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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1950
Page
15
Fragment shows a Thursday morning listing with partial readable text about a clock or schedule entry and a stray line for a local notice. Names, places, or actions are not clearly legible but the date October 10 1980 appears. The item reads like a newspaper note or classified snippet with missing context.
A long discussion quotes Major General Hershey arguing a lower draft age from 18 to 18 is needed to meet manpower demands. He notes younger recruits are more adaptable and likely to interrupt life less, while heads of families and veterans may reduce pool size. The piece weighs logic versus outcomes for national service.
Deeds were recorded in the clerk's office for several property sales. James W Gunn and wife sold the Edward Hobbs farm of 283 acres in New Market District to Paul M Gaver for about 25000 dollars. J Ruskin Loy and wife sold to Esii Sutton Conway the former C J Rems burg property at Lakeview Lewistown district about 7.8 acres for around 314000. John S Foster and wife sold North Delaware avenue Brunswick property to Gilmour M Will for about 8500 dollars.
Fifty years ago the Lutheran Synod of Maryland began its first annual convention in Middletown. Statistics show 102 ministers 74 charges 128 churches and 23 633 communicant members. A waterworks inspection reports a new pipe line in good condition. Fire destroys William Witmer’s dwelling near Wolfsville while his family is away. Christopher M. Riggs former postmaster and state legislator dies at 74 in Tramsville. Uranus and Jupiter align in the evening sky offering a rare view.
Notes from Oct 15 1936 recount a major B and O railroad project at Harpora Ferry with bridge construction and tunnel widening. The obituary of Thomas Gaither, longtime Union Bridge mayor and peace officer, notes his death at 58. Weather reports colder with freezing temperatures and a death toll in Fishing Creek area.
U S First Cavalry Seventh Regiment plans an attack on Namchonjon as tanks and infantry move to seize the walled town. Air support from F-80s and F-51s is requested but cautioned to avoid hitting tanks. The operation shifts to Namchonjon then proceeds toward Pyongyang as jets strike nearby targets.
Artz Library adds several new titles including Manly W. Wellamn’s biography of Wade Hampton from South Carolina’s pre Civil War era to his later roles as Confederate general governor and senator. Also new are How to Run a Small Business by J K Lasser Open House for the Season by Karl Abbott Pageant of Russian History by Elizabeth Seeger Wisdom of the Lands by Antoine de Saint Exupery and notes on the Roman city of Dun Wien destroyed by North Sea waves.
A compiled page from Dorothy Dix, Miss Dix answers questions from a puzzled mother on parenting, blocking critics, and letting children mingle with peers. She weighs whether home rules invite boys into the house, urges familiarity to curb romance, and warns about attitudes toward philanderers and marriage expectations. Also included are brief public notices and a crime report snippet, highlighting 1945 era concerns.
President Truman’s San Francisco speech after meeting General MacArthur presses U S policy toward Asia and Korea. The remarks highlight UN resistance to aggression, pledge troops withdrawn after peace, and a broad push for readiness, aid to Korea, and a critique of Communist imperialism.
Roger W Babson argues the twentieth century will be seen as uncertain and waring unless humanity develops a science of man. He urges universal laws of human nature, funding for research, and a spiritual, non materialistic religion to guide society toward constructive behavior and lasting peace.
A new nursery will open at St Pauls Lutheran Walkersville during Sunday services. A committee led by Mrs E Koontz Helwig includes Mrs Paul Moberly and Mrs J Harold Hooper to run the room next to the stage in the Parish Hall for pre church children under supervision. Each Sunday an Intermediate Department member accompanies a child. this Sunday Mrs Helwig and Miss Nancy Elaine Helwig lead. Nov 5 supervision by Mrs Ralph D Zimmerman and Miss Lynn Fox.
Retail prices showed scattered moves with eggs up six cents a dozen in many places after a two week decline. Meats largely held, while some wholesale costs steadied as the Dun & Bradstreet index remained at 6.48. Independent roasters trimmed several coffees by one to three cents a pound amid easing green bean costs.
Fog shrouded Maryland last night and again this morning slowing traffic and nearly halting Baltimore shipping. Forecasters predicted mostly sunny by noon with the fog likely to reappear tonight as high humidity and cool, calm air linger. Casualty and agricultural lines follow with unrelated figures for Korea and mustard seed imports.
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