Hoover Commission yields slim budget relief call for restraint
A Washington writer concludes that even with 5 or 10 percent savings the federal budget would stay above 40 billion. He argues tax relief is unlikely until Congress and the White House curb costly programs in military, foreign aid, and veterans affairs. The writer questions the size of the military, the extent of foreign aid, and veterans spending, predicting budgets will not fall below 35 billion again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover Commission
Commission
Congress
White House
U. S
Doctor Says rubbing alcohol helps relieve chigger bites
Dr Edwin P Jordan explains chiggers are tiny mites that bite and cause an itchy welt. Rubbing alcohol three times daily followed by boric acid oil eases itching and may prevent infection, with prevention measures like boots, long pants, and sulfur dusting advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin P. Jordan
M. D. Weltten
NEA Service
Four Hundredth Birthday of the Book of Common Prayer
The Baltimore Sun notes the 400th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer, detailing its English origins under Cranmer, the 1549 to 1662 revisions, and the 1929 American revision aiming to mirror the 1549 form while updating language for modern use. It covers links to the Church of England and Protestant Episcopal Church, and the separation during the American Revolution.
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England
Henry VIII
Church of England
Rome
Edward VI
Windsor Commission
Thomas Cranmer
Church Assembly
Assembly
Commons
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
Convention
Baltimore Sun
Truck Fire at Mountaindale Damages Nu Maid Vehicle
A Nu Maid company truck parked in front of Rice's store at Mountaindale caught fire shortly after eight this morning. The Independent Hose Company responded with a booster stream to extinguish the blaze, with damage reported to the motor and fuel system.
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Nu- Maid Company
Rice
Mountaindale
Dame
Obverse of a Coin and Moon Phase Weather Question
A quiz style exchange explains the obverse as the coin side bearing the principal image or date for U S coins. It notes that cold weather is not tied to the moon’s full phase and can occur in any phase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The News
Fifty years ago in Frederick Mary Katherine Byerly wed Thomas A Chapline at the Byerly residence with Rev Eschbach officiating. The day drew a large crowd including Daughters of the Confederacy and veterans to Mt Olivet cemetery for Confederate dead tributes. An attempted break in at J Brown’s Macroville store prompted gunfire by mail carrier William Gross who scared off three men. Frederick endured a severe thunderstorm with hail near Urbana and the Manor. O J Keller J M Newman and R G Ford dissolved their coal wood hay partnership. Newman bought out partners and will run J M Newman and Co at the old stand.
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Frederick
J. Davis Byerly
West Patrick Street
Mary Katherine Byerly
Thomas A. Chapline
K. Eschbach
Fitzhugh Lee Chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy
Alexander Young Camp
Mt. Olivet
Joseph Brown
Macroville
William Gross
Urbana
Manor
J. Keller
J. M. Newman
R. G. Ford
Newman
J. M. Newman and Co
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The News Columns
Twenty years ago on June 2 1929 three Baltimore residents died when their automobile collided with a westbound Western Maryland Railway passenger train at Horseshoe Bend on the road between Sabil lasville and State Sanatorium. Light frost possible tonight as cool weather spreads. mercury dropped to 46. Confederate Memorial Day services at Mt Olivet and St Johns cemeteries conducted by Fitzhugh Lee Chapter LDL C ended with graves decorated. W Clinton McSherry spoke at Mt Olivet. Small horse stable fire caused slight damage at J M Newman Coal Co on Water Street. firefighter Charlie Kinna slipped into a 40 foot pit while fighting blaze but not badly hurt.
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Baltimore
Western Maryland Railway
Horseshoe Bend
Sabillasville
State Sanatorium
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Mt. Olivet
St. Jon's
Fitzhugh Lee
W. Clinton McSherry
J. M. Newman Coal Co
Water Street
Charlies Kinna
United Fire Company
Washington Daybook items on Truman and Johnson pace
A Washington Daybook column notes President Truman chiding Defense Secretary Louis Johnson for overwork days before James Forrestal's death. Johnson vows to slow the pace as aides describe his long hours at the Pentagon and public duties, with Steve Early smoothing tensions. The piece also covers a House Appropriations witness proposing zoo animals as Marshall Plan aid and a Des Moines farm conference signaling Democratic farm policy tactics ahead of elections.
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Tris Coffin Washington
James Forrestal
Truman
Secretary of Defense
Louis Johnson
Louie
Pentagon
Harry Truman
Johnson
Mayflower Hotel
Steve Early
Lowe Johnson
House Appropriations Committee
Frank Mulkern
Washington
United States
Mulkern
Britain
Ernie Bevin
Washington Zoo
Europe
Africa
National Zoological Park
British Empire
Coolidge
Stow & 4
Iowa
Des Moines
National Committee
Mayor Culler Felicitated On His Eightieth Birthday
Frederick mayor Lloyd C. Culler, a seven term chief executive and noted contractor, was honored on his eightieth birthday with an informal city hall surprise and a home gathering organized by wife. The Board of Aldermen adopted a resolution praising his 24 years as mayor and his contributions to city growth including Baker Park Mullinix Park and the Municipal Airport.
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Lloyd C. Culler
Frederick
Culler
Feagaville
Mayor Culler
Fergaville
Frederick County
Phil Up
Ann Rebecca Culler
Baker Park
Mullinix Park
Maryland
State Armory
Calvary Methodist Church
Hood College
Kemp Hall
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Lutheran Church
Fengaville
Frederick Lodge
B. P. C. Ellis
Mountain City Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Frederick Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce
Atlantic City
Denar Dorothy Dix on saving and spendthrift wives
Dorothy Dix argues that a shared saving effort between husband and wife is essential to avoid penniless old age. She condemns spendthrift wives, urges teamwork, and notes the harm of extravagance to both spouses. She adds guidance for a friend with an inferiority complex about her nose, suggesting plastic surgery as a remedy.
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Denar Dorothy Dix
Miss Dix
A Woman Should Not Marry A Violent Temper
Dear Dorothy Dix advises that a young man with a violent temper is a terrible matrimonial risk even if calm after marriage. The column warns that such temper leads to abuse and constant fear, urging readers not to marry someone prone to rage.
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Dorothy Dix
Local health and hospital notes from Brunswick area
Among The Sick includes updates on Arthur Rickett returning from University Hospital Baltimore after a lung operation and improving nicely. It lists several Brunswick residents convalescing or improving after hospital treatment, including Paul L. Althouse, Lester Boone, Harry George Jr, Frank Cover Sr, Fred H. Collier, and Mary Moore, with brief notes on their conditions and recent hospital stays. An item notes Deputy Sheriff R. Paul Buhriman’s improving health at Utica. The column closes with a brief history of the musical standard pitch of 440 cycles per second adopted by American makers in 1929 and at a 1939 London conference replacing the 435-cycle pitch.
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Arthur Rickett
West Fourteenth Street
University Hospital
Baltimore
R. S. Poffenbarger
Union Bridge
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Paul L. Althouse
Evangelical Reformed Church
Veterans Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Lester L. Boone
East South Street
Harry George, Jr
Brunswick
Route 40
Alternate 40
Frederick
Frank Cover
Fred H. Collier
Mary Moore
Old Braddock
London
Europe
Commercial Fisheries Are Babson Topic
Babson Park Massachusetts June 2 The piece argues fisheries hold long term promise for food and industry. It covers regulation by the United Nations, fish breeding, ocean resources, and calls for better handling quality and machines. It notes wages for fishermen and processors and envisions future sterilization and cellophane packaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson Park
Mass
Gloucester
Massachusetts
Hoger Babson
United States
United Nations
iCopyright Babson
Lynd
Hood Moving Up Day Awards Honor Eleven Scholarships
Eleven academic scholarships were awarded at Hood Moving Up Day. Recipients include Miss Mary Hendershot of Northumberland and Miss Helen Walker of Somerset both receiving named scholarships. Additional awards include Bertha McCall, Edna May Bell, Doris Nygren, Vivian Velehradsky, and others for various Hood and alumnae honors. Two music scholarships were also announced for Walker and Handley. Two civil suits were removed from the docket via out of court action and dismissal.
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Mary Hendershot
Northumberland
Charles J. Little
Helen Walker
Somerset
W. A. Lantz
Bertha McCall
Marion Harsh
Greencastle
Edna May Bell
Nemacolin
Doris Nygren
Mineola
N. Y
Lady Conrad Fauntleroy
Vivian Velehradsky
Flemington
N. J
Margaret E. 5. Hood
Bell
Frances Steckel
Janet Musselman
Fairfield
Griesemer
Margaret Whitmore
Woodstock
M. Virginia Coblentz
Walker
Unification of Armed Services Needs Joint Chiefs Charter
Washington argues for a constructive plan by the Secretary of Defense to unify the armed forces without new legislation. A Key West style charter would outline two points: a flexible war plan and mutual service scrutiny of budgets, with decisions on weapons made by each service within an overall congressional budget. Unification hinges on a joint budget agreement and adherence to missions set by the Key West framework.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Key West
Air Force
Maginot Line
Joint Chiefs of Sta
Army
Navy
Congress
Reproduction Rights Reserve
White Woman Raped In Rock Creek Park
A 24 year old white woman was raped in Rock Creek Park by a young Black man while her male companion lay bound and helpless. Detectives rounded up more than 12 suspects and questioned them early today. The victim was taken to Gallinger Hospital for treatment. The assailant, about 20, five feet nine, 175 pounds, wore a black cap and sports shirt. The couple sat on a park bench around 10:30 pm when the attacker approached and robbed them of about $25 before assaulting the woman.
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Washington
Rock Creek Park
Gallinger Hospital
Bible Thoughts and a Grain of Sand Adage
A Bible verse from Matthew 22 5 about vagrants who passed by their duties and the metaphor Ernest Renan uses a grain of sand triggering a mountain’s fall when the moment arrives This compact reflection pairs a religious reference with a philosophical image to suggest readiness and consequence For readers seeking concise thoughts on duty fate and the turning point the lines offer a brief thematic pairing without narrative detail
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Ernest Renan
Market Prices for Wheat Corn and Barley
Wheat, corn, and barley market prices listed with per bushel values. Wheat price shown as $2.12, corn at $8.50, barley at $2.12 per bushel. Prices likely from a historical market report column.
Woman Dies of Self-Inflicted Bullet Wound at Gettysburg Hospital
Blanche Stauffer, 45, of Carroll County, died at Warner Hospital Gettysburg Monday after a forehead bullet wound. Coroner Dr. C. G. Crist ruled death self-inflicted with no inquest. Survived by daughter Mrs. Stanley Selby of Union Bridge, a brother Merle Stauffer, two grandchildren, and her parents. Funeral Thursday at Taneytown United Brethren Church with Rev. Arthur M. Garvin officiating. burial in Bendersville cemetery.
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Gettysburg
Blanche Stauffer
Warner Hospital
C. G. Crist
Harry Stauffer
Taneytown
Carroll County
Stanley Selby
Union Bridge
Merle Stauffer
Littlestown
Arthur M. Garvin
Friendly Girls' Class Meeting at Evelyn Clark Home
The Evangelical Lutheran Friendly Girls' Class met at Evelyn Clark's home with Lola Wachter as co-hostess on May 25. Twenty members attended. Frances Spurrier presided and Wachter led devotionals. Hostess served refreshments. Eve lyn Clark brought the guess box won by Ruthella DPronenburg. The June meeting will be at Beatrice Gastley's home with Grace Mercer as co hostess. Washington considers women for ambassador posts as President Truman notes several candidates.
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Friendly Girls
Evangelical Lutheran Church School
Evelyn Clark
Lola Wachter
Frances Spurrier
Ruthella Dpronenburg
Beatrice Gastley
Grace Mercer
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the News
Washington Daybook
Frank Boykin
Alabama
Alaska
Boykin
Bartlett
Capvyright
Yon
Newton Shaffer
Church Hill
Mr. Culler
Mr. Shaffer
Lloyd C. Caller
Globe Synd
Hood
Abel
William A. Heflin
Poolesville
Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company
Fish Dry Cleaning Company
Boyer Transportation Company
Knoxville
NEA Service, Inc
David Lawrence
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