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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1950
Page
7
A collection of controversial views contrasts urban planning critiques by the American Institute of Architects with a social exhortation on marriage and sociability. It argues against megacities, favors regionally clustered towns, and advocates open social life to stay bright and connected, warning newlyweds against excessive isolation.
The mild winter of 1950 boosts insect populations, raising fears of damage doubling last year’s bill. U S Department of Agriculture warns pests may cut deep into farm income amid surpluses and heavy insecticide use. Grasshoppers caused 27 million in damage last year despite 13.5 million tons of poison. The corn borer threatens 54.59 million, and Boll Weevil damages rose threefold since five years prior. Experts suspect a 10 year cycle of high insect life, with lawmakers noting grim prospects for those relying on farm profits.
Dorothy Dix urges newlyweds to avoid shrinking social circles and cutting out clubs and amusements. She warns that excessive togetherness harms marriage, as couples can bore each other by knowing each other too well and losing interest.
A compact note quotes scripture and Sallust urging careful advice before action. The lines juxtapose biblical warning about theft and a call for mature consideration followed by prompt action.
The Frederick County Board of County Commissioners awarded 188700 dollars in 3 per cent coupon bonds to Baker Watts and Company of Baltimore at a bid of 105 16 on the whole issue. Other bids were received for the entire issue or parts. Rev Sm Hench and party plan to sail to Europe for duty and to attend the Christian Endeavor convention in London and the Paris Exposition. WM Hadams displays flower marble specimens from a quarry on Thomas Atkin’s mountain lot. Athletic Park opening Thursday features United Drill Association exhibition cycle racing and dancing. Grace Reformed Sunday School marks its second anniversary with Supt J Travers Thomas in charge. Secretary H H Abbott notes 12 new members this year, total receipts 596 dollars, current membership 368.
Twenty years ago The Columns Of The News May 27 1930 reports a $120000 grade crossing removal underway at the east end of Ridgeville. About 100 men build a bridge over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks. Other items note a Ford Sport Coupe stolen from in front of the Y M C A, safe burglars looted the American Store in Thurmont, and Benjamin B Rosenstock elected attorney to the Board of Election Supervisors succeeding Parsons Newman who resigned.
Washington Daybook notes Rep A L Miller Nebraska physician posts eight questions in 84 district newspapers asking constituents for guidance on topics from the Brannan Farm Plan to foreign aid. The piece contrasts Miller’s paid approach with fellow lawmakers who publish newsletters, and comments on Congress, hospital funding, and Washington’s home rule debates amid Southern opposition and local apathy. It also profiles the whooping crane and its fragile nest in Texas and Arkansas refuges.
Washington May 27 Charles E Wilson president of General Motors says a five year peace with the CIO United Automobile Workers will set a pattern for constructive labor relations. He notes pension and wage issues will be settled, production gains depend on efficiency, and he expects stability to avert strikes. He predicts increased productivity can offset higher costs without price hikes.
Joseph H. Standford of the Maryland PMA warns farmers that soil loss to air or water transport is a one way ticket. He urges pulverized soil with minimal organic matter and no sod to stay on the farm, citing winds and rains as the main culprits behind erosion and soil departure.
Sunday, May 28, 1947 reports 47 Lt Gen Kasna Derevyanka and 48 other key members of the Soviet Mission to Japan departed suddenly for Moscow this morning per authoritative sources.
Hartford May 27 jury in the $206,000 Draper Adler McCullough libel trial reported it had been unable to reach a verdict. The judge ordered one more try after a brief delay.
A cryptic puzzle fragment lists numerous clues across vertical and horizontal groups. It presents a wordplay grid style with numbers guiding cross references and partial entries such as flower depictions, volcano Sicily, Babylonian deity, Japanese outcasts, and an artificial language, indicating a connected, word-assembly grid.
Clue thread notes puzzle sequence numbering with printing mistakes. Entries include doubled 31, thread 33, and terms 34 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 51 as hinted word clues. The list references domestic slave and tidy as possible definitions or mistranscriptions within a historical puzzle page.
Braddock Heights Community Center Women’s Auxiliary held a Thursday evening meeting at Miss Carlotta Hayes home. New officers were introduced and summer activities planned including a card party and lawn fete with dates to be set. Executive committee hosted a luncheon later with fellow officers and group chairmen named.
N A Lufburrow argues that words alone fail to prove sincerity and that action backs up claims. He cites Chinese hand harvesting needing 260 man hours per acre versus 13 hours with an American machine, illustrating efficiency gaps between rhetoric and results.
NEA s Edson outlines Morris L Cooke leading a seven man commission to study ten major U S watersheds including the Mississippi. The panel will avoid blueprinting a single agency and seeks harmony among conflicting agencies while surveying pollution, flood control, navigation and power via regional hearings and questionnaires.
Major league scouts watched Hagerstown High School in a Friday tilt at McCar Field with Frederick Higgs cadets drawing attention. Athletic Director James F. Zimmerman and Coach Gene Hamm kept control as Elmer Yoder of Pittsburg and Boston Reds scouts eyed Frederick players. Yoder expected to contact a leading local prospect for a potential tryout after the Wednesday night game in Hagerstown.
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