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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1948
Page
6
Doctor explains premature birth remains a leading risk, noting infant deaths dropped from 15 per 1000 live births in 1933 to about 11 in 1944. Incubators and feeding knowledge boosted survival, but reducing premature births and further care are still needed. The Doctor Answers cautions against using epsom salts as a diabetes laxative.
Franklin D Roosevelt may not be the only president to seek a third term as a constitutional amendment approved by Congress last spring unlikely to be ratified by enough states before January 1943. At most 27 states could ratify before the next presidential term. once broken, temptations for later presidents to seek extra terms grow. The proposal aims to curb any future chief executive but would not prevent a later incumbent from serving a third term if ratified.
In New York City alone about 10,000 dressmakers are out of work or on part time as demand for dresses collapses. Industry leaders and unions warn the downturn rivals the early thirties, with higher fabrics and labor costs squeezing profits and buyers unable to spend. Overall, the piece blends labor market concern with horticultural notes on rhododendrons and cold weather effects.
During the 1930s downturn families on relief faced nearly three times the illness burden of well off households. The piece urges Red Cross generosity to support relief efforts amid the harsh season and looming spring.
A compact lesson covers common misuses and pronunciations. It outlines preferred phrases, typical misspellings like currant versus current, and key synonyms for rebel. The piece highlights daily vocabulary growth and defines comprehension with an example sentence.
WILLIAM H. KOLB named postmaster at Creagerstown replacing Robert L. Ogle and John W. Smith named postmaster at Ladiesburg replacing Adam D. Birely. In Dr L M Zimmerman Household Myersville two very old articles a tea pot 300 years old and an earth plate 200 years old. MR W J PARSONS of Frederick will build a barn northwest of Jefferson. Builders include John Whisner William Mehrling and Charles Mehrling on Wisner street and Mrs Adolph Hahn with two houses on East Patrick street. A Mil Pleasant livestock freen bill was reported unfavorably and adopted.
Twenty years ago on March 5 1928 readers saw price ranges for automobiles at the armory show from $485 to $3 05 and dealers like Hudson Studebaker Chandler Chrysler Cadillac Oldsmobile and more listed with wide price scopes. A court recessed due to cold and a murder case was in trial while Frederick auto dealers formed a new association at the Francis Scott Key hotel with officers named and John E. Raine as speaker. Mr and Mrs Charles B Groff sold their West South street property including greenhouse to John S Jamieson and wife for a new greenhouse business.
Washington Daybook recounts the Truman Caribbean trip with factions vying for influence. It highlights Clark Clifford, Admiral Leahy, Charley Ross, and Rep. John Hesselton in battles over policy, oil shortages, and liberal progressivism while noting car export surge at year’s start.
A social note urges guests to thank hosts and their friends after visiting another city. It stresses personal thanks to each person who entertained a guest, endorsing gracious hospitality and generous giving as public-spirited conduct.
Today in Washington on March 5, a retrospective marks fifteen years since Franklin D Roosevelt took the oath and launched the New Deal. The piece surveys opinions of Roosevelt as liberal reformer or political opportunist and reviews Jim Farley The Roosevelt Years, which critiques his conduct and power dynamics at the 1940 Democratic National Convention and beyond.
A reader asks about married life and parental support for an aging mother while a honeymoon occurs. Dorothy Dix urges brothers to contribute and suggests shaming them if needed. Another letter from a 26 year old at home seeks larger allowance and independence from a controlling mother, with Dix advising firm boundaries and budgeting. A 13 year old asks if “twice a bridesmaid, never a bride” is superstition, seeking reassurance.
A compact list of birthdays from 1819 to 1870 highlighting Anna C. O. Mowatt Lucy Larcom Isaac L Hayes Charles Goodnight Howard Pyrie Frank Norris and others with dates and brief notes. The page also recalls Today in History events from 1700 through 1947, including the Boston Massacre and Wilson’s 1916 stance on armed neutrality, plus notable contemporary figures and a horoscope with a attributed response.
Washington dispatch reports President Truman’s housing message to Congress drawn as ambitious yet poorly understood. The piece notes his plan seeks 2 million units yearly for ten years plus slum clearance, rural and rental housing, tighter rent controls, and new financing ideas. It highlights six proposed government financing measures and the political stalemate bogging down any progress.
Questions cover the Lion of Lucerne memorial for Swiss Guards who died protecting Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, the use of peach pits to create gas mask charcoal during World War I, and William Jennings Bryan’s three presidential campaigns in 1896 1900 and 1908 with defeats by McKinley Taft.
Veterans Administration plans cuts totaling about 8,500 positions by next June, reducing education staff by over 3,000 and insurance workers by nearly 500. The medical service and clinical programs will remain intact, as VA seeks to balance losses with expected next year funding. The plan includes consolidating insurance work in New York and Washington to save costs.
A fragmentary newspaper page discusses differing survival ethics between Eskimo practices and Christian chivalry, contrasting hunter-first priority with women and children protection, and notes the Titanic example. It then lists local weather data and records a deed recorded in Walkersville district for 24 acres and improvements from Mr. and Mrs. John C. Nusbaum to William L. Brann for about $5,000.
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