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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1947
Page
4
The piece links wartime power production to postwar needs noting a looming power shortage despite doubled output and only 37 percent more generating capacity. It calls for more generators and facilities, with wartime substitutions fading as new equipment arrives to prevent a bottleneck. It also mentions career night at Hood College and a stolen Plymouth recovered with arrests.
The Frederic k Fair closed after a week of rain and mud with 4600 on the final day. Fights and purse snatchings occurred as exhibits left the grounds. Racing events were canceled due to a muddy track. Pawnee Bill’s Wild West Show arrivals suggest an early next month exhibition. Wheat rose two and a half cents to a high level since August, rice at 96 cents a bushel. Poultry market plentiful with turkeys and chickens for Thanksgiving. dressed poultry prices listed. The principal Republican campaign meeting is set for Oct 29 in City Hall withPhillips Lee Goldsborough John V L Findlay and George R Gaither in attendance.
Twenty years ago in Frederick county authorities destroyed a large illegal whiskey operation near Blue Blazes on the Thurmont Wolfsville road by dynamite but made no arrests. The trial of 19 cases from the July 24 Blue Ridge League game was sent back to magistrate court. Edward Tyeryar, about 3, was struck by a car on East Fifth Street and injured slightly. The United Brethren church conducts an every member canvass to raise 10000 for a new Sunday school to be dedicated on November 8.
Dorothy Dix opinion notes rising divorce rates tied to women in the workforce. Office girls tempt husbands, causing broken homes and sorrow. She warns of hazards from flirtatious bosses and urges women to harden their hearts against office affections.
Beta Sigma Phi a international social and service sorority plans a Frederick chapter led by Miss Connie Maggard and Miss Lois Evans representatives from Kansas City. The group promotes a four year cultural program plus community service including hospital rooms and war bond efforts.
Babson argues the education system fails to prepare youth for work. He cites high college mortality, lack of guidance, and a shift toward turning graduates into job creators rather than workers. He urges local communities to fund career training and entrepreneurship to create employment.
Analysis argues wages increased substantially from 1939 to 1947, outpacing cost of living. It notes 1942–1946 price controls hid real shifts, with hourly earnings up 22 percent and weekly earnings up 17.2 percent while living costs rose 12.9 percent. Through 1939–1947, wages rose about 95.6 percent and 106.6 percent respectively, vs living costs at 61 percent, complicating postwar price-removal comparisons.
Multiple wedding notices from Frederick area announce Jen LaRue Keeney and Frank William Laker Jr marriage on April 8 1946 in Front Royal Virginia with university nursing degrees and future plans. Evelyn Himes wed Fred Webber in Knoxville with family from New York Baltimore and Knoxville in attendance.
Court notices list Angela M Flanigan versus William H L Flanian for partial divorce and temporary alimony. Several marriage licenses appear for Charles Bentz Graceham and Beatrice Stitely Thurmont, William Davis Waynesboro and Hazel Jordan Staunton, John Jordan and Hazel Van Hoose, F Excell and M Woodhams, and others. Property transfers show multiple deeds including Solomon Harris to Ignatius Kennedy and Robert Wandel to Rosa Boyce, with monetary values noted.
Personal visits mark a weekend in Den ton as Mr and Mrs Harold Thompson return from Ohio. Brunswick hosts Mary Rockwell and Mary Benson at a State Board meeting of Business and Profession Women. Brunswick High School instructor Joseph Cunningham relocates from Elkins West Virginia to Brunswick. Staleys visit Natural Bridge Virginia while Frederick County delegates attend the Tri State Canners Association meeting in Baltimore.
Reports from Frederick Memorial Hospital note George E. Chick Bonnie Brawner and Claude Porter improving after treatments and operations. T H West moved to Camp Hitchie for chronic illness. Maryland National Guard strength reaches 2190 with a recruitment drive ending November 16 offering a Washington trip prize. Hood College students fundraise to support a foster child Josette Verlinde through the Foster Parents Plan for War Children.
The report lists 24 hour precipitation none and October to date at 0.19 inches. Normal October rainfall is 2.95 inches with October 1946 at 2.93 inches. Deficiency to October 1, 1947 stands at 3.89 inches. Yesterday high 82, low 45. vs last year high 72, low 34. Sun sets 5.22 pm, rises 6.29 am. Moon rises 3.16 pm, sets 12.53 am. Rivers Monocacy and Potomac are clear but low, Buckeystown Dam and Point of Rocks.
Washington discourse notes policy shifts toward China under Chiang Kai-shek amid intraagency debates. It discusses aid cuts, air force plans, and anti corruption efforts, alongside Truman price control politics and HUAC hearings reshaping public perception. The piece highlights figures like Marshall Luckman Brewster Kilgore and Thomas with references to Wellingon Koo Soong Bung and Hollywood figures.
The Victory Festival hosted by the VFW Women's Auxiliary crowned babies and awarded prizes at the State Armory. Ethel Keilholtz and Miles Carpeneto won prettiest girl and finest boy, while Michael Crum took a silver knife, fork and spoon set and grand champion Carol Ann Hockensmith earned a silver loving cup. Queen Shirley Cramer received a diamond ring. court members won bracelets or keepsakes. Proceeds aid Frederick Memorial Hospital and veterans services.
First District Club Officers To Meet in Hagerstown Frederick officials set the fall district board meeting at the Hotel Alexander. President Calvin E Schid knecht will preside at 10 30 with officers and chairmen including Mrs T L Richards and Mrs Elmer E Dixon. State president Abs Rov D W Whitlock and Mrs Harry T Cottman will be guest speakers. Luncheon reservations to Mrs Dixon.
Republican Ward Wixon and Democrats John Wood Harum Peterson and Herbert Bonner are named in the political casting context. The item lists party affiliations and names involved in a 1947 Globe Syndication credit.
A 1912 Model T Ford, believed to be Frederick’s first sold vehicle, sold for 480 dollars at a public auction. Austin Bohn of Johnsville bought the relic after bidding rose from 200 dollars, with a mileage of 4,688 and a top speed around 45 miles per hour. The prior owner Ralph G. Kline recalled purchasing it in 1912 for 800 to 900 dollars.
Hood College students attend a barbecue supper and party hosted by the Hood Riding Club at 5 p.m. in Meyran social room. A skit titled Trial Without Jury about Hood horses will be performed directed by Miss Joan Sleeper. Food, tickets, and publicity details are organized by club members with plans to initiate riders who passed road tests. Officers include Miss Dorothy Peel as president and Miss Anne Hutton as vice president.
The Frederick Zone of the Women s Society of Christian Service met at Buckeystown Methodist Church October 16 starting at 10 30 a m presided by zone president Mrs Russell Dudrow. Miss Alta Ice led morning devotions on From Homes of Quiet Peace. There were 140 attendees from Gfieen churches with 12 district officers present. Luncheon was served by Buckeystown women. Rev Reid Isaac spoke at the afternoon session on care for deprived children and the need for Christmas offerings. The meeting adjourned after an invitation to meet at Araby Church next spring.
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