Boyle Column: Stage Fright and TV Ambition
HAL BOYLE recalls a Kansas City childhood stage disaster with an eight line poem that left him trembling and later an awkward TV hosting moment for a Korean War drama. He notes public mockery and a self deprecating conclusion about leaving TV to legends Tallulah Bankhead and Groucho Marx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Parent-Teachers Association
Kansas City
Pulitzer Price Playhouse
ABC
Korea
Grand Canyon
Tallulah Bankhead
Groucho Marx
The Laggard Stork and the 1952 Selective Service
An analysis by General Lewis B. Hershey warns of an eight year manpower crisis due to a postwar lull in male births. He estimates a shortage of up to 25,000 draftees monthly by late 1952 as the birth-rate dip from 120,000 to 87,000 per month echoes into military manpower. He cautions to prepare for the worst while hoping for the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Korea
Endearing Sacrifice in Santayana Essays
The essay collection by 87 year old former Harvard philosophy professor George Santayana argues that genuine sacrifice elevates the object of devotion. It explores parental education efforts, child or elder sacrifices for family comfort, and political leaders forfeiting personal gain for party aims, noting self delusion when outcomes falter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Santayana
Harvard
Tires
Russia Fails In U N Move
In New York on May 17 the General Assembly political committee settled the issue without a vote as the Soviet bloc refused to participate in debate on a world arms embargo against Red China. Jacob Malik stated no request to vote on competence, and U S Ambassador Ernest Grass introduced the embargo proposal while the Soviet bloc remained seated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Russia
China
United Nations Security Council
General Assembly
Security Council
Jacob Malik
Roberto Arbelaez-Urdaneta
Colombia
U. S
Ernest Grass
Driver Unhurt When Auto Breaks Off Pole
James B. Simpson of Lovettsville Virginia escaped injury when his automobile struck a power pole on Route 15 south of Buckeystown about 3 30 this morning. The pole was broken off. Simpson crossed the northbound lane and left the road on the east side. No charges were filed. Later, a minor collision in Walkersville injured no one. Bernard Ricketts of Union Bridge collided with Edgar Chase of Walkersville on Route 71 and Maple Avenue about 9 45 Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Simpson
Lovettsville
Route 15
Buckeystown
D. A. Tucker
Simpson
Bernard Ricketts
Union Bridge
Edgar Chase
Walkersville
Tucker
Ricketts
Chase
Mapie Avenue
Government orders more steel for U S defense needs
The government directed steel mills to reserve sharply larger quantities of steel products for July defense deliveries. Also noted is the observance of the nineteenth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs William Swope at 10 Hamilton Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Washington
William Swope
Hamilton Avenue
Local Columans note religious reshuffle and auctions
United Brethren conference re elected all four bishops and approved a $50 000 grant to aid aged itinerants over the next quadrennium. Dr Robert MacArthur lectured at the Opera House predicting Anglo Saxon and Slav world dominance conflict within 25 years. Mayor Smith orders police to curb Sunday night loafing. John Frazier launches a new boat The Diamond on the Monocacy. Frederick County National Bank stock and Fredericktown Savings deposits sold at public or private sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren Church
Robert &. MacArthur
Calvary Baptist Church
New York
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Smith
John Frazier
South Market Street
Kel-Mar
John Simmons
Water tank collapse shocks Monocacy Valley Canning yard
Twenty years ago from The News May 17 1931 reports a 15000 gallon water tank at Monocacy Valley Canning Company on East South street toppled after storms, narrowly missing night watchman Charles Strailman while avoiding plant buildings. Also noted are the death of Glenn Garber at 50 from heart attack during recovery from appendicitis and Hood College 1933 class winning Sports Day with 485 points plus a large vesper service by junior choirs at Evangelical Reformed church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monocacy Valley Canning Company
East South Street
Charles Strailman
Glenn
Garber
Garber Baking Company
Frederick City
HOOD
Death verdict to be given later in Diggs case
Harry George Diggs 52 of 118 West All Saints street died suddenly in an automobile while awaiting admission to Frederick Memorial Hospital about 7:55 p.m. Wednesday. An autopsy will follow police and medical examiner investigation. Diggs, employed 12 years by Markell and Ford, Knights of Pythias member, died after being driven to the hospital by a son. Surviving: two sons Leonard and Roy Alvio Diggs. Body at funeral home. services Saturday at 1 p.m. with Rev. W. J. Snowden. interment Bartonsville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry George Diggs
West
All Saints Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Digs
Diggs
Markell and Ford
Knights of Pythias
Leonard
Roy Alvio Diggs
West All Saints Street
Oxlock
W. J. Snowden
Bartonsville Cemetery
C. E. Hicks
David B. Reifsnider
Bessie J. Reifsnider
Detour
Meadowview
Union Mills
Samuel and
Mary Fair Null
D. Leonard Reifsnider
Delault
James C Bushey
Sykesville
R Edgar Booth
Baltimore
Harold K. Null
Waynesboro
A. J. Ohler
A. 2. Oller
Walter C. Brower
Taneytown
Grace Reformed Church
Grace Church
Stanley
Dean Stanley Charles Dean
Smethwick
England
Dean
Marker and Biefeld
Frederick
Damascus
Upper Seneca Baptist Church
Cedar Grove
Molesworth
Deaths of Mrs. Bessie J. Reifsnider and others in area
Obituary brief listing the deaths of Mrs. Bessie J. Reifsnider of Detour aged 68 at Meadowview Convalescent Home Union Mills and other local deaths including Mrs Hepsie G Poole of Damascus and Stanley Charles Dean of Dameron? No, Damascus. Details give survivors, churches, and funeral arrangements with dates and locations for each.
Funeral Notices For Hawes Infant And Walter White
The infant Virginia D. Hawes daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert L Hawes had services at the grandparents home near Thurmont at 10 a m with Rev Ivan G Naugle. Pallbearers included Kenneth Miller W Miller Russell Miller and Robert Specht Burial was in U B cemetery at Thurmont Funeral Directors were M L Creager and Son. Walter A White died Sunday and his funeral was held from the funeral home on East Patrick Street Wednesday at 2 p m Rev Dr W V Garrett officiated. A number of floral pieces were presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia D. Hawes
Albert Lee Hawes
John Miller
Thurmont
Ivan G. Naugle
Kenneth Miller
W. Miller
Russell Miller
Robert Specht
U. B
M. L. Creager and Son
Walter A. White
East Patrick Street
W. V. Garrett
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Truth about MacArthur firing comes out in testimony
Washington reports that General Bradley testified the Joint Chiefs did not know the method or timing to relieve MacArthur and that the President drove the change. Five officials, including Tru man and Acheson, participated in the decision, with Bradley noting the handling differed from the intended plan. Bradley said there were no policy or political disagreements with MacArthur, and no intelligence indicating Red China would intervene in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
MacArthur
Joint Chiefs
Defense Marshall
Truman
Marshall
Harriman
Acheson
Pentagon
Congress
Korea
United States
I 1S
Red China
Crops Make Good Gains In Maryland Report
Maryland fruit vegetables and grains show no serious damage from disease insects or weather. Dry spells then rain aided field work as small grains remained favorable with wheat heading and oats rye progressing. Planting limited in Western Maryland with up to half the crop elsewhere. Delmar peninsula folds up four inches or more. Tomato plants set, fields in excellent condition though cutworms harm tender roots. Eastern Shore cantaloupes cucumbers and watermelons start quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Maryland
del- Mar
Illness updates and hospital returns in Frederick
Among The Sick est. Brinee 1 Eshieman returned to his Kemp Wall apartment after surgery at Church Home and Hospital in Balimore. John Kolb Jr returned home from Lutheran Hospital in Baltimore improving nicely. Charles W. Wiles at Frederick Memorial Hospital improving after May 7 admission. Frederick County Historical Society reports a successful card party with a follow up tonight at West Patrick street home. prizes awarded to several individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eshieman
Kemp Wall
Church Home
Balimore
John Kolb, Jr
East Fifth Street
Lutheran Hospital
Baltimore
Charles W. Wiles
Water Street
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Funeral Services for Summers and Kehne Family Members
Bearers were Vernon Summers Charles Kehne Charles Kebbe Jr Hoyt Summers Foster Summers and Robert Gormley. Interment was in Mt Oliver cemetery. C. E. Cline and Son funeral directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Summers
Charles Kehne
Charles Kebbe, Jr
Hoyt Summers
Foster Summers
Robert Gormley
Mt Oliver Cemetery
C. E. Cline and Son
Wedding at Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church
Miss Mary Elizabeth Mundey wed Robert Lee Powell at Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church in Hagerstown on Saturday evening. Rev. G I Rider officiated before family, with matron of honor LeRoy S Rind Jr as best man. The couple, after a reception, left for a Baltimore trip. The bride, a 1949 Hagerstown High School graduate, works for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone. the groom, a 1947 Frederick High School graduate, serves in the U S Army at Camp Pickett Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace ‘Evangelical United Brethren Church
Hagerstown
Mary Elizabeth Mundey
Albert F. Murdley
McDowell Avenue
Robert Lee Powell
Walter ‘. Powell
Frederick
G. I. Rider
LeRoy S. Rind, Jr
Baltimore
Powell
Hagerstown High School
Chesapeake and Fotomac Telephone Company
Frederick High School
U. S. Army
Camp Pickett
Local Personal Notices From Maryland Area
Mr and Mrs Ray Seiss of Creagerstown announce the birth of their second son Glenn William on May 8. Mr and Mrs John Shaff of 213 East Sixth street report their son, serving in the U S Army, is stationed in Kentucky as Pvt William H Shaff 52096429 Co A Inf Bn Res Com D 3rd Arm d Div Fort Knox Ky. Mr Wm T Delaplaine joined over 20 Maryland West Virginia and Pennsylvania newspaper representatives in Charlotte NC to study AP teletypesetter operations. Mrs Leora Shook and Miss Delores Shook are registered at the Penn Harris Hotel in Harrisburg Pa while attending the Pennsylvania League for Crippled Children convention. Miss Delores Shock is a student at Good Shepherd Home Allentown Pa and participates in the Four Leaf Clover Club program. Mr and Mrs Kelly Hoffman of Jug Bridge Inn will quietly celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Seiss
Creagerstown
Glenn William
John Shaff
East Sixth Street
U.S. Army
Kentucky
William H. Shaff
U. S
Fort Knox
Wm. T. Delaplaine
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Charlotte
N.C
Associated Press
Leora Shook
Delores Shook
Penn Harris
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania League for _Crippled Children
Delores Shock
Good Shepherd
Allentown
Four Leaf Clover Club
Kelly Hoffman
Jug Bridge Inn
Parents Lack Moral Courage, Babson Says
Roger W Babson argues in New Boston New Hampshire that national greatness in a democracy rests on individual moral character taught at home. He criticizes schools for mediocrity and claims many parents today fail to instill industry and responsibility in their children, urging hiring managers to consider an applicant s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger W. Babson
New
Boston
N. H
Kefauver
Office of Defense Mobilization
Nes
America
Department of Defense
Junior
Joey
General Marshall
Fin, Su. Inc
Associated Women Of Farm Bureau In Meeting
Mrs Herbert Davis of Middletown spoke at the Spring meeting of the Associated Women of Farm Bureau in the Extension Service rooms on East Church Street. Mrs Holly Albaugh presided, devotions were led by Mrs Charles Remsberg, and two 4-H girls were chosen to attend the state meeting at College Park. Mrs Arthur Simms led the program with readings and music, and Mrs David Young introduced the speaker who recalled her 1941 Peru exchange teacher experience and 1949 Ireland exchange stint, sharing a travelogue on Incas and Irish daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Davis
Middletown
Associated Women of Farm Bureau
Ater
East Church Street
Holly Albaugh
Charles Remsberg
College Park
Arthur Simms
Unionville
Maurice McDaniel
Maurice McDaniel and A Solo By Mrs. Simms
David Young
Davis
Peru
Ireland
Andes
Three Hood College Seniors Recital Sunday Evening
Three Hood College music majors present their senior recital Sunday evening at eight in Brodbeck Hall. The event, required for degrees, is open to the public free of charge. Lorraine Hlan plays Handel on violin, Lavinis Hussey performs Bach and The Stations of the Cross on organ, Mitzi Weil accompanies at piano with works by Albert, Chopin, and Debussy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood College
Brodbeck Hall
Lorraine Hlan
North Plainfield
Handel
Lavinis Hussey
Presque Isle
Bach
Marcel Dupre
Eugene TD Albert
Debussy
Mitzi Weil
Garden City
N.Y
Present At B and P W Club Dinner At Key Hotel
About 60 members and guests attended the monthly dinner of the Business and Professional Women's Club at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Frances Shores introduced two Frederick High School exchange students from Wyandotte Michigan and speakers Virginia Souder and Ernestine Reed, who compared local and Wyandotte education and industry. Irene Caton inducted new members as officers outlined club history and the revolving scholarship fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women's Club
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Frances Shores
Wyandotte
Museum of Natural History
Ernestine Reed
Frederick High
Detroit
Ford
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Miss Caton
Mildred Price
Ada Black
Roby Radcliff
Madeline Burhman
Edna Davis
Helen Shafer
Mary Barker
Helen Martz
Mary Alice Benson
Beouf rolling price ceilings seen to raise beef costs
Washington May 174 Sec tary of Agriculture Brannan told the House Agriculture committee that a rollback of price ceilings may lift dinner beef prices in the near term while potentially lowering cattle production later. He noted pending watchful developments in marketing and production classes and explained how long term prospects influence cattle sales and beef supply. Also reports on scout registrations, engine purchases, and local civic notes appear in the same column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brannan
House Agriculture Comitee
Senate
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Laggard Stork
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the News
Linwood Frazier
St. John's Catholic Church
Hepsie G. Poole
Hepsie Gertrude Poole
Ro Newton Poole
Columbus
Amanda Warfield Purdum
Mountain View Methodist Church
Purdum
Urner S. Purdum
Sally Louder
Ardeen Clough
Seaford
Del
Poole
Providence Cemetery
Kemptown
Olin L. Molesworth
General MacArthur
David Lawrence
Frederick County Historical Society
Society
West Patrick Street
Tasker
Wy U
Webster
Tars
Tai
Ayl
Babson
Associated Women OF Farm Bureau In Meeting
Sifet
B.&p.w
Clifford Doll
Henry BR. Shoemaker
Winches Hall
Upper
Montgomery Cour
Cambridge
Ruth McVean
Strine
Ru Trout
First Vic
Trene Caton
Second Vic
Louise Strine
Mae Shank
Elsie Sommerfield
Assiant
Jessie Webster
Edith Carmack
Mary Greery
Hazel McCanner
Civitan
Courtney Shropshire
Kelvin Shivers
Civitan International
Frederick Civitan Club
Brodherk Hall Hood College
Shropshire
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