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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1949
Page
4
Dorothy Dix discusses the home threat from wives rivals and jealous wives while married men employ secretaries. A worried husband asks if his wife's nagging signals mental trouble and a girl offers dating advice about enduring bores for a better match.
Aboard the USS Columbus, Amm 3 Fritzie Dolan, son of Dewey M. Dolan of 309 Maple Avenue Brunswick, serves in the Aviation Detachment. He serves under Admiral Richard L. Conolly as Commander in Chief of US Naval Forces in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.
Washington Daybook depicts a noisy House session with a drunken congressman shouting as President Truman discusses Taft-Hartley repeal and price ceilings. The piece notes reactions from figures like Charlie Halleck, Jesse W., and Estes Kefauver, plus a TVA controversy over a steam plant funding in Tennessee and public loss of support.
Report notes a small experiment where volunteers ingested onions and garlic but results show no reliable protection against colds. The study highlights how colds spread mainly via airborne droplets from coughing or sneezing.
The Interior Department report urges greater use of soft coal in future energy planning noting conversion savings when burned for heat and calling for improved convenience and reliability. It warns price alone won’t decide fuel choice and stresses steady supply as essential to recapture lost market share. Allegany county receives 100,558 from state race track funds in 1943 allocation with Cumberland at 15,786 and the county at 36,103.
A strange discovery at Frederick Junction involved a locomotive engineer oiling the machinery. He found a man in an upright, nearly sleeping posture beneath the horse and helped him from the perilous position. the man was frosted but unharmed.
Four cold waves cooled the mercury to 12 degrees marking the winter’s coldest period. Elmer, long known and 66, dies at home 418 North Shet Street after three terms on the board and as a director of the Independent Hose Company. William B. Bennett of College Park, Ga visits relatives for about two months.
The Woodsboro Women’s Club met at the Osey cave reading room with members reviewing plans and turning the capsule sister restoration project over to Mrs Stemer South. A tasty Yuletide spread was served by the Aosters before adjourning to reconvene January 11 at Mrs Joseph Frescoln’s home.
The piece critiques President Truman’s promise of a fair deal, warning the slogan may be unattainable amid rising government spending, tax debates, and a large national debt. It questions impacts on labor, capital, and pensioners while urging clear plans to protect dollar value and savings. The piece notes party politics and voter expectations shaping the debate.
Know America Today lists birthdays and deaths of John Carroll, Nicholas Biddle, Lowell Mason, James Longstreet, Lucille Western and others. It records historic dates from battles of New Orleans to Wilsons Fourteen Points, plus notes on a postal card act and notable births.
Mr and Mrs Ambrose Norwood of 109 Waterstreet announce the engagement of their daughter Patricia Ann to William Clavie Crercer son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Crecker of Poolesville. No wedding date has been set.
Local Frederick residents return from holidays in Texas and St Louis while others plan Arizona trips. Twin birth at Annapolis Hospital, Carmen L Fogie's son born at Frederick Memorial. Hood College students tour Washington galleries with Miss Royer. Air Force praise for William Riffle post Berlin airlift. Florida tour for Sayler, Devilbiss, Gaither families.
A fragmented column discusses a supposed wonder drug and a scientist's letter about its mystery. It then notes Frederick MZ taking a Peano course in Kyoto with classes in Japan, and Willard L. Powers of Dickerson Maryland on duty with the Eighth Field Artillery Battalion stationed at Nara Japan. The piece ends with stray remarks on physics and plane design.
Miss Ruth Jacqueline Beckh daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick K Beckh Richmond Va married Wilbur K Hammaker son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur F Hammaker on December 28 at St Johns Evangelical Lutheran church Richmond Va They honeymooned at The Cloister Sea Island Ga and have returned to Hood College and Johns Hopkins University respectively.
A medical column explains coronary thrombosis, its impact on heart tissue, and the healing process. It stresses long bed rest followed by gradual activity to allow scar tissue to form and healthy vessels to compensate, noting better outcomes with careful care and rest.
Delor Elizabeth Bollinger and Paul Kipe married December 11 at the Lutheran church of Ranto ho with Rev. Elmer Nelson officiating. The bride wore royal blue with rosebud corsage. they honeymooned briefly in Chicago and will live in the west after the groom returns to duty at Chanute Field. Both graduates of Thurmont High School class of 1947.
Carroll county Board of Education meets to approve the 1949-50 budget for submission, settle accounts from the Mechanicsville school project, and confirm resignations and appointments at Westminster and Emmitsburg. Novella Phillips named acting vice principal at Taneytown, vocational agriculture petition heard. P T A to meet January 11 with classroom tours planned.
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