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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1949
Page
10
A fragmented word puzzle page presents vertical and horizontal clues spanning birds anatomy languages geography and mathematics. Entries include bones Greek portico sea eagle Belgian river and other varied terms across 1 12 20 59 rows with several misplacements and partial reads.
Bridge column outlines ace showing responses to a two bid, including holding two aces to bid four no trump, one ace to bid the suit containing the ace, and three no trump with a king queen or three kings. It explains requirements for a two bid and gives an illustrative hand. Also reports $4,800 raised in Martinsburg for apple-juicer machines and notes progress by Appalachian Apple Service since 1941.
Forest fire crews report little progress along the Blue Ridge crest southeast of Charles Town. Jefferson County official George Dunaway says an old trail may stop the fire or let crews build a backfire. The blaze, starting in foothills, has burned about 2000 acres, with a 1 mile by 2 mile swath, and could move 32 miles north toward State Route 4. Fire area is rugged, with no dwellings along its path. A nearby capital Airline crash site from 1947 lies to the north. Ground teams took nearly a day to reach wreckage.
Los Angeles reports that Atwater Kent, retired radio manufacturer, died March 4 at 75. He left 133000 to charities and educational institutions and 2000000 to his widow Mabel Lucas Kent. His will also allocated 442000 to 73 friends including Edgar Bergen 3000 Billie Burke 4000 Greer Garson 10000 Hedda Hopper 10000 and others. Attorneys estimate the Kent estate will exceed 4400000.
A sulfa drug sulfamy lon combined with streptomycin shows high effectiveness against bacteria in contaminated wounds and does not delay healing, according to the report.
The Court of Appeals ordered a new trial for Leonard Szydlauski of Baltimore, who at 18 was jailed for burglary and carrying a blackjack after police allegedly refused his request to call a lawyer. The court found his rights may have been violated and freed him from the reformatory pending further proceedings. The decision followed a lower court order to free him with conditions. The case prompts state authorities to decide on potential further action or a new trial.
Brief historic notes on sunspots described as conical tornadoes possibly 20,000 miles high. Mentions Lippershey in Holland as the site of the first telescope circa 1600. Also lists a dense radio schedule from WOR WMAL WBAL WFAID with news, sports, variety and musical programs through late night.
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