Was It Indian Summer Or Indian Sunmer
A reader questions the timing of Indian summer with references to Webster's, Britannica and Encylopedia Americana. Authorities vary, noting Indian summer as late autumn or early winter, often after a cold spell called squaw winter, and Britannica pinpoints it after a cold period.
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Webster's New International Dictionary
Encvelopedia Britannica
United States
Mississippi Valley
Encvelopedia Americana
Britannica
How About A New Refrain How About A New Refrain
A 1950 election op ed urges Republicans and Democrats to discuss current and future issues rather than Roosevelt New Deal and Yalta. It notes the country has changed since 1940 with 20 million more people and different problems, asking candidates to focus on relevant topics.
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Franklin D Roosevelt
Yalta
Herbert Hoover
Tait
Fifty Years Ago Spent Wems From The Colmns Of The News
Fifty years ago, Adams area Republicans celebrated a victory with bonfires and firework displays. A strange runaway horse frightened by a bonfire raced through streets, stopping at Dr Franklin R. Smith’s office. A storekeeper was arrested for hitting a Negro boy with a wooden stick. the case was dismissed after testimony showed provocation from the boy.
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Adams
Reformed Church
Atvall Conner
Franklin R. Smith
Court Street
Dr. Smith
Holter Reelected to County Board in Official Count
Official tally shows John W. Holter Middletown Democrat reelected to the Board of County Commissioners over Arcley R. Molesworth by 75 votes after a 186 vote margin in the unofficial count. Shipley, 21, Charles F. Shipley's son, killed near Frederick when a car struck the machine. driver charged with manslaughter. Frederick High pupils to march in Armistice Day parade. no school holiday. Herbert Austin Cooper of Brunswick earns Eagle Scout at St John’s parochial court of honor.
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John W. Holter
Middletown
Board of County Commissioners
Arcley R. Molesworth
Mt. Airy
Molesworth
Holter
Joseph Franklin Shipley
Charles F. Shipley
East Fourth Street
South Mountain
Shipley
Frederick
Frederick High School
Herbert Austin Cooper
Brunswick
St. John's
First American guerrilla unit fights Reds near Wonsan
By STAN SWINTON reporting from Wonsan Korea on November 8 the first volunteer commando outfit from General MacArthur's Tokyo headquarters fights Red guerrillas by raiding unde fended villages and disrupting lines of communication. Commanded by Maj James H Wear the unit lacks trained anti guerrilla leaders and interpreters but relies on mobile ship to shore raids and brute force in a new type of warfare amid uncertain prospects for Korea.
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Stan Swinton
Hal Boyle
Wonsan
Korea
General MacArthur
Tokyo
U. S. Army
James H. Wear
Austin
Tex
Munechon
Wear
Kunsan
Inchon
Malaya
Indo-China
Mall
Arvds
U. S
United Nations
China
North Korea
U.S
Asteing
Willas
New Books At Artz Library
New book lineup includes A Geographie of Europe by Jean Goliman, Emergence of Lincoln by Allan Nevins, Veterinary Guide for Farmers by G W Stamm, Fungle Man by Philip Pretarius, and Old Cars Burn as two derelict autos are destroyed at a West Patrick street lot. The feature also notes regional and postwar boundaries and history.
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Pumper
United
West Patrick Street
Bernie Winkel
Politicians dodge danger with wit and show during campaign
James Marlow notes the campaign ended with high yet subtle rhetoric. Speakers used simple phrases like he's a bum to quicken emotion, then shifted to four syllable terms and broad policy talk. Campaigns featured dramatic stunts, helicopters, and crowd entertainment shaping voter perception.
Pulp Heads to Speak Daily Colonist headline
A collage of brief items and misprints from various papers touches on weddings, speeches, ceremonies, and odd anecdotes. Notable notes include a column about pulp figures, a beauty reveal at a ceremony, disputes in the U N, and Halloween misadventures with a bee hive and a skunk encounter.
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Milwaukee Journal
Victoria
B.C
Pulp
San Tiego
Atlanta Journal
Mankato
Minn
Free Press
Wells School Board
Jai Cobbs Mill Inn
Weston
U. N. Aaid
Security Council
U S Steel Capacity Debate and Defense Links
Secretary Charles Sawyer discusses a potential 120,000,000 ton steel capacity by five to six years, weighing demand, costs, and idle capacity risks. He notes commitments of 9,400,000 tons by 1952 and explores whether 120,000,000 tons should be reached by 1952 or later, amid defense production and economic costs.
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Washington
U. S
David Lawrence
Nova
Charles Sawyer
Sawyer
U. S. News & World Report
William Henry Harris
National Production Authority
Arermi
Maki Steel
Commerce Department
Dilemyrna
America
G O P Gels Another County Council Seat
The G O P tightened its grip in Montgomery County by winning another council seat in yesterday’s election. The party also backed Stella Werner, a Bethesda newspaperwoman, and Grover Waller, a Gattersburg farmer, who won Democratic spots alongside other charter-endorsed candidates. Republican winners include Harold Hannon and J. howis Minardi among Silver Spring contenders. The Zagreb Yugoslavia International Fair features a record 1d foreign nations participating.
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Rockville
Nav
Montgomery County
County Charter Committee
Stella A Werner
Bethesda
John ©. Reid
Charterites
Grover Waller
Gattersburg
Charter
Harold
Hannon
Silver Spring
Maus
Kathryn 4. Lawlor
Chevy Chase
J. Howis Minardi
George Fo Nesbitt
Sandy Speing
Lathrup FE. Smith
Trayiah
Rosemont Homemakers Club Meeting Report
Mrs Luther Bussard hosted 14 members and one guest of the Rose dale Homemakers Club on Monday. Mrs Thomas Molesworth presided. Mrs C J Morris was elected to fill the unexpired term as vice president. The group announced a food show and club attendance goals for November 1.
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Luther Bussard
Rosemont Avenue
Rosedale Homemakers Club
Thomas Molesworth
C. J. Morris
James Debel
Henry Lochner
Paul M. Carmack
Debel
Guy Kelly
Alys Rodner Etaley
Wilson Place
Jon
Draftees And Vets Guide By Major Nial
Major Nial explains draft terms including deferment exemption delay in recall and postponement for reservists and dependents. He notes exemptions written in the Selective Service Act and posts how custody and allotments work in family Dependency cases. He confirms reporting times for inactive reservists and five year reserve commissions extending during and after World War II.
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R. A
Washington, D. C
Selective Service
McKeldin Wins Maryland Governor Elect Anew
Baltimore residents recount Theodore McKeldin's victory celebration at 1 a.m. and his return home at 8:15 a.m. with wife Mary and children Theodore Jr. and Clare Whitnes. Mary plans a move to Annapolis as the McKeldins adjust to public life, long days, and the governor’s mansion.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Theodore Roosevelt
McKeldin
Annapolis
MecKeldin
Theodore R., Jr
Clare Whitnes
Special Serum Flown To Warren's Daughter
Sacramento Calif. Nov 8 A serum that may save Governor Warren's youngest daughter Nina from polio arrived today by mercy planes from Chicago. The 17 year old girl was hospitalized yesterday and four specialists said she was in very critical condition with both legs paralyzed. The serum has helped arrest polio spread but is not a cure. Warren, California's first three term governor, faced a day of sadness as politics gave way to prayers and anxious waiting while he remained secluded at hospital or home.
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Sacramento
Calif
Warren
Nina
Chicago
California
U S Does Not Contemplate Sending Troops To Indo China
US officials say the Vietnam situation is not as dire as surface reports suggest and do not foresee sending American troops. The article outlines Chinese arms support to Ho Chi Minh, French withdrawals, Bao Dai’s leadership, and the prospects for a Vietnamese national army, with U.S. military aid continuing but no immediate combat deployment. It also notes Vietnam troop estimates, training plans, and strategic shifts as France withdraws from northern borders.
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Peter Edson
NEA
Washington
Vietnam
French Indochina
Asia
United States
United Nations
Malayan
Caobang
Ho Chi Minh
France
Bao Dai
Riviera
Pau
U. S
Red River Della
Hanoi
Vietna
B. Dai
Korea
U.S
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