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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1947
Page
4
The piece argues for steadier production to sustain full employment, noting scarcities as a price driver and export challenges. It highlights rising production per hour, labor union aims to stabilize wages through 1950, and the hope that cooperation between management and labor yields enduring prosperity.
A touring car nears a heavy truck with a second car opposite as a business truck darts from a side street between them. Traffic slows and the truck passes safely, demonstrating careful driving. The piece urges drivers to keep control, as a single incautious action can cause a serious accident.
Millard E Barthlow writes to The News urging federal help to wipe out the Japanese beetle plaguing Frederick County cornfields. He notes beetles strip blades and ears, threatens Maryland sugar corn crops, and cites College Park Agriculture Department programs as a needed model. He argues state funds exist for other programs but not for this urgent pest issue.
The report lists 7 AM observations including precipitation for hours ending 8:20 AM and July year-to-date total of 1.16 inches. Yesterday’s high 87, prior year 81, low last night 56, year-ago 60. Sun times, moon events, river conditions show Monocacy muddy at Buckeerstown and Point of Rocks, Potomac clear on Virginia side. The note ends with a historical aside about Rouen Cathedral and the Tour de Beurre funds.
Dorothy Dix argues the main barrier between parents and children is vanity that turns parents into distant oracles. She cites teens seeking advice, missed chances for close talks, and recalls a man regretting not knowing his brilliant father. The piece urges open dialogue to prevent heartache and tragedy. In court, Welch and Remsburg for drunkenness and Lee for disturbing the peace forfeited collateral.
Fifty years ago local notes report post office upgrades to aid clerks and carriers. Mrs T Hammond Griffit has leased Lawndale near the Fair Grounds to run as a first class boarding house. Electric railway tracks extend on East Street opposite the Hyena ice factory along the Pennsylvania Railroad. Remodeling completes at Allen Rohrback's West Patrick Street store, described as handsome. N Cramer named postmaster at Lewistown replacing P T Waltman.
Twenty years ago notes from the July 26 1927 issue report a tar pot fire on South Court street extinguished by the Independents, a local wedding for Betty M Culler daughter of Ralph and Mrs Culler Jefferson, a dispute over rights of way delaying the Rocky Ridge Thurmont road, and Hugh V Gittinger confined at home with an infected foot.
A bustling Frederick feature notes beetles affecting crops and gardens while residents plan picnics theatre trips and a volunteer firemen convention combined with a Bridjetown carnival. Police tensions, park concerns, street marking, and local politics mix with social events, youth activities, and civic fundraising as the community faces summer’s end.
An English lesson excerpt discusses common word usage and mispronunciations. It defines assiduous as performed with constant diligence, and notes Tibet as a high country with tablelands around 16,600 feet and valleys between 12,000 and 17,300 feet above sea level.
Union Bridge reports slow recovery for Adam Chen, rail freight agent at Unis Bridge, after surgery for an ulcerated stomach. Mrs. William Crabbs improves. numerous visits from Hanover and local residents. Weather harms hay and wheat crops. homes sold and transfers announced. Local clergy, marriages, engagements, and visits populate a busy week with gatherings, travels, and community notices.
Local Lutheran church announces Holy Baptism for Norman Leroy Sheely Barbara Ann Motter and Jeanne Mae Long on July 13. The 130th anniversary celebration will be held in October with an invitation committee led by Mrs. George Eyster and a music committee including Miss Ruth Shull. Rehearsals start August 3 with director Charles Corbett of Thurmont.
A note from Lufburrow extols simple pleasures within reach for all. The New York State Athletic Commission blocks Ring Magazine from presenting the middleweight belt to Rocky Graziano at the Damon Runyon cancer fund bout at Ebbets Field due to a license revocation rule. In Circuit Court two suits seek damages: Stem Motor Lines claims 2000 against Baer Brothers over a May 31 1946 truck collision on Route 40, and Glorice Holland seeks 15000 against Norman E Brown asserting pregnancy and broken marriage promises.
NEA Washington correspondent Peter Edson surveys Congress seven months into the 1947 session. The piece frames a rampant Republican shift, with economy and government control pulled toward free enterprise, amid Democratic resistance and public mood. It previews a series of dispatches assessing social welfare, domestic policy, foreign policy, and military policy.
A compiled Q A set covers Lillian Ward the first Visiting Nurse Service, four home runs in one MLB game by four players, Hearst's Congress service 1903 to 1907, aqua tint etching definition, mirror breaking superstition, and overpaid income tax interest rules refunds after March 15 based on final return.
A digest of religious reflection by Earl L Douglass arguing religion is the Biblical Christ and a call for genuine Christian faith. Also a medical column by William A O Brien explaining motion sickness causes, symptoms, and coping, with advice on seasickness car sickness and psychotherapy as a remedy for related stomach distress.
Marriage licenses issued for William L. Shook and Rosella M. Carty in Thurmont and others from York and Bethesda. Dissolutions include Russell A. Carlin and Dorothy Earr Conover. Property deeds show transfers between residents and various counties and cities, with amounts ranging from $1 to $32,500.
The passage urges prompt payment to a money collector, noting the customer should not delay and should not impose extra trips. It compares fairness to avoiding inconvenience and hints at economic small amounts per week, referencing India and the United States without clear events or dates.
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