August in Washington Star the season’s quiet changes
Bees and insects explore flowers in a perennial border under kitchen windows. Goldenrods lift yellow plumes along weathered fences while purple spires stay firm. Squmachs wave wine red pennants as autumn asters reflect the blue sky. Thunderheads roll, lightning flashes, dusk lingers, crickets and fireflies perform. A whippoorwill calls by the barn wall as August ends.
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Farm Kitchen
Vulcan
Washington Star
The Frederick Memorial Hospital Campaign Still Urgent
The drive to raise 600000 for Frederick Memorial Hospital enters its final phase with a general canvass across the hospital’s service area. Contributions exceed 350000 from major donors and local businesses, but a larger push is needed to reach the goal by August 22 and fund essential capital improvements.
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Frederck Memorial Hospital
Frederick Memorial Hospital
German war materiel plants in Berlin zone closed by Allies
Allied inspectors uncover hidden war materials in a German plant in the occupation zone, including motors and precision instruments for aircraft and missiles. Officials fear other plants may still violate the armistice as debates rise over postwar German recovery and disarmament. August skies and seasonal imagery accompany the piece.
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United States
Berlin
Germany
Gremans
Morgenthau
Vansit—tari
Reich
Europe
Russia
Faith Grows By Use And Fire Damages Home
Faith grows by use says Earl L Douglass urging practical application of belief over constant theological analysis. The piece argues religion works best when precepts are put into practice and faith is exercised, not endlessly questioned. A fire lightning strike caused heavy damage to John Baer’s home on the Wolfsville Smithsburg road last week.
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Babson Newspaper Synd
John Baer
Wolfsville
Smithsburg
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From the August 3 1897 Column
A white burglar shot during a store raid at Catoctin Switch near Point of Rocks was killed, with a jury ruling the shooting justified. The Yanigans defeated the home team 7-2 in Frederick with Molesworth and Eisenhauer delivering key hits. A. M. Landauer and Co. moves to Bively Building East Patrick. A horse-drawn wagon near Myersville overturned, injuring no one. Henry V. Nelson of the U S cruisers San Francisco and Cincinnati arrived in town for a family visit.
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Richard Mercer
Catoctin Switch
Baltimore and Ohio
Point of Rocks
Yanigans
Amiateur
Baltimore
Molesworth
Eisenhauer
Frederick
Bennett
Notion
A. M
Moser
Henry V. Nelson
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Cincinnati
New York
Senate
Washington
United States
Mountain Theater
Braddock Heights
James R. Randall
Truman
Old England
Attorner General Hall
Libermoun
Tennyson
Still raid and mash seized near Thurston in 1927
Four deputies raided a still three miles from Thurston in the Suger Loaf mountain area. One operator was arrested. the still held 600 gallons total with 400 gallons of mash. Searches continue for additional stills in the vicinity. A farmer from Catoctin notes the huckleberry crop is ordinary as motorists swarm the mountains. Mr and Mrs Murray E Elworthy purchase a two story brick dwelling at 19 East Third Street with possession planned for October 1. Charles Hudson defeats Carl Snook. William Leichert and Alvin Quinn win Harnwell golf trophy semi finals at Catoctin County Club.
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Suger Loaf
Thurston
Catoctin
Martin
Ritchie
East Third Street
Murray E. Elworthy
Charles Hudson
Carl Snook
William B. Leichert
Alvin Quinn
Catoctin Country Club
Corn and beetles feud with city plans for growth
From Frederick the meadows yield corn to canneries while DDT battles Japanese beetles invading homes. City officials push a $600,000 hospital expansion, a $800,000 airport bond, water tank and sewer upgrades as federal aid and private building spike. Local news coversRotary entomology, crime notes, and cultural events amid soaring heat and national tensions.
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Frederick Air Port
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Coblentz Hall
Hood College
Weather Woes Prompt Weather Man Criticism
The weather man is described as limited to reporting observed conditions with no guarantee of accuracy. Critics rise when forecasts prove wrong, reflecting the public’s distrust and the fickle nature of weather predictions. Ny. A. Lufburrow.
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Ny. A
Lufburrow
Investigations Abroad Boost Next Congress Says Lawrence
Washington readers hear David Lawrence argue that increased foreign investigations will aid the next Congress. He notes House committees study European economies, discusses Britain and the Marshall plan, and urges dialogue with Russia to improve postwar relations. He warns that inflation pressures and loan terms require prudent amendments to support sustained rebuilding.
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Congress
David Lawrence
Legislative
House
Senate
American Congress
Borsh
Idaho
House of Representatives
Jlo
Russia
Dorothy Dix Says Teach Teens About Real Love and Marriage
Dorothy Dix argues that many colleges offer love and romance courses to teach teens how to distinguish true love from passing fancies. She urges parents and schools to provide practical guidance on dating, marriage, and handling emotions, stressing that relationships require education as much as other life skills.
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Nordo
Sally
Tom
Bell Syndicate
Lime Kiln social notes from Clarksburg and Brunswick
Dated social items list visits and extended family ties across multiple towns. Residents mention Mr and Mrs Smith Cecil, Clarence Chick, Cordell family, Mamie Day and Mary Elizabeth, Welty Russell Cordell, Jackie and Barbara Ann Cordell of Clarksburg, Mrs Earl Walbick and daughters Shirley and Mary Elizabeth in Brunswick, Herman Davis and family of Mt Airy with Walter Cecil, Herry Fisher of Baltimore visiting Mrs G W Fisher, George Miles and children Brenda and Billy of Buckeystown, the Carter family with Mrs Barnard Carter, Sam Fox and son of Frederick with Mrs Fox’s parents, Paul Burgee visiting James and family, Harold Dudrow of Detroit with his parents, Helen Geisbert’s Freder ick return from visit, and Mrs Harry Ranneberger with Mr and Mrs Donald Ranneberger visiting Baltimore.
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Smith Cecil
Clarence Chick
Mary Cordell
Eugene Cordell
Mamie Day
Mary Elizabeth
Messrs. Welty
Russell Cordell
Jackie
Barbara Ann Cordell
Clarksburg
Earl Walbick
Shirley
Brunswick
Herman Davis
Questions and Answers from a Historic Quiz Session
The passage lists several trivia questions with concise answers on topics from the Liberty Bell inscription to Christmas customs in Scandinavia, Pine Tree money in early Boston, Marshall’s biography, the first U.S. pilot license, pedestal origins, and the acoustics of amber. It preserves era tone and factual snippets without graphic detail.
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Boston
Greece and US policy risk in Greece during WWII
Washington Daybook reports that the State Department ignored American guerrilla observers in the Greek hills near Athens. OSS agents aided resistance against the Nazis, earning respect from locals but clashing with British strategy. Postwar Greek politics, EAM and government purge actions, and Cyprus and Albania ambitions are examined, with calls for a gradual U.S. approach to avoid revolution and curb Communism.
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Washington
DB. C
State Department
Dwight Griswold
Greece
Athens
U.S
Super Secret
Office of Strategic Services
U. S. Army
EAM
RAF
Aegean Sea
United States
EAR
ESAS
U. S
England
Zervas
Gonatas
Quisling
Maximos
Cyprus
Albania
Bulgaria
Griswold
Stassen
Nebraska
U S
Globe Synd
Farmers Eligible for Prizes in 12 Maryland Counties
Farmers in 12 Maryland counties may enter a soil and water conservation contest. Three prizes will be awarded including 50 dollars and 15 dollars cash for those establishing conservation practices on their farms. Participants must have a farm plan signed with their county soil conservation district. Work counted runs October 1 1946 to October 1 1947. The contest, sponsored with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, aims to promote conservation across Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Carroll Cecil Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Montgomery Prince George's and Washington counties. County agents or soil conservation district offices offer more details.
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John Cotton
University of Maryland
Soil Conservation District
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Allegany
Anne Arundel
Baltimore
Carroll
Cecil Frederick
Garrett
Harford
Howard
Montgomery
Prince George's
Washington
New Record Highs Registered By Corn
Chicago August 8 Both cash corn and future corn rose to record highs on the Board of Trade. Best quality corn sold higher than wheat. September corn futures hit 23 13 a bushel amid heavy buying from dry weather. Cash corn reached 2 42 a bushel, breaking the 2 36% peak from 1917. Wheat and oats gained substantially. Freight tonnage moved by rail shows Pennsylvania leading, with West Virginia second and Illinois third.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Responsive Word Lesson From Assessors Returns
A group led by Supervisor of Assessments A Lamar Barrick and associates Thomas R. Saylor and Ernest C. Speaks resumed duties Friday after a four day course in advanced land appraisal at the University of Maryland.
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A_ Lamar Barrick
Thomas R. Saylor
Ernest C. Speaks
University of Maryland
Doctor Says When the Thyroid is Faulty
Myxedema results from thyroid failure causing cold intolerance fatigue and facial swelling. Symptoms include dry pale skin hair loss and sparse eyebrows with insidious onset mainly in women. Treatment uses animal thyroid extract in measured doses but lifelong adherence is required to avoid progression.
Gang of pros robbed three Shepherdstown area garages
In August thieves struck Colston's Garage on the Halltown pike near Shepherdstown taking 168 dollars worth of tires and 80 dollars in an electric drill. A second garage near Charles Town and a service station at Sharpsburg were also entered in a single night. Investigators found no clues, suggesting a professional gang.
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W. Va
Colston
Halltown Pike
Shepherdshorm
Charles Town
Throwers
Sharpsburg
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