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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1952
Page
5
The Frederick newspaper from January 7 1952 announces the Monday issue of The News by Great South? Co. with standard pricing for subscriptions and postal registration details. The page notes publication frequency and post office filing as a second class matter.
Forty two women have been admitted as general partners in Stock Exchange firms, a notable shift in finance. The piece frames this as a near petticoat revolution driven by inherited wealth and women’s savvy, noting the grudging recognition and rapid progress in a male-dominated field.
A plan proposed by six nations foresees step by step union toward a Federal Parliament by 1955 with a common budget taxation power and a centralized defense program. Ministers note risks but stress popular backing and need for mutual security as armies coal and steel sectors align under an interim parliament draft.
Mt Airy resident Nettie F. Jones writes to applaud The News-Post for coverage of District Four Maryland Cooperative Milk Producers meeting in Winchester Hall on January 4 1952. She says the session was riotous, defends the group against critics, urges members to stay and help clean house, and emphasizes the need for a strong well run association to serve all members amid the Red Lands Milk Hauling project.
A Philippine typhoon wrecked Samar and other towns leaving most homes destroyed and many dead. Sister Maria Constancia Pena described survivors taking shelter in a centuries old parish church, where the stone walls shielded hundreds as ferocious winds and 135 mph waves raged. She recounted grim scenes of destruction, hunger, and fear, noting 1,600 students among the casualties and calling for aid through the Philippine Red Cross and Apostolic Mission to help six and a half million victims.
Fifty years ago items from the Calumns of the News detail a movement to form the Frederick Commercial Club to boost city interests. George William Shipley becomes foreman of the Junior Fire Company, succeeding his father William Shipley. Frank T. Rhodes wins chief engineer, defeating George E. Buesing. Reynolds Post G A R officers installed under Commander William P. Maulsby by Major E Y Goldsborough. County Commissioners appoint constables George Lowe James Staub and Arthur C Lorentz for Frederick district. Workers begin laying the new Y of the F and MM Railway from East Patrick Street toward the car barn near Henry B Tyfon.
Twenty years ago in Frederick traffic moved the unemployed army toward the capital while city records show Frederick 1931 building work totaling 184 284 and county 119 210. A 10 minute on street parking plan was presented to aldermen by Mayor Elmer Munshower for investigation. Mr and Mrs M G Ambrose of Brunswick bought the 82 acre Ranneberger farm near Feaga ville and will move next month.
A composite column from Dorothy Dix with readers asking about relationships and gratitude after blood donation. Advice emphasizes career focus for a young woman, prudent patience in love, and simple, friendly behavior with a boy who showed mixed signals.
A Civil Service Commission compilation shows California with 252,000 federal employees as of Sept 30, surpassing the Washington, D. C. area at 249,900. The national total reaches 2,503,691 with 13,849 outside the continental U S. New York ranks second with 193,700, followed by Pennsylvania, Texas, Illinois and Ohio.
The piece cites Dr. Russell Conwell and his Acres of Diamonds, urging Latent American virtue and self-reliance. It recalls a boyhood hymn about counting blessings while noting 1951 farm output about 43 percent above the 1935-39 average, and nearly 4 percent above 1950.
Washington reports steps to prevent further losses of U S aircraft behind the Iron Curtain. Faulty ground communications and weak European airways control spur talks by IATA and ICAO in Paris on a uniform system. U S favors VOR while Decca faces limits. Germany barred from airborne gear, delaying installations.
A collage of trivia Q A pairs on trees weights and famous names with a later notice announcing the June wedding of Miss Joanne Elizabeth Robbins and Edwin Hoyt Lockwood IV at Yale. The fragments include historical questions on Dempsey Melville and air weight, plus etiquette guidance and engagement details.
A Frederick motorist Roosevelt M. Markoe 114 West Patrick Street was found not guilty by Magistrate Wilbur F Sheffield in Peoples Court after testifying he checked behind before pulling from the curb and collided with George L Thomas of Adamstown on West Patrick Street December 20.
Mr and Mrs Blank are shown with George Astlin and Rev William D Mowen as attendants for the ceremony held Friday evening December 28 at the Church of the Nazarene parsonage. The bride Dorothy Mae Kean is employed as a secretary. the groom Ezra W Blank Jr serves in the Navy at Jacksonville Florida.
Betty Price of Baltimore will marry Richard Wesley Love son of Rev. Francis H. Love. Bride’s family includes a former Taneytown pharmacist. groom’s family hails from Loves Retreat near Taneytown. The wedding is set for June 14.
Washington Jan 7Announcement by Representative Hays Ohio that the complete slate of delegates will be entered in the Ohio Democratic primaries for Senator Estes Kefauver candidate for the presidential nomination Hays said a written consent is required by state law not yet on hand but noted his long political experience Minor accident at 955 am on East Second Street involved Mrs Jane S James and Doris R Bennett with property damage and no charges Named administrator W Jerome Offutt appointed by Orphans Court for the estate of the late Jesse Harrison Wilson Frederick with no estate valuation
The article notes donor recruitment by members of Calvary Methodist and American Red Cross affiliates. It mentions a bloodmobile operating in the city with appointment slots and upcoming dates Pebro and March 17. It highlights pledge cards, volunteer pledges, and the need to stress collecting for those in service. Hood College is referenced in relation to the program.
Two motorists died in separate weekend crashes on Route 619 and Ridgely Road. Thomas Beck, 50, died after a collision while attempting a turn, Clarence Dar, Easton Memorial patient, suffered a leg injury. A second crash nearby killed Shore vi cis A Bailey, 48, and injured Thomas Hopkins, 26, Del, and others.
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