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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1951
Page
5
A real estate broker reveals that hidden taxes raise a new home’s price by about 25 to 40 percent. Every material item from cement to nails, plus land, delivery, labor, permits, wages, and deed stamps, carries taxes. Once owned, real estate taxes continue annual charges, with little to be done about it.
VYarnon M. Cassell Maryland State Commander announced the statewide Amvets membership drive opening today. Joseph M. OConnell will chair the drive with Alexander Mathews as co-chair. Seven regional chairmen were named for Allegany to Worcester counties. 100000 Maryland World War II veterans not affiliated with any group were identified and inclusion of servicemen in the effort was urged. The plan includes expanding AMVETS service programs amid the current international crisis.
Georgetown University decided to drop football after long consideration of profits and losses. In 1956 the university supported football scholars with free tuition housing books and expenses, totaling millions over a decade while income remained far lower. The president Very Rev Hunter Guthrie explains the program’s unprofitability and its impact on future funding decisions.
Braddock Heights reader John Saussser urges readers to explore Peter Howard s The World Rebuilt a book detailing Moral Re Armament MRA the movement seen as shaping global headlines He notes Howard s England newspaper experience and cites Look magazine s October feature on MRA Will it Master Communism as supportive context and argues everyone has a part in these events
Reverend A Purnell Bailey writes on God caring for all his children citing a World War II hospital scene in the Philippines and a West Virginia girl who cares. Appeals of William Barbary, Baltimore, dismissed in Circuit Court, related to drunken driving and operating on a revoked license.
Fifty Years Ago items report the society wedding of Miss Caroline Ross to George Rust Ropers of New York at Saint Saints Episcopal Church. The feminine world tours fall millinery receptions by Mrs. BE Payne and the Mantz sisters. The United Brethren church hosts the second organ concert by Dr Minor C Baldwin. Brunswick school addition valued at 5000 dollars to be inspected by the Board of County Commissioners. Margaret Eisenhauer named assistant teacher at the Free Kindergarten.
Twenty Years Ago Of The News recounts local events on Oct 25 with notes on free apples for home use donated by James H Gambull well known Frederick business man, a traffic accident injuring Cyrus F Floor near Myersville, four fires in six hours and a new filtration plant planned to pump two million gallons daily by late fall or early winter in Frederick.
Miss Lillian Z Edwards daughter of Mr and Mrs Wayland Edwards and Merle L Yohn son of Merle Yohn Westminster and the late Mrs Helen Yohn wed at Calvary Methodist church in a double ring ceremony attended by family friends. The bride wore ivory satin with Chantilly lace and a veil of illusion. Attendant Lavinia Hoffman wore blue nylon net. Best man Keller Day and ushers included Staff Set and Mike Bullock. A reception followed at the bride's home. the couple planned a honeymoon at Niagara Falls and Canada. They will reside at the bride's home.
Miss Dolly V. Marsh and James I. Easterday wed at Elias Lutheran Church Emmitsburg with Rev. Philip Bower officiating. The bride wore a gray suit with navy accessories and camellia corsage. she is a Middletown High School graduate. The groom works for Frederick Produce Co. They honeymooned in the Great Smoky Mountains and will live in Feagaville. In Catonsville, Frances Margaret Linn and Albert Joseph Henn married at Christ Lutheran Church in a double ring ceremony. The bride wore ice blue satin, bridesmaid wore green satin. reception at groom’s parents’ home. They will reside at 128 Nunnery Lane Catonsville after a Niagara Falls and Canada trip. The bride is a nurse at Lutheran Hospital. the groom works for Baltimore Contracting Company.
Two juvenile suspects in Emmitsburg were linked to thefts from local stores including Gay's jewelry store and the Gettysburg News at Sporting Goods. Authorities recovered wrist watches shells articles a ukulele and cigarette packages Friday and Saturday with help from Constable George Hughes Maryland State Police and the Emmitsburg police chief.
The White House announced President Truman has formally nominated an ambassador to the Vatican, a move seen as political maneuvering for the Democratic party and likely to prompt Senate confirmation of General Mark Clark. The decision touches on church state issues, funding for the embassy, and potential recess appointments, with broader implications for 1952 campaigns and Catholic voters.
Colonel and Mrs John R Holt of Watkins Acres returned Monday from a one day visit to Lycoming and Tioga counties Pa Mr and Mrs George W Tabler near Urbana returned from a visit to Youngstown with Mrs Bernadette L Gray and Miss Vivian A LaMar daughter of the late Baker J LaMar former Urbana residents Also listed are gatherings at Fifth Street Urbana residents and relatives including J R Cartee observing his 55th wedding anniversary with his wife confined to bed for a year Grandparents visit from Mrs Geneva Campbell Laurel and ophthalmology meeting attendees Dr and Mrs Jesse S Fifer of Frederick and Buckeystown in Chicago
Among The Sick Mr Joseph Reynolds of East Pat ticks street was removed to Frederick Memorial Hospital from the Professional Building by Cline ambulance shortly before noon today. Mrs Paul B Rosencrantz near Urbana who has been a patient at Frederick Memorial Hospital since last Tuesday is getting along as well as can be expected. Mrs Mary L Linthicum broke her hip Saturday morning in her home near Browningsville and is in Suburban Hospital Bethesda. Mrs Linthicum was 85 years old last January.
The Gaithersburg High School dedication will occur Saturday afternoon with State Superintendent Dr. Thomas G. Pullen Jr. delivering the main address. The program begins at 1 45 pm and includes a band and glee club concert, followed by open house and student council guided tours. Guests include county schools superintendent Dr. Edwin W. Broome and Montgomery Board of Education members. Field fire reported at 1 15 pm near the Wayside Inn on East Patrick Street.
Names, ages, and survivors are listed for three Frederick County deaths. Edith Virginia DeGrange 47, widow of Charles C. DeGrange of 131 West Fourth Street, died at Frederick Memorial Hospital after two weeks of illness. Cora Harriet Virginia Ford 74, widowed of John H. Ford, died at her son’s Lancaster home. David Richard Stockman 81, retired Jefferson farmer, died at home after three weeks illness. Funeral details and surviving relatives are noted for each.
Funeral services were held today for Carroll L Eckard of Taneytown who died Saturday from burns after an explosion at Town and Country Gas Service. Services were in Taneytown after two, with final rites at Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church. Pallbearers were listed among local men, interment in church cemetery. Other obituaries note John Clayton Harple, Laura Anna Pittinger, Annie Elizabeth Dudrear, and Jacob T Bentz Sr, with services at homes and area churches.
Funeral notices from St Anthony's Our Lady of Mt Carmel and Urbana recount requiem masses officiated by Rev Scarff Rev Tominski Rev Moore for Clayton Creeger Richard Hallman and Thomas Richard Bowens. Pallbearers named for each service interments in church or local cemeteries with M L Creager and Son directing.
The Damascus Community Fair at Damascus High School this Thursday and Friday offers about 500 dollars in prizes across poultry, fruits, vegetables, hay, and home crafts. University of Maryland staff judge entries, with a new plow hitching demonstration by Guy Geinger at 1 30 p m Friday. The event is sponsored by FFA, FHA, Maryland State Fair Food, and Damascus PTA.
Mrs. Edgar Hawker welcomed members of the Adamstown Homemakers Club on October 17. Officers elected for 1952 include President Mrs. Walter Page and Vice President Mrs. James Akers. Mt Pleasant and other clubs held October gatherings with programs on United Nations Month and health topics, plus demonstrations, tray painting, and a Christmas planning note.
A compact vocabulary spot highlights common usage errors and pronunciation tips. It explains dove versus dived, Tuesday pronunciation, coral versus corral, and notes on moral traits. The focus is on mastering one word daily with examples such as suffuse used to describe a glow spreading across a face.
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