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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1949
Page
7
The column examines television's rise as a tool for education and industry while radio faces encroachment. Fred Allen predicts radio will not die but must adapt as video gradually spreads, potentially提升 quality as broadcasters shed deadwood. The piece notes uncertainty about long term trends.
N A Lufburrow muses that a worthy pact requires action when needed and that unity carries uncertainties. He notes peaceful aims do not guarantee predictability of outcomes or future dilemmas, urging readiness and prudent cooperation.
Articles of incorporation filed for the Frederick County Telephone and Telegraph Company with $25,000 capital to buy the Frederick county stake of the Inter-State Telephone Company. Incorporators include James E. Walker Col D C Winebrewer Frank L Stoner Charles B Trail and others. Also notes race course inspection, a locomotive fire near Frederick, a Easter Monday performance of Joshua Simpkins at the Opera House, and charity board contracts for April 1 including clothing shoes dry goods groceries tobacco coal and more.
Twenty years ago local notes report 42 defendants receiving prison terms at the Circuit Court during the current session. A large truck owned by Guy Anders crashed into a fence on Carter Street near the Pennsylvania Railroad. A Baltimore doctor's car slid out of control, destroying a yard and home front, while Elizabeth Carty Rogers was chosen as a DAR Continental Congress page in Washington during April.
Dorothy Dix counsels a reader to learn grammar and current events, hire a speech coach, read newspapers and books, join a literary club, and use Emily Post etiquette guidance. She advises seeking a good dressmaker and warns against misfitting attire to avoid harming the husband’s vanity and social standing.
Washington Daybook lists Erle Johnston Everett Dirksen Harold Stassen and Tom Dewey as potential GOP nominees for president in 1952. It notes Johnston's Chamber of Commerce ties Dirksen's Senate path and Dewey's king-maker aim plus Stassen's post 1948 stance. The piece also recounts a 1942 profile of Capt Latta Lawrence and a blue-blood political arc ending with a divorce case.
Washington March 29. The North Atlantic pact will be debated thoroughly as its commitments are unprecedented in American history. The article argues it will be approved for reasons tied to instantaneous action with constitutional safeguards. It discusses how air power and bases abroad shape deterrence and the balance with domestic politics, urging nonpartisan state policy and careful ratification.
The Blue Ridge Conference Catholic Students Mission Crusade held its third meeting at St. John’s High School in Westminster on Thursday March 24 with sessions by St. Joseph’s Emmitsburg St. John’s Frederick St. Mary’s Hagerstown and Westminster. Speakers discussed Vocations and Monsignor Waeth spoke on meaning of vocations. The next meeting is April 21 in Frederick with Fr. Keller’s You Can Change the World and a C S M C Rally planned for Mt. St. Mary’s College Emmitsburg on the first Sunday in May.
The Nation Today reviews Dmitri Shostakovich’s appearance at a Madison Square Garden conference where he reportedly apologized for his music. The piece notes he faced prior Kremlin censorship, suggests his remarks may have been crafted to avoid trouble, and contrasts his stance with Soviet demands for conformity. The author argues the central committee’s control and anti cosmopolitan sentiment shape his statements.
A string of family notices lists births and visits from Philadelphia to Gaithersburg and Frederick. Bethany Jean born at Bethesda Suburban Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Hahn. Susan Ann Green born March 13 to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Opie Green Jr. Beverly Ann Shuff celebrates her second birthday with grandparents in Poolesville. Mary Patricia daughter to Mr. and Mrs. George R. Hemler. Sharon Eleanor born to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Watson. Aiken family returns to Washington Grove after West Coast trip with Lt. and Mrs. William Walker. Mills family back from Fort Pierce Florida. Continuous mentions of relatives and travel frame a community notices page.
The term cosmopolitanism is shown as a Communist idea used by Alexander A. Fadeyev, with the Union of Soviet Writers. The dictionary defines it as belonging to the world, not local, implying international. Shostakovich received a scroll from 42 music figures praising music as an international language and linking his visit to cross cultural bonds.
Proponents claimed civic groups endorsed the bill including the Chamber of Commerce yet opponents cite a non unanimous board stance. The letter argues a street through school grounds is unnecessary given a dedicated right of way and questions the city’s handling with the school board. It notes state and federal education authorities and funding implications, plus potential impact on school lands and building location.
Youth Fellowship of Calvary Methodist church met at Browningsville Methodist church with singing led by Rev. Don Griffin and Rev. Wesley Dodge. Miss Alta Ice supervised recreation. plans discussed for Western Maryland sub-district spring meeting May 14 15 at Hotel Braddock Heights. Rev. Fred Smith of the Temperance Council of Maryland spoke. Sunday evening the fellowship met at Calvary church Shirley Felton led “Meet the American Family.” Refreshments by Hattie and Louise Snyder. Then they attended Gettysburg College choir at Evangelical Lutheran church Bethel Busy Bees held a March 21 meeting at the homes of Mrs. Murry Craver and Mrs. Earle Bell Walkersville presided by Mrs. Arthur Lambert. Geraldine Craver read scripture The Mizpah Benediction closed. Twenty eight members attended. Cards of thanks read for flowers and sick visits. Next meeting April at Parish Hall with Mrs. Charles C. T. Stull hostess.
Multiple local weddings highlighted by Mary Elizabeth Korrell and Chester L. Blank at Park Way Church of God with Attendant Annebelle Korrell. Frances Shiley and G Robert Eagle wed in Brunswick First Methodist chapel. Marino Hessong Angleberger marry Thurmont for Thurmont. Receptions and post ceremony events noted with guests from York Rahway Washington Baltimore San Francisco St Louis and Illinois.
Samuel J. Weston of the Frederick VA office outlined four steps to speed death compensation or pension claims for veterans. Provide physician death cause, furnish marriage records, supply birth or adoption documents for children, and prove parental relationship with a certified veteran birth or baptismal entry.
Mr and Mrs Jesse E Byers observed their fifty second wedding anniversary Sunday. They were married March 31 1887 at the home of Rev William Franklin in Sam s Creek. They have three children Keith Ally Floyd and Irvin and three grandchildren. A buffet luncheon for about fifty guests was hosted by their son Keith Myers at his home. The couple are in good health and received many gifts flowers and congratulatory messages. Market prices for Wheat Corn Barley follow.
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