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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1948
Page
4
A recent press dispatch reports Britons quitting smoking as cigarettes grow pricier in Britain. Smokers share tales of quitting, including one man calculating it would cost $27,500 to finish his life smoking at 70 cents a pack. A letter urges using the subconscious mind to curb cravings before bed, reflecting on collective misery and humor in shared deprivation.
Maj. Gen. Henry B. Lewis says American Army prisoner rate peaked after the war with five prisoners per 1,000 soldiers, compared with six per 1,000 civilians in the same age group. Demobilization cut figures, yet about 9,000 soldiers remained confined as of June 30, 1948, amid ongoing discipline and legal actions. A second item notes a 71-year-old Black applicant files mandamus against the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy over race-based admission denial.
A horse hitched to a stick wagon owned by Jones and Fagan ran away on West Patrick Street colliding with a wagon in front of Phebus barber shop injuring the horse. The Alcott Literary Society at Female High School elected officers including J Virginia Gray as president Edna nix as vice president and Jessie Goodell as secretary. Milton A Woodward sold his house at 133 West a trick street to George H Railing. Three Chicago capitalists gained control of the B Bal Railroad.
Twenty years ago in The News columns dated September 18 1928 report two new cases of influenza a notice on disorders in houses with officers not enforcing the law. Mrs E D Neighbors of Lewis Town Florida West Palm Beach Palm Beach reports her son Herbert Neighbors and family are safe though their home was destroyed by the Atlantic hurricane. Francis Scott Key post American Legion elected Francis Perrott as post commander with plans for Armistice Day exercises.
Dorothy Dix receives a reader letter urging mothers to avoid living with newlywed couples. The column argues joint households wreck marriages by meddling, with mothers easing into care roles that undermine spousal independence. It stresses the couple’s need for privacy and mutual adjustment.
A serious break in the large 16 page News edition press near run end halted upper decks while lower decks produced Friday editions The Hanover Evening Sun aided by printing Frederick papers and supplying parts A Baltimore Beechcraft and expert Godfrey H Schmidt flew in to repair in four hours with local machinists and company leaders supervising The News has not missed an issue since 1883. Harry J Hall was arrested on intoxication and disturbing the peace with bond set at five dollars plus costs.
Washington Daybook surveys Fred A Hartley Jr as a potential Hollywood figure after the Taft Hartley Labor Act, noting his era as House Labor Committee chairman and the industry whispers of offers. It also compares Truman and Roosevelt practices, and lampoons Dewey, McGrath, and political ghost-writing in Washington.
Eleven Homemakers Clubs gathered at noon Friday in the Church Street School building for a demonstration on a county program called company dinner. Miss Lou Davis organized the event with trainer Wass Miri Leiter assisting. Ray Smith chaired the county feeds and aiz 2 committee. attendees learned serving ideas and decorations for hors d oeuvres and desserts.
A benefit card party to raise funds for Frederick Memorial Hospital building fund is set for September 27 at 7:30 PM at the Elks Club. The womens division leads the committee with Mrs Elias Ramsburg Jr heading tickets Mrs R E Town prizes Mrs Glen Swisher refreshments and Mrs W Jarboe Grove handling tables.
The eightieth anniversary of Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church Adamstown will be observed weeklong from September 26 to October 3. Founded in 1868 with 15 members, the church built a frame building, later replaced by a brick edifice in 1893, with an educational annex added in 1936. The program features Old Timers Night, Fellowship Night, Recollection Night, Organization Night, Founders Night, and World Wide Communion Sunday, with special speakers and a homecoming communion climax.
Making his first visit to Frederick in 35 years, Har vey S. Smith of San Francisco tours his former hometown. He recalls landmarks, notes trolley track removals, and reunites with boyhood associates while visiting Francis Scott Key Hotel and meeting family and friends.
Today in Washington witnesses before the House Un American Activities Committee debated constitutional rights and the power of Congress to compel testimony. Experts argued that inquiry into political beliefs and expenditures is constitutional, while some cited potential contempt citations and jail for noncompliance. The discourse touched on bi partisan appointments, national security, wartime regulations, and the boundary between self incrimination and congressional needs.
Edwin P. Jordan explains that lung cancer, once thought rare, is now a common disease. Early diagnosis via X rays and bronchoscopy enables curative surgery, including removal of an entire lung, as shown by the first pneumonectomy in 1933 and subsequent successes. Prompt diagnosis improves survival and active life prospects.
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