Leftover Mabel and the dog days farm yarn tale
In a humorous column a farm diary narrator Mabel Jones known as Leftover Mabel recounts a quirky story of Uncle Munchausen Jones and his dogs Snuffy the spaniel and Jumbo the St Bernard. Snuffy skates on four stilts to woo Jumbo’s love Tickly the cow but a feud erupts when Jumbo wrecks the stilts and Tickly stops giving milk.
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New York
Mabel Jones
Mabel
Munchausen Jones
Munchausen
Snuffy
Jumbo
Tickly
Uncle Munchausen
St. Bernard's
Jones ,P. S
Dior skirts fall thirteen inches in Paris fashion scare
A Paris fashion scare gripped society as reports claimed Dior set longer hemlines for fall. Dior denies the claim and states all daytime dresses remain thirteen inches above the floor, easing worries about rising family costs as other designers are watched.
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Paris
Dior
Manguin
Ludicrous Folly in Diplomatic Driving Tests in Moscow
A US diplomat must dismantle and name every car part to obtain a Moscow driving license, a rigged hurdle reflecting Moscow’s grip on diplomats. Washington retaliated by demanding Soviet attaches pass strict tests, with one Russian finally succeeding on a second attempt while others failed despite coaching.
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Moscow
Washington
State Department
Department of Vehicles
District of Columbia
Bible Thoughts on Immortality and Faith
A compact reflection on immortality and belief. It cites Deut 32 40 and Max Muller arguing that religion rests on personal immortality. the lines juxtapose a heavenward pledge with a critique of faith without such belief.
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Max Muller
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The Colummia Of The News
The Storeroom and dwelling of Postmaster Bryant Wortz at Zora near Emmitsburg burned destroying belongings. Markets show tomato boxes at three cents and cantaloupes selling quickly amid minor pilfering reports. The First United States Cavalry from Fort Myer, camping near Knoxville, endured heavy rain. Frederick City Hospital site advances toward electric lighting as roofing progresses. A wreck at about 10 am on the Myersville to Catoctin line damaged motor cars.
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Colummia
the News
Bryant Wortz
Zora
Emmitsburg
United States Cavalry
Fort Myer
David H
Local Education Appoints Acting Superintendent
J C Biehl assistant superintendent of county schools was named acting superintendent at the Board of Education meeting. He replaces G Lloyd Palmer. A thief entering E Earl Hahn’s garage on West Patrick Street to steal an outboard motor failed to lift the boat mount due to its heaviness. Francis Scott Key Post American Legion delegates headed to Frostburg for the state convention: Storm Houck Bennett Ramsburg Harris and Kreh. Frederick streets condition noted, especially South Street and Lindbergh Avenue, at the aldermen session.
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the News
J. C. Biehl
Board of Education
Mr.Biehl
G. Lloyd Palmer
E. Earl Hahn
West Patrick Street
Francis Scott Key
Post
American Legion
Frostburg
William M. Storm
Charles S. Houck, Jr
Alton Y. Bennett
Jesse Ramsburg
Roy Harris
Arthur T. Kreh
Frederick
South Street
Lindbergh Avenue
Board of Aldermen
Warren to Issue Report On 4 State Gambling Probe
Miami reports Florida Governor Fuller Warren will issue a report on gambling and racketeering across Tennessee Maryland New Hampshire and Wyoming. The Miami Daily News says the Sunday edition will coincide with the Senate Crime Committee final report and cites an unidentified source about documentary evidence from Cheyenne Wyoming that could impact the Democratic party.
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Miami
Fla
Fuller Warren
Florida
Tennessee
Maryland
New Hampshire
Wyoming
Miami Daily News
U. S. Senate Crime Committee
Warren
Cheyenne
Wyo
Senate
Senate Committee
Estes Kefauver
Charles W. Tobey
Lester Hunt
Sen. O'Conor
D-Md
Crisfield Firm Files Suit For $500000
Crisfield based Charles D Briddell firm sues in U S District Court New York for 500000 alleging defendants Alglobe Trading Corp Steerhead Products Co Oxhead Products Co Doval Sales Co Lutz Whitehead and Bernard Carlin copied steak knives and other Briddell products and seeks a court order restraining continued manufacture under a registered trade name.
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Crisfield
Charles D. Briddell
United States District Court
New York
Alglobe Trading Corp
Steerhead Products Co
Oxhead Products Co
Doval Sales Co
Lutz Whitehead
Bernard Carlin
Briddell
Trads
Multiple Weddings Highlight Baltimore and Wisconsin Dispatches
The notice reports Edna Darner's marriage to Howard Butcher in Baltimore with limited attendants. Pauline Flanagan wed Bernard Wachter Flanagan at Camp Nawakwa, Arendville pa, with Hood College ties and farm work noted. Margaret Naeny and Albert Naeny Jr were married in Walkersville. Jean Ann Kelly married James P. Zimmerman in Wisconsin Dells with a large wedding party and university ties.
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Butchen—Darner
Louis S. C. Darner
Edna
Baltimore
Howard D. Butcher
Mt. Vernon Place Methodist Church
William P. Webb
Park Plaza Hotel
Flanagan
Toms
Romer V. Toms
Middletown
Pauline Kathryn
Bernard Wachter Flanagan
Ralph G. Flanagan
Walkersville
Francis Reinberger
Ficher
Camp Nawakwa
Arendisville
Hood College
Elm Street Junior High School
Naeny—Stauffer
Ralph W. Stauffer
Margaret Louise
Albert Naeny, Jr
Albert H. Naeny
the Glade Evangelical Is Reformed Church
Walkers Ville
Hatcheck Girl Delivers Baby During Night Club Show
At Ciro's Hollywood on August 20, hatcheck girl Margaret Barstow gave birth to a daughter named Rex in a private upstairs lounge. Father Bruce Barstow, an engineering student, said they expected a boy. The stork halted the show as performers paused for the event.
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Hollywood
Stork
Hatcheck
Ciro’s
Impressario
Herman Hover
Margaret Barstow
Rex
Bruce Barstow
Hover
Harm on Field Show Arts and Crafts at Frederick Needle Club
The Harm on Field playground hosted a Friday arts and crafts show by the Frederick Needle Art Club. Judges were Mrs. Wilbur Seeger and Mrs. Alice Love. Winners spanned crayon drawing to shell barrettes with multiple honorees including Shirley Wills, Jo Pratt, Christine Wetzel, and Mary Louise Bare among others.
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Harmon Field Show
Harmon Field
Frederick Needle Art Club
Wilbur Seeger
Alice Love
Shirley Wills
Jean Pratt
Patsy Schill
Mary Louise Bare
Doris Blank
Wilima Michael
Mary Bare
Fred Kimmel
Jo Pratt
Meredith Rice
George Wetzel
Evelyn Frye
Billy Wills
Christine Wetzel
Glenn Rice
Barbara Tobery
Sonny White
Bud Baer
Carroll Buree
Patsy White
Ann Baer
Wilma Michael
James Gue
Jerry Gue
Huge New Tax Bill Called Up
Washington Aug 20 Senator George D Ga urged the Senate Finance committee to fast track a large tax bill aiming to raise about 5.0 billion dollars this year and 7.2 billion annually thereafter. The plan would hike individual income taxes and then corporate taxes plus excise duties while closing loopholes. The panel will set a Sept 1 deadline for presenting the bill and may vote soon. The entry notes the International Date Line running from pole to pole along the 180th meridian.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Truman
House
May Set Up Permanent Senate Crime Group
Senator Hunt may back creating a permanent Senate Crime investigation team to carry on the work of a limited term committee slated to close this week. Wiley urged Commerce to take over unfinished probes, while FCC pressed for a national ban on transmitting information usable in gambling and penalties for violators.
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Washington
Hunt
D-Wye
Senate
Special Crime Investigating Committee
Commerce Committee
Wiley
R- Wis
Edwin C. Johnson
Dcolo
Special Committee
Johnson
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Congress
Commission
Wayne Coy
Taneytown’s First Centenarian Laura Williams Reindollar Dies
Taneytown mourns Laura Williams Reindollar who died at 5 p m Saturday at her Taneytown home just short of her 101st birthday. She recalled General Meade’s Civil War headquarters here and helped drape Trinity Lutheran church after Lincoln’s assassination. Survived by two children from first marriage and three from second, plus ten grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are handled by C Q Fuss and Son.
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Taneytown
Laura Williams Reindollar
George G. Meade
Abraham Lincoln
Robert Benner
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
C. Q. Fuss
Levi T
Margaret Immell Williams
Miffintown
Brunswick Man Killed In Route 340 Embankment Crash
A Brunswick man died and a Yarrowsburg man was seriously injured when a car left Route 340 west of Weverton, crashed through guard rails, and tumbled 35 feet onto the Baltimore and Ohio main tracks. A train delayed 48 minutes to clear wreckage. Two Knoxville residents were arrested Sunday for stripping the car. Joseph Donald Whipp, 22, of Brunswick, died at Washington County Hospital. Francis Shoulis, 29, of Yarrowsburg, was in fair condition at Frederick Memorial Hospital with a fractured hip. Sweeney and Hoffman, jailed for larceny, recovered a radio, tire, and wheel. Whipp, driving, owned the car. he had worked for the railroad and belonged to local clubs. Interment and services set at Clarksburg Methodist Church with funeral director charges noted.
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Brunswick
Yarrowsburg
Weverton
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Knoxville
Joseph Donald Whipp
Boyds
Whipp
Clyde B. Tucker
Carter
Baltimore
Shoulis
Tucker
William and
Mamie Cole Whipp
B. & O. Railroad
Loyal Order of Moose
Elbert
Philadelphia
Paul
Kenneth
C. H. Feete
Bro
Crafting a Guest List for a Lively Party
The article advises selecting guests by ensuring they will enjoy each other’s company rather than only considering debts or obligations. It emphasizes harmony, shared enjoyment, and a clear aim to create a successful, convivial gathering.
Marine Major Hoeffecker Dies In Korea Battle
Marine Maj. Frank S. Hoeffecker executive officer of the Jet Cats was killed Aug. 12 when his plane crashed during a combat mission on the central front in Korea. The 35 year old former commander of a Marine air squadron at Akron Ohio had an outstanding Marine Air Corps record from World War II. He went down while dumping napalm on Communist frontline positions and is survived by his wife Marion and three children in Costa Mesa California. Hoeffecker was called to active duty in 1950 after graduating from the University of Maryland in 1935.
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Frederick J. Ascani
Center
USAF
Detroit
John D. Derry
Great Britain
de Haviland
Wayne Airport
James V. Votta
Lin Parker
Air Force
Korea
Frank S. Hoeffecker
Jet Cats
U. S. Fifth Air Force Headquarters
Hoeffecker
Marion
Westminster Avenue
Costa Mesa
Calif
Sparrows Point
Marine Air
Akron, O
Marine Air Corps
Redheid
Akron
University of Maryland
Death of Brunswick railroad worker Lawrence S. W. Harrison
Lawrence Samuel Wesley Harrison, 60, a Brunswick railroad employee living in Rosemont, died suddenly Saturday evening while visiting his parents at 23 West Virginia Avenue, Brunswick. Survived by wife Mildred, daughter Dorothy Taylor, and two sisters, he was a member of Brunswick Lodge, Knights of Pythias. The body rests at his home. services are Tuesday at 2 p.m. Rev. George Bennett officiating. Interment Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, W. Va. Funeral directors C. H. Feete and Bra.
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Lawrence S. W. Harrison
Lawrence Samuel Wesley Harrison
Brunswick Railroad
Rosemont
Edward L
Ida Gue Harrison
West Virginia Avenue
Brunswick
Mildred Harrison
Dorothy Taylor
Everett Leach
Molly Ramsden
Brunswick Lodge
Knights of Pythias
George Bennett
Edge Hill Cemetery
Charles Towr
W. Va
C. H. Feete
Bra
Funeral of Ira M. Wiles at Evangelical Lutheran Church
The funeral of Ira M. Wiles who died Thursday was held Saturday at 3 PM from the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Rev. E Jerome Alexis officiated as services were well attended. Casket bearers included Maurice Ramsburg Wilson Cook Russell Feaga James H Falk Robert L. Smith and John L. Shaw. Interment followed at Mount Olivet Cemetery. C E Cline and Son, funeral directors.
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Ira M. Wiles
Evangelical Lutheran Church
E. Jerome Alexis
Maurice Ramsburg
Wilson Cook
Russell Feaga
James H. Falk
Robert L. Smith
John L. Shaw
Mount Olivet
C.E. Cline and Son
Fire damages sprawling Grand Hotel in Stockholm
A major blaze on the top seventh floor of Stockholm’s Grand Hotel caused extensive damage during several hours of fighting. No injuries occurred among guests, who mostly remained calm at lunch in the ground floor restaurant as smoke and water damaged about 50 rooms and part of the roof. The hotel sits near the Royal Castle facing the river Strommen with thousands watching from the embankment.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Grand Hotel
Royal Castle
Strommen
Lesson From The Ox
An ox is strong and not beautiful yet performs its duty when burdens arise. The piece extols the virtue of strength paired with diligence as a worthy trait for man, noting gains come from brawn as well as brain at LUFBURROW.
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Lufburrow
Not Too Old Barkley Says May Seek 1952 Run
Washington reports Vice President Barkley, 75, rejects the notion that age rules him out of a 1952 Democratic bid. He tells U S News and World Report that Truman could run, or that a Truman-led ticket would likely win. Barkley praises executive insight gained from Cabinet meetings and mentions tax policy and party reform ideas as part of broader national concerns.
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Washington
Barkley
Bru
Magaz U. S. News and World Report
Truman
1Man
Barkley i
Truman Co
Presid
Puc
R-Sd
Congression Committees
Good Templars Name Officers For Year
The 75th annual convention of the Grand Lodge of the International Order of Good Templars was held August 15 at Poplar Springs Lodge Hall. Delegates from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia attended with reports from officers and prominent members. Officers elected for the next year include Grand Chief Tom Charles Fleming and Grand Secretary-Treasurer Eleanor M. Fleming, among others. Insect damage to stored grain costs the United States millions of bushels annually, per U S Department of Agriculture estimates.
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Grand Lodge of
I National Order of Good Templ
Po Springs Lodge
Maryland
Vic
District of Columbia
Grand Lodge
Raymond E.dy
Samuel H. Gressitt
J. Ray Schmidt
Lewis
DeWitt Dicky
Calvary Methodist
Mount Airy
Natal Capitol
Washington
Mt. Agnon
Baltimore
Drakely
Oftimore
Poplar Springs
Hove County
Freedom
Caz
Tom Charles J. Fleming
Grand Coulor
John A. Ruby
Plar
Lena Moxley
Sar
H. Gressitt
William Walker
Dorsie G. Richard
Eleanor M. Fleming
Jane Fleming
Marjorie Hardy
Grand Clain
Matthew Pickett
Shall
Raymond E. Fleming
Floyd Moxley
de International Templar
George Rodenhi
Mars
Donald Fleming
Grand Gu
Marshall Fleming
Leroy Stull
Grand Messenger
Flora Rodenhi
Miss A. Fleming
Grand i Templer
Market Prices Reported for Wheat Corn and Barley
Market prices list wheat per bushel, corn per barrel, and barley per bushel from the local grain market. The brief shows current rates and trends, reflecting farmer and trader activity in the region's agricultural trade.
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Janesville
Carl Decker
Antonio Marini
Wisconsin Dells
Kelly
William Petoskey
Madison
John Kremer
Hans Helland
John J. Kelly
Vine Street
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Alpha XI Delta Sorority
Zimmerman
Preston D. Zimmerman
The
Sigma Chi
Hatcheck Girl’s Baby Steps
Cleveland
Japan
Cleveland, D
North Pole
South Pole
H. 7. Webster
MR. Milque
Wei
Taneytn
Good Templars
U. S. Department of Culture
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