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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1948
Page
4
At the Kiwanis International convention in Los Angeles delegates adopted a by law prohibiting Kiwanis clubs from sponsoring lottery raffles and games of chance to raise funds. The decision upholds high ethical standards and favors alternative, lawful fundraising methods over gambling.
Dorothy Dix advises young women to learn a trade for self support, stressing preparedness for emergencies. Other letters warn against hitchhiking for safety reasons and caution about jealousy in marriage, urging loyalty and security in domestic life.
Annapolis officials say Governor Lane will meet with State Roads Commission and Highway Advisory Council to discuss borrowing about 36 million dollars for the Chesapeake Bay bridge at Sandy Point. They will consider bond financing methods and exact needs as construction on approaches proceeds. The governor told Cambridge Yacht Club supporters that money will be in the bank by Labor Day and contracts for the span could be awarded by December.
In July 1898 local notes report Isaac Galloway of Brooklyn bringing two workmen to set the Francis Scott Key monument in Mt Olivet cemetery, only to find the sections not yet shipped and arrival imminent after a delay. Other items note a county contract for a two story brick school building for colored on Seventh Street, a fall injury to Jacob Welty while working on a barn, wheat price effects on bread, and Mrs Bennett and her daughter visiting in Seneca Maryland.
Approximately 5 000 attended the St Josephs church annual picnic at Buckeystown Manor. In tournaments bias Zimmerman won the professional class and Austin Putman the amateur class. Fire of unknown origin destroyed a large part of the J T Hirst lumber yard at Leesburg Va with a loss around 350 000. About 200 fruit growers from five states attended the Maryland State Horticultural Society summer meeting at the city. Louis G Polikoff Elm Street sustained bruises and lacerations when struck by an automobile while boarding a trolley at the Square Corner.
Washington daybook reports guarded U S and Allied cables from Berlin warn against provoking a war like act as Russian strategy shifts toward creating tension. It cites internal Kremlin rivalries Tito in Yugoslavia and purges in the Balkans and reviews Louis Bean's How to Predict Elections and a Senate platform critique by Wayne Morse. Funeral notices for Medill and Patterson are noted as private services.
Treasurer Otis Harding reports total carnival gross of 18141.94 for eight nights with expected net between 6000 and 7000. Ladies Auxiliary total receipts 1893.03 include 1423.03 sandwich booth and 288.40 novelty booth. Big dog night prize awarded a 1943 Chevrolet to Mrs Etta Carroll of Gaither.
Carroll City police faced a rescue incident after a man fell from the Lafayette Bridge on East Patrick Street into Carroll Creek and reached a small island. Fire crews assisted, with Sgt. Daniel Swordley and Officer Denver Shook locating the man around 12:30 am and bringing him to shore after 1 am. George Drummitt was later jailed in default of $25 collateral for intoxicated in the city limits.
The Henry Wallace acceptance speech and platform disappoint critics who expected radical anti-capitalist proposals. They say the program regurgitates New Deal ideas and offers little clear distinction from Truman or Democratic policy. Rex Tugwell’s involvement is praised by some but overall internal pressures dilute the platform.
Among the sick in Frederick area residents return home after hospital stays and several patients are undergoing treatment. William Storm Elmer Bussarc Donald Moss infant son of Elmer Moss Nancy Baker Ruth Ann Baker Irene Andrews and others are listed with recent operations or admissions. Mrs Raymond Brandenburg Mrs Edgar Rudy Russell Boyer and Herbert Haines are among those treated or admitted. A trophy win by Ramsburg Fertilizer Co is reported along with a wedding shower for Mrs Mildred Bryter and plans to move to Cincinnati for a new home.
The report notes July precipitation at 3.977 inches vs normal 7, with year-to-date totals up to July 15 at 41.41 inches. It records 1947 rainfall at 4.36 inches and mentions DST timing and 24 hour precision. Monocacy at Buckeystown Dam is cloudy, and Potomac at Knoxville is slightly cloudy.
A compendium lists notable anniversaries and birthdays. It notes George Clinton and others with birth and death dates, major events in U S history, and a long roster of figures from politics, arts, and science. It also includes today’s birthdays and a brief horoscope advising on speech, writing, and restraint.
Mrs. D S Pennington of Mount Pleasant announces the engagement of Violet Pennington to John Flickinger of Union Mills. The ceremony took place at Maplewood Memorial with Rev Ralph Emerson Davis officiating. The couple plans a summer honeymoon in the Poconos and will reside in Frederick. The article also notes Ruth Coombs’s Remarriage, and a science snippet explains the Northern Lights.
Montgomery County outlines final estimates for five new school plants and additions totaling 2.41 million in capital outlay funding. The plan includes Damascus High School Rockville colored pupils building Takoma Park junior high and Laytonsville colored elementary. Bond issue totals 3 million with 138 thousand unallocated.
Local notices report Mrs. Hilda Greene recovering in Chicago after an assault during a west coast tour. Births announced including Thomas Bernard in Frederick Memorial Hospital and other congratulations for area residents. Travel updates cite visits to Lake Placid and the Trapp home, plus WWII service links. An odd fact notes the Leaning Tower of Pisa stands 179 feet tall with a 16 1/2 foot tilt.
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