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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1950
Page
7
A news sketch describes forward looking young builders presenting modern homes with straight lines glass walls and open patios. interiors are airy with tilt in furniture and bold color. the style contrasts Victorian cozy rooms and reflects changing times while inviting mixed old and new furnishings.
A reader urges clearer explanations of the Ober Law before the November referendum. The letter cites Chief Judge Marbury and Judge Hand to discuss the act's intent, scope, and penalties, including eligibility bans for subversive members and the right to appeal, and highlights explanations from the Maryland Committee against Un-American Activities.
A Frederick reader calls for vigilance against Communist influence in schools citing alleged control of the Jefferson school in New York and other institutions. He argues eternal vigilance protects liberty, lists organizations aiding antiun American activities, and urges support for a defense law.
Two Jefferson area youths arrested after Tuesday night telephone line cuts face hearings in Peoples Court next Wednesday. Freder ick H. Remsberg is released on 500 dollar bond. Robert E. Lowe remains in custody. Lines serving eighty subscribers were cut around 7 18 p m Tuesday. Charges include unlawfully damaging and molesting telephone lines. Deputy Crouse and Lt. May led the investigation.
Impartial analyses of amendments and referendums prepared by the Public Relations Committee of the Frederick County Bar Association as a public service.
The 1880 ballot asks voters to decide on calling a State Constitutional Convention under Article XIV and XVII. Supporters seek to rewrite or draft a new Maryland Constitution adopted in 1867, while opponents oppose any such changes.
The amendment proposes keeping Baltimore City and several counties with current House of Delegates members while addressing proportional representation. It argues current members cap growth and calls voters to decide whether to maintain or alter representation as population changes. Market prices for Wheat, Barley, and Corn are listed with unit prices.
The Republican county meeting at the Opera House drew a packed crowd with excursions from Middletown Myersville and Mt. Airy. Speakers included General Stewart J Woodford and Col. George A Pearce. Also noted were a Belles Lettres Society debate on race, a large Frederick County Telephone and Telegraph subscriber ad, Miss L Grace Beard leaving for six months study at Ralston University, and the death of Joseph Storm near Mt St Marys College from heart failure at age 76.
A strong wind and rain deter voter turnout as elections near. The Green Valley School between Park Mills and Greenfield sold by the Board of Education to Annie E. Funk for $100. The 1930s crops damage in Frederick County totals about 83 million. University of Maryland Extension notes. State Roads Commission to open bids for a new bridge over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Frederick Junction.
In Frederick a flurry of social notes includes Rev. and Mrs. Hoffmeier hosting Rev. and Mrs. Alfred Ankeney from Sendai Japan on a health furlough. Dr. Charles Hoffmeier joins the American College of Surgeons fellowship in Boston, while Helen Louise Schwartz and James C. Barrett plan a November 19 wedding at St John’s Church. Births, travels, and campus events fill the week, with many area families welcoming guests and hosting gatherings.
Deput y Sheriff George F. Crouse reported that Halloween vandals changed speed zones on Maryland Avenue from 30 to 90 mph and 25 to 85 mph near Route 40 and Jefferson Boulevard. The incident disrupted traffic safety on the stretch, with signs altered at multiple locations. Iris blooms near Myersville and a 100th birthday in France are noted in brief garden and obituary-like sketches.
Hood College hosts Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr for a Sunday vesper service at 6:30 in Brodbeck Hall. The sermon theme is Man's True Dignity, with Dr. Andrew G. Truxal officiating. Niebuhr, a Yale Divinity School and Eden Theological Seminary graduate, will be introduced as a noted theologian and author. the college choir will perform two selections under Earle Blakeslee.
Obituaries list several local deaths including Mrs. Laur e L. Conard of Adamstown and infant George Robert Hemler of Taneytown. Also noted are Sylvester Watkins of Puxham and Miss Lizzie Klein formerly of Frederick, with funeral details, interment locations, and officiants. Additional notices cover Charles M. Dixon of near Mt. Airy and details on services at Mount Olivet, Locust Grove Church, and Fairview Cemetery.
Funerals for Mrs Mary C Eyler of Taneytown occurred this afternoon at two o'clock with services at the Taneytown funeral home. Rev Gitsn L Stahl presided. Interment followed in Taneytown Lutheran Cemetery with pallbearers John Chemoweth Wesley Shoemaker Mer Eckard Walter Beaver Delmont Koona and Franklin Fair. C O Fuss and Son oversaw the arrangements. Later services for Samuel A Gregg were held Thursday at two o'clock from the East Patrick street funeral home with Rev W Merval Weaver officiating. Members of Eastern Star 79 Frederick and Lynch Lodge 163 A F and A M attended, as did Worshipful Master Howard M Albaugh. Casket bearers Ray mond Bustard Russell Michael John Engle Roy Rhoderick Byron Winebrenner and John Lentz assisted. Interment was at Mount Olivet Cemetery. C E Cline and Son were directors. Funeral services for William C Willen Denver Coles mechanical engineer, who died Sunday, were held at 3 p m Friday.
Washington dispatch notes the assassination attempt near the White House may temper President Truman’s forthcoming Democratic speech. The incident heightens focus on his remarks to Congress, possibly softening partisan tones and widening audience via expanded radio and TV time. The piece mentions past security lessons, the Roosevelt Taft era shots, and Puerto Rican nationalist context while outlining the emotional impact on the nation and campaign dynamics.
A clumsy OCR blend reports a deed recorded for the sale of about one and a quarter acres from Mr and Mrs John Melvin Johnson to Mr and Mrs John M Inskeep and Jo M Inskeep Jr and Mrs El Inskeep for around 96000. It also notes promotions in the Maryland National Guard's 116th Infantry with Private J M Bennett and John R Swami earning first class riveted ranks, plus Col Rob H Pilgram as commanding officer. stock market activity is mentioned with favored yet uneven movement in yesterday’s list.
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