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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1948
Page
4
An OCR fragment notes a campaign style ad or financial item from the paper with figures like 73 cents, three months, and a $260k amount. Mentions a Saturday March 20 date in 168.
The excerpt celebrates spring as a universal symbol of awakening and hope. It frames spring as nature’s promissory note on the land, linking the season to human aspiration and the eternal destiny of life, with the refrain that where there is life, there is hope.
An article notes that recognition often comes to those who start in dirtier jobs and wear overalls. It highlights how factory and farm work builds mechanical and agricultural skill leading to promotions, successful businesses, or prosperous farms. National Guard lecture by Lt Col Zarwell discusses Task Forces Frost and williwaw. Open to public at Cresap's rifle room, state armory, Tuesday at 8 p.m.
Advice suggests waiting for the host or hostess to address discomfort from poor air flow rather than taking action yourself. It emphasizes respectful timing and deference in guest behavior.
March 20 1398 reports a barn fire east of Frederick destroying the barn and stock while Harm ness and hay fodder were lost. Vernon Roderick aided rescuing stock and suffered facial burns. Dr Sydney Sappington died at 71. The Frederick water bond measure 835006 is on third reading for voter submission. Delicate cataract operation performed by Dr William Boteler. Beethoven Society activities noted with officers and committees.
The item notes Senator Tydin notified Col A will be here as cast includes Ma Harris Stauffer Thomas Otto Helen Pace and others. Silmore Flautt sold to Clinicn R Thomas a brick dwelling on North College Parkway opposite Schley Park. City bought 26 more acres on the watershed for 150 dollars, now owning over 6,200 acres. Mayor Culler suggests 8,500 acres should be held.
Dorothy Dix advises caution in choosing a husband urging girls to investigate a suitor’s temper finances and loyalty. She warns against flashy flattery and stresses watching for temper, penny pinching, and reliability. Marriage lasts long and mistakes hurt, so take time and assess character before saying yes.
Audience applauded Hood College Choir in Bradbeck Hall as Miss Catherine Williamia praised the performance for its solo and choir quality and smooth sacred to secular transitions. The 30 performers wore pastel dresses and songs included The Creation and Sous Le dom Epa Lakme with soloists Anne De Ven and Harriet Biddie. Encore pieces and a Romany song with Beryl plumer featured the program plus choir president pins and post concert receptions. Francis Perrott spoke at Emmitsburg on the Legion history GI benefits and universal military training program.
Washington views state policy and Joint Chiefs decisions as shaping a potential war window within three years. Key factors include access to Arabian oil reserves and a Mediterranean route, British Palestine troop withdrawal by May, and a U.S. embargo stance on arms to Palestine Jews. The piece outlines Soviet aims in eastern Europe and the Mediterranean, plus Forrestal's Florida meeting to unify defense missions amid interservice disputes.
Dr and Mrs B O Thomas Sr and Dr and Mrs B O Thomas Jr issue invitations to meet Dr and Mrs James B Thomas at a reception on April 4 from four to seven o clock at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Rockwell Terrace attendees held a garden pilgrimage planning luncheon at Mrs Gideon Stief home in Baltimore with literature requests from California and Frederick County residents.
The New Wind sor Lions Club charter night honored its sponsor Union Bridge Lions Club with a banquet at New Windsor High School. Attended by 215 people and eleven visiting clubs, the evening featured singing, a pledge, invocations, toastmaster Charles Main, and remarks from local officials. A roast turkey dinner followed, served by the Parent-Teacher Association.
Union Bridge residents and others visited Frederick and Baltimore area over the weekend. An interdenominational auction at the Hagerstown Fairgrounds on April ? benefits European relief, led by Frederick and Washington counties with Catholic Jewish and Protestant support. The goal is 25000 to fund food and clothing for Europe via the Church World Service Center New Windsor. Items include food, clothing, house goods, livestock, tools, and feeds.
A cheerful mien brightens a scene while those who hide concerns may feel dejected. The article urges meeting others with a pleasant smile and choosing cheer over visible worry.
NEA reports at the White House correspondents dinner Nat S Finney of Cowles Publications received the Raymond Clapper award and a $500 prize for Washington correspondence in 1947. Truman offered a quiet rebuke about censorship while shaking Finney’s hand. The piece also jokes about a proposed “Most-Kicked-Around” government service award by Dr Edward A Condon highlighting public figures facing criticism and includes other political jabs and Czech relief sale notes.
The text presents trivia about the world’s first steam ferry operation in 1821 between Hoboken and New York, the Capsdam naming origin from Hoorn in the Netherlands, morning height loss due to spinal cartilage compression, and President Monroe as the last American statesman to wear knee breeches.
A March 6 ceremony at Emmanuel Methodist Church in Penns Grove joined Miss Helen Louise Zeigler and Charles Harold Zeigler of Middletown. The reception followed at the Du Pont Penns Grove Country Club with about 300 guests.
Several Frederick County residents recover or improve after hospital treatment. Mrs. Kelth Sellman returns home at Mt Air after a fall. Elmer Hurley of Foxville to undergo hand operation. Mrs. Clyde Kendal and Mrs. Belva Brice improve at Thurmont and report to be recovering well. Mrs. Zentz and others continue to recover at the Frederick Memorial Hospital following operations.
An article on body and mind linking health to life desire and mood. It argues that melancholy and thoughts of death stem from physical ailments like digestion and circulation issues, urging reflection on past behaviors and the mind body influence.
Mrs Neomi Remsberg asked Judge Spencer C Stup for a chicken salad sandwich and potato chips from a downtown store on St Patrick s Day The judge returned with a sandwich and no chips Mrs Remsberg tasted her first potato salad sandwich The judge wondered why the girl in the store looked at him funny when he asked for the potato salad sandwich Barnacles can add about ten tons to a 10 000 ton ship in a year
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