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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1952
Page
4
The census shows 57,416,368 voters in 1940–50, with projections to surpass hundred million by November. Voter turnout will shape results as women become a larger share. the coming election could hinge on female enfranchisement and party strategies.
Senator Paul H. Douglas of Illinois and Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas both state clearly they will not seek or accept the presidential nomination. Douglas urges Democrats to abstain from the race if Eisenhower is the Republican candidate, while Justice Douglas sought to join Truman on the ticket in earlier years but declined. He criticizes U S foreign policy amid Asia concerns and notes his travels inform his views on global politics.
In a New York interview Cecil B DeMille, the Hollywood producer director of The Greatest Show On Earth, muses on astronomy, Genesis, and the mind and soul while hinting at a future Helen of Troy project. He describes Paradise ranch near Hollywood as a place to ponder big ideas and notes Europe’s need for solidification amid rising threats. A birthday party and a curious two in one egg item follow in local notices.
Fifty years ago, Nicodemus introduced a bill to raise saloon licenses $500 and hotel licenses $300 annually. Half of the revenue would fund county road improvements. The Calusns notes also report the Frederick College oratorical prize, a near-drowning incident on Fishing Creek, a false fire alarm, and a new dry goods and grocery store operated by Ray Gilbert and Luther Donsife in Woodsboro.
Melvin H. Derr, member of the House of Delegates and life insurance agent, spoke at the Zonta club meeting in the Francis Scott Key Hotel about life insurance as an investment. He traced early companies, noted real estate emphasis and securities in portfolios, and cited 1950 data on women purchasing insurance. The next meeting will feature Mayor Donald Rice.
In observance of the Bi Centennial of George Washington’s birth elementary public school commencements with a pageant theme will be held in early June. The Calvary Methodist Episcopal church bulletin board was broken open by a thief stealing bulbs. Trinity Methodist Church South marked its 60th anniversary with a sermon by Rev. Nat G. Barnhart and Rev. S. V. Hildebrand preached the anniversary sermon. Robbers broke the rear door window of Bobin’s Grocery Store at 624 North Market Street and escaped with cash and merchandise.
Roger W. Babson argues a 20 percent drop in marriages over the next five years will curb business, linking low birth rates in the thirties to a younger cohort of brides and a depleted pool of single women. He notes postwar high marriage rates further strain housing and consumer demand, urging steps to counteract a looming downturn. He also mentions a draft ruling on childless couples and Catholic emphasis on birth control as possible influences.
Washington notes Philip Murray head of CIO urges Congress to defer anti Communist labor laws unless a clear national safety need is shown He questions danger cited by supporters and points to past strikes and Communist links within CIO unions arguing for safeguards rather than broad suppression of bargaining rights
Gettysburg Pa Jan 24 The United States has acquired by condemnation about 353 acres at Raven Rock Communications Center Military Reservation for Army needs in Adams County. Decree signed by Judge Frederick W Follmer directs a deed filing and release of $5 425 to landowners. Properties include 8.89 acres Elinore Linebaugh estate 240 acres Alfred and Georgia Estelle Holt and 195 acres Rebecca and Charles S Martin in Liberty township.
Moorehead Minnesota report details Ray Gilbette a 29 year old man who rode out a 36 hour freeze in his stalled creamery truck. After running out of gas and heating, he sheltered in the refrigerator compartment where temperatures hovered around freezing. He walked to a nearby village after the storm abated.
Death notices from Martinsburg and nearby areas record the sudden heart attack death of Anna Pauline Bedger, 44, at her husband's store in Martinsburg, with services at Brown funeral home and burial in Rosedale cemetery. Other obituaries include Mima Elizabeth Bowman of Damascus, Olin L. Molesworth funeral director note, John Luther Wellington Johnson of Wolfsville, William Wesley Wright of Uniontown, and Roland Leslie Strawsburg of Clear Ridge with multiple survivors and service details.
Side Glances reports the recent address by four year widow Mrs Martha Hayes Winters and mentions survivor Mrs John Sitar of Joliet Ill. Remains rest at Middletown funeral home until Friday afternoon then transported to Woltsville Lutheran Church for services at seven led by Rev Samuel Lindsey and burial in the church cemetery. Gladhill Co funeral directors.
Funeral services were held in Pennsylvania and Maryland for several residents. Clane A. Hardman died at 72, with services in Fairfield and interment at Fountaindale. George Keith, Edna Keefer, and Shirley Mae Bowens were also honored in local services with interments at St. Pauls, Mt. Union Lutheran, and Hope Hill cemeteries. Separate items cover an Episcopal convention in Baltimore opposing a Vatican ambassador, property deeds in Frederick area, and mining disaster reflections.
The House Judiciary committee met in closed session to weigh a full inquiry into Attorney General McGrath's administration since August 1949. Rep. Keating urged charges detailing six to seven specific cases of alleged favoritism and influence in the Justice Department.
A compact reflection citing Acts 6 6 about laying on of hands and prayer. Includes a quote attributed to Emerson noting no man prayed heartily about learning, presenting a concise antebellum style meditation on faith and study.
Daily Bread by Rev. Al Purnell Bailey recounts Abraham Lincoln who faced repeated defeats from 1831 to 1896 including losses for state legislature presidential elector Congress Senate and vice president while maintaining steadfast principles. The piece frames Lincoln as the nation's most productive man whose peers say he held to high principles even in defeat.
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