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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1947
Page
4
Dry conditions threaten the 1948 wheat crop while farmers press on with seeding. Despite forecasts of a small yield and low global relief, landowners continue drills, hoping for wind and weather to favor a bumper harvest. The farmer remains hopeful for food security and soil renewal.
The Washington County Teachers' Association hosts the second of five lectures with Carl Sandburg as guest speaker at 8 15 in the Hagerstown High School auditorium presenting An Evening with Carl Sandburg. The January 30 lecture will feature Dr Gordon Seagrave the Burma surgeon.
The 24 hour precipitation ends at 8 am with 1.53 inches. November precipitation to date is 1.354 inches, below the normal 2.63 inches. November 1946 recorded 1.02 inches, leaving a 5.60 inch deficiency for 1947 through November 1. Yesterday’s high was 55, low last night 30. Sun sets at 5.09 pm, rises tomorrow at 6.41 pm. Moon rises 10.25 pm, sets 12.54 pm. The Monocacy River is muddy at Buckeystown Dam while the Potomac is clear at Point of Rocks.
Maryland election results show Senate 18 Republicans 8 Democrats and House 46 Republicans 44 Democrats with a Talbot tie. A store window fire at Brish Brothers’ burned decorative trim but was contained. Independent Hose Company seeks $1400 for engine repairs after dangerous condition found. Largest paid audience in six to eight years at City Opera House for Made Line of Fort Reno. Electric railroad work begins south of Old Mountain toward Pen Mar and Warnesboro with power house construction started.
Snow fell for about half an hour after a cold rain. A barn fire on Charles C. Easterday’s Wolfsville farm caused about 33 000 in loss with partial insurance. The State Roads Commission plans grade-crossing eliminations near Ridgeville and Gaithersburg starting in 1928. Mrs Marcie Hankey Frederick sold her 70 acre farm near Creagertown to Williams and Blanche Miller of Baltimore for occupancy.
Frederick city officials completed the land acquisition for the new airport with a deed recording 21.38 acres from the Potts farm along Hughes Port road. The city now owns over 700 acres east of Frederick and plans to sell unused ground later. Acquisition cost about 275 to 300 per acre, with the last tract bought from Louise and Nena Potts for 8,000 dollars. Additional payments covered fence construction and adjacent land rights. The terminal building will occupy part of the last tract, with rest aimed to protect approaches and runways.
Dorothy Dix argues trifles dictate happiness and ruin relationships, noting how minor annoyances like fashion, invitations, or a cook’s absence inflame woes. The piece contrasts trifles with grand trials, urging kindness and steadiness. Divorces follow, signed decrees highlight court actions and a wartime veteran’s divorce. Subjecting unmated queen bees to carbon dioxide gas anesthetic affects drone production.
In a private report economist Robert Nathan warns the building industry faces a sharp downturn as prices stay high. He cites lumber mill closures, postponed skyscrapers, and a lag in construction. Nathan urges voluntary profit reductions, more affordable housing aid, and looser building codes to avert a 1947–48 collapse.
London reports Stanislaw Mikolajczyk predicts a Polish Communist driven move against the Catholic church. He cites priests accused of sabotaging workers and possessing weapons, and notes growing church support amid limited political freedom. He also plans a United States visit to see friends.
Union Bridge saw workers absent due to an insect bite infection at Proutz woodworking factory. Mrs. Harry K. Myers and Miss Mamie Cotton, of Saugerties, N Y, visit Mrs. Myers mother and relatives. The Methodist Adult Bible Class met for October devotions at the Howard Gray home. Frederick Keeler sold a Union Bridge home to Baumgardner and bought on Ralph Street in Westminster. Tree surgeons work on Benedum and other Union Bridge streets. George Eichelberger, bookkeeper at Union Bridge Manufacturing, spent Sunday in Greencastle, Pa, for a birthday visit. Otis Devilbiss Jr. visits from Massanutten Academy. Mrs. Wimner Baker visits son Fred Baker at Waynesboro Military Academy.
Drury, director of National Parks, said the system needs about 200 million dollars and several years to modernize roads, trails, campground facilities, and overnight accommodations to meet public demand. Attendance rose 17 percent to 25,265,229 visitors, with 11,024,068 visiting 28 national parks. The Lincoln Memorial remained popular, while several monuments in DC and Arlington, Virginia saw declines. Fort McHenry and Antietam figures are listed among lower attendance sites.
The Locust Valley Church of God elected Rev. Clair E. Ebersole as chairman and John W. Sigler as secretary. Elders include John W. Sigler and Franklin Norris. deacons, J. C. Travis and others. trustees John H. Sigler. treasurer Elmer Younkins. pianists Mary Fink and Flossie Beachley. choristers Mary Grams and Ebersole. librarians Thomas Grams and Clarence Ebersole.
Washington talks among 16 nations outline aims to raise production and stabilize finances while liberalizing trade. Officials caution the discussion is background and not a formal agreement, stressing flexible, measured steps and cross‑country coordination under an informal steering committee.
In discussion about Secretary of State George Marshall and the plan, an expert states that words have given way to action and refuses to specify a single question to be asked. He says he has other things to attend to and implies it is safe to quote him on the topic.
George Andrew Milston 18 and Alice Bauer Thompson 42 year old divorcee, both of Pittsburgh, married in Cumberland after Pennsylvania authorities refused a license. Rev Philip Priester officiated at Trinity Lutheran church. He noted the church did not condone such marriages but found Mrs Thompson the innocent party in a case of malicious desertion. They traveled back to Pittsburgh by bus after the ceremony.
A long list of visitors from Hagerstown York Pittsburgh Flint and Washington spent weekends with local families including Mr and Mrs A E Hares Bruce Biser and others. Multiple households hosted relatives and friends from Hagerstown Boonsboro Funkstown Myersville and York across a weekend visit.
English lesson notes critique common misuses and pronunciation. It emphasizes correct adverbs and syllable stress, spelling corrections like zoology, and practical tips to grow vocabulary by mastering a single word daily. The example word rebellious shows its meaning as opposing lawful authority.
A man plans to propose with a family heirloom ring that features a non diamond stone. He considers the trend of diamond solitaires but chooses a pathway where he first shows the ring to the woman. If she approves, he expresses his intention for it to become her engagement ring.
Veterans Administration mental hygiene clinics operate in 70 cities, offering out patient care for service connected mental disorders. In Philadelphia the clinic expanded from plan to action, with psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers guiding treatment. Eligibility focuses on service origin of disability, otherwise inpatients are used, and most cases stem from war service.
The Court of Appeals overruled a partial divorce granted Albert E. Brault of Chevy Chase by Montgomery County Court. Brault had won the decree on cruelty and constructive desertion grounds, plus custody of three children.
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