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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1951
Page
4
New York columnist HAL Boyle jokes about money trouble politics marriages and habits in a Sept 10 era column. He riffs on vanity gossip gadgets and everyday quirks with punchy one liners and light social satire.
The piece notes Western Union's new minimum of fifteen words with five extra words allowed, following FCC rate changes expected to raise revenue by about ten million dollars annually. It discusses writing economy, potential boosts to courtesy in business letters.
In editorial contrast, the author notes Communist bluff will be challenged by an American general while praising a stubborn North Korea defense line. Separately in Atlantic City postal clerk John K. Staines swallowed 199 raw clams in 20 minutes to defeat Izzy Weintraub, the seven year champ.
Prayers for President McKinley recovery were offered at Frederick churches with services drawing large crowds and causing business to pause. The Circuit Court opened late to accommodate jurors attending services. Mayor Smith sang at the Baltimore County Teachers Institute. The Burkittsville delegation backs Lewis Bowlus for county commissioner after a split vote. Henry E Cramer, a W D Bowers Lumber employee, was knocked unconscious by a heavy timber near an iron saw table but survived. Frank Strube on D C Walker’s farm harvested 45 tons of sweet corn from 10 acres with several loads delivered to Mocock Valley Canning Company.
The Independent Hose Company responded to an alarm at the Mary and Nannie Young home on East Second Street where a slight explosion occurred from a gas pipe leak in the basement. A new water system chlorination is planned, and Frederick County Firemen's Association moves to organize with a parade and equipment displays including two new pumpers. Derick County 4 H Club won swine judging at Timonium Fair with practice judging.
Rev A Parnell Bailey notes true sermon value lies in self-application not fault finding. He recalls a layman who pointed at others then realized the speaker shared his own name Jones. He cites a diary entry from August 5, 1860 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow praising John Ware of Cambridge for a sermon he applied to himself.
Mise Mary Jane Highhouse and Charles H Harris wed Sept 2 in Woodsboro Evangelical Lutheran church. The ceremony featured lace gown and bouquets, with Maids of Honor Miriam Guett and bridesmaids Elizabeth Smith and Lucille Wyatt. After reception the couple left for a West Virginia trip and now reside at the bride's home.
Washington column denounces U.S. psychological warfare toward Russia, urging focus on Kremlin rather than Russian people. It argues arms talk widens gap, calls for linking aid to freeing Russians from Moscow tyranny, and warns of eroding trust before UN.
John William Stonesifer 44, a farmer near Silver Run in Carroll County, shot himself in the kitchen Saturday evening while showing a rifle. Witnesses and wife saw him shoot, with a 22 caliber bullet entering the cheek and exiting the head. The family's children, including Richard Lee 9, Charlotte May 5, and Carlotta Jean 3, watched. State Police and Medical Examiner Dr. James T. Marsh investigated. family said no despondency or illness existed.
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs Mary V Handley aged 39 near Jessups Anne Arundel County with three sons and extended Keeney kin. John A Knupp aged 70 from Waynesboro and Warrick P Outland near Eldersburg with a large family. Robert Fields of Bolivar West Virginia dies in a Shenandoah River truck accident after a long civic career. Funeral services announced for multiple locations with interments in Mount Olivet Green Hill Ward's Chapel Cemetery and other local cemeteries.
Obituaries note the deaths of Bolivar leaders including Clarence E Hardy and others. The Bolivar Fire Company former mayor and recorder. family survivors span several states. services held at Eackles Funeral Chapel and Fairview Lutheran Cemetery. Also noted are death reports from Mt. Pleasant Walkersville and Gaithersburg with details on survivors and funeral arrangements.
Funeral services for Mrs Orpha Victoria Pryor and Ernest A Hammond were held in Middletown and New York respectively with interment in local cemeteries. Other obsequies include George A Ohler at Emmitsburg and Paul M Stambaugh at Thurmont with pallbearers named and churches listed. Samuel Wesley Rogers was mourned near Thurmont with a choir hymn.
Local clubs and individuals in Sykesville and Carroll County report luncheons at Hofims Inn in Westminster and a fire company auxiliary event at the firehouse. Members travel to Niagara Falls, Wytheville, and Rehoboth. church and temperance meetings planned with officers attending. Hospital updates and a 1951 carnival sum raised noted.
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