Edgar Burchell Honored by Ophthalmology Society
Fifty years after starting as a porter, Edgar Burchell rises to honorary fellowship in the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. He later served as laboratory assistant and bacteriologist, gaining respect from New York specialists and earning an honorary science doctorate from Roanoke College. The piece lauds the American merit system and Burchell’s trail from modest beginnings to national recognition.
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Edgar B. Burehell
New York
Founs Burchell
Edgar Burchell
American Academy of Ophthalmology and
Otolaryngology
Medical Association of Eye, Ear
Burchell
Porter
King Prajadhipek of
Siam
United States
Roanoke College
Salem
Virginia
Edgar Burewell
Edgar Bure Cell
What Do I Think of the Americans What Do I Think of the Americans
Tribute to G I Joe and the infantryman on the Western Front as heroic. Stanley Baron of the London News Chronicle notes civilians in khaki crave home and peace while frontline soldiers endure grimy, bold fighting and world acclaim. Homefolk applaud their sacrifice and wonder at the dual image of civilian longing and military resolve.
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Jaudaia
Stanley Baron
London News Chronicle
Court News Marriage Licenses Waham McCaz Seitz
Waham McCaz Seitz 38 of Ruta Fox 30 and Oscar L Shafer over 22 widower Middletown with Evelyn M Fox over 21 Hagerstown Paul Edward Himes 1 North Bentz street and 7 Merces 15 606 Maxwell avenue Harry C Smith over 23 widower Hanover Pa and Maryrey Woerner over 21 widow Frederick Ernest DB Likes 23 Bouis Bare and Dorothy L Beckley 19 Hagerstown Route 1 Property Deeded John W Thomas and wife to Mary Emily Thomas Rauch city pir Kyziky Cave Meredith K Mercer vs Pearl Mercer bill of complaint for amicable divorce W J Offutt attorney for plaintiff
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Waham McCaz Seitz
Ruta Fox
Hagurz
Oscar L. Shafer
Middletown
Evelyn M. Fox
Hagerstown
Paul Edward Himes
North Bentz Street
Merces
Maxwell Avenue
Harry C. Smith
Hanover
Maryrey Woerner
Frederick
Ernest DB
Likes
Bouisbare
Dorothy L. Beckley
John W. Thomas
Toi
Mary Emily Thomas Rauch
Pir
Radio Aids Filipino Morale in Pacific Broadcasts
Washington dispatch notes US efforts to sustain Filipino morale through NGEI broadcasts from San Francisco. Carmen Ligaya, once under Japanese rule, anchors Filipino language shows aimed at galvanizing support, countering Tokyo Rose, and informing listeners from the Aleutians to Mindanao about MacArthur’s advances and liberation plans.
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Peter Edson
Washington
United States
Philippines
NGEI
San Francisco
Carmen Ligwoa
Tulstresh
AEGES
G. I's
Pacific
New Guinea
Tokyo
New Year Hopes Reflect on 44 to 45 Promises
Lufts Stuff contemplates the turn of the year with aims to improve human nature, reduce greed and vanity, and make better resolutions. The piece notes reflections on leaving forty four behind and setting hopes for forty five to foster growth, sanity, and renewed effort.
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Luft
Breen
Fifty Years Ago Local News Highlights
From the Columna Of The News dated December 30, 1894, reports John Holmes of East Fourth Street nearly suffocated by coal gas. Mrs Krantz asks Justice Eckstein to stop skating on her pond, skaters allegedly bribed with five cents each. Chief Judge James McSherry, 52, celebrates birthday at home on East Second Street. Rev Luther Kuhlman receives desk and chair from Evangelical Lutheran church. Two large rocks block the Baltimore and Ohio road near Harpers Ferry tunnel. one rock, five to six tons, derails a train carrying laborers to Brunswick.
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Bec
John Holmes
East Fourth Street
Krantz
Brunswick
Twenty Years Ago Local Hems From The Columns Of The News
Twenty years ago notes from Frederick area columns mention the Odd Fellows Home on Market Street, a Grand Lodge transfer, and the Frederick Agricultural Society. Resignations at Ox Fork Brush Co are noted, with details on leadership changes and minor local items. Fire losses in the past year totaled under $1000, with last year around $235,000 and the major blaze destroying the Farmers Exchange elevator on Carroll Street.
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Odd Fellows Home
Market Street
Grand Lodge of Maryland
Frederick Agricultural Society
W. Herbert
Ox Fi Brush Company
A. H. Shaffert
Rochester
Farmers Exchange
Carroll Street
Today In History and Birthdays Highlights
Today In History lists notable events from 1653 Gadsden Purchase to 1943 Russian counteroffensive and 1940 London bombing. Birthdays include Kipling, Geary, Alfred E. Smith, and Francis Wood. Also notes on Dr. John Bakeless and other scholars. Horoscope previews a contented yet practical mind.
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Charleston
5. C
Europe
Theodosia Bure
Gadsden Purchase
United States
Mexico
New Mexico
Pennsylvania Rock Oil Irai
Noble Order of the Knights of Labor
Philadelphia
Chicago
London
Manila
Dé Dups Ausmantie Radio
Africa
Actuate in Vocabulary Building Lesson
English lesson notes discuss common misuses and pronunciation hints. The text emphasizes choosing one new word daily and defines Actuate as to move or cause action, illustrating how motives drive effort.
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Tor
Frederick county war week end notes and fireside hopes
War news with General Patton and Allied advances amid Christmas season reflections in Frederick county. Citizens recruit and donate blood for Belgium front. Red Cross and AWVS provide comfort to service members and families while snow, sleet, and cold test roads. Local events include fire loss estimates, ration rule changes, and plans for 1945, as residents cope with wartime duties and looming uncertainties.
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Conoe
Rugeed
George
Frederick
Lustiellyn
Datimore
Frederick City Hospital
Red Cross
AWVS
Legionnaires
Camp Detrick
Social Etiquette On Wedding Gifts Before Ceremony
A wedding invitation prompts guests to send gifts before the ceremony if possible. Do not mail gifts after the event. address the bride-to-be directly and ensure timely delivery to avoid last minute logistics.
Ward case tests wartime power and union rules
Washington argues whether the President can in wartime make laws Congress refused to pass and if employers can be forced to police union membership. The Supreme Court has shielded the law from discriminatory dismissals while the White House presses for wartime union controls, citing Wallace and Wagner era precedents. Senatorial and judicial debate centers on whether public sentiment or constitutional limits should guide such orders.
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Germany
Inter
Tite Coutss
America
Supreme Court
Ward
Congress
Justice Black
Rutledge
Murphy, Reed and Douglas
Wallace Corporation
Avery
Wallace
Stone
Jackson
Roberts
Frankfurter
Shetty
CIO
National Labor Relations Board
Opin- Titty Aide
Cet
Asm
A. F. of L
United States
Roosevelt
Justice Jackson
National Labor Relations Act
Frederick residents polled on end of world war timing
Reporters surveyed six Frederick countians about when the global war might end. Responses varied from cautious optimism to doubt, with most tying Japan’s defeat to longer timelines than Germany’s. Half favored 1945 as a possible end, others urged caution and stressed home-front unity.
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Frederick Countians
Japan
Foxes blamed for losses on poultry and wild game
Hagerstown area reports county concern over fox depredations. County Commissioners note 254 fox pelts collected in the year. Hunters attribute unusual quail and rabbit losses during the hunting season to fox predation on poultries and flocks.
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Hagerstown
Dorothy Dix Says on How Wives Please Husbands
Dorothy Dix argues many wives fail to win their husbands hearts because they do not know how to stroke his fur the right way. She notes wives may cook, mend, and please yet still leave marriage ashes and dust in his mouth due to not playing up to his happiness.
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Griselda
Fido
Alway
Self Syndicate
Anc
The Self Syndicate on Marriage Roles and Patience
A dated essay argues that men and women are not so different in needs and tactics within marriage. It urges wives to praise, comfort, and support their husbands, noting after childbearing many neglect their mates. It emphasizes shared humanity and mutual care over coddling, urging wives to ease their husbands’ burdens with tenderness.
Oklahoma Private Braved Heavy Fire To Cover Squads Retreat
An American private in the Siegfried Line, blinded in one eye, single-handedly covered his squad’s withdrawal under heavy German fire. He urged his men to push on, kept the foe engaged, and after starved for smoke managed to drag a wounded comrade to safety. He refused treatment until his unit was secure, still eager to fight.
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Hal Boyle
Siegfried Line
Ofhcers
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