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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1947
Page
14
A parade and carnival in Brunswick drew a crowd exceeding 5 000, with officials noting the largest turnout. The event featured a 24 foot witch on a broom, illuminated figures, music by the Storer College glee club, and performances by local school groups and Lions Club contingents.
In Frederick Michigan on October 3 the Appleland Band presented a procession with floats from the Brunswick Rotary Club Social Chub and Brunswick Moose. Schools, fire department and colored school pupils joined the parade. Judges awarded prizes for Floats first Social Club, second Fire Company, third Rotary. Outstanding costumes went to Mrs Bessie Orngorff as Martha Washington and Leon Enfield with Adelaide as a bride and groom. Most original was Bert Langly and son as Gravel Gerty and Sparkle. Tommy Cunningham earned a second for knight child and Paul Woods won for comical night shirt and hose.
Standard Oil of New Jersey will raise gasoline prices by three tenths of a cent per gallon in Maryland starting tomorrow. Distillates such as kerosene and diesel will rise eight tenths of a cent, with naphthas up one to three cents a gallon and freight hikes adding a further tenth to half cent in some areas. Milk price decisions for the District of Columbia remain under review, with a Virginia commission expected to act soon on a Maryland Virginia Milk Producers' Association request.
The article explains the moment a jet breaks the sound barrier. It describes how controls reverse and handling becomes like backing a trailer. At 750 mph the risk rises as designers struggle with unknown factors.
At the Naval Ordnance Test Station telemeters mounted on high speed missiles send ground data on stresses and temperatures, helping improve missiles for modern warfare. The program revealed reversed control pressures after sonic barrier crossing and informs weather at altitude. Inyokem’s new $7.5 million super laboratory will house these advances.
A new laboratory dedicated to the memory of Dr. Albert A. Michelson will house 4,000,000 dollars worth of scientific apparatus and instruments. Sections will focus on explosives ballistics aerodynamics chemistry metallurgy electronics photography and optics with all weather rooms altitude chambers and a 2 million volt X ray system to detect material weaknesses. Mrs James W Stockman of 314 West South Street announces the birth of James Witham Jr at Frederick Memorial Hospital weighing seven pounds 13 ounces Tuesday.
In Martinsburg West Virginia October 2 the Scotth Orchard Company sues American Fruit Growers for uprooting OM apple trees in the Smith orchard just west of town. The case is docketed for Circuit Court trial on December 9. Suit filed about a year ago.
The plaintiff claims an American Fruit bulldozer uprooted trees on its orchard adjoining the Smith tract and damaged Smith stock. Mr and Mrs Robert E Kennedy observe their fifth wedding anniversary at 313 East Second Street today.
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