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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1951
Page
11
Rep Mahon said in the House that there is only a minimum hope of averting a long world war as the United States and the Soviet Union grow stronger. He warned against complacency and warned that full-scale war could endure for a decade and threaten civilization, though he stressed war is not inevitable.
The official warns fall will be a time of decision as requests for more military spending rise to bolster the air arm and navy. He notes Korean war costs reached five billion dollars in the first year and that peace-time appropriations have already been cut by over one point three billion dollars. A separate bill may finance Korea, with the House to amend tomorrow and the Senate weighing a similar measure. Norway's climate is tempered by the Gulf Stream, despite its northern position.
Esso Road News profiles Frederick Maryland’s Barbara Fritchie birthplace as part of a travel issue noting two famous sons Francis Scott Key and Roger Brooke Taney. The article recalls Whittier poetry and Lincoln era events describing Barbara’s defiance in 1862 with Civil War imagery and Old Glory rallying over the town.
Auction style notice notes Lawson Motor Sales lists over 40 stock items from 1937 to 1980 available for purchase. The brief advert highlights a limited time deal and urges customers to act today.
The article lists multiple Frederick attractions. The West Patrick street house at 154 West Patrick Street is open daily from 8am to 9pm with 30 cent admission. The Teney house at 12 South Bentry Street displays robes letters and portraits. hours 10 to 12 and 2 to 6 on Sundays. The old Frederick Barracks at 242 South Market Street holds colonial and Revolutionary relics. permission to view is via the Maryland School for the Deaf office at 242 South Market Street. Mt Olivet nearby is also mentioned.
The News notes a heroic monument at Key’s grave marking the poet whose verses during the Fort McHenry bombardment became the national anthem. It mentions alkyl mercurials used by farmers to disinfect seeds and soil without harming the seed. It also notes a social scene of a couple arguing with unexpected guests arriving and Cleopatra’s use of henna for nails.
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