Inaugural Truman Ceremony to Herald Record Capital Gala
In Washington January events set a new standard for presidential inaugurations. A four mile parade will lead a nation celebrating Truman with 50 chartered special trains and lavish accommodations. Missouri will be represented by the university band and civic units with Gen Omar Bradley as grand marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Missouri
Univer
Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Army
Ailvin Hildreth
Questions And Answers on Nature, Scholarships, Silver and Income
A Q and A column discusses rattlesnakes and white ash trees avoiding shared habitats, Rhodes scholarships for Germans ending in 1916, sterling silver composition, U.S. per capita income at $1323, and regeneration in Newis species after limb loss.
Myersville Savings Bank Opens In Frederick County
Fifty years ago local column notes the Myersville Savings Bank opening at 10 am with Edwin C. Markell of Fredericktown Savings Bank officiating. George W. Bittie elected treasurer. The John Roelkey farm on Opossumtown Pike, 228 acres and 2 mountain woodlots, sold to J Franklin Thomas for 18240. Snow and sleighing forecast as the new year ball and Independence Fire Company events described.
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Myersville Savings Bank
Edwin C. Markell
Fredericktown
Frederick
Uniteds
C. Mieuer
Liord T. BiaeGul Jr
Agai
Usic
Miiara
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns Of The News
Twenty years ago items note usual divides paid, city ban. Miss Irene Er at W een Bush, Fort L., Luther Remsburg former Brunswick. Fire of undeter gin damaged boiler room roof at Garber Bal ing Co on West Fifth Street, dense smoke. Roy W. Hankey, prominent farmer near Creagerstown, died at his home at 48, a director of Thurmont Bank.
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Ween Bush
Fort L
Luther Remsburg
Brunswick
Garber Baling Company
West Fifth Street
Roy W. Hankey
Creagerstown
Thurmont Baniderdale
Fla
Dear Dorothy Dix Missives on Love and In-Laws
A reader asks if she may see her first husband to ease heartbreak while married to another man. Dorothy Dix warns against rekindling past vows, urging loyalty to the current husband and urging avoidance of in-law trouble. An in-law reply extols winning the in-laws as a wife’s trump card while advising practical quietude.
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Dorothy
Dix
Miss Dix
Xu Franze
Dorothy D
Dorothy Dix
Enan
Engagement announced for Dawn Maria Houff and Waltz
Mr and Mrs Albert F Houff of 304 West South Street announce the engagement of their daughter Dawn Maria to Glenn Elwood Waltz son of Mrs Edna Walty of Johnsville No date has been set for the wedding.
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Albert F. Houff
West South Street
Dawn Maria
Glenn Elwood Waltz
Edna Walty
Charles S. May
South Carroll Street
Mabel Ellen
Alvie N. Covell
Frederick
Bessie Covell
Alonza Covell
Robert E. Tauben
Brunswick
Betty Crilex
Ray Leon Fink
Mrr
Foster F. Fink
Ellis Ohler
Taneytown
Elizabeth
Richard C. Etzler
R Robert Etzler
Union Bridce Wodaie
Samuel Rickerd
Thurmont
Edna
Toi
Washington Daybook 1943 Doped Out No Low Mood Seen
Washington Daybook outlines postwar economic expectations and policy options. It discusses price cuts, crop controls, public works, and tax cuts to sustain demand, with President Truman pursuing a peace strategy and reshaping Cabinet posts and congressional dynamics amid global tension and rising nationalism in Asia and Europe.
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Tris Coffin
Washington
Truman
Uss.s. RB
Tom ‘Thumb
Russia
Banat
Europe
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Marshall Tito
Asia
Philippines
Indonesia
India
China
Burma
Siam
Indo- China
Paul Powell
Powell
Charley Brannan
Agriculture
Maurice Tobin
Labor
Jesse Donaldson
the Treasury
John Snyder
Kingdom Come
George Marshall
Defense
James W. Forrestal
Interior
Cap” Krug
Commerce
Charles Sawyer
Tom Clark
Paul Hoffman
ECA
Iikely
White House
Arthur Vandenberg
Hoffman
Congress
Barkiey
Lameburn
Hubert Humphrey
Paul Douglas
Alliance of Southern Conservation
France
Greece
Dts
Ogre
Gisbo S
Economic fears loom over 1949 expansion plans in Washington
President Truman and a Democratic Congress face investor worries over tax changes and labor policy that could slow business expansion. Executives fear excess profits taxes and weaker capital access will curb plant purchases, hiring, and productivity, delaying recovery amid a shifting labor relation climate.
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Washington
Truman
Democratic Congress
Dewey
Department of Commerce
Philip Murray
CIO
Congress
Daniel Tressler
John Tressler
Emmitsburg
Engagements and Weddings in Hagerstown Area
Ann Lease of Hagerstown engages to M William Dutton Jr son of Dr and Mrs M William Dutton both of Hagerstown. Lease studied at Lynchburg College and Madison College and works for Herald Mail. Dutton graduate of Hagerstown High and Virginia Tech, served in Seabees, now with Beard and Chapman. Hahn Reed wedding at Evangelical Reformed parsonage December 31 with Charles Hahn and Evelyn Reed. Elizabeth Lease and Richard Etzler engaged. Ardeila Mercer and Whitter Mercer wedding. Adams engagement announced for Alice Dorsey Crapster to Robin Hengst. Edna Rickerd engagement announced.
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Edward C. Lease
Hagerstown
Peg- BY
Ann
M. William Dutton
Miss Lease
Lynchburg College
Lynchburg
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Herald-Mail Company
Dutton
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
The
Seabees
Beard and Chapman
Lease
Frederick
Farmers Supply Company
Hahn—Reed
Evangelical Reformed Parsonage
Charles Earl Hahn
Rosa A. Hahn
Chas. S. Hahn
Evelyn Rebecca Reed
David Biddinger
Seneca
Lioyd Strayer
Paul L. Althouse
Whitter—Mercer
Ardeila Mercer
William Mercer
Liviown
M Whitter, Jr
Weedsboro
John OL Crapster
Taneytown
Alice Dorsey
Robin Jay Hengst
Roy
Hengst
Thurmont
English Lesson: Vocabulary and Legal Phrase Study
A compact note on proper legal phrasing uses parties to contracts and guidance on pronunciations. It highlights the word lethargy defined as morbid drowsiness and inaction, urging daily vocabulary growth.
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Mraun
Carpantar
Nadiator
Chum
Uae
Answers On Weapons Of World War IV
NEA Washington Correspondent FETEE EDSON reports on General Omar Bradley’s quip that World War IV would be fought with bows and arrows. The piece notes VA budget fights, hospital reforms, a new junior officer club, and Truman’s Palestine conciliator appointment, with UN debates on the veto and future security councils.
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Fetee Edson
NEA
Washington
Jen
Sta
Omar Bradley
Brad
American Legion
Congress
Veterans’ Administration
VA i
Herbert Hoover
Reorganization Commission
Atj
Army
Navy
Air Force
Pentagon
Young Braves
Unified Defense
U. S
Truman
Palestine
United Nations Palestine Conciliation Commission
UN General Assembly
Paris
United States
France
Turkey
Middle East
Verse Reflections From The Faithful And The Wise
A compact note reflects biblical excerpts and quotes from Cowper Masefield Titus and Walker. It contrasts learned insight with spiritual truth and calls for reverent instruction and righteous living. The compilation links devotion to social understanding through historical literary voices.
Between Book Ends Club Open Stamp Display At Artz Library
The Book-ends Club curates the January 1939 exhibit at C Burr Artz Library showcasing First Day Covers from Mrs. Frederick W. Siffrin. It surveys 1948 commemoratives, noting design quality, historic themes, and public reception. Commentary reflects on stamps for Palomar Observatory, Rough Riders, Gettysburg Address, and Fort Kearney among others.
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C. Burr
Frederick
Washington
Palomar Observatory
Rough Riders
Canadien
Fogliowi
United States
Fort Kearney
Dambli
Fort Am
New England
America
North Atlantic
Europe
Will Rogers
Lile
Francis ‘Scott Kev
Uncle Sam
Pedestrian collision prompts downtown driver safety note
A terse social report urges drivers downtown to keep clear of pedestrians and proceed cautiously to avoid harm. It emphasizes staying out of the way and avoiding confusion when approaching corporate areas.
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Corp
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James A. Weamert
Sabillasville
United Nations
Chiang Kai-shek
Com- 1
United Nation
Tve
Jesus
Masefield
Titus
God
Walker
Yan
Artz
Chive
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