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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1950
Page
11
Prices rise across bread, meat, clothing, oils, sugar and more as heavy buying and speculation amid a large employed population push costs higher. The text warns the fiscal deficit and wartime pressures could trigger government controls on prices and wages, especially around an upcoming election in November.
The Washington Daybook column discusses postwar labor tensions, North American politics, and anti communism. It recounts a 1930 Indianapolis GM strike and the influence of the Daily Worker, noting how political affiliations shaped union loyalties and security investigations. It highlights Hoover era policy debates, Rep. Howes views, and election spending patterns in the South.
An East German potato shortage claim spread by a Communist radio prompted a formal protest to the United States. The State Department rejected the tale as baseless propaganda while noting Russia’s reliance on sensationalism amid global tensions. The Voice of America was criticized for frothy programming, though credibility remains valued.
Fifty years ago local news items report MR. MARTIN N. ROHRBACK dies at Providence Hospital in Washington at 130 o clock. He was 18 years old. A wagon repair incident leaves James Mo Frity with a deep gash in the left thigh. Woodsboro Savings Bank declares a semi annual dividend of 1 percent and adds funds to surplus. An upcoming building project is anticipated next spring. Joshua Vo Kemp is injured when thrown from a box wagon while hauling milk to LeGore creamery between Liberty and Woodsboro.
Twenty years back notes report Rose Hill Manor owned by Noah E. Cramer harvested 1,606 bushels from 38 acres, about 422 bushels per acre, with Emory B. Lease as tenant. A Japanese beetle trap near Memorial Park marked the first capture in two years. The day peaked at 104 degrees, hottest of the summer, and Luther Toms suffered severe finger injuries at a Middletown farm when his hand was caught between a rope and a hay fork.
Richard Woods starred as the venue novelist in Goodbye Agar at the Mountain Theater to open the season. He drew praise for his portrayal of a Hollywood scenarist in Daley and for his witty performance in Harvey as Wille Attendant at the sanitarum. Jean Osborn and Pegry Diem also appeared in supporting roles.
Washington notes a crisis in the psychological front of the Korean War as Soviet propaganda gains ground worldwide. It argues the U.S. lacks bold leadership and a coordinated information office, urging creation of an independent peace information board under direct presidential control. The piece criticizes the Truman administration and U.N. for timidity, urging decisive actions to counter Moscow’s influence.
Cleo W. Barber, 23, Brunswick, was sentenced after a Route 17 collision near Brunswick. He received 30 days for driving without a license and 90 days for reckless driving, to run concurrently or in default of fines. He could not pay 75 dollars in fines and costs, leading to additional jail time. Dinterman, 56, also Brunswick, was not seriously injured. both vehicles sustained damage.
Frank Mehenney resigns as president of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball club, selling his stock to partners John Galbreath and others. Tom Johnson becomes secretary and treasurer, with Bing Crosby remaining vice president. Mehenney cites time demands and his Indianapolis business interests.
President Truman urged Congress to approve a ten billion dollar war fund to support United Nations actions in Korea. He argued the intervention was a moral duty to aid a UN backed nation under attack, noting U S forces faced supply gaps and great distance but would not deter. He defended strengthened forces in the Philippines and aid to Southeast Asia and called out Soviet nonparticipation.
A House-Senate atomic subcommittee announced the Atomic Energy Commission is selecting a site for a hydrogen bomb plant. The area may cover up to 100,000 acres and no government owned community is planned adjacent to the production facilities.
Report from Messina Sicily says residents fled as a violent earthquake shook the area. The tremor was felt across the Italian mainland though no damage is reported. It recalls the 1908 Messina earthquake that killed about 75 000 people.
Hal Boyle, famed AP correspondent, heads to Korea to chronicle the American GI experience. He recalls war memories, family worries, and the farewell in New York as he prepares for another summer dispatches.
Forty members and guests of the Business and Professional Women's Club of Frederic held their annual dinner at the Catoctin Country Club. A business meeting approved two board recommendations including a separate board for research and data gathering. The program featured entertainment, a talk by Mrs. Mary Gregory on the Orphans' Court, and plans for a rhythm band in Baker Park on August 7 and a fall card party at Hood College on October 11.
Miss Jean Margaret Lehman and Homer Figenbrode Martin wed at Trinity Lutheran Church Hagerstown in a midsummer ceremony attended by family and friends. Rev Wilson Ard officiated. The bride wore white nylon marquisette over taffeta with a portrait neckline and train. A reception followed. After a short honeymoon the couple will travel to New England and Canada and reside at 305 D Holly Drive Baltimore. Mrs Martin is a former Hagerstown High School and Towson educator. Mr Martin, an Emmitsburg native and Navy veteran, works for Glenn L Martin in Baltimore.
The Frederick City Recreation Commission sponsored a pet show Tuesday evening at the East Third street playground with twenty adults and twenty-five children in attendance. Ribbons awarded to winners included smallest pet and largest pet categories with entries such as a goldfish, rabbit, dog, cat, hamster, guinea pig, and turtle. Judges were Mrs. Mary Fox and Mrs. Ralph Nusz. Last week the playground also held a talent show as a special project.
Members of the local Business and Professional Woman's Club adjourned after a meeting. An upcoming annual picnic is planned for August at Wolfe's Den in Yellow Springs.
Four civilian and four military drivers at Camp Detrick received safe driving awards for records of one to four years. Maj. Harold Isbell presented the medals and praised the camp’s accident-free record, noting drivers log about 90,000 miles annually. Capt. Ror Mills heads the motor pool with Willian A. Talbott as administrative assistant. Recipients include Sgt. Harold Trout, Sgt. Benjamin Karpowics, Cpl. Daniel Conway, Cpl. Maurice Green, and civilians Elwood A. Cramer, Bernard Keyser, Maurice Easton, Eugene Engle, William A. Talbott, Raymond E. Strube, Harold H. Hoffman, Lavier T. Shankle, Herman Jackson, Paul Hammond, John J. Powell, William L. Stull, Carlton L. Strube, Arthur K. Koeler, Albert G. Smith, Melvin Kexser, James V. Willard, Clarence G. Mobley, William M. Duble, William R. Middletown, Charles F. Forrest, Delion Brickhouse, Eli T. Keeney, Clets W. Fox, Harry C. Kins Jr., Russell Barnard, Albert Beachley, Ralph Leatherman, Howard Murphy, Thomas Murray, David P. Stull, Charles A. Dixon, Dale A. Wise.
Deeds recorded in Frederick clin show transfers from Charles Russell Frushour to George W. Schmersahl on Detrick avenue for about 11000, from Charles C Masset to Louis Mancini at 90 Motter Place for about 8000, from Joan M Etzler to James W H Shook and Geraldine Fitez at 714 Trail avenue for about 38500, and from Ernest W Ausher man to Thomas Pearre Cramer on Culler avenue for about 12500. A burglary report from Hagerstown notes a trailer break in on West Church Street with stolen dolly and ring valued at 15.
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