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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1948
Page
4
A humorous Dorothy Dix column argues engaged couples should discuss practical matters before marrying. It urges questioning about domestic skills, finances, family plans, religion, and workload to avoid later disputes, noting many unhappy marriages stem from unaddressed differences. The piece ends with a brief fire statistics note on defective heating causing fires and damages.
The article criticizes Europe’s reluctance to take Marshall Plan aid under terms that include 20 percent loans at 3 percent interest. It argues free grants dominate the program, warns that refusal could cut future grants, and asserts Americans are tired of unlimited funds without obligation. It emphasizes Americans’ view that aid must be valued and earned.
The article notes 1937 incomes at an all time high and expects 1947 to show a record amount of money in people’s hands due to widespread employment and rising wages. It warns that a recession or unstable prices could undermine the significance of higher income despite increased cash in circulation.
The Air Force nears its authorized 453000, reporting 387500 personnel with 126000 overseas. Enlistments are high enough to impose monthly limits, and age and education rules for officer candidates tighten. Air National Guard shows growth with 417 of 514 post war units organized. By June the force aims to reach full strength and units to be fully equipped and trained. NOT A BACHELOR Reno claims Lee Shubert denied bachelor label amid a possible Berlin marriage, while a reunion list includes Shook Blentlinger Hoover and others. LAWN FETE Hyattstown church groups plan a Saturday lawn fete from six to eleven p.m.
Fifty years ago local items note Howard Young family boating on Moon Locity and Lucy Glessner. School commissioners rent Groff Hall for North Market Street colored school until new West Seventh Street building opens. W. H. Harrison named janitor of the female school and the commissioners' office. Middletown public schools open with 134 attendees. teachers listed. Dependent Drum Band to play at Morgan's Grove Fair in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Drum: Rob highlighted. Water works pumping authorized by aldermen.
Twenty years ago fire column notes report members of the TH Company leaving for Wa parades and a parade participation. The United Fire crew fought a blaze at a house and barn near Harmony as items describe unknown origin fires and pendents prior to other buildings. Price and Son, Charles Urner Price, return from Auntie City NL after two weeks. Moonshine liquor found during raid on a local colored man's home. the man fined $200.
Washington Daybook reports Senator Homer Capehart chairs a new Trade Policies Committee amid a heated row sparked by the Supreme Court FTC cement ruling. Industry pressure flares as Ray Donaldson pushes for a Senate inquiry, with the panel stacked by producers and a noted 41 member advisory body.
Slang readers think the third and fourth Maryland tax installments are due October 15 and January 15, not the law’s dates September 15 and December 15. The controller’s office clarified payment timing and penalties. Hotel lease news notes Heser House move and Neliie V Thrasher farm photo appears in Newsweek’s August issue.
Washington dispatches recount Charles Evans Hughes as a rare public servant who rarely sought office. From Supreme Court tenure to presidential pursuits, his independence and clash with party machines defined a career admired by contemporaries and documented in Henry Stoddard’s appraisal.
Know America Today's list includes 1829 Surat Halstead born in Butler County Ohio, 1859 Henry George of Philadelphia, 1850 Albert G. Spalding of Illinois and Eugene Field of Missouri, with 1918 Newell Dwight Hillis and 1966 Hiram W. Johnson noted. Also recalls Today In History milestones from 1781 to 1944 and birthdays like Preston W. Slosson and Dr. Allen Whippie.
Two 20 year old men from Keyser West Virginia were found guilty of assault and battery on George Hunter a local colored man by Magistrate Alton Bennett in Peoples Court. Donald A. Smith and Robert Pennington paid fines of five dollars and costs. Hunter testified they threatened him if he did not assist them in selling coal they had transported into this county.
Roger W Babson argues Gloucester schools suffer from poor discipline and superficial teaching due to overfilled curricula and insufficient teacher time. He urges parental votes on corporal punishment, favors revising hours for supervised study, and stresses practical, experience based education over mere degrees.
Maryland must overhaul tuberculosis care as state institutions show antiquated buildings severe equipment shortages and inadequate sanitation. A medical survey estimates 13 to 15 million dollars in construction needed to reach minimal standards. The report cites the Eastern Shore sanatorium and warns the system is perilously underfunded and unsafe.
Dr Edwin P Jordan explains scurvy results from vitamin C deficiency and lists citrus fruits green vegetables and fresh juices as key sources. Early signs include weight loss weakness and pale skin. advanced symptoms affect gums teeth jaw breath tongue and heart with swelling and rough skin. Preventive diet and chemical tests for mild cases are noted and readers are told to send questions answered daily.
Bedford Pa Sept 2 two escaped prisoners Joseph You about 22 Hyndman and Brooks Ours about 25 near Bedford were recaptured minutes after breakout. Deputy Sheriff Pat Rohm said they chiseled through three walls and crawled out. State police held them about 1.5 miles from the jail heading toward You father's home. The inmates were unarmed and offered no resistance.
Flames destroyed the home of Mrs. Z. A. Kerrrumph. Firemen carried the widow and her 26 year old invalid son down from a second floor balcony.
Two weddings are reported: Minnie L. Posey and Sgt John W. Benesen wed at Buckeystown Methodist parsonage in an August ceremony with Rev. Sexsmith officiating while Madeline Rose MacKenzie and Glen Ray Droneburg married at St John’s rectory with Rev. Herbert R. Jordan presiding. The notices include dress details, attendants, and corsages.
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