Boyle's Column SyRAL BOYLE War in Korea and the American frontline
In a Korea War column, the author contrasts U S troops with North Koreans, noting Americans seek comforts and mass production while tanks lag behind. He argues manpower and armor are lacking, but past Allied campaigns in Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, France, Belgium, and Okinawa show victory through terrain and perseverance. He warns frontline weariness and road bound fighting could hinder success.
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Syral Boyle
U. S
Korea
America
United States
Etl
Tunisia
Sicily
Maly
France
Belgium
Okinawa
Turning Tide in Korea Brings Hope to Home Front
A wartime commemoration notes the American public’s patience as U S forces shift to an offensive stance in Korea. It emphasizes steady forward progress, acknowledging tough terrain and a numerically superior foe, while expressing confidence that troops and equipment are arriving and more are on the way.
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Korea
United States Army
Inland water travel on lakes and rivers faces decline
The article notes dwindling inland passenger travel on the Great Lakes and Ohio River, citing a Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company collision that halted passenger services, concerns of withdrawal from the lakes, and the loss of other river boat operations like the Island Queen excursion boat. The piece argues water itineraries offer a unique travel experience that road trips cannot replace.
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Great Lakes
Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company
Tom Greene
Ohio River
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Major Goldsborough Succeeds in Loaning Navy Gun
Major E Y Goldsborough has obtained a Navy Depart ment loan for a six pounder trophy gun captured during the war with Spain. The gun from a vessel aided Frederick County hero Winfield Senti Schley at Santiago would be shipped here if the public desires it. A sweltering 100 degree day followed as a heat wave pressed on Frederick. A grand carnival of sports is planned for Athletic Park on Aug 16 to aid the Frederick football club, featuring an exhibition reel by the Junior team and bicycle races drawing out of town riders. Samuel I Ridenbaugh of Brunswick lost his money sack holding about 80, the savings for a new artificial leg. Alfred Kolb’s woodlot in the Singapore hills caught fire but burned out before serious damage.
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E. Y. Goldsborough
Navy Department
Spain
Frederick County
Winfield Senti Schley
Santiago
Athletic Park
Frederick
Samuel I. Ridenbaugh
Brunswick
Alfred Kolb
Singanore Hills
Panama’ Canal
Panama Canal
Navy
Defense Department
Treasury
House
Department of Agriculture
Department
Hoover Commission
Agriculture Department
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Cliff Hope
Kansas
Hoover
Globe Synaleate
America
John C. Knox
Keres
Aluminum Company of America
U. S. District Court of New York
United States
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns Of The News
Residents faced a 47 degree August night as Fishing Creek fell to 28 feet 11 inches amid ongoing drought. A 8600 foot surface water pipe line from M J Grove Lima Co to city mains is being completed for emergency use. Brunswick residents battled a field fire approaching houses on the west outskirts, threatening property. Frederick County crops suffered heavy losses with corn nearly wiped out and about 75 percent of high tomato crops destroyed. Country agent Shoemaker notes drought impacts and extension service input from the University of Maryland.
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Fishing Creek
M. J. Grove Lima Company
Brunswick
Strength For Today By Earl L Douglass
A humorous tale shows a husband blaming a damp closet for shrinking suits, but the joke reveals he is gaining weight. The piece argues people largely blame others for troubles, urging self-examination and inner causes rather than external factors. Maeterlinck quote underscores the theme of internal nature shaping outcomes.
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Maeterlinck
Recur and Bees: Daily Word Lesson Brief Card
A daily vocabulary item notes the word recur meaning to come up again for consideration. It cites usage as in This question often recurs and explains a bee hive air flow where bees fan their wings to carry off moisture.
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Caribbean
Sea
Bay
Russian tanks in Korean War reveal design flaws and bravery
Washington Daybook reports on captured Russian tanks showing lack of periscopes and poor crew comfort, plus manual gun operation and limited radio use. It notes American troops study Russian weaknesses while planning tactics. The column also discusses Panama Canal tolls, defense funding, and Hoover Commission based reforms in Agriculture.
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Reed Blaine Washington
U. S
Big Business Supports War Effort and Production Edge
Washington notes show DuPont will develop the hydrogen bomb at a government plant for a token one dollar fee, illustrating private enterprise backing national security. Major firms like Standard Oil and GE promise wage protections and doubled wartime output, reflecting America’s extended industrial capacity and integrated corporations driving future war readiness.
Neighbor noise and mutual tolerance guideline
Neighbors occasionally disturb you but the right approach is to accept that your family disturbs them too. Realize you cannot expect perfect quiet with close by neighbors and aim for reasonable tolerance rather than complaints.
Truman urges four anti Communist laws in Congress
President Truman asks Congress to enact four measures to punish spies, extend the statute of limitations, register foreign agents, broaden powers to prevent sabotage, and expand oversight of deportable aliens. The House has passed related bills. Senate action pending, with a separate bill addressing point four.
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James Marlow
Washington
Truman
Congress
Rep. Bryson
DSC
House
Senate
FBI
Welling returns home from Greenland in Air Rescue service
Captain William B. Welling of the U S Air Force Air Rescue Squadron has returned to Sykesville after a year stationed in Greenland. His wife and children, Ellen and William III, had been living in Akron during the interval and are now visiting near Sykesville with Captain Welling and his father. Also noted are Mrs. Ely’s return to C P Telephone duties after hospitalization, Mrs. Owen’s operation and recovery at University Hospital Baltimore, visits by the Browns, and Miss Hewitt visiting with relatives. The item concludes with a note that about 135 American cities now levy local sale taxes on retail merchandise to fund municipal activities.
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Sykesville
William B. Welling
U. S. Air Force Air Rescue Squadron
Greenland
Julian T. Owen
University Hospital
Baltimore
A. C. Brown
Ray Brown
Winfield
Caroline Hewitt
Washington
Cawthorn
Michael Seitz
Lancaster
DeVries Hering
Mr. Seitz
Hering Home
New UMIT Legislation Faces Congress With Support Expected
White House backing looms as Congress weighs Universal Military Training to place about 800,000 18 year olds into six months of basic training plus six months inactive duty. Proposed program costs around 1.5 billion yearly, with mandatory registration at 17 and deferments possible until 26. Trainees would select branch, with conscientious objectors offered non combatant options and a National Security Training Commission to govern. Public notices include named individuals and local ties as the piece lists several relatives and locations.
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Peter Edson
NEA
Washington
White House
Congress
United States
National Security Training Corps
U. S
Selective Service Board
Tim
NSTC
National Guard
Organized Reserve
Enlisted Reserve Corps
West Point
Annapolis
Coast Guard Academy
Navy
Marine Corps
Merchant Marine Academy
Regular
National Security Training Commission
Picnic At Braddock Heights Draws Local Attendees
A Saturday picnic at Braddock Heights gathered many local residents. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Howard Tucker and daughter Doris of Alexandria, the Clatterbuck family of Leesburg, the Hamiltons, Elise Payn, Rev. Tally Hanna and friends from Purcellville, Waterford, Lovettsville, and surrounding areas, along with several other families and children.
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Braddock Heights
Howard Tucker
Doris
Alexandria
M. M. Clatterbuck
Vaughn, Carol
Joan
Martinsburg Publisher Engages Jene Faulkner to William B Snyder
Mrs. Virginia White Wiltshire and Flick Wiltshire of Martinsburg W V announce the engagement of their daughter Jene Faulkner to William B Snyder publisher of the Register in Shepherdstown W V He is the son of the late Mr and Mrs William B Snyder.
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Virginia White Wiltshire
Flick Wiltshire
Martinsburg
W. Va
Jene Faulkner
William B. Snyder
the Register
Shepherdstown
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Washington Daybook
Russia
DuPont Company
David Lawrence
Voice of America
Wilmington
Del
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Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
General Electric Company
Charles B. Watson
East Indies
Know
Robert G. Ingersoll
New York-Washington
Dresden
N. Y
Benjamin R. Tillman
South Carolina
Edgefield County
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Janesville
Wis
Hollywood
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Simsbury
Conn
Joseph M. Weber
Weber & Fields Vauderville
New York
Charles W Paddock Garld
Maine
Borin Gamerville
Tex
Alaska
Todd
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
St. Louis
Trumbull
Ursuline Convent
Charlestown
Mass
Tyler
Cuba
Cape Hatteras
Harry N. Atwood
Boston
St Louis
Roosevelt
Vaughn Shoemaker
Chicago
Louise Cogan
Livermore Falls
Nathalia Crane
Brooklyn
Herbert R. Mayes
Good Housekeeping
Ross T MelIntyre
Red Cross
Salem
Oregon
Rocketeket
M. Ret
Mieon
Ann
Kenneth Anders
Lorraine
Charles Cooper
Judy
Peggy Jean
George Brady
Beverly
Frances Arvin
Arlene Painter
Herbert Lee Cooper
Knoxville
Sarehive
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