President says peaceful world hoped for in coming century
The Nation Today notes President Truman told high school seniors on the White House steps that he is an optimist about a peaceful world over the next century. The brief encounter suggests he believes such peace is possible despite fears of war and signals caution in defense budgeting. Also covered are Leaders Bible Class notes, a Leap Year baby born near Fort Ritchie, and a stray fact about Neptune’s distance.
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Jamee Marlow
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Potomac
United States
Barby
Waynesboro Hospital
Fort Ritchie
Sirs
Herbert Lee Calimer
Lantz
Police Catch Two After Wild Chase
Police halted a high speed chase involving patrol cars across the District of Columbia area. Two youths were arrested on the 90 mile per hour pursuit and linked to at least five stolen car cases. a third teen escaped shoeless near Cheverly Maryland.
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District of Columbia
Cheverly
Deanwood
4-H Story Details DemocRacy’s Bulwark and Rise
A historical overview of 4 H Club Work tracing its growth from early corn and canning clubs through the 1914 Smith Lever Act, the formation of the Cooperative Extension Service, and the 1927 National 4 H Camp which officially adopted the 4 H pledge and motto.
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Alaska
Hawaii
Fuerto Rico
National Committee On Boys and Girls Club
East van Buren Street
Chicago
Illinois
Franklin M. Beck
U.S Department of Agriculture
State
Autthor
Cooperative Extension Service
National Committee On Boys and Girls
UWF Luncheon in Baltimore To Hear Senator Flanders
The Maryland United World Federalists sponsor a March 19 luncheon in Baltimore at the Emerson Hotel. Senator Ralph E. Flanders of Vermont will speak on Can Disarmament Be Practical at noon. Also noted is a 1951 record climb by French speleologists who descended 1,500 feet into a Pyrenees cave.
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Maryland
United World Federalists
Baltimore
Ralph E. Flanders
Vermont
Emerson Hotel
Pyrenees Mountains
Conciliate the Word of the Day in a Speech
A language note outlines correct usage for hardly scarcely and lists pronunciation tips for linguist. It offers guidance on spelling missteps and promotes vocabulary growth by mastering one word daily with an example of conciliate meaning to win friends.
Correcting a misjudged distance in conversation
In a chat you challenge your wife’s claim that the distance is about 50 miles, arguing it isn’t over 40. You calmly present a more accurate figure, explaining your reasoning and inviting a brief check of a map or route to resolve the discrepancy.
Distance debate leaves mile markers unresolved
Officials dispute exact distance as estimates clash over travel span. A civic committee weighing routes notes differences between figures and cautions against premature conclusions while urging precise measurements before proceeding.
Election Days and Voices On the Air
The speeches on the air today present all points of view and speakers have much to say that isn’t always new. As election times near, readers seek to dissect each candidate’s aim will and courage with super skill.
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Luf
N. A. Lufeurrow
Electric lights warn against dust hazard in aging systems
A historic notice urges periodic wiping of electric lights to cut life hazard from dust buildup. Separately, a controversial claim ties Spanish conquistadors to training dogs against Indians. The Philippine Republic is stated as winning independence in 1946 from the United States.
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New World
Philippine Republic
United States
Be of Good Cheer and Joy in Religion
Bart L Mouglan recounts Charles Templeton on joy in faith. A WW1 letter to Britain had "Be of good cheer" stamped as contrary to regulations by a censor. The point: true believers show joy, while a dour Christian image negates the gospel's core message.
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Bart L. Mouglan
Charles Templeton
Great Britain
Chicago Tribune
Primary Tomorrow Shapes Cumberland Election Fight
Cumberland voters face a hard fought mayoral race and four city commissioner battles. Referendums on council-manager government and daylight saving time test turnout in the effort to shape the Queen City’s future.
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Cumberland
Queen City
Four mayoral candidates seek primary nomination tomorrow
Four candidates will seek the mayoral nomination in tomorrow’s primary with the top two advancing to the March 18 general election. The winner will replace Mayor Thomas S. Post, who in January said he would not run for a fifth term. Also reported are two operatic marriage plans and Red Skelton’s hospitalization for a virus.
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Severty
Nom Jnation
Thomas S. Post
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