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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1948
Page
4
The Department of Agriculture in Washington reports the livestock feed stockpile at a record 266,003 tons, aiming to boost meat animals poultry products and milk. Farmers may expand production as feed prices influence decisions and corn hog dynamics affect pork supply future beef growth slated by 1950.
The Colombian government sets up a expert committee with U S appointees to assess feasibility of a canal via the Atrato River to connect the Atlantic and Pacific. Nicaragua’s Lake Nicaragua is another option but volcanic risk concerns persist. The piece also notes November signs and autumn changes in foliage and wildlife.
The poem speaks of Maryland’s scenic routes from Harford and Reisterstown through Westminster toward Antietam and Cumberland. It celebrates ridge roads, Catoctin trails, and rainbow forests, praising autumn colors, granite peaks, and the memory of the landscape as a memorial dream.
Dorothy Dix offers dated guidance to husbands on maintaining a happy marriage. She urges men to provide beyond finances, praising wives, sharing chores, budgeting, and fostering their interests. The piece stresses daily appreciation, thoughtful gestures, and ongoing courtship through polite attention and support.
In Baltimore on October 25 a criminal court trial of 22 defendants charged with conspiring to incite a riot at interracial tennis matches ended. Judge Herman Mosler said he will withhold a verdict until after election day.
Fifty years ago on October 26 1898 readers note water restored after an eel wedged a main line. a stove flash caused a minor North Market fire extinguished before the department arrived. Cooler weather brings tramps to Groves lime kilns near the railroad sheds while Blumenauler and Sons host an autumn exhibit on West Patrick Street with bonnets and lace.
Local residents reported the season's first snowflakes during a heavy shower though clear skies were observed earlier. The item notes a Robertson murder case revolver shown in court versus the pistol used. A birth is announced for Lieut. Commander and Mrs Al Len G Quynn's daughter born October 20 at Frederick City Hospital.
Washington Daybook recounts Senator Big Bill Langer's resistance to Civil Service changes and a plan to shift his committee chair to a loyal party member. It also shares a Bikini atoll anecdote from Dr. Ralph E. Lapp about radioactivity symptoms misattributed as early pregnancy. The piece ends with police arrests docketed for drunkenness.
Discussion of the Taft Hartley Act and picketing spans labor issues. The piece critiques CIO leader Phil Murray accusing him of justifying violence and argues the NLRB and Wagner Act protected peaceful picketing while mass picketing crosses lines. It notes past abuses and calls for equal rights under federal regulation.
The London String Quartet will perform a recital of chamber music in Brodbeck Hall on Thursday November 4 at 8 pm as part of Hood College Public Event program. The ensemble, including John Pennington Laurent Halleux Cecil Bonvalot and Warwick Evans, has toured worldwide and played Beethoven quartets in multiple cities.
Jacob Kwalwasser a longtime advocate of progressive music education will visit Hood College for a two day program Friday and Saturday October 29 and 20 He will lecture and participate in class discussions conferences addressing Hood’s musical training needs He heads the Music Education Department at Syracuse University and will deliver his first talk at 1155 am Friday.
The Western Conference of the Maryland Synod of the United Lutheran Church in America held its 193 session at Trinity Lutheran Church in Smithsburg. Rev. W W Garrett was elected president for the coming year while Rev. Donald Stonesiter and Rev. Reymond C. Myers were reelected secretary and treasurer respectively. The retiring president is Rev. Fred R Seibel. Delegates from Frederick and surrounding counties attended including Melvin F Schwearing from Wes Patrick Street. Spiders outgrow their skins and grow new ones about nine times in the cour
James Marlow argues Russia obstructs key U N issues by opposing atomic control and Berlin aid talks. He notes 26 U N vetoes by Russia, contrasts U S abstention, and cites a 1931 Pravda warning as historical precedent for wrecking peace efforts.
The cornerstone for Cassell Hall, first of four new Asbury Methodist Home buildings, will be laid Wednesday at 2 PM in Gaithersburg. Rev. Herman M. Wilson will preside. Mrs. Charles W. Flint will place the first mortar.
A compact note on common word misuse and pronunciation. It highlights endemic as a regionally peculiar term with examples and ties to vocabulary growth through daily mastery. It mentions the Red River Valley in North Dakota as a sugar beet region.
Col John R Holt retired U S Army was guest speaker at the Frederick Chapter D A R meeting. He described Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney as humble pious honest and thoughtful and noted Taney’s close bond with Francis Scott Key and Key’s visit to Taney at his South Bentz Street home. Holt recalled Taney’s long service on the Supreme Court and his oath of office to seven presidents. The talk praised Taney and touched on his burial wish in Frederick beside his mother.
Lime Kiln Mr and Mrs Albert Eyler Jr announce the birth of a daughter on Sunday October 17 at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Mother and daughter are getting along nicely. Other notes mention visitors from Fort Lauderdale to Frederick area, hospital patient improving slowly, and local visits by families including McDonalds, Davises, and Lutz.
A devotional snippet cites Job 7 7 Christina Rossetti and Matthew 5 46 urging Christian charity. It reflects on life as fleeting wind and a future eternal life while urging love for enemies through acts of goodness.
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