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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1951
Page
5
Boyle reflects on travel by rail across America, expressing enduring optimism and a deep connection to the land. He compares youth to aging, notes the vast plains and night landscapes seen from a lower berth, and ties the journey to the nation’s ideals and global concerns.
Reports from Korea describe American air power as suffering losses while rival Soviet lines claim superiority. General Vandenberg rebuts pessimism arguing U S pilots are well trained with advanced sights and equipment. A major air battle near the Manchurian frontier saw 250 to 280 planes clash, with American B 29s and jet escorts shooting down or damaging several Communists despite being outnumbered.
The FBI reports a crime rise in the first half of the year with a 1 percent increase in cities and 4 percent in rural areas. Reckless youth and vice lead, with auto thefts and negligent manslaughter up. Officials urge action to improve conditions as offenses against common decency rise among teens. Market prices for wheat corn barley appear at end.
Fifty years ago the Republican mass meetings drew large crowds at Libertytown and Harmony while Democrats held enthusiastic gatherings at Deerfield and Feagaville. Harmony featured a torchlight parade and fireworks. The Sunday School of Women’s College began supporting a native Japanese missionary. Captain George F. Landers of Thurmont is on a two month leave in Virginia. Nelson Esterline injured his back trying to lift a brick at the Thurmont Reformed church. An old time singing skule will be staged by the Ladies Auxiliary on Halloween Eve.
Twenty years ago items recount Ballenger Grange’s fifteenth anniversary with fourteen original charter members present at the Feagaville schoolhouse. William J. Grove gave the principal address as Frederick High School seniors Linwood Myers, Powell Blair, Leona Palmer, and Hayward Morgan were elected officers. A Maryland Classis fall meeting of the Reformed Church in the United States was in Middletown with Rev. Dr. H. K. Miller speaking on paganism and Christianity. An Armistice Day parade preceded by a relay race was planned in Frederick by Francis Scott Key post, American Legion.
Among the ill and injured are Gideon Darkis of 240 Dill avenue who underwent an emergency appendectomy at Frederick Memorial Hospital and is progressing well. John F. Fleischman, wounded in Korea, reports partial sight recovery and healing, with address Pfe. John Fleischman US 52088985 M H C 382nd General Hospital APO 54, San Francisco. John Wise has returned home from Frederick Memorial Hospital after an operation and is improving. Mrs. Merrie Stine Stechthardt fell ill visiting her son in Thurmont and was taken to Frederick Memorial Hospital. Margaret Boone of 429 West South street is reported in satisfactory condition after surgery. Rev. Ernest Colwell, retired minister of Keymar, was taken to Maryland University Hospital by Union Bridge ambulance. Richard Sonny Hawes, son of Mrs. Peggy Hawes, had an appendectomy at Frederick Memorial Hospital and is doing satisfactorily.
The entry presents language notes and tips on pronunciation and spelling for words like subsist and infinite. It suggests focusing on one new word daily to expand vocabulary and offers example sentences to illustrate subsist as having existence, noting its use in phrases about dietary sufficiency.
Daily Bread by Rev. A. Purnell Bailey notes an immense electromagnet built in a large industrial area to reclaim scrap iron. It was placed on a flat car crossing shops and foundries, covering acres, and when activated the magnet produced an astonishing result as it swung out and current flowed.
Private Jack Dempsey Wallace, a Korean War veteran wounded May 29 1951 and dying May 30 1951, received the Purple Heart posthumously. Born November 22 1940, he was the son of Charles Francis and Margaret Catherine Redman Wallace. The body arrived in Brunswick Friday afternoon. He is survived by his mother, father, and siblings Ardell Croneberg James Thomas Doris Capino Bettye Capino Charles Phillip Jesse Eugene Fred Melvin Joseph Wayne. The body lies at the parents home Route 2 near Mount Pleasant. services Monday at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev DeWitt Dickey, then Mount Olivet chapel with military detail from Camp Detrick. Burial at Mount Olivet cemetery.
John P Eyler of Waynesboro aged 75 dies after illness at Gateway Convalescent Home near Hagerstown. Hayes W Domer formerly of Thurmont dies at York hospital aged 74. Elizabeth V Quinn of Brunswick dies at home aged 89. Funeral plans list Emmitsburg and Brunswick services with interment in St Peters Harpers Ferry and Creagerstown cemeteries.
Funeral services for Josephus W. Shafer were held at his Middletown residence with Rev. Howard McCarney and Rev. Warren Breisch officiating. Pallbearers included Arthur Remsberg and Carlisle Smith, interment at Reformed cemetery. Edith Virginia DeGrange died at Frederick Memorial Hospital. service at 106 East Church Street with Rev. Dr. Ralph E. White and pallbearers Maynard W. Tregoning, William L. Thompson, and others. interment at Central cemetery. Effie V. Robers, wife of William E. Robers, died at home. funeral at 10 East Church Street with Rev. J. Lloyd Black. interment Mount Olivet cemetery. pallbearers John Wisner and others. Mrs Burtie C. Reynolds died Monday. service at 280 o'clock at Thurmont funeral home. interment United Brethren cemetery. pallbearers listed.
A reflective meditation on salvaging remnants of a life through faith. The text imagines a magnet drawing from dust and debris the long lost pieces of machines, using this image to exhort divine renewal. It closes with a plea for God to create a clean heart in the speaker.
Hood College professor Dr William R Barnhart attends inauguration of Washington College president Dr Daniel Zachary Gibson in Chestertown. Movements include Dr P S Lansdale relocating, Dr Francis T Elliott retiring from practice after 40 years, and many residents visiting or traveling between Frederick Carroll and Baltimore areas. The report also notes births, military movements, and a Halloween party hosted by the Francis Scott Key Post American Legion with prizes for local youths.
The writer laments uncivil remarks and the harm of miscommunication in public spaces. He notes occasions when outspoken talk destroys friendships and erodes trust, urging restraint and clearer, kinder dialogue to avoid needless harm.
The text suggests a guest should avoid discussing dislikes of foods during dinner. It notes that expressing such dislikes makes conversation awkward and can reflect poorly on a host. It highlights that a picky eater is hard to entertain at the dinner table.
At The Opera House Cary Grant and Jeanne Crain are featured in People Will Talk for the first four days of next week. The remainder of the week shows The Day the Earth Stood Sun Wednesday night at 10 p.m. Show Boat with Kathryn Grayson Ava Gardner and Howard Keel Thursday and Friday. Saturday offers Hills of Utah with Gene Autry and Gasoline Alley with Jimmy Lydon.
A group of Taneytown students participated in the Maryland State Teachers meeting in Baltimore. All Maryland High School chorus and orchestra included Taneytown members under notable conductors from Temple University and Wilson High School. Additional Taneytown elementary pupils joined the Carroll County chorus, with visits from local families noted in the closing days. Madam Pandit delivered the closing session address.
The Union Bridge Fire Company responded to two incidents over the weekend. Saturday night a blaze was curbed at a garbage dump in Liberty town. Early Sunday morning a fire of unknown origin at the Oscar Strawsburg residence on West Broadway was confined to rear waste containers with only slight damage. Reverend B R Poffenbarger, Lutheran pastor, is improving at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Miss Patricia Hartzler, Linden Hall student, spent the weekend with her mother Mrs U W Hartzler.
The Evangelical Lutheran Golden Rule class hosted a Hallowe en party in the Chapel with 39 members in costume. Officers were elected: President Irvin Ramsburg, VP Lather Murray, Secretary Holden Staley, treasurer Ruth Mastrin d. Refreshments and hostesses marked the event, with a next meeting set for November 28. Lisbon High students staged a successful Future Homemakers and Future Farmers of America fair drawing large crowds and $317.75 in premiums. Mrs Novak and Mr Pitzgibbon assisted with the show featuring supper, movies, dancing, and entertainment.
At The Tivoli the Technicolor feature David and Bathsheba starring Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward is the attraction today through next Friday. Beginning next Saturday the theater will show Painting the Clouds with Sunshine featuring Dennis Morgan Virginia Mayo and Gene Nelson.
In Washington dated Oct 27 a New York Herald Tribune front page backing Eisenhower for the Republican nomination stirs talk of cross-party implications. The piece notes Truman’s amiable stance and explores Ike’s potential path to either party, citing former publishers and Navy/Army officials. It discusses how his stance on running hinges on being drafted and war-time needs, and mentions MacArthur’s support for keeping him out of politics.
Hood College highlighted United Nations Week October 21 to 27 with a chapel program titled World over as United Nations Day. A film The Defense of Peace was shown and a radio workshop offered a half hour seminar on UN history and issues over WEMD. A Friday Current Events debate between Miss Virginia Lewis and William Brosius Jr addressed UN strengthening. Displays in the library complemented the events.
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