Local News Excerpt From The News August 5 1946
A historical newspaper snippet from The News Frederick Maryland dated Monday August 5 1946. It lists publication details including established 1885 and subscription rates, noting The News News-Post Building on Court Street and a policy requiring real names for letters.
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Great Southern Ptg & Mfg, CO
News-Post
Court St. Frederick
Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Associsice Press
Freder
Byrnes Forms Paris Peace Delegation With Key Aides
Secretary Byrnes selects a seasoned team for the Paris peace conference. Clayton to aid on economic questions, Edwin Pauley to head reparations, James Dunn named ambassador to Italy, and ambassadors to London Paris and Moscow. Notable absence of Connally and Vandenberg noted.
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Paris
Byrnes
Clayton
Edwin W. Pauley
Manchuria
Tot Gudiig
James Dune
Totaly
London
Moscow
Walter Bedell Smith
Connally
Vandenberg
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Labor On The Farm As War Veterans Return And Wages Rise
Labor on farms forecasts bumper corn and wheat harvests as a million war veterans return by July 1, boosting farm labor. The East North Central region reports 4 percent more workers, West North Central 12 percent more, with wages at all time highs. On July 1 the average farm wage with board was 32 dollars per day, well above five years ago, and regional rates exceed national averages, forcing farmers to bid against industry for labor.
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Mexico
Jamaica
East North Central
Department of Agriculture
West North Central
Mid-west
Famier
Bible Thoughts on Fate and Guilt from Proverbs and Seneca
A compact reflection citing Proverbs 28 2 and Seneca about wandering birds and fate. It argues guilt is not premised on fate and prompts contemplation of moral responsibility beyond predetermined outcomes.
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Catrselees
Seneca
Juggling The Millions In Postwar U S Budget Battles
Washington reports detail Congress cutting federal expenses by over 4 billion for 1947 then adding nearly 2.5 billion in a late session. Interior, Commerce face big cuts while justice, labor, Navy see modest gains. An extra 175 million for atomic energy offsets savings, veterans’ appropriations exceed seven billion. Complex shifting of funds and trust accounts marks ongoing wartime budget juggling.
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NEA
Washington
Congress
Onty
Armet Services
OPA
Interior and Commerce Departments
Budget Bureau
Interior
Wallace
Itis
Commerce Department
State
Federal Security Agency
Treasury
Post Office
Department of Justice
FBI
Navy
Army
Social Etiquette At A Table In Public Dining
A man rises when a woman acquaintance stops by their table at a restaurant while the other woman remains seated. The conversation ends quickly as the visitor moves on after a brief exchange, preserving proper table etiquette and courtesy.
Fifty Years Ago Local Items in The News Columns
Frederick notes from August include William C. Palmer organizing a local branch of the Henry Walgon Children’s Aid Society to aid destitute and neglected children. A boxing contest between Prof Laflin and Edwin Freed at the Opera House sparks talk, with many expected to attend. Albert Gilson spends vacation with Rev A H Zimmerman in Hagerstown. Colored children fall ill from poison in cracklings prepared to kill rats at a butcher shop. William L. Clem, local insurance agent, nearly suffers a bike accident near Feagaville. A “Dog Law” notice invites a grand northern Frederick convention, with mayor and police in reserved front seats.
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William C. Palmer
Henry Walgon Children's Aid Society
Frederick
Hagerstown
William L. Clem
Insurante Company
Feagaville
Falice
Twenty Years Ago Local News Colums August 35 1926
Column notes recount a Fresh Air Kid death in Frederick after arriving from New York, a rejected city property sale proposal on West Patrick Street, condemnation proceedings to continue, Frederick tied for second in the Blue Ridge League behind Hagaanuydes with Brham and Smith shining, and a farm wheat threshing record of 2,028 bushels in ten hours on the New Design road near Buckeystown.
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Wenty
Frederick
New York
Baker Camp
Buckeystown
Hargett
West Patrick Street
Brewer's Alley
Board of Aldermen
Rederick
Hagaan U
Today in History and Anniversaries of 1802 to 1962
A list of historical anniversaries and births including Edward K. Collins Jacob Ruppert Bruce Barton Robert Taylor and others with dates and brief identifiers. Also notes a 1940s era atomic bomb reference and a horoscope predicting a quiet, successful life with potential marriage prospects.
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Edward K. Collins
New York
Collins
America
Truro
Mass
Jacob Ruppert
Clare A. Briggs
Reedsburg
Wis
Bai
Richard Washburn Child
Elvic
Worcester
Hugh Johnson
N.bla
Ft. Scott
Kans
Veterans Plan Own Business After Service
In Washington Aug four years after leaving a soda bar for the Marines many veterans face unemployment yet show resolve to start their own ventures. The Commerce Department offers useful business statistics and guidance to veterans, enabling tailored plans such as starting a tailoring shop with cost estimates checked by regional offices.
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Washington
Aug. S
Jim Sanderson
Jim
Pacific
Army
Navy
Tve
Commerce Department
United States Department of Commerce
Department
Bernard Baruch
Baye Ft Hovebt
Dear Dorothy Dix Says The War Scarcity Of Dates
Ex soldier asks how to meet decent girls now that war is over. Dorothy Dix notes a sentimental crisis as shy boys and chase wary girls seek contact. Suggestion: muster courage, approach politely, explain intent, try again until a receptive match emerges.
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Dorothy Dix
United States joins world court in landmark Senate vote
Washington notes the Senate approved joining the world court by a wide margin, marking the first major power to accept compulsory jurisdiction under the UN backed framework. The move ends decades of hesitation as Republicans and Democrats echoed calls from Hay, Root, Hughes, and Hull for arbitration through international law.
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Detroit
United States
Washington
Atlantic
U. S. Army
Congress
Archangel
Russia
A.F.S. Executive Council
U. S. Senate
Dav Lawrence
World Court
Davie
Senate
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Republican Party
League of Nations
League
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
United Nations
America
Sory
Mew
John Hay
Eriu Root
Charles Evans Hughes
Henry L. Stimson
Frank B. Kellogg
Cordell Hull
Sicuinius
Byrnes
United States Senate
Supreme Court
Pransedein Tee
Guardian Angel Rule in Love Letter Dilemma
A young man and a 30 year old correspondent seek Miss Dix guidance on love and marriage. The editor cautions that a 17 year old should not marry, advising the man to remain a protective friend. The second letter asks about marrying a widow with two teens after months of correspondence. the answer is to definitively refuse marriage.
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Miss Dix
Marview
Tam
Ran
Summer Ends Shrugged By Sea and Mountain Influx
A weathered note from N A Lufburrow muses on the retreat of summer. Vacationers near the sea and in the mountains prepare to pack and return home as the season’s brightness fades, while some hope for extensions fade away.
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Sues
Jer
N. A. Lufburrow
Misused English Lesson Notes and Daily Word Practice
A compact note lists common misuse issues and pronunciation tips. It highlights omitting "down" in phrases, correct pronunciation of dolorous, and common misspelling of complexion. It offers synonyms for latent and inactive and urges daily vocabulary growth with a focus on the word finite and its limits.
Central American tourist rules ease for U S visitors
Washington reports broadened entry rules for Americans in Central America with visa free entries or short duration ident cards. Mexico and several others issue tourist cards for limited stays while Venezuela and Nicaragua move toward looser rules. European travelers face unchanged strictures. Also notes Washington National Cathedral efforts to complete and honor veterans, plus a profile of Virginia Walton Gannon returning to D C amid pension issues.
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Jane Eads
Washington
United States
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Mexico
el Salvador
Honduras
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Venezuela
Cuba
Why Cars Are Short
The five day week is the primary cause of the current freight car shortage, the Association of American Railroads reports. Many firms now close two days a week and do not ship on Saturday and Sunday, adding half a day to each car’s disposal time. Railroads urge shippers to speed unloading as there is an average daily shortage of 16,091 cars.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
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