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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1937
Page
2
Citizens of Emmitsburg Maryland and surrounding area urge the Post Office Department to build a new town post office. The current residence site rental of 800 dollars a year is inadequate after 23 years and the town seeks government ownership and a modern facility to improve mail handling and stamp sales.
Fragmented OCR style notes discuss open and leading choices in a bridge hand. It mentions Pauly and Wellebid as examples, notes about double f e t and defenders, and a line of play leading to a trap that benefits South or opposite. The garbled text preserves a debate over the correct opening lead and defense.
A garbled discussion of a bridge problem presents an uncertain contract and play sequence. It mentions South as declarer, a four under trick outcome, and key cards like spades and clubs with mentions of the ten jack queen ace and dummy. The text hints at defensive miscreant play and a final take of a diamond or club lead with an unresolved conclusion.
The town of In msburg with a population around ten thousand seeks a new main post office to replace inadequate, dated quarters shared by Mount St Mary College and St Josephs Callene. The plan, supported by local officials Rhoderick Miroo and Mrs Dorsey Kinny Mroo, cites two Catholic institutions on the suburb’s border and notes no personal property interests in the sale to government. A long list of residents and signers from the community backs the project as an essential town improvement.
A Friday birthday gathering celebrated Doraths Rhoderick turning six at her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Rhoderick’s Woodsboro home. The red and green decor set a festive mood with dancing games and music by Mr and Mrs Dorsey King and Truman Kieney. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Charles.
CW Gregory of this city, a vacuum cleaner seller, won a quirky award in a sales contest. He found a pearl inside a canned oyster opened in competition parsing, valued at 11% karate at a local jewelry shop. He accepted the prize though unhappy with the "Made in Japan" imprint on the can.
Annapatie Sid Dee 13 Gov announces community carol sing at Government House. Harry WoNice and Mrs will lead a Nativity style performance. Vic Naval Academy band may perform in yard as decorations are prepared and windows lighted for the season.
A Frederick county colored man observing his 72nd birthday on November's last day has husked over 409 sharks of corn. Arthur Ambush, long tied to the Hower farm near Adamatown since 1922, works from dawn to dusk, tending stock and stocking up for Christmas. The Governor preplied, but the text hints at fear someone might impose something or misread intent.
A farm records an extraordinary 154 acre harvest where a youth, once using a scythe and cradle, operated the county unique wheat combine. He secured crops of wheat barley rye and oats, showcasing a full range of threshing and bagging tasks with modern equipment.
An OCR fragment notes New York leading, with Los Angeles second, in air volume measurements for the first ten months of 1937. The text is garbled but preserves city rankings and a time period.
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