Scientists claim progress in cold research and vaccine quest
An isolated cold producing agent identified by Dr Norman H Topping and Leon Atlas at the Lorton Reformatory shows transmission to non cold individuals and growth in eggs. Preliminary electron microscope observations by Dr R W G Wrekoff support similar findings from Britain. No cure exists yet and immunity tests and vaccine development are still to begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcome
United States Public Health Service
Norman H. Topping
Leon T. Atlas
Lorton Reformatory
Washington, D.C
R.W. G. Wrekoff
Britain
Team Work For Youth And The Value Of Cooperation
The article extols teamwork in youth athletics teaching cooperation, rule obedience, and shared pride in group success. It argues that cooperative habits in home, school, and clubs shape responsible citizens and community contributors as youths grow. It also notes that the term English developed not from nuts carried by English ships.
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The News Columns
In a January item from 1398, MR. WM. HALLER of the Pennsylvania Railroad collides with a coal cart while driving a buggy on Patrick Street. the buggy shaft and a wheel are damaged. Also noted is a request for McKinley to appoint C. F. Markell as secretary of the legation at Valparaiso, Chile. A bond authorization of up to 35 000 dollars to fund water supply expansion is proposed in the House of Delegates. Faubel and Willard form a law partnership. a butcher’s family reports a prowler at their East Patrick street shop, shots fired at a window, and the intruder fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. Haller
Pennsylvania Railroad
Patrick Street
Miller
Coss
McKinley
C. F. Markell
Frederick
Valparaiso
Chile
House of Delegates
Marion Faubel
Arthur Willard
Faubel
Mr. Weerer
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns
A 1928 snapshot notes Lillian Stallings, home economics teacher, and her sister escaping injury when their car left the road near Lisbon and overturned. The front page shows a claimed first successful home television set with Dr E F L W Andersen. Amman fined $15 for disturbing an entertainment in Wolfsville schoolhouse by backfiring a parked car. A Hagerstown man fined $100 for speeding to test his car’s limits before Middletown magistrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Stallings
Middletown
Lisbon
E FL W. Andersen
Amman
Wolfsville
Hagerstown
Kefeuver
Dorothy Dix Advice on Mothers Tyranny and Personal Freedom
A Dorothy Dix column outlines how a 39 year old self supporting daughter should rebel against a tyrannical mother who dictates every move. It argues mothers often boss their daughters and urges independence, warning against remaining enslaved in any relationship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally
Susan
Maria
Miss Dix
Orphans Court Approves 75 Cent Settlement Offer
Franklin H. Harrington as executor of George A Burck's will seeks compromise on a claim against William B. Willard in the city estate administration. The case involves alleged advances for Burck to build a dwelling for Willard, Burck's residence, and counterclaims totaling about $2,000. The court authorizes a 75 cent full settlement, noting lack of written evidence and noting the complex backstory and several months of petition activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Orphans Court
Franklin H. Harrington
George A Burck
William B. Willard
Harrington
Willard
Burck
Suk
Beard
Bible Thoughts on Work and Duty
A short devotional note cites John 9 4 about doing the Father’s work in daylight before night comes. It asserts every person is born with a task and that work exists for those willing to labor, praising the “horny hands of toll Lewell” as a symbol of effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Toll Lewell
Washington Daybook on DP immigration and CIA secrecy
Washington Daybook reviews the fight over admitting displaced Europeans, with Revercomb and Fellows clashing on DP policy. It notes shifts by the American Legion and Maine legislature, plus pressure from farm groups and language groups, and reports on the secret CIA rollover of foreign broadcasts and the vague future of Taft guidance. It also touches on Arthur Vandenberg and U.S. mineral dependence on Soviet exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tris Coffin
Washington
Congress
Chapman Bevercomb
West Virginia
Frank Fellows
Maine
Europe
Revercomb
Fellows
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Rep
Stratton
United States
Ed Gossett
Dps
Gossett
Agin
Republican Policy Committee
House
U. S.S
Senate
Paul H. Griffith
Case
South Dakota
Taftee
Central Intelligence Agency
Armed Services
Federal Communications Commission
OWT
State Department
Agency
CIA
Library of Congress
Washington's Marshall Faces Congress Over Aid Plan
Secretary of State Marshall, esteemed for his soldierly record, faces congressional scrutiny over the European recovery program. The clash centers on control of foreign policy and the Marshall plan funding, with critics urging a congressional board manage disbursements to shield the domestic economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marshall
Congress
Eisenhower
General MacArthur
Congressional Committee
Europe
America
State Department
Department of State
Truman
States Department
James F. Byrnes
Executive
Anniversary of the Frederick lodge observed
Members gathered to celebrate an anniversary of the King David Lodge with remarks by Grand Master Tracey and thanks from Mr. Bennett. He received a temple gift for the Frederick order and credit for Thursday activities, as officers urged youth service and voting to elect proper leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King David Lodge
Bennett
Tracey
State Board
Usd
Arena
George A. Webster
Robert A. Bennett
Frederick Order
Mr. Webster
Franklin N. Sheley
Wiliam R. Seil
C. J. Shull, Jr
Edw. P. Oden
H. H.C. Albaugh
C. F. Seeger
Air
Philp Seeger
S. Blentlinger
Bmirs
Roger W. Fogle
Chester G. Stevens
Chas. P. Staley
E.’ Earl Remsberg
Robert E. Smith
John Wolf
Howard Bur- Tier
I. P. Buckey
Mary C. Harrington
Koontz
Buhrman
Esther Miler
Seulah G. Edwina Mobley
Mildred Lechner
Niests
Robert H. Schell
Millard M. Angieberger
Howard S. Fink
Charles V. Tracey
M.S. Elmer Brown
P. G
Geo
S. Motter
George L Mobley
D. Storm
Mr Royal
Maurice A Ramsburg
Jas
K. Smith
Franklin N. Shipley
Frank Miller
P. Eugene Ramsburg
Jacob L. Engelbrecht
C. Frank Smith
Thos
MW Bennett
A. Melvin Seeger
Richard Zimmerman
Veterans Guide: Carl Raymond Gray to lead VA reforms
Washington reports Carl Raymond Gray takes over the Veterans Administration and vows to fix insurance issues while maintaining medical care progress under Dr. Paul Hawley. Gray aims for efficiency comparable to top insurance firms, balancing relations with Congress and 18.5 million veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
M. Nial Washington
Carl Raymond Gray
Edward G. Robinson
Clark Gable
Gray
Truman
Western Railway
Congress
Veterans’ Organizations
General Bradley
Bradley
Paul Hawley
Hawley
IVA
Dows
Paul Magnuson
Veterans Affairs
Bane
NAM Proposes Six Tenths to End Wage Hikes
Washington departs on a quip loaded plan from the NAM suggesting a six tenths wage unit per family to offset living costs. The piece cites BLS figures for a four person household in 1947 and notes arithmetic questions while lampooning the idea as absurd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
NAM
Washington
Naats
Lufburrow Urges Self Directed Convictions
A. Lufburrow writes that while people follow common taxes prices laws and modes they can still chart their own path. He asserts that convictions standards and aspirations are formed by individual choices and personal dictations despite prevailing trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Lufburrow
Gray targets VA insurance issues in veteran veteran as he plans reform
The speaker notes veterans pay monthly premiums creating heavy mail and accounting work. He points out VA lacks field agents to visit clients. He asserts Gray aims to master the insurance problem facing VA since decentralization and beyond. Gray is described as a veteran of both wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
Anniversaries and Birthdays Across History
Know America Today's anniversaries include Benedict Arnold born 1741 in Norwich Connecticut and Matthew Maury born 1806 in Fredericksburg Virginia. Also noted are Richard Outcault 1863 Lancaster Ohio Jeremiah Smith Jr 1870 Dover Ohio and more with major historical moments and birthdays. The column lists Today in History events from 1639 to 1947, today’s birthdays including Thornton Burgess and John Lucas, and Babe Ruth’s improving condition after neck surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benedict Arnold
Norwich
Conn
England
Matthew F. Maury
Fredericksburg
Richard F. Outcault
the Yellow Kid
Buster Brown
Lancaster
Ohio
Jeremiah Smith, Jr
Boston
League of Nations
Hungary
Dover
Henrick Willem von Loon
New York
Holland
Thornton W. Burgess
Springfield
Mass
Sandwich
John Lucas
U. S
China
West Virginia
Lawrence C. Wroth
Brown University
Providence
Baltimore
Hugh Lofiing
Madison, Conn
Otis L. Wiese
McCail’s Magazine
Davenport
Iowa
Marion FE. Martin
Maine
Republican National Committee
Kingman
New Books At Arts Library
A list of new books including LETTER FROM GHROSVENOR SQUARE by John G. Winant and others. Civil Service Handbook by W A Brooks, Breeding and Improvement of Farm Animals by F N Andrews, News Gathering and News Writing by Robert B M Neal, and Poetry For You by Cecil Day Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Books At
Arts Library
F N. Andrews
Robert BM. Neal
Laboy
Cecil Day
Lewis
Art Club Holds First Meeting of New Year
The Frederick Art Club opened 1945 with a January 1 gathering at Mrs. Victor Marken’s home. President Robert E. Clapp chaired. the year’s theme centers on Minor Arts and Handicrafts. Grace Heard Young discussed religious art and Renaissance Italy. Marken displayed old glass and tableware patterns. refreshments followed. Next meeting January 22 at Mrs. Irving Staley’s home. Also notes a January 4 birthday dinner for William Harrison with family and neighbors in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Italy
Marken
Wistarberg
South Jersey
Witt
Ina
Hatte Wilet
David O. Griffin
Irving Staley
Dill Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
the News
Dorothy Dix
Deer Dorothy Dix
Ceder
Cation
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Washington Daybook
Ers
Wanderers
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Fhe
Department of Commerce
Russia
Caenvrient
Dave Lawbeece
Veterans Guide
NEA
National Association of Manufacturers
Bureau of Labor Statistics
New Orleans
Washington, D. C
NAM News
Gies
Know
Connecticut
Hartford
Samuel Sevwall
Salem
Old South Church
Secretary of the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
National Academy of Design
U. S. Supreme Court
Cummings
Missouri
FBI
Christian Front
Roosevelt
Churchill
Casablanca
U. S. Jth Army
John L. Lewis
Emily Hahn
St Louis
Ellery W. Stone Usnr
Allied Control Commission For
Oakland
Calif
Babe
Babe Ruth
Florida
Ruth
Ghrosvenor Square
John G. Winant
Great Britain
Pearl Harbor
Civil Service Handbook
W. A. Brooks
Art Club
Flave M. Harrison
Nea- Dickerson
William Harrison
Peggy Kinna
Comus
Flave Harrison
Elmer Thomas Harrisor
Dickerson
Raymond Harney
Beallsville
Milo Chick
Am iBirs
Elmer Milo Chick
Tuscardra
Lloyd Grubb
Mix
J. M. Johnson ‘Jr
Carl Holland
Billy Shoemaker
Hyattstown
North Carolina
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!