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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1949
Page
11
A 1949 Frederick News advice column warns against marrying for timing rather than love. It says ages 30 and up suit many. love must make life feel essential. Readers ask about saving for a home. Dorothy Dix advises early saving to gain independence and avoid lifelong financial strain.
Israel, now a peace Time nation, faces mundane tasks as immigrants fill homes vacated by Arabs. With desert irrigation postponed, land use centers on productive farming. US exports bank loan funds farm expansion while schools train new farming experts to boost output. The historic homeland must be held and made productive.
A NYT summary notes France's currency stabilization moves and budget balancing shifts, signaling reduced inflation as gold prices fall and Queuille’s government perseveres. It also highlights California's new law requiring high school driver training, urging broader adoption nationwide and dealer support for safety education.
Dorothy Dix advises a bachelor in his forties to marry soon, suggesting widowers who have learned to adapt to a wife may marry up to seventy, but warns against selfishness and neglecting a partner's needs. The column highlights the tension between personal freedom and family obligations.
Fifty years ago Frederick celebrated the return of Company A soldiers after ten months abroad. Crowds filled streets as the depot escort paraded to Hotel Burgess for a banquet with speeches by Frederick J. Nelson and Dr. Edward Nelson. The event listed soldiers including Charles Brachey Charles Appler George Beckley John Markey Charles Lease Harry Glessner Lewis Moberly Samuel Shilling Louis Winkleman Victor Le Dughoff John D. Crummitt and Win Stallings.
Twenty years ago local items report a fire of undetermined origin at the Maryland Theater damaging flooring and beams with an estimated loss of 300 dollars insured. Roads led to Washington for Hoover inauguration with hundreds of autos and special buses. A E Fisher and William B Bennett returned from a Florida trip, Bennett visiting Savannah. Austin P Renn installed as master of Pomona Grange at New Market with over 200 in attendance.
Washington Daybook reports President Truman delivering a hard nosed pep talk to Congressional leaders urging the Democratic party to live up to its civil rights platform. Senator Scott Lucas faced a tough line as Truman demanded action and warned against delaying major legislation.
Washington March 3 The piece analyzes how the Senate filibuster and the two thirds rule shape civil rights, minority protections, and checks on executive policy. It discusses historical shifts, potential cloture changes, party splits, and the role of future Congresses in preventing a rubber stamp Senate.
The Frederick Association of Girl Scouts held its monthly meeting at the YMC A with Mrs. Charles T. Butcher Jr. presiding. Plans for the 30th anniversary observance on March 12 were approved, with all troops and leaders attending services at Grace Evangelical and Reformed church and St. John’s church. Radio programs on local station will feature Brownie Scouting and a 1948 review led by Mrs. Butcher. Renovations at Winchester Hall will create Girl Scout rooms. The leaders club meets March 24 at 7:30 p.m.
A compact reminiscence cites I Peter 1 8 about loving the unseen Christ and rejoicing with joy unspeakable. It notes David Dickson casting deeds to ether for peace in Him and Ecclesiastes 2 18 reflecting toil left to another. Edwin Markham recalls warm service without reward amid winter toil.
Roger W. Babson argues labor overreach will trigger the next financial panic. He links wage demands and union leadership with future banking failures, noting declining cost of living and shifts in industry pricing, while warning unions and management alike.
Cardinal Spellman will lead priests and 100 seminarians to Calvary cemetery in Queens to bury the dead during a strike by CIO United Cemetery Workers. About 600 bodies remain unburied as the Cardinal denounces the striking workers as Communist dominated and says he will follow foremen's orders.
A March exhibit at the C. Burr Artz Library, sponsored by Between the Bookends, celebrates five years of Girl Scouting. Mrs. Kenneth Metcalf and Mrs. Ray Smith present the display featuring a miniature camp scene, posters, and photos showing progression from Brownies to Senior Scouts, with emphasis on outdoor life, safety, and community service. The Frederick Association of Girl Scouts now has over 500 members and seeks women volunteers for troop leadership and committees.
Vice-President Alben W. Barkley told 700 business leaders that a leveling off in prices is necessary for a sound economy and stressed no fears. He predicted possible 1949 drops in industrial profits as production catches up with consumption, noting some casualties may stem from inefficient management or unfair competition during the solidification period.
Riding enthusiast audience watched Mrs Helen Horst an equestrienne from Hagerstown demonstrate riding techniques aboard French Toast a champion chestnut gelding and conformation hunter at Hood College. The event was sponsored by the Riding Club led by president Miss Joan Hays of Rochester New York. COLLISION REPORTED Involving Foster Fink Jefferson and C Merril Cromwell Buckeystown at South and South Market streets Tuesday night about 7 50 no charges filed by Officer Carty as investigation followed an earlier report of Fink striking Cromwell's automobile.
Frederick gains direct air express links with Pittsburgh Washington and Baltimore as Railway Express Agency launches three daily round trips to 1 209 U S cities. The move cuts rail charges and offers door pickup and delivery boosting freight speeds for local merchants.
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