Wednesday Sep. 10, 1947
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1947
Page
4
A fragment from the newspaper dated Wednesday September 10 1947 shows a mid-century publication date with no additional readable events or notices available for summary.
An overview notes the Mediterranean as a vast ancient sea encircling half the globe. It highlights U S foreign policy tensions with Egypt, Sudan, and the Suez, along with Greece Turkey and Yugoslavia receiving arms and credits from Moscow or the United States. The piece cites Italian French financial peril and UN inquiries into Thrace frontier incidents.
The author argues wages are only part of compensation and that true value includes non monetary benefits. He urges workers to recognize these blessings and to analyze overall returns beyond cash remuneration.
Sept 10 1897 reports a caif frightened and struck a barber shop with no damage. Brunswick town council meets resignations of Clerk Kirby I Rinker and Bailiff Charles Bond Edgar O Bratt elected. Alonzo R Spitzer wins bailiff after ballots. Glenn H Worthington kept as town counsellor. Miss Allie Stevens injured after shoe sole caught in gutter plate at Citizens Bank. Alfred Ritter Frederick delivers address at Commercial Law League of America convention. Detroit prints full speech. Wheat jumps to 1.01 per bushel in local market.
Sept 16 1927 recounts murder cases in Ross and Charles county with executions and court actions. It notes trolley fare protests in Jefferson over school transportation costs to Fred and calls for relief from Board of Education president Leslie Cobleniz. One room school buildings face obsolescence as rural education consolidates. Orphans Court orders probate of an accident claim from Frederick.
Washington Daybook notes three State Department lapses in briefing Congress and press on Europe aid. Lovett news conference attendance was light, Capitol Hill notification failed, and no fast data on Europe’s drought was circulated. The piece links these slips to Truman Marshall policy timing.
Dear Dorothy Dix offers blunt counsel on love who will marry not. A reader worried after two years with a man with no marriage plans should move on. Another letter warns a wife against passive endurance under an abusive husband and urges self reliance and leaving if needed.
Weather report notes 24 hour precipitation ending 84 minutes past the hour. September to date rainfall totals 12 inches with a 1947 deficiency to September 1 of 281 inches. Temperatures show yesterday and a year ago, with lows around 69 and 92 respectively. Sun and moon times listed. rivers reported at moderate flow and clear at Point of Rocks.
A reader argues Maryland tax law imprisons retailers as tax collectors, compares forced collection to involuntary servitude, cites 18th and 13th Amendments, and links with broader anti taxation views. The letter requests limits on state power and questions withholding of income tax. Market prices for wheat and corn follow.
Washington sept nine there is a lesson in economics in Henry J Kaiser proposal to scale down about 35 million of his government debt for a wartime California steel plant. He would expand capacity to lower prices, arguing government relief could boost competition and output while preserving repayment over 25 years via a first mortgage and bonds.
Verna May Horine wed Carroll Lee Horine in a 4:30 p.m. ceremony at Bethlehem Methodist Church Cincinnati with Rev. Roy Vandegriff officiating. Lillian Mae Six married Earl Johnson Fisher Jr. in Frederick First Baptist Church with Rev. W C Royal officiating. Additional details describe attire, attendants, and post wedding arrangements.
Nobel prize scientist Dr. H J Muller warned that widespread misuse of atomic energy could damage the human gene system and threaten mankind over vast time. He suggested an atom bomb killing 100000 in a large city would plant delayed action time bombs in germ cells, spreading deaths for centuries. Muller's remarks followed his work showing X rays can induce gene mutations at Indiana University.
The Maryland Utilities Association fall conference drew about 350 attendees including Potomac Edison staff. Frederick residents listed include Mr. and Mrs Glenn Swisher, Mr. and Mrs Baron A. Winebrewer, Mr. and Mrs E W VanFossen, Mr and Mrs Robert L Synth, Mr. and Mrs John Morgan, and Mr. and Mrs Robert Miller. Several Potomac Edison personnel fell ill during the event but nearly all recovered.
Dr. Robert R Miller of the Smithsonian recounts fish stories from a Central American trip. He claims to have hauled in about 50 000 fish, with a six foot sawfish named Big Tooth as the highlight. Miller describes night fishing with a lantern to blind a four eyed fish and notes the four eyed fish bears live young. He works with the Guatemalan government, State Department, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Smithsonian to gather data for fishery use.
In Washington and Frederick Memorial Hospital updates several patients show gradual or satisfactory improvement after surgeries and illnesses. Notable moves include Mrs. Frank Fry and Rev P Denici returning home by ambulance, with multiple other transfers recorded. Uniontown voters supported local option, keeping beer and liquor sales.
Baltimore pastor emeritus Dr John L Barnhart was celebrated for the Gideon anniversary of his ordination at Messiah Evangelical and Reformed Church The event drew community leaders including former Baltimore mayor Howard W Jackson His son Dr William R Barnhart spoke while Dr Barnhart traced a long ministry from 1910 to 1943 and leadership roles in the Potomac Synod and various church boards.
W M Ray Spurrier commander of Francis Scott Key Post No 11 announces committee appointments for the forthcoming year. Notable posts include Finance chaired by Ralph Zimmerman with David M Kemp as co chair, and Publicity led by H Q Aller. Other boards span Legislative Public Welfare Rehabilitation and Americanism among many appointees.
A local post lists numerous committee assignments with Edwin E Stoffer Laurence Willard chairing Grave Registration and Herbert Schroeder overseeing various duties. The Sons of the Legion designate Alten E Shaff as chairman while broader group membership and some staff will be chosen later with appointments for junior basketball and junior baseball to follow.
Mrs Lester Mainhart hosted the New Market Homemaker Club at its first fall meeting. Twelve members attended and welcomed new member Mrs Balinder. A bus trip to Annapolis was discussed as enjoyable. A contribution to the Charity Girls Aid Society was made. Jessie Shawbakl presented Vincent Van Gogh and life sketch. Avis demonstrated Vegetables The Table and Pressure Cookers with Lucian Felconer and Mrs Etzler assisting. Members anticipate a county kitchen tour on September 22. October meeting moved to the second Friday. Crops benefited from recent rains in Maryland with one to two inch showers reported and temperatures four to seven degrees above norms.
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