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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1952
Page
4
Reporters pressed Truman at a June press conference on the steel strike and possible Taft Hartley Act action. He said the act is under consideration but did not commit. He noted the strike harms steel supply, costing about 262000 tons daily, with production already down over three percent for the year.
Ladiesburg social notes list Mr and Mrs Olivier Linton and family visiting Blair Simpson. Douglas Dixon of Frederick vacationing with grandparents Frank and Gave. Richard Kline family and Etta Kline with Faul Baker family on Sunday. Betty Lou Saylor with Florence Frock at Taneytown. Frederick visitors Herbert and Ray Martin families. Kline and Staub families guests of Dorie Martin. New developments hinted by East German Communists amid Korean Indochinese wars and cold war tensions.
Fifty years ago on June 26 1262 reports describe the Large New Bank Barn on Mr B F Reichs farm near Hughes Ford two miles east of Frederick struck by lightning and burned. tenant Harry Grove loses a four horse wagon hay and a hog. the blaze lights up the sky for miles. Fresh corn on the market at 25 cents a dozen. A dance at Braddock Heights disrupted by downed electric lines delaying return to Frederick. John T Best delivers first load of new Frederick county wheat at the Farmers Exchange warehouse for 74 cents per bushel. Board of School Commissioners reappoints all old teachers and adopts Mother Goose grammar by Arnold and Kittredge for public schools.
Twenty years ago in Colusa News reports describe a near drowning incident in Potomac water and a dramatic scene with crowds and heat as temperatures rose. Wheat cutting expected to peak next week with acreage similar to last year and yields uncertain. A major traffic collision near Lyberbytown injured nine people and damaged engines and coaches. Local merchant Johnsvile appears in brief sensational notes.
Roger W Babson argues roads lag auto growth, urges super highways and safer crossings. He notes 40000 yearly mobile deaths, pedestrians causing 10000 deaths, and proposes Safety Monitors from relief lists to reduce accidents and relief costs.
A mixed collection of religious quotes and phrases appears, including Ecclesiastes and Confucius ideas, a biblical quote from 1 Samuel, and a note on Christian terms for believers. The text also recounts a brief farm anecdote about a hen and a duck eggs hatching.
Washington dispatch by David Lawrence notes the 1952 preconvention campaign favors Democrats while Republicans risk losing momentum. Adlai Stevenson looms as possible president. Truman's withdrawal complicates dynastic planning. Eisenhower and Taft face divergent strategies to recruit independents and reform-minded Democrats ahead of November.
New titles at Artz Library include Miracle at Carville the inspiring true story of Betty Martin who fought leprosy and found romance and health for herself and husband Best American Plays 1945 1951 edited by John Gassner with 79 plays and biographical notes Radio Amateurs Handbook A Frederick Collins updated for high frequency and television Shakespeare Companion by F E Halliday a study of Shakespeare figures Directory of Maryland Manufacturers by the Department of Labor and Industry What’s Your PQ Maureen Daly a guide to teen questions about dating parents and self image
An 82 year old man was sentenced by Magistrate Wobu F Shethels in Peoples Court this morning for an assault. The defendant, R Ge, attacked a woman and a child at a street location operated by Araby, causing injuries. The magistrate noted the offense was sexual in nature and ordered the man to remain away from the Arab residence.
The funeral of Mrs. Rose Crabbs Overholmer was held at her home with service by Rev. Morgan R Andreas and interment in the Reformed church cemetery. Pallbearers included Chester Carizendamer and Lloyd Lambert. Funeral services for Mrs. Helen V. Carlisle were held at Hyattstown Methodist Church with Rev. Don Griffin officiating. burial in church cemetery. The Pascaul was committed yesterday and Trooper E C Crowther investigated. Hearings of Crase-Wartatyls charging William Vo Reve and Henry Engelbrecht continued tomorrow. Collateral forfeited by various individuals for minor offenses. several names and locations listed.
Obituary notices from Maryland and nearby towns report deaths of Leo T Fitzsimmons of Middlebrook Gaithersburg aged 70 after a three week illness. Other obituaries include Mrs Gertrude Six of Mountain Dale aged 82 and Mrs Lola Sanbower near Adams Town aged 76. Also named are Miss Edna LaMotte of Manchester aged 78 and Mrs Margaret Pearre of New Windsor, with funeral plans and survivors listed.
Da Miss Joy Ann Hahn daughter of Col and Mrs Lawson E Hahn of Alexandria Va wed Lt Walter Lee Watkins United States Army son of Mr and Mrs Paul W Watkins of Damascus in a Fort Myer chapel ceremony officiated by Canon Luther D Miller. The gown was ivory satin with swiss organza and a chapel train. A reception followed at the Fort Myer Officers Club. The couple will report to Fort Knox Ky after a wedding trip to the Pocono Mountains. The scientific name for the common dog is Canis familiaris.
Mr and Mrs R Holmes Baker of New Windsor announce the birth of their second child David Mark at Frederick Memorial Hospital on June 25. Many relatives attend a June 22 picnic at Mt. Mountaindale for S/Sgt George Snook and family on leave from Las Cruces, NM. Other notices include births at Frederick Memorial Hospital, a 85th birthday celebration for Ada E Forney, and a 30th wedding anniversary for A H Jackson. Local families and officials, including Col Elmer Munshower and daughter Sandra, visit Ocean City and attend police association events. A Carroll County League of Women Pilots event and a reception for Rev Paul E Freeman mark ongoing community life.
Mrs Claude Moore Frederick Route 5 mother name Carpenter entered the Wilmer Clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore last Wednesday for her third operation since November.
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