Pershing Era Ends A Notable Army Career
Death of Gen John J Pershing marks end of a historic military life He led U S forces in World War I commanded in France and served as Army chief of staff His career dated to the 1880s West Point graduate married into the Warren family and was repeatedly considered for the presidency but stayed out of politics Frederick Md July 16 reports reflect on his legacy and influence.
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France
Water Pictures Inspire Poets and Musicians Across Seas
Water scenes charm observers at seashores lakes and rivers. Waves ripples and quiet reflections create beautiful pictures. The passage notes poets and composers drawn by water inspiring works like Danube and Blue Danube waltzes, with references to Stowe and others.
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Joseph Edwards Carpenter
Danube
Johans Strauss
Bharzier Beecher Stowe
Letter Urges Proper Instruction Over Building Expansion
A concerned reader argues education quality outweighs new school buildings. The letter questions readiness of graduates for college and workforce, cites juvenile delinquency, and contends stronger training in farming, homemaking, and citizenship is needed in the agricultural community. It stresses timely, first class materials and better school outcomes.
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Busine
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The News July 17 1898
Fire early today completely destroyed the Montevue barn and its contents. Five horses 328 bushels of wheat and about 40 tons of hay perished. The fire reached nearby cattle sheds and a corn house. Junior engine and Independent hose carriage arrived too late to help. Neighborhood fights and rowdyism by colored residents under liquor influence caused disturbances at two saloons. One man stabbed in neck and face. One horse team from Frederick Novitiate ran away on East Second Street colliding with a push cart, scattering fruit. Marion Fauble and Ed Ward Hewes sold a house and lot on East Church Street to Mrs Ida L. Ftemming. A letter from Dr Jesse on a ship off Santiago noted he would land soon.
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Northivestt
Frederick Novitiate
Bro Daily
East Second Street
Hear Market
Market Street
Cr. Smith and Son
Marion Fauble
Edward Hewes
East Church
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns Of The News
In Jackson district a severe hailstorm destroyed all standing crops and fruit along the mile area, County Agent Henry R Shoemaker reports. A Greensburg First Reform wedding united Ruth E F Thomas and Clifford M Yinger. A Blue Ridge Transportation passenger bus suffered fire damage from a short circuit outside a city garage.
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First Reformed Church
Greensburg
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Ciford M Yinger
New York
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Blue Ridge Tranportation Company
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Bent
Democrats Plot to Blame Old Guard GOP at Campaign Stops
Washington Daybook reports on a Democratic strategy to blame the old guard GOP for 80th Congress failures. President Truman plans appearances in towns like Glanhattan Beach and Galena to frame candidates Taber Allen Knutson Halleck as obstructions. The piece notes Southern power lobbying, potential defections, and Truman’s anticipated sympathy gains amid civil rights debates.
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Tess Coffin
Philadelphia
President Truman
Truman
Glanhattan Beach
Minnesota
Auburn
New York
Galena
Ilinois
Renssatear
Indiana
Harold Kautson
Ways and Means Committee
John Taber
Arthur Vandenberg
Congress
Leo Allen
Rules Committee
Charlie Halleck
House
Old Guard
Albany
Dewey
Thomas Dewey
Earl Warren
House of Representatives
Taber
Knutson
Allen
Halleck
United States
Charlie
Truman calls Congress into extra session fuels partisan debate
Washington July 17 The piece argues Truman’s move to call Congress into extra session shapes a major political gamble. It contends the plan may backfire for the Democrats if civil rights debates stall, while Republicans push for deeper tax cuts and a potential Republican president to end stalemate. The analysis notes factions within the Democratic Party and the risk of prolonged filibusters reshaping the 80th Congress’s legislative fortunes.
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Philadelphia
Senate
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House
Dewey
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Widows Seek Remarriage as Life Expectancy Shifts
Dorothy Dix notes women live about eight years longer than men and urges wives to marry younger men to avoid solitary widowhood. The column discusses widowhood’s challenges, loneliness, and pressures to remarry, plus a sideline on tax politics and President Truman’s remarks.
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Engaged Marguerite Bloumenauer to Rodney Lentz
Miss Marguerite Jean Bloumenauer, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward K Bloumenauer of East Seventh Street, is engaged to Rodney E Lentz, son of Mr and Mrs John H Lentz of Dill Avenue. The wedding is set for September 4.
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Edward K. Blumenauer
East Seventh Street
Marguerite Jean
Rodney E. Lentz
John H Lentz
Dill Avenue
Odds And Ends An Editor's Views On Suppression of News
A Chicago weekly trade paper reprints a Turtle Fountain Star letter arguing for honesty in reporting. The piece lists seven reasons to publish legal matters fully, noting taxpayers, crime prevention, justice, public knowledge, and ethical duties, while warning editors against suppressing news.
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Chicago
Turtle Fountain Star
Local residents share travels and events in brief notices
Miss Mary Grace Heliensien and Miss Alice Moser attend the American Alumni Council conference in Ann Arbor. Vacationing couples and individuals visit Atlantic City, Ocean City, and other points. Birthday, anniversaries, and a California motoring tour are noted along with several stays and visits across Maryland and Ohio.
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Hood College
Alice Moser
The
American Alumni Council
Ann Arbor
Mich
Pays 22.20 Fine For Auto Law Violation
Howard Manford Stevens of Route 4 was found guilty of failing to keep to the right of the highway center and of operating two motor vehicles in violation of a license restriction. He paid $22.20 in fines and costs before Substitute Magistrate Edward J. Smith in Peoples Court. Trooper Richard A. Myers arrested him on Alternate Route 40 west of South Mountain Friday around 11 10 p.m. The trooper said the car drifted sides to sides as he followed, Stevens admitted drinking but attributed the motion to steering trouble which officials disputed. The restriction on his license forbids operating after drinking. Stevens pleaded to keep to the right of center. Collateral forfeitures listed by Carl M. Gray, Alexandria Va. R E Newell, train Pa. recking $11.45, George E Sundholm, Chettham pasting.
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Edward J. Smith
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Richard A. Myers
South Mountain
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J. H. Sheets
W. W. Corbin
Ax Stevens
Carl M. Gray
Alexandria
R E Newell
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George E Sundholm
Chettham
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Impeditive Featured In Daily English Lesson
A short English lesson covers mispronunciations and spellings for words like Chalet and impeditive. It explains usage as hindering or obstructive with pronunciation notes, and includes a note on repeating a word to master vocabulary. The piece also cites Bishop Hall on impeditive motion.
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Mrs Mildred Ruth Didmann to William Leon Etzler
Invitations issued by Mr and Mrs Thomas Elwin Hallpin Texas announce the marriage of Mildred Ruth Didmann to William Leon Etzler son of Mr and Mrs W R Etzler of Sykesville. The ceremony will be Saturday July 24 at four o clock at All Saints Episcopal church Frederick.
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Thomas Elwin Hallpin
Texas
Anniversaries and Birthdays in Early America and Today in History
Know America Today's anniversaries include Elbridge Gerry born Marblehead Massachusetts 1744 and John Jacob Astor born Germany 1764 with notable deaths and deeds across American history. Today in History entries cover Bank of Pennsylvania 1780 Utah Enabling Act 1894 and key wartime events through 1945 plus a long list of birthdays and a horoscope predicting a strong, self disciplined figure.
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Questions and Answers Quiz Style Table of Facts
A compiled list of trivia Q and A items covering topics from Papal lineage to national flags, ambers, voting rights for Indians, UN veto power, and Japan’s legendary first emperor. It mentions Pope Adrian II as an English pope, SOS meaning, Madonna della Sedia shape, Benes resignation date, flag canton, amber origin, Indian voting rights, UN Security Council veto, and Emperor Jimmy Tenno antiquity.
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