How Many Reds Decline in Western Europe Confirms Alarm
The New York Times cites estimates showing 2,278,400 Communists in Western Europe this year, down from 2,577,600 last year. Britain remains steady at 40,000 and Italy dominates with 1,700,000, Italy’s poverty and crowding blamed for the surge. France falls to 425,000 from 600,000, signaling uneven progress and concern for future improvement.
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Europe
New York Times
Great Britain
Italy
Comm Amunism
France
Challenge To Motoring Safety For Holiday Driving
The article urges motorists to extend safe driving beyond tradition and notes the upcoming long weekend will bring 40 million cars over three days. It stresses speed is situational, urges common sense, proper vehicle condition, sober handling, and maximum caution to prevent deaths on city streets and highways.
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Jong Ac
Family Reunion Held by Oden Stawell Descendants
The first annual reunion of John B Oden and Joanna Stawell descendants took place at H R Oden’s Lime Kiln home with guests from Baltimore Philadelphia Chambersburg Waynesboro Relay Silver Spring Towson Frederick and Polk City. About 200 attended a flat buffet supper and the group planned to meet next year on the third Sunday in August at Mr. Oden’s home. Samuel F Morse, credited with inventing the telegraph, was a successful artist before patenting his invention.
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John B Oden
Joanna Stawell
H. R. Oden
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Chambersburg
Waynesboro
Relay
Silver Spring
Towson
Frederick
Polk City
Rev Union
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The News Sept 1 1900
Local column recounts incidents from September 1900 including Harry Gross injured by a railroad torpedo while examining a presumed tin box, Misses Miller Glessner Young and others boating along the river, Mr Harris struck in the eye breaking stones, eggs priced at 14 cents a dozen, and abundant tomatoes and corn on the market.
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Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Harry
O. A. Gross
Middletown
Katie Miller
Nellie Glessner
Nan Young
Jessie Glessner
Katie Young
George Weiner
Edw
Chipley
Dr. Fox
Aubrey Lindsay
Harry Corrptopsat
H H. Brish
Yellow Springs
Wm. H Harris
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The News
A 22 year old Texas youth with a pistol and rope was sentenced to 18 months in the House of Correction after attempting to kidnap a man’s daughter. The column also notes a resignation tendered by Allen G. Howe, foreman of the Howe Company, and mentions a volunteer fire company parade activity.
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Texas
House of Correction
Harry A. “Hoppy” Grove
Howe Company
Allen G. Me
Wocenary. Ret Hose Company
Parade Inn
Abandoned Korea airstrip recalls war’s
The writer revisits a once-busy South Korean air base near Pohang, called the Cleveland Municipal Airport by pilots. Ground crews and fliers faced a sudden shift as Reds pressed the city’s outskirts. American Negro doughboys and white artillerymen held the line, transporting planes, guarding the airfield, and longing for home while the base quieted and the flag’s return remains uncertain.
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Boyle
Korea
Bae Roek
South Korea
Cleveland Municipal Airport
Japan
Pohang
Wilbert Harrison
Winds Avenue
Pittsburgh
William Sallery
Springfeld
S.C
Sallery
Infantry
Operations Ten
Harrson
Butler Urges Strong Stand Against Russ
John Marshall Butler, candidate for the Republican nomination for U S Senator, urges a strong stand against Russian aggression and a rigid economy in all domestic expenditures. He calls for a global strategy and streamlined war production to deter aggression. He favors patriots in administration roles and publication of all facts by the national administration. Butler also backs strict fiscal policy and Hoover Commission recommendations, arguing for electing Republicans to Congress.
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Baltimore
John Marshall Butler
Butler
U. S
Russia
Hoover Commission
Congress
Washington Daybook reflects Kennedy era debates and Austria’s army whispers
Washington Daybook surveys tensions between Dean Acheson and Louis Johnson over nuclear and troop policy, noting Acheson’s push for force, Johnson’s economy drive, and Republican criticism. It links Austrian fears of a hidden wartime army to peace treaty desires, plus a Pfeifer defeat amid Brooklyn machine critique and a Chicago-district mail problem. A 1833 note salutes chloroform’s first U.S. anesthetic use by a Nova Scotia druggist.
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Blaine Washington
Secretary of Defense
Louis Johnson
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Johnson
State Department
Defense Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Truman
U. S
Congress
Russia
Napoleon
Washington
Korea
Austria
New York
Brooklyn
Joseph L. Pfeifer
Pfeifer
Sun District of
Globe Syndicate
Chrysler raises wages to hold premium labor amid inflation risk
In Washington the Chrysler wage increase, ten cents an hour with an eight cent GM gap, aims to keep a two cent differential and attract skilled labor. union consent required, Ford strike rumors surface, and concerns grow about inflation from potential excess profits tax and wage-price dynamics. The piece ties wage moves to competition with General Motors and the broader inflation outlook.
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Washington
Chrysler Corporation
Auto Workers
Unio
Chrysler
General Motors
G. M
Ama
Ford Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
Orice
Mers
Aip
Anniversaries and historical milestones in American history
Know America Today's anniversaries list notable births and deaths from Lydia Sigourney to Marilyn Miller, with events such as Aaron Burr’s Richmond plot, Whitman’s Oregon mission, Smithson and the Smithsonian, Lawrence Kansas settlement, Prohibition Party formation, and Susan Dimock’s nurse training school opening.
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Lydia H. Sigourney
Norwich
Conn
Hartford
James Gordon Bennett
N. ¥. Herald
Scotland
Elizabeth Harrison
Chicago
Kindergartner
Athens
Frank McKinney
Kin") Hubbard
Indianapolis
Abe Martin
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Rex Beach
Atwood
Mich
Marilyn Miller
Evansville
Ind
Richmond
Aaron Burr
Mississippi
Marcus Whitman
Oregon Country
Oregon
Philadelphia
James Smithson
America
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
New England Emigrant Aid Society
Lawrence
Kansas
National Prohibition Party
Anti-Dramshop Party
Susan Dimock
Country
Boston
Neighbor's Child Chores Agreement Recommended
Advice suggests treating help from a neighbor's child as a business arrangement. Establish clear tasks and pay terms upfront to avoid disputes or misunderstandings later.
Feathered Friend Horizontal Clue Puzzle Update
A cryptic style puzzle lists clues for across and down entries with migratory themes and wordplay. It includes terms like Old Dominion State abbr and Roman emperor titles, suggesting a themed glossary and interlocking answer grid. The fragment references many partial clues and lengths, indicating a large fill requiring cross verification.
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Old Dominion State
Newer to Previous Puzzle Clues Mixed in Jumbled List
A scrambled puzzle clue set appears with numbers and partial words. It includes hints like jumps on one foot, pastry makers, and a Chinese river, plus references to a melt drink and railroads. The fragmentary text suggests a crossword or word puzzle context without full clues or solutions.
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India
Railroad
Dorothy Dix Advice on Adopting a Baby and Spouse Concerns
A Dorothy Dix column advises Mrs J. D. L. to adopt a homeless baby despite fears about unknown family history. The piece argues environment can shape a child, urges strong parenting, and asserts most doorstep babies have weak rather than criminal origins.
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Edepa
Miss Dix
Maryland Wartime Detrick and Ritchie Activities Revealed
New Maryland Historical Society volume details Detrick Army field from 1943 to 1946 secret projects testing defensive and offensive biological warfare concepts. It notes strict safety controls, civilian awards to wartime Marylanders, and reports on Camp Ritchie training for interrogator and intelligence teams.
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Detrick
Maryland
War Records Division
Maryland Historical Society
Frederick
Research Service
Chemical Warfare Service
Camp Detrick
Army
United States
W. Mansfield Clark
Johns Hopkins University
Carl Lamanna
Carl R. Brewer
Geoffrey Norman
Gail M. Dack
Walter I. Nevins
Camp Ritchie
Ritchie
High Rock
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Register of Wills
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Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Francia Perrott
Walter E. Sinn
Adton Y. Bennett
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