Memorials, Congress, and a War Cry at Great Lakes
Boyle notes state legislatures flood Congress with memorials in 1949, many opposed to a federal oleomargarine tax, while referencing a Continental Congress note from 1775. The piece also covers Dr. Etchison slated for a Rotary talk and Navy recruit Charles B. Davis beginning training at Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Congressional Journal
Raymond P. Johnson
Continental Congress
New Jersey
Eiher
Great Lakes
Charles B. Davis
USN
Ray Davis
Route 3
Frederick
Naval Training Center
Navy
Eisenhower Attends to Western Europe Defense Network
General Eisenhower, at his Paris area headquarters, coordinates a 12 nation defense effort with ships, planes, and troops. He projects confidence in Europe's ability to defend itself and weighs the atom bomb as a potential option in self defense amid shifting American and European resolve. Drafts and camps remain active as renewal of effort is debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Paris
Western Europe
North Atlantic Alliance
United States
Russia
Senate
Europe
Maryland Garden Pilgrimage gears up for 1951 tours
The 1951 Tour Book previews the Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage sponsored by Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland. From April 27 to May 9, 175 sites in Baltimore city and 11 counties will be opened with hostesses, meals arranged, and daily programs prepared. Visitors from across the U.S. and abroad are expected in large numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Annapolis
Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland
Baltimore City
The
Baltimore Sun
Thank You Note to the Editor and Maryland Road Surfacing Rank
Frederick March 15 Lt Col Robert H Pilgram commends editor cooperation after a recruiting drive. Frederick County ranks fourth in all weather road surfacing at 95 percent per the Maryland State Commission. Montgomery 11th at 64 percent and Carroll 16th at 42 percent. Westminster March 18 Senator Bear Hoey spoke at the Westminster Kiwanis Maryland Day dinner before about 200 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Robert H. Pilgram
Maryland State Commission
Frederick County
Prince Georges
Harford
Howard
State Roads Commission
Montgomery
Carroll
Bear Hoey
Westminster
Senator Hoey
D-N. C
Westminster Kiwanis
Fifty Years Ago Local News March 19 1901
Frederick city elevator fire destroys building on Carroll Street opposite Swanton Hill. Losses: 35000 to 46600 bushels of wheat, building cost 18000 insured 5000, contents insured 19000. Nearby bending works owned by Marshall Pout survived but ignited multiple times. Strike at county plant yields ten cent raise, now 1 for ten hours. James W. Pearre of Jisbon injured by falling tree. Lorraine Hollis Company staged ForgetMeNot at Opera House all week. William Wolf Brad Dock and others hunted six foxes near Feagaville Adamstown area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
Carroll Street
Swannon Hill
Bending Works
Marshall Pout
James W. Pearre
Jis' Bon
Lorraine Hollis
Opera House
William Wolf
Braddock
John Poole
Feagaville
Charles Webster
Adamstown
State Roads Commission extends shouldering on Frederick Knoxville road
Twenty years ago news items report the State Roads Commission deciding to continue shouldering the Frederick to Knoxville route a plan originally slated only to cover Route 340 to Jefferson. Snow events mark a second prolonged winter in four days with drifts lingering in rural areas. Renaissance Basketball of New York City, the colored world champions, drew 1,300 fans at the State Armory to beat Cleveland Favorite Knits 45-37. Mayor Culler learns from Gen Milton A Reckard that Maryland National Guard air corps will train at the local field next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Roads Commission
Frederick- Knoxville
Frederick
Jefferson
Renaissance
New York City
State Armory
Cleveland
Knits
Culler
Milton A. Reckard
Air Corps
Maryland National Guard
Sornely
Enigmatic Chinese Red Mind in Korean War
Central Front Korea March 19 The enduring mystery of the Korean War is the Chinese Communist military mind. Some Allied officers see a strategic withdrawal near the 38th Parallel while others believe a larger spring offensive is planned. Prisoner accounts, artillery activity, and entrenched defenses along the 38th Parallel shape the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Front
Korea
Allied Front
Une
United Nations
38Th Parallel
South Korea
Ministers Help Meet Shortage Of Teachers In Loudoun County
In Leesburg Virginia due to a severe teacher shortage Loudoun county school officials hire three ministers as substitutes at Leesburg High and Elementary School pending permanent replacements. Ministers Bruce Groth D R Fowler and Rou S Price are Baptists with Price joining April 1 replacing a maternity leave math teacher. The school enrolls 675 students with 23 teachers when fully staffed. A Hood College student production of Avada Cap a one act play by Edna St Vincent Millay was presented by Hood College students under the Marionettes program offering a study in contrasts within its musical structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leesburg
Loudoun County
Charles F. Monroe
Bruce Groth
D. R. Fowler
Rou. S. Price
Avia da Capa
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Hood College
Marionettes
Hood
Bible Reading Breathes Life Into Daily Faith
Earl L Douglass argues the Bible should be part of every life not just for the pious. He notes Katherine Mansfield’s late Biblical awakening and laments people storing the Bible away. He calls the Bible the Word of God and the Book of Life guiding law and morality. The piece closes with a短 tale of Pat resisting a tavern and then wheeling back to treat himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Mansfield
Babson Newspaper
Pat
Gong
Bay
What history will say about presidents and Truman
The piece argues future judgments of presidents hinge on how history books tell the story. It cites Jackson Cleveland Coolidge Wilson Grant and Truman, noting enduring legends vs. hidden flaws, and urges Truman to act with integrity to shape his administration’s legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Grant
Jackson
New Orleans
Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
United States
United Nations
Wilson
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Pendergast
Big City
Calvin Coolidge
Warren Harding
Coolidge
Owen Roberts
Supreme Court
Atlee Pomerene
U.S
Ohio
Republican Party
White House
Harry
Braddock Heights Roller Club Visits Cold Springs Park
Braddock Heights Roller Club visitors from Maryland attended a Braddock Heights night at Cold Springs Roller Rink near Waynesboro Pennsylvania. About 44 members rode a bus to the Pennsylvania rink. George Ferguson of Cold Springs welcomed the guests. Incal club president He Moser presided. Special rodeo style races and games delighted attendees with two Incal riders winning prizes. Elmer Pittman provided organ music. Chap erones were O W Rosenberry Ralph Vawters and Mrs Vawters. A Braddock Club Easter party is planned for Saturday night March 24 at Braddock Heights roller rink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Heights
Cold Springs
Cold Springs Park
Waynesboro
Pennsylvania
George Ferguson
He Moser
Incal Club
Elmer Pittman
O. W. Rosenberry
Braddock Rink
National Health Insurance Forum Held at Hood College
A National Health Insurance Forum at Hood College featured three guest speakers. Louise Freeman of the Labor Department reviewed Britain’s socialized medicine and European systems, Clem Linnenberg from the Budget Bureau outlined administration proposals and the Dingle Bill, and Dr. Wallace Chambers of Philadelphia discussed U S medical practice and the patient physician relationship. Town Hall president Anne Tetlow introduced the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood College
Town Hall
Louise Freeman
Dept. of Labor
Britain
Clem Linnenberg
Bureau of the Budget
Wallace Chambers
Philadelphia
United States
Anne Tetlow
Sharon
Mass
Women Clubs Report March Meeting Highlights
Women s clubs in Frederick area share program notes from March meetings. Exie Baker and Mrs Howard Mayne hosted Jug Bridge Club, discussed 1951 fabrics, reading labels, and gifts for Miss Verne M. Kellar. Merryland Tract Homemakers plan overseas aid, Red Cross, crippled children funds, and a bus trip to Charlottesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drugze Gul
Exie Baker
Howard Mayne
Jug Bridge Club
Hal Lee Olt
Grace Beard Young
East
Pat-rick Street
Jennie Grabill
Merryland Tract Club
George Lakin
Merryland Tract Homemakers Club
Crippled Children’s Fund
Red Cross
George Chick
County Council
Charles Plock
Edgar Ferrell
Thomas Tucker
Frederick
Jefferson
Charlottesville
Bradley Cooper Wedding In Frederick Church Of The Nazarene
Miss Ann Marie Cooper and John William Bradley were married in a Friday evening double ring ceremony at Frederick Church Of The Nazarene. The couple's families and attendants included Howard Beall and the Lee sisters with reception at the parsonage. The newlyweds plan to reside with Beall in Clarksburg after a southern states wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley—Cooper
Frederick Church
Howard Beall
Clarksburg
Berkeley Barnhouse
Lessburg
Walter L. Lee
Frederick
Paul Rockwell
William ©. Sitlig
J. Grant Swank
Fairview Evenue
Bradley
Beall
Camp Detrick
Local Personal News Highlights Ranging From Florida Trips To Fraternity Roles
Miss C Bess Castle returns from Florida after three months largely in St Petersburg. Robert Mainhart of New Market named secretary of Alpha Psi Chapter Theta Chi at University of Maryland, senior Arts and Sciences student. George C Slagle of Frederick Chamber of Commerce attends 43rd Southern Association convention in Chattanooga. A farewell at Gaithersburg for James Burke of Eastern Airlines, moving to Chicago Airport with family. Many locals, including Mrs Myriel Williams Anita, J B Runkles Poolesville, Charles Holbrook Poolesville, Edwin C Fry Laytonsville guests, and others vacationing in Florida. Mrs Sprigg Hays of Poolesville sails to Wiesbaden to visit Tolbert family. Mrs Joseph J Nestor observes birthday. Charles G Geisbert returns from Florida residence near Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Bess Castle
Rockwell Terrace
Florida
St. Petersburg
Robert Mainhart
Lester G. Mainhart
New Market
Alpha Psi Chapter Theta Chi Fraternity
University of Maryland
Mainhart
George C. Slagle
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Southern Association of Chamber of Commerce
Chattanooga
Tenn
Merle Jacobs
Gaithersburg
James Burke
Key West
Fla
Poolesville
Charles Holbrook
Edwin C. Fry
Laytonsville
Arthur Miller
Charlene Miller
Mount Vernon
A. W. Hines
Sprigg Hays
New York
Wiesbaden
Germany
Mas
Samuel Tolbert
Hays
Joseph J. Nestor
East Second Street
Charles G. Geisbert
Frederick
Penny Scales and the Height Table Laugh
In a humorous domestic vignette a woman steps off penny scales and, after the husband’s appraisal, explains the height table on the front would place her in need of a “stabler” or adjustment, turning a light moment on body measurements and social expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hea
Contemporary American Music Night at Monday Musicales
The March meeting at Mrs. L. B Morgan’s home featured June Miller as the scholarship winner with Schumann and other composers performed by a host of members. Guests included Mrs. Robert Porter. a hymn paper was read. plans for a spring concert and a Baltimore convention delegate were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Brant Morgan
North Market Street
June Miller
Brunswick
Frederick
William Spriggs
Robert Porter
Luxembourg Gardens
Manning
Goulding
Robert E. Clapp
Frank H. Lewis
Gould
Goosens
Wouter van Garrett
Charles
Rogers and Hammerstein
Stephen S. Langley II
Margaret S. Kent
Helen Shafer
South Pacific
Marion Rogers
Chalmers
Kenneth Fogle
Vincent Youmans
Morgan
Repper
George Swank
Black
John H.cramer
George Schroeder, Jr
George B. Douglas
Clifton
Faust
Local Court Sets Fines In Drunken Driving Case
Cleveland G Holmes of Route 1 Mt Airy was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle under the influence and reckless driving. He received 30 days in Frederick county jail for non payment of a 150 dollar fine and costs. the 10 dollar reckless driving fine was suspended. Holmes pleaded guilty after arrest on Gas House Pike by State Trooper W A Mutchner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland G. Holmes
Mt. Airy
Edward J. Smith
Peoples
Frederick County
Holmes
Gas House Pike
Frederick
Herbert W. Sheppard
Middletown
Sheppard
Oden
Paul E. Ramsburg
Carroll Parkway
Henry R. Sacker
Robert M. Howell
Kiennapolis
N.C
Edgar T. Hardin, Sr
Akron
Richard E. Sentner
Wheeling W. Va
David B. Bittle
Myersville
Nathaniel J. Wilson
East Third Street
Arnold H. Andresen
Des Plaines
Ill
George J. Ho
Flint Hill
Willie Coppinger
McMinnville
Tepn
Henry F. Sacker
B. Mays
Seven Teenth Summer Selected For Frederick High Play
Frederick High School seniors chose Seventeenth Summer for the class play after a three entry review. The story follows Angie Morrow, a teen who never dated, as she spends her seventeenth summer with Jack Duluth, dealing with family antics and a budding romance before college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick High School
Angie Morrow
Angie
Jack Duluth
Kitty
Jack
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Arthur Edson
Hal Boyle
Massachusetts
Etchison
Rotary
Page McK. Etchison
Oberammergen
American Bible Society
the News
Earl L. Douglass
D. D. Or
David Lawrence
To Heights Roller Group
National Health Insurance Forum
Alt. Webster
Luff
N. A. Lufburrow
Wens
Henry E. H. Fisher
Sohn
UW. Fisher
Hamilton Avenue
Fort Leonard Wood
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