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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1948
Page
4
A special program kicks off Rededication Week ahead of the Freedom Train stop in Frederick on November 21. Churches host daily activities to promote democracy heritage, with community thanks to contributors and organizers who funded the visit and the exhibit of historic documents.
R L Williams president of the Chicago and North Western Railroad predicts a century hence rail trains will run 600 miles per hour on atomic power when the time capsule at Chicago's first railroad depot is opened. He notes past speeds would have sounded fantastical and wagers future trains may reach 800 miles per hour.
A devotional note quotes Romans 10 11 and J A Macduff urging belief in God in small matters as a path to receiving greater answers. The brief reflects faith in divine provision and assurance through scripture and exhortation.
Brief 1898 notes include J Frank Butts bruised after colliding with a closed toll gate while coasting on a bicycle near Col Calvin Nutt’s Jefferson pike residence. The Green House Restaurant on South Market Street sold to John F. Dean becomes Ci restaurant with Marshall Grambine managing. A Emmitsburg cat catches rats and rabbits and brings them indoors. Michael Fogle plans four new dwellings on Water Street.
Nov 13 1928 item notes Frederick High School captured the county soccer championship by beating Brunswick 7-2. Ken Brown scored two field goals and two penalty shots. Cedets’ teamwork, including Bob Weddle, Herb Eiker and Chet Bavwers, highlighted the season. Also mentioned are a recovered Chevrolet coach from a court theft and local crime notes.
Dorothy Dix counsels that marriage thrives on ongoing mutual sacrifice and adaptation to please each other. A wife should consider her husband’s preferences, and a husband should reciprocate, fostering companionship and reducing divorce risk.
Frederick witnesses Western Union begin modern telegraph era as 745.4 m lines from the Philadelphia telesra office are cut into a push-button switching center. Telegrams to and from are processed with new devices as operators adapt to the change.
A garbled note from M. A. Lufburrow argues for choosing rightly amid conflicting options. The writer suggests cautious selection, warning against embracing evil and implying profit from prudent decisions in an unclear context.
Washington Daybook describes General Lucius Clay directing U S troops in Berlin to avoid provocation and to promote democracy amid Soviet pressure. It notes U S officials warning against escalation and recounts Clay’s stance against provoking war while teaching restraint to his soldiers.
Washington observers interpret recent Soviet behavior as paving the way for a potential settlement of the Berlin blockade and other issues with the United States. Moscow seems to hope for a Truman defeat, then shifts to portraying Dewey as imperialistic while inviting a neutral country meeting to improve relations.
The Frederick area schedules a week of films at Tivoli Opera House and Frederick handle. Read lists include Johnny Belinda and The Paradine Case at Tivoli with top stars. A Night At The Opera and Northwest Stampede. Smugglers Cove Coroners Creek A Date With Judy Beyond Glory Son of God’s Country and more. At Frederick handle Invisible Man Returns and Diablo Rides with cartoons and Warner Pathe News.
The forecast hints at continued wet conditions for many areas this weekend. Temperatures are expected to stay near normal with snow reported in parts of the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region. Central and southern states see fair conditions while Florida and the Plains face wintry mix and accumulating snow.
A Q A explains the duffel bag name from its hich fabric and its town origin near Antwerp Belgium. It also notes the leatherback turtle as the largest living species reaching up to 6 feet in length and about 800 pounds in weight.
Miss Betty Lou Ropp daughter of Mrs Mollie Lantz Braddock became the bride of Marion Eugene Burkett son of Mr and Mrs Bernard Burkett of this city in a double ring ceremony at the Evangelics Lutheran parsonage The Rev Dr W Garrett officiated The bride wore a winter white wool suit with pink and white corsage The brides sister Mrs Dorsey Gilbert attended and was bridesmaid The best man was Dorsey Gilbert The bride works at Frederick Memorial Hospital and the groom at Brosius Engineering Company Engagement announced Dorothy Edna Duvall of Baltimore to John O Steel of Ait Airy with wedding date not yet set.
Reported in the Frederic area several residents were injured recently. Among the sick are Roy L. Wiles of Fiddlers- Co sustaining trac ks in a fall last Sunday and confined at home. William Whitmore was moved to Frederick Memorial Hospital from Walkersville. Mrs J Stanley Grabill, Airy, is recovering at Frederick Memorial Hospital after major burns from a November accident involving a stove. Guy H. Butts, son of Mrs Guy Butts of Middletown, remains a patient at the Naval Hospital Great Lakes. Cora Smith of Locust Valley was treated at Frederick Memorial for a broken leg from a fall. Mrs Herbert F. Davis of Middleway was moved to Morey Hospital in Baltimore and remains seriously ill after an operation. Carrie Bussard of Middle is recovering from a broken arm from attic stairs fall.
Hood College publishes a weekly calendar of upcoming public events. Entries include senior music student Brodbeck Hall performances and a vesper service led by Dr. T Guthrie Speers at Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church in Baltimore.
Hood College hosts the Starlight Ball in Coblentz Hall next Saturday from 8:30 to midnight with Dick Harp's orchestra from Hagerstown providing music. Juniors and seniors will lead a promenade after intermission and reception lines will honor notable guests including President and Mrs. Truxal and other officials.
A compilation of anniversaries and birthdays including John A. Dahlgren born in Philadelphia 1808 and Louis D. Brandeis born in Louisville 1856. Also notes historic events from 1781 Loyalist John Moody hanged in Philadelphia to 1947 Raj Gen Myers stock disclosure and 1946 pay raise for garment workers.
Herman Hartsock of Taneytown won first prize in Potomac Edison annual bass contest with a 21.5 inch river runt bass captured July 2 from Toms Creek near Emmitsburg. He received a True Temper steel casting rod and Ocean City balt reel. Claude V. Smith of Myersville took second with a 20 inch bass from the Monocacy River near Ceresville and earned a Sheldon Reelsport casting reel.
An enlarged reproduction of the Bill of Rights, part of the Freedom Train display, is shown in the lobby of the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank in Frederick. The exhibit notes the rights guaranteed by the document and its preservation by the National Archives as part of federal records.
Jefferson Grange elected Master Henry S. Keller and a full slate for 1949 officers. Contributions of 5 dollars each were approved for the Childrens Aid Society and Freedom Train. Linganbre Grange guests to Friends Night on December 2. New Market and Unionville 4-H Club notes and a Dairy Cattle care program were presented with a 13 member turnout.
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