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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1947
Page
3
A critique of rising prices argues the spiral is driven by interlinked costs from rail freight to coal and wages. It suggests higher freight rates feed groceries and clothing, then cycle back to wages, harming overall prosperity. The piece urges lower costs through more efficient production for true individual gains.
A short reflection by WN. A. Lufburrow urges honesty and genuine behavior. It notes that deception may fool some but not all, as people discern insincerity and true feelings through actions and reactions.
Local notes from September 18 1897 report Lowenstein and Wertheimer opening a shoe store next month beside their clothing shop. Republicans nominate Douglass H Hargett for circuit court clerk on the fourth ballot. Charles E Saylor for Register of Wills and Albert M Patterson for Sheriff. George L Kluiman for county treasurer and county commissioners nominees Harman Remsburg and George A. Cleinson Main. A leading chemist opens a drug store at 5 North Market Street. R A Butcher injured hand repairing a cart near Frederick. Cantaloupes are in prime, selling 2 to 8 cents. Billy Brown predicts crop yields up to eight thousand.
Twenty years ago reports note a TALKER JOLLIFFE incident near University involvement and a robbery of cash and a suit. Blackfoot Indians from Glacier Park traveled through Frederick County toward Halethorpe for the Fair Of The Iron Horse. Mexican bean beetle sightings appear on farms near Seville and Wickliffe with county agents advised. Charles E. Broadrup of Frederick left for Philadelphia to enter Jefferson Medical College after graduating Frederick High School in 1923 and Gettysburg College in 1927.
Roger Babson argues small towns offer healthier living and safer family life than crowded big cities. He cites better transportation and education in rural areas, warns about urban health and moral risks, and favors college towns for wives careers and broader community influence.
Gettysburg Pennsylvania undertakes airplane spray over hundreds of acres to combat millions of flies and mosquitoes that plagued the town all summer. The operation costs 750 dollars with 500 funded by the town council and 250 by the Chamber of Commerce. Also noted is a Calvary Methodist church campfire trip to Rhode Island Avenue Methodist in Washington with Intermediates leaving Saturday at 2 p.m.
The column outlines White House hesitations over a special congressional session to pass emergency foreign aid. It notes internal Adminstration rifts, quotes State and Commerce officials, and cites three billion dollars for food and fertilizer while recounting lobbyist activity around the National Tax Equality Association and Patron Patman inquiry.
Washington, Sept. 18. President Truman may be urged to call an extra session of Congress to advance the Marshall plan. With a decision unlikely before his return, lawmakers weigh timing for a December 1 start to debate, possible delays, and the risk of broader political tangles if the plan is not ready.
Dorothy Dix decries the common dating ruse in which men tell flattery filled lies to win a date. She contrasts flippant love talk with genuine charm and notes women’s skepticism when a stranger swiftly declares eternal fate. The piece lampoons the familiar love at first sight script and the need for real conversation.
The Tivoli theater begins a five day run with Cary Grant and Shirley Temple in The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer. Myrna Loy co stars as a Bobby Soxer. Added feature Light House Keeping Disney cartoon and Warner Pathe News.
Local society notes list numerous weekend visits and gatherings. Families from Baltimore, Altoona, Flint, and Pittsburgh joined residents around Emmitsburg, with guests at Bella Vis and St Anthony's area homes. Notable events include hospital visits, a tonsillectomy recovery, and trips to Baltimore for the day.
Senator Taft prepares a westward swing ending with a critical address in San Francisco at the Commonwealth Club. He is expected to discuss the high cost of living as a central issue in the 1948 campaign and has previously blamed President Truman for inflationary pressures and price increases reducing controls.
Committees announced for the Fifth District Howard County Volunteer Fire Department fundraising auction on October 25. Mrs Arthur Pickett chairs the Cake Table with a 10-person slate including Mrs Edgar Zepp Jr and Mrs Charles Shaw Jr. Henry Owings heads the House Plant and Shrubbery table with 6 members. Ada Rannie assists the Fancy Work table with a 6 member group.
The Miary Mertha Aid Society of Faith Lutheran Church Arlington held its annual lawn outing at Mr and Mrs W B Williams with a noon picnic and a trip by chartered bus driven by Paul Snoois. Attendees included Rev W A Janson and many Arlington residents plus regional visitors. A surprise birthday party for Rev Janson followed on Tuesday with a stationary shower and refreshments.
Village notices report injuries at a Buck Lodge home attack sending Mr Findlay Wade to Frede Memorial Hospital. Recalled items include Bible Institute studies for John Kaufmann, visiting relatives, and family travels. Rev William Waters to fill Boyds church pulpit in Sunday service. locals attend birthdays and visits.
Mary Gale was born Sept 18 during Florida's worst storm a decade earlier. She is the infant daughter of William Babkiew and his wife, who sheltered inside a storm-proof hotel at the height of the hurricane. Immigrant ship arrivals are noted with a 12 week trin reference.
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