Dorothy Dix Warns Against Henpecked Husbands and Bossy Wives
Dorothy Dix portraits a wife who dominates the home and a husband silenced by her control, warning readers to uncover who wears the trousers before marriage. A college student’s letter illustrates the fear of becoming henpecked, urging forewarned is forearmed and to flee if needed. The piece ends with a note on reform and domestic tyranny dangers. The Gel Syndicate, Inc. ASK STATE POLICE AM La Plata. Aug. 167-The grand jury today recommended legalized slot machines, bingo and raffles for Charles County. Recalled at its own request for a special one-day investigation, the jury also reported it would seek State Police aid to clean up the gambling and liquor situation in this county.
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Esing
The
Gel! Syndicate, Inc
la Plata
Charles County
Communist Party
Miss Bentley
FBI
Navy
Russia
Truman
Why Soil Conservation What is back of all the tows do on the Thrasher farm tomorrow
A Frederick county notice explains the Thrasher farm soil and water conservation demonstration aims to sell credits for erosion control. It argues soil loss harms future farming, cites Monocacy river silt loads from May 22 1947, and urges local groups to adopt practices to boost yields and safeguard water supplies.
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Frederick Court
Frederick County
Jook
Tug” Bridge
United States
Berlin
Frankfurt
Frederick
Big Thrasher Farm
Housekeeping Blues Give Way To Modern Conveniences
Past years saw housewives bored by monotony of cooking and cleaning. Modern facilities cut labor, freeing time for outside activities and even paid work. Newspapers, books, radio add variety, easing the routine and offering better remuneration. Market prices for Wheat Barley and Corn are listed.
Wheat Prices and Local Notes from August 17 1898
Wheat quoted at 70 cents per bushel in Frederick with corn at 30 cents per bushel and $1.50 per barrel. The Aeronautical Journal cites a kite by Dr Charles Zimmerman of Frederick. The First Maryland will be mustered out after the Spanish War, with Fifth potentially garrisoning Cuba. Peach crop in Frederick County is a quarter crop but large and fine flavored. Internal Revenue confirms marriage license not taxed by stamp, and if a ceremony certificate is taxed.
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the News
Frederick
THE
Aeronautical Journal
London
Charles Zimmerman
Maryland
Spain
Cuba
Frederick County
Ae Internal Revenue
Scott
Stanswick High School Auditorium Progress and Local Notices
Twenty years ago notes from The News report Stanswick High School progress on an auditorium and building restoration after a fire, September completion estimates uncertain. Democrats set September 11 for a Western Maryland Junior Club dinner in Hagerstown with remarks by Governor Ritchie Senator Bruce and David J. Lewis. Otis King installs a modern electric milk cooling system at the Ideal Dairy Farm near Frederick. Mr and Mrs George Rodock return home after visiting Shamokin PA with Mrs Rodock's father Charles Lark.
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Stanswick High School
Democratic Club
Maryland
Hagerstown
Ritchie
William Cabell Bruce
David J. Lewis
Otis King
Ideal
Frederick
George S. Rodock
Rodock
Charles Lark
Shamokin
East West Rivalry Among Governors Cited in 1948
Washington Daybook outlines long running clashes between Tom Dewey of New York and Earl Warren of California at Governors Conferences. It notes east west tensions over grain, shipping, and policy, plus broader Cold War shifts shaping Western strength against Soviet moves.
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Dewey
New York
Earl Warren
California
Columbus
Ohio
Tom Dewey
Canada
Hershey
Warren
Gettysburg
Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania
Ed Martin
U. S
South
Rescue praise and homeward hopes in wartime letter
Margaret Weller, niece of E. D. McCain, describes American GIs rescuing efforts after the LG Farben plant explosion in Germany. She notes Red Cross staff and Berlin workers aided victims, appeals that Americans excel in emergencies, and mentions her leave plans to return home by air.
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LG. Farben
Germany
Margaret Weller
E. D. McCain
Frederick
Miss Weller
Red Cross
Berlin
Inquiry Into Government Loyalty Case Set for Future Reveal
Washington sources outline a pending disclosure of evidence presented to a Federal Grand Jury on disloyalty among government employees. The report notes FBI opposition, possible overruled indictments, and congressional probes into security lapses and wartime intelligence handling.
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Washington
Federal Grand Jury
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Quinn
Clark
Department of Justice
Ferguson
Michi-gan
Senate
Truman
Congress
First Maryland Woman Commissioned in Army Reserve
Nan M. Everhart was sworn in as a captain in the Women’s Reserve and qualified for a commission in the newly formed unit. She has applied for a Regular Army commission, with processing August 3, and expects the change to take effect after months. Everhart, an attorney, has held multiple Army assignments including legal work in Austria and duties as defense counsel.
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Everhart
Fiorda
Europe
Nan M. Everhart
Women Corps
Evernhart
David G. North Court
Maj. J
Baltimore
Maryland
Eve
Miami
Fla. 2
Ary Corps
Des Moines
Iowa
Judge Advocate General
Austria
Army
Pioto
Frank Reefer
John G. Volz
Public Information Office
Maryland Military District
Women’s Army Corps Reserve
Wan Li. Everhart
Frederick
Lrst
Miullinix Park Craft Show Winners Named
Miullinix Park held a craft show with 126 entries judged by the Civic Club. Charlotte Koontz and Thelma Bauer organized the event. awards went to numerous participants including Nathan Sewell Barbara Bowie and Phyllis Sewell for items such as paper art shellcraft and textiles.
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Init Park
Civic Club
Charlotte Koontz
Thelma Bauer
Miullinix Park
Carol Albaugh
Byron Ebrewer
Harry It
George B. Hokees
Nathan Sewell
Weddings Bruchey Morgan Gladhill and more in Frederick
A sequence of wedding notices from Frederick covers Geneva Morgan and Charles Bruchey at St Timothy's Chapel with family attendants, then Margaret Hahn and Merle Gladhill at Woodsboro Lutheran parsonage, followed by Helen Walker and Robert Zeller at Frederick Church of the Brethren, and Charlotte Hizler with Douglas Dixon at the Lutheran parsonage.
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Bruchey
Morgan
St Timothy's Chapel
Frederick
Geneva G. Morgan
Lewis F. Morgan
Woodsboro
Charles C. Bruchey
Anne B. Bruchey
West South Street
John W. Bruchey
East Fifth Street
Jesse B. Woodrow
Helen Mr. Fogle
John W. Fogle
Bit. Union
Walkersville High School
U.S. Air Force
Robert H. Schell
Dixon—Etzler
Charlotte Hizler
Mrr
Lester R. Etzier
New Market
Douglas Dixon
Air
Sidney E. Dixon
Patrick Street
Lutheran Parsonage
W_ YV. Garret
East Church Street
English Language Usage Notes From A Century Ago
A fragmentary excerpt discusses common misuses and pronunciations in English, mentioning words like harass and acumen, and hints at vocabulary building through word study and repeated usage. It references pronunciation rules and a school-like exercise context with fragmented phrases.
Barley Prices Fall Amid Grain Market Pressure
Barley drops eighteen cents in the market as reports show higher crops of wheat and corn. Decline attributed to oversupply and weak demand amid broader grain price trends.
Two Men Held for Questioning in Kevil Bank Robbery
Police report two men in custody for questioning in connection with the Bank of Kevil robbery last week. Chief Leon Beckham said the men were detained after an automobile chase near Henderson.
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IWO
Henderson
Leon Beckham
Kevil. Ky
Telephone etiquette note prompts action on calls
The piece advises reducing office calls by asking friends to call at home instead. It presents a proactive approach to managing unwanted telephones, suggesting a simple behavioral change to shift calls away from work.
Youth Evangelistic Service At Mt Airy On August 24
A two and a half hour youth evangelistic program will be held Tuesday night at Mt Airy auditorium Wildwood Park under three university student speakers from the University of Richmond. The event, sponsored by the Baptist State Mission Board Student Department, runs 7:30 to 9:15 with prayer, singing, and talks titled What Christ Means to Me Youth For Christ and Christ Is The Answer. Speakers are Robert Ross Nelson Basil and Robert Hays. Local promotion by Ernest Clark of Carson Newmen College.
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Wildwood Park
Airy
Department of and
Baptist State Miss
Oung J
Christ
University of Richmond
Arej Miaryland
Robert Ross
Greenstoro
Nelson Basil
Annapolis
Robert Hays
Baltimore
Charch
Virginia
Baptist State Mission Board
Maryland
R. I. Berghauser
North Charles Street
Mt. Airy
Ernest Clark
Carson Newmen College
Jefferson City
Tenn
Clark
W. L. Wimmer
Ridgeville
Personal News of Frye Family and Relatives in Maryland
Mr and Mrs Aubrey C Frye and daughter Sheiley, long residents of Hagerstown, return to South Miami Fla. Visiting relatives include Mrs John Cummings Sr and Mr Frye's parents in Point of Rocks. Others travel for visits and vacations across Frederick Riversville Westminster and Sharps. Maryland remains a leading loupe producing state.
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Aubrey C. Frye
Sheiley
Hagerstovwn
Jefferson Street
Bernard Simmons
North Market Siest
Mrz
Albert L. Eyler
Donna Lee
Sharps
Zepp
Art Department
Young and Rubicem Advertising Company
Mexico City
Air
Millard Zeon
Westminster
Wiliam F. Corvin
E. K. Helwig
Loretta Jean Helwig
Nancy Helwig
Walkersville
Mr. Corbin
William Svoo
Louisville
Bid Made as West Fails to Play Ace
A bridge expert recounts a match from the Eastern States contract bridge tournament with Warren Hull and Parks John son. The hand hinges on locating the West blank ace of spades or ace and a spade to save the contract, detailing cashing the ace of diamonds and ruffing, then a sequence leading to the suit play and eventual outcome. The piece also notes Captain Cleen EK Alexander’s reassignment to the 101st Airborne Division and a missing woman case on a wedding anniversary.
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William E. McKenneye
America’s Card Authority
NEA
Parks Johnson
New York City
Warren Hull
Parks
Warren
Alaska
West
Washington
Beck
Svadi
Reif
Iichi Ince
Go Warren
Rentiuchy Camp Breckinodze
Cleen EK
Alexander
Mir
Lewis H. Alexander
West Third Street
Frederick
101St Albarne Division
Praver Business Colles
Weasainston
D.C
W. Flw
Lions International
Anna G. Alexander
North Market Street
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Dorothy Dix
Housekeeping Blues
Washington Daybook
State Department
British Isles
Schuman
Kremlin
Globe Synd
Bemaret
St. Paukih Minn
Jimmy Demaret
Otto Greiner
Demaret
Greiner
David Lawrence
Miullinix Park Craft Show
feller—Walker
Wilson Teachers College
George Washington University
Taft
Bridgewater College
Bridgewater
University of Maryland
Takoma Park
Shrine
Mont
Rehoboth Beach
Dela
Mrs
Zeller
Ingraham St
Hazel
Charles
Wowan
Parsons
W.va
Agnes Burkey
Tucker County
Charles Burke
Beafer
Warren Ed Whojs¢E
South West
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