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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1947
Page
4
The nation faces discontent in the second year of peace amid shortages and labor tensions. The chief cause appears to be divisiveness among American groups, undermining the wartime unity and shared purpose. Thanksgiving recalls Pilgrim ideals of mutual dependence on each other and God. A Union Bridge dinner gathers families and a seven year old, Gary Specht, writes Santa Claus.
Dorothy Dix laments the overworked wife who bears housework childcare and family needs while husbands misjudge her earnings. She argues many women perform hard labor with little pay and no recognition, noting costs of servants and the value of a wife’s unpaid labor.
Fire threatened Taneytown as the hay packing house of Tobias Eckenrode burned, including the Carrofl Record office, Eckenrode dwelling, and nearby structures. A Maryland Virginia West Virginia sportman chicken fight occurred on No Man's Land opposite Point of Rocks. Six men were captured after a Martinsburg gun battle aboard a freight train, found with razors and revolvers stolen from P L Hargett & Co. Red Springs Cornet Band listed its officers. Mackle Bros. confectionery lamp explosion at Thurmont caused minor damage before being contained.
Local notes recount an election event in Springfield district. a car crash near Frederick Junction damaged the Monocacy river bridge approach. Mohawk A C and Washington Street football tied 7 7 at Park with Abrecht on a Mohawks reception. Attendees included LeGore Grove and Jarboe Grove at the PennsylvanIa Cornell game. Mrs Nusz underwent appendicitis surgery at Frederick City Hospital.
The Frederick Art Club met at 25 East Third Street hosted by Mrs How ard Green and Miss Harriet Kolb for Reminiscences of Earlier Days. An exhibit by Miss Florence Doub's pupils and reports from absent guests followed a program with refreshments. The next meeting is scheduled for December 4 at Miss Florence Eigenbrode's home. A wedding reception and rehearsal for R Monroe Feaga and Catherine Stauffer are noted for the following day at Eberts with a large list of relatives and friends attending.
Washington Daybook reports President Truman seeks hard boiled speech to spur action from a GOP controlled Congress amid furious Republican caucus clashes. Taft confronts internal opposition over policy control and inflation, while Cabinet allies back measures to curb prices and rationing.
A man and woman meet on a downtown street and continue chatting as they walk together. He falls into step with her and asks for a few minutes of conversation during the stroll.
Market prices list wheat per bushel and corn per barrel with a few figures. The fragment notes price points in a market column but lacks full context or values.
The House of Representatives approved 246 to 1 to cite for contempt those witnesses who refused to answer if they were Communists before the House Un American Activities committee. The piece notes broad support for the committee amid national suspicion of Communist influence and highlights public statements by the American Writers Association opposing the Hollywood stance. It discusses the balance of congressional power to inquire into national affairs and cites historical committees as precedent.
Mrs Laurin B Askew hosted a weekend house party at Whitehall Rocky Ridge ending with the Hasenpfef fer dejeuner de chasse. Chase Donaldson married Aura Maria Scott in a single ring ceremony by Rev Elmer Schild at Whitehall. After fog caused a car mishap, a Creagerstown Samaritan aided Mrs Askew with a ring gift. Details include guests from Washington Bogota and Frederick and a breakfast with neighbors the next day.
Miss Dorothy Evelyn Perkins daughter of Mr and Mrs Merril Ferkins of Hamilton avenue married Samuel B Myers Jr son of Rev and Mrs Samuel B Myers of Legore at the home of Rev and Mrs on Monday evening the ceremony joined two local families in a customary private rite.
Babson urges farmers to contract for fertilizers and insecticides for next season and to stock machinery, canned goods, fuel, and clothing. He notes high costs but sees long term savings from new equipment and good feed supplies. Building materials may rise. recommends limited repairs and buying scarce items now.
The Artz Library introduces new titles including War as I Knew It by George S Patton Jr Look at Pattons battlefield insights and the Third Army. The FBI Story by Look editors showcases famous cases with photographs Decorating Unpainted Furniture by Ornstein guides finishing, designs and regional styles Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care by Snock offers practical parenting advice Table Service for All Occasions by Wright provides china glassware and place setting guidance Improving Your Vocabulary by Stratton includes tests Story Hour Saturday at Hood College Children Room at 10 AM led by Story Telling class members
Kathryn Tepper, daughter of Mr and Mrs E E Tepper, wed John L Jones son of Mrs Jones and the late John B Jones of Washington D C, at Mt Vernon Place Methodist Church. Rev A N Warner officiated the ceremony. The bride wore a brown gabardine suit with brown accessories and a white rosebud corsage. The couple will reside at 3213 Military Road N W Washington after a wedding trip to New York City. Mrs Jones is a Walkersville High School alumna and works for Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co in Washington.
A reader urging self reflection on wealth power and personal motives. The message asks individuals to reduce self interest, share more as friends, and align conviction attitude and deed to improve society. It emphasizes personal duty and better actions to foster goodwill. credited N A Lufburrow.
Easton reports Rev William McClellar bishop of the Easton diocese is much improved at Easton Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. Martinsburg marriage license filed by William Russell Stevens and Pauline Fraizer shows a pair seeking nuptial permission. U S marriages reach 13 2 per 1 000 in 1942, highest rate on record.
Residents of the Home for the Aged enjoyed a Tuesday evening Thanksgiving party entertained by Girl Scout Troop No 7 from Calvary Methodist Church. Led by Miss Alia Ice with assistant Mrs Rothenhoefer and committee member Mrs Edward Daugherty, Ann Keyser presided as President.
Charles G Smith, grand chef de gare of Maryland, is reported improving after an operation at Allegany Hospital on November 15 and will stay hospitalized about two more weeks. A separate docketed arrest records Raymond White for intoxication and disturbing the peace, held on $2.50 fine plus costs. A deed records the sale of about two acres in Braddock district from Norman L. Crouse to Paul B. Anderson for around $6,500. Greece’s population is described as comparable to the combined populations of Arkansas Alabama and Mississippi.
Gurney t Gosnell along with Emory B Shipley and others on West Patrick street photographed with a 361 pound bear shot November 17 during a hunting trip to Enj y ponum Pennsylvania. The animal measured seven feet four inches from head to toe and was transported from the mountains to the starting place after the hunt lasted five days.
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