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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1950
Page
5
A fragment reviews Shakespeare on power and cites American and Allied leaders, noting heightened military strength as essential for defense against Russia. It references General Eisenhower’s views on alliance, freedom, and the moral responsibility that accompanies immense national power.
A civil action seeks damages of 519000 for an accident on the Francis Bed Mer highway near Tannye. The plaintiff alleges negligence by W. Cheeks and others, with claims of medical and legal costs and injury leading to ongoing proceedings.
Fragmentary OCR text describes Peree planning and related court and official actions. Mentions Teevyar, SLAM Pobher, Pushonenmether, and parties connected to a plan seen from a web source. Ambiguities require cautious interpretation of entities and events.
A fragmented, period style report references a political candidate and a bank transaction near Wilbur, with scattered notes about a farm, a security item worth 65 dollars, and an incident near a trembler or cafe. The text is garbled and lacks clear coherence or dates.
A Bright Cold October Day opens the Frederick Fair with record cold for twenty years. The mercury hits 24 degrees and frost ends the season for local crops. The Cleveland Indians appear to abandon the Blue Ridge League arm in 1931. The 1980 Warriors have all been disposed to clubs of higher classification. Albert Castle of Lewistown was seriously injured in a motorcycle collision with an automobile on the National Road near Boonsboro.
By Don Whitehead and Hal Boyle Korea Oct 20 inform recruits that joining the Army means fighting when needed. They describe initial unpreparedness, toughening through battle, and the shift from occupation duties to combat readiness. The article notes green divisions gaining experience and capturing Pyongyang, while warning recruiters that promises of education and travel must acknowledge the harsh risk of war.
At a YMA meeting in Frederick County a set of officers was elected led by Mie Pal Ls Althouse as president. Other officers include Mrs. Millard Coblents of Middletown as first vice president Mrs. Lea Krantz Braddeck as second vice president John L. Kline as secretary and Mrs JC Webb as treasurer. They planned World Day of Prayer for February 1951 and a November 3 observance at 2pm, focusing on Love The Neighbor with donations of knitted wear for aged refugees.
Dr. Janes Ranck, Hood Caloese historian, praised the United Nations as more than a debating society after its military sanctions in Korea. He noted 683 nations approved the police action with 380 sending help, marking a first in history. He discussed preparedness gaps and the shifting U.S. public stance toward Russia since 1945.
Mrs R W Beer is elected president of the Garden Club of Frederick at the October 13 annual meeting held in the Francis Scott Key Hotel. New officers include Parsons Newman as vice president and Robert Delaplaine as recording secretary. Committee chairs span Horticulture Minx Virginia Miller and others. luncheon arrangements led by Winebrewer Riddell Town. new member Holzapfel welcomed. Speaker Mrs Pinkney Schley of Shepherdstown W Va discussed chrysanthemums and other perennials.
The Chest drive marches into its final stage with a $32,015 goal, about 15 percent above 1949. Organizers urge every person solicited to give one hour of work toward each agency, totaling a year’s effort to support Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and local social services. Over 100 volunteers, led by Mrs. Otho dr. Keller and Mrs. John Morgan, will canvass residential areas, with separate Negro group efforts and district team captains. Robert E. Miller stresses the drive should stay on schedule, closing October 31.
Announcement by the Rosenstock parents confirms the engagement of Miss Susan Brafmen Rosenstock to Charles Menry Holly son of Dr. and Mrs. Julius D. Holly of Baltimore. Rosenstock is a National Cathedral School for Girls alumna in sophomore at Goucher College. Holly attended University of Maryland and studies at Johns Hopkins McCoy School. No wedding date set.
Ellsworth Raymond renowned Russian affairs author and NYU professor will speak at Hood College in Gambrill gym at 6:45 about Total Economic Planning in the idea of Soviet Socialist Republics. Hood Town Hall sponsors. admission free. lecture follows an 8 pm music recital in Brodbeck Hall.
Altoona Pa October 7 wedding at St Mark s Catholic Church joined Miss Helen Seidel and Joseph W Groft of McSherrystown in a double ring ceremony. Attendants included Mrs Rose Mary Caldwell and Bernard Groft. After a wedding breakfast the couple left for Centennal Pa and will reside at a newly furnished home in Centennial. Other society notes announce Nora Grimes and John Black wedding in Sykesville and an engagement of Jeanne Brown to George Linthicum Escondido Calif with spring wedding planned.
Among the sick are Miss Gladys Lyon of Connellsville Pa who underwent major surgery at University Hospital Baltimore. Mrs William Bouldin of East Orange N J is seriously ill at home after a hip fracture. Mr Charles K Heck of West Church Street Brunswick is recuperating from neck tumor removal. Sgt Raymond L Lucas recently had a rare heart operation at Walter Reed Hospital and is reported to be improving. Mrs Daniel D Wilson of Woodville was moved to Frederick Memorial Hospital for treatment. Mrs Louise Michael of Brunswick is recovering after a recent operation. Jesse Garrett of Brunswick underwent gall bladder surgery at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Jared Brown of Brunswick is under observation at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mrs Clarence Tobery of 201 West South Street had surgery at Franklin Square Hospital Baltimore and may need another operation soon. condition satisfactory.
New York trading showed only a mild tendency toward advance today with little real strength. Indexes drifted, volume was light, and several leading issues offered no clear direction as traders waited for fresh catalysts and corporate news.
Washington observers describe a new UN security plan that allows majority action by the 60 member assembly to summon international forces and police responses without a Soviet veto. It envisions a world alliance where even nonparticipation is possible, with the aim of preventing war and restraining aggressors through rapid UN-led sanctions and mobilization.
A second personal letter by Senator Herbert Lehman defending Alger Hiss reemerged in the NY Senate campaign, while Republicans push the Hanley letter as a weapon. Lehman said no apology for the two year old defense, noting it predated Hiss’s indictment. President Truman commented on both letters, hedging on election impact.
Oct 20 reports a janitor named Water Ford acting as a trapper on an apartment floor where he caught a full grown grey fox asleep in a corridor. He initially mistook it for a cat and later captured the second fox in a trap made from an old box. The story notes no one knew where the fox came from.
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