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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1951
Page
4
Amid ongoing cease fire talks in Korea the military extends one year for 300000 to 400000 enlisted personnel whose terms end in the next year. Draftees remain under 24 months as the July draft call drops to a yearly low. Regulars are still viewed as the backbone of the services.
New York columnist argues marriages and divorces rise with modern life, likening trends to public habits. He mocks alimony, custody, and remarriage as a cycle driven by loneliness, sharing a grim tale of a man who swaps wives for newer troubles and concludes avoiding marriage avoids repeated trade.
Editor Emeritus Harry F Byrd targets a payroll reduction of 25 percent for government public relations staff. He argues agencies hire press agents under vague job titles, outsourcing publicity and information work while boosting chief prominence. He acknowledges earnest PR workers but condemns routine handouts as dulling reporting and fostering shiftlessness among journalists.
The cornerstone ceremony at City Hospital was hiked by storm disruptions. Lynch and Columbia lodges of Masons led a procession including the United Drum and Bugle Corps and Drill Association with about 500 spectators on the green. A tin box of papers was sealed in the stone. Foundation walls of the Masonic Temple rise over four feet high and will reach eight feet. Roy Bader was injured after a bicycle fall near the temple site. Rector Rev. Dr Luther Kuhlman has not decided on a mission board post or remaining as Frederick pastor, with a decision coming next week.
Twenty years ago the news item reports a near miss when a party of six members including Miss Virginia Coblentz and Cyrus Flook escaped injury in a car crash near Funkstown. A large frame barn at Shookstown owned by Leslie Masser burned, nearly the entire wheat crop stored inside was destroyed though stock was saved, with two autos lost. A Baltimore woman was saved from drowning by a Frederick boy 14 as she struggled in deep water west of Baltimore. Roger Fogle 15 suffered a broken leg when struck by a fire hose nozzle during a fire engine demonstration at the College Avenue bridge.
The House Un American Activities committee opened a public airing of claims that the 1932 bonus march on Washington was sparked by Communists. Rep Velde charged Pace testified in 1949 was withheld. Woods denied the charge saying Pace’s testimony had appeared in a New York newspaper six days after his 1949 appearance.
Deeds recorded show Le Vere Tallman selling 12 acres with improvements in Singanore district to John V B Robertson for about 4500. Charles F Redmond sells land on the Bartonsville road in New Market district to George R Hoad for about 3500. Jesse N Smith sells a 15564 square foot parcel off East Eighth street extended to Lansdale Tube Company for about 1500.
The Women's Society of Christian Service of the Libertytown Methodist Church met July 3 in the church hall. Mrs. Irving Joy led worship and program. Mrs. Harry Monshour presided over the business session. Mrs. Raymond Keller supervised children's recreation. refreshments followed. Next meeting set for August 7 at High Knob with a family picnic. WANTS PRICE CONTROLS.
Friday schedule features morning doubles at East Third street versus North Market street and Washington street against McCurdy Field. Afternoon games include Rosedale versus Baker Park and girls’ matches at Baker Park. Evening events include Comic Strip Night at Baker Park and Treasure Hunt at Washington street, with various themed activities across playgrounds.
In Littlestown Pennsylvania Elsie May Blair and Roland Stanley Coover were married at the Lutheran church with Rev. Raymond James officiating. The couple will live in the city. Also announced is the engagement of Mary Elizabeth Trittipoe to Fred W Eyler. Betty Jane Kanade and Bernard Thomas Norwood wed at Araby Chapel on the Monocacy battlefield with a large reception and trip to Atlantic City. The bride wore a pale pink gown with lace and carried white flowers. The groom is to work in Washington after July 16 and the pair plan to reside on West South Street.
Fifty projects valued around 7.27 million dollars won approval from the Montgomery County Board of Education. The County Council had already signaled authorization near 7.2 million for school construction. Noted items include Poolesville High additions, Dickerson elementary land purchase, and Gaithersburg elementary renovation. Hospital head resigns in Hagerstown as Charles J. Cotter steps down after 14 years, effective August 1, with patient admissions rising from 3,229 to 7,976 during tenure.
The Washington letter from Illinois Senator Paul Douglas urges against fixing the armistice at the 38th Parallel. He argues it would mislead Asia, weaken U. N. credibility, and endanger lives. Douglas favors advancing to the neck of Korea if feasible or continuing the fight if not, warning against appeasement and urging informed public debate.
The Associated Press reports wholesale food prices drift lower for a tenth straight week while retail prices show few reductions outside fresh produce. Meat prices stay erratic with brief advertised cuts. New York pork chops dip about 10 percent, while eggs, milk and butter rise in city surveys.
Babson argues prices burden middle class families, noting 83 percent price rise for moderate incomes over a decade and 11 percent for food. He blames inflation on a system of wages and profits and urges housewives to organize to press Congress, manufacturers, and labor leaders, advocating budget balance and higher production.
Circuit Court records show two Reisterstown residents seeking $25,000 total from Arthur Glenn Grossnickle of New Windsor after a December 10 collision on the Reisterstown road near Owings Mills. Eva May Andrews seeks $15,000 for permanent disfigurement and disability. Jerome L. Andrews claims injuries and loss of his wife’s services and medical costs. Jury trials requested. Three prior suits settled: Ethel M Nelson and Peter O Nelson of Brunswick for $10,000 each and $1,000 to Nelson, with Motors Insurance Corp. as beneficiary. truck operated by Douglas Conner in Jefferson involved. Insurance paid $322.04 for Nelson car damages. Attorneys listed: W Jerome Offutt for plaintiffs. McSherry and McSherry for defendants.
The Mountain Theater presents a satire on Hollywood in a riotous farce titled Boy Meets Girl. Bella and Samuel Sperwack craft a tale of two writers guiding a waitress and her illegitimate son to stardom as a waning cowboy plots to marry the mother.
New York July 12 The Shriners parade through Times Square and the theater district as part of their annual convention. Gen Douglas MacArthur, a Shriner, will review from 64th Street and Fifth Avenue with Imperial Potentate Hubert M. Poteat beside him. The Imperial Council will elect officers including Robert Gardiner Wilson Jr to succeed Poteat, and Miami was chosen as the 1952 convention city after a business session.
Three damage suits totaling 55000 were filed in Montgomery County Circuit Court by Frederick residents Charles M. Cramer and wife Maxine and their son Charles F. E. Cramer against Gaithersburg resident John B. Slicer. Attorney Wilbur F. Sheffield filed the suits. The accident occurred July 17 1950 on Route 240 about four miles south of Frederick.
The Cramer family sues for 525000 in medical, hospital, permanent injuries, pain and suffering, and auto damage. Mrs Cramer seeks 15000 for medical costs and permanent scarring. The son sues for 15000 for medical costs, permanent scarring, and pain. The report notes Chickamauga National Military Park in Georgia covering 8127 acres.
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