Adams County Expects Large Fruit Harvest in Year
Gettysburg Pa June 4 Adams County expects one of the largest fruit crops in years from reports by growers at a meeting of the Adams County Fruit Growers Association in Biglerville The apple crop is better than fair and cherries are equally good with some growers noting lighter returns overall the group anticipates a bountiful harvest despite hail and minor frost injury.
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Gettysburg
Adams County
Adams County ‘Fruit Growers Association
Biglerville
Legalized secrecy bill broadens CIA powers to president
After minor differences between the House and Senate, a bill expanding CIA authority moves to President Truman. It grants secrecy over finances and agent identities, offers asylum for up to 100 foreign-born valuable personnel, and faces Senate fears of a military Gestapo without full checks and balances.
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House
Senate
Central Intelligence Agency
Truman
Congress
CIA
Atomic Energy Commission
Johnson
Tydings
Senate Armed Services Committee
AEC
Trial Run For Point Four In President Trumans Inaugural Plan
A NAM study backs a trial run of point four to channel U S investments into undeveloped regions through bilateral treaties. Coffee trade between Brazil and the United States highlights how private enterprise aids both economies and strengthens political ties. Brazil is framed as a keystone of hemispheric policy and a key friend.
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Truman
Point Four
U. S
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
U.S
Brazil
New York
Eurico Gasper Dutra
Dutra
Humility and Mercy in Great Men and Medical Spending
A montage notes John Ruskin on humility and seeing greatness through others, paired with the claim that antibiotics dominated drug sales last year in America, with penicillin and other synthetic drugs accounting for about $112 million. The combined piece mixes literary reflection with a data-backed health industry line.
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John Ruskin
America
Strength For Today By Earl L Douglass
An essay argues morality stems from religion, noting agnostics imitate religiously formed family customs and mentors. It asserts morality originates in faith communities, not atheistic or agnostic belief, and credits prior believers for secular moral examples.
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Babson
Probe Monday on Bell Aircraft secret prying efforts
Washington reports the House Un-American Activities committee will open an investigation Monday into alleged Russian efforts to obtain wartime military secrets from Bell Aircraft Company in Buffalo New York.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Bell Aircraft Company
Buffalo
N. Y
Nitrate Fertilizers Essential for Crop Growth
Nitrate fertilizers are needed for plant growth and must be supplied for good crops because all normal nitrates are soluble in water and those in the spoil quickly leach away.
Fifty Years Ago In Frederick Local Moms And Deaths 1899
Fifty years ago in Frederick notable events included the death of Otho J. Keller a prominent local businessman at 56 years old. An unidentified person unhitched a horse from a buggy in front of a Lewistown church and drove away. Grace Reform Sunday school marked its first anniversary with addresses recitations and music under Charles B. Hendrickson. A runaway horse attached to a two seater nearly endangered Mrs W Nash Young and two Misses Young on North Market street before being halted by S. W. Swing. J E Harley whose home near Burkittsville burned recently moved back to his farm to await construction of a new house.
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Otho J. Keller
Frederick
Raymond G. Ford
West Church Street
Lewistown
Benton Stull
Grace Reformed Sunday School
Charles Shaw
Charles B. T Hendrickson
J. M. Matter
W. Nash Young
Julia
Margaret Young
North Market Street
S. W. Swing
Baltimore
J. E. Harley
Burkittsville
Frederick high school bonfire and senior decorations burned
Twenty years ago the Frederick High School senior class planned a bonfire at the school to burn class decorations notebooks and similar reminders. The committee included Herbert Eiker Chester Bowers Douglass Zimmerman Paul Mobley and Harry Decker.
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Frederick High School
Herbert Eiker
Chester Bowers
Douglass Zimmerman
Paul Mobley
Harry Decker
Frederick Academy of the Visitation
Brunswick
Frederick
West Friendship
Board of Commissioners of
Thurmont
Far East policy clash and Rome of succession in 1949 Daybook
Washington daybook reports a tense Cabinet clash over Far East policy with Secretary Acheson defending a wait-and-see stance while Defense Secretary Johnson pushes for a firmer line. Notes rising Southeast Asia upheaval, anti colonial movements, and Communist influence efforts. Also discusses Roosevelt birthright questions and potential Senate succession maneuvers involving Wagner and Lehman amid Dewey political angles.
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Tris Coffin
Washington
Far East
Dean Acheson
Paris
Acheson
China
South
Louis Johnson
Defense
Indo-China
Singapore
India
John Carter Vincent
State Department
Far Eastern
George Marshall
Johnson
West Virginia
United States
White House
of Asia
Southeast Asia
Peiping
Malaya
Viet Nam
Truman Hag
Asia
Questions And Answers From A Historical Quiz Card
William Howard Taft served as both President and Chief Justice of the United States, the only person to hold both offices, from 1909 to 1913 and 1921 until his death. Woodlawn near Mount Vernon is a 127 acre Washington mansion estate opened as a public shrine. Elbrus in the Caucasus mountains is Europe’s highest peak at 18 408 feet.
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William Howard Taft
United States
Woodlawn
Mount Vernon
George Washington
Nellie Custis
Washington
Europe
Elbrus
Caucasus
Russia
Court of Appeals Opposes NLRB On Taft Hartley Notice Rule
June 4 report notes DC Court of Appeals unanimously voided NLRB and trial examiner rulings in Boeing Seattle dispute. It held 60 days notice required by Section 8 D, found union violated no strike clause and forfeited bargaining rights. The decision preserves Taft Hartley provisions and stresses unbiased legal interpretation. A Lions Club meeting followed with a flag talk and turkey dinner.
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Washington
Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
United States
National Labor Relations Board
Boeing Airplane Company
Seattle
International Association of Machinists
Smith-Connally
Boeing
Boeing Company
National
Labor Relations Board
Congress
Lions Club
Glade Valley Lions Choose New Officers
The Glade Valley Lions Club of Walkersville and Woodsboro met at a Glade Valley restaurant with President W. D. Powell presiding. The annual officer slate included President J. E Stoner and VPs J. Harold Hooper L. A. Dorsey Paul Green Secretary Wm Trout Treasurer Charles Miller Tail Twister R C Myers Lion Tamer Glen Trout Directors Harvey Davis and W Cash Smith Speaker William Gross from Brunswick.
Stolen Car Chase Ends in Crash Near Route 40
A high speed chase of a stolen car exceeding 100 mph ended when the vehicle crashed into another car on Route 40 near Edgewood. Three occupants fled into nearby woods after the wreck. Police recovered nine rounds of 380 caliber ammunition in the stolen car.
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Edgewood
Route 40
Here
Kindergarten Ends For Summer At Wilson Place
The Wilson Place Kindergarten closed for the summer under Mrs. Bettie E. Sundergill. Four graduates celebrated with a farewell party. Most will attend North Market Street School or Parkway next fall. others go to Washington Street St John's or Walkersville. Group A and B graduates are named. families plan travel and visits.
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Wilson Place
Bettie E. Sundergill
North Market Street
Parkway
Washington Street
St John's
Walkersville
Wilson Stull
Wilson
East Church Street
Larry Palmer
David Hagan
George Garman
Frostie Betson
Jimmy Sundergill
Kenneth Rhodes
Connie Staley
Stevie Leatherman
Kenneth Mobley
Stephean Klein
Jimmy Jones
Larry Fagan
Jimmy Moberly
Donny Haines
Maxine Roach
Vicki Hull
Carol Shankle
Kay Lewis
Diana Mackley
Linda Lochner
Anne Harvey
Kay Kerschner
Broup B
Douglas Hummer
Howard Wichard
Ernest Taverner
Raymond Green
Jo Anne Jacobs
Patty Lou Cline
Marie Carson
Ronald Berger
Karen Brunk
Sandra Brachey
Dennis Heffner
Tommy Hueting
Douglas Stauffer
Larry Staley
Carol Corbin
Anne Craven
John Claire Walter
Sally Staley
Danny Carroll
Karin Kelly
Darryl Stup
Carol Stern
Jo Anne Coady
Side Glances Full of Weddings Births and Visits
Local notes recall lectures by Pearl Harbor commanders to San Diego. families travel between York, Frederick, Knoxville and Baltimore for visits and weddings. A birth at Frederick Memorial Hospital, bridal showers for Bernice Morrisey and Alleine Ford, and nurses to Stockholm headline a busy social week with multiple gatherings and engagements.
Restoration Of Annapolis Makes State Residents Proud Of Maryland Capital
Annapolis completed its restoration ahead of the General Assembly session. Marylanders praise the preserved state house blending colonial and later architecture, with modern comforts like soundproofing and elevators. The dome and rotunda details were reinforced to prevent future damage, while the historic senate chamber remains a major tourist draw. The building recalls the Revolution era when Washington resigned his commission and the 1784 peace treaty was ratified in the same room.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Whitney Shoemaker
AP News
Sir Robert Eden
Severn River
Naval Academy
William Preston Lane, Jr
Senate
Washington
Continental Congress
England
Social Etiquette on Travel Invitations in Transit
When travelling through a city friends ask you to call their acquaintances. The wrong approach imposes by inviting oneself to meals or entertainment. the right approach signals you do not expect hospitality.
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Biddle
Luce
Shanlung
Regal-Eagles
Tammany
Robert Wagner
Father
American Social Security
Robert Wagner, Jr
Wagner
Fdr, Jr
H. H. Lehman
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Glade Valley Lions
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Jefferson
Braddock Heights
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West Patrick Street
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O. B. Wyrick
Miss Abrecht
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M. Virginia Abrecht
Frank Lewis
Fairview Avenue
Thomas E. Joy
Major
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Shookstown Road
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Elmer F. Munshower
West
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Dorothy Easton
Maurice C. Easton
East Third Street
Lillian Easton
Greeley,Cole
Donald Easton
Stephen
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George E Kline
USN
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Route 1
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Pearl Harbor
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San Diego
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Dottie Lee
South Orange
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York
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L. E. Strayer
Pascal Renn
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Theodore F. Meyer
Boise, Ida
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Carroll, III
Mt. Lebanon
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Kakel
Lola E. King
Louis J. Warner
Joseph B. Beatty II
University of Scranton
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Sykesville
American Gold Star Mothers
Chicago
Carroll County
Janet
Susan Rosenstock
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Noradel Truxal
Andrew G. Truxal
Hood College
National Cathedral School
Rosenstock
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William D. Buzzerd
Airview
Middletown
Luther Snyder
Boonsboro
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Walter Ford
Martin Snyder
Lloyd C. Culler
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Mollie Zimmerman
Bertha Rice
Frostburg
The
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Francis Scott Key Hotel
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Elva Earl Miller
Willard Markey
James Crist
Harry Baumgardner, II
Warner Brittain
James Hooper
Henry Falk
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Paul Shafer
Lee Miller
Raymond Stevens
Knoxville
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Henry Aulbright
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Edale
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Yarrowsburg
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New Mexico
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Howard Smith
Norman Waltz
Emory Shelton
Thomas Nash
Ben Morrissey
Paul Stttley
Clarence Wastler
Lyman Myers
Harold Wright
Eugene Hammond
Sidney Hammond
F. Lorraine Simpson
Joseph Smith
Fred Hemp
James Ecker
Roland Myers
Richard Sappington
William Grasser
Lewis Myers
Louis Myers, Jr
Richard Myers
Paul Nash
Wm. Miller
Rose Marie
Jeanette
Madeline Morrissey
Loretta Etzler
Ann Hitzelberger
Jean Wastler
Mary Ann Sappington
Frances Smith
Betty Hammond
Mary Riordan
Bernice Teresa Morrissey
Benjamin J. Morrissey
Libertytown
St. Peter's Catholic Church
John B. Duvall
Clagetteville
Evelyn M. Barnes
R. N
Dora M. Barnes
Mt. Airy
New York City
Stockholm
Sweden
S. S. Washington
Clifton Hobbs
Ellen Ridge Road
Arbutus
Hobbs
B. & O. Signal
Milton Norris
Tenn
Norris
St. Mary's Memorial Hospital
David Donovan
Frank J. Newman
J. Marion Harris
Charles McColluth
Allen
Leonard Vannerson
Wilmington
Thomas M. Hutchens
Ann
Cheverly
Harris
Claggett E. Ramsburg
South Market Street
Hagerstown
Ramsburg
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