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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1947
Page
4
Dorothy Dix argues many marriages fail due to lack of mutual understanding and effort. She notes both men and women contribute to domestic friction, urges appreciation, communication, and steady affection to keep wives fulfilled and responsive.
Governors call for a more systematized taxation structure with clearer division of revenue sources among federal state and local governments. They acknowledge patchwork flaws and aim to reduce burdens while maintaining fairness and economic health. Also notes service members in Japan and a company picnic among employees.
Jurors were drawn for the August term of Circuit Court from Frederick district. Proprieter B F Groff of the Valley House in Middletown narrowly escaped injury while cutting a tree with Christopher Davis. A child of William Zimmerman fractured its collarbone after a tumble from a lounge. W C Bell to run a new photograph gallery above the former Albaugh confectionery. A horse attached to Mrs Walter Weller’s wagon ran loose after a nearby electric car spooked it, breaking the wagon and damaging harness.
Frederick notes show a Sunday baseball game in which Hager H defeated 65 and the sheriff’s deputies stopped the play in the third inning, arresting all players for unlawfully performing bodily labor on Sunday. Released on $95 bond. Also mentions Rev. Reno S. Harp’s new sermon and local injuries from a Mintee incident near Frederick.
From Calvary Methodist Church Frederick three youths join Camp Miniwanca at Shelby Michigan for a two week session. Miss Alta Ice will graduate after two years participation and Miss Dorothy Snyder and Miss Ruby Nichols accompany as youth leaders. Little Marsha Faith Burier marks her first birthday today.
On his second voyage to America Columbus observed Indians playing with rubber balls. The lesson notes cover misused words and pronunciations such as latter phonetic forms and the word habituate meaning to accustom.
Roger W. Babson argues unemployment could hit 19 million by 1962 without labor reform. He urges schools and parents to push youths toward work, improve fundamentals, and emphasize character and responsibility over mere academic knowledge.
Nancy Appleby of Frederick sends a clothing package collected by Elm Street School to Truda Heerholtz in Amsterdam. The 12 year old Dutch recipient, in sixth grade, expresses gratitude and notes siblings, while her mother adds thanks and a blessing for American aid.
Washington reports the International Association of Machinists has ordered its 600000 plus local lodges to bar unauthorized strikes to shield members from Taft Hartley penalties. Officials argue the law disciplines wildcat stoppages, costs to employers, and protects bargaining agreements while allowing authorized strikes for contract violations. Local notices mention social visits and outings in Union Bridge and surrounding areas.
Maryland Congress member J Glenn Beall reports on meetings with the Salisbury Airport committee regarding Chesapeake Airways of Maryland seeking an interstate certificate and a plan to connect to Washington Wilmington and Rehoboth. He opposes DC asphalt plant funding and discusses tax reduction, Pure Food regulations, and district outreach plans.
Miss Terry O Neill of Brooklyn was guest of honor at a shower hosted by Mr and Mrs Allen M Ecker. The blue pink umbrella gifts, white and pink carnation centerpiece, and blue white baskets framed the event. The couple’s marriage to Allen G Ecker is planned for August in New York City. Clifford Hevner of Missouri is visiting.
Medical note outlines favorable outcomes with modern care in about 80 percent of acute coronary thrombosis cases. Dicumarol helps stop new clots, while existing clots may persist. Rest and staged diet advised. pain relief with opiates when needed.
The Mountain Theater presents George Washington Slept Here a farce by Kaufman and Hart at Braddock Heights site theater. Cast includes Paul Wilson Gail Benedict Joy Reese Barbara Harris Nancy Pearce and William Weaver as leading roles with Mildred Field imported for Hester. The opening night drew a good crowd and the show runs through Saturday with Charley's Aunt to follow featuring William Weaver.
The New Market Woman’s Christian Temperance Union held a fellowship and picnic at Ijamsville church hall on July 20. Judge Charles E. Moylan of the Baltimore Supreme Bench spoke on youth problems and action individuals can take. The event featured music, solos, and remarks by local officials, with the next meeting set for August. Small and medium evergreen trees can be transplanted year round except midsummer heat.
Obituaries record the deaths of John Lieb of near Keymar at 63 after 16 days in Gettysburg Hospital, and John E Esterly aged 73, longtime Frederick resident, with details of survivors and services. Also noted are Mary Jane McDonald widow of James McDonald of Barton Missouri, and Lizzie T Birely of near Middleburg aged 82, with burial plans and church ties.
The funeral for John Wesley Creager who died Monday afternoon at Frederick Memorial Hospital was held Wednesday at 1 30 from 8 East Patrick street with Rev. Dr J Franklin Haas in charge. Interment followed at Mount Olivet cemetery with casketbearers Flord Shepley Hartwood Cornell Sr Charles Bowers Hartwood Cornell Jr Leonard Eigenbrode and James Catsail. Funeral directors were C E Cline and Son.
Ett Jane Murray and Maurice Hamilton Haugh wed last Sunday July 20 at Ridgeville Methodist Church Mount Airy in a double ring ceremony. The bride, daughter of Norman and the late Mrs Murray, wore white rayon taffeta with gardenia accessories while maid of honor Doris Spurrier and bridesmaids Shirley Murray and Dana Day dressed in blue and yellow gowns. Best man Melvin Haugh recently returned from Japan attended with ushers including Norman Murray Jr. About 150 guests from Maryland Virginia and South Carolina attended a lawn reception. couple to honeymoon in Ocean City before settling in Frederick.
A letter from W N A Lufburrow argues against continuing friction after a war ends. The author stresses that while fighting a wrong may seem just, postwar hatred and scoffing hinder hope and progress as conflicts spread.
After ending the engagement with a young man who gave expensive gifts the correct action is to return them of one’s own accord. The guidance advises not keeping the gifts and instead arranging their return personally.
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