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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1946
Page
2
The Frederick Md paper issue notes publication details for The News and the News-Post Building address. It lists subscription rates and service basics under a 1946 date, including pricing for single copies and prepaid periods.
New York fashion houses and the Dress Institute foretell next fall and winter wardrobes for women featuring elegant heavy ornamentation, gold belts and embroidery. Designers debut soft gray wool with a copper gold checkered pattern as a striking option amid wartime restrictions and economic concerns.
Over three years the Federal State Rehabilitation Act helped 123000 handicapped men and women gain jobs. Last year they earned 73000000 with an average salary of 1764 dollars. The program aims to expand awareness and services for 1500000 potential beneficiaries nationwide.
The article highlights American Indian contributions to wartime aid, noting Pueblo and Noorvik villagers donating from scarce resources to feed western hunger victims. It underscores gratitude from the nation for these acts of charity amid the war.
Labor leaders blame price hikes on OPA policy while strikes and wage demands push costs up. The article cites 13,743 price increases by June 1946 with 39 percent industry wide, detailing coal lumber and construction material rises and the political blame game amid postwar inflation dynamics.
In Orphans Court Germantown admission to probate granted to Miss Sophia F Baker a sister of the late Uellies W Baker and Andrew H Baker. The will names Dr Bates Etchison of Galthersburg as executor with trustees for the estate.
Postmaster F. Blackston appoints Chas Schulte of Atlantic Refining as assistant postmaster to fill a vacancy after Wm Eldridge’s death. The job pays 860 yearly. Cleaning artesian wells proceeds under a hydraulic engineer from Philadelphia raising expected water flow. Frederick district jurors named for August circuit term. City sinking fund stands at 30053 with plan to use funds when it hits 4700 to cut city debt. Astronomers warn flaming meteors will cross the Earth around August 1 creating light streaks across the sky.
Twenty Years Ago column recalls a 1928 fire in Kermar that leveled a home, with Union Bridge and Taneytown crews saving nearby buildings. Two Western Maryland Railway locomotives supplied water. A. T. White of Mountain Lake Park was elected superintendent of the Odd Fellows Home. Harvey B. Lease, a local resident, died at 39. Mr and Mrs James Harris and daughter lodged with Mrs Harris' parents during the period.
Today in History lists events from 1794 to 1945 including Corwin's Kentucky ties and the first U.S. air mail service, with birthdays such as Isador Rabi and William Powell. The column blends notable figures from politics, science, and the arts with milestones like California’s state history and transcontinental telegraph progress.
July report notes improvements in Veterans Administration life insurance handling with Boston and St Louis offices now processing beneficiary changes. By next January all insurance activities will centralize to branches and on time premium notices and receipts are anticipated. The VA invites ex-service members to check refunds for GI Bill section 1507 if education occurred before discharge and lists contact points for next of kin handling overseas war dead retirements.
A social note describes a friend stopping in at dinner hour and being invited to stay for a very simple meal, stressing hospitality over elaborate service. The piece mentions a Mt Airy carnival, a Maytag washer gift, and remarks on notable figures and a general horoscope outlook. It reads as a miscellany of small town life with oblique references to local events and personalities.
Washington, July 26. Oscar L Chap man, then Assistant Secretary of the Interior, championed a project to build a distillery beside a deserted Virgin Islands sugar mill. President F D R urged a $300 000 investment to convert sugar into rum, launching the U S government into the rum business via the PWA.
In this column Dorothy Dix advises a separated wife to swallow pride, confess love, and seek reconciliation after a husband’s fortune, noting couples should wait a year before divorce to curb wrecked homes. The feature also presents reader questions on family favoritism toward brothers and love at first sight.
In the day God created man he made him in His likeness as reflected in Genesis 5 1 and echoed by Ludwig Tieck asserting the noble man mirrors divine image. The note presents a theological literary reflection on humanity and moral virtue through cited scripture and an 18th century German writer.
Washington Women’s National Democratic Club weighing whether to reopen a bar after fall redecorating. Members split with teetotalers opposing the idea while some see bars as revenue. Rumors say the British lease bar remains, no license filed, and discussions include a cocktail room precedent in New York clubs.
The passage discusses English usage and spelling quirks such as Here are a pair of gloves and Here is a pair of gloves, notes on condol ence pronunciation, and common misspellings like Tennessee. It also defines momentary and urges vocabulary growth with daily word mastery. Mrs. Joseph B. Price Jr. heads a travel note from 206 North Market Street.
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