West storms devastate wide region and halt towns
The passage describes severe storms across the West causing extensive property damage and loss of life. It notes heavy livestock losses in cattle and sheep regions, widespread utility outages, and immense snow removal costs. Rapid City and Pittsburgh Kansas face transportation cuts and business disruption.
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Repid City
South Dakota
Black Hills
Partic Telephone and Electric Companies
Kansas
Oklahoma
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Steet
Pittsburgh
Kans
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Letter of thanks for community kindness and accurate newspaper reporting
Pastor John H. Ness Jr writes from Frederick thanking The News for cooperative community spirit and reliable religious coverage. He praises recent ministerium resolutions against parrotages and offers support for positive local promote efforts. In the same issue an equity court decree grants Edna M Feigley an absolute divorce from Claude E Feigley with costs allocated.
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John H. Ness, JR
Centennial Memorial Eds Church
Frederick
Becree
Equity
Edna M. Feigley
Hagerstown
Claude E. Feigley
Edwin FB. Nikirk
Robert E. Clapp, Jr
Feigley
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns Of The News
In the January 22, 1899 issue, local notes recount reappointment of the Frederick County Agricultural Society board by PRESIDENT HARGETT and Vice President Wertheimer, listing members D C Winebrewer, John and Arthur Potts, Harry J Walker and Son, J Messer, Roger Fran Esenhaver, Edward Jank Pearre. A trip north Carolina yielded about 300 fine quail. Rosa Barely, Blanche Shriner, and Jar Diehl visited Bali to hear pianist Rosenthal at Ford's. A local bridge across the Monocacy at Reich's is mentioned for convenience.
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Hargett
Wertheimer
Frederick County Agricultural Society
D.C. Winebrewer
John
Arthur Potts
Harry
Walker
John C. Messrs
Roger Fran Esenhaver
Edward Jank Pearre
Bai
North Carolina
Rosa
Blanche Shriner
Diehl
Bali
Rosenscthal
Ford's
Mionoca
Reich
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns Of The News
Twenty years ago in this column dated January 22 1929 reports note legal matters in Court House Square police arrests for dog license violations and a short illness death of A Lyston Lea son of N L Lea Coca Cola Bottling Co plant operator.
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Court House
Cou
A. Lyston Lea
N. L Lea
Coca Cola
Dear Miss Dix and Youthful Dilemmas in a Home
A long reader column features Dorothy Dix advising that a mother is correct to allow a daughter's boyfriend at home while a father’s ban is harmful. The piece defends home as a safe space for teens, notes fear of parents in conversations, and includes reader questions about greetings on returning home and public displays of affection.
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Dorothy Dix
Miss Dix
Girl's Citadel
Papa
Mama
Bobbi
Weather Station Daily Reading and Temperature Summary
The report notes precipitation for January to date at 2.97 inches. Yesterday’s high was 34 with a year ago high of 36. The low today fell to 31, with a year ago low of 26. Sunset is at 7:19 p.m. and moonset at 12:30 p.m. Tomorrow’s sunrise is 7:26 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. moonrise is 12.30 p.m.
Washington Daybook: Truman Eyes Israel Policy and intra State Dept rifts
Washington Daybook reports Dean Acheson and Jon Webb clashing over Palestine policy as President Truman presses for a pro Israel stance. It notes friction with anti Israel diplomats, naval Russia concerns, and a behind the scenes Senate Labor Committee power struggle including Murray Shroyer and Taft allies. It also mentions Ed Flynn retreating to a secluded Maryland farm amid political maneuvering.
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Sime
State Department
Palestine
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Acheson
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Oliver Franks
Sam
Israel
Near East
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Tromar
Lou Henderson
Office of
Near Eastern Affairs
India
George Wadsworth
Iraq
Russia
Britain
Pravda
How To Get On-Farm GI Training Outlined
Course outlines GI training on farms with a focus on practical on site methods. It describes required prerequisites and potential costs, including a $97 fee and documents needed for enrollment.
Hood College lecture on silver flatware and hollowware
Frank Winond lectured students in the Home Economics Department at Hood College on silver flatware and holloware, discussing design, care, and use.
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Frank Winond Silver
Yes
Hood College
Inaugural Address Signals US Aim for Peace with Russia
The article notes President Truman’s inaugural address prioritizes international affairs and peace with Russia. It discusses potential steps like an Austrian treaty, lifting the Bertin blockade, and easing the Cold War, while keeping domestic policy broad and nonpartisan. The piece views the speech as a global statement of American purpose and unity.
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Truman
United States
Russia
Jose
America
Inauguration
B' McCess
Hood College to host expert for guidance program study
Dr. Esther Lloyd Jones of Teachers College Columbia University will visit Hood College January 25 26 to study the Hood Guidance program and suggest improvements. The visit is sponsored by the faculty committee on educational guidance and Hood has been selected by the American Council on Education for a college guidance study funded by the Hazen foundation.
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Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Hood College
Hood
Elizabeth Eckhardt Bay
Mar
American Council On Education
Hazen Foundation
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Andrew G. Truxal
Ruth E. Perry
Grace N. Brown
Frances C. Cutujian
Lioyd- Jones
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Mevran
Miss Brown
Cutujian
Jane D. McCarrell
Amlarion G. Smith
Dean May
India K. Sutherland
Lioyd-Jones
Dean Mar
Mary Grace Helfenstein
Catherine Williams
Nelie Blacher
Sanroma to Perform Concert at Frederick High School
Pianist Jesus Maria Sanroma, chosen by the Community for the season's second concert, will play Wednesday at 8:30 PM in the Frederick High School auditorium. Born November 7, 1903 in Carolina Puerto Rico, he studied at the New England Conservatory from age 13 and later in Boston with Antoinette Stanowska.
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Puerto Rico
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
Antoinete Stanowska
Paderen- Aviur
Weber
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Caanda Gardens
Inauguration Day Weather Through History
The report recalls March 4 1909 when President Taft took oath amid sleet rain and a blizzard in Washington D C with slush underfoot and crowds delayed by travel. It contrasts with 1917 when Wilsons second inauguration was forecast to rain but cleared up around the ceremony.
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Harry S. Truman
Capitol
Howard
Washington
Frederick City
Wasday
Weather Bureau
Wilson
Daily English Lesson Word: Finite Mind
A compact note presenting usage tips for English learners. It explains pronunciation hints for words like finite and globular and clarifies common mispronunciations. The piece highlights word meanings such as defame and forms a practice prompt to improve vocabulary daily.
Truxal Mastrangelo Engagement Announced in Fitchburg
Doris Theresa Mastrangelo of Fitchburg announces engagement to John Groff Truxal son of Andrew G Truxal of Hood College. She a Rhode Island School of Design graduate designing in Fitchburg for Dee's Studio. Truxal a Dartmouth graduate doing MIT grad work in electrical engineering. He is Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Psi member.
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Alphonse M. Mastrangelo
Heywood Street
Fitchburg
Mass
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John Groff Trixal
Andrew G Truxal
Hood College
Truxal
Exeter Academy
Dartmouth College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Kappa Psi
Johnny Swamper Club Revived by United Fire Co Members
United Fire Company revives the Johnny Swamper Club at a meeting attended by 37 members. Dr. James Marrone is elected president with officers Bar ber, Miller, Ridgeley, Poole and Croneburg. The group plans reconstitution by by laws and aims to honor active firemen with merit while creating a social and athletic nucleus for civic events.
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United Firemen
Johnny Swamper Club
United Steam Fire Engine Company
James Marrone
John Barber
Herman Miller
Sykes
Key West
Fires x
Ich
X. Marrone
John L. Barber
Reorganized Club
Union Bridge Women’s Clubs Meet at Home
The Union Bridge Homemark Club met January 17 at Mrs. John Ecker’s home with new president Mrs. J Herbert Snyder presiding. Fifteen members and one guest attended as Evelyn Scotti outlined the year’s program and demonstrated color selection for wardrobes.
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Union Bridge Club
Union Bridge
Union Bridge Homemark Club
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J. Herbert Snyder
Lemuel Harley
Little Brown Church
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John Roop
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Christian Herald
Francis B. Sayre
William Knicht
March of Dimes
Sewing
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Norris nuptials set for January 29 at Joseph’s Church
Pace Invitations announce the upcoming wedding of Thomas Joseph Nor Jr. son of Prof and Mrs Thomas Norris. The ceremony will be held January 29 at 4 PM at Joseph's Catholic Church in Emmitsburg near Mount St Mary.
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Pace
Harare
Emmits
Thomas Joseph Nor Jr
Birth Announcement and Local Notes From Thurmont
Darlene Ann Messner born January 12 to Mr and Mrs Richard F Messner in Thurmont. Earl Edel and daughter Dean return from a motor trip to Hollywood Florida visiting Eldridge Jenkins. Bible quotes and a brief market update on Wheat Corn Barley prices follow with no further context.
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Richard F. Messner. Thurmons
Darlene Ann
Earl Edel
Dean
Sykesville
Hollywood, Fla
Eldridge Jenkins
Postage Change Confuses Frederick Residents
The article notes many Frederick residents fail to add two-cent stamps to unsealed envelopes and to air mail items, despite a new law raising the rate from one and a half to two cents for such mail. Clerks report extra work needed to collect the shortfall and ensure delivery, while air mail stamps require six cents. The office also reports 1948 as its best financial year with receipts of $210,229.05, about $37,000 above the prior record.
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Frederick
U. S
Bistors Afr
Harris
Questions And Answers On Patent Office Employment
Questions and Answers discuss that Patent Office employees may not acquire an interest in a patent while employed but may apply after leaving. The Kensington Stone is described as a Minnesota find, possibly a Scandinavian explorer record from 1062, carved with Norse runes and its authenticity is not firmly established.
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Patent Office
Minnesota
Hana
Ohachives
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