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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1949
Page
14
Lee Scott a 16 year old Eagle Scout was charged with the murder of Dana Lee Weaver after her body was found battered at Christ Episcopal Church. Police questioned him for seven hours and served the warrant at Roanoke city jail after an anonymous tip and reports of scratches cited as poison ivy.
Police continued probing the death of 16 year old Dana Marte found at Christ Episcopal church. The youth was questioned with Capt Webb and Commonwealth's Attorney Cuddy present as the coroner Dr Irvin described the girl as clubbed to death. Officers removed the youth to the city jail for custody. Stained clothing from Scott's room was claimed as evidence and examined.
In Jersey City the Hague faction conceded defeat in a hot municipal election. Mayor Frank Hague Eggers announced the will of the people at City Hall after 10 p.m. and departed for police headquarters. Unofficial returns show John V. Kenny leading Fusion with 1,117 votes to Eggers 59,231.
Theodor Rosebury, Columbia physician, writes Peace or Pestilence for McGraw-Hill detailing Camp Detrick wartime bio research. He notes secret practices, cites Frederick Post and The News reports from 1946, and discusses offensive defensive bio warfare ideas while stressing vulnerabilities in food supplies.
In a Frederick Maryland newspaper snippet from May 11 1949 the writer cites the Smyth Report and the Merck Report released after World War II. The piece blends personal reflections with commentary on finance and corporate profits noting the Twentieth Century Fund finding that large firms earn profits at lower rates yet lose money less often than small firms.
Fragmentary verse notes a speaker feeling dumb about finances and poverty yet insists on simple contentment. The lines reflect a mood of resilience amid doubt, with repeated assurance not to be glum as daily life reveals others with greater blessings.
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