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Newspaper

News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1947

Page

4

Cooperation on Price Problem Divides Business Readers

Two statements from business groups debate responsibility for high prices. The Chamber of Commerce committee says blaming business men alone is misleading and calls for cuts where possible, while the National Planning Association urges business leaders to lead with others cooperating. Both affirm labor farmers and government should join in stabilizing the economy. Ruml suggests government actions like food conservation and tax cuts, with labor and farming urged to reexamine wage trends and policy. The underlying forces shaping prices require a concerted national effort.

Committee On Economic Policy Chamber of Commerce United States National Planning Association Beardsley Rumi NPA Business Committee Ruml Chamber

Farm Prosperity and Modernization of Farm Life

The article argues farm prosperity drives national wealth and factory activity, noting modern farming uses scientific methods and new ideas. It contrasts past isolation with today’s connected farm families through newspapers, radios, telephones, and automobiles enabling closer ties to towns and the wider world.

Butcher Boy and Vittorio Mussolini Aims for Butcher Trade

A fragmentary notice links Vittorio Mussolini, famed bomber pilot, with a teenage butcher offer. The piece recalls his wartime role and imagines a shift to wholesale butchery as an aesthetic calling, while noting potential political obstacles.

Vittoro Mussolini Vittorio Vittorie Iim Peron

Pride and Its Double Edge in Dorothy Dix Style Advice

Dorothy Dix extols pride as a potent force that can spur effort or ruin lives. She warns that true pride fuels perseverance and ethical work, while false pride leads to dependence and waste. The piece contrasts disciplined pride with ostentatious vanity and highlights tragic cases of pride causing hardship.

Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The News May 15 1897

Fifty years ago local items note a two story frame dwelling owned by Mr Daniell Eyler near Woodsboro destroyed by fire with most furniture. Mr and Mrs Evxler escaped with their lives. A prominent farmer criticizes county officials for neglect on road from the city to Montevue. Samuel A Gregg, mail carrier between Jefferson and Frederick, will end route soon and run a special line between the cities. Feathers and refuse dumped on Jefferson turnpike beyond the city, frightening horses. Hayes Prong of Ling a has an observatory 25 feet high on Luganore Hills offering a fine view of the countryside.

Daniell. Eyler Woodsboro Evxler Montevue Samuel A. Gregg Jefferson Frederick Jeferson Jefferson Turnpike Hayes Pron Lingais Luganore

Twenty Years Ago Locatems From The Columns Of The News

Twenty Years Ago Locatems From The Columns Of The News May 33 1927 reports a house party at House Park and a Frederick s School event where Miss A Wolverton received a gift. A 1927 theft involved a coupe owned by Louis E Excheiberger stolen from in front of Winchester Hall. A false deputy collector of internal revenue case led to indictments in Baltimore.

the News Fredericks Dipere A. Wolverton Nellie Sparrow Lockhman Louis E. Excheiberger West Fourth Street Winchester Hall Warie Internal Revenue Hush Vo Gittinger Federal &Land Baltimore

Marshall faces tough era as secretary of state says Edson

Capital News Notebook reports Gen George C. Marshall endures criticism for limited diplo matic gains in China and Moscow while facing trimmed budgets and heavy lobbying in Washington. The piece notes rising lobbyist activity, Senate and House struggles over labor reform, Benton Bowles ties, and a probing view of Stassen’s blunt advise to Truman. It also mentions a bomber’s May Day flyover, export license denials, and Missouri Valley Authority doubts. A wedding anniversary is briefly noted.

Peter Edson NEA Washington George c. Marshall China Moscow Greece Turkey Marshall Jimmy Byrnes Senate House Congressional Recreation Act Harold E. Stassen Truman Congress Roosevelt Taft Chamber of Congress William Benton Benton Chester Bowles Bowles Byrnes Benton & Bowles Donot House Appropriations Committee John Taber Taber Japan Manchuria U. S Montana James E Missouri Valley Authority William Langer North Dakota Bureau of Reclamation U. S. Reclamation Assa Missouri River Valley St. Lawrence Canada

Weather summary for 24 hours ends on Wednesday

The brief notes a 24 hour forecast with daylight savings time adjustments and precipitation chances high. It records a weather update with unspecified locations, mentions possible rain and temperature shifts, and notes the period ends midweek. The fragmentary text suggests routine meteorological reporting without clear city or agency attribution.

Impassioned words and weather notes in корр 1947 report

English lesson notes on usage and pronunciation mix with a regional weather digest and a Taft talk. The report cites impassioned speech phrases, a May precipitation snapshot, and a Pittsburgh Jewish Welfare Board luncheon broadcast with temperatures and astronomical times for the day. It notes Charles P Taft addressing the Deficiency in 1947 precipitation council and lists delegated Maryland attendees.

C. P. Taft Rose Miller West Partick Street Maryland Charles P Taft Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In Jewish Welfare Board Pittsburgh

Knights of Columbus Maryland State Convention Held in Ocean City

The forty ninth annual Maryland State Council convention met at the Mayflower Hotel Ocean City over a weekend. Attendees included district deputy Austin C. Thomas and local delegates G Bernard Callon and W Jerome Offutt. James J. Lacy served as banquet toastmaster and Most Rev Edmund J Fitzmaurice delivered the principal address.

Maryland State Council Knights of Columbus Mayflower Hotel Ocean City Austin C. Thomas Frederick Hagerstown Emmitsburg G. Bernard Callon W. Jerome Offutt St. John’s James J. Lacy Edmund J. Fitzmaurice Wilmington Del Frank A. Shalienberger Maryland W. Jerome Gratt Boston William F. Sauer St. John’s Church St. Mary Star of the Sea

Former Morgan Firm Member Shot To Death

Thomas Newhall a 70 year old former member of J. P. Morgan & Co. and Philadelphia financier was found fatally shot in an old storage building he had converted for his sons. Authorities say it appears accidental as he was cleaning firearms during a weekend property inspection. He previously served as director of several major firms and as vice president of Penn Mutual Life Insurance.

Radnor Thomas Newhall J. P. Morgan & Co Philadelphia Thomas Shallow Newhall D. A. Newhall Narberth Thomas John Stretch, Jr Morgan Drexel and Company Pennsylvania Railroad Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company Baldwin Locomotive Works Reading Coal and Iron Corp Sharpe & Dohme, Inc

Maryland Governor Proclaims National Guard Day and Month

Governor William Preston Lane Jr announced a statewide observance on June 6 as National Guard Day and June as National Guard Month. The proclamation notes June 6 marks the 3rd anniversary of the D-Day Normandy landings in which Maryland's 29th Division served. He urged citizens to support the National Guard to keep it fully organized in honor of its heroic dead.

Annapolis William Preston Lane, Jr National Guard Normandy Maryland Guard Maryland Honouing

Questions And Answers Summary Of Historic Facts

The text presents Q and A items on demography’s scope and a misnamed Poor Man’s Plymouth Rock identifying New York City’s Battery Park Aquarium near an immigration station as the source, notes the Treasury Conscience Fund beginning in 1817 with a $250 donation, and cites the American Junior Red Cross as an organization with about two million members.

Plymouth Rock New Yorks Aquarium Battery Park Treasury Department Conscience Fund Jan Lars Yankees American Red Cross

Moderation and lifestyle in high blood pressure care

Dr William A O Brien offers guidance for patients with hypertension emphasizing confidence in a physician, gradual activity, balanced work and rest, weight control, cautious diet, and addressing anxiety. Smokers and sleep affect management. cosmetic options may help birthmark concerns in a Teen Q A.

William A. O'Brien NEA

Strength For Today by Earl L. Douglass

An essay on justice argues the world faces widespread injustice from dictators and everyday life alike. The speaker emphasizes justice as love in action, demanding fair treatment beyond deserts and within all groups from households to students on campuses. Copyright Babson Newspaper.

Europe Asia Babson Newspaper S+ a

Luf's Stuff Heman Weakness in Luxuries Gala

A reflective piece laments human weakness amid abundance. It contrasts comforts and health with dissatisfaction, noting a constant desire for more and a untold twist in character, urging contentment despite ample benefits. The tone mirrors a personal meditation on wealth and well being.

Firemen Reward Leads to Damaging Break In Station

In Welborn Kansas on May 13 a local fire chief treated his crew after a quick equipment check. A fire later destroyed tools at the station. Glenn Masterson, 11, was rescued from a nine foot pond when Welborn volunteers drained the pond by breaching a dam with crossbars spades and rails. He walked from the road saying, gee you were looking for me.

Wadderson, End Wadderson’s Fire Company Welborn Kas Glenn Masterson Glenn

Gaithersburg Social News Recaps Weddings and Travels

Gaithersburg families host gatherings as Paul Culbertson with three children sails from New York to Spain where he will take a diplomatic post. Miss Margaret Griffith’s May 17 wedding to Judson Earle of New Orleans draws major entertainments in Washington Grove and Gaithersburg with showers hosted by Grace McNamara, Vivian Menitt, and L. M. Griffith Jr. and George W. Darby.

Gaithersburg Paul Culbertson New York Spain Culbertson Peggy Culbertson Washington Grove Helen Jackson Greta Frank Joan Plummer Betsy Culberton Jane Ann Koukal Miss Culbertson Dwight L. Yankey Garner Bare New Market Merton Duvall Joseph Whetzel Ernest Garnier Mary Jane Reed Lee Gartner Forte Sandison Eleanor Gartner New Orleans Miss Gartner Rio de Janeiro Margaret Griffith Judson Earle Grace McNamara Washington Vivian Menitt L. M. Griffith, Jr George W. Darby Griffith

Letter from Regensburg Woman Seeks Frederick Korb List

Police received a letter from Erika Korb in Regensburg Bavaria requesting a list of persons named Korb in Frederick. She claimed kinship hints from her father and said she is a refugee expelled from Silesia with no means or news. Local city directory shows no such name in Frederick or rural routes.

Regensburg Bavaria Germany Frederic Erika Korb Frederick

Whosoever ashamed of Me and My words cited

The excerpt cites Mark 8 38 and a quote from Charles Dickens Dickinson praising prayer for sinners and a sinner must repent. The lines mix biblical verse with a religious quip about seraphs and selling forgiveness.

Charies Dickinson

Overseas Letters Bring Thanks To Girls For Friendship Bags

Girls from Frederick area Troops 8 and 13 sent friendship bags to Greece as part of the World Friendship project. Letters translated by Nick Carros express gratitude and describe life in Greece amid ongoing hardship, with requests for reciprocal photos and future correspondence.

Greece Frederick Nick Carros Frederick High School Ray H. Smith F. Russell Young Ismini Tsintson

Administrative assistant attends Moscow conference then travels to Europe

Virginia H James, an administrative assistant in the eastern European division of the State Department, attended the Moscow Foreign Ministers conference. She now travels from Washington to Moscow on March 4, then to Berlin Paris London, and will sail aboard the America May 11 for New York. She plans to return soon and wrote friends about the marvelous experience.

Liss Virginia H. James Moscow Sion States Department London America New York Coun James Berlin Paris Washington

Typewriter Etiquette and Local Arrest Report

Social note shows typing norms for letters while reporting two arrests by officers Leror Thompson and Carl Rentzell. Helen Dorsey and another man were charged with intoxication, disturbing the peace, and interfering with an arrest. Both defendants held on $20 and costs.

E. Leror Thompson Hell Street Helen Dorsey North Beniz Street Carl Rentzell Arnold Simmons

Clare Everson Wins Maryland Science Award 1847 48

Owen Evetham of Brunsmew School near Brun m earns Maryland Academy of Science award for 1847 48. He merited Science TM award this time and Pratt receives peat in Bal will be Enoch.

Owen Evetham Brunm Brumswh Maryland Acade

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