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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1948
Page
4
Doctor outlines sinus anatomy and causes such as enlarged tonsils allergies nasal polyps and nasal anatomy. Acute and chronic sinus inflammation produce pain and headaches while obstruction traps pus and mucus. Ends with note on reader questions and circulation remedies vary by cause.
An opinion arguing the Electoral College misstates the popular will. It notes small shifts in California Witneis Ohio and other states that could have changed the outcome to Dewey or sent the election to the House. The piece favors direct popular vote and criticizes electors as manipulators in conventions.
Harvey R. Cramer of 252 Carrell Pkwy protests driver training in schools arguing it wastes school time and should not be funded by taxpayers. He urges learning driving skills as he did, not at public expense, in a brief letter to The News.
At Barksdale Air Force Base Louisiana Corporal Harold R Hammond of the 1927th AACS Squadron USAF is undergoing CW code training. He serves as a DF radio operator guiding aircraft to their home base by radio in bad weather and Morse Code knowledge is essential. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Harold D Hammond of Liberty Town Maryland.
A snowstorm last night threatened to become a blizzard with four inches of snow in Middletown valley and strong winds. Merchants on North Market and East Patrick streets hire Adam Brucher as night watchman starting this evening. The electric car in charge of Victorman War conductor George Ander countered a snowdrift near Myersville this morning. drift reached 150 feet long and eight feet deep in places. Mr Charles W. Birely, son of Dr William Birely, has joined the New Haven Law School alumni and associates in prominent law circles. The Masonic Bazaar, under Cotu auspices, will open as the sect plans to secure.
A 1928 column recounts local items from Fred and surrounding areas. Highlights include campaign spending by Republicans and Democrats totaling over 13 000, a 14 year old Arizona boy awaiting Commissioner Joey on a charge related to a stolen car, and a colored boy who asked for strap oil who was whipped in a back room and given suspended sentences.
S Fenton Harris, a retired Frederick High School instructor, told the Civitan Club at the Francis Scott Key Hotel that state retired teachers are the forgotten people and numbered 577. He traced pension history from 1904 to 1949 and warned that July 3 1949 increases expire unless action is taken, urging support for future protections.
J W Chambers, longtime resident, dies aged about 39. Funeral held at Point of Rocks cemetery. Survived by his sister Miss Eleanore Chambers of 1920 S street, NSW, a brother Rev B Duvall Champt of Columbia, and two nephews Richmond D Chambers and John W Chambers of 38th Street.
Washington Daybook surveys Soviet policy shifts and Western reactions after the 1948 U.S. elections. It notes Truman and Marshall withholding details, hints at a potential end to the cold war in Europe, a focus on China, and hints of internal Russian build up. It also lists vacancies at major agencies and cites international radio commentary reacting to the American vote.
Question and answer item notes the first Socialist leader Berger and references his election as the party’s first congressman. The text then pivots to a brief, obscure reply about radium extraction from pitchblend largely of uranium oxide.
Letters from Judy Harmon and Deanna Harmon along with Route 3 and Route 5 residents Wayne Porteus, in Frederick, were received by the News-Post seeking Santa's responses.
The United States faces a pivotal East Asia choice as China emerges as the era’s premier problem surpassing the Berlin blockade. Officials weigh policy toward Ching Kaishek’s government and the broader Far East balance, recalling Greece and Turkey as precedents while Korea’s fate hangs in the balance amid shifting power dynamics.
The Army drags about 10 000 new draftees through basic training stressing drill, calisthenics, and unit cohesion. It covers clothes care, bed making, inspections, first aid, map reading, and hundreds of other skills, with heavy focus on learning the M 1 rifle and its stripping, maintenance, and firing. Future columns will cover scouting, patrolling, trench skills, camouflage, and field tactics.
President Washington wrote a Newport Rhode Island letter to the Hebrew Congregation during a New England tour. He acknowledged their welcome and replied with phrases from the original address, adding his views on liberty and tolerance. The piece notes a historical document and related background amid references to distant events.
About 250 members of the Frederick High School Alumni Association and guests gathered for the annual Thanksgiving dance in the school gym Friday night from nine to midnight. Dorothy Kehre and others won spot prizes as Clark Sheetenheim and his orchestra performed.
Washington, a 1948 campaign preview notes FCC’s 315 interpretation aimed to prevent censorship on political broadcasts. Port Huron case prompted license renewal debates, with court actions in Houston and San Antonio shaping the ruling. Despite dozens of complaints, the industry faced few enforcement moves as the rule stood.
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