Farewell To UNRRA Ends Aims Of World Relief Effort
The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration is nearly finished, having stopped new business in 1947 and winding up accounts. It spent about 3.7 billion dollars to aid 16 nations and distribute 25 million long tons of supplies, leaving a mixed legacy of humanitarian relief and contested motives. The piece notes the drive to terminate UNRRA came at the U.N. General Assembly in 1946 with Yugoslavia among few supporters, and it reflects on whether large aid efforts can survive political self-interest.
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UNRRA
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNERA
CNRRA
UN General Assembly
Yugoslavia
Letter to Editor Corrects Brink Location in Henderson’s Corner
J Leslie Woodfield of Damascus writes to The News disputing a published note that Brink Md is on Rt 240. He argues Brink lies off that route about half a mile at the junction of State Road 27 and the old Baltimore road, recalling a former U S Post Office at that point.
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Brink
Henderson’s Corner
U. S. Rt 240
Baltimore Road
U. S
J Leslie Woodfield
Damascus
Dear Miss Dix on a year old girl dating and vetoes
Dorothy Dix counsels a young woman living at home who works full time and seeks weekly evenings out. The columnist condemns overbearing parental control and argues that denying a daughter all social life fuels rebellion and delinquency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Dix
Riend
Dad
First-of-the-Month Dream About Bills and Wealth
The speaker greets the start of a new month with money worries and bills. He imagines becoming a millionaire yet still enjoying paying and filing receipts, savoring the thrill of debts and financial paperwork. The verse reflects playful desire for money and mundane household tasks.
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns
Fifty years ago on January 16 1898 local items note Rosenstock Bros buying the F I Lewis property on East Patrick Street to build a handsome new structure. First National Bank directors elect Norwood president Cramer vice president Tyler cashier Baumgardner bookkeeper Leslie Cramer discount clerk. East Patrick Street fog noted by Lewis Mehmiing. Harvey Buhrman appointed postmaster at Foxville replacing Thomas C Fox. General Assembly to ballot for Arthur P. Gorman’s Senate seat. prospects of a long deadlocked hasty editorial commentary expects a stalled result.
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Rosenstock Bros
F. I. Lewis
East Patrick Street
First National Bank
F. C. Norwood
Noah E. Cramer
Ira Tyler
Geo. T. Baumgardner
Leslie Cramer
Patrick Street
Lewis Mehmiing
Harvey Buhrman
Foxville
Thomas C. Fox
General Assembly
Arthur P. Gorman
Senate
House
Williamson Property Sold to Kirjakou at 106 West Patrick
Twenty years ago column reports Thomas J. Kirjakou, proprietor of the Rice and Grey Beany Shop, purchased the Williamson property at 106 West Patrick Street for about £25,000. Nearby robberies in Mt Airy alarm residents as thieves took $5 to $60 plus clothing. Francis Scott Key hotel shows solid finances with a four percent dividend on preferred stock declared.
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the News
Williamson
West Patrick Street
Thomas J. Kirjakou
Court Street
Mt. Airy
Francis ,Scott Key
Frederick Hotel
Washington Daybook portraits Marshall Plan battle in Senate
In the Senate caucus room Secretary of State George C. Marshall faces opposition from Arthur Vandenberg and Tom Connally over the Marshall Plan. The exchange focuses on who controls Europe’s foreign economic program with Vandenberg pressing for a more limited, clearly defined authority while Marshall defends direct State Department supervision.
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Coffin
Washington
Jar
Senate
Western Union
Aissesike
George C. Marshall
Marshall
State Department
Arthur Vandenberg
Tom Connally
Vandenberg
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Liiaison
Glebe
Budget of 1948 49 shows defense drive and fear of Russia
Westington reports on President Truman's 40 billion dollar fiscal plan, noting 78 percent for war costs and 21 percent for social programs. The piece accuses the Budget Bureau draft, defense payrolls, and overseas aid of waste, arguing policy leans toward war psychology and bureaucratic expansion rather than diplomacy.
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Westington
America
Truman
National Defense
Budget Bureau
United States
Europe
State Department
Russia
Beliefs That Matter By HAL BOYLE
A column on loan funds at universities aiding students in financial need with Missouri figures and a wealthy graduate gift. It notes landlords favor college instructors as tenants and mentions a housing survey. A light anecdote about snow, a Philippines morality crusade, and a veteran correspondent’s rendezvous wrap the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
University of Missouri
Leslie Cowan
Cowan
City College School of Business
Tribute to Mary Esther Tull in Odds and Ends Column
Sara Getty honors Mary Esther Tull, noted columnist on the Frederick News-Post and Saturday Chat contributor, who died just before Christmas. The piece recalls her literary range from Stained Windows to Quest, praising lyric skill and prose rhythm as tributes and obituaries fill her editor’s pages.
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Mary Esther Tull
Sara Getty
Somerset
Frederick
News-Post
Mary Esther
News
Miss Tull
Fourth Estate
Visitors and relatives gather in Ladiesburg homes
Weekly social notes list visitors to the F. H. Birely household and others in Ladiesburg. Families from Carlisle York Frederick and nearby areas are mentioned visiting relatives, with several named individuals and children appearing among the guests. Some health notes on Mrs. F. H. Birely are included.
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Tommy Eckenrode
Leslie Lind
Walter Lind
Quinten Dixon
Douglas
Barbara K
Joseph Gaver
Frederick
Dirs
Frank Gaver
Norman Stitely
Denmie
John Pomeroy
Frederch
Germantown Birthday for Genevieve Mae Davis Sixth
A Germantown party celebrated Genevieve Mae Davis sixth birthday at her home on January 12. Mr and Mrs Douglas Briggs and Mrs Nora Briggs traveled Saturday to Tampa Bay area. Mrs Carroll Brown recently visited Mrs Ira Halt as a guest.
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Germantown
Genevieve Mae Davis
Douglas Briggs
Nora Briggs
Hialeah
Fla
Carroll Brown
Ira Halt
Open House Timing Guidance for Social Gatherings
The article advises specifying a concrete time for an open house, warning against vague availability. It suggests stating a period like “from 4 o'clock” to guide guest arrival and reflect organized planning.
Veterans benefits questions answered for widows and veterans
A reader asks about widow's pension eligibility with non service connected death benefits and income limits. The VA notes rules: widow's pension possible if income under 1000 per year or 8250 with a child. remarriage ends the widow's pension. Other questions cover GI Bill on the job training, medical care for service connected disabilities, VA treatment options, insurance payout as a lump sum only if designated, and retirement pay eligibility for separated spouses with Public Law 18 provisions.
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S. RE. L
Loris
Oklahoma City
Reverend Althouse speaks at Hood College chapel
Rev Paul L Althouse of Frederick Evangelical Reformed church addressed Hood College students in Brodbeck Hall chapel. He urged that convictions, not mere opinions, guide in life and urged everyone to be fully persuaded in their own minds. The speech blended reflections with rural Frederick imagery.
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Paul L. Althouse
Evangelical Reformed Church of Frederick
Hood College
Brodbeck Hall
Mr. Althouse
Anniversaries of notable Americans 1813 1936 and more
Chronology of births and deaths of Henry Halleck Charles Shaler Smith John C Berry William Roscoe Thayer Harry Carey and others. Today in History notes several milestones from 1882 Knights of Columbus founding to 1947 US military merger. Birthdays include Time editor Thomas S Matthews and Dr Carl Ackerman among others. Horoscope predicts a gifted but placid mind with inner strength and travel interest.
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Teddy
Henry W. Halleck
California
O'Neida County
N. Y
Charles Shaler Smith
St Louis
Pittsburgh
John C. Berry
Japan
Worcester
Mass
Phippsburg
Maine
William Roscoe Thayer
Boston
Harry Carey
New York
Hollywood
Knights of Columbus
New Haven
Conn
Berlin
United States
Europe
Council of the
League of Nations
Paris
Holland
John D. Rockefeller
Tokyo
Inmperial University
Roosevelt
Congress
Carole Lombard
Clark Gable
Eisenhower
London
U. S. 3Rd Army
Belgian
Bulge
Truman
CSO
U. S. Steel
Army
Navy
Thomas S. Matthews
Time Magazine
Cincinnati
Carl A Ackerman
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Richmond
Ind
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Charlies W. Ryder
Topeka
Kans
William M. Jardine
Wichita, Kans
Municipal University
Oneida Co
Idaho
George S. Harris
Danville
Cedartown
Joint Recital at Musicales Meeting in Frederick
Miss Louise Hinkins pianist and John D. Shorrow tenor presented a joint recital at the Monday Musicales meeting in Frederick at the Maryland School for the Deaf. Hinkins opened with Chopin Etudes Op 25 numbers 1 and 12, followed by Shorrow singing Franck Panis Angelicus and arias from LElisir DAmore and Pagliacci. Hinkins then performed Liszt Concert Etude in D flat and St Francis Walking etc with an encore Toccata by Khatchaturian.
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Louise Hinkins
John D. Shorrow
Frederick
Maryland School For the Deaf
Donizetti
Leoncavallo
Doctor Says: American ACS research disappointing
Edwin F. P. Jordan reports that early excitement over antireticular toxic serum has faded. Trials show no proven cancer cure or life extension, with limited improvement in some arthritis patients and rheumatoid conditions. Experts caution against false hope and stress cautious evaluation.
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ACS
Edwin FP. Jordan
NEA
Bogomolets
Women’s Clubs Gather for January Meeting Hostess Browning Bartholows
Mrs William Browning Bartholows hosted the first year meeting of the Women’s Clubs with Mrs Cian Falconer presiding The program included a Van Dyck lecture by J G Shawbaker a bird quiz winter salads and demonstrations by Norman Lease Aks and a social hour following a vocal recital and ballads by Cox Scott and Mallotte A birthday acknowledged for Mrs Harry Davis next meeting set for February with hostess Mrs Murray Etzler and topic Does Dress Fit
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New Market
William Browning Bartholows
Cian Falconer
S. Tzimbie
Browning
J. G. Shawbaker
van Dyck
Charles I
Jack McGolerick
E. C. Hembr
Norman Lease
Ralph Grinder
Selary
Hembs
Murray Etzler
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Dorothy Dix
Rose
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Jmot
Heli Syndicate, Inc
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David Lawrence
Manhattan
Daily Worker
P. S
Philippines
Hilario Camino
Concado
Iipino Crusaders
Cncado Palace
Republic of the Philippines
Hilario
Wigh Village
Lee Carson
George Carson
Nam
Lee
American First Army
Belgium
Brooklyn
Ladiesburg
F. H. Birely
K. S Smith
Betty
Joe
George Winemiller
Lowran
Dessie Wagner
F. H. Bireh
Veterans Guide
LaVale
Man
G. T
Spokane
P. L. Althouse
Tuscarora
Robin
Redwing
Bentztown Bard
Aia Ww
Know
Musicales
Mr. Sherrow
Evan
Lord Randal
C. Scott
Mallotte
Puccini
Igne Bjorlee
Mildred Houce
Ernest FL Kennedy
Caroline Winshraner
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