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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1952
Page
10
President Truman denounces budget slashers in the House as aiding communism. He warns defense cuts could force demobilization and jeopardize West defenses while urging Senate restoration of cuts to defense and foreign aid programs.
Baltimore leaders including Mayor Thomas D Alesandro pledge support for Senatorial nominee George F Mahoney and warn against any usurpation of the assembly. The group, backing Mahoney over Lansdale Lasscer, says a 30 year custom will guide the state convention and that delegates will be elected and instructed as permitted by law.
Elizabeth Rinehart Krouse died at home in Kensington this morning. Survived by husband John F. Krouse, two daughters, a son, three sisters, two brothers and four grandchildren. Funeral services are set in Hagerstown with interment in Rose Hill Cemetery. Ernest Powell Weaver of Baltimore died at home after an 18 month illness aged 85. Survived by daughters and sons, brothers and grandchildren. Body to Grace E L Church for viewing and service, interment Rose Hill Cemetery. Clarence Bruce Holsinger of Baltimore died at Garlock Nursing Home aged 42. Survived by wife Carolina, daughter Evelyn, sisters and brothers. Services Thursday at Kraiss Mortuary with interment in Broadfunding Cemetery. Ellsworth Borens of Hagerstown died at Washington County Hospital aged 74 after three months of illness. Survived by four daughters, one sister, and eight grandchildren. Services Wednesday at Suter Funeral Home with interment Rose Hill Cemetery.
The Portland pastor Paul S. Wright of First Presbyterian Church offers a blessing asking God to renew the inner self daily and sustain faith through gradual physical decline. He prays for renewed spirit and steadfast hope in Jesus Christ.
A 1952 religious feature from the National Council of Churches presents a broad overview of church activities, interfaith initiatives, and social gospel efforts. It profiles clergy leaders, congregational programs, and ecumenical outreach across communities.
The Salem Avenue Church of God plans a late summer opening for a new building on Linganore Avenue and Hammond Street in the West End. The pastor, shown at left, is building it almost entirely by himself, displaying growing bricklaying and carpentry skill that rivals trained craftsmen who assisted.
Earl F. Marquiss Sr the Salem Avenue Church of God pastor is constructing a 14 by 50 foot brick church at Linganore Avenue and Hammond Street. Starting March 150 with minimal training he has relied on volunteers and one day help from a journeyman bricklayer and a contractor member. About 75 percent finished he hopes to finish by August first. Estimated material costs approach 22 000 with labor savings amounting to thousands more if paid professionals were used. The first floor will include an office tape recording room and two nurseries with public address systems.
Roy M. Henck son of the Rev and Mrs Fred Henck of 11 Salem Avenue recently earned a bachelor of arts at Eastern Nazarene College Quincy Mass He plans to enter Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City Missouri next September to pursue a bachelor of divinity He is a 1948 Hagerstown High School graduate and was a philosophy major serving as senior class treasurer and religious editor of the college newspaper
Mrs. Margaret Mongan of 761 South Potomac Street suffered a minor head injury at the Federal Silk Mill in Williamsport where she works. She was admitted to Washington County Hospital for observation and discharged this morning. Harold Lee Baesard of Clear Spring Route 1 had a minor elbow injury from a scaffold fall and was treated in the hospital ER this morning.
Camp Monte Vista near Berkeley Springs will operate again this summer under new lease to Glenn S. Wells of Falls Church Virginia. Wells has engaged staff and enrolled several youths from the Washington area, continuing the camp’s years long operation previously run by Dr. W W Keesecker and Mrs Keesecker.
British film star Genevieve Johns returned from New York and praised American meat for growth. She claimed six months of meat increased her height by inches, weight by pounds, and shoe size by one, noting she now feels taller despite aging.
Colorado governor Dan Thornton said Western delegates to the Republican National Convention will meet Gen. Dwight Eisenhower after he opens the party’s Denver headquarters. Colorado’s delegation will be the first to be received, with a 2 p.m. meeting scheduled for June 17.
Robert Himes of Sandy Hook and five other Sandy Hook residents visited home after four months aboard the destroyer Bilison in European waters. The group includes Richard Bender from Pan Mar Maryland and Richard N. Jenkins from Nellis AFB Las Vegas. Wayne Guessford trains at Sampson AFB New York and seeks correspondence at 20 Sulmit Avenue. James Ward from Hanover High School now serves as Metalsmith instructor after Navy training in Jacksonville Florida. Other local service members mentioned include Harold Lanelart at Camp Breckinridge Claude Smith Jr. at Chanute Field and Charles Lillard bound for Seattle overseas duty.
A Halfway delegation will appear before the Board of County Commissioners this afternoon to present water drainage problems in the hairway after heavy Sunday rains. The board stated they do not know what can be done to solve the issue.
Americans flock eastward to Europe as record low air fares and affordable travel arrangements draw families and individuals from Hagerstown and Washington County. Travel agencies report a booming season as many, including John and Mrs. Poe, plan overseas trips for the first time since before the war, envisioning extended stays and sightseeing across London Paris and beyond.
Jehovahs Witnesses announce a three day religious assembly in Pikesville Maryland May 80 31 and June 1 with free admission and no conversion. The program features the public address What religion Will Survive the World Crisis to be delivered by M F Larson Watchtower Society representative. attendance is expected to be large at the Pikesville Armory sessions morning afternoon and evening open to the public.
County plans a summer campaign against Japanese beetles led by County Agent Mark Miller. The program includes spraying, wasp releases, spore dust, and beetle traps in western areas with roadside spraying continuing. William C. Donaldson of Hagerstown will supervise the beetle control program and oversee spraying checks.
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