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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1948
Page
4
The piece notes heart disease deaths reached 509,000 in 1946, three times cancer and eleven times tuberculosis, with over 3.7 million Americans affected by heart ailments. It encourages annual exams, sensible living, reduced exertion, lighter diets, less smoking, and maintaining calm, to ease fear and prolong life.
Dorothy Dix warns that incompetent relatives and neighbors push advice on couples, wreck marriages, and fuel conflicts. Even successful people avoid broadcasting their methods while meddling kin sow distrust and fear. The piece urges readers to beware of eager advisers and to withhold ears from such interference.
Charles Laughman and Howard Keller face charges of armed robbery and assault with intent to kill after the August 26 robbery near Melrose and a September 6 shooting in which Geiman was wounded. Laughman received a leg bullet during the incident, and Geiman had a bullet removed in Baltimore. Both suspects are jailed in Westminster awaiting the November Carroll County grand jury.
The body of an unknown man about 35 was found along the Monocacy near the west end of the Baltimore pike bridge. A barn on M. J. Grove’s Lime Kiln farm was destroyed by fire this morning, livestock saved, and about 800 bushels of wheat plus hay burned. The Welsh Brothers touring show was recommended.
Twenty years ago notes recount Maryland qualifiers in county fairs and athletic contests. Ray Gardner, recently sold to the Cleveland Indians from the New Orleans team, will report to the Indians at the start of next week.
Washington dispatch reports Soviet authorities promote former Nazis and Prussian officers to influence East German governance. Editors like Hans Hartmann and Albrecht Albert helm National Zeitung and Taegliche Rundschau, with Nazi figures in key posts, while police and propaganda networks prop up anti democratic narratives. A separate note critiques campaign fund schemes using steel black market profits. A birthday party in Center Street honors Katherine Welty with family and neighbors attending.
A church gathering featured hymns and a sermon by Rev Mr Loar on light and the nation. A poem was read, a new stove and parsonage improvements were mentioned, and delicious refreshments were served. The next meeting is planned for October 4.
A Washington Chronicle column argues public access to confidential government documents used in Collier's Weekly Hopkins series risks exposing state secrets. It compares Morgenthau and Stimson cases, notes limits on quotation, and calls for statutory protection of executive files.
The thirteenth Zimmerman clan reunion led by Mrs. Mary Zimmerman was held at Big Pipe Creek Park near Taneytown on August 29 from 12:30 to 5:00 PM with a basket lunch. The program featured songs, solos, duets, readings, and prize awards, followed by a plan to hold the event at the same location next year. A separate brief notes an attempted suicide of Mrs. Maude T Lilly near Glenelg, cut throat, in St Agnes Hospital Baltimore.
The Davis family held its ninth reunion at Mt View Park Hyattstown on Sept 12 with 74 attendees. Officers elected included President John W Davis and Vice President Ira L Day. prizes were awarded for door prizes and youngest and oldest attendees.
Veterans in Maryland using the G I Bill will receive their fall term subsistence checks early in November, with December 1 payments to cover November and monthly disbursements for the school year. Some October payments may arrive to cover September if registration and papers arrive by September 20, though such early payments are expected to be small.
A roundup of notable figures with anniversaries and birthdays including James Wilson signer of both the Declaration and Constitution born in 1742, plus 20th century names like Gibson and Sanger. Also lists events from 1792 to 1991 and a brief horoscope on resourcefulness and economy. End notes on historical milestones and birthdays across years and places.
In Annapolis Maryland the Court of Appeals will hear a three way appeal on October 3 about Montgomery County voters adopting a new county charter. If allowed the text must be published before the November 2 general election and the court’s decision could place the charter on the ballot.
Federal figures reveal 5, she, 00 persons on public payrolls in April out of 38,330,000 employed nationwide. The April payroll rose to 1.2285 billion dollars the highest on record, despite wartime peak in 1943. In Jerusalem, two Jewish children were killed and four wounded when an Arab shell struck a schoolyard.
Court fight opens as daughter alleges Mrs. Eleanor Medill Patterson lacked sound mind when signing her will. The will leaves the Washington Times-Herald to seven executives and a $25 000 annuity plus real estate and a large McCormick Patterson trust stake. Countess Felicia Grzycka of New York challenges the document as fraud coercion and undue influence.
Pickets and police clash at the Standard Oil refinery main gate as 1400 AFL maintenance men enter the plant for the second straight day. Tear gas disperses the crowd and several people are hospitalized for minor injuries.
Contributions toward the Charlie Keller Day Fund are being collected by County Agent Henry R Shoemaker at 115 East Church Street. Alumni and friends are urged to donate to establish a scholarship at the University of Maryland in Keller's name for a student who would not otherwise receive an education. The September 25 event at Yankee Stadium honors Keller, with proceeds supporting the Maryland scholarship.
Federal Judge Patrick T. Stone dismissed the patent infringement suit by Brandt Cabinet Works of Hagerstown against Silvercrest Industries of Superior Wisconsin. He noted a 13th century Sheraton table with similar extension features and found no infringement. Separate suit seeks $41,722 in damages from Transue against Cedar Hill Cemetery over 206 lots bought in 1937 1938 with alleged buyback promises. Edward A. Wayne to speak at University of Maryland conference with Maryland farmers and bankers. Market prices listed for Wheat Barley Corn.
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