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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1948
Page
8
A cryptic crossword style puzzle item listing clues and partial solutions for a science themed page. Several entries refer to positions and items such as chief adviser, pace, cooking utensil, and various common words. The fragment shows a vertical set of clues and scattered letters across the grid.
The fragmentary OCR shows word pieces and numbers hinting at a crossword style list. Items include terms like exterior large deer harvest goddess and Switzerland related terms, plus various numeric markers and short phrases.
A description of Thomas F McCarthy leading a Whist Club charity hand at the Hotel Pierre for the Children’s Cancer Funds, noting precise plays to secure at least nine tricks, followed by brief notes on Joseph L Manning’s election as secretary-manager of the Independent Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association, and a report of a Michigan National Guard B-26 plane crash near Willow Run airport killing all aboard.
Pasadena Calif Dec 28 The sun shone as Northwestern and California prepared for the Rose Bowl. Both squads held strong workouts at Brookside Park and Riverside, with coaches praising defenses and lines. Key players include Northwestern Sarkisian 215 pounds and California Franz 208 pounds with guard depth and tackling strength noted.
Court notices list numerous marriage licenses with partners from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and surrounding areas. Names include John Turner and Naom Tressler, Alfred Funderburk and Virginia Bailey, Thomas Swanger and Carolyn Foster, Louis Easterday and June Stockman, Samuel Stoner and Lilian Grimes, and others. Some entries show ages and addresses, reflecting a broad statewide docket despite fragmented text.
At 925 pm Tuesday a fire tore through a heater at 121 West Fourth street. Fire crews cut off fuel and extinguished the blaze using chemicals. Damage was limited to the heater though the family of Marshall Baker faced possible explosion risk during the incident. A divorced couple and a widow residing at 14 West Fifth street were involved in the event. Officials cite cruelty as a leading cause of divorces in the United States, followed by desertion and neglect.
Fragmented OCR lists radio program blocks and station call signs with assorted show titles and timing notes. It references CBS WEMD WRAL MBS WOR ABC WMWAL and various program genres including news drama comedy and dance programs across dayparts. The legible items name The Besters Drawn The Time and Meredith Wilson Show among others with partial times and segments.
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