Doctor Explains Keraunophobia and Lightning Risks
A medical column defines keraunophobia as an excessive fear of lightning and notes actual strikes are rare. It cites a 13 year old in Bechunaland who was struck by lightning but suffered no burns and recovered, and offers precautions such as avoiding shelter under trees and not using umbrellas as conductors. The discussion also mentions Dr Jordan answering reader questions and a note on early Oregon Territory crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bechunaland
South Africa
Hyly
Neer
Isador Lubin
FDR
United States
Desco Records
Russia Uses Berlin Blockade to Force Allied Support
A Soviet strategy aims to seize control of Germany by blocking land and water routes between Berlin and western zones. The goal is to push the United States Britain and France to supply Soviet sectors while Berlin remains under pressure. Estimates place daily supply costs at 129000 dollars for 2400 tons, totaling 840000 dollars weekly, with shuttle service continuing despite expense and U S forces staying in Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
X Berik
Germany
Benin
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
U. S
Pageant Of The Clouds In Daily Sky Show
A reflective piece on clouds as a daily display in all climates. It discusses beauty at sunrise and sunset, historical views from kings to philosophers, and weather lore linking cloud patterns to rain and forecasts. The text notes cloud shadows on mountains and clouds as sources of inspiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kingsley
Not A Lovers' Quarrel Says Soviet Assertion On Yugoslavia
A Soviet backed demand to resist Western influence and Yugoslav independence signals rare public dissent within Eastern bloc peers. The piece frames the Yugoslav dispute as a potential turning point, not a mere quarrel, with broader implications for Soviet authority and postwar balance in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Spute
Russia
Loscow
Europe
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns Of The News
Fifty years ago local items include Miss Fannie Adams selling a three story West Third street dwelling to Lewis A. Rice for 3.12 dollars. The Schley Club formed on West South Street with officers led by Lewis Mob erly and Charles Schell. Aldermen declined a Key Monument Association funding request. A rope touching incident caused a small electric shock at Church and Marxe streets. Miss Katherine Eisenhauer and elocution class posed at the Fair grounds with several local participants.
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Fannie Adams
West Third Street
T. Freeman Dixon
Lewis A. Rice
Schley Club
Santiago
Charles Howard
Lewis Mob”erly
Charles A. Schell
Thomas Goodmini
Edward Jones
John Six
Key Monument Association
Church and
Marxe Streets
Katherine Eisenhauer
Picxnickine
Fair Grounds
Grace Four
Lillie Birch
Jay Ebberts
Grace Houck
Sarah McFadden
Neers
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns Of The News
Prohibition agents report seizures at Carroll area, with sums from 38 to 152 dollars tied to abutment towers. In the city, injuries occur as Mrs Sherry and two children of a manager are struck by a car while loading sheep on a truck. Lewis Main is hurt by a sheep collision in Middletown.
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Carroll
Abuch
Cal & Bauchman
Popler Terrace
Dimner
Col Baughweerend Gruéman
Henry T Sherry
Frederick Hustlers
Baltimore
Lewis P. Main
Middletown
Washington Daybook echoes on Capitol Hill turmoil
An early morning ovation reveals strain in Congress as Truman era office calm contrasts with inflation debate. Senator Flanders pushes price controls while Taft clashes with economists. Tobey and Tobey’s housing influence, Bender in Ohio, and restive GOP figures frame a tense policy scene on Capitol Hill.
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Tris Coffin
Washington
Nmind
Harry Truman
Captol Hill
Pont Wath
Morse
Cangshe
Ralph Flanders
Vermont
Congress
Flanders
Robert Taft
Ohio
Joint Committee
Teft
Chart O O. Hardy
Taft
Charles Tobey
Hampshire
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
Tobey
Bu Tsf
Senator Tobey
Tecoemins
Fat
Repub
Uncertainty in Washington as Congress faces new measures
Washington notes rising unease in business and finance from Truman’s call for an extra session and fears over Europe. Analysts cite wage costs, price hikes, and the draft as destabilizing forces amid Russia tensions shaping U N discussions and potential policy shifts.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Europe
Russia
Conference Continues at Maryland Lutheran Summer Assembly
The Maryland Synod summer conference for church workers at Hood College enters its fifth day. Rev C William Sprenkle, formerly of Frederick, addresses the 10 o clock assembly on Student Service in the Maryland Synod. Rev P David from India speaks at 3 o clock on The Christian Opportunity in India. Evening vesperies, led by Rev Dr Fred Seibel Jr of Silver Run, follow several sessions throughout the day.
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Coblentz Hall
Women's Missionary Society of the
Maryland Synod
Waits
WV. Garrett
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Brodbeck Hall
Council
Howard F. Reisz
Baltimore
Luther League
Maryland Synod of the Lutheran Church
Hood College
C. William Sprenkle
Frederick
Daly
P. David
India
Sprenkie
Lutheran College
Baltimore-Washington Area
My. David
Maia
Yale Universe
Hudson
Fred Seibel Jr
Silver Run
Seibel
Neo
Streamkie
Eveni
Misused English Lesson Fragments and Pronunciation Notes
A collage of phonetic tips and word notes shows common misuses and pronunciations. It lists mispronunciations like para-moor and hay-nus and pairs moods with opposite terms while offering brief guidance on word usage and proofable demonstrations.
Anniversaries and Birthdays in Today’s History
Today in history highlights birthdays of John Cleves Symmes Theron Baldwin Mahion Loomis Blanche Willis Howard Anna Gordon Chauncey Olcott and more. It also lists notable events from 1836 to 1947 including railroads battles and political notes, plus a slate of modern birthdays and a cautious horoscope urging nature and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cleves Symmes
Northwest Territory
Cincinnati
New York
Theron Baldwin
West
mid-West Colleges
Connecticut
Mahion Loomis
Marconi
Oppenheim
Blanche Willis Howard
Germany
Bangor
Maine
Anna A. Gordon
Boston
Chauncey Olicott
Lorn J Buffalo
N. Y
Questions And Answers On Sanskrit Literature And More
A series of trivia Q and A covers Sanskrit literature origins Vedas and Brahmins, FBI origin of the G men label in 1933, myths of the r upes tree of Java, shin plaster Confederate money, the Russo Cyrillic alphabet Crimi, coffee history Arabian Persia 875 AD, mercury mining from cinnabar ore and related notes.
Dear Miss Dix Advice Columns on Jealous Lovers and Family Ties
Dorothy Dix counsels a 16 year old girl to leave a jealous abusive boyfriend who slugs his partner and accepts no excuses. She warns calf love ends badly and urges finding a respectful, affectionate partner. A reader asks about trust with a married man and a daughter’s interference, and Dix advises ending the affair and seeking a man without an idolized daughter.
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Miss Dix
Dorothy Dix
Mir
Papa
Lily
Belt Syndicate
Ine
Idol Worship Persists In Modern Belief
Earl L. Douglass argues that people shape God in their own image and urges readers to study the Bible to understand the true nature of God. He quotes a theatrical prayer as an example of projecting desires onto divinity and warns against false conceptions. The piece emphasizes growth toward God’s image.
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Earl L. Douglass
D. D
God
Spring Valley
Copsright Babson
Mrs De Basxer Recuperates After Baltimore Hospital Operation
Among the sick Mrs De Basxer was first West Fifth edition to her home on Sunday after an operation at University Hospital Baltimore. She is improving nicely. George Norris was removed from West Baltimore General Hospital to 1312 North Market Street Tuesday morning. The move was made by the ambulance of Mr R Etchison and Son.
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de Basxer
University Hospital
Baltimore
George Norris
West Baltimore General Hospital
North Market Street
R. Etchison and Son
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Edwin F. Jordan, M.D
NEA Service
Jordan
Oregon Territory
Oregon
Idaho
Wyoming
Montana
Pageant of the Clouds
the News
Washington Daybook
David Lawrence
United Nations
U.N
Ich Russia
Balkans
Sar
Moraze
Moody
Sunny
Ae Pease
Philadelphia
Know
America
Canada
Champlain
Southern Pacific BR. R
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Broeckton
U.S
William E. Jenner
Indiana
Marengo
Ind
Ernest Hemingway
Oak Park
Til
Joseph Barnes
Montclair
N. J
Benjamin D. Dagwell
P. E. Bishop
Portland
Susquehanna
Lewis S. Rosenstiel
Schenley Distributors Corporation
Harold Boeschenstein
Toledo
Edwardsville
Tht
Walter B. Pillsbury
University of Michigan
Burlington
Town
Frances P. Keyes
Virginia
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
George ‘Machine
Can‘ Kelly
Memphens
Java
Crmi
Persia
Arabia
Rec
John
Jaces
Clarice
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