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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1950
Page
5
Tsepon Shakabpa, Tibet's finance minister, cables the United Nations urging intervention as China presses its invasion. The piece notes Tibet's lack of armed forces and reliance on terrain, warning that peaceful nations may face harsh truths if attacked.
Augusta residents report a hunter incident when a stuffed deer was shot at a field near a home. Six hunters fired on the decoy during an inspection and left, with two more shots fired the next day as the scene was examined. No further details given.
Fifty years ago local items from the Cabins of the News for November 18 1900 report a sale of a farm for 3000 near New Market to William W Summers tea and other county streams and wells are described as low trim at present. At an Emerson Literary Society meeting a debate favored the United States as a greater war power. Domestic Building Association stockholders elected officers F R Sappington president James E Walker vice president Wilbur K Duvall secretary treasurer Articles of Incorporation for Grace Reformed Church filed naming Rev Eugene L McLean Tobias Newcomer Robert F Thomas William Emery Kefauver and others as incorporators with church elders and deacons listed.
Twenty years ago items from The News dated November 18 1830 note turkeys near chicken prices for Thanksgiving with dressed birds at 28 to 38 cents per pound. The old cannon at West Fourth and Bentz streets is slated for removal with debate on its fate. Hunting licenses remain strong with over 4100 issued as Frederick High School fieldball beats Hagerstown 12 to 6 led by Maxine LeGore.
In Yongbyon Korea November 18 American tank crews and Red Horse units shared control of the ancient fortress for days. Lt Col William A Harris led the Seventh Cavalry through the 500 year old stone gate to secure the city amid a mostly unresisted entry. The scene mixed medieval siege with modern warfare as Chinese and North Korean forces withdrew, leaving mines and ruins. Desfor, veteran Associated Press photographer, called Yongbyon the fiercest city seen in North Korea, noting the shattered streets and rubble where the heart of the city once stood.
The Ridgewood Aid Society hosted members from the Ridgewood Church of the Brethren and the Beaver Dam and Sam's Creek churches. A day of quilting and embroidery preceded a brief program and tea. numerous attendees were listed by name. In Equity Court a decree granted Mrs Jane Angell Keeney an absolute divorce from Robert L Keeney with custody awarded and court costs assigned.
A Peiping radio broadcast rejects President Truman's assurances on peaceful intent toward China. It claims the United States has smashed into Chinese territory, seized Formosa, and threatens Vietnam and Indochina. It accuses U S officials of lying and labels Knowland's views as provocative while endorsing Rhee's hawkish stance.
Potomac Edison Company president R Taal Smith says the system has boosted capacity by 60 percent since World War II and aims for a 120 percent rise by end of 1952. New units include an 1000 kilowatt unit at Williamsport and a 400 kilowatt unit at Riverton, with a 150000 kilowatt station planned at Albright West Virginia scheduled to start in 1952.
Delegates from student councils at 18 colleges concluded today the first postwar meeting of the West Virginia Federation of College Students in Shepherdstown. Workshops on finance orientation and student and faculty relations were led by John McDowell Concord Cal lero Allen Bolton WVU Benjamin Poe Fairmont State Robert Silensky WV Wesleyan and Robert Fortzel Concord.
Washington nov. 37 archbishop Francis P. Keough of Baltimore was named chairman of the Administrative Board of the National Catholic Welfare Conference today. He had acted as chairman since Archbishop John T. McNicholas of Cincinnati died in April. The NCWC serves as the national agency coordinating Catholic activities in education legal youth press and other fields.
Washington observers weigh whether President Truman will seek re nomination in 1952 amid party dissent and wartime precedent. Analysts note a third term would hinge on national emergency, party unity, and congressional actions, with Eisenhower and Taft possibilities shaping the contest.
Clarence W. Eakle of Keedysville ends a long rural mail career on October 31 after 38 years serving a 42 mile Washington county route through Rohrersville Treza Locust Grove Chestnut Grove and Eakles Mills. He recalls horse drawn days and mountain chores while noting box counts rose from 26 to 360. He led the Blue Ridge Riding Club and previously drove horse and buggy before cars and an Army Jeep. Retired, he plans to ride horses, tend horses, and enjoy country life in Keedysville.
Reporters Quiz finds six residents largely support installing and using voting machines locally to save time and reduce polling costs. Some doubt cost impacts but favor consolidating polling places for efficiency. respondents cite faster, more accurate returns as a key benefit.
The poem portrays a turkey strutting bravely as Thanksgiving nears. Custom will decide the bird’s fate, predicting it may be stuffed and served on a plate, signaling a seasonal consequence for the holiday.
A friend seeks your advice on a matter and should be guided to express views firmly yet tactfully. State beliefs clearly but avoid insults, allowing the friend to accept or reject guidance without embarrassment.
Ferndale reports a 14 year old died and an eight year old was critically hurt when guns fired accidentally in two Anne Arundel County homes late yesterday. Police say no one faced charges and investigations continue.
William O Dwyer new U S ambassador to Mexico presented credentials at the Foreign Office and will be received by President Miguel Aleman on Thanksgiving Day. Elsewhere, William H Taylor dies at 74 near Onancock Va after operating Taylor s Inn. In 1421, about 190000 people perished when a massive sea surge overwhelmed Dutch dikes.
The Frederick County Agricultural Society Board of Managers met at the Peter Pan Inn Urbane for dinner with officers Stauffer Renn Shaw Lanner Trout Culler Staley Young Dorcus McCardell and Motter present. Tidbits include birth of Mary Frances to Mr and Mrs James R Miller Thurmont and invites for cocktails Sunday in honor of Miss Barbara Kelly plus a Thurmont wedding set for December 2 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.
More than 50 boys and several adults attended the Boys Club open house on West South Street Friday during Optimist Week. The program featured a brief meeting led by Brian Study and Robert Loun, remarks by Rev. William C. Royal, boxing matches, and a technicolor film Arabian Nights followed by refreshments.
Three men from Baltimore and New Yorker Joseph E. Pepin admitted to conspiring to exploit a woman by claiming they would spring her boyfriend from Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary. Pepin, Keily, and Ashton faced $2,500 bail each on conspiracy and false pretense charges after pleading guilty in police court and being held for the grand jury. Pepin allegedly recruited a disbarred lawyer and son to assist the ruse, and additional burglary charges were noted for an apartment clothing theft. The case arose after Mrs. Laura Mae Parker reported the solicitations to police.
Union Bridge resident Edward Ricketts, bedbound by illness, was transported by firemen in an ambulance and placed in an oxygen tent at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Sgt Scott Davis of Ladd Air Force Base in Fairbanks Alaska spoke with his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Davis by phone on Thursday and expects to be home in January 1951. Visitors to Mr and Mrs Servin included Mr and Mrs Charles Kump Mr and Mrs Cloyd Humbert Earl Humbert Littlestown Dr and Mrs A W Kelly East Bergh Yin and Dr Rosenthal Youle Pa RUSSIAN PROPOSAL Warsaw Poland Nov 18 Soviet delegates proposed parliaments ban war propaganda Ilya Ehrenburg presented the resolution TRUCE PREVAILS New York Nov 18 An uneasy truce persisted between networks and performers as ad agencies threatened to drop some video shows over TV union demands
A crossword style list presents clues spanning canine breed depictions in Norway to varied terms such as rifle types, architectural moldings, and abbreviations. Readers are invited to solve each entry, with answers hinting at geographic and linguistic connections across a cross section of topics.
More than 230 women from the Washington West District of the Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church met at Calvary church. President Mrs Ernst Bachschmid presided, with Miss Florence Hooper detailing South American missions and Dr J Franklin Haas leading devotions. Deeds recorded note property sales in the clerk's office.
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