Local opinion on highway planning and growth in Urbana
A letter from Mattie White Briscoe of Urbana argues for a straight highway alignment to avoid bottlenecks and avoid demolishing homes, noting curves threaten village traffic. She questions whether engineering costs justify keeping a flawed plan and urges prioritizing long term efficiency over short term delay. Correspondence from Hattie Coblentz thanks the Frederick County W C T U for publication support.
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Urbana
Pew
Mattie White
European Units Move Toward a Unified Western Defense
Foreign Ministers of Atlantic Pact nations back a joint defense concept for Western Europe. The plan envisions national armies dissolving into a true international force, aiming to deter aggression and reduce historic tensions. While still distant, Western Europe has already taken steps toward broader international cooperation.
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Europe
Wester Therope
Hood College praise from readers to The News
Letters to the editor praise Hood College for cooperation and student authorship, noting fair reporting and community impact. The writer also urges clear cost figures on Urbana interchange changes and highway realignments, urging accuracy in road project costs and relocations.
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Tnad College
Tom
Hood College
Asi
Hood
Herbert N. Heston
Frederick
State Roads Commission
Urbana
Frederick-Washington
Frederick City
Misused English Lesson Words and Judicial Terms
A compact guide lists commonly misused words and judicial terms with pronunciation hints and usage notes. It highlights words like judicious callow and prel ate prel ate and urges daily vocabulary growth through practice.
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Porto
New Baltimore Building Bid Awarded for Female High School
The Board of County Commissioners awarded the contract to Harry W. Bowers for a new Female High School building on East Church Street. Bid amount was 22,420 dollars. A Baltimore Ohio Railroad brakeman Roy E Benjamin fell into a deep culvert at Brunswick yards sustaining serious injuries. Peach belt yields expected to be the largest in 20 years, though fears grow trees may break under fruit load. Baltimore suffered a citywide blackout after Electric Light and Power Company workers demanded a 25 cent daily wage increase. Singleton Houck residence at Mountaindale burned fatally, insured. Oil lamp explosion at M J Grove Lime Co office destroyed furnishings. building saved by bucket brigade.
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Board OF County Commissioners
East Church Street
Harry W. Bowers
Roy E Benjamin
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Brunswick Yards
Baltimore
Electric Light and Power Company
Singleton Houck
Mountaindale
M. 7. Grove Lime Company
City school appropriation request exceeds prior year total
The Board of Education asks County Commissioners for 454 minus the prior year s appropriation to fund city and county public schools for the coming year the requested amount is 25 755 above last year s total. Police tag five motorists for blocking city parking zones during a drive to curb obstructive parking. Major Allan C McBride U S A formerly of the county spends leave in Baltimore and plans summer visits to Frederick. About 140 Manocacy Club members and guests attend Evangelical Reformed Church Ladies Night at Sauble s Inn Taneytown.
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Board of Education
Allan C. McBride
Fort Sill
Oklo
Baltimore County
McBride
Frederick
Evangelical Reformed Church
Sauble’s Inn
Taneytown
Washington Daybook on Hoover plan battles and Point 4 aid
Washington Daybook discusses fears of centralized executive power, Senate defeats of Truman reorganization plans, and Hoover Commission aims. It notes the Point 4 program for technical aid to developing nations, UN involvement, and cautious use of foreign assistance. Marginal notes critique McCarthyism and defense savings campaigns.
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Reed Blaine Washington
Herbert Hoover
Senate
Truman
Department of Agriculture
Plains
Hoover Commision
Sume Rose
Commission
U. N
U. S State Department
United States
United Nations
U. N. Agences
State Department
National Defense Department
Globe Lynd
Usury in Government Tax Refunds Sparks Critique
Washington commentary argues the U S government imposes punitive interest on late refunds while penalizing taxpayers for delays in tax determinations. It urges reducing refund interest to 2 percent and tightening delays to 1 year. The piece criticizes waivers and calls for prompt, clear assessments to boost revenue without penalizing conscientious taxpayers.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Mike
House
Ways and Means
Anewnt Days
House of Representatives
Senate
Songstress HORIZONTAL 7 Doctor of 1 Depicted
Fragmented OCR style puzzle item with scattered clues and answers referencing a songstress and various wordplay hints. Includes entries like Crosby and other partial answers, plus several numbered clue slots and undefined terms.
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Radio Ae
Aby Carel
Crosby
Drake
Mibtlite Puzzle Clues and Partial Answers List
Fragmented crossword style excerpt lists multiple clues with numbers and phrases like Sacred city, Decorous, Lines ab 41 Observes and other entries. Contains partial word fragments and nonstandard formatting, suggesting an OCR puzzle page segment with scattered definitions across themes but no coherent article or event.
Talk on Enoch Pratt Library by Miss Wilkin son
Miss Mary Wilkinson speaks to Frederick Chapter D A R on the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. She notes Frederick county librarians and staff contributors and recalls the librarys historic rooms and the 70 percent male listener share in the Listening Room. The meeting included ritual, flag pledge, and announcements for a June 14 luncheon, a rummage sale, and a D A R medal presentation for a Deaf school student.
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Maryland
Mary S. Wilkinson
Frederick
Daughters of the American Revolution
Emma
Catherine Thompson
Enoch Pratt
Miss Wilkinson
William G. Baker, Jr
Frederick County
Baltimore
Central Library
Wilkinson
C. Herbert Kreh
Edith Miller
Nicholas Metcalf, Jr
Catoctin Country Club
Jesse Anders
Jesse B. Anders
Sophie Reich
Pearl Eader
Dean Ziiler
Elizabeth Sheetenhelm
Caroline Winebrewer
W. A. R. Bell
Paul Rhoads
Grayson Bowers
Emma Thompson
William M. Storm
Krelt
George L. Bennett
Maryland State School For the Deaf
Court House
Misses Thompson
Howard Green
C. Burr
Grayson E. Bowers
Freshmen Win Hood College Flag Hunt in Annual Event
Freshmen defeated sophomores in Hood College annual flag hunt held after a picnic. Upperclassmen shared the pipe of peace, while seniors and juniors conducted a separate event at Baker Park. Miss Jane Herman led the freshman hunt and Miss Doris Dreller led the sophomores. penalties and a post‑hunt party followed.
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Hood College
Mmen
Jane Herman
Scarsdale
Doris Dreller
Alexandria
Baker Park
Joanne Jarrett
Kew Gardens
Cobrentz Hall
Herman
Coblentzall
Mary Burchard
N. Y
Maryland Women’s Council endorses 16 women for public office
The Maryland Women’s Council at a Baltimore meeting named sixteen women as qualified to hold public office in the state. Among those endorsed are Dr. Bertha Loomis of Frederick and Miss Mary L. Rackwell of Brunswick.
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Maryland Women's Council
Baltimore
Bertha
Dorothy Dix Advice Columns on Marriage and Attractiveness
Dorothy Dix offers guidance on a wife dealing with a irritable husband, urging acceptance and adjustment, then shifts to men making themselves attractive to women through courtesy, intelligence, and attentiveness. The editor includes letters from R H and Joe, with Dix defending personal responsibility and consequences of actions.
You Blame a Child for a Mistake Later Found Not His
A parent notes the error of blaming a child for an act he did not commit. The piece reflects on adult reluctance to admit mistakes to a child, urging apology when grownups err and acknowledging fault openly.
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Miss Dix
R. H
Wz Theatre
Oil imports spark senate debate on coal and refining profits
A Senate subcommittee hearings under Senator Neel examine the impact of imported oil on American oil, coal, and rail industries. The discussion covers crude, refined, and residual oils, tariff levels, and the roles of major firms like Standard Oil, Texaco, Socony, Gulf, and Atlantic Richfield. Proponents argue imports conserve supplies while opponents warn of hurt to domestic producers and workers. Greece's history note ends the piece.
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James Marlow Washington
Coal Industr
Senate
Neel Sharp
Wes Virginia
Worl
United Stas
Oil Corppanies
Middle East
Venezuela
Americ Coal
Neely
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kennucky
Alabama
Indiana
Tennessee
Standard California
Standard of New Jersey
The
Texas Company
Socony Va Uum
Gulf
Atlantic Rining Company
Impor
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Audit Bureau of Bureau of Circulations
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Lso
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Roads Commission
Aaphives
the News
Washington Daybook
Nathan Jacobson
Upper College Terrace
Jacobson
Irene Heasley
CBS Daily
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Miss Beasley
David Lawrence
Rander
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Songstress
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Enoch Pratt Library
Ome
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Belt Syndicate, Inc
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