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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1948
Page
4
An advertisement from March 16 1948 for the Southern Pygma Mfg Co notes daily issues every afternoon except Sunday. The notice mentions payment terms with cents and a reference to Peter Md and Senth 735 cents and three tek.
Secretary Marshall warns against public pressure for swift action risking a shooting war. He urges calm, patient preparation and steady congressional steps to keep the nation from being maneuvered into an aggressive posture.
An Evangelical Reformed church guild meeting in Rocky Ridge featured a program titled The Christian Woman and Spiritual Discipline led by Mrs. Graydon Clem. Mrs. Leroy Dinterman hosted thirteen members with devotions, hymns, Lenten readings, a Duble sisters duet, and prayers. Post-meeting refreshments were provided by Mrs. Dinterman and Mrs. Shorb with a future covered dish social announced.
The crowd at a public sale near Wew Market sold half Percheron horses for 115 each and a sow with 12 pits for 80. H Power presented Shannon of the Sixth at the Opera House with a dramatic finale including a cannon stake effect. Victor M Marken left for Havana to photograph the Maine wreck. Several panes were broken in the Opera House during the play. Properties sold at Court House today include two dwellings on Church Street to Samuel AL Lewis for 1355, and two more houses on Tih Street and Harvey S Zimmerman for 680.
Local items from the March 15 1928 issue note Jes A Lind to receive Medal of Honor from President Coolidge. George Ross top scorer in a weekly trap shooting near Frederick with Joe Norman second and others scoring. Ox Fibre and Frederick Iron and Steel to meet this week. Former Governor Phillips Lee Goldsborough announces Republican bid for U S Senator opposing William C Brues of the Democrats.
A Bell Syndicate feature honors a mother who raised a large family under poverty without recognition. The piece depicts her as a soldier, financier, judge, doctor, nurse, and builder of character, always putting children first and denying herself comforts to ensure their education and future.
Mr and Mrs Henry K C Fox celebrated their golden wedding with a class dinner hosted by Mrs Foxs Evangelical Lutheran Sunday School group at 216 Washington Street. The event featured golden decor, a three tier cake with gold leaves, and gifts of two table lamps. Attending were family friends and parish members including Mr and Mrs Keefer and Drs Fred Shipley.
A set of trivia style Q and A items touching early U.S. politics with Washington and the Whisky Rebellion in Pennsylvania’s Monongahela Valley, iceberg formation, English throne location in the House of Lords, a Gothic oak chair, and a note on wheat in King Tut’s tomb.
TRIS COFFIN reports from March 16 on Hershey's comments about a wartime mobilization idea, Marshall and Congress clashing over ERP. The scene shifts to the Senate debate with Malone and Jenner challenging foreign aid, while Vandenberg remains unperturbed. Opposition to ERP wanes. House tests the plan with GOP leaders under scrutiny.
The Women’s Missionary Society of St Paul’s Lutheran church held a covered dish supper at Jefferson with Rev Morris Zumbrun presiding over a brief business meeting. He spoke on the United Nations and his New York trip as members enjoyed a social hour after the benediction. Attendees included Rev and Mrs Zumbrun and many parish members.
Washington March 16 President Truman to address a joint session of Congress amid rising U S tensions with the Soviet Union The speech signals a shift toward decisive action including possible military buildup and UN pressure to denounce aggression A backdown by Moscow is viewed as the likely outcome but the stand underscores American resolve to defend democracy and European nations against Communist expansion
The Frederick Association of Girl Scouts marked Girl Scout week with multiple events. Intermediates met at the Maryland State School for the Deaf on Tuesday March 9 for relays and singing games led by Miss Eunice Bush with help from Mrs. E. L. Carter and others. Refreshments came from G L Baking, Coca Cola. Brownies hosted a Friday party at Parkway School with Miss Bush directing and 125 plus attendees. A window display at Hendrickson’s promoted Camp themed ideals. A Calvary Methodist Parish Hall program closed the week with 200+ members, including a birthday skit folk dancing and troop singing followed by tea. Troops 29 and 7 displayed badge work and art by 75 guests. Lincoln School troops attended Asbury Methodist Church on March 7 for a service conducted by Rev F E Williams, with over 50 Girl Scouts present.
A driver honked to hurry an elderly pedestrian crossing the street, while a humane approach is to give time and space. The article notes about 2,000,000,000 buttons a year are produced from fresh water mussel shells harvested in the Mississippi valley region.
The doctor notes many people can keep tonsils and adenoids. removal is needed in chronic infection, rheumatism risk, or acute tonsillitis. Adenoids, like tonsils, may harbor germs and block breathing in children and are often removed with ton sillectomy.
A compact religious note recalls John 14 27 about peace, urging calm hearts and trust in God. Refers to labor, fair treatment, and the bond of brothers under divine and natural law, with brief quotes from Luke 10 7 and broader moral exhortations.
A Jewish girl Rosa Jacob in Aden describes Arab strike riots waktu terror under British flag. She details mob violence, looting, arson and killings of Jews, failure of Aden Protectorate Levy, arrival of British troops, family losses, and fear for Jewish quarters amid unrest.
NEA Washington correspondent Peter Edson reports Michigan Senator Ferguson’s new investigation committee aims at Attorney General Tom Clark and the Justice Department. The effort follows prior probes into May and Garsson scandals, with Ferguson seeking to expose alleged political manipulation and connections to Chrysler for his son‑in‑law’s agency, as his subcommittee on Expenditures in the Executive Department readies unfinished War Investigating Committee work for summer.
Washington March 16 President Truman signed the ceiling law for veterans job training under the G I bill. The compromise raises monthly ceilings for trainees with no dependents to 210 dollars and 270 or 290 dollars for those with dependents, depending on family size. Congress had debated the measure amid criticism that a prior low minimum was a mistake.
A fragmented boastful note laments crooks evading capture and wonders why some offenders seem untouchable. The speaker ponders whether distraught minds justify eluding justice, ending with a cryptic signature.
The article notes Senator Ferguson, seeking re election this November, planning to reveal health related information during the congressional recess to embarrass Democrats. It emphasizes timing and alleged coincidence with campaign tactics.
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