Abundant game seen as hunting season nears
District game warden Benjamin F. Phebus says county has more rabbits than recent memory as openings approach. Local sportsmen groups funded 842 cottontails from an Oklahoma dealer last March and released them in Cover rich areas. Increased birds such as quail pheasants and grouse follow two hard winters, aided by conservation efforts and state stocking. Fishermen report mixed bass catches near the Potomac. Monocacy clearing and expected fishable by Thursday. George F. Grove of this city hauled four bass at Buckeystown dam Tuesday afternoon.
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Mene
Benjamin F. Phebus
Phobus
Frederick County Fish and Game Protective Association
Izaak Walton League
Oklahoma
State Conservation Department
Potomac
George F. Grove
Buckeystown Dam
al “Ypoon
Blacksnake Capture Near Gas House Road
Russell Eppley of West Sixth Street captured a nearly five foot blacksnake along the Gas House road toward the Monocacy river Tuesday morning. He found a larger six foot specimen nearby but it escaped. The Pacific Ocean’s tropical waters contain many dams weighing as much as 400 pounds.
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Blacksnake
Gas House Road
Monocacy River
Russell Eppley
West Sixth Street
Eppley
Pacific Ocean
Stories in Stamps Shows Chiang Kai-shek’s Rise
A 1929 Chinese stamp image highlights Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and Mme Chiang as the heart of China's government. The text notes his tireless dawn-to-dark routine, leading the Kuomintang and army, with some labeling him China's dictator while he sees himself guiding the nation’s destiny.
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Sucar
Chiang Kai-shek
Japan
China
Chiang
Mme. Chiang
Gare
Canina
Kuomintang Party
Mie
Scientists Try 28 Hour Day In Mammoth Cave Test
Two Chicago University physiologists lived for a month in a subterranean Kentucky hollow to study adapting to a 28 hour day. Nathaniel Kleitman failed to break routine while Bruce Richardson fully adjusted. Photos show Richardson sleeping nine hours in every 28 and Kleitman recording data after 10 p.m.
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Kentucky
Mammouth
Chicago University
Nathaniel Kleitman
Bruce Richardson
Richardson
Left
Kieitman
National Park Service
Thurmont Choral Society Picnic Sees Elections and Plans
Thurmont residents gathered at Camp Airy for the annual picnic of the Thurmont Choral Society with a dinner, games, and a nominating committee report. Officers elected include President Vernon Holter, vice presidents Joseph Curfman and Roy Creager, secretary-treasurer Ethel Crawford, publicity secretary A J Williar, with an executive committee of Gall and Stottlemyer. The group discussed next season and potential entry in the Mountain Lake Song Festival. A separate note lists dates for the Frederick county volunteer firemen convention, parade plans, carnivals, and colored by extensive event committees and activities through August.
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Thurmont
Birs
Glenn Gall
Emory Stottlemyer
Mountain Lake Park
Frederick County Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Omer J. Dubel
L. C. Mackiey
S. B. Bennett
Luther
Reifsnider
H. Q Miller
Merkle
Ecker
C. W. Spalding
West Had Reason To Regret Failure To Stay Fixed
In a bridge column by WM E McKenney a Princeton player in a New York Intercollegiate Club League interclub match regrets not staying fixed after opponents balked at a game. With three sure trump tricks a heart overcall and likely more tricks, the Yale team represented by Horace Block and Cecil Head faced the implications of a missed line.
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WM. E. McKenney
West
Princeton
Horace Block
Cecil Head
Yale
Endplay in spade contract at Princeton bridge problem
A bridge problem features South as declarer in six spades facing West and East signals. West leads a heart nine and blocks, while dummy’s hand reveals a fragile position. declarer must read a specific card at trick two to secure the contract and avoid endplays.
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South
Raising a Family by Olive Roberts Barton
A moral essay on whether children should always put others first. It argues that life rewards assertiveness and self-reliance, urging balanced self-interest within fair rules. The piece cautions against over gentleness that suppresses ambition and success.
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Olive Roberts Barton
Predict 158000000 Population For U S
Roosevelt releases a report predicting U S population will peak at 158 million by 1988 and then decline, becoming largely old or middle aged. The committee on population problems and the nation resources committee note slow growth for ages 20 to 44, rapid rise for 45 to 64, and rising share of those over 65. Youth under 20 set to fall from 37 percent to about 25 percent by 1980.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Committee On Population Problems
White House
National Resources Committee
Damage suit filed in local court by Abraham Cohen
A damage suit has been entered by Tuling against Bernard Wetzel in local court. No particulars are given. Leslie W. Coblentz is attorney for Cohen. The Continental Divide is described as a water shed created by mountain ranges from the Rocky Mountains extending from Mexico to Canada.
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Tuling
Bernard Wetzel
Abraham Cohen
Leslie W. Coblentz
Cohen
Rocky Mountains
Mexico
Canada
Local Names List Highlights Community Figures
Sally Waesche, Patsy Trexier, Helene Esler, Robert Freeze, Ed win Trexier, Paul Freeze, Teddy Brandt, Bobby Hengst, Roy Hengst, Joey Damuth appear among residents named in a community roster. The snippet signals a social or directory notice featuring multiple individuals and family connections.
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Sally Waesche
Patsy Trexier
Helene Esler
Robert Freeze
Edwin Trexier
Paul Freeze
Teddy Brandt
Bobby Hengst
Roy Hengst
Joey Damuth
French cruiser Voltaire condemned for destruction
One of the oldest French navy cruisers, the Voltaire, built in 1909 with sister ships Condorcet and Diderot, has been dismantled in Brest. She will soon be towed offshore and used as a target by the Atlantic squadron.
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Brest
France
Atlantic Squadron
Believe Garner May Seek The Presidency
Washington reports that Vice President Garner told friends he will not seek a third term in his current role. Congress members speculate on his 1940 Democratic ticket prospects, with Senator Logan of Kentucky saying Garner would have strong support if he pursued the nomination, though unlikely to be a third term candidate.
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Washington
Garner
Congress
Logan
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Spe B C R BR And Cars History Told By Spe At Kiwanis
West Claggett Jr of ne Petersville a member of the Frederick county bar spoke to the Kiwanis at Hotel Frederick recounting early C and O canal history and the rise of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He noted canal setbacks, canal property transfer, and the B and O adoption of rail over waterways.
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T West Claggett, Jr
Petersville
Freerick
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Frederick
C. and O. Canal
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Francis Perrott
Henry EB. Shoemaker
Patrick Schnauffer
Balinsore
C. and © Caral
Bette
New York
Washington
Baltimore
Baltimor
Stea Railroad
Sta
Maryland
B. and O
Canal
T. B. and O
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Sterr
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Frederick County National Bank
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