Complete inquiry urged into defective 4.2 shells deaths
President and War Department face calls for a full unvarnished investigation into defective 4.2 mortar shells that killed American soldiers on the European front. Questions focus on shell defects, producers, casualty counts, and army remedies amid delays and revelations from Senate probes.
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Kenneth C. Royal
War Department
Senate Committee
Army
Arsl
Maj
Get
Iden Ih Weitz
Chemical Warfare Service
Liste Tates
Garsson
A Year Of Peace After Japan Surrender
The world eyes a fragile peace after Japan's surrender amid continuing clashes in China and Palestine. Demobilized veterans largely find work or study, easing unemployment fears while the United States and allies must manage occupation duties in Germany and Japan for years.
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Japan
China
Palestine
Russia
Soviet Union
United States
Germany
Senate votes to cut air mail postage to six cents
The Senate votes to reduce air mail postage from eight to six cents. The measure returns to the House after a prior vote on a six cent rate.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress adjourns with five month moratorium on legislation
In Washington the Seventy-ninth Congress adjourns ending a long session amid talk of a five month legislative lull. Executive agencies will gain leeway to regulate inventories and allocate materials, while price controls may be eased. Critics note wasteful spending and delayed reforms, urging balanced postwar policy and closer congressional oversight. The President may call back Congress if emergencies arise, but the adjournment shifts responsibility for price remedies away from the current Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Price de Control Board
Truman
Frunian
House of Representatives
Senate
Ex-GIs Seek Expanded Educational Opportunities in Frederick
Readers and ex soldiers urge Frederick to expand postwar education. They cite Hood College night courses and ask Frederick High School to offer similar options so ex GIs can complete high school and pursue advancement in their fields.
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Frederick
Hood College
Frederick High School
Strength for Today Contends with Public Religious Claim
A public address quote from a Christian leader questions the statement that miracles are superstition. The critic argues that many scientists respect religion and that science evolves, while the Bible’s claims about the universe need not contradict science. The piece, from Babson Newspaper Synd., frames the debate on faith and reason.
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Miryacles
Tonger
Copsright Babson
Bible Thoughts or What a Man Is There Of You
A fragmentary note cites a biblical verse from Matthew 7 9 and an obscure reference to Fabius Verrucosus and a Seneca saying about bread and stones The text blends ancient quotes with a rough paraphrase suggesting a moral about provision and wisdom without clear context or date.
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Fabius Verrucosus
Fifty Years Ago Local Items from Coliman Of The News
Daring robbery at Dr. T. S. Ener’s office on South Market Street during lunch. A large number of dental instruments stolen and later offered to Mr. William A. Mansfeld. police halted the sale. Mt Pleasant area hit by wind and storm damaging corn fields between Walkersville and Liberty. Large tree fell on C and P Telephone wires at Mt. Pleasant. repairs followed. Frederick Business Men's Association wins consent from a major firm to offer factory sites in city with nominal rent of $1 per year for rats. Abundant market goods. butter down to 10 cents a dozen. tomatoes corn and lima beans plentiful. Lutheran Infant Department picnic in Cronise’s woods. Master Harry Schroeder praised for arranging shots while racing a short distance. Grace Dixon sprained wrist after bicycle fall.
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T. S. Ener
South Market Street
William A. Mansfeld
Mt. Pleasant
Walkersville
Liberty
al Bit. Pleasant
C. and P. Telephone Company
Frederick
Lutheran Sunday School
Cronise
Harry Schroeder
Grace Dixon
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The News Columns
Local notes from July 30 1926 report Maryland Neal Guard officers and men leaving for Virginia Beach for the annual encampment. County treasurer deputy reports licenses issued since May. Urbana residents Earle Paul and Ira Geisbert return from a trip to Wilmington Atlantic City and others. Mustlers defeat Waynesboro 5 to 4 as Hen Sherry limits Waynesboro hits. Frederick vies with Waynesboro for third place in Blue Ridge League. Hagerstown loss noted.
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Maryland Neal Guard
Virginia Beach
Daly
George FE. M
Messrs
Earle
Paul
Ira
Geisbert
Urbana
Wilmington
Del
Atlantic City
J. Westchester
Ang Polde
Et VA
Steiph
Mustlers
Waynesboro
Hen Sherry
Frederick
Hagerstown
Doctor Explains Causes and Care for Athlete's Foot
The article notes most toe irritation stems from hygiene rather than fungi and describes common outbreak sites and symptoms. It advises daily foot cleansing, thorough drying between toes, clean stockings, dry shoes, and that better hygiene often cures non fungal irritations. It also cites that two thirds of young men and nearly as many young women at a Midwestern university health service had athlete's foot.
Today in History and Anniversaries Snapshot
A collage of historical anniversaries centering on figures such as William T. Adams Henry A. DuPont Robert J. Burdella Thorstein Veblen Smedley Butler and events like Jamestown 1619 and early Masonry. The text notes births deaths and notable biographical points across diverse dates and locations with scattered OCR errors.
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William T. Adams
Boston
Oliver
Medway
Mass
Henry A. DuPont
U. S
Delaware
Wilmington
Robert J. Burdella
Los Angeles
Greensboro
Thorstein Veblen
Minnesota
Wisconsion
Smedsley D. Butler
Marine, Corps
West Chester
Shine
Streamlined Shenanigans In Congress Reform Battle
NEA Washington report details back stage moves to reshape the Congressional reorganization act. Speaker Rayburn blocks major reforms incl major and minority policy committees and a joint Senate House panel, preserving power and the status quo.
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Alter Edson
NEA
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Sam Rayburn
A. 5
Monrones
Oklahoma
Everett Dirksen
Iingis
Sertt Amarta
Senate House
Congress
House Committee On Appropriations
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
Rayburn
Cannon
Palace for Peace raid and historic milestones in 1909 WWI 1945 items
Highlights include a Hague peace raid note from 1909, the War Department testing Wright aircraft at 42 mph, the 1916 Black Tom explosion in Jersey City, Olympic Games start in Los Angeles in 1932, Roosevelt price control proposals in 1941, and WWII progress through 1945. Also birthdays of Henry Ford, Col Robert R. McCormick, Dr. Joel Stebbins, Rear Admiral Monroe Kelly, Dr. Elliott Cutler, and Dr. Vladimir Zworykin. Toray horoscope notes power and talent with variable directions.
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War Department
Five
Jersey City
N. J
Los, Avon
Robert R. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Joel Stebbins
Washburn Observatory
Univ. J
Wisconsin
Omaha
Nebr
Monroe Kelly
3Rd Naval District
Norfolk
Elliott C. Cutler
Harvard Medical School
Europe
Bangor
Vladimir K. Zwerykin
RCA Electronic Research Laboratory
Russia
Sanctity and Discharges Highlight Local Draft Board Totals
A fragmented notice outlines service discharges and honorable releases from local draft boards. It lists William Ford and John Rout zabn among those discharged, with addresses in Maryland towns such as West Street and Rosemont. Three additional Countians, including Charles Weddle and Wilbur Graham, were demobilized over the weekend, with Robert Conway Simpson noted from Emmitsburg.
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Armed Forces
William Michael Ford
South Street
John Albert Routzabn
Rosemont
Louis Milton
Gartiniy Street
Charles Gilmore Weddle
Frederick
Rt. 1
Thurmont
Wilbur Joseph Graham
Myereville
Robert Conway Simpson
Emmitsburg
Eas
Questions and Answers in wartime briefing
A wartime Q and A summary lists USAAF totals as 86 000 planes on May 1 with 19 000 fighters and bombers. end of war totals exceed 735 000. Mussolini's widow Sachele reportedly alive on Capri island under detention. Elpidio Quiri identified as Vice President of Republic Philippines. A note clarifies atolls in the South Pacific are mostly seaweed bound with limestone rather than coral. Italy's parliamentary body is the Constituent Assembly.
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USAAF
Mussolini
Sachele
Capri
New Thameses
Bikinim
Atolls
South Pacific
Operation Crossroads
Personal Etiquette Curbing a Cigarette Offer
The article notes a social routine for declining a cigarette politely. It advises presenting a personal supply and thanking the offerer, rather than criticizing the other person’s brand. Keeps the exchange courteous and clear.
Dorothy Dix Warns of Summer Morals and Manners Shift
Dorothy Dix observes July and August loosen manners and morals, noting neighbors greet with familiarity, wardrobes become revealing, and people gossip freely. She cites increased social boldness, winter restraint, and summertime temptations leading to affairs, alcohol, and even divorce as the season unfolds.
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Cammnan Humanitaria Ws
Lut's Stuft Fruit of Selfishness
Poem by N. A. Lufburrow condemns selfish greed. It warns that self centered behavior harms others and ultimately lowers the taker’s own standing, urging readers to consider the cost of selfish gains.
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N. A. Lufburrow
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Dirksen
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Malaya
Henry Ford
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