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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1947
Page
4
The Army bans most nondivisional shoulder patches worn in World War II to reduce proliferation while keeping unity insignia for divisions and corps. The change aims to foster unit esprit and selfless service, though many veterans may miss the personal patches that marked hard-won service and comradeship.
The piece argues youth should learn work as a core habit. It notes part time jobs, vacation work, and self earned money foster regular industry. It stresses balancing study with duties at home and performing tasks faithfully, with money motive aiding reliability.
A garbled page presents Q A pairs about former owners of Arlington sites, biblical references to seven senses, replacement currency for Germany, and a note about a three day campfire event at Camp Airy near Thurmont. The text includes scattered names and phrases with unclear attributions.
Doctor notes tobacco impacts vary by person and over time. Chronic use links to circulatory changes, coronary issues, and conditions like Buerger's disease, with some individuals showing little harm while others face definite impact. An additional Q&A covers thyroid surgery risks and preoperative optimization.
A compact note teaches proper usage of imminent and related terms. It offers corrections on phrases like a serious accident and mispronunciations, emphasizes spelling quirks for eccentric, and urges daily vocabulary growth through repeating a word to master it.
Fifty years ago in Frederick the post office clerk Charles Schultz injured his left leg while learning to ride a bicycle. The First Annual Banquet of Frederick Council No 118 Junior Order United American Mechanics was held at City Hotel with toasts from many members.
Twenty years ago in Elkton Miss Dean Leffler was chosen as Hood College queen and serenaded by the sophomore class. A May Day fantasy drew an audience of about 7 000 observers. Hahn and Betson won a city contract under a $75 000 cap.
Smithsburg scene includes obituary for Daisy E Smith at her Hagerstown home after illness with survivors listed. also notes George Ferguson injured in a car crash near Chewsville. Mrs Charles J Forrest attends her daughter Lorena’s Jefferson Medical College graduation. various locals mentioned visiting family and a new clothing store opening May 16 on South Main Street. additional items include Hood College recital, Zoate Club meeting, and Home Demonstration Agent talk highlighting rural extension work and National Guard funding.
Washington May 13 The United Nations is presented as a peacekeeper but is powerless to compel major powers to act. Eleanor Roosevelt questions a proposed international police force, while the veto in the Security Council blocks enforcement. The piece argues the UN cannot coerce large nations and is largely a paper affair without enforcement teeth. Reproduction Rights Reserved.
A coat sent by Mrs. Harry C. Smith of 111 East Fourth Street to overseas relief is now with a Dutch family in Drenthe province. The note from James Sluiter expresses gratitude for the coat and the effort of the donors. The letter requests a reply if possible. Mothers Day dinner hosted by Mrs. Oliver Driver featured a large cake and gifts for Emma Driver and family.
A 869 ton Portuguese freighter Portucale with 16 crew disappeared off the Portuguese coast early today. Searchers report an oil slick on the water and believe the ship may have struck a mine or exploded while carrying war material from Lisbon to Santa Maria and the Azores. Ships and planes scoured the area after the SOS was heard.
Washington notes report House Commerce Committee backed HR 1000 to reimburse former prisoners of war and dependents for brutalities by Axis forces. Testimony cited Geneva 1928 standards, with veterans Bill Horabin and Col Alfred Co Oliver detailing wartime abuse. A three member commission may apportion eligible claims from frozen assets, while HR 1000 awaits action. A birthday party at Rod and Gun Club honored Miss Phyllis Roby.
The column lists residents and events including Mr and Mrs Nathan Cooley of the area, Mrs Vada Roberson finishing a sick spell, Mrs Sadie Dronenbure starting a new home, Mr and Mrs L Flohr and Garth relocating, and Miss Baugh’s seventh birthday with gifts. The Dickerson church Quarterly Conference will meet at the church Sunday. Cooler and his son spent the weekend with J E Gray of Gai. Leonardo da Vinci’s anatomy drawings are noted as having transformed physiology revelation if published in his life.
A reader asks if she can marry a 21 year old spoiled son amid parental disapproval and social class gaps and whether they should live with his parents. Dorothy Dix warns of a bitter awakening and says happiness cannot come from buying marriage with money.
An odd note from The Bell Syndicate states Side Glances never wears her wedding ring but can wear an engagement ring, not placed on the traditional wedding ring finger.
Miss Virginia B. Turner an assistant professor of home economics at Hood College leads four senior class members in an experiment on nutritional deficiencies using rats. They compare growth and health across diets deficient in vitamins and calories with a milk intake variation and perform autopsies on any deceased rats to study internal and external effects.
The report records 24 hour precipitation ending 8 30 a m with 0.25 inches, May total 1.56 inches to date, and normal May precipitation 3.66 inches. May 1946 actual was 7.3 inches. Deficiency in 1947 precipitation to May is 0.36 inches. High yesterday 87, low unknown, sunset 8 15 pm, sunrise tomorrow, moon rise 3 34 pm, moon set 1 55 am.
An editorial on prayer argues belief spans many faiths and stresses prayer as a path to discern God's will rather than to bend it. It frames true prayer as seeking guidance, not coercing outcomes, and cites a saintly maxim that peace lies in doing the divine will.
Prize winning Army Signal Corps documentary Seeds Of Destiny will be screened at 8 pm Thursday in Brodbeck Hall Hood College. The film is not yet released commercially and admission is free to the public.
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