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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1948
Page
4
The article extols the flags role in wartime and peacetime, arguing Old Glory connects citizens to home, family, and country across distant fronts. It calls for Flag Day celebrations with every building displaying the flag as a symbol of American spirit.
Dorothy Dix counsels a mother concerned by her sons overeager spending and late return from a Penny Arcade. She warns against imposing perfection and moral panic, urging understanding, kindness, and open dialogue to foster trust. The advice emphasizes common sense, avoiding guilt, and modeling patience.
Reading the long illness taught gratitude for friends and family and the warmth of caring. The writer notes doctors and science offer help while recognizing life and death rest in God, learning to serve others and value mercy and goodness in adversity.
Water Company officers elected Samuel C Hays president and Treasurer W Hays vice president and Mrs L H Warner secretary. directors named S C Hays John R Hays Mrs L H Warner W E Hays and Guy A Baker. Reservoir construction progresses with completion expected this year and capacity about 20 900 000 gallons. New dam planned higher in valley about two and a half miles from Emmitsburg. project cost around 25 000. Leaders Bible Class met with M R Etchison opening prayer. Children’s Day service observed with 1 visitor and 71 attendees including Reds Blues. Picnic planned for July 14 chaired by Oran C Lease. Red Division to lead next Sunday service featuring two musical numbers and address by Rev Dr Franklin Haas with Paul Wilson directing music. C Basil Grossnick Myersville will attend Church of the Brethren annual conference in Colorado Springs June 15-20 as official delegate.
Fifty years ago in The News on June 14 1898 readers learned of P L Hargett Co hardware offering large ice water barrel outside their South Market street store. President McKinley declined an invitation for today as a parade attracts many. Local logic laments a baseball game at Athlete Park and hopes for a strong start. Wheat fell ten cents a day and sits at $1 50 a barrel locally. Elmer E Brown baggage master between f forton died suddenly on East South street at 30.
World Today needs three classes of persons leaders followers on School at the annual commencement. Stanley-Crandall Company revival theater will have a Vitaphone feature at the local movie house soon as audiences hear characters speak. Flag-Lined Streets today Frederick office of Flag Dax. no other observance planned. The championship Thursday High School baseball nine advanced to the State semifinals by beating Hancock Washington County champs at Middletown 9 to 7 with Lefty Beard pitching and Nogle and Addison hitting.
Washington Daybook reports a GOP showdown over foreign policy at the Republican national convention in Philadelphia. Isolationists and internationalists spar behind closed doors over the ERP cut of 1.829 billion dollars and party leadership roles, with Sen. Arthur Vandenberg driving the pro‑aid bloc and House figures like Reece, Halleck, and Arends under pressure. The fight shapes convention posts and potential presidential implications as leaders maneuver for influence and unity. The ERP dispute highlights revolts by Driscoll and Smith and the split between Vandenberg allies and Lodge, Taft, and Taft supporters, framing a party in transition.
A June Washington column analyzes how a two week gap after the Republican convention could decide the election. It weighs who might lead the Democrats, from Truman to Eisenhower or Vandenberg, and how party factions may press for unity or a different nominee, with strategic moves shaped by isolationist versus internationalist lines.
Temperatures fell to a cool mid-June low around 48 degrees last night and are forecast to rise into the high eighties today. A thunderstorm Saturday brought about 0.4 inches of rain citywide, with showers continuing into Sunday. The Weather Bureau predicts further clouds and showers Tuesday or Wednesday, then warmth and scattered storms.
Delegates from Pennsylvania New York New Jersey West Virginia Maryland North Carolina Delaware and the District of Columbia gather in Birmingham for the 17th annual eastern convention of the American Lutheran church. More than 175 delegates expected over four days under Dr Walter Schuelle of Sewickley PA.
Lufburrow muses on elephant temperament, noting no strong link between loneliness, pay, or rules and misbehavior. He doubts elephants are inherently obedient, citing his own experience and reflections. The piece blends humor with a cautious challenge to generalize animal conduct.
Washington reports Carl Gray promised slow change and now shows three concrete actions. Veterans borrowing under the GI Bill can view appraisal reports before purchase, reducing risk of bad construction. He tightened contracts with profit schools to curb overcharging, aiming to save taxpayers money. He preserved key medical leadership, retaining General Hawley and appointing Dr. Paul Magnuson to guide VA medicine as he continues a wide internal review. An informed VA source notes few moves so far but predicts more in six months.
Several women dine together and plan to pay individually. They avoid sharing a single bill by requesting separate checks when ordering to prevent confusion over who owes what.
NEA veteran Peter Edson reports that the 1946 Republican House is effectively controlled by a small leadership circle led by Speaker Joe Martin of Massachusetts and Key chairmen. The system suppresses dissent, disciplines freshmen, and pushes a party line through disciplined voting patterns, with threats of primaries and committee power shaping legislative outcomes.
Announcement states Imperial Theater in Brunswick will be operated by Jules Girden, a New York lawyer with 21 years in the film industry and prior Warner Brothers ties, with no staff changes. He and his wife and two children plan to reside in Brunswick. son Eugene studies medicine and daughter Ann is a junior high student.
An analysis of US export licenses shows how Washington allocates scarce goods and tech to Europe, Latin America, and the Far East. The system, run by the Commerce Department and backed by 400 restricted items, guides what nations may buy, with Europe first for peace and security, and Russia blocked from sensitive items.
Anniversaries highlight Henry Ax ton founder of Allenites born Newport R I died North Hampton N H in 1811 Harriet Beecher Stowe born Litchfield Conn died 1896 William Orton Western Union president born Cuba 1878 Maggie Mitchell singer Robert La Follette born Dane County Wis Major Edward Bowes radio figure born San Francisco John McCormack tenor born Ireland 1844-1947 notable birthdays marked along with 1713 1777 1846 1898 1917 1919 1929 1935 1942 1944 1926 1947 details of events and birthdays for today
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