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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1948
Page
4
John L. Lewis asks soft coal operators to meet May 18 to negotiate a successor contract as the current pact nears June 32 expiration. He hints at a coal strike plan and possible Taft Hartley action, while predicting wage and time demands and a longer vacation period, underscoring national economic stakes.
The passage discusses common misuses and pronunciations of English words. It offers guidance on phrases like become sick and the proper pronunciation of th, plus examples of misspellings and synonyms, ending with a quote about divest and self love from Horace Walpole.
Fifty years ago the Frederick dry goods and carpet merchants voted to close all stores at 6 p m from June 1 to Sept 2 except Saturdays. The move aims to help clerks rest during summer. Also notes a coal oil lamp explosion at Lewis Summers residence near Braddock last night. Local merchants J Mc Miller and Alexander Woodward sell their businesses to successors, Daniel Miller and James Gilbert respectively, after long service. Col L W Baughman’s son, Master E Austin Baughman, wins a Confederate bazaar buggy contest during Easter week.
Twenty years ago today the state wide primary saw light Democratic turnout and less than a quarter of Republican registration. Two GOP slates back Hoover and Lowden, while the House reported a bill to establish a national military park at the fonocacy party field. A car wreck near Graceham left M R Marshall and Samuel Brown with minor injuries. Frederick's first double parking crackdown ended in a $2.50 fine for a colored man.
Dorothy Dix argues that marriage as sole woman’s path faded. Modern women gain independence through jobs, self-support, and social respect. Old maids are valued as educated, versatile, and supportive kin, not pariahs, with many benefiting from bachelor aunts who fund education and support families.
Hood College Trident club held a year end picnic supper in Mevran social room with guests Miss Margaret Kerfoot and Miss Elinor Douglass and instructor in biology Atary A Dietrich. Cooperative Government Association also held a picnic in the hui as old officers handed over keys to new ones Miss Charlotte Montraster oversaw refreshments with helpers from Riverdale and Berwyn. Eson Gettysburg has accepted the pastorate at Greenwood Presbyterian Church and will move to Tarapa with his two daughters.
The report lists May precipitation at 3.66 inches for 1947 and 2.29 inches for 1948, with high yesterday at 62 and last night low 20, plus sun and moon timings. It also notes the United States holds 8 percent of the world’s forest area despite occupying less than six percent of the land.
Senator Kilgore and Senator O Mahoney push for a public review of occupation policy toward Germany as authorities reveal a reversal in policy favoring old Nazi industrialists. They cite Draper and Forrestal with pressuring changes, and note attempts to reintegrate former Nazi leaders into postwar German industry.
Washington May 6 The dispute centers on the railway labor act and a presidential fact finding board. Eighteen unions favor the board’s recommendations while three balk. President Truman may seize railroads or seek compulsory arbitration as Congress debates safety and health protections to prevent a nationwide strike before May 11.
Visiting rounds include Mr and Mrs Le Roy Blank Hilde Eugene Mr and Mrs Henry Roberts Gene Shirley Judy Mr Luther B Crampton Jr of Frederick and others returning home after visits. Army enlistment notes Pvt Harvey C Butler II trains at Fort Jackson. Birth announcements and future moves tied to local families plus a 93rd birthday observed.
Opinion by Earl L Cousiass urges immediate action on global issues and domestic reforms. The piece critiques hesitation by leaders, laments stalled progress in science and peace, and warns of dangers from warmakers and unchecked power. It references Senator Kilgore urging a special investigative unit in ERP administration to curb aid flowing to old cartels.
The Heights Auxiliary of the Braddock Heights Community Center held its annual spring meeting April 29 at Camp Schley Inn. New officers for 1946 1950 were elected and a silver carving set was presented to outgoing chairman Mrs. Delaplaine. A large attendance heard reports from committee chairs and plans were set for reorganizing and future group activities.
R W Babson reports renewed confidence after touring the Central West and Florida. He cites President Truman’s St Patrick’s Day message and a shift in mood among farmers, merchants, and bankers toward capital formation, production, and a broader view of producers beyond agriculture. He warns that prosperity demands higher production and saved capital, urging households to seek better soils and nutrition, while predicting a dawning era of innovation and practical enterprise.
In Carrollton Church of God a wedding unites Beulah Alice Leppo of Patapsco and David Charles Miller Jr of Keymar in a formal ceremony led by Rev. C. O. Sullivan. Attendants include Mrs. Charles Bush as matron of honor and Woodrow Miller as best man. The couple plans a Virginia honeymoon and will reside with their parents.
A compilation of historical anniversaries and notable births including Peleg Wadsworth Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Richard Woodten Phoebe Ann Hanaford Abraham Jacobi Lemuel J Schereschey Robert E Peary Gordon Be neils John Gorrie Isaiah Langley Model No 3 Crazy Horse Clifford Beers G S 3th Army Izvestia 1975 birthdates for Giannini Leah McCutcheon Orson Welles Stetson Moses Pendleton and a brief horoscope noting self reliance and a studious nature.
A Mother's Day service will be held at Mountaindale Union Chapel Sunday evening at 8. P. Luther Rice will speak. Frederick Hagan will entertain on accordion. Recitations by Miss Barbara Cline Yeading. Mrs Edna Buhrman and Miss Alice Geesey with Rog Myers in piano. Vocal solos by Miss Hele Beard and Miss Margare Stull with Mrs Thelma Pawall.
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