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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1949
Page
5
Dorothy Dix counsels a wife who pleads for evenings out while her husband works long hours. She explains the tension between desire for social life and fatigue from labor, noting such frictions fuel many divorces. A second reader laments lavish weddings, while an orchestra leader urges fair sharing of costs. Dix endorses simple, practical boundaries.
A News of 1949 report notes the B 36 bomber prospect for long range strategic targets in Russia and its atomic delivery capability. It also describes Purdue University agricultural electrification experiments improving farm efficiency and reducing costs. J Kenny Moberly, son of Mrs Merrl F Moberly of Frederick Md, graduates Parks College and is commissioned Second Lieutenant in the U S Air Force.
Fifty years ago on March 28 1899 readers learned of W C Johnson promoted to general agent for United States Express in Washington. Loafing near East Church and Market streets drew mayoral action with instructions for arrests. Torrential rain filled Carroll creek as floods continued. Thieves raided Louisa Clay’s chicken house stealing 16 hens, heads left on the floor. Hood’s barn was also entered but thieves fled. Rudy's Hall Middletown hosted a large meeting naming town officials: Burgess Russell M Lighter commissioners Dr J E Beatty Samuel Lighter Josiah Doub Milton Kefauver Lemuel C Shifler.
Twenty years ago on March 28 1929 ten men worked to clear brush on the Jacques tract mountain land near Catoctin Furnace recently sold to Lawrence Richey Hoover aide to the president. Surveyors will set boundaries. The News Today features a photo of the Ford team that won the YMCA Junior Basketball League trophy with Spangler Kieffer Charles Crothers Edward Boyer Gene Haller John Francis Smith and Nathan Jacobson. George L Doub was renominated without opposition as Burgess of Middletown at a citizens meeting. ten candidates were nominated for commissioners.
Calvary Methodist Church choir president Mrs. M J Croghan announced committee chairmen at a Thursday Hotel Frederick meeting following a dessert, with Prof Paul Beckhelm directing choir rehearsal and Mrs Louise Strine at the piano. Officers include Prof Beckhelm director, Mrs Strine organist, Mrs Croghan president, Mrs Portey secretary, Miss Nichols vice president, and Miss Yingling treasurer.
Washington Daybook reports on West Virginia cowboy Johnson aiming to present AMOG to Dean Acheson, while State Department worries over governing Germany and reflects on Forrestal, Draper, and Royall missteps. It also covers CIO labor clashes, Tobin tensions, and Indonesian corporation intrigue amid postwar policy debates.
Deeds were recorded in the clerk's office for multiple property transfers. Annie M M Davis and A Scott Lee sold to Ellis Ramsburg and S Leslie Shafer sold to G H Dinterman and F M Hoffman. Alpha Reed sold to George Tyler. Harvey Rippeon and Charles Rippeon sold to Joseph Beatty. Jesse Clay sold to Edward Cartright and Millard Lease. Prices ranged from about 5 000 to 57 500 dollars for parcels including farms and a Main street property.
Washington correspondent reports on reactions to air base strategy and refueling logistics, noting generals' push for overseas bases to extend bomber range. The piece weaves in political notes on John L. Lewis, James Boyd, and other figures, plus brief items on Jones and Roberts Patterson, and UNA/NATO reflections.
The Emmitsburg Homemakers Club met Thursday March 24 with eleven members present. President Mrs Morris Zentz led a Collect, Mrs Roy Bollinger spoke on Irving Borin and played A Pretty Girl 48 Like a Melody. Minutes and treasurer report were read, and a $2.50 Red Cross and $7.50 Library donation approved. A bingo party on March 12 yielded about $44. The next meeting April 28 will feature guest Mrs G L Thomas discussing Stronghold Sugar Loaf Mountain. public invited.
That salads offer vitamins and minerals and should be crisp and cold to tempt the appetite. Toss ingredients with an upward motion to avoid crushing food. Flavor should be mild with no single flavor dominating. A bread and butter sandwich is acceptable with salads.
A prisoner escaped the Frederick county jail during extensive repairs by climbing through a hole in the roof. George William Miller of Hagerstown remains at large. authorities say the break occurred between 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday morning. Miller and Reno Linton of New Market faced larceny charges for a circular saw reported stolen from Woodrow Stall near Mountaindale. The escape mirrors a prior Laramore breakout, with Miller using braces and timber to create an opening and crawl along the roof to ventpipes at the rear. Miller was arrested last week in Hagerstown and the missing saw was found at his home. Deputy Buhrman and State Trooper Snyder coordinated the capture process.
Miss Evelyn Mc Laughlin of Brunswick married Charles F. Heffner Jr of Knoxville in a Friday ceremony at 7 45 pm in Germantown church near Lantz. The bride wore navy taffeta with gray accessories and a shoulder orchid corsage while the groom’s best man was Donald Cooper of Washington. A reception followed at the parsonage with family and friends attending. The couple will reside in Brunswick. Dinosaurs died off more than 60 000 000 years ago according to estimates.
Easter sunrise service at Jefferson Rock Bolivar West Virginia scheduled for 6 a.m. on Easter Sunday with Rev Shrader guiding a program expected to draw a large crowd. Breakfast will follow at Camp Hill church. Various Bolivar residents and visitors are noted across social and community events in the area.
The Senior Civic Club of Frederick met March 21 at 2 pm at the M C A. Dr B O Thomas Jr spoke on the History of Montevue and Emergency Hospital management. A poem Spring by Edith Shank was read. New member Mrs Garl Sunday welcomed. The club hosts the 1st District Federated Women’s Clubs convention April 5 at the Y M C A with vocal solos and piano numbers. Delegates and alternates listed for district and state conventions.
Mrs Harry Shipley, Mrs Roscoe Murray, Miss Pearl Eader, Mrs C T Summers are invited to the next meeting which will be held on April 18. The item notes a social club or women's group gathering with attendees named and a scheduled date.
Count Carlos Sforza of Italy arrived in New York from Europe shortly after dawn to sign the North Atlantic security pact. He was not available to newsmen and would go to Washington tonight.
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