank M Payne of near this city is named secretary treasurer of the Maryland Farm Bureau Federation.
James Marlow explains how household and farm workers become covered under Social Security starting January 1. It details quarterly credit requirements, the 3 percent tax, employer responsibilities, and how coverage starts for domestic workers with 24 days work and $59 pay, plus $3600 wage cap and refund options.
Cora M. Staley sues Morris Leon jana David Schleck of Washington in circuit court for $200 damages from a March accident at the Big Pipe Creek bridge on Route 71. The Firemen's Insurance Company of Newark, N J is joined in the suit. The plaintiff owned a car operated by Edward I Myers and struck by a car owned by Leon and operated by Schleck. Negligence is charged. Insurance paid $110.97 toward damages through attorney Edward D. Storm.
Washington dispatch argues the atom bomb remains the key factor in keeping world peace in 1951. It contends the weapon deters Russia, notes U.S. superiority with hundreds of bombs, and discusses strategic use, dispersion, and allied caution in possible crises.
Dorothy Dix counsels against a married man pursuing a romance with a predatory woman who would ruin a family. She condemns the affair as a betrayal of wife and children and urges the friend to resist. In the second note, Dorothy Dix says a couple’s home dispute cannot be settled easily, as the outcome depends on health and circumstances, acknowledging the wife’s overwork and the need for mutual support.
Baltimore January 3 Richard F Nallin an umpire in the 1919 Chicago Cincinnati sellout series apparently got a safe decision after an operation. Nallin aged 72 underwent the knife for internal complications. He retired in 1934 after 17 years of major league umpiring to a 225 acre dairy farm beat Frederick. He called his herd Umpire's Decision and named stock after other umpires. He entered professional baseball about 1890 and began umpiring in 1911 reaching the American League in 1915.
New York January 3. Unabated buying enthusiasm continued in the stock market, lifting prices. The era of optimism prompts investors to seek gains across major shares. The quoted author Savonarola notes liberty comes from loving God and neighbor, tying moral counsel to market sentiment.
Annapolis January event marks the reopening of the colonial Treasury building. Governor Lane will unlock the door for legislators in a ceremony led by former U.S. Senator George L. Radcliffe. The 18th century brick structure on State House Circle has been restored to resemble its early history with period interiors and furnishings.
A look at new titles including Peking Diary by Derk Bodde, Popular Mechanics Farm Manual, Modern Electric and Gas Refrigeration by Alrhouse, Karamojo Safari by Bell, and Victorian Cinderella of Antiques by Carl W. Drepperd. The selections cover China studies, farming mechanics, refrigeration principles, African exploration, and antique collecting with illustrations.
The historic Thespian Hall in Boonville Missouri is noted as the oldest theatre in continuous operation west of the Alleghenies. The second item mentions England where the game draughts refers to checkers, reflecting regional naming differences.
Major Thomas M. Nias explains hardship and dependency discharge rules for draftees, enlistees, and reservists. Conditions include real ongoing hardship, non temporary issues, and lack of other relief, with affidavits and Red Cross help. Discharge authority rests with COs, area commanders, or Washington depending on branch.
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