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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1950
Page
5
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reports progress toward a cure with drugs serums and vaccines within reach. 1949 saw 42375 new cases 80 percent treated through foundation funds which spent over 27400000 that year. Continued public support urged to sustain research and treatment.
A letter attributed to President of Columbia University Dwight D Eisenhower asks Russian, Czechoslovak, Polish and Hungarian universities to attend Columbia's 1944 centennial. It defends freedom of knowledge against state control, warning that government dictates and fear of deviationism cripple research and threaten academic integrity.
A reader thanks The News for covering the 17th Border States Association conclave held May 26 to 28. John W. Null from Frederick writes on laymen versus lawyers drafting legal instruments, criticizing state bills that restrict who may be employed by patrons, and laments educational declines and taxation without clear benefits. He urges return to past education standards and questions the influence of legal advisors on public hiring.
Miss Warvey of Hood College Class of 1950 known as Rolly arrives on campus for the season. Daughter of Mr and Mrs S W Marvey of Garden City New York and granddaughter of the late Rev Dr and Mrs A G Rupp of Frederick. She serves as YWCA president and participates in Race Relations group and Frederick Hood orchestra.
The Dopey Sisters Club held its regular meeting at Mrs. Helen Gouker’s home with eleven members present. Plans were made for the annual picnic on Sunday, June 25, and the next gathering will be at Mrs. Helen Gither’s home. An auction was conducted by Mrs. Florence Keilhoty, with refreshments served by the hostess.
Fifty years ago on June 3 1900 the Democratic County convened to elect delegates to the State and Congress. An effort to secure passage of a resolution supporting Bryan’s nomination failed. Local notes report baseball trials at Maryland School and festival planning with several listed merchants and officials. Temperance meeting plans and Anti Saloon League activity are noted for June 12 at St John’s Lutheran. The Scribe reports strawberry abundance and scarce eggs with prices noted.
June 2 1980 item notes a six mile widening of the Gettysburg road from Frederick to Lewistown per State Roads District Engineer Lanthicum. Fire crews saved M Frank Slatter’s bank barn and silo from a dairy-house blaze. June temps reached 91 degrees amid dry weather. Rev Dr G Eliz Williams was reelected pastor at Calvary Methodist in Cumberland during the Baltimore conference.
In Washington, Republican agricultural experts clash over Harold Lovee’s omnibus farm bill and a farmer managed to-price plan. Veteran GOP figures push rival bills ahead of the Chicago rally while debates focus on cutting federal spending, avoiding socialism, and maintaining wartime policy.
Today in Washington June 2 editors critique Secretary of State Dean Acheson and the Truman administration. The piece compares the congressional questioning to parliamentary accountability, arguing the executive remains insulated from removal over policy and warning that reliance on armaments risks not peace but war. It notes Russia’s stance and the rush to defense while urging cooperative strength and moral mobilization.
James Marlow examines postwar safety efforts, noting 1949 industrial accident figures, national and state conferences, and the role of the Labor Department. He then shifts to table etiquette, domestic life, and a reader letter on marital strain, ending with a note on government printing plants and costs.
Dorothy Dix answers a reader about criticizing children’s table manners. She argues home should be a place to be yourself and enjoy meals without constant nagging. The letter notes how minor table manners can spark family revolts and concludes with agreement that home should be a welcoming space.
Miss Storm and Mr. Bleecker prepare for a six o'clock Presbyterian church wedding at the Francis Scott Key Hotel reception to follow. Pre nuptial events include a breakfast at the Key and a dinner party hosted by local hostesses in Baltimore and Frederick.
Side Glances May starts a conservation project overlooking Midlletown Valley with a tree planted for the class of 1950. Other classes will be invited to continue planting in coming years. Picnic style refreshments followed as the class returned to Hood College in the late afternoon. Guests included Mrs Hannah Sen of Lady Irwin College and Mrs B K Nehru in Washington. They toured the campus and dined in Coblentz Hall.
Mrs Herbert N Heston entertained guests at a tea on Wednesday afternoon at her Magnolia Avenue home in honor of Miss Katherine Sherrill newly appointed dean of students at Hem e College.
Engagement announced for Miss Jean Dolores Dutrow to James Edwar Gyver by Mr and Mrs Eugene Dutrow. Patsy J. Lambert to wed Lloyd H. Feeser at Lutheran Parsonage Walkersville with attendants Thomas Migs and sister of the bride. The bride employed at Frederick Tailoring Company, groom a farmer near Taneytown. couple to reside post ceremony.
Moral breakdowns come from careless living and weak safeguards. Temptations surround us and if our resistance is low they can prevail. Bad company evil thoughts and small indulgences erode spiritual strength, but filled with the Spirit of God we can resist all moral maladies.
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