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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1950
Page
5
Dorothy Dix answers whether a woman should tolerate insults and infidelity from a fiancé or stand firm. She argues the second girl showing self respect and strength gains lasting happiness, while the first becomes a doormat. The column counsels women to demand decent treatment and not endure contempt.
The piece honors Casimir Pulaski and Christopher Columbus as European patriots and explorers influencing American freedom. It links Pulaski’s Polish origin and Columbus’s voyage to America, then shifts to a 1950s American Newspaper Week discussion on the evolution of daily papers, costs, and circulation. A reader question about mother in law vs. personal time closes the column with a moral-advice tone.
A compact snippet records a biblical verse about Moses choosing faith over royalty a Sir Humphry Davy quote praising firm religious belief and an economic note stating the Carnauba palm requires 8 to 10 years to bear wax for commercial use.
Fifty years ago the 40th Frederick Fair opened with a parade led by the Frederick Select Band under a clear sky. MR R S J DUTROW buys Clarke Place lot to build a residence for next spring. MISS ALICE SHRINER named assistant kindergarten teacher starting duties. Thieves broke into a B and Q passenger train last night. a small iron trunk owned by GEORGE MORGAN was stolen and rifled on a nearby farm. A Democratic Club formed at Woodsboro with 150 members, addressed by JOHN E R WOOD and H D EASTON ETCHISON.
Twenty years ago items report the lighting and siren test atop City Hall as the Square lights illuminate Frederick. Evangelical Lutheran church elders James Shaw Robert Smith elected for full term with Jesse Kolb filling an unexpired seat. pastor Rev Dr A B G Rupp resigns. Chickens stolen from Dr James Long’s country place. Board of Education approves one day Pair Week holiday on Thursday.
HAL BOYLE portrays eight U S airmen flying slow artillary spotter planes with the South Korean first division along Korea’s east coast. As ROK troops advance they fall behind due to base limits and distance, becoming roadbound gypsies unsure of the next mission and fearing enemy action at night.
A short column notes Martin Lloyd Jones, a British heart surgeon who turned to theology, arguing the heart's spiritual ailment underpins society's troubles. It highlights bold self-scrutiny, motive, and leadership, citing Jesus on heart “issues of life” and praising the London physician turned cleric. Colchineine remark appears as a stray note about chemicals used by breeders.
Washington observers question whether the United States will use its veto to block or allow admission of Communist China to a UN Security Council seat. Acheson says Congress will be consulted on any steps toward recognition or veto use, with implications for Senate ratification and international obligations.
Washington correspondent Peter Edson outlines timelines for the McCarran Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950. He notes registration deadlines, board formation, appellate routes, likely Supreme Court review, and potential enforcement costs amid uncertain enforcement funding. The piece compares with the Voorhis Act and Smith Act outcomes as context.
Anna Marie Boyle and Robert L Koontz wed in a 4 30 morning ceremony at St Josephs Church Emmitsburg with a large turnout. The bride wore a satin gown with cathedral train and pearls, maid of honor Loretta Boyle in gold satin, and bridesmaids in blue and pink taffeta. The reception followed at the bride’s home. the couple will reside in Emmitsburg after a wedding trip.
Miss Ann Marie Eberhart daughter of Mr and Mrs John Phillips Eberhart married James Sydney King son of Dr and Mrs John Theodore King Jr at St Andrews Memorial Protestant Episcopal church Yonkers. Ceremony by Rev Lynden May. Reception at Bronxville Women’s Club. Bride wore ivory satin gown with off the shoulder neckline and lace cap veil. Attendants included Mrs Gordon L Dann and Miss Naomi J Parker. Best man John T King 3rd. Ushers included John P Eberhart Jr and Dr Joseph D B King. The couple’s families and clubs noted. The groom a Gilman School and Hood College alum and Princeton Cottage Club with Army Air Forces service in war.
Miss Irene Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Miller and Robert Wantz son of Mr and Mrs Russell Wantz of DePaul street Emmitsburg were married Friday Oct 6 at 9 am in St Josephs Catholic church. Rev Francis Stauble officiated the double ring ceremony. The bride wore a steel blue street length dress.
Two weddings reported. First a bride in satin with winter white accessories and a pink rosebud corsage, attended by Miss Mary Miller. groom in green satin with a pink rosebud corsage, drafted into the U S Army in thirty days. Second ceremony at Frederick Presbyterian Church where Miss Irene Helen Fisher and Richard L Biggs wed in a grey suit and navy accessories, with Marion Biggs as bridesmaid and Emory Comer as best man. They plan to live at 32 East Patrick Street.
A noon meeting kicks off chest drive activities with numerous agency representatives listed. Key participants include Frederick County educators, health and welfare officials, federal and state agencies, banks, and local businesses. The roster names Charlotte W. Yartrell, Ann Mossberg, Marian S. Nicodemus, Ruth King, Margaret Kent, Horace Alexander, and many others across boards, schools, and industries.
In Washington on Oct 9 Max Hall surveys the era of record skyscrapers as Empire State and other towers push above 1,000 feet. He lists the seven tallest nonmilitary structures, from New York's Empire State and Chrysler buildings to Atlanta’s WCON TV tower and Paris’s Eiffel Tower, noting new antennas and the slim design aided by guy wires. He also visits Atlanta’s 1,087‑foot tower, praising its location and striking height.
Questions cover who first proposed the British Commonwealth in 1917 and Arabic name ton meaning son of, plus how to raise and lower a flag and symbolism of circle in a square. Names listed include burg Remsburg's Fertilizer Co Union Mfg. Co John W Wolfe Wolfe Bros Misa M Klipp Bucheimer's entrepreneurs and Nicodemus Icecream Co Ongend Wilson Cook John W Morgan W VanFossen Fotomee Edison.
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